Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-23
ODD FELLOWS TO
MEET IN BURLINGTON
Will Celebrate Tooth Anniver.
sary in May, 1870. w.
Edwards Grand Master

Barre. May lt-6urilnBton mas OeeH
selected as the next place Of meeting
Of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows for
the annual convention. The convention
is to be held during the third week in
May and will be the more notable in 1910
for the reason that one day will be set
apart for celebrating the Tooth anniver-
sary of Odd Fellowship in the United
States.
o. w. Edwards of Burlington was
elected yesterday to head the Grand
Lodge of Vermont. The remaining cleo
tive officers are: Deputy grand master,
Alexander Duncan of Barre; grand war
den, H. T. Brown of Ludlow; grand
secretary. Frank w. Jackson of Barre;
grand treasurer, L. c. Grant Of Burling-
ton; grand chaplain, the Rev. John B.
Reardon Of Barre; grand marshal, H. A.
Morse of Bellows Falls; grand conduc-
tor. C. g. Staples Of Brattleboro: grand
guardian. Orlando L. Martin Of Plain
field; grand herald. Ned C. Buck Of Ran
dolph: trustee of Gill Odd Fellows home
for four years. H. T. Brown of Lud-
low. Z. A. Spear Of Woodstock. the
retiring grand master. was elected to a
two-year term as grand representative
to the sovereign grand lodge.
One Of the most enthusiastic gather
ings of convention week was the annual
meeting of the Past Grand Officers asso-
citation and the post prandial exercises
which followed it in Rowland hall last
evening. Appointive officers. named to
supplement the grand encampment OFF,
GERS elected in the forenoon. were an
nounced as follows: Grand marshal
F. H. Palmer of Bristol: inside sent-
mel. H. H. Kidder Of White River juno
ton: outside sentinel. P. A. Dean of
Bellows Falls.
Installation of the grand encampment
officers came in the earlier part Of the
evening. j. NJ. Jewell Of Proctorsvile
was officially indicted into office along
with the others officers elect, the install
ling being done by the retiring grand
patriarch. Elmer e. JENNIE Of Newport
The ceremony was witnessed by a large
number Of Odd Fellows and the work
was highly commended by the onlookers
Odlcers for the Past Grand Officers
association we're elected soon after the
meeting was called to order. They are
as follows: President. H. C. Farrar Of
Rutland: vice-president. Smith B. Waite
| OF Hyde Park: secretary. Frank w
Jackson OF Barre: treasurer, q. e. Chill
son of Burlington: historian, E. g.
Nichols Of Richmond; executive commit.
tee. Calvin Endress Of Bennington, Gerry
F.. Walker OF Bellows Falls and w. T.
Haigh Of Brattleboro: committee on in
vitation Of guests, II. C. Farrar. o. w
Edwards Of Burlington, J. NJ Jewell OF
Proctorsville and G. H. Metcalf of Brat
tleboro.
Hundreds Of Rebekahs arrived in tn.
| city to-day for the 83rd annual session
Of the Rebekah assembly which opened
in Rowland hall at nine o'clock thi.
| morning. Nearly all OF the 50 lodge.
| In Vermont were represented, wher
| the State president, Mrs. Emma S
| Read of Saxtons River called the as
| sembly together. Among the State Of
ficials who participated in the deli
berations were: Mrs. Clara Peterson
of at. Jo1nsbury, the vice-president
Emma II. Gates of Ludlow, secretary
Mrs. Eva NJ. Hazen Of Windsor, treas
urer; Mrs. Emma Coburn of Yves
Burke, warden. and Mrs Adella Il
Wallis of Waitsfield. the marshal
There are nearly 1000 members of tn,
order In Vermont and fair progr res,
was made during the past year.
strong patriotic note was sounded II
the afternoon deliberations. Odd Eel
lows who are with the colors or VIII,
may be called to the colors later ar,
to have their dues and all special take,
as we'll as benefit assessments. re
mitted for the duration Of the war
The convention ordered a special ia,
on membership to aid the fraterna
brothers who are In any arm of tn,
service. A part Of the tax will be de
| voted to fund from which Odd Eel
lows disabled in the service may draw
from time to time. Legislation look
ing toward the attainment Of this en-,
encountered no opposition. So far a
tho principle of the plan was con
| cerned. 1t obtained unanimous en-
| dorsement, although methods of levy
Ing the tax and apportioning II wer
discussed at some length. A special ia,
for the maintenance of the Gill Cd
Fellows home at Ludlow was also au
| thorixed.