The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-08
GRAND LODGE TO
MEET NEXT WEEK.
Tooth Anniversary of Or
der's Foundation to be
Featured
SESSIONS TO BEa5
HELD IN BURLINGTON
Program Of the Annual Meeting Of the
Grand Bodies Of Odd Fellows Which
Will Open Tuesday Morning
to Take Place Wednesday Afternoon.

to Take Place Wednesday Afternoon
BURLINGTON, May S.-This city
will be the scene of duel celebration
by several hundred members of the In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows next |
week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday |
and Friday, when the Grand Lodge. /. |
| o. o. F., of Vermont holds its annual
meeting here and will fttingly observe
the Tooth anniversary of the founding
of the first Odd Fellows lodge in the1
country 1t will be great week for
members of the three link order and
great preparations have been made to
make the two occasions joyous ones.
The first lodge of Odd Fellows was
instituted in the city of Baltimore, Nd,
in 1919 and from that lone lodge the or
der has spread all over the world and
has become one of the leading fra
ternal organizations.
committee haas been appointed to
/ visit the merchants in the city in re-
gard to window displays and street
decorating for Odd Fellows week 1t
is expected that about $500 people will
81 visit Burlington for this occasion.
Sessions will open in l. 0. 0. F. hall
, on Church street on Tuesday morning
: at nine clock. with the department
: council presiding. At two clock on
the same day the Patriarchs Militants
annual parade viii be carried out In
: the evening at 7.45 o'clock, the degree
: of ehivalry will be conferred at the
{ gymnasium Of the University of Yer
! mont by the First Regiment Patriarchs
Militant of Vermont in full military
: uniform, with Col. G. A. Metcalf of
/ Brattleboro commanding. Immediately
e after the decoration of chiyalry. the
o Patriarehs Militant Will hold their an
: nual ball in thhe gymnasium. A fine
IS order of dances has been arranged, mu
1t sic TO be furnished by a l0-piece orches
n, ira. .
ot Wednesday morning at nine clock
es in |. 0. 0. F. hall the Grand Encamp
e. ment will convene. On the Afternoon
lie of the same day at three O'Clock vii
occur the grand centenary parade TO
of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs This pa
OF rade is planned to be the largest eve
n, held in the state by any fraternal or
he ganization, and approximately 200
IN persons arc expected to particiate
X That night in the gymnasium of tn
M versary of the founding of Odd Fellow
J." shi viii be appropriately observed
ks Grand Sire Henry V Borst of Amstel
is dam. n. Y Past Grand Sire A. S. Pink
MT erton of Worcester, Mass, and tn
,rt Rev. George Z. Price, d. d., of Rut
tie land, recently returned from Y. NJ.
RI. a. work in France, and other noted of
40 GERS will be present. Some histori
h,. facts of the order viii be presented 2
$50 this meeting. The public is invited t
III this session
Thursday morning at nine o'clock j
IN l. o. o. +. hall the grand lodge will Q
- into session At four clock in til
afternoon the Rebekahs will hold
Z; reception in the New Sherwood Hot
l, parlors That night at eight clock
- City hall the Rebekahs will give a
y exemplifcation of the Rebekah degre
~ Friday morning at nine clock II
ICE Grand Assembly will meet in L o. o.
ise hall. There will be no afternoon sc
'ys sion that day The evening session
an Beatrice Rebekah Lodge No. go of Blu
me eight O'Clock will be conducted
:. lington in l. o. o. F. hall.
al The local committee in charge co
TO sists of the following: Grand Lod!
m committee, c. C. McGaffey, P. g., chat
les man; halls and hotels, / I. Potter, F.
lily reception, Lt.-Col R. a. Spear; am
ons versary, Maj. w. B. Craven; Rebek;
the reception, Lula F. Potter, p. y. c
eir canton day, LtCol R. A. Spear; bad
ion es, Eugene A. Smith, z. G.. Patriarch
do. Militant ball, George P Cole, p. {
pc decoration, r. c. Smith, PIG
red
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