Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
GRAND LODGE, |. 0. 0. F.,
MEETS NEXT WEEK
One Hundredth Anniversary OF
the Founding of the Order t,
Be Feature of Annual Meetir,
of Vermont Three Linkers il
This City

Burlington will be the scene of 4
dual celebration by several hundred
members of the Independent Order q
odd Fellows next week Tuesday, We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday, when thu
Grand Lodge, l. o. o. F., of Vermont
holds its annual meeting here and viii
fttingly observe the Tooth anniversar,
of the founding of the first odd Fellow
lodge in the country. 1t will be gall
week for members of the three lini
order and great preparations have beef
made to make the two occasions joy.
Gus ones.
The first lodge of Odd Fellows wat
instituted in the city of Baltimore, Md,
in 1919 and from that lone lodge tho
order has spread all over the world
and has become one of the leading fra.
ternal organizations.
| committee has been appointed to
visit the merchants in the city in re.
gard to window displays and street
decorating for Odd Fellows week. II
is expected that about $500 people will
visit Burlington for this occasion.
Sessions will open in l. o. o. f. hall
on Church street on Tuesday morning
at nine o'clock, with the department
council presiding. At two o'clock on
the same day the Patriarchs Mlitants
! u.
the evening at 7:45 o'clock. the degres
of chivalry will be conferred at tn,
gymnasium of the University of Yer.
mont by the First Regiment Patriarch,
Militant of Vermont in full military
uniform. with Col G. A. Metcalf com.
manding. Immediately after the dec.
Grafton of chivalry, the Patriarchs Mile
tant will hold their annual ball in thu
gymnasium. A fine order of dances hat
been arranged, music to be furnished
/ by a 10-piece orchestra.
Wednesday morning at nine O'Clock
| in l. O. o. f. hall the Grand Encamp.
ment will convene. On the afteroor
of the same day at three o'clock will
occur the grand centenary parade fol
odd Fellows and Rebekahs. This pa
rade is planned to be the largest eveI
held in the State by any fraternal or.
ganization. and approximately 1000 per.
sons are expected to participate.
That night in the gymnasium of tho
University of Vermont the Tooth ami.
versary of the founding of Odd Eel.
lowship will be appropriately observed
Grand Sire Henry " Borst of Amster.
dam, n. Y, Past Grand Sire, A. S. Pink
erton of Worcester, Mass. and tha
Rev. George f. Price, d. D., of Rut-
land, recently returned from Y. NJ. C. Az
GERS will be present. Some historic
| facts of the order will be presented az
this meeting. The public is invited to
this session.
| Thursday morning at nine o'clock in
I. O. o. +. hall the grand lodge will 90
into session. At four o'clock in tho
afternoon the Rebekahs will hold Il
reception in the New Sherwood Hotel
parlors. That night at eight o'clock in
City Hall the Rebekahs will give an
exemplifcation of the Rebekah degree.
| Friday morning at nine o'clock tho
Grand Assembly will mee< in I. o. o. F..
hall There will be no afternoon sess
sion that day. The evening session at
eight o'clock will be conducted by
Beatrice Rebekah Lodge No. 60 of Bur-
| lington in l. o. o. F. hall
The local committee in charge cons
sists of the following: Grand Lodge
committee. c. G. McGatfey, +. c., chairs
man: halls and hotels. i. l. Potter p. G. |;
reception. Lt.-Col. r. A. Spear: ami
versary. Maj. w. b. Craven; Rebekah
reception, Lula F. Potter, P. N. G.;
canton day, Lt.-Col. r. A. Spear; badges,
Eugene A. Smith j. g.; Patriarchs'
Militant ball, George p. Cole, P. Gil
decoration, r. c. Smith, p. G.