The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-29
Observance in Temple At
tracts Audience of
About 400
STREET PARADE
BEFORE MEETING
Principal Address by Rev. George E.
Price of Rutland, Returned Y. M.
G. A. secretary-Music, Recitations,
Dancing, Refreshments.


fitting observance of the Tooth an
niversary of the founding of Odd Eel
lowship was carried ont last evening,
when B~attleboro Odd Fellows and Re
bekahs and their families numbering
about 400 gathered in the temple.
There was a program of speaking by
Rev. George E. Price, pastor of the
Methodist church in Rutland, who re-
Gently returned from 10 months of
service in Y. NJ. C. A. work in France.
Ii. c. Farrar of Rutland, a past grand
representative, and DR. William n.
Bryant of Ludlow, member of the
board of supervisors of the insane.
vocal solos by Frederick c. Adams, ac-
companied by Miss Izetta NJ. Stewart.
and readings by Mrs A. Y. d. Piper.
Previous to the meeting in the tenn
pie the Odd Fellows formed in line in
/ front of Manley Brothers garage on
| High street and marched to the Main
street bridge and returned. They were
headed by drum corps in place of the
band as F. G. Leitsinger, leader of the
band. found it would be impossible to
come from Greenfield for the occasion.
Next in line were the members of Can
ton Palestine in uniform and following
them were four men leading a white
goat wearing blanket market ere
eeptiou committee The animal is the
property of Walter Stafford of RIVER.
view street
l. After the return of the marclers to
the temple the leading officers of Wan
, tastiquet and Dennis Rebekah lodges
marched into the lodge room and took
; their chairs. The meeting was called
!, to order by Noble Grand Harold l..
Smith and scripture was read and
prayer was offered by Chaplain Fred S.
. knight. Mr.. Adams then rendered
two solos and Mrs. Piper gave read
/ ing, A Denominational Garden, her en-
e core number being an Italian piece.
Mr.. Smith then introduced Rev. Mr..
Price, who, in his opening remarks, re-
ferred to Odd Fellowship as that which
is expressed in ''Yv work in France
and although it is a much repeated
, story it always has a little interest He
said the lodge had taught him great
deal about preaching because it had
given him a better and deeper appreci-
/ alton of mankind. He referred to the
founding of the order 100 years ago in
Baltimore and spoke in brief way OF
what it had meant, and of the valu
able lessons he learned during the foul
years he was chaplain of lodge il
New York state.
;. The speaker told briefly of the frs
re- few days after he landed in LondoI
te and of his trip to Paris. where he wa,
ie put in charge of a city hut where LEO,
ne TO 800 meals day were served, anC
OF gave a program for the different day
We of the week, including movies, vaude
OF vile, military band concerts, stas
rd dances, boxing, wrestling.
I'll Throughout his address Rev. Nh
lg Price held the interest of his audience
which broke into applause and laughte
as he interspersed his talk with anus
ing incidents or appropriate poems
Not for some time has speaker i
9 Brattleboro won such admiration an
= received such hearty applause as ran
through the temple at the close of hi
- I.address last evening.
At this point Mrs Piper gave othe
readings and Mr. Adams rendered Sc
los, after which Mr. Farrar spoke i
complimentary terms of the temple
tn which he visited yesterday for the frs
w time, and made references to what Cd
IL Fellowship means as between man an
as man. DR.. Bryant followed with brie
OIL remarks appropriate to the occasion
10 giving some quotations which were az
oi plicable, but made no attempt at
oI long talk as he said he felt Rev. NJ
iis Price had covered the field SO complet,
ly there was nothing left for him I
add
The audience then went to the bar
quet hall, where ice cream and cal
10 were served and where dancing was el
joyed for short time.
The committee in charge of arrang
en- ments for the observance consisted
= the noble grand, vice grand and recordir
'e secretary, who were assisted by lars
q a. number of others on special committee
oe The refreshments We're in charge OF AIr
j, Fred C. Sargent