Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-10-04
1. o. O. F. GATHER AT BARTON
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1. o. o. F. GATHER AT BARTON
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keeping pace with the trend of the
times, one hardly knows how to lay
down their work and get out and
touch hands and hearts and be
brought to realize that we have been
associated together and live and feel
that we are connected with such
grand order, with the high and low,
the strong and the weak. He re-
joiced that so many were able to meet
on that occasion and to honor our
the most Democratic institution in
the world. he said. In it is found a
great bond of love between man and
man who have had like experiences.
Rev. Mr.. Johnson applied it like I'M
to that bond of love that one ex-ser-
vice man has for another, who had
like experiences in the World war,
who had passed through a great cris-
is. They have for each other a won
derful affection. He said that such
gatherings enlarge our lives and
every man reveals to us something
new and gives US new inspiration.
In closing he said may we meet more
often and SO walk that we will grow
in grace.
Grand Master C. G. Staples very
ably brought words of response for
the Grand lodge and extracts of his
message referred to the fact that
| they were members of an order that
has stood the test of time, that it's
entire membership in all branches
was two and half million. That
many small lodges fail to realize the
place the order holds in the world,
one where the rich and the poor, the
learned and unlearned meet on one
common level. That it's membership
like the boy or girl in school do not
desire all the benefits from books or
ritual. Tt is the rubbing of should
ers and hearty hand grasp of itsmem-
bers and the knowing and becoming
better acquainted with the Grand Of
ficers, who he said were merely Odd
Fellows, no better and in some in
stances might not be as good, that
counts for greater good.
He spoke of the grand welcome al
ways accorded the Grand Officers in
of mankind. the principal object of
which is the spreading of good will
| among men.
At this point in the meeting the
members passed around a table in the
center of the floor and made offerings
to assist in financing the regular
field day exercises at Ludlow another
season. The amount of the contribu-
ton being $25.
F. W. Jackson, Grand Secretary,
with the aid of the Noble Grands and
Vice Grands of the District exempli-
fled the unwritten work. The reports
of the various lodges showed the or
ders in the district to be f1ourishing
The real spice to the evenings
program came from Rev. E. G. Rus
sell of Stanstead who gave timely
talk filled with wit and humor. He
spoke of the deep friendship exist
ing between members Of this order
on each side of that imaginary line.
TIE highly commented the occasion
and the dignity in which the business
had been conducted. He endorsed the
harmonious spirit and urged the i'm
portance of pulling together and the
necessity of pulling hard and strong.
He knocked the knockers good and
hard by words of mouth and told how
one could do more damage in fifteen
minutes than an entire lodge could
overcome in a year He said Canada
needs leaders and the great Democ-
acy of the United States also needs
them. men who are able to speak and
blaze the trail for the future genera
tions.
Rev. M. S. Eddy of Derby referred
to his position as the last speaker, as
the light infantry following up the
heavy artillery and that the artillery
had been so effective that little re-
manned for him to do. But his words
| were inspiring and full of good
| thoughts.
The Grand Lodge of Quebec was
well represented by their Grand War
| den Gary Heath of Tomifobia Lodge
of Derby Line. Mr.. Heath cut his
remarks short as he was suffering
with a throat trouble. He believed
while their members were smaller in
number yet they were just as good
Odd Fellows. In closing he extended
an invitation to all to visit them on
Friday night at Derby Line when
their district meeting would be held.
During the social hour that fol-
lowed many valuable thoughts from
Grand Officers were expressed and
visitors were called upon.
The registration cards showed 20
present from Crescent, No. Al, of
Barton; 20 from Orleans. No. 70
Derby; % from Evening Star No. 81,
Newport; 16 from Essex, No. 16 Is
land Pond; II from Lamoille Lodge,
East Hardwick; 3 from Hardwick,
No. 68; Z from Alpine of West Burke
and 6 from Tomifobia, Derby Line,
and representatives from Kane. No.
"a. Amity No. 172, Springfield,
Mass; Warren, No. 4, LyndonvilIe;
Hiawatha, No. 60, Barre; Enosburg,
No. 60; Sullivan, No. II, Claremont,
N. H.; Missisquoi, No. SO; and Want
ashquet. No. 5, Brattleboro.