Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-10-17
nss. DUSTos IN Chicago,

from letter written on Oct. 9Th bv
Mrs. H. W. Dunton to Mrs. e. W.
Jones, Of this place. Mrs. Duuton
went 70 Chicago as a delegate from
Idaho to the Rebekah Grand Conyen.
ton which met in Chicago on Sept.
26th:
Il arrived here on SUNDAY, Sept.
gath, and Monday morning bright
and early started out to hunt Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs, and you may
be sure | found them at 26O South
Clark street. There l met Grand
Sire Campbell and many others of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, and many
Rebekahs, among them our President
of the National Convention, and
Margaret X. Ford, of Illinois, Tenn
porary Chairman. In the afternoon
We al went to view the parade, which
was the grandest pageant / ever saw.
The carriages ofthe Sovereign Grand
Lodge, alone, reached FIVE blocks.
The next day we met in conven-
ton. | was given the name of the
business manager of the convention:
so much for the P. N. G. of Rose Re-
bekah No 10. l was appointed teller
and worked with q will and called
out the names steadily for more than
an hour. They wanted me to run for
Secretary, but l would not let them
nominate me for any Office whatsoever.
The President, however, honored me
with the appointment of Grand War
den Of the national body. In the af-
ternoon we were called to the Fair
and to the music ball to listen to ad-
dresses OF those chosen by the COM
mittee. Some of them were grand
and some we're very poor efforts.
Missouri carried off the honors. I
was delighted to think l was a wo-
man and Rebekah when the able
woman from that State left the stage.
Now to the Fair. 1t is grand,
magnificent, beautiful, heavenly. It
is as if one were in Paradise when
standing around the Grand Basin
watching the electric fountains play
during the illumination. Words fail
me when try to describe it. Our
building is the most unique of any
State building at the Fair. 1t is a
design wholly unlike anything else
there and attracts widespread atten-
ton and admiration. Coming up the
walk from the 57th street entrance we
pass by many white buildings and in
the distance looms up dark struc-
ture shaping itself into huge log
cabin, as we near it, with the in
scription "Idaho" over the stone cave
like entrance. Passing through this
into the building to the right of the
hall is a room with "Commissioner"
written over the door; to the left,
"Reading Room," where one finds all
the Idaho papers scattered about.
Continuing on and up the stairway
we find rooms on either side contain
ing collections from the "Gem of the
Mountains" scattered about. In one
corner opals can be purchased, SO
placard says. Turning again to the
right we enter the main room, an
swering for parlor aud kitchen in
log cabin. At one side of the center
is huge fireplace with an iron camp
kettle hanging on the cross iron. Up
above is a mantle with shelves on
either side. Here are huge doors of
rough plank, a very large table of
planed wood, settee in front of fire
place with very high back and seat
of leather. There are four small
chairs and large one in each front
corner of the room, and bench seat
under the windows, with many stuffed
pillows lying about, an oaken side
board or cupboard on which stands 4
brass spirit kettle and set of old
fashiond blue China, a piano in one
corner, and in another a willow table
where Idaho ladies are served with
tea "free gratis" On the floor are
three large rag-woven rugs, and in
the walls are sticking many miners
candlesticks with candles in them.
One sitting there hears such express
sions as these from visitors: "Now
isn't this nlce?" exclaims one lady
friend to another. Snow this reminds
me of my mothers Kitchen" says an
other, from Kentucky. A man from
Texas or Missouri don't know
whioh-exclaims, with delight de-
pieted all over his countenance, in