The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-19
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Report Of Representative to Grand
Lodge of Daughters of Rebecca.

The following report was read in open
lodge June II, 1895. and by vote direc-
ted to be published;
To the members of Lenora Lodge, No.
19S, Daughters of Rebecca, who so kindly
gave me the honor of being your Repre-
sentative to the Grand Lodge, to convene
at Philadelphia, May 81, 1895, 1 submit
the following report:
Mr.. X. c. Heath, who was the delegate
lows Lodge, No. 1863, Mr.. R. L. Haslet
and myself left Tionesta at p. M, May
Goth, arriving at Philadelphia the next
morning at six o'clock. We went to the
Bingham House and found it so crowded
that it was impossible to get lodging.
After having our breakfast we went to
the Temple at 8 o'clock, a. M, May
2lst. Thousands of people were already
gathered in front of the new temple,
corner Broad and Cherry streets, eagerly
seeking admission to the Auditorium,
which has capacity for seating 1900,
and they had application for 81 900 tick
cts. Hundreds Of chairs were carried in,
and in a short time the great assembly
room was filled to overf1owing.
At 10 o'clock Grand Master Neil, the
other grand officers and members of the
grand lodge, arrived, and the Daughters
of Rebecca were admitted and seated. A
temporary platform had been erected on
the eastern side, and large scarlet cur
tain was draped upon the wall, the top of
which was ornamented with the All See-
ing Eye, Rising Sun, balances and other
| emblems of the order.
The scene was brilliant, the ceremony
grand and impressive, with which the
Temple was dedicated. To this, only
those who had received tickets were adj
mitted and numbered over 1000.
Shortly after 10 o'clock, Grand Mar
| shall Mex eever entered, as the mighty
organ pealed forth flood of melody, and
and announced the Grand Officers as,
waiting to dedicate this temple to the
use of Odd Fellowship" "Be standing
to receive them," said he, and the vast
assembly arose. The Grand Lodge Off
| GERS are: Grand Master, Harry L. Neall !;
Grand Warden, Amos H. Hall; Grand
| Secretary, James b. Nicholson; Grand
Treasurer, NJ. Richards Muckle; Grand
| Representatives, Robert Wright and
Francis NJ. Rea; Grand Chaplain, David
Crafts Grand Marshall, Samuel Me-
Keever; Grand Conductor, Esaw
Loomas; Grand Guardian, Hiram A.
Miller; Grand Herald, John II. Nesper /;
Grand Secretary's assistant, Angustas
Plan, Sri Grand Heralds of the North,
James Harrison; South, Clarence G..
Nicholson; East. Hiram A. Miller;
! West, Esaw Loomas. The bearers, ma
irons, Rebecca and attendants, High
| Priest, artisans and patriarchs We're
seated, and the beautiful ritual of the or
der was delivered with excellent effect,
"Brethern," said the Grand Master, "be-
fore we dedicate this temple to the uses
OF Odd Fellowship, let us build an Altar
to the Lord"
A prayer was offered, hymn chanted,
and the architect, builders and their as
sistants came in after the Marshall. The
masons were appropriately dressed ;
| bearing trowel, level and plumb line, a
| bucket of water and a mixing board.
Grand Marshall: "From whence shall
come material for the shrine"
Grand Master: From the four
quarters of the teeming earth.
The globe, our field Of labor,
shall be taxed to utmost bounds for rich
oblations. Not the wealth of Empires,
nor the mines red ore. but our orders
| noble principles, its God-given truths.
| It's great commands to visit the sick, re-
lleye the distressed, bury the dead and
educate the orphan. Its unsel6shness,
! works OF charity, faith in God as the
| Father, in whom we live, aud move,
and have our being;' from these shall
come the pure and perfect block with
| which TO build our altar to the Lord ("
| The Grand Marshall then summoned the
| Herald of the North, who responded by
sending block of spotless white marble,
borne on the shoulders of his four at
tendantsi on this block was carved the
word ''purity'' placed upon the centre of
the platform, as the foundation principle
/ OF the order. Then followed the heraids
from the South, East and West, who in
the same manner sent similar blocks of
| marble on which We're engraved ''friend-
ship" ''love" and truth" and the altar
was built, and the Grand Master said /: