The San Francisco call., 1896-03-02
The Rebekah Lodges.

Since the 1st OF January Oriental Rebekah Lodge
has initiated nine candidates and this time has
eight propositions the table to be acted on in
the near future.
bly, that is to meet in this City the second Tues
day in May will be held in each lodge on the last
regular meeting nigh in this month
Representatives from each of the Rebekah
lodges OF this City will hold meeting this week
for the purpose OF discussing the propriety es-
tablisning home for orphans of Odd Fellows at
some point either in Alameda County or in Santa
Clara County. 1t is the opinion of a number Of
those interested in this matter that the establish
ment OF home for orphans in the vicinity Of the
home at Thermalito is not advisable for the
that the distance Is too great and the cost OF trans
portation too high to permit those who wish to
visit the little ones often to do Another matter
for discussion VIII be proposition to have the Or
phans home, when such is established placed
der the care of the Rebekahs. This has been done
in Pennsylvania. and most satisfactory results
have followed. Women the natural guardians
OF children and il is claimed that they are the
ones who should have charge of the little orphans
A point to be raised In favor of locating the pro-
posed home within fifty miles of San Francisco is
that more than one-third of the membership OF the
order is located within the counties OF san Fran
cisco, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Marin.
Contra Costa and adjoining territory. a nifty and
Templar lodges each have $500 set aside for the
proposed home. and the members are in favor OF
contributing it to home in any of the counties
named
Fannie BENJAMIN, the grand president, is still
very busy. She will make visits follows March
at Traver, March 8 at Selma, March at Fresno
in the afternoon and in the evening at Reedly.
March at Sanger, March at Fresno
The entertainment and dance given on Saturday
night by the Rebekahs in Odd Fellows, Hall drew
10 the hall audience that filled every seat on the
main floor and in the gallery. 1t was a pleasant
entertainment given under the supervision of Mrs
Mollie McCollister, president, and Mrs Antoinette
Shaw, secretary. The programme made up OF
seven numbers. There overture by Ben
netts orchestra, specialties by Miss Alice Keller
cornet solo by Miss Jennie Dixon vocal trio by
Mrs w II. B. Schmied and daughters. recitation
by Miss Emily Cornelius d contralto solo by Miss
&ena Roberts and selections by thirty members Of
Professor Graber's Mandolin Club. There were
twenty-five mandolins and five guitars and the
thirty young ladies produced most exquisite music
that Charmed the audience with the exception of
Two garrulous women. who in the seats kept
up such loud chatter as to disturb the endowment
OF thoSe near them. The performers were forced
to give an encore, and they were applauded to the
echo. Dancing followed the entertainment
Inc reception by the Rebekah lodges to Grand
Master Gosbey last Tuesday was one of the finest
afairs ever got up in that section of the state.
Mrs. Gertrude +. Moreand, p. p, presided. and
there was an immense attendance of the Rebekahs
and of members of subordinate lodges Grand
Secretary Shaw. Past Grand President simpson
and many prominent Odd Fellows were present.
ID. Y. Morehouse delivered an interesting ad-
dress and speeches made by number of
those present. The reception WAS followed by
banquet at which some 800 persons were in at
tendance.
During March Grand Master Gosbey will visit
Rebekah lodges on the afternoon OF the DAYS
9th, Pearl Lodge at Williams: 7th. Deborah Lodge
at Colusa; Rel Lodge at Gait; 18th Elk Grove
Lodge; 18th, Florin Lodge: 20th Fedora Lodge at
folSom; Zothi sylvan Lodge at Woodland