The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18
THEY HONORED THEIR GU. ST
Rebekah Lodge No. 20 Showed What a
Banquet Should BE.


and the way they enjoyed themselves
was a pleasing sight to behold.
The night was the regular meeting
time of subordinate lodge No. SO, and
the members wondered why il was that
their wives and daughters all had their
hair done up in small papers when they
went home to dinner.
Contrary to the old saying that wo-
men can not keep secret. they were
left in the dark as to the unusual COM
motion going on in the kitchen of their
homes. There was a demand made for
eggs, sugar and so-forth and all the
satisfaction the men received from
those who are supposed TO be unable
10 keep a secret was that they were 60
ing some place.
This thing became more evident at
supper time and the man Of the house
returned home he found his wife and
children ready to go out, also. Some
of the braveSt inquired as to where
they expected to spend the evening and
We're somewhat surprised to learn that
they were going to lodge.
ITO lodge?" inquired the man. How
can you? This our night and the hall
will be occupied"
They answered this by showing the
Elizabeth Rebekah lodge No. 20 re
questing them to be present with good
supply Of eatables and they would
teach the men lesson. In other words
heap Goals of fire upon their heads by
returning good for evil.
The ladies felt that when they picked
up their Eagle a few days since and
read the account of the banquet given
to the brethren of the subordinate
lodge, that il would have been much
nicer if they had been there, and in
stead of getting mad they set about
30 have banquet of their own and in
Vite the brethren in.
Last night was set apart for the time
of holding the banquet, as it would ac-
complish two purposes. First, the
grand noble grand of the state lodge
was in the city, as was also the grand
secretary and ii was the regular
meeting night of the subordinate lodge.
The Sisters of Rebekah came, not by
the score but by the hundreds. and
they brought with them everything TO
tickle the palate without dethroning
the brain, and when the brethren who
had left them out at the time of their
banquet enhaled the Odor coming from
the banquet room it was impossible to
do the business before them and an ad-
journment was had.
They threw open the doors and in
vited the sisters in. Did they come?
Yes, from the Oldest to the youngest,
and for two hours a happy social time
was had, interspersed with recitatiOns,
music, songs, etc.
Promptly at 8 O'Clock supper was an
nOunced and in the banquet hall there
was found room for seventy-five per-
sons. When those in the first squad
had fired upon the elegant spread they
fell back and Seventy-five other veter-
ans Of the three links" made an on
slaught, and then retired with the first
/ battalion while their places We're taken
by the rear support who filed the breach
Then went forth the battle cry Cath
er Them in for There Yet is Room"
and the fourth charge was made. and
yet there was plenty and 10 spare.
When some one says let US remember
the poor, and there was gathered up
many baSketfuls which VIII be today
given to the less fortunate.
1t was a grand affair, and a short
history OF an order who won such
! signal victory last night over all op-
position including the appetiteS of hun
cry Odd Fellows, can not but prove in
| teresting
Elizabeth Rebekah Lodge No. 20 was
/ organized April II, 1886, and among the
charter members were the following:
| Mrs. NJ. A. Mcmillan. Miss Lou Sabin.
w. W. Bates. Mrs G.. NJ. Tague. Miss
| Bertha Dougherty, Miss Anna Apple
! gate. J. 7. Mcmillan, G. ". Tague, l.
Aspey and \. J. APPLICABLE
Last night there was present Mrs.
| Pond OF Fort Scott. grand noble grand
1 OF the state OF Kansas. and Mrs. Lydia
| Shepard. grand secretary Of the state
| lodge. During the past year the num-
! Der of Rebei1ahs in the state has swOll-
| en- 10 over l.G00 and there has been an
| increase OF over 900 the past year
Within the past week six new lodges
| have been Instituted and the state Of
fcers had nothing but words Of cheer 10
| all.
Elizabeth Rebekah Lodge No. 30 has
| the following officers who were installed
for the ensuing year; Mrs Sarah
Shaw. ". G.; Mrs. Riggs. Y G.; Mrs.
Ward, secretary; Nj. J. Ward, perma-
! rent secretary f. +. Parsons. treasur-
er. Mrs. Hattte Skinner, warden; Oslo
Baldwin. conf uctOr; Della Clark, in
side guard: NJ. l. Riggs, outside guard;
and Mrs. E. ]. Reed, chaplain
This is the season Of banquets but
| the one given by the RebekahS on jan
/ uary Il, 1895. VIII long be remembered
/ 10y all present
Mr. ]. R. 'rapp. travelling passenger
! agent Of the Louisville. Evansville and
/ s.. Louis air line. Of Kansas City was
! visitor in Wichita last night and had an
! opportunity OF seeing the beauty and
briliiancy Of the girls OF Wichita AZ the
| hismst club hop where he was quite
! favnrtta uzita ihA fairsSt AZ the fair.