The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-12

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And this does not embrace reports
from Delaware, Denmark. Kansas,
Louisiana, maritime provinces. Ne
vada North Dakota, South Dakota
and Virginia. With no reports from
me Jurisdictions, the increase in mem
bership is more than double that of the
subordinate lodges, and nearly equal
to the marvellous growth of the
Rebekah branch.
The nine living past grand sres, in
order of service, are: James B. Nichol-
son, Pennsylvania; James P. Sanders,
New York; G. A Logan. Illinois; John
3. Harmon, California: John H. White.
New York; John C. Underwood, Ken
lucky; Charles NJ. Busbee. North Caro-
lina Cal T. Campbell, Ontario; John
W. Stebbins, of New York.
Brother Theo A. Ross, after manv
years of hard toll, has retired from the
Office of grand secretary of the
Sovereign Grand lodge, and Brother ].
Frank Grant, past grand master of
Kentucky, has been elected his sue
cessor. Brother Grant has his work
before him, for it will not be denied
that Brother Ross has been an able
grand secretary. His journals are mar
vels of conciseness and clearness, and
his induces TO the yearly journals can
not we'll be excelled. We are pleased TO
know that a move was made to give
the venerable retired grand secretary
an annuity.
The Rebekahs cannot complain that
they were not fairly treated at Dallas.
Texas, for they have now more powers
than ever before, and stand Wneir Lney
have a right to stand, side by side with
subordinate lodges in regard to racog-
milton outside the lodge room. Here
after a sister, member of q Rebekah
lodge. may make herself known as
member to any member of a subordin-
ate lodge. Upon admission to a lodge,
voting shall be by ball ballot and three
black balls shall be required to re-
ject.
Hereafter the degree OF Rebekah is
recognized as q regular degree OF the
I. O. 0. T. The resolution to admit 20
Rebekah lodge, "all white women who
have attained the age of eighteen
years, and who are of good moral
character" was laid over for one year.
THE TRUE REBEKAH.
When YOU step inside of the lodge
room. where do you find the true Re
bekah? Not the sister who is congre-
gated with some little clique or ring,
criticising the movement of another,
and oftimes sneering at the attire OF a
more fortunate or unfortunate sister.
Not the one who always knows so
much more about everything relating
to Rebekahism than her superior Of
fcer, and who always sees so many
mistakes in others. Not the woman
who never comes to lodge unless there
is something extra going on. Not the
one who is continually looking for the
benefits to be derived from member
ship in the order. No, it is among those
noble types of womanhood, who are all
the time looking for opportunities to
exemplify the beautiful teachings of
our order who stand ready with willing
hearts and hands to welcome the /
strangers to their midst and contribute
toward making their evening a pleas
ant one, who go about in a quiet way
speaking words of comfort and con-
ISOLATION to the distressed, who IRE fire. /
quently at the bedside of the SICK who /
stand beside the open grave and with I
sorrowing hearts drop in the sprig of /
evergreen, who are caring for the /
widow and orphan, who always greet /
you with a kind and cheering word.
These are the true Rebekahs who have
and are continually helping to make
this branch of Odd Fellowship q. credit
to our sex. Sisters, try and be true
Rebekahs and you will not only make
others better and happier by your ex-
ample but will be laying up for your
selves the treasures of a well-spent
life