The record-union., 1897-07-10
ROUND OF INSTALLATIONS.
RATBBONE SISTERS HAVE A
PLEASANT EVENING.
Friendship Council, o. c. E., In
stalls It's Ohicers-Olive
Branch Ladies.

California Temple, No. /, Order or
Rathbone Sisters, held its semi-annuai
installation of officers in Pythian Caste
last evening There was large ana
enthusiastic attendance of ladies ana
knights of Pythias, who had assembled
for the purpose of having an enjoyable
time. and incidentally to partake of
the refreshments that are usually pro-
vided on such occasions.
"HThe male members of the party" as
one Of them explains it, put forth
their best efforts at interesting CONVEX
sation and the flower -bedecked ladies
responded in dulcet accents, tender as
the softest warblings of a flute on trop-
ic seas at twilight"
After an animated feast of reason
and flow of SOUL" the assemblage was
called to order by Most Excellent Chief
Maude B. Sheehan, under whose dlrec-
ton interesting opening exercises We're
held.
Mistress of Records and Correspond
ence George Guthrie read her semi
annual report, which showed the temple
to be in a flourishing condition.
Mistress of Finance Lizzie Tibbets
presented a report of the finances whicn
was accepted, after which District Dep
uty Grand Chief Wessie Katzenstein
rendered a charming vocal solo entitled
Yes. / Love YOU" which turned the
conversations into a sentimental chan
mel and revived romantic memories or
a decade ago. Mrs. Mary Rhoads then
sang a song which was well received
and applauded.
l. E. Vandercook was then called on
for a recital, but he escaped by crack
ing a good joke, which put everybody
into a good humor and caused corrod-
ing cares to be forgotten.
Mrs. Maude B. Sheehan gave a reci-
tation that illustrated the woes expert
enced by bachelors, and then Mrs.
Rhoads sang again, with Mrs. Katzen-
stein as accompanist.
Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald ably recited
How Happy Is the Bachelor" which
was followed by a solo rendered by Mrs.
Katzenstein entitled Not Long Ago"
The literary and musical exercises be-
ing concluded, District Deputy Grand
Chief Wessie Katzenstein installed the
following officers:
Most Excellent Chief, Mrs. Adelaide
WalOElduQ+ EACGlLGII OEHlOT O1 the
Temple, Mrs. Mary Rhoads; Excellent
Junior of the Temple, Mrs. Ada Cox;
Manager of the Temple, Mrs. Mary
Fitzgerald; Mistress of Records and
Correspondence, Mrs. George Guthrie;
Mistress of Finance, Mrs. Lizzie Tib-
bets; Protector of the Temple, Mrs.
Annie Peterson; Guard of the Outer
Temple, Mrs. Johanna Smedgberg; Past
Chief of the Temple Mrs. Maude Shee-
han; Trustees-Mesdames Emma Nor
rill and Mary Fitzgerald.
After the installation ice cream and
cake were served, toasts were respond
ed to by Colonel J. w. Guthrie, Repre-
sentative T. II. Waterland, Past Dis
trict Deputy ]. B. Giffen and others.
CHOSEN FRIENDS.
District Deputy Grand Councillor F.
H. Kiefer, assisted by C. E. Brooks,
acting as Grand Marshal, installed the
officers elect of Friendship Council, No.
50, o. C. F.. last evening, as follows:
Past Councillor, Mrs. Kath Futterer;
Councillor. Willard NJ. Lee; Vice Coun-
cilor, Mrs G.. I. Blair; instructor, Mrs
Annie E. Monaghan; Secretary, E. r
Tiel; Treasurer, f. H. Kiefer; Prelate
Mrs. Emma S. Lee; Marshal, Mrs Mary
S. Danioth; Warden, Miss G.. D. Jur-
gems; Guard, Mrs. NJ. E. Schardin;
Sentry, T. H. Schardin
OLIVE BRANCH.
On Thursday evening Past President
Vira Bronze as Installing Officer, as
sisted by Josie Van Walbeck, as Mar
shall, installed the officers-eIect of the
Olive Branch Ladies Society, as fol-
lows: Past President, Phoebe Dole;
President, Laura Vice; Vice President
Mary Thomas; Recording Secretary
Della. Haedrich (re-elected; Financial
Secretary, Flora Knox (re-elected)
Treasurer, Annie Gill (re-elected); War
den, Ann Elliott; Conductor, Maggie
Wilson (re-electeO; Chaplain, Abbie
Wise (re-elected); Pianist, Jaunita
Klebs (re-elected); Inside Guard, Mar
tha Mathena; Outside Guard, Emma
Kelly; Third Trustee, Vira Bronze.
On behalf of the society," Phoebe
Dole, the retiring President, was pre-
sented with a Past Presidents en-
blem.
After the meeting adjourned the
members all partook of fine banquet
This society has had a very successful
term, and is rapidly taking in new
mem hers