The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-25
THE RATHBONE SISTERS.
Twenty-Six Took Supreme Temple De-
gree-LegisIatiOn.

The Supreme Temple Rathbone Sisters Of
the World was called to order at the Propy-
laeum at o'clock yesterday morning by
Ida M. Weaver supreme chief, Helen M.
CornWell, past supreme chief, of Quincy,
Ill, being the only officer absent. The fol-
lowing twenty-six past grand chiefs took
the Supreme Temple degree: Mollie Fech-
heimer, Terre Haute, Ind. Lola Calvert,
Scottsburg. Ind; Mabel league, Indianapo-
lis; Ella Given, Sidney, o.; Amanda Shind-
Ter. Dayton, o.; Mary PETER, Columbus. o.;
Mary True, Erie Pa; Lizzie Kimble, Scran-
ton, Pa; Marie Weldon, Grass Valley, Cal. !:
Lydia A. Monroe Riverside CAL; Mrs. j. T.
Cotton, Weatherford, Tex. Emma Balloon,
San Antonio, Tex; Ocea Bassford, Lancas-
ter Wis; Viola Smith, Lancaster, Wis;
Belle Quinlan. Galesburg. ILL.,. Helen s.
Dunn, Centralia. ILL.,: Ida Nj. Wentz. Colo
RADIO Springs, Col; Leonore Epperson. Colo
RADIO City. Col; Margaret Conwell. Topeka,
Kan; Jennie Barlow. Providence. R. l.:
Mary Hoska Tacoma, Wash; Lizzie FIRE.
rich. Tottonvlle, N. Y; Josephine Mosher.
Charleston, Mass; Anna ]. Harvey, Taun-
ton Mass; Mrs L. A. Farley, Kansas City,
Mo-. Alice Boylan, Eldora, Ia.
a resolution regarding representation was
left over from the Cleveland session and
was brought up for action The resolution
was:
pie shall be as follows: One supreme repre-
sentative at large and one for each 1000
lady members. Provided. however, that no
Grand Temple shall be entitled to more
than four representatives" This resolution,
though very favorable to Indiana, Ohio, I'LL
nois and Iowa, would be detriment TO the
States having. a smaller membership, and
was rot adopted.
At the afternoon session the first pleasant
feature was. the receipt of greetings to the
ifornia Deli P. Glazier, of Iowa; Belle
Quintan, of Illinois, and Sarah j. Golf. Of
Massachusetts,, were appointed committee
to carry greetings to the Supreme Lodge,
K. of p The committee on law again took
up its work and enacted a great deal of
legislation, among which the most impor-
tant feature was the thorough discussion of
how the order might establish uniformity
in all States in instituting temples. The
discussion was opened by paper from Mrs.
H. K. Sherman, of Cleveland, O., followed
by Mrs. F. L. Ingman. of Villisca. Ia. and
Mrs Lydia A. Monroe. of Riverside Cal. A
general discussion followed, and recess
was taken until Wednesday morning.
At Masonic Temple, yesterday afternoon,
Bernice Temple No. 1856. of Noblesville. ex-
emplified the ritual. The ladies received
many expressions of appreciation.
AT Masonic Temple. in the evening, a gen.
eral reception was given by the Grand Tenn
its friends. A short programme was rem
dered, as follows: Music by orchestra. adj
dress of welcome by Mayor Taggart on be-
half of the citizens of Indiana. An address
of welcome by Lola Calvert, grand chief of
Indiana. was to have been delivered, but
during the afternoon her physician forbade
her leaving her room. hence this feature of
the evening was omitted; but never lacking
resources, Indiana came forward in the per-
son of Mrs. Eva Rohbock, G: s, of Wa
bash, who gave an address on behalf of the
State. Ida M. Weaver supreme chief. of
Boise City. Ida, spoke in answer to the
welcome addresses in her usual happy man.
ner. These speakers were introduced by
NJ. Josie Nelson. past grand chief. of Union
City, Ind Next came solo by Wessie
Katzenstein, of Sacramento, Cal. which
ELECTED applause from the audience: A
whistling solo by Bertha Pagans. of Terre
Haute. was well received. The orchestra
rendered some other selections, and the re-
mainder of the evening was spent in gen.
eral good time.
! The Pythian Sisterhood held a secret ses-
sion yesterday at the Denison House.
Though the meeting was held in the Press
Clubs rooms, through the courtesy of the
club Mrs. Bemis, who was chairwoman of
the meeting. took occasion to tell reporters
who asked for information that they had
displeased her by calling her out Of the
meeting. She said she had to put the meet
ing at rest while she talked to the report
ers-there were about two dozen sisters
present-and the reporters had made Sc
rious mistake. Mrs. Bemis said the proceed
ings of the meeting were secret and the re-
ports which were read could not be given
to the public. The Pythian Sisterhood has
but few members the West.