The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1901-09-27
Odd Fellowship,

1901. was a red letter da y in the
history of Odd Fellowship in
San Angelo; for on that day was
instituted a Rebekah Dee rec
Lodge, consisting of forty one
DAD Fellows. their wives, widows
and daughters. Thus the pleas
ant dream, in which many Of the
mem bers of the Order had long
and often INDUCED. was at last
most happily realized. Nay
prosperity and long continued
usefulness in ministering to the
sick and afflicted, the widow
and the orphan, attend this new
organization. These. as we'll as
the sociability and the drawing
closer of the ties which bind
US all together in the great
brotherhood Of man and the
Fa.herhood of God. are the
distinguishing characteristics of
this noble and tender branch of
Odd Fellowship.
The Rebekah Degree is found.
ed upon history, as it is
named for that sweet and gra.
cious woman among the Kindred
lof Abraham, who having sought
counsel of God, willingly left
her people and her native land
to become the wife of Isaac,
who inherited the promises,
and of whom is the record that
they two, Isaac and Rebekah
lived faithfully together"
Being based, as all the de
grees of Odd Fellowship are, on
the Bible, that inspired word of
Divine Truth, this degree is
beautifully and impressively il.
lustrated by many of the most
ilIustrious names among women
TO be found on the records of
that Holy Book. so that we may
confidently expect great things
from the members of this de-
gree according as they emulate
the virtues of the noble women
set before them and develop
in their own lives the good, the
true, the kind, the considerate,
the wise, the dilligent, the faith.
full; thus vindicating the true
modesty and worth of woman's
natural character.
Some two weeks ago the
Grand Master of Odd Fellows in
Texas was petitioned for a dis.
pensation to organize a Rebekah
Lodge in San Angelo by a mum.
Der of mem ers Of the Concho
Lodge, No. 266, and the Grand
Master, by the power vested in
him. appointed Mrs. F. w. Rob.
erts, Noble Guard of Sherwood
Lodge, No. 1876, as his special
deputy, to take such assistance
as she should find necessary to
institute the new Lodge apt in.
stall its officers. Accordingly,
last Saturday Mrs. Roberts
brought with her the following
named members of Sherwood
Rebekah Lodge, No. 1856:
Mrs F w Roberts, special dep.
uty and N. G.; Mrs. w. w. Car.
son, V. G.; Miss Ruth Sterrett,
Sec'y; Mrs w J D Carr, Treas;
MISS Ella Sterrett, p n G; Mrs
Il ID Lucas. Chaplain; Miss Myn.
ME Villa ms, Ward; Miss Rosa
Lee Hambliu. Conductor; Mrs
ALVIN Campbell, r S n G; Mrs
Geo W Wood l. S N G.; Miss
Inea l. Brock, Il S V G; Miss
Lizzie Lackey. l. S V G.; Mrs
L p Hinde, | G.; Miss Media
Ihndley. L A ); Miss Mary eli
bourne mot presently, II a S;
Miss Halle Foxes, orgauist;
who filled, pro TEN the offices
set opposite their respective
names with most ad mirable pre-.
csion, dignity and grace, and
vote OF thanks was extended
them for their kindness and
courtesy and for their beautiful
exemplication of this most sub.
lime degree,
Attending Odd Fellows from
Sherwood; Geo W Wood, L. p.
Hinde, w W Carson, S G Frost, F
w Roberts.
The objects and purposes of
Rebekah Lodges are declared TO
be:
LIST. To aid in the establish.
ment and maintenance of homes
for aged and INDECENT Odd Eel.
lows and their wives, or for
the widows Of deceased Odd Eel.