The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-17
Sovereign Grand Lodge VIII BE Asked
to Consent to Rebekah Order Meet
ing with 1t Next Year.
70 MEETING SINCE 1885,
REBEKAH SOVEREIGN LODGE WAS
TOO EXPENSIVE.
An Attempt, However, VIII Be Made to
Overcome Any AntagOnism-
Matters Of Interest.

There will no doubt be an effort made to
secure the consent of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows for the Rebekah De-
gree TO hold another meeting of its Sow
ereign Grand Lodge, probably next year,
at the same place and time of the meeting
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge L. o. o. +.
Several of the grand representatives, it is
said, have come here prepared to bring the
matter before the lodge this week and there
will be much lobbying in favor of the lodge
granting the permission.
There has been no meeting of the Sover-
eign Grand Lodge of the Rebekah Degree
since the meeting in Chicago, during the
Worlds Fair, as the Sovereign Grand
Lodge L. o. o. F. rescinded it's consent for
such meetings. 1t is claimed the action
was taken because the Rebekah Degree
made too many requests for expenses. Since
1893 there has been a change in sentiment.
said prominent member OF the Rebekah
Degree from Chicago yesterday, and there
may be some action taken by the Sovereign
Grand Lodge this week to permit the Re-
bekahs to renew their Sovereign Grand
Lodge meetings in the future.
PROMINENT MEMBERS HERE.
There are many prominent members OF
the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Rebekahs
now in the city and they are quietly doing
little lobbying of their own among the
grand representatives of the l. o. o. F.
One of the most prominent members of the
Rebekah Sovereign Grand Lodge now in
the city is Mrs. Lizzie Connerton, Of Chi
cago, who was the fourth woman in the
United States to receive the /. o. o. F. de-
gree OF chivalry, Mrs. Lincoln, of Chicago,
s 5eln 9Th the first; Mrs: Mamie H. Ross.
OF the Kentucky Rebekah State Assembly
and present national chaplain Of the Re-
bekah Sovereign Grand Lodge is now
making her home in this city. and. with
Mrs. Connerton, is making canvass of the
grand representatives for the purpose OF
securing legislation that will again insti-
tute the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Re
bekah Degree
The Rebekah order has a membership of
over 100000 and consists of both men and
women. Tie order has assemblies in thir-
ty-eight States and several of them have
sent large delegations to this meeting. The
order is growing rapidly, last year adding
1900 to its membership, and this fact will
be used by the lobbyists before the Sow
erelgn Grand Lodge meeting. The order
thirty homes for INDECENT Odd Fellows.
their widows and orphans, and last year
spent 1000 for relief
THE DAYS ROUTINE.
Yesterday the visiting Rebekahs met in
formally in hotel corridors and later at
tended the opening exercises at English's
Opera House. The Bloomington, Ind, lodge
gave exemplifcation of degree work at
Tomlinson Hall yesterday afternoon, and
last night the Lebanon, Ind, and Topeka,
Kan, lodges exemplifed the work
The Rebekahs will hold informal recep-
lions during the week at the New York
store. Mrs. Anna G. Hogate, president of
the Indiana Assembly, will receive at that
place. Among the prominent Rebekahs in
the city are Mrs. La Toilette, past pres
ident of the Indiana Assembly; Mrs Mary
"A Wiley, past president of the Indiana As
sembly; Mrs. Eunice Melville, of Minneapo-
lis, editor and founder of the National Re
bekah, the official organ of the order; Mrs
Durham, of Kentucky; Mrs. j. 2. Harris.
OF Chickasaw. Indian Territory; Mrs. Lizzie
Morrison, superintendent of the ODD Eel
lows Home at Lincoln, H.. Mrs. Alice
Wehe, of Topeka, Kan: Mrs. Annette
Weatherford, past president of the Oregon
Assembly; Mrs. Harris, of Chicago. former
editor of the Rebekah World, and many
others.