Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-16
Rock Island Tribunal No.
Entertains the Supreme
Officers.
FUNCTION AT ODD FELLOWS HALL
Pleasing Program With Music and
Addresses Followed by
Dancing.


to honor the supreme officers by a
complimentary entertainment. The
affair was given under the auspices of
Rock Island tribunal, No. l, and prov
ed one of the most enjoyable events
in Il long series of good times. Bleu-
er's orchestra was engaged and there
was music in plenty for the program
and for dancing.
Robert ReXdale, the supreme sec
rotary, delivered the address of wei
come 10 the Tribuncs and their guests
at the entertainment. He spoke i'll
his usual happy vein, making every
body feel that the welcome was broad
and deep, and paying pretty tribute
to Rock Island as the home of the
order. In closing, the supreme secre-
tary tickled the fancy of the audi
ence with what he had to say about
woman as a factor in lodge life.
"Since the advent of women's
clubs" said Mr.. Rexdale, zone hears
good deal about woman's sphere.
Clubland has brought out many
flower that seemingly was born to
blush unseen. The same is true of
lodgeland, since numerous societies
now accord to the fair sex, equal
rights and privileges with the erst-
while lords of creation, and one of
woman's spheres today, in which she
finds much that is truly beneficial. is
unquestionably the sphere of frater-
nifty. She lives in it, glories in it, and
enjoys therein abundant opportunity
for doing good.
| They talk about a woman's sphere
As though it had a limit.
| There's not a place in earth or heay-
| en-,
There's not a task to mankind given,
There's not joy, there's not a woe,
There's not a whisper, yes or no,
There's not a death, there's not Il
birth,
That has feathers weight of worth,
| Without a woman in it
| Truth In Lines.
There is truth as well as poetry in
these lines Woman is iii it, all the
way through. and the hand that
rocks the cradle is the hand that rules
the world In lodge life. under the
new regime, she is the bright partic
ulaF star in all the good times. just
fancy a box supper. or lawn social
without woman in it. Woman n
learning to handle the gavel With th,
grace and precision that have mark
ed her manipulation of the rolling
pin from time immemorial. She car
move the previous question in debat,
and tie the parliamentary law into
bow-knot. Her feminine instinct,
may lead her to shy at little gra!
mouse, high up on the pantry shelf
but she can look the fiercest goa
right in the eye, even the kind tina
wears alfalfa whiskers half a yarC
long, and talk him into a quiescen
and reminiscent state.
AS worker ON committees
whether in the church, the lodge, o.
the club, woman is a peach right OF
of the green Dough. Her sphere is
indeed, unlimited. and if it were no
for woman there would be no mic
lunches on meeting nights, no mysti
seven drill teams to dazzle the mascu
line eye. and oftentimes Their
wouldn't be quorum without her
Woman is all right, and her interes
( in matters fraternal is doing splen
did work for the widows and orphan
"a WORK in which there is. need O
4 her sympathy and help; work upol
which the sun never sets without see
ing some good deed done"
Other Features.
Eli The following features of the pro
j gram included an address by X. NJ
Whitman, of Aledo, supreme tribun
9 of the order. a speech by Harold A
4 Weld. supreme treasurer, and tn
4 Mystic Seven drill and tableauN b.
the young ladies' drill team
4 These parts were intersperscd wit
selections by Bleuer's orchestra;
4 reading by Mrs. Henry Kramer, ..
Boys Plaint;" a piano solo by Mis-
Edna Doty; song, Summer" by Mis-
Gertrude Carse; piano solo. Chopin
4 Grand Polonaise," by Miss Josephin
Schneider; song, Loves Sorrow" b.
wv 4. Andersen. Refreshments wer
served and dancing followed.
The committee on general arrange
ments was composed of S. +. Va
Noorden, NJ. f. Sweeney, II. Kramer
& Miss Ada X. Hudson, Miss Mary Parl
er and Miss Julia Beck. The follow
q ing committees assisted:
observation-disclosures Kramer, Mr.!
Sarah Levey, Marion L. Sweeney, Do
Il. Shaw, w. ii. Bowman, Miss Mar
& Parker, Francis NJ. Rogers, Henri
Kramer. j. c. Thomson, David i
& Dean. Mrs. j. II. Battles, Mrs. II. !
n Blakemore. Mrs. Jennie V. Bowlb,
DIR. Frank II. First, Mrs. Maud a. Kr;
mer, Mrs. Florence Murray, d.
Charles Lindley.
d Refreshments - Mrs. Hannah
Dean. Mrs. Wilhelmina Staassen, Mr.
Harriet Atkinson, Mrs. Sophia Burl
+ hart. Mrs. Anna Corcoran, Mrs. Ros
~ Snyder, Mrs. Catherine Reddi!
s. Mrs. Elizabeth Loewinger.
Among the out-of-town guests wer
Mrs. Mary E. Orth, of Belvidere; Mr.
Sara Earl, author of the Tribune
& drill work; X NJ. Whitman and w.
Galloway, of AIedo; Grand Tribun
Broeker, of Beardstown, and DIR.
III. Andrew, of Rockford.