The Republican journal., 1903-10-29
THE REBEKAH AS sEmBLY
Holds 1t. annual session in Portland. Il l.
fast represented in the State officers.

Holds 1t. annual session in Portland. Il l.
fast represented in the State officers.
The annual session OF the Rebekah
state Assembly was held in Portland
last week. At 2 p. m., Oct. 10Th, ther e
was special session of Ivy Lodge, No.
., with all the officers present, and at
tended by nearly 1000 to witness the
exempllfication of the degree work by
the famous staff of Aurora Rebeka b
Lopge, No. 10, of Belfast under the
I charge OF Samuel Adams of Belfast.
Inc degree was conferred upon four
| candidates from Ivy Lodge, as follows:
Alice Locke, Luella Haskell. Annie
| Skillings and Harriet Sargent. The
work of the staff was warmly com
mended by all present as being especial
ly good and the tableaux were excel
lent, adding much to the already high
| reputation of the work for which this
staff is famous. The staff was compos-
ed as follows: Chap, Annie K Adams;
n. e., Bertha l. Bird; V. G., Harriet
L. Furbish; r. S. V. G., Lizzie A.
Hutchins; r. S. n. G., Florence Clough:
War, Elva J. Jewett; Con-, Fannie A.
Simpson; Ruth, Emma Pitcher: Re-
bekah, ENERGY CHM; Naomi, Emma
Skay: L. V. S. G., Hortense Talbot; L.
S. n. e., Alta Huff; P. N. G., Abbie
Cook; Orpha, Flora Heath; Pianist,
Grace E. Walton; Banner Bearers,
Isaac, Samuel Adams; first, Bertl a
Keene; second, Jessie M. Pattee; third.
Alma Colby: fourth, Emma Brier; l.
G., Vannie Cunningham.
As the attendance was so large the
degree was conferred twice in order
that all present might witness the mag
niticent work Those witnessing the
working the first time gave way to the
others, making practically two sessions.
At the conclusion of the degree work
reception was rendered to the officers
of the assembly and the visiting dele
gates in the banquet hall, which was
crowded to overhowing. The Ladies'
Zypha Orchestra rendered an excel
lently arranged programme OF classical
music that was greatly enjoyed. Mil
lard Bowdoin sang several numbers
finely and was warmly applauded. Miss
Elsie Livermore, the reader, added
much to the success of the occasion by
appropriate selections.
The annual business session of the
Grand Rebekah Assembly of Maine
was opened at Sp. m. by Vice President
Celia II. Sturtevant of DiXfield, owing
to the absence of the president, Mary
4. Burr of Brewer, who was unable to
he present. Past President Cora B.
Bickford was appointed as acting vice
| president Owing to the absence of
the outside guardian, Olive F. Snow of
| Berwick EStella c. Briggs was appoint
ed to act in that capacity.
There were 10 delegates present
| from the lodges of the State and sew
eral past noble grands from the juris-
dictions of New Hampshire and Canada,
| including Minnie t. Robinson of New
Brunswick, president of the assembly
of the Maritime Provinces, and Annie
! ). Freeman. Ida A. Urch, Laura f.
| Gurney and Emma b. Windell of the
New Hampshire assembly.
The address of welcome was read by
the district deputy, Nellie Stevens of
Ivy Lodge, and the response was by
the grand warden, Minnie Spencer of
Berwick
The annual reports were then read
and accepted. They show the follow
ing figures Number lodges as per last
report l01, number lodges instituted =,
number members January, 1902, broth
ers 1904, sisters 1878, total 1867; num-
her admitted during the year, brothers
G7G, sisters ISL, total 1857, making
present membership Is, 534, from which
deduct 653 withdrawn, dropped, de-
ceased or expelled: net increase of
members 1904; total amount paid for
relief S23905, current expenses, sepa-
rate from benefits and charities, sl3, :
535.17.
Officers were unanimously elected as
follows: Celia II. Sturtevant of Dix
field, pres; Minnie F. Spencer of Ber-
wick, vice pres; Anna X. Adams of
Belfast, warden, Grace E. Walton of
Belfast, Sec; Carrie Z. Pierce of Old
town, treas.
The following officers were appointed
by the president: Abby r. Berry of
Portland, conductor; Addie Weymouth
of Biddeford. marshal; Ida NJ. Walker
of Rumford Falls, chaplain: Ellen Rus
sell of Bangor, inside guardian; Alice
Priest of Watervilie, outside guardian.
The new officers were installed by
Past President Myra /. Lowering of
Waterville.