Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-18
Fully 1000 Delegates to All
the Orders, Present at
Mason City
TUESDAY WILL BE BIC DAY
Opening Of the Grand Lodge and Big
Parade in the Afternoon, Followed by
Public Reception in Methodist
Church, Will Occur Then-Growtn of
the Rebekah order-Statistics

| the first session of the Iowa State AS
sembly of Rebekahs began this NOR
ming, the former at 9 o'clock, in the
Odd Fellows hall, and the other al
| the same hour in the Methodist church
| The morning session Of each was
largely taken UP In the submission OF
| the reports of the grand officers and
| the apportionment of the proper COM
mittees to report on the same. The
hotels are full of delegates, and last
night the meetings began with the
the coming three days. The local
lodge of Rebekahs rendered the dele
gates Of all the three grand bodies a
reception at the Odd Fellows Home
which is the especial pride now of the
order. The function gave the visitors
an opportunity to inspect the Home
Mrs. Celia Holman, wife of the demo-
cratic nominee for congress, Noble
Grand of the home Rebekah lodge, pre-
sided, and there were interesting adj
dresses by Mrs. Lewis, matron of the
Home, who welcomed the guests; by
Grand Master White, of Sioux City,
and Mrs. Will V. Tufford, president
of the assembly, who made addresses
of response, and music and exercises
by the children Of the Home. The
Queen Rebekah Lodge, of this place,
rendered a reception after the exer-
cises. The delegation was materially
increased by the arrival of the special
train from Des Moines which came
by the way of the Des Moines, Iowa
Falls & Northern, and people here
seem to think from the excellent man
ner in which this excursion was hand
led that that road has this city In mind
as the terminal point, when it builds
further south. The delegation was
accompanied by the band, and that
organization furnished music for the
visitors and Odd Fellows Of the city
today. in the park.
Grand Patriarch Raneys annual re-
port was an exhaustive document, and
was highly complimented. His ref
erence to Mason City as the seat of the
Odd Fellows Home and the Memorial
University, was especially well re-
ceived
The report of Grand Scribe Tilton
showed among other statistics the
number Of enoampments to be 1913;
members, Dec. 81, 1903, 9,774; num-
Der Of patriarchs relieved, 349; num-
Der of patriarchs, buried, 70; amount
paid for relief Of patriarchs, $3,424.-
70; burying the dead, $3.50, special re-
lief $131.55; total relief 81, 1880. The to-
tai receipts were $25.944.34.
The receipts Of this office for the
year ending Sept. 30, 1904, have been
as follows: Supplies. ssse.6o; dues,
$1,4s0.O8; charter fees, $40; second
hand paraphernalia, $3.50; total of
s2,065.93. RENTED to August f. Hoff,
mann. grand treasurer, s2,0s5.s8.
The reports of Mrs. Will v. Tufford.
president Of the state assembly of Re-
bekahs, called attention to the growth
Of the order and the plans for more
effective work. The report Of the vice
president, Mrs. Josie V. Hukill, was in |
a similar channel. The secretary and
treasurer's reports revealed the follow |
Ing facts and figures:
New Rebekah lodges were instituted |
at Caore Chester Miles, Paullina, Riv- |
erton, LaPorte City, Dana, Fraser,
West Grove, Sidney, Charleston, To-
edo, Ute, Hansell, Diagonal, Sandy
Vile, Randolph, Agency. Magnolia,
1lenwood and Horn1ck.
The total membership June 80, 1904, |
vas $4,000 or an increase Of 1,153 for
he first six months of the year 1904. |
IF this number 13,477 were brothers
md 22,532 sisters. The gain has been |
teady for the past decade. At the |
resent rate of increase the 10000 mark
will be reached before the second quar-
er of 1905. On December 81, 1902,
here were 507 lodges In the state.
During 1903 there was total gain of
ain Of 1926 sisters and loss Of 1927
making total net gain of both of
,141. Including the $20,468.69 on hand,
here were received from dues, admis-
ions, rents, and invested funds and
ther sources, $56,957.S0, and there
vas expended for relief, $2,317.62, and
Dr. lodge expenses S32,99912. leaving
balance Of $21.641.06. Indiana leads
/ the numbers of Rebekahs with A.
36 and Iowa comes second in the
United States.
Tonight will be given the exemplifi-
alton of encampment work by An
nor encampment of this city, and Re-
ekah degree work by Independent de-
rec staff of Des Moines, consisting of
lirty past noble grands and Rebekah
egree work by the Sioux City staff of
N past noble grands. There are fully
900 delegates to all the orders pres
ut. Tomorrow will be the opening of
he grand lodge and the big parade in
lie afternoon followed by the public t
.ception in the Methodist church, at {
hich there will be an address of well 7
'me by Mayor Norris and addresses by 9
White and Gen. M. A. 8
aney, grand patriarch. In the evening e
i'll occur the memorial services, a
llogies being pronounced by G. A. a
j. c. Milliman. Richard /
aist, Rev Henry Grant and Mrs. i
bbie L. Peterson. The music of the 1
oneer quartet of Des Moines will be
feature Of both the evening and s
ternpon sessinos. t
Will v. Tufford has already been f
acted grand master of the grand h
dge for the coming year and Mrs a
ukill will undoubtedly succeed Mrs. b
lfford as president Of the Rebekah o
sesnbly. II