Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-21

third birthday--the birthday of our beau
tiful Rebekah degree, the day on which
we became an auxiliary to that great
brotherhood of Odd FELLOWS who have
done so much for the uplifting OF hu-
mainly; who have immortaliZed the name
of Odd Fellowship by their deeds of char
ity and benevolence.
Friendship love and truth is the triple
chain which binds us together In fra
ternal spirit"
Address by Mrs. Hendrix.
The proclamation for the celebration
was read by Mrs. H. Werner. Then, fol-
lowing a solo by Miss Nettie Wallace
the address of the evening was delivered
by Mrs. Dora ]. Hendrix.
The burden of her address was the age
and early history of the degree, as well
as the work 1t has accomplished. She
told of its establishment by the Cincin-
natl convention of the sovereign lodge in
1880. She spoke also of the strength of
the degree in the United States and in the
District of Columbia
referring to the ritual of the degree Mrs.
Hendrix said
1T is pure and elevating in its sentiments
and eloquent in its style of matter 1t
teaches all that is beautiful and uplifting
In pure and noble womanhood The great
moral lessons which it teaches are well
calculated to impress the soul with it's re-
sponsibility to God and its duty to humani-
ty. If we practice the precepts of our
der we must be good women.
Every great institution, every great
virtue, every ideal of life is sure to find it's
glorious exemplification in the great char
acter of an upright person. That woman Is
worker in the fraternal world today is
due to effort of her own She is there
because man wills it so. Where man beck
oned woman followed. That was her
ture. Where thou goest l will go has ever
been her cry.
Tenets of the Order.
1.-The noblest attributes of our order are
friendship, love and truth, founded in the
purest philanthropy, scattering blessings
like dew from heaven alike upon the rich
and the poor. Our duty is to visit the sick,
relieve the distressed bury the dead, edu-
cate the orphan. We do not shrink from
these commendable duties. We are faith
full in the strictest sense of our obligations
and our work stands unchallenged before
the world. For we can see In the mellow
tints of the rainbow that the Almighty
blended in the heavens that principle which
gives to our order one of the gems in It's
crown-faithfulness to a solemn promise.
DO you ask why we plead its cause!
Why women are associated In this order
and what the nature of the compact Is!
l answer it is relief for it's members when
distress has laid it's paralyzing hand on a
sister; when the silver cord is loosen1ng ana
the golden bowl is breaking, when helpless
and low she is breathing out her life, then
will this sisterhood shed it's blessing around
her, watch her ana SO1ten the teuiouS
dreariness of her sick bed
1T is said that fraternity rests upon the
good faith of its membership. We have m
| the United States today 6O27 Rebekah
| lodges and membership OF 4ll,9oo In tne
District of Columbia there are four Re
| bekah lodges, namely, Naomi. organized
| September Z, 1875; Ruth, organized Sep
| TENDER o. 1886; Martha Washington, or
| ganized March 4, 1880, and Dorcas, organ
| lied October IT, 1898. What pleasing re-
| Election to behold such unparalleled success
| in so short time. What mighty most
we now number.
| I'VE are in the active, living present, en-
| joying the labor of those who have tolled
| not in vain .wearied not in well-doing. May
| the name and deeds Of every true departed
Odd Fellow and Rebekah remain green In
| our memory and when our LIES toll Is
over may we meet them all in the Odd
| Fellows home of glory.
The Committees.
| Mr. W. E. Clapp and Mrs. Cuthbertson
led the grand march, which came after the
| other exercises. This was followed by the
dancing, which was in charge of the fol-
lowing committee: w. E. Clapp, assisted
by j. H Wood, DR.. Cuthbertson. ii. A.
| Schippert, ]. H. Crew, William Mothers
head, w. P. Allen, H. w. Weber, w. Il.
| Parker, and Messrs. Phillips, Hogan, Cuth-
ings, Martin, Fauth, Kettner, James and
| Leesneitzer.
| The committee on arrangements for the
| celebra ton consisted of Mrs. Georgia
Mothershead, Mrs Cora B. Anderson and
| Mrs. Sallie Owens, from Naomi Lodge;
Mrs. H. Werner, Mrs. ]. H. Crew and Miss
| Mollie Mothershead, from Ruth Lodge;
Mrs L. E. B. McChesney, Mrs. Vandon
| Higgins and Mrs. Annie Coleman, from
| Martha Washington Lodge; Mrs Charles
w. Cuthbertson, Mrs. Dora j.. B. Hendrix
| and Mrs. Florence Gates, from Dorcas
Lodge, and j. H. Wood, E. H. Easterling
| and DIR. Thomas ]. Gates, from the Grand
| Lodge.
| The ushers were Mrs. Cora B. Anderson
| Mrs Katherine Gottlieb. Mrs. Sallie Harry
| Mrs Ella V. Mallory, Mrs. s. Owens, MISS
| Mabel Mothershead, Mrs. Florence Gates
Mrs. ]. H. Crew, Miss De Forest and Miss
| Elna Fowler
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