The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-20
District Meeting Of the Prominent Or
der Is Highly Successful.
Many Neighboring Lodges Represent
ed BY Enthusiastic Delegates
Visitors Were Nicely Entertained BY
Their Sisters in Mankato.
Drills, Lunches, Addresses and Other
Features Make Up Program.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Long and happy was the social tim
that the Rebekah members had at thei
district meeting in the 1. o. o. F. hal
yesterday afternoon and evening, but o
course all good times must come to al
end, and at midnight, large percentage
of the merrymakers were forced to leav
for their homes in neighboring town
and country places, and others wer
leaving for their residences and place
of temporary abode in this city. Tn,
morning trains today took away the re
mainder of the visitors that were
brought to the city by the big annual
event.
There were in the neighborhood of two
hundred Rebekahs, more than three
fourths of them ladies, in attendance
at this district convention. The gather
ing consisted of members of Aurora
Lodge, No. 81 and Minneopa Lodge No
", Mankato; Charity Lodge No. II, ST.
Peter; Silver Link Lodge No. 90, Ma
pleton; Utility Lodge No. los, Elysian;
Amboy Lodge No. 1877, Amboy; Point
Pleasant Lodge No. al, Madison Lake /;
Eagle Lake Lodge No. l42, Eagle Lake /;
Oakdale Lodge No. l47, LIE Sueur Cen
ter, and Madelia Lodge No. l57, Ma
della.
Early in the afternoon the visitors be-
gan to arrive on the incoming trains and
were met at the depot by the train COM
mittee of the Minneopa Rebekahs, who
really had the responsibility and honor
of entertaining the whole district conven-
ton. This train committee consisted of
Mrs. Della Stevens, Mrs. Emma Harkee
and Mrs. Helen Foley. The train COM
mittee guided their guests to the l. o. O.
F. hall, where the latter were at once
taken care of by the reception commit
tee, consisting of Mrs. A. NJ Smith, Hrs
Henry Holman and Mrs. Mile Haggard
The visitors were conducted to the din
ing hall, where, now numbering more
than fifty, they were served with
splendid lunch.
The business meeting was called to or
der in the lodge meeting room by the
district president, Mrs. Kate Cook of
Eagle Lake. Mrs. Kate Bennett, the dis
trict vice president, was also present.
The regular district secretary, Mrs. Fan
ME Atkins of LIE Sueur Center, was not
there, and Mrs. Emma Haskell of Madi-
son Lake was accordingly chosen acting
secretary. Officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows: DISTRICT Presi-
dent, Mrs. Mary Holman of Mankato,
member of Minneopa Lodge No. ~; Dis
trict Vice President, Mrs. Nellie Cove of
Madelia; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
Nellie Thompson of Mankato, member of
Minneopa Lodge No. ~. The annual
reports of the delegates concerning the
condition and record of each lodge dur
ing the past year were very encour-
aging. The secret work of the order was
performed under the direction of the
state president, Mrs. Bertha Leber of
Minneapolis. The question box was
probably the most interesting feature
M of r IL
took the written questions from the box
one by one and gave her answers to
these inquiries regarding lodge work
with readiness that showed her to be
thoroughly acquainted with all the ms
and outs of the lodge work of the Re-
bekahs. She gave her instructions both
in English and German, that the Aurora
Rebekahs might understand the work in
every detail.
The Aurora Rebekahs have the only
German speaking lodge of the Rebekah
order in this entire district. There are
but two others in the state, one at Min
neapolis and the other at Winona.
A banquet was served all the members
at about six o'clock. This, too, like all
the rest of the entertainment, was car
ried on under the auspices of the Min
neopa Rebekahs.
In the evening the Minneopa lodge it.
self a had short meeting at which
the officers of the next six months were
elected, as follows: Noble grand, Mrs.
Eliza Day; vice grand, Mrs. Ella Foley;
recording secretary, Mrs. Nellie Thomp-
son. The whole district meeting held a
program of musical recitations and i'm
promptu addresses, all with the one main
topic in view, the good of the order.
Degree staff work was carried on exem-
plifed by the Madelia staff, consisting
of eighteen, who with their various cos
tunes, produced charming effect. A
long informal social session occurred late
in the evening, eliminating in the even
ing lunch, which occurred about 1880
o'clock.
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