Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-06
R[BEKAAS
HOLD BIG MEETING
Hundred and Fifty Delegates
From Lodges of the County
in Annual Session
THE CENTRAL IOWA DISTRICT
county's Nine Lodges COM
prise the District Organization
of Which Mrs. Sue crandall, Of This
City, 10, Prcsident--state Center and
Liseomb Stats ExempIify the Work.


The third annual convention OF the
Central Iowa. district Rebekahs, COM
prising the nine lodges Of Marshall
county, was held in this city today at
the Odd Fellows hall with an attend
ance Of $50 delegates. Every lodge in
the county was represented. The three
Rebekah lodges Of Marshalltown. Mar
shall, Electric, and Concordia, did the
honors for the day, entertaining the
members royalty.
Mrs. Sue Crandall, OF Electric lodge,
is the president Of the district organi-
zation, Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, formerly
Of Marshall lodge, but now without
active membership, is secretary; and
Mrs. Pardon Head. Of Grumme lodge,
Liscomb, treasurer
One Of the features Of the gathering
will be the exemplific of the Sc.
cret work by the degree stats of Deli,
lah and Grurame lodges, OF State Cen
ter and Idscomb, this evening Begin
ming at s o'clock. Memorial services
in charge Of Electric lodge will follow,
and penny collection for the Odd
Fellows orphans home at Mason City
will be taken.
The program for the days sessions
is as follows:
Morning Session.,
Instruction in secret work from 10
- a. h1y Trc Pnr1th
Mrs. Abbie Sheets and Mrs. Anna
Mayer
Enrolment.
Dinner.
Afternoon Session.
Call to Order at 1:30-Presidert.
Opening Ode-Members.
Lords Prayer Chaplain. A
Address Of Welcome-Mrs. Mary r.
Thorp.
Response--Mrs. Minnie Lincoln, of
1iscomb.
Reports of lodges by vice presidents
Mrs. Swick, Marshall Lodge No. 40,
Marshalltowa; Mrs Kate Reimer Con-
.cordia lodge. No. 295. Marshalltown;
Mrs. Hattie Elliott, Electric lodge. No.
331, Marshalltown.
Mrs. Frons. Scott, Grumme lodge, NO.
$780, Liscomb; Mary Hale, Rhodes
lodge, No. 1862, Rhodes; Mrs. Rose
Lowe, Rel lodge, No. 294, Clemens;
Mrs. Van Deventer. Halo lodge, No.
231. Gilman; Mrs. Alice Nauke. Deli
lab lodge, No. Sc, State Center; Mrs.
Mundell, Perrin lodge, No. 464, Albion.
Installation of officers-Marshall
lodge, No. 40.
Ba1loting Concordia, No. 2s5.
Two minute speeches-"What Con-
stitutes Success in Lodge Room 2"
Mrs. wood State Center; Things to
Forget Miss Eta Early. Liscomb;
"'The Beauty Of Fraternity" Mrs. Mary
Bowman, Marshalltown; THE Bonds
OF Friendship" Mrs. Carrie Bently,
Rhodes; "The Value of Brothers in the
Lodge Room" Mrs. j. w. Gaunt,
Clemens; Frosty Fraternity" Mrs.
Elizabeth Miller, Marshalltown.
Choosing place for next convention.
Election OF officers.
The local committees in charge Of
the convention duties were as fol-
lows:
observation-disclosures S. L. Wedge.
wood, J. L. mman, Mary Bowman. F.
S. Widl, c. II. Schechter, and J. D.
Parker.
Meeting trains Mesdames Lucy
Block, Ida johnson and Nv. B. Elliott,
and Misses Anna Knobie, Effie Swick
and Rose Dtl Cane.
Distribution Of programs-Mrs. Jane
Hotchkiss, Mrs. Mary Rooster.
Enrolment OF delegates-Mrs. Fan
ME Williams, Mrs Corrick.
The Two Degree Teams.
The members of the two degree
teams. who will do the work at the
closing session this evening, are as
follows:
Lisoomb q. H. Trease, captain;
Mrs. Pardon Head, Emily Head, Mrs.
Dell Burkhart, Mrs. Jesse Meekins,
Mrs. Georgia Clifford, Mrs. Chauncey
Clifford, Mrs. Minnie Lincoln, Rose Lin
coin, Mrs. Sadie Bueghly, Bessie Moore,
Mrs. M. NJ. McFee, Marie Scott, Ida
Bixby, Mrs. Frona Scott, Mrs. Simon
Smith, Matte Mead, Mrs. May Boyd,
Mrs. Anna Clark, and Eta Early.
State Center-Mrs. N. r. Miller,
captain; B. r. Linn, guard; Mrs. R.
Bixbys Mrs. T. s. Wood, Mrs. F. NJ
Linn, Mrs w. w. Mellows, Mrs. j.. H.
Williams. Mrs. f. r. Linn, Mrs. M. ].
Doan, Mrs. John Abrams, Alice Nauke
and Maude Bower.