The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-10-29
Rebekah Assembly
HELD LAST WEEK IN BANGOR.

The 18th annual Rebekah Assembly was held
in Bangor Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 2Oth
and 21st. About 300 Rebekahs were in attend
ance and all regretted the enforced absence OF
the president, Mrs. Maude M. Emery OF North
Arson telegram of sympathy was sent to
her. Ninety-one past noble granos were gwen
the assembly degree on Tuesday.
The address of welcome was by Flora A.
Thompson of Excelsior Lodge, No. rs, Of Ban
gor, and Miss Alice G. Priest of Waterville the
response.
Among the appointments made by the presi-
dent were: Cora E. Harvey, Lewiston marshal;
Mabel Rogers, Brunswick, conductor Lois Nc
Keiver, Bath, inside guardian; Annie M: Young,
Calais, outside guardian; Helen A. Eastman,
Canton, chaplain. Mrs. Nan Woodward of Lis
bon Falls was reappointed district deputy presi-
dent and Mrs. Lizzie G. Kicker of Lisbon was
appointed on the credential committee.
Three members of the assembly have died
during the past year, one of these having been
Mrs Lizzie Miles of Lisbon. After memorial
had been held a vocal solo, Nearer Home, '.
was beautifully rendered by Alice Bartlett of
Livermore Falls.
Mrs. Nellie A. Stevens of Westbrook, past
president and chairman of the Odd Fellows
and Orphans Home Committee, and Mrs. Sarah
H. Weymouth of Biddeford, past president
and the treasurer, reported $2,944.37 as the
amount received to date. OF this sum over
81 100 was raised during the past year. They
were reappointed on the committee as was Mrs
Ada F. Garcelon of Auburn. The other new
members appointed are Past Grand Master w.
W. Cutter Of Portland and Past Grand Repre-
sentative Frank Snow of Brunswick.
1t was reported that there are now 126 lodges
in the assembly, three having been installed
during the past year. There are nearly 10000
members.
On Tuesday afternoon a beautiful past noble
grands collar was presented to Mrs. Sarah u.
Cook of Brunswick by the Rebekahs of her dis
trict, No. IA. The presentation was made by
Mrs. Lois McKeiver of Bath. At the close of
the afternoon session reception was held in
the parlors to the lodge officers. Nearly 1880
Rebekahs gathered in the Bangor City Hall in
the evening to witness the work exempltied by
Mayf1ower Lodge, No. AZ of Calais.
Wednesday morning meeting of the Dis
trict Deputies Association was held in the l. o..
O. F. hall at Brewer and at noon a luncheon
was served by the members of Esther Lodge,
No. 81, of that place. After the luncheon the
following toasts were given, with Mrs. Frances
Homer of Bucksport as the toastmistress.
"Our Watchword," Gertrude W. Sargent, Riv-
erview Lodge, No. 40, Bucksport; Our En-
blem,'' Fannie H. Parker, Mountain Lodge,
No. 81, Blue Hill; Our Orphans" Flora A.
Thompson, Excelsior Lodge, No. rs, Bangor
"Our Dead" Henrietta A. Mcclellan, Myrtle,
No. IA, Old Town.
The newly elected officers of the association
are; Mrs. Nellie A; Stevens, Westbrook, pres
ident; Mrs. Flora A. Thompson, Bangor, vice
president; Ida NJ Goodwin, Waterville, secre-
tary; Vesta A. Written, Fairfield, treasurer.
Mrs Annie R. Voter, Pennington; Mrs. Ada F.
Garcelon, Auburn and Mrs. Julia E. Marley,
Gardner were appointed a committee to
have charge of the program for the meeting
which will be held next year at Bangor