Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-03

Oak Leaf No. 10, Anna Berth
Interesting Papers.
Mrs. Minnie Burton of Grand
Forks, grand president, called the
meeting to order, and after the formal
opening read her address, which, like
all the other stated papers, was full
of interest to the members and over
flowed with timely and profitable sug-
gestions for the good of the order. The
address of Vice President Nellie Bodle
of Glendale followed and then came
the annual report of the secretary,
Jennie B. Hill of Fargo, which was
especially brim full of good tidings to
the order.
After some routine work was dis
posed of the grand lodge repaired
to Patterson hall and there held a
joint session with the Odd Fellows, as
above stated.
Honored Its Captain, h
Upon returning to the hall the Man
dan team presented Mrs. William, Nc
Kendry, its captain, with a hand
some cut glass dish, to which token of
good will she fittingly responded, the
presentation being one of the pretty
incidents of the meeting. n
The following grand lodge officers
we're present:
Minnie Burton, president. Grand
Forks. f
Nellie Bodle, vice presidents Ellen
dale.
Florence Mcintosh, worden, Bot
tineau.
j Jennie B. Hill, secretary, Fargo.
Della Crosthwadte, treasurer, Dick
inson. 81
Miss Maggie Baumeister, marshal,
Mandan. fsl'1t HI
Mrs. Kate Weiland, chaplain. Mi.
not. q
Mrs. Elizabeth Hartman, conductor.
Minnewaukon.
Mrs. Laura Sanders, inside guard,
Bismarck. f};58 ,,
Mrs. Lena Risk, outside guard, La
Moure. 4.
Many Past OFFICERS.
+ In addition to these the following
past presidents were present:
L Mrs. Karen Serumgaard, Devils
Lake; Mrs. Mary Mclaughlin, Hope:
Miss May K. Retzlaff, Coopenstown;
Mrs. Georgia M. Packard, Mandan;
Mrs. Clara J. Wilson, Minot; Mrs.
Mrs. Maggie Poole, Forest River; Mrs.
Emma Ellsworth, Jamestown, and
Mrs. Eva Warner, Dickey. s4s..si
In the Evening.
In the evening at Patterson"s hall
the Mandan degree team of Rebek-
abs exemplifed the degrees In most
excellent fashion which elected
praise from all sides. A team made
up from other representatives Of the
Grand Lodge gave the floor work in
a pleasing and graceful way which
brought out applause. After the
lodge had closed the members Of the
two branches held an informal re-
ception until the music of Lochner's
orchestra started up, when all but
dancing was driven from the minds
of the assembly and from that time
until midnight the merry dancers
made the scene one gof great bril-,
liancy. About the witching hour
the merry crowd repaired to the ban.
quet hall in the Mckenzie building
where the local ladies of the Re.
bekahs supervised an elegant ban
quet which was greatly enjoyed By
the large company and every praise
was given the talents of Bismarck
ladies in culinary directions.
B Many Toasts. 3ts
After all had put away from them
- L j y + I.
their hunger Judge Winchester, pre-
siding as POSTMASTER, opened the
speechmaking In happy vein and
called upon q. A. Nugent, who re
sponded to the toast, Our Guests, 4
most delightfully."-. A. M. Packard Of
Mandan, responded happily to the
good wishes expressed by the toast
master and Mr.. Nugent and Their
Or. Rowe Of Casselton, responded to
the toast, "The Rebekahs,' with
that grace for which the gallant pat
riarch of Odd Fellowship is noted
The speechmaking then became In
formal and In response to calls from
the toastmaster happy remarks we're
made by Grand Marshal Fred Smith,
Past Grand Masters Nier1ing, Cooper
Pollock, and Grand Master Mack,
between which were sandw,cr,ed
sprightly talks from Grand Secretary
Mrs. Hill, Grand President Burton
and Past Grand Presidents Warner,
Packard. Mclaughlin and Ritzlaff
Of the Rebekahs. After the ban.
quet dancing was resumed.
Thus one of the best first day SEES.
sions ever held by the grand lodges
was brought to q happy conclusion.