Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF
ODD FELLOWS

Mindful of making
I0& more comfortable the
- ~ aged inmates of the Odd
Fellows home at Thermalito, the COM
mittee OF the relief board of Los Ange-
les was instrumental in sending them a
large number of cushions last month
through the kindnes of the Rebekahs,
who deftly made them with the idea of
relieving those in the evening of their
lives in the home. In appreciation of
these gifts Mrs. A. Holiday, a Califor-
mia pioneer, aged rs years, wrote the
following verses to the relief board:
On the eighteenth day Of the present month.
In the year nineteen hundred and eight,
There came by the Southrn Pacific
A very great box of freight
With special and instruction
Not to transfer It to Rome
But with promptness to deliver it
To the odd Fellows home.
When the secret was received
Great curiosity evolved
To know the contents enclosed.
And the mystery to be solved.
Soon there was joyous laughter
From merry sister and brother
To discover variety of cushions,
And all Of us jostled each other.
There were cushions and cushions,
grand sight to behold!
Inc patience and love to make them
Can never be justly told.
With grateful hearts we shouted
With true reflective echoes.
Long live the noble-hearted
Faithful, benevolent Rebekahsi
The praises and shouts resounded
From the cellar to the dome
By all the many old residents
OF the Odd Fellows home.
II the benefactors could have seen
Our selection and our choice
How we clasped the useful ornaments
And hurried away to rejoice!
The material and brilliant colors
And the ability TO combine
Was the work of skilful artists
The rainbow to outshine.
Some in squares, plaids and stripes
Some in odd patterns unique
The gifts and the freedom to select
In pleasant memory we will keep.
California's state emblem
The present amusing Teddy Bears"
Were carried away by brothers
TO decorate their chairs,
And the picture of a young lady
native OF far-away Japan
Was selected by modest,
Very quiet little man.
The pretty basket of red cherries.
The golden apples, grapes and pears,
Were all wonderfully presented
To adorn our every day chairs.
All praise to the noble-hearted Rebekahs
For their generous free donation
We will cherish in memory the gift
And bold them In high alteration
odd Fellows home, Thermalito. CAL. August
II, 1905
Enterprise encampment will elect del
egates to the grand encampment to be
held at Hanford October $40.
Golden Rule lodge will confer the first
degree Monday night.
Los Angeles lodge at its meeting next
Wednesday night will confer the second
degree.
Good Will lodge will give instructions
In the first degree next Thursday night.
Atlas lodge will initiate two candi-
dates Monday night.
Columbia Rebekah lodge will give
literary entertainment and dance Mon
day night
Edelweiss lodge will initiate class Of
candidates next Friday night.
Angelus Rebekah lodge No. 279 gave
drill after the routine business last
Friday night. This lodge and the team
work are fast coming to the front.
Next Tuesday evening the lodge will
go In a body and visit Reba lodge.
Next Friday evening there will be
class initiation. The lodge meets at
Griffith avenue and Washington street.