Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-29
Rebekah Lodge. I. o. o. F..
Observes Anniversary. !,
W0MEN'S WORK ExTOLLED
Benefits Of the Degree Told by Flo
quent Speakers.
GRAND OFFICERS TAKE PART
Musical Program and Dancing Fol.
low Addresses by Mrs Yoakley
and MIS-. Werner.

The fifty-seventh anniversary OF the
founding Of the Rebekah degree, L o. o.
f. was celebrated with fitting ceremonies
In the presence OF a large gathering OF
members OF the order and their friends in
Odd Fellows Temple. 7th street north
west, last evening. On the platform were
seated Mrs. Estelle Yoakley. chairman OF
the anniversary committee; Mrs. George
A Mothershead. secretary Of the COM
mittee; Mrs. Alice l.. Thomas, chaplain:
Mrs Henrietta Werner. past grand OF
Ruth Lodge. No 2, OF the Rebekahs; e.
W. Bradford. past grand master OF Odd
Fellows OF the District Of Columbia: f.
II. Easterling. present grand master: r.
A. Ford. deputy grand master: W. +.
Clapp. grand secretary. and DIR. Thomas
j. Gates. grand patriarch OF the Grand
Encampment. Patriarchs Militant,
The opening ode was sung as a detail
from Canton Washington. Patriarchs MIL
liant. marched into the hall In full uni
form.
Those who were to have seats upon the
stage then followed, and at the platform
marched past the patriarchs, who stood at
attention. Capt. William English was in
command OF Canton Washington's detail,
which later took seats in the front rows
Mrs. Alice L. Thomas. chaplain. offered
prayer. and Mrs. Yoakley followed with
the address OF welcome.
Great Agency for Good.
THE fifty-seventh anniversary of the
institution OF this noble order among
U.s." said Mrs. Yoakley. lis an event emf
nently worthy OF celebration, since Il is
one OF the many great agencies for good
in this world in which We live and move
and have our being. The world grows
better as Its men and women GROW be..
ter: and men and women are made better
by the elevation OF the influences which
surround them In this life. Fathers ana
mothers. sisters and brothers sons and
daughters. and husbands and wives can
not help but advance in their powers for
good when they are associated together
under the lofty principles which this be-
loved order teachss and which We all
cherish.
1T has been said that the male MEM
oers OF any association cannot rise above
the female members thereof-man cannot
rise above woman, but he can rise with
ner Woman must rise with him IL he
is TO rise at all: and. since this order
stands Tor all that il good In woman
ing to the world
Napoleon once said that France need
ed nothing 80 much as good mothers, and
Is equally true OF every other country
IN the world. Give any country good
motners. and that country Is supremely
blessed Mothers have charge of the
nome circle in which each human twig
IS gwen tnat moral bent which deter
mines the inclination OF its future fnteg-
rity Mothers keep the nurseries of ma
| tional character: and the character or
each nursery determines the character
OF saeh nation: for We are told by the
good book that IL a child IL brought up
In the way 1t should go it will not later
depart tnerefrom; and. this being true
mothers have become the real rulers Of
the world
At the close OF Mrs. Yoakley's address.
MIS- George A. Mothershead read the
proclamation OF Grand Sire T.. s. Conway
and Grand Master Easteriing
ps. hehrietta Werner. past grand OF
huth Lodge. No ,. Daughters of Re-
Dekah. then delivered a short address.
Record Of the Years.
1T took Odd Fellows thirty-two years
to learn that Rebekah degree was cs-
sential to their greatest success. and it
took them nineteen years more to learn
that Rebekah lodges were essential to the
heoekah degree" she said in opening.
And SO while we celebrate this anniver-
sary. and call 1t our fifty-seventh, our
real work has been going on only about
thirty-eight years. Tonight it Is ours to
Inquire what has been achieved in that
time.
What has Odd Fellowship to show for
having been the first and only great fra
ternal organization to give a part Of its
tiers and sisters. and making them. in
fact. a part OF itself? As q Rebekah, L
am proud Of the record. From about 1900
lodges thtrty-eight years ago the order
sand lodges. without counting the more
than 1000 Rebekah lodges From less than
100000. the membership has increased to
almost 100000. And more important
than these. Then Odd Fellows had no
homes for widows and orphans: now they
have more than forty such homes. and
the good work is growing and pushing
steadily on. and there is not a single
Odd Fellows home which was built with
out the aid of tine Rebekahs. Just think.
a home for each year since our work
began, and two over. And so, l say. as
a Rebekah. l am proud of our record
and Of our achievements.
But while these facts and these figures
convey to your mind some little hint
as to the work which has been done since
We have had part in il, they do not
tell OF the labors of love which it has
been ours to perform: of the watching
by our sick and afflicted: the relief of
our needy: the comforting Of our distress
ed the burying of our dead: the caring
for and education Of our orphans
Music and Dancing.
Miss Genevieve Pyle gave a recitation;
Miss Mildred DeHsrt was heard in q
vocal solo. Dancing concluded the pro-
gram.
The committees were as follows:
v. Estelle Yoakley, chairman joint COM
mittee.
Committee on program-Mrs. Gertrude
NJ. Pyle. chairman: Mr.. Harry Kennedy,
Miss Florence Lichlon.
Reception committee-Mrs Lula Phillips,
chairman. and noble and vice grands Of
each subordinate and Rebekah lodge.
Badge committee-Mrs. Eva Schleich,
Mrs. Josie Z. Weber.
Committee on hall and decorations
Homer L. Booth. chairman; DIR. Thomas
]. Gates. s. G. Taylor.
Committee on printing-Charles G. Bar.
ton, chairman; w. NJ. Cowel. Andrew
Day.
Doings Of Pleasure Craft.