Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-20
|. OF. M. INSTALL
AND ENTERTAIN
LARGE NUMBER PRESENT FROM
SPOKANE, RATHDRUM AND
HARRISON.
Hall PrettiIy DecOrated-Sumptuous
Banquet Was Served.

The members of the Ladies Of the
Maccabees lodge were out in large
numbers last evening, when that or
der installed their officers for the
ensuing year at Wrights hall and
also entertained more than hundred
visiting members from Spokane, Har-
rison and Rathdrum lodges. The
large hall was filled with Lady Mac
cabees, for only members of that
society were allowed to be present
The lodge hall and adjoining
rooms were Hastily and artistically
decorated for the event and never
has the hall looked prefer than last
evening. The lodge colors were
greatly in evidence and the black, red
and white could be seen in all parts
of the room. Long streamers of
buting of above colors hung along
the walls and extended to the center
Just above the altar, which bore the
lodge emblems and colors.
After the usual opening and few
breliminaries the installing officer,
Mrs. Ben thinner, took the chair,
and with the aid of her assistants,
duly installed the following officers
for the coming year: Mrs. NJ. Fish
er, lady commander; Mrs. A. Guptill,
lieutenant commander; Mrs. G. Rey-
holds, past commander; Mrs. L. r.
Weston, sergeant; Mrs. Ed, lady-at-
arms; Mrs. Oleson, sentinel; Mrs.
Robson, finance keeper; Mrs. Ditto
more, record keeper, Mrs. Nudge,
chaplain; Mrs. Peterson, picket; Mrs.
Cassidy, musician; Mrs. Scott, color
bearer No. 1; Mrs. Rosen, color
bearer No. 2; Mesdames Best, Cup
TIL and Rumbouski, banner bearers.
The office of captain of the guards
Is to be filled for the coming year
by Mrs. Geo. Chittenden, and her
associate guards are Mesdames Nc
Creig, Mckinney, Granthan. Aiken
Gentry, Weston, Robson, Nudge. M
Guptill, Ed. Searles, Pearson, Sey-
hour, White, Elder. Best, Ditti-
NOR, thinner, Huyck. Campbell. Ole
aon and Peterson. Mrs. Searles viii
on the position of flag bearer No. /;
Mrs. Campbell, flag bearer No. 2;
Mrs. Graves, ensign No. 1; and Mrs
Mcguire, ensign No. 2.
Two Were Initiated.
The installing over, the degref
team exemplifed the initiatory worl
npon two candidates who were IL
waiting. they being Mesdames Rob
ihson and Oman, Who received thu
secrets of the order prior to thu
banquet. Sharply at 10 o'clock
photographer came to the hall ant
look several fash tight pictures o
The assembled members. visitors AM
the pretty decorations.
An Excellent Banquet.
: After the work in the lodge hal
lad been completed all repaired t
he adjoining dining hall. where
nmptuous banquet was served. TIL
aDartment had likewise been appro
priately decorated for the occasio
similar to the lodge room about tn
walls and center. Three long table
sere arranged across the room wit
aHicient seating capacity to accom-
aodate one hundred at time. Abor
ne tables and extending from tn
alnernt chandeliers were bees of va
nus sizes. made from soft materia
No lodge colors. and looked veT
pfetty suspended about the room
sad formed about the tables. Lars
oOquets of carnations formed Ii
eenterpieee. and at each place vi
We plate card. designating the OF
be seated there. and each cal
oOre a small bow OF silk ribbon
ae three eolors of the order. II
-oies in charge of the evenings fe
u'ltes served during the eveniT
-ao tn gusts were all waited upC
h promptness and dispatch.