Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-09-24
CELEBRATE
59TH ANNIVERSARY

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No. 25, of Yerington i'll connection
with the local odd Fellows organization,
on Tuesday evening celebrated the 59th
anniversary of the creation of the Re-
bekah degree of Odd Fellowship i'll
manner most inspiring.
At nine O'Clock i'll Leavitt hall an
eager audience of about Us members
and invited guests we're assembled.
With few opening remarks by Master
of Ceremonies +. A. Dyer, a husky local
gentleman Rebekah, 4" introduced J. ID.
Collins, the veteran of odd Fellowship
i'll this section, who delivered short
address on the history OF the Rebekah
degree which showed careful prepara-
ton and was appreciatively received
Miss Edna McNeely, the pretty and
popular young vice-grand, then rem
dered pleasing piano solo, which was
Geo. West Mrs. Davis then rendered
vocal solo and the people applauded;
Miss Sperry was the accompanist.
Geo Osborne then did his dialect
stunt, reciting Mary had a Little
Lamb, in the English of about five
nationalities Repeated encores brought
out more dialect pieces; everybody
llughed but George.
Miss Hills, when the house became
quiet, then sang the Lullaby Song"
in her usual finished style, Miss Sperry
accompanying, and for an encore sang
lust a'Wearyin' for You, without the
piano Both songs met prompt appre-
citation.
Miss Alice Osborne recited an amusing
poem and Miss Queen Wilson then sang
Annie Laurie" as solo, accompanied
by Mrs Pearl Sherwood as as accom-
panist This number was well received
Mr.. Week. Sr., grand trustee of Cal
ifornia l. o. O. +, here visiting MS
son, c. +. Week, of the Bluestone mine,
i'll response to the call of the chair, sup
plenented the opening remarks of Mr..
Collins with further interesting history
of the Rebekah lodge He is a mem
Der of LOYAL lodge of Rebekahs of San
Francisco.
At this time Hon. 7. l.. Oddie, Re-
publican candidate for Governor, came
into the hall in company with several
prominent Odd Fellows, the political
meeting having adjourned. They all
sat down to the banquet to discuss sand
wiches and ice cream instead of stand
patters and insurgents. After the re-
past Senator Oddie was formally intro
duced and made some happy remarks,
complimentary of the lady Rebekahs
and apropos of the occasion, refusing
to talk politics to ladies' and said he was
Just then having bully" time, and
he looked it, His remarks were fol-
lowed by impromptu songs and recita-
tions, hy those who had contributed at
the regular program, and by request,
Miss Julia II. Boone, visiting Rebekah
from Temple Lodge of San Francisco,
recited "A Telephone Romance, and
in answer tothe spontaneous recognition
of talent evidenced by her auditors,
gave a Scotch dialect story. Mr.. Bd-
chanan, travelling with Mr.. Oddie,
made short address which was well
received.
After that the master of ceremonies,
finding nobody ready for adjournment,
called upon Senator Reymers for a
speech, and he being happy on the
way" in the faith of insurgency, tried
to make a convert out of n. w. Willis,
the only Democrat i'll the house. The
old fashioned camp meeting methods of
the unctious brother and the resisting
sinner caused much merriment. Amid
which all adjourned, by common con-
sent, voting the Rebekah Lodge great
entertainers.