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and every action of the board was heartily
endorsed
The home now being built at York viii
cost about 100000. when completed. II. is
a strictly fire-prOof building, and the brick
work Is finished and the roof Is now being
put In place. The building will be opened
for occupants about Augnat /, 1871. and
will be dedicated on or about October 20.
1911. The grand lodge provided funds
enough so that the building will be dedi
Gated free of debt It win be one of the
finest buildings of its kind in the United
States.
This order is the pioneer in the building
of homes for the care of it's aged and
needy members and the education of
the orphan. The first home ever erected
by any benevolent association was built
by tho Odd Fellows in the state of Penn
sylvania in the year 1873. A characteristic
OF these homes is that they are main
tained and conducted in such a manner
that the term inmate has given way in
its application to members of these homes
and they are known as guests OF the or
der The amount Of money invested in
homes by this order amounts to almost
4OOO,OO0.
The grand secretary's report shows that
during the year the order increased its
membership in this state by s11 thestotal
number of members in Nebraska now
being 234s5.
The report of the representatives to the
/ sovereign grand lodge shows that last year
was a prosperous one for the order from
every standpoint. The order now has over
100000 members, the report showing an
increase OF over 5000 members in all
] N.uaav a.
There was collected BY the order in 1903
$16,OOO.OOO. OF which $4,000 was paid out
for relief and-sick benefits. The invested
funds OF the order now amount to over
$4,000 600. The next session Of the sovereign
grand lodge will be held at Indianapolis In
1911
ReBeI<ah Assembly.
The Rebekah assembly held a special
session IN the senate chamber Tuesday
evening to confer the Rebel1ah assembly
degree on the new members in attendance
at this years session. g.
The regular session was convened at 9
o'clock Wednesday morning I'm the senate
chamber The forenoon was spent In hear
ing the presidents address and disposing OF
committee reports. The afternoon session
was devoted to the home board report and
at O'Clock memorial service was held.
In her annual report the secretary stated
that twenty-five new lodges had been in
stituted in this state during the year and
that there had been gain OF 800 members.
The organization now has a membership
OF 1859 in Nebraska.
The election OF officers resulted as fol-
lows: Elizabeth Reynolds, David City
president; Martha Holeomb. Chadron, vice
president; Fannie DeBow, Coleridge
warden; Emma Talbot South Omaha, sec
Rotary; Mary Il. STUNT Omaha, treasurer.
This Is the fifteenth time that Mrs STUNT
has been elected 20 this office Mary LAv-
ingstone was reelected 70 the home board
/ Al the evening session the decoration OF
chivalry was conferred upon six members
I Following this ceremony the Rebekah de-
gree was eNemplified by University Place
Rebekah lodge No. 2S9.
The Rebekah branch OF the order will
provide the furniture for the home al
York and has already accumulated q
large fund for this purpose. The report OF
the home hoard was received with an en-
thusiasm that shows bow deeply the
Rebekahs are interested IN the home
4 The total membership OF the Rsbekah
branch Of the order Is 688a5 an Increase