The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-20
Sessions Being Held Concurrent
With Grand Lodge of Utah.
Gdd Fellows.
REPORTS SHOW ORDER
IS MAKING PROGRESS
Officers Named and Will BE IN
stalled at Wednesday
Morning Session.

Concurrent with the meeting of the
grand lodge of Utah. l. O. O. f. was
the annual meeting Of the Eebekah state
assembly at Odd Fellows hall PostoffIcc
place, Thursday morning. with more than
200 members present II was the ninth
annual session of the order and the de-
ltberstions were presided over by Mrs.
Emma NTed OF Ogden. president OF the
organization At the morning session the
reports OF the officers OF the order were
read, the committee credentials re-
ported. and forty members took the
scmbly degree. At the afternoon session
the various committees were appointed.
and they viii report at the sessions We'd
nesday. All OF the twenty-five lodges in
the state were fully represented.
The ofTicers-ccct OF the state assem-
bly, for the ensuing year who were elect
ed by the twenty-five lodges at their last
meeting in March are as follows: Mrs
Sara Brown. Stockton, president. Mrs.
Jennie BinSard Park City. vice president;
Mrs Mary Suddhclmcr Salt Lake City,
warden: Mrs. Clara J. Moore, Salt Lake
CltE, secretary. Mrs. Katie Hines. Provo.
treasurer. These officers VIII be installed
Wednesday afternoon, after which the
president. while her appointive officers,
The Officers In charge of the present
assembly are: Emma !. Meid Ogden.
president Sara Brown. Stockton. vice
president; Jennie Binkard. Park City,
warden: Mary c. Nickerson, Salt Lake
city. secretary; Florence j. Cotter. Lchi,
treasurer Eliza llayball. Logan. mar
shal; Sarah Allen. Corinne. conductor:
Qucenie NJ. Wheat. Moab chaplain; Della
Edwards: Ophir, inside guardian, Lottie
J., Ray, Provo. outside guardian.
Officials Report Progress
President Emma /. Meid. in her annual
report 10 the assembly. after thanking the
order for the honor bestowed upon her
and reciunG the visitations made TO va
rious lodges IN the state during the year
and telling of other matters connected
with the organization. proceeded TO report
on the state of the order
Il am glad TO report" continued the
president. that the general condition of
our order throughout the state Is good
III is true that there are some weak lodges
that hold together by the un,iring efforts
OF Tow faithful members We tried to
help these by words OF encoura cement
and advice. On my visits 7 have called
on all members who could not attend
meeting on account OF sickness or sor-
row and have tried to speak words Of
sympathy and comfort 10 them. Ono
LhlhS lInpresses mo more and more each
year; and that is that We must look for
quality and not quantity in selecting
members. II We would have harmony i'm
our lodge rooms. Let each one of us
labor TO set aside everything that will
tend to mar the good VIC might do. FOR
we pass this way but once"
Reports wore also made by Vice Prcsi-
dent Sara Brown and Warden Jennie
Binierd.
Advocates the Home.
Mrs. Mary c. Nickerson. the secretary
o, Salt Lake CITY; in her report makes a
stronS plea for the establishment of an
Odd Follows home. mo time or labor "
she says, Should be spared TO make this
nome credit To the order. and n haven
Of rest for the patients" To the socre
tary the past year has been one OF many
experiences, both happy and sad but with
u better understanding OF the meaning of
friendship, love and truth.
According to the tabulsted statement
oi the secretary FOR the year ending De
Cemb"r 81. 1909. there were twentV-tNo
lodges reporting. The membership on
brothers, fJs: total. 1890. The total re,
celpts for the wear were 1884 Sc. and
Ihe cash on hand April /. 1910 was
SzIS.5s' Ihe inverted funds OF the Re-
pckah lodges amount 10 SIS. 233. H.
a report Is also made hy tho repre-
scntatNeS to tue sovereign grand lodge
hold at Seattle September 2O-2f. 1909.
Degree of Chivalry.
On Tuesday afternoon the honorary dc
gree of chiyalry was conferred upon the
ton ColraN. No. l. Militant Patriarchs;
Mrs. Henry Myers. Minnesota: Mrs. MARY
~. Huddhcimer, Mrs. Katy Hines Mrs
Ellen Stainos. Mrs. Emma n, Stoli. Mrs
Geneyicvc Inflow, Mrs. O.. w. Hnincs ana
Mrs. Hattie Porter. all OF Salt Lake CITY
and Mrs. Elizabeth Wsrdleigf Of Ogden
The badges were pinned on the brc0sfS
Of the recipients by little Pearl Watroua
The charges werc delivered by Mrs. Min
mic Mathews, Miss Eva Pitcher Miss
Lillian Pierce and Miss Ethel ruiZ all
OF salt Lake. The ceremony which was
public, was witnessed by many interest
ed spectators.
An cNempiifcaiinn Of degree work was
given 20 visiting sisters and brothers bv
Miriam lodge; Rebekah OF Salt Lake. and
Patriarchs Militant