Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-10-18
ODD FELLOWS AND
REBEKAHS In CONGRESS

Friendship, Love and Truth, the
three links that bind together the
great membership of the Indepen-
dent order OF Odd Fellows, filled the
atmosphere in Grants Pass Friday
when there gathered here delegates
from the counties Of Southern ore
gon In district congress, while the
Rebekahs added to the interest and
enjoyment Of the occasion by hold
Ing their district convention in con-
junction with the congress.
The sessions OF the congress were
held In the W. o. W. hall, the after
noon being given over to the tran
saction Of business matters and to
the development of plans for the
future welfare OF the order
Gold Hill was selected as the place
of meeting for the April session of
the congress, and officers were elect
ed as follows: Dr. c. II Smith, Of
Gold Hill, president; s. +. Potter,
Rogue River vice president; Il. L.
Phipps, Ashland, secretary; T. Y.
Dean, Grants Pass, treasurer.
While the mere men were tran
sacting their business, the Rebekahs
were likewise laying plans for the
betterment Of the order, and elect
Ing officers for the next session
which will be held In Gold Hill in
April. The elected officers are Mrs
Maud Stickle of Gold Hill cnair-
man; Mrs. Mary Smith OF Grants
Pass, vice chairman; and Mrs. Jen-
ME Burke, Grants Pass, recording
secretary.
The evening was given up to
social session to which the Odd
Fellows, Rebekahs, and the friends
of the affiliated orders were invited.
The assembled guests were made at
once to feel that Grants Pass and
the local lodge had a hearty welcome
for all, Attorney Clements in his
usual happy manner, radiating the
spirit of fraternity and greeting all
for the lodge and the city. "Odd
Fellowship" was told of by Rev. |.
II. Teel, and those who heard his ex-
emplification of what the three links
symbolized no longer wonder that
the heart of the Odd Fellow warns
for his order A recitation by little
Miss Pauline Dean on Odd Fellow
ship brought down the house, while
a vocal solo by Geery McCracken
and an instrumental selection by
Miss Bernice Quinlan we're most
pleasing numbers The or
chestra played choice selections dur
ing the evening Following the rem
dition OF the program, refreshments
We're served.
A pleasing feature of the decora-
tions of the halls in which the Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs held their
meetings was the fact that Tokay
grapes and vines were artistically
placed, this being suggested by the
fact that Grants Pass was celebrat-
ing Its first annual Tokay FESTIVAL.
Those attending at the Rebekah
convention from neighboring towns
were Mrs. S Mae Greer, Hillsboro;
Mrs. Maud Stickel. Gold Hill; Mrs.
]. c. Van Glider, Glendale Mrs. ID.
A, Harmon, Merlin, Cora Barge,
Jacksonville, Annie Long, Miss Floy
Mcneil Miss Eta Reames, Mrs
Anna Myer Nellie Stevenson and
Mrs Gertrude Murphy OF Ashland;
Miss Josephine Dixon. San Diego,
Cal; Miss Carrie Ryan. Fulton;S
D., Mrs Dora Gardiner, Napa, Cal,
Miss June TerwiIiger. Spokane,
Wash.
The Odd Fellows present from
other towns as delegates were H. c.
Payne NJ. y Long, VIM. Myer Jonu
Cameron. Frank Heberle. James
Wiley W II Flagg, Geo w Tret-
rem, Thos II Simpson. ]. j. Muir
ply and Il y Phipps. Of Ashland;
II, n. Lockwood, Medtord, Dr. c. H.
Smith and A. J 7. Smith. Gold I'M;
I. W Conway and $. r. Potter
Rogue River, c. II Baysec. Jack
souvllle; Geo Christie, Kerby