Evening star., 1914-10-04

Anna Billings. chairman: Mrs Emma
}: :. Murray of Miriam Rebekah Lodge.
vice chairman: Mrs. Annie NJ. Coleman
o. Ruth Rebekah Lodge. secretary. and
Mrs. Robert Volland of Naomi Rebekah
Lodge, treasurer.
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge. No. 4. will
celebrate its fourteenth birthday ami
versary at it's session Friday evening
Members of the Rebekah branch of the
order generally are invited to be pres
ent- After short business session
the evening will be devoted to a social
program and fraternal intercourse. Re
freshments will be served. The degree
announced for that evening has been
: postponed until the meeting of October
%. when several candidates will receive
the Rebekah degree.
Grand Master Frank E. Rapp and his
officers. paid a fraternal visit to Wash
ington Lodge. No. 6. Tuesday evening.
The reports of the grand secretary and
grand treasurer showed the lodge is
prospering. both numerically and
Z, financially. After the completion of the
official business Grand Warden William
]: Hope. who is also financial secretary
of Washington Lodge. presided and pre-
numbers and recitations. Grand Pa
triarch George E. Davis of California,
also grand representative to the Sover-
eign Grand Lodge from that state. was
resentatives from West Virginia. Okla
homa, Texas and several other jurisdic-
tions were also present. At the close
OF the program refreshments were
served.
Friday evening the grand master and
his officers will pay Phoenix Lodge, No.
Is. an official visit at Benning. D. c.
1t is said visit to that lodge at any
! time is enjoyable, and every visitor is
made welcome.
Federal City Lodge, No 20. paid East
Po VII 0N
Wednesday evening Harmony Lodge.
No. 9. adjourned its session early and
also visited Eastern Lodge. After
short program addresses were made by
many of the members and a social hour
was followed by the serving Of re-
freshments.
Following the regular business ses-
sion Wednesday evening Mount Nebo
Encampment. No. s, will hold an open
session. to which every member of the
campment branch or not, is invited.
Speaking. singing and recitations are
on the program and the committee hav-
ing the matter in hand promises a
these open sessions, 1t is announced.
1t to bring members Of all branches to-
gether for social intercourse that mem
bers may become better acquainted.
Monday night was "home coming
night" in Esther Rebekah Lodge Many
were present who had been in attend
ance at the Sovereign Grand Lodge
meeting at Atlantic City and others
were home from their vacations. Mrs.
Ohlander. who had been absent several
meetings on account of the sickness of
her mother in her old home in Illinais,
was present. Altogether there were
112 at the "home- coming"
There were visitors from every Re-
bekah lodge in the jurisdiction, among
them Past Grand Master Thomas J.
nd II
Clapp: also Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers of
Martha Washington Lodge. Mr.. Rogers
was honored by receiving the degree of
chivalry at the Sovereign Grand Lodge.
ed F; A. Wagner. Golden Rule Lodge.
harrisburg, W. Va: Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Garland. .Rebekah Lodge, De-
troit. Mich. and ex-Mayor Henry of
Sovereign Grand Lodge of his state.
An excellent vaudeville program was
presented under the direction of Mrs.
Darling. acting chairman Of the enter
lures were music by an eleven-piece
orchestra, vocal solo, Tom Mears of
London, England: male quartet, fancy
dancing by Violet Empey and Frieda
and songs by the homecoming chorus
Remarks were made by Messrs. Henry,
wagner, Rogers. Gates. Leary, John
son and Anderson and by Mrs. Henry
"Ho AsIi .. AcHiO1i Light ISITSSNmonC8
were served.
AS the next regular meeting is the
occasion of the grand visitation an
equally enjoyable evening is antici-
pated.
Golden Rule Lodge, No. 21. is said to
be making effort to awake interest dur
ing the fall season. Arrangements have
been made for specially Interesting
session October 10. the evening of the
visitation of Federal City Lodge All
members Of the order are invited and as
sured Of entertainment
Ruth Rebekah Lodge, No. 2, anticipates
a more than normal attendance at It's
next meeting: number of its members
have returned from the Sovereign Grand
Lodge session at Atlantic City
Mt Nebo Encampment will hold an
open social tn connection with its ses-
function is promised.