Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-25

men hall Tuesday evening and conferred
the Rebekah assembly degree upon 265
new members in attendance at this sas-
sion.
The regular session was convened at 9
o'clock Wednesday morning in Ancient
Order of United workmen hall. The
forenoon was epent In hearing the presi-
dents address and disposiug OF commit
tee reports. The afternoon session was
devoted TO the home board report and
at o'clock the assembly adjourned to
meet with the grand lodge at Lieder-
krantz hall, TO take part in the Joint
memorial service.
On Wednesday evening the Rebelah
degree was exemplified by Eden Re-
bekah lodge No. Al, of O'NeiT
On Thursday the following officers were
elected: Julia WEIGH Of Lincoln, Presi-
dent; Florence Wagner Of Omaha, vice
president; Hattie HoaRland Of North
Platte. warden; Emma Talbot of South
Omaha, secretary; Mary STUNT Of Omaha.
treasurer; Grace Halter Of Blair. home
board trustee. and Mary Caldwell was
elected to attend the Rebekah meetings
at the 1916 sovereign grand lodge ses-
sion.
The total membership of the Rebekah
branch of the order is 727, 43O, an increase
of over 5000 members during the year of
1914. The receipts for the year amounted
to s5,OS9OOO.
The assembly attendance was unusually
heavy and a large amount of routine
business was transacted
y. In her annual report the secretary
stated that seven new lodges had
been instituted in this state during the
year and that there had been a gain of
$40 members.
On Thursday morning a beautiful en-
crossed coy of a resolution, written by
Sadie WIZ 1t and adopted at the grand
lodge session of 1889, which started the
movement to raise funds TO build the
Odd Fellows Home in Nebraska, was pre-
sented to the assembly by Ruth Rebekah
lodge No. /. This resolution was ap-
Iropriately framed and will be hung in
the parlor of the home at York.
Session of the Grand Encampment
The encampment branch of the orde
| convened ct Odd Fellows hall On Tues
! day morning. The morning session wa
| spent transacting routine business an
| listening to- officers reports. A nev
constitution was adopted that calls 70
a. session of two days instead OF one
day session as heretofore held.
The following officers were elected a
the afternoon session: ]. A. Davis. Lin
coin, grand patriarch; l. E. Coy. Paxtor
grand senior warden; G. z, TurkingtoT
Omaha, grand high priest; Z. ]. Farr
Blair. grand junior warden; I. p. Gag,
Fremont. grand secretary; r. B. Bryan
Omaha. grand treasurer; ]. w. Pittmal
York, grand representative for two-yes
term; U. S. Rohrer, Hastings, grand rel
resentative for one-year term.
In the evening degree work was oxen
plified by Saline encampment No. fC
the benefit of the visiting members.
The report OF the grand representative
places the receipts of the encampmeI
branch OF the order at s1.Ol7.OOO. Thel
which now amounts to $4,000 members.
PRtriRchs Militant
The department council held its meetir
In Odd Fellows hall Wednesday. TT
morning session was devoted to officer
reports and routine business In the ar
ernoon the following officers we,
elected: Colonel B. A Rosebraugh
Mitchell, vice president ]. w. Conger
Loup City. treasurer; w. @. Purcell
Broken Bow, secretary. The term
General Earl Boyd, department con
mander and president. does not expil
until next year.