The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16
The canvassina Boards Count Of the
Votes and Announces
Result Of the
Election.
ARE NO CLOSE CONTESTS
Miss S. Elizabeth Matheney Reflect.
ed Secretary, After Long
Period Of Faithful
Service.

AC DSul W WhooS oaSS ~ ~ W ~SA~As
of the ballot cast in the contest for
state officers for the Rebekah assem-
bly,, 1. o. o. F., have just finished that
duty at the office of the grand secre'
tary. Miss S. Elizabeth Matheny in
Keokuk with the following result:
Harriet Stevenson, Council Bluffs,
president.
Josie F. Cutting, DEBORAH, vice pres
ident
Effie Graham, Des Moines, warden.
s. Elizabeth Matheny, Keokuk, Sec
rotary.
Prue Warner, Moulton, treasurer.
For president, only one candidate
was voted for who is given as elected,
receiving 1855 votes
There was only one candidate voted
for for vice president and she recefv-
ed 2,36S votes.
For warden there were eight candi'
dates receiving votes, Efie Graham
announced as successful, receiving
sos votes, while Mamie Buckley re-
ceived 525 votes which was the sec.
ond highest vote.
In the race for the secretaryship.
there were only two candidates voted
for, st. Elizabeth Matheny receiving
1884 votes, while Alta Striker, the
other candidate voted for, received
5S1 votes.
In the race for treasurer there were
seven candidates voted for and Miss
Prue Warner was successful, receiv-
ing the necessary plurality of 72S
votes, her leading competitor Jessie
s. Mutt, receiving $50. All the other
candidates received votes ranging
from PSI to 1874.
People Of Keokuk and vicinity are
we'll acquainted with Miss Eliz-
| abeth Matheny The very flatter'
ing vote she received was very graft
flying to her friends, as it was strong
vote of confidence for Miss Matheny
and compliment to her past eff
I cient work.
Miss Matheny took the work in It's
! infancy and has grown with it, and
under her wise and tactful manage
ment the work has grown with her.
She, from the beginning OF her career
| in that line, introduced new business
and continued to improve on them as
time and experience dictated until
the Office has become one of the best
regulated and one Of the most up to
date Offices of the kind in the state.
The journal of the state sessions is
recognized as the most thorough and
complete in every detail of its kind.
This work not only requires an ex-
perienced woman. There are now $50
Rebekah lodges in the state, with a
membership Of over $4,000. The Re-
,bekahs Of Iowa have assumed the
furnishing of the Odd Fellows and
Orphans home at Mason City, and
keep this part Of the work up, having
an advisory board which visits the
home and looks after the furnishing.
Through the presidents efforts Mrs.
Allie Scott of Montrose, fine piano
will be placed in the old folks home
! this year.
| This home enterprise and other &C
tivities of the Rebekahs in the state
adds to the innumerable duties of the
secretary. but Miss Matheny takes
them upon herself with a cheerful
good will and receives them cheerful
" for the good of the order to which
for years she is very much attached
and for which she has done so much
earnest, loving and valuable labor.
This labor could not have fallen into
ADLER, more earnest or more loyal
! hands. Her experience, tact, Kindness
| and wisdom have won her high
place in the confidence and hearts OF
Iowa Rebekahs which she so richly
deserves.
Her friends here not only congratu-
late her but also the garnd lodge of
Iowa for they feel that In honorins
Miss Matheny, the Rebekahs Of the
state are honoring themselves.