The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-28
Gavel Made From Speaking Plat
forms of Bryan and Roosevelt
Presented.
INSTALLATION WORK CLEVER
VOTE OF THANKS EXTENDED
Grand March and Serving of Re-
freshments Follow Business
of Evening.

At the regular meeting of Mound
City Rebekah Lodge No. 322 at their
hall Monday evening, the instaila-
ton staff of Parthenia Lodge, Of
Wairo, installed the officers-elcct.
The staff is composed of Captain,
Charles f. Arter; Pianist, Mrs. Hope
Way Orr; Deputy Grandmaster, Miss
Mamie Kuykendall; Grand War
den, Mrs Mary c. Avey;
| Grand Marshal, Laura Geisen-
hof; Grand Recording Secretary,
Mrs. Nellie Arter; Grand Financial
Secretary Mrs. Daisy Walker; Grand
Chaplain. Mrs Ethel Piper; Grand
Treasurer, Mrs. Jennie Walder; In
side Guardian, Miss Hazel Boren,
(supplied); Color Bearers, Mrs. Jen-
ME Prid1y and Mrs. Essie J. Croft;
Escorts, Mrs. Frank Hagey, Mrs n.
Hale, Mrs. +. w. Corn, Mrs. Robert
Thompson and Mrs. w. l.. GadDois.
The following officers were installed:
Mrs. W. I. Jaccard, Noble Grand;
Mrs e. p. Easterday, Vice Grand;
Miss Myrtle Williams, Recording Sec
retary; Mrs. w. B. lmhoff, Financial
Sef retary; w. I. Jaccard, Treasurer;
Miss Cora Fullerton, Warden; Miss
Hazel Boren, Conductor; Miss Anna
Williams. r. S. N. G.; Mrs. ], A.
Dougherty, l., S., N G.; Mrs George
Parker r. S. V. g.; Miss Hattie
Hawley, l.. S. V. G.; Mrs. NJ J.
Hurst. Inside Guardian; Mrs. II. Y.
Handley, Outside Guardian. The in
stallation work was very cleverly and
impre8siyely executed and vote Of
thanks was extended the members
of the staff. One of the chief fea-
lures of the evening was the presen-
tation of a gavel to be used by the
Noble Grand. This was a gift from
the Parthenia staff and was uniuCe
in tina. the head was made from q
part of the railing that enclosed the
platform on which William Jennings
Bryan made his speech in Cairo dur
ing his campaign for the presidential
chair and the handle consisted of a
piece of a plank taken from the plat
form Oh which ex-President Theo-
iore Roosevelt made his speech when
in Cairo. This historical article was
the invention of Charles f. Arter
ard ne had left it roughly hewn to
preserve its original state. The
handle was tied with pink and green
ribbons, the emblematic colors of tire
society and an Odd Fellow pennant
hung from the handle. The gift was
very ably presented to the society
by Mrs. Laura Geiscnhof on behalf Of
the staff. Following this part of the
evenings program recess was taken
and ice cream and cake were served
by the Mound City lodge. A grand
march was an exhilirating feature
of the after meeting and games were
also enjoyed. In addition to the pre-
viously mentioned staff there were
present from other lodges, A. II.
Comfort, F. e. Thurman, II. B. Davi-
son, A. II. Hale and J. ?. Bozman of
Parthenia lodge and Mrs. A. W.
Weldon, Mrs. Louise Steger, Miss
Maggie Weber and Miss Birdie IIor-
witz of Alma Lodge of Cairo
Other Mound City News.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Eichhorl
had as their guest Sunday VIM. Mer-
ret and daughter Audrey who are en-
route from Champaign to their nome
in Paducah.
Deputy Sheriff Edward Parke~
will leave Wednesday for Chester
with two prisoners. They are Bigc
Hill who was sentenced to 16 years
in the penitentiary for the murder
of his brother Jos. Hill near Grand
Chain, Sept. 23, and Pearl Ramsey,
negro, who was sentenced to 35
years in the penitentiary for killing
another negro at Pulaski last June.
Miss Anna Williams has resigned
her position with the Murphy Dry
Goods Co.
Mrs. George Eichhorn will leave
Wednesday for Padueah, KY, and
Evansville, Ind, where she will
spend a few days with relatives.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
realized s25 from the Bum" social