Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25

nence will speak at the reunion. Grand
Master Hostetter of Maryland will
preside.
Esther Rebekah Lodge. No. 5. de-
gree team will give an exhibition
drill.
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The Rebekah degree will be confer
red tomorrow evening in Ester Rebek-
ah Lodge. No. 5. by the senior degree
team of the lodge. under the direction
| of Past Grand Charles Sample. Inc
degree team has accepted the invita-
ton to attend the Pen Mar reunion,
August .. and give an exhibition drill.
A special train will leave the Union
station at o'clock am. The major
l. ty of the members of Esther Lodge
signified their intention of accompany
ing the degree team on this occasion.
| Naomi Rebekah Lodge, No. I. met
Monday evening. President Annie F..
| Grigsby of the Rebekah Asse mbly, as
sisted by the assembly officers, install
ed officers for Ruth Lodge, No. >, as
follows:
| Grace NJ. Matthews, noble grand :;
Minnie Draeger, vice grand; Alice
Thomas. recording secretary; r. f.
| Volland, financial secretary; j. d. Ioak-
| ley. treasurer: F. NJ. RaitZ. warden !,
Alice RAIDER. conductor: S. NJ. Sander
/ son, chaplain; Edith ]. Lusby. inside
guard; O. T. Smith. outside guard; ;
| Eta Curl, right supporter to vice
grand.
| Noble Grand Matthews. after being
installed. appointed the following
committees: Visiting. G. w. Matthews.
Minnie Draeger. J. d. Yoakley. Belle
McKie. F. NJ. Raitz, A. S. Thomas and
Mrs. RAIDER and Miss McKie: entertain
ment. Mesdames Stroeble. Thomas.
Raitz, Lusby and Curl, Miss Mckie. F.
D. Seiffert and O. T. Smith: floral. Past
Noble Grands Volland, Sanderson and
McKie: finance. Past Noble Grands
stroeble, Curl and O. T. Smith: para
phernalia, Noble Grand Matthews and
| Past Noble Grands Lusby and Vol
land: delinquent, Past Noble Grands
Volland and Thomas and J. d. Yoak-
ley. Past Grand Patriarch Yoakley
was designated by the noble grand as
chairman of the press committee.
| The officers of Ruth Rebekah Lodge,
No. =, were then installed by the presi-
dent of the Rebekah Assembly. as fol-
lows: F. NJ. Dawkins, noble grand; l..
). klnR, vice srahd' anne Soieidn'
| recording secretary: Edith ODonnel.
financial secretary: Belle NJ. Carter,
treasurer; Leah Humphrey, warden:
Agnes ]. Rapp. conductor; Mrs. J. N
| Belt, chaplain.
The new noble grand then appointed
her committees for the current term
The reports of the lodge were de-
clared satisfactory. a gain having
been made in membership and finances
The attendance during the term was
reported above the average.
| The joint installation of officers of
Naomi Lodge. No. /, and Ruth Lodge,
No. O. brought together an unusual
gathering of members Of the order
The attendance was estimated to be
ever held by the Rebekah branch of the
order. At the close of the installation
ceremony President Grigsby was pre-
scented with a beautiful token from the
two lodges. in appreciation Of her
services as president, and as an ihdica-
| ton of their esteem as the presiding
officer of the Rebekah Assembly. Presi-
dent Grigsby made special trip from
her summer home in the southern part
of Virginia so that she might be pres
ent to perform the ceremony as re-
quested by the mother lodge of the
| Jurisdiction. At the close of the meet
ing refreshments were served in the
dining room.
| Martha Washington Rebekah Lodge,
No 3, had a large attendance at its
last meeting. The following officers
| were installed:
man, vice grand: Mollie Edmonston,
recording secretary; Nettie Lying, finan-
cial secretary; Olga NJ. Rogers. treas
urer; Amelia Korn. warden; Carrie
Korn. conductor; Ora Pfrimmer. chap
lain: w. ]. Rogers. r. S. to n. G.; Kitty
Gottlieb, l.. S. to n. c.; Dora Hend-
ricks, X. s. to V. c.; Caroline Schippert.
| L. S. to V. G.: Laura McChesney, inside
guard. and Henry Weber. sr. outer
guard
! w j. Rogers was unanimously elect
! ed degree director. The installing of
| ficer was Acting President Edith Lusby
assisted by past noble grands from
Ma omi Lodge. No. l. After the installa-
| ton ceremony the lodge presented the
| retiring noble grand, Mary Mccarthy.
with beautiful Jewel as a token of
appreciation of her faithful services
4 during the successful term just closed.
| The reports showed that the lodge has
made large gain in membership and
| finances during the past term, and that
| the degree work as conferred by the
| degree team under the direction of
Degree Director Rogers was perfect in
| detail.
/ The grand secretarys Office has an
| nounced the receipt of cards from many
of the officers of the subordinate
| lodges who are away on vacation
among them being those of Vice Grand
Adams of Esther Rebekah, No. 5, who
! Is visiting the Panama exposition, and
/ Past Noble Grand Beahm of DorcaA
Rebekah. No. 4, who is in Troy, NJ Y.
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