The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
joint INSTALLATION


s business and social evening was
spent upon the occasion Of the joint
installation of officers Wednesday
night By The Odd Fellows and Re
beksh lodges in odd Fellows hall.
The bis hall was taxed to the limit
by happy members Of tho two orders.
After the regular meeting of Hope
Rebekah lodge No. =. Sister Julia 4.
BAH. president OF the Rebekah assem-
bly, Of south Dakota, ably assisted by
Past Noble Grands Mabel Palmer,
deputy grand marshal; Rosa Klotz-
bach, deputy grand warden; Hattie
b.. Borland, grand secretary Of the
Rebekah assembly OF South Dakota:
Iva smith. deputy grand treasurer;
Mae Matthews. deputy grand chap
lain; Title Kennedy. deputy grand
guardian. and using the beautiful and
impressive installation ceremony,
duly installed into their respective Of
fices the following officers of Hope
Bebekah lodge No. > for the year
1916
\. c.. Cora Brown; v. c.. Floy
Robertson; Sec, Mary L. Burnett;
Treas, Emma Mayfield; Con, Cert
rude Soule. War. Eva Palmer;
Chap. Sophie Elfert; o. G., Myrtle
Wines, 1. G.. Louise Knutson; r. S.
n. G.. Hattie B. Borland; L. S. n. G..
Harriet Bothel; K. S. v. G., Mabel
Palmer: /. S. ". G., Leila Crow.
The beauty and impressiveness of
the ceremony was further enhanced
by the beautiful gowns of the ladies,
the pretty flowers worn by them, and
the perfect manne in which all the
charges and instructions were given
by the installing officers.
During the intermisison between
the installation Of the Rebekah off
GERS and the installation Of the Off
GERS OF the odd Fellows, Mrs. r. S.
Westaby gave a splendid rendition OF
a eeleetion from Anne of Green
Gables. !"
Madison lodge 10. 20, /. 0. o. F..
was then called TO order by Noble
Grand c. S. McVay and Special Dep
uty Grand Master T. G.. Ball. assisted
by Past Grands J.. G. Palmer as dep
uty grand marshal; VIM. Curtis, dep.
uty grand warden; Geo. II. Waskey
deputy grand secretary; Geo. Mat
thews, deputy grand treasurer; +. J
DeGood, deputy grand chaplain; A
+. Fuller, deputy grand guardian anG
Thos. Krakowski, deputy grand her.
aid, duly installed into their respec.
tive offices the following officers o.
Madison lodge No. 20, /. O. O. F., fol
the year 1915:
N. G., Paul A. Koepp; V. G., M
a. Bothel; Sec, F. l.. Burnett,
Treas, M. Fl. Colgrove; War, A. G
Hallenbeck; Chap, J. II. Wines; 0
g.. r.. H.. M~ayfield; l. G., S. l.
Brown; r. s. S., T. NJ. Page; l.. S. s.
g. r.. Knutson; r. S. N. G.. z. +
Sears l.. s.. N. c.. H. b. Smith; II
S. V. G., John Brown; l.. S. V. G.
j. G. Westaby.
At the conclusion of the installa
tion ceremonies short addresse!
were made by the installing officers
after which a social time was enjoy
ed. The merits of the two installa
ton ceremonies were discussed ant
some difference of opinion prevailed
as to which was entitled to the great
er credit for their work. The consen
sus OF opinion, however, seemed to b,
that honors were about equal, fol
what the Odd Fellows lacked in beau
ty and grace they amply made up il
strength and appetite, which latte
accomplishment had plenty of oppor
tunity to display itself in the banque
which followed. The dining room
and kitchen, presided over by tina
wizard of good things to eat, r. r
Wickham, "the royal Chef" present
ed an appetizing appearance, and tn
banquet served was a credit to al
who were concerned in it's produc
ton.
Music during the evening was fur