The Washington herald., 1916-01-09
The Rebekah Degree.

MOnday-Esther Lodge. No. s. installation Of Of.
foers.
Friday-SIartha Washington Lodge. No, Z in
stalstiOn. and Dorcas No. l. installation Of officers
The Odd Fellows Home Association meets on
Friday evening. January H. at 30 p. m. in the
blue room OF I. o. .. +. Hall.
The officers of Esther Lodge, No. s.
elected for the term. beginning January
l, 1916. will be installed tomorrow evening
by Past Noble Grand Abbie NJ Gates, of
Dsrcas Lodge. No. 4, assisted by past
noble grands selected from the member
ship of DOrcas Lodge. The following Of
ficers will be inducted into office by the
installing officers: Noble grand, Sadie
Adams: vice grand, Marion Geiman; re-
cOrding secretary, Mary Pollock; finan-
Linnie Keiser. The appointments of
subordinate officers viii be made by the
noble grand Immediately after she is in
stalled into office, and also the commit
tee appointments wiz be made at the
same time.
The officers of Fidelity Lodge, No. Z.
were installed by Past Noble Grand
Sybil NJ. Will, of Martha Washington
Lodge, No. 8. assisted by corps of
past noble grands selected from the
same lodge. At the close Of the install
ling ceremonies, Tefreshments were serv-
ed. Eight new applications were receiv-
ed and the committees appointed for the
ensuing term. Past Noble Grand Flora
o. Schwinger was unanimously elected
grand instructress, and under her direc-
ton the officers rendered, before the as
sembly officers, the work absolutely let
ter perfect. Grand Warden Schwinger,
one of the petitioners for the charter,
and whose efforts and labor resulted in
having the Grand Lodge grant a charter
for Fidelity Lodge, was chosen degree
director.
The Assembly Home Circle held its
regular monthly meeting in the blue
room of I. o. o. r. Hall on Wednesday
evening. President Anna Billings called
the meeting to order and Past Noble
Grand Emma Stroble acted as secretary
in the absence of Mrs. Anna Coleman.
Treasurer Volland being absent, the act
ing secretary took charge of the receipts
of the evening. Representatives were
present from Naomi Lodge, No. /, Ruth
Lodge, No. 2, Martha Washington Lodge,
No. g. Dorcas Lodge. No. 4, Esther
Lodge, No. ), Fidelity Lodge, No Z. The
ways and means committee submitted
their report and after a general discus
sion it was decided to hold a parcel post
sale in Naomi lodge room on Monday
evening, February q.
New Rebekah Lodge.
Several prominent members of the
Rebekah degree are planning to or
ganize a new lodge in Mount Pleasant
and occupy the samt lodge room as
Mount Pleasant Lodge. No. 20. A
meeting in the interest of the new
lodge will be held in the lodge room,
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west, over Parks Saving Bank, on
Wednesday evening, January Is, 1915,
at which time several prominent
members of the order will be pres
ent and deliver addresses. All mem
bers interested are urgently request
ed to be present and an invitation is
extended to all members of the or
der to be present on this occasion.
Naomi Rebekah Lodge InstaIls.
Naomi Rebekah Lodge. No. /, held
its installation ceremonies Monday
night in Odd Fellows Hall. The in
stalling officers were Mrs. Flora o.
Schwinger, special deputy president,
of Fidelity Rebekah Lodge, No. Z,
assisted by Mrs. Nettie Metler, mar
shall; Miss Gladys Sample, warden:
Miss Mamie Pearson. recording secre-
tary; Miss Elizabeth Carter, financial
secretary; Mrs. Linnie Kaiser, treas
urer; Mrs. Josie Ison, chaplain; Mrs.
Laura McChesney, inside guardian;
Mrs. Caroline Schippert, outside guar
dian: Miss Marguerite Ison, pianist.
The officers installed were: Noble
grand, Mrs. Minnie Draeger; vice
grand. Mrs. F. May Raitz; recording
secretary, Mrs. Alice S. Thomas; finan-
cial secretary, Mrs. V. EstelIe Yoak-
ley: treasurer, Miss Emma 7. Strobel;,
warden, Mrs. Allie RAIDER; conductor,
Miss Lille NJ Burroughs; chaplain,
Mrs. Sarah NJ. Sanderson; r. S. to N.
G., ]. d. Yoakley; L. s. to N. G., Miss
Belle McKie; L. S. to v. c., Mrs.
Myrtle B. Thomas; inside guardian.
Miss Annie L. Houssener.
The committee assignments were:
Visiting, Mrs. Draeger, Mrs. Raitz,
Miss StrobeL Mrs. Maggie Licarione,
Mrs. Kate NJ. LaPort, Mrs. RAIDER, and
o. F. Smith. Finance, o. f. Smith, j.
D. Yoakley. Mrs. Ella Curl. Entertain
ment. Mrs. v. Estelle Yoakley, Miss
Annie L. Houssener, Mrs. Grace w.
Matthews, Mrs. Myrtle B. Thomas,