Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22

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quet and program. The room was deco
rated in halloween colorA Among the
| many present were i've Of the charter
members-Mr. and Mrs. Bridges. Mr..
Virginia Hales. Grand Representative
w. w. MILAN, who was grand master
at the time the lodge was instituted.
! delivered an address. Grand Repre-
sentative Bradford, Grand Master Hope
and Vice President Mary Dement, Of the
| Rebekah Assembly also made short ad-
dresses. Noble Grand Marguerite 1son
welcomed the members and Past Noble
| Grand Eva Schlaich was chairman OF
| the entertainment committee.
| President Belle NJ. Carter and the as
sembly officers officially visited Naomi
Lodge. No. l, Monday evening. Grand
Master w. ]. Hope. Grand Representa-
tive w. W. MILAN, Grand Marshal Ham
mer. Grand Treasurer Yoakley and
| other officers of the Grand Lodge were
call showed ninety-o ne members of the
| Rebekah degree present as the guests
of 'the mother lodge" Of the jurisdic-
| ton. The reports, read by Secretary
Treasurer. Thomas showed a gain In
membership and in finances. Reports
as to the furnishing Of Naomi lodge
room at Odd Fellows Home were also
|
was made by Past Noble Grand v. Es-
| telle Yoakley. Grand Master MILAN
| and Grand Marshall Hammer also gave
! short talks. At the close Of the meet
| ing a halloween banquet was served.
| The chairman Of the entertainment
committee was v. Estelle Yoakley.
| Fidelity Lodge, No. Z. Tuesday even
candidates The degree team was under
| the direction of Degree Director IT.
wing r. Schwinger. The entertainment
committee is making arrangements to
! give an entertainment at an early date.
| Past President Annie E. Grigsby was
| among the many visitors and gave a
short talk on the work of the degree.
| At the last meeting of Ruth Lodge.
No. 2. Capt. w. P. Humphrey was elect
ed degree director. Several applications
were received and the degree conferred
upon two candidates. Capt. Humphrey
! will hold regular rehearsa1s of the
team. and expects to confer the degree
at each meeting Of the lodge during the
| remainder of the year. At the close
of the meeting the members attended,
| in body, the grand visitation to Naomi
| Lodge, No l.
! The sixtyfifth anniversary of the Re-
bekah degree was celebrated Wednes-
day evening. with appropriate exer-
cises. The meeting was called to order
VI.
bekah Assembly, who introduced Past
| President Annie E. Grigsby as chair
man in the absence of Mrs. Maud X.
Brooks. After the entrance of Presi-
dent Belle NJ. Carter, escorted by Grand
Master w. J. Hope, and accompanied
by the officers of the Rebekah Assem-
bly,. the Grand Lodge and the Grand
Encampment, escorted by Canton Wash
ington. No. 1, Chaplain McChesney de-
livered the invocation.
ocf CIVIC Inv ~ fl,A Dab I,
Assembly, who presided as chairman, in
troduced President Margaret A. Mumma
of the Rebekah Assembly of Maryland,
who delivered a short address. The
chief address of the evening was de-
livered by Grand Representative w. w.
MILAN. who gave an account of the his
tory and institution of the degree and
its growth up to the present time The
program was interspersed with vocal
solos and recitations. Dancing closed
the celebration.
The anniversary committee included:
Mrs. Maude Keiser Brooks, chairman;
Mrs. Lulah Phillips, vice chairman; Mrs
Mary Pollock, secretary. and Mrs.
Blanche Newberry, treasurer.
The subcommittee were as follows:
chairman: Mrs. Alice Thomas. Mrs.
Marion Geiman. Mrs. Bertha Nichols,
Mr.. Harry Anderson. Mr.. Irving R.
Schwinger and Mr.. W. E. lawson
Reception-Mrs. f. May Raetz, chair
man; Miss Leah Humphrey, Mrs. Carrie
Kern. Miss Marguerite Ison, Mrs.
Marion Geiman. Mrs. Mary Phillips.
M Mrs s.. Grace rae. Thomasson. Miss ordell
RAIDER. Mrs. Emma Barkman, Mrs Jean
Schulz, Mrs. Naomi Cooper, Mrs.
Blanche Newberry. Miss Emma Grigs-
by, Mrs. Kate Fall, Miss Esther Eng
land and Mrs. Jessie Dudley
Publicity Mrs. Dora Hendricks.
chairman: Mrs. Louise Mays, Mrs. Belle
Chapman. Mrs. Caroline Osborne, Mrs.
Amy Trent, Mr.. Hyman Jacobs and MI.
John B. Dulin.
Decoration - Mrs Jessie Dudley.
chairman: Mrs. Cora Thompson, Mrs.
Mamie Kemp. Mrs. Laura Johnston.
mrs. Lulah Phillips. Mr.. Lem Windsor,
Mr.. Roscoe Wines and Mr.. ]. .. Yoak-
ley.
Printing-Mrs. Naomi Cooper, chair
man: Mrs. Ida Lindstrom, Mrs. Martha
Strobel. Mrs. Grace Thomasson, Mrs.
NICHOLSON. Mr.. J. P. Mead and Mr.. T. q.
Badge-Mrs. Eliza Schneider. chair
man; Mrs. Mary zeigler. Mrs. Annie
calvert. Mrs. Florence Leissinger, Mrs.
Jun1ta Z: Thompson. Mr.. Robert Thomp-
son and Mr. W. H. Macarthur.
Finance-Mrs. Rena Bayliss. chair
man man: Miss Emma strobeI. Mrs. Anna
Crew, Mrs. Ella Hester, Mrs. susie
Eckloff. Mr.. r. c. Sudduth, Mr. B, W
Underwood and Mr.. Irving R. Schwinger.
At the last session of the Mount
,,,ss Rebekah Lodge. No. 9, the
men OF the lodge had charge of the en-
tertainment and dressed in the clothes
OF their wives. sweethearts or affini-
ties endeavored to show the women
ana friends present how to conduct a
lady Odd Fellow Lodge" Musical num-
bers were presented by Mr. Keenan, and
q piano duet by Mrs. Bushey and Lyle
Ohlander. Next Wednesday night the
"Paddlers' Parade" will be given after
hee o close - OF lodge when the lodge will
November is set for the vista tion
fcers. VI
Mrs. Potion. one of the new members.
was reported sick. and the sympathy
OF the lodge was extended to Mrs. Maud
keiser Brooks in the loss of her little
daughter Margaret. Mr. and Mrs. Shin
man of Esther Rebekah Lodge were
among the visitors.
Knights of Pythias.