Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-17
GRAND LODGE |. 0. OF.
IN ANNUAL SESSION
The Largest Beneficial orsaniza-
ton in Unbroken Convention
for Ninety-four Years

.iraty-fourth annual SESSION. win an at.
..ndsnce Of about 1900 representatives and
.aoers Mayor Hugentugler welcomed the
.,rvsntlon to the city, as he did also the
..,.ion Of the Daughters Of Rebekah. The
-..Donses we're made by Grand Master
ss.ror and Mrs Mary Joslyn, orthis city,
Cor the female branch.
m. ,s,Ir,nE grand master. Perry A. shanor,
a. hI. report declared that In mis- opinion the
,ordlnate lodges should maintain the aged
"a INDECENT widows OF their brothers, instead
- ,r,noslng this burden on the Rebekah lodges.
N, also advocated term Of two years instead
~ one for the grand master and for noble
80. a war instead Of six months. He said
- h,annual instead Of annual meetings would
u.s,, ,o dispose Of the business Of the Grand
,aass and at half the present expense
The Grand Lodge was thrilled By the grand
hsp1E 1toS 0r5fr DE- boUd @ pf n yensy foq
tbslr country's sake
nat II; stf. '2Es nc sSSS
Yin tbs as sx months sTsstef
GT.ss. gain 81 tina tSa In any one The previous Eve
@ oil b Cityl iISlB eSanEESed The The amount TTi " OF sick
iiRi iisRsis'Sss. asSt'
A resolution was adopted ana IeiegraPmnen g m az, 40
ues uns Money OF the order in support Of the Prest-
dent in ,.bSS Ss oftSs oi tSs special ecs' on home
n, SSed odd Fellows. their wives and widows
n the two two existing homes al PGsde
SSIs and Grove city now opsratdnF E. undsr ysrS
directors under rII 1h Tgs hs
os peed marPied Couples under ono roof
S.I,sss Ssnes 0t Of IN separate institutions
sGo;f1 o ;ne a SnG nS GoGs Tor the next
The result of the vote in the loasss for GrsnS
hks ZOE ggrothers named were Installed in their re-
cyosm PSs'GGTs deputy qTsRdd srsnd Roy
man, HARRISBURG; grand secretary 1 Usher a,
Hall srS59d S5 wSrden Jacob e Weaver York and
grand sTai representative. James H. Avery.
The town was sayy decorated snSoS,S snd court Of
iRs ceremony Of the missing link was held in
HS Rd d5sTee Work VAS By
Canton York. p. II, which also furnished a
minstrel show.
The Rebekahs' session was in charge of Miss
lp'o sate The Result Of the elections held in March
was announced as follows: President Martha
Akefs, of Altoona; warden, :, Ala Garter. Of
Fhiiadephia' and treasurer, Lille 6 Haines OF
Altoona The latter two were reelected
Deputy Grand Master Roy Douglas Beman is
native Of Sagatoga COUNTY n X va, has 81 been en-
T6S Of S oPdSr "a 0G s6ie mSen e Ma
Initiated into Crawford Lodge. No. 53i. at
sssSES ssfsSp into Sfs%rIe3 Founlain S Iods
Tisburg; is a member, OF pauphin Eneampment
ssanaS NG S RsDeah q odse No 57 "a past oasr
y y as he 3TsS GFaSd Lodge Grand Enoampmegt and
the State Rebekah Assembly; a past district
S 65d GnF Fows sei4eS om
also second vice president OF the Past Repre-.
was chairman OF the credentials committee Of
the Grand Lodge. -
Grand Treasurer Fred G. Hanyeg. G. iHo M
al carRs ai}SSeG Grae6 S1 Ps in 1889 going iRrougG
~. chairs after admitted SSo into GTSnd
s$ IN" a IT ssa6S% ssS%sd s5 sT2aa
LscEawsnna County, p; ID p g. P ma LsGSa- ISa.
msni %sn9a 1SoSo7 SHS7y hTss Est"S Vice PrssdrRi
$i RsssS Rstssd Grand M@rssP %sssP at
Ssps son s8 SSa rfMaS Macs sl
No. %. scranton mem6eT w resn T%serT mem ln-
sH seTs%toH Nc Canton 22 f'If S 5'SH
The tEaerna and records Of D6 GTsHa Sa%i
Tstsry Hail, who have been Philadelphia resi-.
X. TsN nSyS aHG 1eG" s o Rs order
Grand werden James Z WesyeT: d. lmHs fGpH Ttvo Two
weeks ago.
caledonians No. 100 exempliied the arst s,ras de-
gree three candidates in TIE usHai!S orga rs
S cIss snGns ws hs tesm PEGee TSs
pleased visitors as h9noraEy memGeTS dSre No
lSi william Douglas, KEtlres, ledge Lodge No, sSi;
Alfred BretGn 66 Ss6S Lake WildsH lEGge Lodge. & No
100, Of Camden; p s Kissei Goodwill Lodge; Sgs
ig$ s'3 %f RIS5SS5: SsrS$
AZ save talks or or the ESGa OF
boosts in which besreet Master Craig re-
TOMORROW syen!ns the second degree will VIII be be
sG ID II he fs xS 0T@ aor @nf Buns
Merchants Lodge No. 2ss, put on the frs, first
room in the PARKWAY Building for Three did. Links
a's @ the Y Kew oS isG b ward of hS
degree team did the work very creditably: a
fs" @ oS~dE SroS.ts ThEss nf n t2as Tsrs Rs?a9
e. G FedZer p. O. J. Coopbs p g; Il PGFE tbs
5ad9sss and SouESssy sSoWS them y he MsT
s ohsT sG5s fodE So
~ MnnssRR2s MINI who made work pief9siRRe of tR
% srny .fPS i6e NoFtSweS! the %GNSfE Snd
puckat Schoneghtaie Lodge. No. 81 Albany
TOmorr9w evening there will be a meeting Of
ne association and al members are rsGGesdSeGc S SG
the degree team OF Merchants win visit Three
Links Lodge and confer the third degree II
gortant part in musicale given by the. church
brothers Pietro Rlcci and T. Talucci, well
Duets. Brothers Horace Pasquale and p j
Vincent di Stefano rendered violin selections
me Wayne Lodge orchestra VIII entertain
american Star Lodge, No. 4o5, on May "a
"A class OF candidates will receive the IN
Matory degree in Wayne Lodge on June a.
q. Hsnderton Lodge sent telegram OF greeti,n
yo.Spss sns MEsGer shSnoT through ssssion
Y9Ek n G, Horace Michael appointed a com
mlttee composed Of Brothers George Burgert
yaeob LouN and Simon Reese TO conduct IN N
iooge room June ~ memorial services TO
oro'hers deceased during the year.
AT the Odd Fellows Home the services O.
sunday were under the Joint auspices OF Cente
Square Lodge. No. 204; North WaleE- Lodge
No; OlO, aIl Lansdae Lodge. No. sIt On
iLer,hon L,on on Mother was preached by me hSi h9s
address,
LADY Eveline Porter Rebekah Lodge, No. !
ShestSE, had charge OF the Rebekah h9 HON
services. william Thomas, a. local preacIei
sohoucted the exercises. preached the sermo
Sha sang number OF solos. Mrs Thomas plhS
Sns me accompaniment. An address wwss WAS mac nae
women OF the home attended Mothers ia
s.ssiNice In the morning in the DevereauA msu
Sest Episcopal Church, Twenty-tourth stree
sna Alhsheny avenue
The services at the odd Fellows oTphanas
rere In charge Of the children Of the nome,