The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19
FRATERNITY
IN PARMA
The Brotherhood of Man
unites our people in an
earnest chain of Human
Endeavor.

There is no town in Idaho where
the true fraternal spirit ,as exempli
fed by splendid fraternal organiza
tions composed of the flower of earn
est, intelligent and progressive man
hood and womanhood, shines in {
brighter light than at our little town
lof Parma. These Parma institutions
wherein are taught the lessons oil
truth, fraternity, morality and patri-
Eotism would be a credit to a town
Emany times our size. The local lodge
Eof Masons; the Encampment, Subor-
Edinate and Rebekah branches of Odd
Fellowship; and the Modern Wood
linen lodge and it's auxiliary, the Roy
Eal Neighbors, are all doing splendid
swork for Humanity and good citizen
tship, and all are craving rapidly
! Two notable events in fraternal
circles have occurred since our last
tissue On last Friday the Parma
Rebekahs had the honor of entertain
Ting the twelfth annual session of del
fegates from the lodges composing
FDistFict No. Z, the following being
in attendance: From Fidelity No. Z,
Weiser-Effe Adams, Hazel Case
Brown, Floretta Dash, Leila Lloyd,
innie Rowe, Helen Bond; Papsy No.
81, Elizabeth Plowhead.
Leila Painter, Grace Cummings; Har-
mony No %, Payette - Mary o..
Burns, GaIena Coughanour, Della
Stonehocker, Minnie Bowman, Al
media Nodle, Hattie Mathis, Maggie
Roberts, Mrs Moss, Mrs. Case, Bet
sy Hutchinson, Ethel E. Pease, Miss
Chaplin; Emmett No. 80, Emmett -
Lillian Lanktree, Stella Chaplin, Eff
tie Knox, Vera Newcomber, Geraldine
Larayia, Cynthia Stokesbury; Minnie
Priest Dunten, past president, Boise.
The following officers were in at
tendance: Chairman, nellie Bald
ridge; Mary Burns, first vice chair
man; Cynthia Stokesbury, second vice
chairman; secretary-treasurer, Daisy
Bates; Marshal, Vera Newcomer;
iiaplain, Effe Knox Vacancies were
filled by appointment as follows: Hat
tie Mathis, inside guardian; Della
Stonehocker, outside guardian.
An interesting session was held in
the morning, and another in the af-
ternoon. The evening was devoted to
a special session of the home lodge,
at which the Rebekah degree was con-
ferred on c. W. Albertson by the staff
of Ruby Lodge before a membership
that crowded the hall. Social pleas
ures followed, among which were
solos by Mrs. Newcomer and C. W
AIbertson, piano solo by Mrs Albert
son, violin solo by Miss Shirley Fisk,
talk by Mrs. Cynthia StokesbUry,
who instituted the Parma lodge,
short talks by other members, and an
interesting paper by Minnie Priest
Dupton.
The home lodge served lunch and
dinner to their guests in the Rebek-
ah banquet hall.
All the lodges represented reported
strong increase in membership, the
Parma lodge showing the greatest
gain. The next session will be held at
Weiser, and the following are the Of
fcers elected: Floretta Dash, Chair
man; Ethel Pease, vice chairman; Eff
ie Knox, End vice chairman; Mrs
Bertha Bond, sec-treas.; Mrs. Stella
Chaplin, marshal; Galena Coughan-
our, guardian; Edna Ross, chaplain.
The program committee for next ses-
sion consists of the chairman, and
Cynthia Stokesbury, of Emmett; C.
R. Russell, of Parma; Leila Boyd,
of Weiser; Mrs. Briscoll of Payette;
and Mrs. Greasy, of New Plymouth.
Resolutions of sympathy for Mrs
O, NJ Harvey on the loss of her hus-
band Past Grand Master o. M. Harv-
ey, of Weiser, were adopted and
spread upon the minutes.
Monday night the Parma Masons
entertained the Masons of Caldwell !
and Nyssa and visiting members from
other lodges. 1t was the greatest Ma
sonic gathering ever held in Parma, |
and the most enjoyable. The degree
of Master Mason was conferred on
Ray Hicks, Harry Hicks and Elmer
G. Lee, the Caldwell lodge conducting
the ceremonies for the last named /
candidate After concluding the de-
gree work the lodge and the visitors
were entertained at the Hotel Illinois
at a sumptuous banquet by the Ma
sonic ladies of Parma. After enjoying
the after-supper toasts from both
lone members and visitors, lodge was
again convened at the hall, and ad-
iourned sometime after 1 o'clock, G.
n.
The visitors present and the lodges
were: Mt. Moriah lodge
70. 80, Caldwell-H. r. Cleaver, W.
= Lesly, c. D. Pushkin, A. E. Laugh
in, c. A McGee, A. Wetterman, F.
}. Mumford, c. w. Emery, Guy c.
IcGee, Frank f. Meek, D. D. Harger,
; w. Sower, W. G. Postlethwaite, e. /
,. Mattingly, c. ]. Westcott, and J. t
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