The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-28
HONOR DEGREE GIVEN
Many Rebekahs from ,keokuk Attend
District Meeting and Greatly
Enjoy the Days Pro-
ceedlnes.

| Lee and Des Moines townships, held
at Bluff Park yesterday. Thirty-fiye
Rebekahs attended the event. The
! total attendance at the convention
numbered two hundred.
The delegates and officers were
guests Of lesson lodge, OF Montrose,
, during the day.
At the election of officers Mrs.
| Anna Smith, of Viewer, Iowa, was
elected president. Mrs. Lizzie Muir
ray, of Fort Madison, was elected
vice president, and Mrs. Maud Lang,
of Viewer, secretary. The new treas
urer is Mrs. Emma Mist, Of Burling-
ton Viewer gets the next conven-
| ton.
| Mrs. Cora A. Wahrer, Montrose,
president, presided at the conven-
! ton sessions yesterday. Various
phases of the work were exemplified
by the lodges and won commenda-
ton from the assembly president,
Mrs. Leah Washburn, of Mason City,
! Iowa.
Honor Degree Conferred.
| Honors of the Rebekah degree
were conferred on Mrs. Leah Wash
burn, of Mason City, assembly presl-
dent; Miss s. Elizabeth Matheney.
of Keokuk assembly secretary, and
Mrs. Allie Scott, the past president,
also CT this city.
At a special session of the Re-
bekah assembly the assembly degree
| was conferred on eleven candidates.
Miss Matheney and Mrs. Scott as
sisted during this special session.
| At O'Clock in the afternoon an
i exem plification anniversary cere-
| mony was given by Colfax lodge No.
No. 4, Keokuk. Mrs. Scott made
talk on homes In connection with
this ceremony.
In the contest in secret work Mrs.
Tucker, of Good Hope lodge, Viewer,
| Iowa, carried off the prize.
A collection of $12 for war relief
work was taken up at the conven-
ton.
Meals were served the delegates
at Bluff Park by the Crusaders. who
are young people from the Presby-
terrain church In Montrose. Agnes
orchestra played In the evening ~
| q part of the entertainment.
| The program for the day follows:
An Interesting Program.
Reception Of visitors and dele
Opening exercises, lesson, No. SO,
Montrose, Iowa.
Introduction Of state officers.
Comforting honors of degree.
Address of welcome, Mrs. Cora
Wahrer.
Response, Mrs. Alice Mutt, Viewer
Roll call of officers.
Reading minutes of last conven-
ton.
Repres entatves' reports: Bell, No.
$50, Sperry; Ruth, No. IL, Burning
ton; Paul Castor, No. 34S, Surfing
ton; Empress, No. 1854, Fort Maol,
son: Colfax, No. 4, Keokuk; Good
Hope No. PSF, Viewer; lesson, No.
93, Montrose.
Business session.
PAPER, Work Done by the Last
Session of the Iowa Rebekah Assem-
bly." Mrs. Anna Billiard, Fort Madi-
son.
Adjournment for dinner.
Afternoon, 1880 O'Clock.
Call to order by the president
Exempiification, Colfax lodge No.
4 Keokuk; anniversary ceremony
Exemplification, installation, Good
Hope lodge, Viewer.
Address by assembly president,
Mrs. Leah Washburn.
Reading by Mrs. B. B. Edison, Fort
Madison.
Memorial ceremony, by Empress
lodge, Fort Madison.
Work of Our Homes" Past Presl-
dent Mrs. Allie Scott, Keokuk.
Addresses, "Why l Am a Member
of the Rebekah Degree; Mrs. Kath-
ryn c. Biklen. leader, Burlington.
Contest, secret work.
Awarding prize.
Place of next meeting.
Election of officers.
Question box, Miss S. Elizabeth
Matheney, secretary Rebekah assem-
bly,.
Special session Iowa Rebekah as
sembly. Mrs. Leah Washburn, presl-
dent, Mason City.
Evening.
Call to order by lesson lodge
No SO.
Report Of committees.
New business.
Music.
Literary program.
School of instruction, ASSEMBLY Of
ficers.
Closing.