Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-17
MRS. MARGARET q. PEABODY
Richmond

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Richmond, Nov. ia reception
was given Friday evening, November
18th, in the Opera House by Beulah
Rebekah Lodge, No. %, in honor of
Margaret Il. Peabody, president of
the Rebekah assembly OF Maine
Mrs. Peabody was born in East
Bowdoin, daughter of Alonzo r. and
Margaret (Babb) Starbird. Her
! early education was received in the
public schools of East Bowdoin, later
she attended the Bowdoinham High
school, graduating from Litchfield
Academy. She followed teaching as
an occupation until her marriage to
DR.. Frederick Peabody, March rs,
1910.
Mrs. Peabody Joined Beulah
Rebekah Lodge in May, 1910, serving
as Noble Grand and later as District
Deputy President of District, No, TO-
She was elected WQrden of the
Rebekah assembly in October, 1920,
and after serving as vice president,
in October, 1923, was made presi-
dent of the Rebekah assembly of
| Maine.
Mrs. Peabody is much interested in
the Home Fund project.
Many Odd Fellows and their wives
who were invited guests and Re-
bekah members filled the hall, helping
TO make the occasion one long to be
remembered.
The hall was tastefully decorated
in pink and green, the stage being
banked with evergreen and flowers.
Douglas orchestra OF Augusta, fur
nished music.
Mrs. Peabody was presented with
a $40 gold piece by Miss Lillian +.
Durham, Past Noble Grand, in behalf
OF the home lodge, the Beulah Re
bekah.
She was also presented with a SIS
gold piece by Mrs. Alberta Haynes,
Junior Past Noble Grand, in behalf
OF the degree staff of the Beulah
Rebekah Lodge.
Mrs. Peabody will entertain the
grand officers at dinner party at
her home on Pleasant street, Satur-
day, thirty being present.
IN the receiving line were Pearl
W. Stlnson of Portland, marshall;
Margaret Is. Peabody, president of
the Rebekah assembly of State of
Maine; DIR. +. b. Peabody, Past Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge of Maine;
WIN {. Miller, Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge: Elizabeth s. Foster,
| vice President of the Rebekah as
.sembly; DR.. George Ellingwood. Ben
uty Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
! OF Maine; Harriet Livingston, War
den of the Rebekah assembly: Wv
man q. Wadleigh, Warden of Grand
Lodge of Maine: James r. Townsend
Grand Secretary of the, Grand Lodge
of Maine; Mrs. James r. Townsend:
May l.. Cash. Treasurer of the Re-
bekah assembly of Maine; Louis
rlanders' Grand Treasurer of the
Grand Lodge of Maine: Fred L. Mil
let. Grand Representative; Alice M.
Palmer. Junior Past President of the
Rebekah assembly of Maine; Sarah
A. Henley. Elizabeth c. Kicker, Julia
Il. Mosley, Inez S. Crosby, Lucy Ag-
mes Burton, Past Presidents of the
Rebekah assembly of Maine; Frances
Il. Grant, Conductor of the Rebekah
| assembly of Maine; Georgia A. Hig-
gins, Chaplin: Nancy A. Flynt, In
side Guardian; Nettie NJ. Leavitt.
Deputy President of District No. 10:
richmond; Martha p. Hawkes. of
Portland. District Deputy President
of No. 4: Eta j. Lennon of Gardie
! No. IL.
The program for the evening con-
/ sisted OF the following numbers:
Music during the evening by Doug
lass Orchestra; prayer, Rev. n. r.
PEARSON; address OF welcome, Nettie
! LeaVitt, y. d. p. of No. 10; solo,
| Mrs.-Virginia Drinklee; toe dancing:
| bubble dance. Miss Virginia Wallace
| OF Auburn; reading. Mrs. Melitta
| Leavitt; solo, Mrs. Rebecca Rogers:
! toe dancing. Off for the Hunt. Miss.
Virginia Wallace; speeches from the
following: Will c. Miller of Augusta,
| Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
! Maine; Elizabeth s. Foster, Vice
| President of the Rebekah assembly
| of Maine; DR.. George Ellingwood.
| Deputy Grand Master of the Grand
| Lodge of Maine; Harriet LIVINGSTON.
| warden of the Rebekah assembly of
! Maine; James r. Townsend, Grand
! Secretary of Grand Lodge of Maine:
May l.. Cash. Treasurer of the Re
| bekah Assembly of Maine; Louis
Flanders, Grand Treasurer of Grand
Lodge of Maine; Fred A. MjIIet,
Grand Representative .of Grand
Lodge of Maine; Alice M. Palmer,
Junior Past President of Rebekah
| assembly of Maine; Lucy Agnes
| Benton, Past President of the Re
bekah assembly of Maine; Margaret
Il. Peabody, President of the Rebekah
/ assembly of Maine.