The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-17
FIRST BANQUET FOR
MOTHERS DAUGHTERS
FATHERS SONS Held
Odd F Fellows and Rebekahs En-,
tsrtain Sons and Daughters
at First Annual Dinner

Two hundred Odd Fellows and Re-
bekahs and their sons and daughters
or invited guests were gathered in the
Odd Fellows hall last evening for the
first annual Father and son-Mother-
Daughter banquet Of the two organ.
izationS.
George N. Remission, as chairman Of
the joint committee Of Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs who arranged the
event. served q toastmaster at the
fathers and son tables. with Mrs.
Nellie Evarts presiding ut the tables
for Rebekahs and their guests. The
colors of the two orders were used in
the decorations.
Officers introduced
The program opened with the pre-
sentation Of officers Of the two local
lodges and Of past officers of this and
other lodges. the two toastmasters al
tcrnating
Among those introduced were two
recently elected Odd Fellows, 8. s..
Mcdonald. noble grand; and c. H.
Cutman, vice : grand: and two Re-
bekahs who have just taken office:
Mrs. Celia Schooner, noble grand:
and Mrs. B. F. Flanagan, vice-grand.
Five men who have been Odd Fellows
for Is years or more: Charles Nelson.
A. w. Snow. w. e. Byerly. s. 8. Nc
Donald. and Fred Ohde were honored.
Twelve past noble grands, I. O.. o. F..
and IA past noble grands Of the Re-
bekah lodge were present at the din
e
G. c. Turner, new warden at the
state p~enitentiary was introduced as
a member Of the local lodge. by MI.
Remission.
Wilbur Martinison, son Of Chris
Martinison, chief Of police, was in
troduced as an Indian Odd Fellow.
Wilbur was recently adopted into the
Sioux Indian tribe.
Toasts to the ladies and to the men
were given by Judge I C. Davies, and
Mrs. G. c. Turner, respectively.
Community singing during the BAN
quet was lead by Miss Madge Runey,
with Miss Odessa Nelson at the plano.
Odd Fellows Home Described
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs'
home for aged members. which Is To-
Gated at Devils Lake. was the topic
for several interesting talks. Miss
Catherine Mcdonald. who visited the
home last summer. described 1t as 1t
would appear to q visitor. telling OF
the ways in which q homelike atmos-
pherc is achieved. and Of the pleas
ure its % occupants take In the home.
She particularly mentioned Mrs. An
ma McConville, the only Bismarck
woman at the home, who has been
there since 1926.
In the absence Of c. r. Green,
member Of the home board. who is Ill.
Mr.. Remission read his report OF the
home, and an account Of its found
ing.
W. E. Byerly. former past grand
master, I. O. o. f., and a director Of
the Odd Fellows home for IS years.
told of his visits to the home, and
events connected with its building.
Mr.. Byerly mentioned the ideals Of
the two organizations. and gave .
brief history Of their founding.
Mrs. Eva Rohrer, representing the
younger Rebekahs. spoke, emphasize
ing the fact that the lodge stands for
friendship.
One Of the high spots In the eve
ning's entertainment was the reading
in Swedish dialect by Fred A. Bar
trcn. who gave an representation OF q
Swede at a baseball game.
Pays Tribute to Oldest Odd Fellow
During the evening special tribute
IVES paid to Charles Hanson. who
holds the Decoration of Chivalry, and
the Grand Decoration of Chivalry.
the highest honor in Odd Fellowship.
which is held by only five members
in the state. Mr.. Hanson has been an
Odd Fellow for more than 40 years.
The story Of Mr. Hanson's life,
which is one Of adventure md action,
as we'll as service for his fellow-man.
was wildly told by p. G. Harrington.
Born in Odenso. Denmark in 1851,
Hanson in his early youth became q