The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-13
Rebekah Lodge
Celebrates Visit

Winona Rebekah lodge, No. 8,
entertained at a supper and initia-
ton ceremonies at Odd Fellows
hall last evening. About $50 menu
bers and guests were present from
the various lodges of the state of
Connecticut. The lodge room, ban
quet hall and tables were beauti-
fully decorated with cut flowers
carried out in lodge colors. The
banner were also carried out in
lodge colors
Susan E. Brown, Waterbury,
president of the Rebekah assemly
of the state Of Connecticut and the
following associate officers were
present:
Maude E. Brown, Norwalk, vice.
president; Sabra 8. Stoughton, Will
limantic, warden; Clara B. NJ.
Douglass, Forestville, secretary
treasurer; Elsie L. Rosien, Hart
ford, p. p. and Rep. to A. r. A.;
Olive p. Skarin, East Hartford,
marshal; Grace e. Weaving, Wa
terbury, conductor; Nellie e. Hay
ward, Waterbury, L. s. to presi-
dent; Edna d. Klein, Torrington,
chaplain; Nellie Williams, Cheshire,
outside guardian; Louise Jenkins.
Anson!a, assistant marshal; Cath.
crime S. Starkey, Deep River, mu-
stefan: Minnie E. Matthew, Will
mantle, r. s. to warden; Chris
tine Peterson, Windsor, l.. S. to
warden.
Past presidents: Elizabeth A.
Manville, Waterbury; Hattie j.
Fisher, New Haven; Mary E. Low
ett, Willimantic; Maude G. Briggs,
Middletown; Harriet M. Wilson,
Bridgeport; Mildred j. West, New
Haven; Josephine A. Kuhl, Bridge
port: Susan Harrison, Hartford.
The guests included: District
deputy presidents, Melba E. Laur-
sen, Seymour; Bertha A. White,
Clifford: Gladys A. HAIRY, New Ha-
ven; Kate A. Rosenbluh, Bridgeport;
Lillian l.. Merz, Bridgeport; Amy
e. Hubbard, Plantsville; Luella Fl.
Sterry, Richfield; Harriet p. Ward,
Mystic; Imogene A. Bourquin, Will
limantic; Jennie M. Sorries, Meri.
den; Ethel A. Pearl, Bristol; Ethel
M. Clark, Hartford; Anna johnson,
Deep River; Maud K. Young, DAN
lelson; Florence A. Daniels, Thomp-
sonville; Caroline M. Howard. Nor
wich; Florence e. Palmer, East
Hartford; Mabel Leavenwortl,
Stratford; Sarah B. Symonds, Stat
f--d Springs; Ldabelle Whitman,
Middletown. "
Grand lodge: Randall c. Frink,
Waterbury, deputy grand master:
Floyd L. Cady, Waterbury, dis
trict deputy grand master; Fred
erick L. Phelps. Middletown, G.
M. P. G. Rep; Bertram Gray,
Plainville, grand guardian.
Grand encampment: J. VIM.
Garner, Waterbury, grand sentinel;
Casper M. Spearo, Waterbury,
grand instructor; Alfred Wiener,
Waterbury, D. D. Grand Patriarch;
VIM. H. Lowe, Waterbury, P. G. p.
P. g. Rep.
Department of Connecticut, Pa
triarch Militant: Col. j. VIM. John
sen, Naugatuck, department COM
mander; noble and vice grand, Syl-
/ No. s; noble and vice grand.
Ellswood No. 8; noble and vice
{ I'd, Columbia No. IS.
The supper committee included:
Katherine Steck, chairman; assist
ed by Grace Pichard, Florence
Reed, Lula Robinson, Jennie Reed,
Ruth Heebner, z. Loether, Fanny
Dalton, Amelia Kirsch, Elsie Reed.
Agnes Bristol. Cora Kanny.
Program and decorating commit
tee: General chairman, Mrs. Ida
Birdsall; May Manville, Carolyn
Pensel. Clara Kelly, Julia Granger.
Ella Churchill, Harry Anderson.
Solo:sts for the evening were:
Agnes Finlay, Anna Crosse. Elsie
Reed, Florence johnson; and the
musicians were: Hattie Weaving
end John Clrak.
Mrs. Carolyn won the birthday
cake of the lodge. It was the 4srd
anniversary Of the lodge.
Fifty members of the local lodge
OF Moose will attend the national
convention Of the organization in
Boston, June 20 to July I. Plans
for attending the session were dis
cussed last night at q meeting in
Moose hall. Two buses will be
chartered to transport the local
group. At last nights meeting 10
membership applications were re-
celved and II was announced that
the Danbury lodge degree team
will visit this city on the 3bth
| 20 confer q degree on IS candi-
dates.