The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-16
Rebekah Assembly Closes Program
 Of4Oth Annual Contention Today
Luncheon in Honor of Past Presidents Final Fea.
 ture at Hotel Elton

4IlC SUJ1 dIuludl COIlFCHJlOl Ol the state Rebekah assembly, I. O. O. F., was formally brought to it's conclusion this afternoon at the El- ton Hotel with a luncheon in honor of the past presidents of the organ iZation. The luncheon was tend- cred to the past grands by the Wi mona Rebekah lodge of Waterbury.
 This morning at 11:00 a. m. meeting of the Kate l.. Seagers past grand association was held.
 At last nights session four can- didates receieyd the Rebekah degree, the degree having been eXcmplified by the Winona Rebekah lodge of this city. Earlier in the day, Mrs. Maud Brown of Norwalk was elect ed president.
 The four candidates who re- ceived the degree were: Rose Farley, Villa Bristol, Barbara Watkins and Barbara Weber.
 Installation
 officers for the installation were: Noble grand, Mrs Agnes Bristol; vice-grand, Mrs. Julia Granger; chaplain, Mrs. Dorothy Fancher; past noble grand, Mrs. Ida Bird gall; right support to noble grand, Mrs. Lettie Flood; left support to noble grand, Mrs. Edith Locther; right support to vice-grand, Mrs. Clara Kelly; left support to vice. grand, Mrs. Anna Crose; right sup port to chaplain, Miss Helen An derson; left support to chaplain, Mrs. Marjorie kurtz; right Sup- port to past noble grand, Mrs. Ruth Larmett; left support to past noble grand, Mrs. Ethel Peirccy; warden, Mrs. Mabel Bachmann; conductor, Mrs. Freda Dick; in- side guard, Mrs. Dorothy Hockert; outside guard, Charles Kleps; or- ganist, Wales Meisinger; pianist, Mrs. Hattie Weaving; drill mas ter, Harold Manville, Mrs. Agnes Finlay, recording secretary; Mrs. Susan White, financial secretary; Mrs. Elizabeth Manville, treasurer.
 Degree Exemplified
 Mrs. Gene Pichard was in charge of the degree work and mu- sic was furnished by John Clark's orchestra.
 The reception committee includ- ed Mrs. Alice Walcott, Mrs. Lilly Hollingworth, Mrs. Marguerite Maxwell and Mrs. May Warren.
 Those who took part in a series of tableaux were Mrs. Grace Fol- well, Mrs. Lois Thatcher, Mrs. Ha- gel Seaman, Mrs. Anna Anderson, Mrs. Kate Mathews, Mrs Aida Fennick, Mrs. Martha Cady Mrs. Louise Clark, Mrs. Ruth Hall, Mrs Cora Kanny, Mrs. Elizabeth Blake slee, Mrs. Ida Bradford, Mrs. Grace Weaving, Mrs. Henrietta Vanguard, Mrs. Marjorie Hickcox Mrs. Francis Owens, William Wood, William Clark and Carl Loether.
 Vested Choir
 The vested choir was composed of Mrs. Elsie Reed, Mrs. Lottie Mc- Gee, Mrs. Agnes Finley, Mrs. AL ta Meisinger, Mrs. Lilly Rolling worth, Mrs. Alice Hardwick. Miss Evelyn Miller, Jacob Kanny, Frank Meisingcr, and Ralph Lan- caster, Harry Anderson, Ferdinand Bachmann was trumpeter.
 The captain of the guard team was Jean Munro. Others were Mrs. Ella Anderson, Mrs. Gertrude Schwartz, Mrs. Grace Neil, Mrs. Caroline Pensel, Mrs. May Man vile, Mrs. Edith DeWs, Mrs. Kath- erine Turrell, Mrs. Lila Lang, EV- elyn Hawkins, Evelyn Poulsen, Lena Gugliotti Dorothy Talmadge, Kath- erinc Myer. Bessie Payton and Louise Ruggiero.
 The escorts were Dorothy Esplin, Ingrid Anderson, Marion Wells, Ernestine Peircey, Helen Dalton, Margretta Hamilton, Mrs. Ade- laidc Miles and Mrs. Margaret Thompson.
 Staff of Officers
 Besides Mrs. Brown other officers chosen were: Vicc-president, Miss Sabra Stoughton of Willinantic; secretary, Miss Mabel P. Johnson of Torrington; treasurer, Miss Clara B. M. Douglass, Forcstville; representative to the A. R. A., Mrs. Susan M. White of Water bury; marshal, Mrs. Clara Walk CT of Ridgefield; conductor Mrs. Rachel Davis of East Norwalk, chaplain, Mrs. Florence Miller of Stamford; inside guard, Mrs. Ethel Benedict of Hamden; outside guard, Mrs. Ada M. Rice of Dan- bury; assistant marshal Miss Clara Leatherland of NorWalk; as- sistant conductor, Mrs. Eva Will mott of Norwalk; left support, Mrs. Mabel Fenske of Bridgeport; and musician, Mrs. Irene Ben1a-