The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-26
Decoration OF CkiUaLry For Mrs. Susan M. White
7 atiOnaI, State Officers to Attend Presentation To-
 morrow Night

The decoration of chivalry, the highest honor which can be given to Rebekah, will be given to Mrs. susan M. White of Watertown, past president of the state assembly of Rebekahs, on Tuesday evening in Odd Fellows hall by the Connecti- cut Odd Fellows. General Anton E. Dahlgran of Minneapolis, com- manding general of the patriarchs militant, and Lady Mary Dahlgran, president of the International As Soc1ation of Ladies auxiliaries, head the list of distinguished guests.
 State Leaders.
 The following heads of state branches will be present with staff members: Randall 0. Frink of Wa terbury, grand master of the lodge Of Connecticut; LaRue Dodson, Hartford, grand patriarch of the grand encampment of Connecticut; Miss Sabra s. Stoughton, Williman- tic, president of the Rebekal1 as- sembly of Connecticut; Col. J. Will liam Johnson, Naugatuck, depart ment commander of the Patriarchs Militant of Connecticut.
 Committees
 The members of the reception committee are listed as follows: Maj. Louis A. Richard, department sur- geon. Waterbury; Lieut.. Col. Wal ter B. Klein, Connecticut's aide-de- camp. Torrington; past grand pa- triarch, Lieut.. Col. George A. Bra mann, past grand patriarch Bridge port; Lieut.. Col. Frederick L. Phelps, past grand master and grand representative to the sover- eign grand lodge, Middletown. The women's reception committee in- cludes Mrs. Elizabeth Manville of Waterbury, chairman, and Mrs. Blanche Maton, Watertown.
 Johnson In Charge
 Colonel J. William Johnson, of Naugatuck, department command CT of Patriarchs Militant, will be in charge of the ceremony, assisted by the following all of Waterbury, un- less otherwise noted: Department adjutant, Captin Edwin R. Ander- son, Naugatuck; department aide, Captin Harry G. Owens; depart ment chaplain, Captain Warren D. Abel, Naugatuck; headquarters guard, Captain Frederick c. Mont rose, Naugatuck; captain in charge of canton, Major Floyd E. Cady; lieutenant of canton, Captain AL fred H. Weimer; sentinel, Captain Jacob o. Kanny; officer of the guard, Captain William w. Wood; brlgler, Captain John H. Morrow; escort to candidate, Lady Lettie Flood; sword bearer, Lady Ella An derson; jewel bearer, Lady Frances L. Owens: lady of honor, Lady Grace Richard; flower lady, Lady Grace Nield; maid of honor, Su- same Dewey; first lady, Lady Mar thu Cady; escort, Captain Benja- min Hibbel, Hartford; second lady, Lady Grace Weaving; escort, Cap- tain Eugene Ingraham, Hartford; third lady, Lady Louise Calrke; es- cort, Major Samuel Sherman, Bridgeport; fourth lady, Lady Lil- Han Johnson, Naugatuck; escort, Captain Casper Spearo; musical di- rector, Lady Mabel Bachmann, as- sisted by Captain Ferdinand Bach- mann and Chevaliers John P. Clark, William J. Maton and Alfred Wolf; scloists. Lady Alta Meisinger, Mrs. William Magee, MT. Martinelli; col- or sergeant, Sergeant Major Ed- mund Eldredge; department staff, Lieutenant-Colonel George E. Whit ford. Hartford; Lieutenant-Co Colonel Walter B. Klein. Torrington; Lieu tenant Colonel George A. Bramann, Bridgeport: Lieutenant Colonel Frederick L. Phelps. Middletown; Major Louis A. Richard, Captain Ferdinand Bachmann, Captain Cas- per M. Spearo, Waterbury; Captain Edward Birdsey, Meriden; Captain LaRue Dodson. Hartford; Captain Harry H. Pritchard, Bridgeport; Captin J. William Gardner; Captain Warren D. Abel, Naugatuck; Cap- tain Bertram A. Gray, Bristol.
 The escort of honor will include:
 Lady Grace Nield; Chevalier Har- old Hansen, Hartford;
 Lady Cora Kanny; Chevalier George D. Rowell, Hartford;
 Lady Ella Anderson; Chevalier Theodore KurtZ;
 Lady Frances Owens: Captain Eugene Ingraham, Hartford;
 Lady Marjorie Kurtz; Chevalier Henry Young. Hartford:
 Lady Eleanor Johnson, Nauga- tuck; Captain Benjamin P. H!S3cl, TYo ~t fns.d