Milford chronicle., 1952-04-04

Last Monday evening was an
other big night at Crystal FOunt
The second of a series of Degree
Rallies was held in the Odd Fell
lows Temple here in Milford. The
second degree was conferred on 20
candidates by the degree team of
Fairfax Lodge of Wilmington, The
work by this team was done in a
splendid manner and everyone
present certainly did enjoy the fell
lOwship that went along with the
degree work. About 200 attended
the meeting, coming from all parts
of the state. Grand Chaplain Will
liam o. Hackett gave the candi-
dates a wonderful talk on Odd Eel
lowship and what it will mean to
them if they live up to it, the fell
lowship they will enjoy as they at
tend the meetings every week. We
of Crystal Fount, want to cOngrat-
ulate the new members who have
join this fraternity.
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The nine lodge comprising the
northern and southern leagues of
the Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows in New Castle County and in
Chester County, Pa, held their sixth
annual fellowship banquet last
Wednesday evening in the 1. o. o.
F. Hall at HOckessin hOnoring the
winning league from Oriental
Lodge of Newark. There were 145
members and guests present.
John f. Pryor of West Chester,
Pa, the general chairman, was
POSTMASTER. The invocation was
given by Walter d. Carpenter of
Centreville, past grand chaplain.
Colonel Henry c. Stephens, grand
representative of the Grand Lodge
of Pennsylvania and also past
grand master and past grand pa
! triarch, was the guest speaker.
Greetings were extended by Charles
Schwenk, past grand master OF
Pennsylvania, and Norman c. Wal
! bel, grand master of Delaware.
New general chairmen were elect
ed and installed for each league
Ruel A. Waibel of Centreville was
chosen for the northern league anC
]. NJ. Sparks of MiddletOwn for the
southern league.
! Recognition was given the retir
ing chairman from each lodge rep
resented in the two leagues. They
were: Edgar L. White of New Cen
tury Lodge, Kennett Square; Rue
Waibel of Centreville; Laurenc,
Pryor of POcahOntas Lodge, Yves
Chester; Joseph Lake of Friend
ship Lodge, HOckessin; Charlie
Graves of Oriental Lodge, Newark
all in the northern unit; ROber
Wiltbark of Patrick Henry Lodge
J. Delaware City; J. M. Sparks o
Good Samaritan Lodge, MiddletOwl
and Edward Broderdrop of Star O
= Bethel Lodge. Grubbs Corner, al
in the southern league.
The banquet was served by tn
ways and means committee of Lib
erty Rebekah Lodge, headed
Mrs. Clarence Collins as Chairman
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Mrs Almira Lewis, president {
the Rebekah Assembly of DelawaI
and staff started their spring il
: stallatiOn of officers in SUISSE
County last Thursday night at r,
= hObOth Beach.
The other installation dates fl
= Sussex County are:
April /, Keturah, No. 8, Franl
ford; April 8, Martha. No. 21, Lal
rel; April %, Mary, No. Is, Georg,
town; April %, Miriam. No.
SeafOrd.
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/ Grand Master Norman c. Waib
and staff will install the newly ele
O., ted officers of Industry Lodge
. Bear on Monday evening, April
II and Good Samaritan Lodge of Nil
= dletOwn on Thursday evenin
J, April 10.
District Deputy Grand Mast,
, Milway Broadway and stan wi
install the new officers at PatriC
- Henry Lodge of Delaware City {
> Monday evening, April Z.