Milford chronicle., 1956-10-19

District Deputy Grand Master
Harry Cloud and staff of the Grand
Lodge of Delaware. IOOF, installed
the officers of Crystal Fount Lodge,
No. 10, last Monday night. The
officers installed are as follows:
Linwood Banning, Past Grand; Will
bur Camper, Jr., Noble Grand;
James w. Cannon, Vice Grand;
Douglas EllingsWorth, Recording
Secretary; Henry w. Wilkins, FL
nancial Secretary; Treasurer, John
G. Jester; Warden, Charles French;
Conductor, Eugene Vernon; Chap
lain, William Baker; Right Scene
Support, James Greenly; Left Scene
Support. James Holland; Inside
Guardian, Vernon Kerr; Outside
Guardian, Lance Lynch; Right
Support to Noble Grand, Edgar ID.
Morris; Left Support to Noble
Grand, James A. Hall; Right Sup
port to Vice Grand, Lucious Fox !;
Left Support to Vice Grand, Paris
Kirby; Color Bearer, Harlan Jes-
ter; Pianist, Wilbur Haight. After
the close of the lodge. all went to
the second floor where refresh
ments were served and a night of
fellowship was enjoyed by all
present.
Mrs. Florence r. Stritmatter,
president of the Rebekah Assem-
bly, of Delaware, Independent Order
Of Odd Fellows and D.embers Of
her official staff will institute a
new Rebekah Lodge in Delaware
on Thursday evening, October 25th.
The new lodge, to be known as
Ivy Rebekah Lodge No. %, IOOF
will be located in Camden, Della
ware and will comprise the follow
ing charter members: Mrs. Sadie
Boggs, Mrs. Elizabeth Morris, Blan-
che Burris, Helen Koziski, Carrie
Gibbons, Violet Thornley,, Norma
Williams, Mary Postle, Margaret
Carter, Maxine Howell, Margaret
Spence, Evelyn Knies, Frances
Reiter, Stephen Reiter, Albert Car
ter, David Farley, Marion Jester,
Edward w. ]. Cooper, Woodrow
Hass and Laura Allen.
The meeting will first be opened
by the officers of the Grand Lodge
of Delaware. Francis M. Clough,
Sr., Grand Secretary will read the
Special Dispensation following
which Mrs. Stritmatter and her
staff will proceed to institute the
new lodge. Following the institu-
ton ceremonies, Mrs. Stritmatter
will conduct the nomination and
election of new officers. The officers
elected will then be installed into
their respective offices by the off,
GERS of the Rebekah Assembly.
A short business session will
then take place following which
a social hour will be held.
GO
Roy E. Porter, District Deputy
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
of Delaware and members of his
installing staff installed the Off
GERS of Delaware Lodge No. 1, OF
Wilmington, on Monday evening
October 18th. officers of the lodge
installed are: John Hearn, Noble
Grand; Arthur Kalmbacker, Jr.
Vice Grand; Alvin Ardis, Record
ing Secretary; John w. Kelley, FL
nancial Secretary; Edwin Wood
Treasurer; Herman Hughes, AS
sistant Recording Secretary; Wal
ter Warren, Conductor; ]. Stewart
Mclaughlin, Chaplain; Clarence U
Robinson, Right Scene Supporter
Charles S. w. Buchanan, Left
Scene Supporter; Joseph Dunn
Right Supporter to the Noble
Grand; Richard Strong, Left Sup.
porter to the Noble Grand; Charles
Thomas, Right Supporter to the
Vice Grand; ]. Rankin Hess, Left
Supporter to the Vice Grand; FREQ
Lewis, Inside Guardian and Lot
Townsend Outside Guardian. Fol
lowing the installation ceremonies
refreshments were served by the
members of Delaware Lodge.
CO
Mr.. Porter has announced tha
ne and the members of his staff in
stalled the officers of Asylum Lodge
No. %, of Wilmington. on Thurs
dav evening, October 18th.
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