Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1916 — I. O. O. F.-REBEKAH ASSEMBLY [ARTICLE]

I. O. O. F.-REBEKAH ASSEMBLY

Biggest and Best Meeting of These Lodges Planned for Wednesday, April 12. On Wednesday, April 12, Rensselaer will be thet scene of probably the largest gathering of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs in its history. The purpose of the meeting is to promote the general welfare and goodfellowship of the two lodges. Two meetings will be held, one in the afternoon and one in the evening, both at Odd Fellows’ hall. At the Wednesday afternoon meeting Grand Master Jesse Mcßeth of Ft. Wayne, Grand Patriarch Fred A. Stewart of Washington, Ind., and President of the Rebekah Assembly Mary A. Stipp of Michigan City, will be present. At this meeting instruction will be given to all the officers of the Gifford, Parr, Remington, Rensselaer and Wheatfield lodges, and the officials of these lodges are earnestly urged to be in attendance. Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, other than officers,, are also extended an invitation to the meeting. In the evening an open meeting will be held, to begin at 7:30 o’clock, at which the public is most cordially invited to attend. The grand officers will make addresses appropriate to this occasion. At the close of this meeting the Rensselaer Rebekah team will confer the Rebekah degree on a class of candidates.