HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1975-06-26, Page 93SEAFORTH JEWELLERS
ext.' Ad CONCRA'TULATIONS
The. Town of Seaforth
on its i 00th Birthday
be .0' part of these festivities and (tie offering numer US
occasion such as. Charms, penda ts, deAk ape r54-is etc. •
Sincerely,
Ken and Marjorie Lingelbac:h
We .t re pleased to
mementoes of th JP
Years
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• SEAPORTH JEWELLERS
Edehieiss means "noble Nybite"
To:. picnic by truckin early - logige.historje _
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By Lilliam grummett
Taken from the May 17, 1912
issue of the Huron Expositor'
• "A Ladies Lodge - .the good
,,man of the holise in Seaford) will
not hereafter have a monopoly of
"attending lodge". The ladies
are getting into line also. An
important and interesting event
occurred in the Oddfellpw's Hall
on Friday evening last. This was
the —fOrmation of a Rebekah
Assembly; which is a ladies'
branch of the Independent Order
of Oddfellows and will be called
Edelweiss Lodge.
The following were the officers
t elected and installed: Noble
Grand - Mrs. Charles Aberhart;
Vice Grand - Mrs. Charles
Layton; Recording Secretary -
Miss Margaret Smithers (Mrs.
John Sclater); Financial Secretary
Miss A. Kenchen (Mrs. W. H.
Golding); Treasurer - Mrs. T. G.
Scott; Warden - Miss Helen
Mehlab; Conductor, Miss L.
Harris; Chaplain - Miss Lily Twiss
fa', (Mrs". Alex McGavin); R.S.N.G.
Mrs. John It. Stewart; L.S.14.6 L.S.N.G.
Miss M. Stewart; R.S.V.G. - Miss
Maud 'Dickson; L.S.V.G. - Miss
Etta Crich. '
The new lodge has started
under favourable conditions,
having a good membership list
and an excellent staff of officers.
We hope for it a prosperous,
useful career.*'
The last of e;the charter mem-
bers have passe on to their
reward just recently - Mrs.
Sclater in 1973 and Mrs. McGavin
in 1974. Both served their lodge
and community well and both
were past district deputy presi-
dents.
The following applications for
membership were received: Mrs.
Helen Aberhart, Mrs. .flattie
Layton,. Mrs. Jemima Thompson,
Mrs, Margaret Doherty, Miss A.
Kenchen, Miss Caisie Everett,
Miss Libbie Fieeman, Miss Clara
Sclater, Miss Margaret Smithers,
Miss Helen McNabb, Mrs. Jean
D. Sutherland, Miss Mary Mod-
land,,Nliss Emma Dickson, Miss
A. Maud Dickson, Miss 'Lillian
Twiss, , Miss Etta Crich, Miss -
Lena Harris, -Miss Madge
Stewart, Miss Rena McKenzie,
Miss Della ThompsOn, Miss Lila
Hammett, Mrs. Robt: Smith, Mr. ,
Robt. Smith, Mr. John Sclater,
Mr. W. H. Goulding, .Mr. Chas.
Layton, Mr. Alex McGavin, Mr.
J. B. Thompson, Mr. Chas.
Aberhart, Mr. A. D. Sutherland,
Mr. A. E. McLean, Mr. Leroy -
Everett, Mrs. T. G. Scott, T. G.
Scott and J. A. Stewart were
admitted by withdraw] cards
(from Gpderich Lodge).
These minutes were signed by
Helen Aberhart, noble grand and
H. R. Scott, acting secretary.
. Although it does not appear in
,the minutes nor in the write up in
the Expositor it is known that
Edelweiss Rebekah Lodge No. -'
117 was instituted by Goderich
Lodge, No. 89, perhaps in the
.aff ernoon preceding the meeting
during which officers were
elected and installed.
Edelweiss, the name chosen,
means, "noble white". It was a
pdrennial plant which grows high •
up in the Alps Mountains. About
six inches high, it is the national
emblem of Switzerland and is
prbtected by law.
The number of past noble,
grands is too numerous to men-
tion (60 in ail); the following are
past district deputy presidents:
Mrs. Hattie (Chas4 Layton; Mrs.
Mary (Wm,) Crich; Mrs, Anne,
(Stewart) Henderson; Mrs. Lillian
(Tviiss) McGavin; Mrs, Minnie
(Rankin( Hug,gard; Mrs. Jean
(Smith( Wanless; Mrs. Georgine
(Smith) Gropp; Miss Jean ScOtt
(twice); Mrs, Ethel (Alec) Boyes;
Mrs. Lillian (Jos.) Grununett;
Mrs. Margaret (Keith) Sharp.
Miss Jean Scott was also an
assembly officer for one session.
Those honoured with the
Decoration of Chivalry have been:
Miss J. Scott; Mrs, Mae
Dorrance; Mrs. 'Ha porrance;
Mrs. Mae Hillebrecht and Mrs. L.
Grunirnett.
Edelweiss Lodge has always
supported all worthwhile,causes,
especially charitable. For many
years money has been sent to the
IOOF and Rebekah Home at
Barrie. Annually the lodge was
sent barrels packed full of jars of
fruit.
,Money has been raised in aid of
the Rid Cross and Hospital
Auxiliary. During World War I,
(Continued on Page 21)
AN' EARLY REBEKAH LODGE PHOTO — All dressed up in their lodge finery,
perhaps in the 1930's were, in front district deputy, president Jean Smith. Back,
from left are, Belle Campbell, Mrs., W. Crich, Lillian McKellar, Millie pestle, Ann
Henderson, Lillian McGavin and eargine Smith.
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