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State President Here
For District Meeting
Of Rebekah Lodges
The 48th annual meeting of
District No. 20 or Rebekah
Lodges, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, convened Irlday,
October 17. in the Heppner IOOK
hall. There were 45 members
and two visitors registered
Members attended from Bunch
grass No. 91, lone; Holly No.
139, Lexington, and bans souci
No. 33, Heppner.
Sans Soucl, as host lodge, op
ened the session in regular
form. Mrs. Vera Boutell a mem
ber of Pearl Rebekah Lodge No.
107, Prosser, wn., who now
makes her home in Heppner,
was introduced and welcomed
Making an official visitation
was the Rebekah Assembly
President, Mrs. Joan Blatter of
Milwaukle, who was formally
introduced and extended the
honors of the degree.
Other visiting guests included
Mrs. Florence McMillan, mem
ber of Rebekah Assembly fi
nance committee; Mrs. Altha
Kirk, state member of United
Nations Pilgrimmage committee
and deputy president of District
19; and Mrs. Adelle LaTrace,
deputy president of District No.
20.
All were greeted by Mrs. Opal
Cook, bans boucl noble grand.
The following convention of'
ficers were seated by a staff
of members from Holly lodge:
. -Mrs. Cook, chairman ; - Mrs. Hil
da Yocom, vice-chairman; Mrs.
Kirk, secretary; Mrs. Betty Rood,
treasurer; Mrs. LaTrace, ward
en; Mrs. Lucile Rietmann, con
ductor; Mrs. Dimple Munkers,
right supporter to chairman; Mrs.
Lucille Parrish, chaplain; Mrs.
Shirley Connor, musician; Mrs.
Delpha Jones and Mrs. Ida Lee
Engleman, right and left sup
porters to vice-chairman, re
spectively; Miss Esther Bergs
trom and Mrs. Pearl Wright, in
side and outside guardians; Mrs.
Dorothy Burcham and Mrs.
Donna Papineau, right and left
altar bearers; and Mrs. Eva
Hamlett, junior past chairman.
All were presented gifts of ap
preciation by Mrs. Cook.
Following the address of
welcome by Mrs. Jo Huston,
Mrs. Delsie Chapel of Bunch
grass Lodge and formerly of
Mistletoe No. 25 at Hardman,
gave a most gracious response.
A special tribute to the As
sembly president, Mrs. Blatter,
was given by Mrs. Rood, Mrs.
Jones and Mrs. Helen Pettyjohn.
She was taken on a typical
Eastern Oregon deer safari, pro
viding entertainment as well as
the presentation of the District's
gift to the state leader.
Correct manner of balloting
was exemplified by Holly mem
bers, followed by an impressive,
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SSGT. AND MRS. ROBERT R. SCHUITZ (Llada Hwrth)
memorial ceremony by Bunch
grass members. Honored were
Mrs. Mae Gilliam, a 60-year vet
eran at the time of her death;
Mrs. Emma Jones who held a
69-year membership record;
Rev. J. Palmer Somen, past
grand master of the Grand
Lodge of Oregon. Also remem
bered were Mrs. Merle Carmlch-
ael, a veteran Holly member,
and Mrs. Elaine Rietmann, an
active Bunchgrass member and
past District Deputy president.
Sans Souci Lodge, with Mrs.
Oma Cox in charge, paid trio-
te to the districts 50-year or
more Veteran members, to whom
Mrs. Cook had dedicated her pro
gram. Present to receive honors
were Mrs. Tena bcott, Mrs.
Letha Archer, Mrs. Evelyn Far
rens and visitor, Mrs. Vera Boutell.
Bunchgrass members presided
over honoring Past District
chairmen. Eleven of District No.
20 were present, and two visit
ors, Mrs. Blatter, past chairman
of District 2, and Mrs. Sally
Young, past chairman of District
19.
Ceremony in East
Unites Linda Heath
And Robert Schuitz
Miss Linda J. Heath, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. VV. C Heath
of Heppner, was united in mar
riage to SSgt. Robert R. Schuitz,
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Schuitz
of Prairie City, on Saturday,
September 20.
The ceremony was performed
at the 6th Street Chapel in Ft.
Eustis, Va., where the groom is
stationed in transportation with
the U. S. Army. Performing the
ceremony was Major Chaplain
Norman P. Forde of the base.
For her marriage the bride
wore a street length dress of
white Chantilly lace over white
taffeta, featuring the empire
waistline and three-quarter
length sleeves edged in a gath
ered ruffle. Her veil was of il
lusion lace and was held in
place by a bow edged with seed
pearls and rhinestones. She
carried a nosegay bouquet of
white pom pom mums and
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Mrs. Norma Rea, noble grand ribbon streamers.
Rnnrhtrrass lodtrp invito Mrs. Dennis Averv attended
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Attending as best man was
CW02 Larry M. Gruhn of Ft.
Eustis.
A wedding reception was
held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Glen Shetler following the
ceremony.
For their wedding trip they
traveled to Niagara Falls and
into Canada.
They are now at home at 1408
Richmond Road, Aptm. 28, Wil
liamsburg, Va. 23185.
The bride was a graduate of
Heppner High school with the
class of 1968 and attended Blue
Mountain Community College.
The groom was graduated from
Prairie City in 1963, has served
in Vietnam, and expects to be
stationed lor some time at Ft
Eustis.
mittees and election of officers
for 1970 concluded the day's program.
Officers who will serve next
ear will be headed by Mrs. Yo
com, chairman; Mrs. Edith
Matthews, vice-chairman; Mrs.
Munkers, secretary; Mrs. Burch
am, treasurer; Mrs. Lucile Riet
mann, warden; Mrs. Helen Pet
tyjohn, conductor; Mrs. Frieda
Majeske, chaplain, and Mrs.)
Oma Cox, musician.
The convention dinner was
served by the Methodist church
ladies in their church's dining
rooms.
Elks Plan Dinner
And Dance Saturday
Heppner Elks Lodge will
sponsor a buffet turkey and ham
dinner and dance Saturday eve
ning, November 1, for the bene
fit of visiting Eastern Star
members and their guests and
for Elks members and their
guests. The dinner will be
served from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., i
at S2.50 per person, which in
cludes the dance, starting at
9:00 p.m.
Live music for the dance will
be furnished by the Western
Gentlemen of Condon.
Couple to be Honored
On 50th Anniversary
The children of Mr. and Mrs.
Darl E. (Shorty) Hudson are
honoring their parents on their
50th wedding anniversary on
Saturday evening, November 8.
A public reception will be
neld lor the Hudsons at the
United Methodist church be
tween the hours of 7:00 and 9:00
p.m. All friends and relatives
are invited to attend, and the
honor couple requests no gifts.
Mr. and Mrs. Hudson were
married November 8. 1919, in
Missouri, and have lived in the
Heppner community since 1928.
ANNUAL
TURKEY DINNER
Saturday, Nov. 1
5:30 TO 7:00 P.M.
Lexington
IOOF Hall
SPONSORED BY
Holly Rebekah Lodge
Adults, $1.75; Children, 75c;
Family Ticket, $5.00
Turkey Dinner With
All the Trimmings
Served Family Style
Followed by Series
Card Party
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Pair are Honored At Farewell Events
Several farewell events have
honored Mr. Ws Sherman and
daughter, Cathy, during the
past week, prior to their leav
Ing the community.
Last Thursday evenlne. the
soroptimisi ciuo met lor a din
ner and social evening at the
home 01 ftirs. r.ialne Georce:
F-ntertalnment included the
showing of home movies bv Bill
con ins, recalling a Soroptimist
square dancing party in 1950.
and of the big grain elevator
nre Mere in VJV.t. Mrs. Sherman
was honored with a money tree
from the members following the
dinner.
At the meeting of Ruth As
scmbly No. 50. Rainbow for
cum. iast juonaav evening a
special farewell addenda was
presented for Cathv. School
friends also surprised her with
an afternoon party at the home
of Shannon Farley on Saturday
afternoon.
A reception for the mother
and daughter followed Sundav
morning services at the United
Methodist church. Special gifts
included an original painting
ny Kev. Edwin Cutting of a
mountain scene painted at the
summit of Freezeout Point.
Mrs. Sherman and Cathy will
move Saturday to 615 Jefferson
Street in Dallas to make their
home. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Heard, new publishers, will oc
cupy the apartment in the Ga
zette-Times building until suit
able nousing facilities are
found.
Evening Unit to Study
New Products in Paint
The November meeting of the
evening unit of the Home Ex
tension will be held at the
Neighborhood Center on Tues
day, November 4, at 7:30 p.m.
Mrs. Elwayne Bergstrom will
teach the lesson on "New Paint
Products."
Anyone Interested In ioininc
this group is urged to attend,
this meeting. 1
Thun October 30. 1969
Grand RAM Officer Makes Visitation
An official welcome was ex
tended Most Excellent Grand
High Priest Paul Jones by mem
bers of his home Chapter No.
26, Royal Arch Masons, and oth
er chapters of District No. 2,
Wednesday evening, October 22,
at the Heppner Masonic hall,
Visiting dignitaries attending
from other Masonic bodies were
Lloyd McRae, deputy grand
commander of the Grand Com
mandry, Knights Templar; Jul
lus Gimble, past illustrious
Grand Master of the Royal and
belect Cry tic Masonry; and Ex
cellent Companion Edwin A
McKune, distinguished service
meaal award recipient of the
General Grand Chapter Royal
Arcn Masons of the world.
Royal Arch Masons from La
Grande, Pendleton, Hermiston,
Helix and The Dalles enjoyed a
6:30 p.m. dinner with the Hepp
ner Chapter members prior to
the meeting.
Message of the Grand High
Priest to the assembly was very
much in keeping with events
of today. Centered on serving
the needs of our younger gen
eration, he emphasized the duty
of adults and Masons to the
young people, stressing the fact
that much of the trouble exist
ing today may be lack of in
terest on the part of adults.
The message was well received
and encouraged those present to
follow a course of action.
Iu-fiVblwmmU were served fal
lowing the Chapter meeting,
and talks presented by Lloyd
McRae and Julius Gimble.
Other members present f the
Grand Chapter family were
Howard Bryant, Herman Win
ter, Harold Becket and Grand
King George Driscoll.
Mr. and Mrs. Berl Akers. Jr. of
Pine Ridge, S. D., are parents
of a daughter born October 23.
The baby weighed 7 lb., 4 oz.,
and has been named Rhonda
Marie. Paternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Berl Akers of
lone.
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