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FOUR The Gazette-Times. Heppner, Ore., Thursday, March 24, 1977
70 attend Rebekah annual meeti
ng
Nearly 70 officers and
members of nine Rebekah
lodges gathered at the District
20 annual meeting at Holly
Lodge No. 139 in Lexington
last weekend.
State Assembly President
Melvina Mellinger and State
Marshal Helen Catto made
special efforts to visit shut-in
lodge members in their
homes, including Heppner's
Letha Archer and others at the
hospital and nursing home in
Heppner.
District No. 20 Officers
District 20 officers include:
Hilda Yocom, District Deputy
President, Holly No. 139;
Esther ' Bergstrom, Noble
Grand; Jo Huston, Vice
Grand; Adelle LaTrace; Sec
retary and Betty Rood, Trea
surer of Heppner's Sans Souci
No. 33. Vera Rietmann, Noble
Grand; Ruby Roberts, Vice
Grand; Edith Matthews, Sec
retary and Gladys Drake,
Treasurer of Ione's Bunch
grass No. 91. Carolyn Howard,
Noble Grand; Irene Padberg,
Vice-Grand; Delpha Jones,
Secretary and Linda Jones,
Treasurer of Lexington's Hol
ly No. 139.
Meeting Officers
Officers of the district
meeting included: Ruth Rob
inson, chairman; Mary Mc
Murtry, vice-chairman; La
Verne Henderson, secretary;
Delsie Chapel, treasurer; Lu
cile Rietmann, warden; Edna
Fetsch, conductor; Delpha
Jones, R.S. to chairman;
Gladys Van Winkle, L.S. to
chairman; Florence McMil
lan, chaplain; Ruby Roberts,
musician; Adelle LeTrace,
R.S. vice-chairman; Freida
Slocom, L.S. vice-chairman;
Norma Rea, inside guardian;
Ola Ruggles, outside guard
ian; Ruth Bergstrom, jr.
past-chairman; Ida Coleman,
R.S. chaplain; Valda Smith,
L.S. chaplain; Esther Berg
strom, L.S. jr. past-chairman;
Ferida Majeske, R.S. jr. vice
chairman; Donna Papineau,
right altar bearer; Alma
Vinson, left altar bearer.
Convention Com mittees
Committees for the district
meeting were: Registration,
Edna Fetsch, Alice Soward
and Florence McMillan; Cour
tesy, Carolyn Howard, Vera
Rietmann and Irene Padberg;
Resolutions, Marion Robin
son, Mary McMurtry and
Norma Rea; Introduction,
Delpha Jones, Thelma Smet
hurst and Donna Schmittle;
Finance, Helen Pettyjohn,
Ruth Bergstrom and Linda
Jones; Memorial, Lucile Riet
mann, Ferida Majeske and
Eula Bloodsworth; Publicity,
La Verne Henderson and Adel
le LeTrace; Thanks, Ruby
Roberts, Donna Papineau and
Jo Huston.
Program
The program for the fifty
sixth annual meeting began
with an 11:30 luncheon in the
dining room of the Lexington
I.O.O.F. Hall. Registration
took place at noon in the
Rebekah Hall. The opening
Rebekah Degree was at 1:00.
Introduction of Brothers and
Sisters from other jurisdic
tions were made. The Holly
No. 139 officers then surrend
ered their chairs to the con
vention officers.
After the invocation by the
chaplain, Maureen Davis gave
the Address of Welcome for
Holly No. 139 and Freida
Slocum responded from Sans
Souci No. 33. The Assembly
Officers were introduced.
Minutes of the 1976 District
meeting were read as were
various communications.
The chairman announced
committee appointments. Hol
ly Lodge gave the obligation;
Bunchgrass Lodge No. 91 pre
sented a tribute to 50-year
members.
Fifty-Year Members
Those who were honored for
fifty years of membership
from Morrow County includ
ed: from Sans Souci No. 33,
Tina Scott, Evelyn Farrens,
Etla Parker, Shirley Holda
way, Mary McMurtry, Ruth
Bergstrom, Letha Archer,
Bernice Disney, Mabel Chaf
fee, Anna Graham, Alma
Clouston, Elsa Leathers, Eva
Wright and Pearl Steers ; from
Bunchgrass No. 91, Ruby
Roberts, Eleanor McMillan,
Vida Heliker, Lucile Riet
mann, Lovely Sisk and Norma
Rea; from Holly No. 139,
Annie Keene, Carolyn Kuns,
Maude Pointer and Cora War
ner. As the program continued,
the secretary called the roll
and requested reports from
the lodges. Bunchgrass Lodge
presented a clever tribute to
the Assembly President.
Bills were considered before
the afternoon recess. When
the meeting reconvened, a
tribute to the flag was pre
sented by Holly members in
red, white and blue formals.
Then, committee reports were
presented. Holly Lodge gave a
memorial service. Melvina
Mellinger gave the president's
address. Sans Souci No. 33
presented a tribute to past
chairmen.
Heppner Chosen for 1978
Heppner was selected as the
place for the 1978 meeting.
Officers were elected for the
1978 meeting and supporting
officers were appointed. Each
new officer was presented
with a carnation as she was
seated. The convention closed
with the Rebekah Degree led
by Holly No. 139.
Officers for 1978 Meet
Officers elected and ap
pointed for the 1978 Annual
Meeting of District 20 in
Heppner are: Mary McMur
try, chairman; Margaret
Akers, vice-chairman ; Adelle
LeTrace, secretary ; Betty
Rood, treasurer; Edna
Fetsch, warden; Ruth Berg
strom, conductor; Edith Mat
thews, R.S. chairman; Ferida
Majeske, L.S. chairman;
Ruby Roberts, chaplain; Shir
ley Connor, musician; Delsie
Chapel, R.S. chaplain; Vera
Rietmann, L.S. chaplain;
Esther Bergstrom, inside
guardian; Hilda Yocom, out
side guardian; Ruth Robin
son, jr. past chairman; Helen
Pettyjohn, R.S. vice-chairman;
Lula Palmer, L.S.
vice-chairman ; Delpha Jones,
R.S. past chairman; Gladys
Van Winkle, L.S. past chair
man. .
Bookworms review 'Yesterday's'
BMCC plans greenhouse
Masons, Locusts
receive 50 year pins
at joint meet
Many members and guests
arrived at the Masonic Hall in
Heppner on Monday evening
to attend Friendship Night at
Ruth Locust Chapter No. 32,
Order of the Eastern Star.
Presiding at the meeting were
Mrs. Mary Bryant, Worthy
Matron, and Claude Graham,
Worthy Patron.
Distinguished and honored
guests present were Mrs.
Florence Jaeger, Past Grand
Matron of Condon; Mrs.
Sharon Livingston, Grand
Adah of Long Creek; Grand
Committee members, Mrs.
Galena Sandwick, ESTARL;
Milton-Freewater; Mrs. Mar
garet Jorgensen, Cancer Re
search Committee, Irrigon;
Miss Janis Friedly, Blood
Program, Pilot Rock; Mrs.
Marlene Abercrombie, Youth
and Membership, Echo; and
the following Worthy Matrons,
Mrs. LaVelle Holmes, Long
Creek Chapter No. 90; Janis
Friedly, Pilot Rock, No. 180;
and Mrs. Grace Grant, Jas
mine Chapter No. 74.
Several 50 year members
were honored and presented
their pins by Mrs. Jaeger,
assisted by Mrs. Livingston.
Those present to receive their
pins were Mrs. Mabel Krebs,
Arlington; Mrs. Hila Timm,
Pendleton; Mrs. Etta Parker,
Mrs. Anna Graham, and Mrs.
Martha Van Schoiack of
Heppner. Others entitled to
wear new pins but unable to be
present were Mrs. Hazel
Feldman Rizzio, Paramount,
Ca., and Mrs. Ruby Roberts,
lone.
Mrs. Frances Smouse, ac
companied by Mrs. Juanita
Carmichael at the piano,
played a medley of Irish tunes
on the violin dedicated to the
50 year members.
The social committee for the
evening was Mrs. LaVerne
Van Marter, Mrs. Don Ben
nett, Mrs. Mildred Connor,
and Mrs. Gene Hall. The
tables were decorated with
red and white checked cloths,
red patio candles and flowers
made of checked gingham.
The tea table was centered
with a bouquet of red berried
foliage and yellow forsythia.
Mrs. Dean Hunt and Mrs.
Charles O'Connor served.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Gra
ham greeted guests and Mrs.
John Wood and Mrs. Harold
Becket assisted with the guest
book and pin-ons.
Mrs. Mary Bryant, Worthy
Matron of Ruth-Locust Chap
ter No. 32, Order of Eastern
Star, accompanied by Mrs.
Howard Bryant, Mrs. C.C.
Carmichael, and Mrs. Roy W.
Lindstrom, attended Friend
ship Night at Umatilla and a
reception honoring Mrs. Mar
garet Jorgensen, a member of
the ESTARL committee of the
Grand Chapter of Oregon.
The National Science
Foundation has awarded
$16,800 to Blue Mountain
Community College for con
struction of a greenhouse on
the campus. The award,
added to $32,800 awarded the
college earlier, brings to
$49,600 in federal funds for the
greenhouse.
The College Board of Edu
cation was notified of the
award Mar. 16 by Karl
Urban, botany instructor, who
prepared the college's appli
cation for funds. The board
authorized construction of the
greenhouse and awarded the
bid for construction to Mc
Cormack Construction Com
pany of Pendleton.
Total cost of the project is
$66,000, of which $61,900 is for
construction and the remain
der for architectural and
engineering fees. BMCC will '
pay the balance of $16,400
toward the structure, in ac
cordance with NSF require
ments that the institution pay
25 per cent of the cost.
In other business, the board
reaffirmed an earlier decision
to realign the Indian Educa
tion position into an Indian
Education and Placement
post. The current position
calls for the Indian Education
director to teach in the college
art department three-quarters
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time and to devote the re
maining time to Indian Edu
cation affairs. Under the new
post, the job will be split
half-and-half, with Indian
Education occupying at least
half of the time and the
remainder devoted to Place
ment of students.
The board approved two
upper division classes to be
offered on campus spring
term by Eastern Oregon State
College. Both will be taught by
EOSC teachers with part of
the fee to be paid BMCC for
use of facilities. The courses,
both junior level, are Philo
sophy of Religion, to be taught
7-10 p.m. Mondays, and Ad
vanced Drawing, 7-10 p.m.'
Wednesdays. Students may
register the first day of each
class.
Ruby Becket, president of
the Bookworms, chose to
review GOLDEN YESTER
DAYS at the club's Mar. 14
meeting in Marion Abrams'
home.
Mrs. Becket read various
selections from the sold-out
first printing of this book
which were written by resi
dents of Morrow and Umatilla
counties. She had high praise
for the book and the work that
the Retired Senior Volunteers
and their leader, June Wag
ner, Pendleton, had put into
the book. She announced that
Friends invited
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Majeske
cordially invite all friends and
relatives to the wedding of
their daughter, Debbie, to Mr.
Vilas Ropp, Saturday, Apr. 2,
at two o'clock at Hope Luther
an Church, Heppner.
a new printing of the book will
make more copies available
soon.
Persons wanting to order a
copy are to leave their names
at the Heppner Neighborhood
Center.
Bookworms will journey to the
home of Helen Proudfoot near
lone to be guests of the Topic
Club. This meeting will com
plete the two clubs' exchange
for 1976-'77. The Bookworms
entertained Topic Club mem
bers here last fall.
Spaghetti Feed &
Card Party
March 26, 1977
Lexington Grange Hall
Dinner 6:30
$2.50
Cards 8:00
$1.0G
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ALL YOU CAN EAT
(Salad, garlic bread)
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