ELLEN I. PLATT
Rebekah
ASSEMBLY
PRESIDENT
1975~1976
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Yesterday has slipped away – God has tomorrow – Only today is ours.
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Sister Ellen donated the chains for the Assembly Regalia in loving memory of her sister, Betty Lewis. |
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PROGRAM
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Emblem
The Mustard Seed If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed nothing shall be impossible unto you
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Traveling Emblem
The Bell – Alpha & Omega The bell symbolizes the beginning and the end, let’s ring it loud and clear, a new awakening for Oddfellowship.
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Watchwords |
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Devotion Devotion to God must always be first and foremost in our daily lives. |
Service Service to others is one of the teachings in our degree to our church, to our family, to the youth and in community affairs.
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Unity Unity with our fellow man – within our Lodges and with all branches of our Order.
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Guides
The Holy Bible, Ritual, Constitution and the Code of Laws. |
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Prayer
The 23rd Psalm The Lord is my Shepard – and are we not all children in the care of God.
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Aim
To promote unity between all branches of our Order, better communications with our youth and increase our membership.
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Songs
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Patriotic
America The Beautiful
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Sacred
Faith
Can Move Mountains The Place Where I Worship |
My Song
Try A Little Kindness
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Colors
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Pink & Green
The colors or our beloved Order. |
Gold
Symbolic of the Golden Rule also in honor of my own Lodge, Gold Nugget No. 119. |
White
In honor of my sisters – The Ladies Auxiliary Patriarch Militant. |
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Flowers
Carnation & Baby’s Breath The carnation, steadfast friendship and the baby’s breath, gentle love.
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Biblical Character
I have not picked any one Biblical character, for they are the women of our degreewho’s characters we shouldemulate in our daily lives. |
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President’s Project
I am asking each Lodge to donate whatever you can. We will continue to use this money for furnishings in the new wing at he I.O.O.F. Home. If there is any money left it will goto the ground beautification program.
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Awards
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1. To
the lodge securing the most new members in the Rebekah Funeral Aid
Association.
2. To the Lodge with the largest gain in
membership and the fewest dropped for non-payment of dues. 3. To the Rebekah Lodge having the most joint activities with or Brother Odd Fellows and Theta Rho Girls – These do not include money-making projects.
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Dedication
I dedicate my program to my husband John and my loving family. Also to the sisters of Gold Nugget No. 119 and the sisters of White Pine No. 60, who have supported and encouraged me all the way.
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I am asking that you continue to support the following:
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The Funeral Aid Program |
The United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth |
Visitations to other Lodges |
Help
in Community Work –
Advertise our Order |
Visual Research & The Eye Bank |
The Educational Foundation Our Theta Rho Girls
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