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Capital City Rebekah Lodge, No. 160, I.O.O.F. Scrapbook
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Sacramento Public Library
email: sacroom@saclibrary.org
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Title: Guide to the Capital City Rebekah Lodge, No. 160, I.O.O.F. Scrapbook
Identifier/Call Number: MC 114
Physical Description:
.1 Linear Feet
1 archival box
Date (inclusive): 1953 to 1955
Abstract: The Capital City Rebekah Lodge, No. 160, I.O.O.F., highlights the contributions made by Rose Hake, Helen French, Alice Byrd,
Lila Mower, Pearl Clayton and other members in the troop through a scrapbook produced in 1955. The collection documents events
from throughout the year via the collection of newspaper clippings, lodge books, photographs, ephemera, napkins, letters,
obituaries, event programs, and invitations for the commemoration of the organization's most prominent figures.
Language of Material:
English
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Capital City Rebekah Lodge No. 160 was founded on September 3, 1890, with 80 charter members and John Glasson serving as the
group's first Grand Master. The first officers appointed were Delia Pettit as First Noble Grand, Alice Seadler as Vice Grand,
and Mary Murray, recording secretary, as their Right Supporter.
First established as the Daughters of Rebekah, the Rebekah Lodges were introduced in 1851 after the future U.S. Vice President,
Schuyler Colfax, chartered the assembly's Rebekah Degree. The Rebekahs are an international apolitical organization that began
as an auxiliary women's group to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Drawing from biblical stories, the Rebekahs modeled
themselves on strong principles and high moral values. They took notice of rising stars within the troop through celebration
and commemoration. The Rebekahs' aim was to educate peers and to live by the principles of love, friendship, and truth. They
were involved in their city, as well as offered services to the Sacramento community. Being a Rebekah provided the women of
Sacramento with a sense of camaraderie, education, and an outlet for self-development. Notable members, whose service was
recognized by the Rebekah Degree, participated in elaborate ceremonies and performed traditional rituals in reward for their
dedication to the Rebekahs' cause.
[Identification of item], Capital City Rebekah Lodge, No. 160, I.O.O.F. Scrapbook, MC 114, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public
Library, Sacramento, California.
The committee of the Capital City Rebekah Lodge, No. 160. I.O.O.F., produced this 64-page scrapbook in 1955, with special
attention to the contributions of Rose Hake, Helen French, Alice Byrd, Lila Mower, and Pearl Clayton. It chronologically marks
the year of 1954 through the collection of newspaper clippings that are glued to black construction paper and bound together
in a small binder to form the scrapbook. The clippings are flanked by lodge books, member pictures, ephemera, napkins, letters,
obituaries, event programs, and invitations to the special occasions held by the Capital City Rebekahs of Sacramento, California.
The collection contains information on other Rebekah Lodges, as well as the Supreme Sanctorum Ancient, Mystic Order of Samaritans,
and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. It also contains the names of officers, trustees, and administration of whom attended
the festivities or ran for office that year.
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