Title: Daughters of Rebekah. Lodge No. 161 Minutes
Inclusive Dates: 1907-1957

Creator:

• Daughter of Rebekah. Lodge No. 161 (Grantsburg, Wis.)

Call Number: River Falls Mss DE

Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes)

Repository:

Housed at the University Archives and Area Research Center, Chalmer Davee Library, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, ; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

UW-River Falls, Chalmer Davee Library / River Falls Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Minutes documenting the organizational and community service activities of this organization and of the Grantsburg lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Language: English

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The Rebekah Lodge was nationally established in 1851 as The Daughters of Rebekah. Later, the name was changed to the International Association of Rebekah Assemblies. The Rebekahs are an auxiliary organization of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.). Membership is open to any woman, at least eighteen years of age, who is a relative of an Odd Fellow, believes in a supreme being, and is of good moral character. It is possible for a male to join the Rebekahs, but a female cannot become an Odd Fellow. The Rebekahs (and Odd Fellows) reached their height of popularity in 1915 and, since then, have been on the decline.

The local chapters are called Lodges. Rebekah Lodge No. 161 of Grantsburg, Wisconsin seems to have been established shortly before 1907 and seems to have folded shortly after 1957. They met every other week from 1907 to 1957. The Rebekahs created their own community service projects in addition to those created in conjunction with the Odd Fellows, such as collecting money for polio funds.

The collection consists of six minute books covering the years 1907-1957. The minutes are all handwritten and record motions and committee reports presented during the meetings. Not contained in the minutes are attendance records. All records of attendance and membership would have been contained in the Roll-Book. The Roll-Book is not present in this collection. In the front of the first book is contained the Decree of Rebekah. The Decree is a set of rituals consisting of the Opening Ode, the Closing Ode, the Institution Ode, the Installation Ode, the Initiation Ode, and the Presentation to the N.G. N.G. stands for Noble Grand and is the chief presiding officer of the lodge.

Processing Information

Processed by Timothy J. Danke, April, 1990.

Box   1 Folder   1-5	Minutes, 1907 September 7-1948 December 1
Box   2 Folder   1	Minutes, 1949 January 5-1957 March 20