Notice. be an incentive for others to express Communications intended for publicatheir views. We have so many sisters tion in the Ladies' Department of the that will express their thoughts to a few, Magazine should in all cases be ad- but the moment you approach them to dressed to the Editress, Agnes G. express these sentiments in the columns Strong, 527 Greene street, Boone, Iowa, of the Magazine, they draw back into Matter for the Grand President should their shell and nothing will induce them be addressed to Mrs. Maude E. Moore, to write. 15 Market Place, Stratford, Ontario, Come, sisters, wake up; make our Canada, and that for the Grand Secretary Magazine pages worth keeping. Record and Treasurer to Mrs. Mary E. DuBois, 711 Story street, Boone, Iowa. Our Department of the Magazine. only best thoughts and help others by doing so. While we are always pleased to hear of the social affairs of our order, we would like to hear from some of our lodges about other subjects. For Where are all our bright women? Our instance, are there any improvements that Department columns are open for their can be made in our laws, any suggesideas, in fact, we are just longing for tions for our next convention, etc.? them. We also invite the members of the families of our sisters to write something for our department. We are always ready for bright, cheery ideas from all. So often we can hear from a small gathering points that are expressed at large and sometimes I hear the Editress and other Grand Lodge officers censured for not doing their part better. Sisters, I the Chi- do you ever stop to think that we can cago lodges lately. So many good ideas only use the material that is given us? were expressed and 1 said to them, "This We would like this otherwise, but, when is what we should write about in our we appeal for help from the members, Magazine." we get no reply. We are just where Bring your bright points before the you placed us at the convention; we are members of our order, through that chan ever ready for the call, but without your nel; do not keep them for a few. We help we can do little. want to awaken to our sense of responsibilities and not wait for one another. Give what you have and then that will It is not my Society but our Society.. It is not my pages of the Magazine but our pages of the Magazine. Use your abilities, never miss the chance of help- 372, Punxsutawney, Pa., was organized ing by either letter or deed. These union meetings are doing good along these lines. The sisters meet and exchange views, forgetting for a time that there is such a thing as a dish pan or a washing machine. I really believe I did hear some sisters exchanging cake recipes at one of the meetings. Perhaps their husbands will be pleased for the change. If it were possible to use an airship I certainly would not disappoint the sisters by failing to be present at any of their union meetings. We are expecting to hear good things at the union meeting in Boston and I am also sure the splendid report of last year will be an incentive to our members to put forth extra efforts this year to do even better. A truly large application for charter comes from San Bernardino this weekforty-five applicants and many more to follow, so stated the letter. Sault Ste. Marie, what is the matter with you? We only want our members to awaken to their responsibilities, each and all, and we will pass our expectations. Our Society deserves our earnest support, so let us do our best. The Big Ten. MAUDE E. MOORE, Grand President. May 8, 1914, with fourteen charter members. Organizer Mrs. May Bless, Harrisburg, Pa. Georgian Lodge No. 194, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada, was organized May 7, 1914, with thirteen charter members. Organizer Mrs. Maude E. Moore, Stratford, Ontario, Canada. It was said of one of the presidents of the United States, when he was a candidate for office, "We love him for the enemies he has made." Again it has be known by the enemies he makes." been fittingly said, "A great man may The same is doubtless true of every worthy cause in the world. The other day a letter came to our desk from a sister, prominent in the work, a woman of high moral character and culture, well poised and clear-headed. Writing of some whose motto is "rule or ruin," "my way or none," she said: "But one thing, if the high principles and foundation upon which we stand are all empty words 155 thoughtlessly expressed, I think we had 133 better all give up the struggle of trying 125 to maintain them." Wise words, and none too forcibly put. Let us look at 124 5. No. 60, Pride, Harrisburg, Pa... 118 things in their true light and try to 6. No. 142, Empire, Buffalo, N. Y.. 111 make them as they should be. 7. No. 81, E Pluribus Unum, Logansport, Ind.. Below is given the membership of the ten largest lodges of the Ladies Society of the B. of L. F. and E. as reported June 1, 1914 1. No. 3, Hazel, Peoria, Ill.. 8. No. 36, Autumn Leaf, Sayre, Pa. 9. No. 113, Ft. Orange, Albany, N.Y. 10. No. 151, Missouri, St. Louis, Mo. New Lodges. 105 We are all proud of our Ladies Society 101 daughters and sons, whether they belong 93 to us or some other woman. 76 pleased to note that among the high We are Pride of Hiawatha Lodge No. 374, Hugo, Colo., was organized May 16, 1914, with fourteen charter members. Organizer Anna Conway, Sapulpa, Okla. Madison Lodge No. 367, Three Forks, Mont., was organized May 7, 1914, with fifteen charter members. Organizer Mrs. Margarette Ball Dickson, of Huron, S. D. Pride of Mahoning Valley Lodge No. school graduates during the past month are Miss Opal DuBois, daughter of our Grand Secretary and Treasurer; Robert Leach Cunningham, grandson of our late Mother Leach and oldest son of her only daughter, Mrs. Gertie Leach Cunningham, and Arnet Wells, nephew and adopted son of our Grand Vice President, Sister Sadie Schoenell. The woman who is good at home and bad when away from home is not good anywhere. Goodness is not the creature danger of the undertaking, Miss Reno of environment nor the victim of associates. The woman who is honest is honest in the dark with or without witnesses. The woman who is good is good all through, and good without an "and," "if," or "but." Now that the summer days are here, the thoughts of the members will turn to outdoor pleasures and they will be planning picnics as a feature of the "good old summer time." In planning, why not arrange for the gathering together of several nearby lodges for an all-day outing? Think of the pleasure of having several lodges join in this enjoy ment! A short program could be arranged and this would give added pleas ure. Think of it, and if the plan seems worth while, try it. "Selfishness is the root of all evil;" so let us as members of the Ladies Society be true to our Vows and cultivate a greater spirit of charity. Kindness and gentleness should ever characterize members of the Ladies Society. Strive to be of some use to humanity. Drop flowers of love and words of cheer and comfort in the pathway of your friends and neighbors. ministered tenderly and continuously to patients in the student ward of the hospital until she herself fell a victim to the disease. It was a just tribute which the Rev. Mr. Anderson, pastor of the McKinley Memorial Church of Champaign, paid to her at the memorial service in her honor, when he said, "Miss Reno was as truly a heroine as if she had died in the front of battle." Mrs. Finley J. Shepard, who was Miss Helen Gould, invited 500 of the homeless ones of the Bowery to help her celebrate the first anniversary of her marriage. It was a real dinner, with roasts and other substantial things. Mark Twain, so the story goes, was walking on Hannibal street when he met a woman with her youthful family. "So this is the little girl, eh?" Mark said to her as she displayed her children. "And this sturdy little urchin in the bib belongs, I suppose, to the contrary sex." "Yassah," the woman replied. "Yassah, dat's a girl, too." What greater honor could any man want than this? Seven hundred children honored the memory of Clement C. Moore, the author of "Twas the Night Before Christmas," on December 25th, last, by decorating the grave of the poet in Trinity Dr. Moore A gift with a string tied to it is a cemetery, New York City. great drawback to charity. Of Interest to Women. was a professor of Greek and Hebrew and author of a Hebrew lexicon, but his fame rests on the casual poem which he wrote for his children in 1822. Paris has five free restaurants for nurs- The archbishop had preached a fine ing mothers. They are located in the sermon on "Married Life and Its Duties." poor quarters of the city, and two meals Two old Irish women were heard coming daily are served, consisting of meat, soup, out of church commenting on the address. vegetables, and unlimited bread. It began "It's a fine sermon His Reverence would in a tiny shop in the Julien-Lacroix Alley, be after giving us," said one to the other. in October, 1904, with a cash capital of "It is indeed," was the quick reply, “and exactly ten francs. The patronage was I wish I knew as little about the matter represented by one mother. Day by day, as he does." however, the number of mothers increased, rising to four hundred by the end of the first year, and eight hundred by the end of the second year. The old spirit of heroism, which led our women to the front as army nurses, has not died out. A striking example of de "If Eve came back to the world today, After being away this many a year, She'd probably turn to Adam and say: "The styles haven't changed very much, my dear.'" votion to duty is that of the young The Denver Council of Jewish Women "freshman" nurse, Miss Ono Reno, who has now organized a consumptive relief volunteered for duty during the recent society. This society has built a sanascarlet fever epidemic at the University torium, costing $107,000, which accommoof Illinois. Though fully aware of the dates one hundred and forty patients. Race or religion has nothing to do with their admission, and no payment is required. If the fashion that calls for sheer fabrics for women's garments continues another season, a Filipino product, pina cloth, may be largely imported. It is made half of silk and half of pineapple fibre, and has heretofore been regarded as too thin for use outside of the tropics; but Dame Fashion may conclude to seize it for her very own for the streets of New York and Paris. Hetty Green says the secret of health is in eating onions. Blest if we see how it can be kept secret. Woman's Work. It is said "The works men do live after them." This may also be applied to woman. Her work and her spheres are boundless. From the highest walks of life to the lowest depths she holds sway. Discouragement, poverty, sorrows and neglect drive her to the latter. From the homes of luxury to those of drudgery she is ever present, performing the tasks that a sense of duty calls her to perform. At the bedside of anguish and the couch of suffering, she is ever present as a ministering angel with acts of mercy and pouring oil on the expiring lamp of life. It is her loving council and advice that lead children through thorny paths of sorrows and trials. It is her hopes and loves and perseverance that raise the discouraged and downcast hearts and fill them with new hopes-new ambitions and new courage. The lodge is a Ladies Society family whose internal affairs should be held sacred and inviolable. It is, therefore, improper to talk over the work or the doings of the lodge at any place where any outside of the members may hear. While there is a sisterhood among lodges, and a binding and common interest among all members of the Ladies Society, yet there are matters in connection with each lodge that no other lodge has the right to inquire into. Talking over lodge affairs may, and frequently does, injure the lodge and causes an injustice to members or others. The ballot is secret, and the laws, customs and usages of the Ladies Society have made it an offense for a sister to disclose the kind of ballot she casts. It is equally as binding upon a sister that she shall not discuss the ballot. How often does it happen that in talking about the lodge and its affairs the result of a ballot is discussed, in public places or over the telephone, where those who have no right to hear may listen, and the information is given out that there is "black balling" in a certain lodge. I feel that harmony and unanimity are gaining ascendency, the lack of which would be the weak spot in our sisterhood. I find that wherever discord prevails it is caused by factional strife and the primary trouble is, in almost every case, on account of the secrecy of the ballot not being held sacred. No secret organization can sustain itself unless this one tenet is lived up to most thoroughly. I want to appeal to each president to plead most earnestly with the members to maintain the secrecy of the ballot. In the desire to deprecate the heniousness of the offense the name of the "good woman" who was rejected is revealed. This does a direct injustice to the "good woman," and creates the opinion that there are "black sheep" in the lodge. As Encourage woman with loving words and acts and she will move mountains. Discourage her and she is helpless, Love and kindness are the fuel which a story loses nothing of its offensiveness keeps her fires of energy burning and helps her to accomplish duties that would wear out ordinary man. Let us strive to fill her ways with pleasantness and all her paths with peace. INCOG. by repetition, but rather gains in magnitude of its importance by being told over and over again, the lodge is greatly injured by it, and after a while the matter becomes common property and everybody EDITRESS. knows it. Don't Talk Outside of Lodge. There are things in connection with lodge affairs that should be as sacred as the most profound secret of the institution. Indeed, the four walls of the lodge room should be the boundary line for the discussion of everything that transpires there. Ohio State Meeting. The First Ohio State meeting of the Ladies Society to the B. of L. F. and E. was held in the city of Columbus, Ohio, May 13, 1914. The meeting was called to order at 10 a. m. with Sister Batson, of Columbus Lodge No. 164, in the president's chair. The following Grand Lodge officers were presented and received with again resumed and different lodges exemGrand honors: Maude E. Moore, Grand President. Sadie E. Schoenell, Grand Vice-President. Mary E. DuBois, Grand Secretary and Treasurer. Agnes G. Strong, Editress. Sisters Lillian Youngs and Elizabeth Smith, members of the Board of Grand Trustees. An address of welcome was delivered by Elizabeth Smith, of Columbus, Ohio, and responded to by Sister Mary E. DuBois, of Boone, Iowa. Roll call of lodges showed representation from the following lodges: Pride of B Line, No. 173, Bellefontaine, Ohio. Harmony, No. 130, Bucyrus, Ohio. Queen City, No. 331, Cincinnati, Ohio. Ohio. Lake Shore Helpers, No. 356, Cleveland, Ohio. Columbus Lodge, No. 164, Columbus, Ohio. Mary Lincoln, No. 234, Columbus, Ohio. Sisters of Friendship, No. 239, Dayton, Ohio. Twin City, No. 300, Dennison, Ohio. Ohio. Eclipse Favorite, No. 40, Galion, Ohio. Ohio Valley, No. 27, Middleport, Ohio. Buckeye, No. 301, Newark, Ohio. Ohio. plified the work as follows: Initiation, by Mary Lincoln, No. 234, Columbus, Ohio. Exemplification of Ballot, Twin City, No. 300, Dennison, Ohio. Exemplification of Installation, Harmony No. 130, Bucyrus, Ohio. Exemplification of Draping Charter, Forest Flower, No. 15, Cleveland, Ohio. Exemplification of "Taking up old and receiving new pass," Buckeye, No. 301, Newark, Ohio. Questions answered by Maude E. tered into by all delegates. Report of committees. Talks by all Grand Lodge officers, which were helpful and instructive. Cleveland was the city chosen for the next annual meeting. Exemplification of closing lodge in form by Lodge No. 164. decorated banquet room, where a banAgain we repaired to the beautifully taste of the most exacting epicure. All quet was spread sufficient to please the spirit was present, due perhaps, to the were happy and a most pleasing social brothers who were also guests at the banquet and remained for the reception and dance that followed in the lodge rooms. Sister Elizabeth Smith presided over the program in the evening. Addresses were again given by the Grand Lodge officers present and by Sister Augusta M. Statzer, of Columbus, Grand Sec were retary of the B. of R. T. Auxiliary, and Sister Deleplain, of Missouri, Grand VicePresident of the B. of R. T. Auxiliary, both charming women whom we pleased to meet and who brought a message of love and good will which reached the hearts of all present, binding each link in the Fraternal Chain with our sister organization with more strength and endearing love for one another. Addison, No. 75, Toledo, Ohio. Mrs. Mary E. Cassell, Grand VicePresident and Editress, Grand Interna- A most pleasing solo by Mr. Mitchell, tional Auxiliary to the B. of L. E., was secretary of the R. R. Y. M. C. A., was admitted and gave a very interesting talk rendered, after which the official' drill on the "tie that binds" the ladies' auxilia- was put on, the captains being Sisters ries and the railroad orders together, em- Minnie Gamble and Virginia Light of phasizing the sisterly feeling that should Mary Lincoln Lodge No. 234. The drill prevail between the auxiliaries whose hus- was perfectly given and was exceedingly bands are so closely related on the engine attractive. Each sister was gowned alike she said that one could not work with- in white, with sashes in lodge colors, and out the other, and so we as their help with wands and bright ribbons. mates should work in sympathy with each going through the different evolutions other. Sister Cassell was also an honored made a most beautiful picture indeed. guest at luncheon. Meeting adjourned at This lodge is to be congratulated on hav12 o'clock and luncheon was served to all ing such a fine drill team and such splenin the banquet room, where long tables did women for captains. This team was were spread so that all could be seated kept busy all through the day assisting at the same time. At 2 o'clock work was the warden and conductor in all the Their |