| “Nordic Lodge No: 76 came}
into existence ‘on’ Sept.’30, 1961.

-] at ‘the’ Twin River’s Hall’in Cas:

tlegar: under: the. leadership of
‘Tormod Rekdal ‘of ‘Vancouver.

Sixty-two members ‘from Cas-

PY tlegar and neighboring: cities
.|formed the’ first ‘membership.

Gunnar : Selvig, a. transfer

{from ‘Prince Rupert, became the

The Castlogar Rebekah
“Lodge -was instituted as “such
“through: Adinah:: Rebekah Lodge
<No.. 8 of. Trail: After ‘this, ‘on

March. 13, 1954. an: installing:

team came out to Castlegar and
installed . elective rand appointed
officers.

“meetings of intere ted Rebekahs
‘sand’ others ‘whi wiehed Sto: ne

ranger, the Rebekah assembly:
president for'1954,; who met with
“local ladies and gave: them ‘help
--and encouragement. .

An interesting ‘item is: the
“Mame of the lodge.‘As the:mem-
“bership was from Kinnaird, ‘Cas-
tlegar .and Robson,. “one. mem-
ber suggested’ :that: the: group];

rst’ president:
‘Sons’ of Norway is a frater-
nal’ benefit society: with 250

ery, ‘year ‘and

‘members Zo" each
Stele ‘old: homes’: or*

| lodges inthe ‘United States’ and |
‘}.Canada, “Its’ members ‘are men,

‘women’ and children of’ Norwe-
an extraction. It numbers:

bout 36,000 members: and’ has

at His Brilliant Home i in 1924

-_Kingarson Rebekah one

president of the Rebekah: as-
sembly, was present in her place.
Of the 28 charter members, the
lodge still has 18 in the area.
First’ elective ‘officers and
chaplain’ were: Mrs.’ Eira. Mar-
tin, Noble ‘Grand; “Mrs. Doris
Anderson, vice-grand; ‘Miss Isabel
Gordon,. "recording © secretary;
Mrs.'. Eunice. Murray,: ‘financial:
secretary; Mrs. Barbara’:Morey,
‘treasurer; Mrs. “Ann Gordon, ||
past” Noble * Grand: and: Mrs,

group}, D 3 chi
be Mes. sith ; ouise ‘Duncan; chaplain:

Present . elective.’ and ap-
pointed ‘ officers are: Miss Jean
Stainton, NG; Mrs: Nellie King,
VG;. Mrs. ‘Ann Gordon, record-
ing secretary;: Mrs: Rita ‘Wisted,
financial secretary; Mrs. Frances
Hunter, :- treasurer; Miss ‘Isabel
Gordon, warden;*Mrs. “Marie: Cc.
Pratt,. “conductor;

take “Kin” from Kinnaird, “gar'’t;

from. Castlegar ‘and: “son”? ‘from
Robson and ‘hence .‘Kingarson.”

-. Thus the lodge“ became Kingar- ;

son Rebekah Lodge No. 75.

» Mrs. Granger- had intended
-to;be president: when the group
‘became -a lodge’ and: also was
to‘have been present when the
Officers were installed ‘but.’ die
to’ illness,’ she» was unable to
come. Mrs. Dorothy Ward, vice-

Rivers®: Hall. Then from: ‘Sept.

Church). This hall was's
:the “Anglican Church ‘was-moved
to the present site and: the hall

-GANADL’S | a BIRTHDAY!

G. A. : Sumner

~ Naturopathic Physician

‘was then torn down, Finally,

‘in: the ‘fall . of 1962, ‘the Tocad

Rebekahs were able to rent the
Nordic Hall“ where _they: have
been meeting ever since.

One undertaking of Rebé-
kahs' International '-is - the - eye
bank and also. the Eye and.Vi-
sual: Research Foundation. | To

to date,’ the : international
lodge has’ contributed $650,000..

Local Rebekahs also donate

132° million — of * life insurance

‘in: force and assets of over $10
{million:

Nordic : Lodge . meets” twice
a month in its. own: hall,’ the
former St; John’s Anglican’ Chu-
reh at Kinnaird: The :acquiring
of this ‘hall’ has ‘truly been a
lodge: project. Today’ the hall
is:a very much used and pop-

to the joint: Rebekah-Oddfellows |=

White Rock Camp and the‘home.

for Senior Rebekahs: and | Odd-
fellows: Other projects, outside

the Order, “are Silver Birch |] °°.
School and Camp Rory andthe |]:

contributions to: these have to
be. either voluntary. donations

‘jor: have: to. be raised -by' such
things as bazaars, card’ parties:

or fasbion shows which are held

: From: March -to “june 1954, i
-|the Rebekahs' met in the Twin 5

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We're Dry-Cleaning All. Flags ‘Free

i y.
youn the’ true significance: of
the ‘objective’ of ' fraternalism: —

annual sweater’ draw: the lodge. .
makes )-donations: to the’:Castle-
gar: and *;District ‘Hospital : ‘and.

to the Kootenay

iety for /Han-
dicapped ' Childri I

ards'.a. grade..12 ‘scholarship to”

the ‘son: or: daughter of:a:mem-- |

ber of the lodge towards Rae
study in ete chose ‘field.

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