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DUBUQUE REBEKAH LODGE
DUBUQUE REBEKAH LODGE. The Daughters of Rebekah, also known as the Rebekahs and the International Association of Rebekah Assemblies, is an international service-oriented organization and a branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. It was initially designed as the female auxiliary of the IOOF, but now allows both female and male members. (1)
It is one of the units of the IOOF, but women need not be related to an Odd Fellow to be a member of the Rebekahs. As long as she meets the moral, ethical and age requirement for admission, any woman may join. In most jurisdictions, women aged 16 or 18 years old and above can join a Rebekah Lodge. (2)
Forty-nine charter members were initiated into the Dubuque organization on December 1, 1892. To be known as Dubuque Lodge No. 173 D of R, I.O.O.F., the Dubuque organization was part of a rapidly growing statewide program. Since the meeting of the grand lodge six weeks previously, nine lodges had been formed. (3)
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Source:
1. Wikipedia
2. Ibid.
3. "Daughters of Rebekah," Dubuque Daily Herald, December 3, 1892, p. 4