After an apparent relapse of Rebekah activities in the community for a number of years, a committee from Grand Island lodge. No. 22, I. O. O. F., extended an invitation through the press to all who were interested in the organization of a Rebekah lodge to meet at the home of Henry Reese on May 16, 1899. At that meeting G. W. Hirchberg was chosen chairman, Grace Tidball, secretary, and Luella B. Nelson, treasurer, to arrange for the organization of the lodge. On June 14, 1899, at the G. A. R. hall, the lodge was instituted by Grand Master J. E. Arnold of Schuyler (now deceased), assisted by the Rebekah degree staff of Central City.

The charter list contained the names of twenty-nine brothers and twenty- four sisters. For the name of the lodge many suggestions were offered, but as a lodge cannot be named after any living person, nor any two Rebekah lodges alike, it was not easy to decide. Finally the suggestion of Sister Nelson that the name "Truth" be chosen was adopted.

This lodge organized degree teams at various times, but not until 1901 under the captaincy of Louise Spangenberg was a really successful team financed and organized. This lodge had the honor of organizing Rebekah lodges at Doniphan, Cairo and St. Paul and assisting in the organization of Wood River.

Grand Island entertained the district meeting April 12, 1901; in 1903 Luella B. Nelson was selected as district president and held a suc cessful meeting at Kearney, where Grand Is land lodge won the banner for industry. In 1904 Grand Island was changed to another district and Sister Nelson commissioned to reorganize a district which became. No. 38 and included Grand Island No. 132, Cairo 134. Doniphan 151, St. Paul 215, Wood River 287. Gibbon 89, Shelton 306, Hansen 120, Hastings 52 and 212.

Grand Island entertained the assembly October 20, 1914, just twenty-five years after the first assembly, or convention, had met in Grand Island. Rebekah Lodge No. 1 presented the assembly with an embossed and framed copy of the resolution adopted in Grand Island in 1889 in regard to the erection of an I. O. O.F. home. The executive committe of the Rebekahs at this session were Luella B. Nelson, Anna Cornelius and Elsie Walters, and Frank John, Grand Master, all members of 132.

As to state officers, Sister Luella B. Nelson of 132 has served three terms in appointed offices ; this lodge has always been active in raising funds for the Home, and at times has furnished a room and assisted in that task at other times. Leana Cartwright is the present Noble Grand ; Minnie Hoagland, V. G., Luella B. Nelson, recording secretary, Lillie Upperman, financial secretary, Lucy Switzer, treasurer, Ernest Hoagland, W. E. Bailey and P. Nelson, trustees.

The lodge has maintained a Rebekah circle since 1905, meeting at the home of members. The present officers of that branch of the work are president, Minnie Hoagland, secretary, Ella Mahan. A past officers association is also maintained. During the war the lodge maintained a service flag and kept its members in service in good standing. Ella Mahan was chosen to represent the lodge at the centen nial celebration at Omaha, on April 26. 1919.

The decoration for chivalry was conferred on several members of this lodge for meri torious I. O. O. F. work at annual sessions of the Grand Lodge as follows: Anna C. Cornelius, October 20, 1909 at Lincoln; Phina Lozier, October 19, 1910, at Lincoln; Elsie Walters and Luella B. Nelson.October 21, 1914, at Grand Island.