The Ivy Lodge of the Rebekah Assembly is the women's auxiliary to the fraternal lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.  The lodge was organized in Fargo on April 18, 1890 as the Mooreland Lodge No. 9.  As an auxiliary to a fraternal order, the Ivy Lodge devoted most of its time to social activities.  However, at various times it was involved in charitable activities of benefit to the community.  In 1890 the lodge established a Relief Committee to aid the needier families among its members.  During the First and Second World Wars the lodge helped in the Red Cross war relief efforts.  In 1924 and for several years afterwards the Ivy Lodge took part in the annual Pilgrimage to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington, D. C.  In 1963 the Lodge contributed to the construction and funding of the Odd Fellows Eye Bank and Research Center.  Also in that year they sent funds toward the establishment of the Schuyler Colfax Memorial Center which houses the records of the Odd Fellows order.  In 1964 the Ivy Lodge dedicated a gate at the International Peace Gardens.  Presently the main activities of the lodge have been with the educational foundation, the eye research center, and with the Odd Fellows Home.

This collection consists primarily of the Minutes Series of the lodge meetings from 1890 to 1981.  However, there are gaps in the minutes from February 1901 to July 1905 and December 1926 to June 1930. It should also be noted that the first minutes book skips from 1892 to 1898 while the second book covers the meetings between 1892 to 1898.  The minutes are very complete documenting the monthly meetings and actions taken including financial transactions. 
 

Women's Organizations