Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-11
ORDER OF THE KAsrERr STAR.

Fifteenth Annual Session of fEhe. Grand
 Chapter Held IR Myrtle Chapter
 ROOm, Masonic Hall, Fair Haven,
 WedResday-The Order Prosperous
 Distinguished VHsitOrg From other
 States Two Hundred Feastod - A
 Membershfp of 7S. 1000 in the United
 StaGess
 The fifteenth annual session of the Grand Chapter of the State of Connecticut,O o. E. s., was held Wednesday morning, October 10, in Myrtle Chapter room, Masonic hall, Fair Haven, opening at 10 o'clock.
 Mrs. Carrie B. Konold, the grand matron, of this city, presided, assisted by all of the grand officers. The address of the grand natron was ably delivered, following which the grand patron, MT. F. G. Bassett of Seymour, read his report. The seoretary's report gives the information that the membership in this State numbers 1,543, and that there has been an addition of 175 this year. There are twen- | ty-seven subordinate chapters, twenty-four being represented in the grand body yester- day by delegates, the three remaining by l letter. All of the chapters are in healthy condition financially. Various topics of in- | terest to the order were discussed with con- siderable warmth until the adjournment at \ 12 o'clock, after the reading of the reports. Dinner was served in the banqueting room | adjoining. Two hundred ladies and gentle men were sumptuously dined. ! Among the distinguished visitors present l from New York city were Mrs. Nettie Sell wage, whose husband is the present associate grand patron of that State, and both are very
 much interested in the order; Mrs. Emma 1 Gillen, Mrs. J. Barker, Mrs. G. Grant and | MT. John J. Sproull. MT. Sproun has the
 honor of naming and organizing Alpha chap I I -G RT1--, IL -sA- E., the city or the United States. He is gen.
 tleman of great means, visits Eastern Star chapters wherever they exist, which is in ! every State and territory in'the union, and is an honorary member of them all, having
 been elected to honorary membership in the l general grand chapter in San Francisco at it's recent session.
 New York State and Massachusetts are the only two States that are not working under l the general grand chapter system. | The degrees vary considerably. New York
 city is the parent of the order, how Robert Morris, the author and founder of l tine order and the poet laureate of the great Masonic fraternity, first introduced the sys- tenn and formed chapters. The membership
 throughout the land has reached nearly 75,- 900, and the order is conducted almost ex- clusively by ladies. The growth has been rapid and permanent.
 At o'clock p.m the Grand chapter re- ! assembled and the following officers were 1 elected for the year:
 Mrs Frances E. Holroyd, of Bridgeport, grand matron.
 Mir Frank G. Bassett, Seymour, grand patron
 MT James H. Tripp, Waterbury. associate grand patron.
 Mrs Evelyn Curtiss, Stratford. eenductress \ Mrs Hannah Harvey, Bridgeport. associate con- ductreSs.
 ! Mrs Adelaide Smith, Meriden, treasurer. | Mrs. Frances R. Martin, Fair Haven, secretary.
 The grand matron-eleet appointed the fol-
 lowing officers:
 ! Rev. Samuel A. Davis, Hartford chaplain. ! Dir. E B. Parsons grand lecturer. ! Mir. Rufus E. Chapman, grand marshal. | Mrs Mary J. Whitney, grand Ruth | Mrs. Hattie Buckingham, grand Esther. ! Mrs Mary Peck, grand Martha | Mrs. Julia Grannih, grand Electa. Mrs. Jennie Pickering, grand warden. | Mir. William L. GriSwold, grand sentinel. Mir. George B. Whitney of Bridgeport, past grand patron, was present, also Mrs. Kate L. Futile, North Haven, past grand l secretary for twelve years and until failing health would not permit her to attend to the
 duties longer.
 MT. William L. Griswold, who has again
 been appointed grand sentinel, has served in
 that capacity fourteen years.
 The business of the session was all com pleted about p. m., and the members de- parted for their respective homes in differ
 ent parts of the State on the early evening | trains.