The record-union., 1894-10-17
GRAND CHAPTER OF EASTERN STAR.
1t Convened in This City Yesterday
Afternoon.
Naomi Chapter Exemplifies the Work
and Gives an ENTERTAINMENT
and Banquet Also.

The Grand Chapter of the Order of the
Eastern Star convened here yesterday
afternoon, a very large attendance of
delegates being present from different
parts of the State.
The grand officers are as follows: Wor-
thy Grand Patron, Allen Bosley Lem
mon; Worthy Grand Matron, Mrs. Emma
Hapgood; Associate Grand Patron, Zach
ary Taylor Gilpin; Associate Grand Ma
tron, Mrs. Margaret Beiva Searles; Grand
Secretary, Mrs. Kate Josephine Willats;
Grand Treasurer. Mrs. S. Isabelle Hub
bard; Grand Conductress, Mrs. Mary
Phipps; Associate Grand Conductress,
Mrs. Susan Amelia Wright; Grand Chap
lain, Mrs. Angeline Sutton; Grand Mar
shal, Mrs. Emma Button; Grand Adab,
Mrs. Bertha LauritZen; Grand Ruth, Mrs.
Margaret Beebe; Grand Esther, Miss Ora
Davisson; Grand Martha, Mrs. Matte L.
Guthrie; Grand Electa, Mrs. Dora Stolen:
Grand Organist, Mrs. Ellen Russell
Wheeler; Grand Warden, Mrs. Dora
Coombs; Grand Sentinel, Powell s..
Lawson.
Worthy Grand Patron Lennon read
his report. from which it appears that
nine new chapters have been instituted
during the year. The three chapters OF
the State of Nevada have come under the
jurisdiction OF the Grand Chapter of Cali
fornia.
The Grand Matron's report was also
read.
An invitation was received from Naomi
Chapter, No. SO, to attend the exempli-
hcatlon of the work in the evening, and
was accepted.
The following standing committees
were appointed:
Committee on Credentials Z. B..
Willis of No. Sc, Mrs. Mary j. Mayhem
OF No. 36, Mrs. Mary J. Dunham of
No. 26.
Committee on ribution-Benjamin
A. Plant OF No. 19, Mrs Lena Hamilton
OF No. 8, Mrs. Mary j. Bell of No. IL.
Committee on Jurisprudence-Mrs
Mary j. Young of No. 115, Mrs. Krebs of
No. Y, j. r. Tapscott OF No. 80.
Committee on Returns-JOhn II. Gray
of No. u, Mrs. Mary L. Merrill OF No. S6,
Mrs. Matte Marmon of No. 5S.
Committee on Appeals and Grievances
Charles Hapgood of No. o. Mrs. Elmira
+. West of No. 80, Mrs. Carrie \. Wood
worth of No. lob.
Committee on Warrants and Dispensa-
tions-H. S. Roe of No. s, Mrs. Matte
Ross of No. 81, Mrs. Amanda Dlnwiddie
of No. 81.
Committee on Finance-Thomas Flint,
Jr.. of No. 40, Mrs. Mary Sowell of No.
4S, Mrs. Annie Sanborn of No. II.
Committee on Constitution and Laws
E Hare OF Cal. w. D., Fred L. Button of
No. s. Mrs. Gertrude s. Freeman of No.
90.
Committee on Foreign Correspondence
Mrs. Georgia A. Matfeld of No. SO, Miss
Pauline Cohn OF No. 8. Mrs. Sarah f.
Horne of No. 81.
Masonic Widows and Orphans Home
Committee-President, Mrs. Mary A.
Flint of No. 45; Secretary, Mrs. Abbie T.,
hrebs OF No. Il; Mrs. Mary B. Moore of
No. l, Mrs. Mary E. Partridge of No. s.,
Mrs. Mary j. Young of No. ll5.
In the evening Naomi Chapter of this
city eXemplhed the work in manner
which woa it many compliments. Fol-
lowing are the officers: Worthy Matron,
Lucy L. Gett; Worthy Patron, Evander
b. Willis; Associate Matron, Sarah W.
Cunningham; Secretary, Emma Bidwell;
Treasurer, Lizzie Dolan; Conductress.
Matte Rood; Associate Conductress,
Agnes Hall; Marshal, Florence Miller
Chaplain, Alden Mayhem; Adah, Louise
Rego; Ruth, Carlotta Clark; Esther, Clara
keber; EIecta, Alice Kellogg; Martha,
Jennie Hornlein; Warder, Maggie
Stevenson; Sentinel, George Dunn; Or
ganist. Fannie Nj. Willis.
After the exemplitication a musical and
literary entertainment was given by the
chapter, the following programme being
rendered:
Piano duet, Miss Wilder, Miss Jordan:
tableau, "The Vacant Chair" Mrs. Lizzie
Dolan, Mrs. Z. Webster, Charles Aiken,
Gussie Stevenson, Theodore Eilers; piano
solo, Mrs. Fannie Willis; tabIeau, 1.-The
Honeymoon" j. A. Macdonald, Bonnie
Waggoner; tableau, 'Sweet Spirit Hear
My Prayer" Lou Rego, Mabel Seymour,
Bonnie Waggoner, Emma Tubbs, Clara
Keber, Jennie Hornlein, Gussie Steven
son.
The chapter-room had been most
beautifully decorated. II blazing star
was suspended in the east, with two
handsome stars composed of flowers in
front of the dais. On each of the points