The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-12-04
INSTALLED NEW
QUEENS OF THE
EASTERN STAR
Beautiful, Impressive
Ceremony.
SOLEMN OBLIGATIONS TAKEN
UNUSUAL SCENE IN MASONIC
TEMPLE.
For the First Time a Chapter of the
Great Order Is Allowed to OBJ
ligate Its Officials
There.
SOLEMN OBLIGATIONS TAKEN
UNUSUAL SCENE IN MASONIC
TEMPLE.

Eastern Star, the adjunct of Masonry, is
so fascinating that it always attracts a
great many of Inc membership whenever
1t is performed, and large number Of
strangers to tne order when the installa-
ton is a public one.
There was no exception to the general
rule last Thursday night, when the officers
who will serve for the current term for
Golden Gate Chapter were installed in the
nall of Golden Gate Commandery by Mar
tin August G. Christesen, the retiring wor-
thy patron. The hall was tastefully dec
GRATED, and prominent as the star in the
east blazing over the worthy matron's
station was the American flag. The cere-
mony was a very acceptable one, and in
the work the installing officer was assist
ed by Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Pendleton, act
ing as grand marshal. The new officers
are: Mrs. Ada R. Duncan, worthy matron;
Ernest K. Head worthy patron; Miss
Maggie Ella Bradley, associate matron;
Mrs. Mary Anna Hawley, secretary; Mrs.
Ellen Condor, treasurer Mrs. Maud w.
Terwillinger, conductress; Miss Minnie
Jellinek, associate conductress, who were
elected; and Miss Louise McElroy, mar
shall; Mrs. Harriet Augusta Hobe, chap
lain; Miss Frances Perkins Tower, ward
er; Mrs. Mary Hammond Lewis, sentinel;
Miss Louise B. Stevenson, organist; Miss
Ada Lime, Adah; Mrs. Kate Burnham,
Ruth; Miss Ada Emily Goddard Esther;
Miss Cora Harrison Martha; and Mrs.
Lizzie Carleton Gray, Electa. The music
was rendered by the Temple quartet, con-
sisting of c. IT. Wendell, first tenor; R.
w. Smith, second tenor; A. A. Batkin,
first bass, and E. G.. MacBain, second
bass. The solos We're Lean on Him."
second tenor; Father Supreme first
tenor; Master Supreme, second bass,
and Jesus, Lover of My Soul" first
There o.
rendered quartet selections, the last being
Gloria. Among those who crowded the
hall-many being obliged to stand in the
anterooms, the wide doors of which were
open and gave such an opportunity to get
a view of what was transpiring-there
were Past Most Worthy Grand Matron
Mrs. W F. Pierce, Past Grand Matron
Mrs. Mary A. Flint, Mrs. Ada Dalton
Hewes. matron of Oak Leaf Chapter; MRS.
susanna Dow, matron of Ivy Chapter; Mrs.
Annie NJ. Johnson, matron-elect of Har-
mony Chapter; Mrs. Lydia A. Steele, ma
tron-elecI of Ivy Chapter, and Miss Nellie
A. Brown, matron of Beulah Chapter, be-
sides many who are prominent in the
order, not to omit William S. Moses, the
father. of the order, who founded Golden
Gate Chapter more than thirty years ago.
After the ceremony there were a number
of short addresses by grand officers and
others, and one was by the worthy asso-
who, on behalf of the chapter, thanked
Miss Susan M. Whats, the retiring ma
iron, for the efficiency with which she
had conducted the affairs of the chaoter
during the year, and then, on behalf of
the members, presented her with the jewel
of a past matron. 1t is much smaller than
those usually given, but is one of tie most
exquisite arrangements of diamonds on
star that has ever been presented in the
chapter.
On Friday night there was an unusual
scene in King Solomon'S Hall in the Ma
sonic Temple at Post and Montgomery
streets. That was the installation of the
officers of chapter of the Eastern Star
in a Masonic lodgeroom. 1t was the first
time that such a ceremony has been per-
mitted in the halls of the temple, and
never but once before has there been a
meeting of Eastern Star members in that
temple, and that was when Robert Nor.
ris, the founder of the order, was in this
city many years ago, when as special
favor to him he was given the use of
one of the lodgerooms in which the mem
bers could assemble. During the evening
John H Gray, past worthy grand pat
ron, in speaking of the rise of the order,
said that 1t was not many years ago in
the State of New York that the doors
of every Masonic lodgeroom were closed
against the membership of the East
ern Star, but now that it has become I'M
derstood that the Eastern Star is the
natural ally of the Masonic fraternity in
its great work of charity, New York has
given the order the privilege of renting
any Masonic lodgeroom in the jurisdic-
ton in which to hold meetings. and that
the example set by the Empire State has
been followed by many jurisdictions, Cal
lfornia being one OF them, particularly
San Francisco.
The hall was decorated as it never was
decorated before. On the walls were fes-
toons of soft material in the five colors
of the order-blue, yellow, white, green
and red-fastened at the looping points
with fve-pointed stars of gold. The
grand pillars in the west were decorated
with garlands of choice flowers, and the
several stations were each bank of ever
pleasing feature of the installation was
that all the ladies installed as officers
We're, with the exception of the conduc-
tress, attired in white, the exception be-
ing pink. Mrs. Lizzie d. Wetjen, the re-
firing matron, was the installing officer,
and she was assisted by Mrs. Sallie
Houghton Mulberry. past matron, as
grand marshal. The work was done in
mistake in the memoriZed work or the
movements in the floor work and in COM
plimentary speeches made by the assoc
ciate grand patron, George L. Darling,
who is member of Golden Gate, and
John Hatfield Gray, past grand patron
and member of Ivy Chapter, each said
that It was the most, beautiful installa-
ton that ever had been witnessed in
San Francisco. This opinion was con-
CURED in by the six hundred persons
who witnessed it.
Johnson, worthy matron; w. J. Savage,
worthy patron; Mrs. Emma Carter, asso-
ciate matron; Miss Eva May Hare secre-
tary; Mrs. Isadora Horton, treasurer
Mrs. Mona l.. Sanborn, conductress. and
Mrs. Frederick Junker associate con-
ductress. These are the elected officers
The appointed ones are: Robert N Car
son, chaplain; Mrs. Lizzie D. Wetien.
marshal; Miss Emma Hare, organ
list; Miss Cordie Wetjen. Adah; Mrs
Henrietta Michigan, Ruth; Miss Lii
liam May Kimball, Esther; Miss Lii
liam Brownson, Martha, and Mrs Car
RE Lucas, Electa After all the other Of
ficers except the marshal were installed
Mrs. Wetjen, the installing officer, sur
rendered to the incoming matron who
then installed her as marshal. There were
addresses of an interesting character by
the associate grand patron, Past Most
Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Partridge,
tary Mrs. Kate J. Whats. the worthy
of the board of temple directors, who al
lowed the use of the lodgeroom for the
occasion. Mrs. Wetjen the retiring ma
iron, was. by Elias c. Hare. on behalf of
the membership of HARMONY Chapter
presented very elegant jewel, diamond
mounted star pendant from pair of gold
wings, held together by a solitaire. In
returning thanks Mrs. Wetjen said that
the success of the chapter is due to the
fact that it carries out the sublime virtue
in fraternal life, indicated by the name of
the chapter, Harmony.
The music incidental to the ceremony
of installation was artistically rendered
by the quartet consisting of Mrs. George
l.. Darling, soprano; Miss lloberts alto;
DR.. r. w. Smith, tenor; =. q. McBain,