The San Francisco call., 1898-05-29
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR.


 The district meeting last Tuesday night in the hall of Ivy Chapter was a very pleasant one, and it was attended not only by almost the entire membership but by a great number from all the local chapters and many from across the bay. Mrs. Dell C. Savage, D. D., found herself ushered into one of the most beautifully decorated chapter halls she ever entered, for there was profusion of the choicest of flowers, and the patriotism of the membership was made manifest in the liberal display O. the American colors. As an earnest of the desire to advance the chapter and to show how well the of fcers could perform the work of initia- tfon. the membership presented for initia- ton Mrs. w. J. Martin, Mir. and Mrs. ;. C Wallis MT. and Mrs. Donald Mckay, Mrs. Emma Hendry, Marion hlli, Aiilia a;ndI won Tillow. Otto Hall and Edwin Relser, and the work of conferring the degree was performed in the perfect manner TOT which this chapter is noted, and II was highly commended by the grand oflcerS and visitors. --mong the visitors were Grand Patron Rowe, Past Grand MatToh Mrs Mary A. Flint. Grand Secretary Mrs Willats Worthy MatronS Mrs: " HIdlS oA Golden Gate. Mrs. Wetjen of Harmony . Mrs Brown of Beulah, Mrs SchmloI or King Solomon, Patrons tletcner oL @ @Oah- land and Greenwood or beulaH aitI tba e1,h nast officers. During the evening tne suot feet of assisting the Red Cross m9Vellellt tL | | was brought up. and it was decided thas inc ladies should help. At the cIose ot tbe meeting there was an ad1ouFhiheht to +be banOuet-hall, where covers We're sci for 200, and every seat was occuPItSiu' PIi On each plate was lace paper haPfniit s; :; ~, ono corner of which there was eIlllACu oti m ;-1C 1aaf and in the center of the nap Kin was a small loaf, in when WdS ploriI @ 5 cd a small American flag, the naPhIlsi f.ilu .to o flag to be retained as so1N f eiitl tbe renast occasion. At the close or 1ie 54. ~ 1p,-oe roe TToptbV Patron Charles l.. Patton re- cuested the assemblage to slng tls E., S'ti, th Q Spangled Banner, and all JolioTdi JolleI'inp ati was fIrnished by Mrs. Alvina Heuer WilSoii, @ DIIring the week the ladies oI " " Chapter have been busy sewing st,a 1U the Red Cross Society, and VII coIleiituG iin henn 1ooiIire moi abdominal bandages and com 1oTI %iSf pas4' Deputv Mrs Dell c. Savage ,,aId her official visit at the district meet. ing of King Solomon ChaPfer' ReI1 nfdu laH5 on Thursday night There IT er3aan Was very large at+andance in the beautiful hall, Wmc1 vvas a dream of patriotic dlspldy an, anu flowers, particularly in nenv the eas1 formed of tSo very large American flags falling in graceful folds over the chairs or the worthy matron and patron. Ihe eHecl @ Mot ''ig 'iegxtremeIv pretty The work was exemplified after which there was a HOW of oratory. and it was half-past II O CLOCK before the meeting closed, ana alI pien- pfI ent were invited into the main nall, where there was a repetition of the pa +riotic display of American colors. only . little more so. There was set table for the grand officers and officers or the charters. five tables in the form Of star and then additional tables to ac- commodate the large number who attend ed the meeting. Nearly two hundred oc- cupied seats to enjoy a fine collation. that had been spread in the midst of flowers, ferns and daintily arranged covers. Among the visitors there were the worthy grand patron, Past Grand Matron Mrs. Flint. Grand Secretary Mrs. Willats, Grand Esther Mrs. Helen May Patterson, the matrons of all the local chapters; Mrs. Roberts, past matron of the San lose Chapter; Past Grand Treasurer Mrs. & l. Hubbard and a great number of the members of the local chapters and of those in Oakland and Alameda.
 ODD FELLOWSHIP.
 A new Rebekah lodge was instituted at Covena on the 2Oth inst by Past Grand President Miss Fannie Benjamin with ten charter members. Thirty-two were ad- mitted by initiation. The instituting off, cer was assisted in the work by members of Heliotrope Rebekah Lodge of Po- mona.
 A new subordinate lodge will be insti- tl,a a