Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-11-23
Order of Eastern Star.

Order of Eastern Star.
Valley Chapter, No. %, q. E. s, ct
its regular session, Friday evening,
Nov II. 1899, received the report Of
Mrs Kate Burbank, representative to
the Grand Chapter that met in Daven-
port. Iowa. Oct. %, 1899, and on notion
of d. NJ. Harris nnd seconded hy Mrs.
r. q, Hin. the thanks of Valley. Chap
:eT, for the able report made, AMI Was
voted and asked for = copy for puhlica-
ton, which was granted.
REPORT OF GRAND CHAPTER OF IOWA
The wenty.second annual session OF
the Grand Chapter of o. E. 5. held In
Davenport, Iowa. Oct. Is and % wss
the banner session of the order.
Every Grand officer was present and
and there were five Past Grand Mat
rons, two Past Grand Patrons. ono
Past Acknowledgement Mstron and over
$50 representative from two hundred
and seven chapters hcstdes a larger
number of visitors from subordinate
chapters.
The Kimball house wa. headqnsr.
ters for all delegates, and all morning
the long rotunda of the hotel was fille d
Every room in the house was taken.
The convention opened on Tuesday
afternoon with "rhe School of 1nstruc.
tion" in Shenie Hail in the Masonic !.
Temple. The hall was brilliantly
lighted and most artistically decorated.
| A large star, the emblem of the or.
der, was hung from the north, while
large streamers in variegsted colnrs,
encircled the room.
On no former occasion had this hall
been 80 well filled
The exemplification of the beautiful
teachings of our order was to be Wit
messed
! The Grand officers executed a besuti.
full march as they entered the chapter
room and took their respective sta
tioLs. They were attired each in
beautiful waist and sash, the regalis
of her station, with black skirts and
lall formed beautiful picture.
The Grand Worthy mstron was es.
corted to the East and the chapter
opened in due form, after which the
candidate was presented and passed
through the initiatory ceremonies.
u Closest attention was given to every
lpsrt and at the close the work was pro.
) nounced perfect by those most com.
petent to pass judgement. An attrsc.
tive feature was the use of stats By
the conductress in the march.
Mention may be made Of ~. :.
as it was taken .,,o,,n. ,, ,,o .ss
y sition at the altar and the request
from each point of the star to the can.
didate.
In the evening reception and on.
tertainment was rendered the tieleeates
by the local chapter. Also musical
and literary program aud then came
the "Female Masonry which caused
8 much merriment.
At the close of this. dainty refresh.
ments were served and the whole of
the evenings, entertainment was sue.
{ cess.
On Wednesday morning the Grand
Chapter opened In due form. Mrs W.
H. Hender, w. NJ. of Davenport, de.
livered the address of welcome which
was beautifully responded to by Mrs.
Freda Oppenheimer, G. A. NJ.
Then came the Grand Matron's adj
dress. It Yves beautifully written and
.. delivered with that earnestness that
is held her listeners closs attention and
9 made them wish that the sentiments
~ expressed might be exemplified IN our
~ lives
3. The address Of the Grand Patron
was also excellently written, and %
a, both these are to be read when We re-
I. ceive our annual report Of the Grand
:. Chapter proceedings, we make no ex.
. tracts from either.
The Grand Secretary and Treasurer
report was most gratifying, showing
is the financial condition of the Grand
n Chapter to be excellent. The subor'
RS dinate chapters have everyone made
N reports and paid dues. The total re'
e. ceipts were 36.498.84. The disburse
CO ments s1,37Ss5, leaving . balance IN
be- the treasury of 5,11829.
p- There were sos Chartered chapters
to and twenty-five w. ID. Chapters
be During the afternoon the officers Of
in the w. u. chapters were installed bl
Of NJ. w. g. NJ. Hattie Ewing, Of Orange
Mass, whose presence was looked upol
as quite an honor by the Iowa mem
bers as she does not often get TO at
tend the state conventions. She ex
~ pressed herself as greatly pleased with
al the present convention and the growth
p which the order in Iowa had mani
st tested.
O8 On Wednesday evening the chspte
of LOT Sorrow held memorial services an.
u. this ceremony was the most beautiful
ut and impressive work have ever seel
w. done at any Of the Grand Chapter con
be ventions. The officers were al dres
|. sed In black with white collars On,
70 sasheS and q single white rose In thei