Missouri Valley times., 1901-11-07
ORDEROF THE EASTERN STAR.
State Of Iowa, Twenty-Fourth
Annual Session. Sioux City,
Iowa, Oct. 1924, 1901.

noon ms was conducted by the
grand officers, and the number who
Ii ed their credentials on this day was
466 besides fully l5O visitors.
This being only the preliminary dav
of the ec,nvention, as the real work did
not begin until 10 o'clock Wednesday
the number presen: surpassed all ex
pectations.
The official headquarters of the
order was the hotel Garretson. All.
day delegates were arriving and went
there first. to ti!e their credentials and
get their assignment of rooms.
AT 10 O'Clock Wednesday morning
the Grand Chapter was opened in
form by the Worthy Grand Matrop,
Freda Oppenheimer of Manchester,
Iowa.
Mrs. Emma Itawmsn of Isis Chap
ter, Sioux City, delivered the address
of welcome. Mrs. Jane Weber, of
Cherokee, Associate Grand Matron,
made the response to this address on
behalf of the Grand Chapter.
The address of the w. G. NJ. was
listened to with interest. She re-
ported the last year as prosperous
one. While the growth had not been
so large as preceding years, yet hope
was expressed that the accessions to
membership would be of the kind that
would bring credit to the order.
She welcomed us cordially and fra
ternally. She also gave hearty well
come to those who, nearly twenty
years ago formed an unbroken chain
around the sacred altar and organized
the Grand Chapter Of Iowa.
She expressed her gratitude and con-
graduation to know that there were
still among US many of that little band
of faithful sisters and brothers who
first planned the work of this Grand
body of U E. S.
She spoke touchingly of the death of
Brother Ercanbrsck, as it occasioned
not only a loss to the Masonic trater
nifty, but also to the Order where he
was so we'll known and where he
would be missed and mourned AS
her address, as we'll as that of the w.
G. p, will be read in Chapter, we will
not enter into further detail concern
ing them, only that the e. w. r. was
very earnest in regard to his recon-
mendation that the charity fund from
all the subordinate chapters be in
creased for the ultimate object of
erecting an Il. s. home for the care of
the widows and orphans. S808.85 was
then in the hands of the Grand Treas
urer, which had accumulated from
mite boxes, interest, donations, etc.
Twenty.seven states had taken steps
toward establishing Eastern Star
homes. lie reminded them that
through no other agency was mankind
80 greatly benefited materially, as that
of the great fraternal orders, but, that
uuless the principles upon which they
we're founded we're exemplified in the
lives and conduct of their exponents,
these institutions would perish. He
recommended that we all labor to raise
the Eastern Star higher in ITS standard
of social esteem and fraternal inter-
course, and higher and broader in it's
charities, and resolve to do more
practical good than ever before.
In the Grand Secretary's report it
was gratifying to know that all Chap
ters had paid dues and reported
twenty one was the total number of
Chapters gained; and the total mem
bership IN Iowa was 1865. On Wed.
nesday evening the memorial service
in memory of the 100 members of the
order who had died during the pre-
ceding year was given. This was
beautiful and impressive.
The most important of Thursday
mornings meetings was the election
of officers which resulted as follows
w. G. NJ, Freda Oppenheimer, of
Manchester.
w. G. F., w. II. Wray, of Oskaloosa.
A. G. NJ, Mrs. Jane Weber, of Cher
okee.
A. G. p, j. =. Cox, of Washington.
G. Sect'y, Sister Jackson, of Council
Bluffs.
The meeting of the next Grand
Chapter will be in Oskaloosa, Iowa,
and under the new code all delegates
to this convention will be allowed So
per day for expenses, allowing three
days, and their mileage.
This session of the Grand Chapter
was held under the most favorable
circumstances, the weather being ideal,
the attendance larger than had been
expected, ard the meetings harmonious
throughout.
Mrs. KATE BURBANK,
Valley Chapter, o. E. s.
Mo. Valley. Iowa.
Chas. Williams is transscting busi-
ness in Medale today.
A Good Thing.
German Syrup is the special prescrip-