The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18

was dancing for two hours.
The officers of Beulah Chapter were
installed in private in the South San
Francisco Masonic building by Mrs.
Mary E. Donoho, the retiring matron,
who was ably assisted by Anna Smale.
p M, as marshal, and A. Fitschen, P.
p, as chaplain. The ceremony was
without fault and was highly compli-
mented by Grand Matron Pauline
Dohrman, who was present. Among
prominent visitors were w. s. Moses,
the founder of the order in this State;
Past Grand Matron Mrs. s. Mann and
Grand Secretary Mrs. Willats. The
new officers are: Genevra Williams.
matron: John Felt, patron; Emma
Wedemeyer, associate matron; Mary
J. Todd treasurer; Emma Rahlman,
secretary; Olivia Danielson. conduc-
tress: Catherine Riley, associate con-
ductress; Albert Danielsen, chaplain;
Mary E. Donoho, marshal; Ida Helen
Fitschen, organist; Kunigunda Krug.
Adah; Mildred Beattie. Ruth; Emma
Anstach, Esther; Hulda Schwarz,
Martha Virginia Schultze, Electa;
Nellie Recmi, warder; John Williams,
sentinel. The installation was followed
by the presentation on behalf of the
chapter of a handsome jewel. to the
retiring matron and one to retiring
Patron Danielson, who in turn present
ed the retiring matron with crystal
bowl in appreciation of her services.
Souvenirs were presented to the out
going points of the star and flowers to
Nellie Augusta Darling and Mrs. l..
Radke for services as vocalists for the
chapter and the retiring matron then
presented a token of remembrance to
Margaret Williams for services rem
dered the chapter during the past year.
Mrs Darling was also presented with
an alligator grip and the retiring ma
tron presented her a pretty rose bowl.
Then followed a turkey supper and
speeches by many prominent members
of the order.
The closing installation of the order
In this city was by Ivy Chapter in
Golden Gate Hall. and it was one Of the
prettiest of the season. The hall was
crowded by a fashionable audience,
the officers installed, that is the
ladies. were all most elegantly gowned
and the decorations were magnificent.
The installing officer was Mary Louise
Reddick, retiring matron, and the mar
shal was Grand Marshal Jennie Abb
bott Graves. The new officers are:
Marie w. Hendry. Worthy matron;
samuel c. Wallis. worthy patron; Car
rie II. Gordon. associate matron; Eva
d. Salisbury, secretary; Lottie e. Lu-
cas-, treasurer; George c. Versalovich.
conductress; Bertha A. Briggs, asso
ciate conductress: DR.. Thomas Fletch-
er, chaplain; Charlotte Tisdale, mar
shall; Annie NJ Chamberlain, warder;
Margaret Larsen, sentinel; Johanna
Helm, Adah: Emile Strouse. Ruth;
Charlotte Miller, Esther; Mildred
Coulter, Martha; Mary Johnson.
Eecta. The music was by the Califor-
MIA Commandery choir-D. NJ. Law
renee, first tenor; r. w. Smith, second
tenor. A. A. Batkin. first bass: L. A.
Larsen, second bass; A. A. Batkin, or
ganist and director, and included the
following numbers: Hail, Hail." choir;
Lords Prayer" organ; tenor solo.
Call Me Back" d. Nj. Lawrence:
Hear Us, o Father" choir; THE Pill
grims.'' choir: bass solo, King of the
Winds" T.. A. Larsen; Supreme Je-
hovah"; tenor solo, Singing in Gods
Acre" r. w. Smith; chant, THE Lord
Is My Shepherd Master Supreme, .
choir: Lean ,on Him. choir; God
Bless Our Eastern STAR" choir;
Gloria" choir.
There was the presentation of a beau
tiful jewel to Mrs. Reddick, a past pa
trons button to j. E. Gordon, the retir-
ing patron. pen trays ornamented with
pretty paintings to the points of the
star by the retiring patron and then
the retiring matron presented to the
points, the conductress and the asso-
ciate conductress of the past term and
the warder and sentinel a souvenir in
the shape of some of her handiwork
with the needle. After the presenta-
tions there were addresses by Grand
Matron Mrs. Dohrman. Past Grand
Matron Mrs. Mann. Past Grand Ma
tron Mrs. Giberson, Grand Marshal
Mrs Graves and Nellie Augusta Dar-
ling. past grand organist.
The officers of Harmony Chapter. o.
E. S.. were installed by Mrs Virginia
Lee Lewis. the retiring matron, and
after the installation there was the pre-
sentation of a handsome jewel to Mrs.
Lewis and an elegant parlor lamp to
Judge Frank H. Kerrigan, the retiring
patron, who in turn presented to Mrs.
Lewis as a personal token of appre-
citation of her services to the chapter
during her term fine crystal berry
bowl. The music during the evening
was by Mrs. Decker-Cox, M. Venco, A.
Caire and Mime. Tellula Evans Burrill
prima donna soprano, the last named
being the leader The most prominent
numbers We're: THE Recessional'' (De
Koven) THE Evening Star" from
"Tannhauser'' (Wagner); Elsa s