Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-12
MAS0NS TO STUDY
Annual School of instruction to
be Held Here Next
Month.
SEVERAL HUNDRED VISITORS
Ofhcers-EIect of Eastern Star Chap
ter Are Publicly In
q stalled.

I in this vicinity are anticipating will
interest the annual school of instruc-
| ton which this year is to be held in
Rock Island. Feb. Il. Is and 16. The
school OF instruction is conducted in
| five different cities in the state each
year. and is for the benefit of the off
| GERS OF the blue hodges. which com
prise the first three degrees of Ma
sorry. m ~.
The school will be conducted by n
T. Burnap. of Upper Alton. Ill. who is
| the chairman OF the board OF grand
| examiners of the state He will be
| assisted by Isaac Cutter. of Camp
| Point. ILL.,. II. A. Smell of Litchfield
Ill. S. S. Borden. of Chicago. and
Charles Fl. Martin, of Bridgeport. Iii.
The sessions of the school will open al
10 O'Clock on the morning of Feb. IA.
and there will be three sessions each
day. The two sessions during the day
are to be held entirely for the purpose
of instructing the officers of the var
ious lodges represented in the degree
work of the order. The instructors
supervise the working of the ritual on
dummy candidates. and the officers are
examined thoroughly on their under.
standing of the work. In the evening
the work is exemplified on genuine
candidates. and the three degrees will
be conferred in their order, one each
evening.
Four Hundred Visitors.
1t is expected that between 800 and
400 visiting members of the order will
be present during the sessions of the
school. The members of the lodges
within convenient distance of this city
are expected to attend the school, and
reduced far has been granted by the
railways entering this city for the
three days on the certificate plan. The
grand officers of the state have already
engaged rooms at the Harper house.
and others from all parts of this dis
trict are securing accommodations.
Worshipfull Grand Master William
b. Wright will be in the city to attend
the school on Wednesday and Thurs
day. The school has not been held in
Rock Island for years, though Moline
had one seven years ago. The mem
bers of Trio and Rock Island lodges,
A F. < A NJ. are making the arrange
ments for the entertainment of the Wis
iting delegates TO the school, and the
work of preparation is progressing rap
idly.
Eastern Star Installation.
The members of Rock Island chap
ter No 239. Order of the Eastern Star,
held a public installation OF officers
and an entertainment last evening at
Masonic temple. Each member of the
order was permitted to invite two
guests. and 800 were present to wit
ness the evenings ceremonies. The in
stallation was conducted by the worthy
grand matron of Illinois. Mrs. Kate
Aud Heath. of Danville, Ill. The fol-
lowing officers of the chapter were in
stalled:
Worthy Matron-Mary +. Kreis.
Worthy PATRON. w. Houder
Associate Matron - Helena War
necke.
Secretary-Vashti Bollman
Treasurer-Ellen Lee
Conductress-Stella Witherell.
Associate Conductress-Kate Pari-
don
Warder-Amanda Elliott.
Sentinel-Henry Kramer
Ada-Amy Henderson.
Ruth-Barbara Ullemeyer
Esther-Lillian Fitzpatrick.
Martha Bromley.
Electa-S. Mae Lidders.
Chaplain-Anna Madison.
acknowledgement Schroeder.
Organist-Kate Pratt.
Following the ceremonies. which
were conducted without the use of the
rituals. a very pleasing program was
rendered by the members of the chap
ter. The program was as follows:
Piano solo. Miss Jessie Warnecke;
reading. Gertrude Davis; reading, Hen
rietta Kinner; violin solo, Miss Phebe
Brooks: sketch. Harry NJ. McCaskrin;
vocal solo. Miss Edna Hare: reading.
Miss Grace Bromley; vocal solo. J. a.
Johnson; reading. Miss Jessie Bogue.
Remembrance for Omcers.
Mrs. Mary F. Kreis. who was reflect
ed to the Office of worthy matron of
the chapter. was presented with a
great spray of carnations. and a like 1
gift was presented 10 Mrs. Heath, the
grand worthy matron. Mrs. Heath
was also presented with a beautiful
haviland china, hand painted roll tray
by the members of the chapter At
the conclusion of the program. re-
ception was held in honor of the grand
worthy matron- The event was one
which will be long remembered in
lodge circles. and was one of the most
successful and interesting ever held
by the local chapter of the Eastern
Star.
For the installation ceremony Mrs
Heath appointed Mrs. Vashti Bollman
grand marshal and Mrs. Ellen Leel
grand chaplain. Mrs. Heath was en-
tertained during her soiOurn in the
city at the home of Mrs Boiiman. 500
forty-third street