Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-15
LADY MACCABEES MEET
CONVENTION OPENS TODAY AT
NATIONAL RIFLES ARMoRY.

The convention of the Ladies Of the Mac
cabees of the World opened at 10 O'Clock
this morning at Nationcl Rifles Armory.
with Mrs. Lillian NJ. HOLSTER, supreme
commander, in the chair. There were pres
ent members of the eight local hives and
delegates from states which have no state
hives, including Vermont, Connecticut, New
Hampshire New Jersey. Rhode Island and
Delaware. A delegation of 100 members
came over from Baltimore to attend the
convention.
An election OF supreme delegate and al
| ternate to the triennial supreme conven-
tion which will be held the third Tuesday
in July, was held, and hrs. Melvia Caswell
supreme commander of the District Mary
| land and Delaware. was unanimously
chosen, with Mrs. Lula S. Hammond of Ma
tional Hive, No. /, District of Columbia, as
alternate.
There were three candidates In the field
| for the place of alternate delegate, Mrs.
Hammond, Mrs. Mary Van Ness and Mrs.
Mrs. HOLSTER, supreme commander,
| gave report in which she stated: The
| Ladies OF the Maccabees of the World is
one OF the greatest financial and economic
factors in this country, with a member
| ship Of 1888. and with 2,To5 subordinate
| hives
Has Fifty-Four Hives.
| THE order of the Ladies of the Macca-
| bees in this District is eleven years old,
| the first hive having been organized in
Washington. d. c.. National. No. 1, Janu-
four hives, with a membership of 2,747.
The reports Of our field workers and depu-
ties show that they have organized twenty
two hives during the term, with charter
lists amounting to 1891 members and that
| they have added to organized hives SO
members, or total of 1.159 members. The
total number Of members added during
| the term by field workers and members
was 1920
Record Keepers Report.
Miss Bina NJ. West, supreme record
keeper, also gave a report in which she
| stated the District of Columbia had given
$9633O for fraternal work. She stated that
| this district is the twenty fourth largest
among the states and territories of tho
order.
vened at o'clock, there was class ini-
| tiation of 1ot candidates, at which Mrs.
HOLSTER and Miss West conducted the
Mrs. Mary r Dunn. enmans G"f MRS.
Grace Bernhard, past commander; Mrs.
Mary A. Van Ness, lieutenant comman der;
Mrs. Lula s. Hammond, record keeper;
Mrs. Ida Edmonston, finance keeper: Mrs.
! Virginia Thomas, chaplain; Mrs Helen p.
Myers, sergeant; Mrs. Jennie Rudolf, mis-
tress-at-arms; Mrs. Mary Lewis. sentinel:
| 6oiCt " 4NSA, mTS. AHUa
| ]. Shepherd, first banner bearer; Mrs Eta
Degenhart, second banner bearer; Mrs.
Mary A. Lowenstein. third banner bearer,
| and Mrs Georgia Myers, pianist
Convention Officers.
The convention officers are: Mrs. Melva
| ]. Coswell, commander; Mrs. Mary A. Van
Ness. past commander; Mrs Lydia Man
gum Of Maryland, lieutenant commander;
Mrs. Lula s. Hammond record keeper;
| Miss Clara Hammel of Delaware, finance
keeper; Mrs. Margaret Brown of Maryland.
chaplain; Mrs. Addie Demo of Vermont,
| sergeant; Mrs Julia Contre of New Jersey,
mistress-a arms; Miss Lydia Lotell of Bal
| timore, sentinel, and Mrs. E. Wilson OF
Baltimore, picket Committee on creden-
tials: Mrs. Ada Horton, Mrs. Sallie Brad
| ley and Mrs. Ida Edmonston. Committee
on resolutions: Mrs. Margaret Brown, Mrs.
A. Van Ness, Mrs. Adelia 8. Demo, Mrs.
Julia A. Contre and Mrs. Dora NJ. Weber
There will be an entertainment at 7:3O
O'Clock this evening, including competi-
| tive drill between the uniformed guard
| teams of Mount Vernon and National
Hives, after which Mrs. HOLSTER and Miss
West will hold an informal reception.