The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-10-08
EASTERN STAR
STATE SESSION
Attendance Of Men and
Women Numbers Nearly
Three Hundred.
ADDRESSES ARE MADE
Committees Are Appointed
Reports Are Made and
Business is Considered.

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After largely attended and elab.
crate reception given by the Grand
Chapter to delegates and visiting
members OF the order in Masonic
temple Tuesday might from s to 8
o'clock, the sessions OF the fifth an.
nual convention OF the Grand Chan.
ter of the Order OF the Eastern star
of West Virginia, opened in the tenn.
pie at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning
with Worthy Grand Matron Mrs,
Minerva Debendarfer presiding.
At the reception Tuesday night
punch and cake were served and mos,
OF the grand officers were in the re.
ceiying line. After the reception the
local chapter, Queen Esther, exemplI.
fled the ritualistic work. There were
four limitations conferred. The can.
didates were Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ell
llott and A. Judson Flndlay, OF the
city. and Mrs. DR.. Dew Hoff, of Yves;
, Milford.
Committees Appointed.
After the opening ceremony We'd
nesday morning the following COM
mittees were appointed:
observation-disclosures G. A. Haw.
kins and Sisters Retta Matthews and
Ethel Purdy.
Finance. Ways and Means-B Broth.
er w. T.. Workman and Sisters Annie
E. Waterhouge and Belel charnoch.
Unfinished Observation-Disclosures T,
G. Strickler and Sisters Fox and
Cavendish.
Jnrisprudence-w. H. Debendar.
fer and Mary Wallace apd Mrs. Plast.
Appeals and MISUNDERSTANDING
Adds Davis and Sisters Rlngler and
A. B. Jackson.
Dispensations, charters and returns
IL. K. Richards, Mrs. Mckay and
Mrs. Post.
Addresses Are Made.
Worthy Matron, Mrs. D. w. Jacobs
of the local chapter then made a
brief but hearty address of welcome
Clara A. Jamison. a grand matron
responded in letter. rttd by Graz d
Secretary Mrs. Greek A. Park, OF
Ripley, Mrs. Jamlson being absent.
Following were the annual ad.
dresses by Grand Worthy Matron
Mrs. Minerva Debendarfer, OF Man.
nington, and Grand Worthy Patron
Stephen Waterhouse, Jr., of Wheel.
ing, which reviewed the work and
condition OF the order in the state
and contained much instructive in,
formation for the members Of the or
der.
After the reception of distinguish
ed visitors and grand representatives
adjournment was taken for the moor
hour.
The Grand Chapter reconvened a
2 o'clock inthe afternoon and aftel
musical number reports of the ere
dental committee, grand secretary
grand treasurer, and standing ant
special committees were made am
adopted. Matrons and patrons o
new chapters were installed.
Tonight after the memorial ser
vices by Ravenswood chapter, ban
quet will be rendered in the temple
Many Attend.
There are one hundred and sixt.
enrolled visitors to the city and with
the one hundred and fifteen members
of the local chapter attending. ther,
is an attendance of two hundred ant
seventy-five. The register shows thu
following in attendance.
Mrs. Lille Davis. Pearl Leonard
Sallie Carpenter, Fannie Carpenter
Lulu Smith, Halle Leonard, Mrs. l
w. coffman. Mr.I. w: Coffman. Mrs
A. j. Watson. Salem; c. R. Martin
Middlebourne; Mrs. w. B. Conway
and w. b. Cohoway. Buckhannon
Mrs. H. Runge, Christabel iPlson ant
Mrs. Guy Angler Grafton; Mrs. w
S. Hamilton, Fairmont; EliSHRDs
S. Hamilton. Elizabeth NJ. Kinkead
Margaret j. Kinkead. Fairmont: Mrs
G. E. Hutchinson, Mrs. l.. S. Purdy
Mrs. L. j. Mcmillan. Mrs. Laur
Monroe. Cameron; Mrs. D. L. Cary
Mrs. Nettie j. Mathews, Mrs. A. L
Chambers. Warrington; Mrs. Ami
SH.offman, Mrs. J.. Agnes Siyey
Mrs. Carry Keghorn, Mrs. Spsann
Williams, Mrs. Ellen Deusenberry
Mrs. Catherine Thomas, Mrs. Elm
" Williams. Mrs. Mary warder, O
Morgantown; Mrs. Robert Knots an
Mrs. Clark MADEIRA, OF Grafton; Mrs
Eva l.. Hawkins. Parkersburg: Mrs
NJ. E. Sterre. Mrs. Lucy Snider. Mrs
Lulu Flesher, r. A. Flesher, of s.
arys: Frances L. Parks, Ciendennin
Mrs. Nora yanDyne, Clendennin; +