Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-09
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Masonic Tenn Y
pie on Thurs
day evening, the occasion attracting
a large company of Masons and mem
bers of the Eastern Star. After an
inspection of the new Masonic Tenn.
pie, the rebuilding of which has just
been completed, the company was
seated in the large club room on the
second floor. where pleasing pro-
gram was rendered. There was a
well chosen address by Mayor F. w.
Daubaney, violin solos by Misses
Freda Helwig and Mignon Maynard,
vocal solos by Misses Helen Hjerleid
and Lulu Klein and Mr.. Leonard
Larson, a reading by Mrs. TrZcinski
and history of the local organiza-
.tion by Mrs. George w. Adams,
Worthy Matron of Decorah Chapter.
This was followed by a delicate
after which the company
regaled themselves at cards and
other amusements until late hour.
The historical sketch of the local
%. E. S. Chapter as read by Mrs.
Adams is as follows:
Twenty years ago, on the 5th day
OF December 1888, Sister H. S.
Ercanbrack, then Grand Matron of
the Grand Chapter of Iowa, institut-
ed under dispersion Decorah Chap
,dispensation until the following
September, when the Grand Chapter
met and we were granted our chart
er, which bears the date of Sept. IL,
1889. The officers of this newly
organized Chapter were as follows:
Worthy Matron, Lizzie Mabry;
Worthy Patron, E. Mather; Associ-
ate Matron, Mary j. Adams; Secre-
tary, John Lane; Treasurer, Prof. C.
M. Boutelle; Conductress, Jennie
Kelly; Associate Conductress, Edna
Steward; Chaplain, Cyrus Mckay;
Adah, Mrs. Landers; Ruth, Mrs. c..
Trzcinski Esther, Mrs. c. M. Bout
ellie; Martha, Mrs. j. H.Mackenstadt;
Electa, Mrs. Oberholzer; Warder,
Frank Landers; Sentinel, j. H.
Mackenstadt; Organist, Miss Mather.
Written on our charter l find the
following names as charter members:
E. Mather, Frank Landers, r. F. B..
Portman, c. Nj. Boutelle, John Lane,
j. l.. Taylor, E. Brakeman, John r.
Slack, c. Mckay, ]. w. Morrill,, c.
w. Steward, Mrs. e. Brakeman,
Fannie Boutelle, Livia A. Mckay,
A. A. Mather, Rusha Mackenstadt,
Mrs. j. H. Mackenstadt,W Mcintosh,
j. H. Mcintosh, Chas. Trzcinski, j,
H. Mackenstadt, Mrs. A. ID. Mabry,
Mrs. S. E. Steward, Edna Steward,
George w. Adams, Mary Jane Adams,
Mary Janet Mcintosh, Mrs. Kelley,
Jennie Kelley, Mrs. Oberholzer, Jen-
ME Trzcinski. Mr.. and Mrs. Morrill,
lated on the 5th of December. Mrs.
Kelley was our first candidate, and
John r. Slack came into our chapter
a few months later.
Out of the thirty-twO names l find
Sister Oberholzer, Jennie Kelley, Z.
M. Boutelle, John r. Slack and E.
Mather who have made the change
called death and passed on to the
Higher Chapter, where there will be
no more broken links. l also find
sixteen of that number dimited,
which leaves ten charter members
in good standing, Bro. Brakeman and
wife, Bro. Trzcinski and wife, A. A.
Mather, Livia Mckay, Sister Hislop,
Mary j. Adams and Bro. Steward.
The last named. as you all know, is
living at the Eastern Star Masonic
Home at Boone, Iowa, where he Is
being well cared for
1t would take too much time to go
into all the work OF the past twenty
years. l will say that we have work
ed, and worked faithfully, and l am
pleased to say that our Chapter was
never in so prosperous condition as
at the present time. l think our
membership is II in good standing,
mostly sisters. only 21 men, brothers
to so many sisters, but they are true
and worthy brothers. Please note
what they have done for our comfort
and happiness. 1t is said that actions
sneak louder than words. This being
true nothing can show more plainly
their regard for our order and the