The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-07

Attendance of Men and
Women Numbers Nearly
Three Hundred.
ADDRESSES ARE MADE
Committees Are Appointed,
Reports Are Made and
Business is Considered.

After largely attended and elab-
crate reception given by the Grand
Chapter to delegates and visiting
members of The order in Masonic
temple Tuesday night from to 8
o'clock, the sessions OF the fifth an
nual convention, of the Grand Chap
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 most
of the grand Officers were in the re-
ceiving line. After the reception the
local chapter. Queen Esther. exemplf-
ned the ritualistic work. There were
four limitations conferred. The can
didates were Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ell
lott and A. Judson Findlay, of the
city, and Mrs. DIR. Dew Hoff, of West
Milford.
Committees Appointed.
After the opening ceremony We'd
nesday morning the following COM
mittees were appointed:
Credent G. A. Haw-
loins and Sisters Retta Matthews and
Ethel Purdy.
Finance, Ways and Means-Broth-
er w. T. Workman and Sisters Annie
e. Warehouse and Belel Charnoch.
Unfinished Business-Brother T.
G. Stricken and Sisters Fox and
cayendish.
Jurisprudence-W H. Debendar-
fer and Mary Wallace and Mrs. Plast.
Appeals and GrievanceslBrother
Adds Davis and Sisters Ringler 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. -JaTnison. a grand matron.
responded in letter. rid by GrsD d
Secretary Mrs. Greek A. Park, of
Ripley. Mrs. Jamison being absent.
Following were the annual adj
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
cd visitors and grand representatives.
adjournment was taken for the noon
hour.
The Grand Chapter reconvened at
. o'clock in the afternoon and after
musical number reports of the Gre
dental committee. grand secretary.
grand treasurer. and standing and
special committees We're made and
adopted. Matrons and patrons of
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 sixty
enrolled visitors to the city and with
the one hundred and fifteen members
of the local chapter attending, there
is an attendance of two hundred and
seventy-hve. The register shows the
following in attendance.
Mrs. Lille Davis, Pearl Leonard
Sallie Carpenter, Fannie Carpenter,
Lulu Smith, HALLE Leonard, Mrs. l.
w. Coffman. Mr. ]. w. Coffman. Mrs
A j. WATSON, Saleul' u II. Wal ILL
Middlebourne; Mrs. w. B. Conway
and w. B. Cohoway, Buckhannon;
Mrs. H. Runge, Christabel iPlson and
Mrs. Guy Angler. Grafton; Mrs. w
$. Hamilton, Fairmont; ElisHRDN
s. Hamilton, Elizabeth NJ. Kinkead
Margaret j. Kinkead. lF'airmont; Mrs.
c. e. Hutchinson. Mrs. l.. s. Purdy,
Mrs. L. ]. Mcmillan. Mrs. Laura
Monroe. Cameron; Mrs. d. L. Cary,
Mrs. 'Nettie j. Mathews, Mrs. A. L.
Chambers, Manninscon; Mrs. Annie
SH. otfpan Mrs. Il. Agnes Slvey,
AIRS. Garry Keghorn, Mrs. Susanna
Williams, Mrs. Ellen Deusenbsrry.
Mrs. Catherine Thomas, Mrs. Elma
v. Williams, Mrs. Mary Warder, OF
Morgantowu; Mrs. Robert Knots and
Mrs. Clark MADEIRA, of Grafton; Mrs.
Eva L. Hawkins. Parkersburg; Mrs.
NJ. r. Sterre, Mrs. Lucy Snider, Mrs.
Lulu Flesher, r. a. Flesher. of st.
arys; Frances l.. Parks, Clendennin :
Mrs. Nora vanDyne, Clendennin; b
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