Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-23

| yesterday morning. The day was -
| busy one for the members of the
| grand chapter. From early yesterday
morning until after midnight the
members Of the grand chapter were
busy, ~transacting routine business,
electing officers and eNemplifylng the
work OF the order.
Promptly at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning the grand chapter convened,
Miss NJ. X. Koohlcr of Silver City
presiding in the absence of Grand
Matron Mrs. Minerva Reed of Las We
gae. who was detained from attending
the meeting on ccou of serious NJ
ness.
Tho reading OF the reports of the
various officers and n mass of routine
business was quickly dispatched,
which, however, occupied the whole
morning session. In the afternoon Of
flcers to serve during the coming ses-
sion were elected. the results OF the
balloting being rs follows;
Grand matron, Miss NJ. II. Koehler
Of Silver City; grand patron. D.,
Charles G. Duncan, Socorro; grand
associate patron. Mr.. Herman. Las
Vegas; grand secretary, Mrs. Minnie
II. Miller, Albuquerque; grand treas
urer, Mrs, Lucy Reed. Albuquerque;
grand conductor, Mrs. Anna Black, Sill
yer City; grand associate conductor,
Mrs. Leona Morgan. The newly elect.
ed officers will be installed this after
noon, at which time the appointive Of
ficers will also be announced and in
stalled. Roswell was unanimously
chosen as the place for the next an
nual meeting of the grand chapter.
A beautiful floral drill by a picked
team Of Adah chapter No. ) was one
OF the spectacular features of the af-
ternon session. The drill was very
cleverly executed. the costumes and
floral decorations incident to putting
on the work being unusually pretty.
early yesterday evening the grand
chapter cXemplified the work of the
Eastern star upon two candidates, Mr.,
VIM. Mcintosh, who was initiated a
member OF Adah chapter No. 8. AL
buquerquc, ana Mr.. John Spring, q
member OF Clayton chapter No. s.
The degree work was eXemplified in q
very impressive and solemn manner,
much to the edification and instruc-
ton Of the older members as well as
the candidates.
Tho banquet last night, however,
was the browning feature of Il very
successful day. One hundred ana
fifty-two members of the order sat
down to an elaborate course banquet
IN the Elks' banquet hail. Thc spread
was complimentary to the grand
chapter and visiting members by
Adah chapter OF this city. here was
an abundance of good things to eat,
which were digested to the accom-
paninicn. of a splendid musical pro-
gram rendered by the best talent in
the chapter. Mrs. Stewart and Mrs.
Wilson rendered n pretty Instrumental
duet, Miss Ncthie During n piano
solo, aud Miss Cora Odjard charmed
the guests with a beautiful violin solo.
accompanied on the piano by Mrs.
Wilson. There were other impromptu
numbers not down on the program
but which, however, assisted in max
Ing the affair the brilliant and enjoy
able success il proved to be. To Mrs.
Minnie III. Miller, who was yesterday
unanimously reelected to the position
of grand secretary, belongs much of
the honor for the success of the ban.
quet, h being chairman of the COM
mittee on arrangements which had the
AFFAIR in hand.