The Washington herald., 1909-04-30
CHAPTER IN MINSTREL SROW
Order Of Eastern Star Makes Merry
in Masonic Temple.
Old and New Jokes Perpetrnted by
Men and Women All In
Black Face

With end men and end women. too, al
in black face. Esther Chapter. No .
10. Z S, gave al up-to-date minstrel
show last evening in the assembly hall Of
the new Masonic Temple before a large
audience
some OF the jokes were new and some
old. but they al provoked laughter. ard
the verdict OF the audience was that il
vas a great show.
The committee n charge consisted Of
Mrs. Julia y. Sireater. Mrs Bertha Hud-
son. Frank Birgfeld. and Dr. Frank Gib-
son. who was too modest 20 have his
name on the programme. and who sought
70 hide his identity as interlocuJor in
'.3fr. Nosbig." which 20 the in.ated was
Gibson spelled backward.
Amusement was caused by the inter
poisted wfttieisms CT Mrs Alice Bradley,
Magnificent bouquets OF assorted vege-
tables were presented 70 several OF TIE
participants
Too much credit cannot be given % the
accompanies. who were kept busy. and
tn a brief speech Dr.. Gibson stated he
would Ike 10 present Miss Ada Birch
and Miss Berenice Randall with immense
bouquets for their assistance
The programme included songs by Miss
Mona Roberts, H Eibel. Mrs Lille Hobbs.
AIr. Gibson, J. z. Swain. Mrs. Msude
Wright. Frank Birgfeld. Mrs. Bertha
Hudson. Dr.. Ernest Smith, and Master
Emory BoainL Mrs julia y Srester
gave a recitation: club and lantern swing
ing was given by P J Bel; song and
dance. Mrs. Bertha Hudson and Harry
Eibel, song, J Ed swain: quartet. Misses
Grace Walker. Ruth AyleT. Frances
Scherger. and Bernadina Scherger: cornet
solos. Messrs. Melvin A Wertz and Glenn
ence T. Beitel: drill by the Awkward
Squad. with Miss Cecilia Atchisoa as cap
tain. and Mrs Clara Robbins. Mrs. Char
i0tIe n. Pine, Miss Olga Snyder, Miss
Anna Barker. Miss Flora Gibson, hrs.
Miriam Gordon. Mrs Alaira Birch. Hrs.
Pearl Parsons. Mrs. Alice Bradley. Mrs.
Lille Mills, Mrs. Carrie Bonini. Miss
Edna Cross, Mrs. Emma Bowling. Mss
Anna Mcintosh, Mss Emma Fowler. and
Miss Lillian Gordon; bachelor burIesquers,
Harry Kennedy, Maurice y Hess. Clar-
ence LonEacre, Harry EIbel, Robert II.
Harper, " v. Georges, Samuel Deck
man. and Charles A Stewart
The end men were Wallace Streater,
Harry Eibel, Mrs. Alice Bradley. Mrs.
Bertha Hudson. Frank Birgfeld. Dr.. p.
Parsons. J. Edward Swain. Melvin a.
Wertz. Mrs. Julia y. Streatsr. and DR..
Ernest Smith
Composing the company we're Mrs.
Pearl Parsons. Miss Flora Gibson. Mrs.
Allie Birch. Mrs. Maude Wrignt. Mau-
rice hess. Mrs. Cora Strickrott. Miss Ce-
celia Atcaison, Dr. Charles \ Stewart.
Miss Olga Snyder. Mrs. Lille Mel Mills.
John y. Stevenson. Mrs. II E. Boss. ".
l. WiIkerson, Miss Nell Ha1ley. Miss
Anna Barker. Mrs Emma Lambert Miss
Lille Fowler. Mrs Alice Jones. Mrs
Delafield Brown. Mrs. Lille Hobbs. Mrs.
Ida McKeldin. Miss Anna Belle MacIn-
tosh. Mrs. Clara Robbins. Miss Edna
Cross. George Gibson. Mrs. Carrie Bonini.
Miss Emily Proctor, Howard Mills. Mrs.
Minnie Gibson, Miss Lille Gordon.
Robert J. Bell. Mrs. Charlotte n. Pine.
Miss Lena N WOOGTu1. Phillip z.
Brown, Miss Mona Roberts. Mrs Eliza
beth Bell, Mrs Miriam Gordon. Ms
Katherins P. Ayler. MISS Marie Baker.
Miss Emma Fowler. Mrs. Emma Bow
ling. Miss Ruth Ayler. Miss Grace Wal
ker, Miss Frances ScheTger, Miss Ber-
nsdina Scherger, Mss Cora Troxell, and
Menry E. Ayler.