Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01


The coming week will mark tine be-
ginning of the grand vistations to the
Royal Arch Chapters of the District OF
Columbia by Grand High Priest Kenton
a. Harper. attended by the other officers
Of the Grand Chapter. Nisitarions for
the week will take place Tuesday even
ing 10 Washington Naval Chapter, No.
); Wednesday evening tn BriEhtwOOd
Chapter. No. ., and Friday evening to
AnacoSta Chapter. No. L. which Will
Mold "a special convocation for the oc-
:asion.
l.. ST. clair Thompson. chairman of
,lIe committee centennial celebration
Of the Grand Lodge. is authority for the
nodinen form of the program. as follows:
SATURDAY evening. Fehrua.y Is from
~ I" O'Clock. reception to The craft gen
orally at Masonic Temple. instead OF at
he New Willard: Sunday afternoon at
Ire BelaSco rneatcr, services Of a re
Joyous tone. i'm which leading cicrgymen
aud rep cSentativeS OF NariOuS denomina-
ions will participates: Monday mor.LinS
At IL o'clock, SPECIAL communication OF
the Grand Lodge r. y. y. NJ. of the Dis
trict of COiumpia which will he histOr-
cal and reminiscent in character. and
Monday night the banquet at the New
willard in honor of the visiting grand
masters of other Jurisdictions and Ma
sonic celebrities, at winch President Taft
aas sign.ned his intention to be present
and II Spord to toast.
Eighty grand masters from as many
jurisdictions scattered throughout the
Rorld have been specially invited to ne
lie guests of the Grand Lodge of the
Distinct during the celebration of its CEN
tennial anniversary Acceptances have
already been received from some of them.
February / the Masonic Mutual Life
10 OH, In ha
new Masonic Temple, occupying the
rooms now occupied by the Eastern Star
chapters on the south side of tn. second
floor. The Eastern Star Chapter cham
Der will be transferred 10 the special
lodge room on the north side of the S,
ond floor, TO the left of the library and
beyond the rooms of the grand master
and grand secretary. The alterations
nee, Ssary are now being made. Secretary
Underwood of the Masonic Temple Asso-
citation will transfer hrs office 10 the mez-
canine floor.
Tine position of librarian to the Grand
Lodge has been abolished and the duties
of the librarian will be assigned i'm the
near future to a special clerk under the
grand secretary.
Frederick Johnston, senior past master
uSa2l of Benjamin Il. French Lodge, No.
10, who has been living for some time
outside the Jurisdiction and is at present
quartered i'll Chicago, was a recent Wis
itor to the city. Mr.. Johnston att nded
the last meeting of the Grand Lodge and
~as present at the last conciave of Wash
ington Conmandery. No. 1. knights Tenn
plar
Esther Chapter. No. =. Order of the
Eastern Star. is planning for big time
Thursday evening as "A sort of advance
celebration of it,, fifteenth anniversary
to be- followed by the anniversary banquet
al the New Ebbitt Friday evening. Thurs
day evenings program will contain many
excellent literary and musical features.
While the banquet will disclose points of
peculiar imprt Ssiveness. it is said which
will make the famous Gridron Club of
newspaper men look TO its laurels.
Ruth Chapter. o. r. s. has installed the
following officers: Mrs. Clara l. Hughes.
worthy matron: Mr. William McAleer
worthy patron: Mrs. Elise Zimmerman
associate matron; Mrs. Ida NJ Parson
secretary fourteenth term: Mrs Eliza
beth Schneider. treasurer Fourth ternO:
Mrs. E,melia Crawford. conductress: Miss
Martha Shaw: associate conductress: Mrs.
Martha Donaldson chaplain: Mrs. Carrie
Pollard. marshal; Mrs. Clara Hall or
gsnist; Mis- JULIA klinse. .Adah: Mrs
anna Hutteriy. Ruth: Miss sadie Comp
p crs, Esther Miss katherine Thon
Martha; Mrs. Augusta .tufentl,ie. rIocta:
Mrs. Lena Rayerman. warder; Mr.. VIII
liam N TeaciIup, sentinel
The retiring officers were presented
H.
der of the evening given Ia social enter
tsinment- The meeting Of January was
called OFF
The installation Of the newly elected
officers of Takoma Chapter No IL Order
nr the Eastern Star. took place last Fri
dsy evening \ feature. Of the ,Veniut,
was thc PrcS' ntati"u of = p,i,cii bowl bv
the officers Of 1911 and a birthday cake
to tho retiring patron. Past Master Will
nIer q. Plati- and mdtrou'S jewel to
Mrs GdiiowhN' the retiring ntatrom. Past
Master Plat was also presented iv the
chapter with n set of an'iirvns: David \
Morse, thC retiring secretary who was
Installed a patron, was presented with a
cut glass pitcher. and Mrs. -Nnni" Knight
the new n'atron. received - borI,rIet of
flowers, There Were specc.lInakins and
music, after which refreshments vcre
served.
The officers installed were ~, follows:
Worthy matron. Mrs. .rnic w knight:
worthy patron, David = Morse: associ,te
nrstron. Mr. AMELIA Schcrger; sccr.tarv.
Mr.. Edith y Haas: treasurer. Mrs. Lucy
NJ teidman: conductress. Mrs. Elsie X.
Moulden: associate couductresS Mrs
Edith NJ Morse: delegate to Masonic and
Eastern Star Home. Mrs Lucy NJ Field
man: trustees. Mrs H. NJ. Galloway and
Ifervey :. Knight
~ the last regular meeting of NizpaI
Chapter. No. :, Order of the Eastern
Star. the following officers were installed
mond; worthy patron. Mr. Edgar 4. Whit
man; associate niatron. Mrs Helen +.
Barnard: secretary. Mrs. Annie Thrift
treasurer, Miss Mary V. Daw: con
ductress, Mrs Rosie /. Carter; associate
conductreSs. Mrs. Katie Rose: chaplain
Mrs Mary l.. Kicker: marshal Mrs Re
berta Sebastian; or@anist Miss Lila,
VI. Myers. Adah. Mrs Clara Chamber
lain. Ruth. Mrs Maud T. Bolden; Esther
Mrs. Annie Michaeson: Martha, Mrs
Eva A. Emerson; Electa, Mrs. Viola
Bennett: warder. Mrs. Charlotte HOLIDAY
and sentinel, Mr. b. f. Harper
Officers Of Naomi Chapter. No. :; or
der of the Eastern Star selected I,
serve during the ensuing year were in
stalled Wednesday evening. the instalia
ton ceremonies being conducted by Mrs
Nellie Plumley. the retiring worthy ma
iron. Following the installation the new
worthy matron. Mrs. Bertha Shelter
Wood, was presented with q gavel b.
Mrs Alice Burnett Curtis, the matro
OF 1850: a past matrons jewel and
were presented to Mrs Plumley
the junior past matrOn; a past patron
button and pocketbook to Arthur n
Poynton. the retiring patron: a jar I
Miss Matte III. Gould, the secretary an