The Washington herald., 1912-12-29

SASo.ot' anu Wofthy oieAe N'oea Sn
Fannie A. Taylor.
After the chapter was closed refresh
ments were served.
The matron and other officers Of Co
lumbia Chapter. No. Is. will receive on
New Years Day, from to 10 o'clock,
At the home OF the matron, 4s5 Luray
Place Northwest.
The officers recently selected to serve
William F. Hunt Chapter. No. 1s. o. E.
s., for the ensuing year, were installed
Thursday evening, in a very capable
manner, by Grand Lecturer Mrs. Mary
e. Teachum. as follows: Worthy Ma
tron. Mrs. Rosie I. Carter; worthy pa
tron. Judge Edward z. Seeds; associate
matron. Mrs. Katie Rose; secretary. Mrs.
A. Maud Proctor; treasurer, Mrs. Au-
gusta Brown; conductress, Mrs. Annie
Michaelson; associate conductress, Mrs.
Minnie e. Strickler; chaplain. Mrs. For
tunate c. Brewer: marshal. Mrs. Mary
B. C. Shuman; organist. Jesse c. Kes-
ter: Adah, Miss Ethel sherr; Ruth, Mrs.
Wilhelmina Shaw: Esther, Miss Bertie
Burnap: Martha, Miss May Noll: Electa,
Mrs. Grace Norton; warder, Mrs Rosa
Taylor, and sentinel. Ammon II. johnson.
After the officers were inducted into Of
nee, Mrs. Mary l. Hunt presented the
retiring matron, Mrs. Helen E Barnard,
chapter Jewel: Mrs. Mary B. c. Shu-
man presented the new matron, Mrs.
Carter, a bouquet Of exquisite roses. the
gift being from two close friends and
admirers. DR.. George A. Baker, the re-
tiring patron. received from the chapter.
through Mrs. Annie Michaelson. a Ieath-
er travelling bag. Mrs. Katie Rose. the
new associate matron. on behalf OF the
chapter, presented Past Grand Patron
Wallace Streater. in poetic verse. a
piece Of hand-painted china, the satire
accompaniment being much enjoyed.
Past Patron Ernest S. Brown. for the
members OF the chapter. presented to
the secretary, Mrs. Proctor, a past ma
irons Jewel the one originally given
her having been taken from her home
and never found. The retiring worthy
matron, Mrs. Barnard. through DR..
Pemberton Marshall. presented the sem
tinel. Joseph Bennett. a hand-painted
china set. and in return. Mrs. Barnard
was the recipient of a bunch of roses
and carnations. from several of her Of
flcers, the presentation being made by
John c. Proctor. The last presentation
on the programme was to the worthy
matron. and was from her husband.
William c. Carter. and consisted OF roses
emblematic OF Mrs. Carter's Christian
name. the speech accompanying the
flowers being made by Grand Lecturer
Mrs Teachum. All those receiving gifts
made appropriate responses.
During the evening. Mrs. Hazel Veg
ner-Reeder sang a soprano solo. being
accompanied by Mrs. Clara Hall and
Mrs. Martha ]. Kester, contralto, was
also heard TO good effect. Remarks were
made by the grand matron, Mrs. Fan
ME Taylor: Wallace Streater, past grand
patron. who WAS present with Mrs.
Streater. past grand matrOn. and Judge
Seeds.
The new worthy matron of this chap
ter is typical Washington girl. having
been born in this city. She has had
considerable Eastern Star experience.
and no doubt. under her management,
much good results will be had.
The worthy patron. Judge Edward P.
Seeds. though born in Delaware. early
went to Iowa, where he served in the
State Legislature. and in other impor-
tant capacities. His legislative expert
ence would make him a presiding off,
Ger hard to excel.
Due to the fact that the Grand Chap
ter holds its annual meeting on the
same night as this chapter holds its
regular meeting. 1t was found necessary
to call on on Thursday. January .. and
a special meeting will probably be called
for the following night, Friday. the IotH
A joint convocation Of Mount Vernon
Chapter. No. ;. r. A. NJ. and Mount
Horeb Chapter. No. :. r. A. NJ. will be
held in the chapter chamber at the Ma
sonic Temple. on Monday. December 30.
at o'clock. The Royal Arch degree will
be worked on two teams, one from each
chapter. The officers OF Mount Vernon
Chapter will work the degree on the
candidates Of that chapter, and the Of
fcers OF Mount Horeb Chapter will do
the work on the team from that chapter. |