Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Eastern Star Notes.

The matrons of 1905 met Thursday a,
the home OF Mrs. Carrie Smith. IL:
Maple View place. Anacostia, d. c.
Among those present were Miss Harrie;
| b. Crump. president: Mrs. Carrie Smith
! treasurer: Mrs. Elizabeth McAleer Mrs
Julia \. Streater, past grand matron;
/ Mrs Carrie Kidd. Mrs Caroline Fuller,
Mrs. Fannie Selinger. Mrs Minerva
Crawford and Mrs. Ida Faber. secretary.
/ The house was beautifully decorated
! with spring flowers and foliage After
! luncheon was served the afternoon was
enjoyed on the pOrches and lawn, the
hostess entertaining each member with
a unique penny game. Mrs. Fannie
Selinger took first prize. silver phono-
prize. china dinner bell. The next
meeting will be an all-day ou<Alg at the
home of Mrs. Faber. June ).
!. held at Brightwood Hall Monday
evening. the honored guest Of the even
ing was Mrs NJ. Alice Miller of Okla
homa most worthy grand matron of
States. Among the noted visitors was
Miss Grace Wilkins, worthy grand
matron. District of Columbia: Mrs c.
| blanchard of Chicago. Mrs. Dora
| Mrs. Fanny Butcher. Phoenix. Va, and
/ Mrs. Eva Huffman. Norfolk. Va.
/ In addition to routine Of business and
a class initiation during the evening.
remarks We're made by the visiting
i members. and an interesting lecture
! was given by the most worthy grand
! natron of the General Grand Chapter
! ON her visits TO the various chapters.
/ y snort program was rendered. con-
/ sisSine of recitatiOns by Mrs Julia
! Strester, past grand matron Esther
| Chapter: vocal selections by Charles
Myers. Ruth cha ptcr. and a dialogue
/. by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoover OF
!, Temple Chapter. Refreshments were
7 Servcd
The worthy mairon ANNOUNCES a Jap
arese evening 1T the next meeting. to
which all members Of the order arc in
vited.
/! The natrons and PATRONS of 1911 gave
= surprise party Saturday evening NAV
- To their first president. Sarah W.
Brown ~ her residence. 1870 T street
northwest. \ short program was rem
derei and an enjoyable social time was
had
ANON. those present We're Miss Ethel
y Baker past grand matron: Mr.. and
Mrs. JcNn Crawford NJ ard Mrs.
Robert T.. Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Hervey
s. Knight. Mr.. and Mrs. T.. Frank Nor
, gan. Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Rosemond
Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Waterman. Mrs Mar
saret A. Carl. Mrs. Frances +. Frazier
Mrs. Clara J. Hughes. Mrs. Fife A.
Roberts. Miss Sarah ". Brown. Miss
Edith L. Crown and Mr.. Calvin s. Brown
Mizpah Chapter. No. :. at one Of the
most enthusiastic meetings in its his
tory. TUESDAY evening received .e~era
petitions for the degrees and for affi.ia
zion. Mrs. Mamie Harrison. chairman OF
! tine committee in charge Of the rccen,
luncheon And runmaSe sale report ed
that $.-91S had been made which was
TUNED into the treasury, The chapter
voted 10 accept the invitation received
through Pa st Patron James d. Rover
OF Bethlehem Chapter. No :. To jo:r
that chapter in its forthcoming excur-
sion 10 Chesapeake Beach \ feature OF
the evening was the address of Crane
! Worthy Patron Kenton n Harper. in
! which he commended the chapter fol
its splendid achievements among Other
thiSgs.
Naomi Chapter will confer the degree:
IT its meeting Wednesday evening The
tea party given by the entertainment
committee. Mrs. II. b. Straight. chair.
man. was enjoyed by those who attend
ed. especially the barn dance. partici
pated in by four couples, mem bers of tn,
. COMMITTEES. with Charles y Hyer. T. r.
, az director. Past Patron James III
! Rutherford. chairman of the committe,
, on thea,er benefit at the Columbia Thea
: Ter, tuesday May = announced the play
| TO be The Amazons.
: Alterations in the Eastern Star room
{ and It's approaches necessitated the open
ing of the meeting of William r HIM
Chapter. No. l6. Thursday evening !,
the cCmnandery room of the New Ma
sonic Temple. The degrees were con
ferred on several candidates. and fou
, lpetitions were received. Worthy Matro,
Mrs. Rosie l. Carter expressed pleasur
5 in the fact that the chapters member
ship is fast approaching the 1870 mark. an,
j that she has reason to believe that be
fore the -ifose of the present t.:letnr,