The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-10-10
EAU CLAIRE WOMAN
IS GRAND NATION
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR HON
oRs MRS. ADA BRocKWAY
COOPER.
ANNUAL MEETING IS CLOSED
Twenty-Third Gathering Is Held In
Observation-Disclosures Has 1874
Chapters With Membership
of 10000.

Organization Has 1874
Chapters With Membership
of 10000.
Madison.-The installation OF the
newly elected officers marked the close
of the twenty-third annual meeting or
the grand chapter, Order OF Eastern
Star, at the Masonic temple, MilWau-
kee.
Mrs. Ada Brockway Cooper, Eau
Claire, was elected grand matron, adj
vancing to the chief Office in the order
from the position of associate grand
matron. Mrs. Cooper comes from
Masonic family, her father, husband
and two sons being members OF the
parent body Mrs. Cooper has been
actively identified with the Eastern
Star for more than fifteen years past,
and has held many Offices in the grand
chapter. For more than thirty years
she has been active in the Women's
Relief corps and served last year as
department commander of that So
ciety.
The other officers elected were:
Grand patron, j. E. Florin, Menomi-
nee; associate grand matron, Mrs.
Flora M Hurless, Amigo; associate
grand patron, J. f. Madison, Mazo-
mamie; grand secretary, Mrs. Helen M.
Latin, Milwaukee; grand treasurer,
Mrs. Lucille Parker, Milwaukee,; grand
conductress, Mrs. Minnie Cleveland,
Ripon, and associate grand counduct-
ress, Mrs. Grimshaw, Elroy.
Grand Matron Mrs Cooper appoint
ed as members of her cabinet for the
ensuing year the following: Chaplain.
Rev. Michael Benson, Eau Claire; lee
turer, Mrs. Ella S. Washburn, Racine;
marshal, Mrs. Harriet Moore, Merri-
Ian; warden, Mrs Bessie Winnie, East
Troy; sentinel, John Cromwell, Mil
waukee; Adah, Mrs. Birdine Perry
Jones, Black River Falls; Ruth, Clara
Thompson, Shulsberg; Esther, Mrs.
Stevenson, Sturgeon Bay; Martha,
Alice B. Palmer, Arcadia; Electra,
Dore C. Sorensen, Chippewa Falls, and
organist, Mrs. Gillette, Lake Geneva.
The Wisconsin grand chapter has
1914 local chapters with membership
Of 10000.
State Physicians Name Officers.
After serving as secretary for
the last Is years, Dr. C. S.
Sheldon of Madison, who Is now seven
ty-two years old, was elected presi-
dent by the State Medical society in
Milwaukee,.
Following his election Doctor Shell
don was hoisted onto the shoulders Of
two delegates and paraded into the
main hall, where his speech Of accept
ance was delivered.
The other officers elected are:
DR.. G.. A. Evans, Milwaukee; DR.. C..
J. Combs, Oshkosh; D. E. A. Kinney,
Elkhorn, vice-presidents. Other off,
GERS will be elected by the council
ors in January.
Committees were appointed as fol-
lows:
Committee on public policy and leg
islation-J. P. Mcmahon, Milwaukee.
chairman; A. w. Gray, Milwaukee, and
F. F. Bowman, Madison.
Committee on prevention of tubercu-
losis-M. P Ravenel, Madison, chair
man; c. A. Harper, Madison; G. E..
Seaman, H. E. Dearholt, Milwaukee;
T. H. Hay, Stevens Point
Committee on medical education
Edward Evans, La Crosse, chairman;
e. S. Hayes, Eau Claire; W. H. Wash
burn, Milwaukee,
Committee on necrology-A. w.
Meyers, Milwaukee, chairman; E. l..
Boobthy, Hammond; ]. c. Reynolds,
Lake Geneva.
Delegate to National Legislative
Council, American Medical Associa-
tion-A. ]. Patek, Milwaukee.
Delegate to Council on Medical Edu-
cation, American Medical Association
Henry B. Hitz, Milwaukee.
More than 500 members of the So
ciety met in the Elks' clubrooms as
the guests of the Milwaukee doctors at
a smoker.
They were entertained by a five
round boxing bout, q comedian, caba-
ret singer and artistic poser. n
N3l
State TempIars Plan Meet.
The Wisconsin Grand Commandery,
Knights Templar, will hold it's annual
conclave in Milwaukee on October IA.
Eugene B. Thayer, Wausau, is right
eminent grand commander. The Mil
waukee communicates will have
charge of the degree work of the con-