Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-05-22
EASTERN STAR
BANQUET
60 Members of Arbutus Chap
ter, Stevens Point Join in
Celebrating Brother Purdy's
94th Birthday.

OftH 0tT tliudy.
About sixty members of Arbutus
Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star
at Stevens Point came to this city
Wednesday evening on a special trait
over the Green Bay & Western to be
present at a regular meeting of Rain
DOW Chapter 81, Order Of the Eastern
Star, in this city at a time when the
local members desired 10 celebrate tht
54th birthday Of Ira Purdy, the oIdes,
living man in Grand Rapids or Cen
trail Wisconsin. At six thirty o'clock
about one hundred and sixty sat down
to a three course banquet, beautiful
" served by the local Chapter. The
decorations We're in smilax and snap
dragons. Mrs. George R. Gardner,
Ex-Grand Worthy Ma5ron Of the State
of Wisconsin presided as toast mis-
tress during the banquet. During the
progress CT the banquet and while
the walters We're preparing for the
second course Worthy Patron Warren
Fisher, welcomed the visiting repre-
sentatiVes. His welcome was gracious
y responded to by Mrs. Baker of Ste
Wens Point. E. E. Ames worshipful
master, of Grand Rapids Lodge No
l28 F. & A NJ. responded to the
toast, The Need of the East
ern Star" in his usual pleasing man
ner. He was followed by Mrs. Hur-
less of Amigo, on the subject of
What the Order Needs.
Her talk was excellent, right to
the point and highly encored. Mrs.
Cleveland of Ripon responded to the
yoast, The Rise cf Our Star in Wis
consin."' Her talk was splendid
ind furnished her hearers with a great
deal of information with reference
% the work dome in this state. War
rem Fisher, Worthy Patron, in a few
we'll chosen words then presented
Brother Purdy with a five dollar god
which he is held by all members of
the Order of Eastern Star, as. well as
Oy the Masonic Order. This was in
cOmmemoration of his 94th birthday.
Worthy Patron Sustins OF ArbutuS
Chapter of Stevens Point presented
nim with beautiful bouquet of flow
ers as a token Of the respect and
esteem in which the brotherhood and
sisterhood held him in that city. Mrs
=. Dea1i2 raspes,a@3 far brother Pnr-
dy, and took aus her subject, What
the Eastern Star Means to Me-" Her
talk was along the line of what the
local order has done and meant to
this aged brother, who has been a
devoted officer and member ever sine
it's organization. This was probably
the most impressive time OF the whole
entertainment
At the close of the banquet the
following young ladies We're Initiated
into the mysteries of this order They
were: Misses, Ruth Horton, Lucille
Church, Faye Warner and Mary
Jones.
The initiatoTy work was exempified
by the members Of Arbutus Chapter
and the work was beautifully render
ed and highly comphmented by those
who Witnessed it.
Miss Ball, Worthy Matron, of Ar
Dutus Chapter, then favored the COM
pany with two solos, both of which
were beautifully rendered and very
we'll received. There being many
grand lodge officers present and Wis
itorsl from various places in the state
they were called upon for short adj
dresses, and they all responded in AN
eloquent manner and their talks pro-
we'd very interesting on matters per
tanning to the work in the state. The
following officers and others were pre-
emit; Mrs A. Irons, of Tomah; First
Grand Matron; Mrs. Hurless Grand
Conductress Of Amigo; Mrs. Cleve-
land of Ripon, Associate Grand Con-
ductress; Mrs Alice Whitney, MatroI
Of the Green Bay Chapter; Mrs. Nell
lie Smith. member of the Green Bay
Chapter, Mrs. Hamilton of the Mill
waukee Chapter; and Mrs. Casey of
the Almond Chapter.
At the close of the offic cial program
everybody was declared informal aud
a good social time was enjoyed after
which a second luncheon was served
prior to the departure of the MEM
train to their homes. All those that
paere present report it to be one of
the most enjoyable social events eve1
held in this city by members of that
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