The daily sentinel., 1913-09-16
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BALL TO OPEN
FESTIVITIES
Grand Officers Confer Over
Plans for Chapter Meeting
Tomorrow at |. 0. 0. F. Hall.
MYTH Eastern Star delegates ar
w irving in large numbers on
LII. In.

MYTH Eastern Star delegates ar
w irving in large numbers on
! w every train, the most sanguine
estimates of the number that had
been looked for here has been sur
passed and every hotel, rooming
house and inn has been filled to ca
pacity with ladies from all over the
state here to attend the grand chap
ter which opens in Odd Fellows hall
tomorrow morning.
This afternoon Grand Worthy Mat
ron Carrie T. Marrs of Canon City,
has been in private council with 9TH
er officers of the order and transact
ed a good deal of business preparing
[ for tomorrow's opening session which
will start at 10 O'Clock. Committee
meetings were being held in several
different parts of the city.
over 40 delegates arrived last
night on No. ! and this noon over
1875 arrived. filling up the hotels
which were already well supplied
with regular tourist trade. Private
homes have been called upon to furn-
ish accommodations for good many
and right willing has been the re-
sponse of Grand functions good
housewives. Members of the local
Eastern Star chapter are entertaining
all they possibly can
Reception and Ball Tonight.
The opening features of the big
convention will be the big ball and
reception tonight, beginning at s
o'clock at the auditorium. At nine
o'clock the dancing will begin and
only Masons and Eastern Star mem
bers are eligible to enjoy the beauti-
1 full festivities. There will be excel
lent music for this event. All the
visiting ladies' will be given splendid
welcome and the committee in charge
of this feature is comprised of Mrs.
| A. A. Miller. Mrs. V. f. Northrup and
II. f. Vorbeck.
The ball will be the first social
function and is greatly anticipated
and Grand junction ladies' will be
well acquainted with their many
score of visitors after this evening.
Auto Rides Over Valley.
Tomorrow morning several dozen
local autos have been chartered to
take the visiting ladies' over the val
ley through the orchards and to the
various viewpoints, which will give
all visitors the best possible opinion
OF the city and valley.
The opening business session will
follow the auto ride and the address
ses of the grand worthy matron and
her subordinates will occupy most
of the morning session. The after
noon will be devoted to routine bust
ness matters planned for the conven-
tion and of no interest to other than
members of the order. In the even
ing the exemplification work will be
taken up and this will be followed
/ by a banquet at the auditorium,
which will be elegant in its appoint
ments.
/ Thursday morning the visiting la
dies will be treated to another auto
ride to other points of interest and
the business sessions of the day will
conclude the convention program and
the election of officers Will be one of
the main features.
There is no doubt that the Eastern
/ Star meeting here viii prove one of
the most interesting and successful
ever held in the state, The weather
/ is ideal and all conditions satisfac-
tory for a great and good meeting
and one of the best features is that
the ladies are here in fruit season,
when they can enjoy the products
raised here.
A large number of local business
houses have decorated their stores
and windows with the Eastern Star
emblem and DR.. Eldridge has un-
furled very beautiful white flag
from the pole above his office, bear
ing the well known insignia. The
American flags are suspended from
the trolley wire supports and the city
is quite in gala attire.
Lawrence Terrill leaves tonight for