Evening star., 1914-12-06
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Wednesday afternoon the members of
st. Johns Lodge Chapter will visit the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home, TAX
ing jellies and preserves with them.
Buses will be at the corner of Bright
wood avenue and Rittenhouse street
promptly at o'clock.
Memorial services for the late Kenton
Neal Harper, past grand patron, were
held at the Masonic and Eastern Star
large attendance.
Addresses were delivered by Mrs AL
cena Lamond, Mrs. Maude E. B. Wright
and Clara w. Robbins and an original
poem by Worthy Grand Matron Jessie
w. Cow1es. Miss Viola Schippert had
charge of the musical program and
was assisted by Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse c.
kester, James K. Young and Howard T.
Wood. accompanist.
The worthy grand matron brought the
round OF grand visitations to a close
in her home chapter. Cathedral, No. IA,
at its last meeting and was welcomed
by an unusually large attendance of
members and visitors. Worthy Matron
Jessie Bradley welcomed the grand
matron and grand patron Worthy
Grand Matron Cowles delivered an ad-
dress and spoke of her high regard for
Cathedral Chapter, of which she was
hrst worthy matron, and of the loyalty
of the chapter during her grand chap
ter year. Grand Patron Molster gave
an instructive talk.
Presentation speeches were made by
Mrs. Nellie Dodge to the grand patron,
and by Past Patron W. J. Dow to the
grand n1atron. assisted by the line off,
GERS of 1914. The evenings entertain
or nf h,rN
Helen Molster of Brookland Chapter
violin solos by Mrs. Lillian Gusack of
Bethlehem Chapter and a laughable
travesty on the grand officers by the
by w. J. Dow and assisted by Mrs.
Nellie Hysong and Past Matrons Trog-
ner, Barnes and Cornish. During the
evening Past Grand Matron O'Brien
was presented with a bouquet of flow
ers by four of the matrons of 1901
rally meeting of the matrons and
patrons of 1911 was held at the home
of the president, Mrs. Clara 1. Hughes,
Monday evening, the association being
the guests of it's president. Many novel
and entertaining games were on the
program and prizes were awarded to
Mrs. Ethel Baker-WetZel. Mrs. Mar
garet CARL and Simon Bube. The as
sociatfon will hold it's annual banquet
January 8. Those present We're: Mr.
and Mrs. George B. Wetzel, Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace Streater, Mr.. and Mrs r.
Frank Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Bube. Mr.. and Mrs. James Brigg, Mr.
and Mrs. John ]. Crawford. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert +. Harvey. Mrs. Clara l.
Hughes, Mrs. Lillian CARL, Mrs. Mar
garet CARL, Mrs. Jason Waterman.
Mrs. Claudia A. Trogner. Mrs. Walter
Hagen, Mrs. Edgar C. Whitman
Esther Chapter, No. 5, met Thursday
evening Worthy Matron Mrs Grace
Lee Morgan and Worthy Patron j.
Harry Cunningham made addresses. AS
this was the last chapter meeting of
the year the final reports of work done
was submitted by Past Matron Miss
Cecilia Atchison for the entertainment
committee; Mrs. Emelia r. Botsch for
A. West for the auditors; Past Patron
Melvin A. Wertz for the endowment. all
of which reports showed the chapter
to be in a prosperous condition. The
following officers were elected and will
be installed at the next meeting:
Mrs. Nellis West, worthy matron:
Edwin G. Dutton, worthy patron; Mrs.
Mary ]. Birgfeld, associate matron:
Mrs. Charlotte NJ. Pine. secretary; Mrs.
Alice r. Bradley, treasurer; Mrs. EN-
ma Riley. conductress; Mrs. Theodore
Mrs. julia N. Streater, representative
for the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home; James H. Mcintosh, trustee.
Brookland Chapter, No. II, will re-
sumo it's meetings Wednesday evening.
which is election night. All interested
members have been asked to be on
hand. Donations of jellies, pickles and
preserves for the Masonic and Eastern