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The fourteenth reunion of the 1910
Matrons and Patrons Association was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
P Plumley in Takoma Park, Md, the
committee in charge being Mr.. and Mrs.
Abram Frey, Mr.. and Mrs. Angus La
mond, Mr.. and Mrs. James 8. Briggs. DR..
and Mrs. W. H. Hampton and Mr.. and
Mrs. Plumley. The. lawn was trimmed
with strings Of gay Japanese lanterns and
the large and we'll lighted and scheened
porch served as an attractive resting
place for the punch bowl.
At a short business session the an
nouncement that a room in the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home had been assisn-
ed to the association to furnish was
greeted with applause and expressions
of delight from the large attendance.
MIR. Frey on behalf of the members of
the committee presented to Mrs. Plumley
set Of cut glass tumblers as mark
Of appreciation Of her efforts to make
the meeting success. A feature of the
evening was an observation table where
prizes We're awarded to Mrs. Cheesman
and Mr. Fiilius.
The refreshments were served out upon
the lawn. and at a late hour the mem
bers departed, voicing the sentiment that
the fourteenth was one of the most en-
joyaable reunions ever held by the asso-
citation.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
hutchinson. Mr.. and Mrs. Lamond, Mrs.
Phillips, Everett Phillips. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frey, Mr.. and Mrs. Mayberry. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ffllius, Mr.. and Mrs. Plumley, Mr..
and Mrs. Campbell. Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs.
Miss Hay. Mrs. Hay, Mrs. Harper. Mr..
DIR. and Mrs. Hampton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chessman, DR.. and Mrs. Galloway. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry and Mr. and Mrs.
Hamill.
Ruth Chapter No. !, tomorrow night
will confer the degrees upon several
candidates. Members of the order have
been invited to be present.
At the celebration of the twentieth
anniversary of Electa Chapter, No. 2.
Tuesday evening the guests included
Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Jessie w.
Cowles Worthy Grand Patron Charles
E. Molster, Associate Grand Matron
Yost. Grand Lecturer Mrs. Teachum.
Grand Chaplain Mrs. CARL and Past
Grand Matron Mrs. Streater. After
routine business the following pro-
worthy grand matron mad worthy
grand patron. violin solo by Mrs.
Geneva Mattingly. recitations by Mrs.
c. Goodman. song and dance by little
chapter by Mrs. f. p. Watson, p G.
NJ. and selections by a quartet COM
posed of Miss Alice Stone. Mrs. Ida
CROWN. William Scantlebury. jr.. and
served. Mrs. Edna Rauchenstein, the
! worthy matron, and William Scantle-
bury. jr., worthy patron. both made ad-
dresses and wished that every one
might spend a very pleasant vacation.
All were invited to come to Chesapeake
Beach tomorrow on Electa Chapter $
annual outing
Matrons and Patrons Association of
1914, given July IL to Great Falls, was
a real success. Thirty-nine persons,
including the wives and husbands of
the matrons and patrons. boarded the
II o'clock train for the falls and i'm
mediately on their arrival began to en-
| joy themselves.
The peanut race was the most popu-
/ lar. and after an exciting contest the
winners were Mrs. Otto Hammer
bacher and T. Frank Morgan. In the
pig drawing contest, blindfolded. Otto
Hammerbacher and Mrs. Scantlebury
,displayed the best skill. while the
worthy grand matron. Mrs. Cowles, and
the worthy grand patron, Charles r. Mol
ster. were honorably mentioned for
J Originality.
| Worthy Grand Patron Molster and
Frank Hursh won the hatmaking con
test in walk, though the other crea :
tions. it is said. were worthy of a prize.
In the hot biscuit eating contest Mrs.
Z. f. Richardson was easily the best
getting away with twelve. After din
ner the merry-go-round and the movies
occupied the attention of the party un-
| til time to leave for home.
The officers of the association are
1 President, Mrs. Mabelle w. Hagen,
Arene Chapter. No. 10: vice president,
E. F.. Richardson. Martha Chapter. No
4; secretary. Miss Martha Shaw, Ruth
Chapter, No. /: treasurer. Mrs. Grace
Lee Morgan, Esther Chapter. No. S; ex-
ecutive committee Mrs. Annie c. Mil
Ter. Temple. No. 13: Mrs. Evelyn
Hursh. Martha, No. 4: Mrs Jessie Brad
ley, Cathedral, No. IA; Charles II. Cove.
bacher. Bethlehem. No. Z.
Besides the officers those present
were: Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Jes-
sic w. Cowles, Worthy Grand Patron
Charles E. Molster. Mr.. and Mrs. D. c.
Leahy. Mr.. and Mrs. T. Frank Morgan
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Eppelsheimer. Mrs
Mary F. Omohundro. Mr.. and Mrs