Evening star., 1915-12-26

At the installation of the new Of
ficers of Ruth Chapter. No. l, Monday
night, the retiring worthy matron,
Mrs. Carrie Y. Pollard, acted as in
stalling officer. assisted by Mrs. Ruth
Ivers as marshal. The ceremonies
were witnessed by a large gathering
of msmbers of the order. The officers
into whose hands the government of
the chapter has been intrusted for the
ensuing year are as follows:
Worthy matron, Mrs. Elizabeth Pitt; !;
worthy patron. Thomas S. Sergeon: as
sociate matron, Mrs. Clara l.. Hall;
secretary. Mrs. Ida NJ. Parsons; treas
urer, Mrs. Elizabeth G. Schneider; con-
ductress, Mrs. l.. Helen Slee; associate
conductress, Mrs. Augusta Aufenthie: ::
shall. Mrs. Clara Winkler; organist.
Mrs. Sallie S. Wilson; Adah, Mrs. Edith
r. Shreve; Ruth. Mrs. Annie McKen-
ney. Esther, Mrs. Jane Walker, Martha,
Alice Kirijan: warder. Mrs. Catherine
Thorn: sentinel, Edward Stull.
Following the addresses of the newly
installed matron and patron Past Ma
tron Mrs. Alcena Lamond. surrounded
by many of the past matrons of Ruth
Chapter, welcomed the retiring worthy
matron into their fold. Preceding a
presentation by Past Matron Mrs. Clara
Hughes of a remembrance from the
chapter to the retiring worthy patron,
Miss Frances Scherger of Takoma
Chapter, No. ~, sang a solo.
On behalf of the officers of 1915 Mrs.
Clara L. Hall and Mrs. l.. Helen Slee
presented the matron and patron of
TEEN. Mrs. ollie Joyce sang. Past Ma
tron Mrs. Rebecca Meiners presented
, to the junior past patron. Fred r.
Walker bouquet of roses sent him by
a friend. Past Matron Mrs. Emilia
| Crawford was called upon to express.
with gift. the chapters appreciation
OF the services rendered by Past Pa
tron W. G. zimmerman as chairman
Of the ways and means committee dur
ing the past year. Past Matron Mrs.
i Elise Zimmerman was the spOkes-
man in presenting to the newly in
stalled matron beautiful gavel. a
+! personal gift from Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Stull. the gayel being the work of the
latter. The worthy matron. Mrs Eliza
bouquet of roses through Grand Lee
turef Mrs. NJ f. Teachum from. Miss
Minnie Pitt. Surprises seemed to be
in the air. foi at this juncture the
worthy grand matron. Mrs. Catharina
! Loeffier addressed the chapter. and in
! concluding introduced Past Grand Ma
, tron Mrs Kate NJ. L. GUIDE. who pre-
| sented to the chapter. through its
| worthy matron- a handsome gaveI ap-
propriately inscribed. present from
the worthy grand matron. AT the close
Oh tne cHdpter a banquet was served.
| Naomi Chapter. No. 3. met Wednesday
night and installed the following off,
GERS: Worthy matror, Mrs. Agnes A.
Sweet: worthy patron, o. W. Wyatt
associate matron, Mrs Elizabeth Gavin
| secretary, Miss Martha II. Gould
, treasurer. Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Cheno-
weth: conducress. Mrs. Sarah f.
Cooke; associate conductress. Mrs.
Julia Webb; chaplain. Mrs. NJ. b.
wyatt: marshal. Mrs. Anna b. Wiley:
organist. Mrs. Hate NJ. Hyer: Adah,
Mrs. Alma Stroud: Ruth, Mrs. Margaret
FELTON,; Esther. Mrs. Agnes Montgom :
cry: Martha. Miss Carrie Isham; Electa,
Miss Edith Ireland: warder. Mrs Viva
q. Parke: sentinel. Samuel Plumley.
Mrs. Bertha Wood installed the officers,
assisted by Mrs Annie Z. Higgins. as
marshal Worthy Grand Patron Ar
thur NJ. Poynton presented the retiring
matron. Mrs. Emma Heard. with past
matron's jewel and Mrs Mary F. Ono
hundro presented the retiring patron
with past patrons jewel. Solos were
sung by Miss Josephine Gould and Mrs.
Minnie Woodsome.
Martha Chapter. No. 4. at its last
Injecting INSTALLED the following officers