Evening star., 1915-09-12

Every chapter scheduled to meet
during the current week will either
have degrees or a social reunion fol-
lowing the business session, with pro-
grams and refreshments. Two are
| scheduled for visits from Grand Patron
Arthur NJ Poynton and a lecture by
him on the Order of the Eastern Star,
and one, Areme, No. 10, has made elab-
crate plans to celebrate it's fifteenth
birthday anniversary" its charter
having been granted September 19,
1900.
| At the next meeting of Ruth Chapter.
No /, September 20. the worthy matron
expects Mrs. Lorraine ]. Ritkin as
guest of honor. The officers will rem
der the floral work under the direc-
tion of Worthy Matron Carrie Y.
Pollard.
Tuesday evening at Electa Chapter.
No 2, the entertainment committee,
| under NJ. J. Fillius. has arranged
program. feature of which will be
lecture on the history of the Order of
the Eastern Star in this country. by
the grand patron, Arthur M. Poynton.
The worthy matron of Martha Chap
ter. No. 4, Mrs. Anna A. Harvey. has
requested the grand patron. A. NJ.
Poynton, to deliver his lecture on the
| its development in this city at the
| chapter meeting Friday evening.
Worthy Matron Nellie West and
Worthy Patron Edwin c. Dutton have
announced that the degrees will be
| conferred at the meeting of Esther
Chapter. No. 5. Thursday evening.
They are urging all members Of the
| made to do so at once in order that
the entire membership may be repre-
sented in the chapter album as soon
as possible. At the last meeting of the
equipped with indexed cards, to con-
| tain the photographs was presented
! to the chapter by Past Matron Effie A.
| Roberts, who first proposed the album
plan to the chapter. and a resolution
was adopted providing for commit
| tee to supply short biographical
sketch to accompany each picture. thus
giving the chapter a complete record
| of it's entire membership.
After long recess Bethlehem Chap
| ter. No. I. will hold its regular meet
| ing on Tuesday in the Temple Sth and
| f. Major has prepared program for
| the evening and the members of the
fraternity are invited to be present.
The matron, Mrs. Minor Burtt.
| has announced the death of Past Pat
| ron Frank E. Pyne, September 3, after
| a brief Illness
J Areme Chapter. No. 10. will hold a
Birthday night celebration Wednes-
| day evening. Mrs. Selma Danforth and
her committee promise an elaborate
program of entertainment
! Miss Maud Fe1lheimer. worthy ma
! tron. has arranged series of enter
| tainments for the fall, each of which
| will be devoted to some particular ma
tion. The first of these will be given
! Wednesday. when Mrs. Danforth and
her committee will present Spanish
| night
The matrons and patrons Of 1914 and
1915 are to be the special guests of the
i evening and the worthy matron has ex-
| tended a general invitation to all mem
bers of the order to be present.
| Temple Chapter. No. 13, will resume
its meetings tomorrow evening, with a
program of entertainment including an
address by Rev. E. NJ. Mott. rector of
of Harmony Lodge. No. II. F. A. A. NJ.
on the Panama exposition. The fra
| ternity generally is invited to attend.
Worthy Matron Jessie NJ. Dudley and
| Worthy Patron Frank ]. Rowell are ex-
tpecting a full turnout of the members
of Columbia Chapter. No. 15, tomorrow
evening. when. after the routine busi-
ness, the meeting will be opened to the
friends of the members for an enter
tainment to be followed by dancing,
with the younger set" of Martha Chap
ter. No. 4, as special guests of the even
ing.
Friendship Chapter. No II, Tuesday
evening will meet for the first time
after its vacation season and confer
the degrees on number Of candidates
Much business accumulated for atten-
tion, 1t is said. and the various COM
mittees will make their reports on
vacation nv
Pollock, who died at Nyack, N. Y, Au-
gust 3, was q valued member OF Friend
ship Chapter. The fair committee of
the chapter with a eike committee from
william r. Singleton Lodge, No. 30.
has been meeting regularly each week
to prepare for the joint fair to be
given In Masonic Temple, Tenleytown,
lOctober 13, II. Is and 16.
The last meeting Of the Sewing Circle
was held at the home Of Mrs. Edith A.