Evening star., 1915-08-01
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Mzpah Chapter, No. s. Q. f. S, will
hold its regular meeting Tuesday even
ing. The worthy matron, Mayme
kuechle. has announced that the de-
grees will be conferred upon class of
candidates. The chapter will not be
called off for the month of August
The jitney ride to Glen Echo Tuesday y
evening, July 81. was a complete sue
cess, being enjoyed by nearly hun
dr.ad members and their friends. APP
propriate suvenirs were distributed, as
were refreshments and tickets to all
the amusements, the latter being well
patronized. AT midnight all returned
to the hall, tired but happy.
A carload of members of Naomi Chap
ter, No. 3, went on trolley ride to
Rockville last Monday evening. The
the corner of + and 11th streets. and
the hilarious party reached Rockville
about $50. Ice cream and cakes We're
provided and after these refreshments,
singing and dancing followed until the
car arrived for the return trip. The
chapters famous "Sonophone quar-
tet" entertained the party during the
homeward journey.
The affair was conducted by Past
Grand AIatron Fannie Taylor. who was
SoiS Idtuldteu Aoi lict all idH H6eiiieii.7-
it's treat to the folks at the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home Saturday aft
ernoon. July "a, when five large auto
mobiles, guided by their owners Cal
Conger, Charles Jerman and Marian
Lashhorn, left the home well laden for
a tour of the city and its parks that
lasted two hours. On their return, sup
"a a
nome by the members of the chapter.
followed by a merry time until 8
O'Clock Worthy Matron Jeanette y.
Lashhorn states that she hopes to make
these rides an annual affair
About 100 members of Esther Chapter.
No 5, atatended it's annual picnic at
Great Falls last Saturday. A number
of contests took place during the art
ernoon, beginning with "a ladies' nall
driving contest" which was hotly con-
tested, and after first aid was rendered
to a large number of battered and
bruised fingers and thumbs, care1ul
examination of the score revealed that
Mrs. E. w. Birgfeld was entitled to the
prize she having succeeded in driving
five perfectly good six-penny nails into
a block of wood in the space of thirty
seconds. 1t was charged that Mrs.
Birgfeld put soap on the points Of the
nails, but IS no soap was produced in
evidence the charges were dismissed. A
contest followed, in
which each lady contestant endeavored
to throw peanuts into hat from
distance of about five feet. The prize
was awarded to Mrs. Tillie Thompson,
who succeeded in successfully placing
three of a possible five peanuts in the
nat. In the next contest the ladies
were required to eat cracker and then
whistle for d prize. Miss Louise Lester
won this contest. In a peanut-carryinS
race. Past Matron Julia n. Streater
succeeded in carrying on the blade of
kitchen knife and in a given time the
greatest number of peanuts and the
greatest quantity of fine white sand "A
distance of about twenty feet. all Of
which she deposited in the crown Of
Worthy Patron K. G.. Dutton's new
straw hat" She was awarded first
honors. In a peanut-throwin contest
for men John Stevenson succeeded in
throwing the greatest number of pea
nuts through a hole about six inches
in diameter and was declared the win
ham won the peanut carrying race for
men. not SO much by virtue of his skill
in carrying peanuts and sand on the
blade of kitchen knife, it was de-
ciared, as by his superior Sprinting
ability. This closed the preliminary
test of the day began-the DISPOSE
ton of an old-fashioned picnic dinner,
in which event everybody was de
clared ii winner. Later. Worthy Patron
Dutton, supported by Worthy Matron
Nellie West. distributed the prizes.
shot excerpt from the District code,
with which Mr.. Dutton demonstrated
great familiarity. This was the second
annual picnic of the chapter.
The chapter will resume it's regular
meetings on the first Thursday in Sep