Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31

The grand visitations during the
week will be made: Tuesday evening.
to Fidelity Chapter, No. 10. which has
| prepared a special program including
| solos by Miss Helma Cheesman and a
| reading by Past Grand Matron Julia N.
Streater. and Friday evening. to Mar
f, tina Chapter, No T.
| Ruth Chapter. No. l. will devote to-
| morrow evening to matters of social
| nature. The chairman in charge of the
! entertainment for the evening promises
| a pleasing program.
Areme Chapter. No. 10. announces
| that its meeting Wednesday night will
| be devoted to social and literary enter
| tainment, to, which all Stars are cor
| daily invited by Miss Maud Fellheimer.
| worthy matron.
Electa Chapter. No 2, met Tuesday
evening. A number of candidates were
initiated, the work being done by past
officers, the occasion being called Past
| officers night. The fnllowir" oct
matrons and patrons officiated Worthy
patron. NJ. ]. FTllius; associate matron,
Mrs Sophie Ftench: secretary. Adolph
| GUIDE, past grand patron; treasurer,
Mrs Eliza T. Watson. past grand ma
iron: conductress. Mrs. Mamie Copes;
associate conductress, Mrs. Bertha
Haines; marshal. Miss Flora Crosier;
chaplain Mrs Elizabeth Guide: Ada.
| Mrs Helen Roberts; Ruth. Mrs. Eva
Rauchenstein; Esther. Mrs. Edna
/ Rauchenstein; Martha. Mrs. Johanna
+ Warwick; E,lecta, Mrs. Annie Harnish;
warder, Simon Bube. Additional enter
! tainment and refreshments all went to
make an enjoyable evening. About
thirty of the members are rehearsing a
musical comedy entitled Life on the
| Ocean Wave" written by Worthy Pa
i and costumes will be such as are used
! in the opera, "Pinafore" The author is
directing the performance. with the
following cast: Senator Drew, Charles
A. Stevens; Mrs. Drew, Past Matron
/ Carrie G. Smith; Rose, the senator's
; daughter Miss Alice Stone; Aunt Sarah,
! Mrs. Lavinia Gator; Tess, guest, Mrs.
Ethel Frazier; Jack, in love with Tess.
W E. Frazier; captain of yacht. John
| II. Shreve; Roy. the lieutenant, Milton
! J. Fillius; Count Macarone, Arthur
/ Simpson: Villain No /. William Scantle-
! bury, jr.: Villain No. 2. James f. Will
lams. and Villain No 3, Ralph VILLAIN
/ son: Henrietta, the maid, Mrs. Annie
Beck; sailor girls. Mrs Lulu Emo. Mrs
Ida Crown, Miss Ruby Crawford. Mrs.
+ Estelle Butler. Miss Edna Emo. Mrs.
, Katherine Willis, Mrs. Helen Butt, Miss
! Ellie McLain Mrs. Elizabeth Bube.
/
! Miss Marion Butler. Miss Blanche
/ Rauchenstein, Miss Sadie Humphrey,
Mrs. Lee and others.
/ A special meeting of Esther Chapter,
No. 5, was held last Friday night for
the degrees. There was a large attend
ance of members and visitors, among
the latter being many past officers
. other Jurisdictions Worthy Grand
Matron Catharina Loff1er and Worthy
Grand Patron Arthur NJ. Poynton were
in attendance and addressed the ga tn
ering. Grand Master of Masons Alex
+ ander Grant also spoke. giving his first
Impressions of the order of the East
! ern Sta. Tho entertainment program
under the direction of Worthy Matron
Nellie West consisted of soprano
solo by Mys Eta Davis, and short
sketch entitled, why the scotch Wear
! kilties," given in costume by Past Pa
, irons J. Harry Cunningham. Frank \.
Pirgfeid, and James A. West Refresh
( fneutA were served in the banquet room
, Worthy Matron Nellie West and
| Worthy Patron Edwin C. Dutton an
aounce the annual grand visitation for
! the regular meeting Of the chapter on
j November IS.
/: Bethlehem Chapter. No. T. met Tuesday
evening. Among the visitors and mem
| bers present was Past Grand Matron
3 .
talk. Reports from the chairmen of
! the various committees showed in the
! amounts realized that hard work had
; been done. number of sick was re-
! ported. Mrs Harriet K. KtR2sbury re-
/ Gently suffered a stroke of paralysis.
! Mrs. Annie Ohme was reported a little
+ more comfortable. The matron an
nounces degree work for the next
/ meeting with Mrs. l.. K. Webb filling
/ the east and all other officers ad-
/ vanced one station. There being no
degree work the chapter was closed
and the open meeting and parcel post
sale turned over to Mrs: L. K. Webb
and her assistants. The following pro-
gram was rendered: Piano SOLO Mrs.
! Elsie Weaver; soprano solo, Mrs. Isdell
| duet. Mss Wagner and Mr.. Bochs-
wintz; recitation. Mr.. Rule; Soprano
! solo. Miss Wagner, recitation. Miss
Emily Bradley; quartet. Miss Wagner.
/ Miss Eogue, Mr. Ross and Mr.. Bochs-
! w!ntz: contralto solo. Miss Mildred
/ Hogue.
/ Twenty dollars was realized for en-
i PERTAINING the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home family during the Christmas
holidays.
Mizpah Chapter. No 8, devoted Its
last meeting principally to the reports
| of committees An appropriation of
500 was made for Thanksgiving char
ity. Another 500 was appropriated to
the endowment fund of the Masonic
ward the completion of the dining room
and kitchen of the home. The chapter
is said to have had the most success
| full year in it's history. due to the ear
nest efforts of Worthy Matron Mayme
kuechle. Worthy Patron r. A. Bogley
, and the officers.
Brookland Chapter. No. II. o. e. s.,
had its grand visitation Wednesday
evening in the chapter rooms of the
Erookland Masonic Temple. The
Loftler, and the grand worthy patron,
Arthur NJ. Poynton. accompanied by a
large representation of the grand chap
ter and other chapters of the District
were in attendance. Mrs. Loffler made
! an address and Mr.. Poynton gave a
talk on the practical side Of the chap
ters work Following these remarks,
there was musical and literary pro-
! gram, consisting of three vocal solos
by Miss Helma Cheesman, and Two re-
citations by Miss Corrinne Hayes One
of Miss Cheeseman's selections was rem
dered in German, as a special favor
and compliment to the grand worthy
| matron. Refreshments were served
and the evening closed with a social
hour.
The annual visit Of the grand officers
to Temple Chapter, No. 13, occurred
| Monday night. The chapter room was
tastefully decorated with chrysanthe-
NUNS and autumn leaves and each
igrand officer was given a large yellow
lchrysanthemum. Addresses were made
by the grand nlatron and grand patron.
who congratulated Worthy Matron
lOdekoven and Worthy Patron Nav
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