Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-26

| with the visitation Monday evening.
| october 4, to Ruth Chapter, No. 1, of
Visitations will be made Wednesday
evening, October 6. to Areme Chapter.
NO. 10, and Friday evening, October 8,
to Takoma Chapter No. IL.
! Mrs. Catharina Loffler, grand matron,
gave luncheon and theater party the
past week in honor of Right Worthy
| Grand Secretary Mrs. Louvaine j. Pit
Jessie NJ. Cowles, Mrs. Wallace Streater,
| Mrs. Rose Yost and Mrs. Mollie Teach
UNI.
Mrs. Pitkin is here to attend the G..
| A. r. encampment, and is stopping at
| the Raleigh.
| Brookland Chapter, o. E. s.. held it's
| first meeting of the season Wednesday
| evening in the chapter rooms of the
Brookland Masonic Temple. A rummage
the fall and winters work was discus
sed. After the transaction of business
a social hour followed. with an informal
program. including Rotations by Past
and Mrs. McBeth of Ascension Chapter,
No. 20. Refreshments were served.
At the meeting of Ruth Chapter, No.
summer recess. the officers of the chap
ter. with Past Matron Mrs. Rebecca
Meiners acting as matron. exemplified
the floral addenda." The rendition of
solo by Past Grand Patron Charles F..
Roberts of Electa Chapter. No. 2, &C
companied by Mrs. Sallie Wilson.
Many distinguished persons were pres
! ent at this meeting. among them Grand
Matron Mrs. Catharina Loffier and Grand
Patron Arthur NJ. Poynton of this juris-
i diction: Mrs. Lorraine J. Pitkin of Chi
lcago, Ill. right worthy grand secretary;
Mrs. Alcena Lamond, right worthy
! grand treasurer, and l.. Cabell William
son, past most worthy grand patron of
the General Grand Chapter of the United
ed States, and Past Grand Matrons Mrs.
NJ. Ella Espey, Mrs. Mary T. O'Brien and
Mrs. Fannie Taylor, as well as Past
Grand Patrons Angus Lamond. Charles
F. Roberts and Charles K. Molster of
this jurisdiction. besides many visitors
from local chapters and from chapters
of several of the states. Addresses
were made by the grand matron and
grand patron. also by Mrs. Pitkin, Mrs
Lamond, Mr.. Williamson and Mrs Es-
pey. All expressed themselves i'm
pressed with the thoroughness with
which the mystic work was eXemp1ified
with the aid of natures floral tributes
The chairman of the ways and means
committee announced that so far as he
could see, the recent excursion to Ches-
apeake Beach was a success, but he
was not prepared to make a complete
report at the time.
4 special meeting of Ruth Chapter,
No. /. was held Thursday night for the
purpose of initiating a class of candi-
dates. After the routine work the
members were entertained by remarks
from Mrs Lavinia r. Kelly, matron,
Rotations by Charles A. Stevens,
patron and solo by Milton j. Fillius,
past patron, all of Electa Chapter, No.
9. John H. Shreve one of the newly
elected members. also gave several
Rotations
Visitors to and members of Fidelity
Chapter, No. 10, were entertained at the
conclusion of the business meeting
Tuesday night by Mrs. Lawrence and
Miss Janet Paine, who gave a short
program of music and readings. Re-
freshments were served.
Esther Chapter, No. 5, is preparing
for it's annual endowment night week
from Thursday, October Z, when it is
scriptions will be added to swell the
large sum already contributed to the
endowment fund of the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home.
Ascension Chapter. No. 20, met Fri
day night. After short business
session the doors were opened to its
many friends. Patron John E. Rhodes,
who has a sprained ankle, was I'M
able to be present. After short ad-
dress ~of welcome by Past Patron
Hoover, who presided. the following
program was presented: Vocal solo.
Miss Polio. with Mrs Flora c. Dyer
of Ascension Chapter as accompanied;
recitation. Mrs. Jennie NJ. Porter of
Ascension Chapter; vocal solo. Mrs.
richards of William F. Hunt Chapter:
piano solo. Miss Jeanette Howard;
vocal solo, Mrs. Housden. Miss Baxter
accompanist. and vocal solo, Miss
Mabel Benzler. Refreshments were
served in the banquet hall and a social
hour followed.
The ways and means committee will
give a card party and dance at the
studio of Mrs. Flora c. Dyer. 1917 r
street northwest, and theater party
December IA, at Polls.
Herndon Va.) Chapter met Friday
night, with the matron, Miss Nettie
Pauline Bradshaw. in her station.
Plans are being made for a big affair
the first Friday in November. when
the Grand Chapter officials of Virginia
and the District of Columbia will be
present to work the degrees.
The assistant matron. Mrs. Belva
button Reyes, will leave shortly for
the west, where she expects to reside.