Evening star., 1915-11-14

| nual grand visitation of the worthy grand
patron will be made to the chapter Mon
; day evening. November %. and she has
requested full attendance Of the mem
bers.
The next meeting Of the floral circle OF
columbia Chapter will be held tomorrow
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Margaret
harrison. 1913 Otis place northwest.
At the meeting of william F. Hunt
Chapter No. 16. Thursday night. two
Candidates were elected to become
members of the order. thus assuring
degree work for the first meeting of
the new Eastern Star year. After the
business of the chapter had been dis
posed OF. arrangements were made to
ment announced of the several COM
mittees. Mrs. Jost of Hunt Chapter
gave recitations. Previous to closing.
games were played in which all par
tieipated; The regular meeting of No
vember rs has been called off, owing
to Thanksgiving day falling on that
cate; The next meeting will be De-
election of officers for the chapter.
All members of the chapter have been
urged to be present.
The matrons and patrons of 1915 will
be the special guests of Ruth Chapter,
NO. l, at the meeting Of the chapter
tomorrow night. and the program for
the evening is in charge of the Past
Matrons and Past Patrons Association
OF Ruth Chapter. Worthy Matron Pol
lard extends an invitation to all mem
bers of the order to be present.
| MISS Maud Fellheimer. worthy ma
tron of Areme Chapter. No.-1O, has an
| nounced work for the meeting We'd
nesday night. A special program is
also being prepared which offers sew
erai unique features Of entertainment
Refreshments will be served. and all
| members are invited to attend
l "a of
NO 10. Tuesday evening. Kirk Russell
| the well known cartoonist, will give a
| chalk talk All friends are invited.
The measuring sociable" given by
residence, 1915 Crittenden street, Tues
day evening, for the benefit of Fidelity
Chapter, was attended by a large
number OF members and friends of the
| chapter. Through the ingenuity of
]. w. Staggers the receipts were sub
| stantially increased by the "circum-
| ference" process of measurement, which
| incidentally furnished much merriment
FOR the spectators. The committee. of
which Miss C. Louise Phillips was
chairman. had provided a special pro-
I gram for the evening. among the fea-
| lures being tenor solo by ]. H. Davis,
accompanied by Mrs. Davis; readings
| by Miss Edith Maddux: violin solo by
Emily Fletcher; soprano solo, by Miss
Amy Topham, accompanied by Miss
Marjorie Topham.
The Younger Set of Martha Chapter
| will be entertained Wednesday evening
by Messrs. Moler and Hartlove, at 32d
and Cedar streets. Mount Rainer All
| members are invited, The recent mas
querade dance of the Younger Set of
Martha Chapter was largely attended.
Many original and beautiful costumes
were worn, the judges having difficulty
In selecting the prize winners,
Electa Chapter. No. 2, met Tuesday
evening at Masonic Hall. Anacostia.
Following a short business session. the
evening was devoted to entertainment.
The program included piano solo by
Prof. Fulton B. Karr, organist of Mount
Vernon Church; comic songs. Past
Master Charles d. Shackleford, accom-
solo. Miss Edith Pyles: songs. Worthy
Patron Charles A. Stevens; impersona-
tions and old-time campmeeting songs.
Watson Karr. Worthy Matron Lavenia
Kelly congratulated the committee in
charge of the entertainment, and on be-
half Of the membership thanked the
talent for an unusually good program.
Worthy Matron Kelly announced that
on the 23d instant the chapter would be
opened promptly at 7:30 p m. and busi-
ness dispensed with as soon as possible
to make way for the initiation of can
didates. which will be followed by an
entertainment in the public hall, where
a musical comedy entitled Life on the
Ocean Wave" will be staged by thirty
members of the chapter in sailor and
other costumes. with scenery represent
ing the deck of a ea-going yacht. The
scenery was painted by one of the
best liked members of the Order of the
Eastern Star-David Goumpf. who died
Hast spring. Members of the order gen.
orally are invited to attend the per-
/ formance.
The grand matron. Mrs. Catharipa
/ bers of the o. E. S. of the District of
| Columbia that paid a visit to Howard
| Chapter, No. 20. at. Elkridge. Md, Tues
| day, the occasion of the annual vista
| tion of the Grand Chapter of Maryland.
The grand matrons of the District of
| Columbia and Maryland are intimate
| friends of long standing. Many old
| friendships were renewed and many
new acquaintances made. The party
returned home to Washington in the
wee sma' hours of the morning. Among
| the sparty were the grand secretary.
| Rose A. Yost. and the grand lecturer of
| the Grand Chapter. o. e. s., Of the Dis
| trict of Columbia.
Bethlehem Chapter. No. Z, met Tues
day with a large number of members
and visitors In attendance. Among
| those present were Worthy Grand Pa
| iron ATLHuT VI. fcyutON fdSI Lf2nQ
Matron Grace E. Kimmel. Mrs. Harper.
grand chaplain. and Mrs. Hudson, grand
conductress. After the business of the
| meeting had been concluded, the ma
| tron greeted the Matrons and Patrons
! of 1915 who had been invited to be
present on this occasion. Degrees were
| conferred on Mrs. Ruth Hawkins Furr.
| the daughter of Bethlehem's "Electa"
by Mrs. Lizzie K. Webb, who acted as
| matron; Mrs. Charlotte Chambers, as
sociate matron: Mrs. Carrie Self, con-
| Henrietta Bowen. as associate conduc-
! tress. program, arranged by Mrs
| Margaret CARL, was then rendered. Re-
marks were made by the grand patron
| and the president Of the 1858, Miss
! Maud Fellheimer. Mrs. Felt was es-
| corted to the east and closed the chap
| ter. this being a compliment extended
| by the matron to the past matrons of
Bethlehem. Refreshments were served
| Those who contributed to the evenings
enjoyment were Mrs. Elsie Harvey
, Weaver. piano solo: recitation. Past
| Matron Roberts of Esther: vocal solo,
Mrs. Lillian Bennett of William F.
| Hunt: recitation. Mrs. Dorothy Lewis
| Hunter of Martha: solo, Mrs. Deal, and
| quartet by four of Bethlehem's choir.
| A special meeting Of Bethlehem Chap
ter. No. Z, was called Wednesday for
! Mrs. Annie E. Ohm.
Friendship Chapter, No. IT, met Tues
| day evening at Tenleytown The wor-
| thy matron, Mrs. Mazella Parks, being
| absent on account of the serious illness
of her son. Mrs. Nellie Fletcher, the as
| sociate matron. presided. The degrees