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The initial meeting of Fidelity Chap
ter, NO. 10. after its recess, was held
Tuesday evening. Several visiting
friends were present, Grand Patron Ar
thur Poynton being one of them. In
the absence of Worthy Patron George
Topham, Past Patron A. P. Hastings
presided. No special program had been
prepared, but after the transaction OF
the business DIR. Bernard S. McMahan
of Fidelity Chapter and Past Patron
Bradford Knapp Of Naomi Chapter. No
l3. entertained with a description OF
their recent visit to the Panama-Paci cific
exposition. Grand Patron Poynton
congratulated the chapter on it's stand
ing among constituent chapters and ex-
pressed the hope that it's future might
be in keeping with the standard which
characterized its inception and organ
ization. Mrs Love of Areme Chapter,
No. 10. entertained with readings.
Worthy Matron Stella Knapp an
mittee had provided watermelon for
the white men" and invited all to re-
main and enjoy it.
Ascension Chapter, No. 20. will hold
an open meeting Friday evening. and
! mas extended a general invitation to
all members of the order and their
friends. Mrs. Emma Koeblitz is pre-
the conclusion of which refreshments
will be served in the banquet hall.
The Matrons and Patrons Association
of Ruth Chapter, No. l. held an outing
at the new bungalow of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. r. Underwood at Sycamore Island
last Saturday.
| There We're not many in attendance,
it being so near Labor day and many
| had left the city for the holiday.
The afternoon was spent in strolling
around the grounds and canoeing on
the canal and river.
Later in the evening an oldfashioned
picnic dinner was spread on the lawn
Good-byes were said as the lamps were
lit and many thanks were voted to
the host and hostess for their hospital
ity.
The next meeting will be held at the
| residence of Mrs. Abbie J. Turner,
Quarry road.
The grand matron, Mrs. Catherine
Loft1er, and the grand patron, Mr..
the other officers of the Grand Chapter,
Order of the Eastern Star, of the Dis
| tr1ct of Columbia, will pay their an
nual grand visitations to the constitu-
ent chapter at their respective places of
| meeting at pm, as follows:
| Ruth, No. l, Masonic Temple Bright
wood. Monday, October 4; Areme, No.
10, New Masonic Temple, Wednesday,
October s: Takoma. No. -. Takoma
Hall, Takoma, Friday, October 8;
Electa, No. 2. Masonic Hall, Anacostia,
Tuesday. October 12; William F. Hunt,
No. 16, New Masonic Temple. Thursday,
october IA; Ascension, No. 20. New Ma
| sonic Temple, Friday. October Is; st.
day. October %; Temple, No. 13, New
Masonic Temple, Monday, October 25;
Friendship. No. II, Masonic Hall, Ten
leytown, Tuesday, October 26; Brook
land, No. IL, Masonic Temple, Brook
land. Wednesday. October 27: Fidelity,
No; 19. M. E. Church Assembly Hall,
14th and Emerson streets, Tuesday,
November 2: Martha, No. 4, Naval Lodge
building. Friday. November 5; Naomi,
No. 3. New Masonic Temple. Wednesday,
November 10; Cathedral. No. IA, House
of the Temple, Sd and E streets north
west. Friday. November IL: Mispah, No.
s. Masonic Hall, Georgetown. Tuesday,
November 16; Esther, No. S, New Ma
Columbia. No. Is. Masonic Hall. 14th
and Kenyon streets, Monday, November
%, and Bethlehem, No. z; Masonic Hall,
Sth and F northeast, Tuesday, Novem-
ber %.
Worthy Matron Mayme Kuechle of
Mizpah Chapter. No. s. announces in
a neat folder that the chapter is to
have a busy September and October.
| For the two meetings, September and
21, it is announced, it is expected to
have work" In addition to these, three
| special meetings have been called, for
| L &,
purpose of comforting the degrees. The
officers of the Grand Chapter and the
matrons and patrons of 1915 will be
special guests at two of these meet
| ings.
For the meeting of September 80, the
grand matron, Mrs. Catharina Loff1er,
and the grand patron. Arthur NJ. Poyn-
ton, will head the official line for the
degree work. assisted by the associate
grand matron, Mrs. Ida v. Faber;
grand secretary. Mrs. Rose A. Yost:
grand treasurer, Miss Cecilia Atchison;
grand conductress, Mrs. Bertha 6. Hud-
son; associate grand conductress, Mrs.
Bena Barnhart: grand marshal. Mrs.
Cora P. Mayberry; grand chaplain, Mrs.
Martha A. Harper; grand organist, Mrs.
Mazella Parks; grand Adah, Mrs. May
E, L. Dow; grand Ruth, Mrs. Helena Len
non; grand Esther. Mrs. Stella Knapp;
| grand Electa, Mrs. Emma Hurd; grand
| warder, Mrs. Helen F.. Barnard, and
grand sentinel, Mrs. James D. Rowen.
| For the meeting Friday, October /,
the stations will be occupied as fol-
lows: Mrs. Emily G. Rosemond. jr..
worthy matron; Mrs. Esther Gresham,
associate matron: Mrs. Mary Kunkel.
| conductress; Mrs. Elida Lintler. asso-
| Neal. warder; Mrs. Mary Kicker, chap
lain: Mrs. Sallie c. Bogley, organist; I;
Mrs. Margie Hutchinson, Adah; Mrs
Margaret Hamilton. Ruth: Mrs. Mary
" HalOfan, Esther, Mrs. Margaret
! Kirkland. Martha; Mrs Nellie Spille,
| Electa: Benjamin F. Harper. sentinel; !;
| Past Matron Mrs Annie w. Whitman,
marshal.
For the meeting of October Miss
Maud Fellheimer, president of the 1915
| Matrons and Patrons Association, has
| accepted an invitation to be present
with her associates and confer the de-
| grees, and she has made the following
| assignments: Worthy matron, Miss
| Fel1heimer of Areme, No. 10; worthy
| patron. Charles Hosch of Areme
No. 10; associate matron, Mrs. J.. Ma
| zella Parks Of Friendship, No. IT; con-
ductress. Mrs. Carrie Y. Pollard of
] Ruth, No. l: associate conductress, Mrs
| Annie Sherr of William F. Hunt, No
| 10; chaplain. Mrs. Jeanette Y. Lash
horn Of st; Johns Lodge, No. IS: mar
shall. Mrs. Ida NJ. Huston of Ascension.
No. 20; Adah. Mrs. Lavinia r. Kelley
Of Electa. No. 2: Ruth, Mrs Eliza
beth Odekoven OF Temple. No 13;
| Esther. Mrs. L. Minor Burtt of Bethle.
hem. No. Z; Martha Mrs Nellie West
| Of Esther No. S; Electa. Mrs p w
Favorite of Takoma, No. -. and
| warder. Mrs. Anna A. Harvey Of
Martha. No. 4.
| Worthy Matron Kuechle also has
J given thought to Thanksgiving day
/! and OF some plan whereby some cheer
may be carried into homes that might
| otherwise be without it. And to con-
slider the scope of the project and nIan
the details for carrying it out she has
| appointed a committee consisting Of
Robert f. Layton. chairman; d. F.
Dumberth. Washington Topham, Mrs
| Minnie Birch, Mrs. Nellie SpilIe Mrs
| Mary kunkel and Miss F. Nita Todd