Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

| crease Of $4,000 in the treasury funds
and Of $4,000 in the reserve fund for
the year.
Order of the Eastern Star.
William F. Hunt Chapter. No. 16, will
have charge Of the religious services at
the Masonic and Eastern Star Home this
afternoon at o'clock. Rev. Percy F.
| Hail. assistant rector of the Epiphany
P. E. Church. will officiate, and Mrs Lii
liam Bennett will sing the offertory. Con-
veyances will meet the. cars at Georgia
avenue and Rittenhouse street northwest.
Past Grand Matron Mrs Grace Wilkins
kimmel assisted by Past Matron Eliza
beth Felt, as marshal, and Past Matron
the officers Of Bethlehem Chapter, No. z.
Tuesday evening as follows: Matron Mrs.
Charlotte Chambers; patron, A. ". Sic
cendetr associate s matron' Mrs Cora Self
associate .conductress, Mrs. Clara McIn-
| tyre; secretary, Mrs. Jennie A Meyer :;
s S.,; John A. Mover; Adah. Mrs.
NJ. Capper; Esther, Mrs Jane W. Bangs !;
Martha, Mrs. leila Lynch: Electa, Mrs.
Louella Bowers. The past matron's Jewel
was presented to Mrs. Lizzie K Webb,
through Past Patron John A. Meyer, and
| the. past patrons button to Samuel Gu
| sack. The retiring matron also received
| a cavalier and the past patron a travel
addresses being made by Mrs. Bowersox
and Miss Lydia P. Keefer, respectively
The retiring matron presented hand
painted china to each Of her appointive
played by Mrs. Lillian NJ Gusack and
Mrs: Elsie Weaver Among the dis
tinguished guests Of the evening were
Grand Patron Murch, Associate Grand
Hudson and Grand Sentinel Joseph H
Milans.
The auxiliary board of the chapter en-
tertained the residents Of the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home THURSDAY and
served banquet for Capitol Chapter, No
II. Royal Arch Masons. Friday evening
Three chapters have made advance
announcements for the current week.
Ruth Chapter, No. !, has called Off its
meeting scheduled for tomorrow even
Ing; Areme Chapter. No. 10, will have
degree work Wednesday evening, and
East Gate Chapter. No. 81, will devote
Friday evening to clearing up its ac-
cumulated business
The Grand Chapter will open it's
twenty annual session at Masonic
Temple. Thursday evening, January IL.
Ruth Chapter. No. I, will hold its first
meeting in the new year Monday even
ing, January 10.
Besides comforting the degrees We'd
nesday evening, with its newly INSTALL
ed omcers officiating, Areme Chapter
VIII be entertained with a special pro-
gram prepared by Past Matron Maude
F'ellhefmer. chairman of the entertain
ment committee Matron Grace Hard
ing and Patron Mark Stearman have
extended general invitation to the
fraternity to be present.
L. Cabell Williamson past most
worthy grand patron of the General
Grand Chapter and Mrs. Williamson
will entertain all the members of the
Grand Chapter Of the District. with
their wives and their husbands, at an
informal reception Wednesday evening
from to IL pm. at their residence,
"a Iowa circle.
East Gate Chapter. No. 81, will cele-
brate its first anniversary Friday
evening. January 10. in a manner be-
hitting the occasion. and has extended a
be present. East Gate Chapter was
chartered January 10. 1916. and meets
In Odd Fellows Hall, Rhode Island ave-
nue. neat ed street northeast.
| The Past Matrons and Patrons As
| ISOLATION of Martha Chapter was en-
tertained at the home of Past Grand
Matron Hattie r. Hutchinson, Friday
evening. The Christmas spirit pre-
the David Belasco" Of Martha Chap
ter. presented the past patrons in a
playlet written by and produced under
his personal supervision. Among those
present were Past Matrons Cawson,
on. Mckenzie. Harvey. Woodward,
| Buckley, Creamer, Hirsh, Earnshaw,
McCathran, Briggs and Harper, and the
| mother of the chapter" Past Grand
| "a trn
irons present &ere Messrs. Briggs,
| Hutchinson. Dixon, Richardson, VIII
liams. Cawson and Field.
! Guests of the evening were the
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles sharah. Mrs
Richardson. Messrs. Krieger, McKen-
zie and Campbell; Mrs. Williams and
Mr.. Hirsh. The hostesses were Mrs.
| Harvey, Mrs. M. G. Krieger, Mrs
Buckley. Mrs. Hutchinson. Mrs. Wood
| ward and Mrs. Dreamer.
| At tho installation Of officers of Electa
| Chapter. No. 2. Tuesday evening among
| those present were Past Grand Matrons
! and Mrs. Mary OErien. Past Grand
! Patrons Arthur NJ. Poynton and Charles
F. Roberts and Mrs. Cora Mayberry.
| associate grand conductress. The in
| stalling officer, Mrs. Lula Emo, worthy
matron. was assisted by Mrs. Ethel Fra
| zier as marshal and Mrs. Ida Bailey as
| chaplain; Mrs. Emo invited Mrs Edna
| Ranchenstein to install the matron and
Mrs. Levinia Kelly to install the patron.
| The following officers were installed /:
Mrs. Helen Butz. matron; Joseph Kelly,
patron: Mrs. Mary Benhoff. associate
matron; Mrs. Elsie Robinson. secretary;
Mrs. Lavinfa Gator. treasurer: Mrs Ella
Filiius, conductress; Mrs. Ethel Frazier,
| associate conductress; Mrs. Ida Bailey,
| chaplain: Mrs. Estelle Butler, marshal;
Miss Edith Pyles. organist: Mrs. Au-
gusta Moody, Adah: Miss Charlotte
Baker. Ruth; Mrs. Madeline Hoag, Es-
Their; Mrs Alvena Hughes, Martha
Miss Elsie McClain, Electa; Mrs. Eva
Williams. warder, Mr.. Arthur Emo,
sentinel. A quartet composed of Charles
| +. Roberts. Arthur Simpson. Milton Fill
Illus and Edward Aiken. sang appro-
pirate music, each also singing a solo.
The new matron. Mrs. Butt received
a large bouquet of roses from her hus-
band. On behalf Of the chapter Charles
Stevens presented to Mrs. Emo the past
matron's jewel, and Mrs. Helen Rob-
erts presented to Arthur Simpson a
mahogany clock. On behalf of the off,
GERS, Mrs. Estelle presented to Mrs
Emo a diamond cavalier, and Mrs
Augusta Moody presented to Mr.. Simp-
son cut glass sherbet glasses. On be-
half of Mrs. Emo, Mrs. Elsie Robinson
presented to Mr.. Simpson mahogany
candlesticks. and Mrs. Lavinia Kelly
presented to the secretary. Mrs. Elsie
Robinson, cut glass tumblers. Mr.
Simpson presented to Mrs. Emo cut
| glass vase as a token of friendship.
| Addresses were made by the new ma
tron and patron. Charles F. Roberts