The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-04-27
GRAND CHAPTER OF MIS-.
sIssIPPi. o. z. s.. HOLDS
ANNUAL CONVENTION.
SEVERAL HUNDRED
DELEGATESPRESENT
Visitors Were Cordially Re
eeived and Meeting Was
n Most Profitable One.

The Grand Chapter Of Mississippi.
Order Of Eastern Star. which has
been in session here since Monday.
yesterday selected Natchez as its
next meeting place and elected the
following grand officers for the en-
suing year: Worthy Grand Matron,
Mrs. Bertha Scales, of Starkville I;
Worthy Grand Patron, B. +. Jami-
son, Of Meridian; Associate Grand
Matron, Mrs Minnie M. Grayson, of
Biloxi; Associate Grand Patron, ID.
f. Mccullough, of Columbus, Grand
Secretary, Mrs. Myra C. Eaton, of
Hattiesburg; Grand Treasurer, Mrs.
Matte G. Davis, Okolona; Grand
Conductress, Mrs. Mamie Allen,
Kosciusko; Associate Conductress,
Mrs. Edna Alexander, Bonneville.
Mrs. Scales announces the follow
ing list of appointive officers: Grand
Chaplain, Mrs. Annie Peasants, of
jackson; Grand Marshal, Mrs. Vir-
ginia Price, Carrolton; Grang Or
ganist, Miss Mabel Mcleod, Hatties-
burg; Grand Adah, Mrs. Matte Fer
ris, Mcneil; Grand Ruth, Mrs.
Joyse Rankin, Gulfport; Grand Es-
ther, Mrs. Ray Kleban, Starkville;
Grand Martha, Mrs. lie Verne Will
liams, Hesterville; Grand Electa,
Mrs. Irma Sanford, Ackerman;
Grand Warden, Mrs. Alice Stevens,
West Point; Grand Sentinel, julius
Yarelsky, Shuqualak.
District Dennts Graad Ma.rory.
District No. 2.-Miss Ethel Clagett,
Natchez; District 2, Mrs. Madge
Quinn Fulger, McComb City; Dis
trict 8, Mrs. Fannie Yawn, Lumber
ton; District A, Mrs. Nolan, Collins
District 5, Mrs. Viola Lake, Jack
son; District 6, Mrs. Alberta Archer,
Meridian; District 7, Mrs. Hassie
Strong, Louisville; District s, Mrs.
George Stigler, Lexington; District
8, Mrs. Ida Kennedy, Water Valley;
District 10, Mrs. Lille Riley, Hous-
ton; District IL; Mrs. Fora Buchan-
an, Amory; District IL, Mrs. lima
Graham, Shaw.
Business meetings were held yes
terday morning and afternoon and
the formal closing of the grand
chapter tok place last night after
the installation of the grand officers.
Columbus was in gala attire the
past few days in honor of the five
hundred delegates who came here to
attend the tenth annual meeting of
the Grand Chapter of Mississippi,
Order of the Eastern Star. Flags
adorned all public buildings and
many of the stores in the business
districts were attractively decorated
A vast majority of the delegates in
attendance are ladies and their pres.
ence on the streets makes it look
very much like Columbus was hold
ing a Fashion Week" display.
The festivities incident to the oc.
casion opened Monday night with a
reception and banquet al the Giirne,
Hotel. d. F. Mccullough, worthy
patron of the local lodge, officiated
as toastmaster at the banquet, and
toasts were responded to not only by
members of the visiting delegation
but by several prominent local cit
izens.
The initial business session of the
convention was held at the FRS
Baptist church at 9 o'clock Tuesday
morning, having been opened with
prayer by DR.. J. L. Vipperman, pas
tor of the church. Addresses of wei
come were then. delivered on behal
of the city by Hon. James T. Har
rison, on behalf of the Columbu
Lodge No. &C, o. E. S., by Mrs. Ad,
McClanahan, and on behalf of tn
Columbus Lodge No. 5, A. F. an,
A. NJ, by Hon. j. F. Frierson. Thes
addresses were responded to for tn
visiting delegates by Mrs. Anni
Burke, Of Tupelo, worthy gran,
matron, Mrs. Bertha Scales, o
Starkville and Mrs. Addie Brown o
Kosciusko. Mrs. Browns addres
closed the program, and at its con
clusion the assemblage was dismiss
ed, the benediction having been pro
nounced by Rev. W. S. Slack, recto
of st. Paups Episcopal church.
Receptions to the past gran
matrons, past grand patrons, distric
deputy grand matrons, the gran
representatives and memorial SCI
vice in honor of the late Mrs. Rit
Mills, who for many years was wol
thy grand matron of the nations