Arizona republican., 1916-12-24

The flrSt meeting nlSnt III January ! will be q closed" one, as on this oc l casion the installation of officers will | take place. We will keep our friends | posted as tO our next years entertain [ ments.
 Order Eastern Star
 There was more fraternalism crowded ! into the space of a few hours last 1 into the space of a few hours last Thursday evening in the Eastern Star chapter room than seldom is witnessed at one meeting. More than 150 laughing Stars had gathered and how happy and joyous was the con sternation. Every one. with beaming face and glad heart, sought to do good to all, and to spread the Christmas cheer. If there were one heart sad when passing the threshold into the temple of love. it was not long until every grief had been tempered, and every heartache forgotten. A glorious culminatiOn of year of ennObling la bor it was.
 The occasion for the presence of so goodly number was the initiation of six candidates into the mysteries of the order, and the installation of officers for the ensuing year. The retiring of ficers unwilling to shrk any duty that might have been theirs, believed it inn
 proper that q number of candidates. ready and waiting to receive the de-
 gree, should be longer kept without the door Then too. it might seem to be
 imposing on the newly elected officers to have a considerable number of can
 didates waiting at the door for admis-
 sion upon their induction into office
 and realizing this. the retiring officers assumed the responsibility of conduct
 ing through the mysteries, Minnie Gr-
 ban, Chas. Urban, Edith Mullen Y. l..
 Carpenter Myrtle Wiggs. and Frances
 Morley the latter tW- having been in
 lated by this chapter at the request of Southgate Chapter No. I33, of Los An
 geles, and Canon City Chapter, No. 23.
 of Canon City, Colorado respectively.
 So splenaidy and beautifully were the
 ceremonies conducted. that all whose
 glad privilege it was to witness same.
 acclaimed the work truly well done.
 The installation under the guidance
 of Lillian r. Sweeney, past grand ma
 tron. acting as installing officer with
 Marie Mayfield as grand marshal, was
 concluded in short space of time, and
 the following were proclaimed duly
 elected and installed as the officers of
 Phoenix Chapter No. ., order of the
 Eastern Star for the ensuing year:
 Vernettie Ivy, Worthy Matron; Claude w. Randall Worthy Patron Margaret
 Carpenter Associate Matron: Ella
 Luhrs. Secretary; Margaret Luhrs. Treasurer: Julia Thomas. Conduct ress; Marie Mayfield. Associate Con ductress: Nellie Rosiene Chaplain: Ida Johnson. Marshal; Mary Goodson. Adah: Amanda Hess, Ruth; Blanche
 Mann Esther Pauline Thompson, Martha: Bertha Galpin, Electa; Ruth Biddings Warden; Charles McFarlane. l Sentinel, and Annie MonihOn, organist. 5 No better selection could have been : made by the chapter for installing the { officers for Mrs. Sweeney, always so ' gentle in manner and living and voic- . in0 so much the tenants Of fratern:iy Q and loyalty. added luster and beauty to l the labor of love And Mrs. Mayfield D always efficient and just right, added ! another to her long list of conquestS n for to perform a labor. and to do Il i we'll is truly a conquest.
 P Past Patron Percy R. Helm, served Il the chapter as it's patron during the . year just ended. and his associates 1T J office recognizing the nobility of hi:
 character his faithfulness to every . trust, the sublimity of his devotion tt h duty. and his kindness and forbearanc' in all his fraternal relations. and de . string to make known their gratituCc l. and appreciation of those qualities $ caused a beautiful watch charm, bear 5. ing the Masonic and Eastern Star em : blems to be presented to NIT. Helm, an, - it was the sincere pleasure and distin . guished honor of Past Patron Albert D II Leyhe acting on behalf of said officers y to present to MT. Helm the token O
 appreciation
 il Not all of the good things had ye d been had for that evening, for at thu
 conclusion of the installing ceremonies v MT. Helm announced that those presen y would fall in line with the worthy mat o ron and worthy patron as their leaders Y. and march to the banquet room, Wher
 a splendid repast was waiting to b = served by the Blue Lodge members o U the Star, and this was not the least i'm
 pressiye and pleasant of the evening
 entertainment The good things pro
 vided by the brothers proved then
 adopts in the culminary art. orator = held the attention for several minute II while each of the speakers anon | I-whom were Mrs. Ivy MT. Randall. Mir.
 DeVore. of Tempe. Mir. Homer Ludse
 of Glendale. MT. A. J. Mathews. O Id Tempe. and Mir P. r. Parker of Phoe
 nix. all vocing their love of the prin
 ciples which makes our beloved insti
 tuition enduring and eternal. Is it nc
 grand to note that human soul, wit 1T love for his fellow men. and believ st ing in the Fatherhood of God, coul nt give his life of three score years an IF ten, in aleviating sorrow and assuae :, ing grief. the while scattering abou
 little scintillating pearls and gems IS fall upon tender hearts just like seed y, of diamonds falling into a lake of glor. D. Our ood Brother r. r. Parker. patri l. arch in fraternalism, and the plume ,,, knight of fraternal honor and love. ha
 lived one-half a century of such lift
 and the sunlight of glory and renoW y. is still falling full upon his forehead. nd On Thursday evening. December 2Stl m, an evening of enjoyment to all mem a. bers Of the Eastern Star, Masons an ,d their families. will he given at tf l,' :. chapter room. Dancing will he ir rh dulged in. and other entertainmer es, provided, and this invitation is nc B, confined to members of Phoenix Char y- ter No. and to Arizona Lodge No. f. hut extends to all sojourning sisters ( ,,s brothers.