Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

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number of members and visitors were
Mrs. Ida Faber. was welcomed by
Worthy Matron Agnes Sweet and es-
corted to a seat in the east. The grand
patron Ben w. Murch. arrived later in
Past Patron charles 5. Hyer a pro-
room as follows Recitation. DR.. ]. T.
Huddle: quartet. Mesdames Bertha H.
Gottsman and Flora Brylawski, l.. A
tata T The STAR Of sese'n ea so
pranos. Mrs. Bertha II. Gottsman and
Miss Esther Linkins: sontraltos; Mrs.
Flora Flora .Brylawski ; and Mrs Harry
F. .Aldrich; bassos. Charles f. Roberts
and Charles S. Hyer: organiSt and di-
rectress. Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly:
panists. Mrs. William Hamilton Bayiy,
Mrs. Herbert F. Aldrich and Mrs.
Charles s. Hyer.
the members and visitors were invited
to the banquet hall, where REFRESH
mcnts were served by Chairman Par
ker H. Sweet and his committee. The,
birthday cake. Sho1s addresses were
given by Grand Matron Faber. Grand
R R,,dean Mursh ASSOCIATE Grand Matron
Rowen, Past Most Worthy Grand Pat
ron l. Cabel Williamson, Past Grand
Patrons Mobray and Poynton. Past
L.,
ton. Mr., Dowell. Mrs. William Hamil-
ton Bayiy. Worthy Matron Sweet and
Worthy Patron Wyatt Charles Hyer
was toastmaster of the evening.
Bethlehem Chapter. No. I. met Tues
day evening. After the routine bust
ness the associate matron, Mrs. Char
lotte Chambers, announced that a din
ner would be given in the temple base
ment Wednesday. March /, from 80 to
8 pm. The degrees were conferred. Past
patron and past matron, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram W. Cotton of Hadassah Chapter,
to a call for remarks. Past Patron
May of Temple Chapter, No. 13, also
made a few remarks, and Worthy
Patron Gusack spoke for the good and
welfare of the chapter. After the
chapter was closed. the following pro-
gram was given: Soprano solo, Mrs.
Harriet lockwood, and recitation, Mrs
Nellie McBeth. both of East Gate
Chapter. No. p; soprano solo, Mrs
Hazel Wegner of William +. Hunt
served in the banquet hall by the men
of the chapter.
Brookland Chapter. No. IL, met in
the Brookland Masonic Temple Wednes-
day evening with a large attendance.
Several petitions were received. A
sum was turned into the treasury,
realized from a quilt made and donated
Dy N1rS. margaret Dalk1n OIL BrOOklanQ
Chapter. Worthy Patron William C.
Belts was recently elected vice presi-
dent of the 1916 Matrons and Patrons
Association. After the regular bust
ness the chapter was closed with
program. Those taking part were Miss
Richardson of Martha Chapter, who
gave several piano solos, and Miss
Whitaker. who sang a number of Sc
lections. Refreshments were served.
Friendsbip ('bantor ~ optar-
tanned a large number of visitors and
members Tuesday night. Among them
We're Right Worthy Grand Matron
Lamond. Worthy Grand Matron Faber.
and other officers of the Grand Chapter.
After the business program was
presented: Address. Worthy Grand
Matron Faber; recitations, Right
Worthy Grand Matron Lamond and
Past Worthy Grand Matron Streeter;
solo. Mrs. Christine Fletcher; remarks.
Worthy Patron Belts of Brookland
Chapter. and short story from Frank
Perna of Friendship Chapter. At the
close of the program there was
refreshments were served in the ban
quet hall.
The Matrons and Patrons of 1916 held
their first meeting February s. at the
apartment of Mrs. Amelia E. Eberly,
in the Burlington, for the purpose OF
pert perfect "a an y Organization ah The grand
the chair by Grand Patron Ben w
Murch, who presided temporarily The
grand matron and grand patron dis
cussed the objects of the association
and took an active interest in the Sc
lection of the officers for the coming
year. as follows: President, Mrs.
Amelia La E. ari Ebsay Of Ascension Chap.
Brookland Chapter; secretary. w
Grant Lieuallen of East Gate Chapter.
and treasurer, Mrs. Mary J. Birgfeld of
Esther Chapter.
Will be held in March. Those in at
tendance and the chapters represented
were as follows: Electa. No. >. Lula
Sweet. patron, and OTIS ; Vi .Ns Wat It.
patron; Martha, No. 4. Mabel C. Thomp-
son. matron. and Roland NJ. Brown,
patron; Esther. No. 5. Mary. J: Brig
iron; Bethlehem, No. I, Lizzie X. webb,
matron. and Samuel V. Gusack. patron:
Mizpah. No. g. Emily G. Rosemond. ma
land. No. II. Annie Broderick. matron.
and W. G. Belts. patron; Takoma, No,
II, Edith Burrell. matron, and William
X. Hill patron; Temple. No: 10. Adri-
enne E. Shreve. matron, and ]. T. w
Miller, patron: Cathedral No IA, Nellie
X. Dodge, matron. and Ernest A. Cole
man; patron: Columbia. No. Is. s. G. de
No. 16. Minnie E. Strickler. matron,
and Charles W. Ashford. patron:
Friendship. No. II. Nellie E. Fletcher.
matron. J. Harvey Robey, patron; FL
deity. No. -. J; w. Staggers, patron;
matron. and John A. Hartas4an, patron,
and East Gate, No. p. w. Grant Lieu
allen, patron. Refreshments were
served by Mrs. Eberly. who was assist
ed by Grand Warder Minerva r. Craw-
ford and Mrs: w. G. Belts of Brookland
Chapter.
East Gate Chapter, No. 81, at it's
meeting Friday evening next, will have
as guests Past Grand Patron A. w
Poynton, who will deliver an address
on the Origin and Progress of the
Order of the Eastern Star" and Past
Grand Matron Mrs. Catherine Loeffler
who will install two officers of the
chapter who were unable to be pres
ent at the conservation and instalIa-
ton January II, Esther and marshal
An attractive program is in course
Of preparation.
The Matrons and Patrons of 1914 hold
their second annual banquet at the
Cochran Hotel February 5, with Wal
ter X. Metz as chairman and Joseph
H. Milans POSTMASTER j. Harry Cup-
ningham sang original songs composed
by Mrs. Theodore Cunningham. for the
1913, and William Scantlebury SANG
bass solos. The POSTMASTER was witty
in his introductions and the remarks
of Past Grand Matron Mrs Jessie w
Cowles and Past Grand Patron Charles
w. Molster were repeatedly interrupted
with applause: The retiring president,
Mrs. Evelyn Hursh, was presented with
a life-size pen picture, the work of Mr..
Cunningham. New officers were elect
ed: President, Mrs. Grace Lee Morgan.