Evening star., 1917-01-07

/ Inc arrival tHc CITY wednesday
| afternoon of Most Worthy Grand
Matron Mrs. Emma c. Ocobock of the
| General Grand Chapter of the order
will make the session of the Grand
Chapter of the District, Thursday and
| thereafter. memorable gathering.
Mrs. Ocobock. who lives at Hartford,
Mich. will be the special guest of the
Grand Chapter during her stay in the
city. and probably will install its new
officers. An elaborate reception in her
honor is to be given at the New Will
lard Wednesday evening, from to II
o'clock, the arrangements for which have
been placed by Grand Matron Faber in
the hands of committee headed by Mrs.
Bertha G.. Hudson, the assistant grand
matron. who will. in all probability. be
elected grand matron Of the District FRI
day evening. All members of the order
and of the Masonic fraternity and their
| friends are invited.
| The sessions of the Grand Chapter of
the District will open Thursday even
| ing for the annual addresses and re-
ports Of the committees; continue
| Friday evening. when, under the con-
stitution and bylaws of the order, the
1 election of officers for the coming year
| urday evening. when the remaining
unfinished and new business will be
disposed of probably. The installation
| of the new officers will take place a
week later, probably Saturday, January
2s 's '"oaS' January
| An interesting feature at the meeting
Of the Grand Chapter Thursday even
ns tjan Til far be the the c,rsee receipt Of pet-
chapter in the District, to be known as
Unity Chapter. No. %. which. 1t is said.
Will meet the first and third Mondays
OF each month at the Scottish Rite
Patron L. Cabell Williamson and Mrs.
| Williamson, Past Grand Matron Mrs
J. r. Newton Smith, Delos W. Thayer,
Dan Faber. son of Grand Matron Ida
V. Faber. Mrs. Jennie Woodman, wife
OF the late Past Grand Master Francis
J: Woodman; Past Matron Mrs Mary
Hamili and others are said to be in
terested in the new organization. II
the charter be granted the new chap
| ter Will be constituted and consecrated
| Friday at 2 pm. at the Scottish Rite
Cathedral.
Every chapter scheduled to meet
during the evenings the Grand Chapter
will be in session. except ST. Johns
Lodge Chapter. No. IS, which will have
business meeting Friday to clear up
It's accumulated business. has called
OH lts meeting for the current week
r L, n.
Thursday evening, and Takoma. No
H. and Cathedral. No. IA. Friday evening.
Columbia Chapter. No Is, will devote
to be followed by a program of enter,
tainment. Grand Lecturer Mrs. Mary
A. Teachum devoted last Thursday
evening to the instruction of the
were served at the close Of a pleasant
evening.
Temple Chapter, No. 10, has invited
!he entire fraternity to enjoy its hospi-
tality tomorrow evening when It will
nttingly celebrate it's eighth birth
day The program will include an ad-
dress by J. J. Mansfield. past grand
master of Masons OF Texas. The cele-
bration will take place in the chapter
room OF the Masonic Temple, and, ac-
cording to Matron Cora M. Campbell
and Patron J. T. w. Miller. will be an
evening OF fun. frolic and frivolity
long to be remembered" The banquet
hall will be in evidence for refreshments
and FOR the dancing that will follow
Matron Chambers and Patron Sieyer-
ling of Bethlehem Chapter No Z also
have extended invitations to sister
chapters to the celebration of the
| twentieth anniversary of their chapter
Tuesday evening, when a program ar
ranged for by Past Matron Webb will
| be presented.
Matron Elizabeth A. Gavin and the
| new officers of Naomi Chapter, No. 8.
Wednesday evening. will start the new
year with degree work, followed by a
program of entertainment, to which the
fraternity is invited. The chapter
meeting January "a will be devoted
largely to program of entertainment
in charge Of Past Patron Adolph Sch!p-
pert.
Cathedral Chapter. No. IA, called Off
its meeting Friday evening to enable
the members to attend the session of
the Grand Chapter. Miss Mildred Nc
Daniel has been appointed organist of
the chapter for the coming Year.
East Gate Chapter, No. 21, Friday even
ing will outline Its plans for the COM
ing year and dispose Of accumulated
business. Friday. January 10. the first
anniversary OF the chapter will be cele-
brated. and the fraternity is invited to
be present.
Fidelity Chapter. No. 10, last Tuesday
evening. in charge Of its new officers,
received the announcement of a dance
to be given under the direction Of Amy
Topham. associate conductress in Febru-
airy.
The new officers OF Mizpah Chapter, No.
3, conferred the degrees last Tuesday
evening. headed by Matron Mary p.
Kunkel and Patron Luther ii. Waring.
with the music in charge Of Mrs Sallye
G. Bogley. The soloists were Miss Hazel
Bornheim and Miss Maud Fowler, So
pranoS, and Miss Margaret Kunkel COM