The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1917-01-03
hASOHS AND EASTERN STAR
HOLD JOINT INSTALLATION
Ceremonies Preceded by Banquet
Served by the Lady Members OF
the Order OF Eastern Star.

Churchill Lodge No. 25 T. & a.
NJ, and Myrtle Chapter No. IL. Q. L.
s. held joint installation Ct Nes
River Hall last Friday evening. to
which all members and visiting mem.
bers of both fraternities were in
vited.
Preceding the ceremonies of in
stallation a banquet was served by
the ladies of the Eastern Star in the
Plummer building at which more
than one hundreds of the members
of the orders sat down to a spread
that comprised all the good things
that usually go to make up regu
lar Christmas dinner. The long
tables were beautifully decorated in
the colors of the o. e. S. and adorn-
ed with ferns. After the discussion
of the yiands there followed another
discussion on various topics for the
good of the order" by a selected list
of after dinner speakers who re-
sponded to toasts Frank G. Hough
the newly elected Worshipful Mas
ter responded to the toast: Build
ing for the Future" He spoke in.
terestingly of the needs of the local
lodge and the plans now being made
for furthering the work c. tie fra
ternity in Fallon. Mas. Eve. I.err
newly elected Worthy Matron Of the
Eastern Star who spoke TO the sub
ject, "Our Aims and Ambitions" with
reference to the Eastern Star. Al
though stating that she was unpra.
pared to make formal address, Mrs
Kerr proved q ready and interesting
speaker. John Post was down for a
rhapsody on the relative merits OF
Bachelor Freedom and Married
Bliss" With his usual felicity OF
expression, Mr.. Post gave his expert
ences and the causes that impe'led
him to abandon single blessedness
and his hearers are wondering how
he will square himself Mrs. d.
Williams gave an interesting talk on
the Early History Of the Order"
showing the vicissitudes that con-
fronted the founders of the Order of
the Eastern Star that is now so firm
ly welded to the Masonic fraternity.
A. r. Jeffrey. Chaplain elect spoke
to the subject. "The Elder Brother
Ia the Lodge" and gave some inter-
esting data ON the early struggles of
Churchill Lodge. A. L. Haight gave
an admirable address on THE
Builders" comparing the two forms
Of Masonry-operative and specula-
tive.
Hon. Eli Cam made an acceptable
toastmaster introducing each of the
speakers with a humorous or serious
reference to the subject allotted to
each.
After the conclusion of the ban
quet the members repaired to the
lodge room where the-following Of
ficers elect OF the two fraternities
were installed for the ensuing year:
Churchill Lodge +. &. A. M.
G. Hongh, Worshipful Master; J. r.
Post. Senior Warden; T. C. Hart
Junior Warden; A. ]. Johnson,
Treas; ]. c. Gault, Secretary: G. b.
Snow. Senior Deacon; Ira L. Rent
Junior Deacon; f. F. Dunbar. Semi
or steward; E. L. McKeown, Junior
Steward; {. NJ. Clark. Marshal; A.
R. jeffrey. Chaplain; A. A. Mustard,
Tyler
Myrtle Chapter o. e. s:-Eyelyn
Kerr. Worthy Mairon; Alvin Mus
tard. Worthy Patron; Ida Ham. As
aoeiate Matron: Grace Wildes, seore
tary. Tlllio Jones, Treasurer, Mona
kinney. condnctress. Bess conifi.
Associate condlctross Neya vii
liams. Chaplain. Marion Clinton.
Mafshal. cora Wintz. Organist; Ger.
tfndt Dempsey, Adah. Sarah Mus.
isra. Ruth. Martha Enlow Esther
Mae Tedford. MARTHA Abbie Ham
mend Electra A. r jeffrey, Ward
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