Evening star., 1917-12-30

| United States are always the speclai
guests of honor and have exclusive
privileges on the floor for dancing
others being entertained in the billiard
hall and assembly room. These dances,
lit is said, are becoming especially
popular with the ladies' and "a good
I, time Is usually nad by ALL.
Order Of the Eastern Star.
The meeting Of Mizpah Chapter. No. 8.
scheduled for Tuesday evening has
been called Off The next meeting will
be held January Is, when Matron Aida
! A. Lntler and Patron Thomas G. Lewis
will occupy their stations for the first
time.
Chapter, No. 10. is to preside at the
first meeting Of the chapter since her
installation Wednesday evening. TWO
candidates will be initiated by the new
has charge of the program and has an
nounced an interesting entertainment
to follow the ceremonies.
| Matron Margaret G. De Wolf has
charge of the program for the meeting
| of Unity Chapter, No. p. Wednesday
J evening, at the Scottish Rite Cathedral.
I3d and E streets northwest. Several
numbers, with an address by 7. Frank
Morgan. associate grand patron. will
| be featured. A social hour. with re-
tfreshments. will follow: This part OF
the meeting will be in charge OF the
past officers of the chapter. The ira
ternity, especially members from other
! jurisdictions' who are now located IN
Washington, are invited.
| The new corps of officers Of Naomi
| Chapter. No. 8, were installed Wednes-
l la pfver hxr4C Sra nj Iser 1.
E. Teachum, with Mrs. Edith Bauer actS
| ing as marshal and Mrs. Omar J. Veley
as chaplain, as follows: Matron, MRS.
Sarah E. Cooke; patron. Charles w De
!, webb; secretary, Miss Martha II.
Gould: treasurer, Mrs Eizaoetn "a.
| iChenoweth; conductress, Miss Carrie l.
Isham; associate conductress. Mrs Anna
B. Wiley chaplain, Mrs. Melissa p
ganist, Mrs. Hattie NJ. Hyer; Adah. Miss
Helen Kalstrom; Ruth, Mrs. e. NJ. Kett-
Ter; Esther, Mrs, Delaney; Martina, MISS
Mildred X. Schippert: Electa. Mrs. E. G:
Jenkins; warder. Mrs. Viva Park ana
sentinel, Charles H. Paige.
The new matron was the recipient OF
! two gavels, one of ivory. from her hus-
band. George H. Cooke, and one OF WOOD.
| from the new patron. presented re-
Ii. Omohundro and Mrs. Teachum. Past
Grand Patron Arthur NJ. Poynton pre-
sented to the retiring matron. Mrs.
Elizabeth A. Gavin. q past matron.s
jewel. and Past Matron Mrs Annie y.
Huggfns presented to the retiring pa
tron. Omar J. Veley. a past patron
Jewel. Mrs. Anna B. Wiley entertained
fthe chapter with an original monologue.
| In behalf Of the omcers OF 1917 Mrs.
Gavin was presented with cameo by
Mrs. Omar J. veley. Grand Lecturer
Teachum received a bouquet Of roses IN
behalf of the chapter, through Mrs.
] Edith Wheeler and Miss Martha n.
| Gould, received a token from the oni-
sentatives Fairfield Of Indiana and Hill
Hard Of Colorado and Past Grand Pa
tron George w. Mobray. Mrs. Annie M
Hyer played a piano solo and Miss
Helen Kalstrom sang.
| Past Grand Matrons Mary T. O'Brien
land Jessie w. Cowles, assisted by Past
Matron Claudia Trogner. installed the
following newly elected officers Of Ca
thedral Chapter. No. IA. Wednesday
evening: Ruth H. Eskridge. matron;
!Clarence E. Williams. patron; Elizabeth
r. Cornish. secretary; Maud E. Water
man. treasurer: Bessie T. Shipman, con-
ductress; Inez N. Hyler, associate con-
ductress; Emma v. Morgan. chaplain !;
Ada Watts. marshal: Mildred MCDANIEL.
| organist; Emma Spaulding. Adah: An
inie NJ. Williams, Ruth: Ethlyn Casey.
Martha; Evelyn H. Nevils. Electa, and
Mary E. Campbell. warder. A number
Of gifts were presented. including one
| to Mrs. Lillian B. Sparks. who had vol
UNFAIRLY retired from the line.
| Columbia Chapter, No. Is. is begin
/ ming the new year with great activity.
! The floral circle is to meet at the home
| of the natron, Mrs. Elizabeth A. ROW
| ell, 171I Euclid street. Monday. January
l 7, and the ways and means committee,
also, at an early date to map out plans
for ambitious entertainments to De
given during the winter.
| A special meeting was held Tor the
! ,ficer was Mrs. Bertha G. Hudson.
grand matron. who was assisted by
Minerva r. Crawford. marshal. and
Charlotte E. Chambers, chaplain, both
,of the. Grand Chapter The grand
present and delivered an address
There were songs by Miss Gladys 3.
Thomas and Rev. George +. Dudley.
/ Addresses were made by the new ma
tron and the new patron. W: W Jer-
tmane past grand master OF Masons
Mrs Freddie C. de Lesdernier presented
a bouquet to the matron. and mrs TIL
lie c. Chauncey one to the patron. "A
past matron's Jewel was presented to
MRS TiIlie D. Entrekin by Past Patron
iE E. Putnam, and a past patrons jewel
to William Burton Green by Past Ma
Itron Mrs. Lynn Y. Burton. Flowers
were presented to the grand matroh
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! Columbia chapter had net gam OF
thirty during 1917
The officers of Miriam Chapter. No %,
| were installed on Monday evening by
Grand Matron Bertha G. Hudson as
| follows: Matron, Daisy NJ Simms:
4 patron. Thomas J. Gates: associate ma
| tron. Anna g. Hutterly; conductress.
4 c. Luella Gardner. associate conduc-
| tress. Laura E. Lewis: secretary. Cor
inne z. Hutterly; treasurer. Abbie NJ.
i Gates: chaplain. Mary e. Ford; organ
y list. Eta NJ. AndSee; Adah. Anna Ober-
], ly; Esther, f. Virginia Craigue: Martha,
Elsie c. McComas: Electa. Annie l.
Hind: sentinel. Edward F. Gruyer.
Il The marshal. Rella NJ. Roakes;l warder
Ida c. Paylor. and Ruth. Gertrude v.
Fowler. who were unayoidably absent,
will be installed at future meeting.
Il The usual presentations of a. jewel to
the retiring matron and a testimonial
to the patron were made. The incom-
ing matron was remembered by her
friends with an imposing array OF
flowers. one OF the unexpected being
bouquet of roses from some Of the
| patients of Walter Reed Hospital In
token OF their appreciation of her
| kindness to them.
William F. Hunt Chapter, No. l6, in
stalled the following ofIicers Thursday
evening: Matron, Mrs. Blanche L. Barg-
hausen: patron. Ernest W. Jenkins; as
sociate matron, Mrs. Mary n. Schoue-