Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23

STAR, WASHINGTON,
Harrison.' Gifts were made to Grand
Marshal Crawford, Fronie Bergman
and j. b. Schommer by C. Louise Phil
lips. Lillian Vincent and Capt. Tyne.
Past Grand Matron Cowles was given
| a cut glass dish. The retiring matron.
| the incoming matron, Martha B. Rich.
Jason Waterman of Cathedral Chapter,
No. II. and Mrs. Holden gave readings.
| The chapter will give a complimentary
| dance January l.
after the retiring matron. Mrs. Clara
Hall, and the retiring patron. Maxi
MILAN Winkler. had thanked the mem
bers for hearty cooperation in making
tron installed the following new Of
ficers: Matron. Mrs. Augusta Aufen-.
thie; patron. John Shreve: associate
matron, Mrs. Clara Wfnkler: secretary,
Mrs. Ida Parsons: treasurer. Mrs. Eliza
beth Schneider: conductress. Mrs. Anna
Jones; associate conductress, Mrs. Mar
garet Richards; chaplain. Mrs. Jane
walker: marshal, Mrs. Margaret Pollen;
organist. Mrs. Sallie Wilson: Adah,
Mrs. Edith Shreve; Ruth, Hermenie
tObermeyer: Esther. Mrs. Pauline Love-
less; Martha. Mrs. Harriet Stull;
Electa. Mrs. Mollie Hoist: warder, Mrs.
Bertha Stecker. and sentinel. Ed Stull.
| The following program was given:
Past Matron Zimmerman presented
flowers to the new matron, gift from
her husband. Charles Aufenthie: Sallie
Wilson presented flowers to her from
Patron John Shreve: selection. Ruth
Chapter Choir: Mollie Teachum pre-
sented the past matron's jewel to
Junior Matron Clara Hail. vocal solo.
Francis Scherger of Takoma Chapters
Past Matron Shaw presented to Junior
Dat n
from Ruth Chapter; recitation. Edith
/ Williams of Columbia Chapter: Mrs.
KENNEDY presented to Past Matron
Hall gift from the officers: vocal solo,
Alex Pitt: Leona CaIlan presented to
John Crawford, chairman Of the ways
| and means committee. gold ring,
| gift from Ruth Chapter: vocal solo.
| Olive Joyce of Ruth Chapter: Mrs. CAL
+! Ian presented to Past Patron Wink1er
an electric lamp, a gift from the Of
| ficers of the year: Mrs. Jones presented
| to Past Matron Hall a gift from Past
Patron Winkler. and Mrs. Winkler and
Mrs. Teachum presented to Patron
Shreve flowers from his wife and sister.
Refreshments were served in the lower
hall.
The newly elected and appointed Of
fcers of Areme Chapter, No. 10, were
installed Wednesday evening by AS
sociate Grand Matron Bena Barnhart,
assisted by Past Matron Millie Pierce
as marshal. Areme is the home chap
| ter of Associate Grand .Matron Barn
hart who doubtless will be the
official head of the order in this juris-
diction the coming year. Many visitors
were present. The following were in
stalled: Matron. Helen Brashears; pa
! iron, Matthew Z. O'Brien; associate
! matron, Julia FRANKIE; conductress. Ada
Murray; associate conductress, Grace
Barr: secretary, Past Matron Fannie
Sellinger; treasurer. Past Matron Maud
<sI
chaplain. BERTHE Belt; Ada, Selma Dan
forth; Ruth. Teresa Mcconnell; Mar
tina. Lena Hodge: Electa. Eva Love;
warder. Louisa Capps. and sentinel.
Past Patron William Murray. The new
matron and patron made addresses.
Past Matron Pierce presented to the
matron a gavel; Mrs. Hodge presented
to the matron an emb1ematic ring of
the order on behalf of the officers of
the chapter. and Past Matron Fell
heimer presented to the rnatron a bou-
quet of American beauty roses. the
gift Of her husband. This last presen-
tat on speech was in original poetry.
Other gifts of flowers were made.
One Of the features of the evening was
the presentation to the matron by Maj.
Louis c. Wilson, a past patron of the
chapter. of a service flag with four
stars. indicating the four members of
and are in the service of their country.
They are Maj. Wilson, Capt. w. r. Metz,
Matthew H. OBrien and Frank H.
Pierce, jr. Past Patron Stearman. on
behalf of the chapter. presented to
Maj. Wilson a fairy cross. as "a tails
man of safety" A like token is to be
presented to the other members who
have responded to the call of their
| country. Charles Meyers sang MY
Boys" as prelude to the presentation.
Mr.. Harding presented to the outgoing
matron, Grace Harding. a past ma
irons jewel. on behalf of the chapter.
and Mrs Murray presented to the out
going patron similar gift. in the
shape of a watch fob. Mr.. Brashears
presented to the outgoing matron
gift from the patron, and a like token
was given the outgoing patron by the
matron. who made the presentation
herself. Selma Danforth and Charles
Meyers presented musical mum bers, and
all present renewed their pledges to
the incoming officers. at the request of
Past Matron Grace Harding The even
ing closed with a supper in the ban
quet hall.
Grand Matron Bertha G. Hudson. as
sisted by the grand marshal and grand
haplain Of the Grand Chapter, installed
the officers of Esther Chapter, No 5,
Thursday evening. before large gath
ering of past grand officers, visitors
and members of the chapter. The OFF,
GERS installed were: Mrs. J. Harry Cum
ninsham. matron: Charles +. Baldwin.
patron: Miss Elizabeth Tabler. asso-
ciate matron: Mrs. Charlotte NJ. Pine,
secretary; Mrs. Alice r. Bradley. treas
urer: Mrs. Sarah Mcqueen. conductress;
Mrs. Eta Davis. associate conductress;
Mrs. Margaret Magruder chaplain: Mrs.
Annie Hullfish, marshal: Miss Mabel
Getman. organist: Mrs. Mary Z. Fes-
sender. Adah: Mrs. Katherine Merritt,
Ruth: Mrs. Edna n. Gordon, Esther:
Mrs. May Gibbon. Martha: Miss Lulu
Mcintosh. Electa: Miss Mabel Botsch,
va nd
Charles f. Baldwin, the new patron.
| is a past grand master of Masons OF the
District and the present grand treas
urer of the Grand Lodge.
| During the installation exercises mu-
| sic was furnished by the choir. assisted
| by Mrs Brockway. soloist.
| The retiring matron. Mrs. Emma Ri
| ley. was given past matrons jewel
1 al ri,