Evening star., 1917-05-20

With the Masons of the District. the
members of the Order of the Eastern
Star have been devotiug their efforts to
the success of the Masonic Red Cross
rally at Polfs Theater this afternoon,
the details of which appear elsewhere
in the columns of The Sunday Star.
"The Stars" as they are sometimes
called for brevity's sake, have taken
the most active interest in the Red
Cross work. and by donations, by chap
ters and individuals, as well as by per-
sonal service, have done and are still
doing their bit nobly.' according to
Grand Master OF Masons Witten.
Ascension Chapter, No. 20, ANNOUNCES
a program of entertainment and re-
freshments for its meeting Tuesday
evening.
Naomi Chapter. No. 3. Wednesday
evening, after a brief business session,
! will pay a fraternal visit to Brookland
Chapter, No. IL.
Oscar Shomo, Miss Martha Gould and
arrangements and perfecting plan of
entertainment for, the visit to be made
to the Masonic and Eastern Star Home
the evening of June 5.
Cathedral Chapter, No. IA, will meet
| in the lower hall at the Scottish Rite
Cathedral, Sd and E streets northwest,
Wednesday evening, and, following
the members and their friends with
dancing. The degrees were conferred
at the last meeting, the chapter choir
rendering the music. The week of May
2s rummage sale is to be held.
| Matron Pearl Watt of BrookIand
Chapter, No. II. has announced that
| Naomi Chapter, No. 3. will be the guest
| of her chapter Wednesday evening, and
, that a program of entertainment will
| be presented in charge of Mrs. Lena G.
Cheesman. after which there will be So
cial features. Members of the order
generally are invited to be present
Brookland Chapters recent rummage
| sale is said to have been unusually
| successful
Unity Chapter. No. 90, will hold a
special meeting Wednesday evening for
| the degrees and a program of enter
| tainment, which will be furnished by
members of Martha Chapter, No. 4, with
other selections. The fraternity gener-
ally will be welcome.
Past Matron Katie Rose is in charge
of the program Of entertainment in
William F. Hunt Chapter. No. 16.
| Thursday evening, when musical
evening by pupils of Prof. Otis will be
| featured.
Takoma Chapter, No. -. Friday will
have degree work. and will also ballot
on six petitions. Past Grand Patron ].
). faber and Past. Grand Matron Mrs
Ida V. Faber were present at the last
meeting Of the chipter. and after a re-
hearsal of the ritualistic work made
addresses. Miss Mildred Langley play
| ed piano selections. The visitors in
cluded Matron Nellie NJ. Pattison of
Martha Chapter. No. L.. and her sister.
Mrs. Judd of Topeka Chapter, No. 3S5,
Topeka, Ind. Mrs. Judd in brief re-
marks compared the work as rendered
here with that of her Jurisdiction. A
contribution of $40 to the war relief
committee of the Red Cross was made
by the chapter and additional appltca-
tions for membership were turned in The
matron reported that number OF the
members have already Joined the Red
Cross and have been sewing at the ma
rine barracks.
| Mrs. Tillie d. Entrikin, matron of CO.
| lumbia Chapter. has fitted UP a floor of
| her home at 1920 Park road northwest
| as Red Cross sewing room, where, un-
der the supervision of Past Matron
Mary E. Eppelsheimer. chairman of Red
Cross work of the chapter, the chapter
women work Tuesdays and FRIDAYS
/, from 10 am. to 4:30 pm. in making
garments for the soldiers. All women
OF the chapter or their friends who can
sew are asked TO communicate with