Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-13

Barr. with a number of the members.
paid a visit to tho Masonic and Eastern
| Star Home Tuesday for dinner.
Patron Birgfeld states Esther Chap
ter. No. 8. will have degree work Thurs
| day evening and a program OF enter
i tainment furnished by Past Matron
| Mary ]. Birgfeld. Tomorrow evening
the chapter will have a theater party,
| at which the grand matron and her
husband and the grand patron and his
wife will be guests of honor. The
chapter, at it's last meeting, voted
donation of $50 to the Red Cross and
| like donation each year OF the war.
Saturday night 1t closed successful
rummage sale week.
Past Matron Mrs Ella Woodward
viii be in charge Of the entertainment
| in Martha Chapter No. 4. Friday even
ing. A theater party will be given
! Tuesday evening. At it's last meeting
| the chapter entertained members of
also had Grand Master James w. Wit
ten for its guest and an address. The
| program of entertainment presented by
Patron c. c. Sharah included selections
Grotto of the Yelled Prophets: vocal
selection. by Mrs. Latimer. with Prof.
Fulton Carr as accompanist; an adj
dress by Mrs. Helen Strait and read
ing by Prof. Arthur Storm. Refresh
mentS were served.
Miriam Chapter. U. D., is to have an
entertainment and card party in the
crystal room at the New Ebbitt Sat-
urday evening. May 10.
Past Grand Matron Ida V Faber and
Past Grand Patron ]. d. Faber visited
and made it's members happy with COM
plimentary addresses The chapter dis
cuSsed Red Cross work and voted an
appropriation of $50 for the purpose.
ifS Nav nn1
business session will be held to enable
the members to pay fraternal visit
to Brookland Chapter. June the
chapter members will entertain the
residents at Masonic and Eastern Star
Home.
Ascension Chapter. No. 20, is going to
have dance at the residence of Matron
Flora c. Dyer Friday evening. and at
it's meeting May % an entertainment
and refreshments. Members of the fra
ternity are invited.
Friendship Chapter. No. II, is to have
shad dinner the evening of May 2S,
at Masonic Hall, Tenleytown.
Ruth Chapter, No. 1, Monday evening
had as visitors Right Worthy Grand
Treasurer Alcena Lamond. Past Grand
Matron Catharina Loeff1er, Past Grand
Patron Angus Lamond. several Grand
Chapter officers, Past Matron Wood of
West Palm Beach. Fla, and Mr.. Phil
lips of Carnegie, Pa. The degrees were
conferred and before closing program
was presented including vocal selec-
tions by Mrs. Richards of William F.
Matron Roberts of Esther Chapter.
Past Matron Clara I. Hughes an
nounced that the auxiliary home board
would be entertained at the home of
Mrs. Frey, at it's next meeting, by Past
Matron Frey and Mrs. Hockemeyer, and
she also invited the chapter members
and their friends to join the auxiliary
in its annual outing to the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home tomorrow evening,
at 1880 o'clock. Automobiles will meet
those who come at Georgia avenue and
Rittenhouse street
Mrs Clara Winkler reported a large
sum had been realized from the recent
rummage sale.
Mrs. Pearl Watt, matron of Brook
land Chapter. No. II, Monday evening,
announced that the members of Naomi
Chapter will be guests of her chapter
the evening of May %, when, after a
brief business session, a program of
entertainment will be presented under
the supervision of Mrs. Lena G. Chees-
man. She also reported that the recent
rummage sale had realized large
sum. and she and her co-workers were
given rising vote of thanks.
The auxiliary board of Bethlehem
Chapter, No. I, visited TIE Masonic and
Eastern Star Home Thursday after
noon and entertained the residents
with a program and refreshments.
About fifty were in the party. Thurs
day evening the chapter initiated nine
candidates and entertained delega-
ton of members from Acacia Chapter.
No. 81. of Falls Church, Va. accom-
panied by NJ. f. Church, grand patron
of Virginia; Mrs. Church and Miss
Margaret Grayson, matron of Front
Royal Chapter. and a member of the
Grand Chapter of Virginia. Grand
Patron James d. Rowen and Past
Grand Matron Grace Wilkens-Kimmel
were also present. Addresses were
made by Grand Patron Church and E.
c. Ford. Refreshments were served.
Matron Georgia Milans of ST. Johns
Lodge Chapter, No. IS, in an eloquent
appeal, included in the circular of St
Johns Lodge, No. i, F. A. A. NJ. urges
the woman of her chapter to look
into the work of the Red Cross" Go
now and help prepare the bandages,
dressings and other accessories that
will give the best aid in saving life
She also announces work for May II.
at pm, and that the chapter VIII
entertain st. Johns Lodge of dasons,
for whom it is named. June 4, at pm.
visit is to be made to "the home
family" at 2 pm. Tuesday next. and
card party is to be given at Mrs
Rankins, pm. Friday. The chapaer
will take it's usual vacation in July
and August.
Odd Fellows.