Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05

Ex-President Taft has been invited. The
American University Camp quartet ant
music, At this meeting the report Of the
committee on bylaws Will be made
Order of the Eastern Star.
Both Ruth Chapter, No. /. and st.
Johns Lodge Chapter. No. 10. have
called OF their meetings scheduled for
| tomorrow evening on account Of the
Grand Chapter meeting for tho ex-
emplincation Of the degrees. no other
| announcement Of which has been re-
ceived by The Star.
Mizpah Chapter, No. 8. will have de-
Of sbap at
| in liberty bonds and war savings
| stamps were sold.
Tho entertainment in Cathedral Chap
ter. No. IA. Wednesday evening will
be in charge Of Mrs. Bessie +. Ship
man. Tho chapter recently voted to pur-
chase another liberty bond.
Brookland Chapter. No. II. has an
day evening, degree work; May 10 to
IS, rnmmage~ sale. with Associate
committees: May ~. dance. with Past
Patron w. v. Lewis as chairman of the
committee; June ~, card party. with
Past Matron Pearl Watt as chairman
social" with Matron Mrs. Annie SALTY
man heading the committee. Last
tuesday evening the ways and means
committee were entertained at the
home Of Patron J. Lewis Sherwood.
with vocal and instrumental music and
dancing. Refreshments were served.
/ 4 party ana sptertainment for the
Star Home will be given by the
auxiliary board OF Ruth Chapter. No. !,
Tuesday night. May II.
Grand Matron Bena A. Barnhart and
Grand Patron T. Frank Morgan were
guests Of honor at q "gSt together
meeting in the banquet hall Of Masonic
tended by 100 matrons and patrons and
their husbands and wives. The hall
was decorated with American flags and
four-piece orchestra furnished music.
luncheon qa. wss served ~ BY the ladies Ct
Of voluntary assessment 800 worth
Of war savings stamps will be pur-
chased for the endowment fund Of the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home.
A short musical and literary program
preceded the luncheon at which both
the grand matron and grand patron
made addresses. and dancing followed.
It. IT, was as decided to have : summer cut.
was appointed to make the necessary
arrangements. Those who contributed
to the entertainment were Miss Leona
Callan. Miss Ola Crandall. Miss Selma
Charles Z. Baldwin. patron of Esther
chapter.
Social features in the near future
have been announced as follows: Mir
lam Chapter, a dance. at Northeast
Masonic Temple. Friday; Fidelity Chap
ter, dance, at the same place. Satur-
day. May Is: st. Johns Lodge Chapter.
No: is. a card party, at the residence
west. Wednesday. and Columbia Chap
ter. No. Is. Floral Circle. 1866 Kenyon
street northwest, tomorrow afternoon.
In addition to an address upon war
savings stamps by Mr.. Turnage Of st.
Johns Lodge Chapter, Bethlehem Chap
ter. No. Z. was entertained Tuesday
evening with vocal numbers by Miss
Estelle P: Wild. a recitation by Past
Matron Efhe A. Roberts of Esther
Chapter, and addresses by Past Matron
and Past Patron Hilliard and by Past
Matron Finnacom Of Denver. The chap
ter gave a dance last evening.
Illustrious Potentate L. Whiting Es-
tes of Almas Temple of the Mystic
Shrine became IAN Eastern Star" with
a large class in Esther Chapter, No. S,
Thursday evening. He was also pre-
scented with an Eastern Star pin, the
gift Of one of his employees. The pro-
gram of entertainment which followed
the ceremony. at which many Eastern
star notables were present, included
addresses by the grand matron and the
grand patron, as well as by several Wis
itors: violin selection by Mrs Ray
mond 3. Dickey. accompanied by Ma
tron Theodore Cunningham and the
sketch. "A Bachelors Reverie." Past
Patron Wertz reported that some of the
members Of the chapter had turned in
war savings stamps for donation to tho
Masonic ana Eastern Star Home. A
rummage sale begins tomorrow.
Areme Chapter, No. 10, Wednesday
night was entertained by its past pa
irons with readings by William R.
Slaymaker. musical selections by Mrs,
kincheloe. wife of Representative
kincheloe Of Kentucky; vocal selec-
tions by William Murray and addresses
by Grand Matron Bena Barnhart. Rep
resentative Hflliard Of Colorado. past
Grand Patron Mowbry and William
Peck. past patron Of Los Angeles. Cal.
Refreshments were served and dane
Ing followed