Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-06
Order of the Eastern Star.

Order of the Eastern Star.
The Grand Chapter will hold its annual
sessions Thursday. Friday and Saturday
evenings of this week. Under its statutes
the election of officers must be held Fri
day evening. and usually the installations
take place the following evening. Thurs
day evening will be devoted to the adj
dresses of the grand matron and grand
patron, the reading of reports and the
T, transaction of such new business as may
come before the body.
st. Johns Lodge Chapter, No. Is, is
going to have a birthday party tomor-
row evening after the new officers haye
presented the degrees. 1t is going TO be a
dance in the banquet hall of Masonic Tenn
pie, according to the announcement OF the
TpresS committee
Brookland Chapter. No II. Wednesday
evening after a brief business session:
will hold card party for the benefit OF
the Red Cross. under the auspices oil the
past matrons of the chapter
Unity Chapter. No. %. Wednesday even
ing at the Scottish BITE Cathedral. offset
the bitterness OF cold outside with the
warmth of it's weleome to- those OF its
members and visitors who had braved the
weather for a business session, winch
was supplemented with hot refreshments
and musical selections by Miss Painter
and Mr.. Holt. a talk on War Work IN
the Government Printing Office" by T.
Frank Morgan. and an outline OF plans ior
the year by Patron Avery as outlined py
himself and the new matron, Mrs De
Wolf There will be degree work Monday
evening, January IA.
Takoma Chapter, No. u. had It's
nd mr.
| by Past Grand Matron Mrs Ida v.
Faber, as follows: Matron, Mrs. Nettie
Doten; patron. Charles Cooley assoct-
ate matron. Mrs. Mary N. Fonda: sec
Mrs. Annie Z. Langley; eonductress.
! Mrs Margaret D. Ballauf; chaplain,
! Mrs Elizabeth Maxwell: marshal. MIS-
Louise R. stone; organist. Miss Mildred
Langley: Adah, Miss Bernadine Scher-
,, ger: Ruth, Mrs. Lillian F. Adams;
Esther Mrs. Bertha Cooley: Martha.
Mrs. Mary l. Pryor; Electa. Mrs. Sarah
! McCallum: warder, Mrs. Blanche Ran
Marjorie Bartlett. the associate con-
ductress-elect, was absent on account
of Illness. The retiring matren thanked
the officers and committee chairmen
| for loyal service and presented each
officer with Christmas remembrance.
The program presented by Past Ma :
tron Edith Burrell included vocal and
! instrumental solos by Past NATION
/ Nellie PIumley Oh Naomi -SndpleT gnu
miss Mildred Langley, respectively, and
a reading by Past Patron Jason Water
man. The presentations included
| past matron's jewel. a bracelet from the
officers of 1917 and roses from friends
| to the retiring matron, Mrs Lillian
/, Dickens: a Masonic and Eastern Star
charm to the retiring patron, Allen
Shoesmith, and a travelling bag from
the chapter to the organist. Miss Mil
dred Langley. Mrs. Alcena Lamond
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morgan and Mrs
Minerva Crawford were visitors for the
| evening
| There will be no meeting of the chap
| ter Friday evening because of the ses-
sion of the Grand Chapter. The annual
turkey dinner is to be given February
I at Takoma Parish Hall.
! William F. Hunt Chapter. No. is.
| proud of its members who are serving
! in the United States ARMY. has roll
of honor. including First Lieut. Robert
| w. Trullinger. DR.. Howard Cane, Bayna
! Brown. Joseph NJ. Henning, Warren w
/, Mnllisan and Fritz r. Sauber. Miss
/ Alice b. Harvey, sister of Gen. William
| =. Harvey. is serving in France as a
| Red Cross nurse.
! At the last meeting of the chapter the
1 petitions of Mrs. Lena C. Shreve and
Mrs. Cleone F. Champion were received
The meeting Of January 10 has been
/ called off.
Ascension chapter. No. 90. had its
i newly elected officers installed by Past
i Grand Matron Jessie w. CowIes as
sisted by Past Matron Pierce. The in
cidental program included recitations
speeches, piano solos and refreshments
/, and presents.
BY authority granted by Grand Ma
/ tron Bertha G. Hudson the chapter will
elect and install a new patron January
/ 8. owing to the declination of the pa
i tron-elect.
Esther Chapter, No. 5. started the New
Year Thursday evening with a class OF
nine candidates and three affiliations
Among the initiates were Past Grand
Master James w. Witten and Mrs. Wit
ten. Matron Mrs. !. Harry Cunning
past grand master of Masons. assisted
by the other officers. conferred the de
grees for the first time.
| Many distinguished Masons were pres
ent to do honor to Grand Matron Bertha
.IG. Hudson. a member of the chapter
and Grand Patron Joseph H. Milans
an honorary member, who at present il
4 the deputy grand master of Masons OF
the District of Columbia.
Il Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r. Harris were
In charge of the program. consisting OF
a recitation by Past Matron D., J. Rob-
Eerts and selection by Esther Chapte,
choir. Addresses were made by the
prominent guests.
4 The ways and means committee under
the direction of Past Matron Grace Lee
Morgan, promised many Interesting and
novel entertainments during the .yeaf
Refreshments were served In the ban
quet room at the close Of the meeting
omcers of Mixpah Chapter. No. s.
| were Installed by the retiring matron
Mary +. KunkeI, assisted by Past Ma.
iron Emily G. Rosemond. marshal, al
follows: Aida A. Lintler, matron
Thomas G. Lewis. patron; Eliza beth
McNeal. associate matron. Emily Rose
/ Holiday. treasurer, reelected: Nellie
Spille. conductress; Sally Bogiey, as.
ISOLATE conducfress; Lena Lewis, chap
lain: Past 1fatroH Mary Kunkei. mar
shall: Carrie Fisher organise: Louise