Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-14

GRAND BALL, GALA EVENT Of SHRINE
CONVENTION, A GORGEOUS AFFAIR

house at Christ Episcopal Church,
when an organization 10 be called the
Margaret f. Cayen Club was forIucd.
Mrs Cayen was the guest OF honor,
and was also elected president NJ the
club Mrs Martha Hewitt or GALES
burg was e.ecjed secretary ana Mis-.
Julia Heinrich OF this city treasurer
The club will hold a banqhet each
year during the supreme session as
purely social event Sixty ladies
were present at the first banquet,
which was served at long tables deco
rated with huge lunches of lilacs. At
the close Of the banquet delighttui
informal social hour was spent by the
guests.
Al O'Clock banquet was served
in the Clifton grill to the members
OF the past supreme presiding officers
club This club is composed of the
past supreme high priestessses, watch
men Of the shepherds and chancellors
Twenly0ne members Of the club ant.
four outsiders We're present The ban
quet was served at round table.
prettily decorated with yellow ant
white flowers and tulle This gather
ing is an annual affair, and accordin.
10 the rules Of the club is a toastles,
one Last evenings banquet was one
of the most enjoyable ever held D.
the cub members At the annua.
business session held at the close o.
The dinner Mrs Alice Thorn resigned
as president Of the club Mrs Mary
J. decks Of Louisville Ky, was
elected to serve in her place. Mrs.
Clara Hubbard was reelected to The
Office Of secretary, and Mrs. Mile b.
Shaw of Grand Rapids, Micn., was
elected treasurer.
At noon today a luncheon wa
served in the Chiffon dining room t.
all the Milwaukee delegates who are
attending the convention, Cover.
we're laid for nineteen guests at n
.ong table which had been elaborate
decorated in yellow and white. The
affair was one OF the joliiest feature
Of the convention, and proved to be 2
Yesterday the officers of Oliyet
Shrine entertained the supreme off
GERS at a luncheon at the Methods:
Church. The decorations were yellow
and white. and the place cards, which
were white paneled with the insignia
of the order engraved in gold in one
corner were very attractive.
This Afternoons Convention.
This afternoon in the presence Of
more than 500 Shriners jewels Of the
order were presented to seven su-
preme worthy high priestesses who
have gathered in Ottawa to attend
the White Shrine supreme session
The jewels were very handsome. with
the cross and shepherds crook hang
ing from a tiny gold chain. The
presentation was made in a very i'm
! pressiye manner by Mrs Mineola
| Hunt
The seven supreme officers who
were presented with their jewels to-
day We're Mrs. Clara p Hubbard Of
| Milwaukee, Wis. Lottie j. Wiley Of
| Chicago; Matilda Stone Bryant of
/ Saskatchewan, Canada; Fannie Lyons
| of Chicago; Mary ]. Decks of Louis
vile, Ky; Helen T. c. Palmer of Ian
sing, Mich, and Agnes I.Oyeland Of
| Charlotte, Mich.
Interest grows in the sessions as
! they continue. and everyone who Is
/ in attendance at the meeting is quite
enthusiastic, and all declare this to
/ be the most wonderful convention
ever held by the supreme shrine. The
| sessions are long, and it was 6. a.
last evening before the meeting was
| brought to a close. This morning the
session did not close until the lunch
con hour had almost passed.
Tonight the Pageant of Nations
which was given yesterday morning
and delighted those witnessing it, will
be repeated promptly at 1880 in order
that the Ottawa Masons who have
tickets for the open meetings of the
convention may witness it. At The
close Of the pageant the members O
the drill team OF Gethsemane Shrine
of Grand Rapids Mich will give Al
exhibition drill. after which all whC
are not members of the White Shrin;
of Jerusalem will be excused.
Fifty-five new members of Olive
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