The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-02

Patron VIM. A. Baltimore Of Dictrict
! Columbia and Past Inter State Matron
| Inez r. Aston Of Florida recommend.
ing that chapter OF. the Order Of the
Eastern Star should work inS the @. =.
, s. on which after spirited discussion
Grand Patron 8. Joe Brown Of Iowa.
Election Of Officers.
The election Of officers in this confer
ence resulted as follows:
Interstate Matron, Mrs. Florence
Scott, Ohio; Interstate Patron, VIM.
Baltimore, Dictrict Of Columbia: Tn.
ter. State Associate Matron, Mrs. s. Joe
Brown, Iowa; Interstate Associate
Patron, j. G. Scott, Texas; Interstate
Treasurer, Mrs. Alice J. Campbell, New
York; Interstate Secretary, Mrs. L. R,
Palmer Berry, New Jersey; Interstate
Conductress, Miss Olivia Porter, Kan
sas; Associate Conductress, Mrs. Ada
La Prade, Tennessee, who were duly
Past President Of the Inter-Nationai
Conference Of Grand Masters.
The committee appointed to revise
the constitution and bylaws Of this
conference consists Of: J. c. Scott
Texas; Mrs. Inez T. Alison, Florida:
Mrs s. Joe Brown, Iowa; Mrs. Louisa
e Webb, Illinois.
Heroinss Tsmplar Crusades.
On Monday, Aug. 20 there was Or
ganized the first Interstate Conference
of the Heroines Of the Templar Cru.
sades established only four years ago
as the Ladies Auxiliary Of the Order of
knights Templar in which there were
representatives present from the Grand
Guild of Missouri, which has Guilds as
far east as massachusetts,, as far south
cast as District Of Columbia and as far
southwest as Texas; from the Grand
Guild of Illinois having Guilds all over
Illinois and Iowa and from the Grand
Guild of Ohio which also has jurisdic-
ton over Kentucky.
This new Masonic Order was the cur
iosity of all jurisdictions where it did
not exist and was compelled to devote
much Of it's time to the comforting of
the degree upon prominent knight
Templar and their female relatives who
were in attendance and desired to carry
the work back home with them. -
In this manner the degree was con-
ferred upon. sixty-five persons includ.
ing Past Grand Matron Ruth B. Bright
Of Colorado, practically all Of whom
asked for and received commissions
f, ON one of the Grand Captains Of the
three Grand Guilds represented and
agreed to institute a Guild Of Heroines
in their respective communities as soon
as they return.
Interstate Ohicers.
The Interstate officers for the en-
suing biennium are: Capt. Fanny G.
w. Mcdonald, Missouri; Royal Advisor,
Sir A. R. Lee, Illinois; Assistant Cap.
tain Florence Jones, Ohio; Assistant
Royal Adviser, Sir Paul s. Jones, Ohio;
First Lieutenant, Mrs. E. P. Hampton,
Texas; Second Lieutenant, Mrs. Marie
I. Smith, District Of Columbia; Treas.
urer, Lottie Johnson, Missouri; secre-
tary, Hattie J. Wells, Illinois, and In.
structor, Sir S. Joe Brown, Iowa.
On Thursday, Aug. Is was organized
the eighth and newest of the Inter
Eastern Star.
In the Interstate Conference of the
Order of the Eastern Star which has
grown to be one Of the most largely at
:ended of all the conferences, Iowa was -e
perhaps better represented than in any
,ther, as Past Grand Patron j. H. Gar
.ison of Iowa presided as inter state
patron and Mrs. Lizzie Palmer Berry,
formerly Of Des Moines, but now Past
Grand Matron of New Jersey, as Inter
State, Secretary; Mrs. 8. Joe Brown,
1rand Matron of Iowa acting as Inter
State Conductress and Mrs. Ruth B.
Bright, Past Grand Matron Of Iowa as
Interstate Herald.