The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-10

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Save Grand ollcess aad Lee
- u ~ Order Of Eastern Star
11nole wero the honorod guests
ko n6aQuSt last evening q TIE
56oolc temple. the opening leAe
~ q The school .of instruction
~ started this morning. Il
= most elaborate AFFAIR, beau-
~ decorations beine used about
y hall ana deliberately arranged
= ~ tables. "A dainty shade q
ilnk, e6o worthy grand mstfOn's
o1or, predominsted, in honor of
~ nafron. Nrs. Grace Stesay Of
< Remington, who II paying her
Nil visit to Rock Island chap
~, No. $50.
~ the doors into the diwly can
n lighted dining rooms were
SDGaed and the procession ,iled
11to The room Hasel Spaulding and
1liss Bessie Riess sang = pretty
Dolody. The tables were arrang-
~ n the orders emblem, = 5-point-
n star. the i've tables being plac-
~ around Z small round one on
which was mass Of pink blooms,
I'D from which arose = silk nag,
90 which .. searchlight was focus
/ =. At either end Of the room was
= special table set for the visiting
olacers and the officers Of the local
chapter. Decorations ON the tables
were in pink, baskets OF flowers
gracing the centers and rose petal
lax-handled grapefruit cocktail
lax handled grapefruit cocktail
baskets with q dainty butterfly
Derched on each handle added to
& the daintiness Of the tables. Pink
candles lighted the boards. The
d mints were in red, the grand pa
irons color. As the 200 guests
took their places welcome was
eang to, tho worthy grand matron.
Il Mr.. Steely, and Miss Stella Ober-
otaller sang two solos.
The initiation ceremonies fol-
Lowed the banquet. some five hun
dfed members and visitors wit
Messing the ceremonies. Preced.
ing the initiation Of the four can
4 didates the worthy grand matron
Vas escorted to the east and pre-
~ oented. Ten girls dressed in dainty
costumes of pink crepe paper, car.
rying wreaths Of smilax tied witt
tulle bows acted rs her escorts
The worthy matron then marched
under the archway formed by thu
girls with their wreaths. A prett!
arm bouquet Of flowers was pre-
oeptsd to Mrs. Steely and also Mrs
Josephine Mace, local worthy ma
tron.
Ten other girls, dressed as Val
eDtines in white crepe heart trim
4 med dresses and each wearing Z;
dainty cap and carrying wand
q which were formed into an arch
4 way. escorted the grand patron t,
the east. Special music was givel
By group Of singers which includ
ed Mrs. Edith Ullemeyer, Mrs
Sarah Martin, Mrs. Edna Rain
johnson. Mrs. Adah Krebs, Mis-
Bessie Riess, Miss Hazel Spauld
N Ing. Albert Cadman and w. Z
0tarnes and Miss Riess and MIR
Martin have solo numbers. Shor
4 ADDRESSES were given by officers
md there were gifts presented t,
zach one Of them. There wer
eight visiting worthy matrons an,
three visiting worthy patrons, VIII
were honored besides Mrs. Jose
phine Mace, worthy matron of Rocl
Island chapter and Charles H
Langman, worthy patron, and Mrs
Grace Steely. worthy grand ma
tron, Bloomington: John L. Brear
ton, worthy grand patron, Savan
m; Mrs. E6ie r. Redman, asso
ciate grand matron, Chicago; Mis-
lnes Freeman, grand marshal, Ma
son City: Mrs. Amalia Huehl, pas
grand matron and chairman Of tn
beard Of grand examiners. Chi
cAgo; Mrs. Nellie r Meyers, sec
rotary of the board of grand exam
ners, Chicago; Mrs. Anna M. Spur
TIN, member Of the board, Urbana
Grand Lecturers Mrs. Anna Brow
q Chicago. Mrs. Bertha Ericksol
q Rosco, Mrs Alice l. Evans q
Rockford, besides Mrs. Selm
Weege of Chicago, past grand ma
iron. and Mrs. Nellie Humphrey
e Atkinson, past grand matror
Mr.. May L. Henry, grand repre-
sentative in Iowa for Montana wa
u also visitor.
The school OF instruction il be
Ing held today.
Pecan. ~ .
~ ~ Gh.. .Xs =, n on.
-. :. $500 Ae ~ a. enpU ~.
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