The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-03
PRETTY CFRRFEMONY AT INSTALLATION
 0F ]. [. 5. OFFICERS
Mrs. EdmondSon Installed as Worthy Matron Given Pleasant SurpriSe-JeW- els and Gifts for Re-
 tiring Officers

The members and friends of Bir- ningham chapter. No. 11s, Order of Eastern Star, who attended the pub lie installation of officers for the ensuing year at Masonic temple We'd nesday evening, were treated to a very pretty and unique ceremony after the regular programme. The lodge room was profusely decorated with run ming vines about the walls and over head, with pretty natural blossoms everywhere. The scene represented ! a flower garden, and the stations at the points of the star were decorat- ed in white.
 An original sketch written by Mrs Louise Reed, who acted as the in- stalling officer for the evening, had been carefully rehearsed by the new ly elected officers with the excep- ton of the worthy atron, Mrs. j. H. Edmondson, for whom 1t was in- tended as surprise and mark of their appreciation.
 When the grand marshal of the evening, Mrs. c. T. Seaton, ap- preached the east and with neat address invited Mrs. Edmondson to take a stroll with her through her garden of roses, and Mrs. Eloise Adams with musical accompaniment, began singing appropriate song, the astonishment of the new matron as well as everyone present who had not been let in on the secret, was evident. The sketch was beautiful poem throughout, and as the matron and her escort paused at the stations each official presented her with a pretty flower for her basket, and re- cited an appropriate verse breathing love and pledging cooperation. The stunt wound up at the matron's sta ton, where in the name of its author and on behalf of the chapter a neatly written copy of the verse and dla- logue, bearing the name and station of every one of her new officers, was presented to Mrs. Edmondson.
 The usual ceremony of installation was followed by speeches and pre- sentations of gifts and jewels to re- tiring officers by Judge Hugh Locke, John R. T. Reeves, Mrs. Elizabeth Wagner and J. H. Edmondson. A splendid programme of entertainment included readings by Miss Lipscomb and Miss Powell; character dances by little Miss Violet Nappi. and song solos by Mrs. Adams and Miss Will COX, followed by the serving of re- treatments.
 The annual report showed a most flourishing condition of affairs Of Birmingham chapter, with splen- did increase of membership. Mrs Belle R. Ash, past grand matron Of the order for Alabama, and other past officers of the body congrat- ulated the local chapter for it's wide awake spirit and general proficiency The list of officers installed for the coming year is as follows: Worthy matron, Mrs. J. H. Edmondson; worthy patron, F. c. Crump: asso- ciate matrop, Mrs. Elizabeth Wagner; {; secretary, Mrs. J. R. T. Reeves; treas urer, Mrs. s. K. Reed; conductress. Mrs. Sarah Gould; associate conduc- tress, Mrs. Louise Mullin; Ada. Miss Mai Hill; Ruth, Mrs. Grisella Traxier; {; Esther. Mrs. Julia Lightman; Martha Mrs. Ida Scholz; Electa, Mrs. Life Hayley; chaplain, Mrs. Ida Fox; mar shal. Mrs. w. B. Cloe; organist. Mrs. Eioise Allen; warden, Mrs. May Stamford; sentinel, A. B. Andrews.