The Topeka state journal., 1922-04-19
PLAN 0. E. S. MEET
! Forty-Sixth Annual Session in
Topeka May Ia and IL.
Total of 351 Chapters in State
To Be Represented.
1000 PERSONS WILL ATTEND
Past Grand MatrOns and Pat
rons to Attend Banquet.
Governor Allen VIII Give Ad-
dress of Welcome May Ii.

= The forty-sixth annual session of the
y Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern
- Star of Kansas will be held in the city
: auditorium, Thursday and Friday, May
IL and IL. over 1000 persons viii be
in attendance. All of the ISL chapters
n in the state will be represented Beu~
- lah chapter No "a and Helena chap
ter No. 21O, of Topeka, viii act as host
E esses. A number of preliminary meet
-ings will be held previous to the open
ling of the annual meeting
The officers of the grand chapter
: Including Mrs Rebecca May Ayres-
Crask. Of Topeka. grand matron; John
3 A FerreIl. of Sedan, grand patron and
Mrs. Della Bennett. of Topeka, grand
secretary. will arrive in Topeka, Mon
day evening. May s.
Rehearsal Planned for May o.
= A rehearsal will be held on Tuesday.
The annual meeting and banquet of
the Past Grand Matron's and Past
Grand Patrons association will be held
-at O'Clock Wednesday evening at the
Masonic temple. A banquet will be
served at 6 o'clock. The officers are:
: Mrs. Julia Holm, of Marysville, presi-
dent: Fred Voiland, of Topeka; vice
president, and Mrs Mabelle Lane. of
Topeka, secretary treasurer Mrs Lane
=giII be in charge Of the affair.
The local members of the order will
= hold a reception for visiting members
at s o'clock Wednesday evening at
pEGSe4NdAlF6 man, SNdLe AACASG- WI =
e II. Anderson will be in charge All
-other meetings of the convention will
be held at the city auditorium.
: Opening Session May II.
3 The opening session will be held at
O'Clock Thursday morning at the
city auditorium. Gov. Henry J. Allen
will deliver an address of welcome I
Mrs. Margaret Bostic, representing
-Beulah chapter No. 81. and Mrs. Flora !
Smith. representing Helena chapter No. |
Will aTG daffvyar- addresses of well |
come. Mrs. Evelena Cochran. asso-
ciate grand matron, will give the re-
The presentation of distin-
Euished visitors including past grand |
matrons. past grand patrons and
grand representatives. will follow.
Guy L. Hersh, associate grand pa |
-tron. will deliver the address of well |
come TO the grand representatives. |
tive of Wyoming, will give the re-
Mrs Rebecca May Ayres-Crask,
grand m,atron. will deliver an address
John A. Ferreu. of Sedan, grand pa
. sroa, will also speak. Mrs. Della Ben /
nett. grand secretary, will present her
report. Miss Emma Viets will present |
the report of the Order of Eastern 4
Star director on the Masonic home i
-bc- rd-
: , rs. Inogene Smell will give the re-
pc of the matron of the Masonic
hoe
The afternoon session will open at
. O'Clock The reports of the commit
tees on chartered chapters. appeals,
sgrievances. fraternal correspondence
~and distribution will be presented
The exemplification of the work of
the subordinate chapter will be put
son at the session. which convenes at
% clock in the evening. The report
on neurology will be presented at this
meeting
To Elect Officers May II.
The election of officers will be the
principal business at the Friday morn
ing session which .convenes at
% clock. The reports of the finance
and jurisprudence committees will be
presented.
The afternoon session. which will
open at ? o'clock viii be devoted
-principally to unfinished business. The
place Of the 1928 meeting will be de-
1cided at that time.
2 Mrs. IRA Felly. past grand matron,
will install the officers at o'clock
Friday evening.
Mrs. Myrtle Smith is the executive
chairman of the local committee max
ing arrangements for the entertain
ment of the visiting members
Miss Emma Viets is chairman of
the hotel committee George w Nc
Cielland is chairman of the rooms X
Committee The rooms will be handled
thru the chamber of commerce. Other
members of the rooms committee are;
Mrs Nora Tandy, Mrs. Amos Rabe.
AIRS c. NJ. Morrow and Mrs. Ella
|Hales-
{ The members of the train commit
dee are: Guy w Hursh, chairman of
south Topeka: +. r. ConweH. chair
man of North Topeka: Walter Wilson,
iR. :. Hendricks, Frank Stevens. E. H
anderson, Mrs. I. E. Henry and Mrs.
taken from railroad depOts to head
quarters in cars. The headquarte
of the convention is the National ho-
Tel. other members of the train COM
-nittee are: Mrs. Daisy Coates, Mrs
G. w. Horne. Mrs. L. L. King, Miss
Mabel Rousch, Mrs. Clinton Hart,
Miss Marie Mayhem. Miss Mary Cum
ningham and Miss Media Howell.
The members of the information
cemmittee are: Mrs. Evan Davis and
Mrs Minnie Jenkins.
I Mrs Selden Kngore is chairman of
the reception committee. They will
meet ths incoming delegates from
r' clock in the morning TO $3.50 o'clock
-An the evening every day.
f. III. Anderson i'm Charge.
z. Fl. Anderson is in charge of the
committee arranging convention halls
Mrs. Marion Sullivan is chairman or
the refreshments committee. She will
be assisted by the members of Helena /
chapter, the All-Star girls of Beulah
chapter and the members of Jobs
Daughters
Y Mrs. Charles Joslin Is chairman OF
The tableaux committee Mrs. Kate
Hanlon is chairman OF the decoration
committee Other members OF the
Committee are: Mrs. Berta Grase.
Mrs. W. A. Bolinger. Mrs. Frank RI
Eonwen and Mrs. Frank NiacKay.
q An auto ride. of which James B. I
Doncyson is in charge, win be given |
for visitors from .4:5O to $3.50 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon.
Music for the convention will be
given under the direction OF Mrs. e.
H. Anderson.
Reduced railroad fare will be
granted to all persons attending. the
convention-