The Washington herald., 1922-10-22
GRAND CHAPTER OF
EASTERN STARTO
HOLD ASSEMBLY
Ten Thousand Members
Expected for Sessions
November IL to IS.

with the gathering IN washInr-
ton from November II TO fs next
OF the Seventeenth TrienniaI Assem-
bly, Of the General Grand Chapter.
Order OF the Eastern STAR mern-
bers OF the order here win have
the privilege Of observing the work
tngs OF the supreme body Of this
national fraternal order. Of which
the 10000 members OF the order
In the District Of Columbia are
part.
Sessions Of the assembly vfil b.
held In Convention Hall. which has
been secured by the Grand Chapter
here. the General Chapter being the
guest Of the GRAND Chapter of the
District of Columbia This selee-
ton Of a meeting place was made
by the Most Worthy Grand Matron,
Mrs. Ellie Lines Chaplin. as provid-
ing the only auditorium In Wash
ington large enough for the pur-
pose. Seating accommodations Will
be provided for 1000 people.
The General Grand Chapter.
order Of the Eastern star, vas or
gsnised on November 10 ana fs,
1875. in Indianapolis. Ind. by q
convention consisting Of Delegates
from the Grand Chapters Of New
Jersey. Illinois. Indiana, Missouri.
and California The rapid Frowth
both In membership and popularity
of the degrees known prior to thai
time as Eastern Star" or The
Adaptive Rite Of Freemasonry."
made this proceeding essential 20
the future of the system. which
WAS already held in high regard by
Thousands Of Freemasons and their
families. and which promised SUCH
excellent benefits not only to the
near female relatives Of members
Of the Masonic fraternity. but eveu
to the great fraternity itself. Sine.
its organization in 1876. the power
and authority Of this general Ersnu
body has grown from the nucleus .
five Grand Chapters. which COM
bined for the organization. TO cove
forty-seven States OF the Union. ant
Grand Chapters in Alberta, Britisl
Columbia. Ontario. saskatchewaa
and Porto Rioe asknowIedgr
obedience thereto The membership
has grown to nearly a million. more
than nine hundred thousand o.
whom are In the United States.
During all the years since It's or
ganization the General Grand
Chapter has held triennIsI sessions
in various citiea At the trienniai
session held In Seattle In 1919.
however, q resolution was present
ed favoring the building OF a ma
tional temple to house the head
quarters OF that body as well as It's
archives and it was decided 70
move the once Of the right worthy
grand secretary 10 Washington
from where, IL was believed. their
work could be carried on more
successfully, and the most worthy
grand matron appointed the com
mittee to look after the matter OF
a national temple. The question of
the advisability of building the
proposed temple IN Washington
will be brought to the attention OF
the delegates at the Triennial ses-
sion here next month.
The officers OF the General Grand
Chapter for the Triennial period
ending with the Seventeenth tn
ennial Assembly are: Ellie Lines
Chaplin, NJ. W. grand matron; Al
fred c. Mcdaniel. NJ W. grand Ia
tron; Cora r. Franz, r. W. assoc
ate grand matrOn: VIII weiduer
Grow. r. W. associate grand pa
;ron; Minnie z. Keyes. r. W. grand
secretary; Alcena Lamond R w
grand treasurer; Clara L Heinrich.
r. W. grand conductress; Emma
7. Chadwick. r. W. associate grand
conductress; Harriet L Burssl'. "
grand marshal; George J. Kirzeu-
knabe. W. grand organist: A MAJ
Ralston. W. grand Adah: OpheIia
Allan W. grand Ruth; Marie Sum
merheld, W. grand Esther: Mabel
Lee Eldridge. W. grand Martha.
Lolita II Armistead, W. granI
Electa; Phyllis NJ Burditt, "
W. grand sent aNkfop. .hFcgf shrd,
grand Warder; Philip A Jerguson.