The Penn's Grove record., 1923-11-09
Eastern Stars Receive
Grand Officers
District IL Host to State Officers
At DUPONT Club on Mon
day Evening

Eastern Star was host at an informal
reception On Monday evening given in
nohor OF the Mrs Emma NJ CIav and
): Albert Reed, Most Worthy Grand
Matron and Most Worthy Grand pat
ron respectively, and their staff of
0I1lcers Of the Grand Lodge of the
state Of New Jersey.
Early IN the evening a savorv han
quet was served by Caterer McIIistar
of Philadelphia, in the banquet Hail
VI the DUPONT Club, to the visiting
state odlcers and the present and mast
1i1lce1S 11 OF the ten chapters in District
~ Inc tasteful dinner was served
70 ABOUT a hundred and fifty amid the
DeautlIuI surroundings of a hall artis-
ieaiIy decorated with flags and ebrJ-
Sdhtnemums, and the music of And
erson's orchestra.
Inc district meeting following, the
banquet was an impressive affair with
the duties of the officers being per-
formed IN a splendid manner bv the
OFFICERS Of the other chapter in the
qstrIct. Mrs. Lillian Duffield. Worthy
Matron of Bethel Chapter, Elmer and
Hugh Mccullough, Worthy Patron of
the SWedesboro Chapter had the honor
OF Officiating, which they did in an i'm
pfessIye manner.
As the meeting opened Most Worthy
Grand Matron, Mrs. Clav. and Most
Worthy Patron, Albert Reed. with the
other twenty-five visiting officers were
marshalled in by the flower girls. Mrs
Powers Layton and Miss Ruth Blobm
who bore crooks and carried beautiful
baskets Of flowers. As the Grand
(iTfIperr ,4raro -aaos--oJ
presented with a chrysanthemum and
the gentlemen with a white carnation,
after which they were introduced by
the. presiding officers from the Elmer
and Swedesboro chapters.
Mrs. NeTua Hunt, the Deputy of
District II, was welcomed by burst
OF applause upon her entrance into the
meeting and she in turn introduced
tho Worthy Matrons and Worthy
Patrons form the other chapters in
the district, which includes Gloucester.
Woodbury. Pitman, Elmer. Bridgeton.
Nilliamstown. Salem, Swedesboro,
CLAYTON and Penns Grove.
The announcement Of kilograms for
the Most Worthy Grand Matron and
Most Worthy Grand Assistant Matron
was q unique way for the extending
a greeting rom the Dis r-ict Deput1
and gave an opportunity Tor the pre-
sentation of large bouquets of beaut-
lful chrysanthemums to them from
the head officer of District II.
In her address which followed
Mrs. Hunt spoke of the great honor
1t was TO welcome and entertain the
Grand Officers and of her appreciation
of the privilege of being chosen as
one of their staff. She also spoke in
an appreciative way of the fine CO.
operation which has been given and
the splendid spirit which has been
manifested thruout her district during
her term of office.
The Most Worthy Grand Matron
then accepted gift from District II
in propitious manner, and express
ing her gratitude to the district for
the cooperation it had given the state
officers and the splendid work that
had been done, and the pleasant mem
ory of most enjoyable evening spent
in their company. A gift was also
presented to the Most Worthy Grand
Associate Matron by the entertaining
district.
As an appreciation of her splendid
work in so efficiently directing her
! district a beautiful mesh bracelet of
green gold with three stnes set on it
was presented to Mrs. Hunt. She was
also the recipient of a beautiful bask-
ct of white chrysanthemums from
Penns Grove Chapter Number Sc and
basket of yellow ones from the dec
Grating committee.
Splendid Decorations
The decorating committee, of which
Mrs. Vandever Homan and Mrs.
Jacob Adams were the head, certainly
are to be commended for the beaut-
iful array and artistic manner in
which they had the Club decorated.
A soft light radiated thru the covered
lights from which hung serpentine
streamers of the Star colors, which
color scheme was used thruout. Be
tween the lights streamers were drap-
ed in an artistic manner. The stage
gave an arch effect with the predom-
mating flower thruout the hall A
bank of palms in the back of the stage
set off the white gowned figures of the
officers in a most effective manner.
Chrysanthemums were used In a
profuse manner in the decorations and
in the presentations, nearly 500 being
evidence in the course of the evening.
The Worthy Matron of each chapter
was presented with a large bunch OF
yellow chrysanthemums and the as
sociate Matrons with a mixed boquet
of them, which were presented by
their respective districts.
Entertainment was pleasantly rend-
cred during the evening. "Star of the
East" in solo was rendered by Mrs.
Hickman, of the Glouscester chapter;
and Fred w. Wanderer, accompanied
by William F. Twombly, gave de-
lightful violin solo.
After the meeting and presentation
q pleasing little sketch was put on by
four members of the Gloucester chap
ter while Mrs. Frank G. McVaugh
pleased her auditors with solo and
Mrs. Peter Raymond and Mrs. John
Morgan rendered vocal duet.