The broad ax., 1926-02-06
BANQUET AND RECEPTION IN HON
OR OF THE PROMINENT MEM
BERS OF THE ORDER OF THE
EASTERN STAR THROUGHOUT
ILLINOIS AND IT'S JURISDICTION.
THE. BRILLIANT AFFAIR WAS HELD
AT THE UNION MASONIC TEMPLE
LAST SATURDAY EVENING.
Bv Mrs. Elvie L. Stewart

Never before in the history of the
Order Of the Eastern Star of the Juris-
diction Of Illinois, has such brilliant
reception been given to Grand Officers
as the one which took place Saturday
evening, January 80, 1926. at the
Union Masonic Temple, 1856 South
State Street, by the following Chapters
Of Chicago: Electa No. |; Talma No.
2; Princess Hagar No y; Northern
Light No. %; Garden City No. So;
Princess Bernice No. "a; Queen Esther
No. So; Pride of the North No. 81,
Venue No. 60; Guiding Star No. 70;
Rosie E. Moore No. 70; Corner Stone
No. 81; Olive Branch No. 80; Meridian
No. So; Eureka No. 81; Royal Eagle
No. 88; King David No. 90; Hiram
No. 81; Dorcas No. 90; Excelsior No.
90; East Gate No. "a; Wisdom No.
%; Memorial No. 100.
The spacious assembly room was
beautifully decorated and festooned
with the colors of the Order which,
within itself, formed picture never
to be forgotten. Seats for the Grand OF
fcers, honored guests and others were
arranged in accordance with a figure
which represents truths of the Order
and in the center of the room stood the
banquet table on which was arranged
bouquets Of flowers representing the
FIVE coiors Of the Order with place
cards containing the name Of the per-
son to be seated and the emblem of
the Order.
To the strains of Adams Creole Jazz
Band present and past Worthy Ma
irons and Worthy Patrons entered the
hall marching in two and open ranks
remaining in this position until all
Past and Present Grand Officers and
Honored Guests had been seated, after
which they closed ranks and marched
10 their seats and thus the following
program was rendered. Mrs. Birdie
NJ. Fort who was chairman Of the
program committee had the program
in charge.
Opening song, Star Spangled Ban
ner; Invocation, Mr.. Joseph P. Moore;
Introduction of Mistress of Ceremonies
by Mrs. Anna Powers; Remarks, by
! Mistress Of Ceremonies, Mrs. Fannie
Baxter, Garden City Chapter No. 50;
Vocal solo, Mrs. Genella Williams;
History of Eureka Grand Chapter by
Mrs. Anna Powers, Hiram Chapter
! No. 81; Vocal solo, Mrs. Mabel Ar
mold accompanied by Mrs. Ruth
Smith; Selection, by Daughters Of Isis
Band; Reading, "The Slave Master
Dream" Mrs. Daisy Lackey, Carrie
Law Morgan Figgs. Intermission
Charleston. Solo, This Is Ny Task
Mrs. Maudeline Burnaugh; Solo
Spring Is Coming" Mrs. Bessie Mar
tin; Pantomime, Holy Night" Dor
cas- Chapter No go, haywood; Pres
entations.
The program was of high order
especially was the reading by Mrs
Daisy Lackey deserving of special
mention and the pantomime by the
Dorcas Chapter, haywood in which
the five colors of the Order were beau
tifully portrayed by the FIVE person:
taking the points of the star. Follow
ing the close Of the program was The
presentations and the Grand Officer:
each were presented with token o.
remembrance in the following manner
The chairman of the program commit
tee directed Mrs. Lucille Brantley, who
acted as Grand Marshal, to present
the person to receive and the person
to give the presentation and escor