Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02

Minnie Evans Keyes. Mrs. Ida V.
| Jones, the new matron, received a
gavel from her husband, which was
rresented by Past Master l.. w. Nor
! ton of Joppa Lodge. Many other gifts
received by Mrs. Ida Jones were pre-
! sented by Past Matron Biggs, Past
Patron Buehm, Past Matron Leafie
E. Dietz, Melba Harbaugh and Mrs.
W. A. Winkelhaus. Past Patron
George G. Dietz presented the past
lnatron's jewel to Mrs. Mamie l..
Greenstreet. Presentation Of past
patrons jewel to Herbert Ludwig was
made by Past Matron Carrie e.
Trevitt. At the meeting January
there will be reception to the new
members, also an entertainment in
charge of Associate Matron Florence
A. Bailey, followed by a dance.
At the last meeting of Acacia Chap
| ter, No. 20. officers We're installed by
Grand Lecturer Mrs. Mary f.
! Teachum. assisted by Past Matron
Irene Norris as grand marshal and
Laila M. Sloat as chaplain The Off
GERS are: Elizabeth Fl. r. Davis, ma
iron: Charles 8. Davis, patron Louise
A. Davey, associate matron; Katherine
G. Mansfield. secretary; Martha ID.
| Moorehead, treasurer; Mary r. Hand,
/ CciAoClAC 0St <AtiOAO II = 'ailClAJ CHAP
lain; May A. Watts, marshall Minnie
j. Burdine, organist; Edna E. Davis,
Adah; Bertha E. Rented, Ruth; Jose.
phine Hamacker, Esther; Frda l..
| Hummer, Martha; Lillian +. Kimbel.
Electa: Anna Mayer, warder, and Rob-
ert c.. Watts, sentinel. The past ma
| irons jewel was presented to retiring
Matron Ethel E. Taylor by Past Ma
| iron Leona Helwig. The retiring ma
iron was also presented with a mum.
Der of gifts by the chapter and by
officers who had served with her. The
| retiring patron, Harry H. r. Helwig,
was also given many gifts. The new
matron was presented with a gavel
| by her patron. Refreshments and
dancing followed. The next meeting
| will be held Tuesday.
Lebanon Chapter, No. %, installed
| the following officers last Tuesday
evening: Augusta Thompson, matron;
| Elgin Smith, patron: Mary French,
associate matron; Lille Mckenzie,
| secretary; Blanche Barghausen, treas
urer; Florida Nettleton, conductress;
Nellie Lynch, associate conductress;
| Cromelin, marshal: Julia Haslett,
| Adah: Mildred Creel, Ruth; Ethel
| Terry, Esther; Mattye Myers, Martha;
| Lillian Zimmerman, Electa; Muriel
Arnold. warder; Walter Beavers, SEN
| tinel The installation was conducted
| by Mrs. Gertrude B. Milans, grand
| matron, assisted by Miss Mabel r.
| Cook, grand marshal, and Mrs.
| Mamie L. Greenstreet, grand chap
lain. For the installation of the ma
| tron, Mrs. Sarah Cleland a past ma
tron of Lebanon Chapter, acted as
| marshal. Past officers jewels were
, presented to Junior Past Matron Ethel
| Thorpe and Junior Past Patron Paul
Neuhaus. Grand Patron George Pitt
and Past Grand Patron William G.
! Belts spoke.
Naomi Chapter. No. 8. officers were
installed December % by Right
| Worthy Grand Secretary Minnie E.
Reyes, assisted by Past Matron Ella
| B. Bladen as marshal and Edith
| Clarke, chaplain, as follows: Florence
A. Warner matron: James b. Robin
| son, patron; Lorretto M. Robinson,
associate matron: Susan B. Hill, con-
ductress; Helen d. Robbins, associate
conductress; Martha H. Gould. secre-
| tary; Elizabeth Chenowith, treasurer;
| Florence Jackson, organist; Nettie
| Skinner, chaplain; Martha Mccain,
marshall Mae Robinson, Adahi Sarah
| Brown, Ruth; Elma Jenkins, Esther;
| Lorraine Proudley, Martha; Carrie
| Johnson, Electa; Rebecca Pigg. war
| der, and Charles II. Stewart, sentinel.
Presentations were made to the retir-
| ing matron, Grace NJ. Talbot, and
| Patron Omar J. Veley. Solos were
! rendered to newly installed matron
and patron by Bessie Dulin. Rehearsal
| of officers at Masonic Temple, fifth
! floor January 10, at 2 p. m. The next
regular meeting will be held Janu-.
| airy u.
At the meeting of Washington Cen
| tennial Chapter. No. 26. January Z,
| the initiatory work will be presented
| charge of Ruth Ayler Morgan will be
| furnished for initiation, and pro-
gram has been arranged by Jessie E.
| Mountjoy and Etelka Cutler. There
| will be meeting of the dormitory
| committee Tuesday evening at the
| home of Louise Alber 1918 l. street.
! The chapter was entertained by Seat
| Pleasant Chapter December 20 at
Seat Pleasant, Md.
Joseph III. Milans- Lodge Chapter,
No. Al, will meet Thursday evening at
| Northeast Masonic Temple.
The retiring matron and patron,
Mrs. Elida M. Wooster and William
! H. Holmes, of Unity Chapter, No. %,
| entertained the officers and chairmen
of the committees. with their escorts,
at a theater party at Keith'S Deem
Der 81, and Christmas party after
| ward at the home of Mrs. Wooster.
An entertainment was given and re-
| freshments We're served
At the last meeting of Harmony
Chapter, No. 40, the following officers
were installed Matron. Ada L.
| Toombs: patron, Hilliard c. Myers;
associate matron, Henrietta s. Vance;
secretary, Ruth B. Wylie; treasurer,
Addie V. Peed: conductress, Bertha
| Carroll; associate conductress, Ethel
NJ. Pidgeon; chaplain, Alberta ID.
Plowman; marshal, Flora Lavisson;
| organist Bertha ". Mccormick; Adah,
| Evelyn Ellis; Ruth, Jessie B. Carneal;
Esther, Cora Rohrbach; Martha, Ada
l.. Taylor; Electa, Inez p. Bittinger;
| warder, Cecilia Young, and sentinel,
Glen N, Megredy. Past Grand Matron
Nellie Fletcher acted as installing off,
Ger, assisted by Past Matron Leona
| Helwig as grand marshal and May
| Blakeney as chaplain. Cora Myers,
past matron Of Lebanon Chapter, pre-
scented the matron-elect for installa-
ton. The past matron and patrons
Jewels were presented by Junior Past
Grand Matron Nellie Fletcher. The
next meeting will be called off on &C.
count of the Grand Chapter session.
The degrees will be conferred January
| 81 by the new officers.
At meeting of Brightwood Chapter.
No. AZ, December % at Brightwood
Masonic Temple, the following officers
were installed by the grand lecturer,
Mollie e. Teachum, assisted by the