The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-14
G. F. 5. AUXILIARY
ANNUAL BANQUET

aIore than 100 members of the
Auxiliary of Lily of the Valley chap
ter No. 4, Order of the Eastern
Etcr, enjoyed the annual banquet
given by the auxiliary at the Ma
sec hall Monday evening.
The function was arranged by the
Officers of the auxiliary, Mesdames
{. L. Beveridge, Arthur Allen, A. o.
Ce Frate, R. M. Esgar, Luke Cowan,
Jchn Rabe and E. E. Mcmahon, who
were assisted in serving by Mesdames
Pale Cline, D. H. Budd, E. E. Nc
Bride, J. S. Simpson and Clyde Will
lialns, and Miss Halle Finch. Mrs.
tiuzh Stallings was toastmistress.
Among the speakers were Mrs.
Eeveridge, president of the auxiliary;
Peter MOser, a past worthy patron
o. Lily Of the Valley chapter; Mrs.
" W. Casper, past worthy matron
Of Josephine Hepner chapter No. 80,
e ena, and Mrs. w. J. Beall, a char
Ger member of both Lily of the Valley
chapter and the auxiliary
rs. Casper gave a toast to "Ma-
Sonry," defining it generally "an ac-
Of closely united men working
for the welfare of mankind and striv-
trI morally to ennoble themselves
and Others" and declared that its
s2lo mission is to "unite, exalt and
crnoble humanity" "Let US then,''
Eha concluded, "offer a toast to Ma
sonry-a world movement of Divine
attributes and origin, of ineffable
possibilities, which endeavors 'tO
weave all the threads of human fell
tewship into one mystic cord of
friendship And let us resolve, as
cowOrkers with our Masonic breth-
zen, to keep this vision of service to
God and to man ever before US"
Mrs. Beall graciously responded t.
she toast. "The Order of the East.
ern Star and the Auxiliary" She
said:
The Order of the Eastern Star, ac
cording to Masonic tradition, wa
first organized in France about ITS
1t was first established in the United
States in 1898. The organization il
France nearly 200 years ago was es
taUlished under the same auspices
and with objects nearly identical, a
tee of our Order today.
"TO perform with zeal any worl
which their hands find to do, by tn
way side or in the home; to comfor
to sorrOwing, relieve the distressed
and nurse the sick are among the oh
.jects of the hundred thousand an
more of the earnest women who forI
the organization known as the Orde
Of the Eastern Star.
"Our own Lily of the Valley char
te" was organized April 1, 1885,
nearly 81 years ago, and our Auxil
srv was organized in October, 19OI
We love our chapter and its teach
ings, and our work in the Auxiliar,
'The beautiful Eastern Star! Ma
we follow, as did the wise men, il
BRIGHTNESS and guidance to Him WI
came upon earth to teach us lo1
.sno peace to our fellow men, to OIL
chapter, to our country, and to Il
wCrld"
After the banquet a program, i
c'rding vocal numbers by Mrs. H.
Schwartz and her son, Henry, vii
accompaniment by Mrs. B. B. Law
a clever reading of "Oft in the Still
Might" by Mrs. A. G. Berthot;
Spanish dance by Miss Doris Thorn
sen, with Miss Lulu Stone at the I
emo, and a one-act play, ''The Ian
Went Out" by group of De Mol,
boys-Frank Wisner, Otto Van Hor
LeVerett Richards, Floyd Willis
Fi~+ed by Hollis Elliott, was give
The remainder of the evening was Z
v"te1 to progressive whist, with Nj
GORGE Baxter in charge of t
tables.