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conferred the degrees on Mrs, Helen A.
Strietz. The resignation of Past Coun-
cilor Mrs. Ollie Montgomery as State
Council representative was accepted.
Junior Past Councillor Mrs. Margaret
Taylor was elected and installed. A
memorial service was held in honor Of
Evelyn Mastin. The Daughters OF
America of PunpkinsviIle were received.
A Halloween burlesque was presented.
Remarks were made by Mrs. Minnie
Ove1tt, councillor of Glen Council Of
Scotia, N. Y; Past State Councillor Mrs.
Emily E. HockStraSser, Deputy Mrs.
Cora l.. Thompson, Mrs. Eva Scl1ultze
OF Liberty Council, George w. Robert
sin and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Feurst.
Fidelity Council met Tuesday evening
and Councillor Mrs Sarah Cavanaugh
presided. Past Councillor Mrs. Fannie
Dom of Star Spangled Banner Council
made an address
Virginia Dare Council met, with the
councillor, Rosa B. Honaan, presiding,
wednesday evening. Pauline Small was
admitted by transfer card from Betsy
Ross Council. A cakewalk was held.
The prize was won by Rose Grant.
Mrs. L. B. Thornton resigned as chair
man Of the good of the order commit
tee and the position was filled by Mrs.
Mary l.. Sunday, past councillor.
State Councillor Mrs. Carrie G. Meile
and her official staff officers honored
State Warden Mrs. Margaret Halfpap
Thursday evening with a visit to her
council at Capitol Heights, of which
she is an efficient secretary. Mrs. Daisy
L. Gresham of Loyalty Council made
an address. Vocal solos were given by
Mrs. Ethel E. Burroughs, State con-
ductreSs of AnacoStia Council. accom-
panied at the piano by Mrs. Elsie Fill
men Of Kenmore Council; readings and
recitations by Miss Edna Ackuff; piano
solos by Miss Thelma Doom; recita-
tons, Past Councillor Mrs Fannie Donn
Presentations of gifts to the following
State officers were made: State Coun-
Maude Abbott, chairman: Mrs. Mar
garet Halfpap, State warden. by Mrs.
Georgietta Wells past councillors jew
els to Dorothy Beall and Maude Var
nell by the recording secretary, Mrs.
Halfpap: Past State Councillor Mrs.
Alice Brown, treasurer by Mrs. Geor-
gietta Wells: Mrs Susie Barrett, finan-
cial secretary, by Past Councillor Mrs.
Bessie Rollins; Mrs. Edith Davis as
siStant recording secretary, by Mrs.
Fannie Dom: Miss Louise Taylor,
by Mrs. Fannie Dom; Mrs
Abbott, by Past Councillor Mrs. Bertha
Lucas; Mrs. Halfpap from Mrs. Bar
rett and Mrs. Alice Brown, by Mrs.
Dom. Gifts will be presented Deputy
State Councillor Mrs. Mabel G. Downing
on her return from Southern tour.
Loyalty Council met Tuesday eve
ning with the councillor, Mrs. Fannye
Kolb, presiding. A masquerade dance
C1I.
first prize, prettiest costume; Mrs. Lii
prizes, NEST original costumes; third
prize, Mrs. Myrtle Meadows of Fidelity
Council, comical costume. There will
be card party at the Northeast Ma
sonic Temple November IL, under the
auspices of the Twentieth Century
Club
AnacoStia Council convened Wednes-
day evening. with the councillor, Mrs.
Sarah Buddington, presiding. Cues
tions Of importance were discussed by
Past State Councillor Mrs Mary p.
James, MIS-. Naomi z. Swami and
Howard Bcall. Credentials of Past
Councillors Ella Smith, Margaret Lain
hart and Daisy Smithson were read.
Mrs. Swami was presented with fern
by Past Councillor Mrs Mary P. James
In behalf of AnacoStia Council. Past
State Councillor Mrs. Alice Faithful
presented Mrs. Swami with bouquet
and a chain basket to the council the
object of which is to earn money for
the orphans funds Of the order. The
following program was presented: Uku- |
ele duet, Charles Connors and Gordon |
Darling: vocal solos, Charles Connors. |
by G. Gordon Darling; |
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Pearl Wolfe by Mrs Burroughs; duets |
~ Messrs Connors and Darling; pres
sntation of a fern to State Conductress |
Mrs. Ethel e. Burroughs by Past Coun-
cilor Mrs. Laura Mitchell. Games were
played.
REBEKAH LODGES.
The Noble and vice Grands' Asso-
citation will meet November "a at the |
home Of Mrs. Emily Hayes, BIT Ninth |
street southeast. Naomi and DorcaS
Lodges viii be the hostesses.
Martha Washington Rebekah. Lodge |
received Mrs. M. Margaret Royston, |
president of the Rebekah Assembly,
with her staff of officers, together with |
Grand Master j. Burton Kincer and
Grand Lodge officers, in official visita-
ton October 25. Gifts were presented
to the president, the grand master. the
instructress of the lodge. Mrs Halle
Harkrider, and to Chaplain Mrs. Ora
Pfrimmer of the Rebekah Assembly.
A musical program was given and re-
were served. Degree work
is scheduled for Thursday evening
The members of the order and their
friends attended masquerade dance
given by the Rebekah Assembly at
oysters auditorium last Tuesday eve
ming.
The Home Circle will meet Wednes-
day evening. Final plans will be made
for the turkey dinners to be given at
Northeast Masonic Temple November
81.
Brightwood Rebekah Lodge will en-
tertain at a homecoming November Is.
The Rebekah Assembly and the Grand
Lodge officers will be guests OF honor.
Naomi and Ruth Rebekah Lodges will
meet tomorrow evening, Fidelity and
Lodges Tuesday evening,
Home Circle Wednesday evening and
Martha Washington Rebekah Lodge
Thursday evening.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Grand Chancellor A. Lacy Embrey
and other Grand Lodge officers oftl-
cially visited Hermione Lodge Friday
evening
The grand chancellor, accompanied
by William E. Poole as grand vice chan
cellor, William A. Kimmel as grand
prelate, Frank B. Crown as grand mas
ter -at-arms and Samuel Banks as
grand inner guard, installed the inner
guard of Columbia Lodge Wednesday
evening.
Century Decatur Lodge will meet
evening; Webster Lodge. Ex-
celsior Lodge and Capital Lodge will
meet Tuesday evening; Mount Vernon
Lodge Wednesday evening, and Syra-
cusians Lodge Friday evening.
ROYAL ARCANUM.
The Royal Arcanum Boosters Club,
under the leadership of President War
rem M. Schoonmaker, held its october