Evening star., 1928-12-23
FRATERNITIES

! Denmark, who rendered baritone Sc
: lections.
{ Brightwood Chapter at its last meet.
/ ing elected the following officers: Ma
I tron, Mrs. Bertha M. Steker; patron
' Oscar D. G. Oehmler; associate matron
Mrs Anita T. Haight; secretary, Pas
, Matron Beulah E. Coakley Te-elected)
treasurer, Mrs. Grace Neulen (re'
elected; conductress, Miss Ardel
Payne; associate conductreSs, Mrs. Ethe
J Nagle; representative to the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home, Mrs, Mary
| Coakley (re-elected), and trustee, Joe
Steker. Mrs. Mollie E. Teachum, grano
{ lecturer and Past Matron Harriet Stul
J were honored guests. Matron Mollie E
Bateman and Patron Joe S. Haight
entertained their officers and chairmer
of various committees at dinner al
Golfers Inn, followed by presentation
of gifts to their officers, and cards.
Associate Grand Matron Pearl w
Gibb will install the following officers
of Columbia Chapter tomorrow evening
Matron, Helen Muhlenberg; patron
Shem Bridges; associate matron, Ger
trude Smith: secretary, Grace Gilcrest;
treasurer, Jennie Haigh; conductress,
M. Noreta Reed; associate conductreSS,
Elva Howard; chaplain, Florence Wal
ter; marshal. Emma Lee Held; organist
Virginia McC Carity; Adah, LYDIA
Schmidt: Ruth, Ruth Wales; Esther,
Electa, Helen Cidwell; warder, Laurenia
German, and sentinel, Fred Overbee.
The following officers were elected at
the last regular meeting of William F..
Hunt Chapter: Matron, Miss Sarah M.
Benson; patron, Frank W. Kelsey; as
Sociate matron, Mrs. Virginia B. Rench;
secretary, Mrs. A. Maud Proctor; treas
urer, Mrs. j. Ethel Richards; conduc-
tress, Mrs. Blanche Bailey; associate
conductfess, Mrs. Bertha SmethurSt;
reelected a member of the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home board, Mrs. Mary
l.. Hunt, and reelected a member of
the finance committee, William D.
Haines. The officers will be installed
at the meeting December 27, with
Associate Grand Patron John Clagett
| Proctor as installing officer, assisted
by Mrs. Pearl Watt Gibb associate
grand matron, as marshal, and Past
Matron Mrs. Marguerite Behrend as
chaplain.
Josie Miller, matron of Cathedral
Chapter, announces the following off,
GERS to be installed December 26: Hazel
Kephart, matron; George Casey, patron;
Ethel Martin associate matron; Alice
Taylor, conductress; Phoebe Lightner,
associate conductress: Bess Cornish,
secretary, and Martha Brandon, treas
urer.
At the meeting of st. Johns Lodge
| Chapter December II Past Grand Ma
| tron Gertrude Milans, assisted by Past
Grand Matron Kimmell as chaplain and
Past Matron Leila Cooke as marshal,
installed the following officers: Re-
becca Wharton, matron; DR.. Stuart An
| gelo, patron; Linda Pollitt, associate
matron; Clara Davis, secretary eff
teenth term; Past Matron Leila Cooke,
treasurer (third terml; Mary E. Roe,
conductresS; Mary Mason, associate
conductress; Margaret Wood, chaplain;
Mary Prichett. marshal; Iva Hocken-
berry, organist; Sayde White, Adah;
Lillian Cohen, Ruth; OrleeS Franklin,
Esther; Florence Reich, Martha; Ellen
Birch, Electa; Mary Scrogg, warder,
and Tom Davis, sentinel. The patron
was installed by his wife, Junior Past
Matron Maude Angelo. Mable Lewis
acted as marshal for the installation of
| the treasurer, Past Matron Leila Cooke.
Flowers were received by the matron
| from the chapter and her sister of Cali
| fornia, which were presented by the
associate matron, Linda Pollitt, and
Junior Past Matron .Maude Angelo.
Past Matron Buchanan presented the
| jewel to the retiring matron. Many
| gifts were received by the retiring and
newly installed officers. Those making
| presentation speeches were Past Grand
Matron Gertrude Milans, Past Grand
Patron Joseph Milans, Past Matron
Katie Morrison, Past Matron Mary
McCoach, Past Matron Jennie Gregory,
Past Patron Ted Lewis, Junior Past
Matron Maude Angelo, Junior Past Pa
tron Platt Birch and Mabie Lewis. AS
the matron was installed a selection
dedicated to her was sung. The organ
ist also sang a song, the words of which
were written by Gertrude McKensie.
At the next meeting, January T. the de-
grees will be conferred py the new off,
GERS.
The officers of Fidelity Chapter were
installed December Is by, M. e. Teach
um, grand lecturer Of the Grand Chap
ter, as installing officer, assisted by Past
Grand Matron Cowles, Grand Marshal
King and Grand Chaplain Miller The
officers are as follows: Emily F.
AAoillpoOii, AldIAOI, 1tODGAG WAhAIo, pa
tron; Ruth Oscar, associate matron;
Melba Taylor, conductress; Marian Will
kins, associate conductress; Harriet
CARRIER, secretary; Ann cambridge,
treasurer; Ruth Cohen, marshal; Eva
Laing, chaplain; Sue Laing, organiSt;
Gladys Barrow, Adah; Etheline Parker,
Ruth; Sophie Synder Esther; Dora
Peake, pro tenn Martha; Agnes Ferrill,
Electa; frankie Settlemyer, warder, and
Charles Ketcham, sentinel. The retir-
| ing matron and patron were presented
with testimonials and the newly in
stalled officers were presented with
many gifts and flowers.
Matron Lula M. Glover announces the
installation of the new officers tomor-
row night of Miriam Chapter. The off,
GERS of 1928 were entertained at a din
ner and dance by Matron Lulu M
Glover and Patron William L. Boyce at
the home of the matron December %.
Unity Chapter at its last meeting
elected the following officers: Matron,
Miss Mary L. Hoffman; patron, George
| B. Clark; associate matron, Mrs. Minnie
Rabbit; secretary, Miss Lila Hicks:
treasurer, Mrs. Mary E. Steiner; con-
ductress, Miss Mildred Hicks; associate
conductress, Mrs. Grace L. Cornish;
representative to the Eastern Star
Home, Mrs. Hannah Reynolds, and
trustee for three years, William E.
Holmes The chapter went to the home
of Past Patron and Mrs. r. Alvin Titus
and gave them surprise party They
presented their host and hostess with
a bridge lamp.
DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA.
Golden Rule Council convened De-
cenber IA with the councillor, Mrs.
Emma Marie Bowen, presiding Mrs.
Cecilia Feiertag was elected to receive
the membership degree. The council
will use Northeast Masonic Temple Au-
ditorium the night of the grand visi-