The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-25
EASTERN STAR
HOLDS STATE
SESSIONS HERE
Reception at Simpson M, E.
Church Welcomes Off,
GERS and Delegates.

A reception was held Monday
night at Simpson M. E. church in
honor Of more than one hundred
fifty officers and delegates attending
the forty-f1rst session Of the Indiana
Order of Eastern Star. Mrs. Nina
Woods gave the welcome address.
The convention will be in session
| at Trinity hall, TWenty-first street
and Boulevard place, through
Thursday. Mrs. Bette D. Wilkes is
grand matron of the order.
Mrs. Pearl V. Fisher, matron of
Union chapter, made the opening
address at the Tuesday morning
session, which officially opened the
weeks activities.
Attractions on the program will
include a theater party at the
Walker tonight. Wednesday night
musical program is scheduled for
Trinity hall.
Local chapter matrons sponsoring
the state parley include Mrs. Nina
Woods, Mrs. Pearl Fisher, Mrs
Genevieve Carr and Mrs. Sara Buck
ingham. Alphonso Kimbrough is
grand patron.
W. E. Grubbs, principal of School "a,
will sail wednesday from New York to
spend the summer In travel and study
in Europe. He will visit Italy, Germany,
France. Scotland and England.
Crubbs also will attend sessions Of the
international Educational Association
during August. He is expected to return
Sept 3. to resume his school duties.
The Rev. N. E Joseph, pastor of the
Antioch Baptist church, is on an indefinite
vacation tour in the east. Mrs. Lula Ma
son. sponsored a campaign for the pastors
vacation fund.
Mrs. Estell Small. academic graduate OF
the Fitzhugh- Valentine School of Music,
will be presented in z. recital at the Mt.
Paran Baptist church July IL. The World
vide Guild of which Mrs. E. J. Bell is su-
nerintendent. is sponsoring the recital.
The Rev. Charles H. Bell is pastor.
Funeral Rites Held
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura 6.
Thompkins, who died suddenly THURSDAY
were held Monday afternoon at simpson
M. f church of which she was member
Mrs. Thompkins came to Indianapolis
tTenty-four years ago from Lexington
Ky. She was q member of the Eastern
Star. Daughters of Isis. Sisters OF Charity
and the Anna S. Perry Guild.
Surviving are the husband, William
Thompkins; a son. Benjamin johnson;
three brothers. H. L. Sanders of Indianapo-
lis. Garfield Sanders. Lexington, KY, and
Lloyd Sanders. ST. Louis, Mo. Other rela-
tives attending the funeral we're Mrs. Gar
field Sanders, Lexington; Mrs. Lloyd
Sanders. St. Louis; Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Price. Cincinnati. o.; Mrs. Thelma Brown,
Chicago. and Mrs. Sallie Ross, Lexington.
Kv. Burial was in Crown Hill cemetery.
Tventy-eighth annual session of the
Grand order of Sisters of Charity closed
last Friday at the South Calvary Baptist
church.
The annual election of officers named
Mrs. Ada Coins, president; Miss A. P.
Kelly, first vice,president; Mrs. Mamie
Patterson, Anderson, Ind; second vice
president; MIS-. Mary Turner, chairman
of finance; Mrs Patria Taylor, financial
secretary; Mrs. Parthena Crawford. re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Matte Carter.
treasurer; Mrs. Ella Settles, burial board
secretary: Mrs Maria Barnett, chaplain;
Miss Imogene Crabtree. organist; Charles
Coleman. superintendent Mrs. Irene Ector,
mother matron: Mrs. Cecilia MaXey, chair