Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21

conductress; Helen M. Brewton, associate
conductreSs: Lydia KrauSs, chaplain
Mildred Leecke, marshal; Esther Balser
organist; Vera Lowe, Adah; Irms
Hustled, Ruth; Ruth Abrams, Esther;
Ann Mitchell, Martha (will be installed
Reynolds, Electa; Sadie Porter. warder
and Brawner Legg, sentinel The Mu
Delta Sigma girls and Mrs. Bushong
sang Mrs. E. L. Norris of Kensington
Chapter asng several selections during
installation, accompanied by Gladys
Freeman.
The following presentations were
made: Bertha Eaton, past matron's
jewel, by Past Patron Dowden: linen
table cloth and napkins from her Off
GERS, by Henry Kunkel; goblets and
sherbets from the junior past patron
Raymond l.. Reynolds, and ice tea
glasses from Mu Delta Sigma, by Esther
Balser. The Junior past patron received
silver knives from the chapter, presented
by Past Matron Ruth Little; salad forks
from his officers, by Past Matron
Amelia Lilly; silver knives and forks
and sugar shell from Junior Past Ma
tron Bertha Eaton, tablespoons from
Mu Delta Sigma, by Past Matron
Mary Kunkel, and a waffle iron from
his mother-in-law, by Worthy Matron
Ethel Jones.
Matron Ethel Jones was presented
with gavel from the girls in her Of
flee by Mabel Harris of Bethany Chap
ter, yellow roses from Mu Delta Sigma
by Esther Balser; gloves from her STEP
mother and father and gloves and scarf
from her daughter Jean and son
Daughton, by Lillian Reynolds. The
newly installed patron, Stephen Porter
was presented with cuff links from his
sons, Stephen and Leonard, by Junior
Past Matron Bertha Eaton. The newly
Installed Electa was presented with an
evening bag and handkerchief from her
mother, by Esther Balser. Henry Kunkel
played Santa Claus and presented the
outgoing officers and chairmen of va
r1ous committees with presents from the
junior past matron and junior past
patron and all members and guests with
a box Of candy.
Matron Ruth B. Speake has called
a special meeting of Brookland Chap
ter for December Is for the purpose of
installing officers.
Chevy Chase Chapter installed its
officers December 16. Past Grand Ma
tron Nellie E. Fletcher, installing Off
Ger, was assisted by Past Grand Matron
Pearl Watt Glib, with Past Matron
Jessie S. Post of Columbia Chapter as
grand marshal and Past Matron Mar
garet Patterson of Chevy Chase Chap
ter as grand chaplain. The officers are {:
Matron, Mrs. Bess Baker Pierce; pa
tron, George H. Post; associate matron,
Mrs. Henrietta Cole; associate patron,
DR.. Charles E. Detmer; secretary, Mrs.
Br1tomarte Jones; treasurer, Mrs. Marie
s. Kolb; conductress, Mrs. May Pur-
cell; associate conductress, Mrs. Ella j.
Meyer; chaplain, Mrs. Claribel w.
Thomas; marshal, Mrs. Lillian Stacey;
organist, Mrs. Louise L. Boekhoff !;
Adah, Mrs. Alene Graham; Ruth, Mrs.
Edith S. Burket; Esther, Mrs. Maude
G. Graham; Martha, Mrs. Lynda K.
Hearst; Electa, Mrs. Grace Dietrich:
warder, Mrs. Bessie Burch, and senti-
mel, Clarence c. Purcell
Past officers jewels were presented to
the retiring matron and patron by
Grand Conductress Edith A. Williams
and Associate Grand Matron Amy Hol-
lander, respectively.
Past Matron Britomarte Jones has
been reelected representative on the
Board of Directors of the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home and Mrs. Marie S.
Kolb as trustee.
The Home Board will meet for tea
Matron Henrietta Cole, 5305 Forty-firs
street.
Harmony Chapter elected the follow
ing officers: Matron, Mrs. Grace Wal
ker; patron, c. Chandlee Pidgeon; as
Sociate matron, Mrs. Ethel Waterfield;
associate patron, Louis Plowman; Sec
rotary, Mrs. Elsie Parker; treasurer,
Mrs. Addie Tucker; conductreSs, Mrs.
Angela Cook; associate conductress,
Mrs. Evelyn Ellis; representative Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home, Mrs.
Ruth Zeitler, and trustee, Fredric Zeit-
Ter. Installation was held December 19
at special meeting.
Temple Chapter will install officers
tomorrow evening. Associate Grand
Matron Amy c. Hollander will be the
installing officer.
Columbia Chapter has elected the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. M. Noreta Reed,
matron; Charles L. Henley, patron
Miss Elva Howard, associate matron;
Roscoe Mague, associate patron; Miss
Lou German, conductress; Mrs. Ruth
Grace Gilcrest, secretary, reelected
Mrs. Jennie Haigh, treasurer, reelected
They will be installed December %
Past Grand Matron Title Chauncey will
act as installing officer, with Past Ma
iron Mae Shade as grand marshal and
Ruth Vitale as grand chaplain.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Calanthe and Franklin Lodges will
meet tomorrow evening; Webster Lodge,
Tuesday evening. Mount Vernon, Union
and Columbia Lodges have called of
their meeting for Christmas eve. Her.
mione Lodge will dispose with its
regular stated convention Christmas
Gu
perior Lodges meet Friday evening
Friendship Temple will omit the meet
ing Christmas eve. The Ways and
Means Committee will not meet again
until January 3.
The new lodge ritual being promul-
gated by the Supreme Lodge will be in
effect after February 19, sixty-eighth
anniversary Of the birth of the order
Webster Lodge will distribute a num-
Der OF baskets to needy families Christ
mas eve.
WOMAN'S BENEFIT ASSOCIATION
There will be no further review meet
ings or card parties until after January
!. Washington Review will be hostess
to the house benefit card party jan
uary 8.
Ohicers elected by Brightwood Review
are: President, Mrs. Lille Lambath;
vice president, Mrs. Susie Trout; past
president, Mrs. Naomi Gray; chaplain
Mrs. Martha Dean; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. Alice Ertter; lady OF
ceremonies, Mrs Annie Crown; sergeant
Mrs. Weiser; inner hostess, Mrs. Sarah
Beard; outer hostess, Mrs. Sue McAleer;
captain of the guard, Mrs. Margaret
Knighting.
National Review has elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Mrs. Della Ed
munds: vice president, Mrs. Martha
Eberly; past president, Mrs. Mary Glas-
cock; chaplain, Mrs. Emma Knight;
secretary, Mrs. Lula Hammond; treas
urer, Mrs. Mary Pierce; lady of cere-
monies, Mrs. Rhoda Ireland; sergeant
Mrs Draper; inner hostess, Mrs Chris