Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
FRATERNITIES

trict of Columbia will hold its annual
inspection and competitive drills in the
Washington Auditorium Tuesday eve
o'clock There will be three prizes
awarded: One for the winning drill
team, one for the team making the
second best showing and general
prize to the commandery totaling the
largest number of points.
The committee in charge has ar
ranged for a Templar ball which will
follow Immediately after the awarding
of the prizes. 1t is believed that this
every Sir Knight and the members of
his family. 1t is expected to be the
largest event of its kind ever staged in
this jurisdiction.
EASTERN STAR.
At the last meeting of Miriam Chap
ter the following officers were installed:
Helen M Rowen, matron; Ivan j. Dali
strom, patron; Iva L. Pickett, associate
matron; Marie Kmmel, secretary; Alb
bic M. Gates, treasurer; Eileen H. Dali
strom. conductress: Annie l. Hartline,
associate conductress; Helen H. Hogan,
J.,
A. Naomi Cooper, organist; Lillian Hig-
don, Adah; Ruth Rock, Ruth; Elsie M.
Wood. Esther; Marie Linthicum, Mar
tina; Helen F. Seller. Electa; Nellie P.
Rowen. warder, and Henry Leman, sem
tinel. Grand Lecturer Mary E. Teachum
installed the officers, assisted by Past
Matron Celia NJ Hines, as grand chap
lain, and Junior Past Matron Pearl d.
Clifford, as grand marshal. Eileen H.
Dalstrom rendered solo, accompanied
at the piano by Helen H. Hogan. Gifts
Pearl D. Clifford. and Matron Helen
M. Rowen. At the meeting tomorrow
night an entertainment will be given.
The matron and patron will entertain
their officers at the home of the matron
on the evening Of January %.
Areme Chapter will meet January IS,
at which time short business session
will be held, followed by an entertain
ment. The annual dance and card
party will be held at Wardman Park
Hotel February 10.
Washington Centennial Chapter at
the meeting January 8 celebrated its
ninth birthday anniversary. Matron
iron John Clagett Proctor Past Grand
Matron Campbell, Past Grand Patron
Dunkum and Past Grand Patron Mac
MILAN of Maryland addressed the chap
ter Off1cers of Bethany Chapter also
spoke A program was given, as follows:
Rebekah Thomas, soprano; Carl G..
Romer, violin; Harry A. Quinn. bass.
1t was followed by refreshments and
dancing. A dance and card party will
be held at Wardman Park Hotel Febru-
airy 8. The following chairmen of the
year announced first meetings of their
committees: Ways and means. Florence
Lee. January IA; home board, Mary
Bayles. January g.; endowment. Jessie
Mountjoy. January IA. and program
Mabel Cook, January Is. At the meet
ing of January II degrees will be con-
ferred.
East Gate Chapter will celebrate its
fourteenth birthday anniversary next
Friday evening. Among the invited
guests will be Grand Matron Mrs.
Katherine S. Merritt, Grand Patron
Charles c. Galloway, Past Grand Ma
irons Glib. Loffier and Cowles, Past
Grand Patrons Proctor, Poynton and
Dow and the matrons and patrons OF
1880. The ways and means committee
will hold a dance in East Gate Temple
January "a. dramatic club has been
formed under the direction OF Mrs.
Vivian Tucker and is rehearsing a play
to be given by the ways and means
committee in the near future. The home
board will meet at the home of the
chairman, Mrs. Pearl Rupp. 3404 Twen-
tieth street northeast, the evening of
January 20. At the last meeting of the
chapter four candidates were initiated
and three members were received by
afflliation.
The thirty-fourth birthday anniver-
sary Of Esther Chapter was celebrated
January g. Among the distinguished
guests present were: Grand Patron John
G. Proctor, Past Grand Matrons Caro-
lyn A. Handy, Carrie B. Allen, Julia
N. Streater, Bertha G. Hudson, Bena
A. Bernhart and Lena Stephenson; Past
Grand Patrons Wallace Streater, Will
James A. West, who is also grand mas
ter of Masons, as well as large num-
Der Of present and past matrons and
patrons. The program consisted of in
strumental solos by Miss M. Esther
Spier a reading by Past Grand Matron
Julia N. Streater and vocal solos by
Stanley Bell, accompanied at the piano
by Past Matron Theodore Cunningham,
followed by refreshments and dancing.
Junior Past Matron Mildren r. shafer
recently gave luncheon at the Grace
will be conferred January Is.
Bethlehem Chapter held a meeting
of the Star Point Society at which time
the following officers were elected:
President, Ella Lamb; vice president,
Irene Darnall; corresponding secretary.
Mable Bradburn: treasurer, Louella
Bsrrows. A meeting Of the chapter will
be held January H.
At the last meeting of Federal Chap
ter the following officers were installed
by Lena Stephenson, past grand ma
Of Federal Chapter. as grand marshal:
Past Matron Capper of Bethlehem
Chapter, as grand chaplain. and Asso-
ciate Matron Hall of Bethlehem Chap
ter. as grand organist: Matron, Mary
E. Curtin; patron, Walter H. Hewett;
associate matron, David Ella Middleton:
associate patron, Ludwig Mandy; Sec
rotary, Alice e. Hansen: treasurer, Alice
Harger; conductress, Dorothy Paul: as
sociate conductress, Mary 3. Warren:
chaplain, Georgia Hawkins; marshal,
Blanche Cole; organist, Addie Hickman:
Adah Margaret E. Shepherd Ruth.
Mary w. Curtin; Esther, Marion Pear
son; Martha, Alice Steelman; Electa,
May Canter: warder, Fannie Walling,
and sentinel, Mr.. Hooker. JENNIE
Hichew was elected representative 4,
the Masonic and Eastern Star Home
and Clarence Elliott trustee for three
years. The past matrons jewel was
presented to Junior Past Matron Mar
garet B. Wrenn by Writ Fur. and the
past patrons jewel was presented to
Junior Past Patron A. c. De Mott by
Conductress Dorothy Paul.
Matron Laura B. Davis of Congress
Lodge Chapter announces the appoint
ment of the following committee chair
men: Home board, Ethel Bell: endow-
ment, Audrey Gregory; ways and means,
Charles Sewal Laurenson: finance. Ar
thur w. Brewer: choir, Evelyn Hazen
| oood cheer Elizabeth Brewer A card