Evening star., 1931-12-13
FRATERNITIES

I fS'SN AtAN%SeN@a
Dr. c. c. Galloway, newly elected
master Of Takoma Lodge, No. 29, has
long been active in Masonic work. He
was made Mason in North Star Lodge,
No. 449 of Iowa. in 1896. and was high
priest Of Columbia Chapter No. |, R.
A. M, in 1914, and grand patron Of the
Grand Chapter, Order Of the Eastern
Star in 1880, in the District OF Co.
lumbia.
EASTERN STAR.
The following officers we've elected by
Fidelity Chapter: Marian F, wilkins,
matTon; Robert S. wilkins, patron
Janet II. Msnviue, associate matron;
Jerome K. Oscar, associate patron;
Martha B. Rich, secretary; FTonie r.
Bergman, treasurer; Sophie r Cahill,
conductress, Lucy K. Miller, associate
conductreSs; Anneca c. Johnston, rep
rGsentative to the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home Board. They will be installed
December l9 by Past Grand Matron
Jessie w. aCowles.
The installation of the new officers
will take place at the next meeting OF
Joppa Lodge Chapter December 16. G.
Gordon Bailey was reelected as
| trustee Plans have been completed for
the annual dance and card party, at
2400 Sixteenth street, January 9.
Chevy Chase Chapter will install off,
GERS Tuesday evening. Past Grand Ma
| tron Nellie Fletcher will act as install
ing officer, assisted by Associate Grand
Matron Edith Williams. Others ofici-
ating will be Past Matron Jessie
| S. Post of Columbia Chapter as grand
marshal, assisted by Past Matron Isabel
] Tnl1iroCs Do CT Thonf1po
as grand chaplain; Mrs. Malva Hall as
organist, and Mrs Edith WallaCk as
soloiSt. The officers TO be installed are:
| Mrs. Henrietta Cole matrOn, Dr.
! Charles E. Detmer, patron; Mrs Mary
! S. Purcell, associate matron Clarence
! E. Purcell, associate patron; Past Ma
/ tron Britomarte Jones, secretary; Mrs.
| Marie S. Kolb, treasurer: Mrs. Viola
| Snyder, conductress; Mrs. Maude G.
! Graham, associate conductress.
At the last meeting of Esther Chap
ter the following officers were elected:
Jessie M. Ridings. worthy matron; Ara
M. Daniels, worthy patron; M. Elsie
Babcock, associate matron; Charles A.
! Carlisle, associate patron; Charlotte M.
Pine, secretary Ge-elected); Alice r.
Bradley, treasurer tre-elected) Mary r.
Waldron, ConduCtress and Harriet B.
4 hlEdlor dSSOIldJt NDl4uuC u ESSs 6tSL
Grand Matron Julia N. Streater was
elected representative to the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home, and Past Patron
Edgar H Merritt elected a member of the
board of trustees. Installation of off,
GERS will take place December IT.
The next choir rehearsal will be held
at the home of Past Matron Harriet B.
Crump, 709 Quincy street, tomorrow eve
ming at 8 o'clock, assisted by Mrs. Annie
Garter
Worthy Matron Nellie B. Neff enter
tained her officers and members of COM
mittees at luncheon yesterday afternoon
at the Shoreham Hotel.
The following officers were elected in
East Gate Chapter at the last meeting |
Matron, Mrs. Anna L. Lambert; patron. |
Fred E. Sigmon; associate matron, Mrs. !
Florence L. Weckerly; associated pa
tron, George F. Tucker; secretary Mrs |
Anna S. Castell, reelected; treasurer, |
Mrs. Elsie H Hays, reelected; conduc- !
tress, Mrs. Mary w. Kissinger; associ- |
ate conductress, Miss Lillian A. Find |
lay; representative, Board of Directors |
Masonic and Eastern Star Home, Mrs. |
Pearl A. Henderson, reelected trustee, |
three years, George F. Tucker, re-electd. |
The officers will be installed Friday eve
ming by Past Grand Matron Jessie w |
Cowles, assisted by Past Matron Mabel |
A Keil, marshal.
At the last meeting of Martha Chap
ter the following officers were elected:
Emma Mason, matron; Arthur c.
Watts patron; Bernetta B. Hoffman
associate matron; Henry Fisher asso-
ciate patron; Pauline Fry, conductress;
Bertha johnson, associate conductress;
Past Matron Evelyn S. Hursh, sacre-
tary; Alice Heimer, treasurer; Past Ma
tron Jesse Hover, representative to Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home. The Off
GERS will be installed December 49, The
program will be in charge of Conduc-
tress Bernetta B. Hoffman.
Congress Lodge Chapter met Monday |
evening and elected the following Off |
GERS Matron, Dolly George; patron, |
Luther Burr; associate matron, Bernice |
LaWrenson; associate patron, s. Bailey |
Everett; secretary, Clara Scott; treas |
urer, Jennie Simons; conductress, Edith |
smith; associate conductress, Esther |
LaWrenson; trustee, Alexander Gregory; |
representative to Eastern Star Home, |
Eva Hazen. Installation will take place
December 81.
Areme Chapter at the meeting De- |
cember 2 elected officers as follows: |
irene Katherine Schmidt, matron; Ger |
hard Smitskamp, patron; Mary Lang |
!ey Jester, associate matron; John r. |
JeHTles, associate patron; Grace I. Barr |
reelected twelfth term. secretary: Helen |
L. BrashearS, reelected fourteenth |
term, treasurer; Anna Nalley, conduct |
ress; Anna SmitSkamp, associate con-
Quctress; Past Grand Matron Bena A. |
Barnhart, reelected representative to |
the Masonic and Eastern Star Home
and Mamie Lohrer, trustee. Gifts were |
presented to the newly elected worthy |
matron and worthy patron The Off |
GERS VIII be installed Wednesday eve
nlng. Mrs. Schmidt entertained her
new officers and the officers taking |
ming.
Washington Centennial Chapter will |
meet December 10, at 7:3O at Thir- |
teenth and New York avenue. Oficers !
VIII be installed by Mrs Nellie Fletcher |
PAST grand matron. A birthday surprise |
party was given to the matron. Mrs. !
Mary ID. Boyles, by her officers and |
chalrmen. at the Roosevelt Hotel DE- |
cember 2. A silver cream pitcher and |
sugar bowl were presented to her.
Matron Mrs Mary A Rovles and !
Patron DR.. Claude Cooksey, entertained |
Ulelf otncers and chairman at dinner ]
az the kennedy-Wa Hotel. Decen- |
per >. Gifts were presented to each !
one, from the matron and patron
Inc chapter entertained its members
az It's annual dinner at the Masonic
iemple, December 4 Among the dis |
tngulshed guests were Mrs, AMY Hol- /
lancer grand matron, Theodore c. |
lewis grand patron; Mrs Lewis, past /
sLaho maTon; Mr.. Katharine Merritt |
GI1a Gnu MI MeTitt, past grand patron, Dr. |
and Mrs. Mary Teachum grand lee
turer. Election Of officers was as fol- |
!oWS: Mrs Sue Huyett. matron. Scott
Gray, patron; Mrs. Gertrude Todd as
Soclate matron; Harry Schmidt |
associate patron; Lillian Albes secre- |
tary' reelected; Margaret Birmingham
I treasurer, Reelected: Mrs. Marqaret
BaTtz, conductress; Miss Helen lost !