Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
.FRATERNITIES
EASTERN STAR.

EASTERN STAk.
Joppa Lodge Chapter celebrated its
tenth birthday anniversary at It's last
meeting. The distinguished guests in
cluded Grand Patron Theodore Lewis,
the grand matron and grand patron of
Maryland and many present and past
grand officers Of the District, as well as
1891 matronS and patrons. Associate
Grand ConductresS Mrs. Mamie Green
street was welcomed. She was presented
with gifts Of silver from the chapter by
Past Matron Florence A, Bailey and
from the officers of 1925 by Past Patron
Herbert Ludwig.
A program was given, as follows:
Numbers by the Banana brothers
Stringed orchestra solos by Miss PaSsero,
accompanied by Miss Temple on the
piano; reading by Mrs. Yeba Hall Of
Bethany Chapter. There were refresh
ments and dancing in the banquet hall
The Endowment Committee, Past
Patron Josiah L. Carr, chairman, met at
the home Of the vice chairman, Past
Matron Florence A. Bailey. Plans were
formulated for card party after the
business meeting on Endowment night,
March IL.
The grand matron appointed Past
Matron Emma Blood to be a member
OF the Temple Committee.
The Auxiliary Home Board will meet
at the home Of the chairman, Associate
Matron Mrs. Mildred Conway, APO
Eighth street. The past matronS Of the
chapter are invited.
The Association of Past Matrons and
Patrons of this chapter will meet at the
home OF Its president, Mrs. Florence A.
Bailey, l415 Hamilton street, January
III Mrs Lena E. Bodell, matron, and
Charles Lewis Gable, patron, will be the
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hosts will be Past Matrons Emma T.
Blood, Mabel S. Boyd. Ruth Mills and
Ruth H. Eskridge, Past Patrons John
H. Seavers and William H. Boyd.
Federal Chapter will have a turkey
dinner January 20 at All Souls Church,
Fifteenth and Harvard streets, from 5
to pm. The next chapter meeting is
February IL, at which time they will.
celebrate the fifth birthday anniversary,
and will entertain the 1881 matrons and
patrons
Martha Chapter was entertained jan
uary 16 by the Auxiliary Home Board,
under the Craftsmanship of Associate
Matron Emma H. Mason, by playlet,
with the following cast: Associate Ma
iron Emma H. Mason, Past Matron
AlicesM Dixon, Leah Fernald, Elinor
Mclaughlin, Bertha Johnson, Stella
Towner, Maud Watts, Pauline Fry,
Leona Augusterfer, Mary Beavers, Mary
Galloway, Bernetta Beavers, Sadie Rog-
ers. Lottie McDuffie, Mary Carter Anna
Van Horn, Hermine Fisher, Blanche
Heimer, Past Patron Richard e. Tttlow,
Past Patron Carleton r. Fry. A sketch
was given in which Matron Elsie Speer
and Past Patron Fry participated
The annual dance and card party will
be held February 4. Sarah Sharah is
taking reservations for the card tables.
The degrees will be conferred Febru-
airy 6.
At the last meeting of Washington
Centennial Chapter the degrees were
conferred on three candidates. The
February Is, at the New Shoreham
Hotel The matron, Mrs. Mary H. Bayles,
has been elected president of the Asso-
citation of Matrons and Patrons of 1891.
The Hospitality Committee met Mon
day night at the home of the chairman,
Mrs. Etelka Celler, Tilden Gardens.
At the next meeting Of the chapter,
the program will be in charge Of the
star points.
The ways and means committee of
East Gate Chapter will give dance
Thursday evening, at East Gate Temple,
Rhode Island and Mills avenues north
east.
The chapter celebrated its fifteenth
birthday anniversary at the last meet
ing. Among the distinguished guests
were Grand Patron Theodore G. Lewis,
Past Grand Matrons Cowles and Fetch
err. Past Grand Patrons Poynton, Pitt
and Dulin; Associate Grand Matron
Miss Edith Williams and the grand
conductress, Mrs. Elizabeth Pitt of the
District; Grand Matron, Mrs. Amanda
Hickman and Grand Patron Horace e.
Troth of Maryland: Past Grand Matron
Tovey and Past Grand Patron Mason,
also Of Maryland, and a number of the
matrons and patrons Of 1881, including
the matrons and patrons Of Adah Chap
ter Of Mount Rainier and Seat Pleasant
Chapter, Seat Pleasant, Md.
The Past Matrons' and Past Patrons
Association of Warren @. Harding
Chapter was the guest at an oyster
supper Of Past Patron Harry Slye and
Past Matrons Biggs, Fees and Williams
last Tuesday.
At a business meeting officers were
elected: Junior Past Matron Franzonia,
president; Junior Past Patron Hagel,
vice president, and Past Matron Biggs,
reelected secretary-treasurer. The next
meeting will be held at the home OF
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peake street, March 2.
A dance and card party will be given
by Areme Chapter February 9. Mrs.
Anna Malley is general chairman and
Mrs. Anna SmilSkamp, vice chairman.
The 1928 Association of Matrons and
Patrons held its annual banquet at the
Blue Triangle Hut. Among the dis
tjnguished guests were the grand pa
iron and his wife Election of officers
was as follows: Mrs. Louise Kreglow,
president; Lewis Cogan vice president,
and Mrs. Lillian Armstrong. secretary
treasurer. The retiring president Mrs.
Lillian E. Alder, was presented with a
suit case and basket OF flowers.
A meeting of the Masonic and East
ern Star Home Board Auxiliary will be
held in the new Masonic Temple jan
uary 26 at 1870 pm.
Friendship Chapter celebrated its
eighteenth birthday anniversary at the
last meeting. The distinguished guests
were Grand Chapter officers, Past Grand
Matrors Milans, Kimmel, Glib, Steph-
enson, Chauncey and Fletcher, and Past
Grand Matron Hitchcock of Connecti-
cut, Past Grand Matron Milans and
Dulin, Grand Patron Troth of Mary
land and Past Grand Patron McWil-
liam of Maryland.
AT the next meeting the Star Points
will have charge.
Miriam Chapter will meet January
26, at which time Treasurer-elect Abbie
M Gates will be installed. There will
be reception to the new ofhcers, en-
tertainment, refreshments and dancing
The grand matron has appointed Past
E.atron Lulu Glover chairman of the
Temple Committee The Ways and
Means Committee will meet February 4
at the home of Associate Patron Harry
Sisk, 1891 Girard street northeast.
Esther Chapter celebrated its thirty
fifth birthday anniversary January Is
The program ives in charge of Past