Evening star., 1936-12-20
Order of the Eastern Star

Bethlehem Chapter elected the fol.
lowing officers: Mrs. Roberta Gravatt,
matron; Edward H. Gray. patron; Miss
Blanche T. Bowen, associate matron;
Stephen L. Pearson, associate patron;
Mrs. Carrie Batson, conductress; Mrs.
Mildred German. associate con-
ductress; Mrs. Jennie A. Meyer, Sec
retary; Miss Blanche Fry, treasurer;
Mrs. Margaret CARL, trustee, and Mrs.
Ethel Nelson to represent the home.
They will be installed Tuesday night.
Fidelity Chapter officers were In
stalled by Past Grand Matron Mamie
Greenstreet. Past Matron Janet Man
veil was grand chaplain, Past Matron
May r. Johnston and Mrs. Edna Jor-
dan, grand marshals; Mrs. Weaver,
grand organist, and Charles Haycraft.
soloist.
The outgoing matron and patron
were presented with past officers
jewels and gifts from their Officers
and friends. The newly installed
matron and patron were presented
with gifts.
The officers are: Pearl B. Bell
man. matron; Hugh Burgess, patron;
Dorothy Southgate, associate matron;
Fred Southgate. associate patron:
Emily Thompson, secretary; Florence
Shoemaker, treasurer; Virginia Crane,
condCctreSs; BERTHE Crumb, associate
conductress; Edna Jordan, marshal:
Harry Maxwell. organist; Murriel
Woodard, Adah; Margaret Fox, Ruth;
Beulah Baine, Esther; Pauline Colt.
Elects; Mable Foley, warder: Maynard
Twitchell. sentinel; Bertha Ockers-
hansen, chaplain.
Columbia Chapter elected the fol-
lowing ofilcers: Matron, Mrs. Freddy
c. de Lesdernier; patron, J. Harvey
Fritts; associate matron, Mrs. Rose l..
Hidde; associate patron, Fred Neal;
secretary, Mrs. Grace A. Gilcrest:
treasurer, Mrs. Jennie S. Haigh; con.
ductress, Mrs. Doris F. Cope; asso-
ciate conductress, Mrs. Grace L. God
dard; trustee, Clara B. Leverton. They
will be installed December 20.
Esther Chapter officers were in
stalled as follows: Mrs. Nell Diehl Ray,
matron; William E. Birgfeld, patron:
Mrs. Jean S. Jones, associate matron;
Fred Karl Werthner, associate patron;
Mrs. Charlotte M. Pine, secretary;
Mrs. Alice r. Bradley, treasurer; Mrs.
Clara ]. Reid, conductress; Mrs. Ruth
G. Bowdler, associate conductress;
Miss Xenia L. Beck, chaplain; Mrs
Cecile S. Birgfeld, marshal; Mrs.
Mabei Getman Ostrander, organist;
Mrs. Grace D. Williams, Ada; Miss
Mary E. Bryarly, Ruth; Mrs. Ruth T.
Cecil. Esther; Mrs. Leah E. Leapley,
Martha; Miss Mary O'Donnell, Electa;
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Mclaughlin. warder,
and Frank Hegner. sentinel. Past
Grand Matron Julia N. Streater was
grand installing officer; Past Grand
Matron Bertha G. Hudson, grand mar
shal, and Past Matron Mildred r.
Shafer. grand chaplain. The choir
rendered selections during the install
lation, Junior Past Matron Leonor
Ebert Reed and Mrs Phebe B. Bar
nard assisting with solos.
Past Grand Matron Julia N. Streat-
er has been reelected representative
of the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home; Past Grand Patron Wallace
Streater, Past Patron Frank A. Brig
field and Past Patron Raymond A.
Babcock elected trustees. ..-t
A Christmas play. The First Ma
tivity." was presented by Past Patrons
Ashby Carlisle. Ralph P. Barnard. w.
Spencer Armstrong, Henry H. Bur-
roughs and Frank C. Magruder; Mar
garet Pack, Elizabeth Mears, Gertrude
Jones. Linda Berg, Eva Lester and Ma
tilda Heuser.
William F. Hunt Chapter elected the
following officers: Evelyn r. Millard.
matron; Harry Bennett, patron: Edna
Van De Veer, associate matron; Oscar
L. Britt, associate patron; Helen M.
Otte, secretary Ue-elected); J. Ethel
Richards, treasurer (re-elected); Har-
riett B. Ports, conductress; Olga
Brown. associate conductress. Past Ma
tron Virginia B. Rench, representative
to the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home; Marguerite D. 'Behrend, Ray
mond F. Rich and Josept A. Bennett,
trustees. D..
The meeting Of December "a has
been postponed and special meeting
will be held December 20 at 8 pm. for
installation Of officers.
The 1886 officers and committee
chairmen were entertained at cards
and supper yesterday at the Highlands
by Matron Emma M. Buell. and Patron
James H. Heslet.
Elizabeth Rhine, associate grand
matron, assisted by Victor Rench, as
sociate grand patron, installed the fol-
lowing officers of Mount Pleasant
Chapter Friday: Ellen Calvert, ma
tron; Henry Bruning, patron; Jean
Allen, associate matron; Charles AL
len, associate patron; Pearl Edwards,
secretary; Blanch Larner, treasurer;
Rebecca Bowen, conductress; Madge
Smith, associate conductress; Francis
Watt, chaplain; Marie Bruning, mar
shal; Bertha Gassman, organist; Helen
Clark, Adah: Margaret Barnard, Ruth;
Elizabeth Black, Esther; Esther Bow
en-, Martha; Bessie De Rosa, Electa:
Jane Wall, warder; Charles Calvert,
sentinel.
This was followed by a Christmas
party. when visit of Santa Claus was