Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-01-21
Gaithersburg News And
Social Items

Installation of officers of Pentalpha
Chapter No. 38, Order of the Eastern
Star was held in the Masonic Hall,
here with Past Grand Matron, Minnie
Hopple as installing officer, assisted
by Past Matron Catherine Gates, of
Rockville, acting grand marshal.
The following were installed:
Worthy Matron, Mrs. Ora o. Nc
Balm; Worthy Patron, Alfred Christie
Jr.; Associate Matron, Mrs. Elizabeth
B. King; Associate Patron, James
Nicol; Secretary, Mrs. Emma A..
Becker; Treasurer, Mrs. Helen r. Sell
by; Conductress, Edith Barnett; Asso-
ciate Conductress, Mrs. Elizabeth
Schroeder; Chaplain, Mrs. Alice Kin
sey; Marshall, Mrs. Marjorie Walker;
Organist, Mrs. Janet Bell; Adah, Mrs.
jamie Kinsey; Ruth, Mrs. Helen Chris
tie; Esther, Mrs. Mary Young;
Martha, Mrs. Virginia Shorb; Electa,
Mrs. Helen Williams; Warder, Jean
Nicol and Sentinel, Ray K. Wachter.
Mrs. Lillian Robertson and A. R.
Selby, the outgoing matron and pa
tron were presented with jewels
from the Chapter and gifts from their
officers. The incoming matron also re-
ceived gifts.
Other officers who participated in
the installation ceremonies were Mrs.
Nellie M. Wachter, Deputy Grand
Lecturer as Grand Chaplain, Mrs.
Burrier, Grand organist, Miss Mabel
Becraft, Grand Warder and DR.. Bates
Etchison, Grand Sentinel.
The Chapter room and social hall,
below, were attractively decorated
with palms and evergreens, the color
scheme of red and green prevailing
likewise in the table decorations.
To Mr.. Warner Humphrey of Rock
vile, the retiring patron of the Sill
yer Spring Chapter, Pentalpha Chap
ter, No. 3S, o. E. S. feels deeply
grateful for the palms used in the
decorations.
Included among the distinguished
guests were Clarence w. Burrier,
Worthy Grand Patron, and Mrs. Min
ME Hopple, Past Grand Matron, both
of Baltimore.
A number of members from the
District of Columbia and nearby
Chapters as well as local members
witnessed the ceremony there being
approximately 100 in attendance.
Year books were presented by the
Worthy Matron to her officers and to
the Chapter members present.
A number are being held in re-
serve and any member of Pentalpha
woh desires can secure same by ap-
plying either to the Worthy Matron
or Mrs. Emma Becker, secretary.
Pentalpha Lodge A. F. & A. M.
Gaithersburg have installed the fol-
lowing officers for the current year:
Worshipful Master, w. Orlando
Young, Germantown; Senior Warden,
Marshall White, Gaithersburg; Junior
Warden, Albert Burton Easton, Gath
ersburg; Senior Deacon, William Jo-
seph Stup, Gaithersburg; Junior
Deacon, Robert Lamont Thurston,
Gaithersburg; Senior Steward, Alfred
Christie, Jr., Washington Grove; Sec
rotary, Thomas w. Troxell, Gathers
burg; Treasurer, Fred Grimm, Gath
ersburg; Tyler, Walter Reinhart,
Gaithersburg; Trustees: Charles Be-
craft, Bates Etchison and w. Orland
Young.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Mrs. Dorothy Ben
son of Hyattstown and Mr.. Edgar
Johnson of Gaithersburg, the cere-
mony being performed at the M. E.
Parsonage in Clarksburg with Rev.
H. F. Chandler officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Plummer left
last week for Florida. Shortly before
their departure, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Byrne entertained at a dinner party
in honor Of their twenty-seventh we'd
ding anniversary. Covers were laid
for eighteen guests.
Mrs. McKendree Walker was a re-