Evening star., 1939-12-17

The Ways and Means Committee
of Cathedral Chapter will meet
Monday at 22l3 First street NV
with Mrs. Olga Mcmahon, Mrs
Lucie Smith. Mrs. Fidies Harris, Mrs
Mabel Inderlied and Mrs. Margaret
McKenney as hostesses. A Christ
mas party will be given.
Officers of Loyalty Chapter will be
installed Wednesday evening by As
sociate Grand Matron Burdine and
Associate Grand Patron Steagall
with Past Grand Matron Rhine as
installing marshal.
Matron Blanche p. Power and
Patron Randall Starkey Of La Fay
cite Lodge Chapter entertained their
officers and committee chairmen at
a dinner dance at the Roger Smith
Hotel on Saturday evening.
Miriam Chapter last night held in
stallation of officers. Associate Grand
Matron Minnie Burdine acted as
installing officer, assisted by the
associate grand patron, Edward
Steagall, who installed the patron.
Past Grand Matron Bertha G. Hud-
son acted as grand marshal, Past Ma
tron Irma M. Smith as grand chap
lain and Past Matron Elvira Magde-
burger of Joppa Chapter as grand
organist. Past Matron Winifred
Murphy of East Gate Chapter was
the soloist.
The officers are: Matron, Pebble
E. Tanner; patron. Clarence Smith
associate matron, Mamie Brashears;
associate patron, Frederick Troup;
secretary, Past Matron Eileen H,
Dalstrom, reelected; treasurer, Past
Matron Helen M. Rowen, reelected:
conductress, A. Naomi Cooper; as
sociate conductress, Nellie Jewell:
chaplain, Mary Dement,; marshal,
Josephine Baumann; organdist, Lola
Goldman; Adah, Ila Tanner; Ruth,
Ruth Rook: Esther, Jessie Beales:
Martha, Mildred Mcdowell; Electa,
Elizabeth Carbaugh; warder, Frances
Atkinson, and sentinel, Henry
Leman.
Past Matron Irma M. Smith was
reelected to serve as representa-
tive to Board of Directors, Masonic
and Eastern Star Home, and Simeon
N. Mallory was elected as trustee.
Columbia Chapter elected the fol-
lowing officers: Matron, Mrs. Grace
L. Goddard; patron, Richard Ram
go; associate matron, Mrs. Margaret
F. Demaree; associate patron, Oscar
F. Nelson; secretary, Mrs. Grace A.
Gilcrest, reelected; treasurer, Mrs.
Jennie S. Haigh, reelected; conduc-
tress, Mrs. Mildred Syfrig; associate
conductress, Mrs. Dorothy Strain;
trustee for three years, Mrs. Clara
B. Leverton, reelected; representa-
tive on Board of Directors of Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home, Mrs.
Ida B. Wales. reelected Mrs. TIL
lie C. Chauncey, past grand matron,
was presented with a life member
ship.
The Auxiliary Home Board of
Gavel Chapter held a Christmas
party at the home of Louise Darby
on Thursday.
At the meeting December 10 Of
flcers will be installed. Members
are asked to bring canned goods to
help fill baskets for Christmas.
The Star Point Society will meet
December 20 with Florence Nor
ris, 4522 Illinois avenue NV.
Bethany Chapters officers were
installed by Associate Grand Matron
Minnie j. Burdine, assisted by Past
Grand Matron Cora P. Mayberry as
grand chaplain and Jennye Fac Ben
son as grand marshal. The officers
are: Elizabeth r. Hodgkin, matron !;
Fred j. Icenhower, patron; Elsie M
Schwier, associate matron; James
Jones, associate patron: Alice w.
Newhard, secretary; Ida r. Mazzullo,
treasurer; Helen DuChaine, conduc-
tress; Inez NJ Bernard, associate
conductress; Annebel L. Tillett,
chaplain: Mildred l.. Dye, marshal;
Mabel H. Test, past matron, or
ganist; Jeanne A. Dunham, Adah;
Helen Paget Stadler, Ruth; Thelma
j. Barnard, Esther; Margaret l..
Marshall, Martha; Gladys v. Man.
uel, Electa; Cumi Mitchell. Warder,
and Harry r. DuChaine, sentinel.
The following officers were elected
by Esther Chapter: Ruth G. Bowd-
Ter, matron; Charles H. Riegner,
patron; Cecile S. Birgfeld, associate
matron; r. Ernest Guard, associate
patron; Charlotte M. Pine, secre-
tary; Alice R. Bradley. treasurer;
Esther B. Lyvers, conductress; Leah
Leapley, associate conductress; Past
Grand Matron Julia Streater, rep
resentative on Board Directors, Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home; Past
Patron Frank A. Birgfeld. re-
elected to the Board of Trustees,
for three years.
They will be installed December 81
Clara Reid, matron. entertained
her officers. committee chairman
and invited guests at a banquet
and dance at the new Masonic and
Eastern Star Temple on December 9.
The choir will meet with Miss
Harriet Crump, 709 Quincy street
NV, on Tuesday. Mrs. Charlotte
Pine and Mrs. Annie Carter, assist
ing hoSteSSeS.
The regular meeting of the Dra-
matte Club on December q will
be omitted.
The Matrons and Patrons Asso-
citation of 1929 held its annual ban
quet at the Eastern Star Temple.
President Esther Towers welcomed
the guests. Other speakers were
Mrs. Pearl Watt Gibb, and John
Clagett Proctor. Vice President
Charles Boswell was master of cere-
monies. Gifts were presented to
the officers from the association.
Officers were elected as followed ::
Evelyn A. Strout, president; Carleton
Frye, vice president. and Marv Hoff-