The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-19

L Convene
Annual Session Grand Court
To Be Held in Masonic
Temple. Starts thursday

With the opening OF the
2Sth annual session of the
grand court. Order of ANA
ranth. ut the Masonic temple
in Fellowship hall Thursday
evening many hundreds az
members of the order arrived
in town during the afternoon.
making their headquarters At
the Hotel Winthrop for the
continuance Of the sessions.
which will be concluded Satur-
day night.
All master Masons and friends
will he welcomed at the opening
ceremonies Thursday evening
starting at 3 o'clock Mrs Herbert
J. Gilbert Of Enumelsw and Rob
ert NJ. Rurgunder 81 Seattle, grand
matron and patron. will preside
over the entire three-day session.
Among the prominent people sp"
pearing on the program beside
the grand officers will be Gov
Clarence d Martin. Mai. Houston
L. Reusch. Of Seattle; Mrs. Harry
N. Johnston, Tacoma. Mrs. Nor
man sayior. Arlington. and Mrs.
L.ivy Nelson. Seattle. In musical
numbers.
Friday morning at y o'clock VIII
mark the opening Of the business
session which viii he attended ny
Amaranths only. continuing
throughout the day.
Friday evening the royal grand
matron and patron and Their
corps Of officers will he honored
with a dinner. reception and dance
in the crystal ballroom Of the WIN
throp hotel. Friends will he wei
coined at this function. which IL In
charge OF Mesdames Lands Fry.
Charles Baniamin. Warren Gilman
and Carl Gehbcrs. Charles Burt
viii act ss floor manager and mas
ter Of ceremonies for the floor
show. which viii include a dance
medley by Dorothy Wallace and
Joyce Rosenbergcr and a comedy
sldt by Crane and Wright. Two
Loose Screws
The business sessions Will hs
continued through saturday At
Fellowship hall snd the instslls-
ton ceremonies for the new Of
f,cer. will be held IN the evening
Friends may attend this public
ceremony which Ia very ooiorfnl'
according to Mrs. Harry n. Johns
ton. the general chairman An
information desk will be at the
service OF members throughout the
entire session under the direction
: OF Mrs. Carl Gebbcrs, assisted b,
, Miss Elsie Law. Mrs. Frances
Howard Mrs. Alice Clarke, Mrs
James Murdoch. Mrs A. ~, Gar
stad and Mrs, s. NJ. LeCrone. all
. OF Tacoma.
, on Saturday afternoon the Jun
Tor Past Royal Matrons' club OF
the Amaranth will entertain =
large number Of out -of.town guests
stai o'clock luncheon to be given
in the Dslhem. Arrangements
have been made by Mrs. Luke
Schools and Mrs, Oscar w Borcll
co-chsirmen for the affair Thf
luncheon In In special honor Of
Mrs. Herbert Gilbert Of Ennm'
claw. retiring grand royal matron
Order OF the Amaranth. ~ the
state Of Washington. Mrs. Gilbert
In also the supreme marshal in
the west OF the Supreme Council
Of the Amsranth. Inc.
A red. white and blue color
scheme will he carried out In the
favors and decorations for the
luncheon. Favors will be gay
American and Norwegian flags
and the tables will be centersd with
red. white and blue spring flow
ers. After luncheon n eft will be
presented to the guest Of honor.
Tacoma women who viii be
hostesses are Mrs. Charles Benlss
min. Mrs Oscar W. Borell. Mrs.
Luke Schools and Mrs George
/. Desmond
Central Avenue PIT 4. viii
sponsor dessert luncheon and
afternoon Friday afternoon ., l
o'clock a. the home Of Mrs. cisr-