The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-03


bers are requested to make reserva-
tons before tomorrow noon.
Special vocal selections will be rem
dered by Louise Brown, Mary Mes
senger and Harold Seymour who will
be accompanied by Alice Lorensen.
On March 9th and September 9th,
1870 the worthy grand matron of
Connecticut, Mrs. Sarah A. Collum,
visited Waterbury in the interests
of forming a chapter of the Order
of the Eastern Star, but this was not
accomplished until some little time
later. On November 7th of that year
the worthy grand patron, T. H. L..
Tallcott, assisted by the worthy
grand matron, instituted the new
chapter under dispensation. The
first officers were Mrs. Ellen M.
Thomas, worthy matron; John N.
Ensign, worthy patron: Miss Julietta
Walker, associate matron and George
B. Thomas, secretary.
At th.s time there were % chap
tiers in Connecticut with total
membership of 1859. From "a mem
bers in 1879, Naomi increased her
membership to 81 in 1886, in 1891 to
"a, in 1893 to lis and in 1904 the
chapter initiated 81 bringing the
membership to 208. Since these early
years the chapter has grown stead
lily until it is now the largest chap
ter in the state with 922 members.
There are 100 organized chapters of
the Order of the Eastern Star in
Connecticut, numbering 24,546 mem
bers.
The thirteen honored guests of
Naomi chapter at the anniversary
celebration and the dates they
joined the order are as follows: Mrs.
Nellie Candee, past matron, June 2,
1887; Mrs. Grace R. White, past ma
iron, May II, 1892; Miss jeanette
Starr, December 6, 1892; Mrs. jose
phine Wolf, past matron, AFFILIATED,
May 2, 1893; Mrs. Julia E. Gaines,
June 10, 1895; Wilbur D. Gaines,
June 10, 1895; Mrs. Helen E. STAN
ley, December 8, 1895: Doctor Fred
erick S. Graves, May 4, 1897; Mrs.
Helen E. Lewis, past matron, May 8,
1898; Mrs. Elizabeth Harper, June
Z, 1898; Mrs. Bertha Rowland, past
matron, February 2, 1899 and Mrs.
Alice c. Guthrie, February Z, 1899.
During the 66 years the grand
chapter of Connecticut has been in
existence and the 60 years of Naomi's
organiza ton, this chapter has been
honored many times by appointments
by the grand chapter officers. From
these appointments seven have been
elected to serve in the highest Of
fees of the grand chapter and the
chapter feels pride in the fact that
it has contributed four worthy grand
matrons and three worthy grand
patrons to the grand chapter of
Connecticut. These are as follows
John N. Ensign, worthy grand pa
iron 1882-1883; Miss Julietta S.
Walker, worthy grand matron 1885,
1886; Miss Julia A. Granniss, worthy
grand matron 1892-1893; Henry w.
Atwood, worthy grand patron 1900
1901; Mrs. Jennie c. Marggraff,
worthy grand matron 1916-1917; DR..
Frederick c. Marggraff, worthy
grand patron, 1921-1922; Mrs. Ruth
Angrave Jones, worthy grand ma
iron 1936-1937.
Naomi chapter has acted as host
ess chapter to the grand chapter
four times and entertained in Wa
terbury for their ninth annual ses-
sion on October II, 1882; the 18th
session on October IA, 1891; the 43rd
session, January 30, 1917, over which
Mrs. Marggraff presided and on
April Goth and 30th 1887 the 63rd
session over which Mrs. Jones pre-
sided.
The chapter observed its 10th an
niversary in 1919 with Ala members
at that time In 1929 the chapter
numbered 971 members and a very
impressive program celebrating the
50th anniversary was carried out.
The chapter held it's meetings for
many years in the old Masonic
building on Bank street until that
building was destroyed by fire and
it has always maintained its orig
inal stated meeting nights on the
first and third Tuesday night of
each month.
The present officers of the chapter
are: worthy matron, Mrs. Edna C.
Wolf; worthy patron, George R. An
grave; associate matron, Mrs. Doro-
thy B. Scott-Smith; associate patron
Charles Rietdyke; secretary, Mrs
Jennie c. Marggraff; treasurer, Mrs
Agnes P. Hopkins, P. NJ; conductress
Mrs. Martha w. Angrave; associate
conductress, Mrs. Ruth B. Vining
chaplain, Mrs. George R. Bailey;
marshal, Mrs. Mary W. Messenger
organist, Miss Alice K. Lorensen;
Adah, Mrs. Bertha A. Ford, Ruth
Miss Hilda Bloom; Esther, Mrs. Lii
liam B. Hewitt; Martha, Mrs. Jane
Devereaux; Electa, Mrs. Hazeltine B
Curry; warder, Mrs. Arlene C. Root: