Evening star., 1940-12-29
Order of the Eastern Star

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The 1888 Association of Matrons
and Patrons will hold a New Year
eve party on Devember 81 at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Chase,
440 Ingraham street NV. Dinner
will be served at $50 pm, followed
by a business meeting, election and
installation of officers. Mrs. Bern
eta Hoffman, president, has ap-
pointed Past Grand Matron Grace
w. Kimmel chairman of installation.
Reservations should be made by call
ing Lincoln 5154, Mrs. Hoffman.
The Secretaries Association will
meet at the home of President Louise
Nubson, 4301 Thirteenth street NE,
January 4, pm.
Brightwood Chapters Junior Past
Matron Anna Parkes, and Junior
Past Patron John Parkes, will enter
tain their officers in their home,
Hillendale, Md, tonight with din
ner, and present them with gifts.
Matron Dorothy Southgate has
called a meeting of the Budget Com
mittee at the home of G.. Alive Moore,
9406 Louis avenue, Silver Spring,
Md, on January 3, pm.
The Auxiliary Home Board will
meet at the home of Martha B. Rich,
735 Allison street NV. January s,
8 pm.
Robert wilkins has called a meet
ing of the Ways and Means Com
mittee at his home, 500 Oglethorpe
street NV, 8 pm.
The matron of East Gate Chapter
announces a rehearsal for officers
at the Masonic = hall, Mills and
Rhode Island avenues NE. on New
Year Day at o'clock, to be followed
by supper
A meeting will be January 8, when
the new officers will be honored.
Associate Grand Matron Mildred
Hicks, as installing officer, assisted
by Past Grand Matron Louise
Kreklow as installing grand marshal
and Past Matron Blanche D. Peiser
as grand chaplain. installed the fol-
lowing officers in Bethany Chapter:
Matron, Elsie M. Schivier; patron,
James Jones: associate matron,
Helen DuChaine; associate patron,
Harry DuChaine; secretary, Alice w.
Newhard; treasurer, Ida r. Mazzul-
10, conductress, Annebel Tillett; as
sociate conductress, Gladys Manuel:
marshal, Ursula Danforth; chaplain,
May Rice; Adah, Mildred Dye; Ruth,
Garth Armbruster; Esther, Ella
Hanson; Martha, Mary Ross; Electa,
Cumi Mitchell; warder, Edna Red
man, and sentinel, Ashby Marshall.
The retiring matron, Elizabeth
Hodgkin, was presented the past
matron's jewel by Associate Grand
Patron Joseph H Bait. and an ap-
propriate memento was presented
to Past Patron Fred Icenhower by
Past Matron Nellie G. Plumley.
Inez Long, matron of Congress
Lodge Chapter, announces a re-
hearsal for officers will be held to-
morrow at o'clock.
The following officers were in
stalled by Mount Pleasant Chapter:
Matron, Bertha Gassman; patron,
Morgan Gassman; associate matron,
Bessie DeRosa; associate patron,
William H. Thompson; conductress,
Louise McKeon; associate conduc-
tress, Helen Murray; secretary, Clara
Stowell; treasurer, Past Matron
Blanche Larner; chaplain, Esther
Bowen: marshal, Past Matron Jean
Allen; organist, Henry Bruning;
Adah, Marie Bruning, Ruth, Eliza
beth Parnaby; Esther, Ruth Mel
man; Martha, Berneice Lee; Electa,
Lulu Meline; warder, Jane Wall
The sentinel will be installed at a
later date.
The installing officers were Past
Matron Jean Allen and Past
Patron Charles Allen. Past Matrorl
Cleon Champion acted as installing
marshal, Junior Past Matron Pearl
Edwards as installing chaplain and
Helen Furr installing organist. A
solo was rendered by Past Matron
Mildred Sherman.
Past Patron A. w. Sherman acted
as Santa Claus and Past Patron
Henry Bruning at the organ gave
recital of Christmas carols.
st. Johns Lodge Chapter at the
last meeting had installation of Off
GERS. Associate Grand Matron Mil
dred Hicks installed Past Patron
Charles c. Coakley as sentinel. and
Mary Pritchett as warder, Ruth
Angelo acting as grand marshal.
The annual Home Board turkey
dinner will be held at Almas Temple
from to 7 pm. on January %. For
reservations call Past Matron Leila
J. Cooke, Randolph 1886, or Past
Matron Mary I. Hall, North 0374.
Past Matron Leila j. Cooke was
elected representative to the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home.
On January 6 there will be re-
ception to the newly installed off,
GERS. Refreshments will be served.
At the January 2 meeting of Jo-
seph H. Milans Chapter there will
be a reception to the new officers
and a celebration of the birthday
anniversaries of members born in
January.
The Auxiliary Home Board will
entertain the Oampbell-Lofner Sew
ing Club at the Eastern Star Home
December 80 at 1:30 pm. There will
be a rehearsal for the new officers
at Northeast Temple on December
80 at pm.
Esther Chapter held installation
of officers on December II. The ap-
pointive officers are Bessie Bean
chaplain; Virginia Guard, marshal;
Emily Sutton, organist; June D
Selby, Adah; Edna j. Criswell, Ruth,
Elain Marsh, Esther; Margaret B
Smith, Martha; Frances P. Meade
Electa; Dorothy Mae Broders