Evening star., 1940-01-07

The 44th annual session Of the
Grand Chapter of the District Of Co.
lumbia will be held at the Willard
Hotel next Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evenings, with the grand
matron, Ruth S. Cromelin, and
grand patron, Richard E. Titlow,
presiding. The opening will be on
Thursday at 7 pm. The invocation
will be asked by the Rev. John c..
Palmer, grand chaplain of the Grand
Lodge
On Friday evening a memorial
service in honor of the members of
the order who died during the year
will be presented, under the direc-
ton of the Obituary Committee, of
which Past Grand Matron Cora P.
Mayberry is chairman. Election will
also be held. with the polls at the
Willard Hotel being open from 4 to
o'clock.
On Saturday will be session din
ner at the National Press Club at
$50 o'clock. Thereafter the session
will be resumed at the Willard Ho-
tel for installation of officers and the
presentation of past officers jewels
to the retiring grand matron and
grand patron.
The Home Board of Acacia Chap
ter will meet Tuesday at 8 pm. at
the home of the matron, 5312 First
street NV, with the line officers as
hostesses. All members of the chap
ter are invited to be present at the
installation of the newly elected
grand matron at the Willard Hotel
on Saturday at 7:3o pm.
Officers of Friendship Chapter
were installed by Past Grand
| Matron Nellie Fletcher, with Vir-
ginia Duehring as grand marshal,
assisted by Past Matrons Anna
Perna Tucker and M. Leila Sanford,
Past Matron Eff1e Mcmillan as
grain chaplain and Marjorie Davis
as grand organist.
The officers are: Majorie wilkins,
matron; Charles Weber, patron; Ida
Gore. associate matron; Raymond
Bradshaw. associate patron; Mabelle
Boyce, secretary; Anna Printz,
treasurer; Gladys Weber, conduc-
tress; Cassie E. Cassie, associate
conductress; Bessie Jones, chaplain;
Mary Windsor, marshal; Rose San
ford, organist; Alma Peters, Adah;
Virginia Duehring, Ruth; Margaret
Loane, Esther: Laura Davis, Mar
tina; Grace Bradshaw, Electa; Grace
Hall, warder; R. Edward Wilson,
sentinel.
Past Patron Andrew C. wilkins
sang. Past Matron Effie Mcmillan
presented a past matron's jewel to
the retiring matron, Martha r..
Duehring, and Past Grand Matron
Fletcher presented a Masonic ring
as gift from the chapter to the
retiring patron. Arthur Copeland.
Mrs. LYDIA Davis, matron Of Electa
Chapter, announces the meeting
Tuesday evening will be a recep-
ton to the new officers, dancing and
refreshments.
The chapter will entertain the
Campbell Loff1er Sewing Club We'd
nesday afternoon.
Mrs. Carrie Smith has been elect
ed representative to the board of
directors, Masonic and Eastern Star
Home.
Temple Chapter officers were in
stalled by Past Matron Miriam
Lewis as installing matron. assisted
by Past Matron Yetta Goldman,
Past Matron Rose Loell, marshal:
Past Matron Merriam Norwood,
chaplain and Blanch Krulesich, Or
ganist.
The appointive officers are: Ada,
Bernice Levinson; Ruth, Ethel
Cohen; Esther, Ida Brown; Martha,
Rose Cordell; Electa, Florence
Levitov; chaplain, Rose Saidman;
marshal, Anne Goldsmith; organist,
Esther Sperling; warder, Matilda
Levy, and sentinel, Joseph Lewis.
A regular meeting will be held
January s.
Matron Edith Friedman and
Patron Ben Nicholson will enter
tain their officers with a dinner to-
day at the home of the patron.
The chapter will be the guest of
Kerchoff- Roy Chapter in Baltimore
on January 9.
Brightwood Chapter had as its
installing officer Past Grand Ma
tron Gertrude Milans, assisted by
Martha B. Rich, past matron, as
grand chaplain, and Selma Foster,
secretary to the General Home
Board, the grand marshal. The ap-
pointive officers are: Chaplain, Ann
Schickler; marshal, Blanche Kir-
tor; organist, Pearl Peterson; Ada,
Elizabeth Fowler; Ruth, Augusta
Bilbrey; Esther, Muriel T. Wood
ward; Martha, Loretta B. Ash; Elec-
ia, Anna M. Fowler; warder, Phoebe
Haight, and sentinel, Pauline L.
Colt. Ida Louder, treasurer-elect,
will be installed upon her return
from Southern trip.
Music was rendered by Helen Null
lenburg and Louise Vogel, assisted
at the piano by Gertrude Smith.
Junior Past Matron Margaret
Helh and Junior Past Patron Will
liam Oliff were presented their jew
els by Mrs. Milans. They were also
; the recipients of other gifts, as were
, the newly installed matron and Of
, ficers. Past Grand Patron Joseph
, H. Milans gave an address.
The meeting of January II has
been called off, due to the Grand
, Chapter session.
Federal Chapter installed its of.
ficers with Associate Grand Matror
Minnie Burdine as installing officer
assisted by Past Grand Patron Theo.
dore Lewis, Past Grand Matror
Elizabeth Rhine, grand marshal
Past Grand Matron Louise Kreglow
. grand chaplain; Mable Lewis, CRANE
| organist; William E. Birgfeld, grant