The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-10-10
200 ATTEND
STAR DINNER
Hurdin O.E.S. Chapter
Celebrates Silver
Anniversary

Anniversary
Jasmine Chapter No. IS, O.. E.
S., celebrated it's twenty-fifth
anniversary at meetings and a
dinner Monday evening.
Honored guests of the organi-
zation were Mrs. Eunlce Brown
of Missoula, Worthy Grand Ma
iron, and LuciuS Jpshaw of
Great Falls, Worthy Grand Pa
iron, who paid official visits to
the chapter at that time, aYd
Mrs. Anna Smalley of Roundup,
junior past Most Worthy Grand
Matron of the Order of Eastern
Star of the World.
The chapter convened first at
200 pm, when the work was
exemplified for Mrs. Brown.
At els, a dinner was held in
the banquet room of the Ma
sonic temple. Honored were
charter members of the organ
ization. The tables were beauti-
fully decorated in white and sill
yer.
Those who were members of
Jasmine Chapter at it's incep-
ton who were able to be pres
ent included Mr.. and Mrs, c. S.
Elder, Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Bun
Ston, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A.
Vickers, Mrs. A. M. Hicks and
Fred Lipp. Other charter men,
bers who still hold active mem
bership in the chapter, but who
were unable to be present at
the dinner, include Mrs. Marie
Lewis of Grow Agency, Mrs.
Marie Ross of Hardin and Mrs.
Mary Mitchell of California.
]. J. Ping acted as master of
ceremonies at the banquet. Mrs.
j. J. Ping led group singing. A
number of pep songs, which
were parodies of well-known
songs, written to fit the occas-
ion, were compiled by Mrs. w.
j Brekke. Mrs. E. o. Preston
was pianist.
The program consisted of a
reading by Mrs. Lucius Upshaw,
brief talks by distinguished Wis
itors, a history of Jasmine chap
ter by Fred M. Lipp, a song by
Mr.. Lipp and Mrs. A. M. Hicks,
and brief responses by Char
ter Members Vickers and Bum
ston. A feature was the presen-
tation of a birthday cake to the
chapter.
Favors made by Lodge Grass
members were small booklets
listing charter members and
present officers.
The dinner was served by the
Baptist Ladies Aid.
Several numbers were presen-
ted by Hardin Assembly No. 80
Order of Rainbow, after the
group left the banquet room.
These included a presentation
of the flag by a group of girls,
a harp and piano number by
Jeanne and Janice Kelley, a
song by a quintet composed of
the Misses Eileen Plumb, Vera
Louk, Peggy Joyce Baker, and
Jeanne and Janice Kelley, and
the presentation pf a gift to
Mrs. Eunice Brown by Miss
Plumb. Mrs. Upshaw also gave
a reading at this time.
Highlights of the closed meet
ing which followed were an adj
dress by Grand worthy Patron
UpShaw on "Americanism,"
Worthy Grand Matron Browns
talk to the chapter, and a des-
cription of some of the events
of the General Grand chapter
meeting in San Francisco by
Mrs. Smalley, who as Most
Worthy Grand Matron, presided
over the sessions of this conven-
ton of the Eastern Stars of the
World.
Besides Mr.. and Mrs. Upshaw,
Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Smalley,
distinguished visitors present
included Mrs. Bertha Weiloff of
Great Falls, grand conductress,
and MI. Weiloff, Mrs. Ella Ste
wart of Fromberg, Grand Mar
tina; Ernest Marvin of Billings,
Worthy Grand Association Pat
ron, Past Grand Matron Bald
win and Past Grand Patron
Baldwin of Billings and Past
Grand Patron Edwin Grafton
of Billings.