The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-10
0E5(HApTER INSTITUTED,
 WHITEH0R5E

Mrs. Mamie Lander, Most Worthy Grand Matron of the General Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, last Thursday night instituted White horse Chapter, U. D., Yukon Terri tory, assisted by complete corps of officers from Naomi Chapter No. g, Skagway. Sixteen women and thirteen men were initiated into the Whitehorse Chapter that evening and meetings were held the follow ing nights to assist the new chap ter officers over the many obstacles which are present in the first stages of organization.
 Members of the Nao.li Chapter who made the trip to Whitehorse included MT. and Mrs. Arnold Gut feldt, Worthy Matron and Patron; MT. and Mrs. A. E. Rasmussen, Associate Matron and Patron; Mary Hoyt, Conductress; Florence Olsen Associate Conductress; Betty Sel- mer, Secretary; Myrtle Keller, Or ganist; Edith Larsen, Chaplain; Dorothy Byrd. Adah; Mary Bean Ruth; Jenny Rasmussen, Esther Mavis Saldin, Martha; Vera Dahl Electa; Lucy Fuller, Warder; Bessie Dedman, Sentinel, and Elizabeth Budd and Gladys Pennington.
 Mrs. SiOeeney There
 At the invitation of Mamie Lan- der, Mrs. Edward Sweeney of Juneau flew to Whitehorse' on Thursday for the instituting ceremonies. Mrs. Sweeney was introduced and receiv- ed all honors generally accorded Past Worthy Matrons, and assisted in the various services from time to time as requested by the Most Worthy Matron. Mrs. Sweeney ex- tended the greetings and best wish es of the Juneau Chapter for the success of the newly instituted chap ter.
 Immediately upon arrival of the officers from Skagway and Mrs Sweeney from Juneau, they were all guests at buffet supper at the home of MT. and Mrs. E. c. Burt. At IS o'clock that evening instituting services were conducted by Mrs Lander, assisted by several members of the Skagway Chapter.
 Charter Members
 Charter members of the new chap ter are Jean and Robert Campbell A. Enid and c. A. Boerner, Gladys V. Hogan, Mary M and H. " Gennings; Doreen and Mervin w Warwick, Doris and Ronald L. Greenslade, Jessie Howat, Margaret M. and Gordon Camp, Rosena and Edwin F. Pinchin, Dorothy M. and G. Yorke Wilson, Florence w. Beau mont, Lillian Harbottle, Nora J. Camp, Ruth K. Storey, John Bruce Watson, Ellen and Ewart c. Burt, Daisy G. and Richard A. Carswell, G. H. Armstrong and Harold Hill Hoffman.
  Following the instituting services, the Whitehorse Chapter elected off, cers and voted upon a name, the guests having retired for a brief time. The official name of the Chapter will be Whitehorse Chapter, and after six months existence un- lder dispensation, they will re- ceive their charter and will be named Whitehorse Chapter No. 2, being the second in the Yukon Territory. The Skagway officers exemplified the opening and closing of Chapter meetings, the ballot, and initiation, and after short recess the follow ing members were installed as the first officers of the Whitehorse Chapter:
 Worthy Matron, Florence Beau- mont; Worthy Patron. Marvin w. Warwick; Associate Matron, Gladys Hogan; Associate Patron, Harold Hoffman; Secretary, Nora Camp; Treasurer Enid Boerner.
 Conductress, Ellen Burt; Associate Condustress, Lillian Harbottle; Chaplain, Jessie Howat; Marshal, Margaret Camp; Organist, Ruth Storey.
 Adah, Jean Campbell; Ruth, Doro- thy Wilson; Esther, Mary Gennings; Martha, Rosena Pinchin; Electa, Daisy Carswell; Warder, Doris