One of the first officers of the Golden Gate Chapter #67, Order of the Eastern Star, that was organized in February 1900
The first officers were:
Ida S. Jones, Worthy Matron
Charles W. Jones, Worthy Matron
Edith E. Washburn, Associate Matron
Annie A. Doe, Secretary
Nellie M. Randall, Treasurer
Sadie E. Hunnewell, Conductress
Abbie B. Ward, Associate Conductress
Lucy A. Fish, Ruth
Florence Woodsum, Martha
Beulah Woodsum, Adah
Blanche Fletcher, Esther
Edna Hunnewell, Electa
Elmira L. Albee, Chaplain
A. Della Lincoln, Marshal
James O. Fish, Organist
Ella F. Nelson, Warder
William Hunnewell, Sentinel
Other founding members included Annie Woodsum, John A. Woodsum, Theron Doe, Charles Lincoln, Albert R. Ward, Jeremiah H. Estes, Lot Randall, Willis W. Washburn, and Gustavus Nelson. Florence Bragg, Ada Ward, and Willis R. Ward were the first new members to be initiated into the chapter. One article in the by-laws adopted by the organization specified that montly meetings would be held on the Friday on or just before the full moon. This provision was not ritual, but common sense: on a clear night, bright moonlight made travel to and from evening meetings easier. The Eastern Star chapter began almost with no money. At first there was no regalia; Mrs. Smiley writes, "The Star Point officers wore white shirt waists the color of their offices and the other officiers wore white shirt waists and black skirts."
The first officers were:
Ida S. Jones, Worthy Matron
Charles W. Jones, Worthy Matron
Edith E. Washburn, Associate Matron
Annie A. Doe, Secretary
Nellie M. Randall, Treasurer
Sadie E. Hunnewell, Conductress
Abbie B. Ward, Associate Conductress
Lucy A. Fish, Ruth
Florence Woodsum, Martha
Beulah Woodsum, Adah
Blanche Fletcher, Esther
Edna Hunnewell, Electa
Elmira L. Albee, Chaplain
A. Della Lincoln, Marshal
James O. Fish, Organist
Ella F. Nelson, Warder
William Hunnewell, Sentinel
Other founding members included Annie Woodsum, John A. Woodsum, Theron Doe, Charles Lincoln, Albert R. Ward, Jeremiah H. Estes, Lot Randall, Willis W. Washburn, and Gustavus Nelson. Florence Bragg, Ada Ward, and Willis R. Ward were the first new members to be initiated into the chapter. One article in the by-laws adopted by the organization specified that montly meetings would be held on the Friday on or just before the full moon. This provision was not ritual, but common sense: on a clear night, bright moonlight made travel to and from evening meetings easier. The Eastern Star chapter began almost with no money. At first there was no regalia; Mrs. Smiley writes, "The Star Point officers wore white shirt waists the color of their offices and the other officiers wore white shirt waists and black skirts."
One of the first officers of the Golden Gate Chapter #67, Order of the Eastern Star, that was organized in February 1900
The first officers were:
Ida S. Jones, Worthy Matron
Charles W. Jones, Worthy Matron
Edith E. Washburn, Associate Matron
Annie A. Doe, Secretary
Nellie M. Randall, Treasurer
Sadie E. Hunnewell, Conductress
Abbie B. Ward, Associate Conductress
Lucy A. Fish, Ruth
Florence Woodsum, Martha
Beulah Woodsum, Adah
Blanche Fletcher, Esther
Edna Hunnewell, Electa
Elmira L. Albee, Chaplain
A. Della Lincoln, Marshal
James O. Fish, Organist
Ella F. Nelson, Warder
William Hunnewell, Sentinel
Other founding members included Annie Woodsum, John A. Woodsum, Theron Doe, Charles Lincoln, Albert R. Ward, Jeremiah H. Estes, Lot Randall, Willis W. Washburn, and Gustavus Nelson. Florence Bragg, Ada Ward, and Willis R. Ward were the first new members to be initiated into the chapter. One article in the by-laws adopted by the organization specified that montly meetings would be held on the Friday on or just before the full moon. This provision was not ritual, but common sense: on a clear night, bright moonlight made travel to and from evening meetings easier. The Eastern Star chapter began almost with no money. At first there was no regalia; Mrs. Smiley writes, "The Star Point officers wore white shirt waists the color of their offices and the other officiers wore white shirt waists and black skirts."
The first officers were:
Ida S. Jones, Worthy Matron
Charles W. Jones, Worthy Matron
Edith E. Washburn, Associate Matron
Annie A. Doe, Secretary
Nellie M. Randall, Treasurer
Sadie E. Hunnewell, Conductress
Abbie B. Ward, Associate Conductress
Lucy A. Fish, Ruth
Florence Woodsum, Martha
Beulah Woodsum, Adah
Blanche Fletcher, Esther
Edna Hunnewell, Electa
Elmira L. Albee, Chaplain
A. Della Lincoln, Marshal
James O. Fish, Organist
Ella F. Nelson, Warder
William Hunnewell, Sentinel
Other founding members included Annie Woodsum, John A. Woodsum, Theron Doe, Charles Lincoln, Albert R. Ward, Jeremiah H. Estes, Lot Randall, Willis W. Washburn, and Gustavus Nelson. Florence Bragg, Ada Ward, and Willis R. Ward were the first new members to be initiated into the chapter. One article in the by-laws adopted by the organization specified that montly meetings would be held on the Friday on or just before the full moon. This provision was not ritual, but common sense: on a clear night, bright moonlight made travel to and from evening meetings easier. The Eastern Star chapter began almost with no money. At first there was no regalia; Mrs. Smiley writes, "The Star Point officers wore white shirt waists the color of their offices and the other officiers wore white shirt waists and black skirts."
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