In Gods Hands
Grand
Chapter of Louisiana
Order of
the Eastern Star
Joy B Williams Terrie
C. Castay, PGM
Acting Worthy Grand Matron Grand
Secretary
243 Louis Williams Loop
February 2011
Newsletter
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From the Desk of the Acting Worthy Grand Matron:
Seasons come, seasons go, and
can you believe it is February already? We are making plans and hoping
you are preparing for Grand Chapter in
The Louisiana Masonic Grand Lodge Session will be held in
ANNOUNCEMENT
..Get your passports and join Sister Joy Beth and
Brother Oscar on a TRIP TO THE
Reminder:
Have you
sent your project report to the District Chairman and the State Chairman? The
money for the various projects is to be sent to the Grand Secretary prior to
January 31st and the District Chairman should be notified.
Two
copies of the Chapter Annual Activity Report (for the chapter Award of
Excellence) go to the DDGM, then forwarded to the Acting WGM. DO NOT INCLUDE THIS WITH YOUR QUARTERLY
REPORTS TO THE GRAND SUPERVISOR. The
Grand Secretary does not receive these Annual Activity Reports or the Quarterly
Reports.
"Remember always keep a
smile on your face, a prayer in your heart, and greet all with a warm
hug."
Fraternally
with OES love,
Joy
B. Williams
Acting
Worthy Grand Matron
GRAND REPRESENTATIVE COMMISSIONS:
Nova Scotia/PEI
Paula Sue Stewart #239 1907
INVITATION:
With
permission of the Acting Worthy Grand Matron, you are cordially invited to
attend a farewell gathering for Sister
Please
remember the Fish Fry and Auction honoring Joy Beth Williams, AGM, and Oscar
Abshire, AGP, on Saturday, March 5, at 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at the Community
Center, 26356 Highway 15, Ferriday.
Donation - $10.00.
APPRECIATION
We
have begun receiving donations as a response to the mail out of the Eastern
Star labels, and we thank you for your support of this project. The purpose of the program is to help defray
some of the expenses of Grand Chapter.
The labels are lagniappe and show your membership in our wonderful
Order.
GRAND CHAPTER INFORMATION:
Some Chapters have not sent in the
list of their first five officers, with the proper titles affixed, to the
Associate Grand Matron, Grand Secretary, Grand Conductress and Chairman of the
Credentials Committee. This information
is vital to those mentioned and especially to the Chairman of the Credentials
Committee uses this information to prepare the packets for the delegates at
Grand Chapter . . . . he must know the
proper titles.
Registration Information for Grand Chapter Session
If a
member is the Worthy Matron, Worthy Patron, Associate Matron, or Associate
Patron in either their Primary or Plural Chapter, she/he must register under
that chapter. They can not register as a Past Matron or Past Patron of one
chapter and give their proxy as one of the first four officers to another
member. Additionally, a member can only represent one chapter at the Grand
Chapter Session.
For more detailed information please refer to
the Constitution, Page 2, Article Four
Members
willing to serve as Assisting Grand Warders or Assisting Grand Sentinels,
please contact
Gene
Cagle, Grand Warder
Don Pietrucha, Grand Sentinel
Members are also needed for the Grand Choir contact
Martha Bordeleon,
invites you to
come pass a good time, and have one of the best seats in the house
Attention all Grand Representative Club members: For Grand Chapter would you please
bring the
following
for the hospitality room? A-L Cookies,
M-Z drinks; coke, root beer, and diet drinks. We
will have our hospitality room at the
Best Western. The hospitality room will be open Sunday morning
immediately after the ESTARL service and will close by 1:00 p.m. on
Monday. Thank you. Alna W. Abbott, PGM, Secretary
HOSPITALITY
ROOM If you have not given your 10
requested gifts for the hospitality room to Beth
Bauerle, please be sure to deliver them to the
Committee at the Best Western on Saturday, March 19.
The Past Grands Association business meeting will be
held on Monday, March 21, 1:30 p.m., at the
Convention
Center,
be
elected and installed at this meeting.
PGP, Vice
President.
ROSTER CORRECTIONS:
Page 36 - Orange #224 meeting time changed to 7:00 p.m.
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GRAND SECRETARY:
Secretaries When issuing 2011
dues receipts be sure to note the proper titles (WM, WP, AM, AP,
PM,
PP).
If you have received a copy of this newsletter and are
not the Worthy Matron or Secretary for the year 2011, please pass this copy
along to the proper individual, AND, notify me.
Thank you.
When
obtaining address information on your members, please remember to ask for all
nine zip code numbers (for example: 70174-0412).
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Fraternally,
Terrie
C. Castay, PGM
Grand
Secretary
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