“Echoes of the Centuries”
Grand Chapter of Louisiana
Order of the Eastern Star
Mary Howell
Terrie C. Castay, PGM
Worthy Grand Matron Grand
Secretary
203 Grigsby Loop
3211 Hyman Place
Minden, LA 71055-5863
New Orleans, LA 70131-7037
January 2010 – Newsletter
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From the Desk of the Worthy Grand Matron:
Christmas has come and gone. I hope each of you had a wonderful one and
made some great memories. May the spirit
of Christmas and its meaning continue throughout the year to come.
The “Joyful Symphony” Session of Arkansas Grand
Chapter was delightful. It really put everyone in a seasonal mood with the
decorated Christmas trees and symbols. A big thanks to all of the
Grand Chapter will be here before we know it. Therefore, now is the time to begin
compiling reports and completing plans.
Reminders!!!
Two (2) copies of the Chapter Annual Activity Report
(For chapter Award of Excellence) go to the DDGM, then forwarded directly to
the Worthy Grand Matron. DO NOT INCLUDE
THIS WITH YOUR QUARTERLY REPORTS TO THE GRAND SUPERVISOR.
Secretaries:
Thank you in advance for sending the names, and addresses of the first five elected and installed
officers to the Associate Grand Matron, Grand Secretary, Grand Conductress, and
Chairman of Committee on Credentials.
Please be sure to include the phone
number and e-mail address (if available) of the Chapter secretary
Reports need to be sent to the state Chairperson of
each project so the reports can be prepared.
The money for the various projects is to be sent to the Grand Secretary
and the copy of the amount to the Committee Chairperson.
Members for Grand Choir are needed. If you would like to be a part of making a
“joyful noise,” please contact Gayle Wichers,
Assisting Grand Warders are needed. Contact John McDonald, Grand Warder, at
Those
willing to serve as Assisting Grand Sentinels
please contact Harold E. Elliott, Grand Sentinel, at
Orders
for banquet tickets need to be sent to Sister Linda Lamkin, PGM,
Words to the Wise: To
give real service you must add something, which cannot be bought or measured
with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.
Fraternally,
Mary
Howell
Worthy
Grand Matron
GRAND REPRESENTATIVE COMMISSIONS:
INVITATION
Districts
1, 2, and 7 will join together to have a tea honoring Sister Mary Howell,
WGM; Brother George Barker, WGP, and Sister Elizabeth Roach, Worthy Grand
Electa. The Past Grand Matrons and Past Grand Patrons and the Grand
Officers of Districts 1, 2, and 7 will also be honored at this Tea. This
will be held at Sunset Lodge,
NOTICE
Effective December 10, 2009, the merger between Dubach
Chapter No. 215 and Magi Chapter No. 85 is complete. The remaining Chapter is Magi Chapter No. 85.
Effective December 23, 2009, the merger between
Jennings Chapter #9 and Lafayette Chapter No. 46 is complete. The remaining Chapter is Lafayette Chapter
No. 46.
APPRECIATION
We wish to express our sincere appreciation for the love
each of you have shown for Charles during his brave battle with his illness,
with your many cards, phone calls, flowers and attendance at his wake and
funeral. The beautiful service by his
Masonic brothers and the Eastern Star service by loved ones and his chapter
members were memorable. Charles loved
his Masonic and Eastern Star principles as was evident in the many programs he
did for both orders. He was very
supportive of the Order of Demolay for Boys and the Order of Rainbow for
Girls. He will be missed by his loved
ones and friends. “Well done my true and
faithful brother”. His
wife Alna, son Charles Jr., daughter Dianne A Gill and his grandchildren.
On behalf of the family of John F. McCray, PP, we
would like to thank you all for your calls of condolences, cards, and prayers
during the passing of our loved one.
They were all greatly appreciated and helped so much. Please continue to remember myself and my
family in your prayers. Kay McCray,
PM, J. T. Charnley #197
REMINDER: Resolutions: If you are planning to submit a resolution at this
Session, please note Article One, Section 7(a) . . . “The resolutions shall be
in the office of the Grand Secretary at least sixty (60) days before the
date of the Annual Grand Chapter Session”.
This does not change the requirement that all resolutions must be
approved for circulation by the Committee on Law & Jurisprudence.
Proposed resolutions should still be sent to the Chairman of this
Committee. Please allow a couple of weeks for this process.
TOUR
With
permission of the Worthy Grand Matron, Sister Mary Howell, and the Associate
Grand Matron, Sister Myra Ramsey, Sister Anita Fields-Gold, GGCM, International
Headquarters Committee, is requesting contact from any Louisiana OES Member who
would be interested in a bus trip to Washington, DC to tour the International
Temple Headquarters of the Order of the Eastern Star and other points of
interest in the Washington, DC area on or about April 21 to 25, 2010.
Interested individuals may contact her in any of the following ways: Home
phone: 337-477-2489, Cell phone: 377-496-0661, email: amgold1@suddenlink.net or by dropping a
note to:
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FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GRAND SECRETARY:
A revised Tentative Program has been included in this
mailing. Please discard the Program you
received earlier. Thank you.
Annual Returns have been mailed - please
contact me if you have not received your copy.
Secretaries
–When issuing 2010 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 2010, please pass this copy along to the proper
individual. Thank you.
A
reminder - when obtaining address information on your members, please remember
to ask for all nine zip code numbers (for example: 70174-0412).
Fraternally,
Terrie
C. Castay, PGM
Grand
Secretary
WEBSITE: www.laoes.org
Any
donations for GGC-Haiti should be directed to the Grand Secretary
LETTER OF INTENT
BOARD OF FRATERNAL ASSISTANCE - CENTRAL SECTION
I have served in various stations, including chapter
secretary for the past four years. Currently Grand Representative of Sao Paulo
Signed: Dr. Martha Jo Schexneider, PM (#164)