MUSIC OF THE
STARS
Grand
Chapter of Louisiana
Order
of the Eastern Star
Jane McDaniel Terrie C. Castay, PGM
Worthy Grand Matron Grand Secretary
2625 Riverside Drive 3211 Hyman Place
Port Allen, La. 70767
New Orleans, LA 70131-7037
June, 2006 Newsletter
From the Desk of the Worthy Grand Matron:
Dear Sisters and Brothers:
At the
publication of this letter, School is officially out for summer and for me a
highly anticipated leave begins and allows me to serve this Order in a full
time capacity. The Schools of
Instruction are underway and I hope you are enjoying them.
The Vision Conference was a great success and we thank
Sister Janet Shook, PGM and General Grand Chapter Visioneer of Louisiana for
coordinating this event. I enjoyed
working with, and commend our facilitators, Sisters Linda Lamkin, PGM, Diane
Smith, AGM, Juanita Wilkinson, GC and Linn McNary, DDGM No. 16 for a job well
done.
I would like to thank Sister Dorothy McClure, PGM and
her committee for the beautiful ”Music of the Stars” evening we had in Sulphur
with our Texas Friends. The Denims to
Diamonds Texas BBQ in Texas left us all licking our fingers and slapping our
knees.
June will be a very busy month for traveling. It’s not too late to sign up and travel with
us. We plan to make stops in Georgia, Oklahoma and New York City.
Don’t forget that June is dedicated to our Rainbow for
Girls. Please let your silver drills be
dedicated to these girls. These funds
should be forwarded to the Grand Secretary and will be evenly distributed among
the assemblies at Grand Chapter.
We have two New Chapter Goals and Objectives this
year. The first is to complete a
community service project each quarter.
These projects should be beyond helping our members and should
demonstrate to our communities, our Good Works! We will have a Statewide
Community Service Project. We are
asking each member to bring at least one can or non-perishable food item to
each Official Visit. The District
Chairman for Project Charity – Community Service will collect these items and
take them to the local Food Bank or Pantry. The second new objective is to promote or publicize our Order at
least once a quarter. We need to let
people know that we are alive and well and that they can be a part of the
greatest fraternal organization in the world. Like grandma use to say,
“Sometimes, you just got to toot your own whistle!”
Fraternally,
Jane
McDaniel
Worthy Grand Matron
General Grand Chapter
The “Fabulous Fraternal Family” 45th
Triennial Assembly 2003-2006 for General Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star will be held October 27 through November 2, 2006 in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. For a copy of information,
please contact the Grand Secretary. Contact
Audrey and George Barker for Housing Information. We currently have two group flights planned. The Alexandria flight information is
available from Richard Shaw, WGP and the New Orleans information is available
from Diane Smith, AGM. Please feel free
to make your own arrangements if necessary.
Love Gift
In
appreciation for their service to the General Grand Chapter, a Love Gift will
be given to Harles I. Creech, PMWGP, Janet Shook, GGCCM – Visioneer, and Floyd
Bradley, GGCCM – Fraternal Relations at General Grand Chapter. Please send your contribution to Terrie
Castay, PGM, Grand Secretary, no later than September 30, 2006.
Work and Ritual
With
permission, and approval of, Sister Jane McDaniel, WGM, the Work and Ritual
Committee would like to encourage the membership to take the regular four (4)
year proficiency test. This year we
have a Proficiency Study Guide that you can check out from any member of the
Work and Ritual Committee on the written test. Jean Jordan, PGM, Chairman of Work &
Ritual Committee
You’re Invited to the Louisiana/Arkansas
Exchange Visit
Tailgate Party
On July 22, 2006 – 11:00AM to 3:00 PM
At Martin McClanahan Lodge, 714 Benton Rd., Bossier
City, La.
Show your State Spirit by wearing your favorite team’s
colors.
“The Boot” Trophy will be awarded to the state who has
the most members in attendance.
(casual dress –
pants allowed)
Johnny K. Hill, PGP & Audrey Barker, PGM –
Cochairmen
Tickets - $20.00 – Order from George Barker, PP,
Ticket Chairman
2913 Kirk Lane, Bossier City, La. 71112
(318-808-8612)
No later that July 17, 2006 (Send SASE or pick up at
the door)
Housing Chairman – Linda Frazier, 2069 Pepper Ridge,
Shreveport, La. 71115 (318-797-8612)
INVITATIONS
Let’s Celebrate the BIG
ONE!! Adah Chapter No. 34, Dequincy invites you to come and join us as we
observe our 100th Birthday
on Saturday, June 3 at the Masonic
Lodge Hall in Dequincy. Reception at
1:00 PM, Program at 2:00 P.M.
Sunset Star Chapter No. 227 will honor
Grand Ruth, Sister Jeanette Malone on June 8. We would like to have everyone visit us and help us honor our
Grand Ruth.—Margaret Bell, PM, Secretary
The members of District
12 cordially invite you to attend the 1st
Official Visit of Jane McDaniel, Worthy Grand Matron accompanied by Richard
J. Shaw, Worthy Grand Patron and other Grand Officers on Saturday, July 1 at the Cenla Shrine Club, 1415 Vandenberg Dr.,
Alexandria. Receiving Line at 4:30 PM, Meal at 5:00PM followed by Program and
Meeting at 6:00 PM. Directions: From McArthur Dr. take Hwy. 28W (Leesville
Hwy), turn right on Vandenberg down to Shrine Club. From I-49, take the Air Base Rd exit by Cracker Barrel – enter
England Air Park, turn left at Vandenberg Dr.
Continue out Park till you reach the Shrine Club. Lynn Palmer, DDGM.
District 14 invites you to “Continue
Celebrating the 4th of July” when our Worthy Grand Matron, Mrs.
Jane McDaniel, accompanied by our Worthy Grand Patron, Richard J. Shaw and
other Grand Officers, makes her Offical
Visit to District 14 on July 7 at 7:00 PM in Jennings, 728 N. Main
Street. Refreshments will be served
following the meeting. Bennye Randall,
DDGM.
The
members of District 17 cordially invite you to a Reception honoring Abbie Hilburn, Grand Electa, on Saturday, July 8 from 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM at
Livingston Lodge No. 160, corner of Cypress St. and Morris St., Hammond.
The
members of District 17 cordially
invite you to attend the Official Visit
of Jane S. McDaniel, Worthy Grand Matron accompanied by Richard J. Shaw, Worthy
Grand Patron and other Grand Officers on
July 8. Dinner at 5:00 PM, Program and Meeting at 6:00 PM at Livingston
Lodge No. 160, corner of Cypress St.
and Morris St., Hammond. Housing
Chairman – Corinne Watson, PM, Phone number: 985-542-2798. Gwen Champlin, DDGM.
The
Official Visit of District 8 will be
Friday, July 21st at 7:00 PM
at Natchitoches Chapter No. 13, Natchitoches. Light refreshments after the meeting. Housing Chairman, Mrs. Virginia Malone, 105 Starlight
Drive, Natchitoches. 71457, Phone:
318-357-0030 - Marie Peek, DDGM.
You
are invited to “A New Beginning” of the
Institution of The Timpson Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, State of Texas on June 24, 2006 at the First
Baptist Church Life Center, Timpson, Texas. Food and Fellowship will begin at 6:30 PM, followed by
Institution at 7:30 PM. This is a very important event to all the members who
have worked so hard to reestablish this chapter. We would be honored with your presence.
Dates to Remember
June 10-14 - Georgia Grand
Chapter – contact Grand Secretary for information.
June 15-17 – Rainbow Grand
Assembly – Best Western in Alexandria, La.
June 16-17 – 8 State Exchange
Visit, Oklahoma City, OK
June 18 – Father’s Day – Have
a fantastic day!!
Schools of Instructions
June 2 – 7:00 PM District 6 Carolyn Caldwell Madison No. 94 Tallulah
June 2 – 7:00 PM District 15 Jodi Benton Eunice No. 14 Zachary
June 3 – 2:00 PM District 5 Pat Copes Guiding Star No. 66 Oak
Grove
June 3 – 2:00 PM District 19 Mary Campbell A.W. Connely No. 11 Houma
June 4 – 2:00 PM District 1 Alva Ironsmith Victory No. 130 Shreveport
June 4 – 2:00 PM District
17 Gwen Champlin Fern Leaf No. 24 Hammond
June 9 – 7:00 PM District 10 Faye Gunter Golden Star No.73 Pollack
June 23 - 7:00 PM District 11 Nell
Wright Pinehurst No. 33 DeRidder
June 24 –2:00PM District
8 Marie Peek Ringgold No. 131 Ringold
June 24 – 2:00PM District 20 Denise
Ammons Encircler No. 191 Kenner
APPRECIATION:
Again we wish to express our deepest
gratitude to the sisters and brothers of the Order of the Eastern Star for
their donation and generosity to the Masonic Learning Center of Louisiana and
the Dyslexia Training Program. You cannot
imagine the gratification we experience when parents describe the positive
changes in the children who participate in this program. The beauty of it is that we are not only
helping to remedy an individual human problem, but are likely making a very
positive contribution to the whole of society by expanding the capability of
those students to assume more demanding positions as they mature. Thank you so
much, Roy B. Tuck, Jr., PGM, Chairman
Board of Trustees, Masonic Learning Center.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS:
Past Grand Patrons and spouse - -
Julio and Dorris Morales,
5526 Hidden Ridge Lane, Baton Rouge, La. 70816 (Phone: 225/752-3488)
Tom and Irmgard Tizzard, 218
Regan Drive, Magnolia MS 39652-2906
Reminder to Chapter Secretaries:
Please
send the entire “Star Trekkers” form to the State Chairman, Bonnie Johnston and
indicate the amount of money received - all monies must be sent to the Grand
Secretary. Also, as you receive monies
for the Disaster Relief project, please send it on to the Grand Secretary –
don’t hold until the end of the year.
Received from the Subordinate Chapters:
Jan 5, 2006 – Bossier City
#175 suspended Terrie Adams, Iona Barnes, Eva June Blackburn, Frieda Campbell,
Naomi Carr, Theresa Curry, May Ada Irwin, and Mary Kathryn Williams for NPD
Fraternally,
Terrie
C. Castay, PGM
Grand
Secretary