March 2012 Dear Sisters and Brothers: You are cordially invited to attend the stated meeting on Friday, March 23, 2012 at 7:30 pm, for the purpose of receiving petitions, balloting, and transacting any business that may legally come before the Chapter. Sister Officers may wear colored gowns. You are cordially invited to attend the Visitation of Pilgrim Chapter #55 on Friday, March 30, 2012. Sister Officers must wear white for the Visitation. A Roast Pork dinner, at the cost of $7.00 per person, will be served at 6 p.m. There will be a receiving line for our honored guests at 7 p.m. and the Visitation by our Deputy Grand Matron, Sister Patricia L Hamel, our Deputy Grand Patron, and Brother E William Rohr, assisted by our Deputy Grand Marshal, Sister Barbara E Gaskell, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Reservations for the supper should be made with the secretary, Sister Joan L. Smith, P.M. Collation Under the direction of Sister Lisa J. M. Proulx, P.M., A.M., assisted by Sister Judy A. Porter and Brother Robert M. Porter Jr. P.P. for the March 23 meeting. And under the direction of Sister Jennifer A. Taylor, P.M. assisted by Sister Judy A. Porter and Brother Robert A. Porter, P.P., for the Visitation. Need Help Getting to a Meeting? If at any time you would like to come to a meeting and are unable to drive, or need help getting to and from the Nashua Temple, please do not hesitate to contact the Worthy Matron, Worthy Patron, or the Secretary and we will arrange for transportation for you! What Happened at Our Recent Meeting! At our February meeting we recognized the friends we have in one another. Sister Wendy Bean was selected to be our Chapter designate to apply for the Eastern Star Scholarship. We voted to donate to the Bikes for Books program again this year and Sister Tracey Thompson will be collecting items to donate to the Silent Auction for Rising Sun Lodges Comedy Night. After the meeting we enjoyed a time of fine food and conversation. Sickness and Distress: Get well wishes continue to go out to Sister Edith C. Holmes who is currently in the Courville Rehab Center; to Sister Jeannette L. Healey P.M. who is now home from Rehab; to Brother Herbert H Hutchinson, P.P. who was recently hospitalized; and to our many Brothers and Sisters who have had recent ailments and have been under doctors care recently. Birthday/Anniversary Wishes! Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary to all of our Members celebrating Birthdays and Anniversaries in March! Congratulations to Sister Shelley M. Gullett, P.G.M. and Brother Jeffrey L. Brown, P.G.P. who recently were named General Grand Chapter Committee Members for the 2012-15 Triennial Term. Sympathy is extended to Sister Lisa J.M. Proulx, P.M. at the passing of her grandfather. In Memoriam: Sister Beverly F. Burleigh, P.M. Treasurer Emeritus A 53-year member Born May 5, 1920 Initiated March 20, 1959 Passed Away March 2, 2012 – And – Sister Ann F. Lindahl A 37-year member Born July 25, 1943 Initiated October 25, 1974 Passed Away August 23, 2011 Nashua Assembly #9 I.O.R.G. and Pledge & Sparkles: Meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 7:00 pm. OES and Masonic members are encouraged to attend ALL events. The next meetings are March 15 and April 5. Please feel free to contact Mrs. Deborah A. Wall, M.A. for more information regarding any Rainbow events at (603) 494-9299. For Pledges and Sparkles, please call Sister Sharon M. Jackson, P.M., Pledge Mother at (603) 598-2682 or Sister Stacy M. Desrosiers, P.M. at (9603) 579-0519 if you know of a girl between 6-11 years old (for Pledge) and 4-6 years old (for Sparkle) who would like to join. The Pilgrim Chapter Players will be presenting The Cat Screamed At Midnight a fun murder mystery who-dunnit on April 13 at Portsmouth Masonic Temple to raise money for the MS Society. Tickets are $25 pp or $40 per couple. For more information and tickets contact Brother Jeffrey L Brown, PGP at jbrown524@comcast.net or (603)320-7010. Pennies for the Pooches: We are finishing our collection of pennies for the Service Dog Project for Sister Lorraine E Thompson GGCCM, PGM. Please make sure you bring your spare pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters to the next meeting to deposit into our doggy bank banks for this worthy cause. Program Advertisement Names for $1.00: It is that time of year that we look for those names for the OES Ball Program and the NH Grand Assembly IORG program booklets. If you wish to have your name listed under the Chapter heading in these program booklets please contact Sister Joan and send into the Chapter $1.00 for each program you wish to have your name listed. Names will continue to be collected until deadline for OES Ball on March 23, 2012 and NH Grand Assembly May 15, 2012. Huggables: We are looking to decorate the Chapter room for Visitation with many soft new stuffed animals to be donated to the Huggables Project benefiting the children at Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth. Please be sure to bring a stuffed animal to the next meeting or call the Worthy Matron or Secretary if you need stuffed animals to be picked up. Upcoming Events! Mar. 17 Official Visitation. Orford, 2pm Mar. 17 Rainbow Captives Carnival for Davids House. Penacook, 1-5pm Mar. 18 Pledge Breakfast (7:30- 10am) Mar. 18 Rehearsal for Visitation at 12 Noon. Mar. 18 DeMolay Legion of Honor. Penacook, 3pm Mar. 21 Rising Sun #39 Stated Mtng Mar. 23 Pilgrim #55 Stated Mtng Mar. 30 Official Visitation. Nashua, 7:30pm Mar. 31 OES Exchange w/RI. Penacook Apr. 8 Happy Easter! Apr. 9 Official Visitation. Langdon, 7:30pm Apr. 11 Official Visitation. Milford, 7:30pm Apr. 13 Pilgrim Chapter Players. Portsmouth Apr. 14 Official Visitation. Bradford, 2pm Apr. 14 Rainbow Official Visitation. Goffstown, 1pm Apr. 14 NH Demolay State Installation, 6pm Apr. 20 Official Visitation. Salem, 7:30pm Supper Dates! Please reach out to Sister Shelley Gullett if you can work the suppers! Mar. 28 – Consistory, 55ppl Apr. 2 – Consistory, 55ppl Apr. 9 – Consistory, 55ppl Apr. 16 – Consistory, 55ppl
From the East: We would like to encourage everyone to attend the not only our regular stated meeting, but the Visitation on March 30. We will be welcoming the Deputies to Pilgrim Chapter. Please come and enjoy the fellowship! In Star Love and Hugs, Lisa F. Britko c/o Robinson 11 Chatfield Drive Nashua, NH 03063 (603)566-5681 auntielisab@gmail | Larry D. Gullett PO Box 365 Nashua, NH 03062 (603)582-7233 ldgfam@comcast.net |
Joan L. Smith P.M. Secretary 16 Cliff Road, Nashua, NH 03062 603-888-0891 JLSPMA@aol.com Internet – Pilgrim Chapter’s website: http://www.Pilgrimchapter-oes.org NH Grand Chapter Website: http://geocities.com/nhoes/index.html If there is any change in your address, please notify our Secretary so that she May correct her records. So that none May be forgotten, please notify the Worthy Matron< |