60 Year Member!

L to R:  Sister Jacqueline Carpenter, Worthy Matron of Charity Chapter No. 57, OES, Williamstown, Vermont presenting Sister Florence Perrin with a 60-year membership pin in Eastern Star, and a dozen of roses.   Sister Florence will be 92 years old in January.  This presentation was made at the regular meeting of Charity Chapter No. 57, Order Eastern Star on November 14, 2011.

November News

VERMONT OES E-MAIL NEWSLETTER & ANNOUNCEMENTS

NOVEMBER,  2011

 “Constant and determined effort breaks down all resistance and sweeps away all obstacles.”

Entertainment of Grand Officers will be held at Kingsbury Chapter #77 in Plainfield on Tuesday, November 1^st.Registration will be at 6:00 p.m., with entertainment at 6:30 p.m. and meeting  following. RSVP should  have been done by October 20^th. to Linda Walbridge, P. O. Box 95, Cabot, VT 05647 or call 802-563-2307, or E-Mail lmwstop@yahoo.com. refreshments to follow meeting.

Just a reminder that International Weekend 2011 will be held in Warwick, R.I. on November 4,5, & 6^th  for people who have already done their reservations.

Our new members Tara and Joan are inviting all Grand Representatives to a fun filled evening and dinner. Sister Tara Liloia is Grand Representative of Iowa and Sister Joan Whitesell of Puerto Rico. They are very keen members and I hope we can encourage them more by having some Grand Representatives visit our chapter on November 8th. Dinner is at 6:30 and meeting 7:30. Tara and Joan have a great program for everyone to enjoy. This is at Columbia Chapter #76 in Alburgh. Note from Sister Barbara Wheaton, GGCCM.

A “Basket Party” that is going to be hosted by Adoniram Chapter, No 22. The basket party is the first day of deer season,Saturday, November 12th. (A great time to go to a basket party while others are out walking in the woods.) It will be held at the Modern Woodmen of America (MWA) main building which is on Main Street (Route 30) Wells, Vermont. There is plenty of parking available. We will have a nice collection of baskets and door prizes. The cost to enter is $7 which includes lunch and one envelope of 10 tickets. Additional envelopes may be purchased. Doors will open at 11 a.m.  The drawings will begin after lunch, rather than 1 p.m. 

CHRISTMAS TEA LUNCHEON to be held on Saturday, November 12th at 12:30 at the Williamstown Masonic Lodge (across from Elementary School) Cost $10.00 Soup, tea sandwiches, scones, desserts  RAFFLE TABLE - Sponsored by Charity Chapter, No. 57, OES to benefit our "Adopt a Family Project"    -  Reservations 433-5453 or 479-9664

Gilman #88 and Fairhaven Chapters #70 are inviting everyone to an open Grand Officer’s Visitation on Saturday, 19^th inFairhaven at the Masonic Temple. The Luncheon is at 12:00 noon with entertainment at 1:00 p.m. with the meeting to follow.RSVP: by November 12^th to Hazel D. Grant, tel. # 948-2266 or E-Mail heydo123@shoreham.net.

On Saturday, December 3^rd, Grand Officers in Morrisville is being hosted by three Chapters: Johnson #65, Morrisville  #16 and Stowe #34. (More info. Coming)

Special Note:

I have until March to place and fill orders for the GGC triennial project "Service Dogs", I have plenty of the $5 pins left to sell in house and they have mens neck ties available in Maroon only I'm told, I have seen others and could try to get them. 

Pins             $5

Ties             $10   

Scarves       $10

They make great gifts and we hope to help some dog find it's way to serve a VT resident.                                 Sister Barbara Coleman

Written by Elaine L. Harrington, P.M. with approval from Patricia Rousseau, W.G.M, and Richard K. Backus, W.G.P.

Tonight is our annual Thanksgiving feast, an exchange that started several years ago!  We go to Red Mtn's Oct. meeting in costumes and bring the treats and refreshments and they come to our Nov. meeting; Thanks giving dinner on wheels - with lots of PIE!  We eat and visit first, have our meeting and back to the Pie.  This year we are in white as Our DDGI's were rescheduled to come this same night. Our offering was to ESTARL and we gave thanks for many things.  2 side liners from Chester, one w/ DDGI Sherrill Gould, 16 from Red Mtn with DDGI James Chancey and 15 of our members.  Sister Helen Whitman is now an affiliate so she is Pro-tem Chaplain, Sister Eris doubles as AM and organist with Sister Addie still out of a home here,  Brother Pug Chapin is awaiting a surgery call so he was absent but Bro. Stuart took the photo and was Sentinel pro-tem, Dale Woods graciously sat in for Electa as Pat Decatur was having a rough day (I know she was sad to miss all the laughs and pie).  We hope she feels better.  

Submitted by:

Sister Barbara Coleman

Pink Ladies

Looks like fun was being had at the Happy Days International Weekend!

Special Birthday

There will be a celebration of  Frances Baker's 99th Birthday this year on Tuesday, November 8th. She is residing at the Green Mountain Nursing Home in Colchester.  Please send her a shower of cards to Phil & Marie Morton, 62 Rollin Irish Rd., Milton, VT 05468 . If you wish to see her and can join her, stop by and see her on the 8th from 6:00 o'clock on for some cake and ice cream. She would love to see all of her friends.