Annual Meeting 2010

Wow, we had a busy meeting last night.

We had all our year-end reports, and plenty of announcements.

Harvest Dinner:

We served 188 people and made a tidy profit.

Dates to remember:

October 10th-14th: Grand Chapter, Battle Creek

October 18th: Harrison Officers Installation

October 19th: Perry-Laingsberg friend's night, 7:30 PM; Halloween fun night

October 22nd: RSVP due for Bernie and Andy's reception

October 24th: January Reception Committee meeting 1:30 PM, Rehearsal for Installation, 3:30 PM

October 25th: Martha Washington Officers Installation, 7:30 PM

October 27th: White Clover Officers Installation, Gladwin, 7:30 PM

October 28th: Coleman Officers Installation, 7:30 PM

November 6th: Bernie and Andy's reception at the Bay City Consistory

More dates to remember will be coming. If you have questions, feel free to email me or our secretary (addresses in the sidebar).

We are planning to sell the Koeze Nuts again this year for a fundraiser. Please see Becky Meeker for more information.

Our incoming Worthy Matron is taking a food collection for November for a needy family.

There will be more information coming about the different events.

Do not forget to make your reservation for Bernie and Andy's reception. It is due October 22nd. There will be NO RESERVATIONS taken after that date, and no refunds given after that date. NO EXCEPTIONS.

September Meeting

Our first meeting back from summer is going to be Monday, 9/13/10.

We'll be covering all the things that went on in June as well as over the summer.  I encourage everyone to come and enjoy the meeting.

We will be having our annual memorial; this means the officers will have to wear their white dress.

The Harvest Dinner will be on September 27th.

More information will be forthcoming after the meeting.

Burrito Dinner

The second to last Burrito Dinner is tomorrow!

It is going to be at the St. Charles Masonic Lodge from 11 am to 6 pm.  Come on out and enjoy a burrito and a piece of cake.  The cost is $7 and the proceeds go to Bernie's Grand East Fund for her year as Worthy Grand Matron of Michigan.

May Message

Warm weather is upon us again.  It's time for spring yard work and planting seeds for vegetables and flowers.  Many in our neighborhood have flowers that we are enjoying right now.  We look forward to the new ones that will be blooming throughout the spring and summer.

May is the month that we honor mothers.  Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers.

We have our regular meeting on May 10th at 7:30 PM.  I hope to see all the members that can come out. 

The Burrito Dinner is happening on May 14th from 11 AM to 6 PM.  Please come out to the St. Charles Masonic Lodge and enjoy a burrito and a piece of cake.  This is the SECOND TO LAST dinner.  Ever.  Cost is $7.  We have raised lots of money for Bernice McSweyn for her year as Worthy Grand Matron and we hope to see you come out and get some delicious food and support Bernie in her endeavor.

There is also an Officers Rehearsal on May 24th.

Illness:

Helen Robinson is doing much better!  She would appreciate cards; please send them to her house.

Helen and Lawrence

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Past Matrons and Patrons and Life Members Dinner

Next week Monday, Martha Washington is having a dinner to honor the Past Matrons, Patrons and Life Members of Martha and all the other chapters that make up Martha.  Note that the guests are free, but members may attend at a cost of $5 per person.

The past leaders and life members of our order do lots of good work, and without them, we would not be where we are right now.

Please come out and support them.

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Burrito Dinner

The Burrito Dinner is this Friday (March 12th) from 11 AM to 6 PM.

Please come out and buy a burrito and support Bernie McSweyn and her trip to the East of Grand Chapter of Michigan.

Each burrito costs $7 and includes cake for dessert.

We deliver to local businesses around St. Charles.

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Breakfast to Benefit the Grand East Fund for 2011 and 2012

There is a All You Can Eat breakfast at the Mt. Morris Masonic Temple for Brother Lenzy Lewis's Grand East Fund.  He's the Grand Sentinel this year.

Info:

All You can Eat Country Breakfast
February 27th 2010
8 AM to 11 AM
$7.00 per person

Where:

Mt. Morris Masonic Temple
810 North Street
Mt. Morris MI 48458

I hope many of you can come out to this fund raiser.

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February Message

Martha Washington had our first initiation on January 25th.  We welcome Jacqueline Jordan and Chris McGinnis, and hope they will become active with our chapter.  The officers did a wonderful job, with a couple of pro-tems.  Everyone did their job well, and I and your chapter thanks you for filling in!

The chapter will be honoring PM Clara Brown, Grand Courtesy Committee with a dinner and a Grand program on February 15th.  Note: RESERVATIONS ARE CLOSED. DO NOT call the secretary for a reservation; you will not be able to get one.

The first week of March brings our Cabin Fever indoor yard sale.  The date and time is March 6th from 9 am to 3 pm.  We will be accepting donations on Friday night.  Once I get the times from our meeting, I will post an update.

We will look forward to greeting everyone at the yard sale and hope it is a warm spring day.

Helen and Lawrence

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Practice and Initiation

On January 18th, we have a practice for the Initiation that is on January 25th.

The practice is at 7 PM.  There is no special dress.  Please bring your ritual.  It would behoove the officers if they would come and practice.  Memory work is your own, but it is useful to have people to work with when you're trying to memorize the floor-work.

The initiation is January 25th at 7:30 PM.  White for officers is required, as this is the initiatory work.  Let's make this a great introduction to the new members we are initiating!

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Blog Maintenance

Notice:

There's been some blog maintenance going on.  Somehow the calendar application I was using got discontinued from Google, so I had to grab the HTML off of the Google calendar and embed it in the sidebar.

Sorry for anyone who's been trying to access the calendar from the blog and can't because of this issue.  I'm not sure when it started happening, so I don't know how long it was this way.

Again, I apologize.

If anyone sees something amiss with the widgets on the blog, feel free to contact me directly at the email listed in the About section.

Thank you for your patience.

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January Message

Happy New Year to one and all!  We can hope and pray for many things to happen and problems to be solved.  We all know only about 1% will be resolved but we should be thankful for any small amount.

We look to the future.  It is cold; the driving is bad; it snows a lot; it is windy and you might catch a cold or the flu.  Take care.  Good luck to the Shrine Circus.  Many of our good workers are helping the Nile prepare and serve food for the Shriners who work the circus.  They work for a good cause too.

We have lost two members: Helen Bledsdoe, who was soloist for Martha for many years; and Shirley Rigg, a 64-year member.  A memorial service was held for sister Shirley just before the funeral service.  Our sympathy goes out to the families.

Best Wishes for the New Year!

Helen and Lawrence

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Lodge Installations

Saginaw Lodge #77 and Pioneer-Salina #79 have their installations next week Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.

Saginaw Lodge has a dinner beforehand, served by our members.  If you can, please come out and help the Matrons and Conductresses cook, serve and clean up.

Pioneer-Salina #79 has their installation on Wednesday.  There will be treats afterward.

Please come out and support our Lodge Brothers.  They are part of the reason we are involved.

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December Message

Our School of Instruction went well under the leadership of the Grand Conductress Nancy A. Martin. My officers did the excellent work. A BIG thank you to all who attended.

December is a joyful and busy month. To start, we will be doing the installation dinner for Saginaw Lodge #77 on December 8th. Our congratulations to Brother John Carstensen as he assumes the leadership of the Lodge.

Our trip to the Masonic Pathway is planned for December 16th. We will car pool this trip, leaving the Saginaw Masonic Center at 1:30. We will visit our five members and two adopted freinds who reside at the home and any others we may know. If any blue Lodge brothers wish to join us as there are a few you may like to visit. So just join us on this trip to see those unable to make our meetings.

Yes it is December, this is the BIG SHOPPING month. As you run around from store to store remember the Red Kettles, Toys for Tots and others who need help to see that the needy also have a good Christmas. Yes, I shop because my head tells me that is what I am supposed to do this time of year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Helen and Lawrence

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School of Instruction

Please do not forget about our School of Instruction on November 30th.  We are having a practice on Monday, November 23rd.  This school is required for all officers who are serving the Chapter in the ensuing year.

"Special" dress is required (white outfits for ladies, black suit or tux for men).

If you have any questions, drop me a line at the email address listed over on the side.

4-Star Bazaar

The 4-star Bazaar is this Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm.  Lunch is served from 11 am til 2 pm or until the food runs out.

Martha Washington will be collecting your Christmas Crafts and baked goods on Friday from 3 pm to 7 pm.

Come out and enjoy the crafts and baked goods!  Help is always welcome, so if you can drop by to give breaks and help at one of the tables, feel free!