Sad News

Condolences need to go to Eunice Butterfield and family on the passing of PGP Al Butterfield. He went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 28, 2013. Service plans pending. He will be greatly missed by so many!

Links for 2013 Grand Chapter Session Information & Registration are being added to the Washington OES website.  Click here!

Date Correction

The invitations to the King County Past Matrons & Past Patrons Association Spring Luncheon have an incorrect date.  The correct date for the lunch is: Friday, April 19th.  Reservations need to be made no later than Tuesday, April 16th.

HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER

From Bonnie Rail: Hands Across the Border deadline for meals to Bonnie or Marilyn by April 10. Make checks payable to whomever you are mailing the reservation to. Also numbers were inadvertantly transposed on the 800 number to the Casino for overnight accomodations: 1-800-523-2464.

Pictures from AGP Rodger

Merger of Trinity Chapter into Olympia Chapter on March 6, 2013
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Grand Representative of Maine Announcement at Analia Chapter on March 7, 2013
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New Grand Representative

  I (Sandra K Henry, Grand Secretary) traveled to Analia Chapter in Edmonds last night (March 7th) and presented Jan Etchison with the commission as Grand Representative of Maine.

    For the presentation I asked Grand Officer's and Escorts in attendance to assist me (Stephanie; Rodger; Helen, Don & Jan). I asked Stephanie to give each of them an envelope and said so all could hear - that I didn't care who got what. Privately I'd asked Stephanie to make sure that Jan got Envelope #5.

    I then read some fact about Maine - such as they make 90% of the world's toothpicks, and then had each envelope opened and read. In the envelope was a card, the outside of the card had a different interesting fact about Maine - such as it's illegal to walk down a street in a certain Maine city when playing a violin. When they opened to the inside of the envelope there was a comment from me like "I don't know if the new Grand Representative of Maine can play a violin but I do know that she, or is it a he, is very proficient at the 'mouth' harp."

    When we got to envelope #5 the front of the card had a summation of all the comments about the new Grand Representative and inside was the name. Jan only got through two of the summation points before she looked startled, then looked at me, turned red, opened the envelope and started crying.

    It was very satisfying and fun!!!

    Thank you, WGM Gerry, for the honor of making this appointment.

    We had 9 former Grand Representatives in attendance including Ken Taylor, and his wife Ann, the junior past Grand Representative of Maine.

New Grand Representative

Terry Cramer, Grand Warder, traveled to Faith Chapter on 4 Mar 2013 and presented the Grand Representative Commission to Oregon to Patricia DeMuth.

Place to Be!

Analia Chapter in Edmonds on Thursday, March 7th at 7:30 PM.

Weekend Pictures from AGP Rodger

Adah Club Lunch in Chehalis on March 1, 2013
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Grand Organist Reception in Vancouver on March 1, 2013
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