Arcana Chapter No. 50

Masonic Building

215 Munson Street

Greenfield, Massachusetts

(3rd Monday except January and February)

 

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2009 -  STARS OF HOPE - 2010

Watchwords:

Vision   Faith    Courage    Unity

 

Bible Verse

"Be of good courage, and He will strengthen your heart,

all ye that hope in the Lord."

Psalm 31:24

  

 

STATED MEETING

Monday, December 21, 2009

7:00 o'clock

 

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OFFICERS ATTIRE

Lady Officers may wear a colored gown

Brothers should wear their black tuxedo

 

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BUSINESS OF THE EVENING

To receive petitions, hear reports and transact such other business as may legally come before the Chapter.

 

 

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COLLATION

    Sisters Deb Caldwell, PM and Dottie Webb, PM

 

 

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CHRISTMAS GIFTS

    LARGE  new white sox and tee-shirts for the Shriners Hospital will be collected this evening in lieu of Christmas gift exchange. Plus we’ll assemble pkgs. for the “Twelve Days of Christmas” visits to our “shut-in” members.

 

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PAST MATRONS' AND PAST PATRONS' MEETING

Pot Luck Dinner

Tuesday, December 1

6:00 PM

Chapter Dining Room

 

 

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FUNDRAISERS

    Thanks to  all who worked on or donated to our annual Bazaar. ‘Tho our profit was $135.75 less than earlier years ,we were pleased with the results considering the illnesses and many other fairs and bazaars on same day. 

 

    Thanks to Cindy Kent, PM and  her committee who worked on the Mt. Toby visitation supper, we were able to gross  $176. 

 

    Also Table Chapter Dinner netted us $133.99.    

 

 

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GRAND CHAPTER'S

EDUCATIONAL FUND SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

    Applications for 2010 are now in the hands of our Worthy Matron. Please BEFORE WE RECESS contact our WM for the forms, ASAP. Completed forms must be in to the Education Board  by February 2, 2010.

 

 

 

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CONGRATULATIONS

 to Sister Valeria Smith and Sister Patricia  A. Coffey 

who will receive their 50 Year Membership Pins at this Meeting.

 

 

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NOTE

    This will be our last mtg. before our Winter Recess, so please be thinking of our March election and how you will  help as an officer.

We need some firm plans.  

 

 

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MARK YOUR 2010 CALENDARS AND DIARIES

     PLEASE Circle the dates for our two most important Fund Raisers: 

 

The Bake and Tag Sale on May 8, 2010

 

Bazaar on November 20, 2010

 

 

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CONGRATULATIONS

 

December Birthdays

 

 7 – Mildred Woodley

 11 - Tiffany Angell

 16 - Ann Carley (Guest Organist)

 18 - Joyce Kohler

 21 –Norman Hathaway

 22 - Bill Bogue

 26 - Beverly Rubin

 31 - Jean Schechterle

 

 

January Birthdays

 

 01 - Alice Start

 07 - Federico Agnir

 08 - Mary Panzeri

 18 - Penny Poudrier

 19 - Donna Jean Kitson

 20 - Bill Allen

 20 - Lisa Panzeri

 22 - Susan Jacobsen

 28 - Carol Longley

 

 

February Birthdays

 

 02 - Ruby Agnir

 05 - Nancy Stone

 06 - Ruth Dommel

 09 - Dorothy G. Smith

 13 - Cheryl Ingersoll

 13 - Robert Knowlton

 17 - Mari Ann Boutwell

 18 - Barbara Yetter

 19 - Virginia Knowlton

 24 - Gerald Jacobsen

 24 - June May

 25 - Joe Davenport

 

 

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FROM YOUR SECRETARY

 

    When there is a death of a member or family member, please call me ASAP and let me know the NAME & PHONE NUMBER of  Funeral Home involved.  Don’t give me web sites, names of papers, etc. since I don’t have the computer expertise to obtain what I need from them.   I get only my own local paper and don’t see yours, so please advise me.

 

 

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TO OUR MANY "SHUT-INS

AND MEMBERS WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS

AND FAMILY LOSSES

 

    As the Holiday and Christmas and another year-end  approaches , please know that  we are blessed to have shared this year with you.  For the New Year we send thoughts of Health, Happiness and Love to each of you.

 

 

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UPCOMING AREA and OFFICIAL VISITS:

December 1 - Franklin  Visit  (Kumorek/Hainsworth)

December 2 -  Morning Star Visit  (Jones/Holmgren)

December 5 -  LAST VISITATION by Worthy Grand Matron and Grand Marshal at Naomi Chapter

 

 

 

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FROM THE EAST

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

     I am pleased to appoint Sister Nancy B Stone to fill our vacancy on our Auditing Committee.

    As we approach our January and February Recess period,  Bill and I wish each Sister and Brother  a Blessed and Peaceful Season.        May 2010 be a Joyous and Wonderful Year for us all.                      

In Star Love,

Dottie and Bill

 

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THAT NONE MAY BE FORGOTTEN

    Please make it your responsibility to notify our Worthy Matron, Associate Matron or Relief Committee members immediately of any joy, illness, sorrow or distress among our members.

 

Mrs. Dorothy A. Webb, P.M.

Worthy Matron

Mr. Robert A. Webb, P.P.

Worthy Patron

 Mrs. Esther J. Williams, P.M.

Secretary

 

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OFFICERS FOR 2009 - 2010

Worthy Matron

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Dorothy J. Verheyen-Cudjoe

Worthy Patron

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William D. Bogue, P.P.

Associate Matron

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Clemma J. Savage, P.M.

Associate Patron

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Lawrence G. Kent, P.P.

Secretary

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Esther J. Williams, P.M.

Treasurer

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Evelyn L. Bogue, P.M.

Conductress

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Lois A. Phelps, P.M.

Associate Conductress 

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Cynthia Kent

Chaplain

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 Sarah A.Haussmann

Marshal

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Debra M. Caldwell, P.M.

Guest Organist

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Ann Carley, P.M.

Adah

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Dorothy A. Webb, P.M.

Ruth

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Esther

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Nancy L. Adamoyurka

Martha

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Diane S. Asher

Electa

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Marian A. Holbrook, P.M.

Warder

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Iris J. Sawin

Sentinel

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Robert J. Webb, Sr., P.P.

 

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RELIEF OR VISITING COMMITTEE

Worthy Matron, Worthy Patron

Associate Matron, Associate Patron

 

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CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES

Eastern Star Charitable Foundation, Inc.

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Sister Esther J. Williams, P.M.

Isadore Forbes Benevolent  Fund

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Sister Esther J. Williams, P.M.

Educational Fund & ESTARL

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Sister Dorothy J. Verheyen-Dudjoe

Grand Chapter Membership Committee

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Brother William D. Bogue, P.P.

 

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TRUSTEES

Sister Iris J.Sawin - 2010

Sister Cynthia D. Kent, P.M. - 2011

Brother Gerald R. Jacobsen, P.P. - 2012

 

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AUDITING COMMITTEE

Sister Carol A. Angell, P.M.

Sister Viola M. Knowlton, P.M.

Sister Diane S. Asher

Sister Nancy B. Stone

 

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MASONIC HALL ASSOCIATION

Sister Evelyn L. Bogue, P.M.

 

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INSTRUCTRESS/PROMPTER

Sister Evelyn L. Bogue, P.M.

 

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EXAMING COMMITTEE

All Past Matrons and Past Patrons

 

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Sister Viola M. Knowlton, P.M.

Treasurer Emeritus

 

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ARCANA CHAPTER NO. 50

Instituted May 6, 1896

Constituted December 15, 1896

Greenfield

From the several names considered, Arcana was selected.  It signifies secret or hidden things.

 

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