1084^th    Stated Meeting

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

7:30 P.M.

To receive petitions and transact such other business

as may legally come before the Chapter.

 OFFICERS ATTIRE

Sister Officers may wear seasonal colored gowns for the meeting.

Brother Officers may wear black tux with white shirts and seasonal colored ties and cummerbunds.

COLLATION

The collation this evening; “A New Year’s Celebration”

will be provided by Sister Heather E. Bean.

EMAILING NOTICES

If you would like your monthly notice sent to you by email,

please let our secretary know by emailing her at bknight9@verizon.net

SPECIAL MILESTONES

 January

1 – Charlotte Parsons

6 – Charles Jones

9 – Nancy Wyman

11 – Beth Ann Hurley

19 – Ernest Bean

24 – Elsa Whitmore

31 – Edna Walker

FEBRUARY

1 – Clark Stuart

6 – Michael Boucher

10 – Veda Cunningham

16 – Marcille MacLauchlan

17 – Clayton Dearth

19 – Barbara Rooks

25 – Barbara Wilson

HOLIDAY CARDS

    As you are writing your Christmas cards to friends & family, please think about writing one more for a member of our Armed Forces recovering in the hospital and send it to:

A Recovering American Soldier

c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center

6900 Georgia Avenue

NW Washington, DC 20307-5001

    Thanks to Sister Arline for finding this information, these dedicated men and women need and deserve some Holiday Cheer 

REMINDER

    Ladies of Ida McKinley, if you have the scripts for the skit we had planned to do earlier, please bring them to the meeting and give them to Sister Beth Hurley. Thank You!!

COMING EVENTS

December 19, 2011

 – serving dinner at Tahattawan Lodge 5:45pm

December 25, 2011

-Santa Claus is coming to town!!

January 9, 2012 

-Grand Officer Night at Quinobequin Chapter, West Medway . A $12.00pp Turkey Dinner served at 6:30pm. Reservations by 1/3/12 with Mrs Colleen Oncay, sec’y, 6 Heritage Drive, Whitinsville, Ma. 01588-2354 Tel: 508-234-0248 or colleen@rcn.com

January 23, 2012

- serving dinner at Tahattawan Lodge 5:45pm

Trailblazers Grand Officer Honor/Reception Nights:

January 25, 2012

 – 8pm at Mt. Vernon Chapter No.97, 1 Main St. Belchertown. Honorees; David E. Fournier, Grand Organist and Susan L. Flanders, Grand Electa

January 31, 2012

 – 8pm at Fall River Masonic Center 152 Columbus Drive, Fall River. Honorees: Cheryl J. Rowe, Grand Adah, Judith A Goss, Grand Martha and John J. Schurmann II, Grand Warder.

February 7, 2012

 – 8pm at Palestine Chapter No. 114; 460 Newtonville Ave, Newtonville. Honorees: James W. Spurrell, Grand Chaplain, Margaret L. Howard, Grand Marshal, Maureen A. Holmgren, Grand Ruth and Laura M. Fowler, Grand Esther.

February 29, 2012

 – 8pm at Orient Chapter No. 31 404 Concord St. Framingham. Honorees: Karen E. Grabau, Grand Secretary and Barbara L. Miller, Grand Treasurer.

January 28, 2012

 – 5pm  as Billerica Chapter No. 21211 Concord Rd. Billerica hosts a Calendar Dinner with “The Great Outdoors” theme. $15.00pp Reservations with Suzanne F. Ward 36 Tanglewood Ave, Tewksbury, Ma 01876. Tel 978-851-3372 or sfward@verizon.net.

January 29, 2012

 – Bowling with the Trailblazers at 2pm at Ryan Family Amusements 1170 Main St. Millis, Ma. The $20.00pp includes bowling, shoe rental, pizza and soda. Paid reservations by Jan.23^rd with Sister Martha L. Taggart, PM 30 Granite St. Medfield, Ma 02052-3128. Tel: 508-359-7923 or mtaggartmedma@aol.com

February 10, 2012

 – Grand Officer Night at Golden Chapter No.5 72 Broad St. Westfield. Meatloaf  Brasciole dinner served at 6:30pm; cost $12.00pp. Reservations by Feb. 3^rd with Mrs. Susan L.H. Flanders, PM,WM 90 Wait St. Springfield, Ma. 01104. Tel: 413-736-2483 or mommaflanders@comcast.net.

February 11, 2012

 – Join the Grand Chapters of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts for a Fraternal Friendship Day; held at Golden Chapter No. 5 72 Broad St. Westfield, Ma. Registration at 10:30am; Brunch 11:30 for $10.00pp. Paid reservations  with Cheryl Ann Fournier 45 Brook St. Easthampton, Ma. 01027-2520. Tel: 413-527-4863 or Cher4nier@aol.com. Checks payable to Bethlehem Chapter No.24. Attire for the day is travel outfit.

February 10&11, 2012

 – 2012 Trailblazers Western Weekend at Homewood Suites by Hilton 375 Whitney Ave. Holyoke, Ma. Tel 413-532-3100. Reservation cut-off date is January 20^th ; room group rate per night $105.00 plus tax pp. You MUST inform hotel you are with Order of the Eastern Star to get group rates

February 11, 2012

 – Western Matrons & Patrons of Mass 53^rd Annual Valentine Ball at Knights of Columbus 460 Granby Rd, Chicopee, Ma starting at 6pm. Tickets for the buffet dinner $25.00pp; Tickets for the Ball only $8.00pp. Paid reservations prior to Feb.1 with Mrs. F. Ellen McKay P.O.Box 1, Shutesbury, Ma. 01072

Tel:413-259-1356 or drellenm@aol.com . Checks payable to WEMPAS

February 17,18 &19, 2012

– Northern Constellations Can-Am Weekend at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, NH. Reservations must be made by January 27^th for guaranteed availability & rates. Please see the Secretary for dinner and housing forms.

February 26, 2012

– Association Meeting for both Eastern & Southeastern Sections at Billerica Chapter No. 212 11 Concord Rd. Billerica, Ma. at 2pm. A Chicken Pot Pie lunch ($8.00pp) will be served at 1pm. Reservations by Feb.21^st  with Suzanne Ward, PM 36 Tanglewood Ave., Tewksbury, Ma. 01876 Tel: 978-851-3372 or sfward@verizon.net.

February 25, 2012

– Table Chapter at Priscilla Chapter No. 52; beginning at 6:30pm with a Pork Roast Dinner at $17.00pp. Dress is casual; no jeans please. Seating is limited; Reservations by Feb.13^th with Lisa A. Lavoie 15 Beacham Ave. Saugus, Ma 01906  tel: 781-424-8142. Please make checks payable to Lisa A. Lavoie February 27, 2012 – serving dinner at Tahattawan Lodge 5:45pm

March 3, 2012

 – Rebecca F. McMenimen Memorial Dinner At 6pm; proceeds to benefit Billerica Chapter No. 212 OES and Billerica Chapter Mary L. Watts Scholarship Fund; held at Masonic Hall 11 Concord Rd., Billerica, Ma.  A $10.00 Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner will be served. Reservations with Suzanne Ward 36 Tanglewood Rd., Tewksbury, Ma. 01976 Tel:978-851-3372 or suz587@aol.com

March 3, 2012

– Matrons & Patrons Association 115^th Annual Allstate Charity Ball “Opening Day at the Races” at 8pm at the Billerica Elks Hall 14 Webb Brook Road, Billerica, Ma. Tickets are $8.00 each. Dress is semi-formal to formal; Men business suit or Tux. All proceeds to benefit OES Scholarship & Benevolences

March 4, 2012

– 2pm Silver Tea with Entertainment honoring our Past Matrons & Past Patrons of Massachusetts, Order of the Eastern Star hosted by the Diamond Trailblazers at Stella Chapter No. 3, 780 Southbridge St. Auburn, Ma. Attire is Street Dress/Business suit to Semi-Formal.

The Secretary has forms, tickets and further information on all events listed.         

Love came down at Christmas,

Love all lovely, Love Divine;

Love was born at Christmas,

Star and Angels gave the sign.

Christina Rossetti

FROM THE EAST

    During this busy Season, we wish all of our members a most joyous and blessed Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

    Please remember that the Dues for 2012 are due. Please remit to the Secretary as soon as possible.

Dorothy

FROM THE WORTHY PATRON

    Thanks to all who are helping with our fundraisers. The Littleton Holiday Bazaar went well. [Heather needs to make more cake pops!] The bottle collection is a fair amount of work but also looks to be quite profitable. Another Yankee Candle sale may well be in the near future.

    I would like to organize another "game night" to take place in January - more on this later.
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night"

   In Star Love,

Dorothy & Don

IDA MC KINLEY CHAPTER NO. 86

OFFICERS 2011 - 2012

Worthy Matron ........................ Dorothy C Koski, P.M.

Worthy Patron .......................  Donald S. Stevens, P.P.

Associate Matron ………………...  Heather E. Bean

Associate Patron ………………....  Ernest A. Bean

Secretary.......................……...  Elizabeth J. Knight

Treasurer .....................……....  Charles H. Jones, P.P.    

Conductress ...................…..….  Beth Ann Ray, P.M.

Associate Conductress ……….….. Vivian E. Bean    

Chaplain ……………………............ E. George Holden, P.P.

Marshal …………………................         

Organist ……….......................... Janet E. Stevens

Adah ................................….... Marie L. Paige, P.M. 

Ruth .............................………… Arline Pecci  

Esther ..................................... Lisa K. Hollis, P.M.

Martha .................................... Christine P Howard

Electa ...................................... Mary Lee Hand, P.M.

Warder .................................... Jean V. Howard, P.M.

Sentinel.................................... Frank Pecci 

Instructress ….………………......... Lisa K. Hollis, PM

Prompter ................................. Charles H. Jones, PP

                 TRUSTEES                                    AUDITING COMMITTEE

 Janet E. Stevens – 1 year                              Charlotte Carkins

 Deborah L. Voss, PM -2 years                   *Mildred E. Dickerson

Lisa K. Hollis, PM 3 years                           Barbara J. Rooks, PM

  CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES TO GRAND CHAPTER

Isadore Forbes/Charitable Foundation .....Charles E. Koski, PGP

Educational Fund ....................................Deborah L. Voss, PM     

Membership Committee ...........................Vivian E. Bean

   AFFILIATED PAST  MATRONS AND PAST PATRONS

   *Mrs. Lillian M. LeLacheur                    Mrs. Marie  L. Paige  

                                        Mrs. Susan M. B. Schwab                 #Mrs. Phyllis E. Day                                      

         *  Mr. Mayo Darling                               * Mr. Joseph Lake, PP        

     PAST MATRONS AND PAST PATRONS

  *Mrs. Susan L. Carleton      1904                     *Albert Sargent

  *Mrs. Lucy M. Parson         1905                     *Albert Sargent

  *Mrs.Minnie T. Johnson     1906               *George G. Osgood

  *Mrs. Carrie B. Bigelow     1907                   #Charles F. Watts

  *Mrs. Eileen G. Sawyer      1908         *Edward A. Richardson    

  *Mrs. Helen R. Reynolds    1909            *Albert A. Fillebrown

  *Mrs. Flora L. Pierce          1910                     *Elisha D. Stone

  #Miss Fannie E. Wood        1911                     *Frank S. Pierce

  *Mrs. Ada L. Irwin              1912                 *Elson H. Bigelow

  *Mrs. Marie A. Carley         1913              #Austin E. Lawrence

  *Mrs. Mary A. Lawrence    1914                       *Eli W. Carley

*Mrs. Grace A. Lentz            1915                  *Warren L. Preble

*Mrs. Margaret K. Cushing  1916           *Bertrand H. Hopkins

*Mrs. Alma L. Brown            1917                      #John Traquair

*Mrs. Eva W. Harlow            1918               *Edwin H. Longley

*Miss Lucy B. Wyman          1919              * Edwin H. Longley

*Mrs. Mary E. Fillebrown     1920              *Robert H.J. Holden

*Mrs. Viola  M. Cole              1921              *Robert H.J. Holden

*Mrs. Grace  M. Rymes        1922               *Kimball W. Martin

#Mrs. Edna E. Zoller             1923              * Kimball W. Martin

*Mrs. Ida L. Preble               1924               *Kimball W. Martin

*Mrs. Winifred L. Leavitt      1925               *Harry R. Cary

*Mrs. Nellie F. Heller            1926               *Harry R. Cary

*Mrs. Clara C. Chase             1927               *Timothy Cleary  

#Mrs. Evelyn N. Fairchild     1928               *Walter A. McNulty

*Mrs. Mable D. Nye               1929               *Walter A. McNulty

*Mrs Anna Cleary                  1930               *Frank A. Coleman

*Mrs. Stella M. Proctor         1931               *Arthur T. West

*Mrs. Grace E. Fletcher       1932                *Walter W. Fletcher

*Mrs. Stella M. Proctor        1933                *Charles Hildreth

*Mrs. Agnes E. Johnson      1934                *Harold Tooker

*Mrs. Madeline  McCollester 1935              *Henry Dickson

#Mrs. Hazel B. Hillman       1936                 #Ralph Hillman

*Mrs. Virginia  Livingston  1937                 *Harvey Q. McCollester

*Mrs. Rose A. Robinson      1938                 *Harris L. Badger

*Mrs. Maude L. Badger      1939                  *Haven R. Wormwood

*Mrs. Ruth A. Tooker         1940                  *George W. Tooker            

*Mrs. Doris C. Staveley      1941                 *Roy Staveley  

*Mrs. Hazel  Wormwood    1942                 #Frank H. Wheeler, Jr.

*Mrs. Dorothy Hemenway  1943                #Henry F. Lawrence

#Mrs. Ida E. Arnold            1944                 #Henry F. Lawrence

*Mrs. Maude L. Badger      1945                 *J. George Stacham

*Mrs. Lillian G. Shattuck    46-48               *Leroy A. Shattuck

*Mrs. Ada M. Berry            48-49                #Morrill Stephenson

*Mrs. Josephine Bishop      49-50              *Walter G. Phelps

  Mrs. Mildred B. Darling   50-51                *Wallace R. Robinson

*Mrs. Emily S. Phelps        51-53                *Walter G. Phelps

*Miss Sarah B. Ross           53-54               *W. Stanley Livingston           

  Mrs. Alice E. Fisher          54-55                *Harold W. Will

*Mrs. Annie C. Weston      55-56               *Robert D. Barclay

*Mrs. Gladys C. Will          56-57                *Harold H. Will

*Mrs. Jessie W. Truesdell  57-58               *W. Raymond Shea

*Mrs. Olive G. Jackson      58-59                *Charles A. Jackson

*Mrs. Doris E. Hosmer      59-60                 #Frederick P. Hosmer

*Mrs. Barbara B. Berry      60-61                Clark W. Paige, Sr.

*Mrs. Gertrude E. Hale      61-62               *Charles A. Jackson

*Mrs. Mildred H. Barclay  62-63                *Robert D. Barclay             

  Mrs.Veda  Cunningham   63-64                *Frederick R. Cunningham

#Mrs. Barbara Greenhalgh 64-65             #John H. Greenhalgh

*Mrs. Emily R. Butler        65-66                *Frederick J. Butler

*Mrs Blanche Waterman   66-67               *Raymond E. Waterman

  Mrs. Martha R. Paige       67-68                  Clark W. Paige, Sr.

  Mrs. Isabel C. Bixby        68-69               *Bruce E. Wolfe

*Mrs. Dorothy C. Poole     69-70                  Charles I. Poole

+Mrs. Lois M. Bemis         70-71                +John L. Bemis

#Mrs. Constance Fitch       71-72             #Charles S. Fitch

  Mrs. Beverly J. Dearth     72-73                 Clayton L. Dearth          

* Mrs. Shirley C. Gay         73-74                *Roger E. Gay

*Mrs. Mary A. Starr          74-75                   Clayton L. Dearth

 * Mrs. Gloria B. Bacon      75-76                  Gregory N. Bacon  

*  Mrs. Ida K. Naparstek      76-77             *J. Maurice Naparstek

    Mrs. Helen C. Wilkins      77-78              *William E. Wilkins

   *Mrs. Fredericka Roberts 78-79             *Wesley A. Roberts

    Mrs. Isabel C. Bixby        79-80              *Bruce E. Wolfe

   *Mrs. Dorothy Marriner    80-81             *R. Howard Wylie

   *Miss Grace A. Wood        81-82             *Roger E. Gay

    #Mrs. Jean E. Cronin        82-83              Charles I. Poole

    #Mrs. Jean E. Cronin        83-84            *Morten E. Mathisen

     Mrs. Barbara J. Rooks      84-85              Robert G. Parsons

     Mrs. Deborah L. Voss      85-86             *Morten E. Mathisen

     Mrs. Dinah S. Deck          86-87               Gentry O. Deck

     Mrs. Judith A. Trubey      87-88               Robert G. Parsons

   *Mrs. Annie C. Weston     88-89             * Frederick R. Butler

   *Mrs. Barbara L. Clarke    89-90           +  Peter J .Clarke

   *Mrs. Janet R. Parker         90-91              R. Thomas Voss 

     Mrs. Deborah L. Voss      91-92                R. Thomas Voss

    Mrs. Jean V. Howard        92-93             +Bruce G. Greenhalgh

   *Mrs. Blanche Waterman   93-94              Clayton L. Dearth

 * Mrs. Gloria B. Bacon        94-95                Clayton L. Dearth

    Mrs. M. Louise Collins      95-96                R. Thomas Voss

    Mrs. Beverly J. Dearth      96-97               Clayton L. Dearth

  * Mrs. Gloria B. Bacon       97-99                Gregory N. Bacon

     Mrs. Deborah L. Voss       99-01               R. Thomas Voss

  * Mrs. Gloria B. Bacon       01-02                Gregory N. Bacon

    Mrs. Beverly J. Dearth      02-03               Gentry O. Deck

    Mrs. Dorothy C. Koski      03-04                Charles E. Koski, P.G.P

    Mrs. M. Louise Collins      04-05                Charles E. Koski, P.G.P.

    Mrs. Martha R. Paige        05-07               Charles E. Koski, P.G.P.

    Ms Beth Ann Ray              07-08                Gentry O. Deck

    Ms Beth Ann Ray              08-09                Charles E. Kosk, P.G.P.i

    Mrs. Lisa K. Hollis            09-10                 Donald S. Stevens

    Mrs. Lisa K. Hollis            10-11                 Charles H. Jones

  HONORARY MEMBERS

    Mrs. Pamela A. Blood, PGM

    Mr. Clifford L. Brightman, PGP

    Mr. George L. Copeland, PGP

    Mrs. Jill G. Edgecomb, PGM

    Mrs. Doris D. Gerace, PGM

    Mr. James D. Grabau, PGP

    Mrs. Phyllis G. Hidinger,, PGM

    Mrs. Nancy E. Howatt, PGM

    Mrs. Patricia S. Ingalls, PGM

    Mrs. Diane  F. Hunt, WGM

    Mr. Percy F. Kuhn, PGP

    Mrs. Joanne H. Langevin, PGM

    Mrs. Pamela R. Main, PGM

    Mr. Richard J. Moore, PGP

    Mrs. Wilma R. O’Keeffe, PGM

    Mr. Michael S. Podymaitis, WGP

    Mrs. Elizabeth K. Rogers, PGM

    Mr. David T. Roy, Sr., PGP

    Mr. Joseph Russo, Jr., PGP

   + Suspended

   * Deceased                        #Withdrawn

IDA McKINLEY CHAPTER NO. 86o.

Stated meetings:  Fourth Wednesday

of each month

except January and February

Instituted September 11, 1903

Constituted March 23, 1904

Ayer Masonic Hall

11 Sculley Road, Ayer, MA

Tel: 978-772-3785

WE ARE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE

    The original name suggested for the Chapter was Nonaicolus.  It was voted to lay the matter on the table for a few moments.  Later, in the same  meeting, it was voted to take the matter of naming the Chapter from the table.  It was then voted to take the name of Ida McKinley in honor of the wife of the late President.