Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Independent Order of Odd Fellows

Vol. 79 October 2004 No. 10

PLACES TO GO - PEOPLE TO SEE GRAND MASTER'S VISITATIONS 2004 ~. OCTOBER *5aturday, 9th - Gr. Encampment Rally, Aluta ~"'~1 ... ' Saturday, 16th - Herman & Tamara Schlott Testimonial, . -- i -'.. 'I. . State College Saturday, 23rd - UN Dinner and program at Walker Lodge #306 All PA delegates invited. ... ".. t'~~'~·r~.- ~\.J.i'~~l:(". ,~~( .~,~: ~\J I,', , \\\ I *Saturday, 23rd - Memorial Service and Dedication; 10:.00 AM. .J _ • • \, I' . NOVEMBER *Saturday, 6th - Fall Allstate Rally - •. *Saturday, 13th - P.M. & L.A.P.M. Rally DECEMBER . ~, Saturday, 11th - Philadelphia Orphans Home Meeting - :. *denotes furnished by Plannins Board August 20, 2004 - District #28, Adoniram #739.

INSIDE THIS EDITION SharpsviUe Presents Awards Sovereign Grand Lodge Proposed Budget The Best Odd Fellow Mount Hor Lodge #736 Essay Contest August 19, 2004 - District #29, Edith #812. And so much more! more phows on page 11 2 THE PEN N S Y L V A N I A 0 0 0 F E LL 0 \ ' October 2004 The OFFICERS OF GRAND LODGE THOMAS J. McHUGH ...... GRAND MASTER PO Box 594, Pittston, PA 18640 570·883·7762 [email protected] Pennsylvania JAMES E. BLANEY ...... H."" " "" DEPUTY GRAND MASTER 2689 Winchester Ave ., Philddelphid, PA 19152 215-677·8392 jimheddl 01 @dol.cam JOHN S. CUPP. H... __ G D WARDEN Odd Fellow 2 W. Mdin St., Suite 517, Uniontown, PA 15401 72443 8·9001 jcu pp@VerizolLnd WILLIAM L. LOCKE ...... GRAND SECRETARY and Rebekah Magazine 1001 W. Hd rrisb urg Pike, Middletown. PA 17057 717·944·7419 ioofpaglsecty@m,n .com (USPS 426-500) RICHARD L HEFFNER ...... GR AND TREASURER 8 S. 3rd St., Dillsburg, PA 1701 9 richardheffner©verizon.net NEVIN W. ADAMS ...... H. GRAND REPRE SENTATIVE Published in the City of Middletown, 951 Shoemdkersville Rd ., Shoemakersville, PA 955 5 610-9264462 [email protected] PA monthly by MAYNARD J. ERNST ...... GRAND REPRESEi'ITAnVE THE GRAND LODGE OF PO Box 105. T.t.lmy, PA 18085 HERMAN L. SCHLOn ...... JR. PAST GRA ND MASTER PENNSYL VANIA PO Box 4, Gdstonville, PA 15336-0004 724-348·2226 [email protected] INDEPENDENT ORDER CLYDE L DOnER JR. . ... GRAND MARSHAL OF ODD FELLOWS RR1, Box 68, White ~n, PA 18661 1001 West Harrisburg Pike COURTNEY V. FRANKLIN ...... GRAND CONDUCTOR 7432 Boye r St, P\1iJ.!ddph.s. PA 19119 Middletown, PA 17057 E. KEITH HARVEY . H...... _ ...... H.""",,, ...... GRAND CHAPLAIN 717-944-7419 272·12 Demund, Rd.• PI\ 18612 [email protected] CARL E. THOMAS JR ...... " .. GRAND GUARDIAN I 31 0 Durant St., Johnstown. PA 15906 RONALD J COLLINS ...... H. GRAND HERALD WILLIAM L. LOCKE 1432 Eckert St., P i tts bu~ PA 15212·251~ Manager - Editor MARC ROSENWASSER...... GRAND LODGE AnORNEY 1001 West Harrisburg Pike 1509 Ldwyers Buildin g, Pimb.. P 15219 Middletown, PA 17057 OFFICERS REBEKAH ASSEMBLY SARA V. BON SON Rebekah Coordinator IZEnA McGILL ...... PRESIDENT 39 Queen St., Box 152 304 Constantine Rd., Smock. PA LS-4 Reedsville, PA 17084 DORIS GOERLITZ ... .. VICE PRESIDENT PO Box 36, Hdmlin. PA 15480 S]£J.689.£659

I ELAINE W.EEKLEY H ...... WARDEN Publication Number 426500 19 Pebble Lane, Finl"""Ue. PA 1Sll2 Periodical Postage paid at Middlcwwn, LAURA LOCKE ...... SECRETARY Pennsylvaniu 1001West Hdrrisburg Pike, MiddletoWl\, PA '70'57 717~77 and additional offices. I SARA V. BONSON ...... TREASURER 39 Queen St.. Reedsville, PA 1708.. IIUi67·2885 ** Pnstmattter ** TAMARA SCHLOn ...... _ ...... JR . PAST PRESIDENT Send change \,f addre 's to: PO Box 4, Gastonville, PA 15336 724·34 2226 G/[email protected] Pennsvlvania Odd Fellow MARCIA LAVAN ...... _ _...... DELEGATE TO I.A.RA and Rebekah Magazine 2515 Scrubgrd" Rd ., Jack,on Ca. PA 16133 1001 W . Harrisburg Pike WINONA HIGINBOTHAM ...... MARSHALL Middletown. PA 17057 102 Counby Estate Rd., Uniontown. PA 15401 72~38-57 7 4 VERA CRUMP ..... CONDUCTOR SUBSCRIPTION RATES 286 Ridge Ldne. Murrys . e, PA 15668 Subscription price ...... $6.00 per year PHYLLIS J SHAKLEY ...... _ ...... H. CHAPLAIN 10 or more copies to 115 Spring St., Box 97, Petrolid, PA 16050 72....756-8370 one address ...... $5.00 each BERNICE THOMAS.. . INSIDE GUARDIAN 244 Rutter lone, Smock. PA 15480 724-437·2984 ROSTER ...... OUTSIDE GUARDIAN Lodge name, No. and address. night of meeting, 7591 Union St., Hdrtstown. PA 1613 1 814·382-0347 name and address and when a change is necessary LAURA D. HOMAN ...... MUSICIAN be sure to mention the former addres.s. 3061 W. Whitehdll Rd ., Pennd. Fumdce, PA 16865 814-238·3 537 lAZEDA SIDWELL ...... COLOR BEARER Subscribers should be careful to give their cor 615 W. Crdwford Ave., Connellsvill e. PA 15425 724-626-1386 rect post office address and when a change is MARY ELLEN LOWTHER ...... LEFT HERALD necessary b SUre (0 mention thl: fo rmer address. 571 Bitner Rd., Dunb.r. PA 15431 724·438·5790 BEVERLY SABUTULA .. H...... RIGHT HERALD Articles f< r publi (Ion must rellch the office of 596 Bitner Rd., Dunbdr, PA 15431 724·438·7806 the Grand Lodge in Middletc)wo not lat~ r than CANDY BOWSER ...... SOLOIST the 5th of each month to insure their i.tlSernon 2833 Rt. 536, Mdyport, PA 16240 814·365·5328 in next mOl1lh'> issue. SANDRA COTNER ...... H . PA FLAG BEARER RR#I, Box 967. Gemdon, PA 17830 570·758·1790 NANCY STRAUSSER ... . H...... H ...... CANADIAN FLAG BEARER 121 Cornwall Ave., Ventor, NJ 08406 609·822·9242 PATRICIA NEWMAN ... REBEKAH FLAG BEARER REBEKAH MAGAZINE 3

STAliE OFnCES Dear Sisters and Brothers: My husband, Jack and I would like to GRAND ENCAMPMENT take this opportunity to thank so many of . HMmbu rg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057 717-944-9873 FAX: 717-948-9608 you that have continually kept us in your S...... GRAND PATRIARCH prayers, for your phone calls, and for the ~~IC.m""•.Ie Rd., Shoemakersville, PA 19555 610-926-4463 [email protected] numerous cards from individuals as well ...... ,.,...... GRAND SENIOR WARDEN as Lodges during his time of illness. Jack 1615 Locust Street, Reading, PA 19607-1716 610-374-9005 was in remission for several months, do SSl ER ...... ,...... ,...... GRAND JUNIOR WARDEN ing well, but came out of remission in May 889 S. Kentucky Drive, Elizabethville, PA 17023 717-362-8578 and has since been undergoing "heavy SEE _ _...... GRAND HIGH PRIEST duty" Chemotherapy treatment. They are 1111 Jefferson St., Apt. 101, Latrobe, PA 15650 724-537-8148 now talking about doing a "Stem Cell ...... GRAND SCRIBE Transfusion" whereby they will harvest 35 Governor Drive, Reading, PA 19607-2815 610-777-5990 Istamml @comcast.net his own cells from the blood and freeze ERNST ...... GRAND TREASURER PO Box 105, Tatamy, PA 18085-0105 610-258-3812 them. Then they will give him more Che RAND . ., ", .... ,...... GRAND REPRESENTATIVE motherapy treatments and in time trans 8641 Ferndale St., Philadelphia, PA 19115 215-464-8641 plant his own cells back into his blood MOYER ...... ' ...... '...... PAST GRAND PATRIARCH with the hopes that the Bone Marrow will 120 Grandview Road, State College, PA 16801 814·238·8547 start to rebuild new and healthy cells on 5B..LERS ...... ," .. '" GRAND MARSHAL its own. So we will still need your prayers 2453 Tower Rd., Mohrsville, PA 19541 as we go through these trying times...... , ...... GRAND INSIDE SENTINEL Fraternally with Love, 316 S. Main SI., Sellersville, PA 18960 215-257-2059 Barbara McClellan ___...... ,...... GRAND OUTSIDE SENTINEL

PATRIARCHS MILITANT DEPARTMENT COUNCIL HERMAN L. SCHLOn ...... DEPARTMENT COMMANDER PO Box 4, Gastonville, PA 15336-0004 724-348-2226 [email protected] (R) JOSEPH M. STRAUSSER ...... ADJUTANT & SECRETARY 121 N. Cornwall Ave., Ventnor, NJ 08406-2212 609·822-9242 [email protected]

DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATlO~ LA.P.M. AlJ)REY HUTCHINSON ...... ,...... PRESIDENT STATE DEGREE RALLY 279 Rainbow Rd., Polk, PA 16342 814-437-5388 The State Degree Rally was very inter I. HAUSSLER ..... ,...... SECRETARY ested and enlightening. When you first 899 S. Kentucky Dr., Elizabethville, PA 17023 717-362·8578 entered the event you were welcomed as brothers. Refreshments and food was INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS served downstairs which was a welcome sight from our long travel down from S.G.l. Mount Hor Lodge #736. The rally had been very well organized and made every C. N.Ki LAWSON ... ,.. ,.. ,', ...... SOVEREIGN GRAND MASTER one feel welcome. 6 Terry Drive, Perry, OK 73077 ...... ,...... ,...... ,...... SOVEREIGN GRAND SECRETARY I was honored to meet so many Odd 422 Trade St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101-2830 Fellow brothers from different lodges. I also had the honor of meeting our Grand lA.RA. Master. ~o ...... , ...... PRESIDENT I would like to thank the members who PO Box 2, Millington, MI 48746 participated in the degree ceremony for ... SECRETARY they put a lot of time in to keep the 422 Trade St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101-2830 traditions ofthe Odd Fellows going strong. GENERAl MILITARY COUNCIL I feel privileged to have the opportunity A CARMAN GENERAL COMMANDING to be part of this great brotherhood. May PO Box 154, Ord, NE 68862 everyone take advantage of his rally, as GEN ClD.~ H. OLSON ..... ADJUTANT they are good for everyone who attends? 7243 Wilrose Ct., Tonawanda, NY 141 20·1482 Also, when you attend you have so much to take back to your lodge to pass on to INTI ASSoc. LA-P.M. your fellow members. I learned that we LADY KATHRYN E. BELLMORE. PRESIDENT need to keep the membership growing. 21 Medora Street E., Esse", ON N8M 2K4 Get out and recruit for the future of the LADY CAROLINE E. WATERBURy...... SECRETARY Odd Fellows. 5835 Rickett Rd., Brighton, MI 48116-8249 Brother Mike Drenning continued on page 4 Mount HOT Lodge #736 4 THE PENNSYLV A NI A ODD FELLOW October 2004 MOUNT HOR LODGE #736 ESSAY CONTEST On June 5th, Noble Grand Scott Parts being handed out and aU the speeches. Scott #736 "What does Freedom mean to the m ?" along with Vice Grand Jack Keller and looks over at me and says, do you ha e Y(lUr The students ofPat Varner and Fran Tho myself went to our local grade school to speech ready and I rold him chat I didn't mas gave the students a month to write a hand out essay awards. I prepared a little have one. He said you \\T [e a ech fI r the 200 word essay on Freedom and what it speech for the class. It consisted of some grade school kids, but u ffiJo' r me high means to their students. The top winner history ofour Order and what we stand for. school. I said that' rioht. \\ '11 J ,,;nCJ Lt. of each class received a $50 savings bond. Before Scott and Jack handed out the So when it was 0 r rum on 1 larro Upon receiving the essays, a number of awards, Scott made it clear that I had no duced Scott and my elf and pur organea the br thers got together to review the part in judging the essays which I said that tion. I told the audience thar we didn't .~ )' . The brothers were so pleased with I didn't even want to see them until it was prepare any big speech that we were ~ Lng the response that they chose a runner-up all over. It so happened that my son won for do what an Odd Fellow fr m M une Hor fI reach class. Below is the winning essays the sixth grade class. I was very proud of Lodge does best, fly by the seat of our rant:>. - I h pe you enjoy them as much as the him. When he got home that evening he That brought laughter from the uJi nee b thers of Mount Hor Lodge #736. told his mother that he thought that he and this eased the tension for Sc rr and woulld be bored with my speech because he myself, buteverything went well. WebandeJ What Freedom Means to Me? had heard it all before, until Scott called out two fifty dollar savings bonds on the By William Ramsey his name, then he perked right up and was fifth and one for the sixth grade a~ win Winner (6th Grade) very surprised. ners and ten dollars cash were oi 'e Freedom means so many things to me. After the speech and the awards were runner ups. Ie ro say what I want within the handed out to each class, we had a question We also presented three sch Lar . 'lou may bear wcapons if you want and answer session where the kids were the high school. Mount Hor L( dge ;: hum when different things are in able to ask questions about the Odd Fel presented a $500.00 scholarship and tw T< play with wh m you want and lows. Some ofthe questions that were asked the scholarships were from MountHor LrxL want. To be in any sports you were: Howald you had to be to join?And #736 and the Red Cross. A total am unt pia Having freedom as a child what you had to do to be a member? $1,370.00 was given out to our 10 al chil e abiliey et an education no Once we were done at the grade school, dren. Again, another very good day. r r wh t race you are as in we headed to the high school about 20 FratcrnaUy, noi where. they do not have miles away to present scholarships at the WiLLiam L. Ramsey, Jr. go to . choo!. Freedom also school's Class Day activities. When we D.D.G.M. t I have a variety ofTV shows to arrived, we got settled in and Vice Grand permitted by my parent~. To Keller got set up with the camera. Scott The 5th and 6th Graders ofTrough reek wn d cisions when you be and myself were sitting there taking in the Elementary School in Cassville, PA, w re r:::e ro vO[e. You are able to drive activities, and all the awards that were as ked by the brothers of Mount Hor LoJ de t any state you want and to you wi h . Having freedom \ iU nO[ be killed or en JOINT COMMITTEE CONTACTS ur religion or race. I JURlSDlcrlONAL PlANNING BOARD !ep a ni ht in my bed JOSEPH M. STRAUSSER ...... ".... CHAIRIVVW I '1 ( unfir or worry 121 N. Cornwall Ave., Ve ntnor, NJ 08406-2212 609·822-9242 ret388@Verivon .com anxl,a:!. I am able to walk RUTH A. GOOD...... SECRETAllY ·h e in the Un ited tates PO Box 115, Fairmount City, PA 16224 814-275-4614 Cell 814·229-6448 • Id f err ing shot or placed UNITED NATIONS PILGRIMAGE 1 ~t Ider I will then have MAE D JUDY ...... CHAIRMA t dare the person I want and 123 Westside Dr, Bellefonte, PA 16823/814·383·2879 lI1lUT) wh I \ ant. I will not have the DONALD R. TRULICK ",..... " ... , ... " .... , ... ".... CO·CHAIRMAt' rna.rTI.l!:; arranged as in some countries. 161 Stover Rd., Bellefonte, PA 16823/814·383-4476 I _ my grades are good I will be able VISUAl RESEARCH/ASSISTANCE II '" [0 college or choice to work where I DONALD G. BUCHANAN. CHAIRMAN want. I will be ab'le to get all my education 621 Veronica Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15235 that1want and won't be forced to work or JOINT YOUTH Wi weapons while I am young as in Iraq. THOMAS MCHUGH ...... CHAIRMAN I will have the option to join the military PO Box 594, Pittston, PA 18640 if I wall to help protect our Freedom and ARTHRITIS help give freedom to other countries. The CHARLES DANIHEL ...... , CHAIRMAN pre has the right to report anything they 1638 Hillcrest Rd ., Laverock, PA 19038 want which is called Freedom of the Press. I am glad to be a child in America and PA EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS THOMAS MCHUGH ".. """.. ,,", ... ,, ....,...... CHAIRMAN have the Freedom that we have today. PO Box 594, Pittston, PA 18640 MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN NEVIN W. ADAMS...... GRAND LODGE 951 Shoemakersville Rd., Shoemakersville, PA 19555 610·926-4463 [email protected] October 2004 REBEKAH MAGAZINE 5

What Freed m lean to Me? not doing something wrong. Live where you want to, play any B J _ic.a Deline games that you want to, act and do anything or say anything you Runn 6th Grade) want to, go anywhere you want to without asking [he permission of oms d1at other countries don't the government like communists in Russia do. Freedom is a right. \ hat freedom means to me and Freedom is a privilege. Freedom is being able to print anything you L.:nired States we have the freedom wish to as long as it is the truth. Freedom is being able to come and r 1L,lon we want to have. If we could go as you please and being able to make your own decisions and not . ulJ all act the same. We would not be told what you are to do. Freedom is being able to make your own eJ in church with our friends. I am choices even if it is not the right one. Freedom is not being made chose which church we go to. School to do thing you don't want to do. Freedom is in my words. FREE TO 'e [h right to go to school and be safe MAKE MY OWN CHOICES. What Freedom means to me?

,. '.... .1U ""'-'lIL..ti n without bombs going off. Some Freedom to me is being able to have a choice of what I want, but it I " bur we shouldn't because some people seems in my life everyone has told me what to do and when to do \'e dreams about what we ant to be when it and how to do it. Freedom to me is being able to go out and play [SOlI1 kids may never get the opportunity like other boys my age, having weekends to do what I want with me what they want. Some people are stay Dylan, Alex and the rest of my family and not have to do things that \ at: home dads. It's your right in America to Idon't want to do and have some stranger come into my life and tell ~am [( be. Spending time with friends is a me what to do. Freedom is being able to say things as long as you \\;::!R1ertJ:4 CPPJro: nt '. \'i/e can share our feelings without the don't hurt anyone. Freedom is being able to say the truth and not ng. We also have the privilege to wear whatever be afraid to say what you feel or to write it in a newspaper, magazine wam unlike women in Iran where they can't or any kind of paper. Freedom to me is being able to go to the , ICes -howing. That's what freedom means to me grocery store and not have to worry if I am buying too many of one nden ce, privileges and not being controlled by thing there is a limit on like in Russia and the other poor countries . d of our independence. where you have to have permission to do anything. Here in the United States we are FREE, we can come and go as we please and What Freedom Mean to Me? we can do what we want as long as we don't hurt anyone or lie, cheat By Cody Hockenberry or steal. We have laws and rules to live by, but they are there for a Winner (5th Grade) reason, so we can have freedom and be able to do what we ant. If Freedom? Freedom is being free and independent. it was not for the men that died and fought in the wars, we would tee of speech. Freedom is able to want what you want. not have what we do today ... A FREE COUNTRY.Thank you to bemg able to make your own decisions, being able to all the Military men that gave your lives for us. It is people like you Ifferent areas of life and not have to worry that you are that gave us what we have today. FREEDOM AS WE KNOW IT. continued on next page

OCTOBER WISHES

)- illiam Confer/#333 Dana L. Andrews/#523 Lawrence Williamson/#739 Walker/R#452 13- Paul A. Lentz/#523 Walter Lute/#541 bert Vaughn/#201 14 - Lorraine Miller/R#202 Anthony Wojnar/#899 .mnan L. Schlott Jr. GM/#377 Percy Troutman/#551 Philip A. Muscarnero/#306 Elmor Wagner/#74 Howard Shallenberger/# 1030 21- Budd M. C1ark/#1l52 Gerber/#74 15 - Fred Meredith/#802 22- Norma Dutter/R#302 y Latsha/#551 Benjamin Solomon/#37 Robert F. Gruber/#306 ~ A. Huster/#523 Ray L. Sheets/#523 23 - William. H. Wright/#1004 d H. Baldwin/#74 16 - Wilma Fatzinger/R#202 Marc A. McClelland/#523 r . Melhorn, Jr./#74 Helen }ohnson/R#202 Warren E. Ribbleet/#523 ,m Costanzo/#37 Joseph Hubinon/#1030 Richard B. Robertson/#523 6 - IT V rgo/#348 Paul Hilderbrand/#74 25 - Guy Schreffler/#551 Jhn wchak/#348 Irene Rebuck/R#58 William Struchen/#347 Id Breinig/#377 Harold Sherman/#1152 Dick Brossman/#802 7 - James W. Crowe/#348 17 - Gerald Frantz/#285 Hugh Carey/#1030 - Lorer Gerber/#74 Bernice Thomas/R#233 Robert lrvine/#1152 9 - Richard C. Dunkle/#523 Pam DiBuo/R#29 26 - Walter J. McClelland Sr./#523 Eu en Breiner/#802 18 - Gerald Bortner/#74 27 - Dale Freudenberger/#86 10 - Donakl Malley/#1107 Robert Moody/#1030 Jerry Summers/#153 11 - Pau! Berlin/#333 Elwin Gillette/#1152 28 - Ed Folk/#802 Jeanne Talbot/R#198 19 - Clyde Druck/#74 30 - Bruce Peck/#348 Raymond N. Brooks, Jr./#86 George Hopper/#1004 Donald A. Mangus/#523 12 - John Shue/#74 20 - Dallas Lykens/#733 31 - David A. Geist/#523 6 THE PENNSYLVANIA ODD FELLOW October 2004

What Freedom Means to Me? By Nathan Hoover STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP Runner-up (5th Grade) ~.....~eeMU Freedom is the condition of being free, liberty, and indepen Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation dence, being able to use or go in as one wishes. That is the definition ,- of freedom in the dictionary. This is what freedom means to me. I Hontn1y am able to choice what religion I am and what church I go to. When 1 ~~"",,,,,,,,,~,,~~~~~IiIl)·, aMU(. --.mdlJP.-I/ you live in a free country you have the right to decide on the C ~rnJ l.OdlJ. lt:: or PA 100 1 \hmt. U.n-hburl'. P i ke. govemment by voting. We have the freedom to make our own ~~~~.~~~..~,-=~~~~~~~~~~~~,------~~=-~~--- choices and to do what we feel is best for us. We should never forget our forefathers that sacrificed their lives for freedom. We honor

~SI'*IW..t.-.-_ them on July 4th of each year. This is a time where you can G"IIDU l..odr.,.... or l'oII 100 1 W ~II L IIAl"'I'latnt.1"J. l'J.);e remember them and their families that gave so much. The first ten ad,I.cl..l'I'iOU " ,., 11M1 i*aIr~jIIWI! ___ ...... amendments to the Constitution ensure basic freedoms and are \l 1 11 UI ~ I.. r.nde!!! known as the Bill ofRights. To me freedom should not be taken for granted. Without freedom I might not be able to hunt, or say what I want and believe the way I want to. I am very thankful for my 511 l1li llr~ Ahov freedom and being able to live in a country that has freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition and the right to keep 11"1..... c...-"'-""AMr- Gr {l nd T.od(tlll o r ,,1\ - ' .."'.,...... r ~... Ill.! IDOl \In r ,I,'TT[.LuTZ P I ke weapons. These rights are what make our great country - The ..... t ,.1'_ .'U'cCCNP rA.-...U05J'-______United States of America.

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Left to right: 6th Grade Teacher Pat Varner, 6th Grade Runner up Jessica Deline, 6th Grade Winner William C. Ramsey, 5th Grade Runner-up Nathan Hoover, 5th Grade Winner Cody Hockenberry, and 5th Grade Teacher Fran Thomas. G,~"""n_ IaJ =:.~~~r::=' ... ", ~ PI r=~~ ~o.t!'r==~ •

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" lIIIIIIIJI'NJ .."IfQf R .IIl/IMIII!d~ J=5UlllII j~ I",r:JI"1,-..Ir~ SHARPSVILLE REBEKAH LODGE #110 PRESENTS THE THELMA MCDOUGALL AWARDS Sharpsville Rebekah Lodge #110 honored four area seniors with

$500.00 each as Thelma McDougall Memorial Awards. This was ~lI't/IjI...,~~ ( j~l11,s.,~ r "" 'l9 . Cioa 9!L59! l c.. ~aI~.Ql o..., ... the first time Sharpsville Rebekah Lodge presented the awards. Kl~~·wa_j1l'HIII I ·IIw._~O • 4 They plan to continue the program. Following are the recipients: l".li LCor 9 / 1./04 1. Crystal Curris from Brookfield 2. Carrie Lynn Dumars from Sharon Instructions to Publishers Cqn rpirrrIQl~ l o / ", C\.w,l yo t "'.IcIrm'ttlll1 )'CUporII l n r.."U I 'iI' f ~ on ()f OO lc re ~l .KHp. ~)'of"D;J(Tl...-u lor '" 3. Ashley Ivan from Hermitage f CII Y our ~ In c&M' wh Oi ""'~ OtT .acwIttNlkMrril.Il:~ , ~1n"11'" IO a,~ 11 hnlD>C."'t .... persooc.ar~l~ 4. Christine Palazzo from Sharpsville .,.,tloQnl .-.. II",,"'II.airlg. ADo WJude Ihl! ~ -.I .....teI of WiMWIiI~ WI!I) ... ,tc."dchtiIr. ¥rtIQ CWII Of Idd I p~twfi Of rTqlll or llwrmIAI~ ol tlcn2l,mrrn~ l , OI <'; lI"IIrWCOOllMgfll.~ ~ttllQ,n 1rr1W.l'l'1 11 . 4rtllfW lctt.c ~ 1t"IIII Members of Sharpsville Rebekah Lodge visited each of the blIuf.Lhet8l'lk.lhH:t!lI I Ifld/' e.~ " r lllqlW ~ . J. B ".1,JI 1110 I\smlshlll~IfU I !lI1ioo~ttlfln _11 15. Fr.. i:! r CI.IAJ n ~ I ~ ~ " ..,r~ 1t 15u,II',lnd t. schools to make the presentations. The school representatives and 1 1'!III ' Sh ., ~ I ItIIDIrI.~lIrMd. n ll.ltlllldJot{IJj"jIIyi.~nndoeop..~~'d8I.M1<1nf'ormJ5It1 . lnlIfiltlLrl l te<.lto.lllpub11 sr lM . the seniors greatly appreciated the honor and awards. (2) e~m:l r ~ l rornMWI~.nra (J). ~ b Orn.:.lHto, Ie___., IpiIhd, .u.n olItwceroplMl"U. c.'I Jt,Ib.IrUd. ~.~~~=:-=:«~~;~=~':~~":'::'==;:'~~~~ I. Submitted by Sister Dorothy Struchen, P.P. lI _tIr«Ar_~ all .~ f hi \Iw:n ' G, n.bA 11 1411ti"" 01.,<: 'S1UD 'II w ~ thiS S : a :.e."~ 1 1,! o f Own !!rl.llI,J .... dl be put*h.J P.S. Congratulations to Sharpsville Lodge for initiating and plan 116111 17 n'OUt l be s'9(lOd. Failure 10 lit. or publish II srl/Ill",. nr 01 own" s/r;p m.-y ~ad fo SUSp flHS/on of P .. dodictJ/5 ,~url! o , i ;( lJ ri u l1. ning to continue this worthy program. Sara V. Bonsan, Rebekah Coordinator October 2004 REBEKAH ivl AClA Z I N E 7

ODD FELLOWS - MIDDLETOWN HOME

The Summer months have been fl ying by. Res idents kept busy physically, intellectually, and emoti nallv. They played bingo, increased their stamina in ph sica] and occupational therapies, and showed affection towards man' (and \ omen's) best friend, a registered therapy dog. Next month, resident will welcome in Autumn. They look forward to "Harvest Fes[ival Day" on eptember 24th. Residents also look forward to the many ped al groups that entertain at The Home. The 3rd Grade hildren from the local Catholic School return for their momhly islts as well. In September, they'll be assisting residents witb fa Gr ite game, bingo!

Marion Tyler works out in occupational/physical therapy.

Leanore McConnell pets one of The Home's registered, therapy dogs.

AUGUST DONATIONS Julia Gum and Evie Jamieson wait for their lucky numbers to be GM PROJECT (McHugh) called for Bingo. 514 Thistle $1,000.00 899 Askam 100.00 99 kam 100.00 3 7 V fiety 100.00 37 Variety 100.00 150 letropolitan 50.00 87 H pkins 100.00 $1,550.00

SPECIAL OLYMPICS Session Committee (Memorial Service Collection) 71.60 Rebekah Assembly Officers 430.00 $ 501.60

ROSE PARADE FLOAT 135 1.000.00 $1,000.00 Volunteer and West View resident, Bea "Shorty" Bright and resident, Jo Wagner play their favorite game. 8 THE PENNSYLVANIA ODD FELLOW October 2004

P.O.F. DAYS GONE BY 75 YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO (October (929) (October (979) AMBRIDGE LO.O.F. LODGES INSTALL FATHER, SON Clover Lodge, No. 348, opened the new term with a big event. A father and son team took the oath of office in neighboring The Kid Degree Team from the Wayside Inn conferred the Initia lodges at the Odd Fellows Temple, Bi rdsboro. tory Degree on the candidates of the lodges of Beaver County in Charles L. Reinert, 208 Oak Street, wa ins talled Noble Grand Clover Lodge Hall on Friday, October 4. The lunch committee was of Manatawny Lodge, No. 214, Pottstown, and h.is son, Donald, busy at the close hut got away with a big job too. was installed Noble Grand ofNeversink Lodge No. 415, Birdsboro. The PenoYa team from East Liverpool then conferred the First The installation was conducted b · Thoma N. Terenchin. Degree on this class in Zelienople on Monday, October 14. The District Deputy Grand Master, Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Second Degree was scheduled for Saturday, October 26, at Beaver District 14 and his staff. Falls and the Third Degree on Tuesday, October 29, aC Rochester. Also, William E. Heist, right the Noble Grand; Paul Installation in Clover Lodge took place at a somewhat lare date, L. Miller, left supporter of the . randj Ferris T erenchin, Friday, Octoher 18, hut the lodge planned a fine reception for Conductor; Morgan Davi. nght n rter; C harles Reinert, W alter Riff1es, D.D. G .M., and his staff. left scene supporter; Paul L. t-..!dl r. mu" Bowling is on again and one of the first to fa ll before the Clover Also, Alvin L. Care, ri hr Sll team was the Aliquippa Odd Fellows. They demanded a retum Terencnin, left supporter f I game at their alleys. It was granted. guardian; William Allison. Hou k au:w.J1e: Officers of Lodge No. 214 )Jmes Wentz -I, vice TUNKHANNOCK grand; Gerald Mark!. y, R ci J secretary; H. Bruce Bechtel, treasurer; H warden and third Opening the work of the winter season, October was a good member of relief; Leon a month in Tunkhannock Lodge No. 699. On Tuesday, Octoher 22, a class of nine was initiated, four more followed the next meeting .ITED AWARD night and three were admitted hy transfer, making a total of sixteen new memhers for the month. And the members say they have other SC1xetnb. r 15. 1979 the Irene good prospects. h nia was pre ented Visitors were present on the 22nJ from lodges in Luzerne, neue Emery, p.r . of Lacbtwanna, and Susquehanna Counties, and they told of revival of activity in their localities also. Tunkhannock Encampment, No. 204, is also increasing its membership, having added fifteen in the last year. A special meeting was held on Thursday, October 24, for the conferring of the Patriarchal Degree on six candidates. Others have been d ected and will be admitted at a later date.

DRESSING UP FOR THE OCCASION Now that the social season is in full swing many a husband and Alice M. O'Snen. father after spending money to dress his family for each occasion has little left for his own needs. One Phi,ladelphia Lodge debated: "Shall or shall not the elected and appointed officers appear on installation night in tuxedos." The secretary, perhaps knowing there were victims such as BECKY'S CKYARD mentioned above, pleaded for a ruling th at it be optional and his 1. To keep your frying I _ : hI <'r ing, just add stand was supported. a little salt to the cold "ii " ,re you place the On October 26, in Philadelphia l ulu Temple, the brothers who pan on the heat. had charge of the special Degree Lodge session work all were in 2. Most thick sallces and \,;,1{ tuxedos and thereby added a great deal of dignity to the meeting. quickly because air canm It .!t:l I ( ,Jm, If rhe hot tie. The Officers of the Past Grands' Association of South Eastern Try inserting a small thm lit m .I Ithe \~01~ ( 1 rhe bottom Pennsylvania and of Medina Lodge No. 156, are always at the and then removing it. ), llur a.:.1T'U \\ ill tll\\ t!

The Sovereign Grand Lodge, LO.O.F. Pr oposed Budget 2004-2005 .. Dues at Dues at REVENUES . 2003-2004 $7.50/ $5.00 $8.50 / 56.00 - 1

Annual Dues " . '-,' 950,000.00 : 874,000.00 995,000.00

. I Interest and Dividends • - i L ~- 60,000.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 Label Program , . < 30,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 . " , Card Program 50,000.00 ' 25,000.00 25,000.00 , " Insurance " 5,000.00 , .. 10;000.00 10,000.00 . . - - 15,000.00 ,,12,000.00 12,000.00 I.O.O.F. News ' .' Net Profit on Goods Sold 20,000.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 TOTAL REVENUES ' J . ... 1,130,000.00 976,000.00 1,097,000.00

EXPENSES (Operations)

'. ' Payroll and Salaries ,;, ' .' Sovereign Gnlnd Secretary 40,000.00 40,000.00 40,000.00 -, Sovereign Grand Treasurer .1 .;. 6,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 Office Employees 168,465.00 165,000.00 165,000.00 Benefits and Taxes Employee Health Insurance 56,760.00 50,000.00 50,000.00 Employee Taxes 18,000.00 18,000.00 18,000.00 Employee Retirement Program 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 Total Employee Expense 309,225.00 299,000.00 299,000.00

Office Expense General Office Expense ' 31,000.00 31,000.00 31 ,000.00 11"'04 k cftB-f~ 0.00 3,000.00 3,000.00

SGL Officer Supplies , 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 Equipment MaintenancelLease 11,000.00 11,000.00 11 ,000.00 Accounting and Auditors 15,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 Legal 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 Utilities 30,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 Building Expense Building Maintenance/Repairs 12,000.00 12,000.00 12,000.00 Building Insurance 14,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 Total Office and Building Expenses 119,500.00 118,500.00 118,500.00

* Executive Travel * , . Sovereign Grand Master 35,000.00 35,000.00 35,000.00 Deputy Sovereign Grand Master 14,000.00 14,000.00 14,000.00 Sovereign Grand Warden 9,000.00 9,000.00 9,000.00 Sovereign Grand Secretary 7,000.00 7,000.00 7,000.00 Sovereign Grand Treasurer 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 Special Representatives 10,000.00 10,000.00 to,OOO.OO Legal Counsel 500.00 500.00 500.00 Officers Travel Insurance 5,400.00 5,400.00 5,400.00 Total Executive Travel 83,900.00 83,900.00 83,900.00

* Committee Travel * Credentials 240.00 240.00 240.00 Drawing of Seats 240.00 240.00 240.00 Finance 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 State ofthe Order 240.00 240.00 240.00 Legislation 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 10 THE PENNSYLVA N IA ODD FELLOW October 2004

Constitutions 720.00 720.00 720.00 Judiciary 720.00 720.00 720.00 Communications 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 UNEP Directors 9,000.00 9,000.00 9,000.00 Total Committee Travel 18,160.00 18,160.00 18,160.00 Total Travel Expenses 102,060.00 102,060.00 102,060.00

* Session Expenses * General Session 24,000.00 24,000.00 24,000.00 Mileage and Per Diem OfficerslReps. 142,000.00 145,000.00 145,000.00 Mileage and Per Diem Clerical 2,500.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 Officer Reports 8,000.00 8,000.00 8,000.00 Daily Proceedings 13,000.00 1 13,000.00 13,000.00 Journal ofProceedings - Printing 9,000.00 9,000.00 9,000.00 Journal ofProceedings - Mailing 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 Past Sovereign Grand Master Jewel 1,600.00 1,600.00 1,600.00 Total Session Expenses 203,100.00 206,100.00 206,100.00

* Membership Programs * SGMProgram 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 Exp & Develop for Latin Am & Caribbean 13,000.00 13,000.00 13,000.00 New Lodge Institutions 8,000.00 8,000.00 8,000.00 Membership Committee 40,000.00 40,000.00 40,000.00 Promotional Materials 9,000.00 9,000.00 9,000.00 Total Membership Program Expenses 80,000.00 80,000.00 80,000.00

* Special Programs * Int'l Assoc ofRebekah Assemblies 185,000.00 170,000.00 170,000.00 General Military Council 14,000.00 13,000.00 13,000.00 Int'l Assoc LAPM 14,000.00 13,000.00 13,000.00 I.O.O.F. News 45,000.00 45,000.00 45,000.00 Fraternal Press Association 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 Int'l Press Association 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 Thomas Wildey Museum Trustees 1,000.00 0.00 0.00 Arthritis Advisory Board 5,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 Joint Youth Program 20,000.00 19,000.00 19,000.00 Tomb ofUnknown Soldier 800.00 800.00 800.00 Canadian Memorial 600.00 600.00 600.00 Int'l Council Travel 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 Special Study for Patriarchal Order 2,500.00 0.00 0.00 UNEP - Printing 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 Total Special Programs 305,900.00 282,400.00 282,400.00 TOTAL EXPENSES (Operations) 1,119,785.00 1,088,060.00 1,088,060.00

Reserves and Contingencies Retirement Reserve 5,000.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 Building Reserve 0.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 Office Reserve 0.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 Peace Garden Gates 500.00 500.00 500.00 Total Reserves 5,500.00 8,000.00 8,000.00

TOTAL EXPENSES 1,125,285.00 1,096,060.00 1,096,060.00

Total Budget (Net) 4,715.00 -120,060.00 940.00 October 2004 REBEKAH MAGAZINE 11

THE GOBLINS ARE COMING • • • Can you believe that summer 2004 has come and gone and Labor about receiving the Arthritis magazine. If you would "end Day is now another day in history?We hope that Hurricane Frances personal donation of $25 or more to Nevin Adams, with a note that has been wreaking havoc around Florida hasn't affected you or (that includes your address) that you want the magazine, he WIll your loved ones. Now it's time to think f ghosts and hobgoblins, forward the information to the proper person for you . Volu ntee witches and vampires or all the other' in" costumes for this year are needed by the Chapters for their local activities. The Jingle Bell that will come to your door on trick or treat night. Do you realize Runs/W alks wdl be coming up soon - call the Chapter nearest 'ou that many of the children with rthritt.) can't even grab on to their and find out what you can do. Is your Lodge able to help ? The pails or bags to go out and participate in Halloween festivities ?The contact addresses and telephone numbers are: Arthritis Committee wan ~ to remind YO LI that those with arthritis Eastern PA Chapter Central PA Chapter (NEW) need your help. Your donati help th kids with arthritis that go Arthritis Foundation Arthritis Foundation to Camp JRA each summer n th I help the adults with arthritis 219 N. Broad Street 3544 N. Progress Avenue who participate in the P.A. .E. programs offered by the PA Suite 2 Suite 204 Arthritis Chapters. Kee up dee go · d work. Philadelphia, PA 19107 Harrisburg, PA 17110 As we continue to h I tho'e with arthritis, work with your lodge 215-564-9800 or 717-763-0900 or brothers and sisters to ind new ways to raise money and then send 800-283-7800 800-766-0746 your donations to help wi th Camp JRA, the PACE project, or general fund to N Yin Adams, Treasurer, 951 Shoemakersville Western P A Chapter (NEW) Road, Shoemakersville, PA 19555-9010. Many of you have asked Arthritis Foundation 100 West Station Square Suite 1950 ODE OF THE ARLINGTON Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-566-1645 or 800-522-9900 NATIONAL CEMETERY MUSEUM Remember, the PA Jurisdictional Arthritis Committee is asking Eight hundred acres of Arlington abounds you to become active. Visitors sauntering beautiful grounds VOLUNTEERl Memorial inscriptions they stop to read New thoughts of themselves tart to take seed Charles E. Danihel, Chair, Some weep and kneel to pray thanks PA IOOF Jurisdictional Arthritis Committee Others at attention salute the ranks Stand before the graves, my son Realize the stores of what they've done. GRAND MASTER'S VISITATIONS Arlington's stores are among the best George \'{Iashington's own form the crest There's Wainwright, Holmes and baseball Lincoln's son with charity for all Old Will Taft who forgot his day Astronauts of the Milky W ay And "Bla kjack" pershing, "Bull" Halsey, too The marshall plan that relieved the distressed - as Americans do Semper Fidel is remembers the Main, unknown soldiers in a row Stories PCl terity better know.

Each grave historically has it's peers Inspiration throughout your years Each means values that passed the test August 18,2004 - District #26, Nickel Plate #1125. Hallowed ground where patriots rest Each a story for the living Traits of character go on giving Unfamiliar stories galore to be told Example that won't grow old.

Arlington is part of our national past American character built to last And my son to stand grave on grave Makes you humble at what they gave But the stories are better known By gaining knowledge beyond the gravestone Now go learn the stories through a modern skill Help build the museum on Arlington Hill. By Harold W. Gray July 14, 2004 - District #9, White Haven Lodge #457. 12 THE PENNSYLVANIA ODD FELLOW October 2004 LADY ADAMS TESTIMONIAL ORCHARD MANOR I On Saturday, August 7, 2004, a testimonial dinner was given to honor Lady Myra Fay Adams, AAP (2002-2004). A great meal was Many thanks to Unified Lodge #2 for the most generous dona served to the 84 Brothers, Sisters, Ladies, Chevaliers and Friends tion to Orchard Manor each month - $1,000 general donation present. Lady Myra made Camp JRA her special project for her and $100.00 to the Mile of Pennies Fund. The gift has been used term. With the money that Lady Myra raised (over$7,000) and the for a number of special projects for our home and purchases for our donations that you the Brothers and Sisters of this great order made Residents. A number of donations are made monthly, quarterly to the Camp JRA Fund, Lady Myra presented Lyn Boocock Taylor and annually by loya l Brothers and Sisters through their Lodges. If (President Arthritis Foundation Eastern Chapter) , a check in the you would like your Lodge's donation highlighted in the Odd amount of$20,000 for Camp JRA. Thanks to all ofyou who bought Fellow and Rebekah magazine, please give Diane Robinson, Ad calendars, chances and donations to this great cause. Thank you for ministrator a call or drop a note. As always, thank you to everyone making this a great night honoring Lady Myra. for your ongoing generosity and support. Kathy Thiele also presented a check to Lyn Boocock Taylor for Camp JRA in the amount of $1,175 in memory of Brother Gary Thiele, GOS of the Grand Encampment of PA. The total amount donated to Arthritis Camp JRA, since it first became the Grand Master's special prOject in 1999-2000, is $84,407.75. Thank you to all of you who helped to make this p ssible.

Oxford Manor welcomes all visitors, including Sadie, a mule belonging to Roxanne Barclay, a staff member.

Residents, staff and visitors enjoy petting and giving Sadie lots of "treats." beT" 2004 REBEKAH MAGAZINE 13

IN MEMORIAM WALLY G. BUTZ He is surv,ived by his wife Doris, three daughters, and a son. White Haven Lodge #457 Funeral services were held onJuly 1,2004, atSt. John's Lutheran Church and burial was in Appenzell Cemetery, Appenzell, PA. June 28, 2004 Brother WallyG. Butz was initiated into Lodge #837 onSeptem NORMAN JAMES WINTERS ber 22,1947 and became a Past Grand at the age of23. He received the Grand Lodge Degree on December 9, 1949. In April 1959, Mr. Sharon Lodge #347 Butz became affiliated with Ft. Penn Lodge #134 and became a August 16, 2004 member of White Haven Lodge F457 on April 23, 2004, through Brother Norman J. Winters, 89, of Sharon, was initiated into a consolidation. Farrell Lodge #59 on November 12, 1946, where he became a Past Brother Butz was a member of , t. John's Lutheran Church, Grand. He received the Grand Lodge Degree May 11, 2004. Stroudsburg, PA, where he served on the Council when needed. Brother Winters became a member of West Middlesex Lodge #593, November 9, 1971, through consolidation, and then a member of Sharon Lodge #347, June 9, 1992, by consoilidation. The following is a list of donations made to the Arthritis He was a veteran of the Army, having served in the European Committee Fund 4/1/04 through 8/.31/04. theater of operations during World War II as a tech sergeant. Brother Winters was a member of American Legion Post #160. Brady Lodge #116 $ 200.00 Brother Winters was an active member of Faith Presbyterian Hampton Lodge iF 1004 25.00 Church in Hermitage, where he served the church as a trustee, Osage Lodge # 712 10.00 usher, and Sunday school teacher. Celestia Reb. Lodae ~8 25.00 Brother Winters was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Canton #39 l/M John & Dorothy Shive 100.00 a brother and two sisters. Odd Fellow Home 0 Wes tern PA 700.00 Burial was in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage, with military Dept. Assoc. of PA 60.00 honors afforded by US. Army Honor Guard, Pittsburgh Mil,itary Lady Ester Reb. *"74 21.80 District. Lady Myra Adams 7,078.80 Glen & Susan Minich 25.00 Donations from ~ sion 376.00 Ed & Clair Beach 30.00 THALIA LODGE #116 John & Jennifer zyak 11M Cary Thiele 50.00 Thalia Lodge #116 pick Veterans Memorial in St. Mary, cem Don & Ellie Tru lick l/M Gary Thiele 40.00 etery, West Wyoming, PA, for their Living Legacy. Pictured left to Geo. Warfield 11M Gary Thiele 200.00 right: Sue Tradnak, Mary Wood, Sherry Yevitz, Lisa Mikus, Bernie Susan Allmendinger 11M Gary Thiele 25.00 Tradnak, Crand Master Tom McHugh, Rose Thiemann, and Leon & Laudine Stamm l/M Gary Thiele 40.00 George Wood. James & andy Sellers l/M Gary Thiele 50.00 Submitted by Mary Wood James Schauren l/M Gary Thiele 25.00 Theodora Seaman l/M Gary Thiele 25 .00 Scott & Donna Nein l/M Gary Thiele 35.00 Geo. & aTole Brehony l/M Gary Thiele 25.00 Nevin & Myra Adams l/M Gary Thiele 50.00 Earl R. Leiby Ene. #106 l/M Gary Thiele 100.00 Charles & Jane Danhiel l/M Gary Thiele 15.00 Richard Heffner l/M Gary Thiele 20.00 John & Antoninette Bonanno l/M Gary Thiele 25.00 Chas. & Ann Marie Drorscak l/M Gary Thiele 50.00 Mildred E. Hackney 11M Gary Thiele 100.00 Joe & Debby Bonanno l/M Gary Thiele 25 .00 Club 27 11M Gary Thiele 50.00 Raymond Gray 11M Gary Thiele 25.00 Carol Ann Szuch l/M Gary Thiele 50.00 Signs & More 11M Gary Thiele 50.00 City of College Park l/M Gary Thiele 50.00 B. Raffensberger & M. Landes l/M Gary Thiele 50.00 TOTAL $9,826.60

Total donations 4/1/04 through 8/31/04 were $9,826.60. We the committee thank you. Remember our goal this year is $50,000.00 - we have a long way to go. We need $40,173.40 by 3/31/2005. The Committee 14 THE PENNSYLVANIA ODD FELLOW October 2004

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ALLENTOWN-CANTON ALLENTOWN, #39, meelS 4th Monday al 7:30 P.M. in the Odd FREEPORT-FREEPORT LODGE, #379, meets every Wednesday at 7:30 P.M., except June, ~U()'" HaJj, liS N. 9th St., Allentown, PA 19102, Harold W. Reiss, Clerk, 1550 Cherry Lane, July and August. when meetings are he ld o n the lSI & 3~d Wednesdays at 7:30 P.M. in the Odd Ancient Oaks. Macungie, PA 18062-9423. Fellows Hall on Ford City Road. Edward Lydick, Sec'y, 203 McWilliams Dr., Natrona He ighls, ALLENTOWN AUXILIARY, #39, meets 4th Monday al 7:30 P.M. in the Odd Fellows Hall, PA 15065. 118 . 9th St. Mary Landes, Sec'y. 316 S. Main St., Sellersville. PA 18960. GASTONVILLE-MON VALLEY REBEKAH LODGE, #82, meets lSI & 3rd Wednesday at ALLISON PARK-HAMPTON LODGE, # 1004, meets 2nd and last Tuesday at 8:00 P.M. al 7:_ 0 P.M .. 100F Bldg., Elrama Rd., Carolyn G. Barger, Sec'y, 701 Map[e DI;ve, Monongahe[a, 4743 S. Pioneer Rd .. Wm. Ehmann, Sec'y, 2925 Elsiton Ln . Allison Park, PA 1510l PA I 063. ALLPORT-ASTER REBEKAH LODGE, #177 meets 2nd and 4th Monday of every Monlh MONONGAHELA DEGREE LODGE, #88, meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at the al the Gethsemane United Methodist Church. Rte. 2030, offRle. 53, Al[port. Barbara McClellan. Nucleus Lodge Hall at 7:30 P.M. Eugene Umjbd, Sec'y. 641 Bilner Rd., Dunbar. PA 15431. 3731 Casanova Rd., Munson, PA 16860. pa"prez@pennswood".net GROVE CITY--0RCHARD MANOR, Director's Meeting Apr. to Sepl., 3rd Friday at 7 :00 AMBRIDGE-CLOVER LODGE, #348,meels 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 7:30 P.M. al 25 P.M.; OCI. to Mar., 3rd Saturday at 10:00 A.M. at 20 Orchard Drive, Grove City, PA [6127. Merchant St .. Amhridge, PA 15033. Arthur Brown, Sec'y, 52 Grandview Ave .. Buden. PA Diane Robinson, Administrator. 15005: (724) 869-9117. HARRISBURG-SUSANNAH REBEKAH LODGE, #247, meet> lSI & 3rd Tuesdays at 1:00 BELLEFONTE-CRYSTAL SPRING REBEKAH LODGE, #25, meets 2nd and 41h Friday at P.M. al Christ Lutheran Church, 124 S. 13th SI.. Harrisburg. Kathryn Bush, Sec'y, 999 7:30 PM at l.O.O.F. Hall, 756 Axemann Rd., Eugene Bennett, Sec'y, 3030 BuFfalo Run Rd . W.Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057. Beilefonte, PA 16823. HERMITAGE-ADONlRA.!\1 LODGE, #739, meets the 1st and 3rd Friday at 7:30 P.M. at SI. BELLEVILLE-LADY GREENWOOD REBEKAH LODG #308. meets 2nd and 4th Paul's U.c.c., 159 Todd Ave., Hermitage, PA. Richard Sialer, Sec'y, 814 Pearl Sireet, Sharon, Wednesday at7:30 P.M. in the Senior Citizens Building, 50 S. Kishacoquillas Street. llelleville; PA 16146. Hannah Hass inger, Sec'y, 4470 East Main Street. BelleviUc, PA 17004. SHARON LODGE, #347, meelS 2nd and 4th friday at7:30 P.M., SI. Pauls UCC, 159Todd Ave. BOALSBURG-TUSSEY REBEKAH LODGE. #66, meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday al :00 James A. Housman, Sec'y, lin Bedford Rd., Masury. OH 44438. P.M. at I.O.O.E Hall, 101 W. Main SI. Mae D. Judy, Sec'y, 123 Westside Dr.• Bellefonte. PA SHARPSVILLE REBEKAH LODGE, #110, meets the 2nd Thursday at 3:00 P.M. and Ihe 4th 16823. Thursdayal 1:00 P.M. at SI. Paul's U.c.c., 159 Todd Ave., Hermilage. PA. Florel\ce Paddock, BOWMANSDALE-BOWMANSDALE LODGE, #1179. meets 1st and Jrd Monday ;u 7:30 Scc'y, 7626 Stewart Sh.aron Rd. , Masury. OH 4443R. P.M. at the 100F Hall, 37 Lisburn Road. Han), R. Kennedy, Se,"y. 392 E. Mt. Airy Rd.. JEANNETTE-JEANNETrE LODGE, #701, meets [st and :ird Tuesday evenings at Third Dillshurg. PA 17019. and Blillitt Ave. Eugene T. Martinella, Sec'y, 218 Margaret Ave., Jeannette, PA 15644. BOYERTOWN-BOYERTOWN LODGE, #708. meets every Tuesday at 7:30 P.M. (Oc\. !hIU JOHNSTOWN-ALMA LODGE, #523, meets every Friday evening (except July and August Mar.) and at 8:00 P.M. (Apr.!hru Sept.) at 35 E. Philadelphia Ave. Earl Good, Sec'y, Bc) 171. meelings held lSI and 3rd Fridays only) at 440-442 Main Street. John P. Pearce, Sec'y, 355 Edith New Berlinville, PA [9545. Ave., Johnstown, PA 15906. BRISTOL-HOPKINS LODGE, #87. meets 2nd & 4th Tburs. at R:OO P.M. in the Elks Lodge LAKE CITY-NICKEL PLATE LODGE, #[ 125, meets evet), Wednesday at 8:00 P.M., at the on Wood St. in Bristol, Livio V. Ruggieri, Sec'y, 33 Avcnrowe Ct., Fairless Hills, PA 19030. Lodge Hall. 2180 Ricc Ave. Paul W. Crosby, Secretary, 8130 Keefer Road. Girard, PA [6417. BUTLER-CONNOQUENESSING LODGE, #278, meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 8:(J0 P.M. al LAKE COMQ-NAKOMIS REBEKAH LODGE. #497, meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 8:00 Tanglewood Senior Center, 10 Austin Avenue, Lyndora, PA. Alvin Walers, Scc'y, 218 E. Wurer P.M. in 1.0.0.F. Hall, Rt. 247. Violet Maholchic, Sec'y, P.O. Box 47, Lake Como, PA 18437. St., Slippery Rock, PA 16057. LANSDOWNE-LANSDOWl\'E LODGE, #282, meet:; 1st and 3rd Monday at 8:00 P.M. at CASSVILLE-LADY EVELYN REBEKAH LODGE, #22, meet, 2nd and 4th Monday al 7:30 the Masonic Bldg., 27 S. Lansdowne Ave. Lee McDonald, Sec'y, 2635 Eldon Ave., Drexel Hill , P.M. at Odd Fellows Hall, 44 Walnut Street. Cassville. Anna Bell Ramsey. Sec·y. HCR I. Box PA 19026. 6, Calvin, PA 16622. LATROBE-JOHN E. NACE ENCAMPMENT. #199, meets 2nd Thursday at 7:00P.M. inthc MT. HOR LODGE, #736 !Oeets 2nd & 4th Fridays at 7:30 P.M., 44 Walnut St. . • ·" ille. Bowser Hall, 630 Rem·. Depot St. Latrobe. Fred M. See, Scribe, 1111 Jeflerson St., Apt. 10 I, William Ramsey. Jr., Sec'y, HCRI Box 6, Calvin, PA 16622. Latrobe, PA 15650-0226 CONNELLSVILLE-GENERAL WORTH LODGE, #386, meets 1st and :lrd Saturday at 7:30 LATROBE LODGE #541 meels 2nd and 4th TIlUrstIay at 0:00 P.M. at 630 ( R) Depot St.. Fred P.M. in the Odd (-,ellows Hall. 107 S. Pittshurgh Street. John S. Cupp, Jr.• See'y, 2 WeSI 1\1aio M. Sec, Sec'y, III Jeflcr" m t.. Apt. 101. LlUrobe, PA 15650. [email protected] Street, Suite 5 17. Uniontown, PA 15401. LEESPORT-LEESPORT LODGE, 11'141. meetS everv Tuesday. M y-OCL 8:00 PM, Nov DALLA5-0NElDA LODGE. #371, meets every Thursday at 8:00 P.M. over Fino', Drug Apr. 7:30 PM, at Lodge Hall, 27 Railroad Avenue.. LeRoy K. Seip. Sec ·v, POl3ox 251, Leespon, Store. Visitors welcome. Walter GOSilll, Sec' y, .) I Stang Ave., Shavcnown, PA I X70X-1529. PA 19533 DORNSIFE-MAHANOY LODGE. #551. meets every Thursday, Ocl I 10 March 31. 7:30 EARL R. LEIDY ENCAMPMENT, # 106. meetsevcry mdThli rsday:u 8: P.M. in Odd Fellows P.M., April 110 Sept. 30, ~:OO P.M. in the Odd Fellows Hall, Route 225. Donald W. Zerhe. Se.c· y. Hall. Leon S. Stamm, Scribe, 315 Governor Dr.. Mifflin Pari<. R<'ading, PA 19607-2815, RR I, Box 763, Herndon, PA 17830. goviss @eruthUnk.com lDELLA REBEKAH LODGE, #58, meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 7:30 P.M. in the Odd LADY COLFAX REBEKAH LODG #182. mce'" I lund rd Monday , 7:30 P.M., [OOFHall, Fellows Hail, Route 225. Jane Blair. Sec'y. RR #1, Box 91. Klingerslown, PA 17941. 27 Railroad Ave. Leon Stamm, Sec'y. 315 Governor Dr., Mirmn Park, Rending, FA 19607. EBENSBURG-HlGHLAND LODGE, #428. meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday at 7:30 P.M. in the [email protected] I.O.O.F. Hall, 207 West High Street. Robert C. Burgan, Sec'y. 218 Columhus Ave .. Cres. nn, CANTON LEESPORT, #2, mcets 4th Wednesday ru :00 P.M. in i.0.0.F. Hall. Capt. (R) Nevin PA 16630. W. Adams, Clerk, 951 Shoemakersville Rd .. S hoemakm,ille. PA 19555. EDINBORO-EDINBORO LODGE, #5 1O. meets 2nd & 4th Tilu"., 7:30 P.M.. Masonic Hall, LEESPORT AUXILIARY #2, LAPM, mee\!l 4th Wedne.sday 018:00 P.M. in 100F Hall . Myra 101 Walker Dr.. Ed.inhoro. Lawrence Pieper. See'y, 7216 Crane Rd ., Edinboro. PA 16412. Fay Adan1<. Sec'y, 951 ShoemakersvilJe Rd .. SbocmakersviI[ ' PA 19555. ELIZABETH-MONONGAHELA ENCAMPMENT. #109, meets the 3rd Wednesd'lY at 8:00 LEHMAN--0SAGE LODGE, #712, meets 2nd and 4tb Wednesday at 7:30 P.M. in Odd P.M. al Roberts Hollow. Janles R. Lewis, Scrib.:, 1200 Madison Dr., E li zabelh. PA 15037. Fellows HaU , Mill aDd Market Streets. HarTY HoweU. Sec' y, Osage Lodge #712, 70 Carnp STAR OF GLASSPORT REBEKAH LODGE. #563, meets 2nd and 4th Friday' at 7:00 P.M. Ground Rd., Dallas, PA 18612 at Roberts Hollow Rd., Dianne Rosche, Scc·y, 2 1 Shady Lane, Elizabeul, PA 15037. LEWISBURG-LEWISBURG LODGE, 1196. mee . 2nd and 4th Thursday at 7:30 P.M.. at St. CANTON PITTSBURGH. #5. meets on I st Monday at 8:00 PM at Robens HoilowRd. Ellwood Paul's United Methodist Church. South 4th Streel. Sack .nrmnce. Gary Hallock, Scc' y, 10 L. McCorkle, Clerk. 1833 Woodcove Place, Pittsburgh. PA 15216-291 3. Alhen Blvd.. Winfield, PA 17889, Illdge96100F@holmai i.com OLD MONONGAHELA LODGE. #209, meels every Tuesday night at 8:00 P.M., Robens FAfTII, HOPE, & CHARITY REBEKAH LODGE # 15 , meets 2nd &4th Tuesdays at 7:30 P.M.. Hollow Road, Elizabeth, PA 15037. Les Salzman, Secretary, 706 RI. 481 . Monongahela, PA at the Mazeppa Union Church. 3200 Johnson Mill Roau, Lewishurg, PA 17837. Molly M. 15063; Phone 724-258-2724. Criswell, Sec'y, 714 Church Road. Mifflinburg, 1'A 17844. eriswell @ptd.net MONONGAHELA L.E.A.. # 109, meets the 41h Wednesday at 7:30 P.M. of each month at LITITZ-LITITZ LODGE, # 1050. meets 2nd and 4Ul Monday a17:30 P.M. in Odd Fellows Hall, Roberts Hallow Rd. Lee Etta Mansberry, Scribe, PO Box 79, Brownfield,PA 15416. 111-113 N. Broad Street, Lititz, PA 17543, John H. Himmelberger, Sec'y, P.O. Box 267, Lititz, FALLS CREEK-FALLS CREEK LODGE, #957, meets every Tuesday at 7:30 P.M. at 110 PA 17543. Main St. Kennelh A. Wiser, Sec·y. 432 Deemer Ave .. Falls Creek, PA 15840. LADY SUTTER REBEKAH LODGE. #435, meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday al8:oo PM at 111-113 FREEDOM-'EDITH LODGE, #812, meets I st and 3rd Thursday nt 7:30 P.M., 625 Third Ave. N. Broad St., Dotty Derr, See'y, WI Lincoln Ave .. Lil.ilz, PA 17543. Freedom, PA. Herbert Heineman. Sec'y, 1049 Catherine Drive, Conway, PA 15027. MALVERN-MALVERN POCAHONTAS LODGE, #20 I, meets evel), Monday at 8:00 P.M. at Malvern Lodge Hall, II I Church Street. Malvern, PA 19355, Donald Smith, Sec'y. Octo ber 2004 REBEKAH M AGAZI N E

LADY PAOLI REBEKAH LODGE,#136, meet> 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 8:00 PM at Mal\'ern UNIF IED LODGE, #-2. meets every Thursday at 8:00 P.M. at 3219 Central , J Lodge LO.O.F., III Church St. Gertfilde Vaughn, Sec 'y, 29 1 Valley View Rd., Mal ve rn, PA Colli ns. $"," :. 1432 Eck"rt St. . Pittsburgh, PA 15212. 19355. PETER FRr rz LODOF. #486. meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 8:00 P.M .. in I~ PAOLI LODGE, #290, meets every T hursday at 8:00 P.M. in the Malvern Lodge Hall, III Legion Hall, 175 1 Arl i n~to n ve., Pittsburgh, PA 152m. Myra W. MeCoIklt, Church Street, Malvern, PA. Robert R. Pyle, Sec'y, 685 Hopewe ll Road, Downingtown, PA Woodeover Place, Pittsburgh. PA 15 216-2913. [email protected] 19335. MARY MAGDALENE R Eill fiKAH LODGE. #365, meets 2nd and 4th Monday In II MEADVILLE-MEADVILLE AUXILIARY, #47, meets the 4th Saturday each month at Odd Brown Uniled Methodi 't ChuTc h, 3424 Beechwood Blvd., Myra McCorkle, Fellows Home, 400 N, Mai n SI. Lady Marcia LaVan, Sec'y, 2515 Scrubgrass Rd., Jackson Woodcove Place, Pittsburgh, PA 1521 6. myelJ2 @aol.com Center, PA 16133. PITTSTON--THAUA REB EKAH LODG E, # 116, meets 1st and 3rd Wedneda: .11 CUSSEWAGO LODGB, # IOS, meet every Monday at 400 N. Main St., Meadville. Leland in the LO.O.F. Hall at 59 South Muin Street. Pittston, PA; Sue Tmdnak. Sec' y. 156 SUUI Dorchester, Sec'y, Bo" 94, Cochranton, PA 16314. Hanover Twp" PA 18706. Phone (570) 825-0556. ODD FELLOWS HOME OF \'v'EST ERN PA, The Pioneer !-lome, Board of Dircctors and THISTLE LODOE, #512, meel' every Monday at 7:30 in I.O.O.F. Hall, 59 S. \Iam Trustees. meet$ every 2nJ Friday 3t 400 N. Main St., Harry Stoll, Sec'y, 678 Thoburn Ct. North, Francis McGrath, Sec'y, 902 W. Elm Slrcet, Scranton, PA 18504. Meadville, PA 16335. PORT MATILDA-PORT tviA TILDA LODGE, #733, meets 1st and 3rd Friday at 7:.,'10 I' MIDDLETOWN--TRlUrm LODGE, #307, meets 1st and 3rd Tue, day at 7:30 P.M. at 47 W. at tile Fowler Grove U. M. Woman's Bld g., Route 220. Donald R. Trtdick. Sec'y.. 1M Emaus $treeL Mail lO: Herbert Swank, Sec'y, P.O. Box 612, Middletown, PA 17057. Rd.. Bellefonte, PA 16823, dtruUck @l aol.eom RED ROSE REBEKAH LODG #586. meets Ist and 3rd Monday at 1:00 P.M. in I.O.O.F. Hall, 47 W. Emaus Srreet. Cordia Bcebtel, Finan. See'y, 1830 Kaylor Rd., Hummelstown, PA 17036. POTTSTOWN--MANATAWNY LODGE, #214, meets 2nd and 4th Monday at 7: UP \1 the I.O.O.F. Hall. King and Charlotte Streets Oct. I tlu'ougb May 31, and at 8:00 r. M Ju ODD 1- -LLOW AN D REBEKAH HOME AUXILIARY OF EASTER..t"l PA, meets 1st Sept. 30. Gerald L. Markley, Sec'y, 393 State Street, Pottstown, PA 19464. Saturday ,ll LOO P~\1.!It lhe Odd Fellows Home or Mlddletown. Jane E. Reisinger, Sec'y., 5880 Chamher Hi ll Rri .. Hn,,-;shurg. PA 17111. LADY WlTTEl\I1\1YER REBEKAH LODGE, #20, meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 8:1:(! p at 300 King St. Jane Dotterer, Sec'y, 1275 Manatawny Rd., Pottstown, PA 19464. MILLBROOK- LADY WORTH REBEKAH LODUE, #328, meets 2nd &4th Thursday, 7:30 P.M. at Ih 1ilfilrook Grange. Linda Dielson, Sec'y, 433 Liberty St., Grove City, PA 16127 ROCHESTER MILLS-ALERT LODGE, #936, meels 2nd and 4th Thursday at 8:00 P \I. 1M 2206, the I.O.O.F. Hall, Main Street. Robert Kantorski, Sec'y, 219 Enterprise Dr., Rochester iilh, P 15771-8135. MORGANTOWN-CAERN,\ RVON LODGE #557. meets 2nd and 4th Monday at 7:30 P.M. (Oct I llhrlJ Mar. 3 1sO and at 8:00 P.M. (Apr. 1st tilru Sept. 30th) St. Thorn,,, Parish House, RUSH-RUSH LODGE #471, meets every Saturday, 8:00 P.M. at IOOF Hall. Alton 0 Amold, Cberry U!rul Charles R. Garman, Sec'y., R.D. I. Box 293, Morgantown, PA 19543. Sec'y., RD #5, Box. 49, Montrose, PA 18801. MUNCY-BRADY LODGE, #116, meets ISl and 3rd Friday at 8:00 P.M. at 13 S. Main St. SANDY LAKE-SANDY LAKE LODGE, #573, mccts 1st and 3rd Monday at 7:00 PM in II . Will iam E. Smedley, Sec'y, P.O. Box 463, Muncy, PA 17756. Odd Fellows Lodge, 5242 Lake Street, Sandy Lake, PA 16145. James Donley, See'y., 440 Buyu Rd, Stoneboro, PA 16153. CEI-ES I1A REBEKA H LODGE, #80, meets 2nd and 4th Toesday at 7:30 P.M. at 13 S. Main SIJ""I. Constance He.;s, See·y. 210 Westland Ave., Doboisetown, PA 17701. o[L CITY ENCAMPMENT, #182, meets the 1st Thursday at 10:00 AM at th e Sandy L ak~ Lodge Hall, 5242 Lake St., Sandy Lake, PA. Leland Dorchester, Scribe, 114 Ri ber SI" NAZARETH-M.U1'A LODGE, #488, meels every lst and 3rd Friday at 8:00 P.M. at 1068 Cochranton, PA 16314. Bushkill Center Road. Melli, Zellner, Sec'y, 1110 Marfield Dr., Nazareth, PA 18064. SCHNECKSVILLE-JORDAN LODGE, #192, meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday. Schnecksvil le LADY HALL REBE KAH, #202, meeLs 1st and 3rd Thursday, 7:30 P.M. at Alota Hall, Dolores Fire Hall, Main Street. Stanley Wieand, Sec'y, 3795 Maple Strcet, Allentowl;, PA 18104. Kell er. Sec'y, EASAB, 676 American Banbor Road, Apt. A 2lO. Bangor, PA 180 13. LADY LilLIE BEST REBEKAH LODGE, #222, meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday, Schnecks vil le BUSHKILL ENCAMPMENT, #55, meets the 2nd and 4th Thorsday, 8:00 P. M. at 1068 BushkiLl Fire Hall, Main Street. Jill Schlosser, Sec'y, 4927 Spruce St., Schnecksville, PA 18078. CtJ. Rd. , Bushkill Twp. Maynard J. Ernst. Sec'y, PO Box lOS, Tatamy, PA I.'ORS-OlO5. SELINSGROVE-LADY SELIN REBEKAH LODGE, #378, meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday at NEW BLOOMFIELD-MACKINAW LODGE, #380, meets every Monday at 7:30 P.M. 7:30 PM at Community Building, I N. High St., Hilda Moll, See'y, RD 2, Box 298B, October 1st to April 1st and 8:00 P.M. April 1st to October 1st, in the Lodge Hall. 18 W. Main Midd leburg, PA 17842. Street. Brooks E. Reeder, Sec'y, 1760 Shenmans Valley Rd., ELiiotsburg, PA 17024. SELLERSVILLE-VrCTORY LODGE, #658. meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 8:00 PM at M ain MAHONEY REBEKAH LODGE, #428, meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 1:30 P.M. in Odd and Temple Sts., Greg F. Dimick, Sec'y, 5617 Old Philadelphia Pike, Gap. PA. Fel lows Hall. 18 W. Main Street. Martha Rice. Sec'y, 26 W. Shortcut Rd .. Newport. PA 17074. LI\DY SELLERS REBEKAH LODGE, #558, meets 2ndl & 4th Tuesday, 7:30 PM, 203 N. Main NEWFOUNDLAND-LADIES of PAUPACK REBEKAH LODGE, #559, mee t~ b t and 3rd & Temple. Mary Landes. Sec' y, 316 S. Main St., Sellcrsville. AP 18%0. Th.un;dny at 7:30 P.M. in the American Legion Hwl, Nadine Hager, Sec.Y., Box 19, Sterling. PA lS4fi3, SHAMOKIN-REGINA REBEKAH LODGE #230, meets 2nd & 4th Thursday at 7:.10 P.M. in thc Mt. Tabor #125 Lodge Hall, Treverton Rd., Jearldean Losiewiez, Sec'y, R.D. I. Box X4S, NEW HO LLAND-EARL LODGE, #413, meets 1st and J rd Thw'sday at 730 P.M. at 272 Coal Township. PA 17866. Locu.l Street. Russell E. McQuate, Sec'y, 17 S. GrolTdale Road, Leola, PA 17540. MT. TABOR LODG E. #125, meets every Monday at 7:30 P.M., I mile north of Shamokin on NEW KENS I NGTO~NEW KENSLNGTON LODGE, #804, meets 1st and 3rd Thursday Rt. 225. Rod Faost, Sec'y, PO Box 417, Shamokin, PA 17872. ni 818:00 p.m., Carpenters Union HaU, 854 hflh Ave., New Kensington, PA 15068. Charles Jone., See'y, 1520 Neely St., Natrona Heights, PA 15065. SHENANDOAH-SHEl'\ANDOAH LODGE, #591, meets 2nd & 4til Monday at 7:30 P.M., OF Cemetery Chapel, Ccmetery Rd., Shenandowl Heights. Robert Bcddall, See'y, 34 S. Jardin NE RING GOLD-EAST BRUNSWICK LODGE, #802, meets 1st and 3rd Monday at 7:30 St., Shenandoah. PA 17970. I' 1 15.; \ et.herill St., Alfonso Militinez, Sec'y, 134 Red Hill Rd., Andreas . PA 18211. SHILLINGTON-SHILLINGTON LODGE, #1175, meets 1st andl3rd Tuesday al 7:30 P.M. NO RRISTOWN--MONTGOMERY-CURTlS-NORRlS LODGE, #57, meets the 2nd & 4th at 116-118 W. Lruleaster Ave. Leon S. Stamm, Sec'y, 315 Governor Dr., Mifflin Park, Reading, Mt"llIWi :00 P,M. at LO.O.F. Hall, 1232 Astor st., Norristown, PA 19401. Jon Gonnan, PA 19607-2815, [email protected] S.,.;·y. 1919 l.uhlcmburg Dr., Lansdale, PA 19446. SMETHPORT-SMETHPORT LODGE #389, meets 2nd and 4th Monday at 8.:00 P.M., in PHILADELPHIA--(:ANTON PHJLADELPHJA, #1, meets 4th Thorsday at 8:00 P.M. at rOOF Hall, 406 w. Main St., Arthur Paulson Jr., See'Y., I Anderson St., Mt Jewetl, PA 16740. Walker fWI. 1'190 Southampton Rd. Joseph M. Sirausser, Clerk, 121 N. Cornwall Ave., Ventnor. 'iU lJ8..I06, [email protected] SOMERSET-SOMERSET LODGE, #438, meets 2nd & 4th Monday at 7:30 P.M. at 11:1 N. Center Ave. Donald! Sechler, Sec'y, 1344 Grandview Ave., Somerset, PA 15501. WALKER LODGE. #]06, meets every Monday at 8:00 P.M. at 1290 Soutbhampton Rd. Dave Hrute,. ",,'yo PO Bo~ 51572, Philadelphia, PA 19 !1 5-75n. SPRING CITY-VINCENT LODGE #762, meets 2nd & 4th Thursday at 7:30 PM at III Main SI.. Spring City, PA. Park K. Snyder. Jr., Sec'y, 1212 Monroe Avenue. Phoenixville. PA 19460. METROPOLIT N LODGE, #150, meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday in their Lodge Hall at 500 HonlingJiln Pik. Rllcldt:dge, Harold A. Boden, Sec'y, 6211 Twin Silo Drive, Blue Bell, PA 19422. STATE COLLEGE-LADY EMILY REBEKAH LODGE #452, meets 2nd & 4tlo Monday at 7:30 P.M. in Windemcre HaLl, 454 RoLling Ridge Dr.. State College, PA. Ella Lee Tralick, MYSTIC LODGE.1f27fl. meets every Monday (except the 1st Monday each month) at 8:00 P.M. Sec'y, 161 Stover Road, BeLlefonte, PA 16823, [email protected] at the AmeritJD Lc!giOll Bldg., 8041 Frankford Ave. ELliot Tenenbaum, Sec'y, 83 Hunt Drive, Horsham. P 1904+1134, [email protected] BELLEFONTE ENCAMPMENT #72, meets 2nd, Wednesday, 7:00 P.M. Widmere Hall. 454 Rolling Ridge Dr.; Donald Trulick, Scribe, 161 Stover Rd., Bellefonle, PA 16823. LETITIA PEi REaEKAfI LODGE, #173. meets 2nd and 4th Monday at 8:00 P.M. at Walker Lodge Hall. 1290 SOI.lIharn pton Rd., Philadelphia. Catherine E. McMenamin, Sec'y. 238 Street STATE COLLEGE LODGE #1032, meets 1st & 3rd Mondays at 7:30 P.M. at Windmere Hall, Rd. C-IOI. Southrunplon. PA 18966. 454 Roiling Ridgc Dr., State CoLlege, PA. Kenneth H. Kulp, Sec'y, 454 Rolling Ridge Drive, PERSEVERANCE E, CAMPMl:'NT, # 135, meets 1st & 3rd Thursday evenings in Walker Hall, State College, PA 16801 - ken@)khkulp.com 1290 Southampton Rd. Ell iott L. Tenenbaum, Scribe, 83 Hunt Dr., Horsham, PA 19044-1134, STONY FORK-MARINDA REBEKAH LODGE #!O7 meets the 1st & 3rd Monday at 1:00 elliot386 @msl1.com P.M. in the Social rooms of the Baptist Church of Stony Fork, Elva Maines, Sec'y, 67 Sylvan HENRY DISSTON LODOE, #8, meets 1st & 3rd Monday at 8:00 PM at Disston Presbyterian Glen, Tioga. PA 16946. Church. Tyson and Gknloch Sts. Paoi Crossley, Sec'y, 27 Saddle Dr., Mount Laurel, NJ 08054. STRASBURG-STRASBURG LODGE #361 meets 2nd & 4th Monday at 7:30 P.M. at9A E. VARlETY LODGE, #37. meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 8:00 PM at 1290 Southampton Rd., Main St. Donald A. Bachman. Sec'y, 117 Miller Street, Strasborg. PA 17579. Philadelphia. Gilbert A. Rand, Sec'y, 8641 Ferndale St., Philadelphia, PA 19149. SUNBURY-LADY EDEN REBEKAH LODGE, #56, meets 2nd and 4til Toesday, at 7:30 PINE GROVE-PINE GROVE LODGE, #148, meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 7:30 PM at P.M. at Augusta Lodge Hall.I.O.O.F., R.D. 3, Plum Creek Road. Gloria M. Snyder, Sec'y., R.R. 277 S. Tulpehocken St., Roger Zimmerman, Sec'y, 22 Carbon St., Pine Grove, PA 17963. I, Box 171, Sonbury, PA 17801-9750. PITTSBURGH-BRUSHTON-SWISSVAI..:E LODGE, #1107, meets every Thorsday at 8:00 TAMAQUA-HARMONY LODGE, #86, meets the 2nd & 4th Wednesday at 7:00 P.M., Odd P.M. in the American Legion Hall. Post #351, Verona Road. Donald G. Buchanan, Sec'y, 621 Fellows Hall, 503 West Broad St., Robert Leibensperger, Sec'y, 421 Hauto Hwy., Tamaqua, PA Veronica Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15235, [email protected] 18252. 16 THE PENNSYLVANIA ODD FELLOW October 2004

HESTER REBEKAH LODGE, #29, meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday, at 7:00 P.M. in the Odd Fel.lows WARREN-WARREN LODGE, #339. meets Tuesday at 7:30 P.M.. 208-210 Hickol)' Street. Hall, 503 W. Broad St., Tamaqua, Fern V. Mantz, Sec'y 222 E. Broad St., Apt. 1405, Tamaqua, Wayne E. Russ, Sec')'.82 Kamp Street, WalTen, PA 16365. PA 18252. KOSSUTH ENCAMPMENT, #98, meets 2nd and 4th Thursday at 8:00 P.M., 208-210 Hickory TUNKHANNOCK-TUNKHANNOCK LODGE, #699, meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 8:00 Street. Annual Degree Rall y. 1st Saturday in June. Wayne E. Russ, Scribe, 82 Kamp Stree~ P.M. at Lemon Community Hall, Route 29, Lemon, PA. Thomas Severcool, Sec'y, RR 4, Box Warren, PA 16365. 4219, Meshoppen, PA 18630. WASHINGTON-LADY HOGUE REBEKAH LODGE, # 102, meets 1st and 3rd Thursday at LADY ESTHER REBEKAH LODGE, #74, meets 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 6:00 P.M., at 7:00P.M., 696 Fayette St., Washington, PA. Pat Newman, Sec'y, 976 Mounts Rd ., Washington, Lemon Community Hal.!, Route 29 North, Lemon, PA . Suzanne Palmer, 144 Tague Road, PA 15301. Tunkhannock, PA 18657. ri @epix.net - (570) 836-5042. NATIONAL LODGE, #81, meets 2nd and 4th Thursday, 8:00 P.M., 696 Fayette St . James WALTERSBURG-NATHAN LEWISFORT NECESSITY LODGE, #254, meets 1st and 3rd Ragan, Sec' y, 84 Woodrow Dr., Avella, PA 15312. Monday at 7:30 P.M. Eugene Sabatula, Sec'y., 596 Bitner Rd., Dunbar, PA 15431. WAYNESBURG-WAYNESBURG LODGE, #469, meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7:00 ELLEN REBEKAH LODGE, #233, meets 2nd and 4th Monday, 7:00 P.M., Waltersburg, P.M. at 35 W. High Street. Richard Kamerer, Sec'y, 595 Point Alley, Waynesburg, PA 15370. Bernice M. Thomas, Sec'y, 244 Rutter Lane, Smock, PA 15480-9520. WEST SUNBURY-WEST SUNBURY REBEKAH LODGE, #19, meets 2nd & 4th Thurs day all :30 P.M., at the ChrislCommunity United Methodist Church, 205 N. Duffy Road, Butler, PA 16001. Audean Byers, Sec'y, 1066 Hooker Rd., Karns City, PA 16041-1314. ••Wills Eye Hospitar WHITE HAVEN-WHITE HAVE LODGE, #457, meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 7:30 P.M., at 238 Main SL Lawrence Bond, Sec'y, 601 Barrys Lane, White Haven, PA 18661. ~ WUuI SUft(. Sullc I S~ ~ . PA !9107-S I0SI 21 ~l159 WILKES-BARRE-ASKAM LODGE, #899, mee e' ry Monday at 7:30 P.M. at 2601 S. 2}.j ~ 7Uf"AX Main Street. Edward G. Bath, Sr., Sec' y, 330 Beaumont StJeel. Warrior Run, PA 18706. WYSOX-WYSOX LODGE, #1152, meets 1st and Jrd Tuesday at 8:00 P.M. 1 mile south of - Wysox On Rt. 187. Thomas Elliot, Sec' y, Rl. 2, Box l26A, Towanda, PA 18848. YORK-MT. ZION LODGE, #74, meets 1st, .J rd and 5th Monday at 7:00 P.M. at Odd Fellows HaU , 525 Greenwood Road. James Keller, Fin . Sec' y. 6..'0 Gm:nwood Rd., York, PA 17404. YORK CANTON, #14, meets 4th Monday as 8:00 P.M. III Odd Fell ows Hall, 525 Greenwood August 17,2004 Rd. William McElwain, Clerk, 136 Crown Pt.. Dr•. Vert, PA 17402, [email protected] MOUNT VERNON ENCAMPMENT, #14. axelS 2nd am 4th Monday at 7:00 P.M. at Odd Mr. William L. Locke Fellows Hal.!, 525 Greenwood Road. James Keller. Scribe.. 620 Greenwood Rd., York, PA Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania 17404. Independent Order of Odd FeUows Office of the Grand Secretary SALOME REBEKAH LODGE. #30, meets 2nd IIDII ~ lb 101 W. HrurisburgPike, Hall , 525 Greenwood Road. Beverly A. BO\' " Middletoy,n, PA 17057-4899

Dear Mr. Lock" Several weeks ago rcalled to thank you and your members for the wonderful support In Sympathy you've provided 10 n:scan:h at Wills Eye HospilaJ over the yean. Owing our conversation you mentioned that it would be nice to include an article in your newsletter Roben Homan, State College Lt-.d.: 1032 on the 10 of on the ways your gifts have helped. Enclo~d is a brief article 00 Glaucoma and Retina research. 1 hope this overview is informative to your members. Pleast: let me know ifyou hi mother, Helen Homan of Bual urg. would like additional detail. It was also the mother-in-Iav. ( f L ura Homan, Tussey Thanks agBin for the oo-going support of the lodependen( Order of Odd Fellows, Rebekah Lodge #66 and the :\ m pi is!. Be, regards, Their address is 3061 West \\ hll II Road. Penna, Fur (fl~ nace, PA 16865. Lise T.....iford Mae Judy Wills maintains a diverse research program. Two areas of major interest are in glaucoma and macular degeneration. Numerous new medications are constantly appearing on the THE BEST 000 market for glaucoma which involves clinical trials. Our Glau coma service, which is the largest in the country, has been MAY NOT actively involved in these trials. In addition, there is basic Maybe he or she just moved in J research proceeding in glaucoma to try and identify at a Maybe he or she just [ransferred ' m molecular level why fluids sometimes don't drain through an Maybe he or she JUSt [umed eighreen. area in the eye called the molecular meshwork as well as they Maybe he or she doesn't know all rhe benefll:5 should. This is an area that has been supported by the Indepen And support [hat is waiting for him or her dent Order of Odd Fellows and for that we are most grateful. And [he family of a member. In retina, age related macular degeneration (ARMD) re mains the leading cause of irreversible severe vision loss in the Maybe YOU should be [he one to [ell him or her elderly population. Approximately 200,000 new cases of this AbOU[ [he opportunities of being a member condition are seen in this country each year. The Independent Of your local Lodge. Order of Odd Fellows have been particularly helpful in sup Taken from the Nebras ka Comhusw Odd Fellow. porting research to try and help us determine whether or not there is a gene defect for this disorder. Considerable advances have been made in identifying gene defects in a juvenile form Periodical Mail of macular degeneration known as Stargardt's disease. This is inherited generally as a recessive trait but may also be inher ited as a dominant trait which means that for a patient with this condition who marries, each child will have a 50% chance of being affected. We have reported results on gene studies in Stargardt's which may well have application for the age related variety as well and it is largely through the help of the Independent Order ofOdd Fellows that we have been able to carry on this research.