OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE

Grand Chapter of Idaho Order of the Eastern Star

“MUSICAL STARS & STRIPES”

UNIVERSITY INN Moscow, Idaho

June 12 - 15, 2010

PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Printed by Correctional Industries, Boise, Idaho 2 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO

LUCY MILLER WORTHY GRAND MATRON 2009-2010 ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 3

JOHN SNODDERLEY WORTHY GRAND PATRON 2009-2010 4 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO GRAND OFFICERS 2009-2010 Worthy Grand Matron Lucy Miller 1175 NW Bluegrass Cir., Mtn. Home, ID 83647; 208-587-8191 Worthy Grand Patron John Snodderley 716 E. 18th St., Post Falls, ID 83854; 208-773-7269 Associate Grand Matron Christy Schill-Newbold 601 E. Ash St., Caldwell, ID 83605; 208-402-4199 Associate Grand Patron Larry Allen P. O. Box 190066, Boise, ID 83719; 208-895-8404 Grand Secretary Denise Hunt 2960 Selkirk Dr., Boise, ID 83702; 208-336-9480 FAX: 208-336-9353; [email protected] Grand Treasurer Liz Hughes 140 Powell Road, St. Maries, ID 83861; 208-245-4317 [email protected] Grand Conductress Sandi Shoemaker 5724 E. Oak Street, Nampa, ID 83687; 208-456-6563 Associate Grand Conductress Karen Juell 260 Marjacq Ave., Idaho Falls, ID 83401; 208-523-7393 Grand Chaplain Cyndie Bollar 10400 Treeline Street, Boise, ID 83704; 208-375-4809 Grand Marshal Janice Booe 3100 Hillway Drive, Boise, ID 83702; 208-345-1608 Grand Organist Marlene Osborn 1850 N. 7th E., Mountain Home, ID; 208-587-8579 Grand Adah Doris Alexander P. O. Box 300, Mullan, ID 83846; 208-744-1105 Grand Ruth Ethelwyn Campbell 437 W. Madison Ave., Glenns Ferry, ID 83623; 208-366-7471 Grand Esther Moira Block 2103 E. Crestline, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814; 208-667-6984 Grand Martha Billie Reed 1909 Granada Drive, Twin Falls, ID 83301; 208-733-6603 Grand Electa Sue Warner 4256 Landore Road, Council, ID 83612; 208-253-3461 Grand Warder Gary Lemarr 180 S. Main St., Soda Springs, ID 83276; 208-547-4402 Grand Sentinel Bob Barclay 1749 Wood Bridge Lane, Boise, ID 83706; 208-342-3446 ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 5

2009-2010 Grand Offi cers Row 1: Sandi Shoemaker, GC; Denise Hunt, GSec; Larry Allen, AGP; Lucy Miller, WGM; John AGP; Lucy Miller, Allen, GC; Denise Hunt, GSec; Larry Row 1: Sandi Shoemaker, AGC Karen Juell, AGM; Liz Hughes, GTreas; WGP; Christy Schill-Newbold, Snodderley, Alexander, Jan Booe, GMarshal; Marlene Osborn, GOrganist; Doris GW; Row 2: Gary Lemarr, GAdah; Ethelwyn Campbell, GRuth; Moira Block, GEsther; Billie Reed, GMartha; Sue Warner, GSentinel GChaplain; Bob Barclay, GElecta; Cyndie Bollar, 6 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO ESCORTS TO GRAND OFFICERS

Worthy Grand Matron ...... Don Miller (16/66) Worthy Grand Patron ...... Susan Snodderley (12/49) Associate Grand Matron ...... Shirley Jo Schill (32) Associate Grand Patron ...... Gladys Allen (65/66) Grand Secretary ...... Jennifer Marshall (8) Grand Treasurer ...... John Hughes (49/10) Grand Conductress ...... Art Shoemaker PGP (65/63) Associate Gr. Conductress ...... Johannah Grant (21) Grand Chaplain ...... Monte Bollar (66) Grand Marshal ...... Ginger Neil (65) Grand Organist ...... Wanda Clagg (16) Grand Adah ...... Lance Stanley (10) Grand Ruth ...... Vicki Reynolds (60/8) Grand Esther ...... Lois Durand (12) Grand Martha ...... Darlene Neal (35) Grand Electa...... Joe Warner (19) Grand Warder ...... Robbie Lemarr (64) Grand Sentinel...... Heather Barclay (8) ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 7 PAGES TO GRAND OFFICERS Vicki Reynolds (60/8), Chairman WORTHY GRAND MATRON Kittie Paige (16/66) Teri Nealis (63/6) Johannah Grant (21) WORTHY GRAND PATRON Mary Finley (12) Angie Nealis (63) ASSOCIATE GRAND MATRON Marianne Bohon (77) ASSOCIATE GRAND PATRON Gladys Allen (65/66) GRAND SECRETARY Sue Remaley (29) Jessie Michaelson (8) Jen Marshall (8) GRAND TREASURER Ellen Hinton (49) GRAND CONDUCTRESS Kim Campbell (6) Claudette Rose (12) Carol Austin (35) Debbie Basterrechea (36) ASSOC. GRAND CONDUCTRESS Sondra Cullen (3) Brenda Cox (20) Delta Holloway (22) Vicki Reynolds (60/8) GRAND CHAPLAIN Deborah Arnold (32) Diana Bush (66) GRAND MARSHAL Lenora Gregg (11) Evelyn Strand (79) GRAND ORGANIST Wanda Clagg (16) GRAND ADAH Roberta Smith (10) GRAND RUTH Michelle Bollar (66) GRAND ESTHER Rita Webster (14) MARTHA Mary Stowell PGM (76/6) GRAND ELECTA Susan Foster (76/19) GRAND WARDER Joan Davis (64) GRAND SENTINEL Tyke Carr (6/8) MWGM Linda Hattrick PGM (16/66) MWGP Marvin Gerking PGP (62) Diane Gerking (62) GRAND PHOTOGRAPHER Beth Brochu (85) John Chamberlain (33) 8 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO DEDICATION

This year has been dedicated to our families.

SESSION Musical Stars & Stripes

EMBLEMS Music Notes, Stars & Stripes

FUN SYMBOLS WGM – Zebra WGP – Panda

MOTTO The dream creates the journey, The journey is the reward.

HONOR STATIONS Organist

FLOWERS WGM – Rose WGP – White Rose

COLORS Red, White, Blue

PROJECT Grand Chapter General Fund Endowment Fund

SCRIPTURES: WGM: Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Psalms 100

WGP: Happy is the man that fi ndeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. Proverbs 3:13

SONGS: WGM: My Tribute, Thank You for the Music, Make Me a Blessing, Abba Songs, All Songs

WGP: The Impossible Dream, Circle, Neil Diamond Songs ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 9 GENERAL GRAND CHAPTER

RENNIE OFTON Most Worthy Grand Matron 2009-2012

FRED CLARKE Most Worthy Grand Patron 2009-2012 10 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO GENERAL GRAND CHAPTER APPOINTEES 2009-2012

Joanna Davidson Joyce Roland Chapter Restoration ESTARL

Jack Sage Bert Johnson Membership Public Relations ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 11 Guests Of Honor Sister Rennie Ofton, Most Worthy Grand Matron, GGC, OES Brother Fred Clarke, Most Worthy Grand Patron, GGC, OES General Grand Chapter Offi cers General Grand Chapter Committee Members Worthy Grand Matrons and Worthy Grand Patrons of Other Grand Jurisdictions Past Grand Matrons and Past Grand Patrons of Other Grand Jurisdictions Past Grand Matrons and Past Grand Patrons of Idaho Grand Offi cers of Other Grand Jurisdictions Past Grand Offi cers of Idaho Grand Emeritus Offi cers of Idaho Grand Representatives from Other Grand Jurisdictions Grand Representatives of Other Grand Jurisdictions in Idaho Distinguished Guests

Monte Bollar, Grand Secretary, Grand Lodge of Idaho, for David Triplett, Most Worshipful Grand Master Spencer Swann, Grand Steward, Grand Lodge of Queensland, Australia, PMWGP OES Australia James Herndon, MIGS, Red Cross of Constantine, RAM Dale Winch, MEGHP, RAM of Idaho Donald S. Thoen, MIGM, Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of Idaho Art Shoemaker, REGC, Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Idaho Rick Rowe, EP, Order of Knights Preceptor of Idaho Jim Davidson, Chieftain, Clan Davison, ROOS Delta Holloway for Queen Peggy Gautschi, Iras #40, DON Mary Finley for Queen Peggy Miller, Karnak #6, DON Barbara Clendenning, Grand Royal Matron, Idaho Amaranth Richard Clendenning, Grand Royal Patron, Idaho Amaranth

Distinguished Guests Committee Hazel Sutton, JPGM (3) Chairman Jim Grant, JPGP (6) Geraldine Berkey PGM (34) 12 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Board of Trustees

Dave Call, PGP (2) ...... term ends 2010 Pauleen Grant (6) ...... term ends 2010 Paul Remaley (29) ...... term ends 2010 Darla Redman, PGM (77) ...... term ends 2011 Joanne Galbraith (21) ...... term ends 2011 John Hughes (49/10) ...... term ends 2011 Nancy Ross, PGM (3)...... term ends 2012 Rosie Mews (8)...... term ends 2012 Chuck Rose (12)...... term ends 2012

Benevolent Board

Virginia Peters King, PGM (65) ...... term ends 2010 Marvin Gerking, PGP (62) ...... term ends 2011 Jo Ellen Reynalds, PGM (10/49) ...... term ends 2012

Emeritus Members

Grand Secretary Emeritus ....Wanda Hinrichs, PM (66/63) Grand Treasurer Emeritus ...... Harlow Kibbey, PGP (8)

General Arrangements Committee

Chairman ...... Candace Pugh (49) Secretary ...... Ellen Hinton (10) Treasurer ...... Liz Hughes (49) Banquets ...... Jenny Abell (49) Housing ...... Jack Sage, PGP (48) Sound System ...... Monte Bollar (66) ...... Nick Nealis (63) Property & Paraphernalia ...... Larry Allen, AGP (65/66) ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 13 Hostess Chapters

Shoshone #10, Wallace Martha #34, Sandpoint Mountain Queen #11, Grangeville Crescent #43, Kamiah Queen Esther #12, Coeur d’Alene Potlatch #48, Potlatch Laurel #13, Lewiston Idaho #49, St. Maries Clover #33, Rathdrum Pend d’Oreille #62, Priest River

Hospitality Committee Dorothy Lundy (63/29), Chairman 14 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Past Grand Matrons and Past Grand Patrons of Idaho Row 1: Jack Sage, Joanna Davidson, Nancy Ross, Lucy Miller WGM, John Snodderley WGP, Joyce Roland, Row 1: Jack Sage, Joanna Davidson, Nancy Ross, Lucy Miller WGM, John Snodderley WGP, Bert Johnson Row 2: Mary Hansen, Darla Redman, Geraldine Berkey, Wilbur, Yvonne Ferne Studebaker, Nealis, Glenadene Keister, Mary Lynne Jo Ellen Reynalds, Mary Ramseyer, Dorothy Hughes, Stan Barker Andrea Storjohann, Linda Hattrick, Fenton, Marvin Gerking, Hazel Sutton, Virgil Arthur Shoemaker, Row 3: Darlene Schiers, Shirley Butler Maxine Machamer, Janet Jensen-Fullmer, Donita Lancaster, Austin Le Roy Row 4: Lavell Paige, Dave Call, Jim Grant, Bucky Finley, ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 15 Distinguished Guests Row 1: Barbara Brown, SI-IORG WA/ID; Connie Woodward, WGRuth; Fred Clarke, MWGP; Lucy Miller, WGM; John Snodderley, WGM; John Snodderley, WGRuth; Fred Clarke, MWGP; Lucy Miller, Connie Woodward, Row 1: Barbara Brown, SI-IORG WA/ID; WA/ID WGP; Rennie Ofton, MWGM; Margaret Clarke, WGEsther; Kayla Rushing, GWA-IORG Australia; Carla Carmain- Carita Swann, PGM Queensland, Sandi McAmmond, PGM WA; GMartha WA; Row 2: Penny Bosley, Andrea Stamp, WGM WY; AZ; ME; Sue Peterson, WGM Rebecca Johnson, GWarder Joanne Martin, PGM UT; AGM UT; Herrett, GSentinel OR; GC OR; Don Gay, AGM OR; Carolyn Beecher, Connie Harris, Ann Gates, PGM WA; Rebecca Price, WGM OR; Carolyn Patrick, GMarshal OR; Marjorie Jarvis, GElecta OR Phyllis Macon, Pres. IGRA; Marge Ramsdell, WGM WA; John Chamberlain, GChaplain WA; Row 3: Stella Brown, GRuth WA; WY; Chris Briggs, WGP WA; Chuck Callen, PGP NV; Jerry Evans, PGP Frank Pasco, GSentinel WA; Nancy Evans, PGM NV; Brian Gross, A&G/PGM WA; GGCCM OR; Gerry Shafer, Joe Jarvis, WGP WA; Dennis Okicich, WGP WY; PGP Bucky Finley, TX in GR MT Trees, AZ; Janell TX; Kathy Lindstrom, GL PGP Trees, Jerry WA; GGCCM ESJ/PGP 16 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Idaho Grand Representatives Row 1: Vicki Straw, QC; Arlene Kolar, WA; Delta Holloway, NY; Lucy Miller, WGM; John Snodderley, WGM; John Snodderley, Lucy Miller, NY; Delta Holloway, WA; Arlene Kolar, QC; Straw, Row 1: Vicki Andress KY Pres; Henrietta Pres; Martie Stamm, ID GRA WGP; Phyllis Macon IGRA Australia; Judy Carroll, Scotland; Pam Hult, ME; Joan Chamberlain, Row 2: Evelyn Strand, MA; Vicki NB; Nancy Janet Wheeler, J. Sherwin Wilson, MD; Pat Mason, MN; Doniece Dennis, VA; Heisch PA; GA Turley, Connie IA; Jessie Michaelson, NV; Kerr, TX; Don OH; Lois Gross, NC; Rick Rowe, Kim Campbell, NM; Susan Walker, Row 3: Jim Schill, MT; FL; Paul Lesneski, NS/PEI; Gerald Riggs, NH AL; Berta Smith, CA; Rita Webster, Bohon, ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 17 Board of Trustees Row 1: Liz Hughes, Gr. Treas.; Nancy Ross, PGM; Lucy Miller, WGM; John Snodderley, WGP; Pauleen WGM; John Snodderley, Nancy Ross, PGM; Lucy Miller, Treas.; Row 1: Liz Hughes, Gr. Sec. Grant (6), Denise Hunt, Gr. Row 2: John Hughes (49/10); Joanne Galbraith (21); Dave Call, PGP; Rosie Mews (8/6); Chuck Rose (12); Darla Redman, PGM; Paul Remaley (29) 18 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Session Assistants

Row 1: Judy Demaray (36); Wanda Hinrichs (66/63); John Chamberlain (33); Lucy Miller, WGM; John Snodderley, WGP; Beth WGM; John Snodderley, Hinrichs (66/63); John Chamberlain (33); Lucy Miller, Row 1: Judy Demaray (36); Wanda Brochu (85); Marjie Sage (48); Barbara Bonham (43) (16); Diedre Ross (3); Jessie Michaelson (8); Jen Marshall Monte Bollar (66); Diana (85); Will Votaw Taylor Row 2: Marilyn Arnold (32); Joan Davis (64) Reynolds (60/8); Deb TX; Vicki Trees TX; Jerry Trees Bush (66); J. Sherwin Wilson (20); Janell Angie Nealis (63/6); Teri Row 3: Merl Mews (8); Mike Sutton (3); Delta Holloway (22); Sue Remaley (29); Marianne Bohon (77); Nealis (63); Mary Finley (12); Michelle Bollar (66); Claudette Rose Brenda Cox (20); Bill Hinrichs (66/63); Kim Campbell (43); Johannah Grant (21); Debbie Basterrechea (36); Berta Smith (10) (6/8); Sondra Cullen (3); Ed Bonham Jr. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 19 STANDING COMMITTEES APPEALS & GRIEVANCES JURISPRUDENCE Chmn. Roberta Slavin (2) Chmn. Maxine Machamer PGM (29) Judy Nissula (6) Kathy Call (2) Richard Studebaker (3) Mark Combs (65) Shirley Butler PGM (21) Asst Andrea Storjohann PGM (10/33) Bert Johnson PGP (49) Asst Waunda Kibbey (8) Barry Walsborn (12) DISPENSATIONS & CHARTERS Bucky Finley PGP (12) Chmn. Valerie Sievers (65) Peggy Hess (39) Mikki Carr (6) Graeme Galbraith (21) Jim Lee (3) Mary Lynne Nealis PGM (63) Asst. LIBRARY Lavell Paige PGP (16/66) Asst. Tyke Carr (6/8)

ESTARL CENTRAL REGISTRATION Chmn. Betty Ringquist (85) Chmn. Barbara Hopkins (21) Mike Sutton (3) Eleanor Rupp (33/62) Joan Kershner (33) Paul Ousley (34) Roland Webster (14) Ferne Studebaker PGM (3) Asst Sue Snodderley (12) Eugene Crowley PGP (19) Asst Merl Mews (8) Janet Jensen-Fullmer PGM (51) Asst. FINANCIAL REVIEW Virgil Fenton PGP (77) Asst. Chmn. Diana Bush (66) Vicki Reynolds (60/8) SCHOLARSHIP Gailyn Coombs (65) Chmn. Mary Ramseyer PGM (40) Dorothy Hughes PGM (49) FRATERNAL CORRESPONDENCE Jack Sage PGP (51/48) Chmn. Karen Juell AGC (21) Sandi Shoemaker GC (65/63) STAR INFORMATION Christy Schill-Newbold AGM (32/83) Vicki Straw (32)

GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS TELLERS Chmn. Candace Pugh (49) Chmn. Dwain Valez (62) Deborah Arnold (32/83) Richard DeClercque (43) Suzanne Buchan (21) Bill Hinrichs (66/63)

GOLDEN STARS VENDORS Chmn. Bonnie Fenton (77) Chmn. Judith Walsborn (12) Lucy Meredith (32) Karen Cameron (32) Sue Grant (6) Mary Hanson PGM (6) Asst YOUTH Richard Kaiser PGP (85/14) Asst Chmn. Stephanie Kazyaka (16) Darlene Owen (60) HISTORIAN Brenda Windous (14) Linda Ousley (34) 20 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO SESSION & SPECIAL COMMITTEES

DISTRICT COMPOSITIONS HOSPITALITY Dist. 1-10, 12, 33, 34, 62 Chmn. Dorothy Lundy (63/29) Dist. 2-11, 13, 43, 48, 49 Shirley Shake (20) Dist. 3-8, 32, 63, 66, 83 Norma Varner (22) Dist. 4-19, 20, 22, 74, 76 Dist. 5-6, 16, 36, 60, 65 MEMORY BOOKS Dist. 6-29, 35, 39, 77 Vicki Reynolds (60/8) Dist. 7-3, 14, 51, 61, 64 Dist. 8-2, 21, 44, 79, 85 MEMBERSHIP Gen. Chmn. Lenore Barrett (79) BENEVOLENT DISTRICTS Dist. 1/2 Genevieve Paroni (10) Gen. Chmn. Edith Gist (20) Dist. 3/4 Marge Burlingame (83) Dist. 1/2 Goldie Brian (11) Dist. 5 Peggy Gautschi (65 Dist. 3 Nikki Case (63) Dist. 6 Marthena Sabin (77 Dist. 4 Donna Petersen (74) Dist. 7 Sue Akerston (3) Dist. 5 Karen Perry (36) Dist. 8 Cary Tuggle (79) Dist. 6 Lucile Whistler (77) Dist. 7 Robbie Lemarr (64) NEWSLETTER Dist. 8 Linda Echo (85) Teri Nealis (63/6)

CODE & DIGEST REVISION SCHOLARSHIP DISTRICTS Chmn. Joe Alexander (21) Gen. Chmn. Nellie Shea (62) Lisa Brett (21/51) Dist. 1 Alberta Morrow (62) Jock Slavin (2) Dist. 2 Verna Vaughn (13) Mariane Bohon (77) Dist. 3/4 Debbie Phillips (22) Dist. 5 Dorothy Ickes (60) ESTARL DISTRICTS Dist. 6 Peggy Gulbranson (77) Gen. Chmn. Diane Gerking (62) Dist. 7/8 Peggy Garvin (61) Dist. 1/2 Joan Umphenour (43) Dist. 3/4 Lynda Pratt (32) UNFINISHED BUSINESS Dist. 5 Jean Etter (16) Chmn. Ellen Hinton (49) Dist. 6 Nina Newbry (35) James Brian (11) Dist. 7 Shirley Cowell (85) Dist. 8 Irene Brown (21) WGM’S & WGP’S PROJECT Gen. Chmn. Anna Votaw (16/66) FRATERNAL RELATIONS Dist. 1/2 Mary Finley (12) Gen. Chmn. Ed Simmons (85) Dist. 3 Kim Leverenz (66) Gary Clever (6) Dist. 4 Merilyn Alsager (19) Sharon Rasmussen (3) Dist. 5 Edna McKie (6) Dist. 6 Peggy Kroll (29) GIFT ROOM Dist. 7 Maureen Collaer (14) Michelle Bollar (66) Dist. 8 Aloha Perry (2) ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 21 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR

MUSICAL STARS & STRIPES June 12 – 15, 2010 University Inn Moscow, Idaho

The 108th “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Session opened with the Grand East having a beautiful backdrop with a red and white musical staff with a gold treble clef. Five gold notes having stars around the bottom of each one with the star point colors. Across the bottom on a gold strip was “Musical Stars & Stripes” This backdrop was made by Mary Finley (12). On the left of the podium were two zebras, one 5 foot and the other 3 foot. The giant panda sat on the right side of the podium. The giant panda was made by Lois Durand (12). In the Near East were smaller zebras and pandas collected during the year. Also in the Near East stood Uncle Sam in his red, white, and blue coat. Each star point chair had a red, white, and blue bow on the back. The backdrop in the back was the WGM’s scripture: Psalm 100 “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.” This backdrop was made in beautiful calligraphy by Diana Harrison, PM (2). 22 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE June 13, 2010 Musical prelude by Grand Organist Marlene Osborn, assisted by Mary Lynne Nealis, PGM. At 9:00 AM the Sunday morning Devotional Service was called to order by Dorothy Hughes, PGM and Lavell Paige, PGP.

ENTRANCE OF BIBLE BEARER AND EMBLEM BEARERS Bible Bearer – Verna Vaughn PM (13) Adah – Dawn Barnes (65) Ruth – Judy DuClercque PM (43) Esther – Judy Demaray PM (36) Martha – Donna Petersen PM (6) Electa – Marilyn Taylor PM (85)

ENTRANCE OF GRAND OFFICERS The Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron were escorted to the Grand East, introductions made, and Grand Honors extended. The Grand Offi cers took their respective stations. PGM Dorothy: Welcome Sisters, Brothers and Friends to this Sunday Morning Worship Service as we open our 108th “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session of the Grand Chapter of Idaho. Following our worship service we will be presenting ESTARL Awards to assist those who are pursuing their goals for an education in the fi elds of religious service. In loving tribute we will reverently remember those who have joined Chapter Eternal this past year as our Golden Chain has been broken. Our memories and love for each will surround us in reverent memory as each name is read. Worthy Grand Matron Lucy and Worthy Grand Patron John, as you enter into the fi nal days of your year of dedicated service to our Order, you leave with your sisters and brothers memories of a year spent in loving service. We wish you a joyous and productive session. Lucy, I fi rst became acquainted with you when you served as Grand Electa for Rose Bolton and Quentin Vaughn. Rose was my Grand Conductress. Through the years I have enjoyed your friendship and the musical talents of you and Don as you graciously shared them ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 23 with all of us. John, you and Susan have also become good friends, and Idaho Chapter is pleased to have Susan as a dual member. We are looking forward to a close continuing friendship with you both. I am so very grateful for my membership in this beautiful Order that has permitted me to have you both as friends. I sincerely thank you for asking me to share in this Sunday morning session with my very good friend and my Worthy Grand Patron, Brother Lavell Paige. It is a very special time when I stand in the East with him. “What a wonderful thing friendship is, world without end. PGP Lavelle: Good Morning Sisters and Brothers all. What a wonderful day to gather here at our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session to give thanks to our Lord God in worship and to pay tribute in memory of those members whom we have lost. The Music has been wonderful and the tribute to our American Flag evident and a blending of the stripes of the Zebra and black and white of the Panda are very clever. Sister Lucy, both of our chapters are very proud of you! Congratulations to you and John on a very productive and successful Session. I am pleased to have been asked to open this session with my good friend and WGM Sister Dottie. Lucy, thank you for the honor. WGM: Sister Dottie, thank you for opening our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Sunday Morning Session. I feel like we are related since my maiden name was Hughes. You have always been a wonderful sounding board and support over the many years we have known each other. Brother Lavell, you are a dear friend and member of my two chapters. Thank you for always being a great support to the Grand Chapter. Sister Marlene and Sister Pete, thank you so much for your beautiful prelude music. WGP: Sister Dottie and Brother Lavell, it is a real pleasure to have you open our fi rst session of Grand Chapter! In writing this, it occurred to me that I have always known you as Past Grands. Sister Dottie, in getting to know you over the years, you epitomized for 24 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO me the devotion that title represents. Brother Lavell, I have enjoyed getting to know you better these last few years, and appreciate your dedication to our Order. Thank you both for being here.

The Grand Conductress attended at the Altar. Invocation by PGM Glenadene Keister: Father in Heaven, we thank Thee for the privilege of living in Thy beautiful world and the United States of America. We thank Thee for our beautiful order to which we are permitted to serve and for our Sisters and Brothers to whom we are bound by ties of friendship and fraternal love. May we always dwell as one in peace and tranquility. Bless our leaders and help them to ever know and do thy will. May our faith in Thee and our assurance of eternal life be worthy of the many blessings with which Thou has enriched our lives. Amen WGM: I am so pleased to welcome you to this Sunday morning worship service. Since our order is founded on the belief in the existence of a Supreme Being who rules the universe for good, it seems fi tting that we take this brief time to worship together and thank Him for all our many blessings. WGP: Sisters, Brothers and Friends, Good morning! Thank you for being here as we begin our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Session. It is fi tting to begin any endeavor by celebrating the blessings of our Heavenly Father and we pray His guidance will continue to direct us through our work in the days ahead. WGM: At this time I would like to introduce Brother Dwain Valez, Past Patron of Pend d’Orielle Chapter No. 62. Brother Dwain was born in Minneapolis, MN. He went to college in La Mirada, CA and was Assistant Pastor and Youth Pastor at Christ Community College in Canoga Park, CA. He was Pastor of Moorpark Bible Church in Moorpark, CA and then came to Idaho as Pastor of Snow Valley Bible Church in Priest River, ID. Brother Dwain is retired now but is still serving several small country churches and working in the construction industry. Brother Dwain joined Kaniksu Lodge No. 97 in 1997 and the Eastern Star in 2005. He has helped his chapter increase membership this year. Brother Dwain we are ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 25 very pleased you are here today.

Dwain Valez PP (62): I certainly count it a privilege and an honor to represent God’s word in our worship service this morning. A point I’d like to make. I thank Marlene and Pete for their music this morning. I said to Pete, who’s all dressed up in white, “You almost look like an angel.” I got in trouble when I said the word “almost”. You’ll notice on many of your programs, it says “Be On Time.” It reminds me of the elderly gentleman who got a job at Wal-Mart as a greeter. He did a great job. He learned all the employees’ names and a lot of the customers’ names. But every day he came in 5, 10, 15 minutes late. Finally, after a couple of months, the boss called him in and said, “Look Joey, you do a great job here and the people love you, but you come in late all the time. I notice on your employment application you were in the military. What in the world did they say to you when you came in late in the military?” Joey said, “Well, usually the Orderly met me with a cup of coffee and said, ‘Good morning, Admiral.’” Romans I:16 says, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes; to the Jew fi rst, and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, the just shall live by faith.” Our subject this morning: “Righteousness In Action.” Certainly, as we look at our country, we see that the great strength of our nation lies in its moral fabric of justice; in its wonderful works to those who are in need; offering often times great assistance to those individuals. That’s always been the strength of our nation. We probably of all the nations of the world, have done more for the wealth of mankind than any other. Where would the world be without the soldiers of World War I? The GIs of World War II? The GIs of Korea and Vietnam and the other countries, as we’ve gone to war to protect liberty and freedom? And so the morality, the strength, the justice of our country certainly has become its hallmark. There’s a willingness on the part of most Americans to serve rather than be served. President Kennedy in his original inauguration speech said, “Ask not what your 26 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country.” And this conduct, this serving attitude, has really produced and comes forth to the world based on an inner morality and an inner love for our fellow man. A desire to aid the misfortunate. It just fl ows forth from folks in our country. I was in youth seminary for several years before I came to Eastern Star and I found here a real home for the members certainly exalt the word of God and a positive relationship with that God of glory. The Biblical defi nition of righteousness is basically a “right position,” “right thinking,” a “right action.” It deals with the attributes of God: love, compassion, concern, actions. The actions of God always are for the benefi t of the human race. Now, some might argue that when they think of Katrina and the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the terrible disasters in India and so on. Basically, God’s actions toward the human race are for their benefi t. The acts of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ was to bring comfort and love and salvation to each of us. My goal this morning in speaking with you is to show the pathway to right action. First, I wish to further defi ne the concept of righteousness. It’s basically the character of God revealed in our every day life. Now, it’s not a static thing. It’s not a sit in your rocking chair, in front of your TV and think wonderful thoughts. That’s not righteousness. But, rather, it’s a dynamic, it’s a moving thing. It’s not just the abandonment of certain types of actions. Your saying, “Well, I don’t smoke, I don’t drink, I don’t swear,” and so on down the line. Rather, it’s a positive approach to life and to the problems of life around us. Its elements are basically a refl ection of God’s love in our daily life. It comes through the practice of productive activities, such as Bible reading. It’s amazing how many people do not crack a Bible at all in their daily personal lives and they know very little about the scriptures, so they lay themselves open to all kinds of adverse situations. A second would be prayer. The Bible says “pray without ceasing.” The original language says, “pray with the frequency of a hacking cough” which I’ve had this past week, as a result of chemotherapy. But it means, as you’re going through life, driving down the freeway, sitting ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 27 somewhere quietly, you can address the God of Glory in prayer. The story is told about the three ministers that met together to discuss prayer and one said, “the only way that you can pray is to fall on your knees and look up in to heaven and fold your hands and pray to God.” The second one said, “No, no. You have to fall fl at on your face and not look up at all and pray.” The third fellow said, “Well, you know, last week I was going through Farmer Jones’ fi eld and fell head-fi rst in to his well. The prayingist prayer I ever did tell was standing on my head in the bottom of a well.” Introspection, looking in and seeing who we are and what we’re really doing and evaluate that based on what we fi nd in the word of God. Willingness to change. Wow! So many times we need to change but we don’t realize it unless we get ourselves next to a thing that tells us what is right and what is positive. And, then, if we have this willingness to change, we can become better people. The fi nal thing would be obedience. There’s a fellow in the old testament named Abraham. He lived in a city called Ur of the Chaldees, the richest city in the world at that time. It lay on the southern end of the trade route which went from Africa to Asia. The town was just fi lled with very wealthy people. Unfortunately, these people worshipped false idols and false gods. Abraham came to the point that he hated what he saw around him, he hated the idolatry and the sin and it was at that point that God called him and said, “Abraham, I’m going to make you a great nation.” And Abraham was lead to the land of Palestine. This morning to illustrate righteousness, I’m going to call on fi ve ladies before us this morning. They are before us at every chapter meeting. Oftentimes, we have become calloused to their contributions. We often don’t hear the words they speak during initiations. We seem to read something else in our ritual, our minds wander. Sometimes we don’t understand the points they’re making. So, as we look at a broad view of these fi ve ladies before us this morning, we see, fi rst of all, the importance of home life and training. You’re going to notice how infl uential parents are on their children. 28 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO A little fourth grade girl came home from school. She said, “Mommy, guess what? They taught us how to make babies in school today.” The mother broke out in a sweat, her face got red and she sat down and started explaining about mom and dad getting married, as so on. The little girl said, No, no, mom. You take baby, change the y to i and add es.” The concern for children extends to our grandchildren and great grandchildren. Shirley and I have the privilege of having 22 of them right now with one on the way – eleven boys and eleven girls. Our responsibilities, as yours does, goes out to those grandchildren and great grandchildren. You’re going to see also very quickly, a dedication to duty. The fact that we can see in one of these ladies before us a great dedication. A third is leaving the comfort zone. You know, we have a small circle of friends and we feel comfortable with those people. The society is composed of thousands of circles of friends and some body in your circle belongs to another circle, and so on. By infl uencing those people nearest you, you can make a big impact on society and upon life in these United States. We’re going to see also, an understanding of faith in God. We’re going to see how simple it is. It’s not a big, diffi cult process whereby you have to go through a thousand steps to have faith in God. And, fi nally, we’ll see sacrifi ce. So let’s look at the fi ve ladies and learn their lessons. Adah, Jephthah’s daughter. What do we know of her? She suddenly appears on the scene as a young woman, maybe in her twenties, we don’t know, we’re not told. But she has the inner tenacity and dedication to go out and fulfi ll a vow that her father made. You don’t learn how to drive in a snow storm by going out and driving in a snow storm. You learn it fi rst, and then you go out and practice. Well, I do not believe that Adah just came on the scene and suddenly said, “Oh, I’ll give my life for you, dad.” There were hours and hours of time that that young girl spent at the knees of her mother and father, hearing the word of God. They didn’t possess Bibles in those days. Those were usually in the synagogue or the temple. But Dad and Mom brought it home in their mind and ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 29 quoted them and taught her and so, in that Jewish home, Adah was trained. She received the information that she needed to become an obedient servant later in her life. And it speaks to us of the great value of home and family. I’ve said to people before that the greatest thing that our society has is the fact that we elevate the family, the wife and the children. Men go out to provide for their wives and their families means by which they can have a more comfortable life. I tell the story of Mr. White who invented the sewing machine. I know Singer made all the money on it, but White invented it. White was a farmer and his wife was a seamstress. He would come in at lunchtime from the fi eld and she’d be there sewing at the table and he saw the great diffi culty of the work she was performing and the tediousness. And, he said, “There must be an easier way.” He began to bring about the sewing machine. He got everything accomplished, except he couldn’t make the stitches. He didn’t have the hole in the end of the needle as his wife had in her needle. The needle would go down, but he couldn’t get it to make a stitch. And one afternoon, he reports in his biography, he fell asleep and in his dream, he imagined he was in a jousting contest in England and these fellows were chasing him with these great lances and in the end of the lance was a hole. When he woke up, he said, “That’s the answer! You put a hole in the end of the needle!” His desire, his interest, was in his wife and his family and that’s been the great thing of our culture – to lift up the home to make it a place where our children can grow and mature and become wonderful adults. Righteousness grew, bloomed and then, when that fatal stroke was applied to her by her father, it bore fruit. A second one was our friend Ruth, we see in her a dedication to duty. You know the story about Naomi and her husband and two sons as they travel to Moab because of the famine in Bethlehem and how the sons married local women and before long all three, the husband and the two sons died and left three widows. And Naomi gave to Ruth and Orpah, a choice. She said, “Remain in your home, be with your people.” Ruth said, “No, I’m going with you.” Where did that come from? Out of the blue, she’s going to leave comfort. She’s going to leave a home that guaranteed her support. I believe in 30 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO the home of Naomi, as she taught from the word of God, she and her husband and her boys, this idea of faith and dedication and service grew within her being. Widows in the ancient world were not a happy group of people. It was considered that every woman should have an offspring. And if you were a widow, it meant you had no husband and no possibility of continuing the posterity of your family. Naomi was not going to be able to continue the prosperity of Elimelech in the land of Bethlehem. She was faced with the fact that that land and that blessing would revert to someone else. Ruth understood this, she sees her duty to Naomi, they return to Bethlehem and she begins to serve Naomi. Did you ever consider that? Naomi doesn’t go out and gather barley. She doesn’t go out in the fi eld along with Ruth and help her. She stays home. She’s a very elderly person, she’s unable to do that. But Ruth takes it upon herself to serve Naomi. A story is told about a fellow visiting heaven. St Peter says, “Before you come in here, I’d like to take you to another place.” So they went to a place called hell. And as they passed through, this individual noticed all the people had plenty of food before them, but strapped to their hands were spoons with long handles. They could get the food but their arms were too long to get the food in their mouths. And so they were puny and dissatisfi ed and not happy. Next, St Peter took him to another room that was exactly the same, but he said, “This is heaven”. Food was in the middle of the table, it smelled great. Long spoons attached to the hands of the people, but they were all happy and plump and singing and the man said, “St Peter, what’s the difference between these two rooms?” St. Peter said, “The people in heaven learned to feed each other.” That’s what Ruth learned, to feed Naomi. What a blessing came to her. She received a husband names Boaz. She bore a child. Eventually, a grand child, Solomon. And a great great great grandchild, the Lord, Jesus Christy. She was rewarded beyond words. And you know, Ruth’s dedication and sacrifi ce was certainly worth the time spent and the energy expended. We have a third lady, Esther, chosen queen of Persia. Pampered, pleased, cared for, given everything she wanted. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 31 There were two men in Queen Esther’s life – Mordecai, Haman. Haman wanted to destroy the Jewish nation. The very nation from which Esther came. Mordecai wanted to preserve the nation. Haman went in and talked the king into passing a law that the Jewish people would be attacked all through the kingdom of Persia and they were forbidden to protect themselves. Mordecai talked to Esther. She had choices, you see. She could protect her position, enjoy the pleasantness of where she was or she could use her position to do a great work for God. And this is the place that Mordecai gave to Esther. We look around in our country today and we see an economic depression, we see problems in Washington D.C., we see problems for people who are trying to retire, we see the problems of immigrants coming into our country, 10- 12 million of them, we see the cost of living going up and apparently it’s going to continue, we see the struggle of charities to do what they have done in the past to help people and here’s the statement the Mordecai made to Esther: yet, who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this. I ask you Eastern Star, who knows whether you’ve come to Idaho for such a time as this. Every one of you, I’m sure, went through the depression, or at least your parents did. Every one of you have learned what it means to be without. Maybe you can pass that on to the younger generation to encourage them, to lift them up. Who knows, you may have come to the kingdom for such a time as this. And then, the two others we have. We have Martha who said, “Oh if Jesus had just been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.” We do the same thing, “If I’d just gotten that raise.” “If I wouldn’t have had that car accident.” “If I wouldn’t have had that medical emergency, how much I could have done.” “If Jesus had just been here, things would be different.” My friend, things can be different. I tell people that prayer does not change things, it changes people. You can be a different person in the same circumstances if you’re willing to look to our God and Savior. Jesus taught her about the resurrection. He taught her about life after death, the importance of placing her faith in the fi nish work of Jesus Christ as He would eventually die on the cross. He called upon her to believe. 32 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO It’s interesting to see how deeply rooted the idea of the resurrection and the future light is in the souls and hearts of people in our country. A tradition came to the U.S. from England, which was that most cemeteries had their graves dug due east and west six foot in depth. That was an English tradition brought here. The coffi n is faced with the head at the west end so that when Jesus Christ returns, they thought, they’d sit up in their graves and they’d see Him coming from the east. Deeply routed, we can hardly comprehend how deeply routed that is. That it’s a true thing, it’s an actuality and we can enjoy it together as we place our faith in Christ. The last one I have for you this morning is Electa. Her story is in the book of Second John, about ten or twelve verses. We don’t know much about her. The word Electa comes from the Greek word electas which means “the elected one.” This particular lady reached out, she loved, and she gave freely of that which she had. She realized that God was love and that He was inside of her and she reached out to people with love and became very charitable. She is pictured in our chapter room as a very loving and giving person. We are to love one another, not just members of the Eastern Star, Let’s take that circle we have and reach out and infl uence some other folks and maybe we can get another circle to come in and join with us. I close with the question, “How do you put righteousness into action?” It takes times. Life is ugly. Situations that we see every day are not one to lift us up and cause us to rejoice. But we can go to work today with that which is within our very being, within our mind, and put it to work to serve others. Abandon fear, don’t be afraid to step out and offer love even though it’s rejected. To accept the challenges that are given over and over again. To mimic the acts of the Lord, Jesus Christ. This one who was the very essence of God in fl esh. ???? come at a great cost, to lay aside that wonderful position he had and he became a servant, went to the cross and gave his life willfully for you and I. We live in a world fi lled with needy people, share your hope, tell of your inner content, tell of your inner love and spread the vision of loving others as he loved us. I conclude with the story of the little boy who came into ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 33 the house and he said, “Mommy, that Grandpa next door that I spend with once in a while, his wife just died and I’d like to go over and visit him.” His mom said, “You go ahead.” So he was gone about ten minutes and came back and his Mom asked, “What did you tell the man?” He replied, “Oh, I didn’t say anything. I just sat on his lap and helped him cry.” Maybe we could do a little of that, huh? WGP: Thank you Brother Dwain. The Assembly sang “Make Me A Blessing” OFFERING was collected by the Assistant Grand Sentinels and Assistant Grand Warders ($510.00 was collected for the ESTARL Fund) The assembly sang the Doxology followed by “Amazing Grace”

BENEDICTION Father, we rejoice in the fact that we’ve been able to gather here this morning to worship You, to look into Your word, to look into our very being and to compare us with that great example, the Lord, Jesus Christ. Bless us as we go our ways; bless the service that’s to follow as we remember those who have departed our midst. Might we offer to their families comfort and strength. In Christ’s name we pray, Amen.

Holly Bambolo (3) played “The Impossible Dream” on her cello. WGP: Thank you Holly for that beautiful solo. That song has been a favorite of mine since I fi rst sang it in college and seeing you play brings back memories of my years working with Job’s Daughters. I cannot thank you enough for sharing your music at our Grand Chapter.

ESTARL CENTRAL COMMITTEE ESTARL PRESENTATIONS Betty Ringquist (85) Chairman, Eleanor Rupp (62/33), Paul Ousley (34), Assisted by Ferne Studebaker PGM, Eugene Crowley, PGP WGM: Thank you for all the time and energy you put into the efforts of this committee. Betty Ringquist: It is my honor to start your day out with the presentation of the Eastern Star Training Awards for Religious Leadership. 34 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO We received only two applications this year. The total amount of the awards given amounted to $7.000. The recipients met the guidelines and were equally qualifi ed. They each received a scholarship of $3,500.00. Distance has kept our recipients from attending today. As I read their names, will a member of the sponsoring Chapter please come forward and accept the award.

Recipients of ESTARL Awards: Christina J. Robertson (21) WGM’s/WGP’s Award Renewal Matthew West (29) Velda Fairchild Memorial (Most of the funding for this award is from Martha Hendrickson in memory of her friend Velda, a member of Loyaute 19, Weiser) A special thank you goes to the ESTARL General Chairman, Diane Gerking, the District Chairmen, and to each chapter in Idaho who made these awards possible. Sister Eleanor and Brother Paul, I really appreciated your input, assistance and friendship this past year. Sister Ferne and Brother Gene, thanks for all your advice. It’s been an honor for me to serve on this committee for the last three years. I thank you very much. WGM: Thank you to every Chapter and individual who contributed to the ESTARL fund. You are the ones who make it possible to assist these young people in their education in religious Leadership. Without your support these awards would not be possible. We congratulate each recipient and wish each of you continued success in your chosen fi eld.

MEMORIAL SERVICE WGM: As is the custom of this Grand Chapter, we will use the Past Grand Matrons and Past Grand Patrons Memorial Bible for the Memorial Service. This Bible was presented and dedicated at Grand Chapter in June, 1948 in Moscow, Idaho. (The Worthy Grand Matron’s Bible was retired and the Memorial Bible was reverently placed upon the Altar by the Grand Conductress.) DRAPING OF THE ALTAR The Altar was draped by the Grand Conductress and Associate Grand Conductress, assisted by the Grand Chaplain. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 35 WGM: We honor the memory of the Sisters and Brothers of our Subordinate Chapters, our Grand Chapter and the General Grand Chapter. Our sympathy goes out to all those who have been visited by sorrow. Those we love remain with us for love itself lives on, and cherished memories never fade because a loved one’s gone. Those we love can never be more than a thought apart, for as long as there is memory, they’ll live on in the heart. This year we have lost two of our Past Grand Patrons. Although there is sorrow in my heart at their passing, my memories go back a long way. Brother Elden Willmschen was Worthy Grand Patron when I received my Grand Representative appointment in 1982. I have very fond memories of Brother Elden and his wife, Lucille attending OES in Meridian #66 for years before I moved to Salmon. Brother David Olehy was a very dedicated Mason and Eastern Star. Over the years of Grand Chapters I attended he was also at many of them. I am so thankful that he was able to attend our Offi cial Visit at Liberty Chapter so we were able to visit one last time.

MEMORIAL TRIBUTE FOR ELDEN WILLMSCHEN, PGP Maxine Machamer, PGM Brother Elden Willmschen was born in Beatrice, NE on March 7, 1918. He passed away July 27, 2009, at the age of 91. Graveside services were held on July 31, 2009 at Dry Creek Cemetery. He was the third of seven children and his family moved to Minden, NE when he was eleven. He traveled west in the mid 30s to seek his fortune. He worked at a number of jobs until joining the Army in 1940. He served through 1945, when he was honorably discharged with the rank of First Sergeant. After the war, Elden established himself in the roofi ng and siding business and ultimately moved to Boise, where he met and married Lucille Farris in 1948. They enjoyed 49 wonderful years together until death took Lucille on March 12, 1997. He is survived by his son, Jon Willmschen of Escondido, CA, a son-in- law, Ken Blakely of Bend, OR, two granddaughters, two grandsons, two sisters and a brother. We extend our 36 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO sincere sympathy to these families. Brother Elden was a true outdoorsman. He loved the mountains, hills and fl atlands of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. He camped, hunted and fi shed. There were few places in those states that he hadn’t traveled or caught his limit of fi sh. Brother Elden and Sister Lucille were initiated together in Boise Chapter #65 on June 12, 1957 at Grand Chapter held in Boise. He was Worthy Patron of Boise #65 in 1960 and again in 1964 and was a 52 year member of Eastern Star. Brother Elden was Worthy Grand Patron in 1981-1982, with Worthy Grand Matron, Maxine Machamer at the “Light Up Your Life” 80th Annual Session of the Grand Chapter of Idaho. He was a 50+ year member and Past Master of Oriental Lodge #60 and a 33º Mason, Past Master of Lodge of Perfection, Rose Croix Consistory, Scottish Rite Bodies and a member of El Korah Shrine Center. Elden was a Past Associate Guardian of Job’s Daughters and a Boy Scout troop leader for many years. He was also a member of American Legion Post #2. As he advanced in our Order, Elden was a true Mason and Eastern Star, but during his last years, he had lost interest, especially after the loss of Lucille and due to ill health. Brother Elden was a very humble man with a great sense of humor as was evident in his “one-liners” at each offi cial visit. He attended every offi cial visit, traveling over 28,000 miles, all by car, during his year as Worthy Grand Patron. In his annual report to the Grand Chapter, he shared this “one-liner” of wisdom. “Be patient enough to live one day at a time as Jesus taught us, letting yesterday go and leaving tomorrow until it arrives.”

MEMORIAL TRIBUTE FOR DAVID OLEHY, PGP Inez Crothers, PGM Brother David Olehy was born March 30, 1931 in Danville, IL and passed away on April 28, 2010. At the age of 3 he moved with his parents, Clarence and Nellie Olehy, to Lebanon, IN. He graduated from Lebanon High School in 1949. David enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was a radio technician stationed in San Diego, CA for time. The remainder of his enlistment was spent aboard the light cruiser USS Juneau in Korean waters ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 37 and the Mediterranean Sea. After his discharge from the Navy, David started work and college. He worked for Rohr Aircraft and Pacifi c Telephone and attended San Diego State College; graduating in 1964 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry. He married the love of his life, Darleen Wakefi eld in January, 1955. They have four children. In 1966 he accepted a position at the National Reactor Testing Station in Idaho and moved his family to Idaho Falls. After over 37 years of service, David retired in 1995. David was a dedicated family man and very involved in his community. He served on the Board of Directors for the YMCA, worked with the Boy Scouts and helped start the Idaho Falls Youth Gun Club. Over the years he enjoyed many weekend camping trips in Sumner with his wife, Darleen, four children and a dog. They also made several trips to San Diego to visit grandparents. To quote daughter Sue, “We would travel through the hot desert of Nevada in a sky-blue station wagon with a home-made pine wood box on top for luggage. There was no air conditioning. The four kids were whining, ‘Are we there yet?’” They also traveled with two Chihuahuas. “One winter trip we made, we had two fresh cut Christmas trees tied on top of the pine box to take to our grandparents. We were the Idaho Falls hillbillies.” “We will miss our dad’s calm demeanor, his wisdom, wealth of knowledge, humor and adventurous spirit.” David was a member of Liberty Chapter #51, Shelley. He served as Worthy Patron several times. I was privileged and honored to share the 1991-1992 year with Brother David. We presided at the “Gateway to Happiness” Session as Worthy Grand Matron and Grand Worthy Grand Patron. He was proud to have his daughter, Sue, serve as Grand Adah in that year. After serving the Grand Chapter of Idaho as Worthy Grand Patron, Brother David then served the Grand Lodge of Idaho as Worshipful Grand Master of Masons in Idaho in 1997. David is survived by his wife, Darleen; daughters Sue Finney and husband Richard; Jo Lynn Holm and husband Tom; sons Brett and wife Carie; Matthew and wife Laynna; nine grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. When we are gone and people look for us and grieve, Let it be because we touched their lives with beauty and simplicity. Let it not be said that life was good to us, but rather, we were good to life. 38 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO MEMORIAL SERVICE Cyndie Bollar, Grand Chaplain

Angels When you were born, an angel smiled, As you became a child, an angel sat on your shoulder When you became an adult, an angel held your hand As you grew old, an angel walked down the road with you, And, when you died, another angel got their wings. --Unknown

We gather to pay tribute to our Sisters and Brothers, who became our friends and family, whom God has called to His Heavenly Abode, they have received their wings. We will miss their smiles, their words of wisdom, their helping hands and loving hearts. While we mourn their loss, we also rejoice that they have gone on to greater works and service. We take comfort that they are beyond suffering and beyond the cares of our mortal world. We honor them for their service and sacrifi ces to their country, their love of God and family, their time and devotion given to our beloved Order. Their lives exemplifi ed many times over the lessons of the heroines of our Order

(Candle lighting by MWGM, MWGP, WGM, WGP, pages take candle and place on table at sides of board) Our MWGM and MWGP and our WGM and WGP light these candles in memory of the losses endured by our sister Grand Juris dictions.

Light a Candle Light a candle for those we mourn. Into a new life they will be born. Do not look for them at the gravesite. They are somewhere else radiating their beautiful light. They have gone to a new world Where there is no darkness, no pain. Their light and essence will always remain. Light a candle for those who have left this mortal place. They are free to travel through time and space. When we think of them, they are near. When we sit in a beautiful garden, their voices we hear. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 39 When we listen to a divine symphony, We close our eyes, their faces we see. Light a candle for they have not really gone. With each fl ickering fl ame, In your hearts they will always belong. © A.Pell 24/08/2005

(Grand Star Points approach the Board and hang the Angels on blue) The Red Ray of Electa teaches us to love one another through the example of her love for God and her love for mankind. Grand Electa Sue Warner places the angel of red in honor of our military servicemen and women. May the “Lord, keep our servicemen and women safe, whether they serve at home or overseas. Hold them in your loving hands and protect them as they protect us.’ The White Ray of Esther teaches Light, Purity, and Joy; reminding us to be loyal to our principles and heritage. Esther risked her life and position to save her people from destruction. Grand Esther Moira Block places the angel of white in honor of our youth. May we continue to live our lives to be examples to our youth that they may carry on the heritage of our Order. The Blue Ray of Adah teaches us fi delity; reminding us to be faithful to our obligations. Adah’s sacrifi ce allowed her father’s honor to be preserved by fulfi lling his vow to the Lord. Grand Adah Doris Alexander places the angel of blue in honor of our Masons who give us our heritage. The Yellow Ray of Ruth teaches Constancy; reminding us to be faithful to the demands of honor and justice. Ruth teaches of love and devotion, caring for Naomi and her needs without regard to her own. Grand Ruth Ethelwyn Campbell places the angel of yellow in honor of our Golden Stars. They have led us by their example of love and devotion to our Order. The Green Ray of Martha teaches of faith and the hope of immortality. On the death of her brother, Martha’s conversation with Jesus reaffi rmed her faith that in the resurrection we will see our loved ones again. Grand Martha Billie Reed places the angel of green in honor of our departed members. Let us remember Jesus’ words to Martha: “I am the resurrection and the life. He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 40 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.”

Necrology (Representatives of PGP Eldon Willmschen’s and PGP Dave Olehy’s chapters place the yellow staffs on the board) The golden clefs are placed on the staffs in honor of our Past Grand Patrons Eldon Willmschen and David Olehy who helped set the tone during their years of service. Their voices continue to resonate through our work. The voices and lives of our Sisters and Brothers blend together to add harmony to our memories. (Chapter representatives place green notes on the board, one for each chapter as the chapter and names are read) The list of deceased members appears in the Appendix.

Dean Childers, PM (12): I was walking home from school on a cold winter’s day when I took a shortcut through the woods and I lost my way. It was getting late and I was scared and alone, then a kind old man took my hand and led me home. Mama couldn’t see him, but he was standing there. I knew in my heart, he was the answer to my prayers. When life dealt troubled times and had me down on my knees, there’s always been someone there to come along and comfort me. A kind word from a stranger to lend a helping hand, a phone call from a friend just to say, “I understand.” Ain’t it kind of funny that at the dark end of the road, someone lights the way with just a single ray of hope? They wear so many faces, show up in the strangest places, and grace us with their mercy in our time of need. (The Choir sang “Angels Among Us”)

Cyndie Bollar, Grand Chaplain:

The more I believe in angels, The more I see them all around me; In my friends, family and acquaintances, It’s amazing how much goodness you can see If only you believe. Where ever you go; whatever you do May God’s angels watch over you. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 41 Mizpeh Benediction was repeated by the assembly. Grand Conductress attended at the altar. The Grand Offi cers retired.

The dream creates the journey,

The journey is the reward 42 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO SUNDAY AFTERNOON HONOR SESSION JUNE 13, 2010 Musical prelude by Assistant Grand Organist Mary Lynne “Pete” Nealis. At 1:00 PM the Honor Session was called to order by Darla Redman, PGM and Art Shoemaker, PGP.

ENTRANCE OF GRAND OFFICERS The Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron were escorted to the Grand East, introductions made and Grand Honors extended. Sister Darla and Brother Art were extended Grand Honors and a hearty welcome. The Grand Offi cers assumed their respective stations. PGM Darla: It gives me a great deal of pleasure to represent our Sister Mary Stowell who is unable to attend because of the death of her husband, Art. These are the words that she wrote for Lucy and John. “It is my special pleasure to welcome each of you to the opening of this Sunday afternoon 108th Grand Chapter of Idaho “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session with my WGP, Brother Art Shoemaker, where we pay tribute to our Golden Stars, Youth Groups, Distinguished Guests, and our own General Grand Chapter Committee Members. WGM Lucy, you are about to embark on the fi nal chapter of your year, which I’m sure has been fi lled with joy, thankfulness, and the blessings of God for yourself, your WGP John Snodderley and your wonderful Grand Family. My prayer is that this session will be completed successfully and that you will look back on this year as one of the best and most productive of your life. I know this Grand Chapter has been blessed with you two as leaders this year. Now it’s time for you and Don to sit back, relax and enjoy the peace and quiet you so richly deserve. WGP John, I haven’t been able to visit much these last few years and don’t know you too well but from the information I’ve received, you and Sister Lucy have had a very good year. I know how satisfying that is to hear. I also know you will do a wonderful job conducting the business of this Grand Chapter in the next days. I wish for you and Susan a time to rest and refl ect on these three years and enjoy the many memories and friendships that have come with this high honor.” ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 43 On a personal note, Lucy and John, I would like to add my own congratulations for a very enjoyable, productive and fun year and my wish for a very successful session. PGP Art: As we begin this Sunday afternoon session I ask that you keep PGM Mary Stowell in your thoughts and prayers as she lost Brother Art this past week. This afternoon we celebrate our past, future, and present as we welcome our Golden Stars who have and continue to give us so much, our youth who are our future, and Idaho’s GGCCMs who have served this Grand Chapter for many years and now serve our General Grand Chapter. WGM Lucy and WGP John, thank you for allowing me to open this Sunday afternoon session with PGM Darla Redman, Mary’s and my AGM. Sister Darla thank you for standing in for Sister Mary. WGM: Sister Darla, Thank you so much for opening this informal session and stepping in for Sister Mary. I visited with Mary Thursday night and she gave me her opening and asked me to have a Past Grand give her opening for her. Darla has been a good friend for many years and always willing to do anything that we’ve asked. I have enjoyed getting to know you over the years. I do appreciate you. Sister Pete, thank you so much for your prelude. We always enjoy your music. WGP: Sister Darla and Brother Art, thank you for opening our Sunday afternoon session. Sister Darla, I guess turn about is fair play: you gave me the honor of opening one of your sessions at your Grand Chapter. That was the fi rst time I got to address this august body. See what you started? Brother Art, we have been traveling in the same circles these last few years. I am so glad to have had the opportunity to get to know you better. It is a real pleasure to have you both here to open our session today. The Grand Conductress attended at the Altar.

Invocation by PGM Joyce Roland: Dear Heavenly Father we ask your blessing on the members gathered here and we thank You for this beautiful day. We are thankful for the years of service by our dedicated Golden Stars. Bless and guide the members of Job’s Daughters, Rainbow 44 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Girls and DeMolay. Guide and protect our youth leaders. We pray for our MWGM and MWGP keeping them in your watchful care during their travels and grant us all safe journeys returning to our homes. We pray in Jesus’ name. Ame FLAG PRESENTATION The fl ags were presented under the direction of Larry Allen, AGP. The WGP led all in the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem. The DeMolay Flag was presented by Michael Lenker, SMC; the Job’s Daughters Flag was presented by Madison Kerr, GBHQ; the Rainbow Flag was presented by Kayela Rushing, GWA, WA/ID AGP Larry Allen: Lessons in the youth organizations form a fi rm foundation in their growth to adulthood. They teach us to always look forward with excitement and a quest to improve every day of our lives. May they always remind us of the fun that surrounds us each day. Thank you for being here to present the fl ags of your order. On you, depends our future.

INTRODUCTION OF MOST WORTHY GRAND MATRON AND MOST WORTHY GRAND PATRON Sister Rennie Ofton, MWGM and Brother Fred Clarke, MWGP were introduced and accorded Grand Honors. The Choir sang “In the Garden” and “Suddenly There’s A Valley” WGM: Welcome to Idaho. We hope your stay here in Moscow will be wonderful and we are pleased you are making your offi cial visit to our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Chapter. Rennie Ofton, MWGM: I do appreciate this opportunity to tell you how wonderful it is to be here with you. Not only is your weather beautiful, but each one of you has given every smile you could have. I go down the hall and there’s always someone smiling at me. You know, that’s the best feeling you can have. That’s what Eastern Star is all about. I feel privileged to be here with you today. I’m very proud of our children. You know, we have two children in each jurisdiction and these are my fi rst two here. I’m looking forward to the rest of the meeting and enjoying being here with all of you. Fred Clarke, MWGP: It’s a pleasure to be with you once again in Idaho. You people exaggerate almost as ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 45 badly as the Texans do. I saw a picture of a potato on a semi-trailer and I don’t know if that’s true or not, but that’s the picture I saw. Now in Texas they have some exaggerations too. But we in Nova Scotia, we don’t exaggerate. We just live in the best country in the world. It’s a pleasure to be with you, Sisters and Brothers. I always enjoy you. You’re the most important part of Eastern Star. I’m not important. If you’re not out there, there’s no point my being up here. I’m so glad to see you out there. WGM: Thank you for your messages.

INTRODUCTION of GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE WGM: The organization of the Grand Chapter would be very diffi cult if it were not for the dedication and service of the Chairman of the General Arrangements Committee. This year I have appreciated all the hard work of Candy Pugh and her committee. Please help me welcome Sister Candy Pugh who will introduce the rest of the committee. Candy Pugh (49): I would like to thank the Grand Chapter for giving me the privilege of being your General Arrangements Chairman. It has been a great year. I would like to thank the Hostess Chapters for all their help. There were ten chapters that helped with the details and preparation for this weekend. They are Shoshone #10, Wallace; Mountain Queen #11, Grangeville; Queen Esther #12, Coeur d’ Alene; Laurel #13 Lewiston; Clover #33, Rathdrum; Martha #34, Sandpoint; Crescent #43, Kamiah; Potlatch #48, Potlatch; Idaho #49, St. Maries; and Pend d’Oreille #62, Priest River. Would the members of the Hostess Chapters please stand. Thanks to all of you. I would like to especially thank Jenny Abell for being our Meals Chairman, Liz Hughes our Treasurer, and Ellen Hinton our Secretary. With help from the St. Maries High School Key Club, Idaho Chapter #49 was able to stuff all of the tote bags. They’re quick! They stuffed over 250 bags in about 45 minutes. It was great! Thanks to the staff of the University Inn for all their help and great service. Let’s give them a hearty thank you. I hope they hear you. And, fi nally, thanks to all of you for traveling to Moscow 46 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO to make this “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session a great success. WGM: The Hostess chapters have done a fantastic job for this Grand Chapter. Since I started this Journey, I have become acquainted with all of you and appreciate your friendship more than you will ever know. Thank you all for your willingness to serve this Grand Chapter. Please help me thank them.

WELCOMES Jennifer Barrett, Latah County Commissioner and representative of the Moscow Mayor’s Offi ce: Wow, what a group! I even Googled you to see all the good things that you do and there was nothing but good things written. I’m also representing the county. The Mayor had other commitments today, and we felt that since you came from all over the state, we needed to also represent Latah County. We’d like to welcome you to the beautiful Palouse. Can you beat this weather? We had it for graduation, for Mothers’ Weekend and for the Eastern Star. So, three days out of the fi rst six months, not too bad. You are in the home of the University of Idaho and the Moscow Bears. I have to add the Moscow Bears because I taught at Moscow High School for 23 years, so I have to include them. I would like to welcome the Grand Chapter of Idaho, Order of the Eastern Star and all distinguished guests to this annual convention. A little bit about the word ‘Palouse’: the Palouse Indians that lived here lived in a village named Seahaptin which was located between the confl uence of the Palouse and the Snake Rivers. In the river was a rock sticking down into the water and the word for that rock was ‘pa loos’. And, so, the word ‘palouse’. Now, that tells you, we’re not stick-in-the-muds; we’re just hanging in the water. I don’t know how many days you’re going to be here in Moscow, but we have several things we’d love you to visit. The University of Idaho is up the hill; the Latah Trail is an old railroad bed that goes clear to Pullman and past the city of Troy. This was built by many, many people of Latah County. We just had a fundraiser for Latah County two weeks ago where we raised $42,000 to buy more property and build more trails. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 47 We’ve had several tragedies on our roads and this gets our college kids and everybody else off the highway and on the trails which are maintained. There are restrooms and it’s a wonderful part of the Palouse. Also, people walk and ride Saturday and Sunday mornings to Pullman or Troy to have breakfast. We also have the Appaloosa Horse Club which is on our border, about a half a mile down here. It has the history of the foundation of the appaloosa horse. The founder of the club still lives here in Latah County. Eight miles away in Pullman we have the Washington State University Cougars. We have to recognize them. On the edge of their campus, they have a grizzly bear compound in which they have fi ve bears. It’s about fi ve acres and you can go and look. They’re really interesting to watch. If you have time, drive over there. In 1886 the McConnell mansion was built and the Latah County Historical Society has maintained this mansion. There’s free tours every day from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. We’d love to have you walk through if you have a little bit of time to see it. There are walking tours of the historical downtown. I must remind you that pedestrians do have the right-of-way. The town is a little torn up because we received a grant to install handicap sidewalks which are going in. There are some fi ne pub-style restaurants for relaxing and enjoying your favorite beverage in the sunshine that we’re going to have all week. The other day I was at my son’s house in Kuna. I was headed on further to Twin Falls for the Idaho Counties Association Meeting. My grandson, who is four, was sitting on the toilet watching me get ready. When I was ready, I told him, “I’m ready, I can take you to school now.” He said, “But Grandma, you forgot to kiss the toilet paper goodbye.” So with that, I’ll kiss the toilet paper goodbye and hope you have a wonderful conference. Thank you very much.

Don Brabb, Representative of the University Inn: I am the Assistant General Manager for the Best Western University Inn and am representing the General Manager, Bill Saylor, who had a prior obligation and I’m here on behalf of the staff that will be taking care of you during your stay here. We’d all like to welcome you to our hotel. We thank you for being here for many reasons. We love having all sorts of stuff happening at 48 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO our hotel because it keeps us busy and gainfully employed. I wear a couple of hats at the University Inn. Along with being the Assistant General Manager, I’m also the Manager of the Pantry Restaurant as well as the Quiet Bar. So I want to take this opportunity to make a shameless plug inviting you to visit those two establishments during your stay here. We hope you enjoy your stay with us. If there’s anything any of us at the hotel can do for you, please stop us in the hallway. We love to be of assistance. We want to make your stay as enjoyable as it can possibly be. We want to make everyone happy and want everyone to come back again when it’s time for this area’s turn. Once again, welcome to the Best Western University Inn; welcome to Moscow. I hope you have a fabulous conference. Thank you.

INTRODUCTION OF THE GOLDEN STARS COMMITTEE Bonnie Fenton (77), Chairman; Sue Grant (6). Mary Hanson PGM Assisting WGM: Thank you so much for all of the work you have done in contacting all of our Golden Stars. They are such a special group, and I know you have derived pleasure from your association with them. WECOME TO THE GOLDEN STARS Bonnie Fenton (77): What a privilege it is for me to welcome each of the Golden Stars to this “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session of our Grand Chapter. We are so thankful for your fi fty and more years of service in this beautiful Order. Your devotion to Eastern Star is an inspiration to us all, and we all hope to follow in your footsteps in helping our organization grow and prosper. This Golden Star Honor Session is just a small way to repay you for your years of dedication. We welcome you and pray for your continued good health and happiness. Darlene Neal (35) sang “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “May You Always” WGP: Sister Darlene that was wonderful. Thank you for being here today as we honor our Golden Stars. Please join me in thanking Sister Darlene It is a real privilege to welcome you, our Golden Stars, today and pay tribute to your contribution and service to our Order. To have sustained your Eastern Star journey for fi ve, or more, decades is a reward most of us will ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 49 never achieve. Making that reward, and you, a testament to dedication and inspiration for all of us! We thank you for your devoted journey in Eastern Star and for joining us today. May God bless each of you. The AGM and AGP presided in the Grand East while the WGM an WGP greeted each Golden Star

INTRODUCTION OF THE GOLDEN STARS Sandi Shoemaker, GC provided introductions: Harold Holm, PGP Henrietta 21 57 years Jeanne Vaughn Potlatch 48 67 years Eugene Crowley, PGP Loyaute 19 57 years Shirley Shake Lorraine 20 64 years Dorothy Hughes, PGM Idaho 49 56 years Kathryn Robison Queen Esther 12 63 years Dean Childers Queen Esther 12 51 years Patricia Mason Clover 33 52 years Darlene Shiers, PGM Ruth 3 62 years Glenadene Keister, PGM Hermosa 32 61 years Charlotte Jensen Mizpah 6 57 years Marthena Sabin E-dah-ho 77 57 years Nadyne Connaughton Ruth 3 62 years Wanda Hinrichs Meridian 66 55 years David Bevins Lorraine 20 55 years Helen Bevins Lorraine 20 60 years Janet Wheeler Golden Rod 64 51 years Mary Ann Erickson South Dakota 59 years Billie Reed Star of the West 35 52 years Maxine Machamer, PGM Twin Falls 29 55 years Richard Machamer Twin Falls 29 50 years Inez Crothers, PGM Cosmopolitan 36 62 years Geraldine Berkey, PGM Martha 34 55 years Elsie Manning California 66 years Shirley Jo Schill Hermosa 32 52 years Bernice Nyblad Hermosa 32 59 years Rennie Ofton, MWGM Texas 55 years Joanna Strobel Idaho 49 60 years Joyce Roland, PGM Twin Falls 29 58 years Joanna Davidson, PGM Lorraine 20 53 years Marjorie Jarvis Oregon 65 years LaDessa Smelcer Idaho 49 51 years Kathryn Rogers Idaho 49 65 years Lois Jean Alton Idaho 49 58 years 50 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Kathryn is the mother of LaDessa and Lois Jean Delta Holloway Electa 22 51 years Marji Sage Liberty 51 61 years Jack Sage, PGP Potlatch 48 57 years June Waltman Ruth 3 68 years Mary Lou Finley Queen Esther 12 51 years Jo Ellen Reynalds, PGM Shoshone 10 53 years Marilyn Taylor Idaho Falls 85 56 years Judith Carroll Henrietta 21 51 years Dona Busaker Ruth 3 57 years Rita Webster Esther 14 55 years Mary Ramseyer, PGM Twin Falls 29 55 years Dwain Ramseyer Twin Falls 29 51 years Margaret Clarke, WGE NS & PEI 52 years Connie Woodward, WGR Ontario, Can. 52 years Gladys Allen Boise 65 55 years Mary H. Culver, PGM Shoshone 10 59 years Beverly Hibbard Laurel 13 59 years Shirley Butler, PGM Henrietta 21 57 years Janet Jensen-Fullmer, PGM Liberty 51 54 years Linda Ousley Martha 34 50 years Yvonne Wilbur, PGM Clover 33 58 years Donita Lancaster, PGM Star of the West 35 51 years Kim Ball, PGM BC & Yukon 54 years Virginia Hawthorne Oklahoma 56 years

WGM: The response will be given by Sister Shirley Shake. Sister Shirley is a 64 year member of Lorraine Chapter #20 in Payette. RESPONSE FOR THE GOLDEN STARS Shirley Shake, PM (20): Thanks so very much, Lucy and John, for giving me the honor of responding for our Golden Stars. I know I speak for all of us in saying that we feel that our many years in Eastern Star has been a very special part of our lives. Where else can you meet, learn to know and love such great people? We still enjoy the ritualistic lessons, the music and fl oor work, the fellowship, and yes, even the always delicious refreshments after the meetings. We do appreciate all the Golden Star Committee has done to honor us today. Thank you, Sisters and Brothers, for making us feel so proud to still be Eastern Stars. WGM: Sister Shirley, I was very pleased when you ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 51 agreed to do this response for us. Since we were in the “Singing of Idaho” Grand Family, we have become very dear friends. You are an inspiration to all of us in the Idaho Grand Chapter. We are very proud of your constant devotion to our Order. I have been informed that we had 3,218 years of service with 50 Idaho members and 8 out-of-state members.

INTRODUCTION OF STATE YOUTH LEADERS Michael Lenker, State Master Councilor, ID DeMolay; Will Everle, State Senior Councilor, ID DeMolay; Madison Kerr, Grand Bethel Honored Queen, ID JDI; Kayela Rushing, Worthy Grand Advisor, IORG WA/ID Stefanie Kazyaka (16) Chairman, Darlene Owen (60), Brenda Windous (14) WGP: Sister Lucy and I are delighted to welcome you to our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Session. We are also grateful for the hard work you do, and the example you set for the members of the organizations you lead. We hope all your journeys though your Order and life are rewarding and successful ones. Thank you for making time to be with us today! Michael Lenker, Good afternoon. I’m here with State Senior Councilor Will Everley and Executive Offi cer Dad Andy Christiansen, and we are very glad to be here in Moscow for this fi ne afternoon. I am proud to say that this is my second time at an Eastern Star Grand Chapter and my fi rst time in Moscow or even this far north. I have been excessively involved in DeMolay for four years now and have enjoyed every experience through it. There are fun times and there are stressful times but that’s what makes me better and makes it all worth it. This incredible organization that I represent would not exist nor would be possible without our advisors and our support from great people like you who make every experience enjoyable and worthwhile. For that, I would like to thank all of you for supporting us in every way you do. Whether you’re an advisor, a parent, a grandparent, a sponsor, or you just give some encouraging words, your support is what keeps our organization going. When a young member of one of the youth organizations sees how you help, it inspires them and makes them want to be in your spot 52 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO and be part of what you are. So you are also helping to build your own organizations through ours. And DeMolay Chapters all around the state are always willing to lend you a helping hand. On behalf of the Idaho State Chapter of DeMolay I would like to thank you for inviting us and wish you a great Grand Chapter. Thank you. WGM: Thank you Michael. You are just beginning your term and I wish you a very successful year. Madison Kerr: It is an honor to stand before each of you today as the Grand Bethel Honored Queen of Idaho. Almost one year ago today, I was installed as Grand Bethel Honored Queen in this same room, and spoke for the fi rst time in this spot. Since then, traveling around the state has given me the opportunity to meet new people and to see some familiar faces at each of the Masonic body events. It’s the people in our organizations that make everything worthwhile. This year, the emblems I have chosen are polka dots and crowns. To me, polka dots resemble the girls in Job’s Daughters, because every girl is an individual and everyone has different qualities that make them unique, similar to a polka dot. I chose crowns because, to me, being able to wear a crown in Job’s Daughters is not only a symbol of beauty, but a symbol of hard work and dedication to the organization that gives our lives more and more every day. On behalf of the Grand Bethel of Idaho, I would like to thank each and every one of you for all the things you do for the Idaho Job’s Daughters. Whether it is scholarships, fundraisers or support, we appreciate everything you do. We would not function half as well as we do without the support of the Masonic Family. You are all wonderful, and from my heart, I thank you for all the support for our girls, and they love you for all you do. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to give remarks and represent Job’s Daughters for the last time. Whether it was a twelve hour drive, a twenty minute drive, an overnight bus ride, or a never-ending plane ride, Job’s Daughters is always worth my time; any time, any day, or any place in the world; always. Thank you. WGM: Thank you Madison for sharing your thoughts with us today. I know your Grand Session is very soon and I wish for you a wonderful, fun event with lots of memories. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 53 Kayela Rushing: I would like to tell you a story about love and compassion, about anger and despair; most importantly, it is a story about a girl who would be changed by love. A child is born into this world with no hopes or plans. She only knows her mother who does what she can. A mother who loves, cares, sings, “She was sent from above.” The mother plants her respects, dignity and such; the child never knowing how much they’d been touched. The child grows older, through trials and temptations and her mother teaches her through many frustrations. What she doesn’t realize then is what the outcome might have been without her love, compassion and caring; the outcome of her goal might have been unbearable. Her mother did care, she was there through all of the hard times, distress and despair. With her strict rules carrying her through, there was no limitation to what she could do. The response from her mother, might not have been what she wanted to hear, but she got that much stronger after every tear. For you see my mention of hardship and strife was simply a reference to the struggles of life. Granted, her accomplishments allowed her to soar, but the love from her mother gave her far more. My mother’s the one who has changed me the most. A mother has power, no matter how great or small, and a change in a child can result from it all. As members of the Eastern Star, many of you know what it is to be a mother and the effect you can have on a young child. You represent mothers to the members of Rainbow; for your love, support, guidance and direction means far more than you know to those girls who do not have mothers and even those who do. It is a great gift of love to attend a Rainbow event knowing you will have many “mothers” there to greet you. Adult support is crucial in the growth of Rainbow and youth support is crucial in the growth of Eastern Star. We need one another, just like a mother and daughter need each other. I ask you this simple favor, if you are not already involved in Rainbow, get involved, become a part of Rainbow. In return, let Rainbow become a part of you, for together, we can make a difference, and together we could change the world. Thank you. WGP: Thank you Kayela for sharing your thoughts with 54 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO us. Sister Lucy and I are delighted you could be with us today to help illustrate why our confi dence in the leaders of our youth groups is well placed. We wish you much success on your upcoming Grand Assembly.

STATE ADULT YOUTH LEADERS Carolyn Bollar, Grand Guardian JDI; Don Nelson, Associate Grand Guardian JDI; Mel Brown, Grand Outer Guard JDI; Andy Christensen, Executive Offi cer, ID DeMolay; Barbara Brown, Supreme Inspector IORG WGM: Thank you for being here today. Working with the youth is a labor of love. As a Past Bethel Guardian and spending many years working with the Job’s Daughters, I appreciate all your time and effort for your organizations. Always enjoy the journey with these young people. WGM: I would like to have all those who are actively engaged in a Masonic youth group at this time to please stand. Now, would all those who have ever worked with a youth group please stand. Sisters and Brothers and friends, please help me thank all of these hard workers. Barbara Brown: I have a pen in hand. I was going to write in my diary. Dear Diary, it may be a while before I will have time to write to you again. I’ll miss talking and writing with you but this is our very busy time of year and it will be so wonderful seeing everyone again. I know you’ll understand and I’ll bring you up to date later in the summer. Diary, did you know I celebrated my 25th anniversary of being an Eastern Star member? I don’t think I’ll make that 50 year mark though. I remember how thrilled I was to join Eastern Star. If it hadn’t been for the support and inspiration of the Eastern Star members on the Advisory Board, I wouldn’t be a member today. I came from a split family when it wasn’t common. When I was a Grand Offi cer, I got to travel to all the Offi cial Visits. I was determined that one day I would join Eastern Star. But I had to wait a while before I was able to join this wonderful order. I married a DeMolay Past Master Counselor. He’d just completed four years in the Navy and had to go to college. I got my PhT degree and if you don’t know what that is, it’s “putting hubby through” college. We went on to have a family and Rainbow and DeMolay became a part of our lives again. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 55 My husband was so busy, he would never join a Lodge. When our neighbor asked my husband when he was going to join Masons, my husband agreed to join. He sped through the three degrees in 1984 and wondered why he waited so long. He became the Master of his lodge and enjoyed every minute of it. Girls may join our order if a friend asks them. Unlike Jobies, they do not have to be related to a Mason. Strangely enough, I was 13 years old when I joined Rainbow because a friend asked me. Even though the girls join upon the invitation of a member, the assembly must be sponsored by a Mason and hopefully this will happen. They need a Rainbow Dad, so they ask their dad to join Masons. A dad can’t turn his daughter down, so he becomes a Mason in time to be her Rainbow Dad. What happens then? His wife joins Eastern Star. Rainbow is the tie that binds. Thank you. WGM: Thank you Barbara for your remarks. We appreciate your dedication for many years for the Rainbow and our Order. It is so wonderful to have you here today. Carolyn Bollar: Many of you I have known for many years because I started working in Job’s Daughters when I moved back to Idaho. I made a phone call and pushed two daughters into joining Job’s Daughters. I had two petitions and said, “Sign it, you’ll like it.” About three years later, I had a lady who works with Eastern Star ask me, “Why aren’t you in Eastern Star?” I said, “I’ve got to work with the girls.” She said, “It’s only one meeting a month.” I’ve been Worthy Matron four times so far. I have to tell you, when my girls turned 18 and 20 they were presented petitions again, I said, “Sign it, you’ll love it.” I have to say the oldest one has two children and right now she feels that her place is taking care of them. My granddaughter, who will be nine in July, can’t wait to be a Jobie. This is an organization that I’m very proud to represent because of what it does for young women. To see a girl ten years old join, very shy and quiet, not sure what to do or say and to become like Maddie, the Grand Bethel Honored Queen, who stood up here before all of you and presented a speech. Why should I be talking? Let the youth do it. They do an excellent job. When I have been 56 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO with our young men and the young ladies, it has been remarkable to hear what they can say. Job’s Daughters is an organization for 10 to 20 year olds but more importantly, it teaches leadership, citizenship and friendship. I know some of you have granddaughters and great granddaughters that are coming up, and like the Rainbow, if you can get them into Job’s Daughters, they’re more apt to join Eastern Star. Our youth are our future. A year ago I knelt before the altar in this room and said, “I will, I will, I whatever,” I’m thinking, “Can I really do this?” Because of what it does for the girls, I can do this, I have done this for a year. I’m looking forward to it, but I’m also going to miss what I’ve learned about these girls. I was happy when the room stood up (those working with the youth). If you work with youth, you can’t get old. It keeps you young at heart, no matter what. I thank you for this opportunity to stand before you and tell you a little bit about Job’s Daughters. Thank you. WGM: Thank you Carolyn. You have been working with Job’s Daughters for a long time. Thank you for your continuing devotion to work for this worthwhile organization. Andy Christensen: I love DeMolay, I enjoy Eastern Star, even though I’ve been only once. My location and my contribution of the time and efforts to DeMolay prohibit me from making it on a regular basis. I always learn something spiritual through my Masonic experiences and today I had a little reminder at the Distinguished Guests luncheon when Brother Mike (Sutton) and Brother Jim (Grant) were reenacting a conversation between Moses and God. Moses, as you know, was given tablets of stone and things went badly for Moses. He dropped the tablets, they were broken. About half way through lunch I had a spiritual revelation. That is that Moses had to be the fi rst person to say, “Oh, dammit!” You get your education where you can. I don’t know if any of you had the opportunity to watch CBS Sunday Morning this morning. Ben Stein, a frequent contributor there, was talking about having to give a commencement speech and that he didn’t know what to talk about. He’d been to his shrink and asked the shrink why people weren’t happy in life. The shrink said that it’s ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 57 because people settle. They don’t do what they want to do. They don’t go out and achieve. They don’t go out and sink their teeth in to something and enjoy it. Well, that was another spiritual moment for me this morning. Because it made me realize that my contribution of time, effort, cash, miles, tires, shoes at 3:00 in the morning for the kids who don’t buy them or bring them, makes me very lucky. As I watched a pair of you walking down the hallway this morning, holding on to one another for dear life, I realized that was the message. They had found what it is they want to do. Keep doing it. Sink your teeth in to it. I can beg you to advise to DeMolays. I’m not going to. I saw the number of people who stood up in this room. There are a lot of us out there who are willing to follow in the footsteps you’ve trodden before and we’re here, present and good to go. If you have a young man or woman in your neighborhood who can use DeMolay, Rainbow or Job’s Daughters, yes, encourage them. You’ve probably done your share. If you haven’t, knock on my door. Continue to do what you’ve sunk your teeth into. Enjoy Eastern Star and all that it has to teach. Share it, shine a light on another. And with that, I’ll thank you for the invitation to be here. We are sorry that we’ll have to be departing because our National Conference is this week in Dallas, so we’ll be leaving Tuesday evening to get ready for that. We do appreciate being here among the Sisters and Brothers. It is a huge family and one that I’m very, very proud of and would not have changed my way. I don’t think my heart strings could have been tugged to sink myself into anything other than DeMolay. I commend you on your choice to do this. Good afternoon. WGP: Thank you Andy for speaking to us today. We know your work is demanding, rewarding, often thankless, yet extremely important to the young men of your organization. We sincerely thank you for the work you do and the leadership you guide with. Andy: May I just take this opportunity to point out that I’m sure glad to be working with boys. Don Nelson: Don is representing Miss Idaho Job’s Daughter Ashley Ames-Hanson. He wore a fl ashing tiara and a cape to deliver 58 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO her speech in her absence. WGM: I’ll give you a little history here. Ashley Ames- Hanson called me the other day and asked if she wrote her speech and gave it to Associate Grand Guardian Don Nelson with a cape and a crown, would it be okay with me if he delivered her speech? I told her I thought it would be wonderful and here we are! Don: Ashley’s speech starts out with instructions, “Yo Donald! Here is my speech. I expect the tiara and of course the cape. Have a good time. “Donald! I am sure that you look fabulous. Remember to smile, talk slowly, and act like a queen because for the next couple of minutes you are! Oh, and don’t forget to turn on the fl ashing tiara! Have fun and luv ya!” “I apologize for not being able to attend. I am attending Girls State in Nampa. However, as you see, I’ve sent a lovely person aka “Mr. Wonderful,” (or so he thinks), to fi ll my place and give the following speech. I know that he looks smashing and I am sure he will do a great job! “I attended Grand Chapter last year in Pocatello and loved it. Everyone was so very kind, helpful, and fun. These are also qualities which many Job’s Daughters possess. While you may be older and wiser than us, we still have a lot in common. “One of my main jobs as Miss Idaho Job’s Daughter is to reach out to the other Masonic organizations and encourage and establish a stronger bond. With the characteristics we have in common, we can accomplish a lot. A divided Masonic Family has no future and no strength in the thing we love the most - our organizations. “I have seen some chapters interacting with their youth, holding fun information nights, box socials, and even fundraisers. Each and every chapter that does this, I applaud for their dedication and hard work because this is how it should be. Sadly, however, some chapters do not. If you don’t, ask yourself this one very important question: do I want to see my chapter succeed? Some may say they have no time. Job’s Daughters only have two meetings a month. By donating four hours a month, you could be changing the life of one young girl or Bethel for the better. Job’s Daughters are the future of Eastern Star and Eastern Star helps Job’s Daughters have a ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 59 future. Keeping Eastern Star and Job’s Daughter alive is a goal that we can achieve together, so that many women and men in the future can enjoy these organizations to the fullest extent just as we have. “I hope one day to become a member of this wonderful organization and regret not having the opportunity to be here with you today. Thank you again and have a great rest of Grand Chapter.” Don: (speaking for himself) Grand Guardian Carolyn and I are most honored to be here today at Grand Chapter to be a part of your program honoring our youth. I am proud and privileged to have served as the Associate Grand Guardian this year and can assure you it has been very exciting, most rewarding and never a dull moment. Most of my time, however, has been spent looking for this planner. It seems to get lost or stolen at every meeting by the SFG which stands for “Sticky Fingers Gang” headed up by none other than the Grand Bethel Honored Queen and Miss Idaho Job’s Daughter. It was fi nally returned to me cutely wrapped in about fi ve yards of cellophane. If that isn’t bad enough, they wrapped up my clothes, they wrapped up my boots. My truck was surrounded with cellophane and they even wrapped Carolyn and me in cellophane one day for something to do. That is why I bought a cell phone. I carry it every where I go and speed dial ‘3’ is my therapist. Why do you laugh? Your Job’s Daughters continue to serve you very well with countless hours of civic and charitable projects, gathering food and clothes for those in need, preparing and serving dinners for the Masonic Lodges, assisting Eastern Star with stuff such as food boxes and wrapping packages. I want to give you an example. It’s one that is known to me, it’s not the only example that happens. Hermosa Chapter #32 in Caldwell, every year has a holiday gift- giving/gift-basket project. Now this is probably the biggest project I have seen undertaken between Job’s Daughters and Eastern Star. It would, I’m sure, require a whole year’s activities gathering presents, food, even bicycles for these kids. The fi rst thing the Eastern Star members do is make breakfast for these Daughters and then give them an 60 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO orientation reminding them that some of these families that come in could very well be families they know or kids in their schools. They tell them, “don’t be surprised if you see someone you know. Your job is to meet and greet these families as they arrive.” They had half a dozen tables set up for arts and crafts, decorating cookies and at the end they hand out these individual food baskets to the families up to and including bicycles. Now that to me is the epitome of the Masonic family tenets, working together in charitable concert to help out a community. I applaud Hermosa #32 and the rest of Eastern Star as well. We raise funds to buy hearing aids for the HIKE program for the kids; traveling to the Shriners Hospital annually to present money for the kids in need there. The list goes on. Like other Masonic bodies, Job’s Daughters is fragile and fi nding new members is always a challenge. Even more challenging is fi nding adults. I invite you to visit or perhaps revisit a bethel, see what can be done to help out. They truly love to see visitors and I promise you loyalty and friendship for a lifetime from those Job’s Daughters. WGP: Thank you Don for being here and speaking to us. Having done that job, I am very aware of your dedication and devotion to our youth. But I have to admit, I don’t believe there’s any pictures of me in a cape. WGM: It has been a pleasure to have the State Youth Leaders and Adult Youth Leaders here today. It is reassuring to know that our future is in such good hands.

INTRODUCTION OF AREA YOUTH LEADERS Margaret Kazyaka Grand Idaho Flag Bearer; Zara Kazyaka, Past Worthy Advisor; Kayla Bridgeman, Mary Berg WGM: These four girls are members of Friendship Assembly No. 9 in Mountain Home, IORG. They are the only Rainbow Assembly in the state of Idaho now and I wanted them to be introduced. I met Kayla when they had the Grand Offi cers Reception a few weeks ago. We had a really good time. I wanted you all to meet them. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 61 INTRODUCTION OF SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE PGM Mary Ramseyer, Chairman, PGM Dorothy Hughes, PGP Jack Sage WGP: A most hearty welcome to you all. We thank you for serving on the Scholarship Committee. We know the hard work and decisions involved in selecting the applicants we help to continue their education. Yours is a vital journey both for them and us, and we know the rewards for each will be great. Mary Ramseyer PGM, Chairman: The Scholarship Committee, received fi fteen applications for the 2010- 2011 school year. One applicant did not have the required hours to be qualifi ed as a Junior, so we were not able to consider that application for this next school year. All the other applicants met the criteria set forth in our Code & Digest. This year there were only three students that were members of the Order of the Eastern Star. We gave our Worthy Grand Matron’s and Worthy Grand Patron’s Awards to two girls who are members of our order and had grade point averages about 3.5. An award of $1,000 each was given to Maja McKnight, #3 and Andrea Day, #39. Both girls are attending Idaho State University in Pocatello. There was just a little over $11,000 available this year. This fi gure is down from last year; but we have to take into account the national fi nancial downturn. We would like to have more funding for the sake of our applicants, but in these economic times, we are grateful for the funding that is available. Some of the funding came from memorials, but most of the funds were raised by the chapters in special activities or were budgeted in their chapter budgets. We do thank the chapters for having the Scholarship Fund as one of their projects each year. The Committee allocated $2,000 for the awards, then will give the eight students attending Idaho schools $900 each, and the six students attending out-of-state schools $600. This will make a total of $11,000 to be allocated for the Scholarship Project. Chapter Recipient Sponsored By College Amanda Alexander 21 Whitworth University Ashley Anderson 65 Willamette University Timothy Berge 48 University of Idaho 62 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Kristina Buchan 21 Carroll College Theresa Hamersly 3 Bellevue College Laura Hughes 49 University of Idaho Katherine Jarvis 22 Eastman College Kareena King 20 Boise State University Joseph Popplewell 29 University of Idaho Kyle Redman 77 College of Idaho Susan Rittenhouse 3 Idaho State University Kayla Schill 32 Seattle University I am very proud of our young people and I was especially pleased when I got the applications. I couldn’t believe the grade point averages of these students. Every one of them except one were well above 3.5. We had some 3.8s, 3.9s. These are very brilliant young people who are really doing well in college. I think it’s a great thing to sponsor them and help them out in any way we possibly can. I think this was the most worthwhile committee I’ve served on. I enjoyed every minute. It was great to communicate with all of these great people. They have been tremendous. I thank you for the response and believe me, this is a very worthwhile project. I thank the Grand Chapter. WGM: Congratulations to all of you for receiving these awards. We wish you the best.

PRESENTATION OF IDAHO’S GENERAL GRAND CHAPTER COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND APPOINTEES Joanna Davidson, Chapter Restoration; Joyce Roland, ESTARL; Jack Sage, Membership; Bert Johnson, Public Relations WGM: It is an honor to welcome you to your own Grand Chapter. Idaho is really proud of all of you. I hope you will all be able to travel and enjoy your appointments to the fullest. We know that you will all represent Idaho very well. PGM Joanna: I would like to thank our MWGM, Sister Rennie and our MWGP, Brother Fred, for the honor of being appointed to serve on this important committee, Chapter Restoration. There are 22 capable people on this committee with our prestigious Chairman, Brother Dean Wyant. Brother Dean was planning to attend our Idaho “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Session this year, but he ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 63 called me on Wednesday night. A tragedy had happened in his local Kansas Chapter and since Brother Dean and his wife Karin are Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron, they felt obligated to remain home to attend to duties. Thanks for the opportunity to tell our membership present what this Committee’s duties are. We are here to encourage members who already belong to Eastern Star to become active in their chapters again, and to encourage new membership. We are instructed NOT to dictate how to do this but to suggest and support ways that MIGHT help. Any ideas from members are appreciated as well. I have for sometime, years even, kept ideas and suggestions for meetings and ideas to help get our name to the public. Hopefully for people to say “Yes, Eastern Star is a good organization.” Something they can recognize and stir an interest in. I took a few of those collected ideas, (nineteen typed pages!) and made copies for every Chapter in my assigned states. There are 97 in Washington, 79 in Oregon, and 38 in Idaho. These I gave to the respective Associate Grand Matrons of the three states for their packets for each chapter in their state. I hope their chapters are able to fi nd one or two of those ideas worthy of using to their benefi t. We in Idaho are happy to have our visitors and members present for this “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session. PGM Joyce: MWGM Rennie and MWGP Fred, thank you for appointing me to the GGC ESTARL Committee. When I answered the telephone almost two years ago and heard you asking if I would accept this appointment, I was very surprised, pleased, but very surprised. This is an honor for our Idaho Grand Chapter and an honor for my Chapter in Twin Falls. I am most pleased to serve on this committee and shall endeavor to serve the states of Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana to your satisfaction. This past year the Idaho Grand Chapter received $7,550.21 in donations to the ESTARL Fund. We, as Eastern Star members, are proud to support those who have chosen the ministry as their vocation. PGP Jack: It is an honor for me to be appointed to the Membership Committee. I really enjoy it. All winter long I’ve been giving money to the hospitals and the doctors 64 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO so when summer gets here, they can take a vacation. I haven’t been involved yet, but I’m in good health now and intend to do it. Rennie, the fi rst time you called me, I was saying “San Antone” and you kept saying, “San Antonio”. So, I’m saying “San Antonio” now. I had never been to Texas, and really didn’t have any desire. But, after meeting you, I am going to visit Texas. Brother Fred, about the only thing I can tell you is that when my wife was Grand Representative to Nova Scotia and PEI, we met a couple people up there. When we had Grand Chapter in Idaho, her counterpart and his wife came to stay with us and we took them to Boise where they had Grand Chapter. I think I asked you once, more than a year ago, if you knew Melvin and Arlene Antle? We’ve been back once since then and really enjoyed it. Nova Scotia is a beautiful country. I even went to a tattoo show. PGP Bert: I don’t have too much to say. I’m on the Public Relations Committee. If you want to know about Public Relations, get the Eastern Star Journal and you’ll fi nd out what’s going on all over the country and in other countries. BENEDICTION by PGM Jo Ellen Reynalds: Heavenly Father, we thank You for this wonderful day. Continue to bless and give our Golden Stars the strength to continue to work in our Order and have such knowledge that they are willing to pass on. Bless the youth who were here and gave us hope that the future is in their hands. Be with us as we leave and guide us back this evening. Amen The Grand Conductress attended at the Altar. Grand Marshal: By order of the Worthy Grand Matron, I proclaim this Informal Session of the Idaho Grand Chapter from Labor to Refreshment to reconvene at 7:00 P.M. The Grand Offi cers retired. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 65 SUNDAY EVENING INFORMAL SESSION June 13, 2010 Musical prelude by Grand Organist Marlene Osborn assisted by PGM Mary Lynne “Pete” Nealis. At 7:00 PM the session was called to order by PGM Shirley Butler and PGP Eugene Crowley.

PRESENTATION OF BIBLE, EMBLEMS AND GRAND OFFICERS Narration by Dwain Valez (62) One year ago when we heard the overture, we saw the curtain rise, we lit the footlights and the tour of Idaho’s “Musical Stars & Stripes” began. Now we return to the home stage to present our best and fi nal production. The Idaho Grand Chapter “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session for 2009-2010. Music is the core of life, as explained in Walt Whitman’s poem, I Hear America Singing.

I HEAR America singing, the varied carols I hear; Those of mechanics—each one singing his, as it should be, blithe and strong; The carpenter singing his, as he measures his plank or beam, The mason singing his, as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work; The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat—the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck; The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench—the hatter singing as he stands; The wood-cutter’s song—the ploughboy’s, on his way in the morning, or at the noon intermission, or at sundown; The delicious singing of the mother—or of the young wife at work—or of the girl sewing or washing—Each singing what belongs to her, and to none else; The day what belongs to the day—At night, the party of young fellows, robust, friendly, Singing, with open mouths, their strong melodious songs.

As we are admonished in Psalms 98:4-5: Shout joy to the Lord all the earth, Burst into jubilant song with music. Make music to the Lord with a harp And the sound of singing. 66 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Introduction of Grand Offi cers and Escorts The Grand Offi cers and escorts form a cross around the altar as they enter the Grand Chapter room. We now present the “Musical Notes,” also known as the Grand Offi cers of the Grand Chapter of Idaho for 2009-2010. Bob Barclay, our Grand Sentinel, is escorted by Waunda Kibbey. They are Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron of Adah Chapter 8 in Boise. Anchors Away, Bob. Raise the sails and prepare to cruise further into the Eastern Star seas. Gary Lemarr, our Grand Warder, is escorted by his wife, Robbie. They are members of Golden Rod Chapter 65 in Soda Springs. Gary Let It Be that only supporters of Eastern Star enter our sessions. Sue Warner, our Grand Electa, is escorted by her husband, Joe Warner. They are members of Loyaute Chapter 19 in Weiser. Giving her guidance and confi dence this year, Sue refers to her song, I Know Who Holds Tomorrow and believes in the lessons of fervency and truth. Billie Reed, our Grand Martha, is escorted by her daughter, Darlene Neal. Billie and Darlene are members of Star of the West Chapter 35 in Wendell. Zippity Doo Dah signifi es her ideas of the Grand Chapter – lively, lovely and full of happiness. Moira Block, our Grand Esther, is escorted by Bucky Finley. Moira and Bucky are members of Queen Esther Chapter 12 in Coeur d’Alene. Her song, These Are The Special Times, describes the times we share making memories to last all our lives. Ethelwyn Campbell, our Grand Ruth, is escorted by her daughter, Vicki Reynolds. Both are members of Victory Chapter 60 in Glenns Ferry. Ethelwyn chose the Irish Lullaby which depicts her actions in the Grand Family; a soft-spoken, devoted member. Doris Alexander, our Grand Adah, is escorted by Jo Ellen Reynalds. They are members of Shoshone Chapter 10 in Wallace. Doris’s song, Meet Me In Montana, expresses her love of traveling and meeting new Eastern Star friends at various exchanges, especially those held in Montana. Marlene Osborn, our Grand Organist, is escorted ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 67 by her daughter, Wanda Clagg. Marlene and Wanda are members of Miriam Chapter 16 in Mountain Home. Marlene has created the Sound of Music throughout the state sharing her musical talent by providing harmonious ceremonies and entertainment for us all. Jan Booe, our Grand Marshal, is escorted by Ginger Neil. Jan and Ginger are members of Boise Chapter 65 in Boise. Jan has made many Memories as she has traveled throughout the state. She has guided us with courtesy, promptness and added her special touches to all of our sessions. Cyndie Bollar, our Grand Chaplain, is escorted by her husband, Monte. They are members of Meridian Chapter 66 in Meridian. Cyndie has been On the Road Again imparting faith, guidance and condolences to members and families of our Grand Chapter. Karen Juell, our Associate Grand Conductress, is escorted by her friend and Eastern Star sister, Johannah Grant. These sisters are members of Henrietta Chapter 21 in Idaho Falls. Karen fulfi lls her favorite song Imagine as she has provided harmony in conducting members through their paces in chapter rooms throughout the state. Sandi Shoemaker, our Grand Conductress, is escorted by her husband Arthur. They are members of Boise Chapter 65 in Boise and Rob Morris Chapter 63 in Kuna. Sandi has truly experienced A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight” as her travels throughout the state have been a glowing remembrance. Liz Hughes, our Grand Treasurer, is escorted by her husband, John. They are members of Idaho Chapter 49 in St. Maries and Shoshone Chapter 10 in Wallace. Even with the recession, Liz has been able to keep the Pennies From Heaven coming into the Grand Chapter’s coffers. Denise Hunt, our Grand Secretary, is escorted by her good friend and Chapter Sister, Jennifer Marshall. They are both members of Adah Chapter 8 in Boise. Denise shouts an Ode to Joy as she recorded the events of the Grand Chapter Sessions and communications with local chapters. Larry Allen, our Associate Grand Patron, is escorted by his wife, Gladys. Larry and Gladys are members of Boise Chapter 65 in Boise and Meridian Chapter 66 in 68 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Meridian. Larry has discovered There’s a Long, Long Trail A-Winding as he followed the dream of his heart. May his trail be smooth and easy-going for the upcoming year. Christy Schill-Newbold, our Associate Grand Matron is escorted by her mother, Shirley Jo Schill. This mother and daughter duo are members of Hermosa Chapter 32 in Caldwell. Christy stands with a proud heart to say, God Bless the USA and hopes all Eastern Star members are just as thankful as she is to live in this country. John Snodderley, our Worthy Grand Patron, is escorted by his wife, Susan. They are members of Queen Esther Chapter 12 in Coeur d’Alene. John has recited Poems, Prayers & Promises to promote all the things he believes in as a Worthy Grand Patron of Eastern Star. Lucy Miller, our Worthy Grand Matron, is escorted by her husband, Don. This couple is dual members of Miriam Chapter 16 in Mountain Home and Meridian Chapter 66 in Meridian. Make Me a Blessing and Thank You For The Music was Lucy’s wish for this past year. Her experience and desire for the good of our order has already made her a blessing to the Grand Chapter of Idaho. As you see, our offi cers have formed a cross, an emblem of faith, with the altar in the center. For where ever they traveled and what ever their task, they are always close to God. To complete our Grand Family’s musical production, the Grand Representatives now frame our Grand Chapter room bringing harmony to this “Stars & Stripes” production. As scripture tells us in Matthew 17:20 “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed you can say to this mountain ‘move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” To make our Eastern Star Shine through our lives we now present the emblems of our Order: The sword and veil, presented by Dawn Barnes of Boise Chapter 65. Blue represents fi delity. The sword and the veil, united, honors Adah’s supreme sacrifi ce carried out with dignity to fulfi ll her father’s vow. The sheaf is presented by Judy Duclercque of Crescent Chapter 43. Yellow represents constancy. The ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 69 sheaf of barley tells of Ruth’s obedience to honor and justice, foregoing luxury and ease in her native land to dwell with Naomi in poverty. The crown and scepter is presented by Judy Demaray of Cosmopolitan Chapter 36. White stands for purity and truth. The crown and scepter, united, tells us of the noble Queen Esther, willing to risk her crown and life to secure pardon for her people. The broken column is presented by Donna Petersen of Mizpah Chapter 6. Green represents nature. The broken column is a constant reminder of the uncertainty of human life and Martha’s belief in the promise of eternal life. The cup is presented by Marilyn Taylor of Idaho Falls Chapter 85. Red represents fervency and truth. The cup reminds us that if, like Electa, we are devoted to God, our life will shine like no other. Our Worthy Grand Matron’s Bible is now being presented by Verna Vaughn of Laurel Chapter 13. Thus, as began the Worthy Grand Matron’s journey through the labyrinth of human life, so has her Bible been carried through the labyrinths of our many chapter rooms this year. May we always gather in His name, fi nding comfort, strength and guidance in His holy word.

PGM Shirley: What a joy for me to greet you, along with PGP Gene Crowley, and welcome you to this Sunday evening “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session. Brother Gene, we served this Grand Chapter on the Benevolent Board for several years and I gained a great respect for you then, and I am pleased to once again serve with you this evening. Sister Lucy, my friend, we met over thirty years ago when I made my offi cial visit to Hugh Duncan Chapter in Salmon. You were serving as the Associate Matron. Look how far you have traveled since then. Brother John, we haven’t had the privilege of friendship for very long, but I do admire your dedicated service to our order. What a challenge you issued to our members in order to increase membership. Thanks! As our leaders this year, you have created hope for the future of our order. Thank you both for your years of service and allowing me to open this evening session. 70 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Sister Rennie, MWGM, and Brother Fred, MWGP, in checking your calendar, we are the 14th Offi cial Visit since your installation in Oklahoma. You honor us with your presence. I have visited both of your Jurisdictions in the past. The sincere welcome extended to me by you and your members is unforgettable. I trust you will feel the same genuine friendliness during your time here with us in Moscow. We are delighted that you both have chosen to travel here for this “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session. It is good to see this room overfl owing with members and friends from all over our state of Idaho, as well as Jurisdictions from all over the nation and the world. Enjoy this brief time together, renewing old friendships and perhaps gaining some new friends. We do appreciate your attendance. Sister Lucy, many in this room tonight aren’t aware that you and hubby Don have sung many humorous ditties for our entertainment through the years. I know you enjoy having fun so I decided that you probably would enjoy a little humor from me. This is a story about a school teacher and her students. The teacher challenged her students to use the word fascinate in a sentence. Lucy said, “I was fascinated to watch a zebra at the zoo!” Teacher: “No, just use the word FASCINATE.” Christie said, “My mother’s favorite song is ‘Fascination’.” Teacher: “No, you still haven’t used the word FASCINATE.” John said, “I saw a well-endowed lady try on a sweater with ten buttons, but she was only able to FASCINATE.” Have a fascinating session. PGP Gene: I didn’t prepare a long speech. My thoughts for these two people are innumerable. I have great respect for both of them. Earlier I told somebody that I was going to make a three word speech: standup, shut up, sit down. WGM: Sister Shirley and Brother Gene, thank you for opening this Informal Session of this Grand Chapter. Sister Shirley, your “Harmony of Nature” Session was the second Grand Chapter that I attended for the entire meeting and that was thirty years ago. I remember thinking about the enormous job of planning a year as Worthy Grand Matron. You have been an inspiration to ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 71 me and have become a dear friend. Brother Gene, I have very fond memories of your year as WGP nineteen years ago. Everyone enjoyed Christmas the whole year. Sister Marlene and Sister Pete, thank you for your wonderful prelude music. The President’s entrance song was a surprise! WGP: Sister Shirley and Brother Gene, I sincerely thank you for opening our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session tonight. Sister Shirley, I would also like to wish you a happy anniversary along with my thanks for your dedicated service. Brother Gene, although you haven’t caught up to Shirley yet, your years of commitment to our Order and Grand Chapter are still impressive and most appreciated

DEDICATION WGP: Sister Lucy and I are proud to dedicate this “Musical Stars & Stripes” year to our families and our Chapters. The love of music and the importance it has played in all our lives made it the perfect choice for our theme. And, since Lucy’s father made the Air Force his career, her husband Don and I both being veterans, it was appropriate to add a patriotic note.

WELCOME WGM: Welcome to the 108th annual Session of the Grand Chapter of Idaho, Order of the Eastern Star. We have planned a spectacular event and we thank you all dear friends for coming to our Grand Chapter. We hope you will all enjoy making new friends and reacquainting yourselves with old friends. One of the very best things we gain from our association with the Order of the Eastern Star and the Masonic Family is the friendships we form over the years. Ralph Waldo Emerson said “Go often to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.” We are all here to make sure the weeds do not choke our path. WGP: Sisters, Brothers and friends, I am excited to welcome you all here this evening. Sister Lucy and I have had a wonderful journey this year, culminating in this Grand Session in Moscow. That so many of you have joined us, is the best reward ever! As we begin the 72 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO business of Grand Chapter, we hope you have a pleasant time and make many rewarding memories. Thank you all for coming tonight. The Grand Conductress attended at the Altar. Invocation by Darlene Schiers, PGM: Our gracious, Heavenly Father, thank you for the privilege of meeting in this beautiful setting, for once again of greeting our Sisters and Brothers from far and near. Bless our Worthy Grand Matron, Sister Lucy and our Worthy Grand Patron, Brother John, with good health and wisdom as they lead us through the last few days of their wonderful year. Be with our General Grand Chapter offi cers and members that they may enjoy their visit with us as we enjoy welcoming and honoring them. We praise You for Your guidance, as we strive to be mindful of the teachings of our wonderful Eastern Star. Bless us with wisdom and understanding and Your love. Thank You, God, for this time together. We pray in Your Precious Name, Amen.

FLAG PRESENTATION The fl ags were presented under the direction of Larry Allen, AGP AGP: It is with pleasure that I present the fl ag ceremony for the “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session of our Grand Chapter. This is the time we can show respect and honor to the chosen fl ags. Each fl ag tells the origin and history of the country, province or organization that it represents. Narration by Don Miller (16): The fl ag of the United States of America is presented by PGP Harlow Kibbey and escorted by PGM Andrea Storjohann.

This fl ag is sometimes called “Old Glory,” sometimes, “The Stars and Stripes”. It is the fl ag of the United States of America and I speak for every citizen of this great land when I declare, “This is MY fl ag” and in tribute I say,

“Face the fl ag my friends and read what’s written there, The history, the progress, and the heritage we share. Our fl ag refl ects the past, my friends, But stands for so much more. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 73 And in this age of uncertainty, It still fl ies to the fore. It leads the forward movement Shared by all mankind.

This fl ag represents my country – and I love her! And if you wonder why – I’ll explain:

Have you seen an Idaho sunrise, or the beauty of its sunset? Have you drifted down a bayou, down Louisiana way? Have you watched the cold fog drifting over San Francisco Bay? Have you heard a bobwhite calling in the Carolina pines, Or heard the bellow of a diesel in the Appalachia Mines?

Does the call of Niagara thrill you when you hear her waters roar, Or when you look with awe and wonder at a Massachusetts shore? Where men who braved a hard new world fi rst stepped on Plymouth Rock, Do you think of them when you stroll along a New York City dock?

Have you seen a snowfl ake drifting in the Rockies, way up high? Have you seen the sun come blazing down from a bright Montana sky? Do you hail to the Columbia as she rushes to the sea, Or bow your head at Gettysburg o’er our struggle to be free? Have you seen the mighty Tetons or watched an eagle soar? Have you seen the Mississippi roll along Missouri’s shore? From Alaska cold to the Everglades – from the Rio Grande to Maine, My heart cries out, my pulse runs fast, at the might of her domain. This is the fl ag of my beautiful America!! The assembly repeated the “Pledge of Allegiance” and sang the National Anthem. 74 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO The Canadian Flag is presented by AGM Eileen Palmieri, British Columbia and Yukon and escorted by PGM Kim Ball, British Columbia and Yukon. This fl ag is emblazoned with a red maple leaf between two red bars on a white background. The 11 points of the maple leaf represent the 10 provinces and the Northern Territories. The white is for purity and loyalty and red symbolizes courage, love and charity. The broad stripes refl ect the expanse of a great country of over 3,800,000 square miles, reaching from the Atlantic to the Pacifi c and from the Arctic wilderness to a thickly populated border which we share. May these two standards continue to stand side by side in support of liberty and freedom. The assembly sang “O’Canada!”

The Idaho fl ag is presented by PP Nick Nealis (63), and escorted by PM Angie Nealis, (63). The Idaho state fl ag had its origins as a state military banner used during the Spanish-American War. After the war, the legislature directed all fl ags used by the troops be collected and preserved in the Capitol building. A state fl ag was authorized by the 1907 Legislature for a cost of $100. Our fl ag has a blue fi eld, bordered with gilt fringe. The State Seal of Idaho is placed in the center of the blue fi eld. The woman represents liberty, justice and equality. The man is a miner. The pictures on the shield represent the main industries of forestry, farming and mining. The cornucopias, or horns of plenty, are symbols of abundance. The elk’s head represents wildlife. “Esto Perpetua” (Let it be perpetual). The words “State of Idaho” are embroidered on a band below the seal. The assembly sang “Here We Have Idaho” The Texas fl ag is presented by PGP Jerry Trees, Texas and escorted by Janell Trees, GGCCM Cardinal Crew Member and Grand Representative of Montana in Texas. The Texas fl ag is the 1839 National fl ag of the Republic of Texas. It contains one blue vertical stripe that has a width equal to one third the length of the fl ag. It has two equal horizontal stripes, with the upper stripe white, the lower stripe red, and each having the length equal to two- thirds the length of the fl ag. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 75 The fl ag has one white, regular fi ve-pointed star. The fi ve-pointed star is located in the center of the blue stripe, oriented so that one point faces upward and sized so that the diameter of a circle passing through the fi ve points of the star is equal to three-fourths the width of the blue stripe. The red and blue of the state fl ag are the same colors used in the United States fl ag. The red, white and blue of the state fl ag represent, respectively, bravery, purity and loyalty. The Nova Scotia fl ag is presented by PP Barry Walsborn (12) and escorted by PM Judith Walsborn (12). Nova Scotia is a province located on the east coast of Canada. Based upon the ancient arms of Nova Scotia, granted by King Charles I in 1625, the background of their fl ag is an extended blue cross on a white background, a reversal of the colors found on the cross of Saint Andrew, symbolizing Nova Scotia’s links to Scotland. The center of the fl ag is a royal lion set within a double red border on a yellow or gold background. This was the fi rst fl ag to be fl own in a commonwealth outside of Great Britain. Nova Scotia’s culture is mainly based on their fi rst settlers who were the French and the Scottish. Nova Scotia is very proud to be independent and their fl ag represents this independence The Eastern Star fl ag is presented by PP Will Votaw (16) and escorted by PM Diedre Ross (3). This fl ag is a beautiful banner of stainless white, reminding all of the mysterious, yet wonderful, Star of the East which appeared many years ago; a star so bright that all other stars were dimmed by its glow. This star guided the wise men to the humble stable where the Christ child lay. This fl ag and the star which prompted it, is a symbol of fi delity, constancy, loyalty, faith, love and the immortality of the soul.

The fl ags of the Armed Forces of the United States were presented by the Legion of Honor of El Katif Shrine Temple, in Spokane, Washington. The Army fl ag is presented by Thomas Upchurch, Past Commander. “This we will defend” I am the United States Army Flag and I was offi cially adopted by order of President Dwight 76 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO D. Eisenhower on June 12, 1956. My offi cial colors are the same as those of the United States fl ag, red, white and blue with a gold fringe. The United States Army came into being by action of the Continental Congress on June 12, 1776 with the appointment of General George Washington as Commander in Chief. The Navy fl ag was presented by Tom Felton, Past Commander. “Don’t give up the ship” I am the United State Navy Flag and I am used for ceremonial purposes ashore. Blue and gold are the offi cial Navy colors and the insignia is the central device from the Seal of the Department of Navy. On Friday, October 13, 1775, at a meeting in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress voted to set out two sailing vessels for three months. This was the original legislation out of which the Continental Navy grew and, as such, constitutes the birth of the United States Navy. The Marine Corps fl ag is presented by Dwain Herman, 2nd Lt. Commander. “Semper Fi, Always Faithful” I am the fl ag of the United States Marine Corps and I was offi cially adopted in 1939. Scarlet and gold were made the offi cial colors in 1925 and the design of the battle color dates from 1939. The insignia is the infamous eagle, globe and anchor. The proud band of brothers that I represent dedicate themselves to the necessity of war and today remain guided by principles, values, virtues and honor of country. The Air Force fl ag is presented by Tom Hart, Commander for 2010. “Strike from the Sky” I am the United States Air Force fl ag and I represent the brotherhood of proud airmen, or the knights of the sky. The fi eld of the fl ag is ultramarine blue, which is the Air Force “Branch Color”. The insignia is the coat of arms of the Department of the Air Force. In December of 1903, history was changed in 12 seconds. Almost six years later, the Wright bothers successfully fulfi lled their military contract by delivering the fi rst American airplane. As the saying goes, “the rest is history” The United States Coast Guard fl ag is presented by Walter Bradshaw, Past Commander. “Semper Paratus, Always Ready” I am the fl ag of the United States Coast Guard known as “The Stripe”. I was ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 77 designed in 1964 to give the Coast Guard a distinctive modern image. I am the youngest of the military fl ags. The symbol is a narrow blue bar, a narrow white strip between and a broad red bar with the Coast Guard shield center. The Coast Guard began as a revenue cutter service founded August 4, 1790 as part of the Treasury Department. The POW/MIA fl ag was presented by Joe Rodgers, Past Commander. This fl ag is an American fl ag designed as a symbol of citizen concern about United States military personnel taken as prisoners of war (POW) or listed as missing in action (MIA). In 1971, while the Vietnam War was still being fought, Mary Hoff, the wife of a service member missing in action and member of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, recognized the need for a symbol for the POW/MIAs. Prisoners of War are casualties that can all too often be forgotten. You can’t ignore the crosses lined in neat rows at Arlington. It is impossible to forget those killed in action, or wounded in action because the evidence of their sacrifi ce is ever before us. Sadly, the same can not be said for those who are missing in action or who may have been taken prisoner by the enemy. The fl ag is black and bears in the center in black and white, the emblem of the league. The emblem features a white disk bearing in black silhouette the bust of a man, watch tower with a guard on patrol and a strand of barbed wire. Above the disk are the white letters “POW and MIA” framing a white 5-pointed star, below the disk is a black and white wreath above the white motto: “You are not forgotten”.

The WGP led all in God Bless the USA AGP Larry: I would like to thank all the fl ag bearers and fl ag escorts for participating in this program. A special thank you goes to the Legion of Honor for presenting the military fl ags. To Brother Don Miller “THANKS” for being the narrator. Good job all!

Cavalcade of Flags under the direction of Grand Conductress Sandi Shoemaker. 78 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO The Grand Representatives marched in, around the Grand Chapter Room and retired.

INTRODUCTION OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS GENERAL GRAND CHAPTER Rennie Ofton, Most Worthy Grand Matron, PGM Texas Fred Clarke, Most Worthy Grand Patron, PGP NS & PEI WGM: Sister Rennie and Brother Fred, welcome to Idaho. As one of your Tri-Line Matrons, I am pleased to welcome you to our Musical Stars & Stripes Grand Chapter. Aldous Huxley said “After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music”. WGP: Sister Rennie and Brother Fred, it is a great pleasure to welcome you to our Grand Chapter. As your Eastern Star journey takes you to different continents, countries and states, we are most grateful and honored to have you stop and visit Idaho for awhile. May the rewards of your journeys ahead be bountiful. These offi cers were escorted to the Grand East, accorded Grand Honors and seated in the Grand East

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS OF IDAHO, AF & AM Monte Bollar, Right Worshipful Grand Secretary representing David Triplett, Most Worshipful Grand Master of Masons in Idaho, AF & AM Art Shoemaker, Grand Senior Steward J. Sherwin Wilson, Grand Organist WGM: Welcome. For everyone who might not know, the MWGM is not well enough to come this week. He’s supposed to be resting, but I’m not sure he’s doing that. He’s not a good patient. Brothers Monte, Art and J., thank you for coming. We wish you much success in your endeavors for the Grand Lodge. The Grand Secretary of Grand Lodge was escorted to the Grand East. WGP: Brother Monte, it’s my pleasure to welcome you to our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Session. Please convey our wishes to Brother Dave for his recovery. We thank you and all the offi cers for your hard work, dedication and service to the Masons of Idaho. Thank you for being here. Monte Bollar: As the WGM said, the MWGM Dave Triplett has been ill for the last four or fi ve weeks. I think the ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 79 travel schedule fi nally caught up with him. He did go to the hospital for tests and nothing was found. We think he “hit the wall” and is in need of some rest. The doctors told him the best thing he can do is go home and go fi shing. I do want to relay one message the Grand Master has been relaying in all of his travels. It’s communication. We have to tell our story. By telling our story, we fi nd new members. Not only in the youth groups and the concordant bodies. If we don’t tell the public we’re out there, they’re not going to know. I was in Mackay this spring for District meetings. I was taking pictures of the Lodge building for the Grand Lodge website. A couple walked toward me and asked if I was a Mason. I replied I was and the man informed me his grandfather was a Mason and wanted to know how he could join. One thing I noticed was that on the outside of the building there was no contact information. I’ll ask you this question: do you have a phone number on the outside of your building for someone to use to get a hold of someone in the lodge? This person probably has wanted to ask that question of someone for some time.

LEADERS OF OTHER MASONIC BODIES Delta Holloway, Princess Marshal, representing Peggy Gautschi, Queen, Iras Temple 40, Daughters of the Nile Mary Finley, representing Peggy Miller, Queen, Karnak Temple 6, Daughters of the Nile Barbara Clendenning, Grand Royal Matron, Grand Court of Idaho, Order of the Amaranth, Inc. Richard Clendenning, Grand Royal Patron, Grand Court of Idaho, Order of the Amaranth, Inc. James Herndon, Most Illustrious Grand Sovereign, Red Cross of Constantine, Royal Arch Masons Spencer Swann, Grand Steward of the Grand Lodge of Queensland, Australia, PMWGP OES Australia, Grand Representative of Idaho in Australia Dale Winch, Most Excellent Grand High Priest, Royal Arch Masons of Idaho Donald Thoen, Most Illustrious Grand Master, Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of Idaho Arthur Shoemaker, Right Eminent Grand Commander, Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Idaho 80 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Rick Rowe, Eminent Preceptor, Idaho Chapter, Order of Knights Preceptor James Davidson, Chieftain, Clan Davison, Royal Order of Scotland WGM: On behalf of the Grand Chapter of Idaho, we welcome you to our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Chapter. Most of you are just beginning your year as leaders of your organizations. My wish for all of you is a fantastic journey to complete your dream. James Herndon: I bring greetings from the Red Cross of Constantine throughout the nation and the world. We’re one large Masonic family. Whatever our obligation is, we all have the same goals in life, and we have the same moral scruples. The Red Cross of Constantine was elevated by Constantine, the Emperor, back in the early Christian years. He had some good ideas. He was one of the fi rst to create a cultural revolution. He restored Christians to their proper place and it being a proper religion. He professed and portrayed three basic principles: tolerance, equality, justice. Those summarize pretty well what we in all the concordant and appendant bodies hold as our moral obligation to those around us. Ones we should show in our daily lives to be a neighbor, one to another. In Red Cross we talk about being Christian. We’re the Christian arm of the Masonic Lodge. The Masonic Lodge requires you have to have an expressed belief in a Supreme Being. Red Cross Masons are a little more particular. They require a belief in Christ. I’ll leave you with one thought: whatever our Masonic relationship is, we know what our moral tenants are. Do what you need to do to honor your obligation to your various relationships. Lucy, I certainly appreciate the opportunity to be here with you. You and Don have always been one of my favorites. You’ve done a wonderful job getting everyone together. Dale Winch: I bring you greetings from 630 Royal Arch Masons. I wish you a successful session, and may God bless. Don Thoen: Thank you for all the courtesies offered to us this evening. I wish for you a successful and harmonious ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 81 session. Knowing you, it’s probably not necessary to wish that. Each Masonic body has its favorite charity, and the Grand Council is no exception. The Grand Council of Cryptic Masons has as their charity, the CMMR, The Cryptic Masons Medical Research. It’s probably the most unknown charity in the Masonic Bodies. We have contributed in the range of $50,000 for an endowed chair at the Indiana University of Medical Research for the purpose of cardiovascular research in biology and medicine. The research covers diseased blood vessels and includes angina, heart attacks and strokes. This research has so far generated, at least in one case, an instrument called a “closer.” It is a device that is used for closing femoral arteries following heart catheterization. They’re also on the verge of inventing “therapeutic cells infusion” used to grow new arteries used to supply blood to the heart. With your permission WGM, I have a couple of brochures I’d like to leave on the Secretary’s Desk if I may for those who are interested in that. I know some of you know someone who has had heart problems. There’s research being done to help those folks. I thank you for the opportunity to address this Grand Session. I hope all of you who are new to Idaho, have a great time here. You certainly have very good weather. Thank you. Art Shoemaker: I bring you greetings from the Sir Knights of the Grand Commandry of Knights Templar of Idaho. As Knights Templar, we use the New Testament as the basis for our lessons and pledge to defend the Christian religion. Our main charity is the Knights Templar Eye Foundation which provides fi nancial assistance for surgical treatment to those who are unable to pay or receive adequate assistance from other sources. Thank you for asking the Grand Commandery of Idaho to participate in the Informal Opening of the “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Session. We wish you a most harmonious and productive Grand Session. Barbara Clendenning: The ties between the Masonic Bodies are strong. Most of us are involved in more than one organization. The GRM asked everyone to stand who were involved in more than one organization and then asked those to sit who was 82 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO involved in two organizations, then those in three. When those involved in four or more organizations were left standing, the GRM continued with her comments: I applaud all of you for your hard work and your dedication. Your work shows you care about your community, your nation and your future. Thank you for caring and working so hard. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to this Grand Session. Richard Clendenning: Although I’m not a member of Eastern Star, I hope you will allow me to call you Sisters and Brothers because in this family we really are all Sisters and Brothers. I would like to ask one thing, that you attend our session on September 30. 7:00 p.m. is our Informal Opening. Please aid and assist us in raising funds for our primary charity which is Diabetes. I’ve got to ask one more thing, I’d like to see some smiles. Can everyone smile? Seeing enough smiles, I thank you very much for the honor of being invited to the East. I wish you a most successful session and I hope to attend one in the future. Thank you. Delta Holloway: What an exciting time we’re having at this 108th “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session. I am bringing you remarks on behalf of Peggy Gautschi, Queen of Iras Temple No. 40, Daughters of the Nile, located in Boise, who is unable to join us today in person but sends her Best Wishes for a most successful and fun fi lled Grand Session. Idaho has two Daughters of the Nile Temples, one in Boise and the other in Lewiston. The Boise Temple’s membership comes from the Eastern and mid part of the State, to Ontario, Oregon and up to McCall. Daughters of the Nile support the work of the Shrine Hospitals through fi nancial contributions which are derived through various fund raisers, and through hours and hours of labor of love projects such as making quilts, garments, medical play dolls, cards and various other items the hospital has a need for that is used by the children. Each child uses and takes home a quilt or blanket. The Shriners have 22 hospitals that provide orthopedic, spinal cord and burn treatments to children without any cost to their families. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 83 The members of Iras Temple have many opportunities to participate in special units. Perhaps you have had the opportunity to witness our Iras Temple Dancers and Pageantry who perform at Shrine ceremonials as well as our own ceremonies. Other units include the Iras Temple Guards – drill unit, as well as a choir which everyone enjoys hearing. Members of Daughters of the Nile are related by birth or marriage to a Shriner, Master Mason or Daughters of the Nile. There are 147 Daughters of the Nile temples throughout the United States and Canada and can be located wherever there is a Shrine Temple. Iras Temple is one of the larger temples, usually ranking 7th or 8th in membership size. Our membership is very active and we challenge our current members to keep fi nding potential qualifi ed new members and invite them to join us. Iras Temple No. 40 congratulates you Sister Lucy and Brother John for the time and leadership you have provided all members of the Order of Eastern Star this past year. Thank you for inviting our Temple to be with you for this Special Session. Mary Finley: I am representing Peggy Miller, Queen of El Karnak Temple 6 in Spokane, Washington who could not be here with us tonight. Queen Peggy is attending the Supreme Session in Indianapolis, Indiana. Queen Peggy and the ladies of the household send you greetings and best wishes for a harmonious 108th annual session of “Musical Stars & Stripes”. Since 1924 the Daughters of the Nile has contributed over $45,000,000 to the 22 Shriners Children’s Hospitals through out the United States and Canada. We at El Karnak were very proud when the second One Million Dollar plaque was placed on the donor recognition board at the Spokane Shriners Children’s Hospital in the fall of 2009. Queen Peggy is also member of Eastern Star and a Past Matron of Queen Esther 12 and wanted this monetary donation to go towards your project for the year. Spencer Swann: I am currently the Grand Steward and the day I arrive back home on July 3 is the Grand Installation at 2:30 in the afternoon. We arrive at 6:00 in 84 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO the morning. I will be installed as Pursuivant for the next twelve months. The Grand Lodge of Queensland owns Masonic Homes for the Aged throughout Queensland and we have a Board of General Purposes and a Board of Benevolence. They assist families of Masons and generally assist in all calls for assistance in bush fi res, fl oods and the likes of that. We’re currently rebuilding our Masonic homes in Brisbane. We’re building a 153 bed worth over $30,000,000 which we have to supply a like amount, no government assistance at all for that. OES in Queensland, the Grand Chapter runs Star Gardens Eastern Star Home that is just south of Brisbane where we have a 78 bed hospital and aged people’s home there run by the Grand Chapter, of course, and assisted by all of our chapters. Each chapter has a homes collection lunch a year toward that. The chapters have a charity especially for the Star Gardens. WGM, at this stage, I’d like to thank your immediate Past Grand Matron, Sister Sutton, for granting this commission to Idaho. I worked with a Mr. Sutton for years. It was quite the thing when I received that commission. It took a while to get it, mind you. My wife knew about it and didn’t let on. It was February of last year before I found out that I had this appointment. WGM, I have a present for you, if I might. Sisters and Brothers, if you look at a map of your state, and compare it to a map of Queensland, you see the shape of our states is reversed. We cover a few more square miles than you do. We’re 670,000 square miles. That map was put out for the 150th anniversary of our state last year. On behalf of myself and the government of Queensland, I’d like to present you our state fl ag. While I’m here, I’d like to invite as many of you along to our United Grand Sessions of Australia in 2011 which will be held in Queensland. Unfortunately, it’s the same time as your Grand Chapter. But you can still come over, those who want to, and get back here on Saturday morning. In two years’ time, we will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Order of the Eastern Star in Australia in Brisbane in July of 2012. Sisters and Brothers, I thank you for listening to me and thank you again. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 85 James Davidson: I did not wear a kilt. I gave it up when I was fi fteen. You’ll just have to depend on the up and coming likeable Mr. Barclay. We hope that you have a very successful time and when you are retired from this assembly, you can look back with confi dence and feel that you have done your work well. The Royal Order of Scotland was brought about by King Robert the Bruce of Scotland. He had a very colorful and diffi cult life. There are all kinds of stories about how this Order of Scotland came about. In Idaho, the Clan Davison gets its name from Frank Davison who was a lawyer in Boise and held the principal offi ce of Scottish Rite in Idaho. It is called the Clan Davison after him. I believe there are 73 members in this organization in the state of Idaho. With that, WGM, I hope you have every success from the Royal Order of Scotland in Idaho. WGM: Thank you all for your remarks.

GENERAL GRAND CHAPTER OFFICERS Connie Woodward, WG Ruth, PGM of Ontario Margaret Clarke, WG Esther, PGM of NS & PEI WGP: It is a distinct privilege to welcome you to our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Session. Your Eastern Star journey is one of devotion and love for our Order. We are honored that it brought you to Idaho and hope your stay here is a pleasant one. Thank you for attending. The General Grand Chapter Offi cers were escorted to the Grand East and accorded Grand Honors.

GENERAL GRAND CHAPTER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS Jerry Trees, Housing General Chairman, PGP Texas WGM: Welcome to our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Chapter. We hope that you have a very successful triennium in 2012. Several of us will be there. The General Grand Chapter Executive Committee Member was escorted to the Grand East and accorded Grand Honors. 86 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO GENERAL GRAND CHAPTER COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND APPOINTEES Gerry Shafer, Appeals & Grievances, PGM Washington Joanna Davidson, Chapter Restoration, PGM Idaho Brian Gross, Eastern Star Journal, PGP Washington Joyce Roland, ESTARL, PGM Idaho Jack Sage, Membership, PGP Idaho Lewis Braithwaite, US Chairman, Public Relations, PGP West Virginia Bert Johnson, Public Relations, PGP Idaho

WGM: On behalf of the Grand Chapter of Idaho, we welcome you to our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Chapter. We wish your journey during this Triennium is a happy and rewarding one. Friedrich Nietzsche said, “In music the passions enjoy themselves.” The General Grand Chapter Committee Members were escorted to the Grand Near East and accorded Grand Honors.

WORTHY GRAND MATRONS AND WORTHY GRAND PATRONS OF OTHER GRAND JURISDICTIONS Sisters: Sue Peterson, AZ Latrice Massey, OK Rebecca Price, OR Andrea Stamp, WY Brothers: Joseph Jarvis, OR Dennis Okicich, WA Chris Briggs, WY

WGM: On behalf of the Grand Chapter of Idaho, we welcome you to our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Chapter. “Music has no geographical boundaries.” We have become dear friends over these past four years and I look forward to your Grand Chapters and a long and continued friendship. WGP: Over the last few years I have come to know many of you, not only as counterparts, but as friends. It is the most rewarding perk of this job! We hope your visit to Idaho is an enjoyable one and I look forward to continuing our friendship in the future. Thank you for your service to our Order, your state, and joining us tonight. WGMs and WGPs were escorted to the Grand Near East and accorded Grand Honors. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 87 PAST GRAND MATRONS AND PAST GRAND PATRONS OF OTHER GRAND JURISDICTIONS Sisters: Lois Brown, AB Billie Bradfi eld, AZ Carita Swann, QSL, Australia Kim Ball, BC & Y Nancy Evans, NV Janis Hanna, OK Darlene Walker, OR Joann Martin, UT Ann Gates, WA Sandi McAmmond, WA

Brothers: Douglas Brown, AB Jerry Evans. NV Charles Callen, WA O. “Bucky” Finley, WY

WGP: Sisters and Brothers: Sister Lucy and I and the Grand Chapter of Idaho sincerely welcome you to our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Session. Your tireless service to your State and our Order sets the example for all who follow. We hope you enjoy your stay in Idaho and thank you for being here. The Past Grand Matrons and Past Grand Patrons were escorted to the Grand Near East and accorded Grand Honors.

PAST GRAND MATRONS AND PAST GRAND PATRONS OF IDAHO Sisters: Glenadene Keister Yvonne Wilbur Darlene Schiers Linda Hattrick Mary Ramseyer Mary H. Culver Shirley Butler Ferne Studebaker Maxine Machamer Mary Hanson Dorothy Hughes Andrea Storjohann Janet Jensen-Fullmer Darla Redman Geraldine Berkey Nancy Ross Donita Lancaster Jo Ellen Reynalds Inez Crothers Mary Lynne “Pete” Nealis Hazel Sutton Brothers: Harold Holm Art Shoemaker Eugene Crowley Dave Call Virgil Fenton Marvin Gerking Dick Kaiser Le Roy Austin Harlow Kibbey Jim Grant 88 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO WGM: Our Musical voices, we welcome you. Sir Thomas Beecham said, “Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with diffi culty. Magical music never leaves the memory.” Thank you dear friends. WGP: I count myself lucky for the friendship and guidance I have received from you throughout my journey – to here! So it is a special thrill and honor to welcome you to our Grand Session. You are an indispensable support system to our Order and this Grand Chapter and from every member in it, you have our heartfelt thanks and love. RESPONSE for Past Grand Matrons by Sister Mary Ramseyer: It is a privilege to respond on behalf of the Past Grand Matrons. We are thankful that we can meet again in this beautiful city of Moscow to participate in another Grand Chapter Session. Thank you, Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron, for your gracious and cordial words of welcome. Our sincere best wishes are extended to you for a most successful session. May your “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session be a perfect culmination of your year of service and devotion to our Grand Chapter. We are looking forward to welcoming you into our Past Grands Association. Tonight I could hardly make it around because for 32 years I have followed Virginia Peters King in this line. She is terribly missed. It doesn’t seem right that she’s not standing here tonight. Worthy Grand Matron, I thank you for this honor and courtesy. RESPONSE for Past Grand Patrons by Brother Virgil Fenton: On behalf of the Past Grand Patrons, I would like to thank you for welcoming us to your session. Your work this past year throughout our Grand Jurisdiction is to be complimented and we wish you a shining and harmonious “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session. Thank you for the privilege of responding for this distinguished group of Eastern Star Brothers. The Past Grand Matrons and Past Grand Patrons of Idaho were escorted to the Grand Near East and accorded Grand Honors.

WGM Andrea Stamp (WY) sang “Circle” for WGP John WGP: Sister Andrea, I have admired your voice since I fi rst heard you sing a couple of years ago and I was ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 89 very pleased when you sang that song at my installation last year. But, knowing your busy schedule, to have you sing it again for our session today makes it very special. Thank you so much for being here.

GRAND OFFICERS OF OTHER GRAND JURISDICTIONS Sisters: Kathy Lindstrom, Grand Lecturer, AZ Eileen Palmieri, Associate Grand Matron, BC & Y Rebecca Johnson, Grand Warder, ME Barbie Holmes, Associate Grand Matron, NV Kathy Timmons, Grand Marshal Protem, OK Beth Melrose, Grand Organist, OK Virginia Heffernan, Grand Esther, OK Mary Ellen Tidwell, Grand Martha, OK Connie Harris, Associate Grand Matron, OR Carolyn Beecher, Grand Conductress, OR Carolyn Patrick, Grand Marshal, OR Marjorie Jarvis, Grand Electa, OR Carla Carmain-Herret, Associate Grand Matron, UT Stella Brown, Grand Ruth, WA Penny Bosley, Grand Martha, WA Brothers: Robert Bradfi eld, Associate Grand Patron, AZ Jay Dini III, Associate Grand Patron, NV Don Gay, Grand Sentinel, OR John Chamberlain, Grand Chaplain, WA Frank Pascoe, Grand Sentinel, WA Dan Voorhees, Grand Photographer, WA

WGM: On behalf of the Grand Chapter of Idaho, we welcome you to our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Chapter. We are very pleased that you have come to spend this time with us. Oscar Hammerstein said, “All the sounds of the earth are like music.”

GGC SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS Phyllis Macon, President International Grand Representatives Assoc. WGM: We welcome you to our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Chapter and hope you will have an enjoyable time with us. 90 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO GRAND REPRESENTATIVES OF IDAHO IN OTHER GRAND JURISDICTIONS AND OTHER VISITING GRAND REPRESENTATIVES Ruby Goodman, Idaho in Alabama Spencer Swann, Idaho in Australia Violet Patterson, Idaho in Arizona Sandy Bell, Idaho in California Crystal McKay, Idaho in Maine Bennie Bolser, Idaho in Michigan Faye Swanstrom, Idaho in Minnesota Mary Funk, Idaho in Ohio Jennifer McKinney, Idaho in Oklahoma Mary Ann Erickson, Idaho in South Dakota Jeannette Carroll, Idaho in Washington Betty Williams, Mississippi in Washington Vickie Rapp, Montana in Oklahoma Janelle Trees, Montana in Texas Mary Jane Parks, Quebec in Washington Becky Herzog, West Virginia in California WGP: It is with much pleasure that I welcome you to our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Session. I admit to being a little envious of you, as I’ve never had the privilege of being a Grand Representative. Sister Lucy and I hope all of your journeys as Eastern Star ambassadors are rewarding and memorable; especially your visit to Idaho. Thank you for being here! The Grand Representatives were conducted to the Grand Near East and accorded Grand Honors.

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER GRAND JURISDICTIONS IN IDAHO Marti Stamm, President of Idaho Grand Representatives Assoc. Don Bohon, AL Jessie Michaelson, NV Eugene Foster, AR Janet Wheeler, NB Vicki Chamberlain, Australia Gerald Riggs, NH Berta Smith, CA Kim Campbell, NM Rita Webster, FL Delta Holloway, NY Connie Turley, GA Lois Gross, NC Henrietta Andress, KY Paul Lesneski, NS & PEI Pam Hult, ME Susan Walker, OH Launa Lee, MB Joan Heisch, PA J. Sherwin Wilson, MD Vicki Straw, QC Evelyn Strand, MA Judy Carroll, Scotland ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 91 Brenda Cox, MI Rick Rowe, TX Patricia Mason, MN Doniece Dennis, VA Arlene Kolar, WA

WGM: It is the custom in Idaho that the Associate Grand Conductress gives the welcome to the Grand Representatives. AGC Karen Juell: On behalf of the Grand Chapter of Idaho, I extend to you a great big Western “howdy.” Worthy Grand Matron Lucy and Worthy Grand Patron John have designated the Grand Representatives as our Musical Ambassadors. Thank you for singing the praises of your Grand Jurisdictions as you visit and correspond with your counterparts. Your efforts keep us working in harmony to build and sustain our beautiful Eastern Star. Eastern Star members are fortunate to fi nd friends wherever we wander and no one experiences that special fraternity more than our Grand Representatives. We hope you continue to enjoy your appointments and travel many more Happy Trails ahead.

RESPONSE by Sister Martie Stamm (43): Thank you, Karen. We appreciate your welcome. We are honored to entertain our President of the International Grand Representatives Association, Sister Phyllis Macon from Texas. She will have much to say at the Grand Representatives Banquet Monday evening. I’m very proud to be an Idaho Grand Representative. I thank you again, Karen. The Grand Representatives were conducted to the Grand Near East and accorded Grand Honors.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DISTRICT DEPUTIES Dave Call (2) PGP, Chairman Pauleen Grant (6) Darla Redman (77) PGM Paul Remaley (29) Nancy Ross (3) PGM John Hughes (49) Rose Mary Mews, (8/6) Liz Hughes (49) Grand Treasurer Charles Rose (12) Denise Hunt (8) Grand Secretary Pamela Lee, Deputy Instructor, WA WGM: Richard Wagner said, “I write music with an exclamation point!” Thank you for attending this Grand Chapter and for your hard work for our Order. 92 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO GRAND EMERITUS MEMBERS OF IDAHO Wanda Hinrichs Grand Secretary Harlow Kibbey PGP Grand Treasurer WGM: You have both worked very hard for Idaho’s Grand Chapter. We welcome you. “A song will outlive all sermons in the memory” Henry Giles said. I remember your instruction over the years. Wanda, I remember my Profi ciency when I fi rst joined and you were the Conductress. My fi rst station as Adah was when you were Worthy Matron. Harlow, we have become good friends over the years. Both of you have given me songs rather than sermons. WELCOME TO DISTINGUISHED GUESTS by Hazel Sutton, JPGM: It is with a great deal of pleasure that I welcome the Distinguished Guests to this “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session. You have traveled here from sea to shining sea and from as far south as Australia to Northern Canada. I have enjoyed meeting those of you who are new to Idaho – although I met some of you in your jurisdictions. It has been fun to become reacquainted with those of you who have been here before. Meeting sisters and brothers of other jurisdictions and traveling to be with them is one of the marvelous perks of this organization. We hope that all of you will enjoy the warmth of our welcome as we basked in the sunshine God gave us today. Have a fantastic time as we celebrate Idaho’s 108th Grand Chapter in the coming days. “The dream creates the journey and the journey is the reward!” On a side note, I overhead some of those who were introduced this evening say that they had never tasted huckleberries and they didn’t know what lentil soup was. (These were gifts presented to the Distinguished Guests by the Worthy Grand Matron.) RESPONSE FOR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS by Rebecca Price, WGM OR: On behalf of your distinguished guests, we would like to thank you for all the courtesies we have received and will enjoy throughout this “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session. On a different note, as WGM of Oregon, I am in a unique situation as I am also an active member in Idaho, I use the term “active” loosely especially these last two years. At our installation in Pendleton a year ago, there were ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 93 seventy-some Idaho sisters and brothers there to support me. I thank you for your love and encouragement. To my own Electa Chapter at Emmett, you are the greatest. You volunteered to make all of the 50 year member corsages and boutonnières. Thank you, and I will be back to chapter soon. Lucy, we have become very good friends; you and I got together and worked out our schedules so I could attend many of the functions in Idaho. John, you were the driver on our crazy trip to Montana. Lucy and John, on behalf of your distinguished guests, I am pleased to present you with these love gifts. RECOGNITION OF SESSION ASSISTANTS The WGM asked the following appointees to stand for recognition: Grand Pages, Assistant Grand Warders, Assistant Grand Sentinels, Parliamentarian, Bible Bearers, Emblem Bearers, Flag Bearers and escorts, Narrator, Assistants to the Grand Organist, the Grand Secretary and the photographer; Memory and Scrap Book Editors, and all Grand Chapter Committee Members. WGM: Thank you so much for all the work you have done to make this Grand Chapter a success. WGP: Sister Lucy and I are excited to welcome you all to the “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Session, which you have helped make happen! We are all indebted to your commitment, hard work and enthusiasm and we thank you all. Response for Session Assistants by Vicki Reynolds (60/8), Chairman: On behalf of all the Session Assistants, I would like to thank WGM Lucy and WGP John for appointing us this year. We are honored to serve you at the “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Session. WGM: Vicki has stepped forward to do anything I have asked this year. Thank you, cousin, for your dedication to our Order. IDAHO GRAND CHAPTER ESCORTS Worthy Grand Matron, Don Miller Worthy Grand Patron, Susan Snodderley Associate Grand Matron, Shirley Jo Schill Associate Grand Patron, Gladys Allen Grand Secretary, Jen Marshall 94 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Grand Treasurer, John Hughes Grand Conductress, Art Shoemaker Associate Gr. Conductress, Johannah Grant Grand Chaplain, Monte Bollar Grand Marshal, Ginger Neil Grand Organist, Wanda Clagg Grand Adah, Jo Ellen Reynalds Grand Ruth, Vicki Reynolds Grand Esther, Bucky Finley Grand Martha, Darlene Neal Grand Electa, Joe Warner Grand Warder, Robbie Lemarr Grand Sentinel, Waunda Kibbey WGP: I genuinely know your task is not an easy one, yet it is a vital one to us, and your Grand Offi cer. It is your attention to schedules, details, dress and chauffeuring that keeps the wheels turning and on track. Sister Lucy and I thank you for your support and encouragement throughout this year. We also appreciated having you join us at events and Offi cial Visits. It meant a great deal to us and we thank you for that. It is with joy and gratitude we welcome you to “OUR” Grand Session. WGM: Sisters Grand Conductress and Associate Grand Conductress, thank you for doing an excellent job. Please thank your Pages for their diligent work behind the scenes. Thank you. This concludes Introductions. Thank you Sister Marlene, Sister Pete and Sister Yvonne for all your fabulous music. I know how much work goes into getting ready for Grand Chapter. Benediction by Mary Hendrickson-Culver, PGM: Heavenly Father, we praise you with thanksgiving for the safe arrival of our local members, visitors and distinguished guests. Consider us not so proud as we are grateful that we welcome these friends. Be with us and bless us in the coming days as we elect new leaders and consider pending legislation. Please guide us through our deliberations and help us walk in Your ways, always. In Jesus’ name, Amen. The Grand Conductress attended at the Altar. Grand Marshal: By order of the WGM, I proclaim this Informal Session of Grand Chapter called from labor to repose, to reconvene at 8:00 AM Monday morning, June 14. The Grand Offi cers retired. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 95 MONDAY MORNING FORMAL OPENING June 14, 2010 Musical prelude by Claudette Rose (12) PM, assisted by PGM Mary Lynne “Pete” Nealis. At 8:00 AM the Monday morning formal session was called to order by Sister Mary Lynne “Pete” Nealis PGM, and Brother Le Roy Austin, PGP. BIBLE & EMBLEMS PRESENTATION (Bible is presented by Bible Bearer Verna Vaughn.) PGM Pete: Well, Le Roy, here we are again in the Grand East. It seems like it was just yesterday that we were here at our own Grand Chapter. Good Morning Sisters and Brothers! It is with a great deal of pleasure I welcome you to the 108th formal opening of this “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session of the Grand Chapter of Idaho. Sister Lucy, we have been friends for a long time. She likes to tell the story that when we fi rst met I didn’t like her. Well, I don’t think that’s true, I just didn’t know her. I do have a story to tell on her. We were on the Arrangements Committee for Job’s Daughters’ Supreme Session to be held in Boise. As it turns out the Chairman resigned and I got the job. Lucy was the Secretary for the Committee. We had our own offi ce in the Convention Center and the attendees wanted everything in the world. Lucy was my savior, she wouldn’t let them in to see me unless it was important or she couldn’t handle it. Now we all know Lucy isn’t very big, but she stood up to all of them. She reminded me of a little bantam rooster. We have been good friends ever since. John, I’m not sure what I want to say about you. You have been giving me a hard time since I arrived on Friday. You were much nicer when you were my Grand Sentinel. We have been good friends for a long time and have a lot of fun together. Sister Rennie and Brother Fred, we hope you are enjoying your stay in our beautiful state. We are delighted to have you here. We start the business of this Grand Chapter this morning. We have the awesome job of picking our future leaders and have important business to take on this morning. Sisters and brothers choose wisely and well. Sister Lucy and Brother John, I hope your session is 96 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO everything you want it to be. You have worked hard and deserve anything good that comes to you. Thank you for the privilege of opening this session. PGP Le Roy: Good Morning. It is a pleasure to see you here at this Monday morning opening of this “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session. Today we will set forward in choosing the future of the Grand Chapter of Idaho. Sister Pete, it is great to be standing here in the East with you today. You have always been a great person to work with. WGM Lucy, I have always enjoyed working with you and your husband, Don. Thank you for asking me to assist Pete in opening this Monday Morning Session. WGP John, I thank you for your chapter challenge to fi nd new members. However, I am disappointed that you never asked me to participate. Enjoy the years to come and may you and Lucy look back with fond memories. Thank all of you, Sisters and Brothers. WGM: Sister Pete, thank you so much for opening this Monday Morning Session of our Grand Chapter. We have known each other for many years and our years working together in Job’s Daughters and Eastern Star have been wonderful memories. Thank you, dear friend, for all your love and encouragement on this Journey. Brother Le Roy, we have only known each other for the past fi ve years, however I count you and your wife, Carol, and daughter, Sarah, in my close Eastern Star family. WGP: Sister Pete and Brother Le Roy, it is such a pleasure to have you open this Monday Morning Session. Sister Pete, as with Sister Lucy, it was working with youth groups that ignited our friendship; and being one of your Grand Offi cers felt like the good old times. Brother Le Roy, being the new kid on the block as Grand Sentinel, I will always be thankful for the help and advice you gave me. WGM: Good Morning! Plato once said, “Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.” We are here today to open the business meeting of our Grand Chapter. I hope that everyone is enjoying our gathering so far and we are now ready to get to work. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 97 ANNOUNCEMENTS WGP: Brother Jim Grant has an appointment to have his head shaved at 3:30 this afternoon and as soon as we close the session, that’s when my appointment is. I’m going to drag this session out as long as I can. We are good Eastern Star people, and raising funds is one of the things we do, it will cost you $5.00 to watch. The shaving will be in the Registration Room. I talked to Brother Jim. We’re going to split the proceeds between his and my special projects. We had a total of 75 initiations during our term. Brother Bob Barclay escaped by only two initiations.

APPRECIATIONS WGM: Thank you, Sisters Pete and Claudette Rose for your beautiful prelude music. Thank you to everyone for your part in putting together this Grand Chapter. It takes everyone doing their part to make this event in our journey a spectacular one. Each small detail is appreciated. I will spend the rest of my life giving any help I can to promote the welfare and prosperity of our Idaho Grand Chapter. Your love and support has fi lled my heart with joy. WGP: Sister Lucy and I thank the membership for the support of our project through the donations for our session pins. For those of you who might not have one, we do have pins available for a $5 donation and there are the complete Idaho travel pins available for a $6 donation. For those who need stars, a panda or a zebra for their travel pins, they are also available for a $1 each.

PROVING OF THE CHAPTER The Grand Chapter was proved by the Grand Conductress and Associate Grand Conductress with the assistance of the Assistant Grand Warders.

PARTIAL REPORT OF THE REGISTRATION COMMITTEE Barbara Hopkins (21): Chairman: The members of the Registration Committee do hereby certify that, at the present time, members from all 36 of the chartered chapters in this Grand Jurisdiction have registered as indicated on a list which has been given to the Grand Secretary. Eighteen Grand Offi cers are present with 98 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO no Pro-tem Grand Offi cers. This, therefore, constitutes a quorum and meets the requirements of Article VII, Section 1, of the Constitution of the Grand Chapter of Idaho, to transact such business as may legally come before the 108th Annual Session of the Grand Chapter of Idaho, Order of the Eastern Star.

FORMAL OPENING The Grand Chapter was formally opened using the Ritualistic Ceremony outlined in the Grand Offi cers’ Handbook.

OPENING ODE: In My Heart There Rings a Melody The Grand Marshal proclaimed Grand Chapter duly opened for the transaction of business.

FLAG CEREMONY The WGP led all in the Pledge of Allegiance and singing of The National Anthem.

INTRODUCTIONS Marge Ramsdell, WGM WA

WGM: Sister Marge, I was so pleased to see you this morning because I know you’ve been traveling around. Welcome to our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session. I’m looking forward to attending your session in a couple weeks. Sister Marge was escorted to the Grand East and accorded Grand Honors

CAVALCADE OF CHAPTER FLAGS WGP: This year our honored station was the Organist, and throughout the year each of you succeeded in making our schools and meetings more impressive with your music. We thank you for a great job and for being with us today.

WORTHY MATRONS AND WORTHY PATRONS OF IDAHO 2010-2011 The AGM and AGP were escorted to the East to welcome the 2010-2011 Worthy Matrons and Worthy Patrons ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 99 WORTHY MATRONS CHAPTER WORTHY PATRONS Hugh Duncan 2 Dave Call PGP Waunda Kibbey Adah 8 Bob Barclay Ardis Marmon Shoshone 10 Floyd Culver Roberta Gibbs Mountain Queen 11 Virginia Balser Queen Esther 12 Jerry Riggs Colleen Kinloch Laurel 13 Glenn Kinloch Dona Busacker Esther 14 Richard Kaiser PGP Anna Votaw Miriam 16 Will Votaw Lisa Brett Henrietta 21 Mel Brown Debbie Phillips Electa 22 William Ed Smith Terry Rowe Twin Falls 29 Richard Rowe Deborah Arnold Hermosa 32 Jim Schill Andrea Storjohann PGM Clover 33 John Chamberlain Darlene Neal Star of the West 35 Paul Lesneski Barbara Bonham Crescent 43 Richard DuClercque Gayle Worthington Potlatch 48 Candy Pugh St. Maries 49 Lonnie Pugh Gladys Merrell Liberty 51 Harold Holm PGP Victory 60 Le Roy Austin PGP Diane Gerking Pend d’Oreille 62 Marvin Gerking PGP Dorothy Lundy Rob Morris 63 Art Shoemaker PGP Robbie Lemarr Golden Rod 64 Gary Lemarr Valeria Sievers Boise 65 Max Newcomer Michelle Bollar Meridian 66 Max Newcomer Harriet Heinrich Valeria 76 Eugene Foster Marthena Sabin E-dah-ho 77 Virgil Fenton PGP Evelyn Strand Florence 79 Mary Baldwin Silver Star 83 Jane Simmons Idaho Falls 85 Allen Simmons

AGM: Good morning Sisters and Brother. Should Larry and I be elected, it will be our honor to serve with you this year. My scripture this year is Isaiah 55:12, “You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills will burst into song before you, and all of the trees of the fi eld will clap their hands.” Brother Larry and I wish to be your partners in progress – to assist you in fulfi lling your goals and dreams, and in advancing the welfare and prosperity of our beautiful Order. And, as my scripture says, to support you and your chapters in spreading the joy and peace of Eastern Star, and in being a positive voice in your communities. God 100 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO bless you and thank you for your service to Eastern Star! AGP: Good morning! It is a pleasure to speak to you as our cohorts, and probably our partners in crime, for the ensuing year. Some of us are retreads, many times over, and some are fi rst timers. It is great to see new life in the chapter offi ces. May us older gray beards learn not to say, “We’ve never done it that way.” Let’s try it, we might like it. We welcome you all and your enthusiasm. I look forward to visiting you in your chapters this next year. Let’s have Christmas all year!

Response for Worthy Matrons by Deborah Arnold (32): Thank you for the warm words of welcome. It is a real honor to give the response on behalf of the 2010-2011 Worthy Matrons. We are all looking forward to this year of “Christmas in the Country.” We pledge our love and support to both of you this year, and are looking forward to hosting you in our chapters when you make your visits. We pray for both of you that our Heavenly Father will keep you safe and well as you travel. WGM Lucy and WGP John, we congratulate you on your wonderful year of “Musical Stars & Stripes.” It has been a fun year. Thank you again for giving me this honor.

Response for Worthy Patrons by Jim Schill (32): On behalf of the Worthy Patrons, I thank you for your warm words of welcome. We look forward to the year ahead and welcoming you into our chapters as you make your offi cial visits. We pray that our Heavenly Father will keep you safe and well throughout all of your travels. Worthy Grand Matron Lucy and Worthy Grand Patron John, I thank you for the honor of responding for the Worthy Patrons.

WORTHY MATRONS AND WORTHY PATRONS OF IDAHO 2009-2010 WORTHY MATRONS CHAPTER WORTHY PATRONS Hugh Duncan 2 Dave Call PGP Ruth 3 Jim Lee Kim Campbell Mizpah 6 Jessie Michaelson Adah 8 Harlow Kibbey PGP Andrea Storjohann PGM Shoshone 10 ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 101 WORTHY MATRONS CHAPTER WORTHY PATRONS Moira Block Queen Esther 12 Bucky Finley PGP WY Laurel 13 Sam Poleson, Acting Rita Webster Esther 14 Roland Webster Loyaute 19 Gene Crowley PGP Brenda Cox Lorraine 20 J Sherwin Wilson Karen Juell Henrietta 21 Delta Holloway Electa 22 Sue Remaley Twin Falls 29 Paul Remaley Joan Kirshner Clover 33 Carol Austin Star of the West 35 Le Roy Austin PGP Debbie Basterrechea Cosmopolitan 36 Barbara Bonham Crescent 43 Richard DuClercque Marjie Sage Potlatch 48 Jack Sage PGP Liz Hughes St. Maries 49 John Hughes Gladys Merrell Liberty 51 Vicki Reynolds Victory 60 Sondra Cullen Radiant 61 Nellie Shea Pend d’Oreille 62 Dwain Valez Sandi Shoemaker Rob Morris 63 Stan Barker PGP Golden Rod 64 Gary Lemarr Gladys Allen Boise 65 Larry Allen Diana Bush Meridian 66 Monte Bollar Susan Foster Valeria 76 Marianne Bohon E-dah-ho 77 Don Bohon Evelyn Strand Florence 79

WGM: The Musical Organizers, “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, fl ight to the imagination, and life to everything” Plato. Our visits to your chapters were truly a wonderful experience. You all worked very hard to organize a great time for us to spend with you. Thank you for everything. WGP: Sisters and Brothers, it is an honor for me to welcome you to our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Session. Spending time in your Chapters throughout the year was the most rewarding part of this journey for me. You are a valuable asset to our Order and your chapters. Thank you for being here. 102 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO WORTHY MATRONS AND WORTHY PATRONS OF OTHER GRAND JURISDICTIONS Joan Kirshner, Spokane No. 163, WA John Chamberlain, Magnolia No. 194, WA WGM: It is a pleasure to welcome you to our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session. We hope you are enjoying the session so far; even though you’re really not from “Other Grand Jurisdictions”.

PRESENTATION OF SUBORDINATE CHAPTER SECRETARIES OF IDAHO Diana Palmer, (12) President of the Sec/Treas Assoc. Launa Lee Ruth 3 Teri Nealis Mizpah 6 Vicki Reynolds Adah 8, Victory 60 Jo Ellen Reynalds PGM Shoshone 10 Marlene Osborn Miriam 16 Sue Warner Loyaute 19 Joanne Galbraith Henrietta 21 Kay Ryan Electa 22 Maxine Machamer PGM Twin Falls 29 Mary Confer Hermosa 32 Judy Demaray Cosmopolitan 36 Roberta Gibbs Crescent 48 Dorothy Hughes PGM Idaho 49 Teresa Carlson Liberty 51 Eleanor Rupp Pend d’Oreille 62 Joan Davis Golden Rod 64 Dawn Barnes Boise 65 Cyndie Bollar Meridian 66 Bonnie Fenton E-dah-ho 77 Marilyn Taylor Idaho Falls 85 Dan Voorhees Welcome #40, WA

Welcome by Denise Hunt: WGM, thank you for the opportunity to welcome our dedicated secretaries to the “Musical Stars & Strips” Session. I would also like to welcome the secretaries of chapters in other jurisdictions. We have quite a few visiting us this session. I take this opportunity to thank you all for what you do for the members of your chapters and for your Grand Chapters. It takes a special kind of person to be a Secretary and to devote yourself to its many facets. It’s a labor of love ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 103 gladly given by each of you for the good of our Order. Thank you for your interest in the school of instruction. I hope it was informative. I also want to thank the Association for the gift and lunch on Saturday. I do enjoy working with each of you and I’m looking forward to the coming year. Thank you for coming.

RESPONSE by Diana Palmer, President, Secretaries/ Treasurers Association: Thank you Sister Denise for the cordial welcome. On behalf of the secretaries of the subordinate chapters, we want to thank you for your guidance, profi ciency, and fantastic assistance this past year. We certainly want to thank you for the school of instruction Saturday afternoon which was very informative and enlightening. I would like to close by saying, “We really appreciate you, your helpful, giving ways, and your generous heart, your unselfi shness displays. We thank you for your kindness, we will not soon forget; you’re one of the nicest people your Chapter Secretaries have ever met.” Thank you.

READING OF THE MINUTES It was moved by Denise Hunt, Grand Secretary, to dispense with the reading of the minutes for the remainder of the session as they are being electronically recorded and will be printed in the proceedings as recorded. The motion was seconded and carried.

APPOINTMENTS TO FILL VACANCIES WGM: I will announce the appointments or replacements to fi ll vacancies that have occurred since my Annual Report was submitted. Claudette Rose (12) appointed as Page to the Grand Conductress to replace Darlene Owen (60) who was unable to attend. Johannah Grant (21) appointed as Page to WGM Joan Davis (64) appointed as Page to the Grand Warder to replace Connie Squires (64) who was unable to attend. Deborah Arnold (32/83) appointed as Page to the Grand Chaplain. 104 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO PARLIAMENTARIAN VIRGINIA BALSER (12) was introduced. The Choir sang “Let There Be Peace On Earth.” COMMUNICATIONS: The Secretary read the following communications: A letter from MWGM Rennie Ofton regarding the establishment of the Disaster Relief Fund at GGC. Regrets were received from RWAGM Bobbie White, that she would not be able to attend our session. A thank you from PMWGP Bill Owen for all the courtesies extended to him and his wife Evelina while visiting us last year. A thank you from Worthy Grand Adah, Susan Thomas, for the honorary membership she received while visiting us last year. A thank you from Grand Representative of ID in PA Brother Lloyd Sorge and from PGM Melody Sorge for the honorary memberships they received while visiting us last year. Thank yous from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc., and Shriners at Calam Shrine Center and El Korah Shrine Center for the donations they received last year.

The Choir sang “This Little Light of Mine.” While waiting for the appointed hour to begin elections, the Annual Reports of the WGM, WGP and GTreasurer handed out at registration were adopted. WGM Lucy read the Supplement to her Annual Report, which was adopted. The GSecretary’s Annual Report handed out at registration was adopted. All Annual Reports and Supplemental Reports are printed following the Tuesday Afternoon Installation Session. The Choir Sang “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”

REPORT OF THE REGISTRATION COMMITTEE Barbara Hopkins (21), Chairman: The Registration Committee confi rms the following information: At the present time we have 266 Idaho members registered. We have issued a total of 255 ballots. The Registration Committee will remain open until 5:00 p.m. today. The rest of today Brother Mike Sutton and I will be seated near the main entrance to the chapter room. The Sentinel will advise us should anyone arrive who has not registered. Signs have been posted at the Registration ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 105 Room and outside the two doors to the chapter room. The fi nal report will be given Tuesday morning.

REPORT OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS The report was read by WGP John Snodderley as committee Chairman Ellen Hinton (49) could not attend. “I reviewed the Proceedings of the 2009 Grand Chapter Session. I found that there were two proposed amendments to the Constitution presented for consideration in 2010. They will need to be read for a second time at this session and voted upon. I could fi nd no other unfi nished business.”

The Choir sang “Yellow Rose of Texas.” The WGP read the election procedures as outlined in the Code & Digest, By-Laws & Rules, Article XI, page 31. The AGP retired with the members of the Tellers Committee and the Assistant Tellers to administer the Oath of Secrecy.

TELLERS COMMITTEE INTRODUCED Dwain Valez (62), Chairman, Richard DuClercque (43), Bill Hinrichs (66/63) Assistant Tellers: Mary Hanson (6) PGM J. Sherwin Wilson (20) Harlow Kibbey (8) PGP Jan Brown (21) Floyd Culver (10) Paul Ousley (34) Mary H. Culver (10) PGM John Timperley (43) James Brian (11) Diane Gerking (62) Sam Poleson (13) Stan Barker (63/65) PGP Anna Votaw (16) Darla Redman (77) PGM Will Votaw (16) Don Bohon (77)

ELECTION OF GRAND CHAPTER OFFICERS The following nominations were received: Worthy Grand Matron Christy Schill-Newbold (32) nominated by Shirley Jo Schill, PM (32) Worthy Grand Patron Larry Allen (65/66) nominated by Gladys Allen, PM (65/66) Associate Grand Matron Sandi Shoemaker (65/63) nominated by Stan Barker PGP (65/63) Associate Grand Patron Bob Barclay (8) nominated by Waunda Kibbey WM (8) Grand Secretary Denise Hunt (8) nominated by Harlow 106 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Kibbey, PGP (8) Grand Treasurer Elizabeth Hughes (49/10) nominated by Dorothy Hughes PGM (49) Grand Conductress Karen Juell (21) nominated by Lisa Brett PM (21) As no other nominations were presented, the above offi cers were elected by acclamation and each accepted their respective offi ce.

When there was more than one nomination, those members were introduced in the Grand West. Associate Grand Conductress: Susan Warner PM (21) nominated by Gene Foster PP (21) Cyndie Bollar PM (66) nominated by Donna Newcomer PM (66/65) Votes Cast were 240; Votes Received were 179 Susan Warner, receiving more than the required majority needed for election, was elected to the offi ce of Associate Grand Conductress and accepted this offi ce.

Grand Sentinel: Glenn Kinloch PP (13) nominated by Barbara Bird PM (13) Gary Lemarr PP (64) nominated by Joan Davis PM (64) Votes Cast were 234; Votes Received were 183 Gary Lemarr, receiving more than the required majority needed for election, was elected to the offi ce of Associate Grand Sentinel and accepted this offi ce.

Board of Trustees: Past Grand Matron or Past Grand Patron for a three year term Harlow Kibbey PGP nominated by Andrea Storjohann- PGM Harlow Kibbey, receiving the only nomination, was elected by acclamation and accepted the position. Past Patron for a two year term Charles Rose PP (12) nominated by Harlow Kibbey PGP (8) Will Votaw PP (16) nominated by Stefanie Kazyaka PM (16) Votes Cast were 237; Votes Received were 175 Charles Rose, receiving more than the required majority needed for election, was elected to a two year term on ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 107 the Board of Trustees and accepted this offi ce. Past Matron for a three year term Diana Bush PM (66) nominated by Michelle Bollar PM (66) Barbara Hopkins PM (21) nominated by Karen Juell PM (21) Votes Cast were 235; Votes Received were 140 Barbara Hopkins, receiving more than the required majority needed for election, was elected to a three year term on the Board of Trustees and accepted this offi ce. Past Patron for a three year term Paul Remaley PP (29) nominated by Shirley Butler PGM (21) Will Votaw PP (16) nominated by Laura Mayes (16) Votes Cast were 225; Votes Received were 143 Paul Remaley, receiving more than the required majority needed for election, was elected to a three year term on the Board of Trustees and accepted this offi ce.

BENEVOLENT BOARD ANNUAL REPORT Marvin Gerking PGP read the report written by Sister Virginia King PGM who was not able to attend Grand Chapter. “Our committee has worked together well through e-mail, letters and phone calls. We have made every effort to respond to the requests for assistance in a timely manner. The demand for assistance has increased this year due to the slow down of the economy. We had fi ve recipients that were granted one-time amounts and six that receive monthly checks. The money we have available to pay for assistance requests comes from the interest from the endowment fund, contributions from the chapters and individuals of our organization. Because of the low interest rates we are getting from the endowment fund and CDs and the increase in requests for assistance, our funds are dropping. The total spent last year for assistance was $26,916.55. With the increase in requests this year and the 2% administration fee, the amount came to $38,074.45, an increase of $11,157.90. Through the generosity of the Past Matrons Clubs of Ruth #3, Henrietta #21 and Radiant #61, we were able 108 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO to send a Christmas gift of $30.00 to each of the fi ve recipients in 2009. One check of $50.00 came to the Board after the Christmas checks had been sent. This $50.00 is being turned over to the new Chairman to be used for the recipients in 2010. We have three wheel chairs and two walkers available to our members. You can contact one of the Board members if you have need for these items. The Benevolent Board would like to express our gratitude to Edith Gist, District Chairman, and those who served Districts 1 through 8 in helping to raise funds for the Benevolent Fund this year. A very special thanks to Denise Hunt, Grand Secretary, and Liz Hughes, Grand Treasurer, for all their help. They paid our recipients promptly, and sent renewal forms to the Chapter Secretaries and kept the Board informed of our fi nancial status. Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron it has been our pleasure to serve on this worthy committee in extending aid to members in need of assistance.”

FRATERNAL RELATIONS REPORT Ed Simmons, Chairman (85): The Fraternal Relations Committee operated on the premise that WGM Lucy’s emphasis was to visit not only Eastern Star meetings but also other Masonic organizations. Here is our report. Gary Cleaver (6) was unable to make any visitations because he started a new job. Sharon Rasmussen (3) was able to visit the Job’s Daughters Bethels in Pocatello and Radiant 61’s meetings until that chapter closed. I had the good fortune to do a fair amount of visiting. I fi nished my year as Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Idaho by attending the Grand Lodge of Washington and our own Grand Lodge. The week after Grand Lodge, I attended the Rubbish of the Temple Degree in Ogden, Utah. My wife, Jane, was fi nishing her term as Grand Representative of South Carolina in Idaho. We attended the Grand Chapter of Washington. Since South Carolina’s Grand Chapter was the same days as our Grand Chapter, we substituted the Grand Chapter of Wyoming both years. We met the Grand Representative ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 109 of Wyoming in Ontario online and became her escort, as her counterpart could not attend. We then attended the Grand Chapter of Ontario to renew our friendship as well as the friendship of another member of Ontario that our son had met several years before. We attended the installations, Friendship Nights, and Offi cial Visits of the chapters in our area as well as Radiant 61’s last meeting. We also attended Installations and Mason and Star nights of the local Bethels and the Installation, Initiatory Degree and DeMolay Degree of our DeMolay Chapter. We went to the Installation of Past Grand Master and PGP, Richard Kaiser as Worshipful Master of Grove City #33 in Blackfoot. I attended our District Masonic Meetings. Both Jane and I earned Lucy’s travel pin as well as all fi ve charms. Since I am a Past Grand Representative of Colorado in Idaho, I still like to make visits in Colorado. Our son, Allen, is Worthy Patron of a chapter in Colorado and I was proud to serve as Installing Offi cer for his installation in September. We attended two other installations. We also attended seven Offi cial Visits of the WGM and WGP of Colorado including the chapter to which my counterpart belongs. Both Jane and I earned Colorado’s travel pin and two of their fi ve charms. We plan to go to their Grand Chapter in September. We had to miss the last two sessions, as they were the same days as Idaho Grand Lodge.

JURISPRUDENCE REPORT – PARTIAL Maxine Machamer, PGM, Chairman: It has been a pleasure working with these knowledgeable and dedicated members. Thanks to the availability of e-mail, we were able to communicate in a timely manner. The Jurisprudence Committee submits the following partial report:

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SUBMITTED TO JURISPRUDENCE The Jurisprudence Committee was asked, verbally, the following questions: Question #1: The Grand Secretary asked permission to 110 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO delete, as housekeeping, Article XII, Section 17 & 17A on page 51 & 52 after legislation was passed to give statewide concurrent jurisdiction to all Chapters. Answer: The consensus of the Jurisprudence Committee was that the sections in question and the other confl icting sections are too much to be considered as housekeeping. Legislation will need to be proposed at next Grand Chapter to make the corrections. Question #2: A member requested a demit by December 31, but our chapter does not meet during January, our fi rst stated meeting is February 23. Does he have to pay 2010 dues? Answer: No. Article XV, Section 3, page 54. Since the Chapter does not meet during January, the demit may be granted at the fi rst stated meeting after December 31. Question #3: Is there a time limit after a petitioner has been accepted to receive the degrees, before a Chapter must hold initiation? Answer: We fi nd nothing in the Code & Digest to address this matter, except Article XIV, Section 4, page 53 and also Section 7 – top of page 54. The Worthy Matron has the prerogative to schedule the time of initiation, which should be as soon as possible. Jurisprudence was asked to clarify the intent of the legislation passed at the 2009 Session concerning the method of election. On page 38, Article III, Election, Section 1, 2nd sentence, “Offi cers are selected by secret ballot” confl icts with next sentence which says nominations may be made from the fl oor. The last sentence “Election of offi cers by acclamation is allowed” is incorrect. It was amended to read “When there is only one nominee, election may be by acclamation”. Therefore Jurisprudence has proposed new legislation to correct the confl ict. WGM, Lucy Miller was notifi ed of these decisions. WORTHY GRAND MATRON’S ANNUAL REPORT APPOINTMENTS: We approved the appointments of Grand Representatives and the replacement on the Board of Trustees. We also approve other changes in the Standing Committee appointments. DISPENSATIONS GRANTED: We approve the dispensations granted. AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER BY-LAWS: We approve the ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 111 answers given with these clarifi cations. IRREGULARITIES: We agree with the irregularities as noted. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: We approve the answers given for submitted questions with these clarifi cations: Question #1: The Brother on the investigating committee should be absolutely certain of the Masonic Standing. Reading the petition, investigating and balloting at the same meeting is not a good method of handling a petition. On the petition it states the committee on character “having made a strict and careful examination” reports, etc. Also, Rules & Regulations, Article VII, Section 6, D. Question #4: The petition should be for affi liation after the demit is granted. A member should actually only be initiated once, but could be a courtesy candidate. Question #5: The Chapter Secretary should also have a record of the transaction. Article VI, Section 6 W, page 45. She records the receipt of same in the Chapter minutes. OFFICIAL PROPERTY: The copy of the Secret Work and Bond of Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer were omitted, but the Worthy Grand Matron has verifi ed that she does have a copy of both. WGM Lucy Miller was notifi ed on May 13, 2010. WORTHY GRAND PATRON’S ANNUAL REPORT We approve the annual report of the Worthy Grand Patron. ASSOCIATE GRAND MATRON APPOINTMENTS The Jurisprudence Committee approved the eligibility of the proposed appointments of the Grand Offi cers and Standing Committees for the year 2010-2011.

FRATERNAL CORRESPONDENCE Karen Juell AGC, Chairman: As Chairman of the Fraternal Correspondence Committee it is my duty to read, along with the two other members of the committee, the proceedings of other Grand Chapters and to report back to you on what they are doing. In keeping with the theme of this Grand Session, I am happy to report that our musical Stars are earning their stripes. Musically speaking you might say this land of Eastern Star is truly made for you and me. 112 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO From California where 199 chapters and more than 32,000 members participated in a Sensational Saturday, collecting food for food banks, clothing for homeless shelters and care package items for military personnel to the New York Island, where the neighboring state of Connecticut had a fund-raising Garden Party that netted $3,000 for various projects. From the forests of Washington where a “Galaxy of Stars” generously supported Cancer, Heart and Scholarship and collected pop tops for the Ronald McDonald charities to the Gulf Stream waters of Louisiana where the “Music of the Stars” had a Cajun beat in a kick-off Mardi Gras celebration and members have raised over $120,000 to help those affected by Hurricane Katrina. As we walk the ribbon of highway through the Western states of Montana and Wyoming we fi nd sisters and brothers Digging for Diamonds to unearth inactive members and bring them back to chapter meetings and a special ceremony at Grand Chapter to honor retiring chapter secretaries. We trek north to the endless skyways of Canada where Grand Chapters travel frequently, entertain each other with precision drill teams and Celtic choruses and give generously to charities. Following our footsteps to the sparkling sands of Arizona’s diamond deserts we fi nd members who contributed to Andrea’s Closet, a charity that provides toys for sick children. The sun shines over the wheat fi elds of Nebraska and “Faith in Unity” leads members to support homes for children and seniors as well as raise $23,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The dust clouds roll over North Dakota where members got behind the PLOW to Play, Laugh and Work Together to benefi t the North Dakota OES Foundation and collected stuffed animals for the Highway Patrol and children’s hospitals to give to traumatized children. As the fog lifts over the Atlantic states, we come to Virginia with chapters that received awards for increasing their membership by at least one and members who live by the watchword of EAT (Enthusiasm, Attitude and Time). Our Grand Chapters around the globe and not just around the continent are alike in our devotion to charity ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 113 and loving kindness, but we are different in organization and degrees of pomp and circumstance. We have different traditions and diverse ways of doing things. However, one thing I noted was we are all concerned with declining membership, particularly among our brothers. One jurisdiction had twelve chapters without an installed Worthy Patron. In every jurisdiction, members were urged to strengthen ties with Masonic Lodges, become involved in their communities, get publicity for activities and above all, do fun things together and invite friends. Thank you Sisters Christy and Sandi for assisting me with this report. I also was pleased to hear from 23 Grand Representatives who reported on their contacts with their counterparts and visits to their appointed Grand Jurisdictions. I added this information to my full report, which will be printed in the proceedings. WGM: We have been so pleased this week to have Sister Rennie visiting with us. I have a gift for you. These are made from Bruneau Jasper. I don’t know how many of you know that the Bruneau Canyon is near Mountain Home in southern Idaho. Bruneau Jasper is no longer available out of the canyon. Looking at these patterns one can almost visualize mud dripping into gas pockets in molten lava, becoming super-heated and then solidifying into the swirl-patterned gemstone we have come to love as Bruneau Jasper. It is very distinctive. ADDRESS OF THE MOST WORTHY GRAND MATRON Rennie Ofton: Sister Lucy and Brother John, it is a very special pleasure to serve with you in this Triennium along with Sister Christy and Brother Larry and Sister Sandi and Brother Bob, it is good to have all of you on our 2009-2012 team. Thank you for the privilege of greeting this fi ne gathering of so many wonderful Sisters and Brothers. Your kindnesses and many courtesies extended to all of us have been greatly appreciated, and in special memory the Hands Across the Border event in Worley was so nice and I was so glad to get to come to that a year ago. Planning for the message I would like to bring for this visit was easy – I just looked at your record of charitable giving for the 2006-2009 triennium. The Grand Chapter of Idaho, with an average membership of 3,300, contributed a total of $115, 069.09 to ESTARL, Cancer, 114 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Heart, Knights Templar, Youth, General Grand Chapter and jurisdictional projects. Mathematically, this amounts to $35 from each member went to your special projects. Give yourselves a big hand. Your support of all of those charities shows your “caring and sharing” attitude for the good of our order and humanity. You had many dedicated members and General Grand Appointees who worked hard for that record and I congratulate all of them. Now, you have appointees for this triennium who are geared up to work for you and our order – Joanna Davidson in Chapter Restoration, Joyce Roland on ESTARL, Bert Johnson on Public Relations and Jack Sage on Membership. I trust you will support their efforts on behalf of our order. Our programs during this triennium are designed to work on public relations, membership, restoration of chapters who are having diffi culties, and the usual dread disease programs. Also, we have my service dog project which is gaining support so that we may assist those who have special needs. Brother Fred will tell you of his George Washington Memorial Monument Project this afternoon. By the way, they gave him medicine and sent him home (to the hotel). So he’ll be here this afternoon. I think of the word “team” – Together Everyone Accomplishes More. This should be our slogan and you’re invited to join us in our endeavors for the good of the order and for the good of humanity. It is good to have our General Grand Offi cers and Committee Members from all over here with us. They are the ones doing our work for us. Sister Linda Hattrick has been a great page. I’ve kind of kept her busy. It seems like I’m going one way and something happens and since I can’t split myself up, there goes my page. So thank you Linda for everything. She’s a very special friend. This is my 14th Offi cial Visit since General Grand and I only have 46 more to go! Each one has been just great and I feel so privileged to be a part of such a loving and dedicated order. As Most Worthy Grand Matron, I’m supposed to be on “Offi cial Visit.” I’ve never been Most Worthy Grand Matron before, so I didn’t know what I was supposed to ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 115 do. I asked the Past Most Worthy Grands and they said, “Well, you just look them over and they show they’re doing good things for the order.” So I have started a little report card and I have permission to give your report card now. Really, I was just drawing pictures with my pen. I wasn’t really writing. The leadership of this Order, John and Lucy, seems to have been just the right thing for the members and for the order, in Grand Chapter and in the kitchen! Did you ever hear of someone making that much jelly and soup? Thank you for that. Every social event has been so pleasant – good food and fellowship and people. I was really impressed with the minister you had and the civic representative you had. They spoke about good people. Sisters and Brothers you are good people, doing good things for good reason; and that’s what our Order needs, so that’s a good point for you. Then we had Fifty Year Members out there and we had 3,218 years of service represented. That to me is a big number. Of course, I was glad to be a part of it. It doesn’t seem like I’ve been here 55 years because I’ve just had so much fun, but that’s the way it is. I have been very, very impressed with the patriotism. I was really impressed with the beautiful pin that Lucy designed. Of course, the patriotic music with a little Texas mixed in was great. The decorum of your fl oor offi cers – they’re all just sitting there as pretty as you please. I didn’t see any of them throwing things at each other or waving at anybody. It makes a difference, you know. They’re out there showing they are very proud to hold those offi ces and be a part of this Grand Chapter. Thank you, Grand Secretary, for reading the letter regarding establishing the Disaster Relief Fund. The Grand Trustees helped us set it up so that anything you send in goes where you designate and your Grand Chapter will get credit for it and it will go to that charity. The Right Worthy Grand Secretary has promised to see that it all stays separated. I appreciate your support in that and your interest in it still. I don’t know how many of you see a lot of these pin wheel pins. It’s a special project to help you, the 116 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO chapters. I notice so many of you are wearing them. I hope it’s working in your chapters and for your charities because that’s what we really designed it for. Sisters and Brothers, I’ve been very proud to be at this Grand Chapter and I have been honored and hugged. I just feel so good, I’m going to give you an A+. Thank you so much, it’s been a real pleasure to be here with all of you! I hope to see it to the end when the next corps of offi cers come in. The WGM dismissed the Tellers Committee at this time.

BENEDICTION Linda Angel, PGM: Most Gracious and Eternal Father, we thank you for our beautiful order and the successful year that is coming to a close. We are mindful of those who are not here and pray for their continued care and good health. Lord, grant us positive thinking that we may go forward as a team and accomplish much as we embark on a new Grand Chapter year. Grant us courage to meet the challenge of tomorrow, keep us mindful of our obligations and our love for one another. Amen. The Grand Conductress attended at the Altar. Grand Marshal: By order of the WGM, I proclaim this session of Grand Chapter of Idaho, Order of the Eastern Star called from labor to refreshment, to reconvene at 2:00 p.m. The Grand Offi cers retired. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 117 MONDAY AFTERNOON FORMAL SESSION June 14, 2010 Musical prelude by Jan Brown, PM (21). At 2:00 PM the Monday Afternoon Formal Session was called to order by Sister Hazel Sutton, PGM and Brother Jim Grant, PGP. ENTRANCE OF THE GRAND OFFICERS The Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron were escorted to the Grand East, introductions were made and Grand Honors extended. Sister Hazel Sutton and Brother Jim Grant were extended Grand Honors and a hearty welcome. The Grand Offi cers assumed their respective stations. PGM Hazel: Sister Lucy, thank you for asking me to open this session with Brother Jim. We spent a lot of fun times together on this journey and I have enjoyed our friendship. Brother John, I know you think I plan to embarrass you about something that may have happened when we were working with Job’s Daughters years ago. I would have if I could have remembered anything; I just remember the fun times. Brother Jim, I’ve decided that I am glad you decided last year that you didn’t want to do everything together. I wouldn’t want to be looking forward to a haircut later this afternoon. Brother John, I hear that is your fate, too. I saw you without facial hair on the cruise, but it didn’t last very long. I have never seen Brother Jim without his mustache. It should be an interesting afternoon. What an exciting morning we had as we chose the offi cers to serve us for another year. As we proceed with the legislation this afternoon, may we always bear in mind our obligation and that whatever the outcome, we can disagree over issues, but still retain our love for each other. PGP Jim: Good Afternoon! It is an honor to be here this afternoon to assist my Worthy Grand Matron Sister Hazel in opening this session of the “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Chapter, on Flag Day---how appropriate is that? I congratulate those members elected this morning and I know that you have the continued support of the members of this Grand Jurisdiction. This afternoon we will continue with the business of this Grand Chapter. I 118 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO encourage the membership to give careful and thoughtful consideration to the legislation before us. I want to take a moment to thank the membership for not only accepting the “J Squared” membership challenge, but exceeding it. 75 new members have joined our wonderful Order. I guess I have a hair appointment at 3:30 this afternoon---wow that’s only a little over an hour away! I hope to see some of you there. WGM Lucy and WGP John, thank you for allowing me to open this session with Sister Hazel. I extend you my sincerest best wishes for a successful continuation and completion of your “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Session. WGM: Sister Hazel, thank you so much for opening this Monday Afternoon Session. We have known each other for many years. Over the last several we have grown very close and I cherish your friendship. Brother Jim, thank you also for being here this afternoon. Your challenge with John has done great things for our Jurisdiction’s Membership. You have been a great support for a lot of years. Thank you. WGP: Sister Hazel and Brother Jim, thank you for opening our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Session. Sister Hazel, our friendship goes back many years when we worked with one of the Bethels in Coeur d’Alene and I’m so pleased you are up here with us today. Brother Jim, I cannot thank you enough for all your support this year and hopefully we did some good. Don’t worry for whom the bell tolls, because later today, it tolls for us! WGM: Good afternoon. I am happy to welcome so many of you back for the Afternoon Session and the continuation of our business. Sister Jan, thank you for your music.

PROVING OF THE CHAPTER The Grand Chapter was proved by the Grand Conductress and Associate Grand Conductress, with the assistance of the Assistant Grand Warders. The Grand Conductress attended at the Altar.

INVOCATION by PGM Janet Jensen-Fullmer: Our Heavenly Father, we pause to thank You for this beautiful ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 119 day, and ask Your blessings on our deliberations, that we may practice kindness and charity toward all. Give us wisdom and understanding as we set forth in the important legislation coming before this body. May we experience the infl uence of Thy guiding hand in all our deliberations, so that our accomplishments may be pleasing and acceptable in Thy sight. Be very near to our Grand Offi cers as they prepare for a new year of service. Grant them wisdom, guidance, courage and dedication as they too are challenged by the responsibilities of their offi ce. Father, we humbly ask that the wisdom of God will instruct us; the eye of God will watch over us; the ear of God will hear us; that the hand of God will extend to us and the love of God will guide us through the future years in our beautiful Order. May the Good Lord keep his arms around all of us, always. Amen Grand Marshal proclaimed the session from refreshment to labor.

INTRODUCTIONS Marianne Shenefelt, Right Worthy Associate Grand Conductress, PGM WY WGM: Sister Marianne, I’m so pleased that you were able to come. It is our pleasure to welcome you to our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Session. General Grand Offi cers are like musical notes, my Grand Offi cers were musical notes, they are as essential to music as you are to this order. We thank you for all you do and for joining us today. Sister Marianne was escorted to the Grand East and accorded Grand Honors. Sister Teri Nealis PM (6) played “Majesty” and “Memories” on fl ute, accompanied by PGM Mary Lynne “Pete” Nealis WGP: Sisters and Brothers, it gives me great pleasure to present to you a Brother devoted to our Order, a proud Canadian, and a most welcome visitor to our Grand Session. We will now be pleased to hear from our Most Worthy Grand Patron, Brother Fred Clarke. This morning Sister Lucy presented Sister Rennie a gift. This one is for you. The WGP presented Brother Fred with a bolo tie. This is Bruneau Jasper from southern Idaho. Looking 120 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO at these patterns one can almost visualize mud dripping into gas pockets in molten lava, becoming super-heated and then solidifying into the swirl patterned gemstone you have.

ADDRESS OF THE MOST WORTHY GRAND PATRON FRED CLARKE: It is great to be back in Idaho and to attend your “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Chapter Session. Thank you, Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron, for your greetings at the Altar. Thanks to your committee for all they do for us. Thanks to my Page Brother Marvin Gerking and Sister Diane Gerking, for their service to me. Thank you my Sister and Brother. I understand that your Worthy Grand Matron, Sister Lucy and Brother Don, just celebrated their 45th Wedding Anniversary a couple days ago. Correct? Why don’t we congratulate them. In this day and age, that’s a real accomplishment. This is not my fi rst trip to your Grand Chapter. I have made some wonderful friends here and the fellowship is great. It was nice to be with your General Grand Chapter Committee Members. I thank them for what they will do for the Order. While here last year I had the opportunity to attend an Installation of Offi cers at Queen Esther Chapter. Congratulations Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron for having a wonderful year of service. It is great to hear what your Worthy Grand Patron and Junior Past Grand Patron are doing to obtain new members. I think the rest of you should get your heads shaved too. That’s a great way to get membership. It shows that somebody is interested in the order and will to sacrifi ce their hair and good looks. I’m sure you’ll still be good looking when you’re through with this. Every Triennium the Most Worthy Grand Patron has a project. Last Triennium was a shower for the MWGP at the International Headquarters. A very successful project. They raised over $70,000, which upgraded the other bathrooms too. It turned out very good and now the MWGP can take a shower when he attends Headquarters. I have chosen a project to foster fraternal and public relations. I’ve chosen to have an exhibit of the Order ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 121 of the Eastern Star in the George Washington Masonic Memorial in Alexandria, VA. Every body of Masonry has an exhibit there except Eastern Star and we’re a very important part of the Masonic family but we don’t declare ourselves. The Board of the Memorial asked if we would like to participate. I thought it would be a wonderful way to help ourselves become known in the Masonic world under our terms. Masons from around the world visit the Memorial as well as non Masonic visitors. We need donations to fi nance this project. Every Grand Lodge in the United States supports this Memorial and this would give every Grand Chapter a chance to help support this project as well. Donations can be made by groups, in memoriam, by chapters and individuals. There is a donation form in the Journal and on the General Grand Chapter web site. Donations made directly to the monument via the form should note that is for the Most Worthy Grand Patrons Project. Donations are tax deductible. I am leaving a couple of forms with the Grand Secretary which can be copied for everyone’s use. Every donator receives a letter of thanks from the memorial and that can be used as the tax receipt. Every donation will be listed in the General Grand Chapter Proceedings at the end of the Triennium. Again, if this project is going to be a success, it is up to you, the membership. Why does one Grand Chapter grow while another stands still? Why is one chapter active while another stagnates? Why does one chapter have an over fl ow attendance and another cannot fi nd enough members to confer a degree? The main reason is lack of effective planning. With it there is no limit to the growth of a chapter or any other organization without proper planning there can be nothing but failure. Why does a chapter plan? Two reasons: because it is successful; or, because it is unsuccessful. The fi rst step in effective planning is to become familiar with all the conditions affecting the chapter. This means taking a hard, cool, and perhaps unpleasant look at the over-all picture. It means there must be some deep-down soul searching. It means we must face reality. All of which threatens complacency and apathy. 122 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO We have to over come the do-nothing attitude of the offi cers and the Past Matrons and Past Patrons. We need our members to become an Eastern Star member in every sense of the word. We have learned that there can be no dedication without education. We haven’t taught them what they need to know to become dedicated members. Actually that is why we are here. We need to correct some of the errors of the past. We need to start over in the right direction. We need to take the team approach in solving our problems. Form a team to lead the way; improving every area of the chapter, including Ritual and fl oor work. Imparting knowledge, they should be looking at the immediate plans, short-range plans and plans for the long-term. A team approach works best with every one working on the project. The members should not be of a like mind but all should have input and make a plan from all participants. The more of the members we have thinking and working, the better the results will be. Committees do not work if the committee chair does all the work. We need participation from all. As they say, “two heads are better then one”. One team isn’t going to be able to accomplish all that you outline. It will take several teams to do the job. Get the best people you can fi nd on the several teams. One caution though, don’t select members who think alike, we don’t want a team of ‘yes’ members, we want members who can think for themselves. We need to defi ne the problems, fi rst. It might be poor Ritual, poor attendance poor programs, poor reporting, too little or no instruction about Eastern Star history, philosophy, symbolism and so on. Determine the objectives: excellent degree and fl oor work; improving attendance, providing Eastern Star membership with the knowledge of all phases of the work. By following a plan of action, without haste, we can make certain that adequate consideration is given to every aspect of what we want to accomplish. We won’t be doing a piecemeal job just to say we are doing something. The fi rst step is to determine what can be done immediately to correct some of the errors of the past. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 123 Two of the most prevalent mistakes are poor Ritual and failure to instruct new members adequately. These can be corrected quickly. As a rule every chapter has some good Ritualists, they should be called together and a Ritual team formed. Together they should determine the best methods to use to improve the degree work and everything else concerning the ritual. The candidates should receive their degrees in a very profi cient manner; the importance of this step cannot be overlooked. As our Ritual states. fi rst impressions are the most lasting. We owe our candidates the best. Psychologists claim that a person’s adult life is determined by the fi rst fi ve or six years of childhood. Is it too much to believe that the fi rst few minutes of a new member’s Eastern Star life will determine the success of their progress in Eastern Star? The next step is the assignment of a coach or mentor to work with the candidate through every step on their journey. The mentor must be a knowledgeable member who has knowledge of the meaning behind the Ritual and a background in the various facets of our order. This would require special training programs that a member must fi rst learn before they can teach others. Where a good mentor program had been actively used, there have been good results. They attend the meeting with the new member and take them to other chapters. So a training program for mentors is a must. The Lord has said, “Only those who help themselves can I help”. Sisters and Brothers, criticism is the worst offense in Eastern Star. When we criticize each other on our degree work, or whatever we’re doing. Now I look up here and I see two weapons. Ones the sword and above it is the tongue. Both double edged, both can cut very deeply. The sword is the emblem of the tongue. It is a sharp weapon that cuts deeply when it is used to wound. A sword cut may heal, but the wounded soul and mind cut by a sharp remark may rankle for years. If Jephthah had only thought, he would not have made such a rash vow. He killed his daughter with his tongue as surely as he did with his sword. So it is that the sword represents the power of Jephthah and the veil represents the innocence of his only daughter Adah. Sisters and Brothers it is great to be with you. I 124 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO encourage you to bring this order back to its place among the institutions of the land. There are too many generations who don’t know our story. We heard from the chaplain the other day. She gave more history, more information about Eastern Star than I’ve ever heard at a Grand Chapter in my life. This message is very critical. We need to teach about these fi ve star points. When Rob Morris wanted to teach the lessons, he knew that Masonry was based on character. So is Eastern Star. He taught fi ve character lessons. Sisters and Brothers, if we follow the examples of those fi ve characters, we can do no wrong. Every one of those characters has a duty and a responsibility. Sisters and Brothers, we have a beautiful order. We have a beautiful obligation. Before you do anything, be sure to repeat that obligation in your mind before you proceed. “I will not speak evil of a Sister or a Brother, or commit any act of injustice or unkindness toward them.” Sisters and Brothers, lets practice what we preach. Thank you.

WGP: The Jurisprudence Committee and I have decided we will not read each piece of legislation introduced this year. It was sent to the chapters, it was available on the website and it was distributed in your packets. Jurisprudence has prepared a short summary of each piece of legislation. That summary will be presented. Each piece of legislation will be identifi ed by the number printed in the upper right corner of the fi rst page; for example C-1, C-2, Legislation 1, Legislation 2, etc. If anyone objects to that, we will read the legislation. In the case of amendments to the piece of legislation, we’ll have to read more in order to handle the amendment. Since C-2 is a superset of C-1, we will begin with C-2. If it passes, there is no need to consider C-1. If it fails, then we will go back and consider C-1.

Kathy Call, PM (2): C-2 AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION ARTICLE V, MEMBERSHIP. Section 2, A & B, Page 6 The change will give eligibility for all appointments to members in good standing except elected positions. Submitted and signed by Nancy Ross PGM and Joe ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 125 Alexander, PP (21). This amendment failed.

Maxine Machamer, PGM C-1 AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION ARTICLE V, MEMBERSHIP, Section 2A & B, Page 6 Change to read: All members in good standing are eligible for Grand Representative appointments. Signed and submitted by Nancy Ross PGM and Joe Alexander, PP (21). This amendment failed.

Mark Combs, PP (65): 1 AMENDMENT TO BY-LAWS AND RULES ARTICLE V, EXPENSES, Section 15, Page 15 The change would cause the $15 memorial for each deceased PGM, PGP and Grand Offi cer during a term to go to the Special Project of the presiding WGM and WGP, instead of the deceased PGM’s, PGP’s, or Grand Offi cer’s chapter. Signed and submitted by Tyke Carr, PM (6/8) and Rose Mary Mews, PM (8/6) This amendment was amended to change the memorial be paid to the Grand Chapter General Fund Endowment Fund instead of the WGM’s and WGP’s Special Project. Would then read: Grand Chapter shall keep a record of all Past Grand Matrons, Past Grand Patrons and Grand Offi cers who have passed away during the current year. At the end of the year, fi fteen dollars ($15.00) for each deceased Past Grand Matron, Past Grand Patron and Grand Offi cer shall be transferred to the Grand Chapter General Fund Endowment Fund in memory of the deceased. The amended motion passed. The amendment was adopted as amended.

2 AMENDMENT 2 is exactly the same as Legislation 1, except signatures, and has been withdrawn by the makers. 126 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Andrea Storjohann, PGM: 3 AMENDMENT TO BY-LAWS AND RULES ARTICLE VII, POWERS AND DUTIES – GRAND OFFICERS, Section 2 Worthy Grand Matron, B, Page 16 The change would allow two or three chapters to have joint meetings for the Offi cial Visit of the Worthy Grand Matron. Signed and submitted by Joanna Davidson, PGM and Colleen Kinloch, PM (13) The Jurisprudence Committee, in consultation with the maker of the legislation, amended this motion to delete the word “conduct” (initiations) and to substitute the word “exemplify” (initiations), and amend Section 4 to delete the reference to Jurisprudence, since the Jurisprudence Committee should not be involved with the scheduling of the Worthy Grand Matron’s Offi cial Visits. Would then read: Section 2. Worthy Grand Matron B. When Grand Chapter is not in session, she shall: 1. Inspect all Chapters including the initiatory work and, only if unable to do so, appoint a Grand Offi cer or a Past Grand Matron as her deputy. (a) In the case of small Chapters who share offi cers or dual members to combine them for the Offi cial Visitation, rotating the duties each year so that each Chapter has the opportunity to conduct all the work over a two or three year period if three Chapters are combined. If a new candidate is to be initiated it will be conducted in these Chapters as described as a member of the Chapter who received the petition. (i) The Hostess Chapter (referred to as Chapter A) will open and exemplify balloting. (ii) The second Chapter (referred to as Chapter B) will exemplify initiation and closing. (iii) If a third Chapter is combined (referred to as Chapter C), it will conduct introductions and other business as necessary. If a third Chapter is NOT involved the Hostess Chapter will conduct introductions and other necessary business. (b) The Chapters involved in a joint meeting will rotate duties as outlined above year to year. Each Chapter will submit the Secretary’s minutes book for inspection each year. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 127 (c) Each Chapter will be required to exemplify initiation twice each year in their own Chapter. (d) No more than three Chapters should share as a joint meeting. (e) Chapters that combine for an Offi cial Visit shall be confi rmed initially by the Worthy Grand Matron and that confi rmation will remain standard until such time as membership circumstance improves or the dissolution of such combination is mutually agreed upon by the Chapters involved and the Worthy Grand Matron. Neither the combination nor dissolution will require legislation by the Grand Chapter, only the mutual agreement by the ACTIVE members involved and the Worthy Grand Matron. This amendment was adopted as amended.

Graeme Galbraith, PP (21): 4 AMENDMENT TO BY-LAWS AND RULES ARTICLE VIII, POWERS AND DUTIES – BOARDS, Section 1 Trustees, K4a, Page 22 The change would remove the limit of investing only $100,000.00 in one account to amounts not to exceed the FDIC insurance limits. Signed and submitted by Nancy Ross, PGM and Rose Mary Mews, PM (8/6) The makers amended the motion to delete the reference to FDIC insurance limits. The amended motion passed. The amended amendment was further amended to include reference to investing in Credit Unions insured by NCUA. That amended motion failed. The Amendment was adopted as amended. Would then read: a. Investments must be in Government Bonds, Savings & Loan Assoc. or banks insured by the FDIC or other investments deemed fi duciarily and prudently responsible by the Board of Trustees.

Bucky Finley, PGP: 5 AMENDMENT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS ARTICLE II, Chapter Meetings, Section 1 D, Page 37 128 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO The change emphasizes that the Grand Jurisdiction of Idaho shall conform to the Ritual and Ritualistic Work from General Grand Chapter to open and close a chapter according to By-Laws and Rules, Article 1 of the Idaho Code. Signed and submitted by Lucy Miller, WGM and Don Miller, PP (16) This Amendment failed.

Waunda Kibbey, PM (8): 6 AMENDMENT 6 is in confl ict with General Grand Chapter Book of Instructions, and, therefore was not considered.

The Choir wrote a song for PGP Jim Grant and WGP John Snodderley which was presented at this time as PGP Jim was about to leave to have his head shaved.

Peggy Hess, PM (39): 7 AMENDMENT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS ARTICLE III, ELECTION, Section 1, Page 38 The change will clarify the procedure for election of offi cers using nominations and acclamations. Signed and submitted by Maxine Machamer, PGM and Andrea Storjohann, PGM This Amendment was adopted. HOUSEKEEPING resulting from the passage of the above amendment: RULES AND REGULATIONS, ARTICLE III, ELECTION, Section 2, Page 39: add “Refer to Section 1 of this Article” after second sentence. BOOK OF INSTRUCTIONS, ARTICLE XXV, ELECTION OF OFFICERS, Section 2, Page 87 add “Refer to Rules and Regulations, Article III for nomination procedure” at the end of the paragraph.

Barry Walsborn, PP (12): 8 AMENDMENT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS ARTICLE VII, COMMITTEES, Section 1 Scholarship, Page 47 The change would defi ne Chapter Scholarship Committee duties and choice for chapter’s contributions. Signed and submitted by Karen Juell, WM (21) and ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 129 Johannah Grant, PM (21) This Amendment was adopted.

Kathy Call, PM (2): 9 AMENDMENT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS ARTICLE VII, COMMITTEES, Section 2 ESTARL, Page 47 The change would defi ne Chapter ESTARL Committee duties and choice for chapter’s contributions. Signed and submitted by Karen Juell, WM (21) and Johannah Grant, PM (21) This Amendment was adopted.

Mark Combs, PP (65): 10 AMENDMENT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS ARTICLE VII, COMMITTEES, Section 4 Finance, Page 47 The change would change the time of the committee’s fi nance report to the chapter from after installation to June. Signed and submitted by Karen Juell, WM (21) and Johannah Grant, PM (21) This Amendment was adopted.

Andrea Storjohann, PGM: 11 AMENDMENT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS ARTICLE VII, COMMITTEES, Section 5 Benevolent, Page 47 The change would defi ne Chapter Benevolent Committee duties and choice for chapter’s contributions. Signed and submitted by Karen Juell, WM (21) and Johannah Grant, PM (21) This Amendment was adopted.

Graeme Galbraith, PP (12): 12 AMENDMENT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS ARTICLE X, DONATIONS, Section 1, Page 49 The change allows chapters to budget their donations to the specifi c funds. Signed and submitted by Karen Juell, WM (21) and Johannah Grant, PM (21) This Amendment was adopted.

Bucky Finley, PGP: The following changes are necessary to eliminate 130 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO confl ict with legislation passed in 2009 which gives state-wide jurisdiction to chapters and changes Waiver of Jurisdiction from between chapters to between Grand Jurisdictions. 13a BY-LAWS AND RULES, ARTICLE VII, POWERS AND DUTIES – GRAND OFFICERS, Section 2, Worthy Grand Matron, B 11, Page 17, change to “forms for Waiver of Grand Jurisdiction, ”etc. 13b RULES AND REGULATIONS, ARTICLE VI, POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS, Section 6, Secretary, R 2, Page 44: Delete sentence, renumber remaining numbers. 13c RULES AND REGULATIONS, ARTICLE VI, POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS, Section 6, Secretary, R 7, Page 45, Change to read: All requests for waivers from other Grand Jurisdictions when necessary. Balance of paragraph remains unchanged. 13d RULES AND REGULATIONS, ARTICLE XII, PETITIONS, Section 3B, Page 50, Change to read: Require applicants to reside within the State of Idaho for six (6) months prior to the date of the petition, unless a waiver of Grand Jurisdiction is granted. 13e RULES AND REGULATIONS, ARTICLE XII, PETITIONS, Section 17, Page 51-52. Delete Sections 17 and 17A and replace with the following. Renumber 17B to 17C. Change 17 and 17A to read: Section 17. A chapter may receive the petition of a person residing in another Grand Jurisdiction. A. An Investigating Committee shall be appointed and waiver of Grand Jurisdiction requested through the Worthy Grand Matron of Idaho. B. Said waiver must be received before the Investigating Committee reports and the ballot is cast. Renumbered 17C would follow. 13f BOOK OF INSTRUCTIONS, ARTICLE XIII, READING OF COMMUNICATIONS, Pg 78. Delete Section 3 and renumber Section 4 to new 3. Signed and submitted by Maxine Machamer, PGM and Andrea Storjohann, PGM This Amendment was adopted.

Waunda Kibbey, PM (8): 14 AMENDMENT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS ARTICLE XV, DEMITS, Section 3, Page 54 ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 131 The change extends time limit for granting a demit at the end of the year. Signed and submitted by Maxine Machamer, PGM and Andrea Storjohann, PGM This Amendment was adopted.

Peggy Hess PM (39): 15 AMENDMENT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS ARTICLE XV, DEMITS, Section 4, Page 54 The change gives instruction for issuing a duplicate demit for chapters no longer in existence. Signed and submitted by Maxine Machamer, PGM and Andrea Storjohann, PGM This Amendment was adopted.

Barry Walsborn PP (12): 16 Objection was made to consideration of AMENDMENT 16. The objection passed and the legislation was not considered.

Maxine Machamer, PGM: 17 AMENDMENT 17 is in confl ict with Landmarks #9 and #10 in the Ritual, Page 163; and with General Grand Chapter, Rules and Regulations, Page 22. It was Ruled out of order and, therefore, not considered. WGP: This completes the legislation. Let’s thank the Jurisprudence Committee for their hard work. Thank you all for your patience as we worked through the new system of presenting our legislation.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES PARTIAL REPORT Dave Call, PGP Chairman: The partial report of the Board of Trustees and proposed budget is printed in the booklet that was given to you at registration. It starts on Page 35. The budget was adopted.

Glenn Hinton PP (49) was the winner of a necklace raffl ed off by Rob Morris Chapter #63.

GRAND CHAPLAIN REPORT CYNDIE BOLLAR, Grand Chaplain: I’m sure my emotions were the same as most others who have served as 132 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Grand Chaplain; fi rst there is elation at being asked to be a Grand Offi cer, then realization sets in that you will be writing memorials for Eastern Star friends and family. I started praying early that I would not have a busy year. It worked to a certain degree, I think. Between Idaho and our sister jurisdictions, I received notice of a total of 215 deaths, 100 from other jurisdictions and 115 in Idaho. Two Idaho members were dual members. Each notifi cation was unique; most were fi lled with interesting information. As sad as it was to receive each death notice, it was even sadder when the death notice said the chapter had either lost touch with the member, and therefore had no information; or the member was known but the history had been lost due to a merger or incomplete records. Some families chose not to print an obituary or the obituary could not be located. I know from my experience as a chapter secretary that sometimes there just is nothing we can do about this situation; people move or get moved and neglect to notify us. It would be nice if each of us could make just a little more effort to keep in touch and build a history if we can. Many of our older members are also alone, their families have all predeceased them or their families have moved to other states, which is another good reason to keep in touch with our members. We received notifi cations of deaths in the Grand Families of several of our sister jurisdictions. New Jersey lost their Most Worthy Grand Secretary, Sister Dorothy Banta and Vermont lost their Grand Warder, Brother Carroll Duncan. A total of 52 Past Grand Matrons and 43 Past Grand Patrons passed away this year, in addition to a Past Grand Sentinel, Past Grand Trustee, and a Grand Treasurer Emeritus The Grand Chapter of Idaho had six chapters that did not report any deaths; that is good news. Twin Falls Chapter #29 suffered the most with 16 losses, Ruth #3 with 11 losses, Boise #65, Meridian #66, and Henrietta #21 each had 8 losses. We had fi ve members pass away at the age of 101 years, one was 100; 40 were in their 90’s, 41 in their 80’s, 17 in their 70’s, 3 in their 60’s and one in her 50’s. The average age was 87 years. There were 9 reported for whom we had no age or birth date ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 133 information. We lost 79 Sisters and 36 Brothers. Mary George of Ruth #3 was a member for 78 years. 59 of these members were members for 50 or more years. 33 served as Worthy Matrons and 19 served as Worthy Patrons of their chapters; some of them multiple times. Reading through the obituaries gave me a renewed appreciation of a dying breed. Many of these older members were born in a time before cars, before telephones were household items, before television. They began life at a time when their transportation to school was walking, horse, or horse and buggy. They lived in town, at boarding houses to attend school and then went home to the farm on weekends to help the family. Many also had jobs in town during the school week. They lived through the depression, the dust bowl, World Wars I and II, Korea, Viet Nam, now Iraq and others. They have seen when people walked across the prairies to when man walked on the moon and other space travel. They have seen communication develop from hand written letters, telegraph, telephone, to computers and texting on cell phones. They have seen transportation progress from horse and buggy, trains, cars, airplanes, to space shuttles and the international space station; and the fuels for these modes of transportation ranged from hay and grain to coal to gas to hydrogen and electricity. We are quickly losing the generation who saw, what seems to me, the greatest technological advances. There are still a few of them with us; I hope their histories are being recorded, their experiences in life and in early Eastern Star. Let’s make sure our histories are recorded so we are more than a name and a date of death.

DISPENSATIONS AND CHARTERS VALERIE SIEVERS, WM (65), Chairman: Regretfully, this past year a chapter charter was surrendered, that of Harmony #44 in Mackay on December 31, 2009. We almost had a new chapter but lacked the required number of members to sign a Petition for Dispensation. This group, Daylight Club in the Treasure Valley, is continuing to meet once a month as a social club until we attain the required number of members to sign a petition. 134 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO ESTARL DISTRICTS COMMITTEE DIANE GERKING PM (62), Chairman: The ESTARL Fund is a marvelous source of funds for those students studying for the ministry, religious education, or some other fi elds related to work with the ministry. Thank you to each Chapter Chairman for your work coordinating projects to support this fund and thank you to each District Chairman for writing letters to each chapter in your district, for coordinating the information and sending it on to me. It was very interesting to learn how chapters came up with ideas in order to contribute to this very worthwhile fund. Some of those projects included baked food sales, no-bake sales, annual “Dime- A-Dip Dinners,” various auctions, basket auctions or drawings, raffl es, serving breakfasts or dinners, jewelry sales, card parties, various project sales and coin drills. The following is a report from each District Chairman and the amount contributed. District 1 & 2 Joan Umphenour $ 491.00 District 3 & 4 Lynda Pratt 830.45 District 5 Jean Etter 295.00 District 6 Nina Newbry 315.00 District 7 Shirley Cowell 1,785,60 District 8 Irene Brown 601.80 Total $4,318.85 There was also a $1,500.00 donation to Loyaute Chapter #19 for the Velda Fairchild Memorial ESTARL Award by Martha Hendrickson in Montana.

GOLDEN STAR COMMITTEE BONNIE FENTON, Chairman: Requests for updated Golden Star lists were sent to the Chapter Secretaries in December with the Grand Secretary’s mailing. A deadline of February 15, 2010 was set which is shortly after the annual reports are due. Being a Chapter Secretary myself, I thought that would be a convenient date. We currently have 784 Golden Stars in this Grand Jurisdiction. The most senior member is Helene Byrne of Twin Falls Chapter #29 who has been a member for 88 years! Twin Falls Chapter also has the most Golden Stars with 91 total. Henrietta #21 follows with 53, and Ruth #3 with 52. As the lists came in, I set up a database in Microsoft Access, which will hopefully be a big help ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 135 to other Committee Chairmen from year to year, if the database is kept up to date. Invitations were sent to all the Golden Stars the fi rst week in April. There are just a few Golden Stars for which we have no addresses. Several other letters were returned due to incorrect addresses. These have been forwarded to the Chapter Secretaries for their information. As the responses to the invitations came in, I was delighted to read thank you notes and emails from our faithful Sisters and Brothers, many telling when they joined, what offi ces they held or how much Eastern Star has meant in their lives. I have also enjoyed many very nice phone calls. All of these Golden Stars are so proud and feel so privileged to belong to our beautiful Order. Registration Chairman, Barbara Hopkins was a big help in keeping me posted on Golden Stars who had registered. It served as a cross check for me and I found a few members had registered with her but not with me. In all we had 58 Golden Stars registered. Meanwhile, I made potpourri sachets as gifts for the Golden Stars who would be attending Grand Chapter. Our WGM and WGP had roses for their fl owers, so I collected rose petals during the previous summer and added store bought potpourri to them. Some gold star sheer fabric had been passed down to me by previous committee chairmen. I used that to line little organza bags for our Sisters. For our Brothers I used a patriotic fabric and evergreens for their potpourri. For entertainment, I asked Darlene Neal, Worthy Matron of Star of the West #35 and Grand Escort to her mother, Billie Reed who is Grand Martha and a Golden Star, to sing a couple of songs. She has a lovely voice and I appreciated so much her doing this for us. I also want to express a special thanks to someone who did not serve on the committee but was a big help to me, and that is my husband, Virgil. He helped by double- checking lists with me, and stuffi ng, stamping and sealing envelopes. Due to the distance between those of us on the committee it was not feasible for them to help on this. However, they were a big help welcoming and checking in our Golden Stars here at Grand Chapter. 136 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO HISTORIAN LINDA OUSLEY (34): This year we had 27 chapters out of 37 reporting. Even two of the chapters that merged this year reported their chapter history for the year before the merger! That was terrifi c and I thank them for doing that. I appreciate all the chapters that reported. I continue to be amazed at how active some of our chapters are. Many are quite involved with their local Masonic Lodges in making and serving dinners, giving assistance for new Lodge buildings, or assisting in other ways, as well as social activities. Our chapters have given donations to many charities in their communities and through our Grand Chapter. They should be very proud. We did gain some new members this year and, unfortunately as we do each year, lost several dedicated ones. We also gained some new Golden Stars! I want to thank all those secretaries and members who took the time and effort to turn in their chapter’s history so that these events can continue to be recorded for Grand Chapter. I hope you will start preparing now for this year’s report to be turned in next April, 2011.

At this time WGP John retired to have his head and face shaved by Sister Robbie Lemarr. AGP Larry Allen was escorted to the East. The WGM continued the business.

YOUTH COMMITTEE STEFANIE KAZYAKA, Chairman: It has been my pleasure to work with or observe the activities of Idaho’s three youth organizations. Job’s Daughters International has sixteen Bethels and an estimated 190 active members. Madison Kerr is Grand Bethel Honored Queen, Ashley Aimes is Miss Idaho Job’s Daughter, Carolyn Bollar is the Grand Guardian and Don Nelson is the Associate Grand Guardian. The Job’s Daughters International service project is HIKE, Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment. The International Order of Rainbow for Girls has 38 Assemblies in the Washington/Idaho Jurisdiction. At this time there is only one active assembly in Idaho, Friendship Assembly #9 in Mountain Home. Mountain Home is currently holding one meeting a month in Boise to try to keep the interest in Boise alive. Kayela Rushing ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 137 is the Grand Worthy Advisor and Barbara Brown is the Supreme Inspector. The jurisdictional service project is the Northwest Harvest Food Bank. The International Order of DeMolay has seven active Chapters with approximately 60 boys. Michael Lenker is State Master Counselor and Andy Christensen is Executive Offi cer. DeMolay held their Conclave April 15 - 18, 2010.

DISTINGUISHED GUESTS COMMITTEE HAZEL SUTTON, PGM: The committee was pleased to welcome the MWGM Rennie Ofton and MWGP Fred Clarke to this “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session. We also welcomed three GGC Offi cers and eight GGCCM including our own four GGCCMs from Idaho, and two special appointments. We had fi ve Worthy Grand Matrons and three Worthy Grand Patrons from six jurisdictions, ten Past Grand Matrons, four Past Grand Patrons, 21 Grand Offi cers, and 14 Grand Representatives of other jurisdictions, including Australia, in attendance. Total visitors were 95 plus eleven Idaho members who had joint memberships with other jurisdictions. Thirty-seven Honorary Memberships were presented at the Distinguished Guests Luncheon or the Grand Representative Banquet. The out-of-state dignitaries were presented red, white and blue lanyards crocheted by Sister Norma Varner, PM (22) and PGM Mary Lynne Nealis, seventy in all. A donation to the Country Store of $100 was made at the request of Sister Norma for the lanyards. Other miscellaneous favors and goodies were available in the Distinguished Guests room. We would like to thank Dorothy Lundy (29/63), Chairman of Hospitality, and her committee for hosting the room for us while we registered guests. A special thanks to Barbara Hopkins (21) and Jenny Abell (49) for providing us with information to complete our duties.

WGM’S & WGP’S PROJECT ANNA VOTAW, Chairman: This is a report of donations and pin sales of the WGM/WGP Special Project. As of this morning $7,143.34 had been turned in to the Grand 138 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Secretary by chapters and individuals. I have had several chapters return unsold pins to me. The fi nal amount will be printed in the proceedings as some of the funds have yet to be received. I wish to thank the District Chairmen who have helped so much with this project. They are: Districts 1 & 2 Mary Finley (12), District 3 Kim Leverenz (66), District 4 Merilyn Alsager (19), District 5 Edna McKie (6), District 6 Peggy Kroll (29), District 7 Maureen Collaer (14), and District 8 Aloha Perry (2).

APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES COMMITTEE RICHARD STUDEBAKER (51): To my knowledge we have received no appeals or grievances.

VENDORS COMMITTEE REPORT JUDITH WALSBORN PM (12), Chairman: I accepted this position in early January 2010, when the previous Chairman could not continue. It proved to be a delightful job. However, in coming late to the party, I didn’t have any paperwork or instructions to work from. I only mention this to underscore the willing and gracious help people in this Grand Chapter are eager to provide. I appreciated that very much. After conversations with Candy Pugh, General Arrangements Chairman; Beth, a contact at the University Inn; and Dave Call, PGP and Chairman of Board of Trustees (to confi rm the Vendors Fee was $200.00), I sent letters inviting fi ve vendors to the 2010 Grand Session. All were approved by the WGM. Three accepted the invitation, one couldn’t attend due to a commitment back east and one never replied or responded to any inquiry. Both the letter of invitation to vendors, and the revised contract were sent to the WGM for her approval, which she returned to me via email, before anything was sent out. Weeks before the May 1, 2010 deadline, three vendors returned to me the completed, signed contract along with their $200.00 fee. On April 12, I forwarded to the Grand Secretary, the three vendor contracts and checks and received back receipts for same a few days later. The three vendors participating in the “Musical Stars & ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 139 Stripes” Grand Chapter in Moscow are: A. S. Carter Co., Dale Young, owner; Leah-Ruth Co., Linda Cunningham, owner; and, a fi rst time vendor this year, Styles Extended, Scott & Sheryl Sarvis, owners. The Vendors were a pleasure to work with. I enjoyed getting to know them and wish them all a fun and successful Grand experience.

LIBRARY COMMITTEE REPORT Tyke Carr PM (6/8): The following book has been borrowed from the Grand Chapter Library: General History of the Order of the Eastern Stars by Willis Engle. It has been checked out to Susan Snodderley, Queen Esther #12 and is currently outstanding.

Benediction by Nancy Ross, PGM: Heavenly Father, we thank you for the members of this Grand Chapter and for our beloved Order of the Eastern Star. We thank you for your guidance as we attended to the business of this Grand Chapter. May the decisions we made bring clarity and prosperity to our Grand Chapter. Bless all of the members of our order as we depart this Grand Chapter. Bless our members who were unable to attend. Watch over the men and women serving our country to preserve our many freedoms. We ask this in Your Holy Name, Amen. The Grand Conductress attended the Altar. Grand Marshal: By order of the Worthy Grand Matron, I proclaim this Monday Afternoon Session from labor to repose to reconvene at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. The Grand Offi cers retired. 140 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO TUESDAY MORNING FORMAL SESSION June 15, 2010 Musical prelude by Grand Organist Marlene Osborn, assisted by PGM Mary Lynne “Pete” Nealis. At 8:00 AM the Tuesday Morning Formal Session was called to order by PGM Linda Hattrick and PGP Bert Johnson. ENTRANCE OF GRAND OFFICERS The Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron were escorted to the Grand East, introductions were made and Grand Honors extended. Sister Linda and Brother Bert were extended Grand Honors, and a hearty welcome. The Grand Offi cers assumed their respective stations. PGM Linda: I am pleased to be asked to assist in opening this Tuesday Morning Session with my good friend and MY WGP, Brother Bert. Sisters and Brothers, haven’t we been favored with some of the best music ever? This, of course, fi ts our WGM’s theme of “Musical Stars & Stripes”. I did wonder how they were ever going to work the Zebra and Panda Bear in there, but they did! Congratulations to Sister Christy, AGM and Brother Larry, AGP who will soon assume the reigns of this Grand Chapter. Brother John, congratulations on a task well done. I know your dream of a year to remember has certainly come true. Your challenge to the chapters to initiate members along with Jim Grant, PGP and even Bob Barclay, Grand Sentinel, and your promise of having your heads shaved as that goal was reached, is admirable. Many of us had been watching the count go up on the Idaho OES website!! You’ll look funny in pictures but, congratulations my friend! Lucy, we have been friends for many years, and when we get together to visit, the time just fl ies, and it seems we never get to really fi nish those conversations. But after your term, perhaps we can sit down and have that visit, and you can get back to your sewing and avid reading. We both belong to the same chapters, and our paths have crossed many times and in many ways through the years. We are all very proud of you. Your term and session is a success and you should have that ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 141 wonderful feeling of accomplishment for a job well done. Your dreams of “Musical Stars & Stripes” have come true and you truly are a gentle blessing to the Grand Chapter of Idaho. Congratulations my friend and thank you for the privilege of participating in your session. PGP Bert: Thank you WGM Lucy and WGP John for asking me to assist in opening one of your “Musical Stars & Stripes” sessions. It is made more memorable by sharing it with my own WGM Linda from our “Garden of Friendship & Love” Session in 1997. You have had a great year and this session has been a success. Thanks again. WGM: Sister Linda, thank you for opening this Tuesday Morning Session of the Grand Chapter. Our friendship has been forever with so many connections in our lives. I know we are soul sisters and will continue to be friends always. Brother Bert, thank you for opening this morning. You have always been a great support for our Grand Chapter and John and I. WGP: Sister Linda and Brother Bert, I thank you for opening this session of our “Musical Stars & Stripes” journey. Sister Linda, it is always great to see you and your being here makes today even more special. Brother Bert, we have become good friends over the years and I’m so glad you could be here for us today. Thank you both.

PROVING OF THE CHAPTER The Grand Chapter was proved by the Grand Conductress and Associate Grand Conductress, with the assistance of the Assistant Grand Warders. The Grand Conductress attended at the Altar.

Invocation by PGM Donita Lancaster: Our dear Heavenly Father, as we come before You in these closing hours of this Grand Chapter Session, we come with thankful hearts for the accomplishments, decisions and fellowship of our Order of the Eastern Star. We are mindful of those that are unable to be with us and ask that You bless each and every one. Be with each person here as they go about their duties and grant that all arrive home safely. We are thankful for those friends 142 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO who have come from other jurisdictions and pray for their continued safe travels. Our thanks and blessings to our offi cers and those special people who have given so untiringly and willingly of their time, talent, and knowledge in furthering our beautiful Order. We ask Your guidance for the new offi cers who will be installed this afternoon. May their year be productive, with good health, safety and fi lled with love. Be with each of them this coming year and bless and guide us all. We ask all of this in Your precious, holy name. Amen. Grand Marshal proclaimed the session from repose to labor. WGM: Sister Marlene and Sister Pete, thank you for your music. Sister Michelle Bollar, thank you and your crew for taking care of the gift table this year.

INVITATION TO 2011 GRAND CHAPTER SESSION Deborah Arnold WM (32) and Mary Baldwin WM (83): Good Morning! I’m Deborah Arnold, Worthy Matron of Hermosa Chapter #32. I’m Mary Baldwin, Worthy Matron of Silver Star Chapter #83. We are co-chairpersons of General Arrangements 2011. On behalf of WGM Elect, Christy Schill-Newbold and WGP Elect, Larry Allen, the hostess chapters and the General Arrangements Committee, we extend an invitation to the members of Idaho Eastern Star and our distinguished guests from other jurisdictions, to attend the 109th annual session of Idaho Grand Chapter. The “Christmas in the Country” Session will be held at the Doubletree Riverside Hotel in Boise on June 4th through 7th, 2011. We look forward to seeing you in Boise. MOTION: Deborah Arnold moved the acceptance of this invitation. The motion carried. MOTION: Sandi Shoemaker, GC moved that Grand Chapter hold an open installation of offi cers in Boise on June 7, 2011. The motion carried.

PRESENTATION OF WGP’S TRAVELING PLAQUE WGP: This plaque was started by Brother Gene Foster of Loyaute #19 and fi rst presented by PGP Dave Call. I want to remind members that the count of new members initiated covers the calendar year not the Grand Chapter term. The results may be a little different than people are ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 143 expecting. The winner for 2009/2010 is Adah Chapter #8, Worthy Matron Jessie Michaelson. They initiated 9 new members. Sister Jessie Michaelson represented the chapter in accepting the award.

CONTINUATION OF REPORTS REGISTRATION COMMITTEE FINAL REPORT Barbara Hopkins, PM (21), Chairman: Grand Offi cers Present: 18 Total Grand Offi cers: 18 Idaho Members pre-registered: 251 Idaho Members registered on-site: 15 Total Idaho Members registered: 266 Idaho pre-registered not attending: 11 Total number of Idaho Members: 255 Out of State distinguished guests pre-registered: 99 Jurisdictions Represented: 24 Out of State registered on-site: 6 Total Out of State registered: 105 Out of State pre-registered not attending: 11 Total Out of State distinguished guests attending: 94 Total number of members attending the 108th Annual, “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session: 349 Number of comped distinguished guests: 2 369 paid reservations x $20 = $7,380.00 money collected. This amount has been turned over to the Grand Secretary. It has been a wonderful three years and an opportunity to meet so many of my fellow members in the Grand Chapter of Idaho and members of the other jurisdictions visiting us during this period of time. It is a very special thrill for me personally to have Sister Rennie Ofton and Brother Fred Clarke with us this year. As most of my Idaho Sisters and Brothers know, I am a transplanted Texan and just happen to be one of Sister Rennie’s Texas Cardinals. Idaho members elected to have Credentials and Registration combined my fi rst year on the committee and I believe it has been a great success. Kudos to the membership for making such a decision. My predecessors, Sisters Valerie Sievers and Gladys Allen, 144 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO made this transition a wonderful experience as we initially set it up and fi ne-tuned it together. Thank you to my fellow committee members, Sisters Joan Kershner and Sue Snodderley and Brothers Merl Mews and Roland Webster for all of their assistance. Brother Mike Sutton has been with me for all three years. The Assisting PGM and PGP did not assist this year, they worked. Sister Janet and Brother Virgil were outside the door. Sister Janet had the clip board detail for those who had not yet registered, which helped to speed up the process and Brother Virgil had guard duty at the door, controlling the traffi c into the room and had members searching for their dues cards before they ever entered the combat zone. This greatly expedited the registration process. If you are asked, in the future, to serve on this committee, please accept. It is a wonderful opportunity to give some of our members their very fi rst impression of us at Idaho Grand Chapter and share our pride in the state of Idaho and our wonderful Grand Chapter.

COUNTRY STORE REPORT Le Roy Austin, PGP, Chairman: We came on Friday to set up the store. I wish to thank Paul and Sue Remaley (29), Carol and Sarah Austin (35), Paul, Berdell and Grace Lesneski, (35), Donna and Max Newcomer (65/66), Jean Etter (16) and Vickie Reynolds (60) for helping in transporting merchandise. I wish to thank Norma Varner, Electa 22, for making lanyards for the store. Thanks to Brother Glenn Kinloch who made two clocks. I wish to thank each and every one of you for your donations this year. The fi rst day we thought we would sell out the dresses we received from the Amaranth, when another 40 boxes of dresses and items came in. It was interesting to watch the people this year. Some items had prices put on by the donors, so we had to hold to those prices. Most of the sales were by donations only and we did better this year than in the past when we assigned prices. We made 100% profi t on all our merchandise, thanks to the generous contributions of the Sisters and Brothers. Some people shopped after hours and paid when they came by the next morning. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 145 I witnessed Sisters and Brothers pay for those who had needs. There were so many people who donated to the store that we worried how to take it home. Connie Turley (13), has offered to help break down the store and take it home for storage. She will bring it to Grand Chapter in Boise. Thank you all. Where else can we work together, trust everyone and show the true generosity and love of our order? This morning I gave the Grand Secretary the last of the money which ended up totaling just under $2,000.00. The Choir sang “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing”

REPORT OF SCHOLARSHIP DISTRICTS Nellie Shea, Chairman (62): It is my pleasure to report on the information provided by the District Chairmen. The total amount received was $5, 054.20. It is amazing the directions taken by each chapter to raise money such as dinners, raffl es, coin drills, auctions, silent auctions, card parties, no bake and bake sales, yard sales, recipe and entertainment books and some chapters budget the contributions. Several chapters sent letters to inactive members and received donations. One such example is Radiant Chapter #61 who received donations for the Scholarship Fund of $1,038.80. District 1 $433.19 District 5 $375.00 District 2 $985.21 District 6 $342.00 District 3 $592.00 District 7 $1,352.80 District 4 $454.00 District 8 $520.00 I would like to thank all of the District Chairmen for their cooperation in providing this information to me for this report.

Mary Finley PM (12) presented WGP John a wig of long, black hair.

BENEVOLENT FUND REPORT Edith Gist, PM (20) Chairman: Thanks to all the District Chairpersons who contacted chapters, sent reports and made this report possible. A special thank you to WGM 146 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Lucy, who supplied the information for District 6 because of the death of the appointed chairperson, Sister Lucille Whistler. As near as I could determine, $3,719.06 was sent to the Benevolent Fund. Potlatch Chapter #48 gave the top donation of $442.00 which they made from donations given for a box of candy and a gift from a member whose grandmother had benefi ted from help from this fund. Coin drills, basket raffl es, yard sales, dinners and un-dinners were other means of gathering funds. We pray that the help given to members from this fund makes their worries fewer and life more enjoyable.

JURISPRUDENCE COMMITTEE FINAL REPORT Maxine Machamer, PGM, Chairman: Jurisprudence Committee approves of the changes in committee appointments, Dispensations, Questions & Answers and By-Law changes as listed in the WGM’s Supplemental Report. Legislation C1 Constitution, Article V Membership, Section 2, A & B, Page 7: All members in good standing are eligible for Grand Representative. Constitution change failed. Legislation C2 Constitution, Article V Membership, Section 2, A & B, Page 7: Eligibility for all appointments to members in good standing, except elective positions. Constitution change failed. Legislation #1 By-Laws and Rules, Article V, Section 15, Page 15: Donation of $15.00 from Grand Chapter in memory of deceased PGM/PGP and Grand Offi cers changed from giving to their respective Chapter to giving to the WGM and WGP Special Project. Amended to read: Grand Chapter shall keep a record of all Past Grand Matrons, Past Grand Patrons and Grand Offi cers who have passed away during the current year. At the end of the year, a check in the amount of fi fteen dollars ($15.00) for each deceased Past Grand Matron, Past Grand Patron and Grand Offi cer shall be presented to the General Fund Endowment Fund in memory of the deceased. Resolution adopted as amended. In consultation with the Grand Treasurer, to clarify the procedure, Jurisprudence changed fi nal wording, but not the intent by deleting the phrase “a check in” and change ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 147 ‘presented’ to ‘transferred’. Will then read: Grand Chapter shall keep a record of all Past Grand Matrons, Past Grand Patrons and Grand Offi cers who have passed away during the current year. At the end of the year, the amount of fi fteen dollars ($15.00) for each deceased Past Grand Matron, Past Grand Patron and Grand Offi cer shall be transferred to the General Fund Endowment Fund in memory of the deceased. Legislation #2 withdrawn by maker (duplicate of Legislation #1) Legislation #3 By-Laws and Rules, Article VII Powers and Duties, Grand Offi cers, Section 2 B 1, page 16: Allows Chapters to combine for Offi cial Visits of the Worthy Grand Matron. The Jurisprudence Committee, in consultation with the maker of this legislation, would amend Sections 1b and 2b to delete the word conduct and substitute the word exemplify and amend Section 4 to delete the reference to Jurisprudence, since the Jurisprudence Committee should not be involved with the scheduling of the WGM’s Offi cial Visits. Resolution adopted as amended. Legislation #4 By-Laws and Rules, Article VIII Powers and Duties-Boards, Section 1, K, 4, a, Page 22: Investments made by the Board of Trustees deletes “not more than $100,000 in one account”. Amended to read: Investments must be in Government Bonds, Savings & Loan Associations, banks insured by FDIC or other investments deemed fi duciarily and prudently responsible by the Board of Trustees. Resolution adopted as amended. Legislation #5 Rules and Regulations Article II Chapter Meetings, Section 1, D, Page 37: Defi nes who opens and closes the Chapter, to conform with rules for Ritualistic work of General Grand Chapter and Idaho Code By-Laws and Rules, Article 1. Resolution failed. Legislation #6 Rules and Regulations Article II Chapter Meetings, Section 1, D, Page 37: Allows Worthy Matron to have several options for meetings. Jurisprudence Committee found the legislation not in proper order, not considered. Legislation #7 Rules and Regulations Article III Elections, Section 1, Page 38: Clarifi es procedure for election of offi cers using nominations and acclamation. Resolution adopted. 148 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Legislation #8 Rules and Regulations Article VII Committees, Section 1 Scholarship, Page 47: Defi nes Scholarship Committee duties and choice for chapter’s contribution. Resolution adopted. Legislation #9 Rules and Regulations Article VII Committees, Section 2 ESTARL, Page 47: Defi nes ESTARL Committee duties and choice for chapter’s contribution. Resolution adopted. Legislation #10 Rules and Regulations Article VII Committees, Section 4 Finance, Page 47: Changes time of Finance Committee report from after Installation to June. Resolution adopted. Legislation #11 Rules and Regulations Article VII Committees, Section 5 Benevolent, Page 47: Defi nes Benevolent Committee duties and choice for chapter’s contribution. Resolution adopted. Legislation #12 Rules and Regulations Article X Donations, Section 1, Page 49: Allows chapters to budget their donations to the specifi ed funds. Resolution adopted. Legislation #13 Rules and Regulations - all sections pertaining to Waivers of Jurisdiction, Pages 44, 45, 50, 51, and 52: Changes waiver of jurisdiction from chapters to a request from other Grand Jurisdictions to eliminate confl ict with legislation passed in 2009 that gave statewide jurisdiction to all chapters. Resolution adopted. Legislation #14 Rules and Regulations Article XV Demits, Section 3 last paragraph, Page 54: Extends time limit for granting a demit at the end of the year. Resolution adopted. Legislation #15 Rules and Regulations Article XV Demits, Section 4, Page 54: Gives instruction for issuing a duplicate demit from a chapter no longer in existence. Resolution adopted. Legislation #16 Book of Instruction, Article X Introductions, Section 2, Page 75: Deletes separate introduction of the Most Worshipful Grand Master. Objection was made to not consider and was sustained by 2/3 vote. Legislation #17 Jurisprudence Committee found the legislation not in proper order (not in accordance with Landmarks 9 and 10 [Ritual Page 163] of the General Grand Chapter), not considered. Yvonne Wilbur played a honky-tonk version of “Irish Rose.” ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 149 BASKET AUCTION REPORT Andrea Storjohann, PGM: A creative assortment of baskets was auctioned at Grand Chapter Session for the General Fund Endowment. A total 29 baskets and one panda bear were donated by 25 Idaho Subordinate Chapters and two individuals and monetary donations from several Subordinate Chapters were also received. A total of $1,816.00 was donated through the auction. Thanks to the members of Adah, Clover, E-dah-ho and Florence Chapters for helping with the auction. Thanks to all who donated to the cause and for all who bid on baskets. A big thank you to Worthy Grand Matron Lucy for taking me up on the idea and letting me spearhead a fund raiser for the General Fund Endowment Fund. Rosie Mews PM (8/6) was the high bidder for the giant panda bear.

FINAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Dave Call, PGP, Chairman: We have reviewed and approved the reports of the Grand Secretary and the Grand Treasurer as printed in the preliminary report which you received at the time of registration. The report of the Financial Review Committee was approved as submitted. We thank that committee for their time and efforts in reviewing the fi nancial records of the Idaho Grand Chapter. I would like to thank the members of the Board of Trustees for their commitment and willingness to become involved in the workings of our Grand Chapter. A special thank you to Pauleen Grant who has served on the Board for six years, and has been the secretary for the same six years. Her advice and counsel has made this Chairman’s job easier. We want to commend Candy and Lonnie Pugh and their General Arrangements Committee for a very effi cient job.

The business of the Grand Chapter was completed and the WGP returned the gavel to the WGM. All Session Committees and appointments whose duties were completed at this Grand Chapter were discharged as well as all members whose terms of offi ce expire at the close of this Grand Chapter. 150 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO FAREWELL REMARKS John Snodderley, Worthy Grand Patron: I have probably written this talk a hundred times. What I write always seems to be insuffi cient or insincere. At a company I worked for we had a saying, “It’s time to shoot the engineer and get the design off the drafting board.” This is actually fi tting because I am an engineer and if you talk to Don Miller or my wife, Susan, they will tell you that engineers think differently than normal people. I have been an analyst, a trouble shooter, and logic designer. I am very capable of discussing complex topics but I struggle to fi nd an answer to the question “How do you feel?”. Why am I saying this? Today is all about emotions and feelings. I have often used the phrase, “I don’t have the words”. That is the truth, but today is the day I need to fi nd the words. One of my counterparts told me that if you speak from the heart, people will understand. I hope he is correct. For the out-of-state visitors, earlier this year I told the members of this Grand Chapter that I was going to speak until they brought in new members. If they would bring in the members, then I would shut up. I lied. I have to take this opportunity for one last membership pitch. When the membership challenge started, I thought I had picked a number that would be a challenge. Wow, was I wrong! The response to the challenge was phenomenal. It may have been a fl uke but it is a fl uke that I will take. The other exciting part was that we not only got lots of new members in the Boise area and Twin Falls but we also got lots of members in smaller chapters like Saint Maries, Kamiah, and Priest River. Now the hard part starts. We have to fi nd a means of converting the 75 new members into active members. We also need to keep the momentum going. I would hope that we are starting to see the start of a recovery in membership but it is too early to tell. These last three years have been a marvelous journey. This last year has been an unbelievable experience and I thank the members of this Grand Chapter for giving me the honor to serve as Worthy Grand Patron. The support I have received all year is truly heartwarming. I have always heard the phrase, “You get what you need when you need it”. This has certainty been true this year. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 151 When I was running low on energy there was always someone who said or did something to give my spirits a lift. Whether it was a Past Grand Matron telling me that she was more excited then she had been in years, a Worthy Matron doing an addendum that was fun or just a sideliner telling me a joke, I got the boost that I needed. The members of this Grand Chapter have not only been the wind beneath my wings but also the safety net that caught me when I was about to crash. I am so thankful for all of the friendships that have developed over the last three years. I feel truly blessed. Not only has this given me the opportunity to develop friendships across the state. It has also offered me the opportunity to develop friendships in other jurisdictions. I had some idea what this would be like having previously been the Associate Grand Guardian but I was still over whelmed by all of the support and encouragement. Brother Don, I have known you for a few years now and it has been a real pleasure to get to know you better. Thank you for putting up with the disruption caused by having house guests for long periods of time. I have to admit that I learned a valuable lesson from you. I learned that it is okay to ask a stranger for a hug. This is one lesson I hope to use a great deal from now on. Sister Lucy, Three years ago I set a simple goal of being as good friends at the end as we were at the beginning. This was my way of setting a goal not to screw up. At that time I did not understand the bond that develops between Worthy Grand Matrons and Patrons. From the beginning you have helped me stay focused and on track and helped me understand what I need to do and what was expected of me. Three years ago I was happy to be elected to go through the line with you because I had known you and Don from before. At the end I now understand the bond that develops. It is in some ways like marriage in the sense that passions, interests, and energies of two individuals are merged to support a larger group, our Eastern Star Family, and I can think of no one else I would have wanted to share this experience with. You and Don are family and I thank each of you for sharing your home and part of your lives with me. Now comes the really hard part. As many of you know 152 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO I have three daughters who do not understand me. When told that I had been elected they responded with the sincere question, “Are you stupid or what?” While they do not understand me, they have learned to deal with me as you would any natural disaster; wait for it to pass and then try to recover. While they do not understand me, they do support me and put up with me and I do want to thank them publicly for their support. I had a wife when I started this thing. I am not sure, but, by now, she may feel that keeping me is not worth the effort. Seriously, Susan, I do not know what I would have done without your love and support. You have been there beside me every step of this journey. I depend on you for so many things and I rarely thank you for all that you do. You are the organized one and the one that keeps me moving in the right direction most of the time. You are my sounding board and my chief advisor. Thank you for everything. Christy and Larry, I wish you well as you start your term this afternoon. I truly hope that you have the same experience that I have had. Borrowing a line from J.R. Tolkien, “Now that we have come to the end of all things,” I am only left with two words “Thank You”. It is now time for me to step back to the sidelines and hopefully do for those who follow that which others have done for me.

Lucy Miller, Worthy Grand Matron: My husband received this fortune at the Chinese restaurant yesterday, “We don’t receive wisdom, we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.” I want to wish all the newly elected Grand Offi cers well and I will be available for whatever you need. I am not going to make formal remarks because I’m going to sing to you. WGM Lucy sang “Sometimes” by Felice and Henry Mancini

Sometimes, not often enough, we refl ect upon the good things And those thoughts always center around those we love And I think about those people who mean so much to me And for so many years have made me so very happy And I count the times I have forgotten to say Thank you------and just how much I love them. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 153 Sometimes, while thinking of you, all our happiness surrounds me And each moment is fi lled with the magic of you Every fl ower seems to whisper something special to me And every star that shines above me fi lls me with wonder All my doubts and fears become a smile in your eyes Knowing------just how much I love you.

Closing Ode: “May The Good Lord Bless and Keep You” FORMAL CLOSING The Grand Chapter was formally closed using the Ritualistic Ceremony as outlined in the Grand Offi cers’ Handbook. The Grand Conductress attended at the Altar. Grand Marshal: By order of the Worthy Grand Matron, I proclaim the Tuesday morning session of the Grand Chapter of Idaho from labor to refreshment to reconvene at 2:00 p.m. for the Open Installation of the Grand Offi cers.

BADGE CEREMONY Narrated by Jim Grant, PGP The Grand Offi cers form a circle around the altar and each places the badge on the altar at the appropriate time. “There is gold, and a multitude of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.” Proverbs 20:15 The offi cers of our order symbolize that a worthy, spiritual life is built on values represented by the foundation stones of the New Jerusalem. ADAH, the turquoise represents the spring of life. Turquoise symbolizes the blue water springing forth from the desert fl oor. RUTH, the yellow topaz, is the symbol denoting constancy and wisdom. It can mean the divine light of wisdom and has long been held in high esteem. ESTHER, the white diamond, symbolizes courage and purity. The diamond is the hardest substance known; and is composed of prismatic colored crystals giving for great brilliancy from the eight equal, equilateral triangles with which it is bound. It symbolized God’s glory and perfection. MARTHA, the green emerald, a symbol denoting hope and immortality. Shiny and precious, the emerald, rich green in color, is symbolic of the love of the Father. It is always clear as glass and pure green. 154 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO ELECTA, the red ruby, denotes sacrifi ce, zeal, love and passion. It symbolizes fervency, ardor and love. WARDER, the badge of the dove, reminds us of peace and harmony. Jacinth, the eleventh foundation stone, represents unchangeableness. SENTINEL, the jewel of the Sentinel is the crossed swords of protection and justice. Amethyst represents loyalty and is the twelfth foundation stone. ORGANIST, the lyre in the star symbolizes harmony. Its foundation stone is the chrysoprasus, representing constant and cheerful endurance. CHAPLAIN, the open Bible within the star reminds us of the goodness and kindness of God. The ninth foundation stone, olivene topaz, represent benevolence. MARSHAL, the jewel with crossed batons epitomizes service with love and the beryl, the eighth stone, is a symbol of the love of the Father. CONDUCTRESS, the baton within the star symbolizes discipline, and the chrysolite represents heavenly wisdom. ASSOCIATE CONDUCTRESS, the jewel of this station is a scroll and baton, symbolizing planning and guidance. The sixth foundation stone of this offi ce is the sardius which represents loyalty to Christ. GRAND TREASURER, the crossed keys holds fast for security and symbolizes responsibilities for records and service. The gem stone for this offi ce is sardonyx which represents humility and purity. GRAND SECRETARY, crossed pens in the star represents the recorder. The emerald is the fi fth foundation stone which represents deathlessness. By recording the actions of the chapter, the chapter becomes deathless. We do well to remember that, so that what she writes is always good. ASSOCIATE MATRON and ASSOCIATE PATRON, the jewels of the West are the star within the star and the effulgent sun symbolizing the refl ective ability of these stations. The third foundation stone is chalcedony which portrays perfect obedience to God. WORTHY PATRON, this jewel has the square and compass within the star, the emblem of Masonry. Sapphire is the gem of this station, symbolizing faithfulness toward all creatures of God. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 155 WORTHY MATRON, the jewel with the gavel within the star is an emblem of authority. Jasper is the foundation stone of the offi ce. It symbolizes perfection, knowledge and God’s glory. Our lives will be richer and fuller when we see the light of the square-protected star and the light of the New Jerusalem. May God bless the offi cers of 2010-2011 and give them a wonderful year! Where there is faith, there is love, Where there is love, there is peace. Where there is peace, there is God, Where there is God, there is no need

The Grand Offi cers exited the Grand Chapter room.

TUESDAY AFTERNOON INSTALLATION June 15, 2010 Musical prelude by Donita Lancaster, PGM At 2:00 PM the Tuesday Afternoon Session was called to order by WGM Lucy Miller and WGP John Snodderley.

ENTRANCE OF HOLY BIBLE Bible Bearer Mary Baldwin, WM (83) escorted by Deborah Arnold, WM (32)

WGM: Good afternoon Sisters, Brothers, Family and Friends. It is with pleasure that I welcome you to the Installation of the Grand Offi cers for 2010 – 2011. This is indeed a very exciting time for our Grand Chapter. Each Grand Offi cer to be installed is extremely excited and we are all ready to welcome them to their new positions. We wish a happy and successful journey for them and Idaho Grand Chapter. WGP: Greetings everyone! I am happy to welcome you all to this very special ceremony for our Grand Chapter. While it marks the end to our “Musical Stars & Stripes” journey, it signals the beginning of a new and exciting journey I’m sure we won’t want to miss. We thank you all 156 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO for being here and know how much it means to the new corps of offi cers. We wish them all the very best.

How Great Thou Art was performed by Sister Barbara Nyblad, PM (39), in memory of PGM Kathryn Dyer. Sister Barbara was accompanied by PGM Donita Lancaster.

The Grand Conductress attended at the Altar. The Lord’s Prayer was repeated by the assembly. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited to the fl ag and the National Anthem was sung.

INTRODUCTION OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS PAST GRAND MATRONS OF OTHER GRAND JURISDICTIONS Eddy Lou Benson, PGM MT Donna Ransdell, PGM MT Betty Lockey, GGCCM International Peace Garden, PGM MT WGM: We are delighted to welcome you to our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Session. Your work in and dedication to our order makes you the musical voices listened to for guidance and direction. We appreciate and thank you for being here today. They were escorted to the East and accorded Grand Honors.

GRAND OFFICERS OF OTHER GRAND JURISDICTIONS Rich Ransdell AGP MT Linda Runyan, AGM WA Richard “Dick” Weigel, AGP WA WGM: We are delighted to welcome you to the installation of the Grand Offi cers for 2010-2011. We hope you will enjoy the afternoon. PRESENTATION OF INSTALLING OFFICERS It is now my pleasure to introduce to you the Installing Offi cer for the afternoon, PGM Maxine Machamer, who will introduce the other installing offi cers. Introduction of Installing Grand Offi cers Assisting Installing Grand Offi cer Glenadene Kiester, PGM Assisting Installing Grand Offi cer Jim Grant, PGP Installing Grand Chaplain Joanna Davidson, PGM ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 157 Installing Grand Marshal Janet Jensen-Fullmer, PGM Installing Organist Donita Lancaster, PGM

PRESENTATION OF 2010-2011 GRAND OFFICERS The 2010-2011 Grand Offi cers were introduced through the following narration.

Narrated by Sister Mary Confer (32), written by Judith Walsborn, PM (12) Christmas is a special time of year, and a “Christmas in the Country” is fi lled with good times with family and friends, simple pleasures, and a celebration of Christ’s birth. Our celebration begins with a holiday parade, led by a splendidly decorated Christmas sleigh. It’s being pulled by 18 merry escorts dressed in stunning livery and each is riding an impressive reindeer clad with bells and bows. The colorful sleigh is carrying 13 ladies and 5 gents, all bundled up, laughing and singing Christmas carols as they pass through the breathtaking countryside of Idaho. Finally, the reindeer have arrived and stop just outside! The Grand passengers depart the sleigh, brush off the snow and hurry inside. They are all feeling the giddy excitement of a child on Christmas morning, and have been given a special ornament to decorate the tree. So without further ado, Sisters and Brothers, friends and visitors, it is time to meet the Grand Offi cers for 2010-2011! The “Christmas in the Country” holiday parade has arrived! The fi rst to arrive, as he was just without the door, is Brother GARY LEMARR, Grand Sentinel. He is an eleven-time Past Patron of Golden Rod Chapter #64. He is also active in Caribou Lodge #84, serving as Treasurer. Brother Gary is a member of the Lodge of Perfection and Shrine Club. His family includes his wife, Robbie; step-daughter Jennifer; step-son Duane; daughter Celeste; son Drew; and, of course, black Lab, Belle. As he imagines his favorite Christmas carol, Silent Night, he looks forward to his favorite Christmas traditions of giving thanks for his family and the good food. When time permits, Brother Gary enjoys relaxing with his hobbies of reloading, shooting and old cars. 158 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Brother Gary is being escorted by his wife, Robbie, who he states is his best friend and support. Next to arrive, since he is just within the door, is Brother ROLAND WEBSTER, Grand Warder. He is a member of Esther Chapter #14 and while he stated his favorite offi ce is Warder, he has served his chapter as Worthy Patron eight times. Roland’s family includes his wife, Rita, sons Kevin and Kirk, seven grandchildren, one great grandson and a cat named Abigail. Very early in the holiday season Roland begins humming his favorite carol, I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas; and, as he places his ornament on the tree, he eagerly awaits his whole family gathered around the table for their traditional Christmas dinner. Since RVing is a favorite hobby, we can imagine them motoring throughout the state with Rita riding shotgun, Roland humming White Christmas and Abigail happily purring the harmony...or not. Roland is being escorted by his lovely wife, Rita. When asked why he choose her for his Grand Escort, he responded, “She’s my spouse, I didn’t dare not!” However, we are pretty sure that after 58 years of marriage, his fi rst choice was, and will always be, Rita. Arriving now is Sister GLADYS ALLEN, Grand Electa. She is a dual member of Boise Chapter #65 and Meridian Chapter #66 and has served as Worthy Matron four times. She is also a past Queen of Sapphira Temple #19, Daughters of the Nile. We are also proud that she is a Golden Star with 56 years of service to our Order. Gladys family includes three children, seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Imagining all the beautiful songs of the Messiah, Gladys places her ornament on the tree and looks forward to her favorite Christmas traditions of putting up decorations, the family dinner and watching the lights twinkle with all the little ones taking it all in. When time permits, Gladys enjoys scrap booking, researching family history and crocheting afghans. Gladys is escorted today by her son Bert Allen. He is an excellent skier and works with Rec Unlimited to help those with special needs enjoy sports. Ladies, Bert is single. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 159 During the year Gladys will be escorted by her good friend, Sister Bonnie Lawrence. Gladys adds, “Bonnie and I have worked together on many projects and always have a great time and lots of fun.” Our next arrival is Sister BERNICE NYBLAD, Grand Esther. In October Sister Bernice will become a 60 year member of Hermosa Chapter #32. She is also a member of the Honored Ladies, Daughters of the Nile and Past Matrons. Bernice’s family includes her daughters, Mary Jo Nyblad, a Past Matron, and Jana Westlund, who are both members of Hermosa Chapter #32. As her favorite carol, Silent Night, comes to mind, Bunny places her ornament on the tree and looks forward to sharing the spirit of the Christmas season; and enjoying the traditional holiday dinners with family and friends. Bernice enjoys her hobbies, Any chance she gets to relax with a good book or, puttering in her garden – that is if she isn’t watching a baseball game on TV. Bernice is being escorted by her lovely daughter, Jana. Next to arrive is Sister MARTIE STAMM, Grand Martha. She is a member of Crescent Chapter #43 and served as Worthy Matron three times. Martie’s family includes her favorite man, John, her four daughters Martha, Sharon, Merry and Toni and a much spoiled black toy poodle named Cricket. With her upbeat personality, it’s no surprise that her favorite carol is Jingle Bells and thinking of it, she places her ornament on the tree and looks forward to all the Christmas traditions. She doesn’t have a favorite... she loves them all! She does, however, have favorite hobbies and they include Bridge, pinochle, camping, bowling and enjoying most of Cricket’s antics. Martie is being escorted by her dear companion and traveler, John Timperley. We’re pretty sure if you’re looking for a fun time or enjoyable game of cards, you should give Martie and John a jingle! The next eager arrival is Sister TERRY ROWE, Grand Ruth. She is a member of Twin Falls Chapter #29 and has served as Worthy Matron twice. Terry was initiated into Star of the West Chapter #35 in 1969. 160 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Terry’s family includes the love of her life, her husband Rick, their son Michael, her daughter Samantha, son-in- law Scott and four grandchildren. Thinking about her favorite carol, I Wonder As I Wander, she places her ornament on the tree and eagerly awaits the Christmas traditions to come. One is making gingerbread houses with the grandkids; then enjoying the Christmas tree lights which stay up until January 10th, the Orthodox Christmas. And another very special celebration on December 26th, Terry’s and Rick’s wedding anniversary. When time permits, Terry has many hobbies to relax with, like sewing, baking, fi shing, crafts, watercolor, cards and a feather collection. Terry’s escort this year will be her husband, Rick. She adds that, “I love him and respect his devotion to God, country and the Masonic Organizations.” Today she is escorted by her good friend, Sue Remaley, PM and a member of Twin Falls Chapter #29. Now arriving is Sister TERESA CARLSON, Grand Adah. She was initiated in 1973 into Liberty Chapter #51 and has served as Worthy Matron twice. She has also been active in Jobs Daughters and DeMolay. Teresa’s family includes husband Roger and parents Garth and Janet Fullmer. Her sisters Pam and Deb and daughter Monica, are also members of Liberty Chapter. She also enjoys spending time with granddaughter Kylee and son-in-law James Bitrick. Thinking of her favorite carol, Silent Night, Teresa places her ornament on the tree and looks forward to their family traditions of Swedish Christmas eve dinner with the family and the frosting of sugar cookies with kids and friends. As snowmobiling is a hobby of Teresa’s, we suspect that may also be part of her holiday season fun. Or, you may fi nd her catching up on her reading or embroidery. Teresa is being escorted by, in her words, ”a very special person in my personal and Eastern Star life, my mother;” who is Janet Jensen-Fullmer, Past Grand Matron of Idaho. Our next arrival is Sister JANICE BROWN, Grand Organist. She is a member and Past Matron of Henrietta Chapter #21 and a dual member in Idaho Falls Chapter ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 161 #85. Her favorite offi ce is Organist. Not just because she can share music with everyone, but because there isn’t a lot of memory work. For ten years Jan was a Council member in Bethel #59, International Order of Jobs Daughters but is happy now to accompany Mel throughout the state as he ascends the Grand line in Jobs Daughter International of Idaho. Janice’s family includes her husband, Mel, four daughters, and three grandchildren. As she thinks of her favorite carol, O Holy Night, Jan places her ornament on the tree and envisions her favorite tradition of enjoying all the Christmas decorations and lights on the way to a candlelight service at which she and her group play the hand bells. Her list of hobbies include needlepoint, cross-stitch, playing hand bells, traveling and scuba diving. Janice is being escorted by Mel and will be escorted throughout the year by her daughter, Gayle Ramirez, also a member of Henrietta Chapter. Janice added, “Gayle is upbeat and enjoys everything about life. She has fun wherever she is and loves to meet people. Who could ask for a better traveling companion?!” Arriving now is Sister SUSAN SNODDERLEY, Grand Marshal. She was initiated into Queen Esther Chapter #12 in 1987 and has served as Worthy Matron twice. She is also a dual member in Idaho Chapter #49. Susan has been active in Jobs Daughters, Daughters of the Nile and for the last three years been the Grand Escort to John, our Worthy Grand Patron. Susan’s family includes her husband, John, three daughters: twins Christina and Jonelle, and Sabrina. Also, Jonelle’s husband, John Olson; twin grandsons, Lyman and Preston Olson, and Susan’s mom, Ida Mae Drommer. Humming O Holy Night, her favorite carol, Susan places her ornament on the tree and can’t wait to start, very early, one of her favorite traditions, singing Christmas carols and caroling with friends. Having Christmas dinner with all the family is another. Susan’s hobbies are quilting, needlework, cross stitch, gardening and she has a particular fondness and skill for photography. Susan is being escorted by her very prematurely bald 162 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO husband, John. Her reason for choosing him was most touching indeed, “Pay back!” she said, “I’ve been training him for years.” Next to arrive is Brother DWAIN VALEZ, Grand Chaplain. He is a dual member of Pend d’Oreille Chapter #62 in Priest River and Zillah Chapter #111 in Newport, Washington. He has served as Worthy Patron fi ve times, which, luckily, is his favorite offi ce. He is also active in his Masonic Lodge, Kaniksu #97. Dwain’s family includes his bride of 53 years, Shirley, six children, and 11 boys and 11 girls that make up their grand and great grandchildren. There’s also a Bengal cat named Little Girl. While Dwain’s favorite carol, O Come All Ye Faithful, plays in his head, he places his ornament on the tree, and eagerly looks forward to his favorite Christmas tradition, a true celebration of the special holiday at the home of their daughter, Ruth. When Dwain fi nds time for his hobbies, he enjoys reading and writing religious themes and researching family history with Little Girl curled up close by. We also hear he loves putting on a great barbecue and always has a humorous story to share. Dwain is being escorted by Sister Melissa Main, also a member of Pend d’Oreille Chapter. Dwain remarked that, “Melissa adds great enthusiasm to our Chapter and is always willing to do the job.” Next to arrive is Sister SUSAN WARNER, Associate Grand Conductress. She is a Past Matron and member of Loyaute Chapter #19. Sue’s family includes her husband of 30 years, Joe; two sons and one daughter-in-law. Joe is a member of Salubria Lodge #39 and Loyaute Chapter. She has two adorable grandchildren, Oscar and Eva. Her son, Ben and daughter-in-law, Elizabeth are the Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron of Loyaute Chapter. As she imagines her favorite Christmas carol, Oh Little Town of Bethlehem, she looks forward to the Christmas traditions ahead, including visiting in their mountain community of Bear, Idaho and delivering baked goods and home made gifts. Sue is busy with many Masonic and community activities. She helps with Masonic dinners at Salubria ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 163 Lodge, is the Treasurer for the Kitchen Fund for the Lodge, Secretary of the Bear Cemetery District and a volunteer for the annual Walk for Hope, Health and Healing. When she has time to relax, she enjoys reading, sewing and camping with family and friends. Sue is being escorted by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth, who is a Past Grand Bethel Honored Queen of Idaho. When asked why she picked Elizabeth, Sue said, “I really love her children. That would be the adorable Oscar and Eva, of course. Arriving now is Sister KAREN JUELL, Grand Conductress. She is a member of Henrietta Chapter #21 and has served as Worthy Matron three times. She credits being in Jobs Daughters as the most signifi cant activity of her youth and was Honored Queen of Bethel #22; later serving as their Guardian. Currently, she is a proud DeMolay mom. Her family consists of her husband, Paul Menser, their 16 year old son Bill, her four siblings and their families, a black lab named Clara and a mini dachshund called Schatzi. As Karen places her ornament on the tree, quietly humming Joy To The World, she eagerly awaits their holiday traditions. One, her Pennsylvania Dutch grandmother began, is baking “Go-Bs” for all the families. It involves chocolate and cookies but you’ll have to get the details from Karen. Then, its Christmas Eve dinner with her mom, followed by late service at their Episcopal church. And, on Christmas day the family gathers at her home for a brunch of German stollen, winter fruit salad and mimosas. Yum. Anyone hungry? Karen is being escorted by Sister Maureen Collaer, a member of Esther Chapter #14. They traveled together when Maureen was Grand Martha, became good friends and always have lots of fun together. We have a feeling they will be an even more dynamic duo this year! Next to arrive is Sister ELIZABETH HUGHES, Grand Treasurer. Liz, as she likes to be called, is a member of Idaho Chapter #49 and has served as Worthy Matron six times, although she lists Conductress as her favorite offi ce. She is also a dual member in Shoshone Chapter #10. 164 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Her family consists of husband John, daughters Sarah and Laura and their proud grandmother, Dorothy Hughes, Past Grand Matron of Idaho. With one of her favorite fun carols, Rockin’ ‘Round The Christmas Tree playing in her head, Liz places her ornament on the tree and looks forward to the great holiday traditions to come. There isn’t a particular favorite in the Hughes household, they love celebrating them all! When Liz isn’t crunching grand numbers, working at the family business, or busy with her chapter projects, she enjoys having time for quilting, sewing or doing fun stuff on the computer. Liz is being escorted by John Hughes, her husband and best friend. What an attractive couple they are! Arriving now is Sister DENISE HUNT, Grand Secretary. She is a member and Past Matron of Adah Chapter #8. Although Eastern Star is the fi rst priority for her time, she is also a member of Amaranth and Daughters of the Nile. Her family includes her husband, Dave; two step- children Tracy and Patty and their spouses, fi ve grandchildren and two cats, Buddy and Daisy. Denise can imagine Burl Ives singing Holly Jolly Christmas as she places her ornament on the tree and starts anticipating her favorite tradition, Christmas dinner at her home for their fun loving family, all 26 of them! It comes as no surprise that she lists cooking as her favorite hobby. We also hear she is quite fond of snacking on licorice. Denise is being escorted by her dear friend, Sister Jennifer Marshall, also a member of Adah Chapter #8. Denise added, “We think alike, our goals are the same and we laugh a lot.” Perhaps this will be another duo we should keep our eyes on?! Arriving next is Brother BOB BARCLAY, Associate Grand Patron. He is a member of Adah Chapter #8 and currently serving his second term as their Worthy Patron. Bob has a long list of Masonic groups he is involved in. Just a few are his Lodge, DeMolay, Member of the Board of Governors for the Portland Shriners Hospital, fi ve Research Lodges and the Royal Order of Scotland. It’s worth noting that Bob strikes a dashing fi gure when clad in the formal regalia, including the kilt. We can’t help but wonder if a Santa costume may be hiding in Bob’s closet? ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 165 Bob’s family includes his mom and his daughter, Heather who is a fourth generation member of Adah Chapter #8. Heather is on active duty in the United States Navy in an E2 Squadron based in Norfolk, Virginia. As Silent Night comes to mind, Bob places his ornament on the tree and looks forward to his favorite traditions of celebrating Christmas on Christmas Eve, then a birthday celebration for his mom on Christmas day. Bob’s favorite hobbies include doing Masonic research or enjoying the search for unidentifi ed fl ying objects. Bob is escorted by his good friend Tyke Carr, Past Matron of Mizpah #6. Arriving now is Sister SANDI SHOEMAKER, Associate Grand Matron. She is a member of both Boise Chapter #65 and Rob Morris Chapter #63. Including them both, she has served as Worthy Matron six times. She is also a member of the Ladies of the Oriental Shrine and the Social Order of the Beauceant. Sandi’s family consists of husband Art, three sons, three daughters-in-law and three grand children. Recalling the carol Here Comes Santa Claus, Sandi places her ornament on the tree and begins catching the holiday spirit early. She especially loves their traditional Christmas Eve dinner of oyster stew and chili with all of Art’s family and the great fun they always have. Sandi makes good use of any spare time with her love of handiwork, cross stitching and making plastic canvas creations she enjoys giving to friends. Sandi is being escorted by the light and love of her life, her husband Art, Past Grand Patron of Idaho. After a quick power nap he is very excited to fi nally arrive. Brother LARRY ALLEN, Worthy Grand Patron. He is a member of both Boise Chapter #65 and Meridian #66 and including both Chapters, he has served as Worthy Patron ten times. It’s safe to say his wife, Gladys, our Grand Electa, his children Lawrence, Debbie and Bert, seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren are as proud of Larry as we are. As his favorite carol, O Little Town of Bethlehem comes to mind, Larry places his ornament on the tree and is excited to know his favorite Christmas tradition of getting 166 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO together with family and friends, will be happening all year long! By the way, if you see a Santa Claus during the year wearing cowboy boots, good chance it’s Larry. If Larry fi nds any spare time to relax this year, he’ll try to be out fi shing or puttering in his garden. Larry is being escorted by Sister Janice Booe, a member of Boise Chapter #65 and our junior past Grand Marshal. Larry added, ”Jan likes to travel, enjoys Star and we get along.” After checking on the reindeer, arriving NOW is Sister CHRISTY SCHILL-NEWBOLD, Worthy Grand Matron. She was initiated into Hermosa Chapter #32 in 1974 when her parents were Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron at the Offi cial Visit of Worthy Grand Matron Ina Wilson. She is also a member of Silver Star Chapter #83 and has served as Worthy Matron twice. Christy’s dream journey began three years ago and shortly after, she started imagining what her year in the Grand East would be. She knew she wanted it to invoke those simple pleasures that can ignite our spirit and humanity, but often get forgotten in a fast paced world. She also knew how love, peace and joy can powerfully enrich lives, especially when they’re returned in kind to others. It was all those little things we pay close attention to during the holiday season, that sharing, all year long, the spirit of “Christmas in the Country” came to be. Christy’s family includes her husband, Brett Newbold, parents Jim and Shirley Jo Schill, brother Randy and his wife Pam, niece Kayla, nephew Riley; three beautiful stepdaughters, Holly, Temple and Marney AND, 6 dogs, 15 horses and 2 cats! No partridge in a pear tree on the ranch, however. Christy will be happy to supply all her critters’ names on request. As Sleighride plays in her head, she places her ornament on the tree and eagerly looks forward to a year of holiday traditions. Her favorite still being the Christmas Eve candlelight worship service, and Christmas dinner with family. Christy works at fi nding time for her many hobbies which include playing with the horses and dogs, interior design, fl ower gardening, fi shing and, pretty high on that list, shopping. Christy is being escorted by, in her own words, “My best ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 167 buddy and the sweetest person I know, my mom, Shirley Jo Schill.” We couldn’t agree more! Sisters, Brothers and friends, as each Grand Offi cer arrived, they formed a part of this special holiday wreath. Now completed, these Grand Offi cers present this wreath to you all, that it may symbolize the encircling of friends, bound by a common love for each other and for the Order of Eastern Star. They would like to share with you a very special poem, given to Christy by Donita Lancaster, PGM. It beautifully illustrates the purpose behind celebrating a year-long “Christmas in the Country”. The author is Helen Steiner Rice. The poem is titled, “Let Us Live Christmas Every Day”. Chuck Rose, PP (12): Christmas is more than a day at the end of the year, More than a season of joy and good cheer. Christmas is really God’s pattern for living To be followed all year By unselfi sh giving… For the holiday season awakens good cheer And draws us closer to those we hold dear, And we open our hearts and fi nd it is Good To live among men as We Always Should... But as soon as the tinsel is stripped from the tree, The spirit of Christmas fades silently Into the background of daily routine, And is lost in the whirl of life’s busy scene. And all unawares we miss and forego The greatest blessing that mankind can know... For if we lived Christmas each day, as we should, And made it our aim to always do good, We’d fi nd the lost key to meaningful living That comes not from Getting, But from unselfi sh Giving... And we’d know the great joy of Peace Upon Earth, Which was the real purpose of our Savior’s birth, For in the Glad Tidings of the First Christmas night, God showed us The Way and the Truth and The Light. 168 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO INSTALLATION OF 2010-2011 GRAND OFFICERS The following offi cers were installed using the Ritualistic Ceremony: Worthy Grand Matron Christy Schill-Newbold (32/83) Worthy Grand Patron Larry Allen (65/66) Associate Grand Matron Sandi Shoemaker (65/63) Associate Grand Patron Bob Barclay (8) Grand Treasurer Elizabeth Hughes (49/10) Grand Secretary Denise Hunt (8) Grand Conductress Karen Juell (21) Associate Grand Conductress Sue Warner (19) Grand Chaplain Dwain Valez (62) Grand Marshal Susan Snodderley (12/49) Grand Organist Janice Brown (21/85) Grand Adah Teresa Carlson (51) Grand Ruth Terry Rowe (29) Grand Esther Bernice Nyblad (32) Grand Martha Martie Stamm (43) Grand Electa Gladys Allen (65/66) Grand Warder Roland Webster (14) Grand Sentinel Gary Lemarr (64) The Benediction was given by the Installing Grand Chaplain. The Installing Grand Marshal proclaimed the 2010-2011 Grand Offi cers regularly installed.

ADDRESS OF THE WORTHY GRAND MATRON Christy Schill-Newbold: Sisters and Brothers, it is a humbling experience to stand before you as your Worthy Grand Matron. When I was a little girl, my grandparents, my parents, my brother and I went on a family trip to Coeur d’Alene. Shortly after we arrived, we boarded a boat to go on a picnic on the lake and just before the boat departed the shore, a beautiful woman got on the boat in a glittering gown and everyone was so happy to see her. They hugged her and greeted her with kisses and I was certain that she was a movie star. It was June of 1963 and that beautiful woman was Jane Benfer, Worthy Grand Matron of Idaho and we were there as a family for the installation of my grandfather, Jim Wheelock as Worthy Grand Patron and Kathryn Dyer as Worthy Grand Matron. Now that day left on me a positive impression of ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 169 Eastern Star but it’s beyond the glitz and glammer that I’ve stayed and grown to love this beautiful order and all of you. Because it’s the good works that we do, the friendship and support that we provide to each other, the personal growth that I received as a leader through this order that has made me stay and want to become more involved. Sister Rennie and Brother Fred, thank you for staying this afternoon. It makes the day so special for all of us to have you here. Our theme is “Christmas in the Country.” We hope that it will inspire a return to the simple pleasures of sharing time with family and good friends. Our special project is service dogs and we will be raising money for three great organizations who have all committed to use the money in Idaho for individuals and programs. They are Guide Dogs for the Blind (the puppy training program), Dogs for the Deaf and Canine Companions for Independence. Donna Petersen is our General Chairperson and we have wonderful District Chairpersons who will be sharing more information with you. We hope that this will raise the visibility of our organization in your communities and do some wonderful work in making a difference in people’s lives with these great dogs. My honor station is Electa and I think that we have chosen the perfect Electa to represent the mother station. Katherine Dyer’s and Jim Wheelock’s session was “The Elect Lady” Session and each meeting was opened with my grandmother, Betty Wheelock entering in a beautiful red dress with a silver vase fi led with red roses. Katherine carried that silver vase to each chapter in the state and I have chosen Electa to honor Katherine and my grandparents and my own very special mom, Shirley Jo. Thank you to our grand offi cers who have accepted your elected and appointed positions. We also think that you are a special group and we look forward to having lots of fun together and making a difference for Eastern Star in Idaho. The Bible on the Altar was given to my mom by the family of Ruby Tabor. Ruby was the Secretary of Hermosa Chapter for 25 years, a Past Grand Guardian of Idaho and a dear friend of my family. She used this 170 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Bible in her year as Grand Guardian and it is signed by all of the Bethel Librarians including our own Teresa Jensen Carlson, Grand Adah. The Bible cover was made by my buddy and sister of the heart, Mary Baldwin. It is beautifully done in teeny tiny cross-stitches. Thank you, Sis. The beaded Bible marker was commissioned by my grandmother Betty Wheelock for Rainbow #80 and made by Mabel Rosa. When Rainbow merged with Nampa Chapter, the Bible marker was returned to our family. So it is very special to me. It is special that the Bible was carried in today by my dear friends, the Worthy Matrons of my two chapters, Mary (Baldwin 83) and Deborah (Arnold 32). Thank you. I belong to two wonderful chapters who support each other in so many ways and I would not be here today without their love, support and encouragement. I think they’re all fi ne examples of what it means to be Eastern Stars. Would the members of my two chapters, Hermosa #32 and Silver Star #83, please stand. Please join me in thanking them for being here today and for supporting me always. Thank you Idaho Grand Chapter for giving me a great partner in Brother Larry. Brother Larry, one of Santa’s elves agrees that you have been a good boy and I have a special present for you that I will give you later today. Thank you to our installing offi cers. You are each very special to me and I have known you for most of my life. Eastern Star brought us together and our memories extend far beyond the chapter room and include fi shing, camping, hanging out at the Jensen farm and so many other wonderful things and so I thank you for being part of this special day. I’d like to say a special thank you to my dear friend, Joanna Davidson, who has left because she’s having a little surgery tomorrow morning. She rearranged her travel plans to be here when our very special Virginia Peters King had a car accident and could not be here as Grand Chaplain. I know that our prayers and thoughts are with Virginia and Bonnie today. Thank you to Mary Confer for being our narrator today. You did a great job, Mary, beautiful. Thank you so much. And, thank you to Judith Walsborn for writing the beautiful narration. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 171 I’d also like to say thanks to Barbara (Nyblad 36/39), Don (Miller 16/66), Lucy (Miller 16/66), Mary (Baldwin 65/83), Collette (Jackson 83), Pete (Nealis 63) and Donita (Lancaster 35) for your special musical performances, some of which we have not yet heard, and for sharing your talent with us today. The Worthy Grand Matron’s family was presented in the West for introduction. WGM: My brother Randy. They have been opening a new store for Winco and Randy had to go like crazy to be here this week with us. Randy, I really appreciate it. Next is my nephew, Riley, who is a student at Eagle Middle School, a baritone player and a military history buff and a great kid all around. Then, my sister-in-law Pam, who is a Past Matron of Hermosa Chapter. I appreciate all three of you being here. My niece Kayla could not be here today. She planned to be here. She’s a Senior at Seattle University but she had a car accident and wasn’t able to join us. I’m very proud of her. She received an Eastern Star Scholarship this week. We’re thankful for that. My husband Brett. When I said, “I wanted to make a bigger commitment to Eastern Star,” I’m sure you had no idea what “bigger commitment” meant. But you said, “Whatever makes you happy Sweetie” and all along you have been so supportive to me and I love you. My parents, Jim and Jo Schill. I think I have the world’s fi nest parents. I know you probably think yours are too, but mine are. My parents help me in so many ways and have throughout my life. My dad said, “I never knew being Worthy Grand Matron would be so much work” for him. Just to name a few, they have removed 750 dangles from travel pins, they have created 600+ bookmarks and so many other things. I love you Mom and Dad. Please join me in welcoming and thanking my family. They were seated. Will my Sisters who are my counterparts from other Grand Jurisdictions please rise? These beautiful ladies, Connie (Harris, AGM OR); Carla (Carmain-Herret, AGM UT); Linda (Runyan, AGM WA); and Barbie (Holmes, AGM NV); all came and visited our Grand Chapter. I am so thankful that you are here with me today. We’ve built a great friendship over the last couple of years and I look forward to many more 172 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO wonderful times together. Thank you ladies. Henry Kissenger said, “The task of a leader is to get people from where they are to where they have not been.” Sisters and Brothers, I hope that we can travel to new heights and to new experiences this year. “It is No Secret” was my grandfather’s song when he was Worthy Grand Patron and I dedicate this to my grandparents, James and Betty Wheelock and Conrad and Grace Schill, who were all active members of the Masonic family. Don and Lucy, your friendship is one of the best gifts of my journey to the East. We will be pleased to hear you sing to us now.

Don Miller: Sister Christy, as you well know, Sister Lucy and I don’t get to do songs like this very often. Thank you for the opportunity. It’s an honor and a pleasure for us to sing this for you. PGM Lucy and Don Miller performed “It is No Secret”. WGM: Thank you Don and Lucy.

ADDRESS OF WORTHY GRAND PATRON Larry Allen: Worthy Grand Matron, I like that title for you. The last two years, working with you, getting our plans together, cussing and discussing has been a great sport. Sisters and Brothers, thank you for the great honor you have bestowed on me. It is a great honor and privilege to serve with Sister Christy in the Grand East. Worthy Grand Matron, I will do all in my power to help you. This is probably the third most important event in my life. The fi rst, I don’t remember anything about. However, if it hadn’t happened I wouldn’t be here today. The second was in 1957 when Sister Gladys and I got married. Worthy Grand Matron, thank you for believing I was Grand Patron material! Thanks to the Past Grands who put up with me while I was working my way up the line. Thank you ALL for your patience and love. Past Grand Matron, Carol Burbank, thank you for appointing me Grand Warder your year. Thank you to Past Grand Matron Virginia Peters King from Boise #65, for her constant support and help. Thank you to Jim Grant for installing me today. You’ve been a big help to ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 173 me. I would like to thank all the Installing Offi cers. You did a great job. Sisters Collette and Mary, thank you for singing for us today. You honor me with your singing. Thanks also to the Worthy Matrons I have served with through the years. I love you and thanks for your help. You have all done your jobs well, now I must do mine. Now comes the hard part. First, to my wife Gladys, our Grand Electa, you have been the wind beneath my wings for 53 years. Thank you, not just from the bottom of my heart, but with my whole heart. You’ve hung in there with me. Bert, thank you for escorting your mom on the narration march and for all your help in getting me ready for this occasion. Our daughter Debbie and son Lawrence could not be here today. Sister Conductress, would you present my family for introduction: My son, Bert Allen and my wife Gladys. Please help me welcome them. WGP Larry acknowledged his guests from the other Grand Jurisdictions who attended the Installation. Betty Lockey, PGM MT; Diane Lockey, PM MT; Eddie Lou Benson, PGM MT; Donna Ransdell, PGM MT; Rich Ransdell, AGP MT; Dick Weigel, AGP UT; Jay Dini, AGP NV. Would my chapters please rise, Boise #65 and Meridian #66. Thank you for being here today. I will need your support this next year and appreciate everything you do. Please help me thank them. With your help and encouragement, I’m looking forward to a great year!

Collette Jackson, PM (83) performed “Wind Beneath My Wings.” She was accompanied by PGM Mary Lynne “Pete” Nealis. WGP: Thank you Sister Collette. The fi rst time I heard you sing was “On the Wings of a Dove.”

PRESENTATIONS PRESENTATION OF WGM JEWEL JPGM Lucy: Worthy Grand Matron Christy, it is a pleasure to present you with the Worthy Grand Matron’s traveling jewel. This jewel was presented to Grand Chapter by Twin Falls Chapter #29. The pin was fi rst worn by Maude McRoberts, the fi rst WGM from Twin Falls Chapter #29 in 174 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO 1920, so that makes the pin 90 years old. Beulah Malone wore it in 1930, Grace Johnson in 1946 and Maxine Machamer in 1982. I have enjoyed wearing this pin which once was lost, and now is found, and I am very delighted to give it to you. I know that you and Larry will have a wonderful year. I am also placing Teddy into your loving care.

PRESENTATION OF WGP JEWEL JPGP: Worthy Grand Patron Larry, I am most pleased to present you with the Worthy Grand Patron’s traveling jewel. This small jewel has a nice little diamond in it. I know you will wear it with pride. There is also a tie tack that was presented to PGP Jack Sage and has been handed down each year as well. Enjoy your year.

PRESENTATION OF JPGM PIN Hazel Sutton, PGM: Sister Lucy, I now confer upon you the title of Junior Past Grand Matron and pass to you the Grace Johnson pin with the beautiful diamond that you get to protect and worry about losing all year. I personalized it with red, white and blue for you to wear. Congratulations. Jim Schill presented WGM Christy with a gavel he made from wood from a walnut tree growing on the original homestead at the base of Cutty Mountain. The members of Hermosa Chapter #32 and Silver Star #83 presented WGM Christy a monetary gift and the following addendum. PGM Glenadene Kiester: The members of Hermosa Chapter #32 and Silver Star #83 will be celebrating all year long (and we celebrate well) along with you every month in the year ahead. Starting with the big celebration today, as you become the Worthy Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter of Idaho. July we’ll celebrate with a patriotic Christmas at the Grand Offi cers’ picnic in Boise. August we’ll celebrate a hot Christmas as the dog days of summer roll around reminding all of us of your special project, the Service Dogs. September will be a fall Christmas as the members return to their chapters and we fall back to regular time and the leaves turn red and gold, your colors. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 175 October, watch out for a spooky Christmas as the witches and goblins of Halloween might show up at the meetings. November will surely be a turkey Christmas as you think of the Thanksgiving turkey and the privilege of sharing with your Sisters and Brothers, family and friends. December brings the winter wonderland and the traditional Christmas and the gift of the Star in the East, your emblem for the year. May the songs of the season bring you love, peace and joy. January we’ll really celebrate with a New Year Christmas as you look to the year ahead and renew your dedication to the teachings of Eastern Star. February brings a loving Christmas as we exchange Valentines and think of all the love that surrounds us as Sisters and Brothers. March we’ll celebrate a blarney Christmas for surely the shamrock’s three petals are a symbol of charity, truth and loving kindness. April will bring you a spring Christmas with the season of spring and its raindrops and the wakening of growing things as we spring ahead to daylight time again. May brings a fl owering Christmas for, like the fl oral center of our star, the world is aglow with the fl owers that bloom in May. June will be a Christmas year accomplished with your “Christmas in the Country” Grand Session in Boise. As you travel around, remember your chapters are thinking of you and will be celebrating Christmas each month with you as you fulfi ll your duties as Worthy Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter of Idaho. Deborah Arnold, WM (32): Your chapter is so proud of you and we love you so much. We are so looking forward to celebrating Christmas all year long with you. Sister Deborah presented WGM Christy with a love offering on behalf of the chapter. Gladys Allen, Grand Electa: WGP, your family, although some of us couldn’t be here today, we’re all very proud of you. And this is our gift for you. WGP Larry was presented an OES star cross-stitched by Sister Mary Baldwin and matted and framed by his family. WGP Larry and Grand Electa Gladys presented WGM 176 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Christy a hand-tooled leather Bible case bearing her name and title. The members of Boise Chapter #65 presented WGP Larry with a gas card and the members of Meridian Chapter #66 presented WGP Larry with a plaque. STANDING COMMITTEES WERE ANNOUNCED The list of committees follows this session.

CLOSING The assembly repeated the Mizpeh Benediction. The Grand Conductress attended the Altar. Grand Marshal: By order of the Worthy Grand Matron, I proclaim this 108th Session of the Grand Chapter of Idaho, Order of the Eastern Star closed to reconvene June 4, 2011 in Boise, Idaho. WGM: Our visitors may be seated while the Grand Offi cers have their retiring march. While we are gathered around the Altar, my friends Collette Jackson, PM (83) and Mary Baldwin, PM (65/83), will sing a beautiful song, “’Till the Season Comes ‘Round Again.” It is dedicated to my dear friend Zelma Engle, whose Christmas angel bear is on top of our Christmas tree today and I feel her presence with us. Thank you for being here. The Grand Offi cers retired. Please join us for a reception following Installation Lucy Miller Worthy Grand Matron John Snodderley Worthy Grand Patron Attest: Denise Hunt Grand Secretary ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 177 COMMITTEES 2010-2011

Benevolent Board Marvin Gerking PGP 1 year Jo Ellen Reynalds PGM 2 years Hazel Sutton PGM 3 years

Appeals and Grievances Betty Ringquist (85), Chairman Patti Bolen (6) Jock Slavin (2) Mary Ramseyer PGM Assisting Virgil Fenton PGP Assisting

Dispensations and Charters Mary Finley (12), Chairman Arlouine Probasco (29) Glenn Kinloch (13) Darlene Schiers PGM Assisting Eugene Crowley PGP Assisting

ESTARL Central Eleanor Rupp (33/62) Chairman Don Taylor (85) 2 years Carol Austin (35) 3 years Virginia King PGM Assisting Stan Barker PGP Assisting

Financial Review Vicki Reynolds (60/8) 1 year Gailyn Combs (65) 2 years Duane Ramseyer (29) 3 years

Fraternal Correspondence Sue Warner AGC, Chairman Karen Juell GC, 2 years Sandi Shoemaker AGM, 1 year

General Arrangements Deborah Arnold (32/83) Co-Chairman Mary Baldwin (65/83) Co-Chairman Suzanne Buchan (21) 2 years Judith Walsborn (12) 3 years 178 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Golden Stars Lucy Meredith (32) 1 year Sue Grant (6) 2 years Lisa Brett (51) 3 years Donita Lancaster PGM Assisting Dick Kaiser PGP Assisting

Historian Linda Ousley (34)

Jurisprudence Andrea Storjohann PGM Chairman Waunda Kibbey (8) 1 year Barry Walsborn (12) 1 year Bucky Finley PGP 2 years Peggy Hess (39) 2 years Graeme Galbraith (21) 2 years Janet Jensen-Fullmer PGM 3 years Sue Remaley (29) 3 years John Chamberlain (33) 3 years

Library Dawn Kent (8)

Registration Joan Kershner (33) 1 year Jim Lee (3) 1 year Teri Nealis (63/6) 2 years Merl Mews (8) 2 years Cyndie Bollar (66) 3 years Max Newcomer (66) 3 years Geraldine Berkey PGM Assisting Harlow Kibbey PGP Assisting

Scholarship Yvonne Wilbur PGM Chairman Jack Sage PGP 2 years Maxine Machamer 3 years

Star Information Elaine Gordon (36/39) ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 179 Tellers Richard DuClercque (43) 1 year Bruce Ulrich (3) 2 years Paul Ousley (34) 3 years

Vendors Karen Cameron (32) 1 year Cary Tuggle (79) 2 years

Youth Linda Hattrick PGM, Chairman Brenda Windous (14) 2 years Diedre Votaw (3) 3 years 180 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO ANNUAL REPORT Of the Worthy Grand Matron LUCY MILLER 2009-2010

To the Worthy Grand Patron, Offi cers and Members of the Grand Chapter of Idaho, Order of the Eastern Star, “The Dream Creates the Journey, The Journey is the Reward”. What a terrifi c and awesome journey this has been. The privilege of serving as your Worthy Grand Matron this very quick year has been an experience I never could have imagined. This has been a wonderful year of experiences to last a lifetime. Your welcome from each chapter, the kindness, gifts, hospitality, hugs, good food, and love, have fi lled my heart to overfl owing. I am very thankful for everything and hope that I have been able to be a blessing to each of you. I am writing this and having very mixed emotions about this year coming to an end. I have enjoyed every minute of this journey and the friendships I have made along the way. I will cherish the memories for the rest of my life. WELCOME To all of you who have joined us for our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Session, I welcome you. To our guests from other jurisdictions, I am so pleased you are here. I have met so many of you in my travels and thank you for coming to Idaho. To all our Idaho members, thank you for coming to Moscow to share this annual session with us. The devotion and dedication of our members is truly an inspiration. DEDICATION This year has been dedicated to our families. My father was career Air Force and John and Don are veterans, so the patriotic theme seemed appropriate for our choice. My Masonic heritage came from my father, who was a fi fty-year Mason and my mother, who was an Eastern Star. From them I also got my music and sang my fi rst solo when I was fi ve years old. We are now pleased that our daughter and son-in- law have started their journey in the Masonic Family in Utah. My husband, Don, my best friend, soul mate, musician and constant support has been by my side in every endeavor I have undertaken in our 45 years together. John and Sue have become a part of our family and I have appreciated their support and dedication during this Journey together. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 181 IN MEMORIAM “You left us beautiful memories, Your love is still our guide, And though we cannot see you, You are always at our side. Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same, But as God calls us one by one, The chain will link again.”

Let us pause for a moment to reverently pay tribute to those who have left this world for a better place. We thank our heavenly Father for His love and care of our Grand Family during this year. Sorrow has touched some, and we extend our loving sympathy to their families and chapters. We were saddened by the passing of Elden Willmschen, PGP 1981- 1982. We will remember him for his dedication and service to our order. Our sincerest sympathy goes out to his family and chapter. We send our sincere sympathy to members of our Grand Family and our subordinate chapters who have lost family members and friends. Their devotion to our order will always be remembered. We will miss them but our memories will live in our hearts always. To their families and chapters, we extend our deepest sympathy.

OFFICIAL ACTS The fi rst offi cial act we performed was the selection of our appointed Grand Offi cers for 2009-2010.The Worthy Grand Patron and I were pleased and excited by each one’s acceptance as part of our “Musical Stars & Stripes” Grand Family. We have become a close knit group traveling far and wide. They have been a great support to us this year.

Grand Chaplain Cyndie Bollar Meridian # 66 Grand Marshal Jan Booe Boise # 65 Grand Organist Marlene Osborn Miriam # 16 Grand Adah Doris Alexander Shoshone # 10 Grand Ruth Ethelwyn Campbell Victory # 60 Grand Esther Moira Block Queen Esther # 12 Grand Martha Billie Reed Star of the West # 35 Grand Electa Sue Warner Loyaute # 19 Grand Warder Dr. Gary Lemarr Golden Rod # 64 182 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO GRAND REPRESENTATIVES It was indeed a pleasure to appoint the following Grand Representatives to represent our Sister Grand Jurisdictions. This is a special honor for dedicated members and their chapters. I hope you all enjoy your appointments. Grand Representatives appointed to represent Other Grand Jurisdictions in Idaho, “Our Own”:

State Member Expires Arkansas Eugene Foster (76) 01/01/2012 P.O. Box 182, Council, ID 83612 BC/Yukon Barbara Hilton (34) 12/31/2011 15668 Dufort Rd., Sagle, ID 83860 California Roberta Smith (10) 12/31/2011 P.O. Box 385, Silverton, ID 83867 District of Columbia Kay Lynn Smith (44) 03/01/2012 P.O. Box 276, Arco, ID 83213 Georgia Connie Turley (13) 12/31/2011 1101 Cavendish Ct., Lenore, ID 83541 Kansas Kim Leverenz (66) 01/01/2012 2901 Tamarack, Boise, ID 83703 Louisiana P.J. Thompson (19) 01/01/2012 626 McGlinchey, Meridian ID 83646 Manitoba Launa Lee (3) 12/31/2011 3479 Summit Dr., Pocatello, ID 83201 Maryland J. Sherwin Wilson (20)12/31/2011 135 S 21st St., Payette, ID 83619 Massachusetts Evelyn Strand (79) 12/31/2011 P.O. Box 377, Challis, ID 83226 Minnesota Pat Mason (33) 12/31/2011 P.O. Box 2710, Hayden Lake, ID 83835 Mississippi Tom Newbry (35) 12/31/2011 147 N. Hagerman St., Wendell, ID 83355 Missouri Nancy Diaz (64) 01/01/2012 575 S. Adams, Blackfoot, ID 83221 Montana James Schill (32) 01/01/2012 322 W. Hazel St., Caldwell, ID 83605 Nebraska Jane Bahr (8) 10/01/2011 6703 Newman St., Boise, ID 83704 Nevada Jessie Michelson (8)12/31/2011 413 Summer Ct., Nampa, ID 83686 New Hampshire Gerald Riggs (12) 09/01/2011 1673 W. Dartmouth Cir., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815 ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 183 State Member Expires New Jersey Rod Glauner (36) 01/01/2012 317 California, Gooding, ID 83330 New York Delta Holloway (22) 12/31/2011 411 Cashmere Rd., Boise, ID 83702 North Carolina Lois Gross (3) 01/01/2012 910 McKinley, Pocatello, ID 83201 Oklahoma Peggy Gulbranson (77) 12/31/2011 165 N 300 E, Rupert, ID 83350 Pennsylvania Joan Heisch (49) 05/01/2012 910 W. Palouse River Dr., Moscow, ID 83843 Puerto Rico Marjorie Harlan (16) 01/31/2012 302 S. Cold Springs Rd, Hammett, ID 83627 Quebec Vicki Ballou Straw (83) 01/01/2012 27110 Hatch Ln., Parma, ID 83660 Scotland Judy Baldus Carroll (21) 12/31/2011 3102 Londonderry, Idaho Falls, ID 83404 South Carolina Anne Seastrom (6) 12/31/2011 P.O. Box 470, Cascade, ID 83611 South Dakota Elizabeth Baker (63) 12/31/2011 775 Owyhee, Kuna, ID 83634 Texas Rick Rowe (29) 12/31/2011 736 Juniper St., Twin Falls, ID 83301 Virginia Doniece Dennis (12) 12/31/2011 1239 E. Wilbur, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815 Washington Arlene Kolar (6) 01/01/2012 P.O. Box 115, Horseshoe Bend, ID 83629 West Virginia Irene Brown (21) 12/31/2011 2405 So. Charlotte Dr., Idaho Falls, ID 83402 Wyoming Lillian Weinberg (21) 12/31/2011 864 Clairview Ln., Idaho Falls, ID 83402

It was such a pleasure to receive notes, phone calls and emails from new appointees. This excitement of each one of them to visit their Grand Jurisdiction and meet their counterpart is one of the best things we receive as a member of our Order. Making connections with every Grand Representative is a joy and I look forward to meeting all of you and your counterparts at Grand Chapter. You are our “Musical Ambassadors” who carry the friendship of Idaho to other jurisdictions. I hope you each enjoy your appointments and the new journeys they bring to you. 184 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO It was also a great pleasure to appoint those recommended by the Worthy Grand Matrons of other Jurisdictions as Grand Representatives of Idaho in their Jurisdictions. I was very pleased to hear from several of them and I know many are coming to meet us in Moscow. Grand Representatives of Idaho in Other Grand Jurisdictions:

State Member Expires Arkansas Pat Alge 01/01/2012 6150 Blevins Rd., Harrison, AR 72601 BC & Yukon Ralph Odendahl 12/31/2011 343 Nicola St., #304, Kamloops, BC V2C 5X6 California Sandra Bell 12/31/2011 725 Point Sur, Oceanside, CA 92054 District of Columbia John Garrison 03/01/2012 7004 40th Avenue, University Park, MD 20782 Georgia Annette Collins 12/31/2011 125 Pine St., Ext. # 12, Baxley, GA 31513 Kansas Bernard Rohde 01/01/2012 1717 5th St., Clay Center, KS 67432 Louisiana Peggy Pourciau 12/31/2011 734 Highway 361, Evergreen, LA 71333-2626 Manitoba Kenneth Warren 12/31/2011 5 Country Lane W., PO Box 68, Steep Rock MB R0C 2Y0 Maryland Joan Elliott 12/31/2011 1355 Market St., Denton, MD 21629 Massachusetts Esther J. Williams 12/31/2011 P.O. Box 241, Haydenville, MA 01039-0241 Minnesota Faye Swanstrom 12/31/2011 9379 Pequay Lake Road, Duluth, MN 55803 Mississippi Bobby Harper 12/31/2011 63139 Highway 25 North, Smithville, MS 38870 Missouri Berniece Grotewiel 01/01/2012 1388 Matthew St., Fulton, MO 65251 Montana Margie Matovich 01/01/2012 P.O. Box 21, Grass Range, MT 59032 Nebraska David Wetrosky 10/01/2011 331 Pinewood Dr., Nebraska City, NE 68410 Nevada Connie Van Wye 12/31/2011 750 E. Stillwater # 40, Fallon, NV 89406 New Jersey Heather Schmutz-Getty01/01/2012 4103 Shetland Way, Westfi eld, NJ 08093 ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 185 State Member Expires New York Janice Armer 04/01/2012 43 Grand St., # 1, Amsterdam, NY 12010 North Carolina John M. Thomas 01/01/2012 139 Pearson Dr., Morganton, NC 28655 North Dakota Janice Talley 08/01/2011 P.O. Box 7, Lansford, ND 58750 Oklahoma Jennifer McKinney 01/01/2012 5009 S. Deborah Dr., Oklahoma City, OK 73129 Pennsylvania Ruth Holland 05/01/2012 3094 Ritner Highway, Carlisle, PA 17013 Puerto Rico Carmen P. Sayenga 01/01/2012 Villa Interamericana D-21 Calle 3, San German, PR 00683 Quebec Heather Larocque 01/01/2012 208 Smith Hill Road, Sutton, QC J0E 2K0 Scotland Isobel Girdwood 12/31/2011 95 Hartburn Dr., West Calder, EH55 8AN South Carolina George Thompson 12/31/2011 3454 Victorian Hills Drive, Richburg, SC 29729 South Dakota Mary Ann Erickson 12/31/2011 P.O. Box 165, Spearfi sh, SD 57783 Texas Wanelle Mikeworth 12/31/2011 3612 Gulf Ave., Midland, TX 79707-6705 Virginia Norman Mayo 12/31/2011 3108 Jessie Court, Fairfax, VA 22030 Washington Jeannette Carroll 01/01/2012 31025 E. Lake Morton Dr. SE, Kent, WA 98042-9735 West Virginia Loretta Dorsey 12/31/2011 P.O. Box 137, Nettie, WV 26681 Wyoming Joanne Conroy 12/31/2011 660 Adams St., Green River, WY 82935

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS Standing Committees were appointed June 16, 2009 at the time of installation as required by the Code and Digest. All other appointments made at the time were given to the Grand Secretary for distribution in the Secretary packets; they were also put in the Worthy Matrons’ packets and printed in the directory. The Session Committees and Session Assistants have been appointed during the year. Thank you all for accepting these appointments. The following are changes made during the year due to resignations or for other reasons. 186 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Standing Committees: Board of Trustees Wesley Gates (85) resigned, replaced by Chuck Rose (12) Financial Review Lorene Barker (65/63) resigned, replaced by Vicki Reynolds (8/60) General Arrangements Karen Juell (21) was elected AGC, replaced by Suzanne Buchan (21) Jurisprudence Joyce Roland PGM (29) resigned as Chairman, replaced by Maxine Machamer, PGM (29) as Chairman. Library Rosie Mews (8) was elected to the Board of Trustees, replaced by Tyke Carr (6) Tellers Bill Rigoli (33) resigned and Bruce Ulrich (3) will not be attending Grand Chapter in Moscow. Rather than just moving the 2 year teller, Richard DeClercque (43), to the 1 year spot, Dwain Valez (62), who was on the Tellers Committee the past three years, will give some instruction to Richard so he will know what to do. I have appointed Bill Hinrichs to help on this committee through Grand Chapter in June 2010. Vendors Patti Fox Hartman (33) moved out of state, replaced by Judith Walsborn (12)

Session Committees: Benevolent Fund District 6 Lucille Whistler (77) deceased, not replaced Code & Digest Revision Nancy Ross PGM (3) was elected to the Board of Trustees, not replaced Hospitality Assistant appointed was Anna Votaw (16/66) Unfi nished Business Diana Harrison (2) resigned, replaced by Ellen Hinton (49) Ray Ketterling (29) resigned, replaced by James Brian (11) Country Store Assistant appointed was Jean Etter (16) ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 187 DISPENSATIONS GRANTED Valeria #76, McCall June 25, 2009 Elect and install offi cer out of time. Clover #33, Rathdrum July 12, 2009 Change August meeting to Scottish Rite Center in Hayden Lake. Laurel #13, Lewiston August 5, 2009 Elect and install offi cer out of time. Idaho #49, St. Maries September 17, 2009 Change place of September meeting to Masonic Temple in Moscow. Laurel #13, Lewiston February 16, 2010 Change place of March OV meeting to Nez Perce Lodge #10 building at 1122 18th Avenue, due to damage and mold problem at the 855 Main Street building. This Dispensation will be in effect until the problem is fi xed or the end of this term in June, 2010. Henrietta # 21, Idaho Falls April 22, 2010 Install elective offi cer out-of-time at May 6, 2010, a stated meeting.

WAIVER OF JURISDICTION I received and granted a waiver of jurisdiction to allow Julie Gow who lives at 633 Buffalo Junction Loop, Unit 15, Driggs, Idaho 83422, to join an OES chapter in Jackson Hole, WY. Driggs is only 30 miles from Jackson Hole and over 80 miles from the nearest Idaho chapter in Idaho Falls.

OFFICIAL VISITS The most enjoyable part of this journey as your Worthy Grand Matron has been the Offi cial Visits to your chapters. The Worthy Grand Patron and I have attended 38 chapters and enjoyed all the warm welcomes, hugs, fun and hospitality wherever we have traveled. We have only wonderful memories to last a lifetime. Thank you for all the good food, hard work planning the addenda, the meetings, and your ritualistic work. I enjoyed watching each chapter do their ritualistic work and I know with continued effort it can only improve. Thank you to each Secretary for your hard work keeping the chapter records and making the minutes available for my visits. I enjoyed reading each one and thank those secretaries who fi lled out the forms or marked the spots for the information I needed to check. This made my job so easy and I could spend more time 188 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO reading about your chapter. We have very busy chapters who not only raise money for the OES projects but do many things to help in their communities and the Masonic Family. Thank you all for the gifts and donations for the special project. It was a really fun time for me to give Symbolism speeches at each chapter. Everyone’s attention and interest in these was very rewarding for me. I have been collecting symbolism information most of my forty years as a member of the Order and I was pleased to be able to share it with all of you. Thank you all for being my friends and giving us so many cherished memories.

CHAPTER MERGERS I was greatly saddened to receive notice that on October 8, 2009 Valley #74 had voted to merge with Mizpah #6. I received an email on January 12, 2010 that Mizpah # 6 voted on January 7, 2010 to accept the merger. I received Valley #74’s charter on January 23, 2010. Valley’s secret work had been sent to the Grand Secretary previously. On February 18, 2010 I received a letter informing me that Ruth # 3 had voted to accept the merger of Radiant #61. This was granted on February 20, 2010 and I accepted Radiant #61’s charter at that time. The secret work had been forwarded to the Grand Secretary previously. I know that we all wish that we could solve our membership problems. This year we have initiated many new members and I hope this is an indication that things may be turning around. We do need to keep up our efforts in this area. We hope all members will continue their active membership in their new chapters.

DISSOLUTION OF CHAPTER Losing a Chapter is a very sad moment for everyone in the Grand Chapter of Idaho. On October 10, 2009 the members of Harmony Chapter #44 voted to close their chapter effective December 31, 2009. I received their charter in Pocatello on February 20, 2010. The completion of gathering the paraphernalia and property will be done later this spring. We hope that the members will affi liate with a neighboring chapter to continue their membership.

HONORARY MEMBERSHIPS What a great joy it has been receiving Honorary Memberships from many of our Chapters. This truly is a ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 189 very humbling experience and I will cherish them for the rest of my life. Making my husband, Don and me a part of your chapter has been such a reward. We appreciate your love and friendship always.

AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS APPROVED Mountain Queen #11, March 4, 2010 Article II, Meetings, Section 1. Amended to read – This Chapter shall hold stated meetings each month on the fi rst Thursday with the following exceptions: that should a regular meeting date fall on a legal holiday the meeting may be cancelled in favor of the next regular meeting and also that the stated meetings shall be suspended during July and August. (Note: this was actually changed about fi ve years ago from two meetings a month to one meeting a month. However, it was not refl ected in the By-Laws copy they had available.) Article IX – Fees and Dues, Section 2. Amended to read – The dues of each member of this Chapter shall be $20.00 (twenty dollars) per annum.

Adah #8, March 19, 2010 Article II, Meetings, Section 1. Amended to read – This chapter shall hold stated meetings the third Wednesday of each month except April which will be held the fi rst Wednesday. This chapter shall be dark July and August. (Note: So the newly elected Worthy Matron has more leeway in scheduling her installation). Article V Elections. Add the sentence, “Election of offi cers by acclamation is allowed.” Article VI Duties of Offi cers, Section 2. Add Paragraph E. A Scholarship Committee, consisting of three (3) members. Article VII Duties of Standing Committees, Section 1. Amended to read – The committee on fi nance shall examine the investments, the books, vouchers and annual reports of the Secretary and Treasurer, and report upon same at the May meeting. Change paragraphs A and D to read: A. To meet in April, September, January and any other time they deem necessary to review the fi nancial status of the Chapter. D. To meet with the Associate Matron at the January meeting to assist her with her fi nancial planning for the ensuing year. Article IX, Fees and Dues. Section l. The initiation fee for membership in this chapter shall be $ 25.00 (twenty fi ve dollars), which sum shall accompany the petition and an 190 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO additional amount for the General Grand Chapter (GGC) International Headquarters Fund (IHF). Section 2. The dues of each member shall be $ 21.00 (twenty one dollars) per annum. Add new Section 3. In March, the Secretary will send each VPLM and/or Life member a request for voluntary payment of the current Per Capita for Idaho and GGC. The remaining sections were renumbered.

Boise # 65 March 22, 2010 Article VI – Duties of Offi cers, Section 2. Add: Benevolent Committee consisting of not less than three members. (Note: This is to insure contributions are in place as outlined in Rules and Regulations page 49, Article X b of the Idaho Code.) Article VIII – Salaries, Section 4. Amended to read--- Boise Chapter will allow the Worthy Matron, Worthy Patron, Junior Past Matron, and Junior Past Patron their expenses not to exceed $ 60.00 if they attend Grand Chapter held in a location other than Boise. These offi cers will also be allowed their Registration fees when attending Idaho Grand Chapter Sessions. The Secretary and Treasurer will be allowed $ 30.00 each when attending an Idaho Grand Chapter Session.

Henrietta # 21 April 11, 2010 Article VIII – Salaries, Section 1. Amended to read – The salary of the Secretary of this chapter shall be $ 30.00/ meeting.

IRREGULARITIES I enjoyed witnessing each chapter doing our beautiful ritualistic work. The following irregularities are the same as we have each year in the Worthy Grand Matron’s report. Each School of Instruction was a learning experience for me and I hope that I was able to help each of you in some small way. I strongly feel that if each member would read their Ritual and the Code and Digest, many of these irregularities would be eliminated. We each need to try harder and pay more attention so that we can eliminate our mistakes. Practices might help and maybe at each meeting take time under good of the order to review some part or our ritual to make sure everyone understands how it should be done. Many chapters seem to have missed the changes in our Code and Digest over the last ten years. Update your Code and Digest which is on the Website. Get a new ritual this year and read it to know the ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 191 changes made at the 2009 General Grand Chapter meeting.

Copying from the Ritual (if you must read, use your Ritual) Improper raps given by Warder and Sentinel No annual Treasurer’s report Star Points not holding sign until pass is given Not reading the Grand Chapter Reports and/or not notifying the WGM that this was done No Audit Report recorded in the minutes The fi ndings of the Investigating Committee (favorable or unfavorable) listed in the minutes Associate Conductress not making sure the ballot box is prepared Worthy Matron not declaring the ballot open or closed Improper order of passing the ballot box Conductress winding the labyrinth and traversing the chapter room incorrectly Gestures not done during lecture Conductresses not using the correct wording and/or fl oor work from Ritual and/or C&D for proving the chapter or for introductions Chapter called up while those to be introduced are in the labyrinth Grand Honors given to PGM and PGP separately Offi cers not having a current copy of the Ritual or Code and Digest Conductress bringing candidate into the chapter room on the wrong arm Star points not holding their emblems until Conductress and New Member pass them Secretary not signing or sealing minutes Conductress not giving the Candidate the small Bible from the correct side and taking it from the wrong side Worthy Matron not dropping right hand during prayer circle Conductress not counter marching in single fi le from the prayer circle Colors not given to Marshal before presented to WP Special dispensation not recorded in full in minutes as per C&D, Article VI, Section 6, page 43 Star points not picking up their emblems with the right hand 192 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Chapter not doing two initiations during the year as required in C&D, Article II, Section 6, page 38 AC walking across the front between the East and the Labyrinth when passing the ballot box

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Question 1: Victory # 60 has a petition to read on December 2nd. We would like to initiate on January 6th. The WM has called a special meeting on December 9th to do an initiation of another candidate. Would it be possible to ballot at that time so we could initiate in January? Someone else gave me another suggestion: could we read the petition, read the investigation and then ballot at the December 2nd meeting? The candidate is my niece and is known by everyone in the chapter. Answer: It is not possible for you to ballot at a special meeting. Balloting must be done at a stated meeting. C&D, Rules & Regulations, Article XIII Ballot, A. At your December 2nd meeting, you could read the petition, appoint the investigating committee, have the committee step out of the meeting to visit with the petitioner, return with their report, and ballot on the petition all at the same meeting. The investigation should not be done before the petition is read. However, if everyone in the chapter knows the petitioner, it would not be a problem for them to give their report that evening. Question 2: Our chapter, Crescent # 43 has petitions for two ladies. Both of them have fathers that were Masons but both are deceased. They also did not know the Lodge numbers or if they were in good standing at the time of their passing. One lady was an Eastern Star member in Arizona years ago and did not demit. How do we go about fi nding the information about their fathers? Does the past Eastern Star have to do something before she can just petition our chapter? Answer: Most of the Grand Lodges can give you information about their deceased members and whether they were in good standing at the time of their deaths. I gave the Worthy Patron directions about searching out these Grand Lodge sites and getting in touch with the Grand Lodge Secretary to acquire the information. The Eastern Star from Arizona needs to get in touch with her Arizona chapter and get reinstated and get a ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 193 demit. Then as soon as you have the Masonic standing, you would be able to go ahead with her petition. One of these ladies was a Job’s Daughter in Washington. I gave them the website for the Washington JDI so they could get information about her JDI status as to whether she belonged long enough or was a majority member. Both of these ladies are now active members of Crescent # 43. Question 3: I want to have a night honoring the Masons. I want to invite all Masons and their wives, not those affi liated with Eastern Star. In my area this means about half of the Masons. I want to do this on a stated meeting night. The Code and Digest gives four possible ways to hold a meeting. Three do not apply, but Section 3, p.71 might. Does this mean I have my guests wait around for almost a half hour while we open? I would worry that people would leave. My hope is that if the Masons (or wives not affi liated) come, maybe this might encourage them to join (and we really need the Masons). I had hoped to have a dinner Before the meeting, but I can see lots of problems with waiting. Would it be better to invite them to come (give them a time that you fi gure you would be fi nished with opening), have them come on in and enjoy a program for them, then have them leave so we can continue and end properly? This would goof up inviting them for refreshments afterwards. It would be great if we could use the Open Invitation for Installation, but this requires a special night not a stated one. It seems impossible. I have asked PMs of our group what they did. They invited local Masons (with/without wives) who were affi liated with Eastern Star. Sure made things easier. One had dinner, and then the Masons waited, came in later, and then left. I guess that is my only option unless you have other suggestions. Answer: I think having a dinner before the meeting and asking them to wait while you open chapter would work. The Masons do this when they have programs for the wives. If you were to invite them to dinner early enough so you could eat and do a program in the chapter room, you would need to get done before 7:30 so you could open chapter on time. That is the only way to do something so the guests would not have to wait. I know this does not help if you are only planning on your regular meeting night. You could do something on another night 194 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO and not have to have a meeting too. Question 4: We have a petitioner who was member in California over fi fteen years ago. We read the petition as a new member but may have to change to an affi liation because she was suspended for nonpayment of dues. She is in touch with her California chapter so she can fi nd out what it will cost her to become reinstated and what she has to do. My question is this – Can she be initiated into Clover Chapter without being reinstated in CA, if this becomes a bit expensive? She is at the moment unemployed and I cannot see her paying too much to become reinstated, just to demit and dual with us. I will keep you informed as to what is happening with her. Andy is on the investigating committee and has talked with her and knows from that conversation that she has been a member of Star. She wanted to go thru the initiation again to help herself remember Star things. Let me know what you think we can or cannot do. Answer: This has come up this year in another chapter. The lady applying needs to get reinstated in her CA chapter. I do not know how much it costs for reinstatement in CA. In Idaho it is one year’s delinquent dues and the full current year’s dues. You can check with the Grand Secretary of CA to fi nd out the cost. When she gets reinstated, she can demit and then go ahead with the petition for your chapter. You can go ahead and do the initiation for her which would be nice. You might be able to even do this on the computer. See if the CA chapter she belonged to is still active. If it is closed, the Grand Secretary might be able to help you with this. (We all need to be aware that members who have not been active for a number of years will petition a chapter as a new candidate. Most of them do not realize what is necessary to change their membership. This has come up twice this year and I know from the past that it happened in another chapter. We did not fi nd out that our new member was already an Eastern Star in another state until he had been initiated and several months had gone by. Be sure to discuss with each person wanting a petition to fi nd out if they have been a member previously.) Question 5: Where in the Code does it say that an individual can not purchase a copy of the secret work? Answer: There is nothing in our Code & Digest saying an individual can not buy their own copy of the secret ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 195 work. There is also nothing stating that in the GGC Red Book either. I have pondered this question and gotten opinions from the WGP John Snodderley; Jurisprudence Chairman Maxine Machamer; the Most Worthy Grand Matron Rennie Ofton who conferred with the Right Worthy Grand Secretary Alma Bane about the law in the By-Laws, Redbook. When the GGC sells copies of the Secret Work to Grand Secretaries, they have a record of the number sold. However, there are more than the four copies per chapter because many of the Jurisdictions distribute copies to Grand Lecturers, Grand Deputies, and other designated persons such as the Grand Line. After all of this I have decided that there is nothing in our law to prohibit a member buying their own copy. The Grand Secretary will have a record of the transaction in her fi les and can keep the individual member’s transaction together with the four copies that are sent to the Chapter. Questions and Answers submitted to Jurisprudence: Question 1: The Grand Secretary asked permission to delete, as housekeeping, Art. XII, Section 17 & 17A on page 51 & 52 after legislation was passed to give statewide concurrent jurisdiction to all Chapters. Answer: The consensus of the Jurisprudence Committee was that the sections in question and other confl icting sections are too much to be considered as housekeeping. Legislation will need to be proposed at next Grand Chapter to make the corrections. Question 2: A member requested a demit by December 31, but our Chapter does not meet during January, our fi rst stated meeting is Feb. 23. Does he have to pay 2010 dues? Answer: No, Art. XV, Sec. 3, page 54. Since the Chapter does not meet during January, the demit may be granted at the fi rst stated meeting after December 31. Question 3: Is there a time limit after a petitioner has been accepted to receive the degrees before a Chapter must hold initiation? Answer: We fi nd nothing in the Code & Digest to address this matter, except Art. XIV, Sec. 4, page 53. The Worthy Matron has the prerogative to schedule the time of initiation, which should be as soon as possible. 196 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO OFFICIAL PROPERTY I received the following offi cial property from Jr. PGM Hazel Sutton 1 Worthy Grand Matron Jewel 1 Worthy Grand Matron Hand Seal 1 Worthy Grand Matron Desk Seal 1 Large Print Ritual, white cover (2006) 1 Idaho Code and Digest 1 GGC Constitution (Red Book) 2006 2nd Edition 1 Price List of all material available through Grand Secretary 1 Grand Representatives Record Book 1 blue notebook containing Courtesy Initiation & Waiver of Jurisdiction Certifi cates and Securities The current information of these was received from the Grand Treasurer previous to the fi rst Board Meeting.

VISITATIONS YOUTH I attended the Seventy Fifth Annual Grand Session of the Grand Guardian Council of Idaho Job’s Daughters International in Moscow soon after Grand Chapter. This was very enjoyable for Don and I as we both judged the Miss Idaho Job’s Daughters pageant. Since I am a Past Bethel Guardian and Don is a Past Grand Bethel Associate Guardian, we both enjoyed visiting with the Daughters and all of our friends from our many years of working with JDI. In July I attended the Grand Assembly of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls of Washington/Idaho in Yakima, WA. It was a wonderful experience to see their beautiful ritual work as they initiated new members. I was also able to attend a local Rainbow initiation at Friendship Assembly in Mountain Home. We in Miriam #16 will soon be initiating two of these young women into our Order and are very excited about that. Just recently I attended the Idaho DeMolay Conclave in Pocatello. Their beautiful ritual work had most of us shedding tears as it was very moving. All of these meetings were well attended and their hospitality was really great. I enjoyed bringing them messages from our Grand Chapter. Working with the Youth is a very rewarding experience. They can use any help we can give them. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 197 OTHER GRAND JURISDICTIONS Representing Idaho at the Grand Chapters in the surrounding jurisdictions was really fun. I attended, along with the Worthy Grand Patron and many Idaho members, the Grand Chapters of Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Nevada, and Utah. I have enjoyed becoming good friends with my counterparts from these Jurisdictions. Don and I were very pleased to be able to entertain at the All Membership Banquets at the Oregon and Utah Grand Chapters. Music is a joy in our lives and I hope we were able to bring joy to both of these jurisdictions too. I was very fortunate to be able to include some special occasions for my counterparts in Washington, Oregon, and Montana. While attending offi cial visits in North Idaho in August, we were able to drive to Tacoma, WA to attend the reception of WA’s WGM Marge Ramsdell and WGP Dennis Okicich. We also attended an offi cial visit of Marge Ramsdell in Magnolia Chapter in Millwood, WA. The next day, Marge joined us at the OV of Queen Esther #12 in Coeur d’Alene. Following the Grand Lodge of Idaho opening in Idaho Falls in September we were able to attend the reception of Rebecca Price, WGM of Oregon in Richland, OR. I attended Grand Court of Amaranth in Boise in October and York Rite Bodies Festival in Boise in April. I was able to bring them messages about symbolism and our organizations’ similarities.

SPECIAL OCCASIONS The All Membership Picnic held on July 19, 2009 in Mountain Home at Carl Miller Park was a great success. Both Miriam #16 and Meridian #66 did a great job in planning and hosting a great picnic with delicious hot dogs and hamburgers with all the trimmings. A great big thank you to Kim and John Lawicki and Lavell Paige, PGP for cooking over the hot barbeque. It was a warm day but we had a shady covered area to enjoy visiting with each other. October 23 – 29, 2009 twenty one traveled to Branson, MO to enjoy a musical week. All but one of the shows we saw was excellent. The Shoji Tabuchi show, Showboat Branson Belle dinner show and cruise, Presley’s Country Jubilee, Buck Trent show, Doug Gabriel show, Lee Greenwood and the Bellamy Brothers show were all excellent. The Hank and Patsy, Together Again was really questionable and we were 198 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO glad it was last. The day we spent at the Silver Dollar City was really enjoyable. The craftspeople were there to show the old skills of making things by hand. I think everyone especially enjoyed seeing them. The day we had free Don and I went on a genealogy trip. My father-in-law was born and raised near Ozark, MO and we found a librarian who got the census records and found some very interesting information for us that day. We joined the rest of the group at Lambert’s Café – The Home of the Throwed Roll for lunch. Our trip was really great. October 30 –November 6, 2009 Fifty three Idaho members attended General Grand Chapter Triennial Meeting in Tulsa, OK. Many of us had appointments for jobs at the meetings. It was a great gathering of 5,000 Eastern Stars from all over the world. It was really wonderful to meet new friends and connect with old friends all week. The world really is a small place. We were all proud of our Worthy Grand Esther, Linda Hattrick, PGM of ID. She represented Idaho all over the Eastern Star world over the past three years. Thank you to our General Grand Chapter Offi cer and our General Grand Chapter Committee Members for the 2006-2009 Triennium for your service to our Order. Congratulations to our new General Grand Chapter Committee Members for the 2009-2012 Triennium. January 12, 2010 was a very special occasion at Electa #22 in Emmett, ID. It was the chapter’s 107th birthday and also a celebration of PGP Wayne Woodward’s 96th birthday. I presented him a special card from the Grand Family in recognition of his 50th anniversary of serving as WGP in 1959- 60. It was a wonderful celebration and very well attended. Our fi rst exchange was with Nevada on February 6, 2010 held in conjunction with the OV at Hermosa # 32. Glenadene Keister, PGM of ID and Hazel Mae Tipton, PGM of NV were both present. We had a wonderful dinner served by the Job’s Daughters Bethel. 104 members of both jurisdictions enjoyed the dinner and then a fun evening of Bunco. Magical Tri-State exchange was held in Salt Lake City, UT on February 27, 2010. All three jurisdictions, Idaho, Wyoming and Utah, were well represented. We had a delicious dinner with a choice of Chicken Forestiere or Prime Rib and then each jurisdiction performed a skit. These were all fun. There was a great musical group following which was enjoyed by everyone. Many of us from Idaho attended WGM MeLinda Klinger’s and WGP Carly Burton’s OV in Midvale, UT at Mount ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 199 Olympus #23. On March 12, 2010 after fi nishing the fi nal OV in North Idaho we attended Mary Baldwin #87 in Superior, MT. There was a great delegation from Idaho who enjoyed a delicious soup supper and then attended WGM Billeta Swallow’s and WGP Don Kimmel’s offi cial visit. The next day, March 13, 2010, was a day fi lled with fun, food, and fellowship at the Montana-Idaho Exchange in Coeur d’Alene, ID. This was very well attended and both Idaho and Montana Grand Offi cers performed skits to entertain everyone. We also enjoyed dinner music by Kathryn Robison and Yvonne Wilbur PGM both of Queen Esther #12. Thank you to all of Queen Esther Chapter for their hard work putting this event together under the direction of Claudette Rose as Chairman. On March 14, 2010 many members stayed to enjoy a brunch for WGP John Snodderley’s Homecoming. We had about 118 attendees and Queen Esther #12, again, did a superb job arranging a great event for John and all of us to enjoy. Many thanks to everyone who attended Homecoming on March 20, 2010 in Mountain Home. There were 139 of us who feasted on a wonderful buffet dinner of Chicken Fried Steak and Roast Pork Loin with all the trimmings. The skits were fun and the Jeopardy game was especially fun for me, as I won. Thank you to Miriam #16 and Meridian #66 for all their hard work in planning this event. Thank you to my friend, Linda Hattrick, PGM who did a great job as MC. I appreciate all the gifts, cards, and wonderful words from everyone. Thank you to Rebecca Price, WGM of Oregon, who sang a wonderful medley for all of us. Thank you to all the Grand Offi cers who came and performed a cute skit hunting for the zebra. March 27, 2010 many members attended the 100th birthday celebration of Star of the West # 35. I was pleased to present them with a silver tea service from the Grand Offi cers engraved with their chapter name and the dates the chapter has been in existence. Lots of history was given by the members and the afternoon was enjoyed by all. 100 years was celebrated at Cosmopolitan # 36 with a chapter function. The members decided not to have a large celebration. A donation will be made to the Special Project in the name of their chapter and the Grand family congratulates them on this wonderful milestone. 200 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE We have sent out three circular letters this year. I have enjoyed getting cards, emails, Christmas messages and letters from many Eastern Stars from Idaho and other jurisdictions. These have been enjoyed immensely.

TRAVEL PINS What fun this has been this year to have everyone traveling and earning pieces of the travel pin. I appreciate everyone’s participation and I hope you have enjoyed these as much as I have. GAVEL – SOUNDING BLOCK – BIBLE WGP John Snodderley presented me a beautiful gavel and sounding block which was made by PGP Le Roy Austin. I have enjoyed having each Worthy Matron use them at the Offi cial Visits. My Bible rested on each chapter altar as we traveled around the state. I purchased the Bible at the General Grand Chapter Headquarters in Washington, D.C. We traveled there on the OES trip in 2007. The Bible Marker is one that Mabel Rosa made for PGP Quentin Vaughn. He was my fi rst WGP when I was Grand Electa in 1985-86. I was very touched when Verna Vaughn asked me if I would like to have Quentin’s Bible marker. Thank you very much Verna.

SPECIAL PROJECT Thank you to all members who have supported our special project, the Idaho Grand Chapter General Fund Endowment. The coin marches and the pin sales have been bringing in a very good return and at this time we have over $ 5,000 with more still to come. The directories sold very well and I thank everyone for your support.

MEMORY BOOK Sister Vicki Reynolds of Victory #60 and Adah #8 was in charge of our memory book. Vicki took on many hats this year and I do appreciate all her efforts for us and our Order. She is very talented and I know each Grand Offi cer will enjoy their book forever.

SCRAPBOOK Sister Carol Moulton of Miriam #16 volunteered to put together my scrapbook this year. She is very artistic and talented and has been making scrap books for several years. I ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 201 am looking forward to having some leisure time to sit back and enjoy all the memories.

APPRECIATIONS It is very diffi cult to express my thanks for all you have given me this year by electing me as your Worthy Grand Matron. My heart is fi lled to overfl owing for all the love, good wishes, and friendship you have given in this very short year. This journey has been the greatest I could ever imagine. “Thank You” to each and every one. To my Worthy Grand Patron, Brother John, I have appreciated you every moment since you were elected to share this journey with me. We have known each other for many years but I am grateful that we have become like family. Thank you, Sue for becoming my good friend and sharing John with me for this year. We have lots of wonderful memories to last us the rest of our lives. Thank you for your love and support. This year has been such a positive time in our lives and it has been a real joy serving with you in the East. To the General Grand Chapter Offi cer, Sister Linda, thank you for all your love and support during your term as Worthy Grand Esther. It was wonderful to see you perform your duties in Tulsa. My best wishes and love to you always. To the General Grand Chapter Committee Members, Sisters Darla, Ferne, Andrea and Linda, Brother Art, and Sister Dorothy, I appreciate all your love and support during this year and I am glad to call all of you friends. To Sisters Joanna, Joyce and Brothers Jack and Bert, my best wishes for the next triennium to all of you. Your devotion and dedication to our Order is inspirational. To our Musical Stars & Stripes Grand Family, this year has been a fantastic journey with you and I have enjoyed getting better acquainted with all. It has been a joy to watch our group become a “real” family. Your love and support has been very heart warming. I hope you have all enjoyed this year as much as I have. Thank you for saying “yes” when you were asked to take your appointment. Thank you to the elected offi cers for always being there when we needed support. I love you all and you will all remain close in my heart. To the Past Grand Matrons and Past Grand Patrons, you all have been supportive and loving and helpful during this whole journey. I will never be able to repay all the love and 202 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO kindness you have each shown me in my every endeavor. Our continued Journey in the Order of the Eastern Star will always continue to be a joy to me. Thank you to each of you for your dedication and devotion to the Order. It is always an inspiration to me and to our members. To Grand Secretary, Sister Denise, I do not think I can ever explain my feelings for your love, support, emails to send me information and keeping me constantly on track. There are so many more things involved in the job of WGM than anyone realizes unless they have done it. Your constant dedication to our Order is an inspiration to all of us and I do appreciate you. To our Webmaster, Sister Bev McKay, your constant diligence over our website has been a great help to me and I know there is so much information to keep it updated. Thank you for all you do. To our Newsletter Editor, Sister Teri Nealis, thank you for your continued efforts to keep everyone in Idaho up to date on events. I have enjoyed reading the newsletter each month and appreciate all your work doing it for us. To the Grand Chapter Committee Members and Appointees, thank you for accepting your appointments and successfully completing the tasks to make our Grand Chapter a great success. Thank you all for your hard work. To the 2009-2010 Worthy Matrons and Worthy Patrons, my “Musical Organizers,” your dedication and devotion really showed. I appreciated all your efforts, love, and support as we traveled to your chapters. Every one of you made our time with you very special and the memories will last a lifetime. Thank you also to all of you who accepted appointments for Grand Chapter. Without your being dedicated members in your chapters, our Idaho Grand Chapter would not be what it is now. Thank you. To my Honor Station Organists, I enjoyed your music wherever we traveled. Your continued devotion to our Order assures us of having beautiful ceremonies forever. Victor Hugo said, “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent”. To my Chapters, Meridian #66 and Miriam #16, thank you does not seem adequate to express to you my gratitude for everything you have done for me over the years. I will spend the rest of my life trying to give my love and support to both chapters. After 41 years as a member of Meridian and 11 years as a member of Miriam, I am ever grateful that I have ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 203 the experience of learning our beautiful ritual work together. To Hugh Duncan #2 members, the years I spent as a member of your chapter were some of the best years of my life and I am ever grateful for your continued love and support even when I can’t be a member of three chapters!!! I love all of you. To my Family, your continued support and love has given me the courage to actually take this journey which I never thought I would do. Don, you have been the love of my life, soul mate, partner, and sounding board for these 45 years. Your continued support by my side has always been my happiness. You are the Blessing in my life and “I love you”.

CONCLUSION This year has been such a blessing in my life and I prayed to God that He would “Make Me A Blessing”. I hope that I have succeeded in every expectation that each of you had for me. I have tried to complete all of my duties with love and compassion. Serving as your Worthy Grand Matron has been the most awesome Journey one could possibly dream. My reward has been so great. I will cherish my memories forever and strive to be a continued support to the Idaho Grand Chapter. The Love and Friendship I have received will live on in my heart as a beautiful song. “We thank you, God, for music, the depression antidote, and promise, when we hear a tune, we will cherish every note.

Fraternally submitted, Lucy Miller Worthy Grand Matron 204 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO ANNUAL REPORT Of the Worthy Grand Patron JOHN SNODDERLEY 2009-2010

As I come to the end of this year, it is hard to believe how quickly it has gone by. I am very humbled by the confi dence this Grand Chapter placed in me by affording me this honor. As the members think back upon this year, I hope none feel that confi dence was misplaced. I cannot thank the Chapters enough for all the courtesies, honors and friendships given me during our Offi cial Visits. I would also like to thank everyone for their words of encouragement. It was a very busy year and there was always someone there with kind words when I needed them most. I have always believed our greatest strength is our members and this year has confi rmed that. I am extremely pleased that I was able to attend every Offi cial Visit and every School of Instruction this year, except one. I thoroughly enjoyed every one of them. It was a real bonus when a Chapter was able to initiate a new member. I have many wonderful memories from our Offi cial Visits and I was amazed by our members’ creative addenda. It will never be possible to adequately put into words my thanks to the Chapters for all their hospitality, gifts and kindness. I would like to thank the members who attended our Offi cial Visits. It was very gratifying to see so many members and visitors on the sidelines. The amount of support we received throughout the state was absolutely phenomenal and I thank you all for that. During our Offi cial Visits, I was pleased to receive many Honorary Memberships. To be made a part of another Chapter, that way, requires a unanimous vote of the members. That is why these are so very special to me and will always be cherished. I sincerely thank those Chapters for the Honorary Memberships. It was my pleasure to present Grand Representative appointments to Brother Gerald Riggs and Sister Doniece Dennis of Queen Esther Chapter #12, and to Sister Barbara Hilton of Martha Chapter #34. It was very gratifying to honor and surprise these members with their appointments. I was asked to present two other Grand Representative appointments. I was unable to attend one Chapter, when the ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 205 member would be present, so it was presented later by the Worthy Matron. The other appointment had to be mailed to the member as she was out of state. Per Offi cial duties of the WGP: There were no requests for dispensations to form new chapters and there were no new chapters chartered in the Grand Jurisdiction this year, so there was no need to convene any special sessions of Grand Chapter. During the course of the year I was pleased to represent the Grand Chapter of Idaho at the following events: June 18-20: Grand Chapter of Montana, Great Falls June 23: The Opening of the Idaho Grand Session, Job’s Daughters International, Moscow June 24: Grand Chapter of Oregon’s Installation, Pendleton June 25: Installation, Idaho Grand Session, Job’s Daughters International, Moscow July 1: Grand Chapter of Washington’s Installation, Yakima August 12-15: Grand Chapter of Wyoming, Cheyenne August 24: The Reception for the Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron of Washington, Tacoma August 28: An Offi cial Visit of the Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron of Washington at Magnolia Chapter in Millwood September 16: Opening of the Grand Lodge of Idaho, Idaho Falls September 19: The Reception for the Worthy Grand Matron, Worthy Grand Patron, Grand Marshal, Grand Ruth and Grand Electa of Oregon at Richland October 23 – 29: Idaho/Oregon OES Trip to Branson, Missouri. October 31 – November 5: General Grand Chapter Triennium, Tulsa, Oklahoma January 14: An Offi cial Visit of the Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron of Oregon at Star Chapter #69 in Ontario February 6: Nevada – Idaho Exchange, Caldwell, Idaho February 27: Tri State Exchange, Salt Lake City, Utah March 12: An Offi cial Visit of the Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron of Montana at Mary Baldwin Chapter #87 in Superior March 13: Montana - Idaho Exchange, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho May 1: International Hands across the Border, Worley, Idaho

To the Grand Offi cers, thank you for accepting your offi ces 206 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO and for all your support during the year. It has been a pleasure getting to know each of you and your escorts. You have become a part of our extended family. I appreciated all your traveling and attendance at special events and Offi cial Visits. To the members of Queen Esther Chapter #12, thank you for all the extraordinary support you have given me these last three years. Words cannot express how much you mean to me. I would especially like to thank Sister Claudette Rose for putting together my scrapbooks and Sisters Judith Walsborn and Virginia Balser for my Homecoming. To the Past Grand Matrons and Past Grand Patrons: You have been supportive all year and I owe you a debt of gratitude for the kindness you showed and advice you gave me. From your example I hope I can show the same support to those who follow me. Thank you for your continued dedication to our Order. To my Worthy Grand Matron, Sister Lucy, it has been my pleasure to be your Worthy Grand Patron this year. It is amazing how fast this year has gone. From the time I was elected Grand Sentinel you have been there to help me through these last three years. You and Don have opened your home to Sue and me, you have listened and given me very good advice but most of all, you have been a friend. There is no one else I would have wanted to go through this with. I have known you and Don through our years in Jobies but over the last three years you have become family. Thank you for letting me become a part of your life. Finally, to my wife, Susan, no one can possibly get through a year like this alone. You have shared many miles with me, given me good advice, helped me keep on schedule and reminded me of the things I needed to do. I don’t know what the year would have been like without you, but I know whatever success I had this year was, in part, due to you. Thank you with all my heart.

Fraternally submitted, John Snodderley Worthy Grand Patron ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 207 ANNUAL REPORT Of the Grand Secretary DENISE HUNT 2009-2010

Once again it is time to give a report on the duties in this Grand Chapter Offi ce. Although many are routine, there are new things all the time as well as new questions. Routine duties include mailing the Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron circular letters, their itinerary, Code & Digest revisions, Christmas letter, annual reports, supplement to the Membership Roster, proposed legislation, installation reports, session information, and on. Grand Representative Commissions were requested and mailed to other Grand Jurisdictions. Memorials for our Past Grand Patrons Elden Willmschen and David Olehy were sent to the appropriate parties. The requests for research for Masonic ties are becoming more frequent. Some are looking for a relative through whom they can join our order; others are researching family history. This year I was privileged to assist a family in fi nding their Masonic/Eastern Star heritage. Imagine my surprise when I was contacted by a woman in Johannesburg, South Africa! My records lead to Mizpah Chapter #6 and Placer Lodge #3. By the time my research was complete, I was able to send documentation showing her people were among the original settlers of Placerville. Placerville, Idaho to Johannesburg, South Africa, can the world get any smaller? The 2009 Proceedings were printed by the shop at the Idaho Department of Corrections. This fi rst experience was an education for all parties involved. Not realizing our needs are different from their other non-profi t clients, I assumed too much. After the fi rst proof, we regrouped and started again. I think the fi nal product is more than satisfactory and the expense was cut by almost half. There are a couple of things that will be changed this year. I am looking forward to working with them again. Last year’s legislation resulted in the transfer of the duties of the Returns Committee. It was agreed that the membership statistics of this Grand Chapter would be reported by the Grand Secretary in her annual report. The full table of the statistics received from each chapter via the 2009 annual reports will be in the proceedings. 208 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO

Number of members at close of 2008 3,221 Initiated 54 Affi liated 22 Reinstated 11 Total Increase in Membership 87 Subtotal 3,308 Demitted 59 Suspended 63 Deceased 129 Unable to Locate 28 Total Decrease in Membership 279 2009 Ending Total 3,029 Net Loss 192

As our membership declines, so do our chapters. Since my last report, I received three charters from our WGM. The mergers and Charters surrendered are listed in her Annual Report. I’ve enjoyed another year of working with Sister Liz. Our friendship is like a tranquil stream, fl owing along smoothly year after year. You are always ready to give advice or answer my questions. I owe Sisters Jen Marshall and Jessie Michaelson a lot of thanks for all the work they have done throughout the year. They are both special to me. It is a good feeling to know I can count on them when I need help and that they are here. Sister Bev McKay and I have worked together this year to keep the Grand Chapter website a useful tool to the membership. I enjoy working with her and thank her for the technological support she is to me. All I have to do is ask and she performs what I consider to be magic. It has been my pleasure to work with the Chapter Secretaries this year. Thank you for your assistance in distributing new secret work and new rituals in addition to the regular duties of your offi ce. A simple Thank You doesn’t seem adequate to measure the role each of you plays in your chapters. Sister Lucy and Brother John, you have had a good year and are deserving of some “down time”. It has been a pleasure to be in your Grand Family and I thank you for all the kindnesses you have extended to me. I want to thank Adah Chapter and all the members of this ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 209 Grand Jurisdiction for your support. It is a joy and a privilege to serve as your Grand Secretary.

Fraternally, Denise Hunt Grand Secretary ANNUAL REPORT Of the Grand Treasurer ELIZABETH HUGHES 2009-2010

As I look back on the past twelve months, I would describe this year as both challenging and rewarding. The challenges came in the form of low interest rates and an unstable stock market. I have had many concerns (and a few sleepless nights) watching over our money during this past year. The rewards came when, in spite of the obstacles, our project funds continue to show growth and have great support from our members. I continue to look for safe ways to invest our assets that have a high enough rate of return to support our good work. Two big thumbs up to the members of the Idaho Grand Chapter for their continued support of our Voluntary Prepaid Life Memberships. Even though the return in the last couple of years has been less than ideal, our VPLMs are still being purchased and added to regularly. There are some bright spots on the horizon and those chapters with VPLMs will be rewarded as the investment market improves. The best gift you can give to anyone, no matter whether they are an Eastern Star, a family member or a friend is a donation in their name to one of our projects. You know the gift will be appreciated and the money will be well spent. Worthy Grand Matron Lucy and Worthy Grand Patron John, thank you for your enthusiasm and support. Working with both of you has been a pleasure and I look forward to seeing you both in the future. Thank you Grand Secretary Denise, for all of your help and support. I enjoy working with you and I’m looking forward to next year. One of the highlights of my personal portfolio is the friendship John and I have with you and Dave. The interest rate never falls and the rate of return is second to none. And fi nally to my best friend and husband, John, your 210 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO support and encouragement has made all of this possible. The words ‘thank you’ will never be enough for all you and the girls have done and continue to do for me.

Fraternally, Elizabeth Hughes Grand Treasurer

General Fund Balance Sheet As of April 30, 2010 ASSETS General Fund 101101 GF Checking 4031 WF 24,479.88 GF Reserve AF CIB 9493 12,000.00 GF Reserve AF IF 9493 12,000.00 GF Reserve Money Market 1036 18,468.37 Total General Fund 66,948.25 General Fund Endowment GFE AF IF 0341 250.00 GFE AF IF 7929 10,000.00 GFE Checking 6,369.88 GFE Money Market1036 72.36 Total General Fund Endowment 16,692.24 TOTAL ASSETS 83,640.49

LIABILITIES & EQUITY Liabilities Membership Roster 703.00 Registration Fees Due 2,700.00 Taxes Payable FICA/Fed Taxes Payable 107.10 FUTA Taxes Payable 22.40 Idaho Sales Tax Payable 82.86 Idaho Unemployment Payable 6.72 Total Taxes Payable 219.08 Travel for GGC Triennial Due 500.00 Total Liabilities 4,122.08 TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 4,122.08 ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 211 General Fund Income & Expenses May 2009 through April 2010 Income General Fund Income C&D Sales 250.00 Checking Interest 1,024.31 Country Store 1,016.38 Fines & Int/Special Use 45.00 GF 2% Annual Fee GF Ben Fund 2% Annual Cont 200.00 GF ESTARL 2% Annual Cont 151.14 GF Scholarship 2% Annual Cont 163.18 GF VPLM 2% of Annual Int. 200.00 Total GF 2% Annual Fee 714.32 GF Chapter Contributions 20.00 GF Interest 137.58 GFE Interest 258.41 Late Fees 22.50 Merchandise Sales 2,919.61 Misc. Receipts/Refunds 11.95 Per Capita 30,290.00 Postage Rec’d/ Shipping 231.81 Proceeding Sales 168.00 Vendor Rent 600.00 Total General Fund Income 37,709.87 Grand Chapter Session General Arrangements Refund 1,667.15 Total Grand Chapter Session 1,667.15 Total Income 39,377.02

Expense General Fund Expense Accountant (IRS form 990) 300.00 Bank Service Charges 20.00 Committee Expenses Golden Stars Committee 21.18 Golden Stars Postage 336.00 Scholarship Committee 30.71 Star Information Committee 26.88 Total Committee Expenses 414.77 Exchange Night 200.00 Fixed Asset Purchase 1,000.00 212 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Grand Offi cer Expenses G Chaplain Postage 104.95 WGM Expenses 2,600.00 WGM PGM Jewel 100.00 WGP Expenses 1,500.00 WGP PGP Jewel 40.00 Total Grand Offi cer Expenses 4,344.95 Grand Secretary Expenses GS Employment Taxes 544.12 GS Fidelity Bond 26.50 GS Offi ce Assistant 29.00 GS Offi ce Supplies 1,007.46 GS Phone/Fax 331.12 GS Postage 1,516.63 GS Rent & Utilities 3,000.00 GS Safe Deposit Box 70.00 GS Salary 6,000.00 Total Grand Secretary Expenses 12,524.83 Grand Treasurer Expenses GT Employment Taxes 217.60 GT Fidelity Bond 56.50 GT Postage 52.80 GT Rent 180.00 GT Salary 2,400.00 Total Grand Treasurer Expenses 2,906.90 Insurance Fire Insurance 183.00 General Liability Ins 660.00 Worker’s Comp Insurance 150.00 Total Insurance 993.00 Masonic Family Gifts Grand Lodge of ID Gift 50.00 Int’l DeMolay Gift 50.00 Int’l Job’s Gifts 50.00 Int’l Rainbow Gift 50.00 Total Masonic Family Gifts 200.00 Miscellaneous Expenses 500.00 Past Grand Memorial to Sub Chap 15.00 Per Capita $.10 to SF 302.90 Per Capita to GGC 3,218.00 Printing Expense C&D & Changes 308.25 G Chaplain Stationery 49.79 ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 213 Itineraries/Committees 76.94 Membership Roster & Update 300.00 Proceedings 4,006.85 Total Printing Expense 4,741.83 Purchase of Merchandise 2,087.37 Repairs 77.45 Web Page IdahoOES 74.76 Total General Fund Expense 34,321.76 Grand Chapter Session Expense General Arrangements 1,000.00 Gr. Chap-Memorial Service 42.70 GS Session Assist 45.00 Meals Dist Guests Luncheon 108.00 GS Meals 126.00 GT Meals 126.00 MWGM/GP Meals 170.00 WGM Meals 98.00 WGP Meals 98.00 Total Meals 726.00 Session Badges 81.40 Session Committees Dist Guest Gifts 200.00 Golden Stars Committee @ GC 93.02 Registration Committee 23.99 Total Session Committees 317.01 Session Equip & Repair 54.51 Session Printing Gr. Off Annual Reports 466.84 Program Books 626.07 Total Session Printing 1,092.91 Total Grand Chapter Session Expense 3,659.53 Total Expense 37,981.29

Benevolent Fund & Benevolent Endowment Fund Income Statement May 2009 through April 2010 Income Benevolent Endowment Fund Income BEF Chapter Contribution 267.81 Total Benevolent Endowment Fund Income 267.81 214 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Benevolent Fund Income BEF Interest 6,114.19 BF Chapter Contributions 3,638.34 BF Individual Contribution 40.00 BF Interest 1,221.08 Total Benevolent Fund Income 11,013.61 Expense Benevolent Fund Expenses BF 2% Admin Fee 200.00 BF Monthly Assistance 27,980.00 BF Special Assist Pay 9,894.45 Total Benevolent Fund Expenses 38,074.45

Benevolent Fund & Benevolent Endowment Fund Balance Sheet As of April 30, 2010

Benevolent Endowment Fund BEF AF CIB 5265 88,995.79 BEF AF IF 5265 22,000.00 BEF AF IF 7929 67,000.00 BEF CD AWB 5528 97,000.00 BEF Checking 1,796.34 BEF Money Market 80.65 Total Benevolent Endowment Fund 276,872.78 Benevolent Fund BF AF CIB 5160 30,401.81 BF AF CIB 5265 606.98 BF AF IF 5160 13,000.00 BF Checking 75,884.54 BF Money Market 19,418.87 Total Benevolent Fund 139,312.20 TOTAL ASSETS 416,184.98

ESTARL & JC ESTARL Endowment Fund Income Statement May 2009 through April 2010 Income ESTARL Fund Income EF Chapter Contributions 6,039.00 EF Individual Contributions 748.73 EF Interest 6.37 JCEEF Interest 547.79 Total ESTARL Fund Income 7,341.89 ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 215 JC ESTARL Endowment Fund Income JCEEF Chapter Contributions 215.00 Total JC ESTARL Endowment Fund Income 215.00 Total Income 7,556.89

Expense ESTARL Fund Expenses EF 2% Admin Fee 151.14 ESTARL Award Payment 9,000.00 Total Expense 9,151.14

ESTARL & JC ESTARL Endowment Fund Balance Sheet As of April 30, 2010 ASSETS ESTARL Fund EF Checking 6,531.07 EF Money Market 1036 857.92 Total ESTARL Fund 7,388.99 JC ESTARL Endowment Fund JCEEF AF CIB 7929 11,000.00 JCEEF AF IF 7929 11,000.00 JCEEF Checking 10,756.52 JCEEF Money Market 1036 38.59 Total JC ESTARL Endowment Fund 32,795.11 TOTAL ASSETS 40,184.10

Scholarship & Educational Endowment Fund Income Statement May 2009 through April 2010

Income Educational Endowment Fund Income EEF Chapter Contributions 163.76 EEF Individual Contributions 195.00 Total Educational Endowment Fund Income 358.76 Scholarship Fund Income EEF Interest 1,746.74 SF Chapter Contributions 4,744.99 SF Individual Contributions 1,000.00 SF Interest 5.56 SF per capita @ .10 302.90 Total Scholarship Fund Income 7,800.19 Total Income 8,158.95 216 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO Expense Scholarship Fund Expense Scholarship Payments 17,750.00 SF 2% Admin Fee 163.18 Total Scholarship Fund Expense 17,913.18

Scholarship & Educational Endowment Fund Balance Sheet As of April 30, 2010 ASSETS Educational Endowment Fund EEF AF CIB 5261 51,000.00 EEF AF IF 5261 13,000.00 EEF AF IF 7929 6,000.00 EEF Checking 1,321.47 EEF Money Market 1036 70.67 Total Educational Endowment Fund 71,392.14 Scholarship Fund SF AF 5261 1,004.61 SF Checking 9,809.20 SF Money Market 1036 748.43 Total Scholarship Fund 11,562.24

TOTAL ASSETS 82,954.38

Special Projects Income Statement May 2009 through April 2010 Income GGC Project Income Cancer Fund 652.67 Heart Fund 365.32 Int’l Headquarters Fund 420.00 Shrine Hospital Fund 1,146.13 Special Projects 200.00 Youth 317.56 Total GGC Project Income 3,101.68 History Book Fund Income HBF Interest 16.65 HBF Sales 4.00 Total History Book Fund Income 20.65 WGM Project Income Hazel S 9,059.35 Total WGM Project Income 9,059.35 Total Income 12,181.68 ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 217 Expense GGC Project Expense Cancer 1,564.77 Int’l Headquarters Fund 345.00 Shrine Hospital 348.12 Special Projects 40.02 Youth 300.00 Total GGC Project Expense 2,597.91 Other Expenses WGM project exp 9,059.35 Total Other Expenses 9,059.35 Total Expense 11,657.26

Special Projects Balance Sheet As of April 30, 2010 ASSETS GGC Projects GGC Cancer Fund 90.00 GGC Heart Fund 415.32 GGC Internat’l Headquarters 472.00 GGC Knights Temp Eye Found 230.00 GGC Shrine Hospital Fund 833.01 GGC Special Projects 200.00 GGC Youth Committee 17.56 Total GGC Projects 2,257.89 Other Projects Fidelity Bond Insurance 249.00 Future Purchase of Equipment 1,000.00 History Book Fund 159.50 History Book MM 1036 2,236.00 Membership Roster 825.87 Travel for GGC Triennial 500.00 WGM project Lucy M 6,376.23 Total Other Projects 11,346.60 TOTAL ASSETS 13,604.49 LIABILITIES & EQUITY Liabilities WGM Special Projects 6,376.23 TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 6,376.23 218 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO VPLM Income Statement January through December 2009 Income VPLM Income VPLM Application Fees 2,632.00 Total Income 2,632.00 Expense VPLM Expense VPLM 2% Admin Fee 200.00 VPLM Due to Sub Chapter 14,221.70 Total VPLM Expense 14,421.70

VPLM Balance Sheet As of December 31, 2009 ASSETS VPLM Fund VPLM AF CIB 5267 109,454.00 VPLM AF IF 7929 100,637.13 VPLM Annuity 52,728.47 VPLM Checking 6,870.35 VPLM Money Market 5,317.07 Total VPLM Fund 275,007.02 LIABILITIES VPLM Interest Due 10,330.10 Total Liabilities 10,330.10 ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 219 PARTIAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Dave Call, PGP (2), Chairman: The members of the Board of Trustees will be introduced when we give the fi nal report before the end of Grand Chapter. Meetings of the Board of Trustees were held as follows: June 15, 2009, in the Executive Suite of Red Lion Hotel in Pocatello at Grand Chapter; July 19, 2009, in the Mountain Home Masonic Temple preceding the OV and All Membership Picnic; November 21, 2009 at the Twin Falls Masonic Temple; March 13, 2010, at the Charles Rose residence in Coeur d’Alene preceding the Homecoming of WGP John Snodderley. Other communications were by telephone and e-mail. The year started with a Past Patron, elected to the Board of Trustees, who felt it necessary to resign in order to complete other obligations. WGM Lucy Miller subsequently appointed Past Patron Charles Rose, from Queen Esther #12, to fi ll the vacancy. The General Arrangements Treasurer for 2009, PGM Ferne Studebaker, sent a letter and a spreadsheet accompanied by a refund check for $1,667.15. The General Arrangements Committee is to be commended for the outstanding job they did for Grand Chapter, actually making a profi t. The Board approved the purchase of new sound equipment which will be utilized at Grand Chapter for the broadcasting and recording of the proceedings. The Grand Secretary is to be commended for her efforts to cut costs, keep abreast of changing needs, and increase effi ciency. The Idaho Department of Corrections’ bid to print the 2009 Proceedings book was accepted. The quality of the work, the timeline and cost were all very competitive. The fi nancial problems of the Idaho Grand Chapter, caused by the uncertainty of the U.S. economy, appear to be stabilized by the raising of the per capita and registration fees. Our Grand Treasurer deserves our thanks for her work in this very challenging year. She has expended much time in searching for the best interest and safest investments for our Grand Chapter. The proposed budget for fi scal year 2011 is printed 220 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO at the end of this report and it is hoped that you will familiarize yourself with it. Coeur d’ Alene was chosen as the site for the 2013 Grand Chapter Convention which will be held at the Best Western Coeur d’Alene Inn. It is felt this location is best suited to our needs and requirements. I would like to commend the members of the Board of Trustees for their diligence, willingness to become involved, expertise, advice and assistance. Their contributions to the smooth operation of the Idaho Grand Chapter are incomparable.

Proposed Budget May 2010 through April 2011 1Income 2 General Fund Income 3 C&D Sales 150.00 4 Checking Interest 400.00 5 Country Store 750.00 6 GF 2% Annual Fee 7 GF Ben Fund 2% Annual Cont 200.00 8 GF ESTARL 2% Annual Cont 125.00 9 GF Scholarship 2% Annual Cont 125.00 10 GF VPLM 2% of Annual Int 200.00 11 Total GF 2% Annual Fee 650.00 12 GF Interest 154.00 13 GFE Interest 200.00 14 Merchandise Sales 12,000.00 15 Per Capita 30,000.00 16 Postage Rec’d/ Shipping 200.00 17 Total General Fund Income 44,504.00 18 19 Grand Chapter Session 20 Registration Fees 2010 6,000.00 21 Total Grand Chapter Session 6,000.00 22Total Income 50,504.00 23Expense 24 General Fund Expenses 25 Accountant(IRS form 990) 300.00 26 Committee Expenses 27 Benevolent Board 50.00 28 Board of Trustees 50.00 29 ESTARL Central Committee 50.00 ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 221 30 Golden Stars Committee 50.00 31 Golden Stars Postage 350.00 32 Jurisprudence Committee 50.00 33 Scholarship Committee 50.00 34 Star Information Committee 50.00 35 Youth Committee 50.00 36 Total Committee Expenses 750.00 37 Fixed Asset Purchase 2,000.00 38 GGC Appointees 100.00 39 Grand Offi cer Expenses 40 G Chaplain Postage 150.00 41 G Marshal Expenses 50.00 42 WGM Expenses 2,600.00 43 WGM PGM Jewel 100.00 44 WGP Expenses 1,500.00 45 WGP PGP Jewel 40.00 46 Total Grand Offi cer Expenses 4,440.00 47 Grand Secretary Expenses 48 GS Employment Taxes 550.00 49 GS Fidelity Bond 27.00 50 GS Offi ce Assistant 300.00 51 GS Offi ce Supplies 1,000.00 52 GS Phone/Fax 300.00 53 GS Postage 2,000.00 54 GS Rent & Utilities 3,000.00 55 GS Safe Deposit Box 70.00 56 GS Salary 6,000.00 57 Total Grand Secretary Expenses 13,247.00 58 Grand Treasurer Expenses 59 GT Employment Taxes 225.00 60 GT FAX/phone 0.00 61 GT Fidelity Bond 56.50 62 GT Offi ce Supplies 150.00 63 GT Postage 50.00 64 GT Rent 180.00 65 GT Salary 2,000.00 66 Total Grand Treasurer Expenses 2,661.50 67 Insurance 68 Fire Insurance 183.00 69 General Liability Ins 660.00 70 Worker’s Comp Insurance 150.00 71 Total Insurance 993.00 72 Masonic Family Gifts 222 GRAND CHAPTER OF IDAHO 73 Grand Lodge of ID Gift 50.00 74 Int’l DeMolay Gift 50.00 75 Int’l Job’s Gifts 50.00 76 Int’l Rainbow Gift 50.00 77 Total Masonic Family Gifts 200.00 78 Miscellaneous Expenses 100.00 79 Past Grand Memorial to Sub Chap 60.00 80 Per Capita $.10 to SF 313.50 81 Per Capita to GGC 3,029.00 82 Printing Expense 83 C&D & Changes 300.00 84 G Chaplain Stationery 50.00 85 Itineraries/Committees 100.00 86 Membership Roster & Update 300.00 87 Proceedings 1,800.00 88 Total Printing Expense 2,550.00 89 Purchase of Merchandise 11,900.00 90 Repairs 400.00 91 Triennial Travel 500.00 92 Web Page IdahoOES 75.00 93 Total General Fund Expense 43,619.00 94 95 Grand Chapter Session Expense 96 General Arrangements 1,000.00 97 Gr Chap-Memorial Service 50.00 98 GS Session Assist 45.00 99 Lodging 100 GS Lodging 475.00 101 GT Lodging 475.00 102 MWGM/GP Lodging 570.00 103 WGM Lodging 475.00 104 WGP Lodging 475.00 105 Total Lodging 2,470.00 106 Meals 107 Dist Guests Luncheon 120.00 108 GS Meals 90.00 109 GT Meals 90.00 110 MWGM/GP Meals 175.00 111 WGM Meals 125.00 112 WGP Meals 125.00 113 Total Meals 725.00 114 Session Badges 100.00 ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR 223 115 Session Committees 116 Dist Guest Gifts 200.00 117 Golden Stars Committee @ GC 400.00 118 Hospitality Committee 50.00 119 Registration Committee 50.00 120 Total Session Committees 700.00 121 Session Equip & Repair 75.00 122 Session Printing 123 Ballot/Envelope/Vote Cd 20.00 124 Gr Off Annual Reports 700.00 125 Program Books 1,000.00 126 Total Session Printing 1,720.00 127 Total Grand Chapter Session Expense 6,885.00 Total Expense 50,504.00 Appendix IN MEMORIAM

THIS PAGE IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF

ELDEN WILLMSCHEN PAST GRAND PATRON OF IDAHO 1981-1982

DAVID OLEHY PAST GRAND PATRON OF IDAHO 1991-1992

When the holy Angels meet us… As we go to join their band… Shall we know the friends that greet us… In the glorious spirit land?

Shall we see the same eyes shining… On us as in days of your? Shall we feel their arms twining… Fondly ‘round us as before? Shall we know each other there? IN MEMORIAM

LOVINGLY DEDICATED

TO THE MEMORY OF THE

SISTERS AND BROTHERS

OF THE GENERAL GRAND CHAPTER,

SISTER JURISDICTIONS,

AND SUBORDINATE CHAPTERS

WHO ENTERED THE HIGHER LIFE

2009-2010

Those we love remain with us, for love itself lives on, And cherished memories never fade because a loved one’s gone… Those we love can never be more than a thought apart, For a long as there is memory they’ll live on in the heart. APPENDIX A3 NECROLOGY Cyndie Bollar, Grand Chaplain 2009-2010

Date of Death Years Hugh Duncan No. 2 Gretchen Dornacher Urell 4/22/2010 30.09 Joye Hamilton 11/22/2009 36.50 Nellie O’Connor Means 5/6/2010 33.93 William B. Bolton 4/7/2010 47.5 Ruth No. 3 Donna Patric Brick 5/14/2010 58.5 Frances C. Ewing 12/7/2009 58.56 Goldie Kahn 11/29/2009 58.60 Holly F. Wilson 3/6/2010 23.41 June B. Lee Hamming 10/8/2009 60.89 Lois McNabb Clark 6/1/2005 47.38 Lulu I. Foltz 7/21/2009 62.50 Mary E. George Maxine J. Powell 3/14/2010 58.32 Rose Priestly 10/31/2009 51.15 Sally M. Johnson 11/16/2009 72.48 Mizpah No. 6 Louis W. Kennaly 2/24/2010 33.22 Adah No. 8 Delbert L. Byers 4/11/2010 32.15 Donna Lorraine Conner 12/29/2009 14.23 Jessie Marie Sabin 7/20/2009 63.25 Lois Radloff 3/7/2010 48.03 Marjorie Mae (Charlton) Moody 8/17/2009 65.54 Shoshone No. 10 Betty Jane Castleberry 10/21/2009 40.32 Freda Wright 11/5/2009 61.57 Howard S. Poling 6/19/2009 55.14 Mary Ann Koskinen 2/16/2009 72.04 Roberta Page Noland 1/23/2010 46.57 Mountain Queen No. 11 Betty Gill 7/7/2009 36.78 Dwyght Moore 4/14/2008 32.17 Emily E. Frazer 7/28/2009 48.09 Merle Stone 8/15/2009 64.18 A4 APPENDIX Date of Death Years Queen Esther No. 12 Dennis Worthington 4/4/2009 60.92 Lois Stookey 11/4/2009 63.84 Shirley Weeks 9/3/2009 7.91 Laurel No. 13 Josephine Mildred Pitts Morton 10/5/2009 53.56 Esther No. 14 Elizabeth Jean Haselden 6/22/2009 62.53 Miriam No. 16 George Walborn 7/25/2009 11.88 Helen Sousley 11/17/2009 58.06 Loyaute No. 19 Donald E. Harlan 3/9/2010 41.85 Louise Maxwell 5/19/2009 57.22 Muriel Joiner 11/27/2009 40.40 Lorraine No. 20 Ann Bulmer White 3/22/2010 41.96 Violet Merea Hardin 3/6/2010 47.75 Henrietta No. 21 Charles “Chuck” B. Kuehlewind 10/22/2009 26.62 Deane Meese 2/26/2010 59.82 Francis L. Thompson 5/24/2009 43.43 Gilbert P. Bloom 1/14/2010 37.03 Horace D. Frederiksen 12/6/2009 53.57 Kenneth D. Burns 3/23/2010 62.18 Mary Jane Kennedy 5/3/2010 60.28 Rex Blodgett 3/14/2010 55.031 Electa #22 Donna Mabe 8/14/2009 44.70 Jessica L. Dever 4/8/2010 37.18 Ray Vernon Dever 7/14/2009 36.45 Robert “Bob” Chapin 2/16/2010 54.90 Twin Falls No. 29 Anne Alftin 2/12/2010 36.22 Carolyn Sue Pence 6/25/2009 50.27 Clifford Merle Conner 1/23/2010 39.61 Elva Heyman 5/4/2010 33.78 Elva Mae Felton 1/12/2010 63.14 Helen F. Lamb 2/28/2010 70.34 Helen M. Matney 8/23/2009 49.95 Jane Pierce 4/1/2010 66.5 APPENDIX A5 Date of Death Years Twin Falls No. 29 cont. Karin Potter 12/20/2009 22.02 Leatha Hancock 5/2/2010 63.15 Lois Pierce 11/14/2009 53.43 Pansy Lee Vinyard 7/2/2009 50.53 Ray A. Clark 7/19/2009 46.77 Richard A. Pence 3/12/2010 50.99 Rose McClain 1/9/2010 69.84 Ruby Wyatt 9/25/2009 67.40 Hermosa No. 32 Betty Ann Budock 8/12/2009 53.38 George Reberger 9/15/2009 55.460 Marjorie L. Dresser 5/16/2009 55.00 Mildred Lucille Altig 9/1/2009 35.93 Vernon A. Smith 9/23/2009 55.43 William “Bill” Edward Doty 10/20/2009 25.85 Clover No. 33 Mary Virginia Faris 1/28/2010 24.32 Martha No. 34 Gladys Clare Blake 4/2/2010 38.42 Harold B. Robertson 7/1/2009 51.75 Peggy Lou Mahler 11/11/2009 54.00 Sharon Lynne Groanvelt 11/28/2009 11.05 Star of the West No. 35 Frederic (Fred) C. Maltz 7/30/2009 32.22 Rupert No. 39 Elva Mae Felton 1/12/2010 63.14 Crescent No. 43 Garold E. Walker 11/26/2009 37.43 Margaret Walker 4/11/2010 49.11 Idaho No. 49 Mary Katherine “Mamie” Resor 2/25/2010 43.24 Melvin Butterfi eld 2/11/2009 42.203 Noreen M. Hanson 4/23/2010 64.40 Radiant No. 61 Betty Jean Kreppein 10/18/2009 49.979 Orcelia E. Kenaga 9/21/2009 64.87 Rob Morris No. 63 Allen E. Hubble 1/14/2010 46.28 Boise No. 65 Bertha “Pat” Ruckman 3/16/2010 38.46 A6 APPENDIX Date of Death Years Boise No. 65 cont. Donald Jones 1/29/2010 19.59 Donna Smith 12/27/2009 41.86 Dorothy Louise Wertz Jones 1/29/2010 50.95 Earl W. Green 10/29/2009 24.80 Helen Johnstone 12/4/2009 57.02 Lois Wolf 10/21/2009 31.73 Meridian No. 66 Anna J.F. Hinrichs 1/18/2010 61.28 Dean Merrell 12/27/2009 26.73 Louise S. Lewis 3/11/2010 48.89 Mae M. Mitchell 5/23/2009 69.26 Margaret Anne Potter (Cross) 6/5/2009 60.09 Molly Boyle 11/17/2009 47.56 Nancy Evon Smith 5/6/2010 15.25 Robert “Bob” Chapin 2/16/2010 54.90 Valley No. 74 Jean A. Beatty 8/9/2009 67.12 E-dah-ho No. 77 Donna Lucile Whilstler 10/24/2009 67.32 Ethel M. Kadel 9/30/2009 16.91 Florence No. 79 Frank Tom Pfeiffer 8/8/2009 59.21 J.B. “Bud” Anderson 2/25/2010 27.09 John Walker 11/27/2008 30.04 Nettie Marie Strand Miller 8/3/2009 48.53 Silver Star #83 Margurite Wood 8/20/2009 44.11 Robert E. Gray 8/29/2009 53.82

COMMITTEE REPORTS

FRATERNAL CORRESPONDENCE Karen Juell AGC, Chairman WYOMING 112th “Hand in Hand” Session, August 12, 13, 14, 2009 in Cheyenne. Jana Krmpotich, WGM, John Horton WGP; Theme: Hearts and hands together make a world of difference in service to others. Fun Symbols: WGM: crystals, hearts and teacups; WGP: Birds; Project: Breast Cancer “Susan G. Komen” of Wyoming $28,235.11; All Military Branches Flags were presented; Idaho members introduced were: Ferne Studebaker, APPENDIX A7 GGCCM, ESTARL, Lucy Miller, WGM; John Snodderley, WGP; Mary Lynne “ Pete” Nealis, PGM; Hazel Sutton, PGM; Jim Grant, PGP; Le Roy Austin, PGP; Christy Schill-Newbold, AGM; Larry Allen, AGP; Membership in 2008 was 3,014 in 31 Chapters; in 2009 was 2,883. ESTARL 2008-2009 had 3 applications 2 awards for $3,000.00; Scholarship Committee 5 awards for 2009 for $1,000.00 each. 5Awards for 2008; PGM Pete Nealis was Prelude Organist for one session. The 113th “Journey of Life” Session will be held on August 11, 2010 in Casper; WGM Audrea Stamp will preside with her strawberry fun symbol, along with WGP Chris Briggs and his Christmas Elves; their project will be the Wyoming Youth Scholarship Fund VERMONT 137th “Faith is our Beacon of Light” Session was held on June 4, 5, 6, 2009 in South Burlington; WGM Joan Black and WGP Donald Chamberlain presided. Emblems: Cross and Dove; Fun Emblems: Dolphins, Loons, Anchor, Lighthouse, Covered Bridges and Music; Theme: Peace and Harmony throughout our Order and the World; Symbol: Praying Hands; Colors: Navy, dark green with a touch of burgundy and silver; Project: Camp Thorpe, a camp for children and adults of all ages with special needs and serves all of Vermont. $15,805.42 was raised for 50 beds and mattresses for the camp. Grand Chapter Project: Grand Chapter General Fund, Rainbow, DeMolay, ESTARL and Home Benevolence Fund. MIA/ POW Flag was presented. Freedom Flag: “The Freedom Flag was designed and created by Richard Nicholas Melito of Richmond, VA, to memorialize the veterans of the horrifi c events of September 11, 2001. Membership May 1, 2009 was 2,773 in 38 chapters. The 138th “Circle of Life” Session will be held on June 3, 4, 5, 2010 in South Burlington with WGM Sheila Eddy and WGP James Bennett presiding. Project is: “Camp Ta- Kum-Ta” cancer camp for children. NEW MEXICO 106th “Shoot for the Stars” Session was held on October 15 – 18, 2008; Theme: Climb High; Acting WGM Georgia “Kitt” McKown and WGP Bill Fuller presided. Sister Mary Owen, WGM, passed away during her year. Flags were all presented by Military personnel. 33 Chapters; Membership as of Sept.1, 2006 was 3,506; as of Sept. 1, 2007 was 3,376; Sister Mary Owen, WGM A8 APPENDIX had her fi nal report, irregularities, questions and answers all written up before the acting WGM Kitt took over her duties. All the irregularities, questions and answers were all answered the same by both wonderful sisters. They were in constant touch with each other up until the very end. WGM Mary pulled the Charter of one Chapter due to no one showing up for meetings. Education Committee: 17 applications and all received $500.00. Benevolent: 2 applications were received for $775.00 per month. ESTARL 1 application was received but was not qualifi ed. 107th “Treasures of the Tree” Session was held October, 2009 with Georgia “Kitt” McKown as WGM and Dan Irick as WGP. NEW HAMPSHIRE “The Harvest of Hope” Session was held August 14,15, 16, 2008 at the Radisson Hotel at the Center in Manchester. WGM Lorraine Thompson and WGP Brian Smith presided. The WGM’s husband, David Thompson, PGP, served as Grand Treasurer. Emblem: WGM Cross and Bible, WGP: Celtic Cross; Motto: Opportunity, Enthusiasm, Service = OES; Aim: Inspire, Instruct, and Indulge; Charity: 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Masons Learning Center; Membership at the end of 2006 was 3,490; at the end of 2007 was 3,328 in 31 chapters; “Project for Troops”: $915 in postage used to send candy, gum, toothpaste, etc. to the troops. Iraq children thought the toothpaste was candy; ESTARL: 6 awards at $500.00 each were given out; Education Committee: 20 awards were presented; 119th “Friendship, Unity Nations wide” was held at the Radisson Hotel Center of N.H .in Manchester, August 20, 21, 22, 2009 with Barbara Bona as WGM and Harold Chase, Jr. as WGP MISSISSIPPI 102 “Light of Our Stars” Sessions was held in Tupelo April 13 – 16, 2008. The Rob Morris Little Red School House is the permanent cover design of the Mississippi proceedings as of 1968. Serving as WGM was Leota Bobitt and WGP was Ellis “Bill” Collins, past Grand Representative to Idaho, 2000-2002, appointed by Ferne Studebaker and Bob Grisham. A tribute to the POW Flag and all military fl ags was given. Grand Esther, Sarah Collins, was “Friend of a Feather” and wife of the WGP. Membership as of Feb.1, 2007 was 7,547; membership as of Feb.1,2008 was 7,053. They have 124 APPENDIX A9 Chapters; Project: Voluntary donations for new shutters at the Little Red School House. 26 pairs cost $15,000.00. 103rd Session “The Spirit of Christmas” was presided over by WGM Shirley Self and WGP Larry Crisco, in Jackson on April 20 -22, 2009 MANITOBA 86th Annual Session “Seasons in Time” was held May 25 – 28, 2008 at the Manitoba Canal Inns, Polo Park, Winnipeg. WGM Beth McPhaden and WGP James Hutchison presided. WGM’s Motto: “Simply do your best and God will do the rest”; Projects: Manitoba Eastern Star Chatel (low income housing project) $2,663.37, ESTARL: 5 $700.00 awards $3,500.00; Children’s Wish Foundation: $4,939.65; Spina Bifi da: Luncheon $3,025.62; Children’s Breakfast Program (in lieu of corsages) $2,151.83; Chapters: 13 Membership as of March 31, 2008: 1,219 103 Session “Rays of Sunshine” will be presided over by WGM Ray Anderson and WGP Gordon Ebel. WISCONSIN 117th “Led by His Light” Session was held May 20 – 22, 2008 in Stevens Point with WGM Laurie Twardy and WGP Calvin Wells presiding. Project: Medical College Arthritis Research Center, $15,800.00 was raised; Each female Grand Offi cer had her mother as her escort 118th Session “Seasons for Blessings” held in May, 2009; Kris Engbring was WGM, Ronald Rasmussen was WGP; HOPE of Wisconsin (The Hospice Organization and Palliative Experts) will be the special project MICHIGAN 142nd Session was held on Oct.14 – 16, 2008 in Birch Run. “Let Our Light Shine” was presided over by WGM Joyce Hegenauer and WGP Fred Eakin; Project: 32nd Degree Masonic Learning Center, $6,418.80 was raised, Domestic Violence Shelter; Grand Chaplain and Grand Marshal passed away during the year; Idaho Members introduced were” Linda Hattrick, Worthy Grand Esther and PGM; Darla Redman, GGCCM, Benevolent and PGM; Andrea Storjohann, Vision Quest Northwest Region Coordinator and PGM Priscilla Hankins, WGM and Gordon Schroeder, WGP will preside over the 143rd Session to be held in Battle Creek, October13 – 15, 2009 BRITISH COLUMBIA78th “Keeper of the Light” Session was held in Frederickson, B.C. on July 10 -12, 2008 A10 APPENDIX with WGM Lynne Hatt and WGP Burton Hall. Emblem was the Maple Leaf; colors were Autumn Hues; Fun Symbols: WGM: Lighthouses, all things nautical and snowmen, WGP: Chickadees and Dragons; Project: Cancer $5,046.71; Community Project: Breakfast Program for Elementary Schools; food bars; bears for Police, and more; Idaho member present was: Linda Hattrick, Worthy Grand Esther, and PGM; Union Jack was presented during the Flag Presentation; 24 Chapters with membership of 1,744 79th Session “Golden Chain of Friendship” July 9 – 11, 2009 in Frederictown Inn, Frederictown, B.C. ONTARIO 93rd Annual Session was held in Toronto on Aug. 23 – 26, 2008. WGM Helen Delaney and WGP Calvin Thomas presided over the “Heartland Session”; Emblem: Heart-representing love of our Order and each other; Star-representing a belief in miracles; Rainbow-a sign of God’s Promise; Symbols: Quilt; cup and saucer; Anchor; Fun Symbols: WGM – cow, WGP- Lobster (Surf and Turf); Project: “Reach for the Rainbow” works in partnership with organized children’s camps and recreational programs across Ontario to provide opportunities for children and young adults with disabilities $95,273.25; 141 Chapters with Membership as of Sept. 1, 2006 12,404 and as of August 31, 2007 of 11,829; ESTARL: 40 awards at $1,500.00 each; Grand Chapter Benevolent Committee: $36,900.00 94th Session: “Journey of Faith” Session will be presided over by WGM Jeanie Lee and WGP Bob Aekinson CALIFORNIA “Field of Dreams” 135th Annual Session was presided over by WGM Collette Gole and WGP Jim Whiteley in 2008. WGM Emblem: Star Intertwined with a Touch of Hollywood; Watchwords: Honesty, Fairness and Justice; WGP Emblem: Lighthouse and an Eagle encircled by red, white, blue, and gold; Watchwords: Light, Harmony and Kindness. Idaho member present was Ferne Studebaker, GGCCM ESTARL and PGM; Membership June 30, 2007: 36,063, and June 30, 2008; 34,073; Project: Eastern Star Foundation, Senior Living Community thru the Brick Laying Project, Heart Research- $8,325.46; Instituted a New Chapter “Dr. Rob Morris Chapter” of Santa Monica; Jansson Cancer APPENDIX A11 Clinic 2008 Special Project: $70,986.16; Scholarship Committee: 110 accepted 74 @ $1,000; 21 @ $750; 20 @ $500. Total $110,510 2009 136th “Field of Love and Friendship to be held in Modesto with WGM Barbara Scott and WGP J.D. Hammett DELAWARE 87th Session “Angels in Starlight” was held on May 11 – 13, 2008 at the Sheraton Dover Hotel with WGM Lana Donovan and WGP Jose Perrusquia presiding; Grand Marshal passed away on Nov. 3, 2007; Executive Offi cer for DeMolay, James G. Taylor, offered any boy who brings in 2 new members, would get a $100.00 bill. Catch is that the two new members must stay for 6 months and the active member must also remain. WGM Project: Epilepsy $835.00; WGP Project: NUR Shrine $705.00; ESTARL awarded 5 awards for $1,000.00 each; Membership Jan. 1, 2007 1,453 and Dec. 31, 2007 1,389 88th Session will be presided over by WGM Debbie Good and WGP Robert Hieldeman LOUISIANA 109th Session “Smile a While” held on March 31, April 1, and 2, 2008 at the Alexandria Riverfront Center in Alexandria. Diane Smith, WGM and Roy Bankson, WGP presided. Grand Warder, Joe Cox is the WGP’s father-in-law. Ann Fairbanks, Grand Representative from Idaho was introduced. Membership April 2007; 8,036; April 2008: 7,756 110th “Miracles of Life” Session will be presided over by WGM Juanita Wilkinson and WGP Mert Mestler ALBERTA 98th Annual Session “I Believe in Angels”, was held June 4 – 7, 2009 with WGM Irene Allen and WGP Daryl Calder presiding. AGC is the wife of the WGP; Personal Charity: Parkinson’s Societies of Alberta and Southern Alberta; 11 ESTARL awards were presented 4 at $900.00 each and 7 at $800.00 each; Flag of the United States was saluted with Grand Honors; Alzheimer Society of Alberta was presented a check for $25,870.20; Juvenile Diabetes Research of Alberta. Canada is the 6th highest country in the world with 240,000 affected. $14,372.34; Parkinson’s Society Canada has 100,000 affected with this disease. $27,000.00 was donated. Membership Dec. 31, 2007: 3,246; Dec. 31, 2008: 2,980; Chapters on Dec. 31, 2008 was 46 A12 APPENDIX 99th Session will be held at the Lethbridge Lodge, Alberta on June 4 – 6, 2010 with WGM Isabel McPherson and WGP Douglas Brown, presiding over the “Celebrate the Season” Session MISSOURI 134th Session “A Stitch in Time” was held in St. Louis on Oct. 13 – 15, 2008 WGM Brenda Austin and WGP John Chaney presided. “Dream Factory” was their project, it is like “Make a Wish”, dreams for kids with critical and chronic illness. $16,240.61 was raised. Idaho Members present and introduced were: Linda Hattrick, Worthy Grand Esther and PGM; Darla Redman, GGCCM Benevolence and PGM; Andrea Storjohann, GGCCM Northwest Region Chairman, Vision Quest and PGM. Grand Sentinel is appointed but advances to AGP. Legislation was presented in 2008 to make Grand Sentinel an elected offi ce. Membership on Dec. 31, 2006 was 20,415; on December 31, 2007 it was 19,328. 135th Session the “Raggedy Ann and Andy Express” will be held on October 12, 2009 in Columbia with WGM Patty Crotty and WGP David Bachhuber. QUEBEC 86th Annual Session “Angels “In” Visible Light” was held on Oct. 9, and 10, 2008. Brenda Stone WGM and Art Shore WGP presided. Fun Symbols: Angels, Doves, Light and Mice; Project: Suicide Prevention in Quebec, $7,153.52; Membership on Oct. 31, 2006: 536; Oct. 31, 2007: 521 87th Session will be held on Oct. 8, and 9, 2009 in Granby. WGM Beverley Sanborn was installed by her own sister PGM Joyce Martin. WGP Doug Black; “Lambs of Love” session. Symbols are Sheep and Snow men for the WGM; Ford Pickups and Tigger for the WGP; Special Project would be “Cedars Breast Clinic”. Grand Electa was not installed due to her husband having an accident. FLORIDA 104th “The Garden of Past, Present and Future Session” held on April 21, 22, 23, 2009 in Jacksonville with WGM Joann Heath and WGP Wilbur “Gus” Green presiding. Project: Heart Research $76,652.70 was donated; Dec. 31, 2008 membership was 16,256; Chapters were 143; ESTARL: 10 students received $500.00 for the fall semester of 2008; 8 students received $800.00 for the spring semester of 2009 for a total of $11,400.00; Cancer donations of $32,018.31 105th “Angels of Love” Session will be held on April APPENDIX A13 20, 21, 22, 2010 with WGM Sylvia Morrow and WGP James “Jim” McCann MARYLAND 110th Annual Session was held April 27 – 30, 2008. WGM Joan Morris and WGP Phil Beeman presided over the “Journey through the Galaxy of Love”. Emblem: Sun, Moon, Stars and all the heavenly bodies; Fun Emblems: WGM- Space ships; WGP – LuvBugs; Project: Maryland Fisher Houses - homes for active and retired military and the youth. $3,270.06 was split between the two projects; Session was dedicated to the memory of Grand Esther, Nancy Vance and Grand Electa Exa M. Murray. Membership Feb. 29, 2008 was 7,506 with 51 Chapters; Jewish Flag was presented during the Flag ceremony, Military and Veterans’ Committee - $7,546.60 was spent for phone cards and care packages to the military; Arthritis Committee: $2,712.75; It took four ballots to elect the Associate Grand Conductress 111th “The World is a Carousel of Colors” will be presided over by WGM Leslie Gilliam and WGP Terry Herling SCOTLAND Annual Meeting April 11, 2009; Betty Spaulding fi nished her fi rst year as MWGM, Donald MacNeil fi nished his second term as MWGP; No other Offi cers were listed and no date for the next session was given; 2009 – 2010 Session will be presided over by Sister Betty Spaulding IPMWGM and Brother Andrew Robertson, MWGP TENNESSEE 108th “Home is Where the Heart is” Session was held on April 28 – 29, 2009 with WGM Jane Browne and WGP Ron Oslin; Linda Hattrick Worthy Grand Esther and PGM of Idaho was present; Membership Jan. 31, 2008 was 20,069 and on Jan. 31, 2009 it was 19,231 Chapters 183 109th “Renewal” Session will be held in Nashville in April, 2010 with WGM Debby Linson and WGP Bobby Scott presiding WEST VIRGINIA 105th “Sing His Praises, For He Has Risen” Session was held on Oct. 23, and 24, 2008, with WGP Carol Wright and WGP Herbert Groves. Theme: Easter Story; Motto: To have enough faith to believe in the power of prayer; Watch Words: Faith, Prayer and Loving Kindness; Emblem: Broken column, Cross, and Butterfl y; Project: Cancer (to go to David Lee Cancer Center) $20,659.60; Rosenbaum Family House A14 APPENDIX $6,452.56; Future Stars Youth Scholarship: Each of the 54 applicants got $334.00 for a total of $17,139.00; Fun Symbols: Bunny Rabbits, candles, Musical notes, Volkswagen Beetle and Eagles; Membership on June 30, 2007 was 14,183; on June 30, 2008 it was 13,605 106th “Nature’s Life and Beauty” Session will be held on Sept. 30, Oct. 1-3, 2010 lead by WGM Dawn Fox and WGP Bob Lawrence SASKATCHEWAN 93rd “We Wish You Peace” Session was held on April 30, - May 2, 2009 with WGM Kathy Blackstone and WGP Lloyd Pethick. Both of the WGM’s parents were Past Grands. Motto: “Be the change you wish to see in the world”; Aim: Promote peace and harmony in our chapters and our lives, may peace and harmony prevail in the hearts of all members of this Grand Chapter; Watchwords: Peace, Hope, Faith and Love with Hope, each of us can live a life with Peace, Faith and Love; the memorial service honored WGM’s father, Les Haaland, PGP who passed away on July 21, 2008; Project: Saskatchewan Cancer Agency $8,650.90 Membership on Dec. 31, 2007 was 1,684; on Dec. 31, 2008 it was 1,588; There were 75 Resolutions; ESTARL: 6 awards were given out to the amount of $6,703.00 94th “Circle of Friends” Session will be held on April 28 - May 1, 2010; Emblems: Electa’s Cup and Bible CONNECTICUT 135th “Magic of Home” Session was held on April 23 - 25, 2009 with WGM Gail Evarts and WGP Gary Adams presiding. The Grand Family was known as the “Magical Mice”. Projects: Rob Morris Relief Fund, $3,922.65; ESTARL 3 awards at $5,000.00; Grand Chapter General Fund: $5,543.18; Virginia M. Painter Cancer Research $4,325.00 (including cancelled stamps) Stan’s Stamps $152.03; Projects: Domestic Violence Shelter $885.00; Heart Fund $4,719.00; Masonic Kids Scholarship $2,514.20; Youth Rainbow and DeMolay $1,109.00; TABS for Tots: 200 pounds of Pull Tabs; 32nd Degree Masonic Learning Center $1,611.00; Cell phone and pagers that went off during the Session cost $5.00 for ESTARL; Masonic care was presented a check for $355,000; Membership on Jan. 31, 2008 was 4,068 and on Jan. 31, 2009 3,805 with 32 Chapters 136th Session will be held on April 22 -24, 2010 with WGM Ellen Hendrick and WGP Carl P. Larson presiding. APPENDIX A15 BRITISH COLUMBIA AND YUKON 98th Session “Living the Journey” was presided over by WGM Sharon Cormie and WGP Grant McDonald on June 1,-3, 2009. Idaho members present were WGM Hazel Sutton and Paul Ousley, Grand Warder. Membership for 2008 was 4,396 and 2009 was 3,983; Emblem was the Lighthouse; Project: “IMRT” started in 2007. “Quality Assurance Phantom for the British Columbia Cancer Center Agency.” Quality Dosimetry Plus System” For the Cancer Center. Cost of the machine is $24,902.96 there was a surplus of $2,122.28 after the purchase of the machine. Grand Conductress picks the place and dated for her session. Presiding will be WGM Marjorie Pettigrew and WGP Bert Crook MISSISSIPPI 103rd “The Spirit of Christmas” was held on April 20, 21, 22, 2009 WGM Shirley Self and WGP Larry Crisco, presided. Projects: WGM’s Wahabi Shrine Hospital Transportation Fund $2,548.00; WGP’s Make-a- Wish $1,915.00; ESTARL: 21 scholarships given for the fall semester 2008. Membership Feb. 1, 2008 was 7,053 and Feb.1, 2009 is was 6,654 104th Session “With a Song in My Heart” will be held starting on April 18, 2010 with WGM Helen Wright and WGP Larry Thompson.

CHAPTER EXCELLENCE AWARDS, Christy Schill- Newbold, AGM: The following chapters were presented Chapter of Excellence Awards during the All Membership Banquet. Each Chapter met all the requirements set out by WGM Lucy and WGP John. No chapter applied for the Chapter Performance Award. Ruth #3, Pocatello Adah #8, Boise Shoshone #10, Wallace Electa #22, Emmett Twin Falls #29, Twin Falls Star of the West #35, Wendell Idaho Falls #85, Idaho Falls Congratulations, everyone! A16 APPENDIX MEMBERSHIP CHALLENGE RESULTS

Before WGP John Snodderely and PGP Jim Grant are challenging the chapters to initiate 66 new members during the 2009-2010 term. If 66 new members are initiated, they will have their heads shaved. If we get 77 initiations, GSentinel Bob Barclay will shave his head! 100 initiations will result in the shaving of AGC Karen Juell’s locks! So, come on! We can do it! They don’t need their hair, right?

Goal-66 New Members New Members In Each Chapter as of 6/1/2010: Ruth #3 - 3 Martha #34 - 2 Adah #8 - 7 Crescent #43 - 3 Shoshone #10 - 2 Idaho #49 - 6 Laurel #13 - 1 Victory #60 - 4 Miriam #16 - 3 Pend d’Oreille #62 - 4 Loyaute #19 - 1 Golden Rod #64 - 1 Henrietta #21 - 1 Meridian Chapter #66 - 8 Electa #22 - 2 E-dah-ho #77 - 2 Twin Falls #29 - 12 Silver Star #83 - 4 Hermosa #32 - 5 Idaho Falls #85 - 3 Clover #33 – 1 Total Number of New Initiates = 75

After APPENDIX A17 BANQUETS AND LUNCHEONS

ALL MEMBERSHIP BANQUET, Sandi Shoemaker, GC: The “Musical Stars and Stripes” Session’s All Membership Banquet was held on Saturday, June 12, 2010 in Moscow. There were approximately 250 members and guests present. We were honored to be joined by MWGM Rennie Ofton and MWGP Fred Clarke as well his wife Margaret Clarke, Worthy Grand Esther and Sister Connie Woodward, Worthy Grand Ruth and her husband and escort, Roger. The tables were decorated by the Grand Offi cers and a few other wonderful members, with red, white and blue to go with the theme of the Worthy Grand Matron Lucy Miller and Worthy Grand Patron John Snodderely. All the table favors were pretty well gone. The University Inn was so ready for us that we were actually able to start our banquet a few minutes early. The Pledge of Allegiance was given, the National Anthem was sung as well as Oh Canada! The blessing was given by Grand Chaplain Cyndie Boller. Entertainment consisted of jokes told by members of Rob Morris #63; some of which were groaners. Everyone seemed to have a great time.

DISTINGUISHED GUEST LUNCHEON, Hazel Sutton, JPGM: The Distinguished Guest luncheon was held in the Silver Room of the University Inn in Moscow, Idaho, at 11:30 am on June 13, 2010. The 144 guests present were served beef stroganoff with a dessert of peanut butter and chocolate mousse layered and drizzled with raspberry sauce. Tables were decorated with red, white, and blue surrounding three American fl ags. Guests received refrigerator magnets of fl ags made from plastic canvas and yarn. Distinguished Guests Chairman Hazel Sutton welcomed the guests. PGP Jim Grant introduced the head table: WGM Lucy Miller, Escort Don Miller, MWGM Rennie Ofton, PGM Geraldine Berkey, WGP John Snodderley, Escort Susan Snodderley, MWGP Fred Clarke, and WGEsther Margaret Clarke. Also introduced were GGCCMs Joyce Roland and Joanna Davidson with A18 APPENDIX her escort Jim and youth leaders, Madison Kerr, GBHQ, Michael Lenker, SMC, Carolyn Bollar, GG, Don Nelson AGG, and Andy Christensen, SED. PGM Geraldine Berkey gave the invocation. Dinner was served. Jim Herndon, Most Illustrious Grand Sovereign, United Grand Imperial Council, Red Cross of Constantine was introduced and made brief remarks. WGM Lucy Miller and WGP John Snodderley gave remarks. A skit was performed. A technologically challenged Moses discussed the Ten Commandments with God portrayed by Mike Sutton and Jim Grant. Remarks were extended by MWGM Rennie Ofton and MWGP Fred Clarke. Hazel thanked Donna Busacker (3) for decorations, Sarah Austin (35) for helping with the favors, Mary Baldwin (83), Pauleen Grant (6), and Mike Sutton (3) for their help.

PAST GRANDS ASSOCIATION BANQUET, PGM Ferne Studebaker, President: The Past Grand’s Association Banquet was held in the Silver Room Monday evening at 5:30 pm. There were 85 in attendance. The theme for the evening was “Star Trails into the 21st Century,” the theme of the Grand Chapter Session in 1999-2000 under WGM Feme Studebaker and WGP Robert Grisham. PGP Stanley Barker served as Co-host with Sister Feme due to Brother Bob’s health and inability to attend the session. Table decorations were mirrors with Painted Ponies on top. They are part of President and Hostess Feme Studebaker’s collection. The head table’s fl oral decorations were Poinsettias, pinecones and roses, our fl owers, interspersed with the Painted Ponies. The favors consisted of wooden potpourri boxes with wire horses in the top design and note cards for the escorts. The tables had white table cloths and red napkins. Guests were served stuffed pork chops, salad, potato, vegetables, rolls and dessert. Honored Guests at the head table were introduced: MWGM Rennie Ofton, MWGP Fred Clarke, RW AGC Marianne Schenefelt, WG Ruth Connie Woodward, WG Esther Margaret Clarke, and their escorts. Idaho GGCCM present were: Joanna Davidson, Chapter Restoration; APPENDIX A19 Joyce Roland, ESTARL; Bert Johnson, Public Relations; and Jack Sage, Membership. Other GGCCM were: Brian Gross, Eastern Star Journal. Idaho and other jurisdictions PGMs and PGPs and escorts were asked to stand and given a hardy welcome. All were welcomed by PGM Feme Studebaker. PGP Stanley Barker gave the invocation. Memorial Candles were lit for PGP Eldon Willmschen by PGM Maxine Machamer and PGP David Olehy by PGM Inez Crothers. They were later extinguished by President Feme after the poem “You Will Be Remembered” was read. Initiation of JPGM Hazel Sutton and JPGP Jim Grant was written by PGM Feme called “Will you accept these Flowers?” (pansies and roses). Fun events of their term written by their Grand Offi cers attached to their individual fl owers along with a special ending about accepting their fl owers. They were then given the fl owers to place in vases. PGM Feme and PGP Stan were assisted by the Idaho General Grand Chapter Committee Members after which President Feme administered the Offi cial Initiation Ceremony written by PGM Loula Carpenter in 1935. Rebecca Price, WGM of Oregon, sang a melody of songs from our JPGM Hazel’s and JPGP Jim’s year. “Ornery” memberships were given to fi rst time attending distinguished guests by Glenadene Keister and assisted by the Idaho GGCCM’s. Remarks were made by several attending guests and members. Happy Trails was the closing ode sung by all and accompanied by Mary Lynne Nealis, PGM followed by the Benediction by President Feme Studebaker.

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES BANQUET, Marilyn Taylor (85): The Grand Representatives Banquet was held at the University Inn with President Martie Stamm presiding. Grand Representatives from Idaho representing other jurisdictions were introduced and all other Grand Representatives were acknowledged. Special guests were Phyllis Macon, President of the International Grand Representatives Association, WGM Lucy Miller and WGP John Snodderley. The meeting was held immediately following the banquet and election of offi cers found A20 APPENDIX Lenora Gregg as President, Vicki Chamberlain as Vice President and Marilyn Taylor as Secretary/Treasurer. They were installed by Martie Stamm. Everyone had a wonderful time and the room was fi lled with happy people.

ASSOCIATION REPORTS

PAST GRANDS ASSOCIATION MEETING, PGM Ferne Studebaker, President: The business meeting of the Association was held on June 12, 2010 in the Gold Room at the University Inn, Moscow, at 2:30 pm with 32 present. President Feme Studebaker called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. Stan Barker gave the invocation as Acting Vice President with the absence of PGP Bob Grisham due to health. Reports were given by the Secretary, Treasurer and Rose Fund Chairman. Balance of the Treasurer’s Report was $261.93. It was decided that the Secretary would send a letter to all non-paying members asking if they would prefer to be placed on an inactive list or bring their dues up to date. The name of Buckey Finley, PGP of Wyoming was added to our Membership List. Two amendments to the Association By-laws were read by Glenadene Keister, seconded and passed. Article VIII, Dues, Section 1. The annual dues shall be fi fteen dollars payable prior to or at the annual meeting, for each member of the Association. Dues must be current to hold an offi ce. Up to fi ve dollars of the dues shall be available for the Rose Fund. Article IX, Guests, Section 6 was changed to read: The Most Worthy Grand Matron’s and the Most Worthy Grand Patron’s spouses shall be guests of the Association at the annual banquet. (Note: The Grand Chapter pays for the MWGM’s and MWGP’s banquet tickets.) Election: President – Mary Hanson; Vice President – Jack Sage; Secretary – Glenadene Keister; Treasurer – Dorothy Hughes; Rose Fund – Joyce Roland. The meeting closed with the Mizpeh benediction at 3:50 pm. APPENDIX A21 Secretaries/Treasurers Association Report, Diana Palmer, (12), President: I would like to thank the Association for allowing me the opportunity to serve as your President this past year. Each of you is an important part of your Chapter and I know how hard you work in performing the important duties to which you were elected. In April a letter was sent to all Chapter Secretaries with the information for today’s luncheon, the School of Instruction and a reminder that it was time to pay Association dues. Invitations were sent to Emeritus Members Brother Harlow Kibbey and Sister Wanda Hinrichs. I also sent invitations to our Associate Grand Matron, Christy Schill- Newbold and our Associate Grand Patron, Larry Allen. I received acceptances from everyone. I received notifi cation of two deaths: Sister Mamie Resor, Past Treasurer from Idaho Chapter #49 in St. Maries, and Sister Evon Smith, Past Treasurer of Meridian Chapter #66. I would like to thank Sister Connie Turley for the hard work she did setting up the luncheon today and for the decorations. I also thank Sister Jenny Abell, Meals Chairman, for working with me. My heartfelt thanks goes to the new members of this Association who took on the position as offi cers: Sister Eleanor Rupp, Secretary; Sister Vicki Reynolds, Treasurer; and Sister Connie Turley, Coordinator. Each of you stepped in so graciously to carry on the fi ne work of this Association. In closing I would again like to thank the Association for three wonderful years as one of the Association’s Offi cers. It has been truly rewarding serving you. I know how important your job is to your Chapter and commend each Secretary and Treasurer on how well you perform that job by your record keeping and sharing the histories of your Chapters through your minutes. A22 APPENDIX GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE 2010 Financial Report

Income Grand Chapter 1,000.00 Meals 16,256.10 Total Income 17,256.10 Expense Meals 16,155.09 Rooms Hotel Microphones Organ transportation 150.00 Memorial Programs 60.00 Decorations 116.00 Meal supplies/paper 68.02 Tote Bags 50.00 Misc 5.48 Total Expenses 16,604.59 Net Income 651.51 Returned to Grand Chapter 651.51 -0- APPENDIX A23

DATES OF FUTURE GRAND CHAPTER SESSIONS

2011 SESSION June 5-7* Boise

2012 SESSION June 10-12 Idaho Falls

2013 SESSION June 9-11 Coeur d’Alene

2014 SESSION June 6-8 Boise Valley Area

*To secure an adequate meeting facility, the 2011 Grand Chapter Session will be moved back one week. A24 APPENDIX IDAHO SUBORDINATE CHAPTERS

2 Hugh Duncan Salmon 3 Ruth Pocatello 6 Mizpah Horseshoe Bend 8 Adah Boise 10 Shoshone Wallace 11 Mountain Queen Grangeville 12 Queen Esther Coeur d=Alene 13 Laurel Lewiston 14 Esther Blackfoot 16 Miriam Mountain Home 19 Loyaute Weiser 20 Lorraine Payette 21 Henrietta Idaho Falls 22 Electa Emmett 29 Twin Falls Twin Falls 32 Hermosa Caldwell 33 Clover Rathdrum 34 Martha Sandpoint 35 Star of the West Wendell 36 Cosmopolitan Gooding 39 Rupert Rupert 43 Crescent Kamiah 48 Potlatch Potlatch 49 Idaho St. Maries 51 Liberty Shelley 60 Victory Glenns Ferry 62 Pend d=Oreille Priest River 63 Rob Morris Kuna 64 Golden Rod Soda Springs 65 Boise Boise 66 Meridian Meridian 76 Valeria McCall 77 E-dah-ho Paul 79 Florence Challis 83 Silver Star Homedale 85 Idaho Falls Idaho Falls APPENDIX A25 HONORED STATION ORGANIST John and I appreciate all of our organists, especially when there was not an installed offi cer. Hugh Duncan #2 Phoebe Ann Finlayson Ruth #3 Sue Akersten Mizpah #6 Pete Nealis Protem Adah #8 Pete Nealis Protem Shoshone #10 Genevieve Paron Mountain Queen #11 Irene Simon Queen Esther #12 Claudette Rose Laurel #13 None Esther #14 Sondra Cullen Miriam #16 Ruth Schreiner Loyaute #19 Pete Nealis Protem Lorraine #20 Karen King Henrietta #21 Jan Brown Electa #22 Esther Pratt Twin Falls #29 Candace Hansing Hermosa #32 Lois Van Slyke Clover #33 Yvonne Wilbur Protem Martha #34 Donna Hamblin Star of the West #35 Donita Lancaster Cosmopolitan #36 Christine Celaya Rupert #39 Barbara Nyblad Crescent #43 None Potlatch #48 Jeanne Vaughn Idaho #49 Pete Nealis Protem Liberty #51 Sally Olson Victory #60 Dorothy Nichols Radiant #61 Lois Gross Pend d’Oreille #62 Yvonne Wilbur Protem Rob Morris #63 Lois Herr Golden Rod #64 Winifred Alldaffer Boise #65 Gailyn Combs Meridian #66 Wilma Ellensohn Valley #74 Pete Nealis Protem Valeria # 76 Carolyn Bollar E-dah-ho # 77 Peggy Gulbranson Florence # 79 Lenore Barrett Silver Star #83 Margaret Huff Idaho Falls # 85 Jan Brown PGM Yvonne Wilbur protemmed twice and PGM Pete Nealis traveled and protemmed fi ve times. A26 APPENDIX IDAHO PAST GRAND MATRONS

1966-67 Mrs. Elsie Lathen (Potlatch 48) 524 Ridge Road, Moscow 83843 1972-73 Mrs. Glenadene Keister (Hermosa 32) 20501 True Lane, Caldwell 83607 1975-76 Mrs. Darlene Schiers (Ruth 3) 670 Redman St., Pocatello 83202 1976-77 Mrs. Virginia M. King (Boise 65) 2060 Crystal Way, Boise 83706 1977-78 Mrs. Mary Ramseyer (Filer 40) 2236 E. 4300 N., Filer 83328 1979-80 Mrs. Shirley Butler (Gem 50) 924 Highway 32, Ashton 83420 1981-82 Mrs. Maxine Machamer (Twin Falls 29) 833 El Monte St., Twin Falls 83301 1983-84 Mrs. Dorothy Hughes (Idaho 49) 1940 Jefferson Avenue, St. Maries 83861 1984-85 Mrs. Janet Jensen-Fullmer (Liberty 51) 1855 Carmel Drive, Idaho Falls 83402 1985-86 Mrs. Rose Bolton (Hugh Duncan 2) 171 Corbett Lane, Salmon 83467 1987-88 Mrs. Geraldine Berkey (Martha 34) P. O. Box 262, Clark Fork 83811 1988-89 Mrs. Donita Lancaster (Star of the West 35) 212 Settlers Way West, Jerome 83338 1989-90 Mrs. Josephine Spraker (Harmony 44) 2652 N. 3300 W., Arco 83213 1990-91 Mrs. Kathleen Hovren (Florence 79) c/o 2333 Hillcrest Drive, Twin Falls ID 83301 1991-92 Mrs. Inez Crothers (Lincoln 42) P. O. Box 374, Shoshone 83352 1992-93 Mrs. Yvonne Wilbur (Queen Esther 12) 6609 E Maplewood Drive, Post Falls 83854 1993-94 Mrs. Joanna Davidson (Lorraine 20) 1674 Baker Lane, Payette 83661 1994-95 Mrs. Joyce Roland (Buhl 38) 708 - 13th Avenue N., Buhl 83316 1995-96 Mrs. Carol Wells (Mizpah 6) P. O. Box 396, Thornton CA 95686 1996-97 Mrs. Linda Hattrick (Meridian 66) P. O. Box 6098, Kingman AZ 86402 APPENDIX A27 1997-98 Mrs. Mary Hendrickson-Culver (Shoshone 10) P. O. Box 152, Smelterville 83848 1998-99 Mrs. Linda Angel (Clover 33 & Martha 34) 511 Juneberry Lane, Priest River, 83856 1999-2000 Mrs. Ferne Studebaker (Radiant 61) 12968 W. Tyhee Road, Tyhee 83202 2000-2001 Mrs. Mary Hanson (Mizpah 6) P. O. Box 27, Horseshoe Bend 83629 2001-2002 Mrs. Andrea Storjohann (Shoshone 10) 16458 N. Sitka Road, Rathdrum 83858 2002-2003 Mrs. Mary Stowell (Valeria 76 & Valley 74) P. O. Box 854, McCall 83638 2003-2004 Mrs. Darla Redman (E-dah-ho 77) P. O. Box 22, Albion 83311 2004-2005 Mrs. Nancy Ross (Ruth 3) 1833 N. Willow Glen Place, Star 83669 2005-2006 Mrs. Jo Ellen Reynalds (Shoshone 10 & Idaho 49) P. O. Box 231, Mullan 83846 2006-2007 Mrs. Carol Burbank (Hermosa 32) 722 N. Georgia Avenue, Caldwell 83605 2007-2008 Mrs. Mary Lynne “Pete” Nealis (Rob Morris 63) 310 Avenue D, Boise 83712 2008-2009 Mrs. Hazel Sutton (Pend d’Oreille 62 & Ruth 3) 1975 Ardella Drive, Pocatello 83201 2009-2010 Mrs. Lucy Miller (Meridian 66 & Miriam 16) 1175 NW Bluegrass Circle, Mountain Home 83647 A28 APPENDIX IDAHO PAST GRAND PATRONS

1967-68 Walter A. Culbertson (Radiant 61) 4846 Hawthorne Rd., #223, Chubbuck 83202 1970-71 William Grange (Magic 82) 5850 N. Five Mile Rd., #397, Boise 83713 1971-72 Harold Holm (Henrietta 21) 3310 Valencia Dr., #S207, Idaho Falls 83404 1974-75 Rex Benson (Potlatch 48) PO Box 266, Potlatch 83855 1976-77 George Strange (Lorraine 20) 7180 S. Whitley Road, Fruitland 83619 1983-84 Lavell Paige (Miriam 16) 2654 Pilgrim Lane, Boise 83704 1993-94 Stanley E. Barker (Mystic Star 81) 2417 Elmcrest Lane, Boise 83705 1994-95 Bob Hackett (Mizpah 6) 6989 Garden Glen Lane, Boise 83703 1996-97 Bert Johnson (Idaho 49) 609 Lilac Lane, St. Maries 83861 1997-98 Virgil Fenton (E-dah-ho 77) 214 Crescent Road, Rupert 83350 1998-99 Richard Kaiser (Idaho Falls 85 & Esther 14) 790 S. Stout Street, Blackfoot 83221 2000-2001 Jack Sage (Liberty 51 & Potlatch 48) 916 Fairview Drive, Moscow 83843 2001-2002 Harlow Kibbey (Adah 8) 10871 Marlinwood Drive, Boise 83713 2002-2003 Arthur Shoemaker (Boise 65 & Rob Morris 63) 5724 E. Oak Street, Nampa 83687 2004-2005 Dave Call (Hugh Duncan 2) 509 Eleventh Street, Salmon 83647 2006-2007 Marvin Gerking (Pend d’Oreille 62) 160 Tweedie Road, Blanchard 83804 2007-2008 Le Roy Austin (Star of the West 35) P. O. Box 162, Wendell 83355 2008-2009 Jim Grant (Mizpah 6) P. O. box 416, Horseshoe Bend 83629 2009-2010 John Snodderley (Queen Esther 12) 716 E. 18th Street, Post Falls 83854 APPENDIX A29 2009 IDAHO GRAND REPRESENTATIVES

ALABAMA Don Bohon (77) 1/1/2011 236 S. 750 W., Paul 83347 ALBERTA Patrick Murphy (74) 12/31/2010 173 Spink Lane, McCall 83638 ARIZONA Bev McKay (66) 1/1/2011 2122 Goldwing Way, Boise 83709 ARKANSAS Gene Foster (76/19) 1/1/2012 P .O. Box 182, Council 83612 AUSTRALIA Vicki Chamberlain (33) 12/31/2011 8020 E. Elde Drive, Spokane WA 99212 BOLIVIA Frank Hernandez (64) 1/1/2011 240 Ashland Drive, Soda Springs 83276 BRITISH COLUMBIA & YUKON Barbara Hilton (34) 12/31/2011 1568 E. Dufort Road, Sagle 83860 CALIFORNIA Roberta Smith (10) 12/31/2011 P. O. Box 385, Silverton 83867 COLORADO Marion Weitfl e (85) 12/31/2010 2467 W. Barberry Lane, Idaho Falls 83402 CONNECTICUT Connie Doty (3) 12/31/2010 5049 Whitaker Rd., Pocatello 83202 DELAWARE Terry Olsen (65) 12/31/2010 205 W. 40th St., #21, Boise 83714 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Kay Lynn Smith (14) 3/1/2012 Rt. 1, Box 370, Arco 83213 FLORIDA Rita Webster (14) 1/1/2010 221 Parker Street, Blackfoot 83221 GEORGIA Connie Turley (13) 12/31/2011 149 Durango Court, Lenore 83541 ILLINOIS Melody Cobb (83) 10/31/2010 24494 Howe Road, Parma 83660 INDIANA Karen Menz (8) 12/31/2010 3822 N. Tattenham Way, Boise 83713 IOWA Nancy Kerr (34) 4/1/2011 434 Selkirk Road, Sandpoint 83864 KANSAS Kim Leverenz (66) 1/1/2012 2901 Tamarack Drive, Boise 83703 KENTUCKY Henrietta Andress (22) 12/31/2010 P. O. Box 905, Emmett 83617 LOUISIANA PJ Sandstrom (19) 12/31/2011 626 McGlinchey, Meridian 83646 A30 APPENDIX MAINE Pam Hult (51) 3/1/2011 349 N. Alvey Ln., Meridian 83642 MANITOBA Launa Lee (3) 12/31/2011 34779 Summit Drive, Pocatello 83201 MARYLAND J Sherwin Wilson (22) 12/31/2011 135 S. 21st St., Payette 83661 MASSACHUSETTS Evelyn Strand (79) 12/31/2011 P. O. Box 377, Challis 83226 MICHIGAN Brenda Cox (20) 1/1/2011 P. O. Box 669, Ontario OR 97914 MINNESOTA Patricia Mason (33) 12/31/2011 P. O. Box 2710, Hayden Lake 83835 MISSISSIPPI Tom Newbry (35) 12/31/2011 147 N. Hagerman St., Wendell 83355 MISSOURI Nancy Diaz (64) 1/1/2012 575 S. Adams Avenue, Blackfoot 83221 MONTANA Jim Schill (32) 1/1/2012 322 W. Hazel Street, Caldwell 83605 NEBRASKA Jane Bahr (36/8) 10/1/2011 6703 Newman St., Boise 83704 NEVADA Jessie Michaelson (8) 12/31/2011 418 Summer Court, Nampa 83686 NEW BRUNSWICK Janet Wheeler (64) 12/31/2011 336 River Road, Grace 83241 NEW HAMPSHIRE Gerald Riggs (12) 1/1/2011 1673 W. Dartmouth Circle, Coeur d’Alene 83815 NEW JERSEY Rod Glauner (36) 1/8/2012 317 California St., Gooding 83330 NEW MEXICO Kimberly Campbell (6) 1/1/2011 11506 W. Zachary Ave., Nampa 83651 NEW YORK Delta Holloway (22) 12/31/2012 411 Cashmere Road, Boise 83702 NORTH CAROLINA Lois Gross (3) 1/1/2012 910 McKinley Avenue, Pocatello 83201 NORTH DAKOTA Beverly Hibbard (13) 1/1/2011 513 N. Van Buren St., Moscow 83843 NOVA SCOTIA & PEI Paul Lesneski (35) 12/31/2010 3403 S. 1900 E., Wendell 83355 OHIO Susan Walker (16) 1/1/2011 1415 N. 3rd E., Mountain Home 83647 APPENDIX A31 OKLAHOMA Peggy Gulbranson (77) 12/31/201109 165 N. 300 E., Rupert 83350 ONTARIO Donna Pence 12/31/2010 1960 US Hwy 26, Gooding 83330 OREGON Lovina Bills (21) 12/31/2010 2023 W. 49th S., Idaho Falls 83402 PENNSYLVANIA Joan Heisch (49) 1/1/2013 910 W. Palouse River Drive, Moscow 83843 PUERTO RICO Marjorie Harlan (16) 1/1/2012 302 S. Cold Springs Road, Hammett 8327 QUEBEC Vicki Straw (32/83) 1/1/2013 27110 Hatch Lane, Parma 83660 RHODE ISLAND Sharon Bauman (61) 12/31/2010 1543 Zener St., Pocatello 83201 SAO PAULO, BZ Moira Block (12) 12/31/2012 2103 E. Crestline Drive, Coeur d’Alene 83814 SASKATCHEWAN Evelyn Whitaker (14) 12/31/2010 220 NE Main Street, Blackfoot 83221 SCOTLAND Judith Carroll (21) 12/31/2011 3102 Londonderry Avenue, Idaho Falls 83404 SOUTH CAROLINA Anne Seastrom (6) 12/31/2011 P. O. Box 470, Cascade 83611 SOUTH DAKOTA Elizabeth Baker (63) 12/31/2011 775 Owyhee Street, Kuna 83634 TENNESSEE Chuck Reynalds (10) 1/1/2011 P. O. Box 231, Mullan 83846 TEXAS Rick Rowe (29) 12/31/201109 736 Juniper Street, Twin Falls 83301 UTAH Mitzi Brooks (39) 12/31/2010 932 E. 18th Way, Burley 83318 VERMONT Peggy Miller (12) 1/1/2011 3614 Belmont Rd., Coeur d’Alene 83814 VIRGINIA Doniece Dennis (12) 12/31/2011 1239 E. Wilbur Avenue, Coeur d’Alene 83815 WASHINGTON Arlene Kolar (6) 1/1/2012 P. O. Box 115, Horseshoe Bend 83629 WEST VIRGINIA Irene Brown (21) 12/31/2011 2405 S. Charlotte Drive, Idaho Falls 83402 WISCONSIN Nancy Locey (19) 12/31/2010 1357 W. 2nd St., Weiser 83672 WYOMING Lillian Weinberg (21) 12/31/2011 864 Clairview Lane, Idaho Falls 83402 A32 APPENDIX 2009 GRAND REPRESENTATIVES OF IDAHO IN OTHER GRAND JURISDICTIONS

ALABAMA Martha Sanders 1/1/2013 524 Thorn Place, Montgomery AL 36106 ALBERTA Sharon Litke 12/31/2012 Box 383, Forestburg AB T0B 1N0 ARIZONA Moira Blanton 1/1/2013 18405 S. Weaver Mtn. Road, Peeples Valley AZ 836332 ARKANSAS Pat Alge 1/1/2012 6150 Blevins Road, Harrison AR 72601 AUSTRALIA Spencer Leslie Swann PWGP 12/31/2011 77 Lampson St., Sunnybank QLD 4109 BOLIVIA Gladys C. de Torrez Until Further Notice

BRITISH COLUMBIA & YUKON Ralph Odendahl 12/31/2011 3443 Nicola Street, #304, Kamloops BC V2C 5X6 CALIFORNIA Sandra Bell 12/31/2011 725 Point Sur, Oceanside CA 92054 COLORADO Dee James 12/31/2012 P. O. Box 494, Ouray CO 81427 CONNECTICUT Sister Dale Seaburg 12/31/2012 11505 Johnson Circle, Tavares FL 32778 DELAWARE Betty Swain 12/31/2012 12 Fithian Drive, New Castle DE 19720 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA John Garrison 3/1/2012 7004 40th Avenue, University Park MD 20782 FLORIDA Helein Hitchcock 6/30/2012 3645 Carter Road, Mims FL 32754 GEORGIA Annette Collins 12/31/2011 125 Pins Street Ext. 12, Baxley GA 31513 ILLINOIS Audrey Linde 10/31/2012 2540 Silver Creek Drive, Franklin Park IL 60131 INDIANA Linda Shepherd 12/31/2012 7569 Sugar Grove Road, Economy IN 47339 IOWA Janice Alger 4/1/2013 4120 280th Avenue, Dickens IA 51333 KANSAS Bernard Rohde 1/1/2012 1717 5th Street, Clay Center KS 67432 KENTUCKY Wanda McCullah 12/31/2012 2185 Sandhill Road, Whitley City KY 42653 LOUISIANA Peggy Pourciau 12/31/2011 734 Highway 361, Evergreen LA 71333 APPENDIX A33 MAINE Judith Bourget 3/1/2013 95 Grant Road, Litchfi eld ME 04350 MANITOBA Kenneth Warren 12/31/2011 5 Country Land W., P. O. Box 68, Steep Rock MB R0C 2Y0 MARYLAND Joan Elliott 12/31/2011 1355 Market Street, Denton MD 21629 MASSACHUSETTS Esther Williams 12/31/2011 P. O. Box 241, Haydenville MA 02039 MICHIGAN Elizabeth “Betty” Heness 1/1/2013 291 Rising Fawn Trail, Roscommon MI 48653 MINNESOTA Faye Swanstrom 12/31/2011 9379 Pequay Lake Road, Duluth MN 55803 MISSISSIPPI Bobby Harper 12/31/2011 63139 Highway 25 N., Smithville MS 38870 MISSOURI Berniece Grotewiel 1/1/2012 1388 Matthew Street, Fulton MO 65251 MONTANA Margie Matovich 1/1/2012 P. O. Box 21, Grass Range MT 59032 NEBRASKA David Wetrosky 10/1/2011 331 Pinewood Drive, Nebraska City NE 68410 NEVADA Donna Culp 12/31/2012 226 Flora Drive, Spring Creek NV 89815 NEW BRUNSWICK Carrie Weaver 12/31/2011 303 Main St., Doaktown NB E9C 1A9 NEW HAMPSHIRE Julie Durgin 1/1/2013 64 W. Main Street, Warner NH 03278 NEW JERSEY Roberta Shontz 9/30/2012 616 Birmingham Road, Southampton NJ 08088 NEW MEXICO Shirley Blair 1/1/2013 1103 Baylor Drive, Roswell NM 88203 NEW YORK Janice Armer 4/1/2012 43 Grand Street, #1, Amsterdam NY 12010 NORTH CAROLINA J. M. Thomas 1/1/2012 139 Pearson Drive, Morganton NC 28655 NORTH DAKOTA Janice Talley 8/1/2011 P. O. Box 7, Lansford ND 58750 NOVA SCOTIA & PEI Rose Salmons 12/31/2012 16 Brookside Road, Truro NS B2N 2Y1 OHIO Carol Shindeldecker 1/1/2013 2729 Orchard Run, Dayton OH 45449 A34 APPENDIX OKLAHOMA Jennifer McKinney 1/1/2012 5009 S. Deborah Drive, Oklahoma City OK 73129 ONTARIO Norma Elliott 12/31/2012 6180 Elliott Line, RR #2, Florence ON N0P 1R0 OREGON Herold Reid 12/31/2012 307 SW 2nd, Milton Freewater OR 97862 PENNSYLVANIA Ruth Holland 1/1/201210 30094 Ritner Highway, Carlisle PA 17013 PUERTO RICO Carmen Sayenga 1/1/2012 Villa Interamericana D-21 Calle 3, San German PR 00683 QUEBEC Heather Larocque 1/1/2013 208 Smith Hill Road, Glen Sutton QC J0E 2K0 RHODE ISLAND Joyce Mowry 12/31/2012 26 Quissett Road, Mendon MA 01756 SAO PAULO Marcela Candido Lopes 12/31/2012 Rua Dr. Napoleao Laureno No. 437 Jd. Primavera Cafelandia Sao Paulo Brazil ZC 16500 000 SASKATCHEWAN Barbara Green 12/31/2012 331 Pendygrasse Road, #5, Saskatoon SK S7M 4R3 SCOTLAND Isabel Girdwood Life 95 Harburn Drive, West Calder EH55 8AN SOUTH CAROLINA George Thompson 12/31/2011 3454 Victorian Hills Drive, Richburg SC 29729 SOUTH DAKOTA Mary Ann Erickson 12/31/2011 47812 330th Street, Jefferson SD 57038 TENNESSEE Georgia Wilson 1/1/2013 570 Wilder Highway, Alpine TN 38543 TEXAS Wannelle Mikeworth 12/31/2011 3612 Gulf Avenue, Midland TX 79707 UTAH Meghan Mapes 12/31/2012 8486 S. 2880 W., #513, West Jordan UT 84088 VERMONT Vincent Comegno 1/1/2013 129 Raceway Road, Jerico VT 05465 VIRGINIA Norman Mayo 12/31/2011 3108 Jessie Court, Fairfax VA 22030 WASHINGTON Jeannette Carroll 1/1/2012 31025 E. Lake Morton Drive SE, Kent WA 98042 WEST VIRGINIA Loretta Dorsey 12/31/2011 P. O. Box 137, Nettie WV 26681 WISCONSIN Bonnie Preuschl 12/31/2012 536 Highland Avenue, Beloit WI 53511 WYOMING Joanne Conroy 12/31/2011 660 Adams Street, Green River WY 82935 APPENDIX A35 SUBORDINATE CHAPTER SECRETARIES

2 Hugh Duncan Aloha Perry Salmon 207 W. Fourth Ave., Salmon 83467 3 Ruth Launa Lee Pocatello 3479 Summit Drive, Pocatello 83201 [email protected] 6 Mizpah Teri Nealis Horseshoe Bend 2606 N. 31st St., Boise 83703 [email protected] 8 Adah Vicki Reynolds Boise 4004 Northbridge Way, Boise 83706 [email protected] 10 Shoshone Melanie Fausett Wallace P O Box 420, Silverton 83867 [email protected] 11 Mt. Queen Rachel Cox Grangeville 1007 Scott St., Grangeville 83530 12 Queen Esther Diana Palmer Coeur d’Alene 750 Minnesota Ave., Hayden 83835 [email protected] 13 Laurel Connie Turley Lewiston 149 Durango Court, Lenore 83541 [email protected] 14 Esther Brenda Windous Blackfoot P O Box 80, Moreland 83256 [email protected] 16 Miriam Marlene Osborn Mountain Home 1850 N. 7th E., Mountain Home 83647 [email protected] 19 Loyaute Sue Warner Weiser 4256 Landore Rd., Council 83612 [email protected] 20 Lorraine Nina Strange Payette 7180 Whitley Dr., Fruitland 83619 21 Henrietta Joanne Galbraith Idaho Falls P. O. Box 50272, Idaho Falls 83405 [email protected] 22 Electa Norma Varner Emmett 3424 W Sales Yard Rd., Emmett 83617 [email protected] 29 Twin Falls Maxine Machamer, PGM Twin Falls 833 El Monte, Twin Falls 83301 butterfl [email protected] A36 APPENDIX 32 Hermosa Mary Confer Caldwell 20503 True Lane, Caldwell 83607 fmconfer@heritagewifi .net 33 Clover Kathy Rigoli Rathdrum P O Box 634, Post Falls 83877 [email protected] 34 Martha Linda Angel, PGM Sandpoint 511 Juneberry Ln., Priest River 83856 [email protected] 35 Star of the West Nina Newbry Wendell 147 N. Hagerman St., Wendell 83355 [email protected] 36 Cosmopolitan Judy Demaray Gooding 1542 Syringa Circle, Gooding 83330 [email protected] 39 Rupert Melba Merkey Burley 975 N. 600 E., Rupert 83350 [email protected] 43 Crescent Roberta Gibbs Kamiah P O Box 486, Grangeville 83530 48 Potlatch Minnie Benson Potlatch P O Box 276, Potlatch 83855 49 Idaho Dorothy Hughes, PGM St. Maries 1940 W. Jefferson Ave., St. Maries 83861 [email protected] 51 Liberty Teresa Carlson Shelley 5760 S. 55 W., Idaho Falls 83402 [email protected] 60 Victory Kay Neal Glenns Ferry P O Box 354, Glenns Ferry 83623 62 Pend d’Oreille Eleanor Rupp Priest River 4589 E. Aspen Way, Post Falls 83854 63 Rob Morris Cammy Baldwin Kuna 23940 Tyler Ln., Middleton 83644 [email protected] 64 Golden Rod Joan Davis Soda Springs P. O. Box 796, Soda Springs 83276 [email protected] 65 Boise Dawn Barnes Boise 5251 W. Boone Ct., Boise 83705 [email protected] APPENDIX A37 66 Meridian Cyndie Bollar Meridian P O Box 191217, Boise 83719 [email protected] 76 Valeria Mary Stowell, PGM McCall P O Box 854, McCall 83638 [email protected] 77 E-dah-ho Bonnie Fenton Paul 214 Crescent Rd., Rupert 83350 [email protected] 79 Florence Charlene Anderson Challis P O Box 192, Challis 83226 [email protected] 83 Silver Star Ava Black Homedale 10675 Tahiti St., Boise 83713 [email protected] 85 Idaho Falls Marilyn Taylor Idaho Falls P O Box 2552, Idaho Falls 83403 [email protected] A38 APPENDIX 2009-2010 WORTHY MATRONS

2 Hugh Duncan Diana Harrison P. O. Box 88, Carmen 83462 3 Ruth Daveta Ulrich 238 Roosevelt Avenue, Pocatello 83201 6 Mizpah Kim Campbell 4418 N. Alester Ave., Meridian 83646 8 Adah Jessie Michaelson 418 Summer Court, Nampa 83686 10 Shoshone Andrea Storjohann 16458 N. Sitka Road, Rathdrum 83858 11 Mt. Queen Lenora Gregg 650 Whitetail Dr., Grangeville 83530 12 Queen Esther Moira Block 2103 E. Crestline Dr., Coeur d’Alene 83814 13 Laurel Judy Gearing 2028 Grelle Avenue, Lewiston 83501 14 Esther Rita Webster 221 Parker Avenue, Blackfoot 83221 16 Miriam Kittie Paige 2654 Pilgrim Lane, Boise 83704 19 Loyaute Naomi Field 1270 W. 9th Street, Weiser 83672 20 Lorraine Brenda Cox P. O. Box 669, Ontario OR 97914 21 Henrietta Karen Juell 260 Marjacq Avenue, Idaho Falls 83401 22 Electa Delta Holloway 41 Cashmere Road, Boise 83702 29 Twin Falls Sue Remaley 326 Casa Grande Ct., Twin Falls 83301 32 Hermosa Lorelie Dickman HC 79 Box 100B, Melba 83641 33 Clover Joan Kershner 19018 W. Kershner Ln., Medical Lk WA 99022 34 Martha Carol Kunzeman 1175 Fontaine Drive, Ponderay 83852 35 Star of the West Carol Austin P. O. Box 162, Wendell 83355 36 Cosmopolitan Debbie Basterrechea 630 Pine Street, Gooding 83330 APPENDIX A39 39 Rupert Barbara Noss 1413 G Street, Rupert 83350 43 Crescent Barbara Bonham P. O. Box 600, Kooskia 83539 48 Potlatch Marjie Sage 916 Fairview, Moscow 83843 49 Idaho Liz Hughes 140 Powell Road, St. Maries 83861 51 Liberty Gladys Merrell 3730 Samuel, Ammon 83406 60 Victory Vicki Reynolds 4004 Northbridge Way, Boise 83706 62 Pend d’Oreille Nellie Shea 308 Dixon, Priest River 83856 63 Rob Morris Sandi Shoemaker 5724 E. Oak Street, Nampa 83687 64 Golden Rod Connie Squires 470 N. 7 E., Soda Springs 83276 65 Boise Gladys Allen P. O. Box 190066, Boise 83719 66 Meridian Diana Bush 3308 Parkview Way, Nampa 83687 76 Valeria Susan Foster P. O. Box 182, Council 83612 77 E-dah-ho Marianne Bohon 236 S. 750 W., Paul 83347 79 Florence Evelyn Strand P O Box 377, Challis 83226 83 Silver Star Melody Cobb 24494 Howe Road, Parma 83660 85 Idaho Falls Dianne Gates 780 N. Robins Ave., Idaho Falls 83404 A40 APPENDIX GENERAL GRAND CHAPTER OFFICERS 2009-2012

Most Worthy Grand Matron Rennie Ofton 131 Andricks Drive, San Antonio TX 78223 [email protected] Most Worthy Grand Patron Frederick Clarke (Margaret) 21 Hidden Meadows Place, Coldbrook NS B4R 0A3 [email protected] Right Worthy Associate Grand Matron Bobbie White (James) 1578 Kanawha Blvd. E. #4A, Charleston WV 25311 [email protected] Right Worthy Associate Grand Patron John E. Grobler (Barbara) 2440 140th Ave. NE, #13, Bellevue WA 98005 [email protected] Right Worthy Grand Secretary Alma Lynn Bane (Charles) 1618 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20009 [email protected] Right Worthy Grand Treasurer Glenda Winchester (Harold) P. O. Box 70, Six Mile SC 29682 Right Worthy Grand Conductress Helen Westmoreland P. O. Box 68, UPS-94 Aurora St., Valparaiso FL 32580 [email protected] Right Worthy Associate Grand Conductress Marianne Shenefelt (Frank) 6426 Main Street, Cheyenne WY 82009 [email protected] Right Worthy Grand Trustee, Chair. Michael Berry 5805 Glen Park Rd., Louisville KY 40222 [email protected] Right Worthy Grand Trustee Paula M. Argus 1687 E. 6525 S., Salt Lake City UT 84121 [email protected] Right Worthy Grand Trustee Betty Briggs (Bill) 2403 Camelot Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids IA 52405 [email protected] Worthy Grand Chaplain Elizabeth Bordeaux (Robert) 1255 Lynx Bend, San Antonio TX 78251 [email protected] Worthy Grand Marshal Mary Lockridge (Gary) 541 Langfi eld, Northville MI 48167 [email protected] Worthy Grand Organist Rosemary Swetland 1276 FM 2497, Diboll TX 75941 [email protected] APPENDIX A41 Worthy Grand Adah Marilyn Woods 1912 Gravois Road, High Ridge MO 63049 [email protected] Worthy Grand Ruth Connie Woodward 378 Brewery Lane, Orillia ON L3V 7H8 conwd4@ rogers.com Worthy Grand Esther Margaret Clarke (Fred) 21 Hidden Meadows Place, Coldbrook NS B4R 0A3 [email protected] Worthy Grand Martha Diane Peters 3702 Sumter Forest Drive, Little Rock AR 72212 [email protected] Worthy Grand Electa Elizabeth Roach P. O. Box 163, Stonewall LA 71078 [email protected] Worthy Grand Warder Vivian Chrisopulos 3661 Forest Run Drive, Richfi eld OH 44286 [email protected] Right Worthy Grand Sentinel Robert Penoyer (Mariel) 613 Misty Hill Lane, Dallastown PA 17313 [email protected] A42 APPENDIX NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF GRAND SECRETARIES WITH MONTH OF GRAND CHAPTER SESSION

Alabama Elaine Springsteen October 1423 Upper Kingston Rd., Prattville AL 36067 Alberta Lee Clay June 330 12th Avenue SW, Calgary AB T2R 0H2 Arizona Diana Houlette August 4600 N. 24th St., Phoenix AZ 85016 Arkansas Annie Ruth Bryant December 3602 Nitawood Drive, Little Rock AR 72206 Australia Lorraine Ellison June P O Box 574, Lithgow, NSW 2790 Australia Bolivia Maria Teresa Rejas Pessoa July #47 Calle Begonias, Barrio Sirari Santa Cruz, Bolivia British Columbia Sheila Carlson May 20604-95th Avenue, Langley BC V1M 1H8 California Maryann Barrios October 16960 Bastanchury Rd., Ste. E, Yorba Linda CA 92886 Colorado Valeria Grundvig September 2445 S. Quebec St. Ste. B, Denver CO 80231 Connecticut Marilyn C. Mattoon, PGM April P. O. Box 143, Plymouth CT 06782 Delaware Joan Edwards, PGM May 6112 W. Denney’s Rd., Dover DE 19901 District of Columbia Jane Grolig May 122 “C” St. NW, Ste. 115, Washington, DC 20001 Florida Linda Dudley April P. O. Box 97, Bonifay FL 32425 Georgia Mike Looney June P. O. Box 5820, Alpharetta GA 30023 Illinois Janice Shank October P. O. Box 317, Macon IL 62544 Indiana Jonny Beeler June 890 Red Skelton Circle, Franklin IN 46131 Iowa Nancy Niday October P. O. Box 72, Knoxville IA 50138 Kansas Helen Ohlsson April 3400 SW Van Buren St., Ste. 110, Topeka KS 66611 Kentucky Carolyn Perkins October P. O. Box 7, LaGrange KY 40031 Louisiana Terrie C. Castay March P. O. Box 740412, New Orleans LA 70174 APPENDIX A43 Maine Corley Anne Byras May P. O. Box 119, Bowdoinham ME 04008 Manitoba Elizabeth Evans May 52-525 Cathcart Ave., Winnipeg MB R3R 0S6 Maryland Donna Almony May 304 International Circle, Cockeysville MD 21030 Massachusetts Karen Grabau May P. O. Box 600583, Newtonville MA 02460 Michigan Mary A. Ivey October 13464 Preston Dr., Ste. 250, Marshall MI 49068 Minnesota Glen Carlson May 11501 Masonic Home Dr., Bloomington MN 55437 Mississippi Darlene Roberts April 138 Northshore Way, Madison MS 39110 Missouri Brenda Austin October 6033 Masonic Drive, Ste. C, Columbia MO 65202 Montana Carol Zahntner June P. O. Box 330, White Sulphur Springs, MT 59645 Nebraska Jan Thoman May P. O. Box 156, Fremont NE 68026 Nevada Barbara L. Redmond September 1825 Pocono Ct., Sparks NV 89434 New Brunswick Doug Swan July 169 St. John Street, Woodstock NB E7M 2T9 New Hampshire Jean Van Stelten August P. O. Box 215, Tilton NH 03276 New Jersey Ella Kovash May 111 Finderne Ave., Bridgewater NJ 08807 New Mexico Barbara Eichmuller October 1602 S. Saddler St., Deming NM 88030 New York Lois M. Carlsen October P. O. Box 908, Rockville Center, NY 11571 North Carolina Frieda Nettles June P. O. Box 1660, Apex NC 27502 North Dakota Roberta Kloster June 1405 N. 3rd Street, Fargo ND 58102 Nova Scotia & PEI Betty Ann Loughnan July 2375 Roosevelt Dr., Halifax NS B3L 3H8 Ohio Roberta David October 2163 Crab Tree Dr., Beavercreek OH 45431 Oklahoma Shirley Niehoff October 1415 N. Walnut, Guthrie OK 73044 Ontario Lynne Atkinson August 413 Drew St., Woodstock OON N4S 4V3 A44 APPENDIX Oregon Chris Nacheff Maneker June 707 Main St., #400, Oregon City OR 97045 Pennsylvania Mary Ann Rhode June P. O. Box 8, Womelsdorf PA 19567 Puerto Rico Iris Violeta Diaz de Rivero May P. O. Box 810255 AMF Carolina PR 009801 Quebec Anita Young, PGM October 1301 Barsalou, Chambly QC J3L 2X8 Rhode Island Robert Kane, PGP October 95 Farnum Rd., Warwick RI 02888 Sao Paulo Maria das Gracas da Silva Vasconcelos March Rue Miguel Antonio Duque #445, Prq Mansur Daud San Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo BZ 15070-630 Saskatchewan Janet Zondervan April Box 587, Moosomin SK S0G 3N0 Scotland Elizabeth French April & October 143 W. Regent St., Glasgow G2 2SG South Carolina Mary Coggins June P. O. Box 866, Elgin SC 29045 South Dakota Eileen Harmes, PGM October 513 W. Fourth Ave., Mitchell SD 57301 Tennessee Jean Vincent, PGM April 1007 Hyndsver Rd., Martin TN 38237 Texas Marlene Scholar August 1503 W. Division St., Arlington TX 76012 Utah Shanna Minert October 4034 S. 750 W., Ogden UT 84405 Vermont Jerri Riegler June 65 Lindale Dr., Colchester VT 05446 Virginia Beverley Brooks May 4101 Nine Mile Rd., Richmond VA 23223 Washington Sandra Henry June 615 North St. SE, Tumwater WA 98501 West Virginia Carolyn Davis October P. O. Box 39, Philippi WV 26416 Wisconsin Sharon Swartwout May 36275 Sunset Dr., Dousman WI 53118 Wyoming Sheralyn Farnham August 1613 Ord Street, Laramie WY 82070

Alma Lynn Bane, Right Worthy Grand Secretary General Grand Chapter, O.E.S. 1618 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20009 APPENDIX A45 FORMER IDAHO CHAPTERS Merge Chapter Merged Date Name # City With 12/31/1880 Mt. Idaho 1 Mt. Idaho Charter surrendered 12/14/1997 Naomi 4 Albion E-dah-ho 77 10/30/1893 Golden Rule 5 Rocky Bar Charter surrendered 9/12/1904 Mtn. Gem 7 Lewiston Charter arrested 4/27/1998 Ruby 9 Moscow Idaho 49 6/11/1922 Golden Star 15 Bellevue Charter surrendered 12/5/1999 Betsy Ross 17 Montpelier Golden Rod 64 11/14/1988 Syringa 18 Harrison Idaho 49 5/28/1998 Bethany 23 Hailey Lincoln 42 2/17/1913 Cambridge 24 Cambridge Charter surrendered 11/14/1988 Primrose 25 Nez Perce Crescent 43 1908 Adelaide 26 Silver City Charter surrendered 9/3/1981 Lily 27 Genesse Charter surrendered 6/3/1999 Bunker Hill 28 Kellogg Shoshone 10 3/10/2000 Nampa 30 Nampa Meridian 66 9/21/2004 Moyea 31 Bonners Ferry Martha 34 1/14/1994 Friendship 37 Arco Harmony 44 5/1/1996 Buhl 38 Buhl Filer 40 12/12/2006 Filer 40 Filer Twin Falls 29 1977 Alta 41 Spirit Lake Clover 33 11/19/2004 Lincoln 42 Shoshone Cosmopolitan 36 12/31/2009 Harmony 44 Mackay Charter surrendered 1/14/1993 Mulida 45 Mullan Shoshone 10 3/23/2001 Evergreen 46 Burley Rupert 39 5/2/2001 Hollister 47 Hollister Filer 40 12/5/1999 Gem 50 Ashton Henrietta 21 12/14/1982 Mt. Olive 52 Parma Hermosa 32 1981 Craigmountain 53 Craigmont Rose Croix 58 6/1/1995 St. Anthony 55 St. Anthony Gem 50 11/14/1988 Cambridge 56 Cambridge Loyaute 19 12/6/1993 Oro 57 Orofi no Crescent 43 9/8/2003 Rose Croix 58 Winchester Mt. Queen 11 9/24/1989 Bright Star 59 Dubois Henrietta 21 2/20/2010 Radiant 61 Pocatello Ruth 3 1/13/1986 Canyon 67 Kendrick Laurel 13 1/2/1982 Norida 68 Worley Idaho 49 5/25/1994 Acacia 69 Malad Ruth 3 6/1/1948 Elk River 70 Elk River Charter surrendered 1981 Lakeview 71 American Falls Ruth 3 2/21/1997 Richfi eld 72 Richfi eld Jerome 54 4/7/1977 Pine 73 Bovill Potlatch 48 1/7/2010 Valley 74 Cascade Mizpah 6 2/1/1983 Beulah 75 Wilder Silver Star 83 3/25/1995 Hagerman 78 Hagerman Star of the West 35 8/19/1989 Rainbow 80 Nampa Nampa 30 1/1/2007 Mystic Star 81 Boise Boise 65 6/25/1996 Magic 82 Twin Falls Twin Falls 29 6/3/1999 Rose Lake 84 Cataldo Charter surrendered A46 APPENDIX 2009 Annual Returns to the Grand Chapter of Idaho 2009 Star ofStar the West 52 0 0 0 52 0 0 1 2 3 49 3 12 1 2 490.00 4.90 485.10 2 Duncan Hugh 3 Ruth6 Mizpah8 Adah 75 2 0 94 51 106 1 0 0 9 0 1 77 2 1 0 0 1 2 96 52 118 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 10 2 73 4 0 0 11 2 0 2 85 4 50 114 9 1 13 -8 7 8 24 0 17 8 5 7 5 3 730.00 11 9 1,140.00 7.30 850.00 500.00 11.40 722.70 8.50 1,128.60 5.00 841.50 495.00 36 Cosmopolitan39 66 Rupert 43 Crescent44 0 Harmony48 Potlatch 85 0 1 0 0 49 56 2 66 38 0 0 0 0 1 0 86 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 52 2 56 2 40 2 10 5 38 0 1 61 11 0 12 2 2 74 5 5 5 2 11 1 56 7 0 0 20 45 6 12 29 56 4 34 5 2 4 2 8 610.00 11 2 2 740.00 12 6.10 0 3 0 7.40 603.90 6 450.00 732.60 0.00 340.00 4.50 - 3.40 445.50 336.60 0.00 10 Shoshone11 Queen Mt. 12 Queen Esther13 Laurel 14 Esther16 Miriam19 91 137 Loyaute20 52 Lorraine 2 021 Henrietta 022 88 Electa 8529 0 0 Falls Twin 132 1 1 46 Hermosa33 75 0 0 72 Clover 34 59 0 0 0 1 Martha 73 1 190 1 1 137 93 2 1 1 0 283 53 0 1 0 0 0 124 5 0 0 0 0 0 89 87 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 115 0 0 0 48 2 0 3 5 78 73 2 8 60 2 3 191 74 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 12 0 0 292 10 3 3 0 4 0 125 3 130 2 3 83 0 4 5 0 0 3 12 1 0 50 1 3 5 2 8 4 2 118 2 0 7 2 2 0 84 2 3 83 0 1 11 0 3 0 5 7 24 6 0 47 16 4 7 2 2 4 73 25 66 2 18 175 54 2 -1 19 72 274 2 15 4 12 13 2 6 5 1 117 9 1 1 1 2 28 23 1,250.00 0 11 9 7 7 6 52 109 2 10 12 12.50 830.00 24 11 2 90 8 25 7 6 11 7 500.00 3 1,237.50 5 0 20 6 8.30 12 5 830.00 1 840.00 11 1 5.00 470.00 0 1,750.00 14 821.70 3 8.30 660.00 8.40 2,740.00 730.00 495.00 540.00 3 4.70 17.50 720.00 1,170.00 27.40 6.60 821.70 9 831.60 7.30 5.40 1,732.50 465.30 7.20 2,712.60 11.70 653.40 1,090.00 722.70 534.60 1,158.30 712.80 10.90 1,079.10 Ch CHAPTER SUB NET NET FUNDS SCHOL GENERAL 35 No. NAME 2008 INIT AFFIL RE-IN TOTAL DEM SUS DEC UL TTL 2009 LOSS GAIN GS DM1 DM2 RECEIVED FUND FUND APPENDIX A47 29,977.20 $

$ 30,280.00 302.80 $ 2009 Annual Returns to the Grand Chapter of Idaho, continued 2009 TOTALS 3221 54 22 11 3308 59 63 129 29 280 3028 193 12 782 182 219 Beginning totalBeginning InitiatedAffiliated Reinstated GAIN TOTAL Sub-TotalDemittedSuspended 54Deceased 3221 22 11 Expelled 87 to locateUnable Merge reported Stars Golden TOTAL LOSS 59 63 Total 2008 Ending 129 29 NET LOSS 3308 0 membership in even remaining Chapters Chapters gaining in membership 280 0 3028 3 193 782 4 Ch CHAPTER SUB NET NET FUNDS SCHOL GENERAL No. NAME 2008 INIT AFFIL RE-IN TOTAL DEM SUS DEC UL TTL 2009 LOSS GAIN GS DM1 DM2 RECEIVED FUND FUND 49 Idaho51 Liberty60 Victory61 Radiant62 Pend d'Oreille63 Rob Morris64 Golden Rod65 Boise 7366 48 37 Meridian74 55 1 Valley76 95 0 2 Valeria 4177 2 44 E-dah-ho 1 079 0 0 1 Florence 16283 1 2 Star Silver 085 0 0 167 Idaho Falls 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 46 75 0 47 48 69 39 0 0 59 0 49 63 97 0 1 1 3 42 0 63 0 0 45 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 164 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 174 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 4 46 0 0 0 47 0 72 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 65 7 0 0 3 72 0 0 67 0 6 48 39 4 3 2 56 0 0 1 0 91 1 14 0 4 1 0 -2 1 40 44 150 -1 0 0 2 7 4 3 3 3 2 1 12 167 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 25 1 6 2 11 0 0 15 0 3 7 5 0 44 5 3 27 6 3 2 44 65 38 3 5 10 2 47 7 62 2 6 17 8 4 3 4 2 62 4 49 14 4 2 1 12 6 1 0 720.00 390.00 480.00 560.00 25 1,500.00 8 19 910.00 20 7.20 400.00 3.90 440.00 4.80 15.00 9 1,670.00 4 5.60 6 7 5 5 9.10 2 1 7 1,485.00 2 712.80 3 16.70 4.00 386.10 4.40 475.20 554.40 6 9 1 900.90 1,653.30 2 440.00 396.00 440.00 435.60 650.00 470.00 620.00 4.40 620.00 4.40 6.50 4.70 6.20 435.60 6.20 435.60 643.50 465.30 613.80 613.80 A48 APPENDIX 88.00 941.76 150.00 352.20 283.70 412.90 851.51 668.40 778.00 357.54 320.50 105.00 570.00 632.50 350.21 431.96 419.45 Totals Totals 1,753.34 2,440.70 Chapter 50.00 Heart Cancer Heart Hosp. Shriners Youth Youth dow Educa- tion En- Endow JCasper. Gen Fund Endow Pins WGM Proj & Grand Chapter of Idaho, OES ship Scholar- 2009-2010 Chapter Memorials/Contributions 35.00 35.00 35.00 Star of the West 23 Hugh Duncan6 Ruth 160.00 8 Mizpah 160.00 Adah 160.00 90.00 131.90 20.00 100.00 50.00 193.46 50.00 207.14 117.00 50.00 180.21 50.00 129.96 50.00 85.00 # CHAPTER Benev ESTARL 11 Mt. Queen 25.00 25.00 38.00 1213 Queen Esther14 Laurel 197.50 16 Esther 246.10 19 Miriam 257.16 161.00 20 Loyaute21 Lorraine22 Henrietta 19.00 29 25.00 Electa 45.00 1,525.00 80.00 185.00 32 50.00 Falls Twin 331.51 105.00 25.00 100.00 33 Hermosa 50.00 200.00 194.70 98.34 100.00 117.20 34 Clover 341.50 150.00 200.00 162.90 126.00 150.00 120.00 Martha35 130.00 240.00 175.00 140.00 100.00 455.20 193.40 300.00 43.00 208.00 69.50 43.00 50.00 198.19 73.35 50.00 151.00 1,233.00 45.00 10 Shoshone 133.25 80.45 35.00 170.75 APPENDIX A49 311.50 311.50 214.53 298.25 157.80 254.50 302.05 224.00 310.26 392.95 227.10 818.87 258.00 212.94 550.00 220.00 337.17 692.80 1,770.80 1,890.45 4,422.41 25,774.05 Grand Chapter of Idaho, OES 2009-2010 Chapter Memorials/Contributions–Continued 3,678.34 6,787.73 5,738.82 6,058.72 55.00 215.00 358.76 317.56 1,546.13 365.32 652.67 25,774.05 Individuals 40.00 748.73 950.00 950.00 55.00 195.00 317.56 313.13 340.32 512.67 3943 Rupert48 Crescent49 Potlatch51 Idaho 53.00 13.80 60 Liberty 55.00 552.00 10.00 61 Victory 350.00 87.00 62 Radiant 50.00 103.25 790.00 40.00 63 Pend d’Oreille 84.00 78.80 51.00 64 Rob Morris 35.00 54.38 330.00 65 62.00 Golden Rod 1,068.80 35.00 60.00 100.00 101.50 66 Boise 251.00 20.50 101.01 35.00 100.00 74 Meridian 52.00 172.40 76.89 119.00 102.05 94.87 76 Valley 50.00 25.00 77 Valeria 175.05 215.00 64.00 93.00 79 E-dah-ho 140.00 61.10 83 64.95 Florence 330.00 50.00 133.87 85 Silver Star 27.50 47.00 50.00 25.00 106.55 Idaho Falls 27.50 100.00 30.00 50.00 163.76 300.00 108.00 28.00 30.00 100.00 125.00 129.94 211.80 60.00 100.00 100.00 50.00 281.00 50.00 167.17 25.00 45.00 36 Cosmopolitan 35.00 35.00 35.00 109.53 Fund Totals Totals A50 APPENDIX *Arch A. Cunningham Kellogg *Stella H. Van Riper-Phinney *Stella H. Van Weiser 1902 Weiser *Arch A. Cunningham (8) *Arch *Grace Clark Phinney *Fred V. Boise cers of the Grand Chapter Since Organization and Place Session fi Elected Of *Stella H. Van Riper-Phinney (38) *Stella H. Van Elected/ Presided Grand Worthy Matron 1902-03 1903-04 *Louisa M. Rhea (19) 1904-05 (19) *Elizabeth Waters 1905-06 *Anna Dolbeer (3) 1906-07 A. Needham (13) *Susan Grand Worthy 1907-08 *Margaret J. Gagon (14) *Edward L. Liggert (10) 1908-09 Neal (8) *Charles F. *Jennie Schildhauer (8) Patron 1909-10 Robinson (8) *J. W. *Nellie Lieuallen (9) *Lulu M. Barclay 1910-11 *Harriet Smith Lloyd (19) *A. Lounsbury (4) Associate J. Jordan (13) *W. 1911-12 *Elizabeth Delaney (12) *Anna Dolbeer *Percy Jones (14) 1912-13 *Louise S. Wilson (34) *Margaret Gagon 1913-14 Herr (32) *Helen Coston (8) *John F. Neal 1914-15 *Chas. F. *J. E. McBurney (18) *Blanch Kleinman (23) Grand Matron *Charles H. Edwards (13) *Helen Coston Taylor #Edith D. 1915-16 *Mertia J. Kane (2) *Louise S. Wilson 1916-17 *Nellie Lieuallen Associate *Daniel Needham (13) L. Ryder *Jessie G. Mathews (13) *W. *A. Lounsbury 1917-18 Pocatello *Harriet Smith *Elizabeth Delaney 1918-19 Herman (38) *H. W. *Grace Clark (28) Gagon (14) *Helen Coston *George F. 1919-20 Grand Patron *M. E. Luther *Minnie Hobbs (16) *Jos R. Collins (9) Dusen Jenkins *D. W. Van T. *J. 1920-21 Boise A. Robinson Grand Chapter *F. Wallace McRoberts (29) *Maude W. *E. H. Galey (19) #Frank Wierman 1921-22 *Blanch Kleinman *Amelia J. Bullock (30) *Mertia Kane 1922-23 Lewiston At Held A. Cowgill *Margaret E. Pike (8) *P. *C Fred Howe (23) Salmon City Hailey 1923-24 Coeur d’Alene Falls Twin *Ann Jane Haley (21) C. Whitewell *W. 1924-25 Phinney (12) *Fred V. McMahon (13) F. W. *Nell K. Irion (34) *Dr. Herman *H. W. 1925-26 *Jessie G. Mathews C. Clark (28) *Walter *Lulu M. Barclay (46) McRoberts *Maude W. 1926-27 Idaho Falls Gooding *Mary Shields *Alice H. Stacy (13) Peterson (11) *Victor *Minnie Hobbs 1927-28 *E. H. Galey Carpenter (2) T. *Loula *Alfred Stewart (3) *C. Fred Howe Weiser *Jos. R. Collins *Margaret E. Pike *Flora S. Jones-Bond (14) *Chester O. Cornwall (39) *Ann Jane Haley *James Delaney (12) *Alice H. Stacy Falls Mtn. Home *Amos C. Gallupe (6) Twin *S. Irven Roberton (54) Moscow #Frank E. Seeley C. Clark *Walter McMahon F. W. *Dr. *Nell K. Irion Peterson *Victor Pocatello *Lulu M. Barclay *Flora Jones-Bond *Alfred Stewart *Jamie Nelson Sandpoint Lewiston #Frank E. Seeley Carpenter T. *Loula *Amos C. Gallupe Wallace *James Delaney *Chester O. Cornwell St. Maries Nampa Boise Riggs *S. Irven Roberson *Harry P. Blackfoot Idaho Falls Grangeville APPENDIX A51 eld Caldwell fi eld A. *Fred Miller Boise fi eld Eaton *Fred W. Moscow fi eld (21) *Anna Hamilton Earl Williams *F. St. Maries fi Weiser 1902 continued Weiser cers of the Grand Chapter Since Organization and Place Session fi eld (45) A. Miller (32) *Fred M. Bowlby *Virginia *John M. Simpson Pocatello fi eld (21) Eaton (35) *Fred W. *Cecile M. Swanson Nelson *Oscar W. Coeur d’Alene fi Elected Of 1949-50 1950-51 *Cecile M. Swanson (20) 1951-52 *Helen Leavitt (27) *Laura S. Gough (61) Nelson (12) *Oscar W. *Helen Leavitt *Alonza H. Clayton (46) *Clarence H. Kohls (65) *Laura S. Gough *Mattie Jane Red *Clarence H. Kohls Boise *Alonza H. Clayton Pocatello 1928-29 1929-30 *Jamie Nelson (49) 1930-31 *Bertha D. Forbes (28) 1931-32 *Bula C. Maone (29) 1932-33 Guthrie (22) *Martha V. 1933-34 *Florence K. Hodge (12) 1934-35 *Alex Boas (65) Riggs (61) *Edna Heckathorn (9) *Harry P. 1935-36 *Mildred Whitman Schoper (17) Pike (8) *Miller M. Bodell (3) *Curtis F. 1936-37 *Albert E. White (20) *Lucia Z. Hoebel (37) (8) * Edward H. Way *Lura D. Wilt (60) *Bertha D. Forbes *Leon B. Rosa (32) Guthrie *Bula C. Malone *Martha V. *Lucia Z. Hoebel *Edna Heckathorn *Florence K. Hodge *Louis R. Scott (9) Aleax Boas Schoper *Mildred W. Pike *Curtis F. Garst (69) *Edward H. Way P. Virgil *Dr. *Leon B. Rosa Puchner *Walter *Louis R. Scott *Lura D. Wilt *Miller M. Bodell *Gertrude Swift McFarland Montpelier Pocatello Red Coeur d’Alene A *Jay Moscow Kellogg Nampa Sandpoint Garst P. Virgil *Dr. Burley 1937-38 1938-39 *Gertrude Swift McFarland (34) A. Red 1939-40 *Jay *Anna Hamilton (30) 1940-41 *Magda J. Stocker 1941-42 *Nora J. Blake (76) 1942-43 Anderson (52) *Agnes L. 1943-44 Hansen (58) *Vinette Earl Williams (41) 1944-45 *F. *Lillian J. Barton (35) 1945-46 (45) Tolson A. *Laura E. Bristol (13) *Robert *G. Ray Nead (34) 1946-47 *Grace M. Johnson (29) Hoebel (37) *Otto P. 1947-48 *Magda J. Stocker A. Curtis (19) *Patience *Charles Stredder Hansen *Vinette 1948-49 *Rachel M. Paulsen (75) Noel M. Leavitt (27) *Dr. *Elsie J. Red A. Ruebke (10) *Nora J. Blake *John Anderson *William D. Farnham (20) *Agnes L. *G Ray Nead *Laura E. Bristol Oelwein (61) *Walter *Grace M. Johnson Lock (8) *John F. 1952-53 *Lillian J. Barton *Charles Stredder Tolson A. *Patience Curtis *Robert 1953-54 *Mattie Jane Red *Rachel M. Paulsen 1954-55 Falls Wallace Twin *John Ruebke M. Bowlby (9) *Virginia Hoebel *Otto P. Lewiston *William D. Farnham 1955-56 *Eva I. Kersey (49) Payette *Elsie J. Red 1956-57 Noel M. Leavitt *Dr. *Mabel S. Logan (19) Oelwein Lock *Walter *John F. *Zula E. Gregory (39) Boise Weiser Lewiston *John M. Simpson (10) Idaho Falls Caldwell *Eva I. Kersey *Edward D. Sanman (13) Roberts (78) *Frederick F. A. Dutcher (33) *Robert *Zula E. Gregory *Mabel S. Logan *Hope M. Clemons *Edward D. Sanman A. Dutcher *Robert Roberts *Frederick F. Coeur d’Alene Idaho Falls Freeman W. *Walter Pocatello Boise A52 APPENDIX Coeur d’Alene *Elden Willmnschen (65) Weiser 1902 continued Weiser cers of the Grand Chapter Since Organization and Place Session fi Elected Of 1957-58 1958-59 *Hope M. Clemons (36) 1959-60 Cash (31) T. *Mabel 1960-61 *Erma L. Maule (65) 1961-62 *Ruby M. Elliott (12) Freeman (52) W. *Walter 1962-63 *Beulah M. Schaefer (23) 1963-64 Cash T. *Jane O. Benfer (21) *Mable 1964-65 *Harry R. Bean (74) *Kathryn M. Dyer 1965-66 Woodward W. *Wayne *William C. Skinner (61) A. Edgar (71) *Jessie 1966-67 Justice (9) *J. Wade *Blanche Senft (34) 1967-68 *Jane O. Benfer Elsie Lathen (48) *Ruby M. Elliot *Erma L. Maule *Henry R. Bean *Aubrey K. Smith (66) 1968-69 Thomas (65) *Helen R. 1969-70 *Erna S. McFarland (77) *Beulah M. Schaefer *David M. Schwarz (11) 1970-71 Wheelock (80) *James F. Chilcott (28) T. *Eula *Kathryn M. Dyer Lewiston 1971-72 S. Miller (12) *Wayne *Roberta Showalter (30) *Aubrey K. Smith A. Edgar *Jessie *Blanche Senft A. Culbertson (61) 1972-73 Woodward Walter *Wayne *William C. Skinner Justice *J. Wade *Laura Callender (74) A. Gregory (8) *Robert 1973-74 *Oval L. Caskey (44) Pocatello *Erna S. McFarland Glenadene Keister (55) Falls Twin Boise 1974-75 Elsie Lathen *Ina Wilson (61) Wheelock *James F. William Grange (82) Moscow Anderson (56) *Gail Chilcott 1975-76 T. *Eula (25) *Gertrude Weber Coeur d’Alene *David M. Schwarz 1976-77 A. Gregory *Robert Thomas *Helen R. S. Miller Darlene Schiers (3) *Wayne Harold Holm (21) *Ralph Kromer (81) 1977-78 Idaho Falls Peters (65) Virginia Pocatello *Laura Callender 1978-79 *Roberta Showalter Mary Ramseyer (40) Pocatello 1979-80 Anderson *Gail *Joyce Casper (8) A. Culbertson Walter Rex Benson (48) *Oval L. Caskey 1980-81 Lewiston *Ina Wilson Shirley Butler (50) *Fred Currie (34) Glenadene Keister 1981-82 *Bill Clark (47) William Grange *Harriet Dixon (33) Harold Holm 1982-83 George Strange (20) Moscow Boise Maxine Machamer (29) (28) *Sidney Chaffee 1983-84 *Huldah Sanders (22) Darlene Schiers *Ralph Kromer Falls 1984-85 Twin Dorothy Hughes (49) *Roger March (6) 1985-86 Mary Ramseyer *Gertrude Weber Janet R. Jensen (51) Boise *Robert Flood (21) *Elden Willmschen (65) *Joyce Casper *Fred Currie Rose Bolton (2) Peters Virginia *Howard Persons (80) Coeur d’Alene *Chester Curtis (11) *Bill Clark *Huldah Sanders (22) Lavell Paige (16) Rex Benson *Sidney Chaffee Maxine Machamer (29) Shirley Butler (44) Taylor *Ivan I. *Harriet Dixon *Chester Curtis (11) Idaho Falls *Roger March Dorothy Hughes (49) George Strange Idaho Falls Pocatello (13) *Quentin Vaughn Janet Jensen (51) Boise Pocatello Lavell Paige (16) Rose S. Bolton (2) Lewiston Moscow *Robert Flood *Howard Persons Thierhause (65) *Betty Boise (44) Taylor *Ivan (13) *Quentin Vaughn Boise *Mike Mathison (58) Lewiston Falls Twin Boise Falls Twin APPENDIX A53 Moscow Idaho Falls Boise Richard Kaiser (85/14) Art Shoemaker (63-65) *Merlyn Umphenour (43) Weiser 1902 continued Weiser cers of the Grand Chapter Since Organization and Place Session fi Elected Of 1986-87 1987-88 Thierhause (65) *Betty Geraldine Berkey (34) *Mike Mathison (58) *Glenn Larsen (60) Geraldine Berkey (34) Donita Lancaster (35) *Glenn Larsen (60) Pocatello 1988-89 1989-90 Donita Lancaster (35) 1990-91 Josephine Spraker (37) 1991-92 Kathleen Hovren (79) 1992-93 Inez Crothers (42) 1993-94 *Merlyn Umphenour (43) Wilbur (12) Yvonne McAtee (23) Val *W. 1994-95 Joanna Davidson (20) 1995-96 Josephine Spraker (37) Joyce Roland (38) *Eugene Crowley (19) 1996-97 McAtee (23) Val *W. (6) Carol Wells Kathleen Hovren (79) 1997-98 Falls Twin Linda Hattrick (66) *David Oley (21) 1998-99 Inez Crothers (42) Stanley Baker (81) *John Grubb (69) Mary Hendrickson (10) *Eugene Crowley (19) 1999-2000 Angel (33/34) Linda Boise Ferne Studebaker (61) 2000-01 Bob Hackett (6) 2001-02 *David Olehy (51) Mary Hanson (6) Joyce Roland (38) Fenton (77) Virgil 2002-03 Wilbur (12) Yvonne Andrea Storjohann (10) Bert Johnson (49) Joanna Davidson (20) *Jack Sackerman (76) 2003-04 *Robert Grisham (65) Idaho Falls Mary Stowell (76/74) 2004-05 Richard Kaiser (85/14) Darla Redman (77) Stanley Baker (81) 2005-06 Bob Hackett (6) *John Grubb (69) (6) Carol Wells Nancy Ross (3) Linda Hattrick (66) Harlow Kibbey (8) Falls Twin Mary Hanson (6) 2006-07 Angel (33) Linda Ferne Studebaker (61) Jo Ellen Reynalds (10/49) Mary Hendrickson (10) 2007-08 Jack O. Sage (51) Lewiston Carol Burbank (32) Arthur Shoemaker (63-65) Boise *Robert Grisham (65) Fenton (77) 2008-09 Virgil Nealis (63) Mary Lynne Idaho Falls Bert Johnson (49) Darla Redman (77) *Jim Carr (6) 2009-2010 Inlow (12) *Walter Hazel Sutton (62/3) Lucy Miller (66/16) Mary Stowell (76-74) Jack Sage (51) *Jack Sackerman (76) Falls *Deceased ^Suspended #Demitted ~Resigned Twin Moscow Idaho Falls Andrea Storjohann (10) Inlow (12) *Walter Dave Call (2) Austin (35) Le Roy Harlow Kibbey (8) Marvin Gerking (62) Coeur d’Alene Nancy Ross (3) Idaho Falls Pocatello Jim Grant (6) John Snodderley (12) Carol Burbank (32) Hazel Sutton (62/3) Nealis (63) Mary Lynne Austin (35) Le Roy Allen (65/66) Larry Jo Ellen Reynalds (10) Christy Schill-Newbold (32) Marvin Gerking (62) Dave Call (2) Coeur d’Alene Jim Grant (6) Sun Valley Moscow *Jim Carr (6) Lucy Miller (66/16) Moscow Nampa Boise John Snodderley (12) Pocatello A54 APPENDIX *Bertha D. Forbes *Bula Malone Aleax Boas Weiser 1902 Weiser *Stella H. Van Riper-Phinney *Stella H. Van cers of the Grand Chapter Since Organization and Place Session fi Elected Of Year Year Served Grand Secretary 1902-03 1903-04 *Helen Coston (8) 1904-05 *Helen Coston (8) 1905-06 *Helen Coston (8) 1906-07 *Mary E. O’Melveny *Elizabeth Waters 1907-08 *Mary E. O’Melveny Treasurer *Hattie Widenthaler 1908-09 *Mary E. O’Melveny Grand *Hattie Widenthaler 1909-10 *Sarah J. McFarlane *Mary E. O’Melveny ^Maggie Grant 1910-11 *Blanche Williams *Mary E. O’Melveny *Susan Needham 1911-12 *Blanche Williams *Jennie R. Schildhauer *Mary E. O’Melveny *Margaret Gagon 1912-13 *Blanche Williams *Mary E. O’Melveny ^Bessie M. Hoover 1913-14 *Harriet H. Smith *Kaatye Cook *Mary E. O’Melveny Conductress ^Charlotte Phinney 1914-15 *Ida B. Payne *Kaatye Cook *Mary E. O’Melveny Grand Driscoll *Sara P. 1915-16 A. Lounsbury *Isabel Holbrook *Mary ^Dora M. Barr *Blanche Kleinman Dusen Van T. *J. 1916-17 A. Lounsbury *Mary *Mertia J. Frost *M. E. Luther 1917-18 ^Bjane C. Mott A. Lounsbury *Mary *Mertia J. Frost *Blance Kleinman *Elizata Crane 1918-19 *Mertia Frost Melvyn L. Ryder *W. A. Lounsbury *Mary *Mertia Kane *Ella Caldwell Conductress 1919-20 *Elizabeth Delaney Yearian *Mertia J. Melvyn *Emma R. *Jessie G. Mathews *A. Lounsbury 1920-21 *Mertia J. Melvyn Riper *Stella Van A. Lounsbury A. Lounsbury *Mary *Mary 1921-22 *Mertia Kane A. Robinson Assoc. Grand *Mertia J. Melvyn *F. A. Lounsbury #Frank Wierman A. Cowgill *Mary *P. 1922-23 *Mertia J. Melvyn *Ruth Leyon *Selma Friedman 1923-24 A. Lounsbury *Mary *Grace Clark *Maude McRoberts *Mertia J. Melvyn Sentinel *Mabel Whitley *Bertha Willis 1924-25 Riper *Stella H. Van *Minnie Hobbs *Mertia J. Melvyn *Grace Clark 1925-26 Riper *Stella H. Van *Mertia J. Melvyn Grand ^Helen L. Sherman Jenkins *D. W. Herman *H. W. 1926-27 Riper *Stella H. Van *Mertia J. Melvyn ^Helen L. Sherman *Amelia J. Bullock 1927-28 *Minnie M. Hobbs *Mertia J. Melvyn *Ann Jane Haley *Jos. R. Collins C. Whitewell *W. 1928-29 Carpenter (2) *Minnie M. Hobbs T. *Loula *Nell K. Irion *Mary Shields *E. H. Galey *Minnie M. Hobbs *C. Fred Howe McRoberts *Maude W. Carpenter (2) *Minnie M. Hobbs T. *Loula A. Cunningham *Arch Pike *Margaret F. McMahon *Minnie M. Hobbs F. *Lulu M. Barclay W. *Dr. *Stella Phinney *Minnie M. Hobbs *Alice H. Stacy *Nell K. Irion Phinney *Fred V. Carpenter T. *Loula C. Clark Peterson *Walter *Victor *Flora Jones *Lulu M. Barclay *Jamie Nelson *Alice H. Stacy *Bula Malone *Flora Jones Carpenter T. *Loula *Alfred Stewart *James Delaney #Frank E. Seeley *Chester O. Cornwell *Jamie Nelson *Bertha D. Forbes *S. Irven Roberson Guthrie *Martha V. Riggs *Harry P. Puchner *Walter *Amos C. Gallupe APPENDIX A55 *John F. Lock *John F. *Magda J. Stocker (Acting) eld *Cecile Swanson Eaton *Fred W. fi Weiser 1902 continued Weiser cers of the Grand Chapter Since Organization and Place Session fi Elected Of 1929-30 1930-31 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula 1931-32 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula *Stella Phinney 1932-33 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula *Stella Phinney 1933-34 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula *Stella Phinney 1934-35 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula *Stella Phinney 1935-36 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula Guthrie *Stella Phinney *Martha V. 1936-37 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula *Stella Phinney *Florence K. Hodge 1937-38 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula *Stella Phinney *Edna Heckathorn 1938-39 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula *Stella Phinney *Mildred Schoper 1939-40 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula *Florence K. Hodge *Edna Heckathorn *Stella Phinney *Lucia Z. Hoebel 1940-41 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula *Stella Phinney *Lura D. Wilt 1941-42 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula *Mildred Schoper Pike *Curtis F. *Stella Phinney *Gertrude S. McFarland 1942-43 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula *Lucia Z. Hoebel *Edward H. Way *Stella Phinney *Anna Hamilton 1943-44 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula *Anna Hamilton *Stella Phinney *Magda Stocker *Lura D. Wilt 1944-45 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula *Leon B. Rosa *Stella Phinney *Nora J. Blake 1945-46 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula Anderson *Stella Phinney *Agnes 1936-47 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula *Miller M. Bodell *Gertrude S. McFarland Hansen *Stella Phinney *Vinette 1947-48 Carpenter (2) Garst T. A. Redield *Loula *Jay P. Virgin *Dr. *Magda Stocker *Stella Phinney *Lillian J. Barton 1948-49 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula *Nora J. Blake *Stella Phinney *Laura E. Bristol *Louis R. Scott 1949-50 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula Hansen *Vinette Anderson *Agnes *Stella Phinney *Grace M. Johnson 1950-51 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula *Stella Phinney *Patience Curtis 1951-52 Earl Williams Carpenter (2) *F. *Littian J. Barton T. *Loula *Lillian J. Barton *Rachel M. Paulsen 1952-53 Carpenter (2) *Laura E. Bristol T. *Loula *G. Ray Nead Hoebel *Lillian J. Barton *Elsie Red 1953-54 *Otto P. *Patience Curtis Carpenter (2) *Grace Johnson T. *Loula Tolson A. *Robert *Lillian J. Barton *Cecile M. Swanson 1954-55 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula *Charles Stredder *Lillian J. Barton *Helen Leavitt 1955-56 Carpenter (2) T. *Rachel M. Paulsen *Loula *Laura S. Gough Noel M. Leavitt *Dr. *Lillian J. Barton 1956-57 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula *Mattie Jane Wheatley A. Ruebke *Helen Leavitt *John *William D. Farnham *Lillian J. Barton 1957-58 Carpenter (2) T. *Loula Oelwein *Walter M. Bowlby *Virginia *Lillian J. Barton 1958-59 Abbey *Neva B. M. Bowly *Virginia *Eva Kersey *Lillian J. Barton Abbey *Neva B. *Mattie Jane Wheatley *Mabel S. Logan *Laura S. Gough *Zula E. Gregory *Eva Kersey *Alonza Clayton Nelson Oscar W. A. Miller *Fred *Hope M. Clemons Cash T. *Lillian J. Barton *Mabel *Clarence H. Kohls *Lillian J. Barton *Zula E. Gregory *Mabel S. Logan *Hope M. Clemons Cash T. *Mabel *J. M. Simpson *Erma L. Maule Roberts *Erma L. Maule *Frederick F. A. Dutcher *Ruby M. Elliott *Robert *Edward D. Sanman Freeman W. *Walter *Ruby M. Elliott Bean *Harry F. *Beulah M. Schaefer Justice *J. Wade Woodwaard *Wayne A56 APPENDIX ~JKudelka/LPaige (Act) Weiser 1902 continued Weiser Harlow Kibbey (8) Donita Lancaster Josephine Spraker *Merlyn Umphenour cers of the Grand Chapter Since Organization and Place Session fi Elected Of Showalter/GKeister (Act) 1959-60 1960-61 Abbey *Neva B. 1961-62 Abbey *Neva B. 1962-63 Abbey *Neva B. 1963-64 Abbey *Neva B. 1964-65 Abbey *Neva B. *Lillian J. Barton 1965-66 Abbey *Neva B. *Lillian J. Barton 1966-67 Abbey *Neva B. *Lillian J. Barton 1967-68 Abbey *Neva B. *Lillian J. Barton 1968-69 Abbey *Neva B. *Beulah M. Schaefer *Lillian J. Barton 1969-70 Steisel *Georgie F. *Jane O. Benfer *Lillian J. Barton 1970-71 Steisel *Georgie F. *Kathryn Dyer *Lillian J. Barton *Jane O. Benfer 1971-72 Steisel *Georgie F. A. Edgar *Jessie *Lillian J. Barton 1972-73 Steisel *Georgie F. *Blalnche Senft *Lillian J. Barton *Lillian J. Barton 1973-74 Steisel *Georgie F. Elsie Lathen *Lillian J. Barton *Kathryn Dyer 1974-75 Steisel *Georgie F. Thomas *Helen R. C. Skinner *Hope M. Clemons *Walliam 1975-76 Steisel *Georgie F. A. Edgar *Jessie *Erna S. McFarland *Blanche Senft *Hope M. Clemons 1976-77 Steisel *Roberta Showalter Chilbott *Georgie F. T. *Eula *Hope M. Clemons Elsie Lathen 1977-78 Steisel *Laura Callender Glenadene Keister *Georgie F. *Hope M. Clemons *Erna S. McFarland *Aubrey K. Smith 1978-79 Steisel *Eula Chilcott *Ina Wilson *Georgie F. *Ralph Kromer (81) Thomas *Helen R. Wheelock *James F. 1979-80 *Laur N. Callender *Gertrude Weber *Roberta Showalter *David M. Schwarz *Ralph Kromer (81) A. Culbertson 1980-81 Walter *Darlene Schiers *Roberta Showalter *Ina Wilson *Roberta Showalter *Ralph Kromer (81) Peters Virginia 1981-82 Glenadene Keister *Roberta Showalter *Oval L. Caskey *Ralph Kromer (81) S. Miller *Wayne William Grange Mary Ramseyer 1982-83 *Roberta Showalter *Ralph Kromer (81) A. Gregory Anderson *Robert *Gail *Joyce Casper 1983-84 Darlene Schiers *Roberta Showalter *Ralph Kromer (81) Harold Holm Shirley Butler 1984-85 Peters Virginia *Gertrude Weber *Roberta Showalter *Ralph Kromer (81) *Harriet Dixon 1985-86 *Roberta Showalter *Ralph Kromer (81) *Ralph Kromer Mary Ramseyer Maxine Machamer 1986-87 *R *Roberta Showalter *Ralph Kromer (81) *Joyce Casper *Huldah Sanders Rex Benson 1987-88 *Ralph Kromer (81) *Fred Currie Shirley Butler Dorothy Hughes 1988-89 Hinrichs (66) Wanda Harlow Kibbey (8) *George (Bill) Clark Janet Jensen *Huldah Sanders Hinrichs (66) Wanda *Harriet Dixon Harlow Kibbey (8) George Strange Maxine Machamer Rose Bolton *Sidney Chaffee Dorothy Hughes Harlow Kibbey (8) Thierhause *Betty Harlow Kibbey (8) Janet Jensen *Roger March Geraldine Berkey *Elden Willmschen *Howard Persons *Robert Flood Josephine Spraker Rose Bolton *Chester Curtis Kathleen Hovren Geraldine Berkey Thierhause *Betty Donita Lancaster Lavell Paige Kathleen Hovren *Michael Mathison *Quentin Vaughn Inez Crothers Taylor *Ivan *Glenn Larsen McAtee Val. *W. APPENDIX A57 Arthur Shoemaker (65) John Snodderley (12) Larry Allen (65/66) Christy Schill-Newbold (32) Karen Juell (21) Bob Barclay (8) Christy Schill-Newbold (32) Sandra Shoemaker (65/63) Sandra Shoemaker (65/63) Weiser 1902 continued Weiser cers of the Grand Chapter Since Organization and Place Session fi Elected Of 1989-90 1990-91 Hinrichs (66) Wanda 1991-92 Hinrichs (66) Wanda 1992-93 Hinrichs (66) Wanda Harlow Kibbey (8) 1993-94 Hinrichs (66) Wanda Harlow Kibbey (8) 1994-95 Hinrichs (66) Wanda Harlow Kibbey (8) 1995-96 Hinrichs (66) Wanda Inez Crothers (42) Harlow Kibbey (8) 1996-97 Hinrichs (66) Wanda Wilbur (12) Harlow Kibbey (8) Yvonne 1997-98 Hinrichs (66) Wanda Joanna Davidson (20) Kenneth Crothers (42) 1998-99 Pauleen Grant (6) Kenneth Crothers (42) Joyce Roland (38) 99-2000 Wilbur (12) Yvonne Pauleen Grant (6) Linda Hattrick (66) Joyce Roland (38) Kenneth Crothers (42) (6) Carol Wells Joanna Davidson (20) 2000-01 Pauleen Grant (6) Mary Hendrickson (10) 2001-02 Pauleen Grant (6) Angel (33) Linda *John Grubb (69) *David Olehy (51) Kenneth Crothers (42) 2002-03 Angel (33) Linda Pauleen Grant (6) (6) Carol Wells Stan Barker (81) Mary Hendrickson (10) David Hattrick (66) 2003-04 Pauleen Grant (6) Ferne Studebaker (61) Bert Johnson (49) David Hattrick (66) 2004-05 Pauleen Grant (6) Linda Hattrick (66) David Hattrick (66) 2005-06 Mary Hanson (6) Denise Hunt (8) Ferne Studebaker (61) Fenton (77) Virgil Mary Hanson (6) Elizabeth Hughes (49) 2006-07 Denise Hunt (8) Bob Hackett (6) Andrea Storjohann (10) Richard Kaiser (85) Elizabeth Hughes (49) 2007-08 Denise Hunt (8) *Jack Sackerman (76) Darla Redman (77) Mary Stowell (76/74) Elizabeth Hughes (49) 2008-09 Mary Stowell (76/74) Denise Hunt (8) Nancy Ross (3) *Bob Grisham (65) 2009-10 Denise Hunt (8) Jo Ellen Reynalds (10) Andrea Storjohann (10) Elizabeth Hughes (49) *Deceased ^Suspended #Demitted ~Resigned Darla Redman (77) Harlow Kibbey (8) Denise Hunt (8) Nancy Ross (3) Jack Sage (51) Elizabeth Hughes (49) Carol Burbank (32) Carol Burbank (32) Elizabeth Hughes (49) Nealis (63) Mary Lynne Elizabeth Hughes (49) Jo Ellen Reynalds (10) Hazel Sutton (62/3) Hazel Sutton (62/3) Elizabeth Hughes (49) * Jim Carr (6) Dave Call (2) Lucy Miller (16/66) Nealis (63) Mary Lynne Inlow (12) *Walt Elizabeth Hughes (49) Marvin Gerking (62) Lucy Miller (16-66) Austin (35) Le Roy Jim Grant (6) INDEX INDEX Addresses: Andy Christensen, EO, DeMolay ...... 56 Ashley Ames-Hansen, MIJD, JDI ...... 58 Barbara Brown, SI, IORG WA/ID ...... 54 Carolyn Bollar, GG, JDI ...... 55 Christy Schill-Newbold, WGM ...... 168 Fred Clarke, MWGP ...... 120 Kayela Rushing, GWA, IORG, WA/ID ...... 53 Larry Allen, WGP...... 172 Madison Kerr, GBHQ, JDI ...... 52 Michael Lenker, SMC, DeMolay ...... 51 Newly Installed WGM & WGP ...... 168, 172 Other Masonic Bodies ...... 80 Rennie Ofton, MWGM ...... 113 Amendments, Proposed to Constitution ...... 124 Benevolent Board ...... 12, Inside Back Cover Board of Trustees ...... 12, Inside Back Cover Charts: Contributions/Memorials ...... A48 Elective Offi cers Since 1902 ...... A50 Returns ...... A46 Committees – 2009-2010 ...... 19 Committees – 2010-2011 ...... 177

Dedication...... 8, 71 Distinguished Guests Committee ...... 11 Elections ...... 105 Emeritus Members ...... 12, Inside Back Cover Farewell Remarks of WGM & WGP ...... 152, 150 General Arrangements Committee ...... 12 Grand Offi cers of Idaho 2009-2010 ...... 4 Grand Offi cers of Idaho 2010-2011 ...... 168, Outside Back Cover Grand Escorts...... 6 Grand Pages ...... 7 Hostess Chapters ...... 13 Introductions: Board of Trustees ...... 91 Emeritus Members ...... 92 Escorts to Grand Offi cers ...... 93 ESTARL Central Committee ...... 33 General Arrangements Committee ...... 45 GGC Committee Members & Appointees ...... 85, 86, 156 INDEX GGC Committee Members & Appointees, Idaho ...... 62 General Grand Chapter Escorts ...... 66 General Grand Chapter Offi cers ...... 78, 85, 119 Golden Stars ...... 49 Golden Stars Committee ...... 48 Grand Escorts ...... 93 Grand Lodge Offi cers ...... 78 Grand Offi cers of Idaho 2009-2010 and Escorts ...... 66 Grand Offi cers of Idaho 2010-2011 ...... 157 Grand Offi cers of Other Grand Jurisdictions ...... 89 Grand Representatives – Visiting...... 156 Grand Representatives – Idaho ...... 90 Most Worshipful Grand Master ...... 90 International Grand Representatives Association President .....89 Other Masonic Bodies, Leaders ...... 79 PGMs & PGPs of Other Grand Jurisdictions ...... 87, 156 PGMs & PGPs of Idaho ...... 87 Parliamentarian ...... 104 Latah County Commissioner ...... 46 University Inn Assistant General Manager ...... 47 Scholarship Committee ...... 61 Secretaries, Subordinate Chapter ...... 102 Tellers Committee ...... 105 WGMs & WGPs of Other Grand Jurisdictions ...... 86, 98 WMs & WPs of Idaho 2010-2011 ...... 98 WMs & WPs of Idaho 2009-2010 ...... 100 WMs & WPs of Other Grand Jurisdictions ...... 102 Youth Leaders, State ...... 51, 54 Youth Leaders, Area ...... 60 Invitation to 2011 Grand Chapter Session ...... 142 Irregularities ...... 190 Installation ...... 155 Legislation, Proposed ...... 124 Lists: Chapters, Current ...... A24 Chapters, Former ...... A45 General Grand Chapter Offi cers 2009-2012 ...... A40 Grand Representatives – Idaho ...... A29 Grand Representatives – Other ...... A32 Grand Secretaries ...... A42 Honored Stations ...... A25 Past Grand Matrons ...... A26 Past Grand Patrons ...... A28 INDEX Secretaries – Subordinate Chapters ...... A35 Worthy Matrons 2008-2009...... A38 Memorial Service ...... 38 Memorial Tributes: David Olehy, PGP ...... 36 Elden Willmschen, PGP ...... 35 Memoriam Page ...... A1, A2 Pictures: Board of Trustees ...... 17 Distinguished Guests ...... 15 Fred Clarke, Most Worthy Grand Patron...... 9 General Grand Chapter Idaho Appointees ...... 10 Grand Representatives, Idaho ...... 16 Grand Offi cers 2009-2010 ...... 5 John Snodderley, Worthy Grand Patron ...... 3 Lucy Miller, Worthy Grand Matron...... 2 PGMs and PGPs of Idaho ...... 14 Rennie Ofton, Most Worthy Grand Matron...... 9 Session Assistants ...... 18 Presentations: Badge Ceremony ...... 153 ESTARL Awards ...... 33 Flags – US, Canada, Others ...... 72 Idaho GGC Committee Members & Appointees ...... 62 Scholarship Awards...... 61 WGM’s Jewel ...... 173 WGP’s Jewel ...... 174 WGP’s Traveling Plaque ...... 142 Questions and Answers: Jurisprudence ...... 109 Worthy Grand Matron...... 192 Reports: Associations: Grand Representatives ...... A19 Past Grands ...... A20 Secretaries-Treasurers ...... A21 Basket Auction ...... 149 Benevolent Board ...... 107 Board of Trustees Partial ...... 219 Final ...... 149 Chapter Excellence Awards ...... A15 Financial Reports: INDEX Benevolent ...... 213 ESTARL ...... 214 General Fund ...... 210 Proposed Budget 2009-2010 ...... 220 Scholarship Fund ...... 215 Special Project ...... 216 Voluntary Prepaid Life Membership ...... 218 Grand Chaplain ...... 131 Necrology ...... A3 Grand Secretary – Annual ...... 207 Grand Treasurer – Annual ...... 209 Membership Challenge ...... A16 Worthy Grand Matron – Annual...... 180 Worthy Grand Patron – Annual ...... 204 Reports – Committees: Appeals & Grievances ...... 138 Benevolent Districts ...... 145 Code & Digest Revision ...... 186 Country Store ...... 144 Dispensations & Charters ...... 133 Distinguished Guests ...... 137 ESTARL Central ...... 33 ESTARL Districts ...... 134 Fraternal Correspondence ...... 111, A6 Fraternal Relations ...... 109 General Arrangements ...... 45, A22 Golden Stars ...... 134 Historian ...... 136 Jurisprudence Partial ...... 109 Final ...... 146 Library ...... 139 Necrology ...... A3 Registration: Partial ...... 97, 104 Final ...... 143 Returns, 2009 ...... A46 Scholarship ...... 61 Scholarship Districts ...... 145 Unfi nished Business ...... 105 Vendors Report ...... 138 WGM’s & WGP’s Project ...... 137 Youth ...... 136 INDEX Reports – Luncheons & Banquets All Membership Banquet ...... A17 Distinguished Guests Luncheon ...... A17 Grand Representatives Banquet ...... A19 Past Grands Association Banquet ...... A18 Responses for: Distinguished Guests ...... 92 Golden Stars ...... 50 Grand Representatives ...... 91 Past Grand Matrons ...... 88 Past Grand Patrons ...... 88 Scholarship Recipients ...... 61 Secretaries, Subordinate Chapter ...... 103 Session Assistants ...... 93 Worthy Matrons ...... 100 Worthy Patrons ...... 100 Sessions: Future Dates ...... A23 Sunday Morning Service ...... 22 Sunday Afternoon Honor Session ...... 42 Sunday Evening Session ...... 65 Monday Morning Formal Opening ...... 95 Monday Afternoon Session ...... 117 Tuesday Morning Session ...... 140 Tuesday Afternoon Installation of Grand Offi cers ...... 155 Worship Service ...... 22