​Order of the Eastern Star
Sisters and Brothers,
 
By the time Sisters and Brothers that you read this I hope spring like weather will be here and not just according to the calendar.  The year 2020 will be a year for us to remember.  The Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron has cancelled all Star Inspections and meetings through May 8th.  I am sure this is the first time in our history that Inspections have been cancelled.

If we are able to meet on May12th, we will not have a practice initiation.  We will wear our Chapter dress.  Please try to attend as there is a special program planned for the evening to honor veterans.

Our June meeting will feature K9 Darwin, Land/Water/Disaster Human Remains Detection and K9 Atlas, Live Find-Area Search.  Shelbie Flegal, Firefighter/Paramedic will share information about K9s and their responsibilities. July will be a summer picnic on the lawn before our meeting.

Our Officers are doing a wonderful exemplification of the work of the Order.  Please come out and support us.  Remember, we would love to initiate a candidate of your recommendation.  Need a petition?  Just give me a call.

Until we are able to meet again, please stay safe and healthy. 
 
Charlotte Ballard, Worthy Matron    
Scott Nelson Barrett, Worthy Patron

​Sisters and Brothers,

Welcome to Winter, Sisters and Brothers, the beginning of 2020 will be a new experience for us at Findlay Chapter.  We will be going dark during the months of January and February for the first time since our Chapter was formed.  This will eliminate the worries of  our members traveling in the winter weather.  Plus our snowbirds  who travel to warmer climate during the winter months will not have to miss any meetings.  We will be meeting during the months of July and August
We will start our regular meetings in March with a practice initiation.  Hopefully, the weather will be cooperative with no snow or ice.  If you know of anyone interested in becoming a member please give them a petition.  Our Ritualistic Work really is very beautiful.  When we initiate a candidate, we are giving a history of five heroines taken from the Bible.  Perhaps some of our new Masons and their wives will be interested in joining our Eastern Star Chapter.

Your Worthy Patron, Scott and I wish you a very healthy and Happy New Year. 

Charlotte Ballard, Worthy Matron
Scott Nelson Barrett, Worthy Patron

​As fall begins, so do many of the Masonic bodies.  In Findlay Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, we will start on October 22nd with an installation of a new core of officers.  But before that meeting, we will have our regular stated meeting on October 8th.  We will be honoring the Masons who are also members of Findlay Chapter by having a covered dish dinner at 6:30pm.  It will be followed by our chapter meeting at 7:30pm.

Brenda Boster Worthy Matron
Steve Tong, Worthy Patron

​Sisters and Brothers,

We hope you are having a relaxing summer.  The days are becoming warmer so summer is finally here.  Findlay Chapter is dark in July and August, but we will be honoring all those who are a past or present page or aide to a Grand Chapter appointed officer.  Come and celebrate those stories we will share on being a page or aide.  We had an election of officers for the 2019-2020 year.  So, we will have information on the upcoming installation of Officers in the next newsletter.  Grand Chapter will be on September 27th thru 29th at the Kalahari Resort.  Just a reminder, the EOP with the 2020 Grand Officers will be on October 26th at Tiffin Masonic Temple.  More details will come.

Brenda Boster Worthy Matron
Steve Tong, Worthy Patron

Sisters and Brothers,

We are into Inspection season. Our Inspection will be on April 23rd by Roberta Eckleberry, our Deputy Grand Matron. It is a special night, so come and be part of the exciting evening. In April our regular meeting will be on April 9th. We will be honoring all the past and present Deputy Grand Matrons, and also have a practice initiation. At the May 14th meeting we will be honoring all past and present Star Points. The June 11th meeting will be election of officers, and honoring 50 year members. We will also have pins presented to the new 50 year members of Findlay Chapter. Come and be a part of a very busy season. 

Brenda Boster Worthy Matron 
Steve Tong, Worthy Patron 

​Sisters and Brothers,

As we prepare for the winter months, Findlay Chapter will have many important activities to keep us busy.  We will start by having a practice initiation during the January meeting.  On January 22nd at 7:30pm, we will be celebrating our 125th Anniversary as a chapter by having a Visitation by the Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron.  Scott Nelson Barrett will be providing the entertainment.  This is an important date for our chapter, so we encourage all the members to attend this exciting event in our history.  We will have regular meetings in February and March.  As we honor our past, we will be honoring the past Grand Officers in the January meeting, past and current chapter officers in the February meeting, and all sideliners during the March meeting.  We will be jumping into inspection season of March through May.  So look for that date to come very soon.

Brenda Boster Worthy Matron
Steve Tong, Worthy Patron 

Sisters and Brothers,

As the Holiday season grows near, Findlay Chapter will be busy getting ready to celebrate our 125th year as a chapter in the Grand Chapter of Ohio.  At the October 9th meeting we will celebrate with a birthday party for our members.  The November 13th meeting will begin with a covered dish dinner at 6:30pm.  The meeting will follow at 7:30pm.  Our Installation will be on Tuesday, November 27th at 7:30pm with Past Grand Matron, Michelle Howell as the Installing Officer.  The December meeting will be on December 11th.  Following the meeting we will have a gift exchange.  Steve Tong and I are excited to begin another year in Findlay Chapter as Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron.  Join us in a year of celebrating our Past and looking forward to the future.

Brenda Boster - Worthy Matron
Chuck Insley - Worthy Patron

​Sisters and Brothers, 

Findlay Chapter will go dark during July and August, but not inactive. On July 18th at noon, we will have a social time at the Complex. This will be open to everyone. We will have light snacks and plenty of card games to play. 
We will also have a time of games on August 15th. We start back with our meetings on September 11th at 7:30 pm. Grand Chapter will be September 28th through the 30th at Kalahari Resort. Dues notices have went out, so try to pay 
them promptly. Have a relaxing summer and we hope to see you in July and August for games and fellowship. 

Brenda Boster - Worthy Matron 
Chuck Insley – Worthy Patron 

​Sisters and Brothers,

As spring is blooming, so is the activity in Findlay Chapter.  We recently changed our by-laws, so now we meet once a month on the second Tuesday.  We will still be dark in July and August.  We will be having an initiation on April 10th.  The  meeting May 8th we will honor the ladies of the chapter.  We will have our inspection on May 22 as a special meeting.  Inspecting Officer will be the Associate Grand Conductress, Carol Gramm Wise.  At the June 12th meeting we will honor our new 50 year members and election of officers.

Brenda Boster Worthy Matron
Chuck Insley Worthy Patron 

​Sisters and Brothers,

This New Year has started with the welcome of many new members into Findlay Chapter.  Latham Chapter, in Kenton, merged with Findlay on November 28. 2017.  We are excited for our newest members added into our golden chain of Friendship.  Our theme this year is “love makes a family”.  We are sharing pictures and stories of our personal  Families with our Eastern Star Family. We will be having an initiation soon.  We are also working on a few community projects as we prepare to move into a very busy spring.

Brenda Boster, Worthy Matron
Chuck Insley, Worthy Patron