Worthy Grand Matron's Reception

Yesterday was a very long day with a four hour car ride one way to Goshen, Indiana for the Worthy Grand Matron's Reception. It was fun though because Anita and I met Elecia and Lynn after about an hour and a half. Before we met them, I was looking over the proposed amendments to the Supreme Guardian Council's Constitution and Bylaws. There are some really interesting ones this year, and some of them relate to the survey on the Supreme webpage that Anita mentioned at the Schools of Instruction. Remember girls, you have until July 31, to be included in this survey, the results of which will be reported at one of the business meetings at Supreme. You can find both the survey and the proposed amendments on the Supreme webpage.

When we arrived, we got pictures with the Worthy Grand Matron. Elecia put my crown on for the first time. We promised we'd learn how to do it together this year. We had some fruit and cheese at the social hour, then proceeded to the main event. Kathy and her husband had this cute Wizard of Oz skit since that's her theme for the year, only she changed it to the Wizard of OES (pronounced like in Spaghetti O's). She was dressed as Dorothy and her husband as Toto while the Worthy Grand Matrons and Worthy Grand Patrons of the Grand families she's served in were dressed as other Wizard of Oz characters. After the skit, all the Past Grand Matrons and Patrons involved as well as Kathy and her husband exited. They entered a few minutes later from the back, but this time Kathy was dressed as Glenda the Good Witch and her husband as Dorothy. It's probably one of the most hilarious things I have ever seen. The music was awesome with a Past Grand Organist playing and several soloists singing songs. Then we loaded up to go back home, a total trip of about 450 miles both ways for me.

I know we have a few initiations going on this week, some of which I'm trying to go to. I hope that all goes well for the new members and for the Bethels initiating them. Good luck this week, and I hope to see all of you at the Conclave dance this weekend!