Posted February 9, 2008

Today let us love one another. Let us not suspect the motives of those who are trying to make our burden lighter.

In Pearl of Venus #6 are gathered the traditions of three chapters. Often an illness or a death is not known to us in time to express our care.

Yesterday Christine Rothery read Resolutions of Respect for Bill Bloomquist, P.P. in 82,84, 86,88,89, who died Jan 12th, 08. Both she and Donna Cook write beautiful thoughts of the deceased, but we don't need any more for a while.

Also listed as ill were PGM Mary Alice Tait Prentice, Katherine Macnab, Dixie Kanzeg, Eleanor Vlahovich, Roberta Weber, Ann Marie Stetzel, and our Kunie Kummer, who was present with a bandaged face.

PLEASE LET US KNOW HOW YOU ARE! Let us pray for each other.

Changes in some of the directories you received:

fulnaHarie Overman, 4001 Moonlight Rd.
William Bloomquist died on Jan 12, 2008
Ada Fay Frost Munie,PM 75 & 78 died Oct. 21,07
Zona Lorig, 1417 Colt Rd,Tempe 85284
Shirley Stevens died Nov.9, 07
Peter Stevens lives at 3723 Woodcock PI, Sierra Vista 85635

As we approach our 4th year anniversary we look at our active member list and marvel. All 18 of our officers took part in our recent official visit (if you missed it, it was a super one.) 16 officers were present at our friendship/birthday party meeting on November 20th. The nice courtesy items were donated and/or created by our officers or members and their families.

Again, we thank our brothers of King Solomon lodge #5 and Perfect Ashlar Lodge #12 who maintain our two chapter homes and those wonderful chair lifts so needed by many of our members. Both lodges have arranged occasions for us to get together where we, of course, look for new members.

We appreciate our sister chapters Electa #51 and Silver Star #53 and thank them for their attendance at our meetings.

This year's Grand Officers have been invaluable with their direction and advice, especially our own District Instructor Sister Ople Sarich.

We are indebted to all these people, and to our members who live out of the area and still send donations toward our many causes.

Last Year we gave the following Charities through Grand Chapter:

ESTARL $75.00, Renaissance House $100.00, Heart fund $50.00, Cancer Fund $50.00, Diabetes Fund $50.00, Scholarships $350.00,

Locally we gave to the following Charities:

Cancer Walk $50.00, Cancer Support $25.00, 3 Graduation Safe Parties @ $100.00 each, Request to a local church $25.00, Best Improved Eight Graders $200.00, Local Scholarship $100.00, 3 Local food banks @ $100.00 each, 165 collected stuffed critters donated to local Law Enforcement and Fire Dept. agencies for crisis.

So far this year we donated $100.00 to the account of local Leukemia patient Isiah Martinez and $93.00 to the Worthy Grand Matron's Project, The Ronald McDonald House. We have donated Sweat pants and tops to the Copper Queen Emergency Room Clothes Closet and fuzzy bears with hand made blankets to the hospital for Grand Matron's Project' Andrea's Closet' so each sick child will take home something of their own.

This year the Worthy Grand Matron gave a special award ''The Brass Ring" to one outstanding member of each chapter. Who won in our chapter you ask ???? Well, the ''Typo-Specialist'' says a big Thank You.

We are a family who work together, who can trust each other. We work through acts of kindness to make this world a brighter place. Our leaders give much of themselves to bring smiles and kindness to our meetings. If you have not developed the habit of coming to the meetings with us ..... make it your New Year's Resolution ... We'd really love to see you. Try Bisbee Feb. 5th and be our Valentine and Tombstone of Feb 19th for the Presidents Day.

Star Love,

Fraternally, Mary Jackson, W.M. Paul Jackson, W.P.
Marian Spencer, Secretary

Posted January 29, 2008

Marian Spencer, PM, Reporter

Welcome anytime to Pearl of Venus #6, meeting the first Tuesday at Bisbee, the third Tuesday at Tombstone, 2:00 PM.

Fellowship is enjoyed each time with a shared lunch at 1 :00 PM.

The halls are alive with the sound of music. The only admonition is that our Worthy Matron and Organist, newly appointed Grand Representatives of Saskatchewan and Kansas, respectively must not be absent at the same time.

The only sour notes we have at this time is that two of our dear members: Loralee Brown, 11/22/07 and Ada Fay Frost-Munie, PM(75 & 78), 11/21/07 are lost to us out through death.

Posted December 3, 2007

Parking in Bisbee for our OV on Tuesday will be the same as last year. You can either just look for a parking space or drop off your passengers at the hall and drive about 3 blocks past the hall to the Catholic Church parking lot. There will be a shuttle running all afternoon to take people to and from their cars. Thanks!

Star Love,

Mary Jackson Worthy Matron
Pearl of Venus #6

Posted December 23, 2007

There's a storm in the desert. It's cold and gray,
But a rainbow arrives with the sun.
The colors of Christmas in wild array
And the cares of the day are done.

Our unique Chapter Pearl of Venus #6 has reached year three. We are composed of three old chapters, very rural, reaching across Cochise County and far from each other and from the urban hub. We meet in the daytime, starting with lunch at 1:00, and meeting at 2:00, first Tuesday at Bisbee and third Tuesday at Tombstone. We have projects in each of the three towns, and try to share equally.

We mourn the loss of six members during 2007:
Robert Richards, 3-17
Florence Snure, 5-15
Marjorie Bruner, 10-12
Shirley Stevens, 11-09
Lorrie Brown, 11-22
Ada Fay Frost-Munie, 11-21

New members are:
Ann Chabra, 6-19-07
Gloria Kautz, 6-10-07
Mary Roach,11-20-07

Goals for this year:
- To collect more stuffed critters to give to trauma victims
- To continue to support our ESTARL recipient at Elfrida.
- To provide more support for our Amanda Fuller from local funds.
- To·find more Stars would would like a daytime chapter to visit or join.

There is no meeting on Jan. 1st, but several will be meeting on January 8th, 10 AM to practice and slick up the building in Bisbee and set up the Chapter room in preparation for our OFFICIAL VISIT on January 15th, 2008.

We hope to see many of you on the 15th.

It promises to be another event to remember!

Make this a beginning of another wonderful year! And don't forget your stuffie!!

Star Love,

Mary Jackson, P.M. Worthy Matron
Paul Jackson, P.P., Worthy Patron
Marian Spencer, P.M., Secretary

Posted December 1, 2007

November 30, 2007

Dear Sister/Brother

As 2007 reaches an end ...

Nov. 20th was a Friendship Day to remember!

About 32 joined at the Longhorn for lunch.

52 arrived at the Chapter for Friendship Day, among them Grand Officers who were to attend their own chapter meeting later.

WGM Imogene Richins commissioned WM Mary Jackson to Saskatchewan and Organist Lynda Dunlap to Kansas .. (They can't both be absent at the same time or we'll be off key!)

Voted to give each of the local Food Banks, Bisbee, Douglas and Tombstone, $100.00 from the Crisis Fund for use for the Holidays

Mary Roach was welcomed as a dual member with Silver Star #53.

There is a paper showing the purpose of Order of the Eastern Star on the back of your directory.

More are available by request We can use more new members!

May 15th Florence Snure left our list through death.

Then Marjorie Bruner on October 12th, then Shirley Stevens on November 9th.

Lorrie Brown, October 24/29 - November 22/07, formerly of Tombstone died in a coma after a series of strokes.

We have added Ann Chabra (affiliated), and Mary Roach and Gloria Kautz, dual.

We are 113. 63 live near enough to attend some meetings. About 30 or us are 50+ yr members.

Although far away, some have given generously to support our programs. Last year we gave:
ESTARL $200.00
Food Banks/Crisis $350.00
Leukemia 20.00
Safe Grad/8th Grad. 500.00
Heart 50.00
Renaissance Hse 100.00
Diabetes 50.00
CancerWalk/Hospice 75.00
OESScholar. 50.00
Church/Youth 50.00
Scholarship 300.00

Tan dues cards expire on Dec 31, 2007. Yellow 2008 cards are $21.00

Please make check payable to:

Pearl of Venus 6 O.E.S, PO Box 443, Tombstone AZ 85638

Posted November 25, 2007

Pearl Of Venus 6, Bisbee & Tombstone

Marian Spencer, PM, Reporter

We continue to welcome all to our daytime meetings. On December 4 we will have our customary Potluck Luncheon in Bisbee at 12 Noon and our meeting afterwards at 2:00 PM.

December 18 we will enjoy an order off the menu luncheon at the Longhorn Cafe in Tombstone at High Noon, our Christmas Meeting will follow at 2:00 PM.

We will be Dark on January 1, 2008

We are busy making special plans for our upcoming Official Visit to be held on January 15 in Bisbee. The Theme is western and we will serve a complimentary luncheon of our usual great vittles at noon. The Official Visit will begin at 2:00 PM. SO, get out your finest western duds and mosey on down to share the afternoon in Bisbee with us.

Now we want to brag a little. Our Worthy Matron, Sister Mary Jackson, PM, spent a week in California at the Envisioning a Bright Future Session of their Grand Chapter. Worthy Grand Matron Karen Fletcher and Worthy Grand Patron "Skip" Skipworth did a suburb job and were thrilled by the over 1200 in attendance. The week was very busy for our Sister as she once again (along with her sister Nellis Johnson, PM, who served as Grand Organist in 2002 in California) served as an Assistant Grand Organist in this, her second membership State. On Thursday evening, at the Informal Opening, Mary and her sister Nellis totally rocked a full house with their rendition of "Sisters". They compared California OES to Arizona OES in the campy style that only Nellis and Mary could pull off and even our own brother Casey Cosby, PGP, was seen standing in the isles cheering. While our Sister Mary may belong in both States, I hear it was obvious, during the song, where her true loyalty lies. We are sure lucky to have her here in Arizona at Pearl of Venus Chapter #6. You Go Girl!!

We are also busting our buttons with pride over our District Instructor Ople Sorich, PM, who gathered 19 members representing Silver Star #53, Electa #51 and Pearl of Venus #6 all her charges in District #3 to conduct her School ofInstruction. It was very informative and we sure appreciate her time and effort.

We have three new members so far this year one by affiliation and two dual members.

It is with sadness that we share the names of three members who have passed away: Florence (Cowan) Snure on May 15th; Marjorie Bruner on October 1th; and Shirley Stevens on November 9th.

We are looking forward to celebrating our 50-year members by awarding them their pins: Sisters Lois McRoberts, PM; Louise Thompson, PM; and Corinne Smith all in December 2007.

We hope to see you all at our Official Visit. Until then, Happy Trails to you!

Posted October 4, 2007

Posted September 23, 2007

Marian Spencer, PM, Reporter

Pearl of Venus #6 welcomes you with smiles, music, friendship and proficiency for 2007-2008. Mary and Paul Jackson in the East exemplify all the qualities sought in our Order used in their search and rescue life.

Sam Sorich, Past Patron appeared at least twice this summer in local papers: once with the 177 Stuffed Critters collected by the Chapter for distribution to the fire and police departments, sheriffs department, and hospitals; the other as leader of his Serbian Orthodox Church.

He also keeps in contact with Steve Patton, EST ARL - sponsored student.

Roberta Weber hosted a pleasant mid-summer get-together for the Chapters of Cochise County and friends.

It was reported by the son of our Gladys Shaver that she enjoyed her 102nd birthday party in her apartment.

Pearl of Venus #6 welcomed Ann Chabra back home when she was re-affiliated on September 4th. Her talents are much appreciated.

Regular Meetings continue on schedule, with Shared Lunch at 1 :00, Meeting at 2 PM, first Tuesday at Bisbee, third Tuesday at Tombstone, except October 16th, Regular Meeting date for the meeting at Tombstone, the TIME is 5:45 Potluck, School of Instruction at 6:30. District Instructor Ople Sorich will have all three Chapters; Pearl of Venus #6, Electa #51 and Silver Star #53 working.

November 20 is Friends Day/Birthday Celebration of the three ancestral Chapters: Pearl #6 - 11/14/1901; Venus #12 -11/12/1903 and Border #15 -11/20/1908. We begin with an order from the menu lunch at noon at the Longhorn Restaurant, Fourth and Allen Streets, Tombstone. Meeting is at 2:00. Cake and ice cream will be served after the meeting. Come visit us often.

Posted September 20, 2007

Our October 16 meeting time has been changed to a Potluck at 5:45 and a Stated Meeting at 6:30 PM.

District Instructor, Ople Sorich will be giving members the current changes in performance.

Posted September 20, 2007

From Grand Chapter comes the information that the below members of Pearl Of Venus 6 have been appointed to AZ Grand Chapter committee positions.

Shirley Cox - Grand Page to the AGM

Ople Sorich - District Instructor for District 3

Mary Jackson - Artificial flower chairman & Dixie Kanzeg - committee member

John Cox - Assistant Grand Sentinel & Paraphernalia committee

Lynda Dunlap - Assistant Grand Organist

Helen Davis - Banquet Committee member

Roberta Weber - Hospitality committee

Marian Spencer - Reporter to Stars Over Arizona

Merle Hobbs - Webmaster

Posted September 10, 2007

The Perfect Ashlar Lodge No. 12 of Free and Accepted Masons, has invited the members of Pearl of Venus Chapter No. 6, to a dinner to be held at Perfect Ashlar lodge at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 4, 2007 prior to the regular meeting.

Reservations can be made by call Worshipful Master Bob Watkins at 520-458-4388.

Brother Sam Sorich, Jr, Chaplain
Pearl of Venus Chapter No. 6
Bisbee/Tombstone

Posted August 17, 2007

Plan now to attend our Get Together at Holiday Del Sol in Sierra Vista

Saturday August 25

10 AM to 3 PM

Contact Roberta Weber at 520-803-1287 for info

Posted June 1, 2007

Pearl of Venus Chapter 6

Sister Christine Rothery's son, Donnie is scheduled to have open heart surgery at University Hospital in Tucson on Monday, June 4th, due to a damaged heart from diabetes.

This will be a delicate surgery that needs God's intervention in assisting Dr. Jack Copeland who will be the surgeon.

Please pray for a successful surgery and strength for the Rothery family.

Sam Sorich, Jr.