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Aloha nui loa and my sincere mahalo to all the officers and members of
Hawaii Court No. 60 for a very successful and beautiful installation
held on
March 28, 2010
at the Scottish Rite Cathedral. An
installation isn’t a one-woman show – it takes all of committed
officers and members to put a successful and beautiful one that we did!
I am fortunate enough to have such individuals in our Court.
I would like to reiterate my heartfelt thanks to my Installation
Team: Inviting Officers Lady
Hester Hargrave, PHP, Lady Nancy Matsuda, PHP, Lady Dorothy Mau, PHP and
Lady Erlinda Clamor, PHP. A
big mahalo, also, to my Installing Officers: Lady
Sylvia Ching, PHP, Lady Janet Larson, PHP, Leloy Banks and Lady Ann
Stephen, PHP. To our
Junior High Priestess, Lady Gail Longstreth and her Corps of Officers,
kudos for a job very well done!
To my newly elected and appointed Officers,
thank you for accepting your positions and with your dedication, hard
work, love and camaraderie, I am confident that we will have a
successful and exciting year. And
don’t forget the fun that we will have! Every
body looked very lovely and regal in their beautiful outfits!
We were fortunate to have Distinguished
Guests:
Hospital
Administrator
Shriners
Hospital
for Children,
Honolulu
, Noble Stan Berry; the Chairman of the Board of Governors,
Shriners
Hospital
for Children,
Honolulu
, Dr. Carl Scheer; the Potentate of Aloha Shriners, the Illustrious Sir
Richard Cho and the Deputy Grand Master of Masons in
Hawaii
, Right Most Worshipful Charles Wegener.
Several dignitaries also were in attendance:
Dorina Badget, Queen
of Egyptian Temple No. 33; Carole DeMoss, General Grand Chapter
Ambassador to the Philippines, Order of the Eastern Star; Fay and Tomas
Arigo, WM and WP of Lei Aloha Chapter No. 3 and Barbara Sheeder, WM of
Harmony Chapter No. 4.
May has been a super busy month for our Court.
I
truly was honored and very privileged to represent our Hawaii Court No.
60 as High
Priestess, supported by our Princess, Lady Dorina Badget, Associate
Princess, Lady Stella Carter, First-Year Trustee PHP Sylvia Ching,
Two-Year Trustee Janet Larson, and Three-Year Trustee PHP Lady Gail
Longstreth, Marshal Lady Barbara Sheeder, Lady Patti Aaron and Lady
Christine Golden attended the 96th Grand Council in Houston, Texas on
May 15-21, 2010.
Our unit, the Pacific Pearls’ hula performance to the music of “My
Prayer” on the “Drills & Massing of Colors” on Wednesday night
made our hearts swell with pride. They
got a standing ovation! So
many people stopped to compliment me regarding our unit’s performance.
Congratulations and kudos on an outstanding job to PHP Sylvia
Ching, PHP Gail Longstreth, Princess Dorina Badget, Associate Princess
Stella Carter and Marshal Lady Barbara Sheeder!
The
different Courts’ tributes and performances showcased the breathtaking
talents and creativity of the Ladies of the Oriental Shrine of North
America. In appreciation of
the love, support and friendship afforded me and my Noble Tom, we took
those who attended the Grand Council to a French Restaurant and had a
delightful French cuisine dinner after the performances.
The restaurant accommodated us by staying open even after their
closing time. Noble Pete
Larson picked up the tab for the beverages.
Lady Jennie Crawford, PHP, Sar-I Court No. 79, was installed Grand High
Priestess in
Houston
,
Texas
on Friday night,
May 21, 2010
. She was escorted by her brother on a yellow brick road!
Characters from the Wizard of Oz greeted her on her way to the
East. The room was
beautifully decorated with hot air balloons, pink flamingoes, sterling
roses and lime green flowers, the irrepressible and irresistible Tigger
and other Bonnie Lassies emblems. Lady
Jennie’s Special Project for 2010-2011 is Research Micro-Chip Bionic
Prosthetics Smart Foot/Hand Technology.
It was a very memorable and unforgettable installation for me
since I am the reigning High Priestess of our Hawaii Court.
Our own PHP Janet Larson was installed Grand Outer Guard which
she won by acclamation at the election held earlier in the day!
PHP Janet made us all proud!
Our Court tied for first place with Accaba
Court No. 105,
Richmond
,
Virginia
for membership.
We took home the much coveted trophy for the first six months and
then it will be sent to
Richmond
,
Virginia
! Bringing
this trophy home to
Hawaii
is another “exciting” story! My
Noble Tom put the heavy (about 50 lbs) trophy in his hand carried bag.
TSA Security people detained him and questioned him about it
because they saw five balls inside and could not tell what they were
made of. They wanted
to take it apart to see what the content of the balls was.
In the meantime, I called all over and Lady Barbara Sheeder
called the Grand High Priestess who said to bring it back to the hotel.
It was next to impossible to do this because our flight was
leaving in about thirty minutes and we didn’t have transportation.
In the meantime, TSA called in their Canine Unit and brought in
an explosive-detection dog and, of course, the dog did not sniff any
drugs or explosives! After
taking Noble Tom’s military I.D. and driver’s license Nos. down,
they released him and the trophy. Thank
goodness we made our flight!
The
following are the Grand Council appointments our court received:
- PHP
Lady Janet Larson, Grand Outer Guard
- Member,
Grand Executive Committee Board of Directors;
- Member,
Philanthropy;
- Member,
Formation of New Courts, Pacific West
- HP
Lynda T. Baniqued, Page
- PHP
Gail Longstreth, Honorary Aide
- Lady
Gail Longstreth, PHP
S.H.C.
- Lady
Janet Larson, PHP
S.H.C.
- Lady
Harriet Wiseman, PHP
Philanthropy
- Lady
Carol Fowler, PHP
Philanthropy
- Lady
Nancy Matsuda, PHP
Philanthropy
- Lady
Sylvia Ching, PHP
Historical/P.R.
- Lady
Yvonne Shoppach, PHP
Historical/P.R.
- Lady
Miriam Young, PHP
Membership
- Lady
Dorothy Mau, PHP
Membership
- Lady
Anna Au, PHP
Form New Courts
- Lady
Jani Faris, PHP
Form News Courts
This Grand Council is a very memorable and marvelous
one for Hawaii Court No. 60, not only because of the Pacific Pearls’
outstanding performance, our court winning first place albeit tied with
another for membership, but because of PHP Janet Larson’s election as
Grand Outer Guard, giving us a chance to showcase everything that’s
good and exciting about Hawaii in the 2019 Grand Council!
In
Bonnie Lassie Love & Tigger Hugs,
Lynda T. Baniqued
High
Priestess 2010-2011
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