HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. Ttbmaiy 11. 1971
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ITS BEEN packing and unpacking this year lor Ginger Wilkin
ion as she visited her assigned 61 OES chapters In Oregon.
Here she's packing again (or an early morning start to Portland.
Ginger -We Think You're Great!!
IN ppm r, In fact, all of East
ern Oitjjoii i an take pride in
haviiiK Virginia Wilkinson, bet
ter known to her friends as Gin
jjcr, as the m-xt Worthy Grand
Matron for Oregon's Order of
Kaslcrn Star.
On June 23 she will complete
her first three years as line of
ficer whose duties have prepar
ed her for the BIG YEAR. She
has served u Associate Grand
Conductor, Orand Conductor and
this year as Associate Grand
Matron.
It was hushand Dick, who en
couruK'd her to accept the re
spoiiNibilily of these offices. Her
poise and jjraciousness have re
mained constant In spite of
weeks of living "from a suit
case" . . .
Dear Dorothy:
You mentioned the other day
that you'd like to do an article
about my Eastern Star work, so
thought I'd jot down some
things that might be helpful. I
have just completed instructing
Chapters in 58 cities and towns
in the Willamette Valley, the
Coast and Southern Oregon,
This is my third and last year
of instructing, the first year be
ing 45 chapters in Eastern Ore
gon, and the second year I was
assigned 61 Chapters in Portland
and vicinity. This is set up so
that at the end of 3 years each
Grand Line Officer who in the
fourth year will succeed to the
office of Worthy Grand Matron,
will have visited every Chapter
in the State. In this way we
have personal contact with our
members, which Is not only one
of the most rewarding things
about our work but also very
necessary since in the next 18
months I will have over 500 peo
ple to appoint on committees!
We have over 34,000 members
in Oregon.
Sees Oregon
In my travels about the State
I have enjoyed our wonderful
scenery and discovered many
places and things I had no
knowledge of before, and enjoy
ed the hospitality of people in
all walks of life who opened
their homes to me and provid
ed for my comfort and enjoy
ment in every way possible.
Each School of Instruction was
preceded by a dinner at which
I was the honored guest and
believe me this is a challenge
to the waistline! Also In many
cases there would be a coffee
hour the next morning so
you can see there are many so
cial enjoyments on top of all
the work Involved. My duties
these past three years have
been to instruct and correct the
Ritualistic work of our Order
it has been most interesting.
My work right now consists
mainly of setting up next year's
schedule of 57 District Meetings
which will be held all over Ore
gon, plus Receptions, Chapter
Anniversaries and out of state
visits; making Grand Officer
and Committee appointments,
and making plans for Installa
tion which will take place June
23 at the Memorial Coliseum In
Portland.
Selects Color Scheme
It is also my prerogative to
choose the formats the Worthy
Matrons Committee Members,
Grand Representatives, Grand
Officers and Grand Pages will
wear during my year each
group is identified by the dress
chosen for that particular group,
and generally the dresses carry
out the color scheme of the
Worthy Grand Matron. All of
this is kept "top-secret" until
the night of Installation, when
the groups will appear In their
new formats for the first time,
and from then on they are worn
to all official functions in that
particular year.
(Ginger has chosen her col
ors and her flowers. Her per
sonal flower is a gardenia and
(.lie prefers a single blossom
which he is very apt to tuck
into her hair. This must make
a striking picture of the white
blossom on her dark hair.
Her years on an Eastern Ore
gon wheat and cattle ranch has
prompted her to choose a less
than elaborate setting for her
installation and presentation of
the Grand officers. Chapters all
over the state are working to
follow the setting she has chos-
en. All decorations at the Col
Iscum must be fire proof. Be
tween three and four thousand
people are expected to attend
the evening functions.)
About OES
Don't know if you want any
background concerning our Or
(ier it Is International in scope
there aie Chapters in China,
Japan, the Philippines, Gcrma
ny. Italy, Puerto Rico, Scotland.
ven Africa, and of course In
all 50 of our United States, and
is the largest Fraternal Order
of men and women in the
world. Our purposes are primar
ily beneficlent. Each year In
Oregon we give about 25 Schol
arship Awards to people need
ing financial assistance in the
field of religion anyone may
apply for this assistance no
Masonic or Eastern Star connec
tion is necessary. We also help
maintain a home for our aged
in Forest Grove I am on this
board for three years beginning
this year. We also support spe
cial projects, such as the Blood
Bank. Cancer Research and
Youth Involvement we sponsor
Rainbow for Girls and work with
Jobs Daughters and DeMolay for
Boys. Membership in the East
ern Star Is attained through Ma
sonic relationship the wives,
daughters, mothers, widows,
sisters, granddaughters and
step-daughters, step-sisters, and
step-mot hers of Master Masons
are eligible to apply for mem
bership.
Going through the Grand Line
is a physical, mental and emo
tional challenge and leaves lit
tie or no time for personal ac
tivities. It invoves much cooper
ation and personal sacrifice on
the part of one's husband, but
both Dick and I believe too
many of our traditional rights
and privileges are falilng by
the wayside due to indifference
and apathy and this is our con
tribution to trying to perpetuate
some of the worthwhile and
meaningful things we enjoy as
free people. Besides, now I don't
always have to explain where
HEPPNER is many Eastern
Stars know!
Virginia Wilkinson
Neighbor Night
February 12
The local Church of the Naz-
arene announces the February
Neighbor Night service will be
held Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Fol
lowing the slngspiratlon and
special musical numbers, Pastor
Everhart will present a slide
series entitled "Christ's return
in our Day".
Ty
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Mary M. Johnston Se
Mary M. Johnston, 86, died at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Wed
neoday evening. Feb. 3. She was
born on July 16, JHXi. in ire
land and hud been a resident
of the Heppner community since
1912.
She was born In Carndonagh
County Donogal. Ireland, (laugh
ter of Bernard and Catherine
McDevltt. She tame to the
United States with her parents
when she was eight years old.
The family first settled at Ten-
dleton where she attended St.
Joseph's Academy. Later they
moved to Juniper Canyon where
she lived until her marriage to
Pat McDald In 1901. They lived
In and near lone. They had six
children all of whom are living
except Bernard who died In in-.
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prices Saturday
Alter Mr. McDaid died Nov. 5,
1912, she moved to Heppner
where she has lived since. She
was married to Allen Johnston
on Nov. 19, 1919. They had two
children.
Mrs. Johnston was a member
of St. Patrick's Catholic Church
and Neighbors of Woodcraft for
50 years.
Her husband, Allen, preceded
her In death In 1957. Survivors
include two sons, Edward Mc
Daid of Tlgard and James John
ston of Heppner; four daugh
ters, Agnes Sperry of Heppner,
Kathleen Gentry of Portland,
Anna Robertson of Toledo, Ore.,
and Ann Marie Wilson of Hepp.
ner; three sisters, Cassle Fitz
Patrick of Pendleton, Anna
Smith of Pilot Rock and Mar-
caret McDevltt of Pendleton;
and one brother, Daniel McDev
itt of Milton-Freewater. Also,
numerous grandchildren, great
grandchildren, nieces and neph
ews.
The Rosary was Feb. 5. 7:30
p.m. at St. Patrick's Church
Funeral Mass was held Feb. 6
at the church with Father Ray
mond Beard officiating.
Miss Marguerite Glavey was
organist.
Casket bearers Included Jerry
Davidson, Gregory Johnston,
Mike Davidson, Ralph Robertson,
Richard Johnston and Frank V.
Gentry, all grandsons of Mrs.
Johnston.
Vault interment was at Hepp.
ner Masonic Cemetery with
Sweeney Mortuary in charge of
the arrangements.
Many lone Students
Enter Essay Contest
The lone American Auxiliary
la proud to report they had 42
entries from the lone Jr. High
and High School students ' fur
the Americanism Essay Contest,
'The American Flag". Thin is
the greatest number of entries
ever to be recorded for lone.
Mrs. Garland Swanson was
chairman for the contest and
spoke at both the Jr. High and
High School generating student
enthusiasm.
The winners will be determin
ed by a panel of three judges
not connected with the Auxil
iary and results will be an
nounced at the end of February.
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