Grand Secretary Message

Dear Chapter Secretaries ~

This mailing includes Resolutions 1-22. The Worthy Patron usually reads and/or explains the proposed Resolutions to the chapter members.

Please remit your per capita checks as soon as possible. Thanks to those who have already done so.

Please complete your 990n report and send. They are due no later than June 1, 2025. If you are having issues, contact the Grand Treasurer.

Please share the following with your Treasurers as I have seen an increase in the following issues:

All checks coming to the Grand Chapter should be made out to the ‘Grand Chapter of Washington’. Write the invoice number, charity, etc in the memo portion.
*****Please write a separate check for Life Memberships and include the application. I do not process LM’s without either of these items. The LM application is dated the day it is received in the Grand Chapter office with the check.
*****Please write a separate check for your per capita billing.
Invoices and charities can be included on one check as long as you send the form indicting the amount, invoice number and /or charity(s). If I find an error on your check, I will get in touch with you to clarify or send the check back to you.
Please do not STAPLE checks to invoices, etc. Do not tape a check to the invoice or form. I am finding an increasing number of these each month.
This is a good time to update your addresses and phone numbers. It is up to you to send me this information. I appreciate the updates and try to get them into the database as soon as possible.
Thank you for all you do.

snowmen

Patricia DeMuth
Grand Secretary of Washington
Order of The Eastern Star
817 So. Vassault ST
Tacoma WA 98465
253.590.4321

Additional Reminders:

Although the Benevolence Letter from GGC would like you to mail your collected funds directly to the Right Worthy Grand Secretary, this Grand Chapter Office would prefer you send the collected funds to this office and I will send them to General Grand Chapter. This will help us to keep track of how generous our Jurisdiction can be.
When sending checks to the Grand Office, please include the invoice number on the check.
On the No Change Monthly Report Form, please include the total number of your Chapter's membership. This number is needed.