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April 30, 1954
The Poplar Standard
Poplar, Roosevelt County, Montana
What is this article about?
Aurora Chapter No. 47, Order of Eastern Star in Poplar, reports an active year with community dinners, aid to distressed families, cancer support, youth involvement, contributions to charities, a gifted clock, and mourning two members' deaths.
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Poplar O.E.S. Has Very Active Year
Report Indicates
Aurora Chapter No. 47 Order of Eastern Star, Poplar, has been active during the early spring months, as the following report shows.
March 27 the members served a dinner to 40 visiting and local Masons; collected and distributed a large amount of clothing and food for a family in distress; sent several pounds of material for cancer dressings to the unit cancer chairman; cards, gifts and money were sent to our adopted member in the Masonic Home on special days; prepared and presented an appropriate program and pageant for Good Friday.
Forty-one members of the chapter have engaged in some kind of youth work during the year, including teaching, Sunday school, Rainbow, 4-H, Girl Scout, Boy Scout and Cub Scout leaders, advisory board members, Band and Den Mothers.
Contributions: $35 to the Masonic Home project; Polio, $5.00; Cancer, $5.00; "For His Kingdom" scholarship, $10.00.
Past Worthy Matron, Vera Engles, presented the chapter with a fine electric clock for which the chapter expresses its thanks.
The chapter was saddened during the year by the death of two of its members, Audrey Manley, PWM, Poplar, and Alice Danielson, Pasadena, Calif., and a former member, Mabel Knight, Chicago.
Report Indicates
Aurora Chapter No. 47 Order of Eastern Star, Poplar, has been active during the early spring months, as the following report shows.
March 27 the members served a dinner to 40 visiting and local Masons; collected and distributed a large amount of clothing and food for a family in distress; sent several pounds of material for cancer dressings to the unit cancer chairman; cards, gifts and money were sent to our adopted member in the Masonic Home on special days; prepared and presented an appropriate program and pageant for Good Friday.
Forty-one members of the chapter have engaged in some kind of youth work during the year, including teaching, Sunday school, Rainbow, 4-H, Girl Scout, Boy Scout and Cub Scout leaders, advisory board members, Band and Den Mothers.
Contributions: $35 to the Masonic Home project; Polio, $5.00; Cancer, $5.00; "For His Kingdom" scholarship, $10.00.
Past Worthy Matron, Vera Engles, presented the chapter with a fine electric clock for which the chapter expresses its thanks.
The chapter was saddened during the year by the death of two of its members, Audrey Manley, PWM, Poplar, and Alice Danielson, Pasadena, Calif., and a former member, Mabel Knight, Chicago.
What sub-type of article is it?
Organizational Report
Community Activities
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Order Of Eastern Star
Community Service
Youth Work
Charity Contributions
Member Deaths
What entities or persons were involved?
Vera Engles
Audrey Manley
Alice Danielson
Mabel Knight
Where did it happen?
Poplar
Story Details
Key Persons
Vera Engles
Audrey Manley
Alice Danielson
Mabel Knight
Location
Poplar
Event Date
Early Spring Months
Story Details
The chapter served dinners, aided families, supported cancer and Masonic causes, engaged in youth work, received a clock gift, and mourned member deaths.