457 CHAPTERS

MEMBERSHIP - 105,408

LARGEST CHAPTER - YORK #169 - 625 MEMBERS 

MOST INITIATIONS - CLOISTER #406 - 22 MEMBERS

THIS WAS A THREE-DAY SESSION AS ADOPTED AT THE 79TH SESSION.

PER CAPITA TAX WAS INCREASED TO $5.00

THE COMMITTEE FOR THE O.E.S. ROOM IN THE MASONIC HOME IN PHILADELPHIA WAS ELIMINATED. THE NEW MASONIC HOME DOES NOT HAVE AN O.E.S. ROOM.

HOMES PLANNING BUDGET:

EASTERN - 40 GUESTS - $307,550

WESTERN - 50 GUESTS - $345,000

PAST MATRONS OF ELIZABETHTOWN CHAPTER #407 TRAVELLED TO 4 AREAS OF OUR STATE TO PUT ON THE "RITUALISTIC WORK OF 1867". THE MONEY REALIZED, $4,351, WAS USED FOR HOME MAINTENANCE.

REHABILITATION EMPHASIS WAS PUT ON "TIME AND WORK". 23,500 HOURS WERE CREDITED BY HELPING WITH NURSING, REACTION, AND RECEPTION. A SPECIAL GIFT WAS GIVEN TO THE WILKES-BARRE V.A. HOSPITAL, AN AMERICAN FLAG, TO BE PLACED ON THE AVENUE OF FLAGS AT THE APPROACH TO THE HOSPITAL.