Quebec

Triple Links Bulletin

February 2011
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

To inform. To educate.
To entertain. To inspire.
2011 Contract 1
This is the Year
Happy New Year
To support in friendship,
Grand Master’s Message 2
Thomas Wildey Day love and truth

All You Can Eat Brunch 3

Turkey Pot Pie Supper
Sugaring Off & Bingo
2011 CONTRACT
In Memoriam 4
Secretaries on the Radio
After serious and cautious consideration--
--Your contract of Friendship has been
Unity #8 Christmas Wreaths 5
Holiday Dinner
renewed for the year 2011----It was a very
Encampment Pizza Supper hard decision to make----So try not to screw
New Hampshire One Day Degree Rally
42nd Annual Canadian War Memorial it up!!!
Weekend My wish for you in 2011:
May peace break into your house and thieves come to steal your
debts,
May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet for $100 bills,
2011 THIS IS THE YEAR May love stick to your face like Vaseline and may laughter
assault your lips,
This is the year, WE think is best May happiness slap you across the face and may tears be that
To turn our Order around of joy,
To get new members is our request May the problems you had, forget your home address.
We know they can be found. In simple words...May 2011 be the best year of your life! HAPPY
This is the year, WE think is best NEW YEAR!
To make our Order grow Grand Master Ernestine Whipple.
WE must work hard before WE rest
For it's a hard row to hoe.
This is the year, WE think is best
To make our Order better
If each of us will get just one
Our Order will last forever.
This is the year, WE think is best
To make our Order great
Our Jurisdictional leaders
Have brought this request.
Now let's all get together This year, 2011, is a great year to celebrate Odd Fellowship, to
To make this year the best. introduce prospective members to your Lodge and to inform the
people in your community about your Lodge and Fraternity.
(International Rebekah News 1955 - 1996
Arthur Dyer, Grand Master, Rhode Island)
 Grand Master’s Message
Greetings one and all.

Now that Christmas is over, and we all hope that it was good for you all, we wish you
every success, health and happiness for 2011.

Many thanks to all those Lodges that invited me, the Grand Master and Arnold, to
participate at lovely receptions, with excellent food and fellowship. Nice to meet you all
on less formal occasions. Also thanks for the novelty gifts - they are treasured. Knowlton
Lodge # 28, Victoria Lodge # 16, Fidelity Lodge # 33, Alexandra Lodge # 59 held jointly and Golden Rule #
13 all celebrated with the Grand Master. Greetings were received from several members of both Odd Fellow
and Rebekah Lodges. THANKS.

Now comes the time to prepare for our 2011 Sessions in Granby on May 27th & 28th.. I hope for much less
stress and conflict. We should have the interest of all members and I truly hope it is so.

I believe all visitations have been completed for the Jurisdiction of Quebec and most of those for the USA.
Some sessions are due in April and May and I plan to attend these God Willing. There will still be Grand
Lodge executive meeting this spring.

Have a nice break to the Lodges that are in recess for the months of January and February. To those lodges
who brave the Canadian winters may your meetings be well attended and successful in promoting Odd
Fellowship.

''The owner of a golf course in Florida was confused about paying an invoice, so he asked his secretary for
some mathematical advice. She had graduated from the University of Florida so he felt she should be able to
advise him. He asked her, ''If I were to give you $20,000 minus 15%, how much would you take off?'' She
thought for a moment, then replied, ''everything but my earrings''.

In F. L. & T.,
Ernestine Whipple Grand Master

Thomas Wildey Day

THOMAS WILDEY DAY...is January 15th, 2011.

Celebrate the anniversary of the founder of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows in America. In
celebration of the occasion initiate new members or
introduce new candidates in your Lodge.

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 All You Can Eat Brunch
Sunday February 27 Unity #8 4150 rte 147, Waterville
10:30am—1:00pm

Unity Lodge #8 will be holding an All You Can Eat, Restaurant-style

Brunch fundraiser. Eggs (fried, scrambled, omelette), pancakes, home
fries, bacon, sausage, beans, toast, coffee, tea, juice)

Adults: $8
Age 6—12: $4
Age 5 and under eat free!

For more information: 819-340-1391, unity8ioof@yahoo.ca

Turkey Pot Pie Supper

Saturday March 5 Unity #8 Hall, 4150 rte 147, Waterville
5:00—7:00pm

Princess Rebekah Lodge #4 will be holding a Turkey Pot Pie Supper!

Adults: $10
Age 6—10: $5
Age 5 and under eat free

For information or to buy your ticket: 819-569-0452, princess4ioof@yahoo.ca

Sugaring Off & Bingo

Union Encampment #3 invites all members, their families and
prospective members to its annual Sugaring-off and Bingo Night, to
be held at the IOOF Hall, 4150 rte. 147 in Waterville, on Wednesday,
March 23 at 7pm. Bingo cards are 10 cents per card per game. We
will also have a half-and-half and prize draw. For more information,
call 819-569-0452 or email tjbartoni@yahoo.ca. Hope to see many of
you there, and don't forget your dimes!

Submitted by Thomas Barton, Scribe.

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QUEBEC
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In Memoriam
Past Grand Master and Past Grand Patriarch Oscar Gayton passed away on
January 15, 2011 in Lynn, Massachusetts. Brother Oscar was a member of
Beaver #6 and of Princess #4. He was also the Goodwill Ambassador for the
Jurisdiction of Quebec for many years.

The Wake was held at the C. McGinn Funeral Home from 3PM to 7PM on
January 22nd. Odd Fellows and Masonic funeral services were held. There
were over 70 Odd Fellows at the service, and a Patriarch’s Militant Honor
Guard was present at all times. Sympathies are extended to Oscar’s wife
Carol and family.

Words of Truth from President Barack Obama in Tucson, Arizona. ''We recognize our own mortality and we
are reminded that in the fleeting time we have on this Earth, what matters is not the wealth, or status, or power,
or fame----but rather how well we have loved and what small part we have played in making the lives of other
people better.''

DGM Thomas Barton; GM Ernestine Whipple; GChap Joyce Copping; and PGM Ed Copping travelled
to Lynn, Mass onJan.22 to attend funeral of Oscar Gayton. The chauffeur Ed was excellent and his GPS
helped guide and was good. Although the weather was very cold travelling was good both ways.

The funeral service by Oscar`s lodge was VERY well attended and very nice. The Masons had a service. Then
GL of Mass. held a service. After the services all were invited to the Hall for a banquet with all kinds of
delicious food. We toured the Meeting Hall which was steep and high stairs to a beautiful meeting room. It
was something to see the three-chair unit for NG & supports ;same for VG. They have simply beautiful and
original gowns-clean and not musty. They keep in showcases Jewels and news items downstairs where they
can be viewed by everyone, as well as pictures of interest .Many thanks to Ed and Joyce for making room for
me and for the nice drive, and tour of Macy`s store. We were warmly welcomed and had great fellowship. Our
sincerest sympathies to Oscar`s family, lodge members and friends. ew

Secretaries on the Radio

Following the Membership Seminar on November 27, 2010, Grand Secretary
Wilhelm Loken and Assembly Secretary Gloria Green were interviewed by David
Teasdale of CJMQ Radio! To hear the interview, please visit the CJMQ Website
(www.cjmq.fm), click on “interviews” on the left side of the page then scroll down
until you see “Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.” Alternatively, you can contact Dawn
(dawn_laramee@hotmail.com) and you will be sent the link that brings you directly
to the interview. CJMQ is a Community
radio station, serving the community at
large with varied programming to appeal to all age groups and
tastes as well as cultural community content. You can listen to
CJMQ live at any time from your computer by going to
www.cjmq.fm and clicking on “listen live.”
 Unity #8
Christmas
Wreaths
In November and December 2010, the
members of Unity Lodge #8 took orders for
Christmas wreaths then had a fun evening
of decorating before delivering to the
happy customers. A few dozen wreaths
were sold at $15 for a decorated wreath and
$12 for a non-decorated wreath.

Holiday Dinner
On Wednesday, December 15th Beaver Odd Fellows Lodge # 6 hosted their annual holiday friendship dinner
in Granby. Our Canadian winter snow storm, icy road conditions and poor visibility prevented some
members from attending the social evening of great fellowship enjoyed by others who were able to make it
there.

Encampment Pizza Supper

ENCAMPMENT PIZZA SUPPER at Jerry's Pizza in Lennoxville was held on Wednesday December 8th
prior the last meeting of 2010 at the Odd Fellows Hall in Waterville

New Hampshire One Day Degree Rally

On Saturday morning November 6th at the Beaver Brook Odd Fellows Lodge # 36 in Keene, New
Hampshire, the Grand Lodge Degree team opened the morning meeting. 50 Odd Fellows were present when
the Initiatory Degree was conducted for the benefit of 14 candidates from 5 Odd Fellow Lodges. Then 21
candidates from 8 Odd Fellow Lodges received the degrees of Friendship, Love and Truth. In between the
degree work a break for lunch was held with a delicious pork roast served to all. Regional SGL and IARA
membership chairpersons offered encouraging words to all present and were proud to attend this successful
one day degree rally. They admonished all members to take an active part in their Lodges. New Hampshire
Grand Master Kevin Taylor extended greetings and thanked all who attended and assisted in making this one
day degree rally a success. A spring rally will be planned.

42nd Annual Canadian War Memorial Weekend

42ND ANNUAL CANADIAN WAR MEMORIAL WEEKEND will be held in Ottawa, Ontario on June
3rd to 5th, 2011. The Travel Lodge Ottawa Hotel & Conference Center will be the headquarters Hotel. The
annual banquet ($35 per person) will be held on June 4th at 5:30PM (social hour) and a multi course buffet
dinner (6:30PM) followed by entertainment. On Saturday a tour of the Diefenbaker Museum will be held.
Departure at noon. Return by 4PM ($25 per person). Contact Muriel White sec'y, PO Box 571, Kemptville,
ON, K0G 1J0 for further details.