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A Message from your President

By Lady Meredith Pennock, Bokhara Court No. 22, Toronto Ontario

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Sept. to December 2013

Volume 2, Issue 2

Newsletter Editor: Lady Karen MacDougall

Hi Ladies,

Hi Ladies, I hope you are all keeping well and I’m sure you are working very hard for your Courts. I have been working very hard as Bokhara Court’s Ways and Means Chair. This year is flying by and I cannot be-lieve that the Holiday Season is upon us. I just have a few reminders for you: Please forward your $20.00 Dues to La-dy Donna Testi if you have not done so already. Remember to report any Sick and Sun-shine news to Lady Nancy Edson.

Send any photographs to Lady Sandie Dameron and Lady Joi Sorensen for Scrapbooking. Send all Fundraising ideas to Lady Dianah Markovich-Sparks for her feedback and assistance. I Hope you and your Families have a Wonderful Holiday Season and a Happy, Healthy New Year!! Only 5 Months to Grand Council!!! Soaring high above the trees,

Lady Meredith Pennock 1st Ceremonial Lady Bokhara Court No. 22 1212-1333 Bloor Street Mississauga, ON, L4Y 3T6 Canada [email protected]

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Myrtle Luvelle “Misty” Van Horn Summers By E. Gale Leigeber, Es Said Court No.

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At Grand Council we heard Gale Leigeber talk a little about her great grand aunt, Myrtle. I asked her to write an article about her history for our newsletter. Thanks Gale! An Organizer of the Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America Myrtle Van Horn Summers was born June 6, 1872 in Bayersburg, Belmont, Ohio, the twelfth of thirteen children of Robert Israel and Sarah Hinkle Van Horn. Her father was a farmer and the family had a long history in the Belmont, Ohio area. One of her ancestors, Magnuson Van Horn, served in the Revolutionary War and his ancestors had a family home in Lower Manhattan at Broad-way and Wall Street. The Dutch Re-form Church records has a record of all births in New Amsterdam and the Van Horn family can be tracked until they moved to New Jersey and fur-ther to West Virginia. Myrtle was married November 19, 1890. Her husband, Silas James Sum-

mers, was a steel worker, a roller, with a long family tradition of work-ing in the mills. The family was prom-inent in the steel industry. Silas re-ceived a medal for 50 years service with United States Steel Corporation. He came from a large family as well, with nine siblings. Six of the children emigrated from Scot-land and crossed the Atlantic with their parents Betsy Faulks and George Summers, Sr. in 1867. One of them was only 18 months old. George Sum-mers, Sr. at one time owned and ran the Russia Mill in Niles, Ohio. He also held steel industry patents. Myrtle and Silas had three sons, Robert Oliver, Earl Fran-cis, and George Rid Summers. Several things were dear to the hearts of the family. Nu-merous family members were members of Masonic related organizations. Myrtle, espe-cially, was prominent in local women’s organizations, being Past High Priestess of the Isis Court No 1, Ladies Oriental Shrine of Wheeling, West Vir-ginia, Past Matron of the Mari-on Chapter, Order of the East-ern Star, organizer and first President of the Beaucean Society in the Wheeling area and a member of the White Shrine. Probably her greatest contribution was as an organizer of the Ladies Ori-ental Shrine of North America. She was given the title Grand Recorder in

1909, although Grand Jurisdiction was not established until 1913. She was officially installed as Grand Re-corder at the First Grand Council Session in 1914, and served until her death in 1929. She was given the title Honorary Grand High Priestess in 1913.

Myrtle made numerous trips by train from Wheeling, West Virginia to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania to help establish a Court in Pittsburgh and in so doing form the Grand Council of the Ladies Oriental Shrine. A story from one of Silas and Myr-tle’s great-grandsons, Jay Summers:

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“Misty” cont. By E. Gale Leigeber, Es Said Court No. 29

“Grandpa told me a story about Silas giving Misty (Myrtle) a hand gun to ride the trains with since she did so much traveling. I have the handgun, it is a Smith and Wesson Lady Smith .32 Cal. revolver and it’s in excellent condition for being about a hundred years old.” Myrtle, her husband Silas, her son Earl Francis and his wife Catherine Cowan Summers all have Shrine re-lated emblems on their headstones. Myrtle and Silas are buried in Green-wood Cemetery in Wheeling, West Virginia along with other family members. Anna Summers Riddle, the sister of Silas James, was also active in Isis Court and is pictured in a 1919 pho-to of the Isis Patrol.

Anna was also an early member and may have been present at the origi-nal meeting of the Court at the ho-tel. The two were close. Anna and her husband George Riddle did not have children and Myrtle named one of her sons after Anna’s husband George, calling him George Rid Sum-mers. My father had close ties to Anna espe-cially. His grand-mother (my great-grandmother) died when my grandfa-ther was only 4 years old. Anna was like a grandmother to him. She raised my grandfather and his brother before

my great-grandfather remarried. I have a letter sent to An-na and George to honor their 50th wed-ding anni-versary that my dad sent to them while he was serving in WWII. Many family members

were also very musically talented. Several played in Shrine bands. Silas James played trombone and held a patent for a trombone slide. Earl Francis, Silas and Myrtle’s son, was the first Concert Master of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra. His son, Earl Francis Jr, played first violin with the Orchestra.

A copy of the first picture from the 100th anniversary celebra-tion brochure of Isis Court No 1. Myrtle is sitting front and center in the patrol leader’s outfit. To her left (lighter colored hair) is her sister-in-law Anna Summers Riddle

The Osiris Band. Myrtle's son Earl Francis is 4th from left in second row, holding the clarinet. There are at least 3 other Summers Family members in the picture who are unidentified

Besides being a small business owner I am a paralegal of 14 years as well as an artist (since I was 5 years old). That’s when I received my first art scholarship to John Herron Art Institute. I enjoy water-color painting, dancing, and building things, including structures. I especially love running heavy equipment (such the tom-boy). Yes, I do own a rivet

gun!

Hi, my name is Dianah Markovich-Sparks, born in Indianapolis, IN on November 16th. My father, Walter Louks, joined Murat Shrine in 1960. He was very active and we attended many Shrine events and toured the hospitals. I was also active in Job’s Daughters. In October 2001 I joined LOSNA, Tarum Court #14 as a Snow White Turtle Dove and have had a great time with everyone,

I am totally enjoying being one of Diana’s Soaring Eagles! This adventure is a lot of fun! In 2007 my fiancé, Jerry Markovich, be-came Potentate of Murat Shrine and I was First Lady. We were married the following year on July 31, 2008; however, our time was destined to be short. Jerry was diag-nosed with a very aggressive cancer in March 2009 and passed in July the same

year. We had a sign & awning business, of which I became the sole owner. While continuing regular business efforts including attending Shrine social events I became reacquaint-ed with Clint Sparks, also a widow-er. We had actually known each other for many years since our fathers were “best buds” in and out of Shrine. Clint and I were married on December 18, 2010. We are very happy and live on a small ranch with our two little furry feline girls, Sapphire Blue and Nora.

All About Lady Dianah Markovich-Sparks, Fund Raiser Chair

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Chaplain’s Corner by Lady Judy White Harris

All of us 1st CL’s are “in training”

to become High Priestesses. To

do so we must become visionary

leaders. How do we obtain that

position? Here are several hints

from “The Right to Lead.”

First, we need to look within our-

selves. Vision must come from

inside of us. The thing that

brings it out is passion.

Second, we need to look behind

ourselves. Every leader’s vision

is based on his or her own per-

sonal experience What does

your past tell you about your fu-

ture as a leader?

Third, we need to look around

ourselves. What is happening to

others? As a leader we must al-

ways take into account other

people. If others aren’t with you,

you aren’t leading, you are simp-

ly directing.

Fourth, we need to look ahead of

ourselves. Look at the big pic-

ture. Leaders don’t get bogged

down in the minutia…they see

everything as though from a

mountaintop. That’s why goals

are called “visions.”

In the next issue I will share

more leadership hints so that we

may become the best HP’s that

LOSNA has ever had!! As Lady

Diana has set as one of her

goals for us, we must use our

eagle wings to soar!

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Notes From Your Class Vice President By Lady Linda

I wish everyone the Joys of the Holi-day season. I hope 2014 brings peace, joy and good health to everyone and that our Troops finally come home safely. I have been very busy with Hawaii Court this fall. I also had a chance to visit Lady Meredith’s Court in Toronto when I was in Canada for a family wedding and Canadian Thanksgiving. The weather even co-operated giving us a wonderful Indian summer. The leaves were turning glorious colors. This is a time of year I really miss while living in Hawaii. We managed

to escape Canada before the snow came! September saw our Official visit with Lady Jan Hiebert GHP. Although she was only here a few days, we all had a great time and visit. October saw us entertain the Children with a Hal-loween Party complete with cos-tumes and games. In December, La-dy Marlene McCarty PGHP, was here on a visit from Alaska. We were lucky enough to see her at our Court meeting and also at our Christmas party. Please remember if you are coming to Hawaii on vacation, contact me and we will do something together. I enjoy showing off our State. I hope to see many of you in Wichita at Grand Council in May. Please don’t forget to collect something from your area for the Silent Auction at our Class luncheon. I will remind you again in the Spring Newsletter. We will also be having a class get to-gether the Saturday night before Grand Council begins, so we can

catch up with everyone and their activities this past year as 1st CL. More information to follow. I also still have some Class sashes for those who want one. Just let me know. Until the next newsletter, work

hard for the Shriner’s Hospital and the Children and for your Courts. Aloha for Now. Linda Brice 1st CL Hawaii Court No 60.

9/6—Joi Sorensen 9/7—Kat Kynett 9/16—Pat Lee 9/16—Mama Diana 9/30—Janice Hunter 10/1—Jeanie Palmer 10/15—Jan Smith 10/16—Iris Crothers

10/21—Victoria Kindig 10/22—Luann Smith 11/10—Kimberly Kilmartin 11/19—Helen Adolphsen 11/24—Sandie Dameron 11/29—Gale Leigeber 12/8—Glenda Westerfield 12/18—Dianah Markovich-Sparks

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Sunshine Unit Meet Recap By Lady Judy White Harris

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The Sunshine Unit Meet (SUM) was held in Tampa Florida from Nov. 7-10 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, only a few blocks from the Shriners’ Chil-dren’s Hospital. A tour of the hospi-tal was held, as well as many other activities with the theme of “Pirates in Paradise.” SAR-I Court #79 was in charge of the SUM under the direc-

tion of President, Lady Mary Jane Hamilton, PHP and Grand Directress Lady Jennie Crawford, GT1Y, PGHP, PHP. Under the business of the meet, Ar-ticle IX, Section I, was amended to eliminate including the cost of the Formal Banquet and the Breakfast meeting in the registration fee. A joint meeting with 1st and 2nd Cere-monial Ladies was held in Lady Judy Harris’s room with Lady Janet Lar-son, Grand 2nd CL, PHP Hawaiian Court , Lady Peggy Sue Mitchell, 2nd CL SAR-I #79, Lady Jan Monroe, 1st

CL Cairo Court #97, Lady Randa Workman 1st CL HADJI #88, Lady Vir-ginia Search 2nd CL, Lady Shannon Henry, acting 1st CL Crescent Court, and Lady Judy Harris, 1st CL SAR-I #79 in attendance. We all shared ideas on fundraising, keeping good records for Audit, etc.

Grand Lady Janet Larson shared some excellent tips for leadership, includ-ing: A leader should be service orient-ed, not demanding; lead by example; don’t ask anyone to do anything you aren’t willing to do yourself; read your Red Book starting now and know what it says; research before answering questions if you are not sure of the answers; know and practice your pro-tocol; and get copies of everything your Recorder gets. She also told us to always have fun in our courts, re-minding us that the original purpose of LOS was for the ladies to get to-gether and have fun. It was a delight to have her with us! Later, Lady Jan Heibert, Grand High Priestess, PHP Arami Court #101, Wichita, KS shared her idea of what makes a good leader. She said that “Preparation” and “Communication” are two principles that are a must. We welcomed Lady Shannon Henry who will be joining our class after the next election. She is currently acting

pro tem as 1st CL for her court. It was a great meeting and I commend the officers of the 41st SUM who made it a won-derful experi-ence. Next years’ SUM will be in the same place from Nov.6-8, 2014 under the leadership of Cai-ro Court #97.

Western Area Organized Unit Meet By Lady Karen acDougall

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On September 19-21, 2013 Oasis Court No. 75 held the “Tucson Roundup” at the Radisson Suites Ho-tel in Tucson, Arizona. They had lots of fun tours planned in the Tucson area that everyone enjoyed. On Friday we started out with a Class Breakfast with our hostess for the morning, Pamela Morgan, 1st CL of Oasis Court.

Friday night we were all off to a Dude Ranch for Fun Night. Everyone had their squirt guns filled up and a wet time was had by all! Saturday we had a nice breakfast and business meeting. Than we were ready to start the Unit Drills. The ex-hibition floor was small, but everyone seemed to manage it well.

El Minya Court No. 46 from El Paso, TX was in attendance for the first time in many years. They put on a great show with their “Thriller” routine. I got some good pics of our own Connie Pan-toja!

All in all the 2013 WAOUM was a great suc-cess and the Oasis Court was the rea-son. They put on a great event and made everyone feel welcome.

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All About Lady Dianah Markovich-Sparks, Fund Raiser Chair Fez Case Name Tags New Fundraiser from Lady Dianah Markovich-Sparks

Here is the newest fundraising opportunity for our class from our Fund Raiser Chairman, lady Dianah Markovich-Sparks. The personalized Fez Name Plate is a silver background with our soaring eagle, LOSNA in white, your name in purple with gold lines above and below, class name in midnight blue and the years in purple. The name plate is on metal, which can be bent to fit the soft sided fez cases and is good for hard cases as well as soft ones. The cost of each name plate is $10.00 and $5.00 of each name plate will go into our treasury! Please order your name plate today by contacting lady Dianah Markovich-Sparks at [email protected].

TMarra Designs… Jewelry Fundraiser - Order by 12/15/13 for Christmas

At Grand Council a jewelry fundraiser was brought to the class and was approved. Teresa from TMarra Designs has offered to donate to our class 50% of all sales. She has some lovely Lotus Blossom Charms, Earrings, Bracelets and Pendants. If you are looking for something special for Christmas, check out her web site at tmarradesigns.com or call Teresa at 602-740-6870. You will have delivery by Christmas if you order by 12/15/13. Make sure you tell her you are with Diana’s Soaring Eagles Class.

Lotus Blossom Pendant in sterling silver can have your choice of bead colors: $59.00

Lotus Blossom Charm in sterling silver: $20.00

Lotus Blossom Earrings are ster-ling silver on lev-er backs $50.00

Lotus Blossom Bracelet in Sterling Silver Is: $149.00 Lotus Blossom Bracelet in Sterling silver and 14k Gold fill is: $169.00

From your Newsletter Editor,

Lady Karen MacDougall:

The next Eagle’s Call will be going out in early April. Articles are due by March 15th. Did anyone attend any of the other Unit Meets this year? We’d love to hear about them! I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday Season!

Fund Raiser Coasters... Available Now from Lady Dianah Markovich -Sparks

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Help raise some funds for our Class by purchasing a set of sandstone coasters with original artwork by our Fund

Raiser Chairman, Dianah Markovich-Sparks Each set of 4 coasters will be in a wrought Iron round holder. There are

8 beautiful designs to choose from and each coaster will have “Diana’s Soaring eagles L.O.S.N.A. 2016-2017” on the

rim.

You may choose which 4 coasters you want. However, Dianah has already had some who want all 8! Each set of 4

coasters with the wrought Iron holder will sell for $25.00 and our treasury will make $14.00 off of each set! Please

be sure to contact Lady Dianah to let her know your choices.

To order, send an email to [email protected] with the requested items. She will confirm the order by

email and request a check sent and made payable to Affordable Solutions with mailing instructions.

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Class Executives 2013-2014

Lady Meredith Pennock, President

Lady Linda Brice, Vice President

Lady Dianna Clay, Treasurer

Lady Donna Testi, Secretary

Lady Judy Harris, Chaplin

Lady Nancy Edson, Sunshine Chair

Lady Cathy Smith, Marshal and Website

Lady Karen MacDougall, Newsletter Chair

Lady Dianah Markovich-Sparks, Fundraising

Lady Joi Sorensen and Lady Sandie Dameron, Scrapbook Co-Chair

Class Symbols

Symbol: Eagle

Colors: Fuchsia, Iris Purple, Midnight Blue, Cardinal

Red, White, Gold, Silver

Flowers: Iris, Peace Rose, Orchids, Lilies

Egyptian Symbol: Cartouche

Fun Symbols: Snowmen, Mickey Mouse

Good Mood Food: Dark Chocolate, Strawberries, Cheetos, Peanut

Butter

Good Luck: Maple Leaf, Eagle Feather, Kokopelli

Animals: Schnauzers, Yorkies

Collectables: Teapots, Trains, Lighthouses

Scripture: Serenity Prayer

Diana’s Soaring Eagles—2016-2017

Theme:

Give your ideas wings and

your imagination will soar!

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