Independent Order of Odd Fellows of West Virginia
With Odd Fellows and Rebekahs in West Virginia ~ It's Almost Heaven!
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows of West VirginiaWith Odd Fellows and Rebekahs in West Virginia ~ It's Almost Heaven! |
This Website operates under the direction of the Grand Lodge of West Virginia, I.O.O.F.
TO ALL ODD FELLOWS AND REBEKAHS IN WEST VIRGINIA:
The 2008 Sessions of the Grand Lodge and Rebekah Assembly will be
held Wednesday-Saturday, October 8-11, 2008, at Days Hotel, in
Flatwoods, West Virginia.
Make your own reservations directly with Days Hotel by calling (304)
765-5055 and advise that you are with the "Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs." Listed below are the room rates which includes all
taxes, etc., per night:
One Person - $74.52 per night
Two Persons - $79.42 per night
Three Persons - $84.33 per night
Four Persons - $88.34 per night
Registration fee for this event will be $5 per person.
Food: Available at Visions Restaurant in the hotel.
Buffet breakfast will be $9 and starts at 6:30 a.m. Please remember
that is it not open for lunch. There are various places "over
the hill" and vending machines in the hotel. Visions
Restaurant will reopen from 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. for dinner.
The Thursday night buffet menu includes:
Two choices of meats (and you may have both): English
cut Roast Beef and/or Grilled Chicken
Potato
Vegetable
Freshly baked bread with butter
Assorted desserts
Coffee, tea, and water.
Tossed salad (with assorted dressings) will be at each place
setting
Entertainment for the banquet will be - back by popular demand -
Josh Oldaker (singer at last banquet).
Hotel Convention Coordinator, Cathy Carr, will contact the heads of
these units: Past Assembly Presidents Dinner; District Deputy
Luncheon; Secretary/Treasurer Breakfast; and Past Officers Dinner.
If you are eligible to attend any of these functions, you will be
contact by the head of that unit who will have the menu and price.
You make your reservations with the heads of these groups. The
Past Grand Masters' Breakfast will be Friday Morning (October 10).
Please see Dickey Joe Weekley for reservations and it is "Dutch
treat."
Fifty year members. Please mark the
registration blank if
you are eligible to attend the free luncheon. Please mark the
registration blank if you are eligible to attend the free luncheon.
It will be held on Friday, October 10, 2008, and it is paid for by
the committee. If you make a reservation, you must attend or
be responsible to pay for the same. This committee is paying
for the luncheon, but must honor all reservations it makes.
Again, PGM Mike Carney will serve as Chairman (and does a terrific
job) and your president is Eleanor Pride. It will be a tasty
meal and good fellowship.
The hotel offers free coffee in the lobby. Pick up your
program books, banquet tickets, and nametags. Also, the
various projects will have tables with nice items for sale and other
things of interest. Visit them and support the projects in
West Virginia.
On Thursday morning, there will be a joint opening, and after that,
a special divine service and memorial tribute to honor our deceased.
We have worked hard to sponsor a great convention! Hope to see
you there!
Fraternally,
THE COMMITTEE
Billy Gene Keffer, Chair
Wanda Ashcraft, Secretary
Glendora Headley, Treasurer
Dennis Adkins
Carl C. Williams
Marion "Mike" Carney
Roseann Turner
Ex-Officio Members
Grand Master, Robert E. Fisher
Assembly President, Verna Tarr
Grand Secretary, Paul L. Hevner
Assembly Secretary, Mary Bess
The Three Links which represent Friendship, Love, and Truth are the basic principles of all of Odd Fellowship.
When you pass into a town, look around for the symbols of Odd Fellowship such as the three links - you might be surprised as to what you find on the other side of the door.