04/22/08

What is new on the OKOES web site??

4-22-08--Added the address of the new GGC 2009 website which is www.ggc2009.com

4-20-08--Added Melissa Griffin as WGM in 2012 on the Apple Dumpling Gang Grand Officers page for 2004. Also added her as a PGM on the Grand Lecturer page.

4-16-08--Added the 2008 VanAtta Scholarship application to the front page.

4-4-08--Added the Oklahoma City Magic Ponies Line Officer dinner ticket form on the Magic Ponies tab.

3/31/08--Added the Magic Ponies Tulsa Line Officer Ticket form on the Magic Ponies tab.

1/23/08--Removed the Stars for Oklahoma Page as the person listed are not longer working on the Stars for Oklahoma. I would be happy to relist as soon as someone gets me the new information in Acrobat PDF format.

11/23/07--Added a Calendar of Events tab on the left in place of the Calendar.

11/22/07--Finally got the WGP's information for his page and have updated. Still need the WGM to send her picture and information for the WGM page.

10/28/07--Added the 2008 Grand Chapter Page where the Grand Chapter Session information for 2008 will be placed. Added the 2007 to 2008 Grand Officers to the Past Grand Officers Page with the music, "O Holy Night". Move the Promise Keepers page to the archives. Added Sister Beverly Boyett to the Past Grand Matron by Grand Office held page on the Grand Esther page. I have requested pictures and information from our WGM and WGP for the WGM and WGP pages, plus music. I added Sister Mary Hunnicutt to the Grand Officer Emeritus page. Removed the Homecoming page of Sister Barbara and Brother Bill to the archives. Added Sister Diana Hay to the Grand Treasurer Page, under Histroy/Trivia Page.

8/24/07--Add the a new page entitled Homecoming. This page has the ticket information on it for the Homecoming of our MWGM and MWGP.

8/7/07--Removed the June Announcement of the Centennial Committee meeting.

8/4/07--Add Grand Chapter of Texas Pictures to the 2007 Grand Officers Page. To get to these pictures, Click on the Past Grand Officers tab on the left, then click on the 2006 to 2007 Grand Offices link, then click on the Photos link. The new pictures are at the bottom of the pictures, so just scroll down until you find them.

7/25/07--Replaced the Stars for Oklahoma Subscription form with the latest version.

7/24/07--Add Grand Secretary address to the first page of the website.

7/12/07--Removed the Bus Trip info to Texas.

7/2/07--Add the pictures from the 2007 Multi State Meeting and the 2007 Charity Ball pictures under the Past Grand Officers Page and then click on 2006 to 2007. The pictures are at the bottom of the page. Just scroll down.

6/25/07--Add 2008 8 State information. Added To God Be The Glory Session name to the 2006-2007 Grand Officer page. Changed the Bus Trip's page to include preliminary trip information.

6/21/07--Removed 8 State Information from website and 8 State Bus Information.

6/17/07--Add the pictures from the Last School at McLoud under the Past Grand Officers Page and then click on 2006 to 2007. The pictures are at the bottom of the page. Just scroll down.

6/16/07--Added the Oklahoma Centennial Committee meeting on June 30th.

6/6/07--Removed the Charity Golf Tournament Page. Converted the Stars for Oklahoma Subscription form to a pdf file.

5/23/07--Took the form off the Charity Golf page and add pictures from the event. Added a new page with pictures of the Coweta Chapter U.D. instituting.

5/18/07--Made corrections to the District Deputy Page.

5/11/07--Added under the Grand Chapter tab, the following forms:

1. Grand Chapter Pre-Program 2. In state members registration from 3. Out of state member registration form 4. Ritual Competition Form 5. The Inn Housing form

5/2/07--Added a message to the Magic Ponies page about their upcoming meetings. Added the 8 State Page to the web site.

4/25/07--Added the bus trip for 8 State Meeting in Paragould Arkansas.

3/15/07--Add a new page for the Charity Golf Tournament. Added a page for the Stars for Oklahoma Magazine Subscription Form. Deleted the Louisiana Trip information and put on the Mississippi Trip information. In the Past Grand Officers page for 2001 to 2002, added WGP - 2010 to Mike Rapp. Added the Stars for Oklahoma Subscription Page. Added the Jimmy Everest Cancer Center for Children and the Down Syndrome website under our Grand Chapter Charities section.

3/2/07--Add the Grand Officers Pictures to the Past Grand Office Page for the 2006 to 2007 Grand Officers, the Heart and Soul. Updated the notice on Ruth Douglas's funeral today. Put the Star Ride on the WGM's calendar on the website. Changed the Official Visit to Hooker to June 9th at 2 PM.

2/27/07--Added the Turtle Tribe page for the Worthy Matrons and Worthy Patrons of 2010 who will be serving with Sister Leatrice Massey, when she is Worthy Grand Matron.

2/26/07--Changed headliner to reflect the passing of Sister Ruth Douglas, Grand Chaplain.

2/18/07--Completed update of the WGM calendar for 2007. Added Watonga to the Chapter List.

2/17/07--Added Pictures to the Grand Officers of 2006 section. Thanks to Ridge Smith for the pictures. Add pictures of the 2006 General Grand Assembly in Minneapolis, MN. Thanks to Ridge Smith for the pictures. Added the Star Bike website and information for the 2007 ride. I also added the Star Bike Ride website to our Favorite Links list. Added the Worthy Grand Matron's picture. I updated the Ambassadors page. I updated the Grand Representatives page. I added Leatrice Massey to the PGM's by Grand Office page on the Grand Lecturer page. I have added a District Deputy page with Chapters by District. I have started updating the calendar.

I would love to have some pictures from the 2007 Grand Officers!!

 12/02/03--Change the scrolling banner to reflect the first exemplification of the work by the Grand Officers.

11/05/06--Added a link for a complete listing of all the 2006 to 2009 General Grand Chapter Officers and committee members. Removed all items from the Announcements page as they events had be completed.

10/20/06--Changed the music to be the Sister Ann Barnes, WGM's music, changed the WGM page to reflect Sister Ann Barnes, WGM, changed the WGP page to reflect Brother Bill Barnes, WGP, changed the Grand Chapter Session page to reflect 2007, changed the banner to the Arkansas Grand Chapter bus trip contact info, removed the GGC page for Sister Barbara and Brother Bill's officers, removed the Itinerary Program Advertising page, Added the 2006 - 2007 Heart and Soul Grand Officers to the Past Grand Officers Page, Added WGM - 2010 to Leatrice Massey on the Honey Bears Past Grand Officer Page.

09/03/06--GGC Choir Members--See the announcement page for upcoming choir practices.

08/28/06--Due to family illness, Sister Norma Clark, WGM, has cancelled the Courtesy Visits to Mangum, Nicoma Park and Stilwell. She also requests that no phone calls at this time please.

There will be a Centennial Committee Meeting on September 23, 2006 at 10 AM at the Del City Lodge. If you have any interest in helping in any way with this event, please attend this meeting.

08/25/06--Received an email telling me the Grand Chapter of New York has a new website with the address of www.nyoes.org The site is still under construction, so not much going on yet.

08/22/2006--Added Bixby Chapter Website to the front page.

08/20/2006--Made some changes to the escorts of Past Grand Offices for the years of 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1975, Thanks to Sister Margaret Lester for these updates.

Today, I discovered that I did not have the okoeswebmaster email coming directly to me. I do apologize to those who sent email and did not get it posted promptly.....Dale

I welcome any information from anyone on getting the Past Grand Officers and Escorts correct.

Thanks to Kay Lanier for letting me know that the Opening Ode for Sister Lea Courtney was "The Bible Tells Me So" by Dale Evans.

Thanks to Sister Donna Talley for letting me know that the Opening Ode for Sister Betty Fisher was "Wonderful Words of Life" and giving me Bill Yeager as an escort.

Thanks to Sister Doris Riebel on the corrections of Grand Representatives to Montana and Nebraska.

Thanks to Stephani Fox on the info of her grandfather's name as the escort to Sister O'Meara Fox for 1973 to 1974.

Thanks to Della Murphy for sending me a complete listing of the 1987-1988 Grand Officers, Escorts, and songs. Also she gave me the correct dates that Lexington Chapter meets.

Thanks to Sister Judy Hall about the zip code being wrong for Oologah chapter.

07/09/2006--Added Sister Clara Wampler, PGM of the District of Columbia as Sister Barbara Benton's and Brother Bill Owen's Worthy Grand Ruth.

06/18/2006--Added Sister Elizabeth Pullum, PGM of Oklahoma as Sister Barbara Benton's and Brother Bill Owen's 2006-2009 Worthy Grand Marshal, removed the 8 State Meeting from the website,

05/26/2006--Removed the Promise Keepers of 2007 May Line Officer dinner. Added WGM of 2009 title to Sister Judy Dixon under the Grand Officers of 2002 -2003.

05/24/06--Added Rex Mitchell as an escort to the 1995 Grand Officers. Thanks to Jean Larimore for that information.

05/21/2006--Moved the 2006 Charity Golf pages to the archive.

05/17/2006--Changed the GGC Installation Choir Practice dates per Sister Maxine Helgeson. Added the Tulsa Line Officers Dinner hosted by the Promise Keepers of 2007. Added pictures from the Clown Cadets of 2006 to the Clown Cadet page.

05/13/2006--Added to the Announcements Page the Elected Line Officers Dinner in Oklahoma City hosted by the Promise Keepers of 2007.

05/08/2006--Added Sister Linda Hattrick, PGM of Idaho as Sister Barbara Benton's and Brother Bill Owen's 2006-2009 Worthy Grand Esther, General Grand Chapter. I added the 2006 Out of State Registration Form to the Grand Chapter Session page. I removed the Ritual Competition Page as this event has passed.

05/06/2006--Added the 2006 Oklahoma Grand Chapter Pre-Program, the Oklahoma Member Registration Form to the 2006 Grand Chapter Session page with a note that the 2006 Out of State Registration Form will be available soon. I added a Charities Supported Page to our web site. This page will list all of the charities that Oklahoma Grand Chapter and its subordinate chapters support. If you would like to have a charity listed, please have the secretary of your chapter send an email to the webmaster at okoeswebmaster@okoes.org or a letter to Dale Southerland, PGP. I moved the About Us Page to the top of the website so that visitors can see what we are about without having to go through the website.

05/02/06--Added Sister Virgie George, PGM of New Mexico as Sister Barbara Benton's and Brother Bill Owen's 2006-2009 Worthy Grand Martha, General Grand Chapter

04/30/06--Removed the Honor Night Announcement for Sister Debbie Beard. Added Brother Haskell Clark, PGP of Tennessee as Sister Barbara Benton's and Brother Bill Owen's 2006-2009 Worthy Grand Chaplain, General Grand Chapter

04/25/06--Honor Night for Sister Debbie Beard to the Announcements page.

04/08/06--Added the Star Ride 2006 event to the Announcements page. Removed the Centennial Committee meeting from the Announcements page.

04/06/06--Added new General Grand Chapter Choir practice dates and times. Added Dennis Jordan as Sister Barbara Benton's and Brother Bill Owen's 2006-2009 Worthy Grand Organist, General Grand Chapter

03/18/06--Thanks to Sister Margaret Lester, GSE, who gave me the Grand Escorts and Opening Ode for the Grand Officers of 1973.

03/13/06--Added a new page entitled "Announcements" This is for general announcements to Oklahoma OES members from various Oklahoma OES groups. Thanks to Della Murphy, I was able to add Carl Laughlin as the escort to Sister Sharon Laughlin and Sister Della also gave me Sister Billie Hanna's ode as "He Lives on High".

03/02/06--Reversed the order of changes, putting the latest changes at the top of the list. Announced that the Louisiana bus trip will not be going because we did not have enough to sign up for it.

03/02/06--Added new pictures to the Promise Keepers page. Added the Grand Escorts and the WGM's Opening Ode to the Grand Officers of 1970. Thanks to Sister Ruby Barkley, PGL.

03/01/06--Added a special Thank You from Sister Norma Clark, Worthy Grand Matron to the front page.

02/22/06--Added Susan Thomas as the first "announced" appointed GGC officer for Sister Barbara and Brother Bill. Added pictures of the Clarion Hotel to the 8 State Page and to the Grand Chapter Session Page.

02/20/06--Added a Oklahoma Red Jackets Bus Trip tab for information on all of the Oklahoma Red Jacket Bus Trips.

02/19/06--Added a GGC 2006 tab which has all of the forms for Minnesota General Grand Chapter on it.

02/18/06--I added the General Grand Chapter officers of Sisters Alice Miller, PMWGM, the General Grand Chapter Officers of Sister Juanita D. Killion, PMWGM, and the General Grand Chapter Officers of Sister Barbara Benton, RWAGM. Check this out.

02/18/06--Corrected Sister JoAnn Sheppard's WGM title to 1998 in the Grand Officers of 1992. Added the Grand Officers of 1915, the Grand Officers of 1914, the Grand Officers of 1915, the Grand Officers of 1914, the Grand Officers of 1913, the Grand Officers of 1912, the Grand Officers of 1911, the Grand Officers of 1910 and the Grand Officers of 1909. Wow, that was a lot of programming, but we Got'r Done!!!

02/17/06--Added the Grand Officers of 1923, the Grand Officers of 1922, the Grand Officers of 1921, the Grand Officers of 1920, the Grand Officers of 1919, the Grand Officers of 1918, the Grand Officers of 1917, and the Grand Officers of 1916.

02/15/06--Added the Grand Officers of 1929, the Grand Officers of 1928, the Grand Officers of 1927, the Grand Officers of 1926, the Grand Officers of 1925, and the Grand Officers of 1924.

02/14/06--Added the Grand Officers of 1935, the Grand Officers of 1934, the Grand Officers of 1933, the Grand Officers of 1932, the Grand Officers of 1931, and the Grand Officers of 1930.

02/13/06--Added a link on the History/Trivia page that goes to a listing of all Oklahoma members who have held an office in General Grand Chapter. Added the Grand Officers of 1939, the Grand Officers of 1938, the Grand Officers of 1937, and the Grand Officers of 1936.

02/12/06--Changed the 8 State documents to reflect the removal of the 800 number for the hotel, changed the fax number for the hotel and the event coordinator's email address. Added the Grand officers of 1953, the Grand Officers of 1952, the Grand Officers of 1951, the Grand Officers of 1950, the Grand Officers of 1949, the Grand Officers of 1948, the Grand Officers of 1947, the Grand Officers of 1946, the Grand Officers of 1945, the Grand Officers of 1944, the Grand Officers of 1943, the Grand Officers of 1942, the Grand Officers of 1941, and the Grand Officers of 1940.

02/07/06--Added a History Trivia page. Moved the listing of Past Grand Matrons who where Grand Chaplains, Grand Lecturer, Grand Marshal, Grand Organist, Grand Adah, Grand Ruth, Grand Esther, Grand Martha, Grand Electa and Grand Warder. Added a link to the history of General Grand Chapter to the Trivia page, and to the Favorites page. Added the Grand Officers of 1957, the Grand Officers of 1956, the Grand Officers of 1955, and the Grand Officers of 1954. Added a listing of Grand Secretaries, Grand Treasurers, and Spouses who have been Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron to the Trivia page.

02/06/06--Added some ladybugs to my special Grand Ladybug's and my grand family page. Added the Grand Officers of 1959 and the Grand Officers of 1958

02/05/06--Added the Grand Officers of 1966, the Grand Officers of 1965, the Grand Officers of 1964, the Grand Officers of 1963, the Grand Officers of 1962, the Grand Officers of 1961, and the Grand Officers of 1960. Added to the Past Grand Officers page a new page where I  added the Past Grand Matrons who where Grand Chaplains, Grand Lecturer, Grand Marshal, Grand Organist, Grand Adah, Grand Ruth, Grand Esther, Grand Martha, Grand Electa and Grand Warder.

02/04/06--Added the Grand Officers of 1969, the Grand Officers of 1968, the Grand Officers of 1967, and the Grand Officers of 1966 to the Grand Officers page. Renamed the Grand Officer's page to Past Grand Officers. Added the following pictures to the Photo Gallery, 2006 Grand Officers, 2006 Grand Escorts, and Grand Esther Sheila Bowman and her Grand Escort, Craig Bowman.

02/01/06--Added the "What is new on the OKOES web site page

02/01/06--Added the 2006 Chandler Installation of Officers to the Photo Gallery page. Just Click on the link on that page to see the pictures.

02/01/06--Changed the picture of Sister Norma Clark, Worthy Grand Matron on the Worthy Grand Matron Page and added two pictures of her to the photo gallery.

02/01/06--Changed the marquee to reflect the upcoming Oklahoma Red Jackets Club meeting at Del City on February 11th at 11 AM.