The Annual Pajama Night of Chenango Chapter No. 135 was held in its rooms Wednesday, March 14 at 7:00 o’clock with RWS Shirley Detweiler and WB Francis Wilcox presiding.  The WM greeted 19 members and 1 guest.  The open meeting opened in short form.  Officers and members and guest were clad in their finest sleepwear and WB Francis played appropriate music, such as “Sandman”

            On Roll Call of officers, the following were report absent:  Treasurer, 1 trustee,  warder, sentinel, asst. Marshal with WS Bonnie Cobb substituting, musician with WB Francis substituting and the points of Adah and Martha.

The minutes of the previous meeting were not read for information.

Under sickness and distress and joy the following was reported:  S. Teresa reported the Joy of her daughter Amanda being accepted to SUNY Binghamton, the hardest SUNY School to get into.  Amanda will attend SUNY Albany.  RWS Marion requested prayers for her cousin, Robert.   Robert has been on dialysis for 8 years and yesterday had open heart surgery.  The WM asked for a moment of silent prayer, lifting up Robert.

 The petition of Laura Anne Phillipson, proposed by Betty Moubray, sponsored by Lou Demott and accepted by the Chapter and is referred to the investigating committee of Betty Moubray, Lou Demott and Claire Gibbons.

            Unfinished Business:  The WM appointed a committee of Lou Demott and Bob Holcomb to recommend a suitable donation to one of the Masonic bodies that Bill Norton belonged to, that we may make a donation in his memory.  The WM urged members to return the membership questionnaires to the state membership committee.  The WM reminded the members of the coming visit of the Grand Matron and her staff of officers to the Broome Chenango Dist.  She also reminded members of the Chapter official visit of the district DDGM and DGL.  She asked that any officer that knew they could not be present to let her know so that the office can be filled on that evening. 

            WS Betty Moubray introduced her friend and member elect, Laura Phillipson.  She said that Laura’s first exposure to OES was singing for the Cortland Madison Grand Matron’s visit to that district.

The WM matron read a short history of “Pajamas”.  It was humorous, interesting and informative.  One interesting discovery was that the nightcap was instituted to keep the heads of men warm when they took off their wigs!  She concluded that nowadays, the younger generation has replaced pajamas with sweat pants and t-shirts. 

The WM then asked the members to parade around the room so that we might choose the funniest and most original pajamas.  What a parade we had with WB Francis providing appropriate music in the background.  After much deliberation the winners were:  Funniest, S. Nan Nowalk and most original WS Bonnie Cobb.  They each received $10.00 Wal-Mart Gift Certificates.

Courtesies of the East were extended to:  2 past grand officers, and 5 past matrons and patrons.  The attendance award was won by S. Kandi.

The WM then asked all her “children” to gather around her as she read us a bedtime story entitled “Llamas and Pajamas”.  The usual childlike voices could be heard, “I need a drink of water”, “I need to go to the bathroom”, “you skipped a page “!!  What fun

Thank you WM for a fun-filled evening.

Bills of the evening:  $20.00 to WB Francis for the prizes for the “Pajama Parade”

Receipts of the evening:  ½ initiation fee of $20.00 and GOO $31.03

Respectfully submitted