Gladstone Royal Purple disbands

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Published on Tuesday, September 4, 2018

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Cheque presentations of $464.72 each were recently made by the Gladstone Purple to Gladstone Pool instructor Emily McBride and Todd Clayton of Gladstone Arena executive. Leslie Boden, treasurer, presented the cheques.

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The Gladstone Royal Purple held their last meeting on June 28, 2018. This lodge has been operating for 69 years and it was with mixed feelings that at our March meeting the decision was made unanimously to disband.

Over the years our mission was to help children and our community. Many, many dedicated women did just that raising funds by catering, holding teas, auction sale lunches and funeral lunches. For many years we did a tag day for the National Fund for Children. Most members feel that doing community work was fulfilling but the most important part of an organization is the friendship and camaraderie.

Over the years we had several of the ladies serve as district deputy and as Provincial President. Grace Blair a member for sixty-five years also served as Supreme Honoured Royal Lady. Two ladies Phyllis Bjarnarson and Lois Reid were charter members serving the lodge for sixty-nine years.