<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Area Two</strong>
<strong>Grand United Order Of Odd Fellows</strong>
<strong>DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA</strong></h3>
<strong>Graham T. Paige, Director                                                                                        Cathy McGlottin. Co-Director                                            </strong>
<strong>7314 Porters Road                                                                                                    1700 Samuel Lane                                                              </strong>
<strong>Esmont, VA  22937                                                                                                    Salisbury, MD 21801                                                           </strong>

<strong> </strong><strong>Greetings:</strong>

<strong>Our Area II meeting will occur on April 13-14 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5921 Harbour View Blvd., Suffolk, VA. The session will culminate with a banquet honoring Brother Calvin Holland, PHGD and Past Area II Director, on Saturday, April 14.</strong>

<strong><u>HOTEL RESERVATIONS</u></strong><strong>:    Hilton Gardens Inn Chesapeake/ Suffolk</strong>
<strong>                                            5921 Harbour View Blvd.</strong>
<strong>                                            Suffolk, VA 23435</strong>
<strong>                                            Phone:  757-484-9001</strong>
<strong><u>HOTEL ROOM RATE:</u></strong><strong>  $119.00  (not including taxes)</strong>
<strong>Deadline for reservations:  March 12, 2018</strong>
<strong>Tell them you are with Area II Grand United Order Of Odd Fellows.</strong>

<strong><u>REGISTRATION:</u>    $90.00  -  Pre-Registration</strong>
<strong>                               $95.00  -  On Site</strong>

<strong>Please make Checks or Money Orders payable to:  Area II Finance Committee and Send to Sister Christine Cross – 1317 Roosevelt Ave., Portsmouth, VA  23701           </strong>

<strong> </strong><strong>Each State must pay Education Fee - $200.00 and Social Service Fee - $100.00.  Send Education funds to Director Graham T. Paige – 7314 Porters Road, Esmont, VA 22937.  Send Social Service Funds to Co-Director Cathy McGlotten – 1700 Samuel Lane, Salisbury, MD 21801.  Make Checks or Money Orders payable to Area II Finance Committee.  Deadline for Registration, Education and Social Service will be March 31, 2018.</strong>

<strong> </strong><strong><u>KING AND QUEEN CONTESTS</u></strong><strong>:   This year’s King and Queen contest will feature the DGT of the District Lodges and DGWT of the District Households.  All candidates should be prepared to report to Ways and Means Chair Sister Brenda Dutton Harding upon arrival at the Area session.   </strong>

<strong> </strong><strong><u>ORATORICAL SPEAKING  CONTEST</u></strong><strong>:  We pray that each state will get one or two children for our Oratorical Contest.   Contact Brother Graham Paige for guidelines and topics.</strong>

<strong> </strong><strong><u>SOUVENIR JOURNAL</u></strong><strong>:  There will be a souvenir Journal prepared for the Occasion.    The Cost of ADS are:</strong>

<strong>Full Page    $40.00</strong>
<strong>Half Page    $25.00</strong>
<strong>Patrons       $  2.00</strong>

<strong> </strong><strong>Send ads and ad payments to Sister Jeanette Stephens.  Ads should be emailed to her at </strong><a href="mailto:jkstephens_20011@yahoo.com"><strong>jkstephens_20011@yahoo.com</strong></a><strong>.  Payments should be mailed to her at: </strong>

<strong>618 Roxboro Place NW</strong>
<strong>Washington, DC 20011</strong>

<strong> </strong><strong>AND ONE FINAL NOTE-  </strong><strong>PLEASE NOTE:  </strong><strong>Due to strict hotel policy at the Hilton Gardens, we will not be able to bring food into the hotel on Friday night for our usual dinner.  We did not want to raise the registration price in order to have a repast served by the Hotel.  Therefore, there will not be a repast on Friday night.  There are several restaurants in the immediate area of the hotel and we will investigate these and perhaps suggest meeting there as a group after our Friday night business session.  Each individual attending this event will be responsible for all fees related to the meal.  Information will be available at the registration desk on Friday afternoon.</strong>

<strong> </strong><strong>Your presence is urgently needed at this session.  District Grand Masters and District Grand Most Noble Governors, please notify all your brothers and sisters to be in attendance.</strong>

<strong> </strong><strong>Fraternally yours,</strong>

<strong>Graham T. Paige, Director</strong>

<strong>Cathy McGlotten, Co-Director </strong>

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