Bro. William C. Davis, Jr., center, receives a check on behalf of the Masonic Homes from Bro. H. Lin Jones, Past Worthy Grand Patron, and Sister Jean D. Fey, Past Worthy Grand Matron.

The Grand Chapter of Pennsylvania, The Order of The Eastern Star, recently provided funds to benefit the Masonic Homes of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania.

On June 26, Sister Jean D. Fey, Past Worthy Grand Matron, and Bro. H. Lin Jones, Past Worthy Grand Patron, presented a check to Bro. William C. Davis, Jr., Chief Operating Officer, at the Grand Session, Pittsburgh. The $59,535.34 donation will be used to purchase "wish items" for the residents of the Masonic Eastern Star Home-East at Warminster, the Masonic Eastern Star Home-West at Pittsburgh, and the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown.

Two days later, Bro. Davis was pleased to receive an additional $4,000 from Worthy Grand Matron Arlene S. Flohr on behalf of the Grand Chapter. The funds, representing some of the proceeds from sales of Noah's Ark tacs and monies from Sister Arlene's Club Luncheons, will go toward the sound system for the new Star Points Building at the Masonic Village at Sewickley. The high quality audio/visual system in the assembly room of the Star Points Building will include a cassette deck, CD player, wireless microphones, an infrared listening system for people who have difficulty hearing, a large screen projector, and a projection screen.