Mid-Atlantic Region Conference of Grand Masters, Grand Matrons and Grand Patrons March 20-21, 2020
Hotel Accommodations:
Room rates at the hotel are $119.00 for a single or double per night, plus
applicable sales tax of 13.25%. Reservations must be made by February 21, 2020 for this rate. After this date
you will be charged the prevailing rate of Holiday Inn Martinsburg, 301 Foxcroft Avenue, Martinsburg WV
304-267-5500. Check-in is at 3:00 pm and check-out is 12:00 noon. Early arrivals will be accepted on a space
available basis.
This letter is to announce the plans for the 2020 Mid-Atlantic Region Conference of Grand Masters, Grand Worthy Matrons and Grand Worthy Patrons. The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge (MWPHGL of WV) and Electa Prince Hall Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star of West Virginia is honored to host the Conference, which will be held Friday and Saturday, March 20-21, at the Holiday Inn, 301 Foxcroft Ave, Martinsburg WV.
Conference Registration: The Conference registration fee is $150.00 for foreign jurisdictions, $75.00 for WV Masons and Eastern Stars. Included in this fee is one breakfast ticket, one lunch ticket and one banquet
ticket. Please complete the registration form no later than Monday, March 4, 2020. After March 4, 2020, a late fee of $20 will be charged.
Conference Agenda: We will be having a community service event to have the Grand Masters, Grand Worthy Matrons, and Grand Worthy Patrons visit the local Veterans Administration hospital. We will also have an
event Saturday night which will culminate the conferences' activities as well as recap the community service event for the day. So, we ask that you please stay through the weekend and not leave after the joint meeting Saturday.
The Grand Masters, the Grand Matrons and Grand Patrons will have their individual sessions and we will wrap up with a Joint Meeting. This is an opportunity to share ideas and make plans to carry to the Conference of
Grand Masters, and the Conference of Grand Matrons and Grand Patrons in May 2020. Grand Masters, please submit your agenda items to:
MWGM Jeffrey M Calcote, 2 Locust Ave, Wheeling, WV, 26003.
or Email: jcalcote@comcast.net
Grand Matrons send yours to:
GWM Angelia Russell, P.O. Box 207, East Bank, WV 25067.
Or Email
angelia.russell@gmail.com
Conference Schedule of Activities:
Friday:
12:00pm – 5:00pm Registration
5:00 – 7:00pm Planning Meetings
9:00pm – 12:00am Mardi Gras theme Reception
Saturday:
7:00am -8:30am Opening with Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00am Memorial Service
10:00am – 1:00pm community Service
10:00am – 1:00pm workshops
1:30pm – 3:00pm Lunch
3:30pm – 5:00pm Breakout meetings
5:15pm – 6:30pm Joint Meetings
8:00pm – 11:00pm Dinner and Program