For the last 20 years or so my wife and I have been working with the International Order of the Rainbow Girls and I am currently the chairman of the advisory board for one assembly and on the AB of another where my wife is Mother Advisor. The number of girls that know me and come running to give me a hug when we meet is too high to count, each and every one is as a daughter to me. With that being said, one girl had a request of me at our last meeting that I had to sit back and think about before giving her an answer.
The young lady is turning 18 next month and has put her partition in for the Eastern Star and asked me, no pleaded with me to be initiated with her so she would not be out there by herself. Now I have nothing against OES but have not joined as I have limited time and do not get to Lodge as often as I would like, have not been to a SR since I joined that. My wife has understood this or at least not brought the subject up, too often.
But how on earth does one say no to an 18 young lady with those big puppy dog eyes and a “please, please, please”.
I guess I join