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Two hundred girls were
present for the 65rd meeting of the Grand Girls
Assembly, which was organized in 1952 and dedicated to the
development of character in youth.
The Grand Session, which
rotates around the State of Ohio, was hosted this year by
The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio.
The purpose of the Grand
Session is to give youth from around the state the
opportunity to fellowship and to compete in a range of
activities – in the classroom and on the playing fields.
Eric Warren, the R.W.
Director of Youth Activities, led the Pythagorans events and
Cheryl Spencer, Grand Director of Youth Activities, led the
Girls Assembly.
The weekend events began
on Friday with the Grand Royal Queen Banquet as Raymond Hann,
II, R.V. grand senior counselor, and Princess Jocelyn
Edwards, then the grand royal princess, served as master and
mistress of ceremonies, respectively.
The event culminated in
presentations to the 2017 Grand Royal Queen, Kyrah Gayle,
and the Most Valiant Grand Master Counselor, Joseph Cook.
Daytime activities
included sessions devoted to breakouts on math, science and
other educational topics along with voting sessions for
elected officials.
Saturday night’s Awards
Banquet was again hosted by Hann and Edwards. Introductions
were made by Joseph Cook and Faith Sawyer.
On Sunday, the main event
was a divine service held in the Student Union and attended
by both youth groups. Rev. John Hicklin of Mt. Zion, the
City of Zion, offered the sermon.
The scripture reading was
offered by the newly elected Most Valiant Grand Master
Companion John Cook and the invocation offered by the newly
elected Grand Royal Queen Jocelyn Edwards |
