Fonds 273 Grande Prairie Royal Purple #107 fonds

1315 photographs

35 negatives

Date: 1947-2013 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of records of the group’s officers, members and activities such as initiations and tributes, fund raising activities and donation recipients. They worked together with their fellow organization, the Elks, in building and operating the Elks Hall. Many photos are contained within the history books.

Physical description: 47 cm textual records

403 photographs

28 negatives

Language of the material:

English

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1999-2013 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

This subseries consists of the lodge’s records of Sharon Annis. Sharon served as Honored Royal Lady from 1998-2000, and president of Lodge #107 from 2003-2004. This includes details of her charitable works and fundraising projects, official functions, and the elevation of new senior members. It also incudes coverage of the 2013 Royal Purple Convention, the final major event of Lodge #107.

Physical description: 11 cm textual records

135 Photographs

Language of the material:

English

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1974-1989 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

This subseries consists of certificates awarded to Royal Purple Lodge 107 by various organizations. These include the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Elks Lodge, and Grande Prairie Regional College.

Physical description: 1.5 cm textual records

Language of the material:

English

Publication status:

Published

This item is a Handwritten Historical Scrapbook created in 1981. It was created to record lodge events between 1980-1981. This includes descriptions of the 35th anniversary celebration, installation of new officials, and the 1980 memorial day celebration. Several pages of the Book are also dedicated to captioned photographs of various members of the lodge, and their families.

Date: 1948-2008 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of the minutes of the group from 1948-2008. These minutes covered the correspondence between lodges, reports from specials committees, such as the event planners, and reports from senior members.

Physical description: 34 cm textual records

Language of the material:

English

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1969-1996 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of financial statements from 1972-1993 and includes a summary of financial disbursements from 1969-1996. These statements included allocating resources for various charity organizations, public organizations such as the Grande Prairie hospital, and Royal Purple expenditures.

Physical description: 0.5 cm textual records

Language of the material:

English

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1947-2011 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of twelve photo albums from 1947-2011, and loose photographs from 1950-2009, covering member initiations and installations, meetings, conventions, social activities and community service.

Physical description: 4 cm textual records

1058 photographs

7 negatives

Language of the material:

English

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Pearl Coon, the District Deputy for Royal Purple in Northwestern Alberta in 1947-1948, came to the Rolla area with her husband in 1915 and lived in Rolla and Dawson Creek for most of her life.

Ann Howarth, of Grande Prairie, was the Honored Royal Lady in charge of Grande Prairie Branch #107 of Royal Purple for the 1948-1949 year.

District Meeting of the Royal Purple in front of the old Elks Hall on 102 Avenue in Grande Prairie.

Grande Prairie Lodge #107 of the Royal Purple members and officers 1953-54.

H.R.L. Emma Mayer at the podium in the old Elks Hall.

Pianist Lady Frantzen of Grande Prairie Royal Purple Branch #107 at the piano in the old Elks Hall on 102 Avenue.

Royal Purple Day

District Meeting of the Order of the Royal Purple in Grande Prairie, featuring the Honored Royal Ladies and the Past Honored Royal Ladies and the Drill Team.

Millie Frantzen receives her life membership certificate from Lorraine Mailer, District Deputy, Royal Purple, Grande Prairie Branch #107 in 1958. Standing behind is Evie Morris.

PS Honoured Royal Lady M. Waite at the Supreme Lodge Convention in Winnipeg in 1958.

Mrs. Houseworth receives documents from Grande Prairie Royal Purple representative awarding Grace Children’s Home a new clothes dryer.

Residents at Grace Children’s Home examine the new clothes dryer donated by Royal Purple, Grande Prairie Branch #107.

Curling Team representing Grande Prairie Branch of the Royal Purple includes Tim Crough and Evelyn Durda.

Presentation of cups and saucers for perfect attendance in 1963-64.

Lady Diana Hanson installing the officers in 1965.

Rycroft Lodge when they brought the gavel to Grande Prairie.

Front Row: Betty Belford, Peggy Smith, Elvina Peterson, Sheila Meier, Ruby Konrad. Back Row: Rose Legace, Helene Stretch, Evelyn Durda, Barbara Childs, Anne Fortowsky, Kae Whitlock, Martha Sjerdal, Ethel Rutledge, Betty Wiens, Irene Martens

Elks Drill Team assisting with the installation of officers, Grande Prairie Royal Purple, 1969.

A popular fundraiser for the Grande Prairie Branch of the Royal Purple was the Shopping Spree. The winner of the raffle had a specified amount of time (e.g. 3 minutes) to race down the aisles and gather as much food as they could.

Royal Purple officers at the District Convention include (r to l): PSHRL Irene Francour, Daisy Labar, Amy Casins, Carol Reich, Diane Hanson and PSHRL Onagh Hoeght.

Copy of a photograph showing Mayor Jim May as he signs the proclamation for Speech & Hearing Month in May 1975.

Copies of two photographs show the donation of an upright hair dryer to Pioneer Lodge. First photograph shows Royal Purple ladies Myrtle Webb, Florence Knox, Kae Whitlock and Elsie Lazruk with a resident of the lodge and a lodge employee. Second photograph shows Elsie Lazruk fixing the resident’s hair.

HRL Elsie Lazruk interacting with the children at the Peace School of Hope in June 1980.

OORP Convention Lethbridge 1965, July 25 to 29.

This item is a one volume photo album created by the lodge. Covers both official and unofficial functions.

Date: 1955-2011 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

This subseries is composed of 9 photo albums created directly by the Grande Prairie Royal Purple Lodge #107. The photographs cover official functions of the lodge, such as the initiation of new members and charity events. The photos also capture recreational events, such as the lodge’s annual St. Patrick’s Day event.

Physical description: 741 Photographs

7 negatives

Language of the material:

English

Publication status:

Published

The item consists of one photo album from 1988-1989. Images include official functions, awards, and ceremonies.

This item is an album containing photographs of the lodges members by year for the few years of the lodge’s history.

Date: 1969-2013 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of publications including “A History of Purpledom in District 15, Alberta and British Columbia”, Lodge Directory 1966, and District and National Convention programs. It also includes magazines and programs for the 2013 Royal Purple National Convention held in Grande Prairie.

Physical description: 2 cm textual records

Language of the material:

English

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1969-1996 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

This subseries consists of Newspaper articles taken from various issues of the Grande Prairie Herald Tribune related to Royal Purple activities from 1969-1996. These clippings are organized into a scrapbook covering 1969-1976, a scrapbook recording the 1969-1971 shopping spree event, and loose clippings from 1960-1996. They cover charitable donations made by Lodge #107, and their work with the Grande Prairie Hospital.

Physical description: 2.5 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published