Tallahassee Elks Lodge #937 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks

ANTLERS

MARCH 2016

MESSAGE FROM THE EXALTED RULER We had a good turnout and everyone enjoyed the Super Bowl pig roast. Thanks to all those who made it possible. Special thanks to PER Chris Lydick of Lake City Lodge. The Valentine’s Dinner, sponsored by the PER’s, was well attended and enjoyed by all. Elections were held for the 2016-2017 officers. Congratulations to officers elect ER Karen Peek, Leading Knight John Bozeman, Loyal Knight Chris Hunt, Lecturing Knight Bob Thorburn and Trustee Joelle Peek. Also re-elected officers are Secretary Tom Walden and Treasurer Keith White. Elk and Elkett officers will be installed Saturday April 2 at 3 PM in the Lodge Room followed by a social. Florida Elks Youth Camp camperships are now available. Campers must be at least 9 years old before arriving at camp and cannot turn 14 before leaving camp. The camp schedule can be found on the back page of the most recent Florida Elks News. Call me if you know a Florida child who would like to attend camp. This is my last message as ER. It has been an honor to serve the Lodge. I want to thank the officers who have served this year. Also special thanks to all the members who have volunteered to serve in various capacities to keep the Lodge and club operating. Things have not always been smooth but the volunteers made a big difference Yours in Brotherhood, Ron Brown

FROM THE SECRETARY You should have found your membership renewal notice in the mail already. The new Lodge year begins April 1, so make an effort to pay your renewal before that date and to give me a few days to process and mail your new membership card. As always, the Lodge appreciates your membership and the support that you give to the Lodge. If you have any questions for the secretary, feel free to contact me. Tom Walden, Secretary

IN MEMORIAM

None this month

PROPOSITIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP

Davis Gates: Proposed for membership by initiation by PER Ralph Ferrell

REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS First Tuesday Lodge Meeting 7:00 p.m. First Thursday Elkett Meeting 6:00 p.m. Second Monday Membership Committee 5:45 p.m. Second Tuesday House Committee & BOD 6:00 p.m. Third Tuesday Lodge Meeting w/ Initiation 7:00 p.m. Fourth Tuesday BOD Meeting & House 6:00 p.m. Last Monday PER Meeting 6:00 p.m.

FRIDAY NIGHT DINING ROOM VOLUNTEERS

First Friday ....... Lou Langnehs & Tracey Austin Second Friday .... Helen & Bryce Thornton

Third Friday .... Tom Walden & Karla Jones Fourth Friday......Sue Greeley & Carol Peck

Fifth Friday .....Sue Greeley & Carol Peck

02 M Catherine Lannon 15 Carl E Ferrell 03 Michael D Cook 17 Jean Edith Perrella 04 Stacey Golden 22 Chris Balding 06 Paul T Burdette Sr 22 John R White 06 Thomas J Walden 23 Forrest R Coxen 08 Winston D Montague 23 Joelle S Wilczek 11 Ronald B Grissett 25 Carl R Ledig 12 Margaret M Rosa 27 Jerry Farris 13 Billy Joe Smoke 29 Marshall Hartness 14 Harry C Bosman 31 Constance Higginbotham 14 Stephen R Winn 31 Gene R Stoudt Sr

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TALLAHASSEE 937 ANTLERS PATRONS

If you would like to be a patron and help offset the cost of the newsletter, it is only $20.00 for the entire lodge year. New Year starts each April. Please see Tom Walden for patron donations.

* New Patrons, month of February Ben and Regina Balding Chuck and Mary Anna Mohr Stephanie Clapp James Moore Grace Dansby Your Name Here Edwin Day Edith Perrella Tom and Joyce Dunaway Cap and Helen Pratt Bill and Connie Fisher Donald and Nancy Reeves T. C. Fortson Donald Reeves, Jr. Broward and Binky Greene Jack Shoemaker Marshall Hartness Paul and Marilyn Tabanelli Larry and Pam Henley Bryce and Helen Thornton Charles and Annette Hurst Sue and Laura Tully Fred Ingley Eric Ungericht Charles and Wynona Johnson Tom and Evelyn Vlasak Jan Johnston Tom Walden Huston Joyner Arnie Weand Chuck Kingry Sam Whitaker Lou and Barbara Langnehs John and Martha White Catherine Lannon Larry and Sheila Wolfe Dave and Kay Martin Buzz and Lou Wright WISHING WELL DONATIONS Wishing Well donations for the month of January were $372. State President Carl Ledig and his team continue to raise money for the Florida Elks’ charitable programs and the Harry-Anna Trust Fund continues to grow as a result of the donations from our Lodge and others. Our Lodge is fortunate to continue to experience such generosity in its Wishing Well collections so that we remain #1 in our District for donations.

Let’s also remember to thank the Valentine Dinner volunteers: Julia Ferrell, Harry Symons, Bob Thorburn, Tracey Austin, Pat Stafford, Karla Jones, Wayne Harrell, and Tom Walden. Volunteer bartender Christy Ervin stayed open late for the convenience of the dining patrons as well as the volunteers who had some thirst after the dinner.

Thank you Chuck and Mary Anna Mohr for handling the administrative tasks related to the Pancake Breakfast – the mailing of the tickets, the receipt of

the envelopes, the organizing/counting of the monetary donations, and keeping it all straight. Thanks too, and a tip of the hat, to Trustee Dorothy Brown who has helped the club manager in the office when needed.

ELK AND ELKETT OFFICER INSTALLATION

ELKS, ELKETTS, FAMILIES & FRIENDS: YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE INSTALLATION OF THE TALLAHASSEE ELKS LODGE #937 2016-2017 ELK AND ELKETT OFFICERS. THE INSTALLATION CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE:

SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2016 AT THREE O’CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON

The ceremony will be followed by a Reception in the Ballroom.

Cake and punch will be provided. Please bring a favorite Hors d’oeuvre to share.

Adult beverages will be available in the Lounge.

A big thank you to the Candlelight Dinner volunteers: Carina Beaudoin-Tate, Bob Thorburn, Christy Ervin, Alex Ervin, and John Bozeman.

ELKETT CORNER

Happy March Birthday

to the Following Elketts:

08 ....... Linda Tiller 13 ....... Doris Mathis 25 ....... Carl Ledig 30 ....... Diana Swegman

Newly Elected 2016-2017 Elkett Officers: President: Wynona Johnson Vice President: Lou Wright Secretary: Regina Balding Treasurer: Bonnie White CONGRATULATIONS, LADIES! General Meeting, Thursday, Mar. 3, 6:00 p.m. The March Meeting will be very important for the Elketts. A lot of information will be presented regarding the upcoming year and future events. Dinner will be provided: $8/person. Come join us! Annual Dues:

Annual dues letters will be mailed out the first week of March. Payment is

due by April 1 or you may pay at the General Meeting on April 7. Complete instructions will be included in the letter. Please don't forget to fill out your contact information on the form provided and include it when making payment. If you have any questions, please contact Helen Thornton, Membership Chair, at 878-3668. Upcoming Elkett Events: Thursday, March 3 ..............General Meeting, 6 p.m. Saturday, April 2..........Installation of Officers, 3 p.m. Thursday, April 7 .................General Meeting, 6 p.m. Thursday, May 5 .................General Meeting, 6 p.m. Thursday, June 2 ................General Meeting, 6 p.m. Sunday, June 19 ........................ Father's Day Lunch

Submitted by: Regina Balding, Secretary

BATTLE OF NATURAL BRIDGE RE-ENACTMENT March 5th and 6th, 2016

The re-enactment of the Battle of Natural Bridge will take place Saturday and Sunday, March 5th and 6th, 2016 at the Natural Bridge Historic State Park. The Tallahassee Elks Lodge #937 will be the only food vendor/ concession again this year and plans are well underway to make this a successful event. Please mark your calendars and plan to volunteer with your fellow Elks. Food servers, cashiers, and cooks, etc., will all be needed. Volunteers will be needed beginning on Friday, March 4th for setup and both Saturday and Sunday to work in the concession tent. A signup board has been placed just outside the lounge door. This event is always a great time for everyone who participates. The Natural Bridge Historical Society website is http://www.nbhscso.com/ gpage1.html where you can find the schedule and additional information about the historical society. Fraternally, Karen Peek, Chair, Board of Directors Esteemed Leading Knight PIG ROAST March 12-13th

# Details will be sent via CHAT when available.

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BURGERS-N-BLUES MONDAY March 14th Chris Balding and Brett Wellman will be doing another "Burgers-n-Blues Monday" in the lounge for Burger Night on March 14th, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. The last one was quite the hit and we are hoping that this one will bring even more folks out. If someone plays blues and would like to join in, by all means bring an instrument and come on! We had a bass player and a drummer in the audience last time, but no bass and no drums! This will be a lot of fun!

FRIDAY, MARCH 11TH

Come out and enjoy some tunes with your friends at karaoke! There seems to be a consensus that karaoke is better attended when we hold it on the second Friday of the month. So, this month’s

karaoke night will be on the SECOND FRIDAY, March 11th, at 7:00 p.m. We’ll give this a try for a time and see how it works out. Please join us; you won't be disappointed because we ALWAYS have a great time! SPAGHETTI DINNER, Held January 26th

The fundraiser for the Leon Wakulla Retired Educations Association was well attended and the Silent Auction had loads of fantastic items to bid on. NEW MEMBER CONTEST

Chuck Mohr

A presentation will be made at the first meeting in March to award Chuck Mohr his winnings!

ST. PATRICK’S DAY DINNER, March 17th

CHILDREN’S EASTER PARTY, March 26th

All Elk’s children and grandchildren are invited to attend the Children’s Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 26, 2016. Arts and Crafts begin at 12 noon and the Easter Egg Hunt starts promptly at 1 pm. Hot dogs and chips available in the Lounge for lunch. Come out and enjoy the fun!

Volunteers are needed! Please contact Joelle Peek at

850-545-6718 or renee_joelle@yahoo.com NOTICE

This is still under evaluation and members will continue to receive Antlers by mail until further notice is given. AROUND THE STATE

PRESIDENTIAL HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS The Presidential party will be staying at the Hotel Duval. To make reservations call (850) 224-6000 or

visit http://hotelduval.com/ and use Group Name “Florida Elks Association, North District, VP”. Cutoff date for special rate was February 18, 2016

HONOR FLIGHT TALLAHASSEE

Honor Flight Tallahassee next trip to Washington D.C. is on Saturday, April 30, 2016. We have seven (7) Elks Lodge #937 members who have applied to go with us on this most memorable trip. One of

those who have applied and volunteered to take pictures for this Flight is Tom Dunaway. Our Elks Lodge has paid for Mr. Dunaway’s trip. This will be an exciting trip and each time, I see something new.

Honor Flight Tallahassee has contracted a 176 seat Charter Jet to Baltimore Maryland Airport. We will board three Charter Buses, along with

90 cases of water, 86 Wheel Chairs, two Medical Doctors, three nurses, eight EMT’s and 76 Guardians who will be the escorts for the many WWII and Korean War Veterans. We then proceed from the Baltimore Airport by Police Escort with blue lights flashing, sirens, all through Washington D.C. for our visit to the WWII Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Iwo Jima Memorial, United States Marine Corps Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Volunteer Guardians will assist Veterans during the trip to make sure all Veterans are safe, comfortable, cared for and able to enjoy this trip. Volunteer Guardians pay their own way to ensure that 100% of the proceeds go to the Honor Flight Mission.

There is no cost for a Veteran to participate in an Honor Flight. The trip is hosted in their Honor to thank them for their Service to our Country, which is why Honor Flight Tallahassee needs help from individual donors and corporate sponsors to help us fulfill our mission.

On our return flight home, all Veterans will receive “Mail Call” letters and cards from family and friends who wrote each Veteran Thanking them for their Service. A very happy moment.

Each return flight should arrive home around 9:30 PM where all families, friends and neighbors greet them. Last trip, we had over 3500 greeters at the Hangar to welcome those Veterans home.

A Great time was had by all. Tom Napier, Vice Chairman Honor Flight Tallahassee

VALENTINE DINNER Held February 14th

The Valentine’s Dinner was attended by many familiar faces. The steaks were superb and the dessert was to die for!!

Maître d': Tom Walden Courteous Servers: Karla Jones, Pat Stafford, Susan Grissom Fantastic Chefs: Julia Ferrell, Harry Symons, Bob Thorburn Diligent Dishwasher: Lee Fish

CANDLELIGHT DINNER Held January 31st

The Candlelight Dinner was lovely and attended by quite a few members and a number of non-members as guests.

We are always happy to have guests!!

ELKETT SOCIAL Held January 6th

MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION PIG ROAST Held February 6-7th

The Pig Roast was a great success enjoyed by all!! A couple of the “Old Train Crew” came out to make sure the newbies knew what they were doing!

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

LODGE MEETING 7:00 p.m.

2

BINGO 5 p.m. Cooks: Kingry Crew

3

Fried Chicken Lunch Buffet & Salad Bar

11 – 1

Pool Tournament

Elketts 6 p.m.

4

Friday Night Dinner& Salad Bar

6:00 p.m.

5

151st - BATTLE OF NATURAL

BRIDGE

6

9 – 12

Symons Crew

1-7 pm

7

BURGERS in Lounge $5.00

5:30 – 7:00

8

9

BINGO 5 p.m. Cooks: Carlton Crew

10

Fried Chicken Lunch Buffet & Salad Bar

11 – 1

Pool Tournament

11

Friday Night Dinner& Salad Bar

6:00 p.m.

ORIENTATION

12

Time TBD

18

19

13

9 – 12

McElroy Crew

1-7 pm

14

BURGERS N BLUES Night in Lounge $5.00

5:30 – 7:00

15

LODGE MEETING w/ INITIATION

7:00 p.m.

16

BINGO 5 p.m. Cooks: Tully Crew

ANTLERS Article DEADLINE NOON

17

Fried Chicken Lunch Buffet & Salad Bar

11–1

6:00 -7:30 p.m.

Pool Tournament

State PRESIDENTs Visit

No Friday Dinner in Dining Room Please attend State President’s

Casual Dinner at Hotel Duval 20

9 – 12

Johnson/Walden Crew

1-7 pm

21

BURGERS in Lounge $5.00

5:30 – 7:00

22

23

BINGO 5 p.m. Cooks: Symons Crew

24

Fried Chicken Lunch Buffet & Salad Bar

11 – 1

Pool Tournament

25

Friday Night Dinner& Salad Bar 6:00 p.m.

26

Children’s Easter Egg Party 12 Noon

Egg Hunt at 1 pm

27

9 – 12

Ervin Crew

1-7 pm

28

BURGERS in Lounge $5.00

5:30 – 7:00

29

30

BINGO 5 p.m. Cooks: Volunteer

Crew

31

Fried Chicken Lunch Buffet & Salad Bar

11 – 1

Pool Tournament

Lounge Hours: Monday – Friday: 4:00 – 10:00 p.m. Saturday: 12:00 – 8:00 p.m. Sunday: 1:00 – 7:00 p.m. Happy Hour: Thursday: 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. Friday: 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.

March 2016

The Antlers is a Monthly Publication of Tallahassee Elks Lodge 937 276 NORTH MAGNOLIA DRIVE TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32301

VOLUME 18, NUMBER 3

Tallahassee Elks Lodge 937 Officers 2015-2016 Exalted Ruler Ron Brown 224-6756 Leading Knight Karen Peek 545-4939 Loyal Knight Julia Jansen 274-6694 Lecturing Knight John L. Bozeman 212-3881 Esquire Chris Hunt (813) 849-8748 Chaplain Carol Dobson 228-9854 Inner Guard Bob Thorburn 878-5757 Tiler Earl Irvin 728-4658 Secretary Tom Walden 877-9110 Treasurer Keith White 510-6831 Trustee (5-year) Dorothy Brown 212-3227 Trustee (4-year) Tracey Austin 556-0297 Trustee (3-year) Ralph Ferrell 926-2902 Trustee (2-year) Christy Ervin 264-7331 Trustee (1-year) Harry Symons 508-5208 Lodge Advisor Larry Henley, PSP 422-3507 Lodge Mediator Robert Greenberg 385-7095 Presiding Justice Sam Lewis 222-8107 North District VP Barbara Hollingsworth (386) 365-5709 North District DDGER Charles ‘Dick’ Joyal (850) 838-2415 State President Carl Ledig 212-7397

Lodge 937 Programs Adopt-A-Road Tom Walden 877-9110Antlers Dorothy Brown 212-3227

Submit newsletter articles to: rubyslippers937@gmail.comBingo Lee Fish 383-7560 By-Laws Stan Nettles 562-1737 Larry Henley 422-3507 Carl Ledig 212-7397 Harry Anna Trust Fund Ron Brown 224-6756 Lounge Activities Jan Thorburn 878-5757 Relief Committee Ron Brown 224-6756 Ritual Tracey Austin 556-0297 Scouting Ron Brown 224-6756 Visitation (Inter-Lodge) Ron Brown 224-6756 Volunteer Coordinator Sue Greeley 443-4969 Elkett President Wynona Johnson 942-0202 Club Manager Carol Cruce 877-1652 RV Park Manager Jeff Jansen 877-3639 Dining Room 877-2723

FAX 878-6342

National Programs Accident Prevention Karen Peek 545-4939 Activities Committees Don Dobson 228-9854

Drug Awareness Julia Ferrell 926-2902 Hoop Shoot John L. Bozeman 212-3881

Public Relations Christy Ervin 264-7331 Community Activities Don Dobson 228-9854

Auditing & Accounting Helen Haines 894-2164 Committee Don Dobson Larry Wolfe Fraternal Committees Don Dobson 228-9854

Patriotic Activities Don Dobson 228-9854 Flag Day Don Dobson 228-9854

Orientation Julia Jansen 274-6694 Investigation John Bozeman 212-3881 Membership John Bozeman 212-3881

Memorial Day Don Dobson 228-9854 Lodge Activities Joelle Wilczek 321-7391

Elks Memorial Day Carol Dobson 228-3263 Elks National Foundation Vacant

ENF Scholarships Jan Thorburn 878-5757 National Veterans Service Fred Ingley 510-8134