MAY Spaghetti Dinner. Upcoming Lodge Events. Vol. 30, No. 4 Huntsville Elks Lodge No. 1648

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Vol. 30, No. 4 Huntsville Elks Lodge No. 1648 FROM THE EXALTED RULER Congratulations to all officers that were installed this past month.

We also had the best turnout in years for our Easter Egg Hunt held this past month. Again, a special thanks those who supported this event.

Our first priority is to improve the air quality (remove smoke) throughout our lodge. This has been made clear to be our top priority.

I still have a couple of committee appointments to finalize, so I will defer until next month to announce all of those at the same time.

1 Vol. 30, No. 4 Huntsville Elks Lodge No FROM THE EXALTED RULER Congratulations to all officers that were installed this past month. The installation banquet included a wonderful dinner and elegant decorations. Thanks to all who helped make this possible. We also had the best turnout in years for our Easter Egg Hunt held this past month. Again, a special thanks those who supported this event. Thanks to all who supported our fund raising effort with the Boston BBQ butt sales. As promised, these funds will be used for facility improvements. Our first priority is to improve the air quality (remove smoke) throughout our lodge. This has been made clear to be our top priority. Options are being evaluated at this time and a solution will be determined and implemented as soon as possible. I still have a couple of committee appointments to finalize, so I will defer until next month to announce all of those at the same time. On the financial planning agenda, the Governoring Board will meet on May 8 to put together these numbers. Then this (proposed) budget will be made available for review and voted on by the full lodge at a later lodge meeting. Our solution(s) to facility needs will be a part of this process. The newly appointed Party Committee has held their first meeting and will be announcing upcoming events very soon. You can expect there to be regular events throughout this summer as well as the balance of our lodge year. Stay tuned for details as they are finalized. We have our Youth Awards Banquet, Golf Tournament, Alabama Elks State Convention, Rock and Roll Reunion and Grand Lodge Convention during the next two months. Hope to see you all at these event. Come out and support your lodge. There will also be other events announced as details are confirmed. Upcoming Lodge Events May 1 Youth Banquet May 5 Breakfast 9-10:30 May 8 May 12 May 13 May 22 May 28 MAY 2012 Spaghetti Dinner Saturday ~ May 12, :00 to 8:00 $7.50 per person Includes Pasta & choice of Sauce Salad, Bread, Dessert & Glass of Wine brought to you by Huntsville Emblem Club #166 (Tickets available at bar) (Reduced Price for Veterans) Lodge Mtg 7pm Spaghetti Dinner Mother s Day Lodge Mtg 7pm Memorial Day June 2 Breakfast 9-10:30

2 THE ELKS CALL OFFICIAL MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF HUNTSVILLE ELKS LODGE NO 1648, HUNTSVILLE, AL P.O. BOX 352, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35804, (256) TO BE AN ELK IS TO BE AN AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO GUIDES THEIR COURSE IN LIFE BY THE CARDINAL PRINCIPLES OF OUR ORDER: CHARITY, JUSTICE, BROTHERLY LOVE AND FIDELITY. Lodge Meetings 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. (Except in July, August, and December) Lodge Officers Exalted Ruler... Jay Lockridge Leading Knight... Melody Cathey Loyal Knight...April Wiggins Lecturing Knight...Brenda Miller Secretary... Kathleen Billingsley Treasurer... John Bell 5 Year... Michael Davis 4 Year... Phillip Towry 3 Year... Fred Rodrigue *George M. Mahoney *Hugh Frtiz Thomas *Charles E. Shaver (PDD) *Jack M. Longhorne *R. B. Speck Searcy *Joe S. Foster, Jr. (PDD) *Edmund H. Duffey *Joe S. Foster, Jr. (PDD) *Abe Pizitz (PSP) *W. B. Red Snipes *Arthur L. Cole *Louis Tumminello *Joe S. Foster, Jr. (PDD) 1955 & *Samuel K. Tate *Charles B. O Reilly, Jr *Jack G. Enochs (PDD) *B. J. Barney Pearsall *Paul D. Barker *Gilbert Appler *Robert F. Weidman (PDD) *Joe. S. Foster, Jr. (PDD) *Thomas M. Barnes Joseph P. Stopper *Cecil A. Chaney (PDD) *Elmer F. Hargis Arthur N. Holmgren *Joe S. Foster, Jr. (PDD) *Thomas A. Childress (PSP) *John L. Citrano (PDD) John R. Bell *Henry S. Cassell, Jr *Paul B. Adams William P. Alford Terry M. Ashley Joel Morton John Bell. PER, HLM Arthur Holmgren, PER Crawford Kelley George O Toole Newsletter Editor... Kathleen Billingsley Governing Board (Meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday, ) Trustees Past Exalted Rulers PERs By Affiliation Tiler... Ann Moore Inner Guard... James Curley Esquire... Huff Sanders Chaplain... Ruth LaVine 2 Year... James Henley 1 Year... Greg Gray *L. H. Wimberly *Willie D. Wood, Jr. (PDD) Jerry L. Bredeson Clayton E. Moneymaker C. Richard DeCoarcey *Raymond A. Bennett (PSP) *James R. Record, Sr *James Clifford Hooper (PDD) *Joseph C. Mercier *Harold Pizitz Tommy C. Smith *Joseph W. Holub (PDD) *John L. Citrano (PDD) Darwin L. Baker (PDD) David M. Davidson *Joseph W. Holub (PDD) *Brooks Cruse *Matthew E. Crane Edward J. Banville Robert Bergh Fred Rodrigue *Don Jessick Fred Rodrigue Louis Tumminello *James Clifford Hooper (PDD) Roy Turner Mike McCord Robert J. Richmond *Jack D. Saulls Albert J. Castelli 2005 & Joan Keat 2007 & James M. Henley, Jr & Randy Lehman Harold L. Schild Joseph W. Sloan Robert E. Williams Life Members Fred Rodrigue, PER, PDD, HLM Edward H. Sorden, HLM Robert E. Williams, PER *Deceased An Angel shares by being near, the gift of prayer for all to hear. Sickness and Distress If you know of anyone that needs to be added to the list, please call Ruth LaVine, Chaplin Sick: Greg Gray Norman Blackwell Breezy Carney Deceased: Jack H. Carter House Rules Highlights Any organization worth its membership has rules and we ve got a set of good ones. Members are expected to observe the standards of conduct and dignity as required by of an Elk. Each member is expected to read and abide by the House Rules. As long as you continue to act as an Elk you ll easily keep your Club privileges. House Rules 3.B. (2010) ***REMINDER*** DUES FOR 2012/2013 PAYABLE BY APRIL 1, 2012 ANNUAL $ SEMI-ANNUAL $ Members are past due

3 EMBLEM CLUB NEWS Congratulations to the new Lodge Officers, who were recently installed we wish you a great and successful year, too bad more members did not attend the event, they missed a great dinner and good time. During the month of March, Melody and I have been busy doing State Installations and also some in Arkansas. Sorry to find out the Ladies Auxiliary disbanded, if any of you would like to help with our charity work we would be glad to have you join the Emblem Club. We have been busy planning our Spaghetti Dinner to be held May12th, tickets are on sale at the bar for $7.50 each. We will close the sale of tickets on May 9th, so that we will know how many to prepare for, so get your tickets early. Our State Convention was held at the Capstone Hotel in Tuscaloosa and our new State President, Christine Stacey was installed, we wish her and her new officer a wonderful year. Shannon Hubbard and her officers had great year and we are so proud of all of you. Our meeting will be Wednesday May 2, 2012 are 6:30 pm at the Lodge. Hope to see you there. Billie Hooper, President PROPOSED APPLICANTS FOR MEMBERSHIP Sophie Malone, 240 Lott Road, Hartzelle, proposed by Ada Brown Dennis E. Hanning, 101 Harwell Circle, Meridianville, proposed by Ken Coulter PROPOSED FOR REINSTATEMENT Roy McCrary, 363 Nance Road, Madison, AL proposed by Ty Samples M. B. Spragins, III, 501 Adams Street, Huntsville, AL proposed by Gordan Day Clem W. Akins, 2206 Laverne Drive, Huntsville, AL proposed by Robert Bergh Billy P. Brooks, 211 Brooks Circle, Brownsboro, AL, proposed by Brenda Miller Voting on the above applicants will be at the next meeting on May 8, 2012, and if elected, Initiation will be on May 22, CHALLENGE TO ALL MEMBERS: IF EACH MEMBER WOULD PROPOSE ONE (1) PERSON FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THIS LODGE, WE COULD DOUBLE OUR MEMBERSHIP IN ONE YEAR. (NEW MEMBERS AND REINSTATEMENT COUNT) READY SET GO! Let s Us GROW!!

4 TAXES Now that we've all filed our taxes, let's do something fun! Jay has asked that we see if there is any interest in cooking and/or eating. For years we've had members and/or spouses that have cooked fantastic food. We don't want to plan an event without your input. We need ideas. Is there interest in sharing recipes, having competitions besides chili,cornbread and grilling? A tasting fair? A recipe collection? If you are interested in voicing your opinion and sharing ideas, please contact me, Lee May (256) , leeandjim@comcast.net, or simply drop a note at the bar. Please include your phone number and/or address. I will compose a list of those who respond by May 30. Then I'll contact everyone and schedule a brain-storming session. Please respond. Thank you, Lee May MEMBERSHIP REPORT PERIOD ENDING 3/31/2012 4/1/2011 members 610 Added 56 (Initiated, transfer or Reinstated) Dropped 71 (Non-payment of dues, dimit or Death) Began 2012/13 Year 595 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORTS The Butts Fundraiser was completed and the pickup was April 4 th. We sold approximately 168 tickets and our heartfelt thanks goes to the loyal Members that participated in this event. Almost everyone that purchased the butts commented with pleasure on both the size and the taste. We are discussing having another of these sales later in the year to supplement additional capital improvements. The annual Officer Installation Dinner was April 14, Congratulations to all of the newly installed officers. The committee wishes to acknowledge the expertise and hard work, and to extend our special thanks to Kurt Lineback (HC), Jay Foster (Club Manager), the employee staff and extra personnel that participated in the preparation and serving of the dinner it was outstanding! We also appreciate the lovely complimentary performance from the Silver Moon Big Band. We held our first patio party of the year Thursday, April 19 th and everyone thoroughly enjoyed listening and dancing to Curtis, Pat, and Tommy s music. Live groups are not inexpensive and it should be noted that this event was privately financed by five generous members Mike Fulton, Larry Woodruff, Wayne Tucker, Doug Lumpkin and Pete Farrell thank you all!!! We are discussing making this a monthly event and will let you know the schedule (as applicable) in the next bulletin. Karaoke vendors will change effective Saturday, April 28 th when HD Karaoke Entertainment begins. They will be performing the usual schedule from 6:00 10:00 pm. Saturdays on a non-interference basis with Lodge and private paying functions. We are assured that this group has good equipment and lots of good music so please come down and welcome them this weekend. Upcoming events for May include the Annual Youth Banquet Tuesday, May 1 st at 6:00 pm, followed by the May Member Breakfast, Saturday, May 5 th at 9:00am. The Emblem Club is hosting a spaghetti dinner in the dining area on Saturday, May 12 th at 6:00 pm. Upcoming events for June include the annual Rock-n- Roll Reunion opening at 4:00 pm Saturday, June 9th. The annual Elks Golf Tournament will be Saturday, June 23 rd with the Calcutta Auction being held the prior evening on Friday, June 22 nd. We will post you on other events as they appear on the calendar. Mary Cannon, Bear Ellzey, Pat Edwards, Pete Farrell and Kurt Lineback

Douglas Patterson, Robert Potter NEW MEMBERS INITIATED APRIL, 2012 Front row left to right Donna Booth, Sarah Daniels,

5 Front row- left to right NEW MEMBERS INITIATED MARCH, 2012 Angie Ezell, Lee Esslick, Jimmy Spruill, Marie Ferguson, Carol Banville, Robin Steele, Walter Potter 2 nd row - left to right Russ Mark McDonald, Terry Cagle, Doug Lumpkin, Douglas Patterson, Robert Potter NEW MEMBERS INITIATED APRIL, 2012 Front row left to right Donna Booth, Sarah Daniels, Linda Garrett, Becky Lott, Nancy Towry 2nd row left to right Barry Moorer, Tim Barnes, Harvey Brown, Stephen Ellzey, Steve Rousseau

6 May 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Emblem Club Meeting 7 pm 3 Dinner Special 5:30 8:00 p.m. Sirloin Steak, B. Potato, Salad Bar 4 Catfish/Shrimp Steak Special 5:30 8:00 p.m. 5 Breakfast 9 10:30 a.m. Hot Dogs Karaoke 6:00-10:00 pm 6 Lodge Hours 2 8 p.m. Bingo April Wiggins 7 House Committee 8 Governing Board Lodge Meeting 7:00 p.m. I 9 10 Chicken Buffet 5:30-8:00 p.m. Civil War Round Table 6:30 promptly 11 Catfish/Shrimp Steak Special 5:30 8:00 p.m. 12 Hot Dogs Karaoke 6:00-10:00 pm Emblem Club S/ Dinner 13 Lodge Hours 2 8 p.m. MOTHER S DAY Bingo Melody Cathey 14 House Committee Dinner Special 5:30 8:00 p.m. Sirloin Steak, B. Potato, Salad Bar Indoctrination 6:00 p.m. 18 Catfish/Shrimp Steak Special 5:30 8:00 p.m. 19 Hot Dogs Karaoke 6:00-10:00 pm 20 Lodge Hours 2 8 p.m. Bingo Huff Sanders 21 House Committee 22 Governing Board Lodge Meeting 7:00 p.m. Initiation Dinner Special 5:30 8:00 p.m. Sirloin Steak, B. Potato, Salad Bar 25 Catfish/Shrimp Steak Special 5:30 8:00 p.m. 26 Hot Dogs Karaoke 6:00-10:00 pm 27 Lodge Hours 2 8 p.m. Bingo Brenda Miller 28 MEMORIAL DAY House Committee Dinner Special 5:30 8:00 p.m. Sirloin Steak, B. Potato, Salad Bar

7 MAY 1st Citrano, Jr. Sam J. Martin, Marvin W. Pruitt, Mickey 3rd Pope, Steve Trott, James 4th Green, Jim Thompson, III, Thomas T. 5th Christopher, Larry N. Smith, Douglas R. 6th Knighten, Paul 7th Kaufman, Clayton R. Webster, Joe R. 8th Craig, Mark Moses, Harold D. 10th Bullard, Ted 11th Johnson, Greg Naidenko, Gregory 14th Ayers, Chad Bethone, Debbie 16th Cagle, Terry B. 17th Fournier, Lynn Poole, Dan Turchetta, Kathleen 18th Beach, Hal 20th Burkett, David W Ellzey, Kenneth Richards, William A. 21st Hutchings, James Pylar, Richard 22nd Gattis, Paul Grainger, Charlie E. Valavicious, Richard 24th Gaffin, Robert D. Samples, Ty Schild, Albert R 25th Schild, Albert R 26th Byrom,. H Marvin 28th Waters, Bobby 29th Shaver, Jr. Charles 30th Galloway, Richard 31st Adams, Kenneth J. Sorden, Edward H. HLM Walker, Stephen Lee H onored Member s Dinner will be compliments of the Lodge. Guests of Members are invited at regular dinner price ($10.00) for each guest attending. Guests who are Lodge Members should complete and return this form with payment to the Lodge Manager or Kathleen Billingsley, identify their host and the meal that they would like. THE HONORED MEMBER MUST ARRANGE MEAL PURCHASE FOR ANY NON-MEMBER GUESTS. ALL FORMS MUST BE IN BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON THE FRIDAY PRECEDING THE BIRTHDAY DINNER. For Honored Members: I will will not attend the Birthday Celebration July 25, 2012 as a Guest of the Lodge. Name Member Number I am enclosing payment for the following dinners for my spouse and/or non-member guests at $10.00 each. Number of steaks Number of chicken Total Amount Enclosed For Honored Member s Guests: I /we will be attending the Birthday Celebration as a Guest of Guest s Name I am enclosing payment for the following guests at $10.00 each. Number of steaks Number of chicken Total Amount Enclosed $

8 The Huntsville Elks Lodge Bulletin 725 Franklin street Mailing Address: P.O. Box 352 Huntsville, Alabama Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 271 Huntsville, AL OFFICERS Exalted Ruler.Jay Lockridge Leading Knight... Melody Cathey Loyal Knight. April Wiggins Lecturing Knight...Brenda Miller Secretary...Kathleen Billingsley Treasurer...John Bell Esquire...Huff Sanders Chaplin.. Ruth LaVine Inner Guard James Curley Tiler Ann Moore TRUSTEES Michael Davis, Phillip Towry, Fred Rodrigue, James Henley, Greg Gray Lodge ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2012 PLAYERS PLEASE SIGN UP NEED DOOR PRIZES AND HOLE SPONSORS Golf Sponsor information Packages are behind bar. All members may turn in Door Prizes and Get Hole Sponsors. Contact Mike Davis ROCK & ROLL REUNION SATURDAY JUNE 9, p.m. til midnight

Vol. 31, No. 4 Communication is the Key to Success May 2013

Vol. 31, No. 4 Communication is the Key to Success May 2013 FROM THE EXALTED RULER T he Installation of Officers was a huge sucesss. Thanks to the many volunteers that made it all possible. A special thank