Volume 64 Issue 9 BPOE Kingsville Elks Lodge 1926 1404 S. 6th St. Kingsville, Texas 78363 361-592-4444 bpoe1926@att.net December,2017 Message From the Exalted Ruler Marietta Murchison Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthy New Year to all the members and families. December is here but where is the cool weather? December will be another busy month for the Lodge. The Lodge will open @ 12:00 on Sunday December 3rd for Pot Luck Lunch. The Elk Memorial Service will follow @ 2:00. Hoop Shoot will be held at the Boys and Girls Club December 9th @ 9:00 am. All the volunteers need to be there @ 8:30am. It takes a lot of volunteers to run Hoop Shoot so please plan on coming out and helping. Bring a friend to help show them Elkdom at work. Thank you to all that helped with the Veterans Lunch. Remember this is the month of giving and who better to give to than a Veteran. The box is still in the social quarters waiting for your donation along with the Toys for Tots box. Membership is our life line. Bring a friend and come have dinner. ELKS CARE ELKS SHARE Marietta Murchison E. R. Kingsville Elks Lodge Memorial Services December 3, 2017 at 2pm. Please make plans to attend this most solemn, graceful and touching ceremony to remember our departed members. An Elk is never forgotten, never forsaken! House Committee Message... Thanks to everyone who has been in the lodge, I hope you have enjoyed some great food, drinks, service and company. Thanks to the staff and many volunteers who work hard and continue to strive to find ways to further improve service and profits. Special thanks to the young musicians from TAMUK who donated their time and talents to entertain us, playing in the lodge on both steak nights in November. Ladies of the auxiliary, you are the best and it wouldn t be the same around here without your help, support and decorating talents, thanks. December will be another busy month as you can see in the bulletin and on the attached calendar. We will have live entertainment on December 16th for the Christmas Party, come early and participate in the bottle exchange and stay for the music and fun. We are still working on plans for New Year s Eve, call or come by the lodge closer to time for more information. Cont d on Pg. 6 Supporting America s Youth and Veterans
Pg.2 Elks Round-Up December, 2017 Marietta Murchison Elks Auxiliary Officers Tammy Moore Joy Underbrink Sylvia Martinez Karen Moore Stacy Core Exalted Ruler Leading Knight Loyal Knight Lecturing Knight Secretary Treasurer Tiler Esquire Chaplain Inner Guard Presiding Justice Exalted Ruler Leading Knight J. Dean Craig Loyal Knight Gonzalo (Bucho)Ruiz Frank Benvenuto Charles Underbrink Roy Medina 2017-2018 Elected Officers Marietta Murchison J. Dean Craig Gonzalo(Bucho) Ruiz George Moore Y-vette Cave Thomas Morgan Lena Core Mary Malone Izola Johnson Kira Talip Betty Jo Haass Appointed Officers Board of Directors Lecturing Knight 5 yr. Trustee 4 yr. Trustee 3 yr. Trustee 2 yr. Trustee 1 yr. Trustee President Vice-President Secretary/Treasurer Chaplain Tiler Committees 2017-2018 Accident Prevention Americanism Auditing Community Activities Drug Awareness ENF Flag Day Hoop Shoot House Committee Membership Lodge Activities Memorial Service PER Association Public Relations Scholarships/Grants Veteran Services Cyber Assistant Lounge Hours Mon. - 3PM to 7PM Tues.-Wed.-Thur 3PM to 10PM Fri. - 3PM to 11PM Sat.-3PMto10PM CLOSED SUNDAYS Lodge Meetings Y-vette Cave Mike Klepac, PDDGER Y-vette Cave Thomas Morgan Michael Klepac, PDDGER Sam R Fugate Travis Murchison Lena Core Jeremie King Marietta Murchison, PER, ER Ken Moses, PER Ken Moses, PER Gonzalo Bucho Ruiz Tony Deel Kingsville Lodge 1926 meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00PM Board of Directors Meeting Kingsville Lodge 1926 Trustees meet on the 1st Monday of the month at 6:30PM. All members are encouraged to attend. PER Association Kingsville Lodge 1926 PER Association meets Quarterly on the fourth Tuesday of January, April, July, and October at 6:30PM. House Committee Meetings 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM. Current Membership 204
+ December, 2017 Elks Round-Up Pg.3 By-Laws and Rules of the Order Change Kingsville, TX Lodge No. 1926 of the BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS of the United States of America A Fraternal Organization CURRENT ARTICLE X: FEES AND DUES (b) REGULAR LODGE DUES All Lodge dues hereafter specified shall be payable: semi-annually, in advance, on the first days of April and October in each year, unless the Member chooses to pay the full year's Lodge dues on or before April 1st The regular Lodge dues shall be $102.50 per year, which shall not include the Grand Lodge per capita fee, the Grand Lodge per capita insurance assessment, and State Association dues. CHANGE TO ARTICLE X: FEES AND DUES (b) REGULAR LODGE DUES All Lodge dues hereafter specified shall be payable: annually, in advance, on or before April 1st of each year. The regular Lodge dues shall be $102.50 per year, which shall not include the Grand Lodge per capita fee, the Grand Lodge per capita insurance assessment, and State Association dues. Proposed on the floor by Board of Directors on November 7, 2017 and November 21, 2017. Voting will take place on December 5, 201[7. Paul Wayne Boulware March 5, 1950 - November 10, 2017 Initiated: June 16, 1992 Edward Kramer April 25, 1941 - November 11, 2017 Initiated: October 19, 2010 To our ELKS family, We would like to express our appreciation for all the acts of kindness, prayers, cards, phone calls and visits during Wayne s illness. You are truly our second family. Bless you. The Family of Paul Wayne Boulware. Sickness & Distress Please keep the following members and spouses in your thoughts and prayers. Condolences to member Jesse McFarland, PER and family on the passing of his wife Sharon, 11/5/2017. Condolences to member George Jackson, PER and family on the passing of his wife, Jackie Jackson. Jackie, who passed on 10/26/2017, was member of the BPO Does in past years with the Corpus Christi BPOElks Lodge 1628 at the time. If you know or hear of an Elk or family member who are ill or has passed away, please notify us by leaving a note with the Lodge Attendant or by calling one of the Lodge Officers.
Pg.4 Elks Round-Up December, 2017 Alexander, Gary L Alexander, Thomas C. Algott, Larry Baker, Clem C Baker, James C. Benvenuto, Frank V. Black, Mary Bogener, Jerry D Booth, Carl E Boulware, Paul Wayne, PER Burris, Homer A Cantu, Lori Catchings, Billy R Cave, Janet Y Coleman, W H Core, Lena Crabb, David O Craig, J Dean Dear, Karrian Deel, Anthony W Dietz, Steve Dodds, Scott Eisenhauer, Gregory F, PER Ford, Dale C 2017-2018 ENF Donor Board Fugate, Sam R Klepac, Michael, PDGGER Gattis, Mark Koch, Mrs. Gene Gibson, Gerald Larkins, Cdr Markel H Glasgow, Wallace G. Lawson, James R Gottschalk, Trisha Lawson, Kay Ann Greene, Russell Lawson, Terry, PER Haass, Alexa S. Loewe, Robert J Haass, Kenneth Mangum Jr., Arland J. Hahn, Sherry Mae McCauley Jr., Joe D. Harris, Joseph M McCauley, David C Hatley, Gary Medina, Raul Hickman, David Moore, George, PER Higbee, Claude E Morgan, Thomas A Hoekstra, Garland Morris, Ned C Hubert, Donald Moses, James K., SDVP Jackson, George Murchison, Marietta, ER-PER Johnson, Izola Murchison, Travis L Karnath, Carl J Nicholson, Wesley Karnath, Colin J Nix, Harrel D King, Donnell Orr, Ron PER King, Jeremie Peterson, Terry H Kittleson, Brian L Pruemer, Ida Quinones, Gabriel Ray, Nancy Reynolds, Ed Rivera, William Rodriguez, Mandy Ruiz, Gonzalo P Russell, Carl D Russell, JoAnna Saldivar, Luis Sears, Jim Sheeley, Paul H Simpson, E.C. Smith, William D Stewart, Donald J. Sunday, Richard M. Swan, Charles A. Swan, Harvey T. Swan, Rosie Underbrink, Charles C Vasquez, Pedro B. Wood, Louis H Wright, Eric Wright, Randy ER Marietta Murchison shown giving out dictionaries to 2nd graders at Harrell Elementary during Red Ribbon Week.
December, 2017 Elks Round-Up Pg.5 Coloring Contest Elks Red Ribbon Week activities at Harrell Elementary came to an end with announcements of contest winners. Walmart gift cards were given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in the Pumpkin Decorating Contest, Coloring Contest, and Door Decorating Contest. Pumpkin Contest Kingsville Elks also gave out student dictionaries to most of the 2nd graders at the school. Elk member Ode Moreno and VP at Harrell states learning to use the dictionary is a part of STAAR (testing). Many students do not have computers, so dictionaries is what students will use. Thanks to the South Texas Specialized Crimes and Narcotics Task Force for their generous donation for the event and to everyone who helped out with activities. Door Decorating Contest
Pg.6 Elks Round-Up December, 2017 Auxiliary Message And just like that, we are knee deep in the holiday season, how did that happen so quickly? That said, I hope that you are able to find some extra time to enjoy family and friends during this special time of the year. I m glad that many of our members were able to gather together at Kings Inn for a girls night out, to those not able to join us, you were missed; maybe you can make it next time. Hopefully, you will have time to celebrate the season with your Elk family as well. The auxiliary will be providing live entertainment for the Elk Christmas party on Saturday, December 16 with the musical talents of Locked & Loaded, who were so entertaining at the Fall Conference in Corpus; come early for what has become our annual bottle exchange but you need to be at the lodge with your bottle by 6:00. Mary Christmas theme for the party will be Christmas PJs or Ugly Sweater, should be a fun night, hope to see everyone there. Everyone is encouraged to bring snacks for the food table to share with all. On our social night, Tuesday, December 19th, the auxiliary will be doing a Christmas Sock Exchange, bring a pair of socks filled with items of your choice to participate. The pot luck theme for that night will be Soup & Sandwiches. The lodge will open at 6:00 on New Year s Eve, the night is still in the early planning stages at the time the December bulletin went to press but keep an eye out around the lodge or on Facebook as more information is provided. Thanks to everyone for all the hard work and support you continue to provide to the auxiliary and lodge. May you and yours have a Blessed Christmas and Happy New Year. See you at the lodge. Tammy Moore President 02 Ronald L Orr 05 Steven K Cameron 06 Arland J Mangum Jr. 08 David Schubert, 09 Mark Dizdar 11 Dale C Ford 13 Sandie Kennell 13 Lucia G Perez 13 LuisSaldivar 15 Shane Davis 16 Vickie L Jacobson 17 Phillip Clements 17 Brian L Kittleson 19 Thomas A Morgan 28 Eric Wright 30 Sam R Fugate Auxiliary Birthdays 02 Zelda Graves 17 Emmett and Lydia Owen 28 Mario and Frances Garcia 31 George and Jackie Jackson Continued from Pg. 1 If you haven t already found and liked our Facebook page-elks Lodge in Kingsville TX #1926@bpoe1926, please go do so, as reminders and other information are posted there. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! Travis Murchison House Committee Chairman