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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks 2017-2018 Officers Hagerstown Elks Lodge #378 Chartered July 7, 1897 Officers: Ruth Collins-Shaw ANTLERS Exalted Ruler VOLUME CXX ISSUE V December 2017/January 2018 Jim Mills, Est. Leading Knight Randy Sharps, The Season of Christmas Wishes and New Year’s Resolutions! Est. Loyal Knight nd Ken Twigg, It is hard to believe that Christmas for December and January. will available November 22 in the is here, and a New Year is right December 2nd is Krazy Monkey lodge office. January 14th, we will Est. Lecturing Knight around the corner. First, I want to Karaoke, December 3rd is our be having a membership drive, wish all of you a Merry Christmas memorial service for our departed watch the weekly emails for more Nina A. Garrett, and a Happy and Blessed New Year. members and their families. information. We will be hosting a Secretary May 2018 be a year filled with lots December 15th will be Christmas Drag bingo on January 21st. On of love, happiness and peace. As Karaoke with CJ and Val then, 16th January 26th we will be celebrating Terry Reiber, we spend the holiday with family will be the children’s Christmas Mari Gras with a masquerade ball Treasurer and friends please remember those party from 11 am to 1 pm. Thank featuring the Rhythm Kings. Our who are away from their families you to our Chaplin Joe B for making Valentines dance will be February Craig Dillman, serving in our military. The reason sure Santa is there, then that 9th featuring The Amish Outlaws. Esquire we can celebrate the Christmas evening is the Christmas Dinner Please watch for the weekly update Season is because of all our military and Dance with Rick K and the emails. If you are not getting them Chris Potter past and present. The season is Allnighter’s. Tickets are still please give Joni your email or let Tiler also time to also remember those available in the lodge office. me know so we can add you to our who are less fortunate. December December 17th will be our Eggnog list. As you can see the officers and Stacy Webb 16th, we will be doing our Elks party from 1pm to 5pm this is open the activities committee have a lot Christmas baskets. If you know of a to all members and their significate of exciting events planned please Inner Guard family in need please sign them up other. December 22nd will be attend them. In closing I want to Kent Oliver, to receive a Christmas basket. The Christmas with “The King “in the wish all our members, family, forms are in the office and are due social quarters and ham and turkey employees and friends a Very Presiding Justice December 4th, please remember giveaways. The it is big day…. Christmas and a Happy New Year! st Joseph Beach, PER that if you put a family in for the Merry Christmas!!!! December 31 God Bless us everyone!!! basket we ask that you come to the is the New Year’s Eve buffet in the Chaplin lodge on December 16th to help dining room, then The Brandy Still’s Trustees: pack and deliver the baskets. We Band will help us welcome 2018 in Ruth Collins Shaw will have breakfast at 7 am (Thank the ballroom tickets are available in Exalted Ruler Gregory Taylor you Mitch G for cooking) then put the lodge office for the dance. the baskets together for delivery. Joseph Wishard January 6th will be our charity event We have lots of fun events planned Celebrate with The King. Tickets Frank Clopper, PER Charles Koeneke, PER G Gerald Morrow, PER Bingo Every Thursday Night in the Ballroom, Games Start 6:30 PM! $100 Payouts for each Game! $1000 Jackpot and much more! Volunteer workers are needed ! 2 Positions Needed to be Filled for 2018/2019 year Elks Needs You, I need you Elks Members it is time to get involved for 2018/2019 year. It is important that members step up and takes roles in Hagerstown Lodge to keep this fine organization running smooth. So what is Open? Esquire, Become a Lodge Officer, Committee Chairs like Americanism, Veterans Committee, ENF, Activities Committees always could use Volunteers, Newsletter, Audit Committee, Scholarship, Bingo, Christmas Basket, Drug Awareness help our Community, so many more positions, so I ask you to step up and help your Lodge out. Elks is a great Fraternal Organization and this is our 120th year for Hagerstown Lodge and what amazing achievement, plus this also Elks 150 th year. I want to thank all the Elks who are serving now and hope they continue next year, and I hope you can join the many that help our Lodge have fun like Activities, and Bingo which they can always use help. Bingo is biggest money maker every Thursday. Things to add to your calendar: December 3 RD Memorial Service for all Elks who are no longer with us. Come out and let’s Remember our Friends and Fellow Elks who are not with us but in our Hearts. Kevin Booth will be singing and doing the service. Christmas Basket: Know someone who can use help this Christmas. Sponsor a Basket for family, friend but they do not have to be an Elk, but have to be sponsor by an Elk Member. Share the Christmas Spirit. Jim Mills Leading Knight 3 4 Lodge Members: I can’t believe that the holidays are practically here! It seems like we just had New Years and now we are about to have Thanksgiving! I hope that each of you have a wonderful time with friends and family. Please don’t forget to honor the veterans around you as we celebrate their bravery and sacrifice for their country. As to those of you who have served, thank you for everything that you’ve done. Please continue to talk with your friends and family about joining our great lodge. With the holidays coming up, please invite everyone you know how to our great celebrations! One last thing, please try and make it out to our lodge meetings as often as you can. I wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving and a great start to December (and my favorite holiday….CHRISTMAS)!!!! Sincerely, Ken Twigg, your Lecturing Knight CLOSING THE LODGE BECAUSE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER THE LODGE WILL BE CLOSED WHEN THE SNOW EMERGENCY PLAN FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY IS ACTIVATED. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY CLOSE THE LODGE AT OTHER TIMES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES BECAUSE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER. 5 P A G E 5 Living and Past Exalted Rulers Lodge Of Sorrows Irwin F. Hoffman 1956-57 H Ronald L. Miller 1960-61 H Charles L. Mobley, Jr. 1964-65 H Claude William Jacob B. Berkson Jonas W. Itnyre C. Richard Miller 1966-67 H Whittington, Sr 10/15/2017 10/24/2017 Terry L. Chrisman 1974-75 H 9/2/2017 Joan M. Baker Gene F. Bussard John A. Werking 1976-77 H Jack E. Haines 10/19/2017 11/14/2017 Terry J. Sullivan, II 1976-77 W 9/16/2017 Laurin E. Potter, Jr. 1979-80 H Robert E. Ernst Kenny Maynard 1980-81 H Russell J. Hann, Jr. 10/10/2017 Jay R. Hefner 1980-81 W 9/17/2016 Francis P. Clopper 1984-85 H Terry R. Grossnickle 1985-86 H David B. Shrader 1986-87 H Richard L. Hovis 1987-88 W George W. Hamilton 1987-89 H Walter R. Miller, Jr. 1990-91 H Gregory A. Wilkes 1992-93 H Joseph Beach 1993-94 H W. Lester Bishop 1993-94 F Charles Koeneke, Jr. 1994-95 H Waler L. Shepherd, Sr 1996-97 H Joseph B. Bradley, Jr 1996-97 W MEMBERSHIP DUES James G. Ensminger 1998-99 H Joseph H. Shaw 1999-2000 H From The Secretary Barbara J. Fox 1999-2000 W There will be an increase in the dues for the coming year due to a $1 increase in Robert B. O’Kane 2000-01 H Grand Lodge Insurance. The dues will go from $63.25 to $64.25. The dues notice will Joseph Jenkins 2000-01 W come out in January for the 2018 – 2019 Lodge Year. Thanks. Nina David L. Kauffman 2001-02 H Mathew Donegan 2002-03 H Michael E. Barnes 2003-04 H Lodge Hours G. Gerald Morrow 2004-05 H Scott A. Wishard 2005-06 H Sunday 12-5 Mon & Tues 1—11 Joseph A. Barresi, Jr. 2006-07 H Wed—Thur 11-11 Fri & Sat 11—12 James Burroughs 2007-08 H Bryan Kenworthy 2008-09 H Secretary’s Office Hours David McJonathan 2008-09 W Waler L. Shepherd, Sr 2009-10 H Tuesdays 3 - 7 PM and Thursdays 11 - 4 PM Melita E. Wishard 2010-11 H William A. Bachtell 2011-12 H Eric Burnette 2012-13 H Articles for the next Antlers need to be sent to [email protected] by February 5, 2018 G. Scott Davis 2013-14 H Please be advised that if you are at the Lodge or attend a function of the Lodge your photo David L. Kauffman 2014-16 H may be published in the Antlers or on our webpage and/or facebook. Richard Hovis 2016-2017 H Published by Hagerstown Elks #378, ER Ruth Collins-Shaw. Christina Gray, Editor ANTLERS 6 Ladies of the Elks & Associates Officers: Attention LOTE&A meeting will be helpful, meeting we will decide CO-PRESIDENT: JANE POTTS Members: but not essential. We if we wish to hold CO-PRESIDENT: MARY WATERMAN Thank you to everyone do not meet in January.