Moolah® ShrinersCamels’ TalesDecember • Volume 77, Issue 10 • St. Louis, MO

Home of Shriners of Eastern & Central MissouriDedicated to Helping Shriners Hospitals for Children

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Gary J. Bergenske Imperial Potentate 2017-2018

2017 Elected Divan & Board of DirectorsDean Isbell..................................................PotentateKyle McEvoy........................................Chief RabbanDon Taylor.............................................. Asst. RabbanRussell Georgen........................High Priest & ProphetRichard Weber.............................................TreasurerDennis Kelley, Sr. PP......................................RecorderJoe Shivley..........................................Oriental Guide

2017 Appointed DivanMitch Weinsting....................1st Ceremonial MasterRobby Dirkers......................2nd Ceremonial MasterJim Brandenburg............................Director GeneralGreg Dortch...................................................MarshalGregg Price...............................Shrine Club MarshalJack Melton............................Captain of the GuardShaun Ruether.......................................Outer Guard

Representatives to Imperial CouncilDean Isbell Gale Bennington, P.P. 04Kyle McEvoy Don Taylor

Representatives to C.S.S.A.Dean Isbell Don TaylorKyle McEvoy Russell Georgen

Moolah Temple Association

Randall I. Ottinger, P.P................................President

Living Past Potentates

James W. Smith .......................................1983 Richard H. Haag ..........................................1988 Kenneth E. Myles.................................................1992 Randall I. Ottinger ..............................................1993 Lawrence D. Jones ............................................1994 Douglas E. Maxwell ...........................................1996 Stephen F. Pieper .........................................1997 Ronald D. Woods ................................................2001H.H. “Bud” White ...........................................2002Albert Faulstich ..................................................2003Gale F. Bennington .........................................2004John G. Smith .................................................2005Merle R. Truckenmiller ....................................2006Lester “Al” Greene ........................................2007Frank “Pancho” Windler .................................2009William I. Drake ................................................2010James C. Brandenburg .....................................2011Andrew Metzger .................................................2012Patrick Hensley ................................................2013Dennis Kelley ......................................................2014David Dieckhaus................................................2015Lenny Martin........................................................2016

Director General

Assistant Directors General

Potentate’s Emeritus AidesJohn Hewitt, Chief Aide EmeritusCharles BakerDonald BaurRichard BraunRobert CallawayRichard Carlson, Jr.Robert DanielsJohn DodgeAlbert EarlsDonald GabelRobert Grimm

Robert HolscherJames HubeliConrad H. Jacobi, PPMark LylesRobert MeansRaymond MooreJohn Morrison, Jr.Fred PloughWayne PriceMark Rethemeyer

William RossDonald StaffneJames StahlMitch WeinstingKenneth WillDonald WorleyRichard A. Watts

Potentate’s AidesRich Viner, Chief AideWallace BowmanWilliam BradfordRyan BraunGary FangerGale GoingHarold HargisKip HarrisDJ HermenGary HollandDave HopeBill HueyDick LongDennis MartinMatthew MayerRichard MayerJohn McDougalEric McVicar

Dale NagelMike NelsonMatt NiedringhausRick PollockTim RadleyMike ReeseRon ReynoldsSteve SalesRandy SchmidtJohn SpraulRon TaylorCasey ThompsonDon WanderBud WatersFred Zurfluh

Potentate’s Personal AidesDoug BachmanRob BolandFrank CaliGeorge CoreyMark DavisMike DavisTom DempskiBrett GrimmGreg HeinsKevin Heins

Jeff HentyErik IsbellBob MathewsonJim McEvoyGary MesterMike MesterJay ReynoldsTed SchamburgDave SchmuckerMark Staffne

Shrine Club AidesTerry BuntingDavid ClarkBenjamin DennisonJustin DortchBryan EatonDenny EatonMel GordonShaun HanleyEugene HopwoodScott HuntAllen JamesJack Kairy

Moolah Appointed PositionsCarl Barthold.................................................AlmonerDavid Dieckhaus, PP....Ambassador Co. ChairmanDennis Kelley, PP...........Ambassador Co. Chairman Wayne Price................................Building ChairmanCasey Thompson........................................ChaplainCarl Barthold................................Assistant ChaplainTodd Litzau........................Clinic Referral ChairmanSteven Pieper, PP.......Donor Relations Co-ChairmanKenneth Myles, PP....Donor Relations Co-ChairmanTed Dearing....................................General CounselDavid Jacobi, Sr. .......Grand Lodge RepresentativeMerle Truckenmiller, PP............Insurance CommitteeKenneth Myles, PP.................Insurance CommitteeAl Earls......................................License Plate DirectorDavid Schmucker...Memorial Brick Walk ChairmanMatt Niedringhaus........Membership Co-ChairmanDJ Hermen.....................Membership Co-ChairmanKenneth Myles, PP..............Shrine Club CoordinatorJames Smith, PP.............Public Relations ChairmanDennis Burkholder...........Public Relations ChairmanJim Tracy........................................Technical Advisor

Moolah Shrine CircusDon Taylor.......................................Circus ChairmanRon Reynolds......................................Circus Director

Wayne Price......................Parade Marshal EmeritusRichard Sopp....................Parade Marshal EmeritusJack Morrison....................Parade Marshal EmeritusMark Rethemeyer...............Circus Director Emeritus

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Douglas Maxwell, P.P. 96Past Imperial PotentatePast Imperial Chairman of Board of Trustees 2009-2015

Shriners Hospital for Children

St. Louis 314-432-3600

Board of GovernorsAlex B. Rabin.........................................ChairmanGale Bennington, PP...................Vice ChairmanDavid B. Schneidewind.........................TreasurerAdrian Croissant....................................Secretary

Board of GovernorsDavid Dieckhaus, P.P. Gale Bennington, P.P.Charles M. M. ShepherdRobert Berry

Associate MemberScott Link

Emeritus MembersLester “Al” Greene, P.P., Harry E. Hays*, Ron P. Krueger IIStephen K Lambright, Gene McNary*, Douglas E. Maxwell, PIPJohn B. Morgan, Stephen F. Pieper, P.P.James W. Smith, P.P.*, Geo E. Stephenson, P.P.* , Fred Caress,Ronald Risher*, Doug Bachman, Ted Dearing*, William Tracey

*Past Board Chairman

Donor RelationsKenneth E. Myles, PP........................Director, MO Stephen Pieper, PP....................Director, St.Louis

Public RelationsDennis Burkholder

Emeritus Representatives Shriners Hospitals for Children,

A Colorado CorporationGale Bennington, P.P.

Lawrence D. Jones, P.P.Kenneth Myles, P.P.Barry R Todd, P.P.

Merle R Truckenmiller, P.P.

Moolah Temple Staff314-878-6301

Gale Bennington, PP AdministratorExt. 113 - benningtong@moolah.org

Monica Smith, MembershipExt. 100 - monica@moolah.org

Lauren Whittington, Graphic DesignerExt. 101 - lauren@moolah.org

Patricia Dodd, AccountingExt. 102 - pat@moolah.org

MaintenanceExt. 150

John LowryJames MeffenDon NewmanMike O’CheltreePaul RoseJimmie SandersLogan SantschiChuck StrattonJim TrammelRick UebingerMatthew WeinstingKevin Worley

Bernard G SteverJohn SchlootJoe ShivleyWilliam Bradford

Jim Brandenburg, PP............................................2011

William I. Drake, PP..............................................2010Douglas Maxwell, PIP...........................................1996John G. Smith, PP..................................................2005

Dennis Kelley, PP.........................................Secretary

Moolah Temple12545 Fee Fee Rd. St. Louis, MO 63146

Phone: 314-878-6301Fax: 314-434-5393

Toll Free: 888-9Moolah

Douglas Maxwell, P.P. 96 Vitam & Emeritus

“Celebrating Our Past...Building Our Future” -Illustrious Sir Dean Isbell

Jerry GanttPast Imperial Potentate 2015-2016Chairman of the Board of TrusteesShriners Hospital for Children

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2017 Moolah® Shrine PotentateDean Isbell

Nobles,

As I write this article in early November, I can only speculate on how some of the final events of the year have or will turn out. Nonetheless it is a bittersweet thought to know that the year you worked and waited so many years for is coming to an end. I hope you had as much this year as I did!

Membership was, is and will continue to be our largest challenge. We had some great membership events such as the Seis de Mayo, Poker Run and Veterans Night and created a lot of new Nobles. Unfortunately, the Black Camel and suspensions will probably outrun the gains and we will be down a bit for the year. Hopefully the forward momentum will continue and increase with the new membership team in 2018. Imperial Sir Gary Bergenske, has created and is promoting the I AM R U Committed to Membership program. I encourage all of you to nominate some good men that you know and let’s work on them together to join our great fraternity.

When this year began, I had many plans and goals I wanted to achieve. I believe that with the help and hard-work of many, most of those goals were achieved. We had our first ever Sportsmen’s Raffle which was quite successful. First Lady Kim managed a fantastic Macho Mania fundraiser that did exceedingly well. The Circus, despite the challenges of having new management, did well. By the time you read this, The Big Party will have happened and I’m certain it was a tremendous success. All these events and many more, including the Presentation Ball, Circus Parade and Kick-off, Imperial Session, CSSA, Holiday Ball, Santa’s Lunch etc. require the help of many people and all were fantastic.

There is no way in this little space to thank everybody, but I would like to offer a HUGE Thank You to Chief Aide Rich Viner, his special Lady Cheri and all the aides and others that helped throughout the year. Thank you to the Divan and their Ladies that have been involved in everything throughout the year, giving untold hours of their time for the betterment of Moolah. In addition, thank you to the Moolah Staff; Illustrious Sir Gale Bennington, Monica Smith, Lauren Whittington, Pat Dodd along with Robby Gruver and his maintenance crew that have helped with the many tasks, projects and events throughout the year to make them successful.

The profits from these events are allowing us to move forward with some projects that will enhance the rentability of our building. By the time you read this, you should see progress on the Gazebo, our new website will be up and operating, you should notice improved wi-fi through much of the building, the parking lot has been patched, sealed and re-striped, many LED lighting upgrades have been installed etc. There are other projects in the works, including Ballroom upgrades, that will be happening as we move forward.

To all the Units, Clubs and Committees that work so tirelessly to raise money and awareness for our Hospital, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. To my crew of jokesters, I thank you for providing some levity in the meetings as one of my goals for the year was to work at making the meetings more fun. I think we succeeded and still managed to keep decorum when important or serious matters needed to be handled.

In the end, the primary goal of any Potentate, or any other leader for that matter, should be to leave the organization better than he or she found it and that the groundwork has been laid for further improvement going forward. I thank Illustrious Sir Lenny Martin for leaving Moolah in a great place for us to build upon during this year. I believe that, with all your help, Moolah is better than we found it and is positioned to grow and prosper in the upcoming years.

Finally, I cannot thank my lovely, gracious and devoted wife and First Lady, Kim, enough for putting up with me during this eight-year adventure and for caring about Moolah and the Hospital as much as I do. Additionally, though I tried to be everywhere and do everything, I thank my children, Kaitlin and Erik, for being the great children and now young adults that you are.

Soon, we will have our annual elections. I look forward to seeing all the fantastic things that Kyle McEvoy has planned for 2018 and the future growth and prosperity of Moolah. I wish the best of luck to Moolah and the Divan in 2018 and the years to come.

Yours in the Faith,

Illustrious Sir Dean A. Isbell

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These we do not forget “Es Selamu Aleikum”

We do not lose the ones we love they only go before,Where there is everlasting

life. Where sorrow is no more. And there the soul

will always live and peace is everywhere. We do not

lose the ones we love, God takes them in his care.

October

Harry Hutson

Robert Lentz

William Luera

Willard Meinholtz

Robert Osterloh

Michael Sherman

Morris Sterneck

Remember the Reason for the SeasonBy: Casey Thompson

Merry Christmas!

Just thinking about my view of Christmas it takes me back to my childhood. I am and was always blessed with all I needed, and way more. I can remember wak-ing up at some crazy time like five o’clock Christmas morning and then having my presents sorted shortly after that. I could not wait much past 5:30 A.M. to wake up my parents and older sister. Somehow my parents over looked the way too early wakeup call by their youngest child and Christmas morning was filled with open-ing presents and playing with new toys.

Christmas started looking different to me as I got older and I had no interest in waking up much before 10 on a day when I did not have to get up for school or work.

Then my view of Christmas really changed again as I started working at my first job out of college. I worked for a not-for-profit in downtown St. Louis serving people struggling with homelessness. My first Christmas there was one filled with guilt. I was opening so many presents on Christmas Day and many of the people I was serving at work were sleeping outdoors. The closest thing they would see to a Christmas present that morning was their next meal or just a little warmth after sleeping outside in December. As my relationship with God grows, I’ve learned to look at what really matters to God versus what worldly tradition would suggest.

1st Corinthians 13:13 NLT

Three things will last forever Faith, hope, and love, and the greatest of these is love.

I have no idea where those toys I opened as a child are now, and I am sure that I out grew all of the clothes I thought I had to have back then.

The first Christmas was celebrated for the birth of Jesus, the son of God who was sent into this world to save us, not condemn us.

John 3:16, and 17

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever be-lieves in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

We live in a broken world and if it wasn’t for God sending Jesus to live in this worldand then to be later crucified, we would have no hope of inheriting eternal life with God.

Now that is something to celebrate!

As you gather with friends and family this Christmas season, please remember the reason for the season. Please celebrate Jesus this season.

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December Stated Meeting and Election of Officers

12/20/2017Snow Date is 12/27/17

Important Notice - Annual Election MeetingThe election of officers for the Moolah Temple will take place at the Stated Meeting on December 20th, 2017 or on December 27th, 2017 in case of inclement weather. Please be aware of the following section of Imperial By-Laws pertaining to the electioneering.

325.11 Election Regulations(a) Electioneering. A candidate for an elected office in a Shrine temple may print, publish and circulate during the year he is seeking the elected office, a résumé consisting of his educational background, his vocational history and his Masonic and Shrine record. Except as provided in the prior sentence, the print-ing, publication, circulating or distribution of resolutions, letters, telegrams, tickets, email or other devices, by a unit, club, Noble, or group of Nobles, suggesting, recommending opposing, or containing the names of proposed candidates for office in the temple is prohibited.

Moolah Temple Association Meeting in the office at 5:30pm on December 20th, 2017

Art Goerke receives Van Driver of the Year Award for Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. LouisWhen thinking about Art Goerke an old saying comes to mind: still waters run deep. This lays the tone for the man that Art is. Art is a quiet, non-imposing man with a heart the size of an ocean. However the quiet part is deceiving. Art is never quiet when a need arises. Any time I call him I hear: “I’ll take care of it” or “We’ll take that run.” Fortunately for me, I hear that often from Art. I have never called Art that he wasn’t willing to help. He never complains about how many trips I add to his day, how early they are, how late they are or how hot it is outside. Art drives Monday and Friday and he works the registration desk on Wednesdays. He never seems to tire of helping and he always does it with this little smile on his face and a twinkle in his eyes.

WAY TO GOART!

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Meeting Schedules

Units & CommitteesName Date & Time Location Contact Air Patrol 2nd Mon. American Muscle 2nd Wed. 6:30pm Unit Room Dave Evans 314-724-8606Arab Patrol 1st Mon. Drill Practice 4th Mon. Patrick Hensley 314-330-7028Band Every Wed. Jack Scherrer 314-644-5362 BBQ Smokin’ Nobles 2nd Wed. Hospital Committee Room Dave Hope 314-406-0744Chanters 1st Mon. Business Meeting 7:30pm Unit Room Jerry Lee Gaddy 314-406-8292 Rehearsal every Mon. 7:30pm Clowns 3rd Mon. Mike Howard 314-952-8164 Computer Club 2nd Mon. 7:00pm Dale Nagel 636-489-8765DeMolay 1st Wed. 7:00pm Jeff Kitsmiller, Jr. 918-497-8008Directors Staff 1st Mon. Fred Zurfluh, IV 314-910-3950 Drum Corps 2nd Mon. Rick Gwydir 314-504-1091 Rehearsals 1st, 3rd, 4th Mon. Gateway 500 2nd Tues. Ron Reynolds 314-732-2121Guides Last Friday Wayne Price 314-540-5859 Hospital Committee 3rd. Wed. 6:15pm Committee Room Bill Bradford 314-974-3084 Legion of Honor 4th Tues. Gale Going 314-703-0548Motor Patrol 2nd Mon. Steve Lovell 314-898-2372 Mounted Lancers 2nd Wed. Ranch Allen Coggins 314-602-7454Nomads 4th Wed. 6:30pm Dinner Casey Thompson 314-560-4968Provost Guard 2nd Mon. 7:00pm John Ledbetter 314-229-5824Reception Committee 2nd Wed. Matt Niedringhaus 314-550-4995 Seniors 1st Mon. 3rd Mon. Business Guides Room Bob Atwell 314-609-6457Sound Unit 2nd Mon. Mike Reese 314-229-3682Sportsmen Unit 3rd Mon. 6:30pm Sheik’s Club Brett Grimm 314-606-4622Stage Crew 1st Wed. Mark Davis 314-227-2178Swing Dance Unit 1st Mon. 6:30pm Bud Waters 314-712-6622TCAA 4th Wed. 6:00pm Oasis Gary Fanger 636-697-5290 Unique Motors 2nd & 4th Mon. Ken Wright 636-288-1130YOMO 2nd Wed. Gary Holland 573-259-2668

ClubsName Date & Time Location Contact Cape SC 4th Wed. 6:30pm Call for Location Chuck Stratton 573-208-6901Capital SC 2nd Tues. 6:30pm Capital SC Ed Glawson 573-690-9510Daniel Boone SC Last Thurs. 6:30pm JJ’s Restaurant Mark Rethemeyer 314-605-7615Ecmo SC 1st Fri. 7:30pm ECMO SC Dennis Eaton 573-760-3513Four Rivers SC 2nd Mon. 7:30pm Gray Summit Gene Hopwood 573-259-0885Joachim SC 2nd Mon. Herculaneum Leonard Keller 636-208-0716Little Dixie SC 4th Wed. L.D. Shrine Park John Lowry 573-473-2465Mid-Mo SC 2nd Wed. Call for Location Nemo SC 3rd Thurs. 6:00pm Call for Location Ozark SC 2nd Mon. 6:00pm White Mule Winery Rocky Campbell 573-680-1485Semo SC 1st Fri. 6:30pm Semo SC Henry Oliver 573-820-4005Three Rivers SC 3rd Fri. 6:30pm Three Rivers SC Scott Rommel 573-429-2583Tiger SC Last Mon. Tiger SC Rex Taggart 573-657-4371

Stated MeetingsJanuary 18thFebruary 15thMarch 15th April 19th

May 17thJuly 19th August 16thSeptember 20st

October 18th November 15thDecember 20th (election)

Stated Meeting Reminders: Dress in business casual, Dues Cards are required, babysitting is provided, dinner is served at 5:30pm and meetings begin at 7:30pm, along with balloting on all new petitions for memberships.

John Cordell 314-482-5235

Steve Sales 573-424-6938Michael Fenton 573-221-0246

Appendant BodiesName Date & Time Location Contact Daughters of the Nile 1st Wed. Noble Lodge #684 Marie Preble 314-578-1671Ladies Oriental Shrine 3rd Mon. Noble Lodge #684 Patricia Aaron 636-954-2803of North AmericaTemple Club 4th Wed. Oasis Nancy Bradford 314-974-5133

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2018 Shrine Circus UpdateDon Taylor – Circus Chairman (636-485-6922)Ron Reynolds –Circus Director (314-732-2121)

The 2018 Moolah Shrine Circus will be held at the Family Arena in St. Charles. Mark your calendars for March 22nd through March 25th. We are currently working with the Royal Hanneford Circus to secure the best acts possible.

We will have our Circus parade in Old town St. Charles on Saturday, March 10th at 11 AM, followed by the Circus Kickoff at Moolah. We will participate in the St. Patrick Day parade to get exposure for our circus. All Shriners are asked to join in the fun for all these events.

Ad packets are now out. The earlier you get to the sponsors, the more time they will have to get funds budgeted for our circus. The time to get ads is NOW!

The Circus Angel program is available for anyone that can help send children to our special perfor-mance on Friday morning. Any amount will help. Look in your ad packet for information about the program. Any questions, please contact Bill Bradford at 314-974-3084.

Child Coupons are being sent to the printer and will be available at the Shrine. A BIG ‘Thank You’ to all our Child Coupon Sponsors.

Shriner General Admission tickets are also being sent to the printer and will be distributed to the tick-et chairman. Remember, selling these tickets is our responsibility to get people to come to our circus to make it a success.

The Circus Committee is meeting on the second Wednesday of each month from September to March in the Guides unit room. Any and all volunteers are welcome to join us. There is always plen-ty to do. Arrive at 5:30 PM for a light dinner and the meeting begins at 6:00 PM. Please RSVP so we know how much food to prepare. 314-732-2121 or rdreynolds6@charter.net.

Our goal is to continue to make our circus the best ever and to keep the seats full.

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The Texas Roadhouse fundraising results for Shriners Hospitals for Children in St. Louis are in!With all the locations that participated we raised $692. Thank you to all the Nobles, Ladies, and Friends who came out September 28th to support the Dine to Donate event. Also, thank you to all the Participating locations: St. Charles, Arnold, Ballwin, Cape Girardeau, Columbia, Kirkwood, Quincy, IL, and O’Fallon for the combined event! Thank you goes to Erin Richey in the St. Charles location for all her help and coordinating with the other locations to make this event a success!

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December Shriner of the Month

Bill RossNoble Bill Ross is a member of Valley Park Lodge 629 and a member of the Scottish Rite here in St Louis. He has been a member of Moolah for nearly 30 years. He has been active in the Director Staff, Antique Cars, Motor Patrol, Order of Quetzalcoatl, and the Guides. As a member of the Guides, he also served on the executive board. Noble Ross was made an Ambassador in 2010 and he has been active in the past as a driver and continues to do bingo with the Moolah Guides.

The Moolah Public Relations Committee is proud and honored to have Noble Bill Ross as our Shriner of the Month for December.

Cooking for Veterans at the VA at Jefferson BarracksSmokin’ Nobles & American Muscle cooked 250 pork steaks & 80 lbs of brats for Veterans! Each meal included sides of slaw, potato salad, & drinks.

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2017 YEAR IN REVIEW WITH Illustrious Sir Dean & First Lady Kim

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UNIT & COMMITTEE REPORTS

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AmbassadorsArab PatrolMarching 48 Unit Band

Unit Director: Jack Scherrer 314.725.3764Pres./Sect.-Treas.: Roger Fagerberg 314.878.7646Conductor/1st VP: Chuck McKenzie 636.235.8085

tubastogo@hotmail.comAssistant Conductor: Roger Fagerberg2nd Vice Pres: Barry Hyatt 314.469.0605

Hello, from your Moolah Band:

Moolah Shriners Community Band is having the best season in recent memory. We have such ex-cellent musicians and are making strides getting new members, but we still need more Nobles. If you have heard us at the monthly meetings, you know that the Band is playing well and we continue adding music to our repertoire to not get stale with the same pieces over and over. Nobles, if you played when you were in school, why not join us? We want to be able to play for the meet-ings and for ceremonials, but we need your help. We are proud to represent Moolah Temple and spread the word of Shriners Hospitals to many who are unaware of the mission of the hospitals. We are often reminded by our audiences of the treatment received at the hospital, or of a rela-tive’s membership in the Shrine.

The Band is also looking forward to playing for the Christmas programs in December for the kids and want to do our part to bring cheer to our patients and for all the kids. We hope to see you there.

Come see us on Wednesday nights at 7:30 and rekindle the fun you had when you were in the school band. If you need any information, please give me a call or e-mail and I will answer any questions you may have.

Also, remember we are a community band, so if your child or grandchild, or you significant other plays an instrument, he or she is welcome to play in the Band. We meet Wednesday evenings at 7:30 to practice. Our concerts are mainly Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 7:00, so if you can spare some time for a good cause and a lot of fun, just call for our schedule and give us a try.

We would love to have you participate with us.

We always leave ‘em smiling!

Chuck McKenzie636-235-8085tubastogo@hotmail.com

Co-Chairmen:PP Dennis Kelley 314-324-6456

dksr815@gmail.comPP David Dieckhaus 314-223-8194

custom636@gmail.comTreasurer: Don Wander 314-426-2582

dandmat3119@sbcglobal.netSecretary: Ted Schamburg 314-638-3633

sted@swbell.net MERRY CHRISTMAS!

What a wonderful time of the year and a great time to be a Shriner! We have so many festive events planned for us. As Ambassadors, we need to represent our organization by attending as many of the activities as we can. Don’t miss the Moolah Shrine Holiday Ball, Santa’s Brunch and the Shriners Hospital Patient Party. This will keep us busy, especially when we add in all the unit parties. Most important for Ambassadors will be the Christmas Party, with our ladies, scheduled for December 8. Always a good time!

The next Ambassador lunch will be our Christ-mas party on Friday, December 8 in the Oasis Room. Invitations will be mailed with all the details. Ambassadors, you are missing a great time if you do not attend this special event.

Please watch the Camels’ Tales for information about all of the Moolah activities. Information about all Ambassador Events will come to you through the Camels’ Tales, email, or word of mouth. For luncheon reservations call or email Wally Bowman at wallygloria@sbcglobal.net or call him at 314-498-6915. Please note this is a phone number change.

MEETINGS DECEMBER 8 – Ambassador Christmas PartyDECEMBER 20 – Stated Meeting/Election

ONCE AN AMBASSADOR ALWAYS AN AMBASSADOR

Ambassadors

Captain Patrick Hensley P.P. 314-330-7028President Fred Veinfurt 314-960-77871st V-President Mike Heuer 636-379-03602nd V-President Rob Boland 314-482-8866Secretary Ken Elam 314-471-9883Treasurer Jan Phillips 314-348-7919

Greeting to Nobles and Ladies! Follow us at www.arabpatrol.webs.com. Interested in getting active in a Great Unit – We March For Kids !! The longest running unit in Shrinedom – Formed in 1886 and is still going.

The election and awards meeting was a great success – 41 members were present to create our officer line for 2018. The line advanced with the addition of Jay Reynolds, the new 2nd Vice President – Congrats !!! Special recognition goes to Dale Heise – The Golden Whistle Award Years of Service Honors 60 Yrs - Floyd H Hahn 50 Yrs - Ronald A Bierey and Raymond A Moore 25 Yrs - Roy J Cox Sr, Brett W Grimm and Richard H Rammelsburg Jr

Capt Patrick directed us at the Veterans Dinner on November 3rd. It was a great pleasure to represent the Patrol as an Honor Guard with our own Randy Ottinger being the “Speaker of the Evening”

The Shrine Circus is Back – Yes we have Elephants !!! Mark the dates! March 10 th, 2018 – Parade St Charles, New time to start 11:00 am !!!!Then the Circus Kick off at Moolah after the parade. March 17th, 2018: We are planning to participate in the St Pat’s Parade Down Town – Details to be determined. Save the Date!!March 22 – 25th, 2018 Moolah Shrine Circus – Grand Entries and Novelty Booth

Nobles – Please work on increasing our Patrol membership. When you are around other Shri-ners – Just ask them to be a part of one of the best Foot patrols in the Country and one of the largest Units at Moolah – Be Proud and Ask!!!

If you know of someone not receiving our e-mails – Please call me – Fred V 314-960-778. We are trying to set up a communication tree for our non- e-mail Patrolmen – Need committee members to set this up.

WANTED - NEW MEMBERS !!! 2 Patrols - 48 Marchers !!!!!!“PROUD TO BE A MOOLAH PATROLMAN” – SPREAD THE WORD – JOIN THE BEST

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UNIT & COMMITTEE REPORTS

Director: Dale Nagel 636-489-8765President: Ray White 314-567-0455Vice President: Don Gruner 314-306-0553

Who? We are a social group that meets monthly to share activities, information and knowledge. We discuss members queries, issues and programs with computers, plan activities, hold working bees even demonstrations on new technologies.

Why? The Moolah Shrine Computer Club is a group of professionals, computer enthusiasts and beginners who want to teach and learn about computing and having fun doing it. ...

When? Monthly Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month. Meetings start at 7:00pm. We meet in the reception committee room on the second floor across from the office.

New to Windows 10 ? Come learn with us. We encourage members and their families interested in learning about buying a new computer or learning to use Windows 10 to drop in one of our meetings and be our guest. New to computers or experienced computer users, are all welcome to attend.

Still not sure? For more information please call Ray White at 314-640-0194 or Dale Nagel at 636-489-8765

Computer Club

Drum Corps

Chanters

Clowns

Director - Rick Gwydir 314-504-1091Drum Major - Dave Glenn 314-560-4431By Jim Hubeli The Drum Corps was asked to participate in the Veterans/Shriner Recognition Dinner on November 3. We welcomed the invitation as we are always interested in supporting all past and present veterans. The usual flag ceremony that is used at monthly meetings was followed and we played " When the Saints Go Marching In " for the Arab Patrol entrance. Next was " You're a Grand Old Flag " and we finished with " Here Comes the King " ( Better Known as the Budweiser Song ) for the Patrol marching out. The National Anthem was sung by the International Shrine Champions Moolah Chanters. The main speaker was retired Chief Warrrant Officer Randy Ottinger, a 40 year helicopter pilot veteran who gave an interest-ing talk about Veterans and Shriners. He also gave his personal experiences overseas, even sometimes with his son who is also a helicopter pilot. Illustrious Sir Randy is also a Past Potentate in 1993. Later, the Drum Corps played the Armed Forces Medley which includes the official hymn or song of each service. This includes the Coast Guard, Air Force, Marines, Navy and Army. Gale Bennington, P.P. 2004 and Administrator showed a short film and talked about our new St. Louis Shrine Hospital. Earlier in the year, the Drum Corps made a dona-tion for the EOS imaging system at the St. Louis Shrine Hospital. Recently, we also donated to the Shrine Temples in Houston, Florida and Puerto Rico to help with the hurricane situation.

CELEBRATING OUR PAST...BUILDING OUR FUTURE

Mike Howard (Howiee) DirectorMike Stevens (Mibo)– PresPaul Goggins (Gametime)- 1st Vice PresLee Mueller (Green Jeans)- 2nd Vice PresJohn Tremblay ( Shabba-Dabba)- Treas

Merry Christmas!! Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. The Potentate's Holiday Ball was well represented by our unit and everyone in attendence had a great time. Very shortly, and I'm hoping this comes out before it happens, Santa's Brunch and my favorite event the Shriners Hospital Patient Party will be coming up. I know our unit goes all out for these 2 events and how could you not be involved when there is a room full of kids looking for a crazy clown to interact with them. These 2 events really set off the Christmas Holidays.

Congrats to Barley (John Frederick) for being appointed an Ambassador. Great honor and well deserved. The Central West End Halloween event was a lot of fun for those who could make it there and got to participate in their parade.

Our Trivia Nite will be here before you know it. The Team Trivia Company keeps calling and say-ing how excited they are to see what we might do different between the rounds this year. Well I can tell you there will be several changes just to keep the people laughing and enjoying the everning. Door prizes are needed as well as raffle items. Please bring them in as soon as you can so our ladies can get them organized. Please use the donation letter when approching someone and if you receive a large donation get their name and address so we can send them a thank you letter.

Skit practice will start this month as well as face-painting practice. Newcomers welcomed.These will be on Monday nights starting at 6:30.

Finally, Merlin (Tom Dolan), just emailed me and said he is one of the final 10 applicants who have a chance to be one of the 5 US citizens to go up in space and stay on the space station for a 2 week stay. He didn't tell me exactly how much it will cost him, we all know how filthy rich he is, but he passed his physical and is in great shape for this adventure.

At my age "Getting Lucky" means walking into a room and remembering what I came in there for!

Director: Jerry Lee Gaddy 636/458-8951 Pres. & Treas William Bradford 314/974-3084Secretary Jim Gesell 636/925-0098 1st Vice President John Glass 314/631-4463

HO HO HO ! It’s darn near THAT time. Jingle bells and all that wonderful PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD WILL TOWARD ALL MEN AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!!!

The many years we have celebrated this time of year together causes us to pause to remember that we are brothers in need of each other. THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS is again in all the hearts of those who believe in loving peace.

We, who are privileged to enjoy the opportunity to please the multitudes hearing our singing, thank all that give us that opportunity. You, of the too many who have suffered the wanting, the depri-vation of never having heard our lilting tones, are invited to ask us to sing at any legitimate gathering of your choosing. Enough of this supplicating, we sing much better than we beg. All we ask is that you consider The

Chanters when you are in need of entertainment. We need the work and someone or some group out there is in need of the joy of song.

Have you ever enjoyed the glamour and fun of a Potentate’s Holiday Ball? December 2nd, the month of joy to the world! The blessed birth of Christ...families, good friends, parties and splendiferous food, the likes of which answer all of your Xmas epicurean desires. Presents, some given and some received.

As a matter of fact, she’d probably appreciate you taking her to this years’ Brunch with Santa on December 9th. It’s mainly for the kids, but Santa makes it fun for all.

And don’t forget The Chanter’s Christmas Party, December 11th. It’s all food and fun for you and the love of your life. Say goodbye to 2017, and hello to the hope of an even better 2018. Life is what you make it...It’s all up to you. “ 30 Monte”

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The help of each unit is a necessity for the success of this holiday party.

The Moolah Shriners invite patients of Shriners Hospitals for Children and their families for holiday

fun with gifts, free food and drinks, photos with Santa (bring your camera!) and games!

For more information please contact:

John “Mike” Cordell 314-482-5235

Michael Sanders 314-440-5555

Sunday, December 10, 2017Noon - 3 p.m.

Moolah Shrine Center Ballroom 12545 Fee Fee Rd. | St. Louis, MO 63146

Santa's Party for Shriners Patients

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UNIT & COMMITTEE REPORTS

Hospital Committee

Legion of Honor

NomadsGuides

DIRECTOR: GALE GOING 314-487-1623COMMANDER: MIKE HENSLEY 314-432-8729ADJUTANT: CHARLES DASHO 314-831-0726TREASURER: JAMES HARTLEY 314-607-1433 NOTICE OF MEETING The Commander has ordered that the next meet-ing will be on 27 DECEMBER 2017. It is our unit’s annual Christmas party at RIZZO’s south. A mailed invitation will be sent. It is “order off the menu, separate checks”. Hope everyone had a good time at the Temple’s “Veterans Recognition Event” last month. Hope to see everyone at the party. Come early to enjoy some chit-chat. WE WELCOME ALL DISCHARGED VETERANS of the ARMY, AIR FORCE, NAVY, MARINES, COAST GUARD, and MERCHANT MARINE.

DIRECTOR: BILL BRADFORDPRESIDENT: MIKE HEUER1ST. V. PRES.: JERRY D’AGOSTINO2ND. V. PRES.: RANDY BAERSECRETARY: JIM GESELLTREASURER: BOB BERRY A very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all Nobles and their Ladies from the Moolah Hospital Committee Hospital Committee has been very busy the last few months. Firstly, at the October stated meet-ing, the Committee presented to Illustrious Sir Dean Isbell, Potentate of Moolah Shrine a check for $44,538 from our Racquet Ruckus Fundraiser for the benefit of St. Louis Shriners Hospital. Next, there was a pancake breakfast on Novem-ber 16th at the Hospital lobby for patients, their family, hospital staff and anyone at the hospital at the time. Thirdly, committee members served the final BBQ of 2017 at the Hospital, serving about 180 people on October 12th. President, Mike Heuer secured tour guide com-mitments for scheduled tours on October 31st and November 2nd, as well as sufficient tour guides for the October 21st fall Moolah Ceremonial.Committee members plan to participate in the St. Louis Botanical Garden’s “Garden Glow” from November 17 to January 1.

President Casey Thompson 314-560-4968 1st Vice President Dave Fitzgerald 314-488-1179 2nd V. Pres.: Brandon Corhon 314-471-6269 Secretary: James/Cub Boever 314-596-1173 Treasurer: D.J. Hermen 314-341-3130

The Nomad’s monthly meeting is typically held on the fourth Wednesday of every month. Please watch for updates on the Nomad’s Facebook page or feel free to reach out to any of the executive board members listed above. Recently, an email was send to invite new Shriners to be added to the Nomad’s Facebook group. Please let the Nomads know if you are struggling with connecting to the Moolah Nomads on Facebook and someone will help add you to the group. If there is a more convenient way to communicate with you about upcoming events please let us know.

During the meeting a light supper will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will start at 7:00pm. All Shriners welcome. Please come join the Nomads. Enjoy some cold camel's milk on meeting nights, while learning about all of the different units and committees at the Moolah Shrine Center. The Nomad’s committee is a great fit for everyone, whether you’re a new or experienced Shriner. Through your involvement in this committee you will feel welcomed and have fun while supporting the children who have been placed in our care at the hospital. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of the Nomad’s executive board members, or just drop by the room located on the 3rd floor behind the ballroom. If you participated in a recent cere-monial, or if you were brought in during a stated meeting you are officially a Nomad, and should come to the next Nomad’s meeting to pick up your polo style collared shirt. If you are a Shriner that joined a while ago, and never found a way to connect at Moolah, please come out to a Nomads meeting to find out about all of the great opportu-nities to serve the children placed in our care at the hospital. Nomad’s annual dues are $20.00 and are due in April. Please continue to support the Nomads committee.

It is hard to believe that we are in the middle of December but as the holiday season is in full swing, there are a lot of great fun events coming up around Moolah.The 2018 Moolah Shrine Circus is right around the corner, and tickets are now for sale! Advertising opportunities at the cir-cus are also available for us to promote. There is a wide variety of advertising opportunities, so pick up an advertising packet to learn more. If you are a Nomad, then please pick up your circus tickets to sell at the next Nomad’s meeting.

October St. Louis Hospital statistics show 834 Outpatients, 25 Inpatients and 62 Outpatient surgery treatments. Moolah Nobles, come and visit one of our meetings held in our Moolah room each third Wednesday at 6:15 P. M. We look forward for your visit and feel welcome.

At the last guides meeting, the election for new officers was held. The 2018 officers are President Tim Radley, 1st Vice President Casey Thompson, & 2nd Vice President Rickey Uebinger.

Consult your Camels’ Tales for upcoming events.

One of our own has received the first annual award from Shriners Hospital for Van Driver of the Year. He is Art Goerke. Remember Van Drivers are always needed.

Please say prayers for our members and ladies that are ill and house bound.

December Stated MeetingMenu

Roast BeefParslied Potatoes

Green Beans AlmondineHouse SaladRolls & Butter

Dessert

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UNIT & COMMITTEE REPORTS

Seniors Swing Dance

President: Bob Atwell 314-609-6457Secretary: George Pryor 636-926-9942Director: Rich Schomaker

CALLING ALL RETIREES!

If you belong to AARP or you could belong, you belong here on the THIRD MONDAY of each month. This is our regular business meeting date.

In addition, we also meet on the FIRST MONDAY of each month. On both dates, we meet at 9:00 A.M. in the Guides Room on the 3rd Floor of the Temple and play Poker or Gin Rummy. We usually play until noon and then break for our brown bag lunch; then back to the game and play until 2:00pm.

Come when you want and leave when you want.

A lifetime membership dues is $1.00 for which you will receive a card attesting to your membership.

This is a good opportunity to get out of those “honey do” chores for a while.

TRY US, YOU WILL LIKE US. Call any one of the officers above for more information.

TCAA

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President Dennis Martin C 636-293-33481st VP Jim Gasell 2nd VP Tim Carisonl3rd VP Patrick Hensley Sec'y Treas/Scribe, Bob Daniels H-636-441-4917

C-636-675-4590E-MAIL insurancebob@yahoo.com

** Welcome New and Seasoned SHRINERS * *

Did you know as a Moolah Shriner, you are also a member of TCAA? As a member of TCAA you may also be a guest at one of our monthly board meetings (normally the 4th Wednesday of the month), we just ask that you call the Secretary or President in ad-vance so that we have head count for refreshments.

Merry Christmas!!! & Happy New Year!!!

When you are out and about, shopping and celebrating with co-workers, friends and family, and you hear or see a child or a family with a child that may be able to use the services of our hospital, please let them know.

Be safe and have a great Holiday Season!!!

* * * What is TCAA * * *We help provide and assist Our St. Louis Hospi-tal with some of their needs and requests for the hospital and/or patients. Ask your Unit Repre-sentative or call Bob (636-675-4590) and we can come out to your meetings and give a brief talk.

TCAA has "HLP-KDS" License Plate Stickers for sale--only $3.00 each. Ask your unit representative.

TCAA is looking for “Corporate Donations", to ul-timately provide necessary funds to support The Saint Louis Shriners Hospital. We need your help in our mission to support our St. Louis Shriners Hospital. Please give Dennis a call (636-293-3348) if you know a company with surplus items to be donated that can be used to sell.

Ever thought about purchasing ID Theft Protec-tion and/or Pre-Paid Legal assistance, give us a call and we have a program in place that just may help you out while also supporting TCAA.

The new Hospital is going well and here are the newer numbers.

Hospital statistics:October – Inpatient 25, Outpatient 834, Outpa-tient Surgery 62November Hospital statistics numbers not yet available.

REMEMBER OUR HOSPITAL NEEDS KIDS, SO SPREAD THE WORD. PLEASE ALERT THE OFFICERS WHEN YOU KNOW OF SICKNESS OR DISTRESS.

Director: Bud Waters 636-225-2354President: John Bozarth 636-978-0915Vice President: Beril Gillman 314-488-7759Secretary: Gary Fanger 636-447-2361Treasurer: Dennis Martin 636-936-8295 November has come and gone and the Crossfire Dance was huge. We got to see a lot of fellow Shriners mixed in with our other dancers and a lot of the general public. Thanks to all of those that stopped by one or two of our dances.

December dances are a little thin, we only have two planned. On Friday, December 8 we will have our Christmas Dance. This dance will include a catered dinner and a DJ. Tickets must be purchased ahead of time for this dance. Tick-ets are only $15 per person and available from any Swing Dance Unit member.

Our final dance of the year will be on Friday, December 15. If you like to dance or just want to go out someplace relaxing and listen to good music with friends this is the night for you. Doors open at 6:30 pm the DJ starts at 7.

I want to continue the challenge to ALL the units to patronize our dances. Take one dance and bring as many of your members as you can, along with their Ladies and let’s see which unit made the top of the list by December. As of right now it is a 3 way tie between YOMO, the Clowns, and the Air Patrol.

Please note, if you’re a small group looking for a place to hold a birthday party, want music, a bar, and a reserved area to hold it, let us know. You’re welcome to have your party at one of our regular dances. If you bring at least 20 folks, we’ll buy the birthday cake for your party!!! Reg-ular admission fees apply. Just give us advance notice in order to obtain the cake.

We dance Fridays each month in the Oasis Room. Doors open at 6:30 pm with music and free lessons starting at 7:00 pm. Our Dances are open to the public with pizza by the slice and a cash bar. So, if you are looking for a fun and inexpensive evening out with your Lady, please join us. If you like to dance or just want to go out someplace relaxing and listen to good music with friends, con-sider us. Basic swing dance lessons are included in the $6.00 admission. Go to www.mssdc.org for more information. We are also on Facebook.

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Unique Motors

UNIT & COMMITTEE REPORTS

Please use WebFez to verify your personal information, payments and Shrine activity!

How to Register for WebFez:• Go to your browser’s address bar and type in webfez.shrinenet.org• Click the register button on the Login page:• From the Registration page, choose your Temple from the drop-down list and then type in your Member Number and your First and Last names.• Click on the Register button. You will be directed to the Create a New Account page. On this page enter an E-mail address that you will use to log in with, confirm the E-mail address, and then enter and confirm your Password.

• Scroll down to read the WebFez User Agreement and Privacy policy. Agree by clicking the checkbox.• After the checkbox is selected, click on Register. This will Register you for WebFez and log you into the system.

How to Log in to WebFez:Important: In order to log in to WebFez, you must first be registered. If you havenot yet registered, please see the other side of this flyer for instructions. You only need to register once. To log in to WebFez please follow the steps below:• Go to your browser’s address bar and type in webfez.shrinenet.org• Enter your login E-mail address and Password in the designated fields:

• Click Log in:

If you have any questions, please call the office at 314-878-6301 for assistance.

Create your WebFez account to keep all of

your info current!

President: Ken Wright 636-288-1130Vice-President: Rick Bruce 636-233-9952 Treasurer: Mark Ballance 314-795-5868Secretary: Wayne Mosher 314-432-5718

Last month Unique Motors elected our new officers for 2018. Congratulations to Derrick Bruce, President; Richard Bruce, Vice President; Mark Balance, Treasurer; and Wayne Mosher, Secretary. Ken Wright will serve as our Director. As always, we count on our officers to lead us in a successful year raising money for the children.

The pub crawl was an enjoyable evening. We encourage anyone interested in joining our unit to come to our Christmas party to join in the fun and to get to know us a little better. We know you will like us! Call Wayne Mosher at 314-432-5718 to reserve a spot for your family.

The Christmas party is planned for Monday, December 11, at 6:30 p.m. Everyone (member or not) is welcome. This is strictly a social event when we come together to celebrate the past year and just enjoy one another’s company.

Best wishes to all for a happy and healthy holiday season and 2018.

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Capital Shrine Club

CLUB CONNECTION

Daniel BooneShrine Club

President: Mark Rethemeyer 314-605-7615

Daniel Boone Shrine Club would like to wish you and your family a Happy Holiday season. We will be starting the season with our Holiday Party on Thursday, December 7th at All Occasion Banquet Center in Sr. Charles. A great night of fun is planned with a buffet dinner, great entertainment, and lots of fellowship!

Whether you are a member of Daniel Boone, or not – you and your Lady are always welcome and encouraged to join us for any of our upcom-ing events. If you want to join us for our Holiday Party give President Mark a call to reserve. We will make sure you are welcomed and greeted when you arrive, and that you and your Lady will have a great time.

If you would like a copy of our newsletter or want information for one of our upcoming events, send an e-mail to our President Mark Rethemeyer at mer2@charter.net.

President: Rex Taggart 573-239-0869Secretary: Dr. Jim Kern 573-999-7993 By Mitch Weinsting

If you have not been to the club lately then you have been missing a good time. Lots of fun and fellowship. Did you enjoy the 3 piece chicken dinner in October? How about the smothered pork chop dinner on 11/17. Did you hear about our ceremonial at Tiger? It was held on 11/27/17, that was also election night and Frog leg night. Come out to the club and meet the new nobles and the new leaders for 2018.

In December, we have some fun events sched-uled. The clowns are back and have been very active; they will be having a chili supper on 12/15/17. We will start serving at 5pm. Cost is only $7.00, come out and help the clowns with their fundraiser. Then on 12/20/17 there will have a bus trip to Moolah for the Stated meeting. This is election night so it will be a stag event. If you haven’t been up to the Temple this is a great opportunity to meet several of the other Shriners in Moolah. A good time is always had at the Temple. You will also have an opportunity to vote for our leadership for 2018.

See your Tiger Tales Newsletter for all the information on events at the club. The December meeting will probably be moved to 12/18/17. Check your Newsletter to confirm. Folks start showing up around 5:30pm. Come out and enjoy the club.

The Tiger Shrine club meets at 2315 N Stadium Blvd, Columbia, MO 65202.

Tiger Shrine Club

President: Greg Duckett -573-896-5905 Secretary: David Mauldin -573-338-0211

Capital Shrine Club held it's regular meeting at the Club Tuesday November 14, 2017. The Club was honored to have the following distinguished visitors from Moolah Temple: PP Steven Pieper and Lady Brenda; First Ceremonial Master Mitch Weinsting and Lady Beth; and Chief Aide Emeri-tus John Hewitt and Lady Juanita.

The Shrine Club Band, "The Missouri River Bottom Band" played before dinner music; and PP Steven Pieper sat in with his guitar. PP Pieper presented Noble Frank Dahm with a Presidential signed Certificate and Pin for his Vietnam Ser-vice. Also, he presented Noble Walter Rottmann with the 50 year Shriners Pin.

Noble Ben Dennison announced that Noble Ed. Glawson was appointed and Ambassador for Moolah Temple at the Temple’s Stated meeting in October by Ill. Sir Dean Isbell. Noble Dennison was unable to obtain an Ambassador Pin for Glawson as the Temple does not have a supply source now. The Co-Chair of the Ambassadors, PP Dennis Kelly sent his original personal Pin to Ed Glawson via Ben Dennison.

The slate of officers for the Club for 2018 were voted in, with David Perkins to be President. The Three Club Installation of Capital, Tiger and Little Dixie will be held at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club February 24, 2017. A committee was ap-pointed to make the arrangements. As usual A & J Dollars were collected. The 50/50 drawing was won by Beth Weinsting, who donated it back to the Club. It was a GREAT EVENING for all.

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Nailah Court #107Daughters of the Nile Sydyk

Temple #107Ruth A. Shermer, Queen 314-416-8161Recorder PQ Mary LaTragna 314- 566-4727

We want to extend an invitation to all ladies, 18 and older, to join our wonderful group of ladies for a sisterhood of philanthropy, good friends and good times. We would love to have you join us!. We welcome your ideas, energy and willingness to help support our temple. As always, all our funds go to support Shriners Hospitals for children.

We are creating our outreach programs to help our Masonic family know who we are and what we do. We want everybody to know we are a network of 137 temples, 126 in the U.S. and 11 in Canada. Our membership exceeds 25,000! We have donated over 3.1 million dollars to help with patient care at Shriners Hospital for Children in 2015, and 55 million dollars total since our inception in 1913. Read about us at our newly enhanced website: donfdn.org.

This last month we held our annual bazaar and turkey dinner the end of October. The bazaar was successful as always and want to thank all of our patrons, workers and donors for all their help. The reason why this event is so important is it allows us to continue our support of the hospital, which is our only philanthropy. On October 31 and November 1, we hosted our Supreme Queen Karen L Keuther of Athor Temple No. 9, Buffalo, New York. This was a wonderful visit! We toured the hospital and later had lunch at the Granite City Food and Brewery! For dinner, we took this beautiful lady to Crown Candy Kitchen. The next evening, we had our dinner and meeting, which Supreme Queen Karen talked about her other visits to hospital and temples, 83 of them so far, and gave wonderful accounts of successful surgeries and outcomes. We love our Supreme Queen and hope she comes back to visit.

We attended Trunk or Treat and it was a great time as always! Attached are some of our pictures of the “haunted Cemetery”. Even though it was so cold, we enjoyed the event and seeing all of the children and their unique costumes. Please stop by our display case in the downstairs hallway of our Shrine and pick up a brochure of our order. It tells who we are and the great things we do.

We have so many wonderful ladies that work hard to insure that we support the Shrine Hospital to the best of our ability, and who are dedicated to

helping our Shriners when asked. If you have any questions or would like more information about our organization, please contact Queen Ruth at 314-416-8161, or PQ Mary LaTragna at 314-566-4727.

Lady Patricia Aaron, High Priestess 314-954-2803 Lady Mary Haupt, Recorder, PHP 636-359-8692

Hi everyone. Nailah Court #107 participated in the Trunk or Treat event for Halloween and had a great time. Our decorations were a Hawaiian theme, but the weather did not cooperate with us. It was windy and cold. The kids came out anyway, so it turned out nice.

Happy holidays to everyone. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Then it will be the Christmas holiday. I cannot be-lieve this year is almost over. I want to say Merry Christmas to all. Have a wonderful holiday with family and friends. Maybe we will get just a little bit of snow to make it seem more like Christmas.

Nailah Court #107, Ladies Oriental Shrine, are very happy to be ending the year with two new line officers. Thank you, Lady Marcia Diekhoff, First Ceremonial Lady and Lady Karen Duer-beck, Second Ceremonial Lady, we are very proud of you both. We would love to end the year with new petitions, just ask any member of Nailah for a partition, and we will be happy to tell you all about our fun organization. The more ladies we have working for the kids of Shrine Hospital of St. Louis, the more kids we can help to have a better life.

Tinker Bell Hugs,Lady Patricia Aaron, High PriestessNailah Court #107

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Temple ClubNoble Lodge #684

Worshipful Master: RC (Randy) Prince 314-323-0746 neoimnot@gmail.com

Secretary: John Schembri 314-878-4129 jschembri4129@gmail.com

Noble Lodge #684 and Meridian Lodge #2 will be co-sponsoring a Grand Master’s Chance to Advance Class which will take place on Saturday December 2nd from 07:00 am to 3:30 pm at: Meridian Lodge located at 4500 Donovan Ave, St. Louis MO 63116.

This is a little earlier than normal so please, if you plan on attending, please make note of the time.

Noble Lodge’s official visit will welcome RWB Randy C. Davis, DDGM, and RWB John R. Hard-er, DDGL on Tuesday, December 5th. We are anticipating a good turn out as well as a smooth Open & Close.

On December 9th we will co-sponsor with Moolah, “A Lunch with Santa” on the third floor Moolah Ballroom for at-risk families from the Pattonville Early Childhood Program. Program begins at 10:00 AM and runs to 2:00 PM. Si-multaneously, we will sponsor a MOCHIP event which will be located in the Arab Patrol Room at the Moolah Shrine Temple.

We need your help to man the various stations at the MOChip event. There is an on-line signup form on the website. If you have any questions please contact George Riley 314.365.5582 or via e-mail, george-riley@live.com.

If you know someone who might be interested in becoming a Mason, you can be the 1st line signer of your candidate’s petition. Only 1 signer of a Masonic petition needs to be from Noble Lodge, the other signer can be from any Lodge. Keep this in mind if you have a candidate. It all starts with you submitting the petition for your candi-date. The petition (and $75 initiation fee) will be received at our next meeting, and your candidate will be notified of the next steps.

Noble Lodge now has a book rack outside the Lodge Room. It has various books and pub-lications about Masonry. Feel free to borrow anything you’d like to read, or if you have some books you’d like donate, please do so.

To get the most up-to-date information on what’s happening at Noble Lodge, check out our website at http://www.noble684.com

If you have any questions, contact the Master or Secretary from the information listed above.

President: Nancy Bradford 314-974-5133Vice President: Darlene Newman 636-949-0440 Secretary: Kathy Myers 314-329-6049Treasurer: Janet Loesch 314-650-7662

♫ It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas ♫ at Moolah Shrine Center. We all have such a busy social schedule, with so many obligations, that it is easy to lose sight of the “reason for the sea-son”. Take time this year with your family, friends and neighbors and share the joy of the season.We start off the Moolah Christmas festivities with the Potentate’s Ball on December 2nd. It’s your chance to show off that gown that makes you feel like a princess, enjoy the company of fellow Shriners and celebrate the wonderful job that our Potentate and his First Lady have done this year. Thank you Dean and Kim Isbell.

December 9th is the Moolah Santa Brunch. Always a favorite for the kids. It will have it all: pictures with Santa, refreshments, games, crafts, clowns, face painting and much much more. Make your reservations for the grandkids, nieces, nephews or neighbor children. They will thank you for the wonderful time.

December 10th is our Shrine Patient Hospital Party. Our patients look forward to this event all year. It never fails to live up to their expectations. The Shriners pull out all the stops in providing a fun filled event. Again, this party will have it all: pictures with Santa, refreshments, games, crafts, clowns and face painting.

December 13th is our December/Bake Sale luncheon. The bake sale is a much anticipated event with spirited bidding for the delicious baked goods offered. This is an easy way to help out Temple Club, bake and buy.

Reminder that your “Ways and Means” committee is always looking for items for their table.

A blessed Christmas to all our Temple club mem-bers and their families.

Peace on earth, good will to men

Submitted: Gail Melton

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Shriners Hospitals for Children physicians collaborate closely with a team of in-house experts, providing a wide range of care in one visit. While at Shriners Hospital, a child may be seen by a number of care professionals, including phys-ical therapy, occupational therapy, recreational therapy, radiology, pain management, family services, care man-agement and anesthesia.

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Moolah® Shrine CalendarDecember

2nd Potentate’s Holiday Ball8th Ambassadors Luncheon9th Santa’s Brunch10th Shriners Hospital Patient Party13th Temple Club20th Stated Meeting/Election 25th Christmas - Office Closed

January1st New Years Day- Office Closed6th Nemo Bus Trip Gateway/Yomo Presentation13th Clowns Trivia Night17th Stated Meeting19th Swing Dance presents Crossfire20th Three RIvers SC Installation Clowns Installation & Christmas Party27th Guides Presentation

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