Greetings from the East

            Brothers of Arcadia Lodge, we have a big night coming up on November 5th.  We are having election of officers but we are also honoring our Past Masters with the dinner before the meeting.  This meal will begin at 6 P.M. which is earlier than usual to allow for a short program after the meal and before the stated meeting.  I remind all Past Masters to make reservations with Brother Jay Cole Simser for you and your spouse or if you are bringing your girlfriend instead that is OK too.  We ask that you limit it to one or the other though please.
            All other brothers are encouraged to come out and support this dinner to honor our brothers who have served as Masters and to enjoy the fellowship during the dinner.  The price for the meal will be $12 for this night and it will be a wonderful meal prepared by Amaranth.  Feel free to also bring your spouses or girlfriends as the case may be for the tasty meal and time to share some stories together.
            As I mentioned earlier the elections will be held that night as well and it would be nice to have a good turn out for the elections of officers for the upcoming year.  A good turnout will show support to the new line and allow us to renew the friendships that we have with so many of our brothers.  I look forward to seeing you at the meeting.  For those of you who missed the Table Lodge you missed a great one.  The festivities were conducted by our MC, Brother Bob Allen, and he did another bang up job.  Marty Jacobs should be given a big hand for the organization of the meal and the speaker.  Senior Grand Warden of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge for the State of Iowa and Jurisdictions, Inc, Brother Eddie Sauls gave an informative and impassioned history of the Prince Hall Lodge and how it arrived in Iowa.  He may have given one of the longest presentations that we have had at a table lodge but I was so caught up in his enthusiasm that I did not notice.  I think that he has more information to offer and if you ever get a chance to hear his presentation you should take the opportunity to listen and learn.
             I think that the best thing that was mentioned that night was what he said when asked about any aspirations to attain the office of Grand Master and Eddie replied that his only aspirations in Masonry of any kind were to help spread the knowledge and make it stronger for the future.  I was inspired by him and his comments.  If we all would work to keep improving Masonry we could continue to see our fraternity grows and continue to work and improve our communities and society.
 That is all for now.  I look forward to finishing out the year and continuing to serve the lodge.  Thanks for the opportunity to serve.

Fraternally,
Paul Miller
Worshipful Master 

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November 2009 Calendar

11/3    Eastern Star 7pm
11/4    HyVee Coffee 9am
11/5     Past Master Dinner 6pm
11/5     Arcadia Stated Meeting 7:30pm
11/11   HyVee Coffee 9am
11/12   Oblong Square 7pm
11/13   Amaranth 7pm
11/17   White Shrine 7pm
11/18  HyVee Coffee 9am
11/18  Arcadia after Hours 5:15pm
11/19   Arcadia Lodge 7pm
11/25  HyVee Coffee 9am
11/25  York Rite 7pm

MASONRY
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November 09 HAPPY BIRTHDAY from Arcadia Lodge!

11/7     Daniel Lewis
11/13   Jay Cole Simser
11/14   Craig Baumhover
11/16   Barry Sieh
11/16   Theodore Magel
11/22  Jeffery Meyers
11/24  Donald Hoveland
11/27  David Dickson
11/27  William Talbot
11/28  Jay Ochanpaugh
11/30  Ralph Kalsem
11/30  Ted Tostlebe              

**** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ****

Holiday Dinner-Saturday, December 12, 2009

The annual Arcadia Lodge Holiday Dinner will be held on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at the lodge.  A light social hour will be from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm with dinner served at 6:30 pm.  Cost is only $10 per person!

To make a reservation, please email our Secretary at jaycoles@aol.com.
The holiday dinner is a great fellowship event.

Also, just as in years past, we will host a toy drive to help make Christmas a little brighter for children this year.  Please drop off a new children’s toy (ages 3 to 16) at the lodge prior to December 13.
All toys donated will benefit families in the Ames area.

BROTHERLY LOVE, RELIEF AND TRUTH / ASK AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN UNTO YOU!

Fredrick Killian

"Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people"   - Irish Proverb