Wildey Lodge No. 2 Meeting Menus Refreshments and Activities at our Lodge Served at 6:30PM unless otherwise noted.

Meetings begin at 7:30PM unless otherwise noted.

November 7, 2017 Regular Meeting 7:30PM Open Face Roast Beef Sandwich, Mashed Potatoes Gravy, Dessert, Coffee, Soda, and Water

November 14, 2017 Regular Meeting 7:30PM Spaghetti and Meatballs, Garlic Bread, Salad Dessert, Coffee, Soda, and Water

November 21, 2017 Regular Meeting 7:30PM Soup and Sandwich Dessert, Coffee, Soda, and Water

November 28, 2017 Regular Meeting 7:30PM Cannelloni Pasta-Red Wine Sauce, Salad, Rolls Dessert, Coffee, Soda, and Water

December 5, 2017 Regular Meeting 7:30PM Meat Loaf, Scalloped Potatoes, Vegetable Dessert, Coffee, Soda, and Water

December 12, 2017 Regular Meeting 7:30PM SAM’S SURPRISE Dessert, Coffee, Soda, and Water

December 19, 2017 Regular Meeting 7:30PM Fried Cod, Macaroni and Cheese, Cole Slaw Dessert, Coffee. Soda, and Water

Independent Order of Odd Fellows

Wildey News Flash

Issue 8 November—December 2017 3765 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, MO. Phone: (314) 544-4736

Web: www.Wildeylodge2.org

The holiday season is a magical time. And this season should be no different. It tends to bring back happy memories of family gatherings and charming traditions that have been passed down through the generations. Family feasts, and gift exchanges are just some of the enduring traditions that make the holiday season the world’s favorite. The holidays mean something different to every person and family, but everyone appreciates a simple gesture such as a message or a card wish-ing happiness. Many families take family pictures to send with a card, but even if you don’t do that, text messages or even emails wishing your friends and families a Happy Holiday Season will make them feel special. And don’t forget the holidays are a time to come together and celebrate just being with each other. I would like to welcome our new members Frank Buchholz, Margaret Buchholz, Steven Buchholz, Sally Carr, Janice Goldberg White, Triston Wilkinson, John Bayer and Wally Clifton for joining the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and especially Wildey Lodge No. 2. We hope that by attending our meetings you will find Friend-ship, Love and Truth and enjoy our time together. I hope all of you will come to our meetings.

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As this year comes to an end, it’s a time to look back and see the good that you all have done, how you have changed your life and the lives of others just by interacting with them. Well my time as Noble Grand is coming to a close soon and it will be time for the next No-ble Grand to take over and move us forward to a new chapter. I wish to thank all the offic-ers and members for their guidance and sup-port. It has been a very interesting and learn-ing time. One of the most important things that I have come to learn in my life is that friendship is a way of acting and being with people that make you feel valued, cared for, and respected. It's letting a friend know you appreciate them and care about their feelings. I wish you and your family, the best of health, happiness and may all your wishes come true. From my family to yours, may “God always put a smile upon your face and love in your heart”. I look forward to seeing all of you soon. Respectfully,

C. Ray White Noble Grand

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TOPICS FOR ODD FELLOWS TO CONTEMPLATE

THANKS TO INTERNET SOURCES CONFUCIUS DID NOT SAY...

Man who wants pretty nurse, must be patient. Man who leaps off cliff jumps to conclusion. Man who runs in front of car gets tired. Man who runs behind car gets exhausted. War does not determine who is right, it determines who is left. Man who drives like hell is bound to get there. Man who stands on toilet is high on pot. Man who live in glass house should change clothes in basement. Finally CONFUCIUS ALSO DID NOT SAY. . ... "A lion will not cheat on his wife, but a Tiger Wood (The internet does not attribute the source for any of the above Quotes)

The Newest Guiness World Record Birthdays:

Matt Coriell 9 Nov.

Jim Cauchon 9 Nov.

Kenneth Hetz 14 Dec.

Triston Wilkinson 14 Dec.

Adrian Croissant 18 Dec.

Sam Wilk 29 Dec.

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From the Desk of the Secretary

Dear Members of Wildey Lodge #2 IOOF This is a reminder that your 2018 dues are to be submitted by December 31, 2017.

Now for some trivia from 1957. Did you know the following occurred

during 1957? Best Picture – Around the World in 80 Days Best Series – One Hour or More – Caesar’s Hour, NBC Best Series – Half Hour or Less – The Phil Silvers Show, CBSL Top Single – “All Shook Up” by Elvis Presley Happening in the year 1957 Wham-O rolls out the first plastic throwing disc – the Frisbee Elvis Presley buys Graceland in Memphis, TN Jack Paar, begins hosting NBC’s Tonight Show Ford Motor Co. introduces the midsize Edsel, an epic fail Paper currency with the motto “In God We Trust” circulates for the first time in the U.S. Leave It to Beaver debut on CBS Elvis Presley is drafted by the Army 1. Burger King introduced the fast food industry’s first gimmick burger. Name It. 2. Housewives in 1957 could serve a “home-cooked” dinner without turning on the stove, thanks to the new Bucket Meal. Which restaurant sold it? 3. Brazier-cooked burgers and hot dogs joined Dilly Bars and banana splits at this chain in 1957? 4. Fast Food magazine declared Billy Ingram to be the “granddaddy of the hamburger” in 1957. Name the slider-serving chain he founded in 1921. 5. Sonic Drive-In (known as Top Hat in 1957) revolutionized ordering with this technology. What was it? Answers 1.The Whopper 4. White Castle 2.Kentucky Fried Chicken 5. Curbside Speakers 3.Dairy Queen Pamela Whisenhunt, Secretary Pamela Whisenhunt, Secretary

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Come help us with serving dinner to children and their families on Friday, Nov. 17 at the Ronald McDonald House of St. Louis. More info at the Tuesday meetings.

RONALD McDONALD HOUSE

VINTAGE ODD FELLOWS POSTER For Your Enjoyment of Home Reading and Study

When you have some time to enjoy reading about Odd Fellows you can go to the Internet and check out the fol-lowing web sites from around the world.

SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE http://www.ioof.org/

CALIFORNIA GRAND LODGE http://caioof.org/

OHIO GRAND LODGE http://ioofgrandlodgeofohio.org/

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA (Odd FellowHoldings) http:trove.nla.gov.au/people/571522?

c=people

GHOST WALKS? SKELETONS? http://chesapeakeghostwalks.com/odd-

fellows-skeletons/

WHAT’S A COLUMBARIUM? http://ioof86.wixsite.com/home/page2

ODD FELLOW FEZS? http://fezmuseum.com/odd-fellows/

Bob, nobody is going to have any idea of which Grand Lodge we are!

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Welcome To Our Newest

Third Degree Members

SISTER JANICE GOLDBERG WHITE

SISTER SALLY CARR

Sept. 16, 2017 at the

St. Louis Lodge #5 Rally

A Big Thank You to PACIFIC LODGE #86

For their incredible hospitality, great food, wonder-ful comradery, and genuine feeling of welcome they extended to our visit on October 2, last month. Here are some pictures of the event and the unique Columbarium and IOOF Cemetery. Check out the rest of the pictures on our Web Page.

RSVP with Secretary Pamela Whisenhunt ASAP. More information at the

Tuesday night meetings.

WILDEY #2 SOCIAL EVENING AT

IMPORTANT!!! How important to you is the successful continuation of Odd Fellows work? Sit-ting at dinner or lounging around be-fore or after meetings there is often talk of “what Odd Fellows used to be .” Just as often the conversation continues with discussion of the future for the or-ganization. It should come as no sur-prise that this is a very common occur-rence around the country because there are many members that want to see real growth but don’t know how to bring it about. If you are interested in following through with action. Heart in Hand, an un-official Odd Fellows blog and guide was on the Internet. It has disappeared but not before the article was copied. There are some very interesting specu-lations and directions that the author brings to the reader’s attention. If you would like to read it and possibly have a discussion about further action contact Bro. Ken White. The Sovereign Grand Lodge is currently. focusing on this very subject

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16 6 PM

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These are all for you. Please enjoy them. May you have a healthful, joyous, happy, And wonderful holiday season.

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Wikipedia.com (it has to be true if you find it on the Internet) states Fred R. Barnard appears in an ad in the March 10, 1927issue of Printer’s Ink Trade Journal issue with the idiom "One Picture Worth Ten Thousand Words", where it is labeled a Chinese proverb. The Home Book of Proverbs, Maxims, and Familiar Phrases quotes Barnard as saying he called it "a Chinese proverb, so that people would take it seriously." How many of us grew up with this as a real proverb? It is probably true though because symbols have very powerful effects on people. Take for instance the symbol very much used by Odd Fellows— the clasped hands. The Inde-pendent Order of Odd Fellow News , the newsletter of Sovereign Grand Lodge put this symbol on the September-October 2017 issue. The explanation states that the symbol has been used less due to its appreciation by other groups. However, it is time to make it once more a pivotal em-blem and value for our brotherhood. It is meaningful for me that our members seek each other out before meetings to greet and clasp hands in solidarity. There are other powerful symbols used in Odd Fellows. How many have you practiced in your life recently?