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

Meetings begin at 7:30PM unless otherwise noted.

September 5, 2017 Regular Meeting 7:30PM

September 12, 2017 Regular Meeting 7:30PM

September 19, 2017 Regular Meeting 7:30PM

September 26, 2017 Regular Meeting 7:30PM

October 3, 2017 Regular Meeting 7:30PM

October 10, 2017 Regular Meeting 7:30PM

October 17, 2017 Regular Meeting 7:30PM

October 24, 2017 Regular Meeting 7:30PM

October 31, 2017 Regular Meeting 7:30PM

PORCUPINES WOULD MAKE GREAT ODD FELLOWS

It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the cold. The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided to group together to keep warm. This way they covered and protected themselves; but the quills of each one wounded their closest companions. After awhile, they decided to distance themselves one from the other and they began to die, alone and frozen. So they had to make a choice: either accept the quills of their companions or disappear from the Earth. Wisely, they decided to go back to being together. They learned to live with the little wounds caused by the close relationship with their companions in order to receive the heat that came from the others. This way they were able to survive. The best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people, but when each individual learns to live with the imperfections of others and can admire the other person's good qualities. An Odd Fellow value. Please consult with Br. Jasper Mangiore, the source of this article for the Flash if you would like to learn the al-ternative moral of the story. Great contribution to the Flash. Thank you, Jasper.

Independent Order of Odd Fellows

Wildey News Flash

Issue 7 September—October 2017 3765 Lindell Boulevard Saint Louis, MO 63108

Phone: (314) 544-4736 Web: www.Wildeylodge2.org

From the Desk of the Secretary

There will be a degree rally held on Saturday, Septem- Ber 16. Our lodge will have incoming members taking part in the degree rally. If you have the day free, please come and assist with the deferring of degrees. Just as an upcoming reminder - all members of Wildey Lodge #2 membership dues of $20.00 will be due on or before January 1, 2018. Big Laughs - "Heartwarming" - A first-grade teacher had her hands full on the first day of school, assigning her lively students their seats and showing them where their books were to be stored. Finally, she had them recite the Pledge of Allegiance. "Stand and face the flag and place your hand over your heart," she instructed. Lit-tle Susie stood up but put her had on her back-side. "Susie, the teacher said, "you are supposed to put your hand over your heart." "But I am," Susie protested. "No," the teacher replied," your heart is in your chest, not back there." "No, it's not," Susie explained. "When my grandma comes to my house, she holds me, rocks me, pats me back there and says, "Bless your little heart.” Reminisce (2006)

Pamela Whisenhunt Secretary

OUR FUTURE One of the designated objectives this year in Odd Fellows is that of recruitment. In a very good arti-cle written by PGM Dave Rosenberg of the Grand Lodge of California he made some important sug-gestions to help our recruiting challenge. I am sharing some with you by paraphrasing his article. If you would like to read the one page article let me know and I will send it to you. We are currently making a mistake if we present Odd Fellows as a “beneficial society for our mem-bers. As Odd Fellows developed in the nineteenth century there were great needs for benevolence to the poor, impoverished, widows, and orphans. Odd Fellows developed into providing medical and hospital services, sick and death benefits, cemeter-ies, financial support for out of work members, job finding assistance, and on and on. However this all changed in the 20th Century when government stepped in to provide assistance to people. Private Insurances became available for the common man and many of the needs met by the fraternity were diminished. In reality, in the 20th Century and into the 21st. Century Lodges were providing a small fraction of services provided in the past. It is reality that all fraternal organizations have experienced the need to find alternative means for motivating and supporting the spirit and vitality of their organizations. Paraphrasing the famous ex-pression by President John F. Kennedy: “Ask not what your Order can do for you, ask what you can do for others.” The 21st Century recruitment ef-fort should not emphasize benefits to members, rather it should emphasize the good works we do for others, and THE FUN AND SATISFACTION our members have working at the charitable and (Continued on page 2)

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THE VALUE OF

Ten Odd Fellows standing in a line. One disliked The Noble Grand, And then there were nine. Nine ambitious members offered to work late. One forgot the promise, And then there were eight. Eight creative members had ideas good as heaven. One lost enthusiasm, Then there were seven. Seven loyal members got into a fix. They quarreled over programs And then there were six. Six members remained with spirt and drive. One moved away And then there were five. Five steadfast members wished there were more. One became indifferent; Then there were four. Four cheerful members never disagreed Until one complained of meetings; Then there three.

ONE ODD FELLOW Three eager members! What do they do? One got discouraged Then there were two. Two lonely members, our rhyme is nearly done. One joined a bowling league And then there was one. One faithful member was feeling rather blue… Met with a schoolmate, And then there were two. Two earnest members each enrolled one more. Doubling their number, Then there were four. . Four determined members just couldn’t wait Each signed up another And then there were eight. Eight excited members signed up 16 more. In another six verses, There’ll be a thousand twenty four!!! (adapted from an anonymous poem)

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The Newest Guiness World Record Birthdays:

Shirley James 3-Sep

Gio Mangiore 30-Sep

Ervin Drewing 7-Oct

Carol Reiner 13-Oct

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Have A Wonderful Day

On July 14th. Wildey Lodge #2 hosted a River Boat Dining Cruise on the River-boat Tom Sawyer, leaving from the Arch area. The Cruise boarded at 6:45PM and returned at 9:30 PM. It included a buffet dinner with carved beef rib roast, pork tenderloin, and baked cod fish. Salads and sides accompanied the dinner. The cruisers had many choices of pies and cakes for dessert. We had a wonder-ful social event with thanks to everyone who helped bring about the outstanding results. Thank you also to all who took pictures and shared them with the Lodge. If you have some please send to Ken White for inclusion on the web site. The pictures show the fun and enjoyment that all were having that night. If you would like a copy of a picture from the River Cruise from the web put your

mouse on the picture and right click on the mouse. On the drop down menu left click mouse on “save image as….” The Save As Box will appear asking where to save and what to name the image. You can change the name of the picture, se-lect where you wish the image to be saved (such as Desktop, a particular Drive or folder). When you later return to the new placement, you can copy the image into a program you choose and print.

Continued from Page 1 community work we do. We should invite potential members with the offer of the oppor-tunity of personal satisfaction to help children, seniors, veterans, poor and hungry, environ-mental work, etc. This is our new and essential focus for the future. What is your opinion? Br. Ken White, Web Master

Come OneCome OneCome One———Come AllCome AllCome All

to the Joint Venture of our to the Joint Venture of our to the Joint Venture of our

I.O.O.F Degree RallyI.O.O.F Degree RallyI.O.O.F Degree Rally

Presented by Presented by Presented by

Lodges St. Louis 5 and Wildey 2Lodges St. Louis 5 and Wildey 2Lodges St. Louis 5 and Wildey 2

September16, 2017 September16, 2017 September16, 2017 from from from

9am9am9am---4:30PM4:30PM4:30PM At the I.O.O.F. Tri Links BuildingAt the I.O.O.F. Tri Links BuildingAt the I.O.O.F. Tri Links Building

Lunch providedLunch providedLunch provided

For more information eFor more information eFor more information e---mail Wildey Lodge 2 mail Wildey Lodge 2 mail Wildey Lodge 2

atatat WildeyLodge2Secretary@gmail.comWildeyLodge2Secretary@gmail.comWildeyLodge2Secretary@gmail.com

Your participation is very much appreciatedYour participation is very much appreciatedYour participation is very much appreciated

As we bring our new members intoAs we bring our new members intoAs we bring our new members into

Our OrganizationOur OrganizationOur Organization

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SAVE THE DATE

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Wildey Lodge 2 will travel to

PACIFIC LODGE 86 to visit the Odd Fellow sights of Washington, MO, have

dinner, and attend their meeting that evening. Transpor- tation will be provided by Wildey Lodge. We will have

more information for you at our meetings in September. See you at the meetings to hear more.

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Special WILDEY LODGE 2

Br. Jasper Mangiore

Watchdog Odd Fellows Lodge No.1’s first conferral of the Degree of Love and the Degree of Truth inside the newly constructed "Odd Fellows Hall" in Dumaguete City, Philippines. The fund-raising for the Odd Fellows Hall project was launched in 2012 as one of the expansion and development strategies for

preserving and spreading Odd Fellowship in the Philippines and, hope-fully, throughout Asia. — Feeling accomplished at Dumaguete City.

In a village, the barber shaves everyone who does not shave himself/herself, but no one else. Who shaves the barber? (Barber’s Paradox) Easy answer! All I want is a warm bed, a kind word and unlimited power. (Ashleigh Brilliant) Is it just a coincidence that you and I are both alive at the same time?

Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how it

remains so popular?

You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you.

Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don’t.

I feel like I’m diagonally parked in a parallel universe.

Odd Fellow’s Musings

A note of wisdom: Go ahead, be yourself

And say what you think Because those who mind

Don’t matter and Those who matter don’t

mind

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