Moolah® Shriners Camels’ Tales

May/June • Volume 78, Issue 5 • St. Louis, MO

Summertime at the Moolah® ShrineHome of Shriners of Eastern & Central Missouri

Dedicated to Helping Shriners Hospitals for Children

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Gary J. Bergenske Imperial Potentate 2017-2018

2018 Elected Divan & Board of DirectorsKyle McEvoy...............................................PotentateDon Taylor............................................Chief RabbanRussell Georgen.............................Assistant RabbanJoe Shivley................................High Priest & Prophet Richard Weber.............................................TreasurerDennis Kelley, Sr. PP......................................RecorderMitch Weinsting..................................Oriental Guide

2018 Appointed DivanRobby Dirkers........................1st Ceremonial MasterShaun Ruether.....................2nd Ceremonial MasterGale Bennington PP.......................Director GeneralMichael Dunfee............................................MarshalChuck Stratton...........................Shrine Club MarshalGreg Dortch............................Captain of the GuardJack Melton...........................................Outer Guard

Representatives to Imperial CouncilKyle McEvoy Mitch WeinstingDon Taylor Joe Shivley

Representatives to C.S.S.A.Kyle McEvoy Joe Shivley Robby Dirkers Greg Dortch

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........................................................2016Dean Isbell...........................................................2017

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 AideRob BolandWallace BowmanWilliam BradfordRyan Braun Michael DavisTom DempskiKyle EckhardtGary FangerDave FitzgeraldGale GoingHarold HargisJeff HentyGary HollandDave HopeBill HueyAdam IwanowDick Long

Dennis MartinMatthew MayerRichard MayerJohn McDougalEric McVicarDale NagelMatt NiedringhausRick PollockTim RadleyMike ReeseJay ReynoldsDave SchmuckerJohn SpraulRon TaylorCasey ThompsonDon WanderBud Waters

Potentate’s Personal AidesFrank CaliJohn CordellBen Goodenough, Jr. Kip HarrisDave Jacobi, Sr. James McEvoyPat McEvoyShawn McEvoyDaniel Phillips

Ronald ReynoldsMichael SandersPete Wallace

Shrine Club AidesCape SCJoe SinningCapital SCBenjamin DennisonJim TrammelDaniel Boone SCDon Newman, Jr. ECMO SCD. Bryan EatonDennis EatonJohn HagertyFour Rivers SC Eugene HopwoodJoachim SC Locan SantschiLittle Dixie SCScott HuntJohn Lowry

Moolah Appointed PositionsDavid Dieckhaus, PP.......,,,...........................AlmonerDavid Dieckhaus, PP....Ambassador Co. ChairmanDennis Kelley, PP...........Ambassador Co. Chairman Wayne Price................................Building ChairmanDavid Dieckhaus......................................... ChaplainTodd Litzau........................Clinic Referral ChairmanSteven Pieper, PP.......Donor Relations Co-ChairmanKenneth Myles, PP....Donor Relations Co-ChairmanTed Dearing....................................General CounselDavid Jacobi, Sr. .......Grand Lodge RepresentativeJoe Shivley.............................Insurance CommitteeAl Earls......................................License Plate DirectorDavid Schmucker...Memorial Brick Walk ChairmanJeff Kittsmiller, Sr...................Membership 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

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

Appointed Board of GovernorsDavid Dieckhaus, P.P. Gale Bennington, P.P. Robert Berry Scott Link

Associate MemberJim Brandenburg, P.P.

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

*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.

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

MidMo SC Rick UebingerKevin WorleyNemo SC Melvin GordonMichael O’CheltreeMike ShulseSemo SCTerry BuntingGregg PricePaul RoseThree Rivers SC Daniel PhillipsJimmie SandersTiger SCAllen Jants Matthew Weinsting

Bernard G SteverJoe ShivleyWilliam Bradford

Gale Bennington, PP............................................2004

Stephen Pieper, PP..............................................1997Merle Truckenmiller, PP.......................................2006Bill Drake, PP.........................................................2010Andrew Metzger, PP...........................................2012Patrick Hensley, PP...............................................2013

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

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

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

Toll Free: 888-9Moolah

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

First Lady’s AidesArt Bardmass, III Gregory HeinsKevin HeinsRandy Schmidt

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2018 Moolah® Shrine PotentateKyle McEvoy

Nobles,

The year is officially 1/3 over. What can I say, you all are the best! We had all kinds of fun at installations, the 70’s ball, a record breaking circus, our first stag event of the year and an amazing event for the widows. I want to thank the widows who came out to the widows’ luncheon. The many thank you cards Kerry and I received were a testament that this event was a much needed addition to our annual line-up. We are looking at doing another in the fall. Thank you widows for everything you have done for the Shriners. A special thank you to Debbie & Gale Bennington and Brenda Pieper for their hard work putting it together!

By the time you read this our ceremonial will be over. I know this event went great. Rob-by and Pam really stepped up to make this event super cool and great fun! I also know we had a big class because the membership team has been cranking this year. It was an amazing experience to both honor my parents at the ceremonial and have my oldest son join our ranks. This will be Gavin’s first Camel’s Tales as a noble. Gavin, I love you and I hope the Shrine is as fulfilling for you as it has been for me. You will not come to know a more amazing group of people ever in your life than the Shriners and their ladies. That my son, I can assure you!

PSA: PLEASE GET YOUR CIRCUS TICKETS AND MONEY TURNED IN ASAP!

We have lots of great things coming in May and June. Get your reservations in for the Mother’s day Brunch. Our outer guard Jack and Gail are in charge of this event and are working to make it a wonderful Sunday for MOMS!

June, we are really busy. First, we have the First Ladies luncheon for our amazing ladies and a Bloody Mary breakfast for the nobles and potential new members on June 3rd. On June 12th we have Horse Hookie, a stag event to Fair-mount Park for the Tuesday day time races. We have the Pote’s trip June 18th-25th with 46 people cruising to Cuba and Cozumel. With the crew we have signed up, this is sure to be a great time. Dougal, if you get arrested in Cuba you are on your own. Finally, we cap off the month with a nice simple family event. We are bringing back the ice cream social. Bring out the family or even the extended family for an evening of indulgence on June 30th. We will have low calorie ice cream so you can eat as much as you want, HA!

July brings Imperial Session. If you are going, we need to know ASAP as we can only hold rooms for a limited amount of time. We also have our Gun Raffle. Nobles, this is a very important fund raiser. We need nobles to work weekends at Bass Pro and we need everyone to sell tickets. Tickets are being mailed to every noble. Please try to sell these tick-ets. They are easy to sell and this money is needed to continue the upkeep of our building. Our ballroom is in desper-ate need of an update and this fund raiser has the ability to pay for it. We also slid in a night at the Muny on July 10th. We did this event years ago and is where I met Jack and Gail Melton. We had so much fun that night I asked Jack to organize it again. The show is Jersey Boys and is sure to be a good time.

August is no different than June and July with it being an action packed month. August 4th we have the pinewood derby races with our friends from Ainad. August 11th, First Lady Kerry is having the Rock-n-Roll Bingo event to raise money for a new marquee out front to advertise our events and our facility. This way we get rid of the construction sign and replace it with something that portrays our organization in a more professional light, no pun intended. Final-ly, we have CSSA in Branson so get those reservations in as well before we have to release the rooms.

Review every page of this Camel’s Tales for all the information on the various events. We said we were going to have fun this year and we are doing everything we can to live up to that for you. The hard work pays off when we see our members having fun. It pays off even more when we show non-Shriners how great it is to be a Shriner! Having Fun Helping Kids, who wouldn’t like to do that!

Let’s continue to have fun!

Fraternally,

Kyle McEvoyIllustrious Potentate 2018

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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.

March

Charles E. Burt

James Chronister

Edward H. Cunliff

Earl K. Dille

Jerome L. Goodman

Donald J. Hrebec

Louis W. Laudel

John D. Lindner

Donald F. Schuchmann

The Power of PrayerBy: David Dieckhaus, PP

To understand the power of prayer, one must first know the meaning of prayer. I checked several definitions and learned that the plain and simple definition of prayer is simply explained as talking with God. It can’t be any easier than this.

Prayer happens when our heart, soul and mind work together and talk with God. Sometimes we ask God for forgiveness for a wrong we committed. We sometimes ask for his guidance on how to live our lives. Sometimes we ask for his blessings on people who are ill, and other times we simply thank God for walking at our side through our daily lives.

John 15:7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

The Power of Prayer

Despite what we may or may not understand about prayer, God has deliberately chosen this particular vehicle as the one that drives His activity in His people’s lives. It is the means by which He allows us to partner with Him in the fulfilling of His will. He has created prayer as a primary way of putting us into personal contact with Him and with His eternal realities, any hour of the day or night.

Prayer is the portal that brings the power of heaven down to earth. It is kryptonite to the Enemy and to all His ploys against you.

When Paul describes our spiritual armor, He includes the belt of truth, the body armor of God’s righteousness, the shoes of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit—the very Word of God. But He doesn’t stop there. “Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere,” Paul says in Ephesians 6:18.

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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. John Frederick 314-541-4985Computer 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 314-540-5859Hospital & Reception Comm. 1st Friday Dinner 6:30, Dinner 7:15pm Unit Room Bill Bradford 314-974-3084 or Matt Niedringhaus 314-550-4995 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 314-229-5824 Seniors 1st Mon. 3rd Mon. Business Guides Room Rich SchomakerSound 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. Derrick Bruce 636-634-5357YOMO 2nd Wed. Gary Holland 573-259-2668

ClubsName Date & Time Location Contact Cape SC 4th Wed. 6:30pm Call for Location Brandon Parker 816-752-5429Capital SC 2nd Tues. 6:30pm Capital SC David Perkins 573-338-9509Daniel Boone SC Last Thurs. 6:30pm JJ’s Restaurant Mark Rethemeyer 314-605-7615Ecmo SC 1st Fri. 7:30pm ECMO SC John Hagerty 573-701-6273Four Rivers SC 2nd Mon. 7:30pm Gray Summit Tim Hopwood 573-226-3239Joachim SC 2nd Mon. 7:00pm Shekinah Lodge #256 William Kohout 636-399-4814Little Dixie SC 4th Wed. L.D. Shrine Park Larry Brandow 573-473-8858Mid-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 Semo SC 1st Fri. 6:30pm Semo SC Victor Marshall 573-931-4150Three Rivers SC 3rd Fri. 6:30pm Three Rivers SC Daniel Phillips 270-872-5464Tiger SC Last Mon. Tiger SC Rex Taggart 573-657-4371

Stated MeetingsJanuary 17thFebruary 21stMarch 14thApril 18th

May 16thJune 13th August 15thSeptember 19th

October 17th November 14thDecember 19th (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 Sellenriek 573-239-0098Tim Turco 573-560-8310

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 Lisa Kennedy 314-471-8003of North AmericaTemple Club 4th Wed. Oasis Darlene Newman 636-949-0440

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$25.00 per Adult • $15.00 per child ages 6-12 • Free per child 5 & underPlease call the Moolah office to make reservations 314-878-6301

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

WOW – What a great Circus.

Thanks go out to all who helped make this circus a success. It takes many people to put on an event like this and each of you did an excellent job to make it happen. All numbers are not yet in, but it looks to be a good one.

Please make sure you get your Ticket money in quickly. This will ensure we get a final number to report soon.

Now take a short rest and we will start all over again for 2019 very soon.

Your Circus Committee does an excellent job to ensure that we have a successful event. If you have any questions or suggestions, please let me know at 314-732-2121 or rdreynolds6@charter.net.

Our goal continues to be to make our circus the best ever and to keep the seats full.

Imperial 2018 Hotel Information

Ocean Breeze Club640 N. Atlatntic Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32118

Rooms are available for a rate of $119.00 + 12.5% tax

for Friday, July 13th-Thursday, July 19th

Please contact Sharon Norris at 386-239-9800to make your reservations or visit

www.oceanbreezeclubhote.com by May 31st.

Group Name: Moolah Shrine

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WednesdayMarket Place Setup (Vendors only)Packet Pickup (Temple Representative)VIP/Counterparts Dinner VIP/Counterpart Option: To be Decided

ThursdayMandatory Parade Marshall’s Meeting at 3:00 PM ThursdayGolf Outing Motor Corp Field SetupMarket Place Open Packet Pickup (Temples)Legion of Honor – NecrologyProvost – Safety MeetingProvost – Balloon Shoot & ClaysLegion of Honor – CompetitionClown RegistrationLadies’ ExtravaganzaLegion of Honor LunchProvost Guard – LunchProvost – Finish Sporting ClaysMotor Corp Officer’s MeetingCSSA Band PerformanceShrine Hospital PRClown meeting & Balloon CompetitionMandatory Parade Marshal’s MeetingKeystone Kop’s Business Meeting TBAMotor Corp Business MeetingMotor Corp Judge’s Reg & instructionOriental Band/ BallyhooLegion of Honor – Social Hour Night Shirt Parade (Cash bar)Foot Patrol – Captain’s MeetingLegion of Honor – Banquet Clarion Hotel

FridayMotor Corp – Competition Keystone Kops – Breakfast Clown – Registration Oriental Band – BreakfastMarket Place Clown – CompetitionFoot Patrol – Competition Keystone Kops – CompetitionOriental Band – MeetingProvost Guard – Gen. Membership MtgProvost Guard – Trap ShootingBand ConcertFoot Patrol – LuncheonGreeters – Luncheon/MeetingKeystone Kops – LunchProvost Guard – Lunch & Finish ClaysOriental Band – CompetitionROJ HospitalityDirector’s Staff – Social HourMotor Corp – Social Hour (Cash Bar) Directors Staff – DinnerGreeters – BanquetMotor Corp – Awards Banquet Horse Patrol – BanquetProvost Guard – Banquet

SaturdayCSSA PARADE – Line upCSSA PARADE – Step offMarket Place Open Clown Awards CeremonyOriental Band – BanquetKeystone Kops Banquet

August 22nd-25th, 2018www.cssa2018.com

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Name____________________________________________Unit___________________________________

Lady, Guest, or Noble you will be staying with_____________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________________CSZ______________________________

Email__________________________________________________________Phone___________________________

CSSA Registration $20.00 per person Number of people_______ Total_______

Ladies Extravaganza $55.00 per person Number of people________ Total_______(Limited Spots Available)

Pub Crawl, includes Tee-Shirt Per Person $20.00 per person Number of people________ Total_______(Limited Number Available) Circle Size XXL XL L M S

Golf Tourney $60.00 per person includes cart Number of people________ Total_______4 person scramble

Grand Total_______

Please make checks payable to Moolah Temple. Credit/Debit cards are only accepted via phone at 314-878-6301 or in person at the office. Registrations are due by Monday, July 30th.

Everyone is in charge of making their own hotel reservations this year! Moolah will be at the Radisson Hotel 120 South Wildwood Dr. Branson, MO 65616. The rate is $99.95 +tax per night. Please contact Karen Foutch at 417-690-4021 to make your reservation.

Radisson- Abdallah, Arab, Ararat, India, Moolah Hilton (HQ Hotel)- Abou Ben Adhem, Midian, Mirza Hilton Promenade- Al Kaly, El Jebel, Scimitar, Sesostris Best Western- Akdar, ISIS Clarion- Kaaba Grand Country Inn- Moila Grand Plaza Hotel- Tangier Savannah House- ZaGaZig

August 22nd-25th, 2018www.cssa2018.com

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May Shriner of the Month Our Shriner of the month for May is no stranger to the members of Moolah®. Noble Gary “Mr. Circus” Weissmann was raised as a Master Mason in 1962 at Gardenville - Cache Lodge #455 and served as the chaplain for the lodge. He joined the Scottish Rite in 1966 later that same year joined the Moolah® Shriners.

Noble Weissmann was one of the original four members of Yomo. He is a member of the Motor Patrol and has lead in circus ads for more than a decade. He is a past president of the Membership Committee and was appointed as a Moolah® Ambassador.

His membership in Moolah is personal, his son Mike Weissmann is a former patient, and he has seen first hand the miracles that our Shriners Hospitals can provide. His grandson Justin recently joined Moolah® Shriners.

It is with pride that the Moolah Public Relations Committee has selected Noble Gary Weissmann as our Shriner of the Month of May.

Gary Weissmann

June Shriner of the Month Our Shriner for the Month of June is Noble Jeff Kitsmiller Sr. Noble Kitsmiller’s Masonic journey started as a DeMolay Member. He is a Past Master Councilor of Gardenville Chapter, Past State Master Councilor of Missouri DeMolay, Member of Legion of Honor and Cross of Honor and is a Honorary Member of the International Supreme Council Order of DeMolay.

He was raised a Master Mason in 1974 at Gardenville Lodge, He is also a member of Noble Lodge. He has served as Worshipful Master, District Deputy Grand Master, Past Chairman Grand Lodge Public Relations Committee and Junior Grand Marshal for the Grand Lodge of Missouri.

Noble Kitsmiller is a member of Keystone Royal Arch, Jeremiah Council, Ascalon Commandery and Scottish Rite since 1974. As a member of the Scottish Rite, he is a Knight Commander of Court of Honour, Wise Master St Louis Chapter Rose Croix, Inspector General Honorary 33rd degree and President 33rd degree Association.

Joining Moolah in 1975, Noble Kitsmiller has served as President of the Moolah® Clowns, President of the Moolah Past Masters, President of the DeMolay Committee and is currently serving as Membership Chairman of Moolah®.

From every aspect of our fraternity, Noble Kitsmiller continues to give back from our Masonic Lodges to our Hospitals. From the Moolah® Public Relations Committee it is an honor to select Noble Jeff Kitsmiller as the Shriner of the Month of June.

Jeff Kitsmiller, Sr.

May Stated Meeting MenuMeatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Buttered Corn, Salad, Rolls & Butter, Dessert

June Stated Meeting MenuPork Steaks, Baked Beans, Corn on the Cob, Slaw, Rolls & Butter, Dessert

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UNIT & COMMITTEE REPORTS

Air Patrol

American Muscle

Hey crew, the May Camels’ Tale issue is a Two-Month publication ”May and June” so hang onto it so that you know WHO IS WHO IN THE ZOO!!!

From the Air Patrol President.. THANKS for all the help and Team Work at Circus 2018. Great time while fulfilling our obligation and contributing to the cause.

The Air Patrol Float Crew has been doing an amazing job. Thank for all the time, expertise and care. It looks amazing and is always a hit. Plus our Shrine Patient Passengers and their families enjoy the energy and excitement... Tailwinds !!!

Spring Ceremonial is Saturday, May 5th and a GREAT Day is planned. Check the Moolah Camels’ Tales for all the info.

Memorial Day is May 28th. FLY OUR FLAG of These United States of America. ** Reflect, remember … and Thank our Men and Women that have and are curently serving our Great Nation.

Come on up to the Hangar, meet up with some old friends, make some new ones and join in the fun.

Tailwinds,

Captain Patrick Hensley P.P. 314-330-7028President Mike Heuer 314-814-33671st V-President Rob Boland 314-482-88662nd V-President Jay Reynolds 314-629-9252Secretary Ken Elam 314-471-9883Treasurer Jan Phillips 314-348-7919

Greeting to Nobles and Ladies! Follow us at www.arabpatrol.webs.com Membership is our key to success. We are growing with every event! We are proud to be one of the “TOP” Units at Moolah. If you are a Noble and are looking for a solid place to hang your Fez, stop by our room and say Hi. You are welcome anytime!!! $25 to join and we outfit you with both Parade and CSSA uniforms.

We look forward to meeting you. “Marching So Kids Can Walk”.

May 5th is our Shrine Ceremonial – I hope all of your Candidates have been registered. Have them stop by so we can show off our room. Go 48!!!Belleville Parade is always a big event for the Patrol, June 1st, 2018 – The Bus is reserved for pickups at Moolah and So Co Commuter Lot, Mark the Date and dust off those marching boots. Fried Chicken and Camel’s Milk after the parade!!

Keep selling those Gun Raffle Tickets for the Extravaganza – July 28, 2018

This is a major fund raiser for the Temple and our Unit – Let’s be on Top again!

Arab Patrol to continue on next page...

Ambassadors

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

The Merry Month of May is here! Our Illustrious Sir, Kyle McEvoy, has planned a very busy schedule for us. Try to attend as many events as you can. Our ceremonial on May 5 is combined with watching the Kentucky Derby, Around the World Passport Pub Crawl and finishes in the Oasis celebrating Cinco De Mayo. Wow, sure to be a good time.

Not to be undone, June provides more events for you to attend! LADIES SPRING LUNCHEONFRIDAY JUNE 8OASISWatch your mail for the invitation!

The next Ambassador lunch will be on Friday, May 11 in the Oasis Room. The June meeting will be on the 8th. At all of our regular meetings we will con-tinue to have our popular open bar and our three drawings: the 50/50, free dinner and jackpot. You may be a winner but you won’t have a chance if you do not attend. Ambassadors, you are missing a great time, if you do not attend our meetings.

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 636-938-6915.

MEETINGSMAY 11 – Ambassador Meeting at Moolah TempleMAY 16 – Stated MeetingJUNE 8 – Ambassador Meeting at Moolah TempleJUNE 13 – Stated Meeting

ONCE AN AMBASSADOR ALWAYS AN AMBASSADOR

Director: Dave EvansPresident: Keith Schilb1st Vice President: John Anderson2nd Vice President: Tom ShumateSecretary: Jim GesellTreasurer: Tom Nelson

The American Muscle Unit is the proud owner of a new room at the Shrine! With the merger of the Hospital and Reception Committees, the room we formerly borrowed from the Hospital Committee is now ours to share with the Smokin' Nobles Unit! The room is on the 2nd floor, across the hall from the Chanters in the southwest wing of the Shrine. A big “Thank You” to the generous Hospital Com-mitteemen for hosting us in the past.

The Musclemen were ever-present at the Circus, working hard to support the Swing Dance Unit with novelties. A special thank-you to Greg Martin who returned from Atlanta to assist. The management of the novelties for the Circus is a huge responsibility which brings in a great deal of money for our Shrine. Wally & Gloria and the rest of their team did an outstanding job! This writer has personally been involved with novelties for over a decade, and this year was the best ever! Somehow, Swing Dance finds a way to get better every year.

The American Muscle Unit is an active parade Unit, and we will be parading our Muscle Cars and Flying our Magic Carpets in many parades this year.

In addition to our members' Muscle Cars, the Unit has 2 small and two large Flying Carpets. With

Arab Patrol

our increased number of these unique parade vehicles, we are looking for additional new genies to pilot the carpets. Please consider joining us if you wish to show off your Muscle Car or if you would like to delight those attending our parades by piloting a Magic Carpet..

The American Muscle Unit also sponsors several BBQs for our veterans at the Jefferson Barracks VA Hospital. The Unit serves hundreds of veterans and hospital staff in conjunction with the Smokin' Nobles Unit, Bonhomme Lodge, St. Louis Lodge #1, and the Widow's Sons.

If you have a muscle car you would like to show or parade, join us. If you do not have a mus-cle car but would like to drive one of the Unit's Mystical Flying Carpets, join us! The American Muscle Unit meets the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 pm in our new Unit Room we share with the Smokin' Nobles. We hope to see you there.

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UNIT & COMMITTEE REPORTS

Director: Dale Nagel 636-489-8765President: Ray White 314-567-0455Sec./Treas: 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

Clowns

John Frederick (Barley) DirectorPaul Goggins (Gametime)- PresLee Mueller (Green Jeans)- 1st Vice PresGary Fanger (Duffer)- 2nd Vice PresJohn Tremblay ( Shabba-Dabba)- Treas

What a great circus!!! I think we made a million dollars face painting or somewhere close to that. So I would like to thank our ladies for all the hard work. They were always busy while we were down in the locker room relaxing and eating pumpkin bread. Maybe I shouldn't have said that out loud. The skits were done to perfection if you ask the skit director. If you ask anyone else you might get a different answer. But we had a lot of fun doing them. Our unit has been praised by many of Moolah members not associated with the

Chanters

Director: Jerry GaddyPresident: John Glass1st Vice President: Barry Spitzer2nd Vice President: David LarkinSecretary: Jim GesellTreasurer: Bill Bradford

The Chanters are proud to announce that we will be singing the National Anthem at the Stated Meetings in August, October, and December 2018. We were also honored to have been chosen to sing the National Anthem at the Friday and Saturday night performances at the 2018 Circus.

On Thursday, April 5th the Chanters participated in the Cardinal's Opening Day Party at our Hospital. We sang 4 different baseball-related songs for various groups on all three floors of the Hospital.

The Chanters participated in the Circus Parade on March 10th and in the St. Patrick's Day Pa-rade on Saturday, March 17th. The next parade is the Ainad Circus Parade on June 1st, then the Ballwin Parade on June 9th, the Fair St. Louis (formerly the VP) Parade around July 4th, the Green Tree Parade on September 25th, and the final parade planned is the St. Louis Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22nd.

The Moolah Chanters will be returning to the Impe-rial Session in Daytona Beach, Florida in July to de-fend our National Championship Title. The Moolah Chanter Barbershop Quartet will also be competing again to defend their crown. As last year's Cham-pions, the Moolah Chanters will have the honor of performing the music at the Imperial Session Church Service on Sunday, July 15th. As we did last year, we are inviting the other Chanter Units at Imperial to sing with us. Last year, we had over 30 men performing, and the sound was wonderful. And as a special surprise, former Shriner Hospital patient Ketchi, a finalist from “America's Got Talent” has agreed to perform a song as part of the Church Service. If you are attending the Imperial Session, we hope to see you there!

The Chanters will be singing the National Anthem for the St. Louis Soccer Club on Saturday, June 16th. This will be the fifth year in a row that the Chanters have had this honor.

The Chanters will be hosting quarterly Ladies Night Parties this year. The next Ladies Night has not been scheduled, but any Shriner interested in joining the Chanters is invited to attend with his Lady. Dinner, an open bar, and entertainment will be provided. We hope to see you there.

The Chanters are looking forward to another outstanding year under new President John Glass. We meet every Monday in the Unit Room, with our business meeting on the first Monday of every month. If you like to sing, we would love to have you join us. If you do not sing but play the piano, we would love to have you join us as an accompa-nist. We hope to see you there

clowns on how hard they saw us work and that we never stopped. What a great compliment to receive on our work with all the kids.

It’s summer time and things are going to slow down. We will still have the Belleville parade and numerous events to keep clowning around. The Deaf Festival was well attended and a great time. Thanks Buckles (Dave Hartwig) for all you do for these children.

We will not be seeing much of Merlin (Tom Dolan) this summer as he has signed on with the Washington Nationals single A team that plays in Williamsport, Virginia. This is the same team that Tim Tebow plays for and Merlin is in right while Tim is in center. As of this writing Merlin is 2 for 8 with a triple and 3 RBI's. He told me that if anyone is coming that way to call him for tickets. What a great guy even though he is a wronghander.

Every family has that one weird relative. If you don't know who that is, then its probably you!

Arab Patrol Continued..

Let’s all go to CSSA, Branson - MO, Aug 22nd thru 25th, Can we put 48 on the field? Please let Capt. Patrick Hensley know if you plan to attend and if you can march in competition, We are the number one Foot Patrol at CSSA, Polish them shoes – Dust off those threads and be a part of the BEST.

GOLF GOLF GOLF GOLF GOLF GOLF GOLF

Golf tournament is scheduled for June 16th at the Country Club Golf Course in Warrenton, Start getting your teams together – Mark Staffne is our Golf Pro. $75

Please continue to recruit Nobles in to one of the “Top Units” in Shrinedom – Food, Fun, Brother-hood, Spirits, and of course our “Ladies”. Come join the Action. Business Meetings - 1st Monday Patrol Practice – 4th Mondays Let Our Traditions Be With You “48 in 2018” Let’s Make it Happen!“PROUD TO BE A MOOLAH PATROLMAN” – SPREAD THE WORD – JOIN THE BEST

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Drum Corps

AmbassadorsDirectors Staff

The second section is back. Come to Moolah Spring Ceremonial on May 5th, 2018. Potentate Kyle McEvoy’s son and other nobles will cross the somewhat “HOT SANDS” in “WRECKING CREW” Style. A day to remember. Join us for a fun time.

Director: Matt NiedringhausPresident: Bill Bradford1st Vice President: Ron GrantSecretary: Jim GesellReception Chairman: Matt SchoonoverHospital Chairman: Ernie DeClueBy: Jim Gesell, Matt Niedringhaus, and Bill Bradford

The Hospital and Reception Committees have completed their landmark, breakthrough consolidation. By unanimous vote, both Committees voted to form the “new” Hospital and Reception Committee. The individual Hospital and Reception committees will continue to follow their respective By-Laws and fulfill their regular activities while inviting members from the other group to also participate. The monthly meeting will be held each First Friday following dinner.

The Hospital Committee held a Board of Gov-ernor’s Day pancake breakfast at the Shriners Hospital for Children on Wednesday, March 21st. Chairman Bob Berry, as always, organized the event, advertised the event, brought all the nec-essary materials, and expertly cooked pancakes with blueberries and/or chocolate chips and/or pecans. Bob and his BBQ team will be utilizing a brand-new BBQ grill to cook hamburgers, hot dogs, and possibly chicken breasts for future lunches for over one hundred patients, their families and hospital staff.

Randy Baer, Bill Bradford, and Andy Maine (and his son Conner) participated in the KMOV Channel 4 Telethon for the Shriners Hospitals for Children that raised over $136,000. Thanks, guys!

Many of our members are volunteers who staff The Welcome Desk at the Hospital to greet and welcome our patients and their families and to drive patients and their families to the hospital for appointments. Additional volunteers are always needed to help work this front desk of the Hospital during clinic hours in the morning or afternoon, or to drive the Hospital Van. If you are available, please contact Bill Bradford at (314) 974-3084 (The Welcome Desk) or Art Goerke at artgoerke@gmail.com (Van Drivers).

Moolah Circus was a success! Thank you to all that were able to work it. A special thank goes out to John Spraul and Jerry D’Agostino for organizing the times for the novelty booths. Article continued on the next page.

Hospital & ReceptionCommittee

UNIT & COMMITTEE REPORTS

Director: Rick Gwydir 314-504-1091Drum Major: Dave Glenn 314-560-4431By Jim Hubeli The Drum Corps met at the St. Charles Boat House parking lot on Sat. March 10 for the Moolah Circus parade. Everyone was on time so we sped off to the parade start on the trailer. There was a pretty large crowd of Shrine families along the route to cheer the groups on. After the short parade, a large crowd gathered at the Tem-ple for the Circus Kickoff for lunch and activities by the Moolah units. On Sat. March 17, which was St. Patrick's Day, we participated in the parade in downtown St. Louis. Since St. Patrick's Day fell on Sat., it ap-peared that the crowds all dressed in green were even larger than usual. Thanks to the Temple for providing the green sweatshirts for all Moolah participants. Even though it was chilly, the crowds were pretty noisy along the route. Of course we played our Irish music like " When Irish Eyes Are Smiling", " My Wild Irish Rose" and"McNamara's Band". On March 22, the first day of the Circus, Don Baur, Steve Pieper PP and Jim Hubeli played a few tunes at the Mini Circus at Childrens Hospital. Divan members along with the Moolah Clowns and several circus performers entertained the children who are unable to attend the main circus. The 4 day circus went off well and we understand that the attendance was favorable, even with all the rain. The animals are always the main attrac-tions and all kids still like to ride the elephants, camels and ponies. Rick Gwydir and Dave Glenn thank everyone for the good attendance at all the Grand Entries. The Drum Corps played the "Star Spangled Banner " at several performances. HAVING FUN FOR GENERATIONS TO COME

Guides

President: Tim Radley 314.504.64581st V. Pres.: Casey Thompson 314.560.49682nd V. Pres.: Rickey Uebinger 636.485.5607Treasurer: Rick Mayer 314.603.2106Secretary: Rob Granquist 636.300.8001Director Emeritus: Wayne Price 314.487.3979

Circus Was great! Great help from Guides and Ladies at the Circus. All areas were better than last year. Congrats to Casey for being appointed our Unit Chaplin. Sometime he will need to tell us about the mission trip to Haiti.

Hope everyone's Easter was enjoyable.

The Fried chicken dinner Stag night was fun for all.

Thanks to all for stepping up with the Hospital Van situation as Art has some medical needs for next couple of months. Van drivers are still needed so let Art know if you can help. Contact Dave Dieckhaus at 314-223-8194 or Art Goerke at 314-449-5606.

Bingo is healthy but workers are still needed also. Contact Wayne Price if you want to start helping.

On the new Moolah Web site you can go to "Units and Committees" and select "Guides". You will see an updated static web page with information about our unit as well as a web link to our web site which contains many great pictures of events over the years. We will be putting up the great pictures from the 2018 Guides Presentation soon.

FYI the Computer Club meeting is always the 2nd Monday at 7:00 pm in the Reception Committee room. Open to anyone who has questions about new replacement hardware or Windows 10.

Check Secretary's email for upcoming events and dates. Good luck to all in 2018

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Legion of Honor

Seniors

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.

UNIT & COMMITTEE REPORTS

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 22 MAY 2018. The normal meeting time is 1900 (7pm) on 4th Tuesday, in the Moolah Shrine Center’s second floor unit room, across

Smokin’ Nobles

Director/Treasurer: Dave HopePresident: Dennis BurkholderVice President: Keith SchilbSecretary: Jim Gesell

The Smokin' Nobles Unit was on hand to support the Circus, cooking hamburgers and hot dogs for all the hungry workers on Thursday night, decked out in our new Unit Shirts, aprons, and hats. A special “thanks” to Brother Greg Martin who traveled all the way back from Atlanta to support the Moolah Shrine Circus.

The BBQ schedule for the rest of 2018 includes a continuation of BBQs for our veterans in con-junction with the American Muscle Unit, BBQs for First Responders (jointly with Bonhomme Lodge), and BBQs for our Hospital patients and staff. The events already scheduled for 2018 include the Masonic Motorcycle Ride/Poker Run from 9:30 am to 4 pm on September 15, 2018 and the Backyard BBQ cook-off competition at the September 2018 Car Show. We will be inviting all clubs, Units, Masonic Lodges, and Scottish Rite members to participate. Future opportunities still being discussed and planned include a fund-rais-er BBQ at either Cabela’s, Bass Pro, or potential-ly other locations, a Lenten fish fry fundraiser, a VA event for Memorial Day and/or Veteran's Day, and a First Responders event.

President Dennis and Secretary Jim are planning an event for the families of our members. Ev-erything except a date is arranged for a bowling party at Saratoga Lanes (an upstairs 8-lane bowling alley in Maplewood).

If you like to BBQ, join us. If you like to eat BBQ, join us! If you want to support the Shrine, our Hospital, our Veterans, and our First Responders, join us! The Smokin' Nobles Unit is also a bargain – we have no membership dues! We meet the second Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm in the Unit Room we share with the Amercian Muscle Unit on the 2nd floor across from the Chanters. We hope to see you there!

Hospital & Reception Committee continued

Also, a big thank you to Kevin Crocker and Jerry D’Agostino for tracking and distributing circus tickets. Please get the tickets or money that you have out to Kevin and Jerry as soon as possible.Please keep in mind that Spring Ceremonial is upon us, and we need help with getting candidates checked in, and keeping candidates together and on time to each of the sections. We can also use help at the hospital with tours. If you haven’t received the okay to give tours, this is a great way go on the tour and listen to how it’s given.

The next First Friday dinner will be in May and is open to all of Moolah. We welcome you to come and enjoy a great evening. Meals are $10/per-son, and both Ladies and children are welcome. Following dinner, we will hold our May meeting of the Hospital and Reception Committee while the ladies are entertained Reception Committee will be having autographed Sports Memorabilia that we will be selling tickets for to raffle off, just as we did last year. We will have two items that will be displayed at Stated Meetings, as well as other Moolah events. These items are authentic and one of a kind. We will pull the winning ticket at the Fall Ceremonial. Be sure to get your winning tickets at the next Stated Meeting.

Thanks to ALL for making this Circus a BIG success!

from the Moolah store, next to fez & memorabilia display cases. Doors open at 1830 (6:30 PM). Everyone had fun at the big circus kick off with all of the activities to keep all busy. The unit members were busy assisting at the Moolah Shrine Circus this year. The weather was not so nice. At least the circus was indoors not like the old days in the open Busch Stadium. The unit is planning for our summer picnic so please plan on attending and giving your input. Come early to meet our new members and enjoy some chit-chat. WE WELCOME ALL DISCHARGED VETERANS of the ARMY, AIR FORCE, NAVY, MARINES, COAST GUARD, and MERCHANT MARINE.

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TCAA YOMO

President: Rick Smith 314-570-8604Director: Gary Holland1st. V. Pres: Stan Zurosky2nd. V. Pres: Dan CoffeeSecretary: Bill PiresTreasurer: Tim CarlsonCaptain: Greg Heins

We are the little yellow cars that everyone sees in parades and we are always looking for new drivers. Contact Greg Heins or Stan Zurosky to see if there is room available on the golf cart if you would like to join us.

We have several parades coming up. Here is the schedule through the end of June. We would love to have you join us. Bring out your family and help support Moolah Shrine!

5.28 St. Francis of Assisi6.1 Ainad Circus Kick Off6.3 Assumption Parish6.9 Queen of All Saints6.24 Red Bud7.1 Washington Fair 7.4 VP Parade O’Fallon, MO Parade Ellsberry Parade Bridgeton Parade Ferguson Parade7.7 Smithton Parade7.8 Lincoln Co Fair7.14 Valley Days Parade7.21 Montgomery Co Fair7.29 Dupo Fire Dept

We meet on the second Wednesday of the month in the Yomo Room which is located downstairs, down the hallway from the dining room. Dinner is at 6PM and our meeting starts at 7PM. All Nobles are welcome to attend as we are always looking for drivers. You can also follow us on Facebook at Moolah Yomo.

We look forward to seeing you! If you haven’t paid your dues for 2018, please get them paid!

President Jim Gasell 636-925-00981st VP Tim Carlson 314-774-06792nd VP Patrick Hensley3rd VP John Jaegers 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 meeting (normally the 4th Wednesday of the month in the Air Patrol room around 6:30pm), we just ask that you call the Secretary or President in advance so that we have head count for refreshments.

If 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. Our Hospital needs patients. * * * 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 Bob a call (636-675-4590) 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. We have a program in place that just may help you out while also supporting TCAA.

The new Hospital is going well. Here are the newer numbers:Hospital statistics:March – Inpatient 25, Outpatient 805, Outpatient Surgery 64, Telehealth 1April 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.

UNIT & COMMITTEE REPORTS

Swing Dance

Director: Bud Waters 636-225-2354President: Dennis Martin 636-293-3348Vice President: Gary Fanger 636-447-2361Secretary:Dwayne Hepler 314-324-3453Treasurer:Charlie Haas 314-575-5020 Now that the weather is warming up, Friday evenings are a great time to come out and dance. How about joining us at the Oasis for music, dancing, friendship and fun? During the months of May and June, we have nine Friday night dances to choose from. Six dances are DJ nights. The other three nights are band nights. The three bands below are very different; they have their own style; you will love each of them. On May 4, Moolah Shrine Swing Dance is proud to present Backstreet Cruisers. This a great band that plays good old rock and roll from the 50's and 60's. On June 1, Moolah Shrine Swing Dance is proud to present Trilogy. You will love the variety of music from this band. They play swing, Motown, classic rock, top 40, disco and country western. On June 15, Moolah Shrine Swing Dance is proud to present Pennsylvania Slim Blues Band. They are a great band that plays Blues, R&B, Soul, Jump Swing, Doo Wop, and Rock and Roll from the 40s, 50s, and 60s. We provide a cash bar and sell pizza by the slice at each of our dances. You are welcome to bring your own snacks. No outside drinks are allowed. Admission is $6 on DJ nights. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Basic dance lessons start at 7 pm. The DJ plays from 7 pm to 11pm. Admission is $10 on band nights. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Band plays from 7 to 11 pm. No dance lessons are provided on band nights. If you are looking for a place to have a party with music, a dance floor and a cash bar, the Friday night Swing Dance Club is the place to be. Reserve a spot for 20 or more guests and we will provide a cake for your celebration. Regular ad-mission fees apply. Just give us advance notice in order for us to provide a cake. Plan a date night and join us for a fun filled evening. Invite your friends, too. There is plenty of room to dance on our 2,500 square foot dance floor. Visit www.mssdc.club for more information. We Dance so Kids Can Walk

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CLUB CONNECTION

Three Rivers Shrine Club

Daniel BooneShrine Club

President Danny Phillips 270-872-5464

So far this year Three Rivers Shrine Club is doing very well. Our February meeting was very informative. Illustrious Sir Kyle McEvoy and First Lady Kerry visited to recruit for Team Kyle and they were met with incredible enthusiasm by the club members. The March meeting had a lot of discussion and we are now currently looking for a bus for club functions. The can-do attitude that is being displayed by the members of Three Rivers Shrine Club is contagious and makes me proud to be a member.

The circus this year was incredible. I highly recommend that anyone who has not attended in the past to plan on doing so in the future. There is something for everyone in this show. Anything from elephants to motorcycle stunts, I promise you will have fun.

Looking forward, this is going to be a busy year. I’m excited for the Spring Ceremonial May 5th as well as the Hillbilly Degree on May 19th at ECMO. Three Rivers Shrine Club will be hosting a River Poker Run on July 7th. This event takes place on the scenic Current River and is a ton of fun. I encourage everyone who enjoys being outdoors and being surrounded by great people to come out and participate in the event. I believe that keeping active in the events throughout the Shrine will improve morale as well as membership.

It is with great sadness that I pass the word of Past President of Three Rivers Shrine Club James Stubblefield’s passing on 13 February 2018, and the passing of Past President of Three Rivers Shrine Club Franklin Smith on 3 April 2018. Please take time to pray for these families in their time of need.

We have several events ahead of us this year, make the most of your Shrine experience and get out and be involved.

The Three Rivers Shrine Club is located at 3102 Kennedy Lane, Poplar Bluff MO 63901.

President: Mark Rethemeyer 314-605-7615 E-mail: mer@charter.net

Our monthly Dinner Meetings are on the last Thursday of the month and the extra bonus is that while the guys have their meeting, our Ladies have a great time playing bunko! For those who have never played, no need to be afraid – it takes only 2 minutes to learn. So, if that is what has been keeping you from joining us, put your worries to rest.

Mark your calendar for Thursday, May 31st and Thursday, June 28th and come to JJ’s in O’Fallon for fun and fellowship. Our Ladies are always en-couraged and invited to attend! Arrive for dinner between 6:00 and 6:30; we order off the menu and have separate checks. They have great food

Joachim Shrine Club

President: Bill Kohout1st V. Pres.: Ron Aldridge2nd V. Pres.: Paul HoneaSecretary/Treasurer: Elmo Blum

With deep sadness we must share the news of the passing of our First Vice President Ronald Aldridge on April 7. Ron’s battle with cancer is over and he is at peace. We appreciate all of the time and efforts Noble Ron and his lady Judy gave to the Joachim Shrine Club doing God’s work. Ron referred many children to our hospital and he will be missed.

The Joachim Shrine Club meets on the second Monday of the month (7:00PM) at the Shekinah Lodge #256 in Crystal City, Mo.

We kicked off the parade season on April 28 with the Desoto Farmers Market Parade. We have several dates set for our fundraisers and parades and look forward to a busy slate of activities planned all summer. All of our Nobles and their ladies play an important role in helping to raise awareness and support for the Hospital as well as gifting donations to many worthwhile local organizations in Jefferson County.

Come join us at our meeting on the second Mon-day of the month and enjoy dinner at 6:15 and the business portion at 7:00. We are privileged to be able to help so many and we encourage everyone to participate in our parades and barbe-cues and enjoy the fellowship, camaraderie, and all of our charitable endeavors.

President: David P. Perkins 573-338-9509Secretary: David Mauldin 573-338-0211 Capital Shrine Club held it's regular meeting at the Club Tuesday March 13, 2018. There was some discussion of the recent Installation of the three clubs at Meadow Lakes Country Club. Everyone in attendance were pleased with the activities and the numbers in attendance. Our new Club President David Perkins was out of State on business, so the meeting was presided over by 1st Vice President David Lewis. There was a discussion about the Potentate's request for each Unit, Club, and Committee to appoint a representative to serve on the Moolah Membership Committee. We will investigate to see if the out-state members must be presentor could possibly participate via tele-conference. The date for our annual Fish Fry is set for Saturday, June 23rd. The Missouri River Bottom band will play; and there will be special music by Violinist Chloe Sartain. We do have some sickness in the member-ship. A 50/50 drawing was conducted, and all proceeds donated to the Club..A & J dollars were also collected.

Capital Shrine Cluband reasonable prices. At 7:30 the guys have a brief meeting and the ladies play bunko.

You will find Daniel Boone to be a friendly group of Shriner’s and Ladies, and we promise to make you and your Lady feel welcome. Give us a try and I can guarantee you both will have a great time!

If you would like more information about the Daniel Boone Shrine Club and our activities give Presi-dent Mark a call at 314-605-7615. We’ll put you on our mailing list and you’ll be able to keep up with our activities and join us when you are available.

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Daughters of the Nile Sydyk

Temple #107

Nailah Court #107

Noble Lodge #684

Worshipful Master: RC (Randy) Prince 314-323-0746

neoimnot@gmail.comSecretary: John Schembri 314-878-4129

jschembri4129@gmail.com

Noble Lodge 684 continued to add new members by electing and initiating candidates Wade Chandler, Nicholas Sommerhauser, Kurt Christopher Wulff, Mathew Edward Meyer, John Edward Trecker and Steven Robert Kelsey. We wish to congratulate and welcome each of them and we wish to thank Kevin Keating and Bonhomme Lodge #45 for the courtesy work in initiating the last three.

On April 28 Noble co-sponsored a C2A class together with Tuscan Lodge #360 and Bonhomme Lodge#45. It was held at the Tuscan Masonic Temple and there were well over 25 participants from various lodges who were raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason. We wish to congratulate all of them.

We are looking forward to honoring the Illustrious Potentate, Kyle McEvoy, with a night in the East on May 1st.

On May first, Noble Lodge held it’s Shriner’s Circus Parking Lottery to award cash prizes to the volunteers who so selflessly gave of their time and effort to help manage the thousands of cars

President: Darlene Newman 636-949-0440Vice President: Christine Dieckhaus 314-960-6721Secretary: Kathy Myers 314-329-6049Treasurer: Janet Loesch 314-650-7662

A big thank you goes out to the three Moolah Clowns, Dougal, Duffer and Jitterbug, for appearing at our 102nd Birthday celebration in March.

May starts off with Lady Kerry’s Spring Ceremonial luncheon on May 5th. The day will start with Tea at MaryAnn’s Tea Room, then a tour of the Cathedral Basilica and will wind up with shopping at the Silver Lady and Candle Fusion. Once we are back at Moolah we’re ready to show off our Kentucky Derby hats at the Kentucky Derby Party and then we are off for the “Around the World” Pub Crawl. Sounds like a fun way to spend the day and introduce ourselves to new members of Moolah.

The Spring Ceremonial Luncheon is in honor of Pat McEvoy, mother of our potentate. The May 13th Mother’s Day Brunch is a day to honor you or another mother that you feel needs to be rec-ognized and pampered. Call the office to make reservations. A photographer will be on hand to take family or individual pictures.

Get out your red for May 19th, which is Shriners day at the Cardinal Game.

Temple Club on May 23rd is Lady Kerry’s First Lady Luncheon. Lady Kerry has a fun luncheon planned, so don’t miss it.

Bill Bradford, Shriner Hospital Board member, will be our guest speaker at our June 27th meeting.

Reminder: Stated Meeting and Bunco on May 16th; Stated Meeting and Bunco on June 13th.

Temple Club

that had to be directed to available parking spots over the eight shows that performed over the four-day period. The winners were given the option of donating their winning to a charity of their choice and many did so. Again, thank you for all who participated.

If you know someone who might be interested in becoming a Mason, you can be the 1st line signer of your candidate’s petition no matter what Lodge they join. Only 1 signer of a Masonic petition needs to be from that 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 candidate.

Noble Lodge now has a book rack outside the Lodge Room. It has various books and publications 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

High Priestess: Lisa Kennedy 314-471-8003

Hello! Greetings to you and yours from Nailah Court #107! We had a terrific Installation of Officers for the 2018-2019 year, on April 8th, in the Oasis Room, at Moolah Temple. We have a new slate of officers and we are ready to get going helping the kids of Shriners Hospitals! We will be holding various fundraisers this year, so watch for your chance to help us help the kids! Our thanks go to Moolah for the use of the Oasis Room. We would also like to thank those who were in atten-dance and helped enjoy the celebration with our Court. If we can be of assistance, please see one of the officers and we will be in touch. We enjoy working alongside the fine people of Moolah.

If anyone would care to join our fine organization, any one of our officers or members would be very happy to help you with information, a petition for membership, or any questions you may have. We are always looking for new ladies and new ideas! Please consider finding out more about us!

As the new High Priestess of Nailah Court #107, I would like to thank all the super ladies that keep our Court moving forward. They are all truly the “keys” to our success!

Joyce Ann Jaillite-Loebner, Queen 314 -874-9095 Recorder 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 all about us at website: donfdn.org. 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 Joyce Ann Jailette-Loebner, or PQ Mary LaTrag-na at 314-566-4727. We will again this year work to support the Tem-ple by working at the Circus, serving at the stated meetings, working in the office when asked, working at the Junior Achievement Fair, and in any way we can be of service. Our ladies are so good at responding to calls asking for assistance and we are so proud to be able to do so. The Moolah Guides Bingo Committee has been so supportive of our order! We provided Dinner as a THANK YOU for all the considerations over the past years. There are some pictures of the event on page 25.

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Maintenance Assistant Job OpeningImmediate openings for part time maintenance assistants, high energy, detail oriented, with

excellent attendance record and available to work a required flexible schedule that includes part time days, evenings & weekends. Must be hard working and dependable to prepare rooms for events, setting up tables and chairs, securing the building, trash removal, general

grounds maintenance, cleaning, mopping, vacuuming & assigned duties.

To apply: Please send resume to Gale Bennington at 12545 Fee Fee Rd. St. Louis, MO. 63146 or email to benningtong@moolah.org. Call 314-878-6301 ext. 113 to set up an interview.

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PETITION FOR INITIATION AND MEMBERSHIPMoolah® Shrine

To the Potentate, Officers and Nobles of Moolah Temple, situated in the Oasis of St. Louis, Desert of Missouri, I, the undersigned, hereby declare that I am a Master Mason in good standing in_________________________ Lodge, #________, located at _______________________________,________ which is a Lodge recognized by or in amity with the Conference of Grand Masters of North America. Furthermore, I have resided at my current address for not less than 6 months, as required by the By-laws of The Imperial Council. I respectfully request that I may be made a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, and become a member of your temple.

If I be found worthy and my request granted, I promise to conform to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Imperial Council and the Bylaws and Ceremonies of the Moolah Temple.

Print Full Name:_____________________________________________ Wife’s Name:_____________________________Birthplace:___________________________________________________________Birthdate:______/________/________Were you ever a DeMolay?________ If so, what was the Chapter name and location?_____________________Profession or Occupation:______________________________________________________________________________ Hobbies/Interests:______________________________________________________________________________________Have you previously applied for admission to any temple of the Order? Yes________ ______No______________If so, to what temple?____________________________________________________________ When?________________Address:_______________________________________________________________________________________________City, State, Zip:________________________________________________________________________________________Home Phone: (_____)___________________________ Business Phone: (______)________________________________Cell Phone: (______)____________________________ Fax: (_______)__________________________________________E-Mail Address:_________________________________________________________________________________________Signature:______________________________________________________________________________________________

Initiation Fee: $100.00 (Payment must accompany this petition)Dues: January-March= $135 April-June= $110 July-October= $85 November-December= $2525 years of age and younger= $45 (No initiation fee)

Recommended and Vouched for on the Honor of1. Print Noble’s Name:_________________________________________________________________________________Signature:______________________________________________________________________________________________Member Number:______________________________________________________________________________________2. Print Noble’s Name:_________________________________________________________________________________Signature:______________________________________________________________________________________________Member Number:______________________________________________________________________________________

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