Charlotte, Michigan Lodge 2565 Loyal Order Of Moose
1809 N. Lansing Rd. Charlotte, Michigan 48813
FELLOWSHIP DEGREE AWARDED FOR SERVICE TO FRATERNITY
The Fellowship Degree of Honor, the third degree of the Loyal Order of Moose, is conferred by the Supreme Lodge on Moose Members in Recognition of their outstanding service to their Lodge and fraternity.
At the present time, nearly 30,000 members of the Moose hold the Fellowship Degree. To qualify for this high honor, a man must be a member in good standing in his Lodge for a minimum of five years and must also have been a member of the Moose Legion, the second degree of the Order, for at least one year.
But, longevity is only one factor. To be considered for advancement to the Fellowship Degree, a member must have demonstrated his loyalty to, and support of, his Lodge, Moose Legion and fraternity. In doing this, he must have given generously of his time and energy to build his Lodge and fraternity, and have exhibited leadership ability.
Members of the Fellowship Degree can be easily recognized by the regalia of the degree they are privileged to wear at official functions of the Fellowship Degree, and on special occasions of the Lodge and Moose Legion. Regalia of the degree includes the French blue Fellowship blazer, white shirt, the Fellowship lapel pin; a blue, gold and black-striped tie, all prominently bearing the "F" Moose Fellowship emblem.
There are no established dues required for the privilege of being a Fellow, but annual contributions are accepted from member of the degree and they are used to cover the cost of administering the Fellowship Degree and to finance several of its official projects.
Principal projects have included the renovation of the Mooseheart Campanile building, maintenance of the Fieldhouse, House of God, and high school on the Mooseheart campus, and supplying and maintaining the uniforms worn by the student band.
Additionally, the Fellowship Degree makes substantial contributions to Moosehaven for the spiritual and recreational needs of residents.
Lodge Meetings
Lodge meetings are held on the first and third Thursday at 7:30pm. These meetings are open and the membership is welcome.
Electronic Newsletter
I would again like to ask everyone that has email and who would like to get the newsletter before anyone else to please send an email with Moose Newsletter in the subject line. It will be in MS Word format. [email protected]
Euchre Tournament's
We will be changing the starting time of the Euchre Tournament's. They will be held every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 7:00pm starting on Thursday, April 14th. There will be a $5.00 entry fee for each player. We will give away 1st and 2nd place prizes.
We have held our first Tournament with 4 players present. Ron Smith Sr. came in first with Morris(Buster) Edgerly in second place. I told the players that we were thinking of changing the starting time to 7pm and all thought that it would in the best interest of those that want to play but found the starting time too early to attend.
We would like to thank Ron Smith Sr., Buster Edgerly, Joyce Haga, and Lee Griffin for their help "working a few of the bugs out".
Lodge Officers
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Governor.....................Dennis Hall Junior Governor..........Gary A. Jacobson Prelate.........................Morris Edgerly Administrator...............Ryan McGregor Treasurer.....................Gene Byrd 1st year Trustee..........Kenneth E. Young 2nd year Trustee.........Steven Wythe 3rd year Trustee..........Shane Copher |
District Meeting
District meetings are held on the first Sunday of every month. The next meeting will be held April 3rd in Hastings. You can show support for your Lodge and your District by attending these meetings. Starting time is 1pm.
POOL TOURNAMENTS
We will be holding pool tournaments every month on the second Saturday at 7:30pm, registration a 7:00pm. Bruce Milke won the March tournament and holds bragging rights until the next one. The next tournament will be held on the 9th of April.
April Birthday's
Those celebrating birthday's in April are:
Charles Tenson (April 2nd)
Randy Bryner (April 4th)
Welton Davis (April 5th)
Dennis Hall (April 11th)
Buster Edgerly (April 14th)
Charles Zwick (April 21st)
Jeffrey Kohler (April 23rd)
Gary Jacobson (April 30th)
Stop into the Lodge and enjoy a free drink and dinner during the month of your birth.
New Members
New members enrolled at the March dinner were; Allen Prince. Please welcome Allen to the Lodge.
Improvements
Our swimming pool is no longer a problem. Wow, when did we put in a swimming pool? In all honesty, we didn't. The design of the building and the fact that we didn't have eave troughs caused rain water and snow melt to enter the building forming a pool. We've added eave troughs to help direct water away from the building.
April Dinner
The April dinner will be Roast Beef. It's our hope that the turn out for this dinner will be better than the March dinner. Those of you that didn't make our spaghetti dinner missed out on a great meal. After dinner we set up and played Euchre for several hours and had a great time. Fellowship was at an all time high.