Our Thirty-sixth Year of Publication Volume 36, No.2
We meet at 8 pm. Location: Temple Shalom in Mill Basin Brooklyn. For those keeping score, our Next meeting is Monday March 16th, 2026
Welcome to frigid Friday= or Sunday actually. Due to the cold weather, we have postponed our next meeting to March 16th, 2026. We are aiming for a resounding attendance on that auspicious day.
Grand Encampment Dinner 6:30 pm Saturday 3/14/26 at the Rockville Center Lodge, 235 Merrick Road Rockville Center NY 11570. This is an awards dinner so dress is formal as in suit and tie. Please confirm with Bennett Heller if you wish to join us 718-627-5896
To be relevant: In an effort to bolster attendance, create interest and garner new members, our Noble Grand Dr. Warren Wexelman has outlined a bold plan to bring scholarship money to local area students. Those students who excel should be recognized for their outstanding efforts. We applaud this initiative and look forward to more of what it means to be relevant.
Opinions, discourse, and empowerment: It is very much worth noting that a well- spoken individual will always have our attention. Our support may go elsewhere but we are inclined at the very least, to listen. A clear, concise message will move people. An attorney with a limp argument has little hope for judicial intervention. The leaders among us all speak well. If they spoke poorly, they would not lead for us for long. The art of public speaking is not hereditary. There is no medicinal supplement nor magic potion. It is stand on your two feet and deliver. If you are not quite there, then you need to come to our meetings to practice.
Have you got game? Every Sunday (weather permitting) several seniors gather at Coney Island Park (Neptune and 27th Street) to play doubles tennis. They now meet at 9 am. If you have game and would like to join them, call Fran Schwartz at 347-794-1315 for the Sunday tennis match! For Pickles contact Gus.
It is with deep regret we announce the passing of long-time member Jerry Rattner. The Officers and members send our sincere condolences to Jerry’s family and friends.
Dues for 2025/2026 at $85.00 are now due. If the spirit moves you forward your dues check made out to
Borough Park Lodge #409 IOOF
Mail to:
Borough Park Lodge #409
1376 East 31st Street
Brooklyn NY 11210
Thank you to those members who have already sent in their dues!