Our Annual Picnic is scheduled for Saturday, June 15th.   It will be held at Shelby Farms Picnic Area #7.   We have events scheduled for all ages including horseshoes, badminton, softball, frisbee, checkers, horseback and pony riding, fishing, card games, moonwalk and a playground for the kids.   On the menu are hamburgers, hot dogs with the fixings, but we are also having a "Fish Fry".   If you have any questions or need directions please call the Junior Warden Dennis Pope at 795-5008 or the Senior Steward Greg Howard at 639-2678.

Take I-240 to East Walnut Grove exit, go past the Baptist Hospital east bound.   Continue through the traffic light at Humphrey's Blvd east bound past the soccer fields on the right to the Farm Road traffic light.   Turn left at Farm Road, as the road curves to the left go straight into the Park at Gate 1 on Park Lake Drive.   Follow the signs (stay left) to the first Picnic Area (#7).   We are next to the Amphitheater
 

The Riverboat Dinner Cruise is Saturday, July 13th and we are now accepting reservations.   The fee is $15 per person, which is non-refundable and payable when you turn in your reservations.   The riverboat cruise includes a B-B-Q buffet dinner with beverage, music and dancing.   There will be an open bar, however the Lodge will not pay for alcoholic beverages.   If you have any questions please call the Junior Warden Dennis Pope at 795-5008 or the Senior Steward Greg Howard at 639-2678.

Happy Birthday to the following members: Ralph Muench and Walter Williams, Jr.
If you have a birthday in June and it is not listed here we would like to wish you a Happy Birthday also, and urge you to send us your information card completed with your current information for our new database.

Richard Dotts, the father of our secretary's wife Joan Martz, pasted away May 7th; Brother Harold Ricketts' mother, Mary Jane Ricketts passed away May 24th and Brother Tommy Smith died May 27th.   We wish to extend our deepest regrets and prayers to all of these families in their time of sorrow.   If you have lost a family member recently, we extend our deepest regrets.Brother Byron Wilkinson and the Sick & Visitation Committee would like you to notify them of anyone that is sick, housebound, or in the hospital; so they can check on them.   You can reach Brother Wilkinson at 386-9914.
 

Our Supper theme for the month of July will be barbecue with all your favorite side items and an assortment of delicious deserts.   The Ladies of DeSoto Lodge and our Junior Warden are doing an outstanding job.   The food so far this year has been fantastic, so please attend and see for yourself.   If you have a favorite receipt and would like to participate please contact our Junior Warden, Dennis Pope, at 483-6111 or our First Lady, Mary Cook, at 681-0858.

ZOO NIGHT!!! - The Al Chymia Shriners have come up with a great way to attract prospective new members and have a great time doing it.   It's called Zoo Night.   Zoo Night is FREE to all and open to anyone you wish to invite and be a part of the masonic fraternity.   It is also open to all masons, their families and guests.   Zoo Night is Friday, June 7th from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm.   We have free tickets at the Lodge or you can call Ralph Muench at the Shrine 377-7337.   See you there.
 

The Quarterly Officers Meeting will be held Wednesday, June 26, at 6:30 pm at the Perkins Family Restaurant 5112 Park Ave.   (Park & Whitestation).   This is the Officers' Meeting where the spouses attend and we try to get some input from them concerning the good and bad thus far in the year.   Reservations are required.   Please contact our Junior Warden, Dennis Pope, at 483-6111 or our First Lady, Mary Cook, at 681-0858.
 

You asked for it and we have delivered. DeSoto Lodge has reserved 100 tickets for a Baseball Family Night-Out on Saturday, August 17th.   The gates open at 4:30 pm and the game starts at 6:05 pm.   The cost is $10 per person, which covers your ticket and an all you can eat buffet.   You can eat all the hotdogs, slaw, chips, baked beans, cookies and cokes your heart desires from 4:30 till about 6:30.   Reservations are required no later than August 1st.   If you have any questions please call the Junior Warden Dennis Pope at 795-5008 or the Senior Steward Greg Howard at 639-2678.