Ladies Luncheon at 948 - hats, make-up and vintage fashion

On Saturday, February 21, we entertained the ladies from the Presidential Party with a Ladies Luncheon at 948. We brought in the fabulous Frank Ricigliano to do make-up for Rita and Lisa (the First Lady and the Vice President's wife) and raffled off a third session with the proceeds going to the Harry Anna fund. Rose Lanza won that. All three ladies left looking glamorous and ready for the evening event.

After Frank made-up Rita and demonstrated his technique, lunch was served while he worked on Lisa. We had a salad trio of chicken, crab and tuna. As soon as lunch was over it was time for the vintage fashion show. Our young volunteers modeled six vintage outfits as Dolores Leach read a narrative that recreated what MIGHT have happened back in the late 60's when Rita and Joe met at Miami-Dade college, fell in love and made plans to get married. (We did include a disclaimer that our story did not in any way reflect actual events or the views of the Presidential Party - wink, wink.)

Frank finished up with Rose Lanza, our raffle winner and the ladies went home to rest a bit before the Carribean Flair dinner. Here are some pictures from the day.

2009 Sweetheart Ball from Nivia

Important announcements

There are a couple of changes to the usual routine at the lodge this month. The dining room is no longer serving dinner on meeting nights - in fact, the kitchen is closed so grab a bite before you come to the lodge if you're hungry. Also this month, initiation will be held next week - Wednesday, February 11.

Don't forget to do two important things before it's too late: buy your tickets for the Sweetheart Ball (the deadline is Wednesday, the 11th) and make your reservations for the State President's visit on the weekend of February 20. (The deadline is Thursday, the 12th.) Both events promise to be a good time.

Last night nominations were accepted for the 2009-2010 officer positions as follows:

Exalted Ruler: Bill Henderson
Leading Knight: Jack Lopez
Loyal Knight: Ron Simpson
Lecturing Knight: Louis DeSouza
Secretary: Ginger DiCristafaro
Treasurer: Sheila Dowd
Tiler: Art Rauch
5 Year Trustee: Milton Muller

We'll be announcing the details for the Inaugural Ball shortly - but mark your calendars for March 28 so you don't miss that gala celebration.

Technology Committee meeting tonight

In case you didn't get the memo, the first meeting of the Technology Committee (chaired by Glenn Tekerman) will be at 7:00 PM tonight in the lounge. If you'd like to be involved with technology-related stuff at the lodge such as hardware and software reviews, purchase recommendations, and (eventually) user groups and classes, this is your chance to participate.