All Hallows Eve Dance - FDR Lodge 613 Knights of Pythias

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Lodge # 613
Corey B. Bearak, Esq., Editor, The Beam
P.O. Box 135
Glen Oaks, NY 11004
Grand Lodge Winning Publication: 2007­8, 2006­7, 2003­4, 2000­1
"THE BEAM"
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT LODGE #613
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
http://fdrlodge613knightsofpythias.com
October 2015
Volume 18, Issue 2
MEETINGS ARE HELD 2ND & 4TH FRIDAYS OF EACH MONTH (EXCEPT AS NOTED) AT OUR CASTLE HALL:
MIDWOOD MASONIC TEMPLE, 1348 E. 64TH ST., BETWEEN RALPH AVE. & AVE. N, BROOKLYN
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETINGS TAKE PLACE THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY OTHER MONTH (EXCEPT AS NOTED)
WATCH THE BEAM FOR DETAILS
Fri., Oct. 9, 7:00 p.m.
Next Meetings:
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT LODGE #613
Forwarding Address
Service Requested
Pre­Meeting Dinner­
Benefits Foundation
RSVP Required ­ See p. 3 (budget vote)
Fri., Oct. 23, 7:00 p.m.
Poker Tournament
hosted by Kings­FDR Tolerance
Foundation (open) @ our Castle Hall
(See Page 3)
All Hallows Eve Dance
Sat., Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m. ­­ Reserve Now ­ See Page 3
Fri., Nov. 13, 8:30 p.m.
Regular Meeting­Turkey
Giveaway*
@ our Castle Hall (Closed)
Collation to follow
Next FDR Executive Boards:
Friday, Dec. 11, 8:00 p.m.
at Our Castle Hall
Please Watch your email
Read the Beam on line FDR's Website at:
Fri., Nov. 27, 7:30 p.m.
Bingo
Our Castle Hall
Contact Corey or Ira
See Inside for More Details:
46th District Deputies Dinner (Page 2)
Support FDR's foundation (page 4)
Atlantic City Bus Trip (Page 5)
Football Pool (Page 5)
Birthdays and Anniversaries (Page 5)
Grand Lodge Bowling (Page 6)
2015­16 Meeting Calendar (Page 6)
http://fdrlodge613knightsofpythias.com/Resources/bulletins.php
FDR Lodge #613 Officers for 2015­2016
Chancellor Commander:
PC Dr. Howard Lax
1831 78th Street, Apt. 1A
Brooklyn, NY 112145
(917) 860­6198
Vice Chancellor:
PC Ira Spiegel
Prelate:
PC Dean Mamet
Master of Work:
PDGC Arthur Peckerman
Secretary:
PACDGC Corey Bearak, Esq.
Financial Secretary:
GP Phil Feigel
Treasurer:
SVC Sir Alan Krell
Master at Arms:
PDGC Mark Abramsky
Inner Guard:
PDGC Jay Schiffer
Outer Guard:
David Rothstein
3 Year Trustee:
PGC Robert Kaufman
2 Year Trustee:
PADGC Ted Pashko
1 Year Trustee:
PACDGC Warren Nadel
Grand Lodge Rep:
SVC Sir Alan Krell
Alt. Rep:
PGC Craig Shink
Committees:
Associated Health Foundation
SVC Sir Alan Krell
2208 Ave. X Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 648­6600
Kings FDR Tolerance Foundation
PACDGC Corey Bearak, Esq., President
PC Ira Spiegel, Vice Pres.
PDGC Mark Abramsky, Secretary
P.O. Box 135, Glen Oaks, NY 11004
(347) 387­8143
PDGC Lewis Smith, Treasurer
(718) 633­0400
Bayview Nemo Benevolent Assoc.
SVC Sir Alan Krell, President
PACDGC Warren Nadel, Secretary
(646) 285­3688
PDSC Sir Jordan Levy Treasurer
Warden Captree Federal Credit Union
PC Dr. Howard Lax, President
SVC Sir Alan Krell, Treasurer
The Beam
ACDGC Corey Bearak, Editor
Paul Joseph, Assistant
PDGC Lewis Smith, Business Mgr.
(718) 633­0400
Mail Dues & All Address Changes to:
GMA Phil Feigel, 1327 East 54 St.,
Brooklyn, NY 11234­3343; (718) 251­
2760 email: [email protected]
Membership questions:
PDSC Allan Greenberg 917­803­9208
In Case of Death, Call:
PDGC Lewis Smith, c/o Boulevard
Riverside, 1901 Flatbush Ave.,
Brooklyn, NY 11210 (718) 633­0400
A Word from Our
Chancellor Commander
My Pythian Brothers:
We're Back!
And we are going to be bigger and
better than before.
We just had bingo (another next
month) and a Halloween Dance
scheduled this month.
We started our Bowling Season
organized by our own PC Ira Spiegel
for the Grand Lodge Sports
Committee. Have you signed up for
any of these affairs.
PLEASE, we need your help. FDR
Lodge can only grow and remain a
vibrant lodge that delivers for you
with your help.
I'm looking forward to meeting all of
you at our meetings and functions.
Please join us.
Fraternally Yours,
PC Dr. Howard Lax
Need An Extra FDR Jewish
Calendar?
If anyone needs extra FDR calendars
(Jewish Calendars for the New Year),
contact Lewis J. Smith with your name
and mailing information to fax (718)
We Mourn The Loss of
377­5600 [email protected].
Norman Rubenstein (6­3­15), Bernard Kreloff (7­29­
15), Marcia Litvin (6­10­15), Sadie Ellison (7­31­15)
In Case of Death Call
46th Dist. Dinner for PDGC
Eric Platt
Saturday, November 14, 7:00 p.m.
PDGC Lewis Smith c/o Boulevard­Riverside
1901 Flatbush Ave., Bklyn, NY 11210 718­633­0400 Roma View Caterers, Crossbay Blvd,
Howard Beach
Don't Miss Out! Submit An Article. Promote Your FDR
Event in The Beam. The editor requests you submit material $195 per couple (FDR subsidy to be
electronically by the first meeting of the month preceding
determined at budget meeting). RSVP PGC
publication to [email protected]. The deadline for The Beam Robert Kaufman
for October is October 9.
NOTICE to FDR Members must attend all meetings
September through November to be eligible to receive their
Friday, November 13 Turkey Giveaway.
Help the Order grow; Help FDR Lodge
grow. Sign up a member today.
Supreme Lodge and Grand Lodge
support this effort. See page 4.
All­Hallow's Eve ­ Saturday, October 31
Costumes Preferred + Prizes
Bruno's on the Bay, 158­22 Cross Bay Blvd.
Reserve Early ­ $65 FDR couples/ $150 non­members
Questions: Contact Ira Spiegel (917) 207­3600 (7­10pm)/ Corey Bearak (718) 343­6779
Mail tear­off & check payable to "Kings FDR Tolerance Foundation" to:
PACDGC Corey Bearak, PO Box 135, Glen Oaks, NY 11004
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Name(s)
Phone
Email
Address
Who I would like to sit with:
Poker Tournament
in Support of Kings FDR Tolerance Foundation &
FDR Lodge Charities.
Friday, October 23, 7:00 p.m.
(open) @ our Castle Hall
$25pp includes Dinner & Poker
Prizes: $100 1st ­ $50 2nd ­ $25 3rd
RSVP by Friday, October 16.
Please use coupon below.
Mail check payable to "Kings­FDR Tolerance Foundation" to: PGC Robert Kaufman, 3165 Nostrand Ave.,
Apt 5J, Bklyn, NY 11229. For info, contact PGC Robert Kaufman (917) 626­8185 or [email protected].
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Name(s)
Phone
Address
Email
Guests:
Knights of Pythias Diabetes Committee Dine­
A­Round & 50/50 Raffle
Sun., Nov. 8, 1:00 p.m. at Ben's Bay Terrace
211­37 26th Ave., Bayside 11360 * Open to
Must Reserve in advance by Oct. 1, $5.00 payable to Kings­
all * Tables of 10 * Choice of Soup/ Sandwich/
FDR Tolerance Foundation. All proceeds support the Kings­
Sides/ Special Diets on Request/ Unlimited
FDR Tolerance Foundation.
Soft Drinks * $30pp includes gratuities Send
name_______________________________
checks payable to "K.O.P. Diabetes Research
phone/ email _______________________
Return to: Corey Bearak, PO Box 135, Glen Oaks, NY 11004 Association" to PGC Craig Shink, 61­23 255th
St., Little Neck, NY 11362
Mark Your Calendar for
FDR's First 2015­2016 Season Pre­Meeting Dinner
Friday, October 9, 7:00 p.m.
Help Your Lodge Grow and Remain vital. Brothers, we provide exciting events and
meaningful meetings and raise considerable sums for our charities. All this and the benefits of
membership. You know the deal. Spread the word. Bring a friend, a family member or co­
worker. A Three­in­One Rank makes joining virtually painless. Get your prospective
members (names and contact information) to PDSC Allan Greenberg (917­803­9208).
Knights of Pythias
To: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Lodge No. 613, Knights of Pythias, of Domain of New York
I respectfully apply for membership in your lodge by INITIATION
I declare upon honor that I believe in a Supreme Being, that I am not unlawfully engaged in the wholesale or retail sale of intoxicating liquors or narcotics and that
I believe in the maintenance f order and the upholding of constituted authority in the government in which I live. Moreover, I declare upon honor that I do not
advocate nor am I am member of any organization that advocates the overthrow of the Government of the Country in which this Order has a legal existence, by
force of violence or other unlawful means, and that I do not seek by force or violence to deny to other persons their rights under the law of such country.
I as born in the City of ..........................................................State of ..........................................................
On the................day of ..................................................., 19................
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Phone­Home.............................Cell...............................Email..................................
Occupation...............................................................................................................
Business Address.......................................................................................................
Work­Phone­.............................w­fax..............................Email..................................
If this application is accepted, I promise full and faithful observance of all rules and law that govern this
lodge and Order.
The Fee (see below) of $..........................Accompanies This Application
Written and signed by my own hand this _______ day of ____________ 201__
1) Do you believe in the existence of a Supreme Being? ___________
2) Are you of sound bodily health? ___________
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4) Are you willing to take upon yourself a solemn obligation to keep forever secret all that you may hear, see or be instructed in ­ an obligation
that will in no way conflict with your conscience?
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Signed............................................................................................
Print Name.....................................................................................
We the endorsers of the above application, certify that the applicant possesses all of the necessary
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DUES: $60 Initiation Fee: Check One........$100 [$50 if join by June 30, 2016]* or ____$500***under age
60 and Social (Non­benefit) Members who sign waiver
**age 60 and above
Support Kings FDR Tolerance Foundation
Make a contribution of $5.00 or more in someone's honor (birthday, anniversary, graduation, other occasion)
or memory and your special message will be included in The Beam. Mail to: PDGC Lewis Smith, c/o
Boulevard­Riverside, 1901 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210. Make all checks payable to "Kings FDR
Tolerance Foundation".
Reserve seat(s) now $35pp, $25 voucher back
payable to "Kings­FDR Tolerance Foundation"
on the FDR EXPRESS to
Atlantic City Casino to Tropicana
Friday, December 25
Bus Leaves 9:00 a.m. from Perry's, 3484 Nostrand Ave
Mail your reservation to Arthur Peckerman, 2661
East 24th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11235. For info,
call Arthur at (917) 415­4661 or (718) 934­6561
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Name(s)
Address
Phone
Email
Fri., Nov. 27 8:00 p.m.
Bingo
Proceeds Support FDR's Foundation
@ our Castle Hall (Open) ­ Dessert
Don't be Closed Out!
Reserve Your Place Now!
Mail RSVP tear­off to: Ira Spiegel­KP,
1419 E. 101st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11236
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Name(s)
Phone
Email
Address
Kings­FDR Tolerance Foundation’s
Annual Football Pool
Now Underway
Please support our Foundation and the charities it supports
Each $10 Donation = One Entry
Entries available at FDR Meetings or by Mail
By Mail: send checks payable to
"Kings­FDR Tolerance Foundation”
TO: I. Spiegel­KP, 1419 E. 101st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11236
Happy Anniversary
3: Richard M. & Annette Schoen;
4: Jeffrey & Judy Osofs;
5: Alan & Linda Klein Fingerman;
18: Stu & Debbie Cohen; Noel & Robin Netel;
19: Norman & Harriet Becker;
Jerome & Iris Malewany;
22: Morris & Gladys Gewirtz;
24: Ralph & Suzanne Katz; and
31: Murray & Matty Forman.
Happy Birthday
6: Irina Krell;
7: Corey Bearak; 10: Donny Ragovin;
11: Arnold Belkin & Nina Susswein;
12: Craig Shink; 13: Joseph Canarutto;
14: Libby Kamph; 16: Rachelle Bearak;
18: Matty Forman; 19: Stu Cohen;
22: Michael Krug; 23: David Present;
28: David Rothstein;
29: Alan Susswein & Bela Post;
31: Jeffrey Osofs.
The Beam editor asks all brothers and widows who have not shared their birthdays and anniversary dates (we
now milestone so you might wish to share the year) to please send or email their informationto ACDGC
Corey Bearak, P.O. Box 135, Glen Oaks, NY 11004 or email: [email protected]. Also make sure we have
your up­to­date telephone numbers and emails. Please use the form below.
Please Print:
Members Name: __________________________________________ Birth Date: ______
Wifes Name:_________________________________________ Wifes Birth Date: ______
Anniversary Date: ______ Telephone No: (___) ___ ­ ____ Email __________________
FDR Calendar for 2015­ 2016 ­ Clip & Save it
All meetings are Fridays except where otherwise noted
2015
Sun., Feb. 7 Superbowl
Oct 9, 7:00 p.m. Foundation Pre­Meeting Dinner;
Feb 12, 8:30 p.m. Regular Meeting
8:30 p.m. Regular Meeting (Budget Vote)
Sat. Feb 13, Kings­FDR Tolerance Foundation
Oct. 23, 7:00 p.m. Kings­FDR Tolerance Foundation Sweethearts Dance
Sat. Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m. Grand Lodge Bowling
Poker tourney
Feb. 26, 7:00 p.m. Bayview Nemo Benevolent Pre­
Sat., Oct 24, 6:30 p.m. Grand Lodge Bowling
meeting Dinner; 8:00 p.m. Benevolent Meeting; 8:30
Sat., Oct. 31 Kings­FDR Tolerance Foundation
p.m. Regular Meeting
Halloween Dance
Sun., Nov. 8, 1:00 p.m. Knights of Pythias Diabetes Mar. 11, 7:00 p.m. Kings­FDR Tolerance Foundation
Poker tourney
Research Association Dine­A­Round (see page 3)
Nov. 13, 8:30 p.m. Regular Mtg.­Turkey Giveaway Sat., Mar. 19, 6:30 p.m. Grand Lodge Bowling
Sat., Nov. 14, 7:00 p.m. 46th District Dinner honoring Mar. 25, 8:00 p.m. Board followed by Reg. Meeting
Sat., Mar. 26, Kings FDR Tolerance Foundation
PDGC Eric Platt @ Roma View
Chinese Dinner
Sat., Nov. 21, 6:30 p.m. Grand Lodge Bowling
Apr. 8, 8:30 p.m. Regular Meeting ­ First Nominations
Nov. 27, 7:30 p.m. Kings FDR Tolerance Foundation
­ Passover Wine (closed)
Bingo
Sat. Apr. 30, 6:30 p.m. Grand Lodge Bowling
Dec. 11, 8:00 p.m. Board; Regular Mtg.
May 13, 8:30 p.m. Knight of the Shield
Sat. Dec. 19, 6:30 p.m. Grand Lodge Bowling
Sat., May 14, 6:30 p.m. Grand Lodge Bowling
Fri, Dec. 25, Kings­FDR Tolerance Foundation
Sat., May 21 Grand Chancellor's Dinner
Atlantic City Bus Trip. Contact PDGC Arthur
May 27, 8:00 p.m. Board; 8:30 p.m. 2nd Nominations,
Peckerman (917) 415­4661.
Elections
Thurs., Dec. 31, Kings­FDR Tolerance Foundation
Sun., June 5 Grand Lodge Humanitarian Fund Brunch
New Years Eve Dance­details TBA
@ Temple Avodah
June 10, 8:30 p.m. Regular Meeting
2016
Sat., June 11, 6:30 p.m. Grand Lodge Bowling
Jan. 8, 7:00 p.m. Foundation Pre­Meeting Dinner;
June 24, 7:00 p.m. Foundation Pre­Meeting Dinner;
8:30 p.m. Regular Meeting
8:30 p.m Installation/ Charitable & Scholarship
Sat. Jan 16, 6:30 p.m. Grand Lodge Bowling
Awards
Sat. June 25, TBA, Grand Lodge Bowling Dinner
Jan. 22, 8:00 p.m. Foundation; Reg. Mtg.
Bowlers Wanted
3rd Annual Grand Lodge Once­A­Month League
Men­Women­Couples­Singles Open to Pythians & Friends
6:30 p.m. one Saturday each Month:
Sept. 26, Oct. 24, Nov. 21 & Dec. 19, 2015
Jan. 16, Feb. 20, Mar. 19, Apr. 30, May 14, June 11 & 2016
Ending with An Awards Dinner, June 25
At Shell Lanes, 1 Bouck Court, Brooklyn ($14.50pp; FDR member $4.50pp)
For more info or to sign up, contact PC Ira Spiegel, Coordinator, eves @ 917­207­3600
Get involved in Grand Lodge Committees.
Make a difference in efforts to cure Diabetes,
the programs supported by the Pythian
Humanitarian Fund, scholarships for needy
youths to attend Pythian Camp and other
Grand Lodge charitable efforts. Many FDR
brothers already serve. Join them. For more
information, contact PGC Robert Kaufman or
PGC Craig Shink.
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family members who are unaffiliated with
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available in Beth Moses and Beth Israel
cemeteries. For more info contact: PDGC
Lewis J. Smith, 1895 Flatbush Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11210, or call (718) 633­0400
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(718) 343­6779
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[email protected]
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P.O. Box 135, Glen Oaks, NY 11004
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