Here we go, another new year, another Divan, eager to get started. Thanks to everyone for giving me a chance as your Potentate. A special thank you to my bride for standing by me through my journey to get here. I love you so much.
Mike, Congratulations on a great year. Hope I can do as well. I’m looking for brighter carpet. Just Kidding.
As most of you know, I didn’t start well. After a great knee replacement, I pulled a stunt and ruined a tendon in that knee. Right know I’m in rehab writing this. (To my Provost Guard friends, it’s my knee I’m rehabbing, not my liver.) It will get well & we will be going full blast, hang on for a great ride.
We did get Installation of Officers done, thanks for the Daughters of the Nile for their help. The Chicken N Dumplings were great. I was only a couple of days out of the hospital, but
with everyone’s help, we got it done. Saturday night we had a Meet The Divan, not a large turn out, but those that came had a good time. Manya & Brian did a heck of a job with the food. Thanks to all.
My Lady & I remember years past with a lot of fellowship & get togethers. We want to get some of this going again. Trying to get some members we haven’t seen in a while back.
One of the first things we are doing is every member will get a birthday card around the first of their birthday month. Bring that card to Happy Hour the third Thursday of the month & I will buy your first drink.
Well I gotta go & get this to Billy.
In honor of my great friend, & brother Mason, & Shriner, John Tunnell,
For the kids,
Bill H.
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