From the South

By Andrew Hawes, PM — Jr. Warden

2026!  Wow.  Time keeps flying past.

To start this year, I will digress a bit from my usual introspective attempt to provoke thought, and take a more Junior-Warden-based approach to my article.  Specifically, I want to share with everyone the tentative menu for each stated meeting dinner of the year.  Subject of course to minor changes or large corrections as deemed appropriate, here is the plan:

January: (Winter belly warmer!) - Soup, Meatloaf and mashed potatoes with gravy, and peas. Pudding for dessert.

February: (More winter) - Salad, Breaded chicken, potatoes au gratin, and green beans. Dessert might be bread pudding.

March: (St. Patrick's day) - Soup, Corned Beef, Cabbage, carrots and potatoes.. Dessert: mint ice cream

April: (Easter) - Salad, Ham, scalloped potatoes, carrots. Dessert: pie

May: (Cinco de Mayo!) - Nachos, fajitas, refried beans, corn. Dessert: sweet bread

June: (Italian heritage month!) - Soup, chicken parmigana, garlic bread, pasta. Dessert: something Italian.

July: (Independence Day BBQ) - Salad, BBQ tri-tip, corn on the cob, potato salad. Dessert: Watermelon

August: (more BBQ!) - Salad, BBQ ribs, cornbread, baked beans, green beans. Dessert: chocolate cake

September: (Fall is here!) - Soup, baked chicken, acorn squash, asparagus. Dessert: apple pie a la mode

October: (Oktoberfest!) - Salad, bratwurst, knockwurst, sauerkraut, peas, German potato salad

November: (Thanksgiving) - Soup, Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, stuffing. Dessert: pumpkin pie

December: (Christmas) - Salad, Ham, baked potatoes, carrots. Dessert: ice cream

Please make sure you RSVP to our secretary as far in advance as possible, so that we can be sure to prepare the right amount of dinner for the folks who will be attending each month.

Also, don't forget about our Crab feed in February, and be sure to get your tickets early to secure yourself a seat!