Watertown Elks Lodge #496 - 728 Bradley St, Watertown, NY 13601
Exalted Ruler's Message
Welcome To Watertown Lodge #496
August 2026
Hello to all. I hope you are all having a wonderful summer as we enter the dog days of summer. It’s time to have as much fun as we can while the summer lasts. I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the Elks National Convention in Chicago along with PER Phil Nuffer and PER Dennis Brady. All I can say is WOW! The presentations during the sessions were incredible and it was an honor to see our new Grand Exalted Ruler Timothy Jaeger get installed. We were also able to see the District Deputies be installed including our North Central District’s own William LaMere from Gouverneur Lodge. It was a great trip where much was learned on how to make our Lodge a better place for our members.
The Elk’s 80’s Summer picnic was a smashing success. What a turnout!!! I want to thank everyone that attended. I know everyone had such a great day. I want to thank all our many volunteers who helped make this day happen. Grand Kudos to Leading Knight Karen Miller who spearheaded this event and knocked it out of the park. I can’t wait to see what next year’s has in store.
Then upcoming events as you can see in the bulletin are coming fast and furious this fall. We have some amazing stuff planned we hope you will all be excited for! I look forward to seeing you all at these functions. Remember, this is YOUR Lodge, help support it and enjoy your membership.
As always, if you have any questions, concerns or ideas you’d like to see at the Lodge, feel free to reach out to me. I’d love to hear from you.
Fraternally yours,
Anthony “Demo” DeMiceli
