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Military Order of the Cootie Pup Tent No. 29 & Ladies Auxiliary
"A Cootie is closer than a Brother - Busier than a Bee"
The Military Order of the
Cooties, Foxes Pup Tent No. 29 was formed March 15, 1964 with 26 Charter
Members. The Ladies Foxes Auxiliary was chartered October 25, 1964.
The Military Order of the Cootie is the Honor Degree of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars and a member of the Cooties must be active in the VFW.
Did you know? The primary reason the Military Order of the Cootie
exists is to provide support for our hospitalized comrades. This is the
main reason that we behave as we do. The Newly Elected Seam Sqirrel (Commander) of the MOC,
(Foxes) Pup Tent No. 29 is Emmet Erdmann. The Newly
Elected Auxiliary President is Pat Arnoldussen.
Upcoming Events and Notes:
July
2010
It was a busy last two months. We hope you could join in
the events.
Now you can start paying your Cootie dues for the
membership year 2011. Get them in early so we can be 100%. You need to
have your V.F.W. dues paid first.
The Cootie picnic is July 26,
2010 at the Post Clubhouse. Need some ideas on what to do and have at the
picnic.
Cootie bingo is Saturday, August 21st at the King Home at
Waupaca. Need volunteers to go along. The Veterans really enjoy playing.
We will meet at the Post Clubhouse by 10:45 am and car
pool.
Pat
Arnoldussen - President - 766-4938
Emmet Erdmann - Seam Squirrel -
734-5576
Important
Note:
The 4th District
Scratch will be held on Sept 25, 2010. This year's event will
be held at the Neshkoro Park Grounds on Highway 73 at 1:30pm. Brats
fry to follow. Bring dishes and a $5.00 gift for raffle. More information
at the August
Scratch.
March -
May 2010
Elections were held on March 22,
2010 with Installation of Cootie Officers that followed. All
officers of Pup Tent # 29 were elected and no changes were
made.
Election 2010 - 2011 Results:
They both were
re-elected to another term. Have a great year.
Pat
Arnoldussen - President - 766-4938
Emmet Erdmann - Seam Squirrel -
734-5576
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Grand
Convention 2010 - 2011 Information:
The MOC & MOCA
Grand Cooties Convention was on April 16th through the
18th
at Janesville, WI. The Grand Convention is over. A good time was had by
all that attended in Janesville.
The new officers of the Grand are:
Grand Jr Vice - Mike Borg and the Grand Auxiliary Jr Vice President - Judy
Borg. Good luck to both. Pup Tent # 29 is glad to have them as officers of
the Grand.
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Pat Arnoldussen - President -
766-4938
Emmet Erdmann - Seam Squirrel - 734-5576
History Corner:
In late 1919, several members of the
Imperial Order of the Dragon (IOD), a higher degree of the United Spanish
American War Veterans (USAWV) decided it would be a good thing to develop
a similar order for the VFW to appeal to returning WWI vets. The MOC rolls
were first opened for membership at the Oxford Hotel in Washington, D. C.,
on September 17, 1920. September 24, 1921, the MOC became an official part
of the VFW after being accepted by the VFW National Encampment