Fellow Officers and Ladies of the Household,

In 2008, I served as Queen for Isis Temple. I never thought 13 years ago that I would be
walking this path again.

It was my honor to be installed as 2021 Queen of Isis Temple No. 41, Daughters of
the Nile, on March 16 by Installing Queen Sue Layman, PSQ, in a virtual installation
ceremony via Zoom. Seventeen officers were present and were installed into their
respective positions. I am so thankful that these beautiful ladies have accepted their
positions for the ensuing year.

Pr. Royal Kathy Stewart coordinated a very entertaining and enlightening Betty Boop
addendum. Each officer, Ceremonial Assistants, and PSQ Sue held up a poster of
Betty Boop, reciting what Betty stands for, along with Lady of the Keys Terri Cheesman, doing a great rendition of Betty Boop. I look forward to this coming year and working with Ill. Sir John Nelson and the Hadi Shrine.

Congratulations to JPQ Casey Wonders for your year so well served.

Please, ladies, keep in mind we need new members! Seek and find, for if we don’t, the
Daughters of the Nile no longer won’t. It is sad to say that when I joined our temple,
we had around 1,000 members; we are now in the 400s. We have lost 600 members in
20 years. Think of who you can ask to be a member of this beautiful organization.

Nile love,
Karla Goff, Queen

Fellow Officers and Ladies of the Household,

My eventful year as Queen is ending, and I truly want to thank each and every one of you amazing ladies for all the love and support. This past year has not been anywhere close to normal, but we have all continued to be there and support one another as well as learning a few new technical tricks when it comes to Zoom. We have also been able to raise quite a bit of money for the Daughters of the Nile Foundation and our temple this year because of your wonderful donations!

Our January Stated Session and annual memorial service was held via Zoom. We honored 17 ladies we had lost in the course of 2020.

During our February Stated Session, we were able to perform an Obligation-only initiation for our new Princess Sydney Hoben. It was an honor to perform such a duty in front of our temple. During this year, we have brought in 7 new Princesses. Ladies, please continue to bring in those proposals for membership so we can continue to grow and raise monies.

I wish Princess Royal Karla Goff all the best with her coming year, and I know she will do an amazingly wonderful job for our temple. I hope to see you all in person very soon!

Nile Smiles and Love,

Casey Wonders, Queen
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Fellow Officers and Ladies of the Household,

It has been quite an interesting spring and summer of 2020. I want to thank you for your continued support during this time. I would not make it through this year without all of you wonderful ladies!

The May Zoom meeting had a great turnout of around 50 members. Ladies, that is amazing! While I did miss seeing you all in person, it was nice sitting there in my PJs for our meeting. Our May fundraiser, the virtual bake sale, brought in $665.00! Thank you!!!

Supreme Queen Heather’s visit to Isis Temple No. 41 was a non-traditional visit, but she loved Evansville and all the history behind it. We did an obligation-only initiation via Zoom for our two new Princesses, Princess Shannon “Sheay” Russelburg and Princess Melissa Turpin. Welcome to our wonderful order, and I cannot wait to meet you both in person! The turnout for our Zoom meeting with SQ Heather was also wonderful! She enjoyed speaking with you all that evening.

I want to thank my officers. Ladies, during our one practice this year, you knocked it out of the park with your memory work! I’m so proud and honored to have you as my officers this year! To my ceremonial assistants, thank you for everything…and I mean everything!

I want to congratulate our Supreme Appointees for 2020. Past Supreme Queen Sue Layman, Chairman of the Supreme Temple Bylaws of the Subordinate Temples Committee and member of the Supreme Temple Finance Committee; Past Queen Penny McDonald, Supreme Action Team; Past Queen Linda Trible, Bylaws of Subordinate Temples Committee; Past Queen Krista Williams, Supreme Temple Website Committee; Past Queen Tiffany Ball, Supreme Goodwill Ambassador to the Central Area; and Past Queen Nancy Markham, Supreme Canadian Flag Escort. Congratulations on your appointments, ladies! We are so proud of you!

Just a note about future events. We will have a Nile picnic in 2020, but I have decided to move it to the end of September or beginning of October. I thought it would be nice to see each other since the Fall Festival has been canceled for the year and maybe the weather will be a little cooler. Also, I am working on scheduling a space for our dinner honoring our Supreme Appointees in August. I have it on the calendar for August 19; however, that is subject to change since school now starts on the same day. It might be changed to the week after the 26th if the restaurant banquet area is open.

Ladies, I will see you in September for our meeting at Hadi Temple. We did change it to Monday, September 14, at 7:00 p.m. We will take all precautions and continue to follow the CDC guidelines as well. I hope to see you all!

Nile Love,
Casey Wonders, Queen
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Fellow Officers and Ladies of the Household,
It’s been an interesting start to my Queen year, that’s for sure. But according to my motto, you must “smile at the obstacle, for it is a bridge.” Ladies, I’ve been trying to smile my way through this quarantine and uncertain time.

My installation was held virtually via Zoom on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at 3 p.m. Tina Dobbs, PQ, installed me as Queen, PQ Karla Goff as Princess Royal, and Princess Kathy Stewart as Princess Tirzah. Princess Judy Schultz was installed by me on Sunday, March 29, 2020, at 4 p.m. as Princess Badoura.

Since the installation, I’ve still been working and staying at home and spending time with my 4-year-old son, Cooper; my husband, Cole Wonders; my 2 dogs (Finn and Shadow); and my cat, Jack. I have been working on cleaning out our house and organizing it (then not being able to find anything after I organize!). Of course, I’m practicing my part and working on my Stated Session agenda for when we meet again. Hopefully, we can meet again in May when Hadi re-opens, as this is current plan of action. As always, things are subject to change, and I will get that information out as soon as I know anything.

I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to Supreme Queen Dale Obernolte’s family and Sharon Temple No. 92 on the passing of Supreme Queen Dale. She will be greatly missed. May she sparkle on forever in our memories.

Congratulations to Heather Krastins-Lambert on becoming our new Supreme Queen. Heather was virtually installed on April 7, 2020.

A few upcoming dates for your calendars: our May Stated Session will be held on May 4. Hopefully, we’ll be able to squeeze in a Nile 101 for new members going to Supreme Session this year in St. Paul, MN. Our Supreme Queen Official Visit will be held at the Masonic Temple on July 14, 2020, at 7 p.m. The banquet will be beforehand at 5:30 p.m. Our practice will be held Sunday, July 12, 2020, in the afternoon for all units and officers. The time hasn’t been fully set at this time. 

Keeping smiling!
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Nile Love,
Casey Wonders, Queen 
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Fellow Officers and Ladies of the Household,

I hope you had a very merry Christmas. Also, I wish you a very prosperous New Year. Our Christmas was great. We went to Colorado to spend Christmas with our kids and grandkids for the first time in 17 years.

In November, we had our ceremonial initiating 9 new members. It was exciting to see so many new faces! Also, we voted on a new candidate, Natasha Wheeler, who lives in Germany. We are doing an obligation by Skype or Facetime for her in a couple of weeks.

The Nile Social at Canton Inn was outstanding. There was more than 50 members, spouses, and friends who attended. Good fellowship was had by all. My officers and I want to personally thank everyone who attended the social. What a great turnout!

Trivia night was held January 24 and was so much fun as usual. Also, Casino Night is coming up on February 29. It is always a great time. I hope everyone will be able to join us. Remember, these are fundraisers for our temple, and Casino Night helps us support the Daughters of the Nile Foundation as well.

As this is my last newsletter as Queen, I want to thank everyone for the support you have given me this year. It has been a fun year—one where I have learned a lot—and it has gone by so fast. I can’t believe I have only two more meetings and my year as Queen is over.
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Nile Love and Sparkle On,
Cheryl Stader, Queen

Fellow Officers and Ladies of the Household,

During our summer off we had several fun activities. We had the picnic at my house
with about 20 in attendance. Everyone brought a covered dish and we had barbecued pork. The food was really yummy, and everyone had a good time.

We had a new event with beer tasting at Carson’s Brewery. I was late getting there but didn’t make it before it was over. Most people had already left except for diehards (LOL!). It went over so well we will probably have another one next year.

We’ve had two meetings since we’ve been back from summer break. Our October Stated Session was held during the week of the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival, and attendance was low at the session. I want to thank my pro‐tem officers and the sideliners who were there. Most members were out because of working at the Fall Festival for their unit booths.

I’m sorry I missed the annual Fall Card Party. My grandson in Colorado was to have surgery. Two days before the surgery they canceled it because he was sick with ear, nose, and throat problems and was running a temperature. I hope everyone had a good time!
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At our November Stated Session, we will be honoring Founders Day and learning about
the history of our order. I hope all will be able to attend. We will also be having our next ceremonial on November 18. I hope to see you there to welcome our new Princesses.

The holidays are quickly approaching also. Our annual Nile Christmas Party will be held
immediately following the Stated Session on Monday, December 2. Thank you to the Patrol for hosting this year’s party. I’m sure it will be lovely.

Nile Love and Sparkle On,
Cheryl Stader, Queen

Fellow Officers and Ladies of the Household,

I hope everyone is having a great summer. Mine started by going to the 103rd Supreme
Session of Daughters of the Nile. For some reason I was dreading it, but by the time I
was ready to leave I was excited. It was fun and very informative.

Pr. Royal Casey Wonders and I attended a Daughters of the Nile Foundation reception
for major donors. Isis Temple No. 41 donated $20,865.00 to the foundation in 2018. The reception was very nice, and we received a lovely plaque.

Isis Temple was awarded a certificate for initiating 13 members in 2018 and another certificate for our census remaining the same. We did not grow our total membership
in 2018, but we didn’t shrink either.

There were five candidates this year running for Supreme Princess Badoura. Vickie Hill,
PQ, from Waco, TX, was elected. Check out Princess Badoura Kathy Stewart’s article in
this newsletter for more information.

The Princeton Nile Club held their White Elephant Auction on June 18. Lots of prizes
were brought. Shirley Sheets, PQ, was the auctioneer, and they made good money. It
was a lot of fun, and the food was good as always.

My husband and I attended the Shriners Imperial Session in Nashville, TN, in July.
Daughters of the Nile had an “Imperial Ceremonial.” It was awesome! Elim Temple
No. 76 in Tampa, FL, took in 2 members from Guatemala. It took 13 temples to put
on this event. Past Supreme Queens, Past Queens, and several Ladies of the
Household served as officers and password attendants.

On July 7, I traveled to Madisonville, KY, for the Supreme Queen’s visit to Neith Temple
No. 80. I was accompanied by Sue Layman, PSQ; Sharon Norvell, PQ; Tina Dobbs, PQ;
Krista Williams, PQ; and Pr. Royal Casey.

We had our official visit from the Supreme Queen the next day, on Monday, July 8. Everyone did a great job. I had to move the microphone every time I stood up, and then I
would forget to move it back to use it! Supreme Queen Dale was very down to earth. She loved her suite at the Tropicana Hotel and used the jacuzzi tub after our ceremonial was over. Krista Williams, PQ, and I took her to Indianapolis the next day for the ceremonial at Koran Temple No. 30.

Everyone has been telling me that now the Supreme Queen’s visit is over I can sit back and enjoy the rest of the year. I sure hope it’s true. My Ceremonial Assistants this year have been invaluable. I’m sure they will be glad when my year is over so I will quit bothering them with so many questions! Ha ha!

Nile Love and Sparkle On,
Cheryl Stader, Queen
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Fellow Officers and Ladies of the Household,

Well, another year has begun. I cannot believe I’m Queen already! It’s very nerve-wracking, but I’m sure I’ll survive…everyone else has. (LOL) First, I want to thank all my
officers for being at Installation. It was a beautiful ceremony, and everyone was gorgeous.

The Installation ceremony was held March 23, 2019, at Hadi Temple. It is a day I will never forget. My daughter came in from Colorado to surprise me, and boy, did she ever! Second, I would like to thank my Installing Officers. They did such a great job. I especially want to thank PSQ Sue for investing me with the crown. She will never know how very much that meant to me.

Thanks go out to the Patrol, Egyptian Band, and Dancers and Pageantry for their performances. They did a great job, and everyone enjoyed them. I heard several guests talking about how good they all were. You all made me proud. Also, thanks to Nancy, Sylvia, and Millie for the reception. Guests were talking about how delicious the food was. You three always do such a great job.

Our first Stated Session of the Nile year was held April 1 at Hadi Temple, where the unit officers were installed. On April 9, I will be traveling to Princeton Nile Club for their installation of officers. If you would like to attend, contact Pr. Royal about carpooling.

​Our SQ visitation is early this year. It is Monday, July 8, at 7 pm at Hadi Temple. The banquet will be at 5:30 pm in the Red Fez. I hope you will plan on being there if at all possible. To the officers, let’s try to memorize our parts. That goes for me too.

My theme for this year: Good listeners, like precious gems, are to be treasured. —Walter Anderson

My motto: Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope. —Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

My scripture: Proverbs 16:9 “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.”

Nile Love,
Cheryl Stader, Queen
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Fellow Officers and Ladies of the Household,

As this will be my last newsletter under my reign as Queen, I wanted to let all of you know what an honor it has been to serve as your Queen. Our temple has made me feel so special and loved! Serving Isis Temple has been one of the best experiences of my life, and I want to thank each and every one of you for supporting me and helping me throughout the year. You are all so special to me!

In October, I had the honor of working at the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival in both of our unit booths. I spent my first shift working in The Band Box with the Egyptian Band. I have worked several shifts in this booth in the past, and like every year it was full of hard work, fun, and laughter. I was honored to serve my second shift with the Isis Temple Patrol. This was my first time working in the Brain Booth, and it was an experience. It was a lot of hard work but we had so much fun serving brains after brains to the hungry people at the Fall Festival.

At our November Stated Session, we celebrated Founder’s Day. Thank you to PQ Nancy Markham for sharing some of our history. As always it was a wonderful and informative lesson about our temple and how we came to be our present day Isis Temple.

December was so much fun for me and the temple. The month began with our December Stated Session followed by our Christmas party hosted by the Dancers and Pageantry. We enjoyed tasty cookies and refreshments. We also had fun with an ornament exchange, and I received beautiful gifts from my officers. My month continued the next evening where I joined the Egyptian Band at their Christmas party held at the Log Inn. We had a wonderful time with laughter and friendship. I also joined the Patrol for their Christmas party. Their party was held at the Kennel Club, where we enjoyed fun games, fellowship, and an ornament exchange. My last Christmas party was celebrated with the Dancers and Pageantry unit at TGI Fridays. We had a wonderful meal filled with fellowship, and I was showered with beautiful gifts and love. Thank you to all who contributed to our Christmas celebrations.

Princess Chaplain Della, PQ Jean Rickard, Pr. Royal Cheryl Stader, Pr. Lori Barnett, and I all visited our members who are shut-ins on Dec. 6th. We stopped for lunch at Hacienda, which was so much fun. It was a special day, and we all benefited from the experience.

Thank you to all who helped wrap gifts for the Hadi Hospital Staff’s Children’s Christmas Party! I appreciate it so much! The party was so much fun, and I enjoyed being a part of it. It is always special to see the patients from the Shriners Hospitals for Children®. They remind me why we work so hard and what is most important. The children were all so amazingly sweet, and it was truly a joyful day.

I really enjoyed the Princeton Nile Club’s annual cookie exchange! I think this will be an event I have to attend from here on out! The laughter and fun at this event is wonderful.

Our January Stated Session was a very special evening with our annual Memorial Service. It was an evening for remembrance of those who came before us and have passed on to a better life. You will all be missed always from our temple family. God bless!

On February 4 at 6:30 p.m., we have a very special Stated Session. It will be our last ceremonial for this Nile year. Please join us to see our beautiful ceremonial ritual and welcome our new Princesses to our beautiful order.

Casino Night is quickly approaching and is an exciting night for our temple. We need many volunteers for the evening. If you or someone you know would like to volunteer, please contact PQ Tina Dobbs. Casino Night will take place on Sat., March 16, at Hadi Temple. Doors open at 6 p.m. If you would like to purchase tickets or help sell tickets, please contact PQ Tina, any member of the Ways & Means Committee, or me. We hope to see everyone there!

March 4 will be our annual Election of Officers, so please plan to attend. Per the Supreme Temple Bylaws, Article V, Section 4 (b): Campaigning for or against any Candidate shall not be permitted and could result in suspension or expulsion. Please contact Pr. Royal Cheryl Stader or myself if you are interested in being an officer or on a committee next Nile year. We would love to answer any questions you may have.

I can’t believe this year is quickly coming to an end. My journey to becoming Queen of Isis Temple No. 41 has been nothing short of life-changing. I have had the opportunity to learn so much more about our beautiful order. The selfless and caring women I’ve met and come to love have been amazing! I want to thank all the women I have served with as officers while being in line for Queen. You all have become as close as my family and are lifelong friends that I will cherish forever. In closing, I would like to thank each and every one of you for your love and support this year. It has been a great honor and pleasure serving as your Queen.

​Nile Love and HoneyBee Hugs,
Robbi Strawbridge, Queen
Isis Temple No. 41