Pretty good numbers for family night. How many stated meetings do y'all have per month?
Stated meetings, once monthly on the first Thursday. We also meet every Wednesday and Thursday evening for fellowship and (supposedly) ritual practice & instruction. Each Saturday morning at 7:00 a.m. until around 9:30 or so for coffee and candidate instruction. Community breakfast at the lodge on each second Saturday. Rainbow Girls meet every Monday, and Tuesdays belong to the OES. So there's usually something going on at the lodge every night of the week except Fridays and Sundays.
Family night has traditionally been a potluck meal with the Lodge furnishing a meat dish, but this year we have just slap outgrown what can be managed with potluck, so I prepare a basic meal for ~60 plates - meat, starch, and 2 vegetables - and whatever the folks bring in for potluck is extra... that way no one goes home hungry or at least unsated. This month's family nite will feature chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes & gravy, fried okra, butterbeans, and cornbread. We're known for setting a pretty good table at degrees and meetings; the same guys who cook for the Scottish Rite temple downtown have their home lodge here.