The Alzafar Achbar is the Official Membership Newsletter of Alzafar Shriners: It is published monthly by Alzafar Shriners Stated Meeting ………………………….. 2nd. Thursday Monthly Chartered ………………………………………………… July 13, 1916 PHONE: 210-496-1625 San Antonio Shrine Auditorium: 901 N. Loop 1604 West San Antonio, Texas 78232: www.thesashrineauditorium.com Alzafar Shriners E-mail: alzafarrecorder@gmail.com Official Website: www.alzafar.org 2019 ELECTIVE DIVAN Potentate …………………………………………………Eric A. DeWalt Chief Rabban …………………………………………….Marty Bartlett Assistant Raddan …………………………………Travis Elmendorf High Priest & Prophet …………………………….Robert Norman Oriental Guide ………………………………………….Rick Reyes III Treasurer …………………………………………………..Stuart Simms Recorder ……………………………………………….Thomas Leverett 2019 APPOINTIVE DIVAN 1st Ceremonial Master ………………………………..Bobby Miller 2nd Ceremonial Master …………………………………Steve Starr Director ……………………………………………………Donald English Marshall …………………………………………………………Ken Propes Captain of the Guard ……………………………………..Josh Miller Outer Guard ……………………………………………….Paul Dawson Chaplain ……………………………………………..Robert M. DeWalt 2019 IMPERIAL REPRESENTATIVES Potentate ………………………………………………….Eric A. DeWalt Chief Rabban ……………………………………………Martin Bartlett P.P. Reese L. Harrison, Jr. ………Emeritus Representative P.P. Robert “Bob” Jett …………….Emeritus Representative Daniel M. Hutchison III …………..Emeritus Representative P.P. Robert “Bobby” Hunt P.P. Stuart H. “Stu” Simms 2019 FINANCE COMMITTEE Potentate ………………………………………………….Eric A. DeWalt Chief Rabban ……………………………………………Martin Bartlett Assistant Rabban …………………………………Travis Elmendorf Gary Bausell ……………………………………………………….4 Years Kyle Jackson……. …………………………………………………3 Years TBD ………………….…….……………………………………………2 Years Garett Ethridge ………………………………………………….1 Year ALZAFAR SHRINE PHOTOGRAPHER ………….Art Loera STATED MEETING The next Stated Meeting of the Alzafar Shriners will be held on August 08 ,2019 at the San Antonio Shrine Auditorium, 901 N. Loop 1604 West San Antonio, Texas 78232. Dinner is at 6:00pm on a first come first served basis. The purpose of the Stated Meeting is to receive and ballot on petitions, to receive committee reports, to discuss and take possible action on agenda matters and any such other business, as might come before it YOUR 2019 DUES CARD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ADMITTANCE TO STATED MEETINGS. BE SURE TO BRING THESE THREE THINGS: • • •
Your fez on your head Your dues card in your pocket The spirit of fun and good fellowship in your heart
Potentate Recorder
Eric A. DeWalt Thomas D. Leverett
Eric A. DeWalt Alzafar Potentate Let there be Light July may have been dark but is certainly was not boring. The 145th Imperial Session was held in Nashville TN and Alzafar was represented well. Over 40 Nobles and Ladies traveled to Music City to Honky-Tonk their way down Broadway. The meetings were well attended, completions were all around and Fun and Fellowship was had by all as we planned for the future of our Fraternity. I would like to thank our 2019 Imperial Representatives: P.P. Stuart H. Simms, P.P Robert W. Hunt & Chief Rabban Marty Bartlett. As well as our Emeritus Representatives: P.P. Reese L. Harrison, Jr., P.P. Robert L. Jett and Daniel M. Hutchison III all who have a wealth of knowledge and represent Alzafar so well on the Imperial Level. I foresee in our near future, a Noble from Alzafar as a possible candidate for the Imperial Line. Wouldn’t that be impressive? Alzafar truly ROCKS. The Imperial Session went over the 4th of July holiday but that did not stop our Nobles back home from representing so strong in the Seguin Parade. All I can say is the turnout was impressive. Thank you, my Shrine Family. I have been elevated for this brief period in time, by you, to help steer this Fraternity, Philanthropy and Family into the future. I am doing what I love and that makes it all worth it. I believe a smile is contagious. As long as we dawn that Old Red Fez and constantly look for like-minded individuals, we will parade well into the future. Remember, we must always be looking for new members for our Blue Lodge and always be looking for new Shriners from our Blue Lodge. Always remember: membership, membership, membership. The dark month is behind us. This means our Shine is in full swing. Please support the members of your Divan as they lead the way. Marty with Circus for our Fraternity’s Future, Travis with Gala for our Philanthropy’s Future, Robert with Ceremonial and Masonic Picnic for our membership and Rick with our children’s festivities. Let there be light. Alzafar, as always, Suzy and I are so proud to serve you. We are blessed to call you family and we are humbled by the amount of love given to our Shine Children.
Thank You and God Bless
High Priest & Prophet
Oriental Guide
Robert Noman II
Hello Alzafar!! I hope you all have had a great summer thus far. It's still hard to believe the Alzafar Train has gotten us to the eighth month of the year already. Where has the time gone? Seems like just a few days ago we started this year off. Over the next months, Alzafar will be hosting a lot of different events. One that is coming up for the High Priest & Prophet to host is the Masonic Picnic and Chili Cook Off. The Masonic Picnic and Chili Cook Off is set for October 12th. I encourage all Shriners to come on out to Camp Alzafar for a fun filled day of getting back to our roots. We hope to see a lot of our shrine units out competing in our chili cook off hosted by Camp Alzafar. We are going to try and extend our hands to the lodges this year and try and get more lodge participation. We will be providing lunch, dinner, libations and entertainment. If you plan on attending any portion of the day, if you could please call the shrine office at 210-496-1625 and RSVP, that would be great. This will ensure we have enough food and drinks for everyone. We will have more information about the Masonic Picnic and Chili Cook Off soon. Come on out for a day to remember and bring your friends as well. You never know, they might enjoy it and want to become a Mason and then a Shriner. Lady Tiffany and I are still so excited about the position we have been elevated into and can't wait for the next opportunity to visit with each and every one of you. If there is something we can do to make things better or suggestions you may have, don't hesitate to stop us and let us know. Until we meet again, thank you.
Rick Reyes III
Alzafar, having just returned from Imperial I am truly inspired by the direction of our organization. Both from a fraternal and a philanthropic approach. While in Nashville, I had the opportunity to attend a membership symposium. As a team, I felt that Alzafar is on track to achieve each of the goals that our leaders at imperial have set out for us. All we need is your continued support. Membership is what will drive our fraternity for the years to come and its up to each of us to promote ourselves and our organization to the public. This should be done in a manner which would entice everyone that sees us to want to join. If you have friends that have been asking about the work you do or the fun you have, invite them out to an event at the Shrine and let’s see if we can generate the same desire to serve, in them, that you all carry in you. Imperial session was an amazing atmosphere as it usually is. The difference this year as opposed to other years is that I was able to represent Alzafar on a state and national level. Our Imperial lady Alice Smith was appreciative for the gift (Alamo Flag) that Alzafar presented to her at the Texas breakfast. I was equally appreciative of the opportunity to present it to her. Those of us that serve our fraternity and philanthropy here in Texas are in great hands with Imperial Sir Jim Smith and Lady Alice, moving forward. Lastly, I was honored to participate in the Imperial Sessions throughout the week and witness first hand, the great deeds that our fine organization does for the community at large. Thank you to each of you for your continued support. I know we are headed in the right direction and I’m looking forward to what the future holds for Alzafar. Finally, our next OG Round Table will be July 23rd and September 24th at 7pm in the dining room at the Shrine. Everyone’s attendance is encouraged and highly recommended. The purpose of the Round Table is to come up with ideas to fuel our organization into the future. As members of Alzafar, you all have a choice and a voice and this is one of many avenues each of you can take, to make a difference. Don’t be the one who says “you know what you ought to do”! Be the one that says, “you know what you ought to do, and here’s some ideas to make it happen”! Until next time nobles. Respectfully, Rick Reyes III
OG
you read this Achbar article, the roof has been repaired and the inside has been restored. Many thanks to the people that use the Lodge Building for their patience. Camp Alzafar Update: We hired a wonderful new Camp Caretaker at the beginning of the year. Unfortunately, the Caretaker Cabin had too much damage inside and the Board needed to make a major decision. We obtained bids to restore the cabin. We looked at switching rooms with the Club House and creating a large new club house where the caretaker’s cabin was located. We even explored the idea of demolishing the cabin and adding a prefab unit in its place. Nobody ever said being on the Divan was going to be easy. On a Personal note: God created a patient woman in my wife Lisa or today she is known as Nana by our grandson. On August 18th we will celebrate 40 years of marriage. Lisa retired in 2008 and loves to spend her time Shooting Pool. Her goal is simple, get her many pool leagues qualified to play in the National Tournament. As you know, I spend my time with the Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and the Shrine. We both support each other's interest. So what is the secret to 40 years of marriage? Marry your Best Friend. Come out and join us at the next event or Shrine Parade and find out why I say “Alzafar Rocks”!
DIRECTORS STAFF By: Miguel Inclan The Alzafar Directors Staff is preparing for the 2019 Ceremonial to be held on August 10th. We highly encourage all members who have not traveled through the Hot Sands to join us on this momentous occasion as we welcome new Nobles into our fraternity. We announced the winners of our Gun Raffle at the Camp Alzafar 4th of July celebration. The Directors Staff thanks everyone who participated in our fundraiser. The Kendall County Fair Parade will be held on August 31st in Boerne with an 8am lineup and a 10am step-off. Parades are always a great time and place to have some fun and display the greatness of our camaraderie and brotherhood
THE DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS By: Richard Wallace The Alzafar Drum and Bugle Corps again won the TSDCA Drum Corps Stand Still Competition at TSA in Wichita Falls. They performed “The Texas Aggie War Hymn, Texas Fight, and God Bless America”, “St. Lois Blues March”, and “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Nobles who participated were Emilio Casarez, Bonnie Verzosa, Jim Wells, Richard Wallace, Steve Nail, and Robert Packer. The performance earned the Corps a First Place Trophy in Stand Still. We performed outside the Market Place and received many complements for shoppers and vendors alike. We are always looking for more musicians. Currently we are performing on brass instruments that are played in the band; Bb trumpets, Bb marching French horns, marching trombones, marching baritones, etc. We do have instruments that we can lend to you. We need low brass and percussion players. We are also need percussionists and we have drums for you to play. We are a very low-pressure organization in terms of expectations and very flexible concerning time commitment. Thursday evening practices in Room 8 start at 7:30pm and end at 9:00pm. If you have any questions, please call Richard Wallace at 210-219-6861 or email at rfwall@swbell.net. Come on out and join us!
2019 TSA
NEMNUF By: Jon Strandlie WOW! Is it August already?!? It must be as it feels like 100 everyday. What an eventful June & July we had as a Shrine and more specifically as a unit. We started June at TSA by taking home some hardware by placing 3rd in makeup & costume. Thank you to Garrett (Popp-E), Carlos (B-Cuz) and Paul (Wrong Way) for your presence at TSA. Paul filled in valiantly for me as a judge. Special thanks goes to my Lady, Nancy, as that week was especially tough. We were in 4 cities in 5 days. In July we had a strong showing of clowns in Seguin to celebrate our Nation’s birthday and we were blessed with the President of ISCA speaking at our meeting on the 8th. A special thanks to our stellar 2nd VP Mike (Tiddlywinks) Long for hosting Dizzy while he was in San Antonio. For any clowns that are reading this if you haven’t registered for ISCA Mid-Winter to compete on an International level yet, then do it pronto! Finally, according to Wikipedia, August is Psoriasis Awareness month. Soooooo……be look out for red, dry, itchy skin.
ALZAFAR ROD & GUN CLUB By: Craig Noyes Hello all. At the August 2019 meeting, we had a presentation by Texas Parks & Wildlife that was very informative. They spoke about the rules and regulations for the upcoming Hunting Season. For the dove hunters in the Shrine, the Rod & Gun Club will have our Annual Dove Hunt at the Shawn Williams Ranch in Kennedy on the opening day in September. There will be clay target shooting, the dove hunt, and a Brisket meal prepared by Shawn Williams that will be served. Please thank Shawn for his Hospitality. The event is open to all Shriners so, please come a join us. Maps were given out at the meeting or members can contact President Barnes or Shawn Williams about getting there. I finally made a trip to the coast to stock up on Shrimp and Red Fish and we stayed at the Inn at Fulton Harbor and had a really great time. The Inn and Charlotte Plummer’s Restaurant are owned by the same family and the service and hospitality were great. The Inn has also been renovated recently due to the Hurricane and I asked about and got information for the club on having the coast trip there. You can even
do a Dolphin Watch tour right off the front door at Fulton Harbor. I would also like to remind everyone that the Rod & Gun Club is open to all Shriners and if you are not doing anything on the first Sunday of the month please come and join us in the Roustabout Room at 12:00 noon. Have a Bloody Mary and some fun and fellowship. You won’t be disappointed. That is all I have to offer for the good of the order so I will say “Thank You all and may there be many fish on your stringer”.
NEKODAH TEMPLE NO. 44 DAUGHTERS OF THE NILE Queen Amanda Brown We had our first Ceremonial May19th and welcomed five new princesses. They are: Amanda Reyes, Paula Allen, Georgia Couch, Sandra Hermann and DeeDee Kintigh. Our next Ceremonial is September 22nd at 2:00pm. We would like for all of the ladies of the household to join us for this memorable occasion and to welcome our new members. Nekodah’s annual picnic -- August 16th 6pm in the Alzafar Terrace room. Contact Sherry Jackson for tickets 210-363-6806. The ladies and nobles that accompanied her Majesty, Amanda Brown to the Supreme Session in Reno, NV had a wonderful time. Nekodah is honored to return with four Supreme appointments – PQ Cindy Bausell as Supreme Princess Musician, PQ Charlie BedgoodSupreme Goodwill Ambassador-Central Area, PQ Linda Wilkinson-Supreme Temple American Flag Escort, PQ Margie Flores-Supreme Temple Canadian Flag Escort. If you or someone you know would like to become a member of Daughters of the Nile, Nekodah Temple No. 44, please contact any of our members or the Membership Team: PQ. Peggy Songer, PQ. Charlie Bedgood, PQ. Barbara Wells, Pr. Cindy Garza and Pr. Rita Young.
IN MEMORY OF
Ronny L. Ezell John Mistician George Cutright
DONOR
Bill & Maxine Saiter
Bob Prichard
Gary Davis
P.P. Stuart Simms & Family
Kenneth Tucke
Jim & Sandy Miller
Kenneth Tucke
Bud Tolle
Kenneth Tucke
Bill Barker
Kenneth Tucke
P.P. JD Thomas & Lady Valerie
Kenneth Tucke
Floyd & Jennie Barker
Kenneth Tucke
Susan & Jay Brewer
Kenneth Tucke
Gene & Sara Boyd
Kimberly Burford
David & Judy Knape
Lois Fitzgerald
Floyd & Jennie Barker
Nolan Williams
Allene Crisler, Ronda,Richard Perez
Ramon Hernandez Rangel
Alzafar Honor Guard
Raul Cervera
Bob & Becky Ashley
Ron Ezell
Michael Collins
Ron Ezell
Richard Bless
Ron Ezell
Kenneth Neal
Sadie Ennis
Alzafar Hospital Corps
Sadie Ennis
Charlie Bedgood
Sadie Ennis
Dee Duderstadt
Gary Davis Kenneth “Ken” Tucke
Alzafar Classifieds FOR SALE: 2 crypts at Anchor Lodge Cemetery. Make offer. Call Bob @ 210-824-4689. FOR SALE: 2 burial plots at Sunset Memorial Funeral Park. Asking $4,000.00 each. For more information call Noble A. G. Pinson @ 615-746-6888. FOR SALE: 4 burial plots at Sunset Memorial Park in the Masonic Section. Asking $4,000.00 each or negotiable. Call Judy Phillips @ 210-274-7713. FOR SALE: 2 burial plots at Sunset Memorial Park in the Masonic Section. Asking $4,000.00 each. Please contact Vicki Gann @ 210-315-1325. FOR SALE: 4 adjourning plots in Brookside Memorial Park Cemetery, Houston Texas. Section 26 (Masters Lawn-Masonic Section), lot 251, spaces 3,4,5 & 6. Asking $4,995.00 each. All or part. Call Noble Johnny @ 210-328-1776. FOR SALE: 2011 E Z -Go Golf cart with cargo bed. 48 volt. Asking $2,000.00. Call 210-724-6154
FOR SALE: #5 Arabia at Camp Alzafar. Please call Ronny @ 210-724-9653 for details and also for showing. FOR SALE: #7 Maskat at Camp Alzafar. 2 bedroom, 2 bath cabin across from the ball park. Includes all furnishings and golf cart. Call Noble Mark Morley at 210632-4194. FOR SALE: 400CC Scooter in excellent condition. Has windshield, box to carry items. Contact Noble Keith Jorgensen @ 210-521-1679 or 210-422-9820. FOR SALE: #5 Alzafar at Camp Alzafar. Cabin with window air conditioner, 1 bedroom. Golf cart comes with cabin. Asking $15,000.00. Call Noble Al Putnam @ 830237-6086. FOR SALE: #4 Ben Hur at Camp Alzafar. 840 sq. ft. with redwood deck. A/C and approved 250 gallon emergency water system. 2 bedrooms with 1 1/2 bathrooms. Partially furnished. Call Noble Chuck Lianza at 830-5374764.
AUGUST CALENDAR OF EVENTS 1st 5th 8th 10th 24th 31st
Seniors Meeting & Luncheon/Roustabout Room Finance & Divan Meeting/Conference Room Alzafar Stated Meeting/Ballroom Alzafar Ceremonial/Ballroom Gillespie Co. Fair Parade/Fredericksburg (optional) Kendall County Fair Parade/Boerne Camp Alzafar Closing Festivities/Boerne
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_____________________________________________________________ SEPTEMBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2nd 5th 13th-15th 19th
LABOR DAY-SHRINE CENTER CLOSED Seniors Meeting & Luncheon/Parlors LOS Stated Meeting/Parlors Alzafar Stated Meeting/Ballroom 76th Alzafar Shrine Circus/Freeman Coliseum NILE Stated Session/Parlors
12:00 noon 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm
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Seniors Meeting & Luncheon/Parlors LOS Stated Meeting/Parlors Alzafar Hospital Gala/Ballroom Finance & Divan Meeting/Conference Room Alzafar Stated Meeting/Ballroom NILE Stated Session/Parlors Masonic Picnic & Chili Cook Off/Camp Alzafar COLUMBUS DAY-SHRINE CENTER CLOSED Children's Halloween Party/Ballroom Medina County Fair Parade/Hondo
12:00 noon 7:00 pm 5:00 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm
10:00 am