2005 Fall
Join us on October 8th
Our Promise In 1994, the 32 ° Masons of the Valley of Grand Rapids made a heartfelt and unwavering prom ise to dyslexic children, their fam ilies, and their comm unity.
Join us on October 8th DATE: Saturday October 8th, 2005 COURSE: 4.2 mile walk around Reed’s Lake START TIM E: 9 a.m. LOCATION: Collins Park, Lakeside Drive, East Grand Rapids W ALKERS: 150 Target
Scottish Rite Families and the Greater Grand Rapids Community will unite for:
Contact Richard Williams at (616) 363-7395 or
rick@grmason.orgfor more
Visit our Website THE 2ND ANNUAL WEST MICHIGAN WALK TO HELP CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA
www.grmason.org/walk/ -Download Registration Forms and Route Maps.
Collins Park - East Grand Rapids The Learning Center and the Valley need your support. Plan on walking with us. If you can ’t join us on the 8th, please consider sending in the $15 registration fee to support the Learning Center. Encourage your friends and neighbors to get involved.
-Find out about Sponsorship Opportunities. -Check for event announcements.
The 32° Masonic News MASONIC TEMPLE 233 EAST FULTON STREET GRAND RAPIDS MI 49503
Ill Gerald E. Millar, 33°, Executive Secretary Robyn A. Young, Administrative Assistant Contact the Scottish Rite Office for schedule information Phone 1-800-340-4060 or 1-616-454-9497 Fax - 1-616-454-8309
(616) 454-9497 *** 1 800 340-4060 FAX - (616) 454 -8309 The Official newspaper of the Valley of Grand Rapids, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Norther n Masonic Jurisdiction. Contributions and manuscripts should be sent to the above address.
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ALLEGIANCE The bodies of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in the Valley of Grand Rapids acknowledge and yield allegiance to the Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the Thirty-Third and last Degree of Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Norther n Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America whose Grand East is Lexington Massachusetts and of which the Ill Walter E. Webber,33º is Sovereign Grand Commander.
Active Members for Michigan Ill Erwin W. O'Dell,33º,MSA Deputy for Michigan Ill Robert N. Osborne,33º,MSA Active for Michigan Ill Gerald F. Thorp,33° Active for Michigan Ill Robert H. Sale,33º,MSA Active Emeritus Ill Sidney R. Baxter,33° Active Emeritus Ill William N. Boutell,33° Active Emeritus Ill Thomas F. Hamlin,33° Deputy’s Representative
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Executive Committee Meeting Board of Trustees Meeting Valley of Grand Rapids Fall Reunion, National Veterans Class Reunion Committee Meeting
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13, Tuesday
Valley Christmas Party
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14, Saturday 17, Tuesday
December’s Rose, Detroit Executive Committee Meeting Board of Trustees Meeting
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Winter 2005 issue deadline November 15, 2005 New Grand Rapids Scottish Rite Web Page: grandrapidsscottishrite.com Editor phone 269 637-3203 fax 269 637-9413 email srnews@btc-bci.com
CO-ORDINATE BODY HEADS: Barry L. Watson Thrice Potent Master Moriah Lodge of Perfection Ill Stanley O. Simons,33° Sovereign Prince Cyrus Council Princes of Jerusalem Walter G. Morris, Jr. Most Wise Master Robinson Chapter, Rose Croix
Valley of Traverse City Fall Reunion Montcalm SRC annual dinner meeting, Trufant CLC Walk-a-thon, Reeds Lake Executive Committee Meeting South Central SRC, Holt, MI
DONATIONS ARE ALWAYS BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE CHILDREN’S LEARNING CENTER. SEND ALL DONATIONS TO THE VALLEY OF GRAND RAPIDS, A.A.S.R. 233 EAST FULTON STREET, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49503-3270. MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO CHILDREN’S LEARNING CENTER
Child Learning Center Nina Gorak,Director
Ill Bruce M. Schadler,33° Commander-in-Chief DeWitt Clinton Consistory
Phone 616 776-6840 Fax 616 776-6875
ALL BODIES Ill Gerald E. Millar,33° - Executive Secretary Ill Thomas W. Cardwell,33° Executive Treasurer
email tutorone@sbcglobal.net
EDITORIAL STAFF Editor - Dick Burrows, MSA Contributing Editor/Photographer Jim Crees Contributing Editor Jeanette Minch Ill Arthur R. Jacobs,33°,MSA Photographer Emeritus
Office email graasr@aasr-mi.org
***** A Great big Thank You to K.C. Baumann of Sprint/Nextel Communication of Grand Rapids 616 974-2400, for providing cell phone communications for our Supreme Council Session 2005. 2
Dear Brothers, Summer is over and we are now preparing for the Fall Reunion. This year the Fall Reunion will be held Friday, November 11 th and 12 th . Many of the Valleys in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction are joining with the Southern Masonic Jurisdiction by holding their Reunion on Veteran’s Day to honor those brave men and women who served this great country. Plan to join us for this event. I hope you were able to take part in the many activities being held by the Scottish Rite Clubs throughout our Valley this past Summer. They were held for your benefit as a means of getting more out of being a member of this great Fraternity. The few I was able to attend were GREAT! You couldn’t ask for better fellowship. That same fellowship is expressed during our Reunions. So many times, not just in the Scottish Rite, but in other organizations as well, I hear members ask, “W hat has this organizations done for me?” I ask, “W hat have you done for the organization?” In other words, you receive from your being a member by what you give to the organization. Several years ago a member of Rotary wrote an article for the Rotarian, their international publication, asking the question “Are you a MINO (pronounced minnow)?” I thought this was very cleaver AND TRUE! If you can’t guess what a M INO is, it stands for M ember In Name Only. People who are content in paying their dues, but rarely, if ever, take an active part in any activities or programs. Then when that organization votes on something and they don't agree with the result, they are one of the first ones to complain. I can’t think of anything greater than being a member of the Masonic Fraternity. I feel honored and privileged to be accepted into such a great and philanthropic organization. I just wish more members would take part in the various activities and degree work. Our fraternity offers so many opportunities. There are opportunities to meet people you would never meet anywhere else; opportunities to take part in, or watch, degrees you witnessed so long ago and opportunities for you to renew old friendships and acquaintances. Unless you take part those opportunities will be lost forever. So I ask you: “Are you a MINO?” I continually speak of the great time we have at the reunions and various functions, but there is always something missing. That something is the attendance of many of our members. Our Valley has been trying to make the reunions more enjoyable, and interesting for everyone. Please let us know if you have any suggestions. The Executive Secretary’s phone number and e-mail address is in this newsletter. Also, if you happen to be behind in your dues, (the 2006 dues are now due) please contact our Executive Secretary, Gerry Millar to make arrangements on getting current. He’s easy to work with and may have an option for you to get current with your dues. I feel sad when I see, or hear, of anyone being suspended for non-payment of dues. Many times a suspension could have been averted. If you are in poor health, financially strapped, or whatever, a simple call to the Executive Secretary will help to ease your mind and keep your membership active. That's enough for now, I hope you will find time to join us in November when we pay tribute to our Veterans. W e thank God for the sacrifice they gave so we are able to live in a country that is free.
A VERY HAPPY 90+ BIRTHDAY * OVER 100
OCTOBER Harold A. Crandall Bertram F. Groh William E. Hays Charles H. Walker Almond A. Foster Charles Winters Francis Yeo Marion H. Hall Ray G. Perkins Glenn Rifenberg Albert Deal NOVEMBER Russell W. Staggs Jex E. Mowrey John A. Beyerhehn Harry Farougi
Roger R. Rosenberger Harry W. Barrows Arnold L. Boorstein Bruce M. Glycadgis Leonard S. Metsker Charles H. Cummings Edward Higley DECEMBER James A. Johnson Robert A. Hockstad John Gardner Murray Short Melbourne Stuck Earl L. McMullin
Can you bring in a petition for this Class?
Fraternally, W alt Morris, Jr., Most W ise Master, Robinson Chapter of Rose Croix
Surely you have a friend in Blue Lodge who is not a member of Scottish Rite. Why not use the application page 8 of this issue. He will be glad you did.
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The Ladies Lounge really had some character that they would come back from the laundry as cut-off shorts! I worked in an office for many years and often had men come to the window over my desk asking if the company in back was hiring. Most of them came in looking as though they needed a shower, shave and haircut, and the clothes they had on shouldn’t have been worn away from home, and they were job hunting? I often felt like saying “Go home, take a shower, shave, get a haircut and put on some decent clothes and then I’ll tell you whether or not Globe is hiring.” You know what, they weren’t really serious about getting a job. continued on page 5
From Where I Sit Jeanette Minch
Casual Clothes-Casual Manners? Well, I’m back on the subject of clothing again. What would we do without T-shirts, sweatshirts, jeans Jeanette Minch or shorts and sport shoes? Everywhere you go that’s what people are wearing – at the store – traveling – shopping – or at church. I remember going shopping or to church or out for dinner and dressing up! A nice dress, heels and sometimes even white gloves were proper attire. Going to church? Don’t even think about not dressing up. When one traveled, again the proper clothing was dressy or at least dressy casual. Somewhere along the line, what people wore at home for working about the house or yard or participating in sports became what people were wearing for everything. We once went to theatre in Chicago and although most people were dressed up – men in suits and ladies in dresses or formal gowns – there were a few wearing jeans. I would say that now most would be in the casual clothes and the few would be dressed up. I’ve seen pictures of early day attendees at the Indy 500 race. First of all there were no women, but second of all, all the men were wearing suits and most had hats as well. I find it a little bizarre to consider going to the 500 race dressed up like that as obviously jeans or shorts and T-shirts and sport shoes are far more practical for that activity. The men of the early races surely had no other clothes to wear to such an event. They considered the blue jeans that they had as work clothes, not as clothes appropriate to attend a social function. Let’s face it, almost all of the things we now wear for casual weren’t even invented then. One of the things that really bothers me about this casual dress is that so many are wearing jeans or shorts that look as though they should have been relegated to the rag bag a year or so ago. We went to a family reunion in July and one of the cousin’s daughters was wearing jeans that were pretty raggedy. Of course, I know that you can go to the store and buy so-called new jeans that are already graced with holes! And you pay extra for such styling! We were in a restaurant last night and one of the employees had on a pair of cut-off cargo pants that had a big hole in the front. His under shorts were plainly in sight! My boys used to complain that when they got their jeans to look like they
LADIES PROGRAM --- LADIES PROGRAM This years Fall reunion will be held on November 11th and 12th , in honor of our military Veterans. On Friday the 11th, we are invited to dinner with the Scottish Rite members and while the men go back to do more degree work, we will plan something to entertain all the ladies. Following the end of the Rose Croix degree we will all be heading out to the Comfort Inn at 4155 28th St. SE for a good time at the hospitality suite. If you haven’t been there, you should join us. There is an open bar and lots of delicious snacks to munch on. It is a great time to sit and chat with old friends and to make some new ones too. On Saturday November 11th, we will be having lunch at Sayfee's Restaurant, 3555 Lake Eastbrook Blvd. SE, behind Center Pointe Mall. Lunch choices will be made off the menu. After lunch, we will return to the Masonic Center for our Annual Fall Craft Auction, which will be held in the Eastern Star Room on the 3rd floor at 2:30 p.m.. So ladies, please get busy so we can have lots of goodies to sell. All proceeds go the West Michigan 32º Masonic Learning Center for Children. The auction will start at 2:30 p.m., so plan to be there. We look forward to seeing you on November 11th & th 12 . Please send your reservations to the Scottish Rite Office. If you will need a ride to and from the Restaurant, please let either me or the Scottish Rite office know and we will make the necessary arrangements to get you there. (Reservations by November 4th please). With the exception of the ladies' luncheon, your banquet reservations must be made with the Scottish Rite member's reservations. Bonnie Watson 616 361-9593
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From where I Sit
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I’ve heard that a lot of problems with teenagers in high school stem from clothes. Teenagers can be very competitive about what they wear, girls especially. If you are not wearing the “right” name brand or the “right” style you can be picked on unmercifully. I am all for uniforms in schools if it prevents this kind of bullying. If not uniforms there could be a strict dress code. Now one of the problems in the schools regarding clothes is with teachers dressing too provocatively. No wonder the kids think its proper to dress with mid-riff showing, or in sheer shirts. Boys have enough hormones raging without enticing them further with sexy looking clothes. I guess the thing that really bothers me about all of the casualness or sloppiness in dress is that along with it we have become too casual and even sloppy about manners and courtesy. What ever happened to the little niceties that people used in the “olden days”? Does casual dress excuse you from saying please and thank you, or being otherwise courteous to other people? I don’t think so. Sweats, T-shirts and jeans are a lot more comfortable than dress attire, but comfortable clothes don’t provide an excuse for sloppiness in courtesy and manners.
Hiram E. Ailing Jack S. Berg Edward H. Brooks Gerald A. Brown Donald F. Eggleston Max L. Fickie E. Rollins Hall Homer H. Halt Moses D. Hatted Elmer S. Houghton Arthur S. Huey Robert C. Jenkins Donald C. Johnson Robert H. Kerr Gerald B. Laylin
George M. LeMunyon Jack E. May Leo R. Merritt Joe D. Pentecost Rex C. Robbins John F. Snyder Russell W. Snyder Leland E. Talbot Edlred P. Toutant Stewart VanPopering Jack H. Walker Leonard J. Weiner Jack L. Welch Daniel C. Wood, Jr.
On Saturday morning of this reunion, the Grand Rapids Scottish Rite Club serves breakfast starting at 7:00 a.m. The cost is $3 and is payable at the door. Also, there is coffee and rolls available on the 4th floor East Dining Room.
Director Nina Gorak presents these happy Learning Center graduates along with their tutors at the May reunion banquet.
A big congratulations to Robert B. Doerr and James H. Resau, nominees for the 33°. These brothers will be coroneted in Chicago in 2006. 5
What is a Vet Some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing limb, a jagged scar, a certain look in the eye. Others may carry the evidence inside them: a pin holding a bone together, a piece of shrapnel in the leg - or perhaps another sort of inner steel: the soul's alloy forged in the refinery of adversity. Except in parades, however, the men and women who have kept America safe wear no badge or emblem. You can't tell a vet just by looking. What is a vet? •
He is the cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi Arabia sweating two gallons a day making sure the armored personnel carriers didn't run out of fuel. • He is the barroom loudmouth, dumber than five wooden planks, whose overgrown frat-boy behavior is outweighed a hundred times in the cosmic scales by four hours of exquisite bravery near the 38th parallel. • She - or he - is the nurse who fought against futility and went to sleep sobbing every night for two solid years in Da Nang. • He is the POW who went away one person and came back another - or didn't come back AT ALL. • He is the Quantico drill instructor who has never seen combat - but has saved countless lives by turning slouchy, no-account rednecks and gang members into Marines, and teaching them to watch each other's backs. • He is the parade-riding Legionnaire who pins on his ribbons and medals with a prosthetic hand. • He is the career quartermaster who watches the ribbons and medals pass him by. • He is the three anonymous heroes in The Tomb Of The Unknowns, whose presence at the Arlington National Cemetery must forever preserve the memory of all the anonymous heroes whose valor dies unrecognized with them on the battlefield or in the ocean's bottomless deep. • He is the old guy bagging groceries at the supermarket - palsied now and agonizingly slow - who helped liberate a Nazi death camp and who wishes all day long that his wife were still alive to hold him when the nightmares come. • He is an ordinary and yet an extraordinary human being - a person who offered some of his life's most vital years in the service of his country, and who sacrificed his ambitions so others would not have to sacrifice theirs. • He is a soldier and a savior and a sword against the darkness, and he is nothing more than the finest, greatest testimony on behalf of the finest, greatest nation ever known. So remember, each time you see someone who has served our country, just lean over and say "Thank You". That's all most people need, and in most cases it will mean more than any medals they could have been awarded or were awarded. Are You, or Have You Been a Member of the ©Father Denis Edward O'Brien USMC Armed Forces? Two little words that mean a lot, "THANK YOU". Fall Reunion Honoring the Veterans of Our Country Remember November 11th is Veterans Day Please help the Valley honor those who have served in one of the five branches of our Military by filling out and returning this coupon. A special invitation is extended to each of you to attend this special reunion.You may call the office with any questions at 1 800 340-4060. See complete information about this special Reunion elsewhere in this issue of the 32° Masonic News.
Name and Rank_____________________________ Branch of Service____________________________ If Veteran, which war_________________________
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FALL REUNION NATIONAL VETERAN'S CLASS NOVEMBER 11-12, 2005 FRIDAY , NOVEMBER 11th 8:00 a.m. 8:15 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:15 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
Member Registration - 4th Floor With Coffee and Doughnuts Jewelry Counter Opens - 5th Floor Candidate Registration - 6th Floor Business Meeting 4° - Master Traveler 14° - Grand Elect Mason Candidate & Member Lunch 15° - Knight of the East or Sword 18° - Knight of the Rose Croix of Heredom Social Time - south end of 3rd Floor Ballroom Friday Evening informal Buffet - 3rd Floor Ballroom Jewelry Counter Closes 20° - Master Ad Vitam (The George Washington Degree) Registration Closes
Hospitality Suite - Comfort Inn - 1/2 hour after the 20° closes
SA T URDA Y, NOVEMBER 12 th 7:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
Breakfast served until 8:00 a.m. by the Grand Rapids Scottish Rite Club Member Registration - 4th Floor Jewelry Counter Opens - 5th Floor Candidate Registration - 5th Floor - Scottish Rite Office 30° - Grand Inspector Candidate Tour of the West Michigan Learning Center 23° - Chief of the Tabernacle (The Four Chaplains Degree) Candidate & Member Lunch Class Pictures 26° - Prince of Mercy (The Abraham Lincoln Degree) 31° - Knight Aspirant & 32° - Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret Registration Closes Special Program honoring Veterans - Amphitheatre Jewelry Counter Closes Social Hour - south end of 3rd Floor Ballroom Formal Reunion Banquet - 3rd Floor Ballroom
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Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Grand Rapids For the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America
Petition For: [] Initiation
[] Restoration
[] Affiliation
(Please Check One)
444444444444444444444444444444 Date: To The Officers and Members of the Scottish Rite Bodies sitting in the Valley of Grand Rapids, Michigan. I, PLEASE PRINT
First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
the undersigned hereof, respectfully show that I am desirous of being admitted as a member of MORIAH LODGE OF PERFECTION, 14°, CYRUS COUNCIL, PRINCES OF JERUSALEM, 16°, ROBINSON CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIX, 18° and DEWITT CLINTON CONSISTORY, 32° and request that I may be received among you, and that I will ever pray for the prosperity and glory of the Fraternity and the welfare of the Brethren. In making this application, I promise on my word of honor that should I become a member of your honorable Body, I subscribe to the following Oath of Fealty: "I, the undersigned, do hereby promise on my word of honor, and swear true faith, allegiance, and fealty to the Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the Thirty-third and Last Degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America, sitting at its Grand East in the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts, of which the Illustrious Walter E. Webber, 33° is the Sovereign Grand Commander, and will support and abide by its Constitutions, Orders and Degrees; That I will hold allegiance to the said Supreme Council and be loyal thereto, as the supreme authority of the Rite; will hold illegal and spurious every other body that may be established within its jurisdiction, claiming to be a Supreme Council to which said Supreme Council has not extended due recognition as such; and every other Body of said Rite within the same Jurisdiction that does not hold its powers from said Supreme Council, or from a Supreme Council recognized by it, and will hold no communication whatever in Scottish Rite Masonry with any member of the same nor allow him to visit any Body of the Rite of which I may be a member; and I will dispense justice to my brethren according to the laws of equity and honor. And should I violate this, my solemn vow and pledge, I consent to be expelled from Scottish Rite Masonry, and all rights therein and in any Body of the Rite, and to be denounced to every Body of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite in the world as a traitor and forsworn. "And may God aid me to keep and perform the same. Amen."
Sign name in full Date of birth _______________________Place of birth________________________________________________________________________________ Resides at _________________________________________________________Home Phone Number:____________________________________________________________ Street
City
State and Zip
Occupation
Work Phone Number:
Member of
Lodge_______ (A.) F. and A. M. at _________________________________________________
Have you ever petitioned the Scottish Rite before? [ ] YES [ ] NO If for affiliation/Restoration, where did you hold membership?
Have you ever been a member of DeMolay? [ ] YES [ ] NO ___________________________________________________________________
Proposed by two members of a Lodge of Perfection: Signatures
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Print Names ______________________________ _________________________________ 44444444444444444444444444444444444444444
The Petition, when completed, should be sent, along with the required fees, to the Valley Secretary, Masonic Temple - 5th Floor, 233 East Fulton Street, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3270 The Check to be made payable to the Valley of Grand Rapids. Any questions can be directed to the Secretary at 1-800-340-4060 or (616) 454-9497. M oriah Lodge of Perfection, 14°................. 42.00 R obinson C hapter R ose Croix, 18°.............. 33.00
C yrus C ouncil, Princes of Jerusalem, 16°......33.00 D eW itt C linton C onsistory, 32°................... 42.00
Total Fees for all Bodies $150 plus $94 pro-rated dues R evised August 2005
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Reunion Meal Reservation Form November 11 - 12 Reunion Meals are complimentary However RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED And must be in the office by November 4th Name_____________________________ Friday Lunch....................... # ____ Friday Dinner...................... #____ (Ladies invited) Saturday Lunch................... #____ Saturday Dinner.................. (Ladies invited)
#____
Ladies luncheon_________
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RETURN TO: Scottish Rite Office 233 East Fulton Street Grand Rapids MI 49053
Ill Erwin O’Dell presents yellow ties and scarfs to Lloyd and Georgia Koyl and Fred and Helen Deady. Thank you for your generous contribution to the Learning Center.
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CLUB CAPERS Grand Rapids Scottish Rite Club
North Berrien Scottish Rite Club
OK, getting ready!
Dateline July 20th 2005 A fun filled time for our second annual steak fry. The weather for the second year in a row was a thunderstorm, but under pavilion the fellowship and food (cooked by Jeff Gooder), was fantastic. Photos by Dan Pelak. Already looking forward to next year.
Heavens to Betsy, look at the blaze!!
W hat a great crowd. W hat a great time!!!
How did these guys get in here?? Photos by db Let her rain, see who cares!
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MORE CLUB CAPERS E-mail: kenchandler@cablespeed.com All Scottish Rite Masons, their Ladies and guests are welcome. Come and enjoy an evening of great fellowship and good food!
Battle Creek Scottish Rite Club The Annual Meeting / Pre-Reunion Dinner will be held on October 10, 2005 at the Lakeview Family Restaurant, 2587 Capital Ave., SW (next to Red Lobster), Battle Creek (at I-94 Exit 97. We will order from the menu. Social time is 6:30 p.m. with dinner at 7:00 p.m. All Scottish Rite members, candidates for membership and their ladies are invited. Reservations are not required. Come and enjoy the hospitality of the Battle Creek Scottish Rite Club.
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***** Montcalm Area Scottish Rite Club Monday, October 3, 2005 Trufant Masonic Temple corner of 1st Street & “C” Street To All Scottish Rite Brothers: You and your Lady are invited to join with us for our Fall Dinner Meeting. The evening festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a potluck dinner followed by program. Please bring a dish to pass and your own table service. Get $25 of your annual Scottish Rite Dues when you top line a petition, so why not invite a friend and his Lady to join with us for an evening of fellowship and introduce them to Scottish Rite Freemasonry. Come and enjoy the hospitality of your Montcalm Area Scottish Rite Club members and their Ladies
***** Grand Rapids Scottish Rite Club October 19, Wednesday: Tommy Brann’s Steakhouse & Grill, 4157 S. Division, Grand Rapids MI Dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. with lots of fellowship. Reservations: Paul Goosmann 616 531-7706 or Dan Pelak 616 532-5060 All Scottish Rite Masons and their Ladies are welcome. Especially candidates and their Ladies!
***** South Central Scottish Rite Club On Tuesday, October 25, 2005, there will be a Dinner/Meeting with our Ladies. This evening will begin with a 6:15 p.m. Social time followed by Dinner at 6:30 p.m. which will be ordered from the menu. This will be held at the Delhi Café which is located at 4625 Willoughby Rd, Holt. Reservations are required and must be made with Ken Chandler, Secretary, 2288 Coy Rd., Mason, MI 48854 by Friday, October 21, 2005. Phone number is 517-676-2172.
Supreme Council Grand Rapids 2005. Supreme Council Production Staff relaxing at the Millar’s prior to the big event. 11