Change to General Order No. 5: Due to a tire, the Annual Conclave of the Grand Commandery of Kansas will be held at the Red Coach Inn, 2110 W. Crawford, Salina. It will not be at Concordia as previously announced. Errata: In the article on Brother Teddy in our January issue, Colombia was incorrectly spelled, and a reference to WWII should have been to WWI. A Gift of Templary in Michigan: Thanks to the $100,000 gift of the Knights Templar of Michigan in 1959 to the Starr School for wayward and neglected boys, which was built more than 75 years ago by the late Sir Knight Floyd Starr on the shores of Montcalm Lake near Albion, Michigan, the Knights Templar Gymnasium is a part of the Margaret and Harry Towsley Recreation Center of that worthy institution, and stands as another memorial to the helping hands of those in our Fraternity who fulfill their obligation to promote the good works of charity. The Knights Templar building was dedicated on May 5, 1961, when Past Grand Master of the Grand Encampment and former Michigan governor Wilbur M. Brucker addressed the attending guests, as did Fund Chairman J. Clifford Smith, who had told his fellow Sir Knights "This is not an ordinary crusade for bricks and mortar, concrete and steel, oak and glass. It is a Holy Crusade to build a Temple of Good Deeds, to erect a structure of heart and soul to God. It is a
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building to build boys - needy, deserving, troubled boys who long for another chance." Alec J. Allen, Vice President of the Starr Commonwealth Schools, invites Knights Templar to a tour of the facilities. He may be reached at The Starr Commonwealth Schools, Starr Commonwealth Road, Albion, MI 49224. Sir Knights, Attention!: An important and invaluable booklet entitled The York Rite of Freemasonry - a History and Handbook, is available from the Grand Encampment. Authored by Sir Knight Frederick G. Speidel, KYGCH, Grand Preceptor of the Grand College, HRAKTP, and Past Grand Commander of North Carolina; this comprehensive, illustrated 78-page booklet explains the degrees, history, symbolism, and benevolent programs of the Blue Lodge, the Chapter, the Council and the Commandery, with illustrations of the jewels of the officers of each body and the Red Cross, Malta, and Templar banners. You will find it a useful reference that belongs in the library of every member of your Commandery, answering many of the questions that are asked about the Rite; and makes a perfect presentation to the new Templar at the time of his Knighting. It could be distributed as part of your membership program to officers/members of the Masonic bodies in your area - and the price is right! There is no limit on orders: $1.50 each under 100 copies; $1.00 each over 100 copies. Write your checks and mail to the Grand Encampment, 14 East Jackson, Suite 1700, Chicago, 1160604-2293
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