Scottish Rite News For the Valley of Dallas

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1 Scottish Rite News For the Valley of Dallas July, Your Chairman attended the Anson Jones Award ceremony and Scholarship Banquet on June 3, 2006 at the Fort Worth Scottish Rite Bodies and heard the speech given by the Anson Jones Award recipient, Brother Robert Glasgow, 33 o. He was very impressed with the role Masons have played in forming and building this country and the great state of Texas. The significant contributions of Masons to the statehood of Texas is a story all Texas Masons should share with their friends and brethren.... I want to do three things during my remarks. First, I want to talk about the History of Masonry for those of you who are not Masons. Second, I want to talk about the contributions of Masons to this Nation and This State, to include the contributions of Anson Jones, the First Grand Master of Masons in Texas. WHAT IS MASONRY Masonry originated with the building of King Solomon s Temple in 993 B.C. Our Masonic history teaches us that the stone masons of that time had achieved a level of expertise in the application of architecture and geometry that produced the great Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages. 150,000 stone masons spent 7 years building King Solomon s Temple, and it is said that they were so organized there was never any controversy, contention, or discord among the workers at the Temple at any time during this 7 year period. King Solomon was the first Grand Master of these masons. And it is said that the building when completed, was fitted with such excise niceties, it resembled more the handiwork of the Supreme Architect of the Universe than that of human hands. As most people of this time were uneducated and could not read or write, the Masons developed a system of words and handshakes to identify themselves as they traveled around the different cities and countries working on temples and cathedrals. They were not a religion or a secret organization, but just a craft of skilled workers helping other workers advance in stone masonry. In the 17th century Freemasonry emerged in England as a fraternal order based on the principles and organization of the medieval stone masons crafts. At that point it was no longer a requirement that a person had to be a stone mason for membership. The present day Masons simply believe that there is or should be a code of conduct among men that make good men better, and creates an environment where all people can live together in peace, harmony, brotherly love and fellowship, as did the workers at King Solomon s Temple. One of the most important tenants in Masonry is charity. Our charitable activities are most notable, and it is estimated that Masons spend $3 million per day in charitable activities. You scholarship recipients are benefits of this charitable function of Masonry. We are not a religious organization. Although we do believe that to be a member you must have a belief in a deity. A particular religious faith is not a pre-requisite to become a Mason. Masonry is not a secret organization. We have private meetings among our members to take care of our Masonic business. There is simply no mystery about masonry, and our teachings, principals, goals, and charities are well known to all. We are simply a fraternal organization attempting to make ourselves, our members, our communities, our state and our country a better place for all. HOW MASONRY HAD ITS INFLUENCE ON THIS NATION The principles of Masonry are embedded in the creations of this Nation and this State. The United States Declaration of Independence contains these famous words: We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident, That All Men Are Created Equal, That They Are Endowed By Their Creator With Certain Inalienable Rights, That Among These Are Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Happiness. That To Secure These Rights, Governments Are Instituted Among Men, Deriving Their Just Powers From the Consent Of The Governed. These are basic tenets of Masonry. Masons were the drafters of the Declaration of Independence. 54 men signed the Declaration of Independence...24 were lawyers; 11 were merchants; and 9 were farmers or plantation owners. These were not wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. By their actions, our forefathers in Masonry gave us a free and independent America. Who were these great American Masons? They were George Washington (Grand Master of Virginia), Benjamin Franklin, (Grand Master of Pennsylvania), Paul Revere, (Grand Master of Massachuset) John Adams, John Hancock, and James Monroe, among many others. But other Masons had a hand in the success of this nation: a) 14 Presidents - George Washington through Gerald Ford. b) 42 Supreme Court Justices; c) Business leaders: Henry Ford and Andrew Mellon; d) Great Americans: Mark Twain, Charles Lindbergh, Gene Autry, Douglas MacArthur, John Glenn and many of the military leaders and political leaders. e) Black leaders: Prince Hall, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Thurgood Marshall, and Booker T. Washington. f) Great Artists: Irving Berlin, Rudyard Kipling, Wolfgang Mozart, and John Philip Sousa. There are simply a lot of Masons who have developed the culture of this Country, in government, military, education, and the arts. How Masonry Had Its Influence On This State Anson Jones, the first Grand Master of Masons in Texas, and the last President of the Republic of Texas, is credited with being the father of Masonry in Texas. Twenty-Two Masons signed the Texas Declaration of Independence at Washington on the Brazos on March 2, The Preamble states: When a government has ceased to protect the lives, liberty and property of the people, from whom its legitimate powers are derived, and for the advancement of whose happiness it was instituted; and so far from being a guarantee for their inestimable and inalienable rights, becomes an instrument in the hands of evil rulers for their oppression. Again we see the masonic principals in this Declaration of Independence in Texas: These were the signers of this Texas Republic Declaration of Independence: Sam Houston - Anson Jones - Stephen F. Austin - William B. Travis - James Fannin - Thomas Rusk - Juan Seguin - Lorenzo de Zavala. By the time of annexation into the United States in 1846, Masons had served in nearly every major governmental post in the Republic of Texas. All of the Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the Republic of Texas were Masons. In 1844, two years before annexation, George K. Teulon, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Texas, stated in a speech in Boston: Texas is emphatically a Masonic Country. Our national emblem, the Lone Star, was chosen from among the emblems selected by Freemasonry, to illustrate the moral virtues - it is a five-pointed star, and alludes to the Masonic five points of fellowship. James David Carter, a Masonic historian, writes: Freemasonry was without doubt the single most important social institution in early Texas. The first public building erected in a new community was the familiar two-story Masonic Lodge. The first floor ordinarily served as the school classroom and town meeting hall, while the lodge room occupied the upper floor. The Grand Lodge of Texas at one time was, and still may be, the 4th largest Masonic Grand Lodge in the World. There is simply no question that Masonic principles were the guiding light for the creators of this Great State. The questions we face today are: a) How do you keep a legacy alive; b) How do you preserve the Masonic traditions of independence, democracy, personal liberties, self-government, and free public school education. c) Are we as dedicated to our State and Nation as were the signers of both the U.S. and Texas Declarations of Independence. d) Are we willing to risk our lives and personal wealth to preserve the type of democracy created by our Masonic brothers who created this Nation and Country. Some of you in this audience can stand up and shout yes, as you have placed your life on the line for the service to your nation in World War II - Korea - Viet Nam - and the Middle East. One time in the history of this country there was a cold hard winter at a place called Valley Forge. There were a lot of farmers gathered there fighting a war against the greatest army in the world at the time, headed by General Cornwalish. All of the American soldiers were volunteers. They had no uniforms, no food, no cover from the harsh weather, and no ammunition. During the cold winter, human nature being what it is, the farmers wanted to go home to see their families, just to eat and get warm. A follow named Payne stood up in the midst of the army and said these famous words: Don t just be a summer time soldier - Don t only be a sunshine patriot. Are we going to follow the foot steps of our Masonic ancestors or are we going to be summertime soldiers and sunshine patriots to our country, our state, and our fraternity? That is my challenge to my Brother Masons... Thank You, Brother Glasgow

2 Scottish Rite News for the Valley of Dallas - ed.kirk@dallasscottishrite.org Page 2 Audie Murphy Exhibit at The Hall of State, Fair Park, Dallas In an unprecedented move, Dallas Scottish Rite Bodies has made loan of the Audie Murphy collection, normally on display in the Cathedral, to the Dallas Historical Society. The exhibit is on display in the Hall of State at Fair Park. Audie Murphy is the centerpiece of a display featuring Texas Heroes. The Texas Heroes exhibit will be be displayed from Memorial Day through Labor Day, 2006, admission is free and the Historical Society expects more than 200,000 visitors to view the exhibit during that time. Part of the exhibit includes a photograph of the Dallas Scottish Rite Cathedral, a letter from our Chairman to the Historical Society, a picture of Audie s Scottish Rite Reunion class, a white cap (33 o ), and our collection of medals he received during World War II. Audie Leon Murphy, the most decorated combat soldier in World War II, was born near Kingston, Texas on June 20, After being turned down by the Navy and Marines, he enlisted in the United States Army in June 1942, just prior to his eighteenth birthday. After basic infantry training at Camp Walters, Texas, and advanced training at Fort Meade, Maryland, he was assigned to North Africa as a private in Company B, Fifteenth Infantry Regiment, Third Infantry Division. During his World War II career Murphy received thirty-three awards, citations and decorations and won a battlefield promotion to second lieutenant. He received every medal that the United States gives for valor, two of them twice. On January 26, 1945, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for exceptional valor near Holtzwhir, France, where he was personally credited with killing or wounding about fifty Germans and stopping an attack by enemy tanks. After the war s end, Murphy also received several French and Belgian decorations for valor. He fought for eight campaigns in Sicily, Italy, France and Germany, participated in two amphibious assaults, in Sciily and southern France, and was wounded three times. He was discharged from the United states Army at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio on August 17, Audie Murphy, a little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Bay City, Texas who played cowboy parts? Most decorated serviceman of WWII and earned: Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 2 Bronze Star Medals with "V", 2 Purple Hearts, U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Distinguished Unit Emblems, American Campaign Medal, European-African- Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and one Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern France), World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar, French Fourragere in Colors of the Croix de Guerre, French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier, French Croix de Guerre With Silver Star, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Medal of Liberated France, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm.

3 Page ed.kirk@dallasscottishrite.org Scottish Rite News for the Valley of Dallas Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Hosts Luncheon for Scholarship Recipients Brother Robert L. Walker, 33 o IGH, Executive Vice President and Administrator of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, was the featured speaker at the Dallas Scottish Rite Library and Museum Scholarship Banquet in April. We presented $1, scholarships to 33 deserving young people that evening. At the banquet, Brother Walker offered to set up a luncheon and tour for those young people and their families. The Luncheon was held on Saturday, June 10, 2006 in a private dining room at the hospital with 8 of the students and their parents attending. After lunch, Brother Walker gave a short history of the hospital and showed a film of a group of patients on a ski trip to Winter Park, Colorado. All of the patients were missing at least one limb but learned to ski or snow board like pros. The film highlights the positive attitude TSRH instills in its patients. The students and families then were taken on a guided tour of the facilities including a full explanation of many of the programs, from how prosthetic devices are made, the difference between orthotics and prosthetics and a trip through the many laboratories including some of the learning disabilities labs and the game room. As always, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children served a gourmet meal and presented a highly professional approach to all present. It was a great day. It appears that at least one new Mason will be coming out of this group. Let s all do whatever we can to raise the awareness of Masonry, especially Scottish Rite Masonry to the public. Dallas Scottish Rite Library and Museum Scholarship Award Winners and their families enjoy luncheon and tour at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital. Chelsea Belote and Family Kaitlin Drinkwater and Family Lee Anne Feher and Family Jokit Lo and Family Amy Ray and Family Allison Smith and Family Jason Turney and Family Amy Wright and Family Bob Walker gives a talk to the students and their families. MEMBERSHIP IS THE KEY! Get your candidates today for the Summer Reunion. Membership is the lifeblood of our Fraternity!

4 Scottish Rite News for the Valley of Dallas - ed.kirk@dallasscottishrite.org Page 4 CHAIRMAN S MESSAGE The Dallas Scottish Rite website has been updated and I suggest you visit it; the events scheduled for a particular date reflects the background detail automatically when the cursor passes over it. Sovereign Grand Commander, Ronald Seale, 33, has established a new schedule for Honors recommendations. Forms for recommendations are in the front office of the Cathedral and must be sent to me at 1601 Elm Street, Suite 3000, Dallas, Texas on or before October 1, You are obligated to treat this opportunity with the greatest respect for the principles and beliefs of our great Masonic Fraternity. Please read the article on our own Audie Murphy, 33, and make plans to see the Texas Heroes Exhibition at the State Fairgrounds. This opportunity for free positive publicity in such a grand revue does not occur often. Tell our brothers about it; better yet, take a brother with you! Brother Louis Hopkins, 32 KCCH, continues to meet with our Degree Masters in order to finalize the script, furniture placement and movement of participants for each degree. performed in our Reunions. Thank you, Degree Masters, for unselfishly giving your time and talent for such a meaningful project for our Valley. The Chef s Committee is functioning well and we look forward to seeing you at our evening Stated Meeting at 6:30 p.m. for dinner on July 10th. Thank you for your faithfulness. M. Douglas Adkins Personal Representative, SGIG in Texas Secretary s Corner Brethren: It is the middle of our dues year, 2006, and there are still over 1000 members who have not paid their dues for Among these names are quite a few who I recognize as active Scottish Rite Masons in the Valley of Dallas. I would like to ask each of you to check your wallets to be sure you have a valid 2006 dues card. If not, please contact me or Cindy in the Valley Office to make payment of your dues dues notices will be going out in September and I encourage each of you to make your payments on a timely basis. The Valley is slowly getting back on a firm footing and we need your dues to help us continue the trend. In July, we will be purging the roster of all those who are in arrears. In order to not go suspended, please get current today. Are you aware that your donations to the Dallas Scottish Rite Library and Museum, Inc. are tax deductable. Your donation will help the Library and Museum continue its goal of maintaining and restoring this beautiful Cathedral and allow us to pay for the restoration completed in All donations to the Library and Museum will be gratefully acknowledged with a letter and certificate suitable for framing. Come out to Stated Meeting in July and August, they will be night meetings with dinner prepared for you by our Chef s Committee and served by the Bus Boys Committee. These two committees have really steped up to the plate to hit a home run. We are serving comfort food that has the kind of flavor and diversity that many of our members prefer. Don t forget to get your candidate s petitions in for the Summer Reunion. It is only by bringing new members into the Fraternity that we will be able to grow. We are slowly creeping up on the deaths and hope to, in the near future, show a positive number at the end of the year. Fraternally, Ed Kirkpatrick, General Secretary Dallas Scottish Rite Bodies Reunion Schedule, Summer and Fall, 2006 Summer Reunion August 19, 2006 Registration 7:00 AM Opening Ceremonies: 7:40 AM Conclude Approximately 2:40 PM Fall Reunion September 23, 2006 Day 1 Registration: 7:00 AM 4th through 16th Degrees, Concludes Approximately 5:15 PM September 30, 2006 Day 2 Opening Ceremony: 7:00 AM 17th through 29th Degrees, Concludes Approximately 6:30 PM October 7, 2006 Day 3 (1 day Reunion) Registration 6:30 AM Opening Ceremony: 7:35 AM 4th, 14th, 18th, 30th & 32nd Degrees Concludes Approximately 3:55 PM The Scottish Rite Consistories of the Orient of Texas, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Texas Scottish Rite Dormitory and The Scottish Rite Foundation of Texas cordially invite you and your lady to join in honoring Ill Jack E. Hightower, 33 o, SGIG and his lady, Colleen on the occasion of his Retirement as Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Texas on Thursday, November Thirtieth Two Thousand and Six at six-thirty in the evening Lee Lockwood Texas Library and Museum 2801 West Waco Drive Waco, Texas Attendance Limited to 550 R.S.V.P. see enclosed Dress: Business Suit and Scottish Rite Caps Ladies: Sunday Dress RSVP No Later Than November 15, 2006 Mail: Waco Scottish Rite Bodies, P.O. Box 3080, Waco, TX or Phone: or wsrb@hot.rr.com

5 Page ed.kirk@dallasscottishrite.org Scottish Rite News for the Valley of Dallas DALLAS SCOTTISH RITE EVENTS CALENDAR JULY, 2006 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Independence Day Office Closed Shrine Imperial Council Session, Tampa, Florida Stated Meeting 6:30 PM AUGUST, 2006 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Stated Meeting 6:30 PM Summer Reunion 6:30 AM

6 Scottish Rite News for the Valley of Dallas - ed.kirk@dallasscottishrite.org Page 6 Members of the Scottish Rite Valley of Dallas Are deeply saddened to learn that the Supreme Architect of the Universe has called the following Brethren to that Celestial Lodge above... Recorded Deaths July 2006 NAMENAME / DEGREE DATE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH BLUE LODGE Howard Smith Lard, 33º August 29, 1915 May 22, 2006 Claud L. Austin #1450 John Lee Bradshaw, 32º January 29, 1922 March 5, 2006 Blum #607 Walter William Brown, 32º September 25, 1917 March 23, 2006 Sam R. Hamilton #1031 Dany Clifton Carney, 32º October 6, 1919 May 14, 2006 Garland #441 Glynn Sidney Jackson, 32º September 27, 1914 May 31, 2006 Temple #70 Clifford Wade Lumpkins, 32º March 5, 1928 May 9, 2006 Garland #441 Milford Jim Mays, 32º May 7, 1920 May 31, 2006 Cedar Hill #1380 Carl Alpheus McDaniel, 32º February 18, 1947 May 18, 2006 Seagoville #654 Bertram Edward Miller, 32º April 7, 1923 April 13, 2006 Glenwood Hills #703, Atlanta, GA Adolphus Ray Newman, 32º April 16, 1926 June 5, 2006 G. P. Allen #1352 Doyle Thomas Northcutt, 32º August 8, 1921 May 4, 2006 Landmark #1168 John Clark Rennels, 32º December 13, 1922 May 27, 2006 Roy Stanley #1367 Kenneth Burl Sartin, 32º January 17, 1936 May 22, 2006 Grand Prairie #1356 Eldredge Suits, 32º May 12, 1923 May 12, 2006 Garland #441 George C. Thornton, 32º May 14, 1914 May 13, 2006 Trinity Valley #1048 Thomas Eugene Wathen, 32º March 25, 1926 May 3, 2006 Jewel P. Lightfoot #1283 Robert Lee Watson, 32º October 18, 1922 May 23, 2006 Love Field #1274 Roger Meredith Webb, 32º December 25, 1933 June 6, 2006 J. L. Burgess #1305 David A. Wright, 2º October 16, 1920 May 22, 2006 Temple #70 He lived respected and died regretted Farewell, my Brother, until we meet again. Visitation Report June 12, 2006 Please keep these Brethren and all the others who are ill, in your prayers Kyle D. Garver, 33º 4174 Sarnac Drive Dallas, TX David Hudspeth, 32º 1603 Morningside Drive Cleburne, TX James Anton Pipkin, Sr., 32º, KCCH 7333 Arbor Oaks Drive Dallas, TX Jewel Franklin Graves, 32º 1101 E. Bowie Marshall, TX Thomas H. Shea, 32º 708 Northill Drive Richardson, TX Maxwell Carlton Evans, 32º 305 Birchwood Mesquite, TX Floyd Leslie Pope, 32º 1032 Majors Drive Mesquite, TX Billie Leon Cox, 32º 9606 Bellewood Drive Dallas, TX Edwin Dale Reeves, 32º 450 Reeves Lane Jefferson, TX (No Phone Listed) Samuel Alfred Rees, 32º Beckett Road Seagoville, TX Jack Truman Longmire, 32º 3310 Fairmount, #14-A Dallas, TX Bob Heard, 32 KCCH, Chairman Fraternal Visitation Committee Mel Polen, 32 KCCH, Vice- Chairman Fraternal Visitation Committee NOTICE!! Dallas Scottish Rite will hold Evening Meetings in July and August Mark your Calendar July 10, 2006 & August 14, 2006 Dinner - 6:30 PM Meeting - 7:15 PM 373TH REUNION HONORING SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, :00 AM - 7:40 AM......Registration 7:40 AM... Opening Ceremonies 8:00 AM William P. Vaughn, 33 8:45 AM 14 o... Matthew B. Strickland, 32 KCCH 9:25 AM... COFFEE BREAK 9:40 AM Joe R. Bennett, 32 KCCH 11:15 AM Thomas R. Little, Jr., 32 KCCH 12:40 PM..... LUNCH 1:10 PM C. Louis Hopkins, 32 KCCH Conclude Approximately 2:40 PM

7 Page ed.kirk@dallasscottishrite.org Scottish Rite News for the Valley of Dallas 9TH/10TH DEGREE Larry Van Hall September13-7:00 PM September 20-7:00 PM Committee Meetings, Club Meetings, Degree Rehearsals, etc. BUSBOY COMMITTEE S/R CATHEDRAL BOB CONLEY DAVE SUMMERS roostersummers@earthlink.net NEAL KELLEY davidnkelley@earthlink.net DATES July 10 - Stated Meeting - 6:30 PM August 14 - Stated Meeting - 6:30 PM August 19 - Summer Reunion - 11:30 AM CHEFS COMMITTEE S/R CATHEDRAL ED KIRKPATRICK ed.kirkpatrick@dallasscottishrite.org DATES July 10 - Stated Meeting - 6:30 PM August 14 - Stated Meeting - 6:30 PM August 19 - Summer Reunion - 9:30 AM REGISTRATION COMMITTEE S/R CATHEDRAL LEE NUMBERS leenumbers@prodigy.net DATES July 10 - Stated Meeting - 6:30 PM August 14 - Stated Meeting - 6:30 PM August 19 - Summer Reunion - 6:30 AM SCOTTISH RITE STUDY CLUB S/R CATHEDRAL LIBRARY WALLACE P. FINFROCK DATES Last Monday of Each Month - Library DEGREE TEAM REHEARSALS ALL REHEARSALS IN AUDITORIUM 5TH DEGREE Craig Sutton September 14-5:30 PM to 7:00 PM September 19-5:30 PM to 7:00 PM September 21-5:30 PM to 7:00 PM 15TH DEGREE Wendell Hulse September 18-5:30 PM 17TH DEGREE Mark Mueller August 30-6:30 PM September 13-6:00 PM 18TH DEGREE Joe Bennett July 11-7:00 PM August 8-7:00 PM August 18-7:00 PM September 15-7:00 PM October 4-7:00 PM 21ST DEGREE Zola Blicker September 19-7:00 PM September 27-7:00 PM 24TH DEGREE Jim Moore Spetember 12-7:00 PM September 25-7:00 PM 26TH DEGREE Jerry Lawson July 17-7:00 PM August 7-7:00 PM August 28-7:00 PM 30TH DEGREE Max Gilley August 9-6:30 PM August 22-6:30 PM August 31-6:30 PM September 20-6:00 PM - 7:00 PM September 28-6:30 PM October 5-6:30 PM 32ND DEGREE Dan Turner September 18-7:00 PM October 2-7:00 PM PLEASE RESPECT THE ABOVE SCHEDULE CALL THE OFFICE TO SCHEDULE ADDITIONAL REHEARSALS WHEN: WHEN: CLUB MEETINGS BOWIE/CASS SCOTTISH RITE CLUB HOOKS MASONIC LODGE WESLEY WALDREP July 22, 6:30 PM WOOD COUNTY SHRINE CLUB RANCHERO COUNTRY BUFFET 1112 N. PACIFIC, MINEOLA ALLEN TUELL July 21, 6:30 PM, Ladies encouraged to attend

8 Scottish Rite News for the Valley of Dallas - ed.kirk@dallasscottishrite.org Page 8 NOTE: Important Dates for 2006 Valley of Dallas Presort Standard Non-Profit U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 253 Dallas, Texas JULY, Shrine Imperial Council Session - Tampa, FL 4 Independence Day - Building Closed 10 Executive Council Meeting - 5:00 PM 10 Stated Meeting - Dinner 6:30 PM - Meeting - 7:15 PM AUGUST, Grand Encampment, Knights Templar - Houston, TX 14 Executive Council Meeting - 5:00 PM 14 Stated Meeting - Dinner 6:30 PM - Meeting - 7:15 PM 19 Summer Reunion 1 Day Class - 7:00 AM SEPTEMBER, Labor Day - Building Closed 7 Feast of Tishri - 6:30 PM 11 Executive Council Meeting - 9:30 AM 11 Stated Meeting - 12:00 Noon - Lunch After 14 JROTC Banquet - 6:30 PM 21 Hella Shrine Stated Meeting - 6:15 PM 23 Fall Reunion - Day 1 Starts 6:30 AM 30 Fall Reunion - Day 2 Starts 6:30 AM Please have your information into the office by the 10th of the current month to guarantee it will be posted in the upcoming month. Please give specific dates, times and locations for a more informative notice to your club/committee members. Cards and letters are no longer being sent out. Attention Please!!! Stated Meeting for July and August is at 6:30 PM for dinner with meeting following dinner Phone - (214) OFFICE TELEPHONE DIRECTORY M. Douglas Adkins, Ext. 112 Cindy Scholander, Ext. 102 Ed Kirkpatrick, Ext. 106 Glenda Dohm (Bldg. Rental) ed.kirk@dallasscottishrite.org LAST CHANCE! 2006 DUES ARE PAST DUE. TO AVOID SUSPENSION FROM DALLAS SCOTTISH RITE PLEASE PAY TODAY I I I went to my ear doctor and told him that I was having trouble understanding women. He told me that I didn t have a problem, no man can understand women. The Lighter Side Q: How does a Hollywood actress pick her nose? A: With the help of her plastic surgeon. Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry 500 South Harwood Street Dallas, Texas A psychologist is someone who goes to a striptease show and watches the audience. The advantage of excercising every day is that you die healthier. A young pilot wanted to sound cool and show who was boss on the aviation frequencies. On his first nighttime approach to a field in rural Iowa, instead of making any official requests to the tower, he said, Guess who? In response, the controller quickly switched the field lights off and replied, Guess where!