October 2015 - Syrian Shrine

OCTOBER
2015
The Shriek
OCTOBER
2015
Greetings Nobles & Ladies,
Welcome to fall! We have a very busy October ahead of us. Pumpkin Run and Aurora
Parade on the same weekend, Annual Firefighter Awards at the hospital, Rummage sale, and
another paper crusade date opportunity, fundraiser at the Old Firehouse Brewery, Halloween
Party and Trunk or Treat. These are all great events and you’re sure to have some fun when
attending them. In case you haven’t been to the temple lately, we’ve recently had the parking
lot sealed. This needed to be done before the weather turned cold and it turned out great.
Looking ahead to our fall ceremonial in November, if you know of a perspective candidate for
Shrine membership, please get their petitions to the temple as soon as possible. We have many new nobles whom
we’ve taken in over the past few months and they will be returning to participate in the ceremonial. It should be
a good crowd of new Shriners. Please plan to attend and help make our newest Shriners feel at home. The
membership team has done a fantastic job this year in recruitment of new nobles. Let’s continue to keep up the
momentum as we prepare to move into the final quarter of the year and continue to beef up our efforts in attracting
new Shriners. Please remember to reach out to our newest nobles and make them feel welcome and encourage
them to join and get active in a unit. We are one of the most visible representatives of Shriners Hospitals for
Children and we continually need to add to the ranks of our units so that we can do outreach for the hospital by
maintaining participation in our parades and other events. Please help us in these efforts.
Yours in faith
Dave Rees
2015 Potentate
MASONIC DAY - A BIG HIT
PARADE
HARVEST HOME ALWAYS A GREAT TIME
RIVER DAYS IN PORTSMOUTH OHIO
SPECIAL DATES
NOBLES OCTOBER BIRTHDAY
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F.E. DEBRA
CLIFFORD FULLMAN, PP 33RD
CHARLES A PATRICK
DARYL L NOEL
MAYUR P KADAKIA
JIMMIE R PRICE, SR.
EDWARD L GAULT
JACK A HUNTER
WILLIAM R BUTLER
MEL W HAGEMEYER
RAYMOND T MOZENA
CHARLES WELLS
RICHARD L SHIPP
ROBERT J CRISP
JOHN E BURGESS
GEORGE F ARMSTRONG
JACK A MURDOCK
CHARLES L SHORT
MICHAEL F WHEELER
MICHAEL J HUSSEY
ERWIN “PETE” KOHLMORGEN
WILLIAM M STEWART
JAMES F TRUSKE, SR
RONALD R CRAFT
ADAM C HARVEY
ROBERT P RINGLAND, 33RD
HERMAN D TOPE, JR
COY D SPARKS
HENRY M. ANDREW, JR
MICHAEL G CHAMBERS
ALLEN L HICKS
RAPLH WINKLER
GILBERT OWENS
WENDELL F CHANEY
RAYMOND NASH
JAMES M SINGER
CARL L WATSON
DANIEL R BROOKS
WILLIAM T HARRISON
WILLIAM A JETTER, PH.D.
RICHARD H BROCK
HAROLD W CLUXTON
CLETIS M JACKSON
WILLIAM R POWERS, JR
GEORGE FRANKENSTEIN, IV
RONALD W HUGO
RICHARD K JONES
ROBERT PENNINGTON
ROBERT W SHIELDS, JR
WILLIAM R WOOD
ROBERT E NEALAN
WILLIAM BECKMAN
JAMES C BROWN
WILLIAM T FRANKLIN
ELLIOTT J GREENBERG
JOSEPH N KENNER, JR
DONALD MESSERSCHMITT
JERRY L REEVES
RALPH G SININGER
ROGER D SPURLOCK
GALE H TINSLEY
JOHN E MCCALL
CHRISTOPHER ZICKEFOOSE
CHARLES T. EASTER
GERALD W MESSER
FRED ROBINSON, PP
STEPHEN M ALLEN
DOLTH K PEAK, JR
JERRY G OBANION
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HENRY E NICHOLAS, JR
ROBERT L SMITH, JR
CARL E IDLER
DALE A ABBOTT
ROBERT G CROPPER
ARTHUR PROVENZANO
STARLIN SHAFER
MATTHEW A STANSBURY
RICHARD C WATERFIELD
RICHARD R WORTHING, 33 RD
PHILIP E SATTERFIELD
DONALD C ACKERMANN
LARRY D RUSK
WALLACE A HUFF
LELAND H SHORT
EDGAR WILHITE, JR.PP
FRANK J RAYBURN
JACK PAYNE ARKLE
WILLIAM C POTTS
ERIC E METZ
ROY M BERTRAM
MORRIS FRIEDMAN
GEORGE W KOEHNKE, III
BILLIE JOE THOMPSON
FRANK V MILILLO
NEIL S STRAWSER
JOHN R BAMBER
GEORGE C PILLE, JR
HOWARD L ABRAHAM
LEWIS E FRITH
REES D HARDY, JR
WM R MILLER, MD
LOYD W MEEKS
WILLIAM H KNIGHT
CHARLES L CANTERBERRY
JACK ROSEN, 33RD
HARRISON S WALTZ
DALE M HUDSON
CURTIS J FIELDS
RODGER C CRAUDER
RICHARD W DEPRATO
RICHARD F MANIFOLD, 33RD
JAMES R NOONAN
DOUGLAS R SMITH
GRANT E BROWN
CARL R MOTZ
MICHAEL J KAMINSKY
RANDALL P PROCTOR
BILLY G KENDRICK
LESLIE H MITCHELL
DOUGLAS E SITZLER
JOSEPH D LIND
OLIVER P HARVILLE
ROBERT E MEANS
HERBERT L KERN
BOBBY C LISCHKGE
ROBERT T WOOTEN
SYLVESTER W DEPASTURE
CLINTON W FLANNERY
JOSEPH V SCHOTT, II
RICHARD D BARRETT
JEROME L INSKO
TERRENCE M BOSSMAN
CHARLES D GREGORY
HOWARD E AYLOR
JERRY D DAMRON
GERALD T LACY
2015 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
OCTOBER & NOVEMBER
OCTOBER
2-4
FASTIQUES PUMPKIN RUN – CLERMONT
COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
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AURORA PARADE
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DIVAN/TRUSTEES MEETING 6:00 – UNIT
DIRECTORS/CLUB PRESIDENTS 7:00
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FUNDRAISING MEETING 6:30
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RUMMAGE SALE
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BUSINESS MEETING - 7:00 P.M.
@ 9730 READING ROAD, 45215
16 & 17 FALL PAPER CRUSADE
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OLD FIREHOUSE BREWERY FUNDRAISER
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F.M.D.O.A. MEETING –
HANSELMANN LODGE #208
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CIRCUS MEETING 6:30 P.M.
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GRAVEYARD SCAVENGER HUNT & PARTY
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BONA COURT LOTUS SOCIAL –
CALL ANY BONA COURT MEMBER FOR DETAILS
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DIVAN/TRUSTEES MEETING 6:30 –
LADIES MEETING 6:30
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HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING
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TRUNK OR TREAT 6-8
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HALLOWEEN
NOVEMBER
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DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS
DIVAN/TRUSTEES MEETING 6:00 –
UNIT DIRECTORS/CLUB PRESIDENTS 7:00
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ELECTION DAY
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FUNDRAISING MEETING 6:30
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PINEWOOD DERBY
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BUSINESS MEETING - 7:00 P.M.
@ 9730 READING ROAD, 45215
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VETERNS DAY
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F.M.D.O.A. MEETING – KILWINNING LODGE #356
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CIRCUS MEETING 6:30 P.M.
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HOSPITAL BOARD MEETINGMEETING MOVED DUE TO THANKSGIVING
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CEREMONIAL & POTE ROAST
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LADIES MEETING 6:30
26 & 27 THANKSGIVING – TEMPLE CLOSED
THURSDAY & FRIDAY
Hamilton Shrine Club
THESE WE DO
NOT FORGET
IN MEMORIAM
Robert C. Porter, Jr. ..............................08/09/2015
Pickney J. Brewer .................................08/22/2015
Levi W. Byess .......................................08/24/2015
Hilbert G. Sapp (Bert) ............................09/05/2015
Supporting Syrian Shrine
SYRIAN SHRINE UNITS
Antique Caravan
Hamilton Shrine Club
I hope each of you both Caravan members and non-members had a
summer of parades, pic-nics, family reunions, vacations and summer
fun. It’s now time to get back into our fall activities, both personal
and fraternal. Many of our Caravan members are very active in their
Blue Lodges, these members know working together with Masonic
lodges is critical to Shrine membership growth, and it’s no coincidence
that these members are often among the most active and successful
with unit and Shrine recruitment. Both Shriners and Masons are
dedicated to improving our communities and helping others, by us
working together it can only increase the bonds of brotherhood and
strengthen both organizations. Both Jim our past Director and Chuck
our newest Director understand the importance of this relationship
and remain deeply involved in their efforts at their individual lodges,
and encourage “all” Caravan members to do so also. Finally, Shrine
Masons are committed to improving the lives of children especially
through our philanthropy, Shriners Hospitals for Children. Caravan
member’s together as Shrine-Masons, are making our temple and
communities a better place. Gary
Greetings Nobles and friends. Our last meeting, held on September 1,
was attended by three members. Needless to say, not a lot of business
was conducted. However, there are a number of important decisions
the membership must make in the near future. With the apparent
loss of interest in the operation of HSC, we are at the point of
deciding if we should continue on as a viable Syrian Shrine Club. All
attempts to encourage member participation have failed. If any
members wish to express their desire and ideas to keep HSC going,
we are open to hear them. Also, if it turns out that there is no
interest, our next steps are to dissolve the club and the treasury. To
accomplish this we will work through Syrian Shrine Center, and will
continue to meet each month through this year with the hope that
all can be resolved by then. Very sad to report the passing of the
HSC Secretary Emeritus, Bert Sapp. Bert was a dedicated member of
Syrian Shrine, Antique Car Caravan and the Hamilton Shine Club.
Our sincere sympathies to Bert’s family. Next meeting will be held
October 6 th , 6:00 P.M. Dinner/Meeting to follow. Location to be
determined. Dick Manifold
Flying Fez
So much has happened since the start of the
p a r a d e s e a s o n . We h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o
participate in so many Parades that I lost count.
I was part of the Parade scheduling for many
years, right after Don Orme turned the job
over to Dave Bullock who worked hard placing
the schedule together but I have yet to see as
many parade chances as we did this year. Thanks
to our Parade Marshall Joe Harper who went
out and beyond the Parade Marshall’s duties. This job is very
challenging and needs the support of all Units, Clubs and all those
that participate in parades yet we go about our own private schedule.
Another great month has quickly passed us by with several Shriner
Parades and many activities at our Temple. I understand that our last
Parade at Portsmouth, was covered by several of our Units and clubs
participating in the festivities. Many thanks to all those that made it
there. We need to show a stronger support for our Portsmouth
brethren. They have worked hard to keep our name out for the public
to realize who Syrian are. We are NOT a group of men from Syria or
rather the Middle East as I was asked last week. We need to work
harder to support those who support us. If we look closer at
Portsmouth and there faithfulness to us, coming all the way to
Cincinnati, how often do we visit them. I would like to leave you with
this golf story. A Shriner golfer of the Syrian Temple and his wife are
on the ninth green when suddenly she collapses from a heart attack!
The husband calls 911 on his cell phone and talks for a few minutes,
picks up his putter, and lines up his putt. His wife raises her head off
the green and stares at him. “I am dying here and you are putting?”
“Don’t worry dear” says the husband calmly, “They found a Doctor
on the second hole and he is coming to help you. “Well, how long will
it take for him to get here?” she asks feebly. “No time at all,” says
the husband. “Everybody’s already agreed to let him play through”
Esalamu Aleikum Sam Mattar
Hospital Host
Greetings Nobles and friends. Our meeting schedule is back to twice
each month. 2 nd and 4 th Tuesday, 9:30 A.M., in the hospital
auditorium. Parking in the hospital garage. Nobles interested in
joining a working unit that performs satisfying hospital volunteer
work, we are looking for YOU! Our functions entail, driving our
Syrian Shrine vans to local points to bring patients and parent/
guardian to the hospital, as well as transporting Syrian Shrine
sponsored patients to the Shriners Orthopedic Hospital in Lexington,
KY. We conduct hospital tours, assist registration in the Out Patient
Department, deliver hospital mail, develop the van driver’s, daily
patient pick up schedule, just to name a few. By performing these
tasks, we are able to save our Shriners Hospital for Children, thousands
of dollars in operating costs. By picking up patients/parents at the
local airports we are able to save their sponsoring Shrine Centers
hundreds of dollars in cab and transportation fees. This Syrian
Shrine Unit is made up primarily, of retired Nobles who are willing
and able to give a day or two each month for a terrific cause. If you
would like to get up off that couch or easy chair a couple of days a
month, and make something good out of that retirement time, come
check us out. You won’t be sorry. Our sick list is improving. Jerry
Lacy, with some serious health issues is back, as well as Dave Johnson,
also, Dick Worthing, is now without the back surgery body brace, he
is recuperating, although not back to 100%, he is mobile. Now the
one about the Noble that had great news. He just figured it out…he’s
a Seenager (senior teenager) he has everything he wanted as a
teenager, only 60 years later. He doesn’t have to go to school or
work. He gets an allowance (pensions.) He has his own pad. He
doesn’t have a curfew. He has a driver’s license (so far) and his own
car. He has an I.D. that gets him into bars and the Beer Store. And
last but not least, the people he hangs around with are not scared of
getting pregnant, and…he doesn’t have acne. Life is great!! My
friends, live life…laugh often…love much…and keep on smiling.
Dick Manifold-Unit Director
Hillbilly Clan #5
The Hillbilly Clan is looking for help Oct 3rd and 4 th to park cars at
the Pumpkin Run in Owensville. We will start at 7:00 am on Saturday
and Sunday and go over to help serve the bean dinner about 3:00 pm.
Come on out and help the clan at this annual event. Come for a few
hours or all day. The clan is doing a Barrel of Cheer raffle on 12-52015, so get with any hillbilly to purchase your tickets. All hillbillies
are encouraged to come to the monthly meeting on the 4 th Monday
each month at the Shrine Center. On the Sept 28 meeting, nomination
of officer’s were held and election of officer’s will be on Oct 28. If
any flatlander guys or gals want to become a hillbilly, and be part of
the best club the Shrine, let Jerry or Judy Ulm know so the clan can
schedule a date.
Mini Racers
We have had a fantastic summer and parade season. The great
attendance at Amberly Village and Portsmouth river days as well as
Harvest Home and Mason shows the dedication and caring of the
Mini Racer group. Heading into the fall season we had a great time
at the Pig Roast and would like to thank Jacque and Greg for all of
their kindness. Thank you to all who pitched in to help make this
such a success and fun event. Mini Racers have our fall fund raiser at
Liberty Park October 3rd with arrival at 9;30 for setup and food
service from 11-3 pm . Please come out to have some fun and enjoy
the day. We will be helping with the fall temple functions and
operations at the Rummage sale. Wishing all Syrian Shriners good
cheer. Doc Hakes
SYRIAN SHRINE UNITS
doing well, Way to go Grumpy! Would like to remind all Bandsmen
and Syrian Nobles that the annual Paper Crusade/Tabloid Days where
we collect $ for our Hospitals is coming up this month on Friday
October 16 th and Saturday October 17 th. Let’s have a good turnout of
Units, Clubs and Individuals for this Hospital fundraising effort. Until
next month, take care! John Longsworth O.B. Scribe
Roadsters
Northern Kentucky Shrine Club
The Northern Kentucky Shrine Club would like to congratulate Noble
Phil Patenaude on being elected to regular membership on the
hospital’s Board of Directors. Noble Phil will take his seat in January.
Also, we are pleased to inform you that the golf outing that was
sponsored by one of our hospital’s former burn patients raised over
$40,000 for the hospital. Her high school class also raised over
$35,000. NKSC would like to thank this young lady and her classmates
for their efforts in giving back to our hospital. Our CCDW class that
was originally scheduled for August 23 rd has been rescheduled for
October 25 th at the South Campbell Fire Station. Brother Mike Klein,
of the Alexandria Masonic Lodge, will be teaching the class. He is
very qualified to teach this class. He has 42 years of law enforcement
experience. He has served with the U.S. Marshals, the Kentucky
State Police and the Campbell County Sheriff ’s office. He is a
Kentucky certified CCDW instructor as well as an NRA instructor.
The South Campbell Fire Station is located at 1050 Race Track Road
in Alexandria. Cost for this class is $75. Fifty dollars has to make its
way back to Frankfort and the other twenty-five dollars will help the
NKSC’s fund raising efforts for the hospital. You may register for
this class by contacting Brother Klein at 859/801-8687 (cell), 859/
4489595 (home), or e-mail his at mklein@twc.com. The class begins
at 8:00 AM and will end at 5:00 PM. You may want to get there early
to check in. One last reminder, reservations for this class will close
on October 11 th . If you have been thinking about getting your
concealed carry permit, then this is the class for you. What better
way to get your permit and help our hospital at the same time. If any
Noble would like a flyer for this class, to place in your lodge or in a
business, e-mail me at aetucker@fuse.net or Ralph Steele at
ralphsteele@zoomtown.com. We will be glad to send you one. Since
we are in Kentucky, we can only offer this class to Kentucky residents.
At the End of The World party on December 5 th, NKSC will be raffling
a 20 gauge Remington Model 870 shotgun. Ticket prices are $10
each or 3 for $25. Raffle tickets for this shotgun will be available
soon. If there are NKSC members who haven’t given me their address,
along with their lady, please e-mail it to me at aetucker@fuse.net. If
you haven’t been receiving our club’s minutes, please e-mail me so
that I can check your e-mail address against what I currently have.
I’ll make the necessary changes so that you will be up to date on what
is going on with the Northern Kentucky Shrine Club. The Northern
Kentucky Shrine Club meets the fourth Thursday of each month at
PeeWee’s in Crescent Springs. The business meeting begins at 7:00
PM. Bring your family, have dinner and enjoy the fellowship. Al
Tucker, Secretary
Oriental Band
Dan Dependbrock, Director Greetings Nobles and Friends…The
Oriental Band followed up our summer break by re-starting our weekly
Practices/Meetings in September as well as participating in the annual
Harvest Home Parade. One of our O.B. members, Sam “Grumpy”
Potts was briefly hospitalized in September but is back home and
Parade season is winding down with us doing the Harvest Home Parade
on September 10th. What a fast summer. We still have cars that are
looking for drivers!! Contact any Roadster and come out and test
drive one. We have our monthly meetings the 4thTuesday at 6:30
p.m. with a cookout, weather permitting, at the Shrine shelter house.
We have “well wishes” going out to Holger who had surgery this
summer and is now resting at home. Looking forward to having him
parade with us next year. Have a speedy recovery, Holger, we miss
you. We also have “well wishes” going out to Norman, who had knee
surgery earlier this summer, which Jan said that he recovered very
well. The second surgery will be early September. He is hoping for
another speedy recovery - we miss you. Belated Birthday wishes go
out to Mary Wermuth on September 10th. Happy Birthday to Jeanne
on October 8th. Your Shrine needs Your Support. Get involved there are a lot of fun activities going on. Let’s get our Roadster group
together and do the Graveyard Scavenger Hunt & Party - details at
our next meeting. Your Director, Don
West Side
How fast time passes us by when you’re having fun as autumn will be
with us when this Shriek reaches you. WSSClub meets on the 2nd
Tuesday of the month so we will be getting together again on 10/13/
15 at the Nathanael Green Lodge on 6394 Wesselman Rd in Green
township. The doors open at about 4:00 PM The meeting starts at
6:00 PM then dinner is served, you really have to serve yourself
Come on over and join us as we do have a great time visiting after
which we proceed to the game table for lots of fun. At our last
meeting we tried to find our 2016 President as we need to know
before committing our self for another year at the Lodge with our
yearly payment that needs to be made very soon. That meeting
brought back to mind about four Shriners that go by those names.
Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important
job to be done and everybody was sure somebody will do it. Anybody
could have done it, but nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that
because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought that anybody could
do it but nobody realized that everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up
that everybody blamed somebody when nobody did what anybody could
have done. Your Scribe
Sam Mattar SMattar731@aol.com
MEMBERSHIP AND FUNDRAISING
Membership Committee
Greetings Nobles, rounding third and heading home for 2015!!!!Syrian had 16 new members at out September business meeting. November
is going to be a very big Hot Sands on November 21st. should have around 40 new nobles, please do your best to attend and welcome our new
nobles into our Temple. Gary Wainscott and I will be attending the Membership conference on October 1, 2 and 3rd in Tampa Florida.
Friendly reminders; if you haven’t sent in your 2015 dues, please make arrangements. We will be suspending folks who have not paid their
2015 dues in December. We still have 80 plus nobles on the non-paid list. Dues are needed to continue running the needs of OUR Temple.
Please send that check or credit payment in to Sue or Debbie at Syrian office, at 513-751-3800. The Membership Committee is STILL
reaching out to all Units/Clubs (one member) to sign up to be a Shrine Ambassador. New Shriners will be assigned to each unit to be mentored
for their first year as a noble. Please contact Bruce Pendleton (859-445-6829) to be a listed mentor, supporting your club or unit. Great
things happen when units and clubs recruit, active membership rises. The best way to enjoy your membership in the Shriners fraternity is
to participate, and a great way to participate is to join a club or unit.
Shrine clubs essentially serve as “mini-temples.” Each of Shriners International’s 195 temples is in a specific city, and many times that
temple’s jurisdiction is vast. Clubs are created in the temple’s outlying areas to keep nobles active and involved in Shriners activities – kind
of like satellite groups, with all members belonging to the same temple. Units are made up of groups of nobles with similar interests. Service
units benefit the nobility or the temple and may include policing, maintenance, first-aid or hospitality. Performing units primarily provide
entertainment for Shriners or the general public. Examples include clown groups, marching bands and mini-car drivers. Units usually
participate in community parades, and many compete against similar units from other temples. History of the month, despite its theme, the
Shrine is not connected to Arab culture or Islam. It is a men’s fraternity rather than a religion or religious group. Its only religious
requirement is indirect: all Shriners must be Masons (with the exception being in the State of Arkansas), and petitioners to Freemasonry
must profess a belief in a Supreme Being. To further minimize confusion with religion, the use of the words “temple” and “mosque” to
describe Shriners’ buildings has been replaced by “Shrine Center”, although individual local chapters are still called temples. Until 2000,
before being eligible for membership in the Shrine, a person had to complete either the Scottish Rite or York Rite degrees of Masonry, but
now any Master Mason can join. Shriners count among their ranks presidents, senators, local business leaders, professional golfers, country
music stars, astronauts and racecar drivers. Women’s auxiliaries Daughters of the Nile at Montreal Shriner’s Hospital in 1948. While there
are plenty of activities for Shriners and their wives, there are two organizations tied to the Shrine that are for women only: The Ladies’
Oriental Shrine and the Daughters of the Nile. They both support the Shriners Hospitals and promote sociability, and membership in either
organization is open to any woman 18 years of age and older who is related to a Shriner or Master Mason by birth, marriage, or adoption.
The Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America was founded in Wheeling, West Virginia, in 1903, and the Daughters of the Nile was founded
in 1913 in Seattle, Washington, The latter organization has locals called “Temples”. There were ten of these in 1922. Among the famous
members of the Daughters of the Nile was First Lady Florence Harding, wife of Warren G. Harding. Please pass the word, to our Masonic
brothers, to join OUR Fraternity For information about joining the Syrian Shriners , please contact Bruce Pendleton 859-445-6829,
Sincerely!
Fundraising
Heading into the last quarter of the year we are in the final stretch. We still have
about 5 events left to come and enjoy food, music and fellowship or any
combination of these mentioned. As a reminder all events are open to the public
which means you can bring your neighbors, friends, and extended family,
whomever you wish to show off YOUR Shrine Center to. Mark your calendars –
check the blast and or Shriek for additional details:
Oct 10 Rummage Sale – come and buy or sell contact the temple for more information
Oct 16-17 Paper Crusade is our last hosptial fundraiser for 2015 so please contact your units for more info
Oct 17 Octoberfest at the Old Firehousre Brewery in Williamsburg
Oct 24 Scavenger Hunt and Halloween Party
2016 Dues Card Information
This October you will receive a Dues Card straight from Shriners International with your
dues notice, this will be a permanent plastic dues card. From 2016 forward, you will get
some type of sticker that will apply to your permanent dues card.
IMPERIAL
UPCOMING EVENT
Dale W. Stauss
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Kem Shriners
Dale W. Stauss of Grand Forks, N.D., was elected Chairman of the Shriners Hospitals for
Children Board of Trustees, and named Jr. Past Imperial Potentate, during the Shriners’ 2015
Imperial Session, held in Houston July 5 – July 9. Stauss is currently serving his 12th term as a
member the Boards of Directors for Shriners International and Shriners Hospitals for Children. As
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Stauss also serves as President and CEO of Shriners
Hospitals for Children. He served as Imperial Potentate of Shriners International during the 2014 –
2015 Imperial Year.
Stauss joined East Grand Forks Red River Lodge #292 in 1982, and served as Master in 1989. He is a 33rd degree member
of the Scottish Rite, and a member of the Royal Order of Jesters. Stauss became a member of Kem Shriners in Grand Forks
in 1982 and served as the temple’s Potentate in 1997. He is a member of the Kem Drum and Bugle Corps, and he served on
the board of the North Dakota Shrine Bowl for 16 years. In 1995, he received the Samsar Award for his service to Kem
Shriners. In 2000, Dale served the region’s Shriners as president of the Midwest Shrine Association.
As an Imperial Officer, Stauss has served as chairman of the Imperial Athletic Committee, the East-West Shrine Game, the
Shriners Hospitals for Children Golf Tournament, and the Imperial Membership Committee. Stauss also served on the
Planning Committee and the Buildings and Equipment Committee.
Stauss graduated from the University of North Dakota and has been involved in the real estate management field for more than
25 years. He recently retired from Century Properties, Inc., a property management company, after serving as its president for
22 years.
His civic activities include serving more than 20 years on the East Grand Forks School Board in East Grand Forks, Minn., as
well as serving on the 2000 Minnesota All-State School Board.
He and his wife, Cheryl, have three daughters, one son and 14 grandchildren. They enjoy spending their spare time with the
family at their lake cabin.
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game will be televised on NFL Network at 4 p.m. EST. Special ticket
packages for Shriners are available! CLICK HERE for details. To sponsor
this event, visit shrinegame.com. Follow the game on Facebook and Twitter.
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Syrian Temple A.A.O.N.M.S
Syrian Shirne Center
9730 Reading Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45215
P:1-513-751-3800 • F:1-513-672-2018
www.syrianshrine.org
Email: office@syrianshrine.org
Office Hours: M-F 9 AM-3PM
Syrian Shrine Shriek
published monthly
Potentate:
David Rees
Chief Rabban:
Arthur Weingartner
Assistant Rabban:
Robert H. Smith
High Priest and Prophet:
Greg Pelfrey
Oriental Guide:
Tim Redrow
Treasurer:
Clifford E. Fullman
Recorder:
Gary Caudill
Trustees;
Dave Sparks,
Tony Bowling,
Josph M. Harper,
Joseph P. Hancock,
Ed Demaris
Office Staff
Sue Martini,
Debbie Idler
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CIRCUS 2016
FEBRUARY 26, 27, AND 28, 2016
Imperial Per-Capita Dues Increase
Syrian Shrines oldest member passed in September at
the age of 102. Bert was one of the founding members
of the Antique Caravan in 1973. He is pictured here
preparing to drive in the July 4th parade in Hamilton,
Ohio, in 2013, at the age of 100, his 819th parade as a
Caravan member making him the oldest Shriner to
parade in a four-wheel parade go-cart.
At the 2015 Imperial in Houston, a per capita
dues increase was passed by the voting
representatives. This particular per-capita
focuses on the operating budget for our Tampa
headquarters. Headquarters has experienced
the same issues as we have due to the
membership declines. The last headquarter
per-capita increase was in 2014, which raised
it to $15.00. Effective in 2016, the headquarter
per-capita portion of our dues will be $30.00,
the hospital per-capita of $5.00 and our temple
dues of $100.00, will remain the same. Your
total dues owed Syrian Shrine in 2016 will be
$135.00.