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Page 1 of 16 THE CALIFORNIA ENCOMPASSER IS THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE GRAND YORK RITE BODIES OF CALIFORNIA AND IS PUBLISHED QUARTERLY TO PROVIDE AN INFORMATION VEHICLE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP Volume 27 April 2012 Number 2 Table of Contents Grand Commandery Message 2 Grand Council Message 2 Grand Chapter Message 2 Forty For Forty 3 Editor’s Message 3 General Grand Chapter Ritual Jewel 4 Miss California Jobs Daughters, Megan Goudy 5 Cryptic and Royal Arch Masonry 6 The Order of the Round Table 6 Mackey’s Symbolism 7 Poseidon Lodge No. 485 7 Golden State Research Chapter 7 Grand York Rite Contacts 8 Comptche Registration documents 9 West Coast Easter Observance documents 11 Grand Sessions Registration documents 13

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THE CALIFORNIA ENCOMPASSER IS THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE GRAND YORK RITE BODIES OF CALIFORNIA AND IS PUBLISHED QUARTERLY TO PROVIDE AN INFORMATION VEHICLE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP

Volume 27 April 2012 Number 2

Table of Contents Grand Commandery Message 2 Grand Council Message 2 Grand Chapter Message 2 Forty For Forty 3

Editor’s Message 3

General Grand Chapter Ritual Jewel 4

Miss California Job’s Daughters , Megan Goudy 5

Cryptic and Royal Arch Masonry 6 The Order of the Round Table 6 Mackey’s Symbolism 7 Poseidon Lodge No. 485 7 Golden State Research Chapter 7

Grand York Rite Contacts 8

Comptche Registration documents 9

West Coast Easter Observance documents 11 Grand Sessions Registration documents 13

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GRAND COMMANDERY MESSAGE

THERE IS STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE

WEST COAST EASTER OBSERVANCE! Sir Knight

Tom Derby and wife Lynda will take registrations right

up to April 5th

. You can do so online at

www.westcoasteo.com; or by sending an e-mail message

to Tom or Lynda at [email protected]; or, if you are

reading this article at the last minute, by showing up at the

hotel! Remember, there is no charge for attendance at the

Easter ceremony on Sunday morning, April 8th

. But there

are many other activities which Grand Commandery has

arranged, under Tom and Lynda’s leadership, which will

heighten your enjoyment of this significant event. See the

Welcoming Letter and Flyer below for more information

and give serious consideration to participating and

supporting your Grand Commandery. If you will only

attend the Easter program, let Tom and Lynda know so they

can have the right number of programs prepared.

Call to all Commanders and Past Commanders: Conferral

by the Past Commander’s Association will occur on

Tuesday afternoon. To attend, find the registration form at:

http://www.ca-gyrs.org/forms/PCA.pdf, and send to Rickey

Ward at the address on the form.

GRAND COUNCIL MESSAGE

My Valued Companions:

On May 19th

to May 23rd

, the 2012 Annual York Rite

Grand Sessions will convene. Our Grand Council

will host Opening Ceremonies the morning of

Monday, May 21st. Our Annual Grand Assembly will

follow that same day.

All elected officers are expected to attend. I would

like every Council in California to be represented this

year. Grand Sessions is open to all California York Rite

Masons in good standing. Registration Forms are

available below.

I have done my best to give each of you a Masonic

experience to be proud of this year, but this is a team

effort. Our (yours and mine) success will be rooted in

your presence on Monday morning. I know that you

will make it a priority to be there.

We have accomplished significant major goals together

this year. You will be very proud of your year-end

reports that will be delivered. Our Grand Council has

been very successful this year due to the efforts of

many outstanding California Masons.

One of the important events that will happen at

Grand Sessions this year will be a Recorders

Workshop. That will be held on Tuesday and

conducted by MIC Ken Hope, our Grand Recorder.

Many of our Recorders would benefit greatly from a

face-to-face Q&A workshop. I cannot stress enough

how much your council will also benefit from this.

Signups are on the registration form – Tuesday only.

Two last requests: 1) Please sign up for the Council

Luncheon. There will be an excellent guest speaker.

2) Please support your favorite Grand Offers by taking

out an ad in the Sessions Program. I would hope that

your Masonic Body is represented. Contact Gary

Miller, PGC at (619) 517-3360. The Ad form is

included below.

Finally, Illustrious Masters and Illustrious Past Masters

are eligible for the Thrice Illustrious Master Degree,

which will be conferred on Monday afternoon. In

order to attend, complete the registration form at:

http://www.ca-gyrs.org/forms/TIM.pdf, and send to the

Grand Recorder’s office as noted below or on the

form.

Fraternally,

Robert A.L. Whitfield

Most Illustrious Grand Master

GRAND CHAPTER MESSAGE

Your Executive Committee met early in March to plan

for Grand Chapter on Wednesday, May 23rd

. In the

afternoon at 1:30 pm, after the Grand Chapter session,

the Order of High Priesthood will be conferred. All

High Priests, as well as Past High Priests, are eligible

and can get the petition at http://www.ca-

gyrs.org/formsOHP.pdf. Please send to the Grand

Secretary’s address as noted below.

Finally, I want to again emphasize the Scholarship

Program donations, as we are getting ready to decide

the awardees for 2012. We will be able to cover five

$500 awards for 2012 and we need the support of all

companions to achieve our goal without using part of

the principal of the DeBarrow Fund. Make your tax-

deductible donation now, at the beginning of the year

and help our youth orders kids take that important step

to financial security.

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One of our scholarship recipients is doing quite well at

William Jessup University. See the article below about

Miss California Job’s Daughters – Megan Goudy, grand-

daughter of our Past Grand Lecturer, Don Lamoreux.

Fraternally,

Bill Allen

Most Excellent Grand High Priest

FORTY FOR FORTY

CALL TO ALL CHAPTERS AND ALL YORK RITE

MASONS: especially those north of Fresno, PLEASE

consider taking candidates to the beautiful outdoor

setting near Mendocino, where Larry Tunzi allows the

use of his ranch and amphitheater for conferral of the

Chapter degrees. This year is especially significant, as

this Festival at the ranch in Comptche (9 miles inland

from Mendocino) is celebrating its 40th year! The theme

is Forty For 40!! So if you have candidates for any or

all of the Chapter Degrees, bring them to Comptche.

Camping on the Ranch is at no cost! And there is a

shack with men’s and ladies’ restrooms, and a co-ed

shower. And of course a cook shack for preparation of

the Friday night Fish Fry and the Saturday night Bar-be-

Que, which will include a Polynesian Whole Pig

Roasted In-Ground.

Nancy Hardiman will be planning a trip into Mendocino

or Fort Bragg with the ladies, for shopping and lunch on

Saturday, June 23rd

, while we confer degrees. See the

flyer and registration information in the forms below.

EDITOR'S MESSAGE

IRAM NEWSLETTER

As you know, our Grand Chapter is associated with the

General Grand Chapter RAM International. The

General Grand Chapter is now publishing a newsletter

with international scope. Issue number 5 for March

2012 will soon be forwarded to local Chapter officers.

By the time you read this, the April edition will be just

around the corner. Please share as appropriate with

your companions. Under Grand Chapters on the left

side of the Newsletter, check for California specific

news.

HISTORY OF THE CRYPTIC RITE

General Grand Council has recently re-published a

two-volume History, first published in 1931 and again

in 1977. This new edition has just arrived and looks

to be very enlightening, especially as regards the

relationship of the Cryptic Rite to the Scottish Rite

and the Royal Arch. The authors (Eugene E.

Hinman, Ray V. Denslow, and Charles C. Hunt) say

in the Preface:

“It has been our purpose, therefore, to place within

the compass of a single work all that is known about

the Cryptic Rite. That the reader may have all

possible information at his disposal we have prepared

an appendix in which appear copies of the most

important documents, and selections from the

writings of noted students of the subject. There is

such a great difference of opinion among these

writers that in justice to them we thought it best to let

each tell his story in his own way. Each reader also is

entitled to have this story told in the words of the

writer so that he may pass his own judgment on its

value. It is true that, for the present generation, these

discussions are only academic since the issues around

which the contests then raged have disappeared, but

they all have a historical value and will repay careful

study.

“While this work is essentially a history, that history

has been largely influenced by jurisdictional and legal

questions, and we have therefore prepared chapters on

this phase of the subject. Chapters have also been

inserted on the subjects of Legend, Tradition and

Symbolism, all of which have had their influence on

the history. It is this rich legacy of Legend and

Symbolism that gave the Rite its popularity to the

present time, for the degrees stand entirely upon their

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own merits and are not required for advancement to any

other rite or degree.” (Vol. I, page 8)

Contact the General Grand Recorder to acquire your

own copy of this valuable document. There will be

only 80 copies available at $100 for both volumes, so

act now to get your own set. See Articles below for

more samples from this most interesting work.

David A. Grindle, General Grand Recorder,

PO Box 332, Meridian ID 83680-0332

Fax: 208-895-6612 e-mail: [email protected]

COMMUNICATIONS

As mentioned in the January Encompasser,

communications are vital to assist those seeking further

light in Masonry. So resolve now to ACT: 1) broadcast

this publication far and wide, and encourage each of

your York Rite bodies to buy a 2-year subscription; 2)

broadcast the monthly Workman to the leaders of all

your bodies; 3) access the following websites, and see

that your Companions are aware of their existence and

how to access them:

www.yorkriteofcalifornia.org

www.goldenstatechapter.org

www.yorkrite.org

And as you proceed into the New Year, make every

effort you can to continually remind your membership

of the West Coast Easter Observance (see below), the

Comptche 40 For 40 Program, and the Colorado River

Fall Festival next October. Confer the Mark Master as

often as you can and build interest in our brethren of

pursuing further light.

GENERAL GRAND CHAPTER RITUAL

JEWEL

General Grand Chapter is happy to honor our

ritualists by presenting a jewel to those Companions

who excel in ritualistic endeavors. This prestigious

award is presented at no cost to Companions who

qualify by completing at least 12 points total from the

following options:

1. Conferred the Mark Master Degree as Right

Worshipful Master (3 points)

2. Conferred the Past Master Degree as Right

Worshipful Master (2 points)

3. Conferred the Most Excellent Master Degree as

Right Worshipful Master, 1st Section (2

points)

4. Conferred the Royal Arch Degree as the High

Priest (Jeshua) (3 points)

5. Serve as Principal Sojourner in the Royal Arch

Degree. (3 points)

6. Present the Lecture of the Mark Master ( 2 points),

or Most Excellent Master ( 2 points), or

Royal Arch Degree (3 points).

7. Serve as indicated in the following degrees: (2

points)

a. Sr. Deacon in the Mark Master Degree AND

b. Sr. Warden in the Most Excellent Master Degree

AND

c. Haggai in the Royal Arch Degree

8. Serve as indicated in the following degrees: (3

points)

a. Master Overseer in the Mark Master Degree AND

b. Sr. Deacon in the Most Excellent Master Degree

AND

c. Capt. of the Host in the Royal Arch Degree.

9. Serve as Master of 1st, 2nd, 3rd Veils in Royal

Arch Degree (1 point each)

The Companion must have performed the above parts

from memory on at least two (2) occasions for actual

candidates. Such performance must have been

witnessed and attested to by one of the following:

Current holder of GGC Ritualistic Jewel, or, a Past or

Current General Grand Custodian of the Work, or, a

Past or Current Grand High Priest of a constituent

Grand Chapter, or Chairman of Ritualistic Work

Committee of the candidate's Grand Chapter.

There shall be no "mistakes" quota. Each candidate is

expected to do a creditable job in the part he is

exemplifying. This implies not just rote memorization

but also appropriate floor work, vocal shading and

emphasis, and gestures, etc. appropriate to the part.

Point credit shall only be allowed for each separate

part performed, not for multiple performances of the

same part. For example, if a Companion performs the

Principal Sojourner part on, say, ten different

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occasions, he will only be awarded 3 points, not 10 x 3

or 30 points. These parts must have been performed

since January 1, 2000. Final date to submit

nomination will be August 30, 2014. The Grand

Secretaries of the various jurisdictions have nomination

forms available for Companions who qualify.

MISS CALIFORNIA JOB’S DAUGHTERS

Megan Goudy

Megan Goudy, a Job’s Daughter since 2003, is

representing this youth order as Miss California Job’s

Daughter until June of this year. She is currently a

sophomore at William Jessup University, studying

Psychology, and is a Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter

scholarship recipient. Here she is at a recent reception

in Auburn, California, with a future Job’s Daughter and

a future DeMolay. Megan is Past Honored Queen of

Bethel No. 148 in Auburn.

Here she is with Carson Locke and Kaylee Locke,

whose father, Eric, is a Senior DeMolay and presently

is an Entered Apprentice with Enterprise Lodge in Yuba

City.

Here she is below with the Sir Knights who made her a

Lady Princess of the Palace. The Sir Knight on her left

is her grandfather, Don Lamoureux, the Jr. Past Grand

Lecturer for the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons.

The Sir Knight on her right is R. E. Fred Smith, Past

Grand Commander for California.

She offers the following by way of describing her

duties:

“For those of you who do not know much about Job’s

Daughters, let me give you a short history. In 1920,

Ethel T. Wead Mick founded he organization in

collaboration with the Grand Master, the Grand

Worthy Matron, and the Grand Worthy Patron of the

state of Nebraska. They built this beautiful

organization for girls to give them a place where they

could learn important life skills and have guidance as

they grew up. Today, Job’s Daughters exists in five

countries and California is the largest jurisdiction!

“In recent years, our jurisdiction has found it prudent

to choose a girl between the ages of 16 and 20 to

represent Job’s Daughters to the Adult Masonic

Bodies in California. This is the job I have been

given for the coming year….”

“…I would love to speak to your Lodge, Chapter,

Council, or other local body. My goal is to spread

awareness about Job’s Daughters in the Masonic

Bodies, as well as in the public, and to bring together

our Masonic family.

“Another goal in which I hope to gain your assistance

is in the promotion of our service projects. Each year,

we support two philanthropic projects, one

internationally and one at the state level. Our

international philanthropic project is H.I.K.E., or

Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment. This project

provides hearing aids to children whose families are

unable to meet the financial requirement. At the state

level, we are supporting the Children’s Miracle

Network. This network of hospitals provides

comfort, treatment, and support to millions of sick

children each year. It is our hope that this project will

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give the Job’s Daughters of California the ability to find

unique and beneficial ways to support their local

hospitals by working with, volunteering for, supporting,

and becoming involved with their local Children’s

Hospital.”

If you would like to have Megan speak at one of your

meeting or know more about either of these projects or

contribute to them, please contact Megan by email at

[email protected] or by mail at 2209 Lee Way,

Roseville, CA 95661.

CRYPTIC AND ROYAL ARCH

MASONRY

Chapter XXXV of the new edition of the History of the

Cryptic Rite, gives some insight into the historical

relationship between Cryptic and Royal Arch Masonry,

from the Proceedings of the Grand Chapter of Maryland

(Vol. I, p. 549):

“In 1817 the Grand Chapter adopted a resolution

permitting ‘all Chapters to open and hold Chapters of

Select Masters and confer the degree upon such as they

may deem worthy.’ Prior to this Eckel, and perhaps

Wilmans, also conferred the degree in like manner on

those they deemed worthy and who had advanced to the

degree of Mark Master.

“In the new Constitution, adopted in 1824, the Select

was made one of the regular series of degrees and

conferred after the Most Excellent, and it was retained

as such until 1852, when it and the Royal Master’s

Degree were worked together in Councils specifically

convened for the purpose, upon Most Excellent Masters

just before the conferment of the Royal Arch upon

them.

…….

“Companion George W. Warvelle, of Chicago, a few

years since thoroughly investigated the origin of the

Royal and Select Degrees, and in his conclusion

repudiates the claim to the paternity of these degrees by

the Supreme Council of the Southern Jurisdiction. He

believes hat the Select Degree was formulated and

introduced by Henry Wilmans and that the Royal

Master’s Degree was formulated and introduced by

Ebenezer Wadsworth of New York about the year

1807.”

ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE

Chapter XIII of the new edition of the History of the

Cryptic Rite, gives some insight into the historical

relationship between Cryptic and Royal Arch

Masonry, from the Order of the Round Table (Vol. I,

p. 124):

“However, the stories which most prominently

connect the legends of King Arthur’s Court wih

Freemasonry are those which deal with the search for

the Holy Grail. Mackey says on this subject:

‘Derived, probably, from the old French, sang real,

the true blood; although other etymologies have been

proposed. The San Graal is represented, in legendary

history, as being an emerald dish in which our Lord

had partaken of the Last Supper. Josepph of

Arimethea, having further sanctified it by receiving

into it the blood issuing from the five wounds,

afterward carried it to England. Subsequently it

disappeared in consequence of the sins of the land,

and was long lost sight of. When Merlin established

the Knights of the Round Table, he told them that the

San Graal should be discovered by one of them, but

that he only could see it who was without sin. One

day, when Arthur was holding a high feast with his

Knights of the Round Table, the San Graal suddenly

appeared to him and to all his chivalry, and then as

suddenly disappeared. The consequence was that all

the knights took upon them a solemn vow to seek the

Holy Dish. The Quest of the San Graal became one

of the most prominent myths of what has been called

the Arthuric Cycle. …”

“There are several other romances of which this

wonderful vessel, invested with the most marvelous

properties, is the subject. The Quest of the San Graal

very forcibly reminds us of the Search for the Lost

Word. The symbolism is precisely the same – the loss

and recovery being but the lesson of death and eternal

life – so that the San Graal in the Arthurian Myth, and

the Lost Word in the Masonic Legend, seem to be

identical in object and design. …”

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MACKEY’S SYMBOLISM

Chapter XXXI of the new edition of the History of

the Cryptic Rite, gives some insight into the historical

relationship between Cryptic and Royal Arch Masonry,

from Mackey’s Symbolism of the Cryptic Degrees (Vol.

I, p. 529):

“In the Masonic system there are two temples: the first

temple, in which the degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry

are concerned, and the second temple, with which the

higher degrees, especially the Royal Arch, are related.

The first temple is symbolic of the present life; the

second temple is symbolic of the life to come. The first

temple, the present life, must be destroyed; on its

foundations he second temple, the life eternal, must be

built.

“But the mystical stone was placed by King Solomon in

the foundations of the first temple. That is to say, the

first temple of our present life must be built on the sure

foundation of divine truth, “for other foundation can no

man lay.”

“But although the present life is necessarily built upon

the foundation of truth, yet we never thoroughly attain

it in this sublunary sphere. The Foundation Stone is

concealed in the first temple, and the Master Mason

knows it not. He has not the true word. He receives

only a substitute.

“But in the second temple of the future life we have

passed from the grave, which had been the end of our

labors in the first. We have removed the rubbish, and

have found that Stone of Foundation which had been

hitherto concealed from our eyes. We now throw aside

the substitute for truth, which had contented us in the

former temple, and the brilliant effulgence of the

tetragrammaton and the Stone of Foundation are

discovered, and henceforth we are the possessors of the

true word – of divine truth. And in his way the Stone of

Foundation, or divine truth, concealed in the first

temple, but discovered and brought to light in the

second, will explain the passage of the Apostle: ‘For

now we see through a glass darkly, but then face to

face; now I know in part; but then shall I know even as

I am known.’ “

POSEIDON LODGE NO. 485

Royal Ark Mariners

This new Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners is moored to

the new Siminoff Council No. 485, Allied Masonic

Degrees. This new Council is considering sponsoring

an In-Gathering in Sacramento on July 29th

in order to

exemplify the Royal Ark Mariner Degree, as well as

the Order of the Secret Monitor, and St. Lawrence the

Martyr degrees. Any AMD Councils or members of

Councils that would participate in such a gathering,

bring candidates for these degrees, and perhaps confer

degrees themselves, should contact M. E. Edgar

Fentum by e-mail before June 30th:

[email protected].

GOLDEN STATE RESEARCH CHAPTER

The next meeting of the Research Chapter will be

during the afternoon of Grand Chapter on May

23rd

, at 3:00 p.m., location to be announced. The website located at www.goldenstatechapter.org

features an all new look to better capture the

academic and esoteric work that the Golden State

Chapter is dedicated to pursue and share with fellows

and members. With an updated backend system, the

website will be scalable to meet the ever expanding

technology available on the web. Many more features

and updates will be released in the near future and the

Golden State Research Chapter invites members and

those looking for further light in the Royal Arch to

visit the website today.

For information about membership, contact:

Ex. Comp Rich Wilson, High Priest

[email protected]

Peter Eiserloh, King

[email protected]

Daniel Kaffka, Scribe

[email protected]

M∴E∴ Comp∴ Philip A. Hardiman, Secretary

[email protected]

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GRAND YORK RITE CONTACT INFORMATION

Most Excellent Grand High Priest: James W. “Bill” Allen, Jr. 1644 Cambria Pl

Escondido 92029-5538 (760) 746-2821(H) (760) 716-2966 ©

[email protected] Most Illustrious Grand Master:

Robert A. L. Whitfield 1006 Natwick Way Brentwood , ca 94513 (925) 838-5892(H)

(925) 963-0933(C) [email protected] Right Eminent Grand Commander

Casey W. Norris 239 Montrose Dr; Folsom, CA 95630-

(916) 983-4211(H) (916) 207-4211(C) [email protected]

Grand Secretary: Ken Hope 11428 E. Artesia Blvd, #13

Artesia, CA 90701-3872 (562) 924-6500(W) (562) 484-1611(C) [email protected]

Assistant Grand Secretary:

Al Lewis 11428 E. Artesia Blvd, #13 Artesia, CA 90701-3872 (562) 924-6500(W) (562) 713-1706(C)

[email protected] Editor:

Phil Hardiman, PGHP 2713 Hoffman Woods Lane Carmichael, CA 95608 (916) 712-4814(C) [email protected]

Websites:

www.yorkriteofcalifornia.org

If you need access to the confidential features of the website, contact one of the officers above for userid and password.

WWW.GOLDENSTATECHAPTER.ORG

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Welcoming Letter

West Coast Easter Observance

Dear Sir Knights, Beauceant Sisters and Guests;

We welcome you to the second annual West Coast Easter Observance! The Committee is working hard to make sure your stay here at the Radisson Hotel at USC is enjoyable.

In April, the average high for the day is 73 degrees, and the average low at night is 54 degrees. In addition, the average relative humidity is 84 percent. A light wrap is recommended for evenings out.

All events shall be held at the hotel with the exception of the Easter Observance which will be held at the historic Shrine Auditorium just blocks from the hotel.

Attire: Formal Banquet – Sir Knights in uniform (no chapeaus or swords), and ladies in evening gowns. Easter Observance – Sir Knights in uniform (with chapeaus, no swords), and ladies in church attire. Beauceant’s should wear their red jacket, white blouse and black skirt.

Events: On Friday, our Ladies are invited to a Tea and Luncheon at the hotel while our Beauceant Sisters attend the Official Visit of the Supreme Worthy President, Mrs. John A. Brogan at Los

Angeles Assembly No. 42. A bus will be provided to transport our Sisters. Additionally on Friday, our men shall enjoy a tour of the Shrine Children’s Hospital followed by a luncheon at the Shrine

Auditorium. Please note that a portion of your ticket for the men’s tour will be donated to the Shrine Children’s Hospital. On Saturday, we will have a tour of the Gene Autry Museum in Los Angeles.

The Autry is the only museum of its kind located in a major metropolitan center and the only museum that combines multiple Native American perspectives with Western histories and cultures in such a profoundly interconnected and multifaceted way. For our Beauceant Sisters there will be another Official Visit of the Supreme Worthy President for Santa Ana Assembly No. 61 and San

Bernardino Assembly No. 200 at the hotel followed by a luncheon.

Pre-purchase of event tickets is preferred; however, you may purchase your tickets at the registration table in the lobby of the hotel. Please note the reservation cut-off date is March 6, 2012. No refunds will be processed after this date. While we are doing everything we can to control the costs, we still need the registration fee to cover the overhead involved with hosting this event. As we grow we will be able to reduce it further.

Hotel Information: Radisson Hotel at USC, 3540 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007. Reservations: (800) 395-7046; Front Desk: (213) 748-4141 and Fax: (213) 746-3255. Tell them you are with the Grand Encampment Knights Templar. Here is the link to make online reservations:

http://www.radisson-midtown.com.

Fraternally,

Thomas R. Derby, KTCH, KYCH

General Chairman

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