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Scottish Rite NewsFor the Valley of Dallas

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September, 2006

Feast of TishriA Masonic Day of Thanksgiving

The Feast of the Tabernacles commemorates the ceremonies of completion and dedication of King Solomon’s Temple, whichwas begun in the year 2992 BC, and finished in the year 3000 BC, a little more than seven years in its erection. In the year3001 BC, six months after the completion, in the month of Tishri, the Temple was dedicated with solemn ceremonies to theservice of the one Living and True God. In order that these ceremonies might be performed with the greatest possible solem-nity, King Solomon postponed the dedication until the Feast of the Tabernacles, the 15th day of Tishri.

The history of the “Feast of Tishri” is based upon the Feast of the Tabernacle, “Succos” described in the Old Testament. Inthe book of Leviticus, Chapter 23, Verse 34 we read, “The Fifteenth Day of this Seventh Month (Tishri) shall be the Feastof the Tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord.” It was at one time considered the greatest festival among the earlyHebrews.

The directions for the observance of the Feast are related in the Book of Leviticus, “And ye shall take you on the first daythe fruit of godly trees, branches of palm trees, and boughs of thick trees and willows of the brook and ye shall rejoice beforethe Lord your God seven days.

In ancient days, the joyous festival was observed by the Israelites in the Palestinian Autumn when they had finished the agri-cultural toil of the year. They thanked God and praised Him for the abundance stored in barn and bin, and offered prayers toHim and He sent new rains for the coming year.

Feast of TishriPresented by the Dallas Lodge of perfectionJerry Nelson Kirby, 33o I.G.H., Venerable Master

Thursday, September 7, 2006

Dallas scottish rite cathedral, crystal ballroom 6:30 PM

SPEAKER: iLLUSTRIOUS j. c. mONTGOMERY, 33o Grand Crosspresident, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Ladies welcome and requested

$15.00 per person, Reservations required214-748-9196

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Bruce Allen Jason Michael Andrews Tommy Lynn Attaway, Jr. Michael Baker Robert Wade Bates, III

Marcus Grant Baxter Harold Lee Boyer Cliff Howard Campbell David Lee Cavins Gordon (Joe) Clark

Charles (Chuck) Ray Collins Guido Rocco Costa Kenneth W, Fancher Richard Donald Ferguson Chad Lee George

Jimmie Gus George Joshua Allen Gibbons Chuck R. Green Marion Allen Groff, IV Brandon Reid Grumbles

Charles Dean Hall Robert Emerson Head, Jr. Robert Joseph Hensley William Robert Ivey Richard Logan Johnson

373rd Reunion for Dallas Scottish Rite Bodies, August 19, 2006In Honor of Brother Charles Eugene Seay, Jr., 33o IGH

Brother Seay’s civic involvements included service on the Board of Directors of the Park Cities North Dallas YMCA, Operation Kindness, Dallas SPCA, Texas ScottishRite Hospital for Children, Children’s Medical Center, the Metropolitan Dallas YMCA and the Boy Scouts Circle 10 Council. He served on the Board of Directors of Bank ofDallas for many years. He was a member of Highland Park Presbyterian Church.

Brother Seay was a member of Knox-Corinthian Lodge #851, Claud L. Austin Lodge #1450 and Dallas Scottish Rite Bodies where he was Coroneted a 33? InspectorGeneral Honorary in 2003. He was an avid golfer and worked for many years as a Director of the Tartan Classic, which benefited the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

Brother Seay was particularly interested in young people and was dedicated to helping as many children and young people as he could. His legacy is his great love forpeople, especially children and his work to help and serve others.

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MEMBERSHIP IS THE KEY!Get your candidates today for the Fall Reunion.Membership is the lifeblood of our Fraternity!

George Mitchell King Geary Dale Laird Clinton Adam Love Terry Lee Maley Maurice Brudus Meyerson

Jeffrey N. Monroe Steve Pearson Javier John Pena Charles Lewis Ramsey James Albert Riggs

Demain P. Salmon Jack Moore Scott, III David Paul Sparks John Lee Spindler Paul Stevens

James William Taylor, III Daniel Morgan Ward Jeff Robert Whitney Garland Willis Ben Edward Wilson

Tim Robert Zoltowski

Our Newest 32nd Degree Scottish Rite MasonsThe Brethren shown above and on the preceding page are our newest Masters of the Royal

Secret, being initiated on August 19, 2006 in the 1 day Reunion honoring Charles Eugene Seay, 33o

Inspector General Honorary. This class ranged in age from the early 20s to more than 90 years of age.We are proud to have all of them in Dallas Scottish Rite. If you happen to see any of them, please goup to them and shake their hand and welcome them to Dallas Scottish Rite.

This class of 46 new Scottish Rite Masons makes a total of 110 new members so far in 2006.Let’s all work hard to make 2006 a banner year for Dallas Scottish Rite and have a large class for theFall Reunion which will honor our deceased brother, Judge Dee Brown Walker, 33o Inspector GeneralHonorary.


Dallas Scottish Rite BodiesReunion Schedule, Fall, 2006

Fall ReunionSeptember 23, 2006 Day 1

Registration: 7:00 AM4th through 16th Degrees, Concludes Approximately 5:15

PMSeptember 30, 2006 Day 2

Opening Ceremony: 7:00 AM17th through 29th Degrees, Concludes Approximately 6:30

PMOctober 7, 2006 Day 3 (1 day Reunion)

Registration 6:30 AMOpening Ceremony: 7:35 AM

4th, 14th, 18th, 30th & 32nd DegreesConcludes Approximately 3:55 PM

J.R.O.T.C. Banquet, 2006Thursday, September 14, 2006Crystal Banquet Hall, 6:30 PM

To honor our Dallas Scottish Rite and National Sojourners recipientsFeatured Speaker: Robert W. Mong, Jr., Editor, Dallas Morning News

$15.00 per person, Ladies invited

Reservations Required, 214-748-9196

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGEAttendance for July and August Stated Meetings has been

excellent; in fact, the Chef’s Committee had to return to the kitchen toprepare extra food. It has been good to see the comradery and fellow-ship after the meetings.

I have asked Brother Max Gilley, 32o KCCH, to serve as Co-Chairman of the New Member Assignments Committee in order toexpedite the assignment of new members who have volunteered towork on specific committees. There is much talent in our Valley andwe need to give everyone an opportunity to work. Preference is givento requests as I believe that one person with passion for a project ismore valuable than ten with good intentions; if a committee preferencecannot be honored, we will give the member his second choice oranother preference.

We are slowly completing the process of having our DegreeMasters to meet with each other and the Stage Crew so we can finalizethe script, people movement and location of furniture for each degree.The final package will contain the script, drawing of the stage and aphotograph of each scene so that coordination of degree and scenechanges can be accomplished more efficiently and quickly. All that wedo is for the benefit and education of our candidates and we should putour best foot forward.

It is anticipated that we will discontinue the mailing of our month-ly newspaper effective October 1, 2006; it is costing us $36,000 annu-ally, and my feedback that perhaps only one third of our members aretaking time to read it. In its place we will publish a quarterly magazinewhich will keep our membership updated; in addition, we will send amonthly newsletter to all of our members who have furnished ouroffice with e-mail addresses. The e-mail letters will not contain manypictures as we recognize that such a practice will present difficulty forour Brethren who have dial up internet connection. Pictures will becontained in the quarterly magazine that will be mailed out to all of ourmembers. Some of you have provided me with very good suggestionson our operations. They are welcomed as long as they are in writingso I can discuss the same with you.

Continue to support your Valley; your presence is an affirmationthat Scottish Rite membership means more to you than being a memberof a mere social club.

Fraternally; M. Douglas Adkins, 33o IGH, Chairman Valley of Dallas


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Members of the Scottish Rite Valley of DallasAre deeply saddened to learn that the Supreme Architect

of the Universe has called the following Brethrento that Celestial Lodge above.....

He lived respected and died regrettedFarewell, my Brother, until we meet again.


Visitation ReportJune 12, 2006

Please keep these Brethren and all the otherswho are ill, in your prayers

Recorded DeathsSeptember 2006

NAME / DEGREE DATE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH BLUE LODGE

Roy Gordon Alley, Sr., 32º July 3, 1920 July 17, 2006 Irving 1218Roy Lee Conder, 32º April 22, 1916 July 10, 2006 Tarrant 942Maxwell Carlton Evans, 32º June 28, 1933 June 7, 2006 Vickery 1351William Edward Gowan, 32º March 8, 1934 July 18, 2006 Love Field 1274J. B. Hogan, 32º May 14, 1918 August 3, 2006 John G. Slater 1198Paul Ray Kepner, Jr., 32º May 23, 1920 July 16, 2006 Garland 441Dale Robert McCawley, 32º May 3, 1932 July 4, 2005 Colfax 904Travis McMurray, 32º January 7, 1923 February 2, 2005 Joseph A. Kemp 1287Billy Ross Miller, 32º November 2, 1930 October 9, 2005 Stanfield 217Albert Amory Page, 32º November 13, 1928 July 7, 2006 Bruton Conner 1322Alton Porter, 32º May 19, 1921 July 8, 2006 Irving 1218Willie Charles Slider, 32º January 9, 1932 June 30, 2006 David Elliott 364Charles Henry Spencer, 32º January 25, 1916 August 2, 2006 East Dallas 1200John Beauford Stokes, 32º June 10, 1934 July 15, 2006 James Ladd Burgess 1305Billy Jim Waldrum, 32º August 18, 1934 July 14, 2006 Irving 1218Paul Harry Watkins, 32º June 20, 1918 August 2, 2006 Metropolitan 1182James Bradley Weldon, 32º May 3, 1916 July 14, 2006 George B. Dealey 1312

Kyle D. Garver, 33º4174 Sarnac DriveDallas, TX 75220-1941214-357-7865

David Hudspeth, 32º1603 Morningside DriveCleburne, TX 76033-7906817-641-2620

James Anton Pipkin, Sr., 32º,KCCH7333 Arbor Oaks DriveDallas, TX 75248-22030972-931-7500

Jewel Franklin Graves, 32º1101 E. BowieMarshall, TX 75670-4313903-938-1227

Thomas H. Shea, 32º708 Northill DriveRichardson, TX 75080-5017972-235-4745

Floyd Leslie Pope, 32º1032 Majors DriveMesquite, TX 75149-5817214-664-4928

Billie Leon Cox, 32º9606 Bellewood DriveDallas, TX 75238-2502214-341-0376

Edwin Dale Reeves, 32º450 Reeves LaneJefferson, TX 75657-7128(No Phone Listed)

Samuel Alfred Rees, 32º15219 Beckett RoadSeagoville, TX 75159-3819972-287-1712

Jack Truman Longmire, 32º3310 Fairmount, #14-ADallas, TX 75201-1240214-528-8227

Dwight D. Davis, 32º15921 Braesgate Dr.Austin, TX 78717-4823512-244-2159

Cards and letters have beenmailed.

Respectfully submitted,

Bob Heard, 32° KCCH,ChairmanFraternal Visitation Committee,214-368-4529

Mel Polen, 32° KCCH, Vice-ChairmanFraternal Visitation Committee,214-349-3994

Secretary’s CornerBrethren:

Things are looking good here at Dallas Scottish Rite. Our build-ing rentals are up from last year and we are getting some great expo-sure with TV shows filming some scenes here in the Cathedral. Thelatest group to use the building is the program “Prison Break”. Thebuilding is being used for some exteriors and the lobby and library arebeing used as part of the White House.

The Chef’s Committee has been doing a fantastic job with food forStated Meetings and Reunions. I also want to thank the Bus BoyCommittee for all the hard work they do to make all of our events spe-cial. Another committee that works behind the scenes to help theoffice staff be more efficient is the Sons of Hiram, headed up byMillard Jones, 32o KCCH. Kudos to everyone who volunteers for anyof the many committees that make this place run smoothly. If itweren’t for our great group of volunteers, we could not keep this placein operation.

Stated Meetings in July and August were held in the evening andboasted the largest attendance we have had for a Stated Meeting inquite some time. The dinners were also well attended with great foodand comradery. I thank all of you who attended and hope to see youall in the future.

At long last, we now have the certificates and 50 year pins for allthe Scottish Rite Masons in the Valley of Dallas who are due to be rec-ognized in 2005 and 2006. All of you Brothers listed on the last pageof this newspaper who can, please be with us on September 11 toreceive this great honor. If you can not be with us, your certificate andpin will be mailed to you.

Fraternally, Ed Kirkpatrick, 32o KCCH, General Secretary

Phone - (214)-748-9196OFFICE TELEPHONE DIRECTORY

M. Douglas Adkins, Ext. 112 Cindy Scholander, Ext. 102

Ed Kirkpatrick, Ext. 106 Glenda Dohm (Bldg. Rental). 214-748-9270

EMail: [email protected]

BUSBOY COMMITTEEWHERE: S/R CATHEDRALCONTACT: BOB CONLEY

903-882-3095CONTACT: DAVE SUMMERS

972-222-7853EMAIL: [email protected]: NEAL KELLEY

214-553-8864EMAIL: [email protected]

DATES

September 7 - Feast of Tishri - 6:00 PMSeptember 11 - Stated Meeting - 11:00 AMSeptember 14 - JROTC Banquet - 6:00 PM

September 23 - Fall Reunion Day 1 - 11:00 AMSeptember 30 - Fall Reunion Day 2 - 11:00 AM

October 7 - Fall Reunion Day 3 - 11:00 AMOctober 9 - Stated Meeting - 11:00 AM

CHEFS COMMITTEEWHERE: S/R CATHEDRALCONTACT: ED KIRKPATRICK

[email protected]

DATES

September 7 - Feast of Tishri - 6:00 PMSeptember 11 - Stated Meeting - 11:00 AMSeptember 14 - JROTC Banquet - 6:00 PM

September 23 - Fall Reunion Day 1 - 11:00 AMSeptember 30 - Fall Reunion Day 2 - 11:00 AM


REGISTRATION COMMITTEEWHERE: S/R CATHEDRALCONTACT: LEE NUMBERS

[email protected]

DATES

September 11 - Stated Meeting - 11:00 AMSeptember 23 - Fall Reunion Day 1 - 6:30 AMSeptember 30 - Fall Reunion Day 2 - 6:30 AM


SCOTTISH RITE STUDY CLUB WHERE: S/R CATHEDRAL LIBRARYCONTACT: WALLACE P. FINFROCK

214-348-6328 DATES

Last Monday of Each Month - Library

DEGREE TEAM REHEARSALSALL REHEARSALS IN AUDITORIUM

5TH DEGREECraig Sutton

September 14 - 5:30 PM to 7:00 PMSeptember 19 - 5:30 PM to 7:00 PMSeptember 21 - 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM

9TH/10TH DEGREELarry Van HallSeptember13 - 7:00 PMSeptember 20 - 7:00 PM

15TH DEGREEWendell Hulse

September 18 - 5:30 PM17TH DEGREE

Mark MuellerSeptember 13 - 6:00 PM

18TH DEGREEWallace Finfrock

September 15 - 7:00 PMOctober 4 - 7:00 PM

21ST DEGREEZola Blicker

September 19 - 7:00 PMSeptember 27 - 7:00 PM

24TH DEGREEJim Moore

September 12 - 7:00 PMSeptember 25 - 7:00 PM

26TH DEGREEJerry Lawson

August 28 - 7:00 PM30TH DEGREE

Max GilleySeptember 20 - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM


32ND DEGREEDan Turner


PLEASE RESPECT THE ABOVE SCHEDULECALL THE OFFICE TO SCHEDULE ADDITIONAL REHEARSALS

CLUB MEETINGSGRAYSON COUNTY MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

WHERE: Grandy’s Restaurant, 3201 Texoma Parkway, ShermanCONTACT: BOB STEPHENS: (903) 870-6092WHEN: September 6, 2006 & September 20, 2006

Order starting at 6:00 PM, Meeting at 7:00 PMBOWIE-CASS SCOTTISH RITE CLUB

WHERE: Border Lodge #672, 918 Westlawn Dr, Texarkana, TXCONTACT: WESLEY F. WALDREP, SR.: (903) 793-1435WHEN: September 16, 2006, 6:30 PM (Covered Dish)

WOOD COUNTY SCOTTISH RITE CLUBWHERE: Ranchero, MineolaCONTACT: ALLEN TUELL: (903) 967-7420WHEN: September 15, 2006, 6:30 PM

Committee Meetings, Club Meetings,

Degree Rehearsals,etc.


Clubs and CommitteesTo have your meeting notices shown in this area:

E-Mail your notice to:[email protected]

by the 7th of the month before the month of publication:ie: August 7 for the September issue

Do not send more than one month at a time.

First AnnualKnox-CorinthianMasonic Lodge

CHARITYGolf Tournament

Saturday, September 16, 2006Plantation Golf Club

Frisco, TexasRegistration___________________________11:30 amDriving Range_________________________11:30 am

Lunch is not providedShot Gun Tee __________________________ 1:30pmAwards Buffet _______________ after play completed

(Estimated time is 6:00 – 7:00 pm)Format ________________________ Florida Scramble

Note: All players must wear soft spikes and collar on shirts. NoJeans or denim permitted on course.

Door Prizes / Silent Auction / Hole Prizes / Team PrizesRegistration Deadline September 1, 2006

Field limited to First 144 Players RegisteredCost for Individual Player is $100.00

Cost for Junior Golfer is $75.00

Benefitting: Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

For more information Contact: Jeff HavenE-mail: [email protected] Phone: 214-969-3043 Fax: 214-969-3397


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Valley of Dallas

SEPTEMBER, 20064 Labor Day - Building Closed7 Feast of Tishri - 6:30 PM11 Executive Council Meeting - 9:30 AM11 Stated Meeting - 12:00 Noon - Lunch After14 JROTC Banquet - 6:30 PM21 Hella Shrine Stated Meeting - 6:15 PM23 Fall Reunion - Day 1 Starts 6:30 AM30 Fall Reunion - Day 2 Starts 6:30 AM

OCTOBER, 2006

7 Fall Reunion - Day 3 Starts 6:30 AM9 Executive Council Meeting - 9:30 AM9 Stated Meeting - 12:00 Noon - Lunch After

50 YEAR MEMBERS TO BE HONORED Finally, Brethren the following brethren who have

achieved their 50th year in Dallas Scottish Rite will berecognized at the September Stated Meeting.

Robert R AdayGuy H AllbrittonEarl Y Bateman JrFrankie E BerrymanJames C BowlesBradford B Bryan JrThomas E CastlooDonald M ClementsBobby J CummingsWarren B EatonRoger B EberhartCleo H ElliottGeorge EmmettHarold F EvansJames G FergusonBenjamin R FischJames E FitzgeraldRoscoe L FosterLuther W FreemanHoward W FryeHerbert A GoldLee J GrahamLee T GriffinHilton A HarbisonDavid V HarknessGeorge G HarringtonJames H HarrisRaymond L HunleyBurke HunnLanoy C HurstEmery O JohnsonMorris S Johnston JrJIm C. Key, Jr.Elvis R LamL Rogers LawJ C LedbetterBilly C LewisJohn T LittleFrank H Martin JrThomas A MartinMarvin G Mc GeeFrancis L Mc GriffHarry D Mc KeeverRobert T MerrittHarley R MooreFrank A MorrisRaymond O MoseleyHulen P MunnRoy A Nesbitt

William L NixonCharles J NolenWilliam B Ord JrDerrell F PalmerWilliam P ParkhouseJerry O PassmoreEdwin E PledgerJoseph B PowellJames N PowersJohn D PrudeThomas H Puckett JrMorton RachofskyWilliam J RamseyLee R RasberryJ C ReddJames R RelyeaGalen B RichcreekClyde E RimesJohn O Roberts JrSurry G Shaffer JrLonnie B SikesClyde H Smith JrEdgar L SmithGlen E SmithJames H SteeleJames C Stewart JrRoy StewartJames M TaylorLevoy D TaylorMontell O Tessman JrWilliam C ThetfordKenneth P ThompsonJack TurnerJames B Underwood JrJohn E WallJohn M WalshJoe B WarrenJohn T WilliamsRetus WilliamsLeon O WilsonLeonard D WitthoftEarby A WrightEdgar P CallawayJimmie E LewellenDoil L FoxBilly C Hooker

Elmer AckermanCharles R AllenRobert J Allison JrDr. Theron A BaberJames L BeasleyNorvell V BedingfieldDavid M BernardinRoland H BlessingSamuel D BobbittRichard A BrantleyCharles W BrileyFloyd BrizendineHomer N BurrowsThomas A ByrumJ D CarterHuitt D CasterClaudy P CodyHoward L ColdwellLeroy CombestLeroy C CooperWilliam A CravenJerry E DeckardRobert W DudleyBilly EmersonRobert L EmersonSamuel B FaginBilly B FarishGeorge A FaucettRobert C FaulkLouis R FaulknerMaxwell I GathingsAaron S GitelmanRiley O GodfreyC Ray HallVal M HarrisLeroy B HatcherCharles W HeltonMonte L HillRichard E HobsonDonald L HogstonRobert H Hopkins JrFinith E JerniganSamuel E Johnson IIICharles E JonesRobert D JonesWalter F LasiterLee B LavesJames E LawsonGerald L Levine

Preston E LivelyMarvin R MarekJames T MathisJohn R MaxwellEarly B MilsteadHiram L Morrison JrJ C NickensFlores W PadgettVictor L PopplewellFarrel S PuntenneyJack B RadovDonald E RardinRobert H Ratliff JrLee R RayJimmie J RenfroThomas A ReynoldsJames E RichardsBen H Rosenthal JrNils A RutherfordMalcolm C ShwartsCharles R SikesDavid H SlatonClaude C SowardRobert S SpruellCharles J SwansonFelix A TaylorEugene ThornhillWilliam H TidwellPlez A TransouJack G WalkerLewis D WarrenRalph J WeaverRobert B Weaver SrAlvin V WhaleyWilliam J WhisenantArthur B WilliamsDavid R WilliamsJ W WilliamsonEtheridge G WilsonJohn P WrightVernon WrightWilliam P Wright JrThomas C WyattThomas J Hanson JrOwen S GardnerJoseph Browder JrJames P Eeds JrWilliam C Weinkauf

2005 50 Year Members 2006 50 Year Members

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