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Volume 80 noVember 2015SHRINE NEWSARARAT

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PAIDlouisiana, mo

Permit no. 11

Ararat Shrine5100 ararat DriveKansas City, mo 64129-1998

number 11

CHARTERED 1888Ararat Shrinewill be closed forThanksgivingNov. 26-27

Address Service Requested

S.M.A.R.T. meets Monday, November 30, 20157:00pm to 8:30pm at Ararat Shrine Center

Noble’s, you are invited to brainstorm with our third gathering of the Shrine Membership Action Renewal Team (S.M.A.R.T.)! We are

looking for nobles who are forward-thinking to brainstorm ideas on how to care for our members and attract new mem-bers. We are strong believers that the most powerful organi-zations are the ones that have developed a culture where the members feel they can openly communicate.

~James Gargotta, Ararat Shrine Membership Chairman

My Dad’s Dress HatShort true story about how a Dad’s hat impressed othersby HowARD McHEnRy, P.P.

My Dad was born September 25, 1892. He always wore a dress hat size 7¼ long-oval when he went to church, attending public events or any place where it was proper. Dad

was a farmer in the 1930’s and wore overalls and a straw summer hat throughout the day when caring for crops and feeding his hogs and chickens. When Dad would leave our house to be in public he would put on a long sleeve shirt, neck tie and install his dress hat. That was his forte all through life. Dad always looked neat, im-pressive and was a very proud man although he was a poor middle class individual.

When Dad wore his dress hat it made him feel ac-cepted like fortunate folks and perhaps allowed him to forget the horrible depression and hard times living on the farm. In the 1930s men wore dress hats to ice cream socials, baseball games, football games, social events, parade’s, picnics, even when stand-ing in line for free soup during the Great Depression. Take a look at any old photo before the 1960s and you will see nearly every man in some kind of hat whether he be a rich man, poor man, laborer or a kid. A good quality hat was a symbol of pride.

My Dad worked hard all through his early life. After the Great Depression he regrouped, found work allowing our family to improve quality of life. When in his fifties, Dad became suc-cessful in business and died at age 63, much too early because of a severe heart condition. All during his lifetime Dad did not become wealthy but when he dressed up he looked like a million dollars. People in the county called him Uncle John. He was greatly respected and noted for his musical skills and positive personality.

Dad met my Mother in 1910 when he played a barn dance in Platte County, Missouri. During the 1920’s - 1930’s he played a 37 string autoharp (Zither) in Uncle Pat’s Fiddling Fools Band. They recorded records and played the song “Turkey in the Straw” on a Saturday national radio broadcast show that was the first live radio performance broadcast coast to coast.

After Dad died September 27, 1954, I got his 7¼ long-oval Knox dress hat; the same size I wore and put it away so I could have fond memories of him. I put it in a hat box and would often take it out of the box and just hold it in my hands, having flash-backs of the good old times with my Dad.

My DAD’s DREss HAT: ConTinuEs on PAgE 5

Shriners Are in the News!

See page 11 for photos of the Salisbury Parade!

2 | ARARAT SHRINE NEWS OCTOBER 2015

2015 DiVAnClarence Kirby, Jr. ...............illustrious Potentate Steve Johnson .............................. Chief rabban randy berry............................assistant rabbanHenry mcDaniel, Jr ...........High Priest & Prophetbutch Pugh ..................................oriental guidenick baldi.............................................treasurermichael Wheeler .................................. recorderJim Kerns ......................first Ceremonial mastermichael aulgur .........Second Ceremonial masterian ramage ............................................DirectorDonald fowler ....................................... marshalbud Higginbotham .............Captain of the guard Jerry grimes ................................... outer guardloyd gentry ..........................................Chaplain

REPREsEnTATiVEs To iMPERiAL CounCiLClarence Kirby, Jr ................illustrious PotentateSteve Johnson. ............................. Chief rabbanrandy berry............................assistant rabbanHenry mcDaniel, Jr. ..........High Priest & Prophet

REPREsEnTATiVEs To THE CEnTRAL sTATEs sHRinE AssoCiATion

Clarence Kirby, Jr. ............... illustrious PotentateSteve Johnson ...............................Chief rabbanrandy berry............................assistant rabbanHenry mcDaniel, Jr. ..........High Priest & Prophetmichael Wheeler .................................. recorder

boARD oF DiRECToRsClarence Kirby, Jr. ...............illustrious PotentateSteve Johnson .............................. Chief rabbanrandy berry............................assistant rabbanHenry mcDaniel, Jr. ..........High Priest & Prophetbutch Pugh ..................................oriental guidenick baldi.............................................treasurermichael Wheeler .................................. recorder

DiRECToR AnD AssisTAnT DiRECToRs

uniFoRMED uniTsDon Pittier, Sr..........................................Directormartin Carignan ......................assistant DirectorPete Hickman .........................assistant Directorbill lutman ..............................assistant DirectorDon Pittier, Jr. ........................assistant Directortim rechterman .....................assistant Director

HosPiTAL boARD

Wayne Spencer, PP..... St. louis board member

sHRinE CLub DiRECToRs Vern Hilliard ..................................................Directorart Kinder.................assistant Director, District i & iiCurt Karnes .....assistant Director, District iii, iV & Vmike Degraff ..assistant Director, District Vi, Vii, Vii

sHRinE CLub AMbAssADoRslew Kitson ........................................... District iJim lindley............................................ District iiray lingrel .......................................... District iiiHoward Silvers ....................................District iValvin Kallenberger ................................District Vbill boynton..........................................District Vitodd Hill ..............................................District ViiDave Hutton.......................................District Viii

uniT DiRECToRsben bigler .............................................. Clownslarry Sage .................................... Concert bandJerry mcClary .............................Director’s Staffgeorge thompson ............................... greetersrocky Weaver ........................................guidesDon Purtle................................. legion of HonorScott towler ..................................... mini indy’sSteve Hargrave ...........................mini model t’sStan Harrington ............................ motor CorpstbD ................................................motor escortJack everly ................................ mounted guardCharles “mick” owens ..........................ole Carsbrett Davis .................................... oriental bandray lingrel ................................................Patrolmike allen ................................... Pipes & Drumslarry Schroeder ............................. Sandbuggies

SHRINE NEWSJim Kerns ...................................................editor

ARARAT sHRinE businEss oFFiCEJerrie Bailey, Office ManagerBill Warren • Linda Hickman

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Office Hours: 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday-Friday(on Temple Stated Meeting Nights, open until 8pm)

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wEDnEsDAy, noV. 11, 2015~ and ~

wEDnEsDAy, DEC. 9, 2015

meeting 7:30Pm • Regular Order of Business balloting on Petitions

Visiting nobles Welcome

2015 Card Required • Wear Your Fez

Michael wheeler Clarence Kirby, Jr. Recorder Illustrious Potentate

Please send questions, comments or suggestions to the editor: Jim Kerns, [email protected]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

nov/dec evenT cALendARNovember 11 ................................................................. Temple MeetingNovember 12-15 .................................................... Ararat Shrine Circus November 21 .................................................................Fall CeremonialNovember 22 ........................................ Decorate Temple For Christmas November 24 ................................ Thanksgiving Day (Building Closed)November 26-27 ........Building Closed For The Thanksgiving Holiday December 9 ................................................................... Temple MeetingDecember 19 ................................................ Children’s Christmas PartyDecember 24-27 ................Building Closed For The Christmas HolidayDecember 25 ......................................Christmas Day (Building Closed)December 31 ......................................................................Camel’s Milk

One Moment of Your Time, Please!

October was one fast month! November is also going to be fast-paced, too, as we have both the Circus and Ceremonial coming up. We will also be putting

up Temple Christmas decorations in November.Nobles, the Circus and Membership are Ararat’s two

biggest fund raisers. Let’s get behind both the Circus and Fall Ceremonial so we may build a strong future for Ararat Shrine.

I would also like to take a moment to thank the office staff, the restaurant staff, our Chief Aides John Nelson and Richard Floyd along with their lovely ladies Sherrill and Linda, all of the 2015 Potentate’s Aides, the Director and Assistant Director of Uniformed Unites, Director of Shrine Clubs, Assistant Director of Shrine Clubs and the 2016 Di-van for all of their hard work and dedication this year, it is much appreciated.

A very special thank you to Steve and Jerri Dowdy for all of the wonderful pictures!Nobles, these are “Get R Done” kind of people…

Clarence C. Kirby, Jr.Potentate 2015Ararat Shrine

Clarence C. Kirby Jr.

A Big Salute to Ararat’s Legion of Honor…

The Legion of Honor was organized in 1952 to accommodate all eligible ex-service men and veterans of the Armed Forces who were members of Ararat Temple in good standing, for comradeship and fraternity, and to encourage and promote activities appropriate for ex-ser-

vice men, and to support the Shrine.Today the Legion of Honor is still an active unit that provides the Color Guard at the opening

of our monthly stated business meetings, and participates in parades. The pride they have for their country and the Shrine shows in the eyes of every member of the Unit.

Veteran’s Day commands our overwhelming respect and honor for the young men and women who have served and are serving overseas. And for those thousands of killed or wounded, we re-member a debt that can never be repaid… BUT SHOULD NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!

Children’s Christmas party

December 19 • 10:00-12:00

Clowns! Games! Crafts! Christmas stocking filled with goodies for each child!

Special appearance by Santa Claus (bring your cameras)


HospiTAL news

Hospital Van Drivers

As a Noble of Ararat Shrine you are encouraged to get involved with the work of our fraternity. Our Hospital Transportation Club is the tip of the spear in the effort to help our kids. We strongly encourage you to call the Hospital Trans-

portation Office at (816) 923-5429 or (816) 923-1319 and join the elite team of Nobles who transport our children to our NEW St. Louis Hospital. We encourage every Noble to become a driver and to experience the life changing effect of working with the younger and the weaker. We need office workers and drivers so regardless of ability, all can lend a hand. We extend a BIG THANK YOU to the Drivers who transported children last month!

Shriner’s Hospital St. Louis Board ofGovernors Reportby wAynE sPEnCER P.P. AssoCiATE boARD MEMbER

At this time of Thanksgiving, I thought it would be nice to report some positive things com-ing out of the St Louis Shriners Hospital. I will be quoting a statement from the World Pediatric Project Program Staff regarding their mission and the Shriners Support. I will

also include some pictures from patients expressing their thanks. This is a wonderful example of cooperation between a World Organization and the Shriners Hospital network.

This is addressed to the Hospital Staff and Board of Governors. And I quote: “Thank you for partnering with World Pediatric Project to provide for our international

patients. This fiscal year (July 1 2014 to June 30, 2015), World Pediatric project brought 80 chil-

dren to the United States for critical care (39 to St. Louis) and sent 452 medical missions to our partner countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Several of your staff are vital members of these missions.

Shriners Hospital was instrumental in the life-changing care of 21 WPP patients this year, all who now have a brighter future and restored childhood because of your care.

The children we help have no access to the necessary pediatric critical care resources in their home countries. WPP’s partnership with Shriners Hospital and its medical staff is essen-tial to fulfilling our mission and facilitating treatment for children suffering from congenital defects, illness and injury.

We look forward to continuing and strengthening our partnership.” End Quote.May you all have a Happy Thanksgiving.Until next time.

Richard WiselyErnest ConnersRon Griep

Joel SemlerGerald TinsleyHoward Silvers

Bert TorreyTom SmithV.J. Phillips

Steve Hanchette

Nobles! Ladies! Are you interested in Ballroom Dancing? How about other kinds of dancing? If you are interested, then please join the “Union Station Ballroom Danc-ers” Facebook group or email [email protected]. That way we can open up a discus-sion about when to meet, what we want to do with the club, and much, much more!

Nobody Told Me!by sTEVE DowDy

OK! Here we go again! Another month when I have absolutely nothing to say. Guess I’ll just have to make it all up!

We are going to have a Circus, but it may be over by the time you read this. I know I will have fun, I know I’ll be worn slick, and I know a lot of other people will have a great time. There are few things that are more pleasing to me than to see a whole auditorium filled with young people, all having fun. Of course, they won’t all have fun at the same time, but they will certainly all have fun at some time.

We’re going to have a Ceremonial on November 21, and there will be a Show and Tell recruit-ing session that same evening in Bennett Auditorium. That’s where all the Units and Clubs each try to convince the entire class to join their organization. Some will join on the spot, but most will want to look around before they commit to any one group. WE might have to call those guys and invite them to some meeting or dinner or party. And we must remember the fellow’s wife; because if she likes us, he’ll like us. And, please talk to every new Noble and Lady. Make them feel wanted and welcome. I don’t know of any organization that has more members than it needs, so, make an effort to get someone, or several someone’s.

On December 19, we’re going throw a Christmas party for a bunch of kids. I knew a man once who said he just couldn’t stand to spend that much time around that many kids. I thought we should dress him up and make him play the Grinch. Lucky for us, there’s only a few like that, and most of them stay in their cave. I like to see the happiness on the people’s faces, and I really like to see the kid’s faces when they see Santa Clause.

I can’t understand why some people seem to dislike the Shrine. I saw a notice of the Impe-rial Session we’ll host in 2020, telling us we’ll bring 20,000 people and close to $20,000,000 to Kansas City. The first comment on the piece was “All those men in their little cars will make a real mess of our traffic.” That may not be an exact quote, but it’s close. I talked to another man once upon a time who said he didn’t like Shriners, but he sure liked our hospitals. I once knew a man that didn’t like Marilyn Monroe, either. What a terrible way to spend one’s life! If those people would get to know the facts their opinion would surely change.

I almost forgot that November 22 is the day that our Potentates Aides, and their helpers, will decorate our temple for Christmas. I’m pretty happy about that, too. I’m undoubtedly sentimental, or something, but I sincerely enjoy Christmas decorations and carols. I know of at least one of our Ladies’ groups that will be helping some less than fortunate family, and I’m sure that a lot of other groups will do likewise. I hope I can find a way to make some family a little bit happier this season, and I hope our fraternity can make a lot of kids happier, too. And, I wish all my friends, whatever their religion, culture, race, or whatever, the same joy and happiness that I will feel throughout this holiday season.

Hospital Transportation Newsby biLL wARREn

Your Ararat Shrine Hospital Transportation club is hard at work insuring the safe transport of children to the various Shrine Hospitals across the nation. While we predominantly use the new St. Louis hospital we will use any hospital in our network that may offer the specialty

the child may need. Just before Temple meeting in October our club met and held election of officers. We are

proud to announce the following Nobles of Ararat were elected to leadership positions within the club.

Our New President will be Noble Ronald Griep, who is an eight year veteran of our shrine and will do an excellent job in leading our club. Noble Joel Semler will be our next Vice President and will capably stand in when our president is unavailable. Joel has been a member of Ararat for over three years and is a leading member of our club.

Just like in many Blue Lodges our Secretary Treasurer comes possessed with a wealth of experience. Noble Bert Torrey will carry on his years of excellence as the scribe and financial manager for our club and we are delighted to have him in this capacity. Bert not only man’s our of-fice one day a week but has twenty nine years as a member of Ararat and is a fifty year mason. The Hospital transportation club is indeed fortunate to have men of this caliber at the helm.

By the time you read this November 6th will have passed but on this night our club will hold its first ever club wide banquet. We will gather at Ararat and share our fellowship, laugh with our brothers and remember those who are now journeying on their last drive. Awards will be given out, friendships strengthened and the bond of brotherhood will be renewed. As proud members of this club, we invite you to join us. Nothing is as memorable as when a child who has endured much takes the time to thank you for your help in the healing process. We need men who can work in our office (9:00 – 2:00) one day a week. We need additional drivers to handle transport of our young charges. Are you able to contribute to the healing of our kids? I promise you the time will be well spent. Call our hospital transportation team to learn how. (816) 923-5429


BinGo AssiGnMenTsThe following is a list of units and clubs scheduled to furnish 3 members to assist in helping the

Bingo Committee on their assigned Thursday evening.Workers, please report to Larry Adolpheson in Bennett Auditorium at 5:00 p.m. on your sched-

uled night. Directors or Presidents, if you are not able to fulfill the assignment, please contact the Temple Director, Ian Ramage at 816-589-6050 so that he can find replacements.

November 5 .............................................................................Divan

November 12 .............................................................Ambassadors

November 19 .................................................................... No Bingo

November 26 .........................................Asst. Dir Uniformed Units

December 3 ............................................................................ Patrol

December 10 ............................................................................. TBA

December 17 ..........................................................Potentate Aides

December 24 .................................................................... No Bingo

December 31 ........................................................... Director’s Staff

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MAYMay 6 – Mounted GuardMay 13 – Liberty

Shrine ClubMay 20 – Motor EscortMay 27–Legion of Honor

JUNEJune 3 – Mini Indy’sJune 10 – Northland

Shrine ClubJune 17– Mini Model T’sJune 24 – Hospital

Transportation

JULYJuly 1–Motor CorpsJuly 8 – Cass County

Shrine ClubJuly 15 –DivanJuly 22 –AmbassadorsJuly 29–Assistant Directors

of Uniformed Units

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BINGO ASSIGNMENTSThe following list of units and clubs are scheduled to furnish 3 members to assist

in helping the Bingo Committee on Thursday evenings for the months of May, Juneand July 2010.

Please report to Buck Johnson in Bennett Auditorium at 6:00 p.m. on your scheduled night. Directors or Presidents, if you are not able to fulfill the assignment,please contact the Temple Director, Tom Burke at 816-810-8216 so that he can finda replacement for your unit or club.

As late as the 1950s men wore dress hats to work, to social events, sporting games and everywhere they would travel. Without a hat was without a home.

A few years after Dad died I was an automobile salesman and wore a coat, tie and dress hat to work. When going outside to show a product I always installed my hat. That was part of sales courtesy and the customer expected us to be polite and look presentable. In those days a quality salesman was expected to meet certain dress standards or would soon be replaced.

One day I looked in the closet, carefully removed my Dad’s dress hat from the box and put it on for good luck. Dad’s old hat had faded a bit but every time I look at it, it brings back fond memories of yesteryear and Dad’s old hat just fit me! As I looked into the mirror to admire myself in his hat it came to me that I should wear it to work as if I was taking Dad to work with me on this nice fall day. I brushed off the hat with a soft touch, made sure my neck tie was perfect, put on my dress coat and greeted my family with a good morning to all and drove off into the morning sun.

When making the thirty-minute drive to work I thought to myself, I am going to introduce my Dad’s hat to sales methods I learned from him when I was a kid. I was always impressed how Dad could talk to a stranger, make them feel important and close a sale that others could not do. He offered a great smile, firm hand shake, was always prepared, had good knowledge of his product, was honest and never pushed anyone to do something they did not want or should not do. Dad was something very special!

Dad was his best when leaning on a fence talking to a hard-nose farmer about leasing their property for the purpose of drilling gas wells. I never saw my Dad make a sales presentation with-out a hat. I was excited and was looking forward to my day at work with Dad’s hat supporting me. “Step aside folks for here I come and if you were a qualified buyer you were going to experience the best sales presentation you have ever encountered.”

I was first introduced to sales as a young lad during the time Dad operated a gasoline service station and garage. Dad had a bad heart condition and by me helping him serve customers, it al-lowed him to rest and over see my work. We had three eight foot gasoline pumps each having a pump handle on the side that allowed a person to pump back and forth so gasoline could be trans-ferred from three large underground storage tanks to the three round glass containers that each held ten gallons of gasoline. White gas was a clear color like water and sold for 11¢ gallon, regular gas was orange color and sold for 13¢ gallon and ethyl gas was red color and sold for 15¢ gallon. There were no electric gas pumps at the time so after selling the gas we had to hand pump and force gasoline back into the ten gallon container.

A quart of oil sold for 15¢, water for the radiator was free as was airing up the tires. The first thing Dad told me to do when a customer drove up was to greet them and wash their windshield. He taught me to ask the customer if I could check their water level in their radiator, oil level in their engine and air up their four tires all before I would asked them how many gallons of gas they wanted to buy. There would be times customers would ask for water in their radiator, air in their tires and buy nothing.

I was a short kid and stood on a wood box so I could wash their windshield. Most likely be-cause of the courtesy extended to them the customer would ask for more gallons of gas than they first intended to buy. Dad had the most friendly and best service station operation in the county and I got a hands-on sales education. Dad wore his dress hat every day at the station.

Dad taught me when meeting people to first provide eye contact, smile, provide a firm

handshake, bow to a lady, apply proper manners and gain their trust. His approach was to identify their needs, their desire and then lead them to a trusty conclusion. The objective was to provide the best sales experience they have ever had so to encourage the customer to want to buy the product from you. Trust and service is the clue to success!

I really gave Dad’s dress hat a good run that day. The thought of him being a part of my day motivated me to plan my day to be the best I could be. I continued to have thoughts of providing customer satisfaction and that soon elevated me to be the top sales person at the agency and in the region. Thanks to my Dad and his old dress hat, his silent input energized me to challenge new goals and my dream to become a GM automobile dealer.

Great national leaders wore quality hats when making presentations. Perhaps Abraham Lin-coln was the most impressive President of the United States to wear a hat. At every major speech he wore at tall black hat. President Harry S. Truman seldom went anyplace without a dress hat. The President could be seen after leaving Washington DC wearing his hat when he took walks in Independence. So why do men not wear dress hats today?

When John F. Kennedy was elected President, he wore a formal tall hat for a few ceremonies and at parades but seldom wore hats after that. The Kennedy’s had thick hair and they felt no need for a hat. Soon after many dress hat companies began to suffer and go out of business. It became hard to find a quality dress hat anywhere. Later clothing designers made hats that looked different but nothing like the dress hats we were accustomed to.

In the late 1960’s only a few restaurants and business establishments offered hat hangers for those who wore a hat. The downturn of not wearing a hat during the winter was that men got head colds and got sick because they were too casual thinking to wear a quality dress hat. That is ok because medical doctors loved their business! They helped to stimulate the national economy.

Today’s fashion seems to rely on what designers create and do however, when certain celebri-ties or famous individuals start changing their style, the general public will soon follow. A current trend is for men to have facial hair. Perhaps that will also be discouraged and will not be in style.

I admire my Dad and others who survived the Great Depression, the most difficult economic times our country has ever experienced but they still found a few dollars and cents in their pockets to dress properly in a coat, long sleeve shirt, neck tie and a dress hat that made them look like proud Americans. My Dad really needed a hat for when he was nineteen years old he had scarlet fever and lost all of his hair leaving him with only one single hair on his head. His grandkids enjoyed taking turns to trim that one hair.

Today’s society can learn from our ancestors. One must remember people who are successful or wish to achieve greatness most likely will depend on their personality, reputation, character, cre-dentials and who they know that can help them to succeed. A good impression with high level ex-ecutives or those who are hiring can be critical resulting in you being hired, rejected or eliminated. How you apply your manners, how you look, smile, act, walk, talk and conduct yourself during the interview is important. A first good impression can set you aside from others, allowing you to get your foot in the door and succeed. We should all take a good hard look in the mirror and be very honest with the result of our personal self evaluation.

“If you were the president, CEO or hiring manager of the company you would be seeking employment, would you hire yourself?”

Why not buy a good quality hat and think about that!

My DAD’s DREss HAT ConTinuEs FRoM FRonT PAgE


Illustrious Sir Clarence Kirby called the Oc-tober, 2015, meeting to order at 7:30 pm, October 14, 2015, in Bennett Auditorium.

Assistant Rabban Randy Berry informed the Captain of the Guard that the Potentate was about to open Ararat Temple for business. That done, Captain of the Guard Bud Higgin-botham informed the Outer Guard, and then reported to Noble Randy, who informed Ill. Sir Kirby that the Temple was under a double and trusty guard, “I think.”

Chief Rabban Steve Johnson then sur-veyed the crowd and informed the Potentate that our Temple was free from jeopardy as there were none present save members of our order. Ill. Sir Kirby replied “Tis well.

Oriental Guide Butch Pugh prepared the Altar.

Oriental Guide Butch then remembered our Nobles who had been visited by the Black Camel and gave the invocation. Neither

Chaplain Loyd Gentry nor High Priest and Prophet Henry McDaniel were present.

The Legion of Honor presented the col-ors.

The assembled Nobles, led by Chief Rab-ban Steve, recited the Shrine Pledge of Al-legiance, and then the Ararat Jazz Band per-formed the National Anthem.

Ill. Sir Kirby thanked the Legion of Hon-or and the Jazz Band.

In accordance with a previously passed motion, Recorder Mike Wheeler did not read the minutes of the June meeting.

Recorder Mike Wheeler read nine Peti-tions for Creation. All nine petitions were approved by Acclamation upon a motion by Illustrious Sir John Hay, P.P. There were no Petitions for Association or Affiliation, two each for Restoration and Demit, and none for Remission.

Treasurer Nick Baldi gave the Treasurers

Report. All accounts are healthy. The Gen-eral Fund revenues were below expenses for the month of September, but the Restaurant showed a reasonable profit. The Restaurant total loss for the year to date is about one third of last year’s loss to date. Circus fund revenues to date were approximately $76,000 above expenses, and the Hospital Transporta-tion Fund was about $2,000 ahead.

Recorder Mike wheeler read Imperial General Order Number One, basically a recap of the results of the Imperial Session. Copies of the Order are available from the Business Office, either printed or in digital format.

The Greeters made a contribution to the Cornerstone Fund.

The Warsaw Shrine Club made a gener-ous donation to Circus 2015.

The Ararat Cooking Club and the Mini-Indies made a generous donation from the profits of the Blue Springs Fun Fest.

The Mounted Guard Bass Tournament contributed generously to Circus 2015.

Noble Brent Marchant presented a Proc-lamation from Missouri Governor Jay Nixon for the Circus 2015.

There were visiting Nobles registered.Chief Rabban Steve Johnson reported

that the 2015 Circus is moving in the right di-rection. Tickets are on sale now, promotional posters are available from the Chief Rabban.

The 50/50 drawing was won by Marshal Donnie Fowler, who donated his winnings to the Circus.

Noble Jason Hudgins announced that he is organizing a new Shrine Club, for the pur-pose of riding motorized “Big Wheel Trikes” in parades.

The meeting adjourned at 8:12 pm, in order that Nobles could gather in the Lounge to watch the Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays!

October 2015 Temple Meeting Notesby sTEVE DowDy, PHoTos by Ron nuTTER

noble Dave Johnson of the Cooking Club and noble John Spotts-wood of the mini indies present a check for $2,300 for the general fund.

nobles Jack everly and Porter Henson of the mounted guard present a check for $8,000 raised at the buddy bass tournament for the Circus.

noble Dick newport presents a check to illustrious Sir Clarence Kirby from the Potentate’s golf tournament in the amount of $4,486.99 and a collection of Photos of the event as a keepsake.

noble brent marchant presents a proclamation from Missouri Governor Jay Nixon to our Chief Rabban Steve Johnson and all the nobility of ararat Shrine recognizing 80 years of the ararat Shrine Circus.

nobles brad bunnell and Jack Weidmann present a check for $500 to the Cornerstone fund from the greeters

nobles ed Curtain and Jim miller of the Warsaw Shrine Club present a check for $5,000 to the Circus.


As oF 10/21/15 2015 yTD Creations 0 22Affiliations 0 8restorations 2 30associates 0 0associates Dropped 0 2Deceased 8 69Demitted 1 5Suspended 0 1resigned 0 1

total loss – 7 – 31Total Membership = 2,426

as of October 21, 2015

Membership Totals

Ararat Membership as ofJan. 1, 2015 = 2,473

& Food Wineby sTEVE DowDy

Pink wines are probably the least popular wines on the market today. They started going out of favor in the 1970’s, so, it’s about time to bring them back into favor. Red wines made from the Zinfandel grape just weren’t masculine enough for real men, and the ladies learned

to drink whites for similar reasons. Many producers even uprooted their Zinfandel vines. One winery managed to develop a market for rose’ wine simply making a pink Zinfandel and calling it “white Zinfandel.”

Rosé wines are made like any red wine, except that the juice s drawn from the vat while it is still fermenting and before it has had the chance to absorb too much color from the skins. Then, the winemaker can let it ferment just a little longer and bottle it as a semi-sweet rose’, or let it con-tinue to ferment as though it were a dry white.

Rosé wine made by either method is unlikely to go into a new oak barrel, and nowadays is almost certainly fermented and stored in stainless steel vats before being bottled within a few months of the harvest. Only a few highly exceptional rose’s improve with age. Most are best drunk as soon as they are bottled.

It can be difficult to determine if a pink is going to be sweet or dry before you buy it. But you can probably assume that a California pink wine labeled rosé will be drier than one labeled as white.

MeMBeRsHip MATTeRs!by JiM gARgoTTA

I just recently returned from the 2015 Shriners International Membership Seminar. While there were many topics discussed the most important is membership growth. I have taken a look at Ararat Shrine’s numbers and if the current trend continues, by 2020 our membership will be

at or around 1,500 Nobles. We are currently at 2,449 Nobles. As you can see, we are facing a problem. It’s one that we can solve, but it will take all of us. I’m asking that each Noble reach out to those you now in our Blue Lodges and introduce them to the Shrine. In Missouri, there are approximately 39,000 Master Masons and about 35% or 13,650 of those are Shriners. There is room for growth.

At last month’s Temple Meeting I announced the formation of the ‘Shrine Membership Ac-tion Renewal Team’ or ‘S.M.A.R.T.’. The intent of this team is to provide a forum for our No-bility to share ideas for new Clubs, Units and events. One of the major tenets of this team is providing a culture of open communication. Rod McGrath and I moderated the proceedings. We had a moderate turnout, but it was lively. Many suggestions were made and several items we are moving forward with. Our next meeting is scheduled for November 30th in the Temple Library. Please plan on attending.

The Lee’s Summit Family Fun Run was a big success and I want to thank everyone who helped make it happen. The Fall Ceremonial is coming up on November 21st, 2015. Be sure and mark your calendars. You need to get your petitions in so they can be read by the November 11th Temple meeting. I also want to remind you that we have a Membership Meeting scheduled for November 10th. We are ALL a vital part of Membership, come join us.

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Just a few of the volunteers for the lee’s Summit fun run assemble before dawn at longview lake to prepare for the day’s work.


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Warsaw Shrine Club

Wednesday evening, October 8, 2015, mem-bers and guests of Shawnee Lodge #653 A. F. & A. M., the Benton County Scottish

Rite Club and the Warsaw Shrine Club gathered at the Warsaw Shrine Club in Warsaw to pay homage and show respect for one of their own.

Herb Harris, a member of all three Masonic bodies, was recognized for his years of dedicated service and the endless hours of work he has contrib-uted to these organizations, this community and to neighbors and friends.

An engraved plaque was presented to Herb and a brief reception of brothers, family and friends along with fellowship, laughter, cake and coffee, was enjoyed by all.

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nobLEs wHosE LiVEs

We Celebrate! The Officers and Nobles of Ararat Shrine express their sincere sympathy to the families and friends of these departed Nobles:

Robert Raffetynorborne, mo.05/26/1927 – 01/14/2015Created in Ararat 08/02/1969

Frazie noemilwaukie, or.09/05/1921 – 09/03/2015Created in Ararat 06/06/1953

Richard McCrerynevada, mo.02/21/1935 – 09/12/2015Created in Ararat 05/27/1967

Harold selfgravois mills, mo.08/14/1935 – 09/19/2015Created in Ararat 05/27/1967 wayne Davislee’s Summit, mo. 05/14/1916 – 09/26/2015Created in Ararat 05/23/1970

Harold Caskeybutler, mo.01/03/1938 – 10/01/2015Created in Ararat 10/10/2006

Lester J. brownliberty, mo.09/20/1915 – 10/08/2015Created in Ararat 05/27/1978

bernard E. Hamraymore, mo.08/06/1930 – 10/12/2015Created in Ararat 7/28/1990

Jack K. Zanderlee’s Summit, mo.10/19/1921 – 10/17/2015Created in Ararat 05/01/1982

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Circus Dad & Mom Pins…The following Nobles have invested in our Circus by purchasing the 2015 Shrine Circus Mom and Dad Pins. THANK YOU! They will receive 25 Crown Jewel Points for each pin.

MoM & DaDBrian AshmoreBobby BenedictMartin CarignanGregory ChristyDonald FolsomLeroy GrahamRobert HillDavid HuttonRobert JenkinsSteve Leehy

Lewis RandallLarry LyonsJames McCannTravis RechtermanJune ShortWilliam SummersDale WaltersRobert Welch

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David DanielRichard LewisGeorge MackJerry McClaryJack PadleyVernon Willis

MoMJoyce CoonceMargaret Merryman

ToP CiRCus sALEsMEn(As of Oct. 23, 2015) 1. Duane Steel ...............................$7,230.002. larry teters ................................$5,200.003. Charles owens ..........................$5,000.004. Jim mcguire ..............................$4,090.005. butch Pugh ................................$4,040.006. Cleo Custis ................................$3,551.597. John Kennedy............................$3,391.618. Don Purtle..................................$3,245.339. David topping ............................$3,090.0010. William rosanbalm ..................$3,060.2911. Scott towler .............................$2,500.0012. lee brown ...............................$2,274.0613. Charles Parker.........................$2,261.3214. Howard Silvers ........................$2,190.0015. marvin Cleveland .....................$2,043.0016. Jack everly ..............................$2,000.0017. bob ridinger ............................$1,838.2218. Don leimkuhler .......................$1,782.1319. William owsley ........................$1,700.0020. Walter bruens ..........................$1,690.6521. John myers ..............................$1,600.0022. Joel Semler..............................$1,600.0023. nick baldi.................................$1,540.0024. John ropcke............................$1,540.0025. Jimmie Jones...........................$1,505.2426. gerald mcCaslin ......................$1,500.00

ToP uniT & CLub CiRCus sALEs (As of Oct. 23, 2015)1. greeters...................................$18,413.022. Director’s Staff .........................$12,583.443. legion of Honor .......................$10,887.904. Warsaw S/C ...............................$8,455.505. mounted guard..........................$8,240.006. Divan .........................................$8,008.007. Sand buggies ............................$6,798.008. ole Cars ....................................$5,370.009. Cass County S/C .......................$3,884.7810. golden Valley S/C ....................$3740.00

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SEDALIA SHRINE CLUB By Ron Hinkle, Scribe

Greetings and good tidings to all of ourLadies and Nobles. We hope our articlefinds you all in good spirits. Spring seemsto always bring on a renewed vigor for thecoming year . If you find yourself over-whelmed with all this renewed vigor andspirit we have just the place to channel it.The Sedalia Shrine Club can use your sparetime. Come in and put your talents andenergies to good use. We need you!

Our golfing public is taking off and noneto soon for all of us. Our course is a beau-tiful green and the guys are doing a goodjob in keeping it playable. Come out andenjoy it.

If you have a spare morning till noon, wehave a place for you in our Pro Shop. Itonly involves using a cash register andgreeting our players and meeting their golf-ing needs. If you have no experience we’llshow you. It’s easy and you’ll be doingyour club a large favor. Everything helps usto be able to help our special children.

In April our membership had a wonder-ful evening of dance, and being entertainedby the sounds of Cedar Creek. If youmissed it, you missed out on an evening of“Fun.” Come in and check out the bulletinboards and calendars for upcoming events.

Have fun and be a part of your club.Bingo is still a little slow, and the econo-

my doesn’ t help. It’s still floating andrequires the same amount of volunteerism.If you have time to spare on Mondayevenings from 6:00 pm till --- contact ourBingo Chairman, Ron Bush, or if you canhelp in the kitchen on Monday evenings,contact Don Timbers or Shirley Wiley. Wewould like to take this time to thank all ofour Bingo volunteers. You are a Godsend.

The Fun-Kor is selling chances in a rafflefor a new pistol. It’s a fundraiser for theFun-Kor so get your tickets before May15th. Larry Foster, Director, reminds allFun-Kor members that 2010 dues were dueApril 1st. Be sure to attend Fun-Kor meet-ings to be aware of upcoming parades andparade line-up times.

Our Ladies are still having game nightsso come in and play and have a good time.All proceeds go to our hospitals. Come inand check time and dates posted on bulletinboards.

We’ve lost another Noble this pastmonth. When you hit your knees keep thefamily of Jim Treece in your prayers, aswell as all of our sick and disabled. Pray forall in service to this great country.

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RAKLA SHRINE CLUBBy Ernie Taylor, Scribe

We finally had great weather for ourmeeting in April: no rain, no snow, no 20degrees and windy! Not that the weatherhad ever discouraged our members. Wehad the same great turnout, be the weath-er good or not so good!

Dignitaries attending this month wereLiaison Officer Dave Bushakra and LadyMolly, and Ambassador Curt Karnes andLady Sue. These two couples truly repre-sent good works and good fellowship forthe Shrine and we look forward eachmonth to seeing them.

We were happy to welcome back Daveand Nora Hutchison. They brought backa “truckload” of fish and invited us to theirhomefor the June meeting and a fish fry!

Dave, incidentally, won the 50/50 draw-ing, but that was in no way connected tothe invitation. We would never use anysort of bribery to get Dave and Nora to fixfish for us!

Our guest speaker was Sally Nance,Administrator for the Excelsior SpringsHospital. She gave us a brief history onthe hospital and all the improvementsthey have made, and the new independentliving center completed recently.

Our May meeting will be held again atCatricks Café in Lawson. Tell yourMasonic friends what fun and fellowshipwe have, and bring someone with you tothe next meeting.

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Ararat Needle Guildby JERRi DowDy

The year will quickly be coming to an end and packing day will be on the 4th Tuesday in November. On pack-

ing day, we will pack boxes with the items we have made and send them to the kids at Shriner’s hospitals. Please come join us at Needle Guild. We need all the help we can get to make as many items as possible to send for the children.

Don’t forget to buy your raffle tickets for a chance to win the beautiful quilt our ladies made. The quilt that will be given away in December and the money collected from the raffle will be given to Ararat Tem-ple. Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. See a Needle Guild member for your ticket.

We sew, visit, make new friends and have lunch at each meeting. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Bennett Auditorium. We are looking forward to seeing you at the next meeting.

Sedalia Shrine ClubWhen your membership includes volunteers with a can do spirit, leadership that recog-

nizes volunteerism and knows how to coordinate the efforts of dedicated volunteers to achieve a common goal. You have a recipe for success. We are THE SEDALIA

SHRINE CLUB. We thank our creator and ask his blessings for all our endeavors as we pursue our philanthropy of “Children with Special Needs”.

For all our volunteer members, our beautiful and dedicated ladies and our friends who share their time and efforts for “our children” and our patrons, pat yourselves on the back and thank those who helped us make this year’s Fair stand the best ever. Give Bobby Rinehart a lot of credit for coordinating this massive endeavor and be proud of all the sacrifices we all made for eleven days to keep the Sedalia Shrine Club dream alive. Each of you is truly special!

For each of you, who helped with “the Campers” and the International Harvesters, know that you achieved the same success and it could not happen without YOU! Special Thanks again to Bob Rinehart for your coordinating talents. Thank you Don Weaver for your equipment and vol-unteerism in making our fund raising endeavors the success they are.

Special Thanks goes out to Sedalia Food and Vending for your help and volunteerism. For our Brother Nobles and Ladies from Marshall and all of our neighboring clubs, our deep and sincere appreciation goes out to each and every one of you. The Sedalia Shrine Club thanks you!

Our Ladies once again held their yearly golf tournament (Chicks with Sticks) and had a good turnout. It looked to us like a lot of fun was had by all the golfers! Thank you to Pat Rinehart and our Shrine Club Ladies for all your time and effort in making this year’s tournament a successful event. Pat would like to thank all of our people who participated in this tournament and those who helped in all facets of the tournament’s operation.

Our Fun-Kor is still strutting its stuff and our latest parade was the Versailles Applefest. We had a great crowd and had a lot of fun. Just a reminder to our members, our Veteran’s Parade in Sedalia will be November 11th quite naturally in Sedalia! Don’t forget our monthly break-fasts. Our next breakfasts are November 7th and December 5th. They start at 7:30am and run to 10:00am. You get a great breakfast for $6.00! If you can help in the Kitchen or make deliveries, your volunteering spirit is sincerely needed and deeply appreciated. Thank you for patronizing our fund raising breakfast as well!

Our Golf course is closed for the season except for our yearly and lifetime members. Thank you Bill Hammerly, Rich Myers and all of our great volunteer help who are paramount in keep-ing our cost down. Don’t forget to patronize our bar. It is open from 3:00pm to 10:00pm and our President, Roger Vieth and his staff will always try to accommodate you! While we are doing our “don’t forgets”, let’s not fail to remember our sick and disabled. Pray for them and never forget those who serve this great nation. Pray for them continually.

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Blue Springs Shrine Clubby JiM gARgoTTA

The club is planning another pancake breakfast on November 7th at SidePockets in Blue Springs from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. Again it will be $6 for adults and $3 for kids. In addition to the breakfast we’re planning some fun activities for the kids. And of course we will have the

ever popular bucket of booze raffle. Come join us and have some fun and fellowship.The 2016 Club Leadership is already planning some fun events and outings for the Club.

Some of their ideas are; Overnight trip to Weston; Sponsor a Blue Springs Shrine Clue Night at the Temple; Guest Speakers at our Monthly Meetings; Royals or T-Bones game; Ghost and Wine Tast-ing Tour; Famous People from Kansas City Tour and of course are annual Picnic and Ladies Night Out events. Wow! If this doesn’t sound like a good time I don’t know what does.

If you want to be a part of the fun our monthly meeting will be held on November 23rd, at the American Legion on 7 Hwy. in Blue Springs MO. Please join us and be our guest. If you have questions call Noble Jim or his Lady Gail Gargotta at 816-228-2401.

noVemberBar Open 3:00pm to 10:00pm daily10th fun Kor 6:30pm10th ladies 6:00pm 19th membership dinner 6:00 social25th b.o.D. 7:00pm25th general members 7:30pm

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birthday ...............................................11/1 ............................... Kenneth rose11/1 ..................Joseph Cheesebrough11/1 ................................. larry Wepler11/1 ........................... John Hernandez11/2 ...................................John Kohler11/2 ................................ eddie Knisley11/2 .......................C Wayne mcCarthy11/2 ............................... John Wharton11/2 .............................. Stephen Stone11/2 ..................................James Cook11/2 ................................... neil Steiner11/2 ...............................farrell morrow11/3 ............................ Stephen mullins11/3 .................................... fred Smith11/3 ...................................John moore11/3 ........................ richard Schlanker11/3 ..............................maurice arnold11/3 ............................. robert Schmidt11/3 .................................marvin Smith11/3 ........................... alfred terryberry11/4 .............................. brian ashmore11/4 .............................Sam thompson11/4 ................................leighton reid11/4 ................................. Casey leslie11/4 ...........................Joshua Diamond11/4 ......................... David mclaughlin11/4 ............................. Charles Walker11/4 .................................. Jerry Dorrell11/4 ..........................Donald Jamerson11/5 ................................ed fleetwood11/5 ....................... richard Woodward11/5 ................................neal Hubbard11/5 ............................ benjamin Cottle11/5 ...................................troy brooks11/6 ....................... Dennis brennaman11/6 ...............................Charles eager11/6 ....................................mark Smith11/6 ................................William fickle11/6 .............................. leonard lynch11/6 ...............................John Cawthon11/6 ..................... Donald Hendrickson11/6 ..................................... larry King11/6 ................................richard Conn11/7 ...............................Virgil Kellough

11/7 ...................................mark foster11/7 ............................Vincent Principe11/7 .................................robert Smith11/8 .................................... John tracy11/8 ............................... george olson11/8 .....................John Wilson bennett11/8 ...................................rodger Doll11/8 ........................ Kenneth Sisemore11/9 ................................robert beebe11/9 ............................... John edwards11/9 .............................John Speedone11/9 ................................edgar Crooks11/9 ..............................Harold burnine11/9 ..................................mark Koontz11/10 .........................reuben Jamison11/10 ............................Howard Parker11/10 .......................... gerald Johnson11/10 .............................edwin bennett11/10 ......................... thomas Harmon11/11 ..................................... Don King11/11 ................................ David Street11/11 ............................. raymond bell11/11 ................. David leon mcallister11/11 ................... edward Hasenyager11/11 .............................. robert Hyder11/11 ............... Christopher adolphsen11/11 .............................. elmer becker11/11 ........................ marvin Cleveland11/12 ...........................timothy gaines11/12 ...................................Paul black11/12 ............................. Harvey brown11/12 .............................rocky Weaver11/12 .............................michael Johns11/12 ......................... eugene benbow11/13 ................................ John brinkle11/13 ............................Donald folsom11/13 ............................... francis Snell11/13 ...................................gary enke11/13 .............................Donald Wilson11/14 .........................marvin Schreiner11/14 ..............................John Williams11/14 ............................... richard Kurz11/14 ................................Samuel Stoll11/14 ........................William broaddus11/14 ....................... george nicholson

11/15 ................................ elmer Keller11/15 ..............................Sheldon Snitz11/15 ..............................Darrel Palmer11/15 ..............................thomas beck11/15 ............................. Charles flagg11/15 .............................Wayne Smolin11/15 ....................... george Saunders11/15 ........................... James norman11/16 ................................. bill Hensley11/16 ............................ Donald mcnutt11/16 .....................Donald lee odneal11/16 .......................... Phillip mcginley

11/16 .............................Paul Wacknov11/16 ......................... Harold anderson11/17 ............................... John Yardley11/17 ......................ronnie Henderson11/17 ........................... richard givens11/17 ............................ Michael Hefley11/17 ..................................Danny noe11/17 ..............................robert farrell11/18 .........................thomas Williams11/18 ............................... Steven Clark11/18 .............................. William grant11/18 ............................. Donald alberti11/18 .............................. Wayne Jones11/18 ....................................frank bell11/18 .................................. floyd Snitz11/18 .............................. Donald bates11/18 ...................Donald Dennis Perry11/18 ..............................Paul nicholas11/18 .............................. Joel Womack

11/18 ............................. everett eckert11/18 .............................Warren Preuitt11/19 ........................ Charley Swafford11/19 ............................ Alex Kormendi11/19 ..................................Jim Whistle11/19 ....................richard allan Childs11/19 ............................. alfred Stewart11/19 .................................. larry Sage11/19 ...............................Donald orrell11/19 .............................. lloyd gillham11/19 .......................alvin Kallenberger11/19 ............................ gerald burnett11/19 .......................... James marsicek11/20 ............................... brad Kramer11/20 .................................Jesse miller11/20 ...............................richard graff11/20 ........................theodore guthrie11/20 ............................francis Cowan11/20 ............................ Huston mullins11/20 ...................................alva fogle11/20 .............................. frank barnes11/20 ................................larry Corum11/20 .............................leslie maudlin11/20 ..................... Clifford richardson11/20 ...........................Warren burnam11/20 ............................. ronald brown11/20 ...............................John Haynes11/20 ............................. James Padley11/21 ............................William brinton11/21 ................................. Jon Kellogg11/21 ............................. James murray11/22 .......................... terry Daugherty11/22 ..............................robert beeler11/22 ................................ Sherrill Culp11/22 ...............................gerald noble11/22 ...............................michael terry11/22 .......................... Kenneth bowen11/22 ..............................thomas ross11/22 ......................David Winningham11/23 ............................. richard Heller11/23 ................................ mack Porter11/23 ............................allen mackison11/23 ............................. larry Sprouse11/24 ........................Kenneth Hawkins11/24 ...............................morris Carter

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The Lafayette County Shrine Club meeting was held October 8 at the Higginsville Masonic Lodge. There were 8 Shriners and ladies present for the meal, which included baked chick-en, mashed potatoes and gravy, scalloped corn, mac, cole slaw, and an assortment of desserts

prepared by members of the Higginsville Masonic Lodge. President Tim Rechterman welcomed Marshall Donnie Fowler and Ambassador Alvin Kallenberger and members and their Ladies of the Lafayette County Shrine Club. The cooks including Doug and Liz Harvey and Jack Padley were thanked for the wonderful meal!

President Rechterman presided at the meeting. W.N. Gray was not in attendance so there weren’t minutes of the September meeting. Bernie Miller gave the treasurer’s report. The trea-surer report was approved by the members.

Ambassador Kallenberger shared upcoming event information from Ararat Temple. He had Mom and Dad Circus pins to sell. Help is needed for the Festival of Champions at Warrensburg on October 17.

Marshall Fowler shared information about the Ararat Shrine Circus to be held from Novem-ber 12 to the 15. He also shared information about the November 21 Ceremonial. There should be around 30 that will be going through the Ceremonial.

The next meeting will be moved to November 19 since the regular meeting would have been during the circus. It will be held at the Higginsville Masonic Lodge.


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ORIENTAL BANDBy Dave Wilbanks, Scribe

Well, here we are in the month of May, which meansthe parade season has started. Hope that everyone hada good time at Missouri City and Richmond.

Let’s go back a couple of months for a minute. InMarch, Noble Art Kinder brought his grandson to O.B.rehearsal. We all got to meet him and made him welcome.He really seemed to enjoy watching his granddad play,however I think that might have made Art a little nervous.Art had said before we got started that his grandsonwas here visiting from Canada. It seemed to me that wemight have a future Master Mason in the works.

On a sad note, that month we also lost our last char-ter member of the O.B., Noble Loren Lundy. Hepassed away at the young age of 100, a milestonewhich he turned last August. All our prayers and goodwishes go out to the rest of his family. He was oneNoble that stood out above the rest in every way possible.He is truly missed.

Next we have a little bit about the O.B. SpringDance. It may not have been the best turnout we haveever had, but President Waco still did an outstandingjob. He made sure that those who did make it reallyhad a good time; so, “Hats off and job well done,” toour President. And let’s not forget our ladies for having the Silent Action in the back of Bennett; “A

GREATBIG THANK YOU,” from President Wacoand the rest of us as well.

Now how about the month of April? Hmmmm, let’ssee! It was reported that our President Waco, who alsoplays the bass drum, is very versatile. He can scratchhis back with one hand and continue to play well withthe other. Who knew?

On another note, the O.B. would like to welcomeback Noble Don Lanning. He took a trip to Englandfor a little while but had to come back because he didnot have a visa to be able to stay longer. He said that hewas having a great time over there with his wife, andgot to go and see his son as well. So all in all the tripmay have been short but the time was well spent.

Just to touch a little bit on the Swap Meet, the O.B.had a pretty good turnout to help in all areas from thepop wagon to picking up trash. President Waco wouldjust like to say, “THANKS GUYS.” He couldn't havedone it without us. Saturday was the best day. It wascrowded but we all managed to make it through.Sunday was not as busy, but still a pretty good turnout.So from the nobles of the Oriental Band to all of thenobles that were able to make it, GREATJOB! Hopeto see you in the fall for the next one.

Til then, be safe.


ARARAT’S OWN COUNTRY CLASSICS By Jeff Davis, Scribe

There’s an old Vince Gill song titled, “Look at Us.”I think that fits as a pretty good theme for this month.“LOOK AT US”!!!!!! We’re going to be very busy allaround the jurisdiction.

First, we will be playing at the Abdallah Shrine’sRodeo Kick-off Party on May 1. This is a great party andthey have a wonderful time and have been very good tous as a band. We enjoy playing for them every year.

We will be at Ararat on the 15th playing for the

Ceremonial. This is a fundraiser for the Temple socome on out, enjoy some good music and help theTemple with your donations.

And, of course, we love playing at the WarsawShrine Club’s pre parade party on June 4th. We have asmuch fun as they do and really enjoy playing for all ofthe Ladies and Nobles.

That should bring things up to date. Til nextmonth……..

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Well, here we are in the month of May, which means

the parade season has started. Hope that everyone had

a good time at Missouri City and Richmond.

Let’s go back a couple of months for a minute. In

March, Noble Art Kinder brought his grandson to O.B.

rehearsal. We all got to meet him and made him welcome.

He really seemed to enjoy watching his granddad play,

however I think that might have made Art a little nervous.

Art had said before we got started that his grandson

was here visiting from Canada. It seemed to me that we

might have a future Master Mason in the works.

On a sad note, that month we also lost our last char-

ter member of the O.B., Noble Loren Lundy. He

passed away at the young age of 100, a milestone

which he turned last August. All our prayers and good

wishes go out to the rest of his family. He was one

Noble that stood out above the rest in every way possible.

He is truly missed.Next we have a little bit about the O.B. Spring

Dance. It may not have been the best turnout we have

ever had, but President Waco still did an outstanding

job. He made sure that those who did make it really

had a good time; so, “Hats off and job well done,” to

our President. And let’s not forget our ladies for

having the Silent Action in the back of Bennett; “A

GREATBIG THANK YOU,” from President Waco

and the rest of us as well.

Now how about the month of April? Hmmmm, let’s

see! It was reported that our President Waco, who also

plays the bass drum, is very versatile. He can scratch

his back with one hand and continue to play well with

the other. Who knew?

On another note, the O.B. would like to welcome

back Noble Don Lanning. He took a trip to England

for a little while but had to come back because he did

not have a visa to be able to stay longer. He said that he

was having a great time over there with his wife, and

got to go and see his son as well. So all in all the trip

may have been short but the time was well spent.

Just to touch a little bit on the Swap Meet, the O.B.

had a pretty good turnout to help in all areas from the

pop wagon to picking up trash. President Waco would

just like to say, “THANKS GUYS.” He couldn't have

done it without us. Saturday was the best day. It was

crowded but we all managed to make it through.

Sunday was not as busy, but still a pretty good turnout.

So from the nobles of the Oriental Band to all of the

nobles that were able to make it, GREATJOB! Hope

to see you in the fall for the next one.

Til then, be safe.



There’s an old Vince Gill song titled, “Look at Us.”

I think that fits as a pretty good theme for this month.

“LOOK AT US”!!!!!! We’re going to be very busy all

around the jurisdiction.

First, we will be playing at the Abdallah Shrine’s

Rodeo Kick-off Party on May 1. This is a great party and

they have a wonderful time and have been very good to

us as a band. We enjoy playing for them every year.


Ceremonial. This is a fundraiser for the Temple so

come on out, enjoy some good music and help the

Temple with your donations.

And, of course, we love playing at the Warsaw

Shrine Club’s pre parade party on June 4th. We have as

much fun as they do and really enjoy playing for all of

the Ladies and Nobles.

That should bring things up to date. Til next

month……..

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WE know but…Did YOU know we sell engraved bricks on the Warren F. Muncie Memorial Patio? Of course you did! We all spend time there and enjoy the fellowship of our brother nobles and their ladies. Did you ever consider buy-ing a brick to commemorate a special event in your life? This permanent marker can serve as a reminder of your involvement in our be-loved shrine. If you are a member of a Unit or Club, perhaps an engraved brick is a tool that shows your success and participation in vari-ous events? Many Units and Clubs purchase bricks in memory of past members so that they can always be a part of our Shrine and the fun that goes on here. So let this little note serve as a memory jogger. Buy a Brick for that Special occasion and you will always be a part of our much loved Ararat!


Ladies Oriental Shrine of North AmericaTarrara Court #83by LADy RACHEL AuLguR, HigH PRiEsTEss

Team work – working together, as a team, for one common purpose. When all players of a team work well together and remember there is no “I” in team, many wonderful things will be accomplished. When two teams work together – Ladies of Tarrara and the Nobles of Ara-

rat – imagine the amazing things we can accomplish for our Shrine Children. The Ladies of Tar-rara Court are happy to work in collaboration with the Nobles of Ararat and encourage all to work even harder for our children in our Shrine Hospitals. After visiting three of our twenty-two Shrine Hospitals for Children, I have witnessed our hard work in each Hospital I have had the privilege of visiting. It still amazes me when I see both of our Fezzes on display. Team Tarrara and Team Ara-rat are stronger than we realize! Once you visit one of our Hospitals, you will forever be reminded of our purpose, working for the needs of our Shrine Children.

The Ladies of Tarrara Court welcomes and invites all ladies to join our fabulous organization and become a member of the best philanthropic organization there is – The Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America. Our purpose is to support our children in our Shrine Hospitals by giving of our time, items and donations. We have a lot of fun along the way and make a lot of long-lasting friendships too! We are proud to work alongside the Nobles of Ararat in this mission and welcome any Lady to join us in our fun in supporting our children. Please contact Lady Rachel Aulgur, High Priestess, at [email protected] or 816-204-6134, if you are interested in learning more about becoming a member of our organization.

the photo for this article is of paintings done by patients at the Sacramento, California Shriner’s Hospital for Children, which our Court visited just this past weekend. We were honored to tour the facility and wear our fezzes.

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They always say, “April Showers BringMay Flowers.” Well, here it is April 10th,haven’t seen much rain here in our greatcity of Blue Springs, MO, but you knowwhat, if you are like me those May flowersare already starting to bloom. You knowthe kind I’m talking about, those pretty lit-tle yellow flowers that we spend a smallfortune trying to eliminate from our yardevery year. Yep, they are called dande-lions. If you don’t have any I’ll be morethan happy to bring you some of the onesfrom my front yard. That is just before Itry to get rid of them.

Today Jennie’s brother Kenny and hisLady Emma who live in Warrensburg, MOdrove up to see us. We met at Bob Evan’sRestaurant in Lee’s Summit, after whichall four of us visited the Swap Meet. Wow,what a super extravaganza. An even big-ger surprise was to be greeted by Ill. SirKevin Sleyster and being chauffeured byour Recorder, Mike Wheeler. Upon enter-ing the rear gate we were greeted by thehardest working Shriner I know , NobleMac McWilliams. Try and keep up withthis Noble and you’ll find it’ s impossible.Thanks Mac for all that you do for Ararat.

Let me tell you about our March BSSCmeeting. To begin with, our meetings withNoble Bill Fickle at the helm just get bet-ter and better . Following the usual open -ing ceremonies for our Shrine Club, we getdown to the business of trying to catch thefatted calf so to speak. See picture of ourDivan Liaison Officer, 2nd CeremonialMaster Clarence Kirby followed by alegion of hungry Shriners. We also treatour ladies okay . Please note picture withladies, Carol Newport, Vivian Snell,Marguerite Merryman, and Pat Stansell.

Thank you ladies for continuing to shareBSSC with all the rest of us.

Our President, Bill Fickle arranged aspectacular program for our entertainment.Jordan Mitchell, a member of DeMolay,presented a Ceremony of Life in full form.Wow, super impressive, you could hear apin drop. What a treat to see and hear sucha talented young man.

We treat our dignitaries with respect,and it’s always a pleasure to put out the oldBSSC welcome mat for any and all templeofficers. Please don’t wait for a specialinvite. The door is always open and wewant you to come and join us. See photoof President Bill Fickle, 2nd CeremonialMaster Clarence Kirby, and AmbassadorBud Higginbotham.

Our good buddy Noble Lou Sohn hadsome stents inserted close to his heart andhe is progressing great. He heard aboutPast President Bill Clinton doing okaywith his so he got some.

Last, but also a very important part ofour BSSC team is Noble James Gar gotta.He puts together our club newsletter , sec-ond to none, that keeps all our membersinformed about what’s going to happen,and what has happened. Not only aboutanything and everything in and about ourclub, but other clubs, uniformed units, andour temple in general. If you don’t believeit come see for yourself! BSSC meets onthe 4th Monday night of each month at6:30 pm in the American Legion Buildingon 7 Hwy in Blue Springs, MO. Call us,we’ll tell you how to get here.

That’s enough for this time! So untilnext time, a hug doesn’ t cost anything togive or get. Think about it!!!!!!


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Noble Clarence Kirby leads the way. Noble JamesGargotta

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L to R: Ambassador BudHigginbotham, Pres. Bill Fickle, & 2nd

Ceremonial Master Clarence Kirby.

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Brothers, Here are the directions to sign in to Shriner’s Village. This is a site designed for Shriner’s, by the Imperial Shrine and is about EVERYTHING Shrine! Here you will be able to order Temple supplies, hear the Imperial Sir and his Lady’s message, watch videos, stay abreast of the latest news and events and keep current of all Shriner’s Hospitals for Children’s happenings. It truly is a tremendous site for all Shriner’s. Log on today and enjoy! I have also included how to become a virtual mentor. This is a program whereby you can get information about people interested in Masonry or becoming a Shriner in your area. You Do NoT teach them over the internet. You will receive their contact information and you can call them. Interested candidates will be paired by location and interests. Make yourself accessible to mentoring prospective Nobles by signing up at Shriner’s Village. Remember, here at Ararat, when you top line sign 2 candidates in one year your Temple dues are paid! Sign up today!

HOw TO LOG IN TO SHRINER’S VILLAGE: go to www.shrinersvillage.com1. Select your Temple Name2. Enter your Member Number3. Enter your Last Name4. Enjoy your visit looking at all the content!

HOw TO SIGN up TO BE A VIRTuAL MENTOR5. Log in to Shriner’s village6. Select Membership from Top Menu Bar7. Select Virtual Mentor Program from the left navigation bar8. Read the Information then click “ Sign up Now”9. Verify and fill out the screens and press Submit

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Our Illustrious Potentate Clarence Kirby, Jr. has decreed that a caravan shall be formed at the Temple for the purpose of elevating certain faith-ful Nomads to the brotherhood of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Each Noble of Ararat

Shrine is urged to bring a Nomad for this class and to join this Caravan and witness these faithful No-mads as they cross the Hot Sands of the Desert on

our traditional visit to the sacred city of MECCA.

Attest: Mike wheeler, Recorder

Aleikum Es selamuClarence Kiry, Jr., Potentate

All Candidate Petitions and accompanying fees must be turned in to the Business Office by 7pm on Nov. 11, 2015. NO LAST MINUTE PETITIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED!

ATTENTION NOBLES!!!

ARARAT SHRINE FALL CEREMONIAL

SaturDaY, noVember 21, 2015

11:00am restaurant opens11:30 – 12:00 Candidates, with ladies, arrive for check-in (lobby)12:00-1:00pm Candidates, with ladies, meet with membership team1:00 – 1:30pm nobles, Candidates and ladies assemble in bennett auditorium for introductions1:30 – 3:30pm ladies retire to rooms a&b for ladies’ program*1:30 – 2:15pm first Section2:15 – 2:30pm Break2:30 – 3:30pm Second Section3:30 – 4:00pm ladies rejoin in bennett for fezzing of new nobles4:00 – 5:00pm arch Production5:00 – 6:00pm Chili Dinner for all in rooms a&b**6:00 - 10:00pm unit Display/Pub Crawl in bennett auditorium & Patio

*ladies program offering coffee/tea & light snacks; no fee. Cash bar available.

**Dinner: Donations accepted.

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