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DeMolay International
94th International Supreme Council
Annual Meeting
And
47th International DeMolay Congress
June 19 – 21, 2014
Kansas City, Missouri
DeMolay International
International Supreme Council
Annual Session
June 13 – 15, 2013
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Table of Contents
Section I
General Information ...............................................................................................................1
Section II
93rd DeMolay International Supreme Council Annual Meeting ............................................13
DeMolay International Board of Directors, June 19, 2014 ................................................................15
DeMolay International Board of Directors, June 21, 2014 ................................................................41
Grand Opening ...................................................................................................................................42
Business Session #1 ...........................................................................................................................59
Grand Treasurer Report .........................................................................................................62
Grand Secretary Report..........................................................................................................63
Grand Master’s Report ...........................................................................................................76
Investment Committee Report ...............................................................................................79
Appeals & Grievances Committee Report .............................................................................80
International Relations Committee Report ............................................................................81
Alumni Affairs Committee Report ........................................................................................83
DeMolay Leadership Training Committee Report ................................................................86
Advisor Training Committee Report .....................................................................................87
Fraternal Relation Committee Report ....................................................................................88
Joint Session.......................................................................................................................................89
Ritual & Regalia Committee Report ......................................................................................89
Business Session #2 ...........................................................................................................................100
Jurisprudence & Legislation Committee
Legislative Call ......................................................................................................................100
Decisions of the Jurisprudence & Legislation Committee 2013 – 2014 ..............................113
Centennial Committee Report ................................................................................................116
Nominating Committee Report #2 .........................................................................................121
Business Session #3 ...........................................................................................................................122
Budget & Finance Committee Report....................................................................................124
Convention Planning Committee Report ...............................................................................125
Nominating Committee Report #3 .........................................................................................127
Appendix
Legislative Call ......................................................................................................................145
Nominating Committee Recommendations ...........................................................................152
Honors ....................................................................................................................................155
Active Legion of Honor .........................................................................................................155
Honorary Legion of Honor ....................................................................................................157
Chevalier ................................................................................................................................159
Cross of Honor .......................................................................................................................162
Past International Congress Officers .................................................................................................164
Past Congress Advisors......................................................................................................................166
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SECTION I General Information
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SUPREME COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETINGS
*Designates Executive Committee Only **Designates Special Called Sessions
March 7 – 8, 1921
Kansas City, MO
March 6 – 8, 1922
Kansas City, MO
March 5 – 7, 1923
Baltimore, MD
March 5 – 7, 1924
Kansas City, MO
March 16 – 18, 1925
St. Louis, MO
March 15 – 17, 1926
Kansas City, MO
March 21 – 22, 1927
Louisville, KY
March 18 – 19, 1928
Kansas City, MO
March 18 – 19, 1929
Pittsburgh, PA
*March 16 – 17, 1931
Chicago, IL
March 16 – 17, 1930
Washington, DC
May 10, 1932
Washington, DC
*May 6, 1933
New York, NY
*April 11, 1934
Washington, DC
April 5 – 6, 1935
Washington, DC
April 10 – 11, 1936
Washington, DC
April 1 – 2, 1937
Washington, DC
March 21 – 22, 1938
Kansas City, MO
March 20 – 21, 1939
Louisville, KY
March 11, 1940
Baltimore, MD
March 10, 1941
Dearborn, MI
March 9, 1942
Louisville, KY
*March 7, 1943
Kansas City, MO
March 6, 1944
Kansas City, MO
March 5, 1945
Kansas City, MO
March 5, 1946
Kansas City, MO
March 7, 1947
Kansas City, MO
March 8, 1948
Kansas City, MO
March 7, 1949
Kansas City, MO
March 6, 1950
Fort Worth, TX
March 5, 1951
St. Louis, MO
March 3, 1952
Chicago, IL
April 6, 1953
Tucson, AZ
Feb. 27-March 1, 1954
Washington, DC
February 24 – 26, 1955
Washington, DC
March 8 – 10, 1956
Reno, NV
March 7 – 9, 1957
Detroit, MI
March 6 – 8, 1958
Milwaukee, WI
March 29 – 30, 1959
Kansas City, MO
April 10 – 11, 1960
Tucson, AZ
March 27 – 30, 1961
Victoria, BC, Canada
April 2 – 5, 1962
Indianapolis, IN
April 2 – 4, 1963
Tampa, FL
April 14 – 16, 1964
New York, NY
March 30 – 31, 1965
Louisville, KY
April 4 – 6, 1966
Tulsa, OK
April 10 – 12, 1967
Dallas, TX
March 31-April 3, 1968
Washington, DC
March 15 – 19, 1969
Kansas City, MO
April 5 – 8, 1970
Omaha, NE
March 28 – 31, 1971
Sacramento, CA
June 18 – 21, 1972
Hollywood, FL
May 27 – 30, 1973
St. Louis, MO
March 31–April 3, 1974
Memphis, TN
April 6 – 9, 1975
Kissimmee, FL
March 13 – 17, 1976
Indianapolis, IN
April 17 – 19, 1977
Dearborn, MI
April 16 – 18, 1978
Milwaukee, WI
April 29–May 2, 1979
Kansas City, MO
April 13 – 16, 1980
Indianapolis, IN
April 5 – 8, 1981
Cherry Hill, NJ
March 21 – 24, 1982
Reno, NV
May 1 – 4, 1983
San Antonio, TX
May 6 – 9, 1984
Sarasota, FL
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May 12 – 15, 1985
Jackson, MS
April 20 – 23, 1986
Anaheim, CA
May 1 – 4, 1988
Tucson, AZ
April 12 – 15, 1989
Kansas City, MO
April 25 – 29, 1990
Philadelphia, PA
April 22 – 28, 1991
St. Louis, MO
April 22 – 27, 1992
Novi, MI
June 24 – 26, 1993
Washington, DC
**November 19–21, 1993
New Orleans, LA
June 22 – 26, 1994
Kansas City, MO
June 13 – 18, 1995
Bismarck, ND
June 20 – 22, 1996
Tulsa, OK
June 11 – 14, 1997
Kansas City, MO
June 17 – 20, 1998
Kansas City, MO
June 24 – 26, 1999
Kansas City, MO
June 14 – 17, 2000
Orlando, FL
June 14 – 16, 2001
Anaheim, CA
June 13 – 15, 2002
Houston, TX
June 19 – 21, 2003
Buffalo, NY
June 17 – 19, 2004
Denver, CO
June 16 – 18, 2005
Orlando, FL
June 15 – 17, 2006
Seattle, WA
June 14 – 16, 2007
St. Louis, MO
June 19 – 21, 2008
Anaheim, CA
June 18 – 20, 2009
Kansas City, MO
June 17 – 19, 2010
Dallas, TX
June 15 – 18, 2011
Grand Rapids, MI
June 20 – 23, 2012
Louisville, KY
June 13 – 15, 2013
Minneapolis, MN
June 19 – 21, 2014
Kansas City, MO
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PAST GRAND MASTERS
INTERNATIONAL SUPREME COUNCIL ORDER OF DEMOLAY *Deceased
*Alexander G. Cochran
March 7, 1921-May 1, 1928
*John H. Glazier
May 1, 1928-March 17, 1931
*Ernest A. Reed
March 17, 1931-May 6, 1933
*Jesse M. Whited
May 6, 1933-April 6, 1936
*Louis A. Watres
April 6, 1936-April 2, 1937
*Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries
April 2, 1937-March 21, 1938
*Chandler C. Cohagen
March 21, 1938-March 21, 1939
*Allen M. Wilson
March 21, 1939-March 11, 1940
*Robert D. Williams
March 11, 1940-March 10, 1941
*Elden E. DuRand
March 10, 1941-March 9, 1942
*Simon H. Rubel
March 9, 1942-March 6, 1944
*William J. Kerr
March 6, 1944-March 5, 1945
*Harry M. Bundy
March 5, 1945-March 5, 1946
*Frank H. Deal
March 5, 1946-March 7, 1947
*Laurence H. Watres
March 7, 1947-March 8, 1948
*Bryce B. Smith
March 8, 1948-March 7, 1949
*William R. McKay
March 7, 1949-March 5, 1950
*Egil Steen
March 6, 1950-March 5, 1951
*Carl A. Miller
March 5, 1951-March 3, 1952
*Walter C. Ploeser
March 3, 1952-April 6, 1953
*H. Malvern Marks
April 6, 1953-March 1, 1954
*Carl W. Gustkey
March 1, 1954-Feb. 26, 1955
*Frank H. Thompson
Feb. 26, 1955-March 10, 1956
*Robert H. Parker
March 10, 1956-March 9, 1957
*George M. Saunders
March 9, 1957-March 8, 1958
*Clarence W. Head
March 8, 1958-March 30, 1959
*Earl E. Dusenbery
March 30, 1959-April 11, 1960
*Albert J. McNally
April 11, 1960-March 29, 1961
*Willard P. Lombard
March 29, 1961-April 4, 1962
*Ralph E. Hamill
April 4, 1962-April 3, 1963
*Dr. Ivan H. Northfield
April 3, 1963-April 15, 1964
*Dr. Samuel S. Steinhauser
April 15, 1964-March 31, 1965
*Joseph S. Lewis
March 31, 1965-April 6, 1966
*R. Lee Lockwood
April 6, 1966-April 12, 1967
*William A. Hensley
April 12, 1967-April 3, 1968
*Albert P. Ruerat
April 3, 1968-March 19, 1969
*Stanley R. Garrity
March 19, 1969-August 9, 1969
*J. Chris Nungesser
August 9, 1969-April 8, 1970
*Walter O. Helwig
April 8, 1970-March 31, 1971
*Chester Hodges
March 31, 1971-June 21, 1972
*J.W. "Jack" Nutt
June 21, 1972-May 30, 1973
*George M. Klepper
May 30, 1973-April 3, 1974
*John L. Crofts
April 3, 1974-April 9, 1975
*Robert A. Grant
April 9, 1975-March 17, 1976
*Jack H. Myers
March 17, 1976-April 19, 1977
*William J. McCulley
April 19, 1977-April 18, 1978
Thomas C. Raum, Jr.
April 18, 1978-May 2, 1979
*C.C. Faulkner, Jr.
May 2, 1979-April 16, 1980
*William C. Chasey, Sr.
April 16, 1980-April 8, 1981
David J. Morgan
April 8, 1981-March 24, 1982
Reese L. Harrison, Jr.
March 24, 1982-May 4, 1983
G. Lawrence Hunt
May 4, 1983-May 9, 1984
*Don W. Wright
May 9, 1984-May 15, 1985
*A.J. Tullos
May 15, 1985-April 23, 1986
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Henry E. Stickney
April 23, 1986-April 29, 1987
*Robert M. Walker
April 29, 1987-Feb. 6, 1988
Robert F. Hannon
Feb. 6, 1988-April 15, 1989
Joe R. Manning, Jr.
April 15, 1989-April 28, 1990
*Edward C. Bieser
April 28, 1990-April 27, 1991
Russel C. Wells
April 27, 1991-April 28, 1992
Jerold J. Samet
April 28, 1992 - June 26, 1993
William J. Mollere
June 27, 1993 - June 25, 1994
Dale V. Sandstrom
June 26, 1994 - June 17, 1995
Joe A. Williams
June 18, 1995 - June 22, 1996
E. John Elmore
June 23, 1996 - June 14, 1997
Tony R. Krall
June 15, 1997 - June 20, 1998
*Samuel L. Cole, Jr.
June 21, 1998 - June 26, 1999
James C. McGee
June 27, 1999 - June 17, 2000
Ross Van Ness Bayer
June 18, 2000 – June 16, 2001
Gregory R. Klemm
June 17, 2001 – June 15, 2002
Franklin J. Kell, Jr.
June 16, 2002 – June 21, 2003
Frederick W. Welch
June 22, 2003 – June 19, 2004
Greg L. Kimberling
June 20, 2004 – June 18, 2005
Jeff A. Chretien
June 19, 2005 – June 17, 2006
Keith K. Klein
June 18, 2006 – June 16, 2007
Patton R. Hart
June 16, 2007 – June 21, 2008
C. Michael Watson
June 21, 2008 – June 20, 2009
Robert W. Cockerham
June 20, 2009 – June 19, 2010
Wesley Don Thornton
June 19, 2010 – June 18, 2011
J. Weldon Clampitte
June 18, 2011 – June 23, 2012
Gregory A. Chiles
June 23, 2012 – June 15, 2013
Mike A. Salazar
June 15, 2013 – June 21, 2014
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INTERNATIONAL SUPREME COUNCIL SESSION
ROLL CALL
ACTIVE MEMBERS Michael Howard Acker (Maine)
Jarrod Rodney Adkisson (Arkansas) Bret A. Akers (Missouri)
Frank Allen, Jr. (Rhode Island)
Samuel Eugene Ashcraft (Arkansas) Brian Lee Atkinson (Indiana)
Anthony Nichola Auck (Louisiana)
Bruce Alan Baily (New Mexico) George L. Baldwin (New Hampshire)
Gustavo Ma. Barboza Souza (Uruguay)
David Edwin Barnes, II (Kansas)
Stephen M. Berry (Florida)
Marc Bernard Bohn (Georgia)
George Orland Braatz (Maryland) Lee Bradley (Illinois)
Kevin R. Breitzmann (Wisconsin)
John Scott Brower (Arizona) Michael D. Brumback (Indiana)
Jeffery Alan Brunson (Washington)
Matthew Anthony Buckley (Iowa) Gary L. Burke (New York)
Larry Clarke Burruss (Virginia)
Edward W. Callaghan, Jr. (New York) Louis K. Campbell (Virginia)
William Ray Carver, Jr. (Georgia)
Gregory A. Chiles, PGM (Indiana) J. Weldon Clampitte, PGM (Texas)
Dale William Claypool (Oregon)
Robert W. Cockerham, PGM (Missouri)
Gregory Wayne Coffey (Kentucky)
Danny K. Coffey (Kentucky)
Warren R. Cole (Oregon) David Spencer Compton (Washington)
L. Richard Craft, II (Virginia)
Steven Ellis Crane (Kansas) Luciano Critelli (Italy)
Mitchell B. Cross (Missouri)
Vincent A. D'Aguanno (Michigan) Alexander S. Dakak (New Jersey)
Gary Dean Denklau (Illinois) R. Stephen Doan (Southern California)
Peter Norman Doelfs (Utah)
Robert William England (Maryland) William Calvin Eppig (Maryland)
Dr. Robert E. Erickson (Maine)
William R. Fischer (Kansas) Raymond Charles Flynn, Jr. (New Jersey)
Rick S. Freedman (New Jersey)
Gary A. Garafola, III (Arizona) Curtis L. Gimlin (Oklahoma)
David A. Glattly (New Jersey)
Russell B. Glendinning (Florida) Tony Randolph Glidewell (North Carolina)
Bruce C. Golway (New Jersey)
David Dixon Goodwin (New York) Raymond W. Gottschall, III (Pennsylvania)
Allan James Graulich (Florida)
Kevin D. Grazier (Nebraska)
Mark Roy Hailer (Minnesota)
Robert F. Hannon, PGM (Arizona) Reese L. Harrison, Jr., PGM (Texas)
Shane Allen Harshbarger (Iowa)
Patton Ray Hart, PGM (Kentucky) Craig Henderson (New York)
Howard Bart Henderson (Texas)
Matthew David Hunt (North Carolina) Austin C. Isham, Jr. (Vermont)
Alan H. Jelalian (Massachusetts)
Robert Marshall Jones (South Carolina)
Franklin John Kell, Jr. PGM (Oklahoma)
Ronald Glenn Keller (Maryland)
Duane Allan Kemerley (Ohio) Victor A. Key, Jr. (Southern California)
Gordon L. Kimball, Jr. (Maine)
Greg L. Kimberling, PGM (Idaho) Keith K. Klein, PGM (Indiana)
Gregory R. Klemm, PGM (Illinois)
Randy C. Knapp (Pennsylvania) Theodore B. Korn (Ohio)
Tony R. Krall, PGM (Minnesota)
Thomas R. Labagh (Pennsylvania) James C. Lamb (Oregon)
Fred G. Larson (North Dakota)
Michael Kenneth Lawson (Rhode Island) Charles M. Levan (Florida)
Robert E. Lijewski (Wisconsin)
John Douglas Limb (Utah)
Rodney C. Lippert (Oregon)
Ernest G. Loiselle, Sr. (Ontario)
Richard Edward Lynn (Florida) Craig Richard Maddux (Tennessee)
Joe R. Manning, Jr., PGM (Oklahoma)
Kenneth G. Martensen (Northern California) Walter Harrall Martin (Colorado)
J. Eldon Masters, Sr. (Kansas)
Chad Rory McCabe (North Dakota) Michael C. McLaughlin (Indiana)
Jerome M. Meguiar (Florida) Robert Jordan Meguiar (Florida)
Richard E. Melvin (New Hampshire)
Ronald J. Minshall (Oklahoma) Jose Martin Mita Salinas (Peru)
Ray Reid Morgan, III (Texas)
David J. Morgan, PGM (Nevada) G. Wayne Morrison (New Mexico)
Gary E. Mueller (Colorado)
Donald A. Muller (Southern California) Richard P. Naegele (Maryland)
Harry E. Needham III (Connecticut)
Brian S. Noble (Massachusetts) Johnny Dean Onkst (Oklahoma)
Sherman C. Parker, Jr. (Michigan)
Thomas Andrew Paul (Alabama) Roger H. Pelham (New York)
Arthur Lee Pendleton (Virginia)
Rodney Lynn Pensel (Missouri)
Terry L. Peters (Northern California)
David K. Poffenbarger (Illinois) Jorge A. Quintanilla (Bolivia)
Luis Fernando Ramirez (Paraguay)
Mark L. Rauschenberger (Illinois) James Allan Ray (Pennsylvania)
Dennis Lee Reed (Kansas)
Walter Lee Raym Reich (Maryland) James Neil Reid, Jr. (Washington)
Frank Spencer Rice (New York)
Charles William Ridgeway (Maryland)
Dennis Matthew Rose (Tennessee)
Keith B. Rung (New York)
Michael Stanley Rushin, Jr. (Arkansas) Mike Angel Salazar (Northern California)
Roger Dale Salyer (Missouri)
Michael L. Sampson (Texas) Michael L. Sanders (Washington)
Dale V. Sandstrom, PGM (North Dakota)
Douglas Lee Sappington (West Virginia) William M. Sardone (New Jersey)
Kurt Alan Schumacher (Missouri)
John Michael Schuster (Southern California) Robert M. Schvey (Florida)
Thomas Melvin Sellers (Virginia)
H. Jeffery Shaw (Ohio) Robert Eugene Simon (Wisconsin)
Donald John Slade (Alberta)
Ricky E. Smith (Virginia)
Danny Dwight Smothers (Missouri)
Gary M. Spicer (North Dakota)
Derek Glenn Sprague (Oregon) John Dolan Stallings, III (Virginia)
Mark Wilson Stephenson (Kansas)
John Patrick Storrs (Wisconsin) Michael Walter Stuhr (Nebraska)
Ralph E. Sturdevant (Missouri)
Wayne Thomas Szretter (Massachusetts) Robert Graham Taylor (West Virginia)
G.Thomas Taylor (Delaware) Scott Edward Thompson (Washington)
Wesley Don Thornton, PGM (New Mexico)
George E. Tilden (Ohio) Robert L. Tomlinson, Jr. (Kansas)
James R. Truax (Minnesota)
Lawrence Eugene Tucker (Texas) Leonard Vander Horn (New Jersey)
Vernon C. Vanderhule (South Dakota)
Fred Veinfurt, Jr. (Missouri) C. Michael Watson, PGM (Ohio)
Patrick C. Weisgerber, Sr. (New Jersey)
Frederick W. Welch, PGM (New Hampshire) Samuel Hugh Whitehead (Montana)
Michael E. Williams (Virginia)
Joe A. Williams, PGM (Oklahoma) Ward R. Williamson, II (Germany)
Randall Harold Wilson (Missouri)
Richard McCoy Young (Virginia)
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DEPUTY MEMBERS
James Norman Barr, Jr. (Southern California)
Kenneth Dale Best (Missouri) Giuseppe Alfons Bosio (Italy)
David Dale Capes (Illinois)
George Henry Cherry, Jr. (Utah) David A. Clements (Northern California)
Randall Lee Crask (Colorado) Craig L. Davis (Iowa)
Gavin Joseph DeGrave (Wisconsin)
James H Dell (Northern California) Thomas Lee Denslow (Colorado)
Marvin Dewayne Durden (Arkansas)
Roger David Epperly, Jr. (Oklahoma) Dennis G. Feldman (New York)
Chester L. Finley (Louisiana)
Rev. Kenneth D. Fuller (Maryland) David Victor Fulmer, Jr. (Michigan)
Gregory James Gabriel (Southern California)
Kendall S. Garton (Kansas) Vinson Dale Goodpaster (Illinois)
Brian Jonathan Gross (Washington)
Jon Roman Hahn (Arizona)
John Wendell Haney (Illinois)
Richard Paul Harlan (Southern California) John Paul Hay (Missouri)
Gary W. Hecht (Illinois)
James Wesley Hyde (Alabama) Roger Lynn Ingersoll (Texas)
John Anderson Jackson (Michigan) Paul David Jacobson (Washington)
James A. Jaeger (Northern California)
Luiz Adolar Cam Kieling (Brazil) Jeffrey Charles Kitsmiller, Jr. (Missouri)
Michael I. Lambert (Vermont)
Aurel Virgil Manea (Romania) Nathan L. Mason (Georgia)
William Donald Millett (New Brunswick)
Paul Eric Mossberg (Pennsylvania) Herbert William Mower (Massachusetts)
Jeffrey Austin Northrup (Massachusetts)
Troy Wesley Nutter (Washington) Jeremy Dean Olsen (Montana)
Sandro Romero T Pedrosa (Brazil)
Donald Harold Peterson, Jr. (So. California)
Michael Dee Phillipus (Texas)
Charles William Powers, II (Indiana) Leonard Proden (Maryland)
Jeff L. Rannebarger (Ohio)
Douglas A. Reiter (Colorado) William Eugene Rollins (Missouri)
Keith Louis Rushlow (Massachusetts) Russell Albert Scanlan (Illinois)
Gregory Michael Schaeffer (New York)
Ralph Lynwood Scott, Jr. (Tennessee) Charles V. Sederstrom, Jr. (Nebraska)
Robert George Siebold, II (New York)
Armando Stavole (Italy) James Walter Stovall (Georgia)
Claudio Vernale (Italy)
Wayne Marshall Vinton (Massachusetts) Dana Mark Vrsalovich (Southern California)
Michael Stephen Ward (South Carolina)
Randall E. Williams (Tennessee) William Richard Williams, Jr. (New York)
Jason B. Wood (Colorado)
EMERITUS MEMBERS
Albert T. Ames (Massachusetts)
Edwin D. Clarke (Northern California) Raymond Edward Davies (So. California)
Walpert Phillip Harden (Maryland)
Allan E. Iding (Wisconsin) Jack H. Jones (Florida)
Andre E. Lovas (Georgia)
Richard L. Sayre (Washington) Howard K. Smith (Virginia)
HONORARY MEMBERS
William Joseph Bray, III (So. California)
William R. Currier (Massachusetts)
Ronald Eugene Heald (Virginia)
Frank Loui (Northern California)
Frederick Garri Martin, III (Virginia)
Robert Bryce Pfuetze (Kansas)
James Alan Reed (Tennessee)
Hamilton Vieira Sobrinho (Brazil)
Ederson Pereira Velasquez (Brazil)
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Grand Master Eagle Awards
Executive
Officer of
the Year
ISC
Member of
the Year
Builders
Award
Best
Membership
Development
Most
Improved
Publication/
Communication
Meeting
Planner
Visionary
Lifetime
Achievement
Benefactor
Ne Plus
Ultra - The
Highest
Standard of
Excellence -
or
achievement;
the acme;
the pinnacle;
the ultimate
Ductus
Exemplo -
Leadership
by Example
Nulli
Secundus -
Second to
None
Primus
Inter
Omnes -
First
Among All
- Best of
the Best 1992 D. Huston
Iowa D. Compton Washington
R. George Connecticut
W. Patterson Wyoming
R. Zumult Missouri
1993 R. George Connecticut
K. Klein Indiana
D. Huston Iowa
J. Elmore North Carolina
S. Williamson Pennsylvania
1994 D. Huston Iowa
G. Woody So. California
D. Huston Iowa
G. Kimberling Idaho
C. Hodges Ohio and
J. Lewis
Oklahoma
1995 W. Patterson
Wyoming
T. Krall
Minnesota
J. Know
Maine
R. Bean
South Carolina
C. Bennett
Missouri
1996 S. Williamson
Pennsylvania
C. Bennett
Missouri
R. Ogg, Jr.
Rhode Island
M. Oxenreider
New Jersey
P. Chisholm
New York
1997 G. Roten
So. California
D. Glattly
New Jersey
D.
Poffenbarger
Illinois
P. Chisholm
New York
G. Fairley
Alaska
B. Patterson
Texas
E. Trefts
Washington
1998 M. Oxenreider
New Jersey
R. Ogg, Jr.
Rhode Island
S. Krekus
Ohio
M. Stuhr
Nebraska
E. Clarke
No. California
F. Kell, Jr.
Oklahoma
M. Beitz
Iowa
1999 F. Welch
New Hampshire
R. England
Maryland
M. Oxenreider
New Jersey
R. Ogg, Jr.
Rhode Island
D. Poffenbarger
Illinois
G. Fairley
Alaska
R. Tutt
Kentucky
2000 G. Kimberling
Idaho
W. Paisley
Nebraska
C. Phillips
Nevada
D. Glattly
2001 M. Bressler
Maine
T. Krall
Minnesota
K. Klein
Indiana
W. Carver
Georgia
W. Miller
Nebraska
2002 D. Glattly
New Jersey
W. Mollere
Louisiana
J. Wadley
Utah
B. Hazard
New York
T. Labagh
Pennsylvania
L. Dillon
Michigan
J. Chretien
Utah
T. Krall
Minnesota
2003 J. Whitaker
Tennessee
G.
Kimberling
Utah
K. Klein
Indiana
G. Glattly
New Jersey
G. Coffman
Arkansas
C. Gimlin
Oklahoma
E. Clarke
No. California
2004 R. Sayre
Washington
D. Glattly
New Jersey
J. Durbin
Illinois
S. Crane
Kansas
M. Salazar
No. California
F. Kell, Jr.
Oklahoma
T. Krall
Minnesota
E. John
Elmore
North Carolina
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Grand Master Eagle Awards, continued
Executive
Officer of the
Year
ISC Member
of the Year
Builders
Award
Best
Membership
Development
Most
Improved
Publication/
Communication
Meeting
Planner
Visionary
Lifetime
Achievement
Benefactor
Ne Plus
Ultra - The
Highest
Standard of
Excellence -
or
achievement;
the acme;
the pinnacle;
the ultimate
Ductus
Exemplo -
Leadership
by Example
Nulli
Secundus -
Second to
None
Primus
Inter
Omnes -
First
Among
All - Best
of the
Best 2005 J. Whitaker
Tennessee R. Frevel Maryland
J. Reid, Jr. Washington
and
R. Cockerham
Missouri
and
J. Shaw
Ohio
B. Wood Nebraska
L. Dillon Michigan
B. Patterson Texas
J. Jones Florida
2006 G. Kimball Maine
P. Doelfs Utah
L. VanderHorn New Jersey
A. Jelalian Massachusetts
C. Ek Connecticut
2007
H. Needham Connecticut and
L. Critelli
Itlay
T. Nelson, Sr. Indiana
R. Cockerham Missouri
G. Mueller Colorado
Pennsylvania-WEB
and
Missouri- WEB
T. Labagh Pennsylvania
R. Hannon Arizona;
D. Poffenbarger
Illinois;
S. Williamson
Pennsylvania
W. Baker California;
P. Bohannon
Texas;
R.
Cockerham
Missouri;
E. Hinds Texas;
G. Klemm
Illinois;
A. Luchs;
H. Stickney
California;
J. Samet D.
C.; NMJSR;
SMJSR;
and
Imperial
Shrine
L. Burruss Virginia;
T. Moberly
California
M. Williams Virginia
J. Samet D.C.
J. Jones Florida
2008 R. Cockerham
Missouri
M. Salazar
NorCal/HI; J. Barr
SoCal
R. Cockerham
Missouri
R. Lynn
Florida
R. Lynn
Florida; L. Beattys
New Jersey
J. Whitaker
Tennessee
R. Lynn
Florida; C. M. Watson
Ohio
M. Oxenreider
New Jersey;
R. Harrison
Texas;
D. Morgan
Nevada
Southern
California Youth
Foundation
2009 M. Salazar
Northern
California
A. Iding
Wiconsin
W. Koon
Ohio
J. W. Clampitte
Texas
L. Critelli
Italy
M. Bohn
Georgia
G. Mueller
Colorado
W. Mollere,
PGM
Louisiana
C. Lancaster
Utah
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Executive
Officer of the
Year
ISC Member
of the Year
Builders
Award
Best
Membership
Development
Most
Improved
Publication/
Communication
Meeting
Planner
Visionary
Lifetime
Achievement
Benefactor
International
Benefactor
International
Brotherhood
2010 L. Critelli
Italy
T. Krall, PGM
Minnesota
R. Cockerham
Missouri
V. Key, Jr.
So. California
B. Cockerham
Missouri
F. Kell, Jr.,
PGM
Oklahoma
R. Hannon,
PGM
Arizona
J. Jones
Florida
R. Seale
Louisiana
E. Walker
Missouri
C. Lancaster
Utah
C. Farias
Brazil
2011 B. Noble
Massachusetts
R. Sayre
Washington
R. Cockerham
Missouri
S. Whitehead
Montana
W. Sardone
New York
M. Salazar
N.California
J. Kitsmiller
Missouri
M. Williams
Virginia
D. Garrido
Texas
2012 H. Needham
Connecticut
M. B.
Patterson
Texas
V. Key
Southern
California
M.
Rauschenberger
Illinois
B. Cockerham
Missouri
T. Labagh
Pennsylvania
F. Kell, Jr.,
PGM
Oklahoma R. Harrison, Jr.
PGM
Texas/Peru
A. Stavole
Italy
2013 R. Minshall
Oklahoma
L. Critelli
Italy
A.W. Crawford
So. Carolina
A. Iding
Wisconsin
A. Prescott
New Jersey
S. Crane
Kansas
J. Williams,
PGM
Oklahoma
G.
Kimberling,
PGM
Idaho F. Welch,
PGM
New
Hampshire
2014 M Rauschenberger
Illinois
G. Kimberling
Idaho
G. Mueller
Colorado
A. Stavole
Italy
R. Cockerham
Missouri
A. Iding
Wisconsin
L. Kieling
Brazil
E. Loiselle, Sr.
Ontario L. Critelli
Italy
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Grand Master Eagle Awards, continued
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DeMolay International
Board of Directors Meeting June 19, 2014
Kansas City, Missouri
(Meeting commenced at 8:04 a.m.)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Grand Secretary, do you want to give us a roll call, please?
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Grand Master.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Present.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Grand Senior Councilor?
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: Present.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Grand Junior Councilor?
Steven E. Crane, Grand Junior Councilor: Present.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Grand Treasurer. Present. Grand Secretary is here. International Master
Councilor?
Robert W. Laing, International Master Councilor: Present.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: International Congress Secretary?
Christopher M. LaBaw, International Congress Secretary: Present.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Region 1 Representative?
Wayne T. Szretter, Region 1 Representative: Present.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Region 2 Representative?
William M. Sardone, Region 2 Representative: Present.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Region 3 Representative?
Marc B. Bohn, Region 3 Representative: Present.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Region 4 Representative?
Sherman C. Parker, Jr., Region 4 Representative: Present.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Region 5 Representative?
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Mark R. Hailer, Region 5 Representative: Present.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Region 6 Representative?
Dennis L. Reed, Region 6 Representative: Present.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Region 7 Representative?
Gary A. Garafola: Present.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Region 8 Representative? Chairman of the EO conference?
Mark Rauschenberger, EO Conference Chairman: Present.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: J&L Chairman?
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Present.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Congress Advisor?
Jason B. Wood, Congress Advisor: Present.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Budget and Finance chair?
Kevin Breitzmann, B&F Chairman: Present. That's our staff and Director of Jurisdictional Services,
Frank?
Francis J. Nordstrom, Director of Jurisdictional Services: Here.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Director of Administration, Nancy?
Nancy A. Shipps, Director of Administration: Here.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: And I've been notified that our Region 8 person, his flight was cancelled
last night and that's why he's not here. So we'll mark him as excused, please.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Our new Executive Director, Michael?
Michael C. Russell, Executive Director: Here.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Please stand up. I don't know if you had the chance, I know you're not
one to have name tags or whatever but we want to present our newest Executive Director for DeMolay
International, Michael Russell. Thank you.
Michael C. Russell, Executive Director: Thank you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Pat, did you send out the minutes?
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Patton R. Hart, PGM: I distributed the minutes from the April 22nd meeting, the May 22nd meeting and
then the May 30th meeting.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: I'd like to have, I guess, a motion.
Mr. Speaker: Grand Master, I move for the approval of the minutes from our previous meeting.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Can we get a second to approve the minutes from our last meeting and
also our last conference call that we had. Any discussion? Call for the question. All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed?
(Nay vote)
Patton R. Hart, PGM: And Warren walks in the door.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: There he is. We already excused you. Warren, thank you, even with all
the flight delays you made it here and you are dressed appropriately even being from Region 8.
Moving on to DeMolay International matters and we'll start off with the Congress Officer report.
Robert W. Laing, International Master Councilor: Thank you, Dad Sal. The first thing that we'd like to
run you guys through is just a completion report. As many of you know, earlier this year Congress offered a
grant program to local chapters throughout the country and also jurisdictions.
We ended up having 18 submissions or we had 20 submissions to that grant program, 18 were approved.
From those, successful programs that were carried out were around 13. We're still waiting to hear back
from one. So we're giving them the benefit of the doubt that they took the grant money and did something
really good with it.
So we've had 13 completed activities out of the 18 submitted grants and from our estimate from, you know,
talking to our contacts at the chapter and the jurisdictional levels saying, you know, how many members do
you think you guys got from this event or how many are you sure signed after this event that you held? We
put the number of new members from this grant program at around 82. So that's pretty exciting. We're
really proud of that and excited about that.
As many of you know, yesterday the Congress finished our service project at Restart, which is a homeless
shelter and rehabilitation center here in Kansas City. We went into this space, it's a really tall building but
narrow building and there's lots of stairways and narrow hallways so we thought, wow, how are we going
to fit 110 guys in here, and it ended up turning out really, really, good.
We ended up painting several hallways, several new apartments so new residents could come in there. We
cleaned their emergency shelter, set up new beds. We also fed all the residents that were staying in the
shelter and many of the people from the surrounding community, and we've totaled it up to about 420 hours
of community service in one event. So that was really exciting.
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The other thing that I had in the Congress Officer report is last year's Congress passed some bylaw changes
to the Congress Bylaws and those have to be approved by the board. The only problem is I thought I had
them downloaded. So I have to get them downloaded on to my computer, I've got to get some internet. So if
we can move on to the next portion of the meeting until I get those downloaded, I would appreciate that.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Do you need internet?
Robert W. Laing, International Master Councilor: Yes. You have a hot spot on your phone?
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Yes.
Robert W. Laing, International Master Councilor: Perfect. Thank you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's an easy password, DeMolay1919.
Robert W. Laing, International Master Councilor: Thank you.
Christopher M. LaBaw, International Congress Secretary: I don't know what that password means?
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: I told them the password was DeMolay1919 and they want to know what
that is. We've only got a couple of more days. Okay.
We'll move on to Item B and actually I think there's a misprint on here since our last meeting. Mark did not
resign as the Personal Rep in a sense, he actually -- I had appointed him as the Personal Rep for South
Carolina when we had some things that we needed to take care of, that we needed to change some
leadership there and the Grand Master of South Carolina approached me and asked that we do some things
there.
Mark graciously agreed to take that on and work with the folks in South Carolina to put a new structure
together and to come up with a new leadership plan. So actually under his direction we turned around and
came up with the fact that we are going to come up with a new Personal Rep in South Carolina. So he
called and said the person was ready to go. So we've actually appointed a new Personal Rep in South
Carolina. I guess they'll work out with the Service and Leadership Center on getting qualified to become an
Executive Officer and that will fall under Derek.
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: If you call for the question.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: If I call for the question. I will call for the question.
Mr. Speaker: He's already started that process.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you. And the Grand Master of South Carolina is extremely
supportive of the new Personal Rep and, you know, he's excited about getting behind DeMolay and helping
it grow in South Carolina so that's pretty exciting stuff there.
I'm going to give it back to our International Master Councilor who's ready to go.
Robert W. Laing, International Master Councilor: So last year the Congress voted on four different
proposed changes to the Congress Bylaws, two of them were passed. I'm going to read these changes that
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are made, and then I'm going to make a motion that this Board approves these Bylaw changes so they can
be put in effect at the Congress level.
The first Bylaw change was put into Section A and it talks about candidacy for International Master
Councilor, International Congress Secretary and the change is that candidates for the office must have their
application filed with the Congress Advisor and it used to be at least 20 days prior to May 1st or the date --
or no, it was at least 20 days prior to the day of the election. So what has been changed is instead of 20
days prior to the date of the election, it's now changed to May 1st of every year. Then it's the same thing for
regional cabinet members, instead of 20 days before their election, it's May 1st. That was approved by the
Congress.
The second one was add and delete language as shown under the duty -- yes, this is to add an official job
description of the International Master Councilor and the International Congress Secretary. It's in the
Bylaws. These job descriptions were worked on by last year's cabinet and last year's international
Congress team and these were presented to the Congress. They were talked about and also amendments
were raised. So this truly was an entire Congress effort to develop these job descriptions.
So I will read them to you now. It's under Section 5 of the duties of the International Master Councilor.
"The duties of the International Master Councilor shall be to plan and preside over the International
DeMolay Congress. In consultation with the International Congress Secretary he should oversee the
DeMolay Congress cabinet which includes the assignment of tasks, the implementation of programs and
monthly communications with the cabinet.”
He should develop and update a strategic approach to social media and construct an implementation plan
for his term. He should develop a transition strategy and plan for his successor in consultation with the
Congress Advisor. He should create a policy and purpose report in consultation with the international
Congress Secretary, region cabinet members and Congress Advisor within one month of taking office and to
perform such tasks as may naturally devolve upon such a position or may be assigned to him from time to
time.
He should maintain active communication with all of DeMolay International, this includes but is not limited
to active DeMolays, jurisdiction officers, the cabinet, the Congress Advisor and the Grand Master of
DeMolay. He should communicate with each jurisdiction and State Master Councilor through phone call or
electronic means once a quarter. He should provide to the members of the International DeMolay Congress
a quarterly report on his duties, visits and updates on his policy and purpose report.
He should collaborate with the International Congress Secretary and the DeMolay cabinet to publish at a
minimum a quarterly newsletter on behalf of DeMolay International. He should remain in communication
with and consult regularly with a Congress Advisor and his staff as appropriate. He should provide
training and resources for the education of jurisdictional officers. He should ensure representation at
training opportunities and other DeMolay events when invited. He should present a positive public image
of DeMolay International and including, but not limited to events, social media, public appearances.
He should attend and participate in public events when invited on behalf of DeMolay International. In
consultation with the Congress Advisor he should prepare updates for the Congress officer handbook. He
should ensure with the International Congress Secretary that any and all changes to the Bylaws of the
International DeMolay Congress are updated and transmitted to the Service and Leadership Center.
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He should attend and participate in Board of Director's meetings on behalf of the active members of
DeMolay International, and he should prepare a written report for the Board of Directors at least at the
proper time before each meeting on behalf of the International DeMolay Congress that describes the
progress that the Congress has made since the last Board meeting.
Then it says, the International Secretary shall in coordination with the, I'm going to say IMC, plan and
preside over the International DeMolay Congress. He should preside in the absence of the International
Master Councilor. In consultation with the International Master Councilor he should oversee the
International DeMolay Congress cabinet and the assignment of tasks, the implementation of programs and
monthly communication. He should develop a transition strategy as should the International Master
Councilor.
He should maintain the records of the International DeMolay Congress and see that the minutes of each
DeMolay Congress are prepared for distribution one month following Congress, signed off by the Congress
Advisor or his designee. He should perform such tasks as naturally evolve upon such a position or may be
devolved upon him from time to time. He should maintain active communication with all DeMolay
International, this includes but is not limited to social media, the cabinet, the Congress Advisor and the
Grand Master of DeMolay. He should develop and maintain an International DeMolay Congress directory
that is to include all jurisdictional officers.
In the absence of jurisdictional officers, the active DeMolay designated to communicate with the Congress
by the Executive Officer. At a minimum the directory should include all mailing addresses, birth dates,
telephone numbers, social media contacts and the date of the successor's installation. The International
Congress Secretary should record the minutes and transactions of all cabinet meetings and distribute them
within one week of the meeting. He should communicate with each jurisdiction or State Master Councilor
through a phone call or electronic means once a quarter.
He should provide to the members of the International DeMolay Congress a quarterly report on his duties,
visits and updates on the policy and purpose report. He should collaborate with the IMC and the cabinet to
publish, at a minimum, a quarterly newsletter. He should remain in communication and consult regularly
with the Congress Advisor or his staff. He should provide training resources for the education of
jurisdictional officers, in consultation with the Congress Advisor prepare updates for the officer's
handbook.
He should ensure that all changes to the International DeMolay Congress Bylaws are updated and
transmitted to the Service and Leadership Center. He should attend and participate in all board room
meetings and he should prepare a written report for the Board at the appropriate time for each meeting on
behalf of the International DeMolay Congress.
So those are the job descriptions. There's also been an added job description for the Regional Cabinet
members so you can see that was the purpose was to give our elected leaders a sense of what their job
should be and how they can serve the Congress. Those are the two Bylaw changes that I've suggested and I
would move that we pass these Bylaws or we put these Bylaw changes into effect for the Congress.
Mr. Speaker: I second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Dick, do these have to go to J&L first before the Board votes on it?
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Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: No, not technically, but I would gently suggest that the Board have a
copy of these so they could read them before they vote on them. I lost it after halfway through.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: I guess, can we postpone it then until Saturday's meetings?
Robert W. Laing, International Master Councilor: Okay.
Richard L. Sayre: So somebody can make comments.
Robert W. Laing, International Master Councilor: Yes, we will.
Mr. Speaker: Grand Master, I vote we table the motion until the Board of Director's meeting on Saturday.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Okay. All those in favor of tabling it until Saturday, say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed?
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: In the meantime, can you e-mail it to the Grand Secretary and he can e-mail it out
to us so we can have copies?
Robert W. Laing, International Master Councilor: Yes, that's what we will do.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Anything else?
Robert W. Laing, International Master Councilor: That's it.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: And moving on to the Grand Master's report. First of all, I want to
thank the Board for your support this year.
We've had a lot on our table. We've had some things that were pretty big chunks of rock that we needed to
kind of, you know, chisel through and I feel we've done that. So, again, I just want to thank you for that.
In my report that will go to the complete International Supreme Council session, you know, I was looking at
it and it's like, wow, I had four operations this year. So having that done and still doing this and being able
to get you all to, you know, the different meetings we had. I think we had more phone call conferences than
I can recall in the last few years. So I appreciate your flexibility in being able to make those happen. So,
again, on behalf of myself personally, I want to thank all of you for that.
Also just so those that don't know although the notice went out, due to Boyd's sickness I appointed Dick
Sayre as the Chairman for J&L for this and he graciously accepted. It might have been late in the evening
or something, I don't know.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Two weeks ago as I recall.
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Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: I don't think he's gotten any sleep since then. So Dick, I want to thank
you for agreeing to do that and you've done a great job in trying to make sure that we can have this session.
You know, since our last meeting, those that have Facebook have probably seen I've done a lot of traveling.
I had the opportunity this year to visit both our additional supreme councils that we have. When I was in
the Philippines, they actually, their comment to me was they thought that we had forgot them. The last time
we had someone attend them was in 1984, and to them they look at -- the comments that were made was that
we're the mother ship.
It was like how's the mother ship doing because, you know, DeMolay International, you know, established a
Supreme Council there and it's really interesting talking to some of the folks that are there. They are
extremely loyal to the DeMolay International here and pledged their allegiance to us while I was there.
They said whatever they can do to help us, you know, please do so. We've got 30,000 DeMolays there. It
was quite an experience.
While I was there I got the opportunity to meet with the Vice President of the Philippines who happens to be
a senior DeMolay. He will be running for the President, being the President of the Philippines in 2016 and
if the current Grand Master at the time allows me, he's invited me to come back and be on his committee to
get elected as the President and he had 30 minutes on his schedule to talk with me and we talked for about
an hour.
Even after the hour he sent me off to have a private tour of the palace and while that was taking place he
actually met with the Grand Master of DeMolay in the Philippines along with some active DeMolays to
figure out how the government there can continue to work with the DeMolays there. So pretty impressive.
I attended their Grand Lodge session and the new Grand Master is actually the four star General in charge
of all the federal police in the Philippines. They don't have five stars so there's nobody above him. So it
was a great time and, you know, I also had the opportunity to go to Italy and see the changing of the guard
there. Their Grand Master has been Grand Master for 15 years and he finally stepped down so it was quite
a change.
So I had quite an opportunity to see a lot of DeMolays that are from all over the world and it's interesting,
DeMolays are the same everywhere you go and I had an opportunity to share with the young men in New
Jersey that sometimes we forget that we're DeMolay International. We tend to think that we're within the
borders of the U.S. but when you start looking at the numbers, it's pretty impressive what DeMolay is doing
out there internationally.
So like I said, tomorrow when I give my report I'll get in depth on some additional things that have taken
place since then, but I wanted to, again, just kind of give you a flavor of what's happened the last three or
four months.
It's been a great experience but I'm tired, and I got all this accomplished under budget so I'm proud to say.
Moving on to updates. Dick, would you like to take this meeting call ratification? I know you were waiting
for that.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Let me start first of all by reminding everybody that we have a court
reporter and the court reporter is used to things like your Honor and objections, they're not used to Grand
Master or grand poobah and so it would be helpful if when you speak, you speak slowly and distinctly so
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she can figure it out and if you have a funny name, spell it for her. She's got to write all this stuff down and
the faster we talk, the harder it is. So that's number one.
Number two, a quick report on Boyd. Boyd, of course, is the chair of J&L. I'm the chair today and through
this session but as many of you know, Boyd has throat cancer. So those of you who smoke a pipe, stop. The
result was cancer on the back of the tongue and in his throat. He had to have a couple of surgeries and they
took out the cancer and they believe they got it all.
That was then followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I'm guessing they fried his thyroid among other
things in the process of doing all this but the problem for Boyd was he couldn't swallow. So for many
months he's been using a feeding tube which is why he can't be here. It's kind of hard to drag a food tube
around with you. Those of you who know Boyd know that if he was in any condition at all to be here he'd
crawl here. The fact that he's not here gives you an indication of how he's doing. I've talked to him a
number of times and what he tells me is that he's very very tired, but otherwise the cancer appears to have
been removed. So the problem for Boyd is he expects to leap out of bed immediately and it's not happening.
I expect that he'll resume his duties in due course but I also expect it will be months.
Those of you who have had cancer know if you get both radiotherapy and chemotherapy in your 60s, it's not
exactly a cake walk. It will take him a little while to get back. We're not going to lose him, I don't think but
I think that he's very tired and he's got a long recovery ahead of him.
So let me talk a little bit about the call and I'll explain this to the general session later today but I'm going to
start with you guys. You need to know what's going on.
Tony and I have been working through this and we've got the corporate counsel involved. While you can
ask questions, but I'm going to start with the story of the meeting call and then I'll get around to legislation
but you kind of need to know why we're even sitting here.
So what happened is that when I was appointed Boyd, of course, couldn't come and Boyd notified the office
that he wasn't able to come and so Mike appointed me and I contacted the office and they sent the call. So
what that means is that all of you who sent proposals into the office, they get registered in if they are
determined to be timely and what happens is the proposal jumps to J&L, the chair of J&L who then cleans it
up. For those of you who have proposed something, you noticed that I've cleaned it up. In other words, your
rambling comments now make sense, and proposed language fits.
A lot of times a proposal affects other sections so we go back through and make sure whatever you're going
to propose actually will work. So what we end up with is what you see here.
I received that in the time frame that was after 30 days prior to session, which means that I missed the
deadline, we missed the deadline to have the call out but we also, as I was looking through this that was the
least of my concerns. As I was working through this it also occurred to me that we missed the deadline to
have the meeting call out on time which means that had nothing happened, we would be here for a pageant.
We would have a lovely pageant. We would have no meeting at all other than just general discussions for
periods of time, and then we'd get back together again in about a month and a half and do it again.
The first issue was to get the call before you. So I fixed up the call, I cleaned up the call and then I
contacted everybody on Jurisprudence and Legislation and I said this is what's happened. J&L have the
ability to rule an amendment as urgent and necessary, and I don't know that this is necessarily urgent and
necessary really but if we didn't make this determination, you wouldn't have anything to vote on.
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So the members decided that for purposes of making sure everybody had a chance to be heard and
legislation had a chance to hit the floor and things could be voted on and ideas could be prompted. Based
on Boyd's illness and what happened, the notice never went out.
It was determined that these pieces of legislation had been received by the office as being urgent and
necessary which allows us to waive the normal time frame. So that was kind of step one. So the time frame
for the transmission of this information to you was cut back to less than 30 days. So the call went out, the
determination was made that it was urgent and necessary so you got it about 20 days prior to the session
but that's okay based on the J&L ruling. That's step one.
Step two is more complicated, that is, how are we going to do anything else? So for those of you who are
scholars of our Bylaws you will notice in order to have an election, you must have an annual meeting. We
also have business to conduct. So we have this problem.
We can have a call but we can't vote on the call because we don't have a meeting. So step two in this
process was to call a special meeting. So for those of you who received notice of the special meeting, that's
why. The Board of Directors said call a special meeting of DeMolay International for this same time frame
which only requires 15 days notice.
Now, we have appropriate notice for the special meeting of DeMolay International which would allow us to
do the call and the budgets and everything but elections, almost everything. So that's why the Board of
Directors had a special meeting but we still aren't done yet.
So Pat sent out an e-mail a couple of days ago that brought you to that point but there's been more that's
happened since. So the e-mail from Pat caused a lot of confusion because a lot of people are coming up to
me and saying, how can you have elections, special meetings don't have elections, so here's how we get to
the next phase of this.
Tony is in Greece, and he returns and calls me and says, you realize you can't have elections. Certainly
glad you're back from Greece. Let's puzzle this through. So our puzzling came to a conclusion that
basically we're going to have the candidates meet and agree to the outcome of an election.
Under our Bylaws, this Board can declare an emergency and elevate the Grand Master and Grand Senior,
and then the rest of the people running would either stay in place or be elected ceremonially and then we
would come back in a month and a half and do it again, but just -- we'd have one day at the Kansas City
office and have lunch and we would complete our election process based upon agreement of the candidates
and that's about all we could come up with, but in the meantime we were trying to reach our corporate
counsel who does this a lot.
Tony finally reached us and Mike's response was, surely the members of DeMolay International knew when
the meeting would be. Well, we've known for five years when the meeting would be. Did you send anything
at all to them telling them when this meeting would be?
Originally, when I was going through this and sort of noodling it in my head I figured that Frank here
would have sent you the usual registration, that's telling you my age, but he didn't. It's modern now. So he
keeps it now online and had we sent you the usual registration it would have been okay, we would have been
okay because you would have had notice but that didn't happen, but what he did send you was a postcard,
right, and Tony talked to Mike and Mike said find out if they sent anything. Tony called Frank and said,
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yeah, I sent a postcard. The postcard, if you recall, what I remember about it was that KC, so when he said
it I said, oh yeah, the postcard.
The postcard said, meet here and now for the annual meeting. Mike's determination was that postcard is
adequate notice of the annual meeting. So we are going to have an annual meeting. We are going to have
elections at the annual meeting and we're also going to have a special meeting so we can take up the call.
So when you're called into session you'll be called into the annual meeting and the special meeting of all the
different bodies. The good news is the Board of Directors only requires 15 days notice so that works. So
pretty much we've got this fixed so you'll be able to proceed.
So for those of you who wondered why in the world we have a special meeting notice that is less than the
annual meeting notice, the answer is a number of years ago when we went to the Board of Director's format
there were a number of people who were concerned that this Board could adopt changes to the Rules and
Regulations without approval of DeMolay International.
DeMolay has historically had a huge problem with micromanagement and everybody likes to micromanage
it. So they added in a 15-day emergency call so if you did something nobody liked, they could, with 20
members acting, call a meeting and undo what you did. That was the reason for this. Thank God for
micromanagement because the effect of that regulation was to allow us to save ourselves with a special
meeting. So that's what happened.
So that kind of brings you up to speed. I'll explain it in less detail this evening, but I want you-all to know
why it's all going that way. Does anybody have any questions about that?
Mr. Speaker: Let's not ever do this again.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: I think the office has a large sign now above everybody's desk that
says, notice on time. We should never do this again. Thank you. Does anybody have any questions?
Mr. Speaker: That notice, is that a J&L function or is that just --
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: It's a function of the office of Grand Secretary. Questions? So now
we're going to move to the calls. You have in front of you Call Item number 1 which no longer exists so you
may mark the little box withdrawn. The proposer has pulled it. So all you past Grand Masters rest easy.
Call Item number 2, this will require a vote this morning to go forward. Some of these things require
approval of the Board of Directors and DeMolay International. This one does. Call Item number 2 is to
allow a Grand Master to suspend somebody who's been charged with a felony and to remove somebody
who's been convicted of a felony and whose appeal rights have run out. It's fairly straightforward. You can
read it, and it only applies to Class 1, 2, 3 and 4 members. It does not apply to members of the chapter of
DeMolay.
However, we have a pretty elaborate and quite clear discipline process for members of DeMolay who are
not Class 1, 2, 3 and 4 members. You can have an advisory council come to a conclusion about fitness as
many of you know this, and if there's a felony, basically the Executive Officer sends a transcript of the
felony to the Grand Secretary and that person is gone. So we have a process. A Class 8 member, Senior
DeMolays would be included.
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So even if we have a process other than for us, but there is no process for us other than a trial. A trial,
while there's very clear guidelines on a trial, it doesn't happen overnight and the proposer was concerned
that if Dick is charged with some heinous crime, he will remain an Active member or in my case an
Emeritus member until such time as I'm convicted and removed. He thought that was not such a great thing
for DeMolay so this is the proposal. The Board of Directors has to approve it. Grand Master, I would ask
you to put that in motion to approve Call Item number 2.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Motion to approve item number 2.
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any discussion? All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed?
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Call Item number 3 is Greg Chiles and he can explain it. It's very
straightforward. It's part of this here. I'm not sure what the difference is except I think he's saying that he's
tired of extensions. Why don't you speak to that?
Gregory A. Chiles, PGM: It's basically the same one that I tried to get in last year. We decided to
postpone it trying to get better language which Boyd and I could never do. Basically, what it is is to keep
from happening what happened two years ago where I was on the phone on New Year's Eve calling certain
individuals, some of them past Grand Masters, trying to get them to get their paperwork in. We have their
money.
I mean, we have a mechanism for the Grand Master to grant a waiver of the fees but not for the paperwork
and because of the fact that the office always seems to be closed between Christmas and New Year's, that's a
five or six-day period in there where the Grand Master pretty much has very little idea as to whether or not
anybody has turned in their paperwork late.
So this gives that opportunity for him to grant an extension of no more than 30 days in order to get that
paperwork in.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: The only comment I have is that I've been involved with this issue a
number of times over the years and it's usually somebody like the Imperial Potentate. So it's just my
comment. It will give the Grand Master a little more flexibility.
Again, Grand Master, I would appreciate it if you'll entertain a motion to adopt Call Item number 3.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Motion to second.
Mr. Speaker: Second.
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Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any discussion? All those in favor of approving Call Item number 3 say
aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed. Thank you.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: We're now on Call Item number 4. There's nothing to say about Call
Item number 4 other than to read it. This is an adoption to the Rules and Regulations. It wouldn't hurt for
you to approve it. Greg can speak to it. It's self-explanatory. It allows a DeMolay member to hold an
office in two chapters but not an elected office.
Greg, do you want to speak to call item number 4?
Gregory A. Chiles, PGM: I'm kind of falling on the sword on this one. I have a current chapter that we
just started in January that have a couple of members that are dual members and I discovered, I didn't
realize that this was in there that they could not hold office in both chapters and currently, I have that
situation so I'm just wanting to clean up some language to allow it. I don't think it needs to be elected in
both chapters but if you want to be the recorder in one chapter and preceptor in another, I don't think
there's any harm in being able to do that. That's the reason for this.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Grand Master, can I ask you to entertain an advisory vote on this one
so I can report to the body of the board of directors meeting?
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Can I ask for an advisory motion on item number 4?
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: Grand Master, I move that we send an advisory notice to the
J&L committee.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded. Any discussion?
Mark L. Rauschenberger: Grand Master, Mark Rauschenberger, EO Conference Chairman. I've talked
to the members of my jurisdiction and we're not for this Call Item and the primary reason is, our members
should be focused on their home chapters. If we spread people too thin and where they're trying to help two
different chapters. There's nothing that says a member of A cannot go and visit Chapter B and sit in a chair
or fill a chair but to put it in the Bylaws encouraging chapters to dual member and then try to hold office in
different chapters, I don't think it's in the best interest of the order.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any more discussion? All those in favor of Call Item number 4 will say
aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed?
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(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It passes.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Call Item number 5, I'd like to tell you we're done with 5. Call Item 5
calls for an advisory vote on the same issue. I believe this has been before us since I was a Deputy member.
It's a little bit more flushed out. I don't think the proposer is here and if he's here, he's invited to speak on it.
Is Bill here?
Mr. Speaker: No.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: It's before you and before the body again. It doesn't have to have the
Board of Directors' approval, but again, an advisory motion would be helpful. You are all very familiar
with this issue, that Legion of Honor Medal of Honor Honor, it's a super LOH kind of thing. I'd ask for an
advisory vote.
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: Derek Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor, Brother Grand
Master, I think that we provide an advisory motion to the J&L committee.
Steven E. Crane, Grand Junior Councilor: And I second it.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded. Any discussion? All those in favor of
Call Item number 5 say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: All those against.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Motion failed.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Same history.
Mark L. Rauschenberger: Mark Rauschenberger, I'd like to ask J&L that this is a Bylaw change and
would require two-thirds of the vote to pass, of the body, because I think that's what we did last year.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: The Rules and Regulations –
Mark L. Rauschenberger: That would be a majority vote.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: We can kind of get a feel on the vote based on what happened here.
The last Call Item, Call Item number 6, you don't have it because J&L hasn't ruled on it yet.
Here's the history of Call Item number 6. J&L has to decide whether it's necessary and part of our problem
at J&L is we don't want to present nothing but a slate of urgent and necessary amendments. We've got a
whole bunch of those.
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This isn't a function of the notice problem, this has nothing to do with notice. It came up because Mike
called me three days ago I believe and said, Dick, we created two new Regions. I think one is in Europe
and one is in South America.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Correct.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: It occurs to all of us that these new members who will be regions will
be electing representatives at the session, will not be seated on the Board of Directors because our current
Bylaws say, essentially, that the Board of Directors will consist of eight Region Representatives from the
eight regions and four are elected in one year and four are elected in the second year. So we are sort of
locked into this eight-member cycle. That means that representatives of the new regions will not sit on the
Board.
So what I did was I created an amendment that would read this way, the Board of Directors consists of the
following: One Class 1 member as a representative of the DeMolay region. During the first year following
creation of a new region or regions, new representatives shall be elected at the meetings immediately
following the creation of the region or regions to the Board of Directors. Thereafter, half shall be elected
each year for two-year terms, et cetera.
So I've allowed for expansion and what has to happen next is J&L today has to decide whether this is urgent
and necessary. My general suggestion to them is having these people on the board is urgent and necessary
but I can't promise that and if they announce that it is, then this will go on the call.
You don't have to vote because you don't have it before you. It's more housekeeping than anything else.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: I have a copy if anybody wants it.
Dennis L. Reed: Grand Master?
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Yes.
Dennis L. Reed: Dennis Reed, Region 6 Representative. Just a question, Dick, on that. If I remember
correctly, the Grand Master can create new jurisdictions at his own discretion. Am I generally correct?
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: He can put those jurisdictions into regions.
Dennis L. Reed: So it seems like he can create regions.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: If you can do one, you can do the other.
Dennis L. Reed: So based upon the wording of what you're currently thinking about, it sounds like then
that the, I'll phrase this bluntly, at the whim of the Grand Master he could increase the size of the Board of
Directors without any other approvals. Would that be a fair statement?
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Yes and no. He can increase the number of regions but the people on
the Board of Directors have to be elected. The Board of Directors is an election. So even though you're a
regional representative and you're on the board there's an election process so there are some controls but
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generally if the Grand Master, Mike, decided to create new regions and we apportion everybody into them,
if this is adopted what would happen is the members of the 18 regions go on the Board of Directors through
an election process. I'm confident that the members here might question whether we needed 18 regions and
it could be pushed back.
Dennis L. Reed: That was my question.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: You're right.
Dennis L. Reed: The size of the Board is what I was thinking about, not so much the members on the
Board.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: It could be expanded. He can create 18 regions in California if he
wanted to.
Mr. Speaker: Remember, this Board voted to approve the addition of regions.
Dennis L. Reed: I just wanted clarification.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: There are checks and balances and one of the checks and balances is
that the Grand Master has to get approval of the board to create the regions and to move the jurisdictions
around so that's a check and balance. So you'll know about it before it happens. So if the Grand Master
selects to create 18 regions in the state of his origin, you'll know about it. We'll have to vote.
Wayne T. Szretter: When was the Regions 9 and 10 approved by the Board?
Patton R. Hart, PGM, Grand Secretary: At the August Board meeting.
Wayne T. Szretter: August. Okay. I wasn't quite sure when that was incorporated. Okay. Thank you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any other questions? Thank you, Dick. Moving on.
Terry L. Peters: Good morning. I'm Terry Peters and I'm chair of the Convention Planning Committee
and I was asked to give a brief overview of the session. Just wanted to let you all know that things are going
well. We had a hotel that's been 100 percent booked for the last two nights and they've managed to get
everybody into a room situation. Things will ease up a little bit for the rest of the week so that's good.
All of our totals are up. We've more than met our minimum for the hotel for rooms. We are squeezed for
rooms because all the meeting rooms in the hotel are being used so what we have is what we have, and our
lunches and dinner totals are up as well. In fact, we maxed out the Newberry room. We can't take any
more reservations for that because the room is maxed out at this point. So those are all great signs that
things are looking good.
Going forward looking at future years, we're looking at the CaribeRoyale next year in Florida, Orlando,
Florida. That will be our session next year. The year after that is going to be the Double Tree in Mission
Valley in San Diego.
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The rates are, I believe, for the CaribeRoyale are $140 and $240. I'm trying to do this off the top of my
head and for San Diego is $149. The committee is currently looking for 2017. We're looking at the
northeast corner of the country. We're looking at cities like Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Rochester, Buffalo,
Indianapolis and we're just now getting proposals for all of those cities. Is there any questions from
anyone?
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Terry, would you be kind enough to send that out in writing to
everybody to lock in the date?
Terry L. Peters: I'll be happy to do that. If I send it to Frank, he can distribute it to the Board?
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: I think the answer is yes.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Notice is good.
Dennis L. Reed: Grand Master, Dennis Reed, Region 6 Representative, just a quick, and this is slightly off
topic, but I don't know if we ever got a final financial report from last year's session. Was that ever sent
out?
Mr. Speaker: There was a final report from the last Board of Director's meeting.
Dennis L. Reed: It was in that packet?
Mr. Speaker: Yes.
Dennis L. Reed: I must have overlooked it. Thank you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: No other questions. I know you got work to do so you need to get back
to work.
Dennis L. Reed: Thank you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Boston Virtual Enterprises, what is that? We had this project that we
had for a few years that's called Boston Light or Kingdom of DeMolay. You know, last year we had a
special meeting. People came to Kansas City and I have to publically thank Derek here, it was one of those
times I was having an operation and my doctor wouldn't let me fly so Derek had to step up and be the
Chairman for that.
There was a lot of discussion taking place, and then afterwards we had a Board meeting and determined
that we could no longer continue to keep Kingdom of DeMolay going at the rate it was going. So the Board
voted to actually not renew the contract with Boston Light.
So at that point I think we've spent pretty close to 1.6 million is the rough number with Kingdom of
DeMolay. The Board then approved me to go and negotiate with Boston Light on what to do with the
intellectual property, specifically the patent.
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It has taken six or seven months of working with Boston Light and we've engaged our paid legal team to
work with us. Boston Light had pushed back to us as I showed at the last Board meeting that originally
there was some discussion, we thought we were going to get 50/50 and they pushed back and said, no,
you're going to get ten percent of the patent and we, again, had some more discussion.
The bad issue is that when our legal folks reviewed the contract, there's nothing in there that said we, in
fact, were entitled to 50 percent. So if they wanted to, they could just go ahead and tell us, you're not
getting anything. We could have taken them to court and actually fought it but it would have cost us quite a
bit of money. It depended on who had more money to spend on legal fees is essentially what I was told.
So again, working through Boston Light. Boston Light is still seeing that there was some reason to have
DeMolay International be on their good side. They figured there was a way for us to be able to let people
know that it was a good company to associate with.
So the bottom line, we've actually reached an agreement. Last night, actually, I received the final contract
from our attorney because he had some language he wanted to change. He sent it back to the folks at, by the
way, they call it BVE, this new corporation that they're forming, their attorney sent it to our attorney and he
responded back and they've accepted all our changes.
Essentially, you know, what they've done is they've turned around and said the patent is now going to be
part of BVE. DeMolay International will own ten percent of the company. We were advised that we didn't
really want to own the patent or part of the patent because it was going to be too difficult to try to get any
revenues from it because there could be some things that were done within the corporation that would
enable them to essentially not give us any money for it, but being as how now we own part of the company,
ten percent of it, it's not foolproof but it's pretty good as far as trying to make sure that if they sell the
company, we're entitled to ten percent of it.
If they decide that they want to issue new stock, again, you know, we have first rights to go ahead and
purchase the stocks especially if they want to turn around and say they want to dilute the stock and sell it at
a penny a stock. Well, in the language it now allows us to go ahead and do that.
You know, the discussion I had with Mike McCann is basically saying this is probably as good as you're
going to get. So I've got the contract, like I said, I got it yesterday afternoon or yesterday evening. I can
send it out, I guess, and have the Board look at it and then on our next meeting is on Saturday. On Saturday
hopefully we can approve to have the contract signed and then we would be completely done with Kingdom
of DeMolay and we would now own ten percent of BVE.
The other thing that also we worked out is that you, know, we spent a lot of money on Kingdom of DeMolay
so what do we get for that? Well, all of the Kingdom of DeMolay virtual, I don't know what you want to call
it, it actually now resides on a hard drive. So that hard drive is actually, once the contract is signed, will be
shipped to Kansas City. So it will be held here in Kansas City. If at a later date we want to try to figure out
a way to give it some more oxygen and put it back up.
We also paid for a lot of the artwork that Boston Light created for us, that's also coming into a second hard
drive and so that hard drive will also come to Kansas City. So those items will now belong to DeMolay
International and they'll reside in Kansas City.
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Any questions? I got to tell you, it's been like going to the dentist and having a root canal without any
novocain, absolutely.
Warren R. Cole: Grand, Master is there -
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Who are you?
Warren R. Cole: Warren Cole, Region 8 representative. Does that ten percent ownership, does that come
with any representation?
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It comes with no voting rights. Our folks had quite a discussion on that
and his comment was, is that something you want to fight for instead of getting ten percent, you're not going
to have a lot of say anyway and that was actually one of the issues that Boston Light really had with us and
that was actually one of the reasons, because we went to a nonvoting stock, they went from five percent to
ten percent, okay, because their concern was that we are a slow moving body and they want to be a fast
moving body and they don't want us to slow them down from making us money is essentially what they, that
was their marketing side.
They have two patents that they're working on. Those patents are being planned to be put into BVE and
they would actually then become part of that ten percent. So anything that goes into BVE will say that. In
the contract there's also language that says they cannot take the patents that are sitting in BVE and use
them for another corporation without us getting something in return.
So then I will forward the contract packet to you and to Frank, then redistribute them so everybody has a
chance to look at it and we can vote on it Saturday morning.
I guess, actually, I want to thank the Chairman of this committee because you guys did a great job in at
least getting us there. Bill has been heavily involved in working with Jim in trying to make sure that, you
know, we get some additional things. Actually, with his assistance we were actually able to trim down
about $9,000 off the bill on some three computers that they sent to us. So Bill, thank you very much. Moving
on. Financial matters, Wes.
Wesley D. Thornton, PGM, Grand Treasurer: Thank you, Grand Master. Wesley Thornton, Grand
Treasurer. It seems like the very first line of my report for every year that I've been Grand Treasurer is it's
been another year of transition and change. For the fiscal year ending December 31st, 2013, DeMolay
International ended the year with expenses exceeding revenues by $49,729. These are from the reviewed
financial statements which are in your packets, I believe. DeMolay International had income totaling
$2,148,988 and costs and sales and expenses of $2,198,717, and again, those come from the reviewed
financial statements.
The internally prepared monthly financial statements which are unaudited are still being presented in a
format similar to the audited or reviewed financial statements for yearend prepared by the outside
independent accounting firm. Corporate allocation is made to the DeMolay & More Store to reflect the
actual expenses to that department in the form of rent, payroll costs and other direct attributable costs to
the administration.
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The budget for 2013-2014 was approved and is reflected in the interim financial statements. DeMolay
International budget follows the year of the elected advancing line from July 1st to June 30th. This does not
change our tax reporting year which remains at December 31st. Program revenues and expenses will
follow the elected advancing line years.
Schmidt, Cornish & Smith, CPAs of Lee's Summit, Missouri were again selected by the Board to prepare the
review for 2013. The independent review report for 2013 has been completed. Is in all of the board of
director's packets.
Davenport & Company continues to serve DeMolay International as our investment manager. There have
been no changes to the investment policy since our last meeting.
Probably the most significant thing in the accounting department is that our accounting staff in Kansas
City, under the capable and watchful eye of William Bryan, Director of Finance, continues to produce and
distribute our monthly financial statements to the Board of Directors in a timely and efficient manner. Justin
Lee, the assistant corporate controller will be promoted to Director of Finance when Mr. Bryan retires July
1st, 2014. Mr. Bryan will continue to offer his services on a temporary, as needed basis during the
transition.
That's it. Grand Master, I move for receipt of the report.
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: Brother Grand Master, I move to submit the Grand
Treasurer's report.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Is there a second?
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any discussion? All those in favor of accepting the Grand Treasurer's
report say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you. Where is Kevin?
Kevin R. Breitzmann, B&F Chair: Kevin Breitzmann, Budget & Finance Committee chair. The budget
was sent out to everybody prior to our May teleconference. We were able to look at it then. At the time I
asked, since we weren't voting on it, I asked that any questions that people had be sent to me and I would
answer them and I received some questions from Region 1 and I was holding off on trying to answer those
until I get further information from the database committee, but I have not received any further information
so I assume we don't have any updated numbers from the database committee at this time so we are going to
move forward with the budget as it was presented at that last meeting. I sent out the answers to those
questions on Monday, if people haven't received those, going with the numbers that we have. A couple of
highlights from those questions that I answered.
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The first question was about the heading on it that says for reflected year 2014. The Grand Treasurer
reported the budgeting is on a July to June year, that doesn't change our tax recording, but I said it was a
2014 year because that's the way the tax returns would be reported as well so I just used that as the heading
so if anyone has any questions on that. We did include the dates on the top of the budget. It says it's for
year 2014 but its July 1st, 2014, to June 30th, 2015. So hopefully that answers those questions.
Regarding the database project, all the costs from the original proposal are incorporated in this budget.
There's one line item in the budget that we put in for $144,000 but that included the software costs that was
originally proposed for the first year, some server hosting and some outside tech support for getting it up
and running.
The additional amount that was in the original proposal for an outside project manager, that is included in
the line item in the budget under "personnel" in the salaries. A lot of the budget numbers were prepared in
discussions between Greg Kimberling and the office staff. So we appreciate the help in that. I did change
and tweak a little bit some of those numbers and then incorporated the database project in there.
The other thing I want to point out was the last question that was proposed about the corporate allocation,
this current budget has an investment draw in this year of $426,000, which is a 17.65 percent draw as of
our May 31st investment balance. I said in my answer that's not a sustainable draw amount. Most of these,
not most but a large portion of the database project cost is in this year one. If everything would remain even
the draws in future years would go down because of the lesser cost of the database project.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Do you know what that draw would be?
Kevin R. Breitzmann, B&F Chair: At the current investment level, next year would be at 14 percent and
the year after that would be a 12.6 percent draw at the current spending levels and at the current investment
levels.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Thank you.
Kevin R. Breitzmann, B&F Chair: As I said, those were the only questions that were sent to me about the
budget and if there's no other questions at this time, I would move for approval of the 2014 budget.
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: The motion has been moved and seconded, moved and seconded to
accept your report. Any discussion?
Mr. Speaker: I have a discussion. The personnel costs for the project manager you said was included in
the personnel expenses.
Kevin R. Breitzmann, B&F Chair: Yes.
Mr. Speaker: But when you look at the personnel expenses that we have budgeted for this current year, it
was $498,378 and you're projecting for next year $494,854. That doesn't include the $55,000, you know,
which is kind of why I was asking for the breakdown because it did not appear that the personnel costs that
are being projected cover the costs of the new director.
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Kevin R. Breitzmann, B&F Chair: I'm not going to bring those forward in public, but I have the
individual numbers for the individual people in the office. I'm not going to make that public information, but
I do have those here with me. We can talk.
Mr. Speaker: Grand Master, if I might, as I mentioned in my report, our Director of Finance is going to be
retiring and so obviously his full year salary and Justin's full year salary were reflected in the previous and
they're not being replaced.
Kevin R. Breitzmann, B&F Chair: Correct. So that's minus one there.
Warren R. Cole: That would be good information to have, you know, when you go to compare that. I'm
still concerned that how can we approve a projected budget when we don't have the information from the
Database Committee? I don't know what the status of the report is, whether we'll have that tomorrow or
today, later on today. If we do then I would suggest that maybe we table that so that we have everything on
the table to do it. Otherwise, you know, we haven't approved the database yet so should we not have a
discussion whether or not we're going to go forward with the data initiative before we put it into the budget.
I think we're kind of putting the cart before the horse here. So I would recommend that we table this until
we have some more answers on the database committee in particular.
Dennis L. Reed: Dennis Reed, Region 6 Representative and also chairman of the Database Committee
and we go into a little more detail a little later in the agenda but honestly, this is a budget guys. This is not
saying we're going to write a check for $144,000 as soon as this thing is approved, it just allows space for
the project to go forward and to say this is what we've authorized up to that point and I'll jump a little bit
ahead by saying I think that's a high end number, I still think it's a high end number the later we go scooting
the project line around. When we put that 144 together it was based off us starting in April. Well, it hasn't
started yet so we've shifted it another three months so I would expect that to be a high end number. That
just allows us to make sure that this project has at least got a space in the budget and we don't have to do a
special budget allocation. I don't see a problem with leaving it in there knowing that that's where we want
to go. We've still got to authorize it. You know, if it turns out we decide not to do it then it just goes away
and we don't spend the money. I don't think it's a problem.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: The chair recognizes Tony Krall.
Tony R. Krall, PGM: Tony Krall from Minnesota. Kevin, do I understand that under this three-year
projected budget you're going to invade corporate by the tune of about 30 percent?
Kevin R. Breitzmann, B&F Chair: That would be the projection.
Tony R. Krall, PGM: Not being a Board member, but I would just remind everyone that this Board is
prohibited from adopting a deficit budget. You're going to, in my opinion, have to take an affirmative action
to authorize a corporate allocation that invades the corpus. My personal opinion, it's a bad idea to spend
30 or 40 percent of your endowment for corpus, but I don't think you can just do it by a stroke of the
accountant's pen, no offense gentlemen.
I think in the past this Board has taken and made it an affirmative vote to take five, six or seven percent out
of investments to put on the income side of things. I don't know that maybe you've done that and I just
haven't paid attention or been around, but I don't know that you can just arbitrarily do that without an
affirmative vote that the corporate allocation will be X percentage this year.
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Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Tony, I think we've done it the last three years right under Kingdom of
DeMolay that budget, you know, hang on second.
Tony R. Krall, PGM: Well, I was going to reiterate the same point that, yes, we've done it in the past with
Kingdom of DeMolay but we had a particular vision and goal of, you know, having things improve
drastically, but here, you know, we're not looking at things improving drastically, we're looking at a budget
that instead of an average of five percent, we're drawing down an average of 17 percent but over three
years it would be 40 percent. How can we, as a Board of Directors, do that?
You know, I know that we need a database. We have a new director now, maybe we should be thinking
about having that person look into an independent assessment. Maybe there's a better way of doing things.
Maybe we need to look at the office structure and come up with a business plan. We don't have a business
plan. We talked about, well, by bringing on the database we'll be able to reduce other recurring expenses
elsewhere in our operation. Well, we don't have that. As Board members it's our responsibility to have as
close to a balanced budget as we can. If we're going to go into our reserves, hopefully there's a solid plan
that says over time we'll start to recoup some of those losses. We can't expect the investments to be as good
as they have in the past year. Look at what the investments have been over the past five years. You can't
continue that and I think it's our responsibility to kind of draw the line and, yes, it is a budget we can
disapprove it, you know, again, I think we're putting the cart before the horse.
Let's come up with a balanced budget. If we need to come back in and, you know, approve an amendment to
the budget to add it in later on, fine, let's do that, but I just don't think it's wise for us as a board to go
forward with basically a negative budget, one that drains our reserves.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: One of the things, I guess, you know, I'm looking that hopefully in a
couple of days there will be somebody else sitting here in this chair but I guess, you know, look at it
personally like, you know, we have a reserve and I'm sick and if I turn around and say I can't go to the
hospital because I'm not going to spend my reserves, gentlemen, I can tell you going through and watching
the process that takes place in our center today where a single transaction, where somebody orders
something from the store and it requires six or seven transactions to be able to process that one T-shirt you
got, what it is doing is keeping them from being able to supply for me as an Executive Officer out in the
field.
So I would turn around and say back to the comment that Reid made is this is a budget and as a Board
you'll have the ability to turn around and say, after you get all the information that, no, you know, we're not
going to spend that money but at least you have the ability to do that.
It's a management tool, that's essentially what a budget is. Just because you have the money doesn't mean
you need to spend it. I create a budget at home for my own personal and it doesn't mean that I'm going to go
out and spend all that money but at least I know that I'm going to have it. Again, that's my two cents.
Steven E. Crane, Grand Junior Councilor: There's been some numbers thrown around here and you
cannot cumulatively add 17 percent and 12 percent and then ten percent and call it 40 percent, that's
nonsense. So it is 17 percent one year, then it's maybe 12 the next year and it's maybe 11 the year after that.
Those are not additive numbers. So to be commenting that it's a 30 percent draw or it's a 40 percent draw,
that's just not in the world of fiscal accounting.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Go ahead, Kevin.
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Kevin R. Breitzmann, B&F Chair: One thing to note on this. The percentage that I said before, if nothing
else changes, in this budget there is nothing budgeted for grant income. The DeMolay Foundation in the
past has given grants to DeMolay International. They're not able to this year so we do not have any grant
income in here and those further percentages are based on nothing changes meaning no other grants.
Hopefully the Foundation's financial situation will be that they can give grants in the future so those
percentages would be reduced if we don't have to take this big a draw on our investments.
Marc B. Bohn: Grand Master, Marc Bohn from Region 3. Kevin, the Foundation grants that we had been
receiving stopped just before we started into the Kingdom of DeMolay program as well, didn't they? Is that
an accurate statement?
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: As the former Chairman of the Budget and Finance
Committee, yes, that was approximately the timing that the grants from the Foundation, I wouldn't say
ceased but they went in another direction with the Foundation. As they have reported to us on multiple
occasions that was to start their fund raising Chief Development Officer initiative but also when they made
those decisions they also moved into the maintenance on the buildings that went on this year as well.
So I fully expect that our Chief Development Officer is going to be successful and that our Foundation is
going to get back in the business of doing what they're in the business of doing which is to be the
endowment side to provide funds for the operations. So I agree with what Kevin is saying that if nothing
changes those would be the numbers. It's not a cumulative effect, but yes, that we have a Foundation that
has funded our operations for years and that we've just been in a situation right now due to other
circumstances that there have not been grants in the budgets for numbers of years.
Marc B. Bohn: So what we're saying is we're having to use our own resources to replace funding that
we're not receiving from the Foundation.
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: Correct. Right. Those grants have ranged from somewhere
between $100,000 to $250,000 over the years that I was on the Budget and Finance committee, whether as a
member or the chairman. So depending on what the grant requests were from the various committees that
were requesting funding, we had that field rep program a number of years ago, all of these things came
together as various types of grants and if the Foundation was funding grants in the normal process, the
database project would be something that we would request a grant for but we don't have the ability to do
that right now. Does that answer your question, Marc?
Marc B. Bohn: Absolutely. Thank you very much.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Guys, just so you know, we actually have to move on. We've got like
eight minutes left for this meeting and we have another meeting coming back.
Tony R. Krall, PGM: Grand Master, I'm not offering comments -- Tony Krall from Minnesota. I'm not
offering comments for or against deficit spending, we can debate that at a more appropriate time, my point
is I think from a legal standpoint this Board of Directors needs to have an affirmative vote about the amount
of draw down because of the balanced budget requirement.
You can't just, in my opinion, and maybe J&L will say that I'm wrong but I don't believe that you can just by
the stroke of the accountant's pen increase the corporate draw, you have to have an affirmative vote to do
that. That's the way we always did it in the past. I don't know what we did for the last three years for
Kingdom of DeMolay. Again, I'm not weighing in on the merits, I just think that you have to make an
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affirmative decision as a corporate board to define the draw down and then whatever it is you vote on and
the merits. I don't think you can do it just to make your budget balance, I think you have to define it by
affirmative vote. That's my only point.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you. So the vote is actually right now, so I guess we're saying
we're going to move to receive the report and not necessarily approve it. Is that okay? So now, we had a
motion on the floor. I know Wes is going to tell me that I can't do that, right? I already see the look on his
face.
Wesley D. Thornton, PGM, Grand Treasurer: I'm not the parliamentarian here, Tony is.
Mr. Speaker: What is the motion?
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: The motion was to approve the budget.
Mr. Speaker: To receive the budget.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: What was said was the move to approve.
Mr. Speaker: You have to approve a budget at some point. You can receive a report or approve a budget.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: So the motion on the floor is to approve the budget. Okay. It's been
moved and seconded and we've had lots of discussion. All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Those opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It passes. Thank you.
Richard L. Sayre: Grand Master, for those of you who wonder why we do some of these things in terms of
deficit spending and all that, Tony and I would be happy to discuss it. Those people who are sort of new to
the Board and why in the world we do some of this stuff, we'd be happy to tell you offline. We'd be happy to
tell you personally.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Moving on to the Service and Leadership Center. Frank, is that you?
Francis J. Nordstrom: Frank Nordstrom, Service and Leadership Center. In the Board packet there is an
annual report. I copied that off of past reports and modified it a little bit.
Let me keep it really brief. Over the past year we have focused on a couple of different things, transparency
being one and it has not always been pretty nor has it been fun at times, but I will tell you that transparency
has gotten us to a place where we can now bring forth people like Michael Russell, our Executive Director.
I'm very proud of what we've done in terms of transparency and what we've done in the office.
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In the ten minutes that I took just to think about some of our highlights I came up with 22 things. So
although oftentimes we say there's a lot of negatives, I would like to remind this Board and everyone in this
room that the Service and Leadership Center staff has a lot of things to be proud of.
For those of you who are interested in elections at this session, I know Mr. Sayre was very kind to say my
name. I'd like to have you thank Nancy Shipps who got your postcards out. So for anyone who is interested
in an election please, please, please thank Nancy for that.
Other than that I would like to just say that I'm looking forward to working with our new Executive
Director, sitting back in my office and focusing on some other avenues other than the day-to-day
management items. So I appreciate you coming on board and I look forward to working with you and thank
you everyone on the Board, especially Grand Master and the elected line for the countless phone calls
regardless of whether it was 1:00 a.m. or not, I appreciate it so thank you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you.
Mr. Speaker: I tell you what we do in the interest of time on what happened, we can defer that overall
discussion on the database committee. The short version of it is we don't have a lot of extra detail right
now. There's some very good reasons including some that Wayne mentioned and Dennis Reed. Mostly when
we realized we were working through the contracts trying to get it refined enough to our legal department
and with the addition of the new Executive Director, we totally agree that we need to get the Executive
Director involved in this process and do a lot of what Wayne said and I think that's where we're at just
trying to get that processed and done. I'm more than happy to bring a little more detail in our later session.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Very good. Tony. You're on the agenda for legal and legislation.
Tony R. Krall, PGM: No lawsuits. All is well.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you. We already talked about the ten regions. Mike.
Mr. Speaker: Is that being advanced as an emergency?
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: He doesn't know yet. They're getting together, right?
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: You're talking about call item 6?
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Yes.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: J&L doesn't know whether it's urgent and necessary until they decide.
If it's not, it won't be on the agenda.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: We covered that. Anything else that needs to come before this Board?
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: You will know if it's deemed urgent and necessary because they will
hand you copies of it.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Appreciate it. Thank you. Again, I just want to thank everyone for your
dedication to DeMolay and being here. I don't know if Greg Kimberling is here but Greg, I just personally
want to also thank you for, you know, we had some projects that we needed help with and you willingly
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stepped in and helped up there and spent a lot of your own free time and money to help us, so on behalf of
this board I want to personally thank you for that.
Greg L. Kimberling, PGM: Thank you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's 9:31. We're closed. Thank you.
(Proceedings closed at 9:31 a.m.)
DeMolay International
Board of Directors June 21, 2014
Westin Crown Center Hotel
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance:
Grand Master Mike A. Salazar
Grand Senior Councilor Derek G. Sprague
Grand Junior Councilor Steven E. Crane
Grand Secretary Patton R. Hart, PGM
Grand Treasurer Wesley D. Thornton, PGM
Region 1 Representative Wayne T. Szretter
Region 2 Representative William M. Sardone
Region 3 Representative Marc C. Bohn
Region 4 Representative Sherman C. Parker, Jr.
Region 5 Representative Mark R. Hailer
Region 6 Representative Dennis L. Reed
Region 7 Representative Gary Garafola
Region 8 Representative Warren R. Cole
Budget & Finance Chairman Kevin R. Breitzmann
Jurisprudence & Legislation Chairman Richard L. Sayre
EO Conference Chairman Mark L. Rauschenberger
Robert W. Laing, International Master Councilor
Others Attending:
Michael Russell, Executive Director
Nancy A. Shipps, Director of Administration
Ross Pfannenstiel, Director of Development
Jason Wood, Congress Advisor
Stephen M. Berry, Region 3 (elect) Representative
Ward Williamson, Region 10 (elect) Representative
Luiz Kieling, Region 9 (elect) Representative
Keith K. Klein, PGM, Grand Secretary (elect)
James C. Hawkins, 48th International Mater Councilor (elect)
Stephen C. Mattox, 48th International Congress Secretary (elect)
Grand Master Salazar opened the meeting at 11:00am.
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Alumni Committee
Rusty Glendinning was called on to continue his presentation for the Alumni Report with information
regarding the Harris Report for the Alumni use to compile a directory and database clean up. He encourages
the Board to approve, contingent on our attorney reviewing the proposal and contract.
Sherman Parker made a motion to table, Dennis Reed seconded, motion was passed.
Congress Committee
Revision of the Congress Bylaws to add the name of the Congress Advisor. Sherman Parker made a motion
to move for the purpose of discussion.
Wes Thornton made a motion to receive the recommendation after a cost allocation, it was seconded by
Sherman Parker, motion passed.
James Hawkins, International Master Councilor elect made a motion for the Board of Directors to accept the
Bylaws, Rules & Regulations changes for the descriptions of the International Master Councilor and
International congress Secretary. Wes Thornton seconds the motion.
Stephen Berry calls for discussion and requests to table until the August Board of Directors meeting.
Division. The table was withdrawn.
Discussion.
Greg Chiles, Jason Wood and Mark Rauschenberger states their reasons for being against this.
Chris LaBaw clarifies the issue on behalf of the Congress.
Wes Thornton recommends the Board does not pass and the Grand Master calls all in favor, it was properly
seconded and failed.
Boston Virtual Enterprises (BVE)
Wes Thornton makes a motion that the contract be approved by the Board of Directors and signed, all in
favor, second and motion passed.
Grand Master Salazar thanks the Board of Directors for the past year and adjourns the meeting at 11:21am.
DeMolay International
Grand Opening June 19, 2014
Kansas City, Missouri
(commenced at 6:37 p.m.)
Keith K. Klein, PGM: Good evening and welcome to the opening ceremony of the celebration of another
successful year in DeMolay International. This annual session brings us back to Kansas City, Missouri, the
birthplace of DeMolay International.
Good evening. My name is Keith Klein. I am a Past Grand Master of DeMolay International and I'll be
your master of ceremonies for this evening. It's now my honor and privilege to introduce our distinguished
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leaders for DeMolay International. It is my privilege to introduce the International Master Councilor, the
International Congress Secretary and the Grand Master of DeMolay International.
The 47th International Master Councilor, Robert Laing. The 47th International Congress Secretary, Chris
LaBaw and the 82nd Grand Master of DeMolay International, Mike A. Salazar, and the first lady of
DeMolay International, Janet.
It is now my distinguished honor to present the elected officers of the International Supreme Council, Derek
Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor, Oregon, and his wife, Corinda.
Steve Crane, Grand Junior Councilor from Kansas and his wife, Marilyn.
Wesley D. Thornton, Past Grand Master and Grand Treasurer from New Mexico and his wife, Robin.
Patton R. Hart, Past Grand Master and the Grand Secretary from Kentucky.
Please welcome our elected line.
We'll now introduce all of the delegates and Executive Officers so please hold your applause until all of
these loyal jurisdictional leaders for the Order of DeMolay have been introduced, and then we'll give them
and greet them with a hardy welcome and extend our sincere appreciation for their faithful service. We'll
now have the entrance of the Congress Officers and the Executive Officers.
Jeffrey C. Kitsmiller, Jr.: Representing the jurisdiction of Alabama, State Master Councilor Evan
Cheeley, State Senior Councilor E. Ray Hinderliter, Jr. and their Executive Officer Tom Paul.
We'll improvise.
Representing the jurisdiction of Arizona, State Master Councilor Matthew Hartzell-Robbins, Chandler
Gordon their Deputy State Master Councilor, and the Executive Officer of Arizona William Gordon.
Representing the jurisdiction of Arkansas, State Master Councilor Connor Appleton, Deputy State Master
Councilor Matt Adcock and their Executive Officer Michael Rushin.
Representing the jurisdiction of Colorado, State Master Councilor Tally Bennett, Deputy State Master
Councilor Tim Zumalt and their Executive Officer Gary Mueller.
Representing the jurisdiction of Connecticut, State Master Councilor James P. Cavanaugh, II, Deputy State
Master Councilor Nicholas S. Carpenter and their Executive Officer Harry Needham.
Representing the jurisdiction of Delaware Executive Officer Ronald Keller.
Representing the jurisdiction of Florida, State Master Councilor Martin Cox, State Senior Councilor
William Brown and their Executive Officer Stephen Berry.
Representing the jurisdiction of Georgia, James Hawkins State Senior Councilor, Austin Everson State
Master Councilor and their Executive Officer Marc Bohn.
Representing Germany, Ward Williamson, Executive Officer.
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Representing Idaho, William D. Votaw, II and Elijah Newberry.
Representing Bolivia Jorge A. Quintanilla Executive Officer.
Representing the jurisdiction of Illinois, Nick Capes State Master Councilor, Daulton Hammes Deputy State
Master Councilor, and Mark Rauschenberger, Executive Officer.
Representing the jurisdiction of Indiana Gregory A. Chiles, Past Grand Master, Executive Officer.
Representing Italy, Executive Officer Luciano Critelli and Lorenzo Marenco.
Representing the jurisdiction of Kansas, David Barnes, III State Master Councilor, Greg Marriott State
Senior Councilor and David Barnes their Executive Officer.
Representing the jurisdiction of Kentucky Executive Officer Danny Coffey.
Representing the jurisdiction of Louisiana, Kyle Cook State Master Councilor, their Deputy State Master
Councilor Tyler Hortmann and their Executive Officer Nicholas Auck.
Representing the jurisdiction of Maine, Gordon Kimball, Executive Officer, Aaron Wright State Master
Councilor and their State Senior Councilor Christopher Cassette.
Representing the Nation's Capitol Jordan Bressman Deputy Jurisdictional Master Councilor, Sepp Panzen
State Master Councilor of Maryland, Deputy State Master Councilor, Spencer Schuch and the Executive
Officer of Maryland and the Nation's Capitol, William Eppig.
Representing the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, Brian Noble, Executive Officer, State Master Councilor
Justin Cargill, State Senior Councilor MacLean Rankin and Region 1 cabinet member Brandon Thorne.
Representing the jurisdiction of Michigan, James Oliver, Joshua Lampar and Sherman Parker their
Executive Officer.
Representing the jurisdiction of Minnesota Mark Hailer, Executive Officer.
Ladies and gentlemen representing your host jurisdiction, the Show Me State of Missouri your State Master
Councilor Brandon Rarey, your Deputy State Master Councilor Quentin Cockerham and the Executive
Officer of the Show Me State, Robert Cockerham, Past Grand Master.
Representing the jurisdiction of Montana, Deputy State Master Councilor Justin Johnson, State Activities
Director Zach Clausen and their Executive Officer Sam Whitehead.
Representing the jurisdiction of Nebraska Executive Officer Mike Stuhr.
Representing the jurisdiction of New Hampshire, Scott Jenckes State Master Councilor and their Executive
Officer George Baldwin.
Representing the jurisdiction of New Jersey, Ryan VanderHorn past State Master Councilor, Region 2
Congress cabinet member, State Master Councilor Jon White.
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Representing the jurisdiction of New Mexico and their Executive Officer, Wesley Thornton, Past Grand
Master in the Distinguished East.
Ladies and gentlemen, representing the jurisdiction of New York Executive Officer William Sardone.
Representing the jurisdiction of Northern California, Hawaii, Nic Poulter Master Councilor, Gared Hassel
Senior Councilor and their Executive Officer, ladies and gentleman let's hear it for Mike A. Salazar, Grand
Master.
Representing the jurisdiction of North Carolina, Executive Officer, Tony Glidewell.
Representing the jurisdiction of North Dakota, Gary Spicer, Executive Officer.
Representing the jurisdiction of Ohio, State Master Councilor Samuel Cohen, Deputy State Master
Councilor A.J. Thomas and Martin Woodworth their Executive Officer.
Representing the jurisdiction of Oklahoma Ron Minshall, Executive Officer.
Representing Ontario from the jurisdiction of Canada Executive Officer Ernest Loiselle.
Representing the jurisdiction of Oregon, State Master Councilor Ryan Thornburgh, State Senior Councilor
Gabriel Jones-Gallardo and their Executive Officer Mike Sanders.
Representing the jurisdiction of Paraguay Executive Officer Luis Fernando Ramirez.
Representing the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania, Deputy State Master Councilor Adam Pritchard, Isaac
Holtzer State Chaplain and their Executive Officer Tom Labagh.
Representing Peru, the Executive Officer Jose Martin Mita Salinas.
Representing the jurisdiction of Rhode Island, Executive Officer Mike Lawson, state representative Randy
Alsabe and state representative Michael Palmer.
Representing the jurisdiction of South Carolina, their State Master Councilor Zachary Spargur and Deputy
State Master Councilor Taylor Foulds.
Representing the jurisdiction of Southern California, Victor Key their Executive Officer. Also with them is
the Southern California Jurisdiction Master Councilor Michael Hannum and Southern California
Jurisdiction Deputy Master Councilor Tyler Davis.
Representing the jurisdiction of Tennessee, their Deputy State Master Councilor David Hastings and State
Senior Councilor Matthew Bridgers.
Representing the jurisdiction of Texas, Michael Sampson, Executive Officer, Joseph McAteer State Master
Councilor and John Parker their Deputy State Master Councilor.
Representing Uruguay, Gustavo Ma. Barboza Souza Executive Officer.
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Representing the jurisdiction of Utah, Deputy State Master Councilor Taylor Anderson, Matthew Harris
State Master Councilor and their Executive Officer John Limb.
Representing the jurisdiction of Vermont, Austin Isham, Executive Officer.
Representing the jurisdiction of Virginia, their Executive Officer, Rick Young, State Master Councilor
Darren Murray and Deputy State Master Councilor Derrick Sanders.
Representing the jurisdiction of Washington, their Executive Officer.
Representing the jurisdiction of West Virginia, Doug Sappington, Executive Officer and their state advisor
Mason Winkie.
Representing the jurisdiction of Wisconsin, Executive Officer, Allan Iding, State Master Councilor Ryan
Dunn, Mitchell Beaudry and Region 5 Congress cabinet member Stephen Mattox.
Representing Brazil Douglas Aguiar, National Master Councilor Adjunct, Osvaldo Leite, National Master
Councilor.
Keith K. Klein, PGM: At this time we would like to ask that the Past Grand Masters of DeMolay
International please stand for introduction when their name is called and we will also ask their wives to
stand if they're with us in the room.
First, Gregory Chiles, Past Grand Master, and his wife, Dawn. Jay Weldon Clampitte, Past Grand Master.
Robert Cockerham, Past Grand Master, and his wife, Stacy. Robert Hannon, Past Grand Master, and his
wife, Marion. Reese Harrison, Past Grand Master. Patton Hart, Past Grand Master. Franklin J. Kell, Jr.,
Past Grand Master. Greg Kimberling, Past Grand Master. Keith Klein, standing. Gregory Klemm, Past
Grand Master. Tony Krall, Past Grand Master, and his wife, Bev. Joe R. Manning, Jr., Past Grand Master,
and his wife, Cindy. David Morgan, Past Grand Master. Dale Sandstrom, Past Grand Master. Wesley
Thornton, Past Grand Master, and wife, Robin. Michael Watson, Past Grand Master, and his wife, Brenda.
Fredrick Welch, Past Grand Master, and Joe Williams, Past Grand Master.
Please welcome our Past Grand Masters. To help preserve the solemnity of the next part of our program we
ask that you please set your cell phones to stun. That means mute them or turn them off. Will the honorary
Senior Deacon now attend at our sacred DeMolay altar and display the mighty bulwarks of our Order.
Mr. Speaker: We light the candles to commemorate all that is good and right in the world. They are
beacons in the darkness and the light to illuminate our pathway throughout life. Each candle represents the
great standards upon which we have pledged to base our lives. The standards of feeling love, reverence for
sacred things, courtesy, comradship, fidelity, and patriotism are enduring principles that are displayed with
seven burning candles.
Mr. Speaker: Brother, Honorary Senior Steward, you will open our Holy Bible upon our altar.
Mr. Speaker: The Holy Bible is proudly opened upon our altar during all of our deliberations in
observance of our faith in Almighty God and our right to worship according to the dictates of our own
conscience. Upon our altar it is not the symbol of any one creed or the repository of any one system of
theology but the Word of the one living and true God whose universal fatherhood teaches the inescapable
lesson of the brotherhood of all his sons.
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Mr. Speaker: The school books are also placed upon the altar as a symbol of our intellectual liberty
without which there could be neither civil nor religious freedom. They are emblematic of the great public
school and the championship of universal enlightenment.
Keith K. Klein, PGM: Grand Marshal, you will retire and escort the DeMolay and American flag.
Mr. Speaker: One of our proud principles in DeMolay is love of country as symbolized by the flag of the
DeMolay’s country. We learn the value of good citizenship in our service to our great Order and to
maintain the honor of our emblem through the patriotism of peace as well as the heroism of war.
In token of our tribute to the various nations which DeMolay International has an active program, the flags
of the various countries are on display in our distinguished East.
The flag of the United States of America is now presented for recognition of patriotism in the service of
national pride that all people have for their respective countries. With the United States serving as the site
of the annual session, please remain at attention saluting the flag of your nation as those who are citizens of
the United States of America, please join me in saluting and pledging allegiance to the flag of the Unites
States of America.
(Pledge of Allegiance was recited)
My brothers, you will please post the flag.
Keith K. Klein, PGM: As no great undertaking should ever begin without asking the blessing of Almighty
God, let us direct our attention to the Grand Chaplain as he leads us in our prayers. Active DeMolays,
where possible, please kneel, all others please remain standing.
(Prayer was said)
Keith K. Klein, PGM: Brothers and friends, we have now reached the point in our proceedings where we
are privileged to ask the Grand Master and the International Congress officers to declare the 94th session of
the Supreme Council and the 47th International DeMolay Congress open.
Robert W. Laing, International Master Councilor: We now declare the 47th International DeMolay
Congress.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: And the 97th session of DeMolay International.
Robert W. Laing, International Master Councilor: Open for the transaction of business, ceremonies and
festivities.
Keith K. Klein, PGM: It is now our pleasure to hear from the International Master Councilor with his
opening remarks.
Robert W. Laing, International Master Councilor: Thank you Dad Klein. Good evening everyone.
(Crowd responds good evening)
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Robert W. Laing, International Master Councilor: Today is the best day for DeMolay, isn't it? Together
we come together as our International body representing thousands of DeMolays from around the world to
do our work and do it well. I don't have much to say. I am very honored to be here. I am blessed for all of
your guidance and for this past year serving the International DeMolay Congress.
Chris and I have done our best to put on a good Congress program that all of our delegates can come here,
not just to represent their jurisdictions and work hard and become inspired, but also we hope to teach them
some life lessons and some skills that they can take back home and use in DeMolay and outside of it.
Our mission is clear that we are very excited to be here with all of you and to share this wonderful week
with our DeMolay family. Thank you all for the hard work that you do for DeMolay because without you
DeMolay does not work so we thank you so much for your hard work. I look forward to talking with you all.
Let's have a great session.
Keith K. Klein, PGM: It's now my honor to welcome Grand Master, dad and Brother Mike A. Salazar for
his opening remarks.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Good evening.
(Crowd responds good evening).
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: On behalf of DeMolay International I'd like to welcome all our honored
guests and extended bodies of our Masonic families and also our youth organization, Job’s Daughters, our
grand lodge jurisdictions. We are pleased that you took time out of your busy schedules to be here with us
and join us in celebration of this great opening.
Your friendship is very important to us. Your presence here in Kansas City which is the birthplace of
DeMolay is a testament of the importance that together we can accomplish more.
I'd also at this point like to let you know I really tried working really hard to include the active members.
All of the young men that participated are actually members of my home chapter, Pleasanton, California.
They actually made a trip out here so for the Pleasanton DeMolay, thank you for the honor of flying out
here and helping us open this session. Please give them a round of applause.
I'd like to also take this opportunity a little bit to share something. I'm really excited about some of the
things that took place this year. One of the things that, you know, I set out to do was to turn around and
make sure that we could offer our DeMolay leadership training to more jurisdictions, either on site or doing
it virtually through the web, and I can tell you that I think we were pretty successful. This year we actually
were able to reach out to about 1,000 people doing the leadership conference which for us it's an increase
over the years before and in some cases the training was provided to jurisdictions at no cost. That was one
of the things that we've heard from the jurisdictions that say, sometimes I can't fly out to wherever you're
doing it, it will cost me money so this year as a DeMolay International group we actually were able to
provide onsite training.
You know a lot of the universities are going to that where they're doing everything online. You're able to
take classes online. I know that our IMC here, International Master Councilor here takes advantage of that.
So I hope that at DeMolay International we continue to do that.
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Another push that we tried doing this year was also doing a lot of live streaming. Let's live stream
everything that we do so we can show the world what DeMolay is doing. One of those things that was
extremely successful this year was the fact that, thank you to the support of the Scottish Rite we actually had
the privilege of going to Paris and being there for the 700-year anniversary and it was actually live
streamed.
Your two Congress officers were up, I think for almost two days solid doing the filming and trying to make
sure that they were awake so we can do the live streaming. I was told that we actually had about 10,000
hits and according to Frank, is Frank Nordstrom in the room? According to Frank back there, this is what
he said, he said we became the largest show in town. You know, it says it was the banner of a single event in
history and essentially we were the show in town for that particular event. We actually took so many hits
that we actually had to order a special wide band to try and get the filming out so I actually want to thank
the Congress officers and Frank and my friends at Scottish Rite, again, for making that possible.
You know, if you get the message, my whole year was trying to do things virtually and trying to reach out to
more people. I probably am the first Grand Master that's ever virtually attended a convention or conclave.
I don't know if my brothers who are sitting out here whether you've had the opportunity to do that but as
some of you know, I've had a little bit of medical issues in the latter part of last year and my doctor
grounded me and I was supposed to go to Southern California to conclave and Dad Key actually arranged
for me to be able to attend their convention via Skype. So I was able to meet with their advisors while I was
at home. So Dad Key thank you for that privilege and, again, I think that's just another vehicle that we as
an organization need to take better part in that.
I think somebody asked me, they said, as Grand Master what was it like? If you had a wish to be granted,
what would it be, and I guess for me the wish is that every jurisdiction that we have in DeMolay
International and maybe just not DeMolay but, you know, the Jobs and the Rainbow, all of your groups, that
they wind up with the support that I personally as an Executive Officer for Northern California received.
So actually if I can ask Past Grand Masters of California, could you please stand, and their wives? They've
been here the whole session. They've been here to work. They've been working in the hospitality and
actually in our room, they've been working in registration. You know, their comment was, I'm here to help
whatever it is to help DeMolay and they actually, you know, at our last convention, I mean, they were out
there moving chairs so that the guys could get to their dance sooner. Please remain standing.
To add to that group of folks we actually, and he'll be introduced later but our Deputy Grand Master sitting
in the back against the wall and his lovely wife, Linda, is also here. Linda, will you stand up? Again, you
know, the same issue, moving chairs. They're there for the kids.
Can I get the executive staff for NorCal to stand up, please? These are the folks that actually do the work in
the background. I'm the one that gets introduced but the work actually happens with them so I appreciate
all them.
Can I get Past Jurisdictional Master Councilors, can you stand? These are the guys that continue to give
back. They turn around and they age out but they continue to give back to DeMolays. DeMolays look more
to past jurisdictional officers than they do to somebody like myself who they probably consider ancient. No
laughing, okay.
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Can I get all the Active members from Nor Cal to stand up? All the Active members, where are they? Can I
get all the advisors and Active members of California to stand up? Look around the room folks, we're from
California and yet they're here to support DeMolay.
This is what I wish for every jurisdiction to be able to turn around and say, you know, that I can provide this
kind of support for our youth. You know, this isn't just unique because I'm here as Grand Master, this
happened all the time at home. So I just want to thank all of you and, again, like I said, if I had a wish as
Grand Master, that would be my wish that we could be able to provide that kind of support so all of you,
thank you again for your support.
Another thing I probably would like to share with you is that the interest in developing DeMolay outside of
the U.S. is just phenomenal. As you know I've had the opportunity to travel the world and literally the world,
you know, meeting DeMolays from Romania, Serbia, Italy, Brazil. three, four weeks ago I was in the
Philippines. You know, DeMolays are everywhere.
Just the excitement that is out there and sometimes I think we forget that we truly are DeMolay
International. You know, we turn around and say we're within our own boundaries but this organization is
thriving and people out there that look at what we have are constantly knocking at our door and asking how
can I get DeMolay in my country? You know, just a few weeks ago Dad Kimberling and a group of people
actually went to Panama and started DeMolay in Panama.
Like I said, we're having, if nothing else, we're having a difficult time trying to stay on top of it. Of course,
that's a nice problem to have where people are knocking on your door and saying, I want DeMolay in my
country. So I'm sure that the leadership of the new group will figure out how to get there and just, I guess
one last item, I would be really, I guess publicly want to thank my family.
Can I have my immediate family please stand? You can sit Maria. My daughter, Maria, and two-year-old
grandson and my son-in-law, Steve, and the person that actually carried the flag, the American flag, was my
grandson, Charlie, who's in the back. Next to him is my son, Michael. Michael was the one that started me
in DeMolay. When he joined DeMolay, you know, turned around and said, well, it's something I want to do
with you, Michael, so thanks Michael. Our latest, our newest addition to our family is Mrs. Salazar,
Stephanie. I have a hard time calling her Mrs. Salazar, but we're really excited. They just got married May
17th, so just recently and my high school sweetheart who continues to be the wind beneath my wings, thank
you.
So, again, thank you for being here. Thank you for showing your support for DeMolay. You know, if there's
one message and I guess it was given at the Executive Officer conference and for those that already heard
this, all the adults that are here that are from our Masonic family, thank you for the support you provide our
youth.
You know, someone said that if we don't mentor our youth, somebody else will and, you know, having a
grandson who is going to join DeMolay here pretty soon, you know, I'm not ready to let just anybody
mentor my grandson, you know. I want someone that I know what his character is like and so for that I want
to thank all of our Masonic family that is here supporting our youth. I can't thank you enough. So, again,
thank you for being here with us this evening.
Keith K. Klein, PGM: Will the Grand Marshal, I'm going to ask you to retire and present some special
dignitaries to the east. We are honored to have with us this evening several distinguished leaders of
DeMolay and the Masonic families who have demonstrated their support for the Order of DeMolay
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throughout the years and I'd like to go through the list of names and our Grand Marshal will work with the
people as we call their name.
John Philip Barre, the Deputy Grand Master of Masons in France. Jon Broyles, Grand Master of Masons in
Missouri. Louis Campbell, Louis was the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Virginia in 2013. Russ
Charvonia the Deputy Grand Master of Masons in California. Amber Galaz, the Supreme Bethel Honor
Queen of Job's Daughters International. David Glattly, Deputy, Ancient Acceptance Scottish Rite Northern
Masonic Jurisdiction representing (John W. McNaughton), the Sovereign Grand Commander, David
Goodwin, the Most Eminent Grand Master of the Grand Encampment of the Knights Templar. Brianna
Hall, Ms. International Job's Daughter, Job's Daughters International. Edmund Harrison, General Grand
High Priest General Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons International. Jack Jones, Honorary Past Grand
Master DeMolay International, Imperial Recorder Shrine International, Past Imperial Potentate and
representing Potentate John Cinotto. Joe R. Manning, Jr., Past Grand Master, SGIG of Oklahoma
representing Ronnie Seale Sovereign Grand Commander, Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction. Ian Milne,
Supreme Council of Australia. Jeffrey Nelson, Right Eminent Grand Generalissimo, Grand Encampment
Knights Templar. Omar Rogerio Pereira Barbosa, Grand Master of DeMolay in Brazil. Patty Reardon,
Supreme Guardian Job's Daughters International. Gary Semaniuk the Associate Supreme Guardian Job's
Daughters International, and John Slade, Executive Officer for Alberta DeMolay and Grand Master of
Masons in Alberta, Canada.
Please welcome our distinguished guests.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Now, I have the honor of calling on Brianna Hall, Miss International
Job's Daughter for her remarks.
Brianna Hall, Miss International Job’s Daughter: International Master Councilor, Robert Laing;
International Congress Secretary Christopher LaBaw; Grand Master, Mr. Mike Salazar, DeMolay brothers
and friends, good evening.
(Crowd responds)
Brianna Hall, Miss International Job’s Daughter: Thank you. I got a response. That's wonderful. I
would first like to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for welcoming myself and the rest of the
representatives from Job's Daughters International to your Congress. I have never been before. So I'm
very excited to be here in my home state. Thank you for welcoming me and I have been very impressed with
your courtesy, your public speaking and leadership skills, so thank you.
Have you ever taken a moment to observe our world and modern communities and been both impressed and
saddened by what you see? I have many times. I've been impressed by our advances in technology,
medicine and entertainment, but there is one thing that our society sorely lacks, leadership training for
youth and that is one of the main reasons I love and have supported Job's Daughters International and my
Masonic family for a life changing ten years.
Job's Daughters, Rainbow Girls and DeMolay all teach leadership skills and lessons that do not always
merit attention from other youth groups such as respect for our elders and the belief in the opinion of
others, reverence for sacred things, courtesy, patience, brotherhood or sisterhood and above all, service.
Through leadership workshops, performing ceremonies and presiding over business meetings, we have
learned parliamentary procedures and gained confidence as well as public speaking, planning and
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supervising skills; furthermore, we understand that being a leader is not about enjoying our time in the
spotlight, it is all about servicing our brothers and sisters in our orders.
We are not afraid of reaching towards the best, supporting individualism and originality and just hours
upon hours of stress, and at times, challenging work. This is where we as Masonic youth differ drastically
from today's stereotypical teenagers and young men and women. Modern youth have an unfortunate
reputation for being irresponsible, reckless and focused on various sources of entertainment.
Involvement in our three youth groups, however, provides young people with the opportunity to shatter that
reputation and build a more productive one. Our communities desperately need inspiring leaders like us to
fight against the pathetically low expectations for today's youth.
Unfortunately, just when organizations like ours are most needed, our membership numbers have been
dropping. Promotion is a constant struggle for all of us. This is why now more than ever I am so
passionate about strengthening the relationship between our three youth groups.
I firmly believe that one of the keys to our success is joining forces and supporting one another. This entails
both vocally providing advice and encouragement and also actively hosting joint events and sharing
promotion advice and opportunities. After all, we are brothers and sisters within our Masonic family so we
should protect, love and support each other as families should.
I truly believe that if we work as a family, we can inspire thousands more of our peers to join with us in
going above and beyond and with the combined leadership skills of Job's Daughters, Rainbow Girls and
DeMolay, we can carry the skills and values of true leadership into the future.
Thank you, again, for your hospitality and for the honor of speaking before you this evening. Thank you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you, Brianna. Brianna, one of the things I probably should have
told you before you started speaking is that we're live streaming this so you're being seen all over the world,
by the way. I guess I should have told her before. Sorry.
The next person that I'd like to call up here I can tell you actually had the opportunity in July to go to Brazil
and see the things that DeMolay is doing in Brazil and it's absolutely amazing. You know, the hospitality
that I received, it was just phenomenal.
So, first of all, I want to thank all the Brazilian's that are here. I think like 25 folks made the trip here, so
thank you. At this point I'd like to call to the podium the Grand Master of DeMolay Brazil, Omar.
Omar Barbosa: Good evening Brothers, Dads and guests for this evening. To start with our remarks
tonight I would like to ask for the Brazilians here to stand up. I would like to thank you for all the hospitality
from you guys since the time we got here. Representing our nation and Brazilian DeMolays for more than
40,000 active and senior DeMolays in Brazil is something that we cannot express.
We are now even -- we have a certainty that that idea from Dad Land is still alive and more and more
strong. We have always been close to you guys through the representative that you guys send to Brazil. For
example Dad Salazar, Steven, Greg Kimberling, all that have always represented you in our national
Congress in Brazil and now we can prove that the world is here united to discuss, develop and be DeMolay.
Alan Kelvin, Interpreter: I'll try to summarize what he said.
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Omar Barbosa: Okay. It's an honor to Brazil to be here united with you and look into your eyes and say
that DeMolay is being developed throughout the world, I guess, and also with the countries from South
America.
Alan Kelvin, Interpreter: He's apologizing for having too much words said because he's not used to
having a translator here.
Omar Barbosa: But anyways, I would like to thank you for everything you've done and also to say that our
country has opened doors for any of you here to visit and come and see DeMolay.
To end my speech I would like to introduce our two Master Councilors that were working here as delegates.
They have followed me here in this visit as they represent all our active DeMolay in Brazil. On behalf of
these people standing before you they represent Brazil and also all our DeMolay nation. I give here my
special thanks and I hope that we have a great congress.
Thank you Grand Master Salazar and International Master Councilor, Bob Laing.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: You heard him right when he said 40,000. Okay. Some people turned
around and said, was that 4,000. No, it was 40,000 they have there. It's amazing to go to one of their
sessions.
Now, I take the pleasure of hearing remarks here from the General Grand High Priest, General Grand
Chapter Royal Arch Masons International.
Edmund Harrison, General Grand High Priest: Wow, I'm not accustomed to standing for such a great
group. This is a little embarrassing and I'm going to do something I've never done before, I'm actually going
to speak briefly. Grand Master Salazar, International Master Councilor Laing, Distinguished East but
importantly all the DeMolays out here, the most important people in this room.
I had an interesting experience with DeMolay bringing Royal Arch and DeMolay together. Last year when I
was here I was approached by the advisor of the Fredrick Chapter in Frederick, Maryland. Now, the
interesting thing about this chapter was it was going to celebrate its 80th anniversary. That's right 80th.
Now, DeMolay is only 91 so I think that's a pretty old chapter. The significant thing was it was chartered
by a Royal Arch chapter and is still supported by a Royal Arch chapter. So they invited me to come down
here. Thank you, Mike, I appreciate it.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: He's doing exactly what I asked him to do.
Edmund Harrison, General Grand High Priest: So we went down to Frederick, Maryland which is out
in the western part of Maryland where most of the people of Maryland don't know that there's anything out
there, but it was a very nice town and we had a wonderful celebration and the exciting thing for me was to
see the passion and enthusiasm of the DeMolays in that chapter and that's where I was, first saw your
Maryland State Master Councilor Seth at work and he really impressed me with his dynamism and
presentation and I learned at that meeting that he was already a master mason. So what did I do, I got
together with the Grand High Priest, Richard Naegele, who was present with us and we cornered Seth and
we said, you've got to become a Royal Arch Mason. Later on that year we had a special celebration in
Baltimore where Seth exalted to the sublime degree of the Holy Royal Arch in a chapter that the degree was
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conferred, all the officers conferring the degree were former DeMolays. The Grand Master was present,
the Grand High Priest. It was a really exciting event.
I think Seth was probably one of the first DeMolays to become a Royal Arch Mason while he was State
Master Councilor. I think there's a great sign in there, the connection of one thing leading to another
because Royal Arch offers the answers to a lot of the questions that are left unanswered as a Master Mason.
One of the questions I want to pose to you guys is we hear all the time, well, DeMolay needs our help,
DeMolay needs our help and that's very good, we recognize that and we're prepared to try and help you but
the one thing that's left undone in that is what the hell are we supposed to do.
Okay, we'll help you but tell us what you want us to do. Communicate. Just come up to us and say, listen,
we need you guys to do this and we'll go out and try and do it. We're dumb. We're slow. We're old. We
need to be led by you guys that are sharp and alert and have got the ideas and are modern and up to date
and know what's going on in the world. Kick us in the ass and get us out there and make us do what we're
supposed to do. We want to help you but you got to tell us what you want us to do.
Now, I've had some wonderful things happen to me in the Royal Arch. I know some of these guys from
Brazil. I was Regional Deputy for General Grand Chapter for Brazil for three years back nine years ago
and at that time we had seven Royal Arch chapters in Brazil and just like DeMolay has grown to 40,000, we
now have 92 chapters in Brazil. Brazil is a thriving place for Masonry. It's a really fascinating, exciting
place to be, Mike, isn't it?
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Yes.
Edmund Harrison, General Grand High Priest: Absolutely. I've also been to Paraguay. Anybody here
from Paraguay tonight? I visited your chapter in Asunción. We were taking a trip one Sunday and we went
by the temple and there you guys were at work and we went in and had a wonderful time. Congratulations.
Nice to see you here.
How about Serbia, where's Bogi? Bogi, where are you. There's my friend from Serbia. We've had some
nice connections over there. Wonderful to see you here. So there's some great things going on. A lot of
great unity.
Dave, would you come up and join me here for a second and, Mike, would you stand up with me? We just
want to show you the fraternity united, Grand Encampment, Grand Chapter and DeMolay working together
to make things better for everybody.
So in closing, I do actually close. For that Goodwin I'm going to talk longer. Just like to think seriously
back to a piece of ritual that I think is so pertinent to what we've got here and unfortunately, it's taken from
Knights Templar but in spite of that it's good. Just think for a moment that this frail organization, though
here subject to the many ills that flesh is heir to possesses an immortal soul which will soar to realms of
endless bliss beyond the power of change to live forever. Thank you folks.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: You heard him, put your list together. Derek's writing. Okay. Now, it's
my pleasure to call on our most Emminent Grand Master of Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, a
brother who has been an Active member of the Supreme Council, Brother David Goodwin. Would you bring
remarks, please?
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David D. Goodwin, Grand Master, Grand Encampment Knights Templar: Young men of DeMolay,
lovely ladies and guests, Distinguished East and finally members of the Supreme Council, good evening.
(Crowd responds)
David D. Goodwin, Grand Master, Grand Encampment Knights Templar: It is my great honor and
pleasure to be with you and bring you the warm knightly greeting of the 110,000 Knights Templar across
these United States and 18 countries around the world that make up our Grand Encampment.
Certainly, the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar and the Order of DeMolay have a lot in common, a
strong bond between each other, knighthood, chivalry and the principles of honor, integrity and truth
handed down from the ancient Knights Templar especially through our last ancient Grand Master Jacques
DeMolay, namesake for this organization.
The Grand Encampment of Knights Templar is proud to support DeMolay in international, jurisdictional
and local levels. We've had a great relationship for many many years that almost came to an end last fall.
He looks with a blank look. I got a phone call from the International Master Councilor last fall and he had
a brainstorm, a brilliant idea, he wanted a joint venture between Knights Templar and the Order of
DeMolay. Well, it sounded great to me, I'm buying into this and then he talks a little more. He reminds me
of the upcoming 700th anniversary of the burning at the stake of DeMolay.
I thought, yeah, we can probably do something with that. He's sucking me in a little more as we're going
along and it's sounding good and then he said, you know, we can go over to Paris and have a ceremony and
I'm thinking, a memorial ceremony would be good. This kid has some great ideas and then the clincher
came in, I found out it was his intention to have an actual reenactment using the current Grand Master as
the example. That's where I drew the line and the joint venture just went down the tubes.
But seriously, it's great to be with you. I thank you for all your hospitality and courtesy and love that we get
at meetings at times like these. We wish you much success both for the International Supreme Council and
for the Congress and the deliberation over the next couple of days. I wish God's blessing upon each and
every one of you and your family, the family of free Masonry, DeMolay and all the great countries
represented by those flags behind me. Good evening.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you, Dad Goodwin. Actually, this next person I don't know that
he really needs to be introduced because I think everybody knows him but he's a great DeMolay supporter.
It's my honor to introduce the current Imperial Recorder, Past Imperial Potentate and representing our
Imperial Potentate. At this point I'd like to, we need to get a mic, to hear remarks from Jack Jones, our
Imperial Recorder.
Jack H. Jones, Imperial Recorder, Shriners International: Boy, these are some tough acts to follow.
That's what makes it difficult sometimes when you're near the end or at the end, whatever it might be and
with some great speakers that you've had and all have had terrific messages, I mean terrific messages and
my heartiest congratulations to all the DeMolay representatives that are here from your various chapters
and your districts and I think it's just great. The leadership that you have shown to be here and represent
your chapters and your states or provinces in your countries, wherever that may be. That's absolutely
phenomenal and fantastic.
The Shrine has always tried to be a great supporter of DeMolay and of course I think, as probably most of
you know, Frank S. Land, founder of DeMolay, was also our Imperial Potentate of Shriners International
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back in 1954, '55. So that's where, even before then but especially then the Shrine has always been very
supportive of DeMolay.
And I do want to bring you a special greeting, Grand Master and everyone assembled here from the
Imperial Potentate John Cinotto from Indiana. He's, of course, being prepared for the session coming. As
a matter of fact, just about two weeks from now, actually a week and a half from now, several of us, all the
Imperial and trustees of the Shriners Hospitals have to assemble in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the
beginning of our session which will start a week after we get there.
So he did ask me that I bring you greetings and also Past Imperial Potentate in there, Raoul Frevel. I think
most of you know him. He's a DeMolay, also a Hall of Fame and he is the 5th International Master
Councilor, he asked that I bring his greeting because he was supposed to arrive here this morning to be
here with us this evening but I guess in the Baltimore area they've had some kind of bad weather. So,
anyway, his flight got cancelled and they said they couldn't get him here until probably, at the airport here
at 8:00 this evening. So he did ask that I extend his greetings to you as well.
We always want to work in the areas of whatever we can do and it's just phenomenal to see so many
DeMolays here that are from other parts of the world and to those, such a large delegation from Brazil
that's here, I'm pleased also to inform you, those of you from Brazil at this coming imperial session that
we'll have in Minneapolis in a couple of weeks we are going to be giving a dispensation for a Shrine temple
in Mato Grosso, Brazil. So that will be quite a bit of activity and I think this all will probably follow them
next year in 2015. We do have several Shrine clubs there, but I know the Imperial Potentate is going to
insist that those temples too, they'll be informed to assist DeMolay and assist all of you in that area and
your growth is absolutely phenomenal.
Grand Master and the International Master Councilor, could you come down to here for just a moment? I
have to leave because of -- tomorrow actually. I won't be here for the start of the Supreme Council session
tomorrow afternoon so I'd like to make a presentation, if I could at this time, and it's always so great. You
did a phenomenal job.
The Shrine sponsors the Frank S. Land memorial breakfast at the Conference of Grand Masters of North
America every year and, of course, we generally always have the International Master Councilor as our
featured speaker and this young man did a fantastic job as those have done before him so it's really great.
Since I can't be here tomorrow to do the presentation at that time at the Supreme Council, I would like to
present our usual check to the Supreme Council and Congress for $25,000.
Thank you everyone. It's been great. The hospitality has been absolutely phenomenal. God bless DeMolay
and God bless you all. Thank you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It said Mike Salazar on it, didn't it, Jack? I tried. Thank you. Jack,
again, thank you for being here with us and I know you have to head out tomorrow but, again, you know,
you've been a great support of DeMolay for years. Thank you just sometimes doesn't seem appropriate
enough.
Jack H. Jones, Imperial Recorder, Shriners International: Thank you, Grand Master.
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Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's now my honor to, I guess, Grand Marshal, will you please retire and
escort in the Deputy Grand Master of Masons in California? It's my honor to introduce Russ Charvonia, the
Deputy Grand Master of Masons in California. Please greet him with a round of applause.
When we talk about DeMolay supporters, you know, actually when I was here I received -- in California we
actually have two Masonic homes. We have one in the north and one in the south and actually I received a
call while I was here from the executive vice president of the homes and said that, by the way the Homes
have given DeMolay in the north $5,000 to use, you know, to help out on our training package and I know
that they provided $5,000 for Southern California also and it's because of, you know, Russ here is such a
DeMolay and Masonic youth supporter or at least a couple of years that I know of he's been meeting with
the elected leaders from the different organizations to figure out what the Grand Lodge can do for the youth
and so Russ, if we can hear some remarks from you at this time, it would be great.
Russell Charvonia: Thank you Dad Salazar, International Master Councilor, International Congress
Secretary, visiting dignitaries, brethren, friends and especially our brother DeMolay. It is indeed a
pleasure to share this special event with you this evening, and Linda and I thank you from the bottom of our
hearts for the hospitality you have already shown to us.
You know, I am very very excited for what the Masonic family has to offer our world today. You may be
aware of the fact that many masons from across the continent and North America have taken on this effort
to restore civility back into our society. I think we can all admit that we are not pleased with the level of
incivility that we witness in our daily rhetoric, in our daily conversation and yet we have a belief as masons
that we have the principles, the values, the tools, the common language and most importantly the delivery
system to help restore civility back to society and I ask that our youth groups, our brothers in DeMolay, our
sisters of Job's Daughter and Rainbow for girls, you too have that language and have the tools to do just
that.
So my challenge to you is will you accept that challenge? Will you take it as a responsibility, in fact, as a
duty to breed civility back into society. I hope you start to think about how we can do that because it starts
where? With each and every one of us. I am here to tell you that in my opinion DeMolay is actually out in
front of this effort with your preceptive courtesy towards all. That is civility in its most basic form.
So I hope you will join with the brethren from across North America, one and a half million of us, as we are
here to support not only you but our society at large in doing great things and, in fact, repairing our world
and doing that by first improving ourselves.
So I wish you a very productive session. I know that you are going to go about changing the world, not only
today but as you enter into the work force, and please know that masons from all over the world are here to
support you 100 percent as brother masons, as dads and as your friends. Thank you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Russ, if you would stay with us that would be our honor. Thank you.
Where is the Grand Marshal? He moved. Thank you.
Grand Marshal, will you please retire and escort into the room our Grand Master of Masons in Missouri,
Brother Jon Broyles. Most personable of Grand Masters, Jon.
It's a pleasure that you're here with us today. I had the honor of going to Missouri conclave two or three
weeks ago and, you know, we're talking about Masonic support, we were there the whole time, you know,
out there engaging with the youth and, again, I wish that for all the jurisdictions and you're doing it in
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Missouri. So give us the pleasure of you joining us up here in the east. Thank you. Jon, if you can give us
some words of enlightenment that would be fabulous.
Jon B. Broyles: May I seat them? Please be seated. Welcome to Missouri or some of you may have heard
welcome to Missoura. Depends on where you're from in the state whether you say Missouri or Missoura.
Our Masonic home of Missouri just celebrated its 125th anniversary last weekend and we were addressed
by a former governor, who's also a Masonic brother, and informed us that both pronunciations are correct.
Typically though when you're talking to someone outside of the state you say Missouri. I was brought up
saying Missoura, but he said commonly when you're talking to someone from out of the state you say
Missouri. Since you're all here and guests of ours and part of the Masonic family I should say welcome to
Missouri.
It's indeed an honor and pleasure to be here with you today and pleasure for you to be meeting in our home
jurisdiction. Masonry is very strong in Missouri. All of our Masonic family are very strong, very close to
each other and we cooperate and work together.
I was asked for some words of enlightenment by Grand Master Salazar, that's always dangerous to ask me.
I don't know what else I could tell you that this group of leaders of the DeMolay organization is doing such
a good job. Let me just tell you what we're doing in Missouri in masonry and maybe it might have some
application to you.
As leaders of DeMolay you make a difference in everything that you do in this organization, every little
thing that you do, every life that you touch, every member of DeMolay, every plan that you make, every
event that you execute, you make a difference.
What I've challenged the masons of Missouri to do this year and along with you if you'd find a way to do it
is to make a greater difference. To find that extra thing you can do. It doesn't have to be much, but if you do
ten things, do 11 or if you see something that hasn't been done for awhile, try it again or if you've done
something the same over and over again, let's try something different. Let's make a greater difference in
what we do. Again, it does not have to be a large change. A small incremental change can be just as
effective and powerful as some large sweeping change.
For instance, we are also giving an award to several of our members in the state called the 212 Degree. It's
not a Masonic degree, it's a representation of water. At 211 degrees water is simply hot, but if you add the
energy to make it raise the temperature of that water to one more degree to 212 degrees the water becomes
steam and with steam you can do work like run a locomotive or jackhammer. One extra degree will make
the difference my brothers. Find that extra degree. Find that extra thing that you can do to make that
greater difference and if you make a greater difference and you make a greater difference and you, all those
little incremental changes add up and out, only then are we doing what we did before, we're doing the work
of many more and making this organization better, improving the men and improving our society. Make a
greater difference. Thank you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you, for those words of enlightenment there. At this time, Steve, I
think I'll turn the gavel back over to our Master of Ceremonies. Thank you, sir.
Keith K. Klein, PGM: Grand Master, you asked to move this along and to get us out on time and I'm
looking at the schedule and it says that we go until 9:30 and my Indiana time says it's five minutes to ten
and that means it's five minutes to nine here so you did really nice tonight and I want to remind everyone.
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I think it was a great idea that you knew you were going to go until 9:00 but you put in 9:30 and thought
everyone thinks we're out a half an hour early.
I want to remind everyone that immediately at the conclusion of this, well, not immediately now that we're
early, there are the regional meetings and please consult your program for where those meetings will take
place.
Now, as we conclude our festivities with this joint session and the opening of the 47th International DeMolay
Congress and the 94th Session of the International DeMolay Supreme Council, we want to express our
gratitude for your presence. It's been incredible. What a great celebration.
Your participation in joining us for our annual celebration of DeMolay International is wonderful. As we
depart and proceed into our festivities, remember that the world -- you are a person in this world but to
some you are their world. So let's work together to make the world a better place for everyone.
By the direction of our Grand Master I now declare the opening session from labor to refreshment.
(Grand Opening concluded at 8:56 p.m.)
DeMolay International
Business Session #1 Friday, June 20, 2014
Kansas City, Missouri
(Meeting commenced at 1:55 p.m.)
Nominating Report #1 Executive Session
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Those that were just nominated to the Class 1's, actually elected, sorry,
can now vote based on J&Ls whispering of good council in my ears. Thank you.
At this time we're actually going to, like I mentioned yesterday, we actually moved necrology to this session
so we'd have it where we'd have more members here, so at this point I'd like to have Reid Morgan up here to
lead us in what would be nomination report number one.
R. Reid Morgan, III: I would ask for you to close your eyes for a moment and let's just begin with a
moment of silence.
(Prayer)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Reid, thank you. Grand Marshal, that's you, Terry, would you please
escort up to the East Joe Manning who's representing commander for the Scottish Rite. We'll accommodate,
with all the flight delays and all the cancellations, I want to make sure that we don't cause him to miss his
flight. Thank you for being with us here today. I know you've got some words of wisdom.
Joe R. Manning, Jr., PGM: Grand Master Salazar, Distinguished East and brethren, now, Grand Master
you just invited me up here, you know, you didn't give me prewarning on words of wisdom. That's a pretty
high standard to meet here.
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Brethren, it is my privilege to represent the Grand Commander of the Southern Masonic jurisdiction
Illustrious Ronald Seale, 33rd Degree and bring his personal greetings and best wishes for this International
Supreme Council session. I note that I'm not the only inspector or Active member of the Supreme Council
here. Past Grand Master Inspector Hannon from Arizona is here, Inspector Cockerham from Missouri,
Inspector Sanderson from Nebraska, and Inspector Barnett from Kentucky, Inspector Louie from California,
and Emeritus member of the Supreme Council Inspector Morgan and also a Past Grand Master of this
Supreme Council. So we are all here and we all wish the very best for the success of this session.
Our Supreme Council, obviously, continues to support DeMolay whether it's the program that you each
received and the back cover of that what I believe to be an exciting joint fund raising effort that we're going
to embark between the Scottish Rite Supreme Council Southern Jurisdiction and the DeMolay Foundation
that you're going to hear more about or a check that I have already turned over to our Grand Treasurer.
On Wednesday I came early and went on the Heritage tour. I enjoyed that greatly. I appreciate the Supreme
Council putting that together and, of course, one of the first things that we did on that Heritage tour was to
go by the old Scottish Rite temple in Kansas City at 15th and Troost where it all began. Frank Land and
Louis Lower were both employees of the Scottish Rite in Kansas City. Frank Marshall, an active member of
that Scottish Rite body and, of course, we know the rest is history, including the first Grand Master of this
Supreme Council being Alexander Cochran, the Sovereign Grand Inspector General of Missouri, which
Dad Land credited him with lending the Masonic prestige that was able to hold a new young organization
together and to make it what we enjoy today.
Also part of that Heritage tour we went to the Service and Leadership Center out by the airport, toured the
history room and we all remember and have seen maybe in our personal collection, those of us that collect
the different head gear that DeMolay wore whether they were caps or fezzes, but don't forget when you go
through that you also see the head gear that members of the Supreme Council wore, a cap. Different colors
for active members, different color for deputies, different color for the Grand Master. Those look pretty
good. I think we might want to reinstitute that. You all would look good sitting out there with caps on so
kind of look that over.
I think we should all remember that the Order of DeMolay imparts its teaching through its ritual that Frank
Marshall wrote. That ritual was certainly, obviously, based on the teachings that Frank Marshall had
received and absorbed as part of the Scottish Rite. So all that we do and sometimes we get wrapped up in
how much money this is or that is or how much we have and we need to remember that the purpose of
Masonry and the purpose of DeMolay is self-improvement and that's something we always need to keep in
mind and dedicate ourselves to that.
Grand Master, while I'm here I have been also asked to represent most Distinguished Gerald A. Ford who is
the Governor General of the York Rite Sovereign College of North America and also represents all the
companion knights of that organization in bringing you his greetings, likewise from that organization I have
delivered a check to the Grand Treasurer so it's been my privilege to introduce both of these organizations
and I think representing a part of the Scottish Rite in this country and I think representing part of the York
Rite in this country just shows the good fortune that we all have in DeMolay to be the beneficiary of wide
Masonic support and that helps us all.
There was a day in our history when we did not have that but now we sometimes take that for granted but
we should not take it for granted, we should be appreciative of those that have gone before us that have
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created that broad support and I'm here representing those two organizations to continue that support and
pledge the support of those, both those organizations to the continuance of the good fortune of the Supreme
Council.
Grand Master, thank you very much for the opportunity to be here. I appreciate your generosity, I
appreciate your courtesy.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you very much. The SGIGs that are here, part of the Southern
Scottish Rite please stand and we have several. Just stand for recognition. Again, thank you for what you do
for DeMolay and I really appreciate you being here. I know the young men also appreciate all that you do
for us. Thank you. Please give them a round of applause.
Moving on. Dad Peters, did you have any announcements?
Terry L Peters: I do.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: I knew he would. While he's walking up here it's announcement number
553, make sure that you sign the book. If you haven't signed the book, please do so. I've met three or four
people who asked me if I've signed the book already and I said I have. Nancy, do you have the book here
with you?
Nancy A. Shipps: Not today. It's still down there.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: The change and no change, make sure that you get those done.
Terry L. Peters: Thank you, Grand Master. The lost and found is in registration. We do have a pair of
cufflinks and, you know, they're really nice. I think they're Masonic cufflinks so if somebody's lost their
cufflinks, that's where they are. If you have any dietary issues, you need vegetarian or diabetic and that sort
of thing and didn't identify it during registration, please stop by registration so that they can give you the
appropriate ticket so that you'll be taken care of.
We also have a pair of glasses that are in -- we're looking for some reading glasses. So if somebody found
reading glasses, please let us know. On Sunday the hotel is booked again. They're going to be transitioning
another very large group so they've respectfully asked us to try and be out of our rooms by noon on Sunday
and they're also offering a green choice and they'll give you a $5 food voucher if you sign up for their Star
Awards rewards points. So if you're interested in that please, go to the front desk and for those of you that
haven't been to the DeMolay & More store, we'd appreciate you to drop by and see if there's some things
there that you might need to pick up. We've got some new things in the store so he's asked me to
communicate that with all of you. That's it, Grand Master. Thank you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: At this time maybe we can hear the report from the Grand Treasurer.
Wesley D. Thornton, PGM, Grand Treasurer: Thank you, Grand Master, Brethren. My report is printed
and I'm sure some of you have picked it up. I'm not going to read the entire thing, but I seem to start each
year with this has been another year of change and, again, it was.
Probably the most salient point of the report this year is that our chief accountant, Bill Bryan, is retiring on
July 1st and he will be replaced by Justin Lee who is the assistant corporate controller. Bill has done a very
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fantastic job for us over the years by getting the financial statement out timely to the Board of Directors
every month and so he's done a really good job there.
We completed the annual review. There are some things in the verbiage that you'll see that it's an audit. It
is not an audit, it is a review this year. So there are bound copies of the review available. Just come up and
see me at some point at a break. I also have this in electronic format. If you would like a copy of it, give me
your e-mail address and I'll see that you get a copy of it.
Report of the Grand Treasurer Wesley D. Thornton, PGM
Kansas City, Missouri
June 20, 2014
Yet another year of transition and change. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013, DeMolay
International ended the year with expenses exceeding revenues by $49,729 (Reviewed).
DeMolay International had a total income of $2,148,988 and costs of sales and expenses of $2,198,717
(Reviewed).
The internally prepared monthly financial statements (Unaudited) are still being presented in a similar
format to that of Audited or Reviewed Financial Statements prepared by the outside independent accounting
firm. A “corporate allocation” is made to the DeMolay and More Store to reflect actual allocable expenses
to that department in the form of rent, payroll costs, and other directly attributable costs of administration.
The budget for fiscal 2013-2014 was approved and is reflected in the internal financial statements. The
DeMolay International budget follows the year of the elected advancing line July 1 to June 30. This does
not change our tax reporting year, which remains at December 31. Program revenues and expenses will
follow the elected advancing line’s year.
Schmidt, Cornish & Smith, CPA’s of Lee’s Summit, MO, were selected again by the Board to prepare the
Review for 2013. The Independent Review Report for 2013 has been completed and is available upon
request.
Davenport and Company continues to serve DeMolay International as our investment Manager. There have
been no changes to the investment policy statement since our last annual meeting.
Our accounting staff in Kansas City, under the capable and watchful eye of William Bryan, Director of
Finance, continues to produce and distribute our monthly financial statements to the Board of Directors in a
timely and efficient manner. Justin Lee, Assistant Controller, will be promoted to Director of Finance,
when Mr. Bryan retires July 1, 2014. Mr. Bryan will continue to offer his services on a temporary as needed
basis during that transition.
It is an honor to continue to serve DeMolay International.
Fraternally Submitted,
Wesley D. Thornton, PGM
Grand Treasurer
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There are no real significant issues at all with the financial statement and Grand Master I move the
acceptance of this report.
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded to accept the Grand Treasurer's report.
All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed. Now, we'll hear on the Grand Secretary's report.
Patton R. Hart, PGM, Grand Secretary: Grand Master, Grand Officers, members of the Supreme
Council of DeMolay and others, it is my distinct pleasure to submit for your review and approval this
annual report covering the business affairs and activities of the office with DeMolay International for the
period of June 2013 through June 2014. You should have a copy available to you if you want to come up
and pick it up, hopefully, you have done that.
Report of the Grand Secretary Patton R. Hart, PGM
June 20, 2014
Kansas City, Missouri
It is my distinct pleasure to submit for your review and approval this annual report covering the business
affairs and activities of the office with DeMolay International for the period June 2013 through June 2014. I
have worked with the Elected Line, the Board of Directors and the members of the Supreme Council with
the purpose in mind to advance the Order of DeMolay to the very best of my abilities.
Making a difference always matters.
Improved Office Facilities
Upon the immediate return to the office from the 2013 DeMolay International Supreme Council Session &
DeMolay Congress, the staff of the Service & Leadership Center moved to temporary office space for two
and half months. This was due to the DeMolay Foundation’s renovation plans that were necessary and
previously decided upon by all interested parties. I would like to thank “Dad” Steven Crane, Grand Junior
Councilor for tireless work and management in the previous year as Foundation Chairman and “Dad” Curtis
Gimlin for “paying the bills” this year. Your efforts and others have made a wonderful workspace for the
staff to occupy. 10200 NW Ambassador has a great look and feel for those whom have the pleasure in
seeing it. I encourage you all to visit the office if the opportunity arises during your stay in Kansas City this
session or in the future.
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Office Management Oversight
The role of the Grand Secretary is to oversee the individual or individuals in charge of management for the
Service & Leadership Center. I have worked with the Elected Line, DeMolay International Board of
Directors, stakeholders, and the staff at the Service & Leadership Center during this year to accomplish the
tasks of the day to day operations, as well as laying a solid foundation for the office moving forward. At no
point during this year has this obligation gone unfulfilled.
Prior to my taking office, an Executive Director was hired on September 6, 2012. Upon taking office, under
my direction, the office underwent significant restructuring in order to maximize communication,
create greater efficiencies and superior customer service. His employment terminated on August 9, 2013. I
appointed an office administrator to manage the office while we began our search for a new Executive
Director. Shortly thereafter, he asked to be reassigned to his former department and this request was
approved. This led to the decision to maintain departments reporting directly to the Grand
Secretary. During this time, I appointed an Assistant Grand Secretary to assist in the process. His
involvement focused on an action items list that was time sensitive and finite. Dad Greg Kimberling, PGM,
did an admirable job. This has all acuminated in the hiring of a new Executive Director.
I announced at the Executive Officers Conference that we would pursue a search for an Executive Director.
I appointed the following individuals to serve on the search committee. I wanted and asked to have a
diverse and qualified group of representatives in serving on the Search Committee for the position of
Executive Director by having representatives from the DeMolay Foundation, Past Grand Masters of
DeMolay, a former staff member who is dedicated to the field of DeMolay as an Executive Officer, the
Grand Line, Active Member of DeMolay International who is a former Executive Officer, a Past Grand
Master of Florida Freemasonry and a current Grand Secretary that employs 11 staff members with the
Grand Lodge of Florida and a representative of the Executive Officers. The Search Committee was
comprised of the following individuals: Tom Labagh – Executive Officer of Pennsylvania DeMolay and
former staff member of DeMolay International; Wes Thornton, PGM and Grand Treasurer; Curtis Gimlin –
President of the DeMolay Foundation and former Executive Officer of Oklahoma; Steve Crane – Grand
Junior Councilor; Derek Sprague – Grand Senior Councilor; Mike Salazar – Grand Master; Richard Lynn –
Active Member of DeMolay International, PGM of Grand Lodge of Florida and current Grand Secretary of
Grand Lodge of Florida; Mark Rauschenberger – Chairman of the Executive Officers Conference and
Executive Officer of Illinois; Greg Kimberling – PGM of DeMolay, Amy Dinofrio – Vice President of
Human Resources & Internal Operations with Pikes Peak United Way and Patton Hart – Grand Secretary
and PGM of DeMolay.
I want to convey to each of you that we received over 100 applicants interested in for the position of
Executive Director. We started our search in the middle of March and ran through the deadline of April 18,
2014 for all who wished to apply. The job position and opportunity was well posted and visually seen
throughout the country. The applicants were reviewed and eight promising candidates selected for virtual
interviews. Then the Search Committee conducted via virtual media virtual interviews of the eight
candidates during the week of April 21 – 23, 2014 and then did a face to face interview with three
outstanding candidates for the position.
Michael Russell, Hired as Executive Director
On behalf of the DeMolay International Board of Directors, I am very pleased to announce that we have
chosen Michael C. Russell, MBA to serve as our next Executive Director.
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It was a difficult task in our selection process that we received over 100 applicants interested in for the
position of Executive Director. The applicants were reviewed and eight candidates selected for virtual
interviews. Then, the Search Committee conducted virtual interviews of the eight candidates and narrowed
the field to the three exceptional candidates for a face to face interview that were held on Monday, May 19,
2014 at the Service and Leadership Center in Kansas City, MO.
Michael was our obvious choice to serve DeMolay’s mission. Michael is coming to us from The Institute of
Internal Auditors, located in Orlando, FL, where he served as the key relationship manager to 159 North
American chapters through the execution of membership growth initiatives, organizational and chapter
budgeting, facilitation, and leadership training and development.
Early in Michael’s career he worked for Tau Kappa Epsilon both in expansion and chapter consulting, in his
last role at TKE he lead their western regional team in aiding collegiate men in their mental, moral, and
social development by focusing on chapter membership growth, community service, philanthropic funds
donated, and risk assessments.
Michael received his Bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication from Northwest Missouri State
University and his Master’s in Business Administration from Strayer University’s Jack Welch Management
Institute. Additionally, Michael is a Master Mason from the Calvin W. Prather Lodge No. 717 and an Eagle
Scout.
“I am so thankful to the DeMolay Board of Directors for the opportunity to join such a prestigious
organization. There is no other place I’d rather be than leading a team of dedicated men and women and
working with such a talented board to ensure we continue to promote the mission of helping young men lead
successful, happy, and productive lives," says Russell.
“Michael brings a lot of energy, enthusiasm and excitement to the DeMolay program. He has an
outstanding list of qualifications and experiences that made him the ideal candidate to succeed in the
position of Executive Director. Michael is a welcome addition to the management and professional staff of
DeMolay International. He will be an excellent asset to lead our organization forward in the years to come,"
stated Hart.
With all of us working together for the good of DeMolay, we will ensure a promising future in fulfilling the
mission and dream of our organizational success for future generations. Please join me in congratulating
Michael Russell on becoming the Executive Director of DeMolay International. He can be contacted at
[email protected]. His official duties will start June 16, 2014.
I would like to express my gratitude to the Executive Director Search Committee for your efforts in
providing thoughtful and meaningful action in finding the right candidate for the position of Executive
Director. The position of the Executive Director going forth must provide efficient and effective operations
for the Service & Leadership Center and DeMolay International as a whole.
Service & Leadership Human Resources Oversight
Increased efforts have been spent on the Service & Leadership Center Human Resource records and
methods. Job descriptions for staff members have been completed. New employee handbook is completed.
Employee files have been reviewed and updates to the files are under way and continuing. Employee
recognition programs have been started and the staff has been recognized for their service.
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Service & Leadership Center Departmental Reviews
Each department at the Service & Leadership Center has provided a review of the department with
successes and accomplishments. Please read them below.
ACCOUNTING
The accounting department took over the processing of payroll and the handling of Human Resources
functions during the past year. One accomplishment in this area was bringing the filing of the Form 5500
for the 401(K) plan up to date. Previously, the company was paying a $1500 fee on an annual basis for not
filing the annual report by the filing deadline.
During the past year, the accounting department has taken on more responsibility in handling more invoices
for the Foundation due to remodeling of the Service and Leadership Center and the addition of the new
employee for the Foundation Ross Pfannenstiel.
Personnel with the Service and Leadership Center have put Session registration and LCC on-line this year.
Also, we have been able to set up an option for the field to use on-line for transmitting Form 10’s and
donations. While this on-line capability has made it easier for the Field of DeMolay to process paper work,
these changes require more time for accounting because the changes gives accounting another source
document to pull information and makes for more transactions to enter increasing the work load. This
additional work load has been absorbed into accounting on a monthly work schedule.
Accounting this year has been able to format acceptable financials using the accounting software package.
Previously, the financials information was pulled from the accounting software into another software
package to obtain the desired format for distribution. By pulling the financials directly from the accounting
software, accounting has been able to save about 5 hours a month.
ADMINISTRATION
I wish to highlight some accomplishments and successes with Administration. Administration has endured
office relocation with little to no interruption of service immediately after the return of session. They have
provided assistance with the office remodeling project, obtaining contractor bids, selecting paint, carpet, etc.
They were responsible for planning and arranging the location for Special Session held in September, 2013,
Kansas City Missouri, working with hotel for lodging and room arrangements. They provided resources
and assistance with removal of artwork with guidance for the Foundation President, who gave his
appreciation at the annual Foundation meeting in June, and being able to obtain updated appraisals for
insurance purposes. Most of this was done at a time when the office was relatively busy for last year’s
session preparations. Administration was responsible in working closely with a new Convention Planning
committee for session to ensure a relatively smooth session for attendees. They researched a better
background screening tool in advance of a new database that can be used for volunteers to be able to register
online and let them process their own background checks with results coming back to us and them, this way
we can get away from storing personal information about prospective volunteers and they will have the
convenience of self-registering at their leisure online. It is the belief that this is a function that the field has
been asking for quite some time. With the help of accounting function, we are getting authorize.net set up
for the administrative side so that items such as Session registrations, form 10’s, ACR’s, etc. can be
developed and then processed on our website, currently everything is being done manually, but with this set
up can now be moved to our website and moved away from Acceptiva which we currently are paying for.
Administration has researched bilingual session registration on our online site. It is hopeful that this can be
completed for next year’s registration process and working with an idea with the Convention Planning
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Chairman to streamline the registration area at session. Due to untimely delays and the office renovation,
Administration completed the annual proceedings with Session 2013 in a timely basis.
Researching a better background screening tool is being implemented prior to the 2015 ACR season
information being released, as long as database implementation is in place. This will rely on building the
site content for advisors registration on the DeMolay site with a portal to a background checking site for the
advisor to complete his/her own screening with the results coming back to DI and the volunteer, while at the
same time notification will be sent to Executive Officer of the application for his approval.
Definite online session registration from authorize.net was implemented for the 2014 session, steps have
already been placed for the authorize.net portion for the “live” payment recording and research has begun
for the bilingual portions is looking very promising to utilization next year.
Based on the work with authorize.net I would like to move next year’s ISC billing to the web with email
notifications being sent to the Actives/Deputies that they can go online to pay their annual fee and digitally
sign off for their certificate of change no change online. With payments coming back directly to our
accounting department, notifications to administration is now in order.
With the building of a new database for DeMolay International, Administration would like to move that
annual ISC cards are distributed with a barcode which can then be used for their Session attendance
collection electronically at session instead of signing a book they can then swipe their identification card for
collection with a report at the end of session.
Administration is looking forward to the new database for many thoughts and ideas that will help streamline
the day to day business for DeMolay.
DEMOLAY & STORE
The DeMolay & More Store management of past years has quite successfully moved on to other
responsibilities at the Service & Leadership Center and this department is thankful for their efforts currently
and in the past. Frank Nordstrom and Justin Lee set a standard of excellence that we sought to match and
now seek to improve as they would encourage any successor to do. It has been a year of transition.
Extensive operating procedures, advice, training, and assistance cannot make up for the time, talent, energy,
and fluidity that has become the hallmark of the DeMolay & More Store and needed to be replaced.
Christian Pierce, who served as Store Manager during part of this year, can share in current staff’s
appreciation of the amazing opportunities to serve that the DeMolay & More Store provides. Dalton Kock
has been tasked with the temporary management of the DeMolay & More store.
Over this past year, reviews of the processes were done. Training evaluated. Staffing changed. An extensive
effort has been placed on service opportunities encountered and have been engaged. We are working swiftly
and diligently in solving the remaining opportunities to serve our customers better.
We are looking forward. We are committed to serving our Customer base, and re-dedicating ourselves to
better inventory levels, and many new products. If you would like a preview of the new direction and
commitment of the DeMolay & More store, please feel free to stop by our store operations at the DeMolay
International Supreme Council Session and DeMolay Congress. Your purchases are always greatly
appreciated.
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JURISDICTIONAL SERVICES & TRAINING
Jurisdictional Services & Training formerly known as “Field Operations” has completed a transformation
process this year. The department’s vision and messaging increased considerably this year. Our message
matters. Growing our exposure with more effective social media strategies, tools and technology has
created a robust communication platform which was first addressed at the Executive Officer’s Conference in
2012. Our focus continues to be to providing robust content that affects our members, advisors, and
supporters in our fraternally allied organizations and has created a paradigm shift in DeMolay relevancy and
marketing. All of these initiatives have been universally welcomed by members, advisors, International
Supreme Council members, and Masonic supporters. They have experienced the new look, emphasis and
vibrancy of this department.
Leveraging resources more effectively without total reliance on individual staff members has started to
occur as well. Moving forward, this department will be revamping the processes, content standards, and
tools that further expand these exciting advances. We will continue to advocate for the needs of our
Executive Officers to remove impediments to progress and create more flexibility in gaining success in our
jurisdictions, our chapters, our members, our advisors, and those supporters interested in the future of
DeMolay.
The successes of the Jurisdictional Services & Training Department are many and varied.
Jurisdictional Services & Training Milestones:
Training events are now available for all regardless of economic circumstances.
Increased visibility and exposure in our social media footprint to over 60,000 unique individuals and
still it is growing exponentially.
Grand Master training events overhauled with emphasis on relevant content with over 1,000
individuals attending via physical or online attendance. This exponentially increased previous event
attendance for the past 15 years. The number of individuals using DeMolay International training
programs and content created by this department is at an all-time high.
Live steaming of DeMolay International events (non-existent prior to this year) has exploded with
our broadcasts. The 700th Anniversary of Jacques DeMolay experienced over 10,000
impressions. In one night, we became the largest gathering of individuals under the DeMolay
banner for a single event in history. In essence, we became “the largest show in town.”
Increased two-way communication with our Executive Officers. This is due to the increased
availability of staff past the “standard” working hours of the Service & Leadership Center.
Jurisdictional Services & Training Guideposts:
Resource material matters. The Leadership Resource Guide revision has begun in earnest with word
files being created and used by a small group of dedicated writers and creators. The DeMolay
Handbook Action group will be created and an outline and sample language by Session 2015.
New marketing material capitalizing on new language and relevant to today created. Launch of new
products starting as soon as July of 2014.
Online training courses expanded with Action Group assisting in creation.
Social media strategy moving forward with a minimum of 75,000 unique users and the goal being
100,000 unique individuals by June 2015.
Jurisdictional Management Training Action Group Created. Revision of program to start by
December 2014 and completed by December 2015.
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Online reporting and new data resource for Jurisdictions available by June 2015.
This department is firmly committed to continuing our approach of engagement with fellow staffers,
Supreme Council and Congress members, advisor, stakeholders as well as outside resources that are
committed to creating thoughtful, intelligent, and passionate content that is timely and relevant.
Information Technology & Database Management
The staff as well as the field has been clamoring for movement in this area for some time. This year there
was an increased focus on utilizing technology in ways that reduces road blocks experienced by the Service
& Leadership Center staff as well as our volunteer base that interact with them in the process of our day to
day operations. The dollars connected to our technology infrastructure has been wisely spent in this arena.
Technology Updates at the Service
The following are a list of technology updates in terms of hardware and service. They are as follows:
New laptops purchased to increase speed and mobility of workforce. This allows for greater usage
of staff time and decreases the amount of downtime in cases where the staff may not be directly
behind a desk in the office or wait times as applications run.
Secondary monitors & docking stations purchased to increase the amount of work that can be
accomplished through multitasking or even as simple as visibility.
Desktop stands for technology purchased to increase the amount of surface work space each
employee can utilize in their personal work environment by lifting all laptops and monitors above
desks.
Centralized print stations for the office were purchased and removal of desktop printer options
occurred. This generated savings by the purchase of less toner. Higher support by outside vendor
that is providing maintenance ensures investment continues to operate fully and increases longevity
of service which reduces future overhead costs.
Increased RAM purchased for current in-house servers increases the workload of each server and
minimizing technological roadblocks related to data creation, data transfers, and applications housed
on servers.
Hardware related to social media was purchased including web camera, professional digital camera,
lighting kit, photo shoot box. The cost per individual whom interacted with this hardware through
our verging social media explosion is less than $0.05 investment per individual user.
Database Management
An area of concentration this year as highlighted by advisors, stakeholders and staff was Database
Management. A tremendous amount of time, talent, and energy was focused on this matter in order to
improve our operations. In November of 2013, it was determined by the DeMolay International Board of
Directors to evaluate our current strategy and implement an RFP process based on those results. After
extensive and tedious work by a task force of three members of the Board of Directors with extensive
knowledge in this field and assistance from staff, Grand Line members and industry professionals a solution
was found through a fair and balanced approach. I encourage you all to discuss the findings with the
Database Management Task Force lead members Dennis Reed, Region VI Representative, Warren Cole,
Region VIII Representative, and Mark Rauschenberger, Executive Officers Conference Chairman. I thank
you for involvement in the process and your recommendation to proceed with the bid from DiCorel.
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JURISDICTION MANAGEMENT TRAINING SESSIONS
There were four sessions of Jurisdictional Management Trainings held this past year in Kansas City,
Missouri with a total of 21 attendees from Kansas, Illinois, Rhode Island, Texas, Alaska, Wisconsin,
Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Brazil attending. This training program gives a basic understanding of the
policies and procedures of DeMolay. In addition, advisors form foreign countries will be trained in Kansas
City prior to this year’s Session. We encourage you to send your key staff to one of the training sessions in
the future.
GRAND MASTER’S DEMOLAY LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Grand Master Salazar held four Leadership Conferences this year. Locations included Kansas City, MO (2),
Addison, IL (1) and Anaheim, CA (1). We had excellent participation. The three M’s (Membership,
Marketing, and Motivation) was our focus with the leadership conferences with over 1000 individuals
attending conferences online and in physical attendance. Online content and live streaming of our
conferences occurred for the first time by DeMolay International has been received soberly. We commend
Frank Nordstrom, Director of Jurisdictional Services and Training and Dalton Kock for providing their
expertise and resources with the conferences content and logistics. We thank all those who participated and
attended the conference.
700TH ANNIVERSARY OBSERVED by DEMOLAY
The month of March marked the 700th Anniversary of the martyrdom of Jacques DeMolay, the 23rd and last
Grand Master of the ancient Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon or the Knights
Templar. Jacques DeMolay was the namesake of DeMolay International. It was on March 18, 1314, that
DeMolay was burned at the stake on the Ile au Juifs, or the Ile des Templiers, an island in the Seine River in
Paris, France near Notre Dame Cathedral. Philip the Fair, King of France, had him burned for recanting his
confession that condemned the Templars and stating his only offence was not being true to the order of
Knights Templar.
Some of the attached excerpt and information came from the Grand Master’s Message David Dixon
Goodwin, GCT Grand Master of Knights Templar who is a Senior DeMolay and an Active Member of the
International Supreme Council of the Order of DeMolay.
“We celebrate the lore and ideas born out of Jacques DeMolay and the values he represents. We
celebrate 95 glorious years of DeMolay International. We celebrate the members of DeMolay, the
advisors, and the support of the DeMolay family that makes the fraternity of DeMolay a source of
pride. 700 years ago, this March, Jacques DeMolay was burned at the stake. The legend that marks his
peril gave birth to an everlasting idea. This idea has turned into an organization that has influenced
more than 4 million young men about the principles, values and experience with DeMolay. History
rarely gives us people like Jacques DeMolay to revere. Please acknowledge the monetary commitment
and tremendous support of the Northern Scottish Rite for their generous assistance of the Grand Master,
the International Master Councilor, Director of Jurisdictional Services and Training and others
attending the momentous celebration of this event in March. “
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE YEAR
1. The Board of Directors voted to form two new regions South America and Europe making a total of
10 regions.
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2. Warren Cole, Region VIII Representative was instrumental in establishing a program for DeMolay
International with online DAD training program.
3. The Board of Directors allocated funding to purchase new computers for the Service and Leadership
staff workstations to work for effectively and efficiently.
4. Office renovations and remodeling efforts for the office of DeMolay International allocated funding
by DeMolay Foundation.
5. Enhanced the channel of communication and better utilizing our technology in getting our DeMolay
message distributed.
6. We established formal job descriptions for each position with our Service and Leadership Center
staff.
7. Ongoing project of updating current resources like the Leaders Resource Guide with the assistance
of Phil Itzenhuiser of Wisconsin is continuing.
8. Fraternal Relations with DeMolay has been present and promoted at the Shriners International
Convention, Northern and Southern Scottish Rite meetings and at the regional conferences of the
Grand Encampment of York Rite. We are continuing our efforts to be well represented and received
at the National Masonic meetings this past year. Our visibility leads to credibility for the fraternity
of DeMolay. It is my opinion that Visibility leads to Credibility. Visibility with positive action and
results will create credibility and will in turn provide better appreciation of the DeMolay
program. At the Imperial Shrine, our Grand Master, International Master Councilor, Executive
Director and the Grand Secretary represented DeMolay. The Conference of Grand Masters was
attended by our Grand Master, Grand Senior Councilor, Grand Junior Councilor, International
Master Councilor, International Congress Secretary and the Director of
Jurisdictional Services. Bob Laing was the main speaker at the Frank S. Land Memorial Breakfast
sponsored by the Imperial Shrine. We greatly appreciate their generous contribution to make this
happen for DeMolay’s presence and recognition at the conference.
OFFICE STAFF
My deepest thanks and appreciation goes to the office Staff of DeMolay International. Each one of you
takes the job duties seriously and is always willing to make the extra effort to accommodate a request from
the membership. They always attempt to respond to inquiries from the membership promptly, courteously
and professionally. I know my appreciation to office staff is shared by the membership of DeMolay
International with which they are in constant contact from time to time – by the many compliments I am
asked to rely to them.
I presented years of service pins to the staff of DeMolay International for their service and loyal dedication
to the mission of DeMolay. We had a recognition luncheon on Tuesday afternoon, May 20, 2014 to show
our gratitude and appreciation to what they do for field of DeMolay International. Special Thanks to Frank
Nordstrom for 14 years of service, Nancy Shipps for 10 years, William Bryan for 10 years, Bobi Maddux
for 8 years, Justin Lee for 6 years, Erica Spottswood for 1 years and Dalton Kock for 1 year of loyal service.
Our staff of seven accomplishes the work of many. Thanks to you in serving the greatest youth organization
in the world – DeMolay. You certainly make the difference in what you do!
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FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS
There has been considerable interest in DeMolay with foreign jurisdictions. DeMolay continues to flourish
by the great contributions and service of Greg Kimberling, PGM. We are currently set up at the DeMolay
Headquarters and have listed positive activity in the following countries: Aruba, Peru, Germany, Italy,
Romania, Panama, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Serbia and Japan. The country of Columbia will be set up
soon and is on the horizon. Brazil in South America has more than 42,000 active DeMolays making it the
largest jurisdiction within DeMolay International. We congratulate Brazil for the great achievement in their
membership recruitment efforts.
HALL OF FAME
During Session we will be inducting Senior DeMolays Richard S. Coy and Thomas W. Moberly into the
DeMolay Hall of Fame. Brother Coy is PSMC of Michigan, the first International Master Councilor and
currently a partner with a law firm in Lansing, Michigan. Brother Coy was initiated June 8, 1961 into
Shiawassee Chapter in Owosso, Michigan. Brother Tom Moberly is a Senior DeMolay from Ferndale
Chapter in Michigan and was initiated June 13, 1955. He is a former staff member of the office staff with
DeMolay International in Kansas City, Missouri. He currently serves as the Executive Director with the
Jurisdiction of Northern California DeMolay. Brother Tom Moberly is certainly overdue the honor in
accorded this distinction and is rightfully deserved in being inducted into the International DeMolay Hall of
Fame. Tom has been honored as Chevalier, Active Legion of Honor and a Cross of Honor.
GRAND MASTER MIKE SALAZAR & GRAND LINE OFFICERS
Grand Master Mike Salazar, along with able assistance of his line officers, Grand Senior Councilor Derek
Sprague and Grand Junior Councilor Steve Crane have led the membership through another year of
DeMolay history of DeMolay International in a commendable manner, each adding their special talents to
the end result. Grand Master, Salazar and his line officers have always kept the best interest of the Order in
mind while dealing with the many issues and problems arising during the year. All were addressed and
resolved in a manner satisfactory to DeMolay and good of the Order. Brother Mike, congratulations on a
job well done, and best wishes to you as you join the ranks of Past Grand Masters, where I am sure you will
continue to be of service to DeMolay.
As for the Grand Treasurer, Wesley Thornton, PGM, I can only say that I have a greater appreciation of
your service to DeMolay International and you are a valuable asset to DeMolay International. It has been a
pleasure working with you this year.
CONCLUSION
I express my sincere thanks to each of you for the opportunity to serve DeMolay in this capacity of Grand
Secretary. As another DeMolay year comes to a close, I thank the membership of DeMolay International
for your confidence and the trust they placed in me. I have tried to serve with the utmost dignity and respect
to the office in serving you – DeMolay International.
It is inevitable that what the Order of DeMolay will be tomorrow will depend upon what we do today.
Thank you for all that you do in advancing a bigger and better DeMolay! With us working together,
strengthening and supporting each other, we will succeed in our service for God, for Country, For DeMolay.
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God Bless our young men of DeMolay, the Moms, the Dads, advisors, their families who volunteer their
time and energies for DeMolay and this great fraternity for the world-wide movement DeMolay
International.
Respectfully and fraternally,
Patton R. Hart
Grand Secretary
DeMolay International
Appended to this report you will find the statistical information and data maintained in the office of Grand
Secretary in regards to chapters and membership.
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I move for the acceptance of this report.
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded to accept the report of our Grand
Secretary. All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's passed. At this time I'll do the Grand Master's report.
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Report of the Grand Master Mike A. Salazar
June 20, 2014
Kansas City, Missouri
My Brothers, in accordance with Article 2, Section 202.1 (a) I Hereby submit to you my report as your
Grand Master for the 2013-2014 term of office.
DEMOLAY INTERNATIONAL MILESTONES:
This year I wanted to offer DeMolay Leadership Training (DLT) to the jurisdiction via on-site or virtual.
We were able to have more than 1,000 individuals attending DLT this year and in some cases at no cost to
the jurisdictions who attended online. More Universities are using this method of teaching. I would suggest
that DeMolay International continue to find more opportunities for online training.
Our push this year of Live steaming as many DeMolay International events as possible and has grown with
our broadcasts. The 700th Anniversary of Jacques DeMolay experienced over 10,000 hits. In one night,
DeMolay became the largest gathering of individuals under the DeMolay banner for a single event in
history. In essence, like Frank Nordstrom said we became "the largest show in town."
I can probable say that I am the 1st Grand Master to attend a Conclave/Convention virtual. I was grounded
by my doctor so Executive Officer of Southern California Victor Key arranged for me to be part of his
session with his advisors via Skype.
We have improved our process on receiving form 10’s from foreign jurisdictions. Which has resulted in
Positive grown this year for DeMolay International!
SERVICE & LEADERSHIP CENTER:
We had a lot of challenges this year in our Service & Leadership Center everything from having to move
out of the building and move to temporary facilities and work out of boxes to the change in leadership. Our
SLC staff worked hard to meet the needs of the field and should all be commended for their efforts.
I would like to give a special thanks to Frank Nordstrom for his support this year. I will miss the late night
calls. Another special thanks should go to Steve Crane for the countless hours he spent to get the SLC
building renovated so our staff could move back in. I think that without his effort it would have never
completed in the time frame it took and I am sure it would have cost more money. Thanks Steve!
ELECTED OFFICERS OF DEMOLAY INTERNATIONAL:
I wish to thank our elected officers this year for their dedication to DeMolay. A special thanks go out to Derek Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor. I had a lot of health problems this year requiring four operations one of those times happen to be when we had our Special Meeting of ISC in September and Derek had to take the role as chairman of that meeting and did a great job. Thanks Derek!
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DISPENSATIONS:
I did not grant dispensations this year.
HONORS: Richard Burgess Active LOH (MA)
Fredrick Sorsabal Honorary ISC (Nor-Cal)
David Clements Chevalier (Nor-Cal)
Michele Noeth Cross of Honor (Nor-Cal)
Michael C. Salazar Active LOH (Nor-Cal)
VISITATIONS:
I had the honor and privilege this year of representing DeMolay International at a number of National Masonic Events, foreign Events and visiting our Jurisdictions to witness the great work done by the members of our Order. My schedule is attached.
Date Event Location
June 16 – 19 ID Daughters of the Nile Supreme Session Dallas, TX
29 – 4th July Imperial Shrine Session Indianapolis, IN
July 16 – 28 Brazil DeMolay Session Brazil
August 1 – 3 Board of Directors Meeting Kansas City, MO
17 – 21 Northern Scottish Rite Session Washington, DC
24 – 27 Southern Scottish Rite Session Washington, DC
31 So. California Conclave via Skype California
January 9 – 12 Congress Cabinet Retreat Kansas City, MO
February 7 – 9 DeMolay Leadership Conference Anaheim, CA
15 – 18 Conference of Grand Masters Baltimore, MD
26 – 28 Executive Officer’s Conference Chicago, IL
March 1 – 2 EO Conference, continued Chicago, IL
14 – 19 700 Year Anniv J. DeMolay Paris, France
28 – 30 Frank Marshall Tournament Dallas, TX
April 1 – 13 Italy Grand Orient/DeMolay Italy
17 – 21 Hawaii Grand Lodge Session Honolulu, HI
23 – 30 Philippine DeMolay Supreme Council Philippines
FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS:
Our interest in the development and growth of DeMolay outside the United States continues to grow. The
number of requests for information or to develop DeMolay is becoming a greater challenge as we attempt
to deal with having the manpower to accomplish this goal.
MY FAMILY:
I have been blessed to not only have an exceptional Masonic Family but a number of great friends who
have stepped up to make this experience for me one of the highlights of my life. You can't imagine the
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support I have received in so many different and personal ways. I would need to mention a couple hundred
names to do justice but know that each one of them understand how much I appreciate their support.
I am not sure how to adequately thank my family. You are the wind beneath my wings. You have allowed
me to have this experience of a lifetime. Always asking what you can do to help. I have missed so many
family events the last few years. They understood how important this has been for me and always just
continued to support me in more ways than I can mention in the short time we have here. I am so bless to
have you in my life.
IN CONCLUSION:
I would like to express my gratitude to the members of this Supreme Council for electing me to serve as its
82nd Grand Master. I hope that I made a positive difference in this great organization that has helped so
many young men be better young men. I believe that this is the best organization in the world for young
men and we need to do whatever it takes to let our communities know we are there.
I offer my congratulations and best wishes to next year's officers. I cannot thank you enough for the privilege to serve as your Grand Master this year.
Sincerely and Fraternally,
Mike A. Salazar
Grand Master
I move for acceptance of the Grand Master's report.
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: It's been moved to receive the report of the Grand Master.
Is there a second?
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: Second. That he's asking about the distribution of the
report. It's been moved and seconded to table the discussion of receipt of the report until it has been printed
and each of you have a chance to receive it in accordance with the Bylaws, Rules and Regulations. All
those in favor.
(Aye vote)
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: All opposed.
(Nay vote)
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: Motion passes.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: We'll move on to committee reports. I know that the Ritual Committee,
where is -- okay, Investments.
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Curtis Gimlin: Thank you, Grand Master.
Investment Committee Report DeMolay International
June 19, 2014
Goals
The goals of the Investment Committee are:
1. 7 1/2 % rate of return.
2. 4% return over inflation rate.
3. Attain return goals with minimum risk.
4. Standard deviation (risk): 9-12 rounded.
The plans to accomplish these goals are continuing and are reviewed on a quarterly basis. Decisions on
investment performance, however, are generally made on the manager’s performance over a minimum of a
year, and more likely over a market cycle of probably three to five years.
Benchmark
The Committee has established a benchmark rate of return which we also track on a quarterly basis.
This is based on 60% Standard &Poor 500 Index, 30% Barclays Corporate and Government Bond Index and
10% US 3-month Treasury Bill Index. The DeMolay International quarterly and annual investment returns
are then compared to the benchmark rate of return.
Investment Manager and Consultant
Davenport & Company LLC serves as the investment manager for DeMolay International, with Art
Winstead of Davenport as the Investment Consultant.
Quick Review
At December 31, 2012, the investments of DeMolay International had a fair market value of $2,913,853.
(For a point of reference end of year balance at December 31, 2010 was $3,642,900.) The withdrawals for
2013 totaled $799,154. Earnings totaled $468,155. As of December 31, 2013, the portfolio value was
$2,582,854.
First Quarter 2014
During the first quarter of 2014, DeMolay International had investment earnings of $29,710 and
withdrew $199,701. The value of the DI portfolio at March 31, 2014 was $2,412,863.
2013 Performance
For the year of 2013, the net investment return was 18.44%,.
This compares to a benchmark return of 16.23%. Accordingly, for 2013, the actual total return for
DeMolay International exceeded the benchmark by 2.21%.
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Year to Date Performance
For the first three months of 2014, the net investment return was 1.38%,.
This compares to a benchmark return of 1.43%. Accordingly, for the first three months of 2014, the
actual total return for DeMolay International exceeded the benchmark by (0.05)%
At March 31, 2014, DI was invested 62.1% in equities, 34.7% in fixed income and 3.2% in cash
equivalents.
Respectfully submitted,
Curtis L. Gimlin, Chairman
Grand Master, I move for the receipt of this report.
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded to receive the report from the Investment
Committee. All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed?
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you. Appeals and Grievances.
Appeals & Grievances Committee Report Dale Sandstrom, PGM
Dalve Sandstrom, PGM: Thank you. I'm Dale Sandstrom, Past Grand Master from North Dakota. In my
spare time I'm a justice of the Supreme Court and this is a report of the Appeals Committee.
Brother Robert Laing appealed the Grand Master's action stating that he was removing Brother Laing as
International Master Councilor. After the committee heard its appeal but before it issued its opinion, the
Grand Master rescinded his actions stating he was removing Brother Laing as International Master
Councilor. At the request of Brother Laing his appeal was then dismissed as moot.
The former State Master Councilor in Michigan attempted to appeal his removal from that position by the
Executive Officer. He was advised that under Section 204.5 the decision of the Executive Officer was not
appealable.
Grand Master, I move the acceptance of this report.
Mr. Speaker: Second.
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Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded to accept receipt of the report. All those
in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: All those opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: International Relations.
Greg L. Kimberling, PGM: Thank you, Grand Master.
International Relations Committee Greg L. Kimberling, PGM, Chairman
Grand Master, Elected Line and Members of DeMolay International:
The International Relations Committee Reports in accordance with its charge and the requirements of the
By-Laws and Rules of DeMolay International.
The year 2013-2014 has been most productive for DeMolay International outside of the United States.
Our Brothers in South America continue to be productive in their extension of the Order. The Supreme
Council of the Federativa Republica do Brazil continues to be highly successful in continuing to attract new
members thereby continuing its very substantial growth making it the largest jurisdiction within DeMolay
International with more than 42,000 active DeMolays. The problems that caused the reorganization of the
Supreme Council of Brazil continue toward resolution and we look forward in the near future to have all
issues behind us. A joining of the former and current Supreme Council’s is currently being negotiated and
once completed will result in approximately 75,000 active DeMolay’s within Brazil.
DeMolay is spreading throughout Central and South America and continues to grow under the leadership of
our Supreme Council Members in the various countries. With the additions of Peru, Paraguay and Uruguay
into the DI organization last year along with a more formalized relationship with Bolivia the year has been
spent solidifying and clarifying those organizations. A visit to Colombia and Panama in November began
the process of adding those countries into DI. Panama was instituted on April 25, 2014 and we expect
Colombia to join in the next few months. We will have in excess of 40 DeMolays and Advisors attending
Session from South America.
DeMolay in Australia continues to move forward in at least two provinces of the country. The Supreme
Council of Australia continues to function. Last year saw the recognition of DeMolay by some Grand
Masonic Bodies in Australia.
The Supreme Council of the Philippines continues to prosper with over 57 active chapters located
throughout the country. Our Chapter on Guam continues to operate under the jurisdiction of the Supreme
Council of the Philippines who represents DeMolay International in the administration of this Chapter. Our
Grand Master Michael Salazar made a two week trip to the Philippines this year which will assist us in
better communication in the years to come.
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DeMolay in Europe continues to grow and prosper. The Grand Master visited the Jurisdiction of Italy in
April with his Personal Representative for DeMolay in Europe Past Grand Master Frederick Welch. The
Grand Master met with the representatives of several countries during his trip and also attended the Annual
Meetings of the Grand Orient of Italy and the Grand Lodge of San Marino.
The jurisdiction of Germany continues to receive assistance from the new Shrine Temple that is operating in
Germany. They look forward to increased growth and interest in DeMolay within Germany.
The Jurisdiction of Italy continues to grow under the leadership of Luciano Critelli as Executive Officer
with 12 Chapters open and functioning and membership steadily approaching 300 active DeMolays. Brother
Critelli continues to function as the Grand Master’s representative in residence in Europe and is the reason
for our success in establishing DeMolay in Europe.
2013 saw the establishment of a Chapter under the jurisdiction of Italy opened in Paris, France. Our
Brothers from France are most excited about the spread of DeMolay in the country that is the home of our
namesake. A ceremony was held in March of the 700th Anniversary of the death of Jacques DeMolay at the
site of the burning of Jacques DeMolay in 1314 with our DeMolays in France in attendance along with
several other countries.
In 2012 the Grand Master created the Jurisdiction of Romania that is functioning with several chapters and
growing. We also have chapters in Serbia.
During 2014 we have received inquiries for DeMolay in several additional countries. We continue to
explore conversations with interested parties and Grand Lodges.
The Committee wishes to express its appreciation and thanks to the Grand Master for our appointment and
his strong support of the goal of increasing DeMolay involvement outside of the United States.
Respectfully submitted
The International Relations Committee
Greg L Kimberling, PGM, Chairman
Grand Master, I move for receipt of the International Relations' Committee Report.
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded to receive the report from the
International Relations' Committee. All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed?
(Nay vote)
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Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed. Congress Committee. That's probably with the Congress; right?
Well, believe it or not we're actually ahead of schedule again so we can either take a health break. We
actually are going to have a joint session with the Congress at 3:30 or we can turn around and try and
move some of the committee reports from Saturday, if the chairmen are ready, so that we have less to do.
Break is what I'm hearing. Keep going is what I'm hearing most of the time. Are the Alumni here?
ALUMNI AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
2014 Session Meeting Minutes
Committee Members
Russell B. Glendinning, Chairman Thomas Denslow
Vernon C. Vanderhule
Randall Williams
Visitors
Michael Feinloft Steve Ward
James Lamb John Kodet
Dan Smothers
Certificates of Recognition – The Committee discussed the distribution of Certificates of Recognition for
Senior DeMolays who are presiding officers of Masonic and community based organizations. Since our
2013 Session there were 57 certificates prepared and send to Executive Officers or presentation. This is an
increase of 21 over the previous year. In addition to Senior DeMolays who are presiding officers of
Masonic bodies, we also prepared a certificate this year for a Chief of Police. The committee continues to
feel that this is one of the easiest and best ways in which to honor and recognize a Senior DeMolay for his
current endeavors and dedicated to leadership. Most of these certificates have come information obtained
through Facebook and Masonic websites.
The Committee recommends that these certificates be continued in the next year and that Executive Officers
be encouraged to identify those Senior DeMolays in their jurisdiction who are the presiding officer of
Masonic and community organizations and request a certificate from the Alumni Affairs Committee.
2014 Hall of Fame Induction – We are looking forward to our Hall of Fame induction ceremony on
Saturday night during the 2014 Grand Master’s Banquet. We are honored to have two inductees this year:
Brother Roderick S. Coy and Brother Thomas Winston Moberly. Brother Coy was our 1st International
Master Councilor, who joined Shiawassee Chapter in Michigan. Brother Moberly is a dedicated Senior
DeMolay who has spent his life working on behalf of the young men of DeMolay. He is a Senior DeMolay
from Ferndale Chapter in Michigan. Due to the background of our two inductees and their close ties to the
DeMolay Congress, all past Congress officers have been invited to this year’s Hall of Fame Induction on
Saturday. We are happy to report that several of them will be here to see these two leaders of the DeMolay
Congress inducted into our Hall of Fame.
Our thanks go out to Brother Klein, PGM and Brother Thomas Labagh for their work on the committee’s
behalf in producing our Hall of Fame induction videos and to the Youth Fund of Southern California for
their continued financial support in underwriting this program. Without the help and dedication of Brothers
Klein, Labagh and the Youth Fund, our Hall of Fame induction ceremony would not have the impact that it
does for those in attendance at Session.
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We have already begun working on our 2015 Hall of Fame inductees and have received a commitment from
Brother Leonard Shurtleff of Massachusetts, a career employee of the United States State Department to
attend the induction ceremony in Orlando.
Hall of Fame Nominations - Nominations for the Hall of Fame are earnestly solicited from those who are
aware of a Senior DeMolay who has been successful in a field of endeavor. Any person can nominate an
individual for the Hall of Fame. It does not have to be a member of the Committee or a member of the
Supreme Council to submit the nomination. Nomination forms are available from the Service & Leadership
Center and from the Resources page of the web site. The deadline for consideration of the nomination is
October 1 of each year.
Alumni Membership Fees – The committee feels that the current lifetime membership fee in the Alumni
Association be retained at its current amount of $50.00.
DeMolay & More Store – The committee discussed the possibility of packaging our Hall of Fame videos
into categorical groups for resale in the DeMolay & More Store. As an example packaging the videos of
our three military Hall of Fame members would make an ideal program for a Chapter to celebrate the virtue
of Patriotism. There are other possibilities that the committee would work with the store on grouping.
Alumni News – Since our last Session, the Committee has produced and distributed three issues of the
Alumni News newsletter. These newsletters were distributed to members of the Alumni Association who
have provided us with an email address (561 members). It is the intent of the Committee to continue
producing these newsletters during the next year.
Alumni Directory – The Committee spent considerable time in discussing the production of an Alumni
Directory using the services of Harris Connect, Inc. Harris Connect is in the business of producing alumni
directories for colleges and universities along with the Boy Scouts and several Grand Lodges. Through the
proposal that has been received from Harris Connect, the Alumni Association would receive a minimum
royalty of $5,000 plus the benefit of Harris Connect cleaning up our Alumni database. A complete report
will be presented to the Board of Directors at this Session for their consideration.
2014 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION
The Committee recommends the following action items to the Board of Directors for their consideration:
1. That Life Memberships be made available for $50.00.
2. That Certificates of Recognition continue to be presented to the incoming presiding officer of any
community/charitable based organization - not necessarily restricted to Masonic bodies.
3. That a Hall of Fame Induction ceremony be held at the 2015 Session in conjunction with the Grand
Master’s Banquet.
4. That the DeMolay & More Store in cooperation with this committee package our Hall of Fame
videos into several categories for sale to the Chapters for their use.
5. That the Committee pursue the publication of an Alumni Directory using the services of Harris
Connect.
6.
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Grand Master, I move for the amount of the life membership in the alumni association to remain at $50.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Is there a second?
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded the fee for the alumni remain at $50. All
those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Opposed?
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It stays at $50.
Russell B. Glendinning, Chairman: Grand Master, I move that the Alumni Certificates of Appreciation
continue to be a part of this program. Brethren, it costs DeMolay International nothing for this program.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Moved and seconded to continue with the certificates of recognition. All
those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed?
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed.
Russell B. Glendinning, Chairman: Grand Master, I move that there be a Hall of Fame induction
ceremony at the 2015 session in Orlando, Florida.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded that we have a Hall of Fame induction
ceremony in 2015. All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed?
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed.
Russell B. Glendinning, Chairman: Grand Master, we move that the DeMolay & More store, in
cooperation with this committee, package our Hall of Fame videos into several categories for resale to the
chapters on a local level.
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Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded to provide the videos to the DeMolay &
More store so they can provide them to the field.
All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed?
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed.
Russell B. Glendinning, Chairman: Grand Master, finally the committee recommends that the Board of
Directors approve and continue with the publication of the DeMolay Alumni Association Directory using
the service of Harrison Connect.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded to continue to use the Harrison Connect.
All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed?
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed.
Russell B. Glendinning, Chairman: Grand Master, I move for receipt of the report.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded to receive the report. All those in favor
say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed?
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed. Thank you. Is the DLC chairman here? How about advisory
training? You are ready. Can you do it now?
DEMOLAY LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT
Brad Northcutt, Chairman
A. DLC web page on DeMolay International site.
Updated each year by March 1.
B. Use of wiggio.com for ongoing, general communications
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C. Use of shared folder on Dropbox.com for curriculum and resource sharing.
D. Consideration of development of online available resources
(similar to freemasonuniversity.com)
E. Best Practices & Resource Summit, January 9-11, 2015
For the purpose of strengthening current DeMolay Leadership Conferences as well as to assist in
establishing and resourcing additional conferences.
F. Budget $6,000 primarily to underwrite on site expenses of the Best Practices & Resource Summit
to fulfill the purpose stated in item E.
Brad Northcutt: Thank you, Grand Master. I move for receipt of this report.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded to receive the report from the DLC
Committee report. All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed?
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed. Thank you. Frank, there is now copies of my report up here.
Francis J. Nordstrom: 50 copies and more coming.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: They're right here so you can get a written copy of the report. Advisor
Training, are you guys ready?
Advisor Training Report Jeffery A. Brunson, Chairman
Kansas City, Missouri
The committee met on Thursday afternoon, June 19th with 34 people attending.
We discussed the current state of the DAD Training Program and direction of the committee for the coming
year. We addressed five action items for 2014-15:
1) Advisor 2 and Continuing Advisor Training
2) Jurisdiction Management Training
3) Online DAD Training
4) Updating the current DAD Program Materials
5) The Leader’s Resource Guide revisions
We proceeded to brainstorm topics for the Advisor 2 Program and populate a comprehensive list for
continuing education materials, and discussed options of distribution.
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a) To complete the implementation of the online DAD Training Program including the transfer
of the software to the DI server, with operation and management by the DI office, and policy/procedure
decisions by the Grand Master and the Board of Directors.
b) The new committee, once organized, are to prioritize the listed actions items and then divide
and conquer the expectations of the new Grand Master.
Grand Master Salazar, the committee wishes to thank those who attended out meeting and for their openness
in speaking up concerning their passion for quality trained advisors working with DeMolay.
Thank you,
Jeffery A. Brunson, Chairman
Advisor Training Committee
Jeffery L. Brunson: I move for the receipt of this report.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded to accept the report from the Advisor
Training Committee. All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed?
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed. Thank you.
Michael D. Brumback: Grand Master, thank you
Fraternal Relations Committee Report Kansas City, Missouri
June 20, 2014
The Fraternal Relations Committee met on Thursday, June 19th, am makes the following
recommendations:
1. The EO in each jurisdiction should appoint a well connected advisor to serve as a Fraternal
Relations liaison. Their sole duty is to build support with the appendant Masonic bodies in their
jurisdiction.
2. Publish a best practices handbook (or binder) with examples of fraternal relations programs that
have been successful.
Some examples of successful programs include:
a. Honorary DeMolay Chapters. Each Honorary member shall be registered with ISC as an
Alumni member.
b. Exemplify the DeMolay degrees at a Grand session.
The handbook should include sample letters and certificates. It is essential that all documents be
available electronically so that they may be downloaded (and altered as necessary) to be printed.
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3. Partner more specifically with National and State Masonic bodies to build, or rekindle,
relationships in support of DeMolay. Imperial Sir Jack Jones attended our meeting and pledged to
partner with ISC to communicate to Temples and Nobles the importance of getting personally
involved with a local DeMolay Chapter, in addition to their financial support.
In summary, fraternal relations is a one-to-one process. Rather than focus on just financial support,
we recommend that we focus on building relationships.
Your committee moves the receipt of this report.
Michael D. Brumback, Chairman
Fraternal Relations Committee
I move to receive this report.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded to receive this report. All those in favor
say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed?
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed. Thank you. Tom, do you want to -- I see you with your stack of
papers so I figured you're ready. We'll do this. There's no reason we can't do this during joint session. It'll
probably be appropriate with the young men in here.
I call us on recess until 3:30 when we'll open up with joint session.
(Meeting concluded at 3:26 p.m.)
Joint Session Friday, June 20, 2014
Kansas City, Missouri
(Meeting commenced at 3:38 p.m.)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: At this point we're going to continue where we left off and Tom Labagh is
going to take us through the Ritual and Regalia Committee.
Ritual & Regalia Committee Report Thomas R. Labagh, Committee Chairman
Thomas R. Labagh: Thank you Grand Master. Grand Master, Officers and members of DeMolay
International, the original Regalia Committee report, in front of most of you, a lot of you, there may even be
a few more still down here, I'm not going to read the entire report, but I want to highlight certain parts of it,
and then we have some very specific recommendations that those of you who are involved in the knighthood
program will want to pay attention to in particular.
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So we received -- ten of the 16 members were present. We received reports from the Ritual Tournament, the
Old South Tournament held in Georgia, the Mid Atlantic Tournament will be held in Wilmington, Delaware,
the Frank Marshall Tournament down in Texas and talked about some of their particular issues.
We discussed the very specific definition of what prohibited ritual ceremonies mean. We've had a discussion
over the years on whether an e-copy or an e-text would be valid and up until this year it was not deemed
something we wanted, but we recognized the fact that most young people are using electronic texts. Some
are using electronic textbooks in school all the time and having them available on their phone is a good
thing.
So the committee was a little bit divided whether we should create one with a license and charge for the key
to it or whether we should just make an electronic copy available for free and it was finally determined that,
yes, we are going to recommend that this body vote to authorize an electronic ritual for distribution and that
it not be on a charge basis. That will come as a specific recommendation for action in a moment.
We also had questions about translating the ritual into other languages and, of course, we don't have
anybody on our committee who can do that or can review a ritual used by one of the non-English speaking
jurisdictions. We can't tell whether the text is a good translation or a bad translation. We have to trust that
they've done a good job in the translation or get a translation service to review it for us.
We're a little bit concerned that at least somebody should be doing that review to be able to say to this body,
yes, the Spanish ritual that's being used in South America is as close to what our authorized ritual is as can
possibly be done. We know that word for word translation doesn't work. Certain idioms or certain
inflections or phrases that just don't work in other cultures but we should know the lessons that are being
taught and so we're going to be looking at getting some kind of review, independent review done of those
texts.
In keeping with our ten-year cadence of updates, the next time the monitor of ceremonies will be reviewed
will be 2016. So we're preparing for that over the next two years. If you are using ceremonies in your
jurisdiction that are authorized by DeMolay International and you'd like to see them added to the monitor,
please submit them specifically for consideration by the committee.
On the floor of the Supreme Council last year a member raised a question about the Representative
DeMolay ceremony, taking it back to having multiple participants instead of one person conferring. I just
want to point out that that's already there, that's an option. You can split that up. It doesn't have to be one
speaker, you can split it up to among four speakers and that's already in the monitor.
A question was raised about robes and whether different colors are permitted and the committee simply
asserts the fact that in the general instructions the official DeMolay cape is described as a black cape lined
with red for use in all of our ceremonies with the permission of the Executive Officer.
We don't have anything in the ritual on colored robes. If you use colored robes in your jurisdiction, that's at
the discretion of the Executive Officer. It's not something we're going to rule on.
.
The first printing of the 15th Edition of the DeMolay ritual, the red one that you're now using, hopefully
everybody is using, was 10,000 copies. We sold all 10,000 copies and we have another printing. So if
you've been into the DeMolay & More store you'll see that it looks a little bit different. It has a coating on
the cover now so it won't scratch off, the ink that's made them scratch off and make them look really worn
and tattered.
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It's kind of cool actually because it looks like the guys are really really working hard at reading the rituals
like crazy, you know. They may have only turned the page three times but it looks really good. Well, now we
have coated stock on the covers so they'll last a little longer.
There was one typographical error in the ritual. Did anybody find it? Come on, own up to it. One person.
Nick Capes. Yes, Nick Capes found it, one typographical error. I'm not telling you where it is, you're just
going to have to find it yourself. It was nonsubstantial. It does not affect any of the words you've learned.
The committee moved on to a discussion of Priory Ritual which was last revised in 1978 and after running
out of the 3rd Edition of the green books, the small books that were the rituals, the office had scanned a
copy and been selling something they were printing off the copier. The scan was not a very good scan and
there were a lot of errors in it. So if you're using one of those staple bound books, you've probably found a
lot of words that don't make sense or misspellings, things like that.
We have gone through the entire text and we proposed a number of changes, a number of things to be done
to the ritual and I'm going to outline this because this is important for Supreme Council members to pay
attention to because you're going to vote on whether or not you'll accept this.
So we've done an overall complete reformat of the text to make it like the 15th Edition. That means, you
know, fonts, margins the style of the thing, it's going to look like the 15th Edition of the Ritual so you'll have
consistent looking text. We replaced the existing vouching of visitors with the same welcome address that's
used in the new 15th Edition of the ritual. It's the same adults are now allowed to attend the priory that can
attend a DeMolay chapter. So it's consistent.
To clarify the general instructions we've made sure that in the text at every prayer the response “To God”
and his dominion is included in the text because it wasn't. It was inconsistent. There was a question as to
whether they were supposed to do it or not.
In the ceremony of investiture, you know, this is secret stuff, guys, if you're not knights, ladies, you're not
supposed to hear this, just close your ears for a minute.
In the Ceremony of Investiture the deacon should repeat the password after the Illustrious Knight
Commander gives it. It clearly delineated it. We put that into the text.
The general instructions have been expanded and rewritten to be consistent with the 15th Edition of the
ritual so all of the descriptions of movement and walking bands and things like that that are in the general
instruction are also included in the knighthood ritual now.
The flag customs, the specific ways of handling the American flag or any other banner were moved from the
15th Edition of the ritual into the knighthood ritual.
The appendix A, the pronunciation glossary will be expanded dramatically. Basically, we're using an 8th
grade reading level to be the marker for what we put into the glossary.
Appendix D will have updated diagrams and photographs. Diagram 1 will now be like the diagram 1 in the
ritual. The last printed copy of the ritual did not have the letter code, the forward letter code that all of you
use. So we're adapting all of the forward instructions to that letter code.
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The 9:00 interpolation is referred in the text as being something you use at 9:00 but it's not in the ritual. To
be consistent with the ritual we're putting it into the knighthood ritual.
Some minor grammatical and punctuation changes were also made throughout the ritual.
Now, those are the things that we consider housekeeping and the committee voted to approve them without
us seeing a complete text of all that material because they know it's going to be the same as what they've
already approved in the ritual.
There were 11 very specific changes that the Chairman and the Vice Chairman proposed. These were
handled on individual vote and they were all passed unanimously by the committee. Replacing the word
Saracen with the word infidel because when you look up Saracen it actually has a somewhat offensive tone
to it. It could almost be termed racist. So rather than run the risk of offending anybody we'll take it out and
replace it with infidel. That's a word we already use in the ritual and it's not going to be offending anybody.
We've removed the phrase, "through Masonic affiliation" from the opening ceremony because that was a
way of allowing people to attend the meeting because of their Masonic affiliations. That's no longer a
restrictive requirement so that little piece comes out of the opening.
The preceptor's floor work in the opening ceremony is going to be consistent with the Marshal. He's the
same character, he's just called the Preceptor instead of the Marshal and now his floor work will be exactly
the same as the Marshal's floor work in the opening of a chapter.
Same thing for the opening of the Priory. It was just slightly different before. The raps were in a different
place.
We removed a small piece of floor work before the deacon collected the password. In the priory ritual for
some unexplained reason the deacon went to the altar before they started collecting the password, so we
made it consistent with the ritual.
There was a redundant addressing of the Sir Knight Page Commander in the opening ceremony. The
Illustrious Knight Commander was already talking to him and then he had to say that, had to be addressed
again and it didn't make sense so we just suggest removing that.
There's some specific things about having everybody standing, three raps when the Bible's being opened,
that wasn't in the old Knighthood ritual. We're going to add that in.
There was a discussion of the full form opening and closing ceremony. There's a short form and then a full
form opening and closing in the Knighthood ritual and there was a statement that said when you're doing
the ceremony of investiture -- or do the full form opening when the ceremony of investitures takes place. It
says something control of the orders or something like that and that's not terminology we're used to so we're
using terminology that making sense.
Succeeding the registrar in number 8, again, it's just putting a rap in a right place.
Clarifying that the Preceptor and Senior Deacon give two quick raps on the door in this ceremony, number
9.
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These are all just minor things, again, to make the knighthood ritual consistent with the conventions of the
DeMolay ritual.
In the 15th Edition of the ritual, we replaced the word lesson with lessons in the examination queries, it's the
same thing, same thing here.
Then the entrance of the officers were not specified. There was a formation shown in front of the altar but it
didn't tell anybody how to get to it. That would be like saying guys, you're going to form the triangle, we
don't care how you get there. That could be interesting, couldn't it? Yeah. Well, that's why you have very
specific instructions on how to form the triangle so the formation in front of the altar for the officers
entering and retiring are now being specified so it will be uniform.
So that's essentially the report. I'm going to move the acceptance of the report and then we have two
specific recommendations for actions.
DeMolay International Annual Session
Kansas City, Missouri, June 20, 2014
RITUAL AND REGALIA COMMITTEE
Grand Master, Officers and Members of DeMolay International:
The meeting was opened at 9:06 AM with an invocation by the Chairman. 10 out of 16 members of the
Committee were in attendance, with a large number of visitors.
Reports were given from representatives of the various Ritual Tournaments:
Old South was held in Savannah, Georgia this past spring, and the Scottish Rite venue was excellent.
There were around 40 competitors. Next year is the 25th Anniversary, and it will be held again in
New Orleans, Louisiana, March 20-22, 2015. For those bringing a large team to compete, there will
be a registration discount.
MATOC will be held September 5-7, 2014 in Wilmington, Delaware. It will be held in conjunction
with a regional DeMolay conference. Peter Brusoe is the chairman.
Frank Marshall was held in late March and had 414 attendees, with 310 DeMolay and Rainbow
competitions. As usual, the competition was fierce, and the event went extremely well. Next year’s
competition will be held March 27-29 in Arlington, Texas.
The tournament representatives were given 2 documents to help with converting their judging sheets
to the 15th Edition: a document highlighting all the changes; and a document with all of the text so
the tournaments could copy-and-paste into their judging sheets. They stated that both documents
made it straightforward to make the changes, and suggested that having line numbers would help for
future revisions.
The Committee discussed what “prohibited Ritual ceremonies” are, according to the Rules and Regulations
and Youth Protection policies. The Youth Protection policies allow an Executive Officer to sanction
ceremonies for his Jurisdiction, which is a broader statement than what the Rules and Regulations allow.
We agreed to refer people to the Board approved Youth Protection policy document, rather than having the
Committee come up with its own definition and standard.
The committee reinforced the policy that the DeMolay International office is only authorized to distribute
the ceremonies in the Ritual of Secret Work, the Monitor of Ceremonies and the Knighthood Ritual or
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otherwise specifically authorized by this committee. Unofficial ceremonies such as the Mother’s Watch and
Shield Talk can only be distributed to members and Advisors through their Executive Officer. We request
the Executive Director to see to the enforcement of this policy.
Bro. Labagh reported that a question had been raised about the Treasurer’s Installation, which says that he
was “elected.”, this is misleading since the Advisory Council now appoints the Treasurer. The Committee
agreed to leave the ceremony as-is, and let the Chapters use common sense in changing the language as
appropriate.
The Committee discussed whether we should provide an electronic copy of the Ritual, so that the members
can view the Ritual on their phones and other devices. Most members agreed that it was time to provide
one, and felt that the document should be password-protected, so that only members and Advisors could
download and use it. The members were divided on whether we should charge for a license key or app. A
motion was made and seconded that the Committee authorize an electronic copy of the Ritual for
distribution which would be secured. Specifics on implementation will be decided later. The motion was
approved unanimously.
The Chairman received questions during the last year about translating the Ritual into other languages.
Nobody on the Committee is qualified to deal with translations, or approving Rituals from foreign
Jurisdictions. This would need to be handled by an external company if the Committee wanted to control
these translations; currently, each Jurisdiction manages its own translations. We agreed to consult with the
International Relations Committee on best practices for dealing with translations, and receive official
statements sanctioning the Rituals that are in place in those Jurisdictions. We also feel that the DeMolay
International office should maintain a file set of the latest Rituals from all Jurisdictions.
In keeping with the 10-year cadence of updates, the Committee will look to promulgate a new Monitor of
Ceremonies in 2016. We will look at adopting new ceremonies, and updating existing ceremonies. We will
also discuss whether to offer a printed version, or only offer the ceremonies as free, public downloads.
On the floor of Supreme Council last year, a member raised a question about the Representative DeMolay
ceremony, and reinstating a version with four officers. The official 6th Edition of the Monitor already
provides an option to involve four officers, so no action is required.
A question was raised about robes, and whether different colors are permitted. As documented in the Ritual,
the only robe that is sanctioned is a black cape lined with red, which is for use in our ceremonies as
permitted by the Executive Officer.
The first printing of the 15th Edition of the DeMolay Ritual was 10,000 copies, which had an inked cover
that was easily marked up. The store is now on the second printing of 10,000 copies, which has a glossy
cover. It has no changes from the first printing. The printed Ritual does have one typographical error in the
DeMolay Degree instructions, but it is not substantive, and will be fixed in the third printing. The
overwhelming feedback on the 15th Edition was positive.
The Committee moved onto discussing the Priory Ritual, which was last revised in 1978. After running out
of the 3rd Edition green books, the DeMolay & More Store has been selling a scanned copy which has a
number of errors and formatting problems. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman proposed 11 categories of
changes that were deemed to be housekeeping, and not substantive, all of which the Committee reviewed
and agreed unanimously to adopt:
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1. Overall reformatting to be consistent with the 15th Edition fonts, margins, and style.
2. Replaced the existing vouching of visitors with the same welcoming address which was adopted for
the Ritual. The same adults (including women) are allowed to visit a Priory as a DeMolay Chapter,
so this provides consistency.
3. To clarify the General Instructions, the unison response “To God and His dominion” is included with
every prayer (this was not consistent before).
4. In the Ceremony of Investiture, the Deacons should repeat the password after the I.K.C. gives it, to
clearly delineate it.
5. General Instructions have been expanded and rewritten to be consistent with the 15th Edition of the
DeMolay Ritual (as appropriate)
6. Flag customs / directions will be replaced with those from the 15th Edition.
7. Appendix A (Pronouncing Glossary) will be expanded.
8. Appendices B and C (Music and US Flag Code) will be copied from the Ritual.
9. Appendix D will have updated floorwork diagrams and photographs. Diagram One will have the
same alphabet letter standard for points on the floor, and all directions in the Ritual will be rewritten
to use that alphabet designation.
10. 9 O’clock Interpolation will be included, just like it is in the DeMolay Ritual, since it is to be given
as the closing prayer if the meeting ends before 9PM.
11. Minor grammatical / punctuation changes throughout the Ritual.
There were 11 changes that the Chairman and Vice-Chairman proposed, which were significant, and were
handled as individual call items. All were unanimously adopted.
1. Replace the word “saracen” with “infidel”, since “saracen” might be taken as a racist term.
2. Remove the phrase “through Masonic affiliation” from the opening ceremony since non-Masonic
Advisors and visitors are allowed to be present at Priory meetings.
3. Make the Preceptor’s floorwork in the opening ceremony consistent with the Marshal’s in the
DeMolay Ritual, where the I.K.C. raps after the Preceptor returns to his station, not before.
4. Remove a piece of floorwork before the Deacons collect the password; they will directly go to the
East and begin collecting it, rather than first going to the Altar and waiting for a rap from the I.K.C.
5. Remove a redundant addressing of the “Sir Knight Page Commander” in the opening ceremony.
6. Have the I.K.C. give 3 raps before the Bible is opened, not after.
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7. Clarify when full-form opening and closing ceremonies should take place, to say “when the
Ceremony of Investiture is to take place”.
8. In the Ceremony of Investiture, the I.K.C. should rap once to seat the Registrar, rather than his
sitting down without any direction.
9. Clarify that the Preceptor and Senior Deacon give 2 quick raps during the Ceremony of Investiture.
10. Replace the word “lesson” with “lessons” in the opening ceremony, which is consistent with the
Obligation Queries in the 15th Edition of the DeMolay Ritual.
11. Adopt standard floorwork for forming the sword formation in the opening ceremony, and breaking
the sword formation in the closing ceremony. There is currently no direction for this. The
Committee agreed that Priories should not be given flexibility in this floorwork, and should migrate
to this standard policy.
One call item was proposed from the floor, which was unanimously adopted.
12. In the Ceremony of Investiture, the I.K.C. should return to East after the obligation, seat the brethren
and then remain there to explain the secrets and regalia.
The Committee’s goal is to have a final draft ready by September 1st, and then to publish it as a book. A
motion was made and seconded to adopt the 4th Edition of the Priory Ritual, incorporating all of the changes
that were approved. The Committee asked for a green cover, but in a different shade than the 3rd Edition.
The motion was unanimously approved.
The Committee agreed that the procedures for use of swords in the ceremonies are specific to each
Jurisdiction, and should not be promulgated by DeMolay International.
The committee asserted its long-standing policy that the text of The Order of Ebon may be distributed
through the office, but it is not part of the official Ritual promulgated by DeMolay International. No other
ceremonies are sanctioned by the Committee.
The Committee thanked Bro. Schaeffer for his work in reviewing and proofreading the Priory Ritual,
formulating call items, and preparing it for printing.
Peace and harmony prevailing, the Chairman closed the meeting at 10:31 AM.
Recommendations for Action:
1) That DeMolay International create and distribute electronic copies of the authorized rituals, which would
be password-protected.
2) That DeMolay International adopt the 4th Edition of the Priory Ritual and cause it to be printed in a hard-
bound edition for sale in the DeMolay and More Store.
Fraternally, the 2013-2014 Ritual & Regalia Committee,
Thomas R. Labagh, Chairman
Greg Schaeffer, Vice-Chairman
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Gary Denklau
Gary Garafola
Curtis Gimlin
Reese L. Harrison, Jr, PGM
Nathan “Skip” Mason
Sean Metroka
Craig Phillips
Doug Reiter
Michael Sanders
Thomas Sellers
Robert Taylor
Fred Veinfurt
John Whitaker
Sam Whitehead
So brother Grand Master I move acceptance of the Ritual and Regalia Committee report. I move for the
receipt of the report.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded to receive the report. All those in favor
say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed.
Thomas R. Labagh: Grand Master and brethren, I have two recommendations for action. I move that
DeMolay International create and distribute electronic copies of the authorized rituals which would be
password protected.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Is there a second?
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded to provide electronic rituals that are
password protected. All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed?
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed.
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Thomas R. Labagh: Brother Grand Master and brethren, I move that DeMolay International adopt the 4th
Edition of the Priory Ritual and cause it to be printed in a hardbound edition for sale in the DeMolay &
More store.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Is there a second?
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's moved and seconded that we provide a hardcopy of the Knighthood
Ritual at the DeMolay & More store. Is there any discussion? Call for the question. All those in favor say
aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed. Is David Glattly in the room? He was here before. There he is.
Grand Marshal will you please escort... faster, faster. You know, he's going to have a heart attack. Do we
have a doctor in the room? I think Terry was a DeMolay in 1919.
I hear you have some remarks for us from Commander McNaughton.
David A. Glattly: Thank you Grand Master, International Master Councilor and International Congress
Secretary and my brethren and guests, good afternoon.
I bring you the greetings of Illustrious John William McNaughton, 33rd Degree, the Sovereign Grand
Commander of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. He sends his regards to you and his regrets that he can't
be here with you today.
As you know Commander McNaughton is a Senior DeMolay from the great state of Indiana and he is also
in our Hall of Fame. I would like to acknowledge one of my colleagues that's here today with me. He's
from the state of New Hampshire and he's now going to be working with DeMolay in New Hampshire and
that is Illustrious Rich Elliot, 33rd Degree, our Grand Treasurer General. It's always nice to have the
Grand Treasurer around. Thank you, Rich.
You know, I was driving down the turnpike in New Jersey, which I do all too often and this was in December
and a phone number came up on the car phone and it had the area code of Lexington, Massachusetts which
is the headquarters of Northern Masonic Jurisdiction Scottish Rite so I picked it up and it was Commander
McNaughton and I said, Bill, aren't you in Paris right now and he said, yes, I am.
He said do you know that there's this island under this bridge in Paris where there's a plaque that says
Jacque DeMolay was burned at the stake on this spot and I said, yeah, I know about that. He said do you
know the date March 18th, 2014. And I said, oh sure. As a DeMolay, of course, I know that date. Do you
know what anniversary is coming up and I said, no, absolutely no idea. He said, 700 years. He said this,
will be 700 years since Jacque DeMolay was martyred and burned at the stake. I said, oh yeah, okay. He
said I think you and Monica should be standing on this spot on March 18th, 2014.
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So I paused and I said Commander have you been drinking the vino while you're over there in Paris and he
said, yes, I have but this is what I want you to do. He said I want you to get a DeMolay delegation together
because I think that DeMolay should be here on that spot on March 18th, 2014. He said I want you to
contact the Grand Master and I want you to contact the International Officers and we'll put together a little
group and he said, we'll sponsor that on behalf of all of Scottish Rite, not just Northern Jurisdiction but on
behalf of all of Scottish Rite, and I said, okay, that's a good task so we did that.
Then we had the opportunity to, I guess it was ten in our group but then other people did come over also but
our International Master Councilor, our Congress Secretary, Grand Master and his wife, Janet, and a
couple of couples from our Supreme Council Scottish Rite. Bob Ogg of Rhode Island who's also a former
Executive Officer and senior DeMolay like myself and Dick Burgess, the 8th Sovereign Grand Commander
who is also a senior DeMolay and he speaks French and he knows Paris well, so really I didn't have to do
much to organize the trip, he did.
We had a great time over there. Frank Nordstrom came over and put on that great program that our
International Officers and our Grand Master put on for everybody. At that point I was really more of a
spectator or maybe representing a producer if you will, but let me tell you about one moment in standing
there and watching that ceremony and I know most of you have seen the video but there was a moment when
our international officers were speaking right under the plaque that, have you ever had one of those
moments where all of the sudden you realize that you're doing something very special, you're in a special
place?
I had one of those moments and then the awe hit me and I looked at Bob Ogg and I looked at Dick Burgess
on either side of me and they were getting the same DeMolay feeling I was getting and I could see their eyes
welling up as mine were, and the unique moment was when they talked about King Philip and we could look
over our left shoulder and see what was King Philip's palace back in 1314 and, you know, ole King Philip
could have looked right out his window, seen the smoke at least, if not the flames, of our Grand Master
DeMolay being executed. So it was a very very unique feeling and the Northern Jurisdiction was very proud
to be able to support that on behalf of all of Scottish Rite and it was just a spectacular trip.
Those of you that are delegates here, this is such a good time in your life. I was a delegate once 100 years
ago back in the single digit congresses and I know what you're feeling now and take that feeling, take this
enthusiasm back to your own jurisdiction and keep building DeMolay, and in other words for you to help
keep building DeMolay.
In order to continue with the support of the Northern Jurisdiction, I happen to have two checks here, Grand
Master and International Officers. They're each the same, $12,500 to give you a total of a $25,000
donation for the Congress for DeMolay International.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Wes is already walking over here. Dave, I know we said thank you to
the Commander but, again, if you can thank him on behalf of the Order and he did this for all of Scottish
Rite and it was a fabulous trip and I'm glad we were able to be part of that so thank you.
The other thing is part of that, you know how you show up somewhere and all of the sudden you see
somebody and you know you know them but it's like they're not supposed to be there, well that happened
actually while we were in Paris. I was standing there with Bob and Chris and all of a sudden I look out and
there happens to be Tom Moberly, okay, and I'm like Tom Moberly, he's supposed to be in Northern
California working and it was also one of our Deputy members was also there. Jim Dell was with him and
this is, like, really strange.
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Tom proceeds to tell me that the plaque that we were looking at that he actually took it to Paris, you know,
back in 1919 and had it put up there but he did actually take it there, it wasn't in 1919. Sorry Tom. The
only reason I said it was because he was in the room.
At this time I'd like to call up our International Master Councilor and our International Congress Secretary
up here to kind of give a summary, I guess, of Congress.
Robert W. Laing, International Master Councilor: Thank you Dad Salazar. Chris and I have come here
today on behalf of the 47th International Congress to inform the Supreme Council we have finished our
business as far as legislation goes. All that remains is elections of the next international officers. New
region cabinet members have been elected as well.
This year our Congress decided to entertain debate on two of the Supreme Council Call Items and those two
Call Items were your Call Item on dual membership and appointed office and also the Legion of Honor
Honor Medal.
In the issue of the Legion of Honor Honor Medal, the International DeMolay Congress voted in the
negative. We did not pass that Call Item and we had fervent debate on both sides and we had extension of
the debate but the Congress made their opinion clear. So that was our vote on that issue, and then Chris is
going to tell you about how we voted on the other Call Item. Chris.
Christopher M. LaBaw, International Congress Secretary: And for the second Call Item we voted in the
affirmative that we would allow for dual membership. It was passed without division so pretty solid.
Robert W. Laing, International Master Councilor: That is our report on your Call Items. Any further
questions, you can come up to me and Chris, or any delegate for that matter. Thank you for hearing our
voice and thank you for supporting this Congress program. It's because you allow this joint session that
we're able to come here and give our input and our opinions that make this Congress a viable body. Thank
you very much.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you, Bob and Chris. At this time we'll go into our legislative
items. So if I can ask our J&L Chairman to walk us through this.
Business Session #2
Legislative Call Richard L. Sayre, Committee Chairperson
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Thank you. Hello everybody. I assume you have your calls in front of
you. We are now reaching the time to do the Legislative Call and I will go through it with you Call Item by
Call Item.
Board of Directors who are in this room kindly do not leave because you're going to be called on at some
point for a special thing.
For the moment Call Item number 1 which was to change some of the classifications based upon
nonattendance has been withdrawn so it's not before you. Call Item one is gone.
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You're now on Call Item number 2. Call Item number 2 was adopted by the Board of Directors. It needs to
be adopted by DeMolay International and it is presented by Ken Martensen. You have it before you, I'm not
going to read it. I assume you can all read.
Basically, it allows the Grand Master to suspend an individual, when I say individual I mean a Class 1, 2, 3
or 4 member, people in here, from DeMolay International if he is charged with a felony offense and it
allows the Grand Master to remove a member who is convicted of a felony offense and whose appeal rights
have been exhausted. Currently our system requires charges and a trial and that's a fairly cumbersome and
lengthy process. So this is kind of a short cut for people charged with and convicted of a felony.
I believe Ken is in the room and he can speak to this. There's movement over there. Ken, would you like to
move your proposal?
Kenneth G. Martensen: I'm Ken Martensen from Northern California Active member and I move the
adoption of this. This motion is intended to help out members of the Supreme Council, well not help them, it
will actually suspend or remove them if they commit a felony.
It's my understanding now, and you can correct me if I'm wrong, the only way to remove a member of the
Supreme Council right now is by a vote of all Board members.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: It's a trial process and it comes back if there's an appeal here but
there has to be a trial so it takes awhile.
Kenneth G. Martensen: This will give the Grand Master the option of suspending somebody who's been
accused of a felony and if he's convicted then the Grand Master can, at his option, remove him as a member
of the Supreme Council.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Is that your motion?
Kenneth G. Martensen: I move for the adoption of Call Item number 2.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Can we have a second and the person that's making the second give us
your name for the court reporter?
Reese L. Harrison, Jr., PGM: Seconded.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Grand Master, it's been moved and seconded for the adoption of Call
Item number 2.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Is there any discussion? Again, if you would state your name for the
court reporter.
Robert M. Jones: Robert Jones from South Carolina. I have a problem with the suspension portion of this.
What is a suspension? What have we defined what it entails and the statutes?
Secondly, as a small town lawyer, I still believe a person is not guilty until he's proven guilty beyond a
reasonable doubt. So we're punishing beforehand. So unless we can separate it, I would be against this
amendment.
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Vernon C. Vanderhule: Grand Master, Vernon Vanderhule, Class 1, South Dakota. I have no problem
with the removal portion of this, I think it's appropriate. I also, like Brother Jones, have a problem with the
suspension portion of it and I say that for a number of reasons.
First of all, it's a very common practice of prosecutors to over charge. Charge a felony when the facts
support a misdemeanor to get a plea of guilty to the misdemeanor. It's done all the time.
If you're thinking of a major felony, then that's a different thing but felonies can happen at a fairly low level,
you can get charged. I happened to have witnessed one of these over the last ten months. There was no
evidence for a felony, the charge for a misdemeanor was iffy but forced a plea of guilty to a misdemeanor to
avoid the exposure to the felony and also because of the cost of defense of the felony. So prosecutors do use
this and they use it a lot.
That brings up a really good question. If someone is suspended, can they attend session? If they cannot
attend session, is it an excusable absence? If it's not an excusable absence, can they, therefore, lose their
membership later being found not guilty but they're out. See, I don't think suspension has been thought out
well on this. I think it's got some serious problems.
The removal part, yeah, I would support that if we could separate those two but leave the suspension out of
this thing. I think it's a big problem.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Is there more discussion? Okay. Ken, did you have a comment to the
recommendation from --
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Another friendly amendment.
Kenneth G. Martensen: Grand Master, I'd like to actually make an amendment which would remove the
portion about the suspension and only if he is convicted could he be removed, if that will satisfy the body.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Is there a second to that friendly amendment?
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any more discussion?
Mark L. Rauschenberger: Grand Master.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: This is a discussion on the amendment; right?
Mark L. Rauschenberger: Correct.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Okay.
Mark L. Rauschenberger: Grand Master, Mark Rauschenberger, Active member Illinois DeMolay.
Grand Master, I'm in opposition of removing that and the reason I do that is because if the felony is dealing
with a youth protection issue, we need to have that individual separated from the organization until such a
time that the trial or whatever situation is taken into consideration.
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The Bylaws we started in the original is that the Grand Master may suspend. I think we as a body need the
flexibility if there is a charge against somebody that is in violation of our youth protection rules or
something that could come back and haunt us because there is an issue and we do not act upon that
individual and something else happened, the liability to the corporation is going to be huge.
So we need the ability to remove somebody who is accused of something. Maybe we need to be more
specific in the suspension, but we need to separate that individual from the body until such a time that there
is a conclusion to that situation or that trial.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any more discussion on the amendment? We're going to call the
question on the amendment seeing as how there's no more discussion.
All those in favor of the amendment satisfy it by saying aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed?
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: The amendment fails. So now we're back to the main motion. Is there
anymore discussion on the main motion?
Andre E. Lovas: Andy Lovas, Georgia, Emeritus member. I don't have a vote here, but I do have
something to say. I think we need to redefine, I think Skip said it best, we need to redefine the suspension
portion of this. I think it isn't quite thought out well enough. Give it time, some definition of what he's
suspended from being able to do, I think all of this needs to be wound up in that. I'm not the writer of a
piece of legislation to make that happen, but I agree that we may need a suspension but let's have it defined
for how long or what he's excluded from being able to participate in and these various things that will better
define a suspension and that would make it palatable, I think, to all of us present.
Gregory M. Schaeffer: Grand Master, Greg Schaeffer from Pennsylvania. Section 314.12 applies to
active DeMolays and the quote about expulsion is if a DeMolay pleads guilty or nolo contendere or is found
guilty of a felony he may be expelled from the Order. Why are we not using the same type of language to
deal with expulsions of Supreme Council Class 1, 2, 3 or 4 members? It seems appropriate. He may not be
found guilty but if he pleads guilty, we should get rid of him immediately; right?
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Anymore discussion?
R. Reid Morgan, III: Grand Master, Reid Morgan, Class 1 member from Alabama. Is it not true that an
Executive Officer may remove an advisor at any time based on maybe what we're talking about or other
things without having to go through the Grand Master?
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Grand Master can do that but he cannot remove --
R. Reid Morgan, III: No, Executive Officer.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Executive Officer but he can't remove a Supreme Council member.
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R. Reid Morgan, III: If the Supreme Council Member is currently serving as an advisor, can that person
not be suspended?
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: He can remove him from the chapter but that's not going to affect his
membership here.
R. Reid Morgan, III: So we're talking about membership --
Richard L. Sayre: Here. Just here.
R. Reid Morgan, III: Okay. Thank you.
Michael S. Rushin, Jr.: Grand Master, Mike Rushin, Active member of Arkansas. I think one thing that
we need to point out on both sections of the suspension and removal, it says that the Grand Master may
suspend which gives the Grand Master the option to review the felony.
We all know there's different types of felonies. Some are very egregious, some are relatively low level but
the opportunity of the may there I think is very important because it doesn't say the Grand Master must or
he has to or he will, he may, which gives you the opportunity to review the case to determine if that advisor
or that person is truly a threat to our organization or something that lets the due process go through and
let's not ruin someone's reputation or hurt them when it may, in the end, turn out to be not so much.
Robert E. Lijewski: Bob Lijewski, Wisconsin, Active member. My question is, if the suspended member is
found innocent, will he then be reinstated?
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: I would say presumably but it is not addressed in this proposal.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been called for the question. All those in favor of Call Item number
2 will signify by saying aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: All those opposed?
(Nay vote)
Mr. Speaker: I call a division of the house.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: All those in favor, please stand up? Could you please count that side?
This is only Active members that can vote.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: We have 64 in favor. If you'd kindly be seated. Those opposed stand
up. We need two-thirds to pass this.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It needs two-thirds to pass. There's no sense in counting guys. Thank
you. Sit down. Failed. Call Item 2 fails.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Thank you Grand Master. Thank you brethren. Call Item 3. Greg
Chiles, if you would make your way to a microphone.
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This provision allows the Grand Master to grant an extension for somebody who is a Class 1 or Class 3
member and has not signed and filed their paperwork on time. It gives the Grand Master the option to
extend it for 30 days for that person to get caught up. I can tell you from experience typically those are Past
Imperial Potentates and people like that, SGIGs and others we would not like to boot out of DeMolay, but
I'll let Greg speak to Call Item number 3 and if you would be kind enough to move for the adoption when
you're done.
Gregory A. Chiles, PGM: Grand Master, first of all, Greg Chiles, Executive Officer, Indiana. If I can
offer an amendment to the last right after the last period of no change, insert the Grand Master may issue
one 30-day extension per member annually.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Go ahead and speak to your amendment.
Gregory A. Chiles, PGM: Speak to the amendment?
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Yes.
Gregory A. Chiles, PGM: Do I get a second first?
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Yes. I'm sorry. Go ahead and move. Is there a second to the
amendment? Tony should be correcting me.
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Now, you can speak to your amendment. The problem is we've got to
go back to the main motion. So would you be kind enough to move the adoption of this Call Item number 3?
Gregory A. Chiles, PGM: As originally presented?
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Correct.
Gregory A. Chiles, PGM: So moved.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Is there a second to Call Item number 3?
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Now, you want to amend it; correct?
Gregory A. Chiles, PGM: Yes.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Proceed. We have a second to the amendment; correct?
Gregory A. Chiles, PGM: Correct.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Grand Master, you can now have discussion on the amendment;
right?
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Right.
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Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: The basis for the amendment is to prohibit the Grand Master from
giving extension after extension after extension. He's got one 30-day period to do it. If the guy still hasn't
done the paperwork, then he's out basically.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Is there any discussion? Could you restate the amendment?
Gregory A. Chiles, PGM: The Grand Master may issue one 30-day extension per member, annually.
Mr. Speaker: Thank you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: The amendment was so that you can only do it once per person per year.
We're voting on the amendment. All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: The amendment passes so now we're going to vote on the main motion.
Any more discussion?
Gregory A. Chiles, PGM: Do you need me to speak on that?
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Okay. Go ahead.
Gregory A. Chiles, PGM: Basically, for this as Dick kind of stated, there have been instances and there
were two last year while I was Grand Master where we had one Past Grand Master and one Past Imperial
Potentate and a Hall of Fame member who I was tracking down on December 31st to get their paperwork in.
I would have preferred to have enjoyed New Year's Eve and I have a feeling the Past Imperial Potentate
probably was, but I was still able to get ahold of him.
In addition with the office being closed usually between Christmas and New Year's, it puts a heavy burden
on the Grand Master, the Executive Director and everybody else. This just really gives them a little more
time to get it done.
I realize that 95 percent or better adhere to December 31st. There are a few stragglers and this just gives us
the opportunity to keep some of those guys for politically correct reasons.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Anymore discussion? It's called for the question. All those in favor say
aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any Opposed.
(Nay vote)
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Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passes.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Thank you Grand Master. We're now on Call Item number 4. This is
an amendment to the Rules and Regulations which must happen here. You can read them. It allows a
DeMolay member to hold an office in two chapters, just not an elected office. Brother Chiles, if you'd like
to speak to this and move its adoption.
Gregory A. Chiles, PGM: First of all, I'll move for the adoption of this.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Is there a second?
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded. Discussion.
Gregory A. Chiles, PGM: The basis for this is personally I have a couple of chapters where I have some
members who are currently helping out to start a new chapter. They are holding offices in both chapters.
To be perfectly honest, I didn't realize it was in there that they could not hold office in two different chapters
so this is basically just to clean up my problem, but I think the problem does exist in other jurisdictions or it
will in the future.
I don't think that they should hold an elected office in more than one chapter. I do think that's spreading
them too thin but if a young man wants to be orator in a chapter and 5th preceptor in another chapter, he
should be allowed to do so if the chapter needs him.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Anymore discussion?
Roger Salyer: Roger Salyer from Missouri. I'd like to see where this is left with that he might hold an
elected office as well at the discretion of the Executive Officer.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Anymore discussion?
Roger Salyer: I'd like to see that this be amended so that he could hold an elected office but it would be at
the will of the Executive Officer.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Is there a second to that?
Mr. Speaker: That's not a motion.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: What I'm being told is you have to come up with language on what
exactly it is and make a motion to amend that. So if you're looking to do that... In other words, tell us what
you wanted it to say then.
Roger Salyer: Roger Salyer, again, from Missouri. I would like for it to be amended to say a member may
hold an elected office in more than one chapter at the same time, and may hold an elected or appointed
office in more than one chapter at the same time at the will of the Executive Officer, at the discretion of the
Executive Officers.
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Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Is there a second to that?
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: There's not a second. I'm sorry, there is a second. Now, a discussion on
the amendment.
Dale V. Sandstrom, PGM: Grand Master, I'm Dale Sandstrom, Past Grand Master from North Dakota.
This amendment goes further than the amendment which was noted in the Call Item and approved and as
such it goes further and thus, the body cannot amend that without going back to the proper process of giving
notice.
You can do something less than is proposed but you cannot do something more than is proposed. So this
would be a new legislation item spontaneously appearing on the floor of the Supreme Council so it is not
properly in order. We have to go and it would have to be submitted as a separate amendment because it
goes further. The body can only amend something less. So I suggest to you that it is out of order.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Do you agree?
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Yes.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been brought to your attention that the motion is out of order. Are
you okay? So we're back to the original motion.
G. Tom Taylor: Tom Taylor, Active member from Delaware. I'm not opposed to the motion, but I think
this is one of the pieces of legislation that the young men discussed in the Congress sessions. Since this
directly impacts the young men and they've got some involvement in it, can we get one of the Congress
Officers to perhaps give us the input from the Congress?
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: I've already kind of geared them up that they need to do that.
Christopher LaBaw, International Congress Secretary: Christopher LaBaw, International Congress
Secretary. Like I had mentioned earlier, we did, in fact, pass this piece of legislation. We do understand
that occasionally having dual members for struggling jurisdictions can spread a young man too thin but at
the same time, we realize that that's his choice if he wants to join two chapters or help out, he can always
prioritize which chapter and things like that so we did strongly support this Call Item.
Robert Laing, International Master Councilor: Bob Laing, International Master Councilor. The vote on
this Call Item was very much in favor with very few disapprovals. I just wanted to let you know that. I don't
have the numbers, but I do have notes in my phone for this purpose that it was strongly agreed by the
Congress.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Anymore discussion? It's been called for the question. All those in favor
of Call Item number 4 in its original state, will satisfy by saying aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
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(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passes.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: We're now on Call Item number 5. This is the creation of the Legion
of Honor Honor Medal. William Eppig, wherever you are, head this way. You can read it. It creates an
honor medal that is called the Legion of Honor Honor Medal and it's fairly well defined and spelled out in
here.
This was put to advisory vote before the Board of Directors and they voted no. I think Congress voted no as
well. If you would first make your motion and we get a second and then speak to your amendment.
William C. Eppig: William Eppig, Active member of Maryland. I move that we adopt Call Item number 5.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Is there a second?
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any discussion?
William C. Eppig: Gentlemen, the reason I made this motion in this manor is as in my explanation we've
been discussing this for over 12 years. Many Executive Officers, such as myself, feel we have a need to
honor those who have gone above and beyond in our service to the Order of DeMolay. You're rightly so, it
is our female advisors. Many of us have many a female advisor who have done just as much as any man
and we cannot honor them because of their title. After reviewing many of the comments for and against, I
realized the main hang up was that we did not want to give them the Honorary Legion of Honor because it
wanted to maintain the tradition of being a Master Mason.
This proposal is to have its own separate honor called the Legion of Honor Medal. I named it that for a
reason. To have a connection but is not a Legion of Honor. It is given in the name of the Legion of Honor
by the Legion of Honor.
It has its own separate rules. Hopefully, its own separate presentation. It would eliminate the private vow
as well as the kneeling vow but would require a public pledge of continued service. That is why I did it. I
feel that there is a need. I in my own jurisdiction have many a woman as well as a non-Master Mason who
would deserve this medal or this recognition. A Medal of Appreciation is not the same thing as a Medal of
Honor or, I'm sorry, Legion of Honor. A Cross of Honor is not the same thing as Legion of Honor. We need
a special, a distinct medal for those who go above and beyond for DeMolay just like we give Senior
DeMolays and Master Masons.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Anymore discussion?
Richard M. Young: Rick Young, Active member from Virginia. As Dad Eppig said we've had this issue
before us for about 12 years in one form or another and I've been against it for 12 years but this past
summer I was faced with a situation very similar to what he described. We were going to an honors
investiture where we were bringing presentations to two professors from Radford University who have
worked for us in Virginia DeMolay for four or five years.
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One was a senior DeMolay from Maryland and he received the Legion of Honor. The other one received
the Medal of Appreciation which was the best thing that we had to give him. When we made that
presentation, he was as excited about what we gave him as the gentleman who received the Legion of
Honor.
I would submit, brethren that we are hung up on how important the honor is rather than what the perception
of the recipient is. These men and ladies are thrilled that they are getting sincere, honest, appreciation.
Call it the Medal of Appreciation, call it what you want, but I think that we have the tools in place to
properly honor the folks that we are, in fact, honoring and I don't think it's necessary that we create a new
honor for them.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: More discussion?
Andre E. Lovas: Andy Lovas, Georgia. Emeritus member. My brothers, if we think back to the various
honors that have been created for DeMolays, Master Masons, advisors, they're all separate and different.
For an active DeMolay the highest honor we can give them is the Chevalier, which is fine and it's a
wonderful tool and should be well used.
For an advisor the highest honor we can given an advisor is a Cross of Honor. Any Executive Officer that
is using the Legion of Honor as a super award for an advisor is using it inappropriately. That's not what
the statutes have provided the Legion of Honor to be.
The Legion of Honor is for senior DeMolays or Master Masons who have provided outstanding service not
only or not for DeMolay or Masonic service but within the community and within the nation. Therefore, if
you want to honor non-Masonic people in the community, we have the Medal of Appreciation or if you want
something higher than that create a completely separate different award for those that are not in the
Masonic family, and I have no problem with that, but let's use the awards that have been created
historically in DeMolay for those people for whom it was intended and let's not try to water something down
or to build something up but let's live with what we have and if we need another award, let's create it
separately. Thank you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Anymore discussion? Call for the question. All those in favor of Call
Item number 5 will signify by saying aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: All those against.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Fails.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Thank you. We're coming up to Call Item number 6 and Call Item
number 6 requires a little work. Because of the timing of the session we cannot elect, assuming that you
pass Call Item 6 we have to have a Board meeting for the Board to approve it before we can elect them
tomorrow. So Grand Master I would ask you to call the Board of Directors into meeting at this time and
ask them to rise.
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Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: I'd like to call the Board of Directors in session. If I can have the Board
of Directors please stand.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: The first issue that we have before us is the minutes of the board
meeting where the creation of two regions was apparently approved are not clear. So my first question to
the Board and it needs to come in the form of a motion by the Grand Master or one of you is to approve the
creation of the two new regions. Would some board member make that motion?
Mr. Speaker: So moved.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Is there a second?
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Call for the question. All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Thank you. Don't sit down. The second issue is the Board has
reviewed Call Item number 6. The Board of Directors must approve it to fit within the schedule so that we
can elect these guys tomorrow. So the question before you as the Board of Directors is to vote affirmative
or to reject Call Item number 6. So Grand Master, if somebody would make a motion to approve or reject
Call Item number 6.
Mr. Speaker: Motion to approve.
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Past Grand Master Krall wherever you are. Come on up. This is the
Board of Directors, never mind. Stay cool. Grand Master, would you call the question for the Board?
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: All those in favor of approving Call Item number 6 say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed. Thank you.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: You may sit, you're unconvened. They're still in session, they're just
not cooking anymore. All right. Now, we have Call Item number 6 before you, it's self-explanatory during
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the year and just a moment ago to be sure the Grand Master and the Board of Directors created two new
regions. One is in Europe, I believe, and the other is in South America.
The difficulty is that under our current structure they don't hold seats on the Board of Directors and so this
amendment is designed to allow them to hold seats on the Board of Directors. We gave you kind of a draft
yesterday and many of you found the typos. This was typed by me and at about midnight and I apologize,
but we found some typos and the language that we had about the rotation of the terms was confusing so
Tony and I sat down and cleaned it up.
So what you have now before you is the cleaned up version of Call Item number 6, J&L has approved it to
be heard tonight or this afternoon as urgent and necessary and Past Grand Master Krall If you will move
your adoption of Call Item 6 and discuss it.
Tony R. Krall, PGM: I move for the adoption of Call Item number 6.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Discussion?
Tony R. Krall, PGM: I guess I'm the sacrificial lamb.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Yes, you are.
Tony R. Krall, PGM: On behalf of J&L committee, which I'm not a member, we have put this together to
try and continue to expand DeMolay and allow representation on the Board of Directors. I think it's pretty
self-explanatory and I urge you to vote.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Anymore discussion? Call for the question? All those in favor of Call
Item number 6 will say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passes. Thank you, gentlemen.
Richard L. Sayre, J&L Chairman: Thank you. You're done. I know that breaks your heart. I fondly
remember the good ole days where this went on for three days and we had 85 Call Items. The other things,
J&L has two more functions. One is to read into the record and for you, to tell you what J&L did during the
year.
Boyd, as you know, Boyd has been the C hair this year and he made a number of decisions, and I'll tell you
what they are I appreciate your patience with me. I got this job about two weeks ago and it was kind of an
immersion in hot oil and I'm glad we figured out a way to actually have a session instead of a pageant and I
appreciate all of you being here to bear with me.
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Jurisprudence and Legislation Committee
2013-2014 Decisions
1. ISSUE: May an Executive Officer, acting solely upon his own authority, amend any rules,
regulations or bylaws governing a state DeMolay association in his jurisdiction?
DECISION: There are four statutory provisions which provide an answer to the question asked.
Generally, Executive Officers have a great deal of authority in regulating the operation of DeMolay within
their jurisdiction. Section 204.3(a) of the Rules and Regulations provides that he “is responsible for the
administration, extension and promotion of the Order in his Jurisdiction”. Section 204.3(b) goes further by
adding that he “may exercise within his Jurisdiction all power necessary for the best interest of the Order
which is not prohibited by the bylaws or these rules and regulations, or by DeMolay International, the Board
of Directors, or Grand Master”. Additionally, Section 208.3 addresses the issue directly wherein it provides
that “With the approval of the Executive Officer, Chapters may organize into area, jurisdictional or
geographic organizations to promote and encourage activity and cooperation in DeMolay programs. The
organizations may provide for election of officers and with the approval of the Executive Officer or Officers
may adopt bylaws not in conflict with these rules and regulations”.
Finally, Section 208.4 states that “area or jurisdictional organizations are under the control of the Executive
Officer”.
Each of these sections is consistent with the others in that they recognize the power of an Executive Officer,
absent a proper prohibition, to govern DeMolay within his jurisdiction. There is no requirement that a
jurisdiction even have a state or jurisdictional organization. However, should the Executive Officer choose
to permit one, it is wholly within his authority to establish and amend at will any bylaws, rules or
regulations which may exist.
2. ISSUE: May the Grand Master create new Regions and thereby expand the number of members on
the Board of Directors?
DECISION: Article VI, Section 1 of the Bylaws specifies who are the members of the Board of
Directors and provides that there shall be one representative from each Region. At the annual meeting in
2012 it was anticipated that new jurisdictions and new regions might be created when Section 208.2 of the
Rules and Regulations was substantially amended to include the language in Subsection (c) that “the Grand
Master shall, with the advice and consent of the Board of Directors, assign jurisdictions to regions”. There
is no provision in either the Bylaws or the Rules and Regulations which sets a maximum limit or a
minimum number of regions. Therefore, so long as the Board of Directors consents, the Grand Master may
assign jurisdictions to a new region or regions and thereby expand the membership of the Board.
3. ISSUE: May an Executive Officer opt out of participation in Kingdom of DeMolay and so avoid
payment of the funding assessment adopted to support that program?
DECISION: Kingdom of DeMolay is a program adopted by the corporation for participation by all
members. Like any other program, funding may be accomplished through inclusion in the annual budget,
assessment of a fee as provided in Section 209.2 of the Rules and Regulations or “from other sources as
DeMolay International may approves” as provided in Section 209.1. Absent any limitations established in
the creation of a program, it is applicable to the entire corporation.
A Jurisdiction is defined at both Article I, Section 4(e) of the Bylaws and Section 101.3(e) of the Rules and
Regulations as “the area within the geographic limits assigned to one Executive Officer”. Section 204.1 of
the Rules and Regulations provides, in part, that an Executive Officer “is the representative of DeMolay
International in” his jurisdiction. Read together these provisions demonstrate that a jurisdiction is an
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administrative subdivision of the corporation DeMolay International and has no separate legal existence as
an independent entity nor does an Executive Officer have the authority to operate the Order in a manner
contrary to the governing documents.
When an assessment is properly adopted to fund a program and made applicable to all jurisdictions it
thereby becomes mandatory that all remit the amount required. An Executive Officer may not refuse to pay
such fees or assessments.
4. ISSUE: If a Class 1 or 3 member is unable to attend a special meeting of DeMolay International is
he required to secure an excuse for such absence to avoid being subject to possible loss of membership?
DECISION: Article IV, Section 9 of the Bylaws sets forth the requirement for attendance at
corporate meetings of DeMolay International and possible consequences for failure to do so. As provided in
that Section, attendance is mandatory for Class 1 and Class 3 members only at annual meetings of the
corporation, not any special meeting which may be called as provided in Article V, Section 2. It is not
necessary to secure an excuse if a member is unable to attend a special meeting.
5. ISSUE: Is it permitted for official DeMolay activities to be conducted on religious holidays?
DECISION: There is no provision within the governing documents of the corporation concerning
religious holidays. As a result, there is no rule prohibiting any DeMolay activity or event from being held
on such a day.
6. ISSUE: How is the conflict between sponsorship rules for establishing a Chapter and those for
reinstatement of a charter resolved?
DECISION: Within the Rules and Regulations Section 311.4(a) provides that either an organization
composed exclusively of Masons or an Advisory Council may sponsor or apply to establish a chapter. The
distinction between the two arises from language within Article 14 which permits non-Masons to serve as
members of an advisory council. Section 313.5 limits those who may apply for reinstatement of a charter to
a single group, that being “any organization composed exclusively of Masons”. Clearly there are two
different standards but that does not mean that the statutes are in conflict with each other because they deal
with two separate topics. DeMolay International has chosen to set one set of rules governing the
establishment of chapters and a totally separate set governing reinstatement of charters. There is to
requirement that the two should be identical and there is therefore no conflict between the two.
7. ISSUE: May the Grand Master remove an officer of the International DeMolay Congress?
DECISION: Although there is no specific statutory provision which addresses this question, Article
VII, Section 5(a)(1) of the Bylaws provides that “when DeMolay International and the Board of Directors
are not in session” the Grand Master “has general supervision of the Order.” Additionally, Article V,
Section 1(c) of the Congress Bylaws states that “all officers serve under the supervision of the Grand Master
and the Congress Advisor”. Read together the Decision to this Issue is that the Grand Master may remove
an officer of the Congress.
8. ISSUE: If a Congress officer ceases to hold that office for any cause, whether by removal,
resignation or other, what effect does such action have on his status as a member of the Board of Directors if
any?
DECISION: As set forth in Article VI, Section 1 of the Bylaws, only five members of the Board of
Directors serve as such due to the office they hold: the Grand Master, Grand Senior Councilor, Grand
Junior Councilor, Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer. Should any of those five cease to hold office they
also cease to be a member of the Board of Directors. All other members of the Board are elected
individually by the corporation and serve as such irrespective of any other office they may hold. If a Class 6
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member is elected as one of the two who serve on the Board he continues in his term even if he ceases to
serve in an office.
9. ISSUE: May a meeting of the Board of Directors be recessed and thereafter called back into session
without the requirement that a new notice be issued by the Grand Secretary?
DECISION: Article VI of the Bylaws provides rules for the Board of Directors. Section 5 requires
that at least fifteen days prior notice shall be given of all meetings. However, no provisions exist which
govern how long a meeting may last. So long as a meeting is called into recess and not closed and that a
specific date and time for resuming business is stated prior to the call to recess, then no new notice is
required.
10. ISSUE: May a Class 3 (Deputy) member of DeMolay International be elected as a Class 2
(Emeritus) member?
DECISION: Article IV, Section 6 of the Bylaws provides, in part, that DeMolay International may
“elect a Class 2 member from any of its Class 1 members”. No other Class of member is listed in this or
any other part of the statutes as being eligible for election to Class 2 membership. A Class 3 member may
not be elected as a Class 2 member.
11. ISSUE: May the Grand Master appoint an Assistant Grand Secretary to aid the Grand Secretary in
the performance of his duties?
DECISION: Article VII, Section 1 of the Bylaws lists the officers of DeMolay International and
nowhere in that Article is provision made for the appointment of any not included in that list. However, this
does not mean that the Grand Master may not confer a title and enlist the assistance of an individual so long
as it is understood that the title is merely honorary and does not create a new office. As is often noted,
Section 5(a)(1) of that Article provides in part that the Grand Master has general supervision of the Order
when the body and Board are not in session. Creating an honorary title is within the scope of that general
grant of authority.
In describing what duties an Assistant Grand Secretary may fulfill, reference is also made to Section 5(b)(1)
of Article VII wherein it is provided that in discharging his duties, the Grand Secretary “may designate any
person to represent him in the exercise of his authority”. However, under no circumstances can the
selection of anyone to assist in performing the duties of office, whether accompanied by a title or not,
relieve the elected Grand Secretary from the ultimate responsibility for their fulfillment.
12. ISSUE: What is the effect on his position as an Executive Officer and his membership classification
if a Class 1 member is appointed as an Executive Officer and prior to the next annual meeting attains the age
of 75?
DECISION: In the Bylaws, Article IV, Section 5(e) mandates that, except for Past Grand Masters,
all Class 1 members must be reclassified as Class 2 members upon attaining the age of 75. The only other
exception to this mandatory retirement is found in Section 5(f) which establishes other rules for
reclassification if the member is an Executive Officer appointed on or after June 19, 2011. Read together,
these statutes lead to the conclusion that the Class 1 member described in the Issue presented must be
reclassified at the next annual meeting after attaining the age of 75. His new membership status will be
determined based upon whether the provisions of Section 5(e) or 5(f) apply.
Section 204.1 of the Rules and Regulations describes an Executive Officer as “a Class 1 member assigned a
Jurisdiction”. Restated, this Section mandates that only a Class 1 member may serve as an Executive
Officer.
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Unless exempt by being a Past Grand Master, the individual described in the Issue presented will, at the next
annual meeting after reaching the age of 75, be reclassified and will no longer be a Class 1 member. He
thereby becomes ineligible to continue as Executive Officer as well and that position will be deemed
vacated as soon his election to another Class of membership is announced.
Having said that, the last thing we do is that J&L or myself actually move that DeMolay International ratify
the actions of the officers and Board of Directors during the term of Grand Master Michael Salazar and
indemnify the same.
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: There's a second. All those in favor of the motion will say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Motion passes. I've actually had quite a few people ask me what the
plans are from a DeMolay International perspective, you know, for our centennial and so on. So we're just
a little bit ahead of schedule so I thought it would be a great opportunity for us right now to actually hear
from that committee so that you can all quit asking me, I guess. So I'll ask the chairman to step up here.
Centennial Committee Report Patton R. Hart, Committee Chairman
Patton R. Hart, PGM: I submitted our report from the Centennial committee, electronically submitted to
Nancy Shipps and it's ready for distribution for all to see.
I want to bring you up to date with a couple of matters. I submitted back in November, Greg Chiles' year as
Grand Master, that $10,000 be set aside in the 2013 budget and each year thereafter through 2019 to
provide some of the funding necessary for the centennial year program and activities.
I checked with Bill Bryan at DeMolay International headquarters and he's the controller there. He verified
that we've got $16,387 in the anniversary fund so far. So perhaps we've got to seek some donations or
campaign in order to seek some funding for the centennial celebration.
Now, I would like to share some comments that were initiated in our Centennial Committee meeting this
morning as well as review some of the reports that we have come up with. We cannot let such a milestone
go by without a formal comprehensive first class observance of this anniversary celebration.
The 50th anniversary session that was held in Kansas City, Brother Moberly was a part of that celebration,
he attended that as the jurisdictional staff officer in Northern California. He indicated that active planning
began only about two years prior to the anniversary year, we're approaching that now and was totally staff
driven with exceptions of one jurisdictional coordinator. So I would encourage you to be thinking now of a
coordinator or director in your jurisdiction to coordinate some of the activities for the Centennial
celebration. More than 5,000 attended the four-day event held in Kansas City.
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The focus of this centennial celebration was the Congress. The Congress session was held during the
anniversary session with delegate seating on the floor of the Municipal Auditorium arranged in
congressional style.
I've been told that the former headquarters at DeMolay International has the top floor that can be used for
congressional seating. So that would be a perfect opportunity for the Congress of DeMolay International.
I think we should also contact the President of the United States' office and hopefully they can send a
representative or the President can attend, get former Bill Clinton involved. That would be something
special.
There were four sessions of the ritual demonstration by Concord chapter from Louisiana that were held
with the chapter presenting the DeMolay degree in which actors had one side of their face painted white
and the other side in black. So we can think about ritual performances. We can involve the ritual
tournaments and designate honorees to be a part of this ritual performance at the session.
Entertainment was held each night and also while President Nixon, at the time, could not attend he sent
white house staff member, broadcaster and former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan to bring his
message to the celebration.
There was efforts to get the President Honorary and Past Grand Master of DeMolay Harry Truman there
and Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri who was living, at the time, in Independence,
Missouri but he couldn't attend because of his illness.
On the last day of the celebration, the 50th anniversary three planes left for the two-week European
pilgrimage during which a 200-member delegation visited the Vatican and was greeted by one of the Pope's
personal staff wearing an I'm for DeMolay button and placed a memorial marker at the place where Jacque
DeMolay was burned. So hopefully we can develop some efforts towards this.
Some of the suggestions and recommendations I will highlight for you for your review. It was suggested
that we plan some event around March 18th, 2019, the actual 100th anniversary of the founding of the Order.
It was further suggested that the celebration should be a year-long celebration, that we involve all the
chapters and DeMolay throughout the world in this celebration beginning on March 18th, 2019, which is a
Monday and extending through March 18th, 2020, with a number of activities and events held by chapters
and jurisdictions throughout the world.
One suggestion focused on the possibility of a worldwide initiation to increase membership held on a
chapter to chapter basis near March 18th. It was indicated that 2019 is also the 60th anniversary of Dad
Land's death and could serve as another occasion for us to honor this devoted man, Dad Land. Other
suggestions would be promote the celebration in social media to get interest and attract DeMolays,
coordinate our planning with the Congress centennial committee.
I think they've come up with an idea to have a statute of Dad Land. Consider contests in the 2016-17 for
active DeMolays to create their logo to be used for the anniversary. Create a postage stamp in honor of
Dad Land for DeMolay's 100th anniversary. Create a commemorative Coca Cola bottle and then another
European pilgrimage that we could launch and have for our two-week session for DeMolay.
Then Brother Moberly who volunteered to talk with the NorCal advisor who owns about 50 radio stations
on advice how to get the anniversary story to and used by appropriate media outlets. We've got to do a
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great job on public relations to increase PR and we need to coordinate with the Convention Planning
Committee regarding the 2019 date and make sure that a couple of extra days are blocked to provide time
for anniversary activities at the annual session.
And finally, it was suggested that we prepare an updated history of DeMolay picking up from the 50th
anniversary publication and prepare and print in electronic form, and also create a special 100th
anniversary year commemorative item or certificate for presentation at the local Chevalier or Chevalier
and Legion of Honor observances.
We need to make this project happen. We need to be proactive now to make our 100th celebration of
DeMolay a huge success.
Centennial Committee Minutes June 14, 2013
Room 2006, Doubletree Hotel
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Chairman Pat Hart, PGM, called the meeting to order at 10 a.m. Committee members in attendance were:
Weldon Clampitte, PGM; Tom Denslow, PIMC; Tom Moberly, Tim Strawn and Randy Williams. Visitors
were: Ray Flynn and George Tilden.
Brother Williams offered an opening prayer.
Chairman Hart welcomed everyone. He indicated he had sent a committee report to the Grand Master and
Board of Directors in November, requesting $10,000 be set aside in the 2013 budget and each year
thereafter through 2019 to provide some of the funding necessary for the centennial year
programs/activities.
Brother Hart then recapped some of the ideas that had been generated by previous years’ Centennial
Committees, including: 100 Year Club, Ritual Tournament, and Golf Tournament. The committee quickly
came to unanimous agreement that, while some have questioned whether we should expend a lot of effort in
planning such a celebration and questioned whether DeMolay would even exist or have anything
worthwhile to celebrate in 2019, we cannot let such a milestone go by without a formal, comprehensive,
first class observance of this signal anniversary year. Brother Strawn, the only member of the committee
who attended the 50th anniversary celebration other than Brother Moberly, indicated that DeMolay
everywhere benefitted from a 2 to 3 year “buzz” and excitement after the 50th anniversary and that provides
a good reason to undertake a 100th anniversary celebration. Brother Moberly affirmed that remark.
Brother Moberly, the jurisdictional Staff Officer in Northern California and former DeMolay Headquarters
staff member, reflected on the planning for the 50th anniversary celebration in Kansas City in late June/early
July, 1969. Tom was on the Headquarters staff in the mid-1960’s and was one of the staff members actively
involved in planning and presenting that anniversary celebration. He indicated that active planning began
only about two years prior to the anniversary year and was totally staff-driven with the exception of one
jurisdictional “coordinator” (read: information contact) in each jurisdiction. More than 5,000 attended the
four day event held in downtown Kansas City. Among the features of that celebration were:
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Focus on the Congress: congress session was held during the anniversary session with delegate
seating on the floor of Municipal Auditorium, arranged in Congressional style; no ISC meeting was
held in conjunction with the celebration
Note: At this time, ISC sessions were held in March/April
Four sessions of a ritual demonstration by Concord Chapter from Louisiana were held, with the
chapter presenting a “surreal” DeMolay degree in which all actors had one side of their face painted
in white and the other side in black;
Entertainment was held each night and included: Pat Paulsen, comedian and perennial Presidential
candidate; the musical group, America; the musical group, Kenny Rogers and the First Edition.
Also, while President Nixon could not attend, he sent White House staff member and subsequent
broadcaster and presidential candidate Pat Buchanan to bring his message to the celebration.
Tireless efforts were made to get President and Honorary Grand Master of DeMolay Harry Truman
(Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri) who lived in Independence, MO, a Kansas City
suburb, but were unsuccessful due to President Truman’s illness.
All attendees made their own hotel reservations at various hotels throughout the downtown area;
One meal was served to 4,700 attendees in the Auditorium (it was prepared in the nearby Meuhlbach
Hotel and “driven” to the Auditorium for serving); and
On the last day of the celebration, three planes left for the two week European pilgrimage during
which the 200 member delegation visited the Vatican and was greeted by one of the Pope’s personal
staff wearing an “I’m for DeMolay” button and placed a memorial marker at the place where
Jacques DeMolay was burned at the stake on a small island in the River Seine, near Paris. The
pilgrimage which included air fare, hotel, bus transportation throughout Europe, and most meals cost
$827/person!
Brother Denslow suggested we use the 50th anniversary “playbook” (files, schedule, information) be used
as a guideline as we plan the centennial celebration just as it was for the 75th anniversary celebration when
Brother Denslow was IMC.
Brother Moberly suggested it was virtually imperative that we plan some event for March 18th, 2019, the
actual 100th anniversary of the founding of the Order. It was further suggested that the celebration should be
a year long program, beginning on March 18, 2019 (a Monday) and extending through March 18, 2020 with
a number of activities/events throughout the year. One suggestion focused on the possibility of a worldwide
initiation, held on a chapter-by-chapter basis on March 18th. Hopefully, the aggregated number of initiates
from all the individual initiations would represent a very large class.
Brother Strawn indicated that 2019 would be the 60th anniversary of Dad Land’s death and that could serve
as another occasion/date (November 8th) on which to build an anniversary program around.
Throughout the discussion, the following ideas and suggestions were offered:
Promotion of the celebration will have to be social media focused to interest/attract DeMolays;
We may want to meet with current/future Congress delegates and seek their input, possibly
presenting the request for input as if the anniversary celebration would be held next year;
We need to coordinate our planning with the Congress’ Centennial Committee;
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Consider a contest in the 2015-16 and or possibly 2016-17 year to seek then currently active
DeMolays to sit on the Centennial Committee;
Consider a contest in the 2016-17 year for active DeMolays to create the logo to be used for the
anniversary;
Creating a postage stamp in honor of Dad Land/DeMolay’s 100th;
Creating a commemorative Coca Cola bottle;
Another European pilgrimage. (Brother Moberly mentioned that, prior to 1969 we had only a few
chapters in Europe, in Germany, and now we have chapters in Germany, Italy, Romania and France
who would happily take part in an anniversary program in Europe.)
Brother Moberly volunteered to contact an active Mason/Grand Lodge officer in California who is a
travel agent to see how he might be able to help us in organizing/coordinating a European trip for a
reasonable price;
Brother Moberly also volunteered to talk with a NorCal Advisor who owns 50 radio stations re:
advice on how to get our anniversary story to and used on appropriate media outlets;
Brother Strawn volunteered to do research on the process to have a commemorative postage stamp
issued which several committee members indicated they understand takes a long time to accomplish;
Brother Clampitte volunteered to do research on the process of having a Coca Cola commemorative
bottle created;
We need to coordinate with Convention Planning Committee re: 2019 dates and make sure that a
couple of extra days are blocked to provide time for anniversary activities at the annual Session.
That should be done quickly to secure the dates we want so we have those basic arrangements made
no later than five years out;
It was recommended that we seek representatives to the Centennial Committee from a number of
other existing DI committees, including Convention Planning;
It was suggested we prepare an updated history of DeMolay, picking up from the 50th anniversary
publication, and prepare it in print and/or electronic form;
It was suggested we create a special 100th anniversary year commemorative item/certificate for
presentation at local Chevalier and Legion of Honor observances.
The committee determined that it would attempt to meet in November at or around the time of the quarterly
Board meeting in Kansas City. It was also decided that, at that time or possibly in conjunction with the
2014 Session in Kansas City, we do a “driving tour” of Kansas City sites historically related to DeMolay.
With no further business appearing, the meeting was adjourned at 11:17 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Tim Strawn
Tim Strawn
Secretary
Patton R. Hart, PGM: I move for receipt of this report.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Is there a second?
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Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded to receive the report from the Centennial
committee. All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: All those opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed. At this time Ross, the Foundation asked if they can have a few
minutes to talk to us about some of the great things that they're doing that will help DeMolay International
with their program.
Ross Pfannenstiel, Director of Development: Thank you Grand Master Salazar for letting me have a few
minutes in the joint session to talk about a couple of things we have coming up.
(Development presentation)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you, Ross. We'll hear from the Nominating committee so you all
know who's running.
Nominating Committee Report #2 Ronald J. Minshall, Committee Chairman
Ronald J. Minshall: Thank you Grand Master. Ron Minshall, Chairman of Nominations, Active member
from Oklahoma. Grand Master, the 2014 DeMolay International Nominating Committee nominates the
following DeMolay International members to the elected line.
For Grand Master, Derek G. Sprague of Oregon. For Grand Senior Councilor, Steven E. Crane of Kansas.
For Grand Junior Councilor, Sherman C. Parker, Junior, of Michigan. William M. Sardone of New York
and G. Thomas Taylor of Delaware. For Grand Treasurer, Wesley D. Thornton of New Mexico. For Grand
Secretary, Patton R. Hart of Kentucky and Keith K. Klein of Indiana.
Grand Master, I move for the receipt of this report on the elected line.
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded to receive the report from the Nominating
committee. All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed.
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Ronald J. Minshall: Grand Master, the following International DeMolay members have been elected to
fill actually six vacancies created for region representative. For Region 1, Wayne Szretter of Massachusetts.
For Region 3, Stephen Berry of Florida. For Region 5. Mark Hailer of Minnesota. For Region 7, Gary
Mueller of Colorado. For Region 9, Luiz Kieling of Columbia and for Region 10, Ward Williamson of
Germany.
Grand Master, I move for the receipt of this report.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Is there a second?
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded to receive the report. Is there a
discussion?
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: Derek Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor. Is the Board
member from Germany or actually representing Germany?
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Point of clarification. For Region 9 is Luiz Kieling who is from Columbia and for
Region 10, Ward Williamson who is from Germany.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Anymore discussion? All those in favor of receiving this portion of the
report say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed?
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed. Thank you. Dad Peters, are you in the room? Do you have any
announcements for --
Terry L. Peters: No.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: No announcements. Thank you. I want you all to take note of this, okay,
we're, again, early Derek. I call the close of business session 2. We'll see you in the morning. Thank you.
(Meeting concluded at 5:23 p.m.)
Business Session #3 Saturday, June 21, 2014
Kansas City, Missouri
(Meeting commenced at 9:07 a.m.)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: My brethren, we should never start a meeting without a prayer so at this
point I'm going to turn it over to the Grand Chaplain so he can lead us in prayer.
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(Prayer)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you. Just a couple of quick announcements just making sure that
if you -- would all the citizens of the United States lead this with me?
(Pledge of Allegiance)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you, Michael, for saving my knuckles. I want to make sure that
all Supreme Council members sign the book. At this point I'd like to turn the gavel over to our Grand Senior
Councilor.
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: I'd like to call upon past Grand Master Dale Sandstrom.
Dale Sandstrom: I move to take from the table the Grand Master's report.
Mr. Speaker: Seconded.
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: It's been moved and seconded to move from the table the
Grand Master's report for consideration. Is there discussion? All in favor of the motion.
(Aye vote)
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: All opposed.
(Nay vote)
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: Motion passes. I'd like to make a motion to accept the
report of the Grand Master.
Mr. Speaker: Seconded.
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: It's been moved and seconded to accept the report of the
Grand Master. All in favor please signify by saying aye.
(Aye vote)
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: All opposed.
(Nay vote)
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: Same sign. Motion passes. Congratulations Grand
Master.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you. It's getting closer. Thank you. Is Ian in the room? I was
going to get the Grand Marshal but if you want to come up here. It's my pleasure actually to introduce the
Supreme Council from Australia.
Ian Milne: Thank you, Grand Master. This is a surprise. Good day everybody. My name is Ian Milne. I'm
an Active member of the Supreme Council of the Order of DeMolay of Australia. This is my second time
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attending a supreme session. I was here five years ago in this town, probably in this very room five years
ago I suppose we might have been and, it's certainly great to be back.
Because of the business that's normally conducted by this Supreme Council that doesn't have a real impact
on Australia, I've been spending a lot of my time in with the Congress session getting ideas to hope that we
might be able to use something there. So I'm sitting in this morning to catch the last session. The elections
are next door but that part doesn't involve me either.
So I really appreciate the friendship that everybody has shown towards me and the cooperation and the
welcome that I've received from the staff at headquarters, and for the warm welcome that I've received from
the Grand Master. So thank you, Grand Master, for the welcome this morning and also for allowing me to
speak to this such august body. Thank you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Let's get right into the committee reports. I know there's some anxious
people up here that would like us to move up on the agenda so let's move on to --
Mr. Speaker: Grand Master, I apologize for interrupting but we cannot hear you in the back of the room.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Can you hear me now? Thank you. Let's move on to the Budget and
Finance committee. If we can hear from you, that would be great.
Budget & Finance Committee Report Kevin Breitzmann, Chairman
Kansas City, Missouri
Gentlemen and fellow members International Supreme Council:
On behalf of the members of the Budget and Finance Committee, it is my pleasure to present the report of
the activities of our committee during the past DeMolay year.
Since our last Session in Minneapolis, the B&F Committee was charged with a number of projects
throughout the year and met formally at this session to discuss the budget and the financial condition of
DeMolay International. A budget for the period of July 2014 to June 2015 was developed and presented to
the Board of Directors at their meeting in April of this year and updated to incorporate additional
information received since that time.
With your pre-proceeding materials you were sent a budget which was indicated as a draft budget. This was
done to allow for changes if any proposal came forward from the database committee. Since no final
proposal is available at this time, the originally distributed proposal is the budget that was brought forward
at this session. A budget is a management tool to allow for planning of various items for the upcoming
budget period. Therefore, even though there has been no final decision on a database project, the funds for
any final proposal are being made available within this budget for the coming year. If no project is
approved, then the funds will not be spent and the investment draw will be reduced accordingly.
The basis for the budget that has been proposed was compiled in large part by discussions between the
Service & Leadership Center Staff and Past Grand Master Greg Kimberling. They looked at current
operations and reasonable spending levels for the various expense categories. These numbers were further
refined and updated to reflect other spending items. It is the feeling of the committee that the numbers
contained in the budget are accurate and reflect current operations. It is true, the investment draw contained
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in this budget is higher than it typically would be if we did not include the funds for the database project.
However, if take these funds out of the budget, the investment draw would still be above the typical 5-6%
draw we would like to see from a continuing endowment account just to fund current operations. This is due
to the depletion of our investment accounts over the past few years for other approved projects.
I am pleased to report that the budget was compiled and presented to and approved by the Board of
Directors at their Board meeting this past Thursday – a copy of which is available up front today and was
distributed with the pre-proceedings. This budget shows a bottom line surplus of $395 dollars.
In closing, I would like to thank the committee members that have diligently served the corporation
throughout the year and recognize the assistance and support of everyone involved in getting this budget
together. I would also like to recognize our Lead Accountant, Bill Bryan, for his many years of service to
DeMolay International and to this committee.
Respectfully submitted,
Kevin Breitzmann
Chairman
Kevin R. Breitzmann: I would move for the receipt of the report of the Budget and Finance committee.
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded to receive the report from Budget and
Finance. Is there any discussion? Call for the vote. All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed. Thank you. Is the Heritage Committee in here? The
Convention Committee, Dad Peters? I have to call him Dad Peters because he's older than me. Sorry.
Convention Planning Committee Report Terry L. Peters, Chairman
Kansas City, Missouri
Grand Master, the Convention (CPC) Planning Committee along with the Congress Advisor and IMC/ICS
have worked diligently this year in planning this year’s Convention. The CPC would like to thank Frank
Nordstrom, Nancy Shipps and the rest of the Service and Leadership Center for their support in the planning
and execution of this year’s Session.
The Session Yearbook intentionally spotlighted individual jurisdictions so that this Yearbook would be
representative of what’s happening in DeMolay around the world. It was an aggressive step and we hope
that this year will be a catalyst to motivate All Jurisdictions to participate in future Sessions. Special thanks
to James Kuester in designing and producing this outstanding program.
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This year we introduced a couple of Registration process changes by moving the Online registration to a
software called ‘Event Bee’ and received many positive comments about the ease of its use. Online
registrations make up 82% of our registrations and we expect that this percentage will continue to grow.
We also translated the registration form into Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese to streamline and simplify
the process for these foreign jurisdictions. Many thanks to Gary Denklau for making registration a positive
experience for most of the attendees.
The total attendance was 615 and we had attendees from 9 foreign jurisdictions from Australia, South
America and Europe. The hotel was at or above capacity for a couple of nights and meeting space was
constrained in some instances which did create some challenges. The Newbury Lunch sold up to the
capacity of the room and we had to stop taking reservations because there were no larger rooms available in
the hotel.
The Congress focused on giving back to the community by working for the reStart Shelter, providing a BBQ
dinner for the homeless and their families, and finished the evening at Sky Zone for brotherhood and hard
earned fun. A special thanks to the Royal Arch Masons for their financial donation which supplied the
delegates with work Tshirts and food for the BBQ dinner. All lunches and dinners were supplied to the
delegates and youth visitors during the Congress sessions.
The Supreme Council and visitors had 2 fun activities to select from. Those that opted to take the Heritage
Tour were guided by the knowledgeable and entertaining Tom Moberly and Frank Nordstrom with 83
signing up for the tour. Lunch was provided to the tour guests by the Scottish Rite. Approximately 95
attendees had a fun and relaxing time dining and solving the mysterious murder which happened on a train
bound for Kansas City.
The hospitality suite was well managed by Eldon and Judy Masters and hospitality hours posted through-out
the hotel to accommodate all attendees; especially the delegates.
The DeMolay and More Store enjoyed strong sales from opening throughout the Session.
Attached is the list of future locations. The Convention Planning Committee moves the receipt of this report.
Respectfully Submitted,
Terry L. Peters, Chair of Convention Planning Committee
DeMolay International
DeMolay International Future Scheduled Sessions
2015 - June 17-20 CaribeRoyale Resort Orlando, Florida
Rate: $140 per night (1 bed/1 bath suite) –or-$240 per night (2bed/2 bath villa)
- Four Star all suite resort less than 2 miles from Walt Disney World.
- Florida State Tax Exempt
2016 - June 15-18 Doubletree Mission Valley San Diego, California
Rate: $165 per night inclusive of taxes
- Great location - $5 light rail/per day = Petco, Gaslamp District, zoo, Old Town, and
Shopping Mall, etc.
2017 - TBD
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Terry L. Peters: The Convention Planning Committee moves for receipt of this report.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Is there a second?
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded to receive the report of the Convention
Planning Committee. All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed. Thank you.
Terry L. Peters: I have copies of the report outside for you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: I understand that we have a special announcement. If I can call on
Eldon Masters and David Barnes to come up here.
J. Eldon Masters: Brethren, in our session yesterday we received the information from the Foundation in
regards to the Frank S. Land campaign to working with the Scottish Rite to ensure a portrait of our founder
in the House of the Temple and, of course, they called upon all of us to raise funds to help do this with
matching funds from the Scottish Rite and with the Executive Officer in Kansas and I'm the president of the
Kansas DeMolay Foundation. We wish to put up the first $1,000 for this campaign and challenge every
jurisdiction here to match that or do better. Kansas is not a rich state but we do believe in DeMolay. Thank
you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: I guess you all can fill out those forms and get them to the Foundation
and we'll be excited. That's pretty great. Thank you.
I call on our Nominating Committee Chairman.
Nominating Committee Report #3 Ronald J. Minshall, Committee Chairman
Ronald J. Minshall: Ron Minshall, Chairman of Nominations. The 2014 DeMolay International
Nominating Committee would like to nominate the following for Grand Master of DeMolay International,
Derek G. Sprague of Oregon.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Is there any other nomination for the office of Grand Master? Is there
any other nomination for the office of Grand Master? Is there any other nomination for the office of Grand
Master. I declare it closed.
We're calling for the question. All those in favor of electing Derek Sprague as your new Grand Master say
aye.
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(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed. Thank you.
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: I'll make it quick because I've got a lot to say this afternoon
and you're going to hear a lot from me in the next 12 months so my brethren thank you very much. I'm
humbled.
As I said in the Executive Officer conference 30 years ago I joined DeMolay. I never in my wildest dreams
would I believe that I would be standing here. I thank you for the confidence that you have in me and I will
do my very best to assure you that you have made a very very wise decision for the goodness and the
betterment of our organization, and for the next 12 months I will put my heart and soul in this like I have
every day. Thank you.
Ronald J. Minshall: Grand Master, the DeMolay International Nominating Committee would like to place
in nomination for Grand Senior Councilor Steven E. Crane of Kansas.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Is there any other nomination for the office of Grand Senior Councilor?
Is there any other nomination for the office of Grand Senior Councilor? Is there any other nomination for
the office of Grand Senior Councilor. Nominations are closed. All those in favor of electing Steven Crane
to the office of Grand Senior Councilor signify by saying aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed. Thank you, brethren.
Ronald J. Minshall: Grand Master, the 2014 DeMolay International Nominating Committee would like to
submit the following for the office of Grand Junior Councilor, Sherman C. Parker, Jr., of Michigan;
William M. Sardone of New York and G. Thomas Taylor of Delaware.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Is there any other nomination for the office of Grand Junior Councilor?
Is there any other nomination for the office of Grand Junior Councilor? Is there any other nomination for
the office of Grand Junior Councilor? Nominations closed.
If I can have the nominees, you have five minutes for a speech from Sherman Parker.
Gordon L. Kimball, Jr: Grand Master, brethren, good morning. I was told I only had five minutes.
Normally, it takes me five minutes to say hello to somebody but I'll be careful that I don't go over. I
probably won't use that much time.
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I am very humbled and honored this morning to place a nomination in the name of my friend and fellow
Executive Officer Brother Sherman C. Parker for the office of Grand Junior Councilor. Sherman has
served his jurisdiction faithfully as Executive Officer for over seven years. During that time, myself, many
of you have had the opportunity to work with Sherman and labor with him for our youth in DeMolay.
Professionally, Sherman has an impressive background. He's a certified public accountant. He has a
strong background with educational institutions having served in various management positions for two
major universities. As a field manager he was in charge of large clients, public schools, state and local
government, financial institutions and manufacturing firms.
With Sherman's professional background it serves as a great backdrop for many capabilities. His Masonic
background is far more telling of his understanding of the challenges our fraternity faces moving forward.
Sherman is a three-time Past Master and has served his lodge on many committees. He's also a two-time
Past High Priest and the current Right Eminent Grand Treasurer of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons of Michigan.
In his youth Sherman served Michigan well as both a chapter member and jurisdictional officer. He was a
founding member of Romeo Chapter in 1955 which shows, like most of us, he's been around DeMolay for a
long time.
Sherman's fraternal background proves that he has the fraternal experience that we not only expect but that
we need from our leadership. His Masonic career spans nearly 60 years and his professional background
on top of it makes an invaluable part of our institution. As the current Executive Officer of Michigan,
Sherman is uniquely positioned to understand the current needs of DeMolay and how best to meet them
while maintaining the histories and traditions each of us is so very proud of.
Our organization needs leaders willing to focus on the crisis at hand, the financial wellbeing of our Order
and driving our membership. While Parker is an advocate for developing a holistic strategic plan for the
organization that will address our financial and fraternal needs, more importantly though he knows that this
plan needs to address the biggest challenge of all, supporting our youth through meaningful programs
which will attract and retain members for many years to come. Brethren, I thank you very much.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Sherman, do you accept?
Sherman C. Parker, Jr.: Grand Master, I do.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Sherman, do you have some words that you'd like to -- come on up. If
we can keep it to three minutes though, okay?
Sherman C. Parker, Jr.: Thank you, my brothers. Dads, brothers, let me ask the first question that's been
asked many times, why is this old man seeking the job of Grand Junior Councilor when he's reached his
second majority?
I requested the opinion of Boyd Patterson about running. I said I am running for the office of Grand Junior
Councilor. There's much that needs to be done and I believe that I can do that and as you choose, I can.
I returned to my room last night to contemplate what I was going to tell you today. Well, I had a Gideon
bible in the room. I'm not a regular reader of it but I watch Facebook and Brother Reid Morgan and his
journey and I've come to read it and understand his convictions. The day I found First John, Chapter 17, "If
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we walk from light is He the light fellow as we have fellowship with one another." And then there's Isaiah
Chapter 1, verse 18, "but now let us reason together therefore we must have that conviction."
Today I see my conviction, brothers, the mission that Dad Land gave us. Keep these young men safe, teach
them how to become leaders today, give them a safe environment to learn, experience the value of their
work without the fear of failure but learn the reward of high expectation.
What is wrong today? What can we do to fix it for the long future? Not just this year, not just next year but
for many years to come. We embark each year as our boat leaves a new port, picks up a new leader, a
skipper, if you will, our Grand Master on his course for the year.
We need a long-term strategic plan that takes our enthusiasm for our youth and melds them into a dynamic
leadership program to guide us in the future. That plan will need to be tweaked each year as the needs of
our youth change and technology increases exponentially.
How can we do this by working together? Listen to our youth, involve them in our long-term plans, revisit
that plan each year and every year, not just our youth leaders but our Executive Officers. This plan must be
a clear vision of what our goal is and how to get there. We need tools that we do not even know exist and
what programs our youth need, we have to find out for them.
This can be done and if I'm elected Grand Junior Councilor I'll work tirelessly to development this plan.
Thank you, my brothers. God bless Father, God bless Mother, God bless the purposes of DeMolay and
Dads, God bless each one of you for the work you do tirelessly for our dedicated youth. I thank you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: We have a nominator that is going to speak for Bill Sardone. And if Bill
can come up at the same time and save us some time.
Thomas R. Labagh: Thank you, Grand Master. Tom Labagh, Executive Officer of the jurisdiction of
Pennsylvania. I need to find my glasses. Getting a little old there I know.
Brethren, there are certain traits that I value and respect in leadership and Brother Bill Sardone, Executive
Officer of the State of New York, embodies each of them.
Earnest. It might be easy to say that Bill Sardone is a stereotypical New Yorker, brash, opinionated,
stepping out of an episode of the Soprano's, you know, until you get to know him, and then you find out that
it isn't bravado or competition that motivates him and makes him speak out but rather his belief that he has
something to contribute to either the conversation or the decision or the project at hand.
Forthright. Bill isn't afraid to share his opinion about something regardless of the environment and whether
or not he agrees with the majority or even the hierarchy. He's upfront about everything and I respect that
no holds barred honesty. I trust a man who is honest even when or especially when he knows that his
audience won't like what he says but he says it anyway.
Respectful. When on opposing sides of a discussion and the debate involves civil, thoughtful and intelligent
conversation, I appreciate that and Bill is that kind of a debater. He is firm in his opinions, but he is careful
with his words and explains his position based on good judgment and not on a personal need to win every
argument.
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Realistic. Bill doesn't see a half glass of water as either half empty or half full but as water to be consumed
because it's essential to the survival of the body. We need our leaders to tell us like it is. He's not cockeyed
optimist nor the pressing pessimist. Bill Sardone looks for positive solutions to every challenge he faces.
Experienced. You don't ask a refrigeration tech to invest your money and you don't ask your financial
advisor to fix your refrigerator. I choose to follow leaders who have a proven track record and an
accumulation of experiences that are germane to the area they want to lead and where I want to go. Bill's
Professional experience in the corporate world of AT&T and as a private consultant in marketing, public
relations and communications suits him perfectly for service to DeMolay International.
Personable. Bill has a great sense of humor and he doesn't take himself too seriously. He knows there's a
time and a place for everything and he makes work fun while still being productive.
Fraternal. In our business we need to stock our elected line with men who bring a strong Masonic
background and who evidence a clear understanding of our fraternal roots and alliances. Bill has
experience as an officer in the Grand Lodge of New York and easily mixes and mingles with Masonic
leaders on a jurisdictional and national level. His long history of involvement and experience in the Order
of DeMolay goes back to the 1960s when he was tapped to be the first State Master Councilor of New York
after they merged the eastern and western jurisdictions when he had to be the builder of the relationships
and a creator and sustainer of a larger vision for DeMolay New York than had been previously voiced.
Courageous. Bill stepped up when nobody else would take on the out of control monster called the
Kingdom of DeMolay and he set the agenda immediately by saying we'll get control of this first and then
we'll try to make it work and did that. He took on the owners of Boston Light, held them to their contract
after nearly two full years of unchecked spending and he took proactive action by reviewing each and every
bill and projected expenses and said this has to stop now.
He stopped the hemorrhaging but he couldn't stop the contractual expenses. He went nose to nose with
people who had been given carte blanche by our lack of oversight from the start. He tried to project a
means of continuing the program at a reasonable expense but it was too late. With his astute and firm
negotiating he conservatively saved us over $600,000 in that process. He took on a job that nobody else
wanted to do, was sometimes seen as a zealous proponent of the Kingdom but pulled the plug on it when it
was obviously not going to work. In doing this he performed a vital service to the Order.
Balanced. Bill is a busy professional, as well as his wife, Nancy, a Georgian Court University time
professor, but he makes time to visit his son and grandson in Georgia and support his daughter's activities
at her science college in Pennsylvania. He also shares his time with a Masonic fraternity and New York
DeMolay and in his few moments of relaxation he finds time to play with his legendary collection of
tractors.
That's a balanced and healthy life style. Brethren, it's my pleasure and confidently offer to the body the
nomination of Brother Bill Sardone as the best candidate for the office of Grand Junior Councilor. Thank
you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Bill, we'll hear from you. Three minutes.
William M. Sardone: Grand Master, brethren. Brother Labagh, thank you for that introduction. I will
remember that.
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It is my pleasure to be here and asking for your vote to be your Junior Councilor of DeMolay International.
I know full well that DeMolay has truly helped me in my life.
Brother Labagh mentioned the fact of my career with AT&T. There's also a career that I had with the
United States Army and I retired as an E8 and for those in the Navy that's a Master Sergeant. I retired with
38 years of service to include some of the rougher times and also during the times of Desert Storm. I
learned a lot and I know all of the success that I have had started when I was a teenage boy joining at 14
years old in this terrific organization of DeMolay.
I believe in this organization. I believe what I see our young men grow to be and I believe in the
opportunity that we still have to give to young men who are coming along behind us today. I know that we
are here at DeMolay International, we are sitting here in Kansas City, but I also know that DeMolay
International resides in your towns, in your cities and your jurisdictions and in your hearts and that's where
we need to continue to focus.
I appreciate it. I thank you for your time. I hope you do vote for me. God bless each and every one of you
and God bless the purposes of DeMolay. Thank you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: We have the nominator for Thomas Taylor and also if he can come up at
the same time.
Matthew D. Hunt: Good morning. Matthew Hunt, Active member from North Carolina. Brethren, I stand
before you this morning to nominate Brother Tom Taylor of Delaware for the office of Grand Junior
Councilor.
While it is truly an honor to be able to stand here and nominate anyone to an office of service and
leadership within our order, I personally take a little more pride in being able to nominate a man who was
an advisor for me while I was growing up in DeMolay.
I've known Tom since around 1997 when his son, George, moved to High Point University to attend school
and also he started attending my home chapter meetings. On many family and business trips Tom would
attend our chapter meetings and on several occasions make special trips to attend state activities in the old
north state.
This started an 18-year friendship that has been based on our common bond of brotherhood. Over the years
we've remained good friends working on more than just DeMolay projects and our Masonic careers, but
our common goal has always been and will be supporting the Order of DeMolay.
Tom was initiated in DeMolay in 1965 by Newport Chapter and I don't know if you realize that's almost 50
years. Since that time he has served in almost every capacity DeMolay has to offer from Master Councilor
to Chapter Dad, Chairman of the Advisory Council to Executive Officer and back down to the most
rewarding position we have in all of DeMolay, being a Chapter Dad again.
Tom belongs to St. John's Lodge Number 2 and has thrice served as its master. He has served the Grand
Lodge of Delaware in several capacities and has also served the Grand Commandery of Delaware as its
Grand Commander.
His other Masonic accolades are too numerous to mention, but I can say that each and every body that he's
a member of has benefited from his guidance and help over the years.
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Tom began his career on the Supreme Council in 1995 when he was installed as the Executive Officer of
Delaware DeMolay. As Executive Officer Tom took on a state that only had one chapter and in a few years
cultivated that one chapter into four more and expanded the programing of his jurisdiction to help with his
growing membership.
Tom and his wife both reside in Bear, Delaware, both are active in their community, school committees,
church board, things like that. Doing their part to be doers and givers of the community.
In closing I ask that you consider my good friend and brother, Tom Taylor, for the office of Grand Junior
Councilor. Thank you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Tom, we'll hear from you now.
G. Thomas Taylor: Good morning. I'm Tom Taylor and I stand here before you honored to be here to
have the opportunity to become a member of the elected line of DeMolay International. Being a member of
the ISC for the past 18 years, I've seen many different interpretations of the directions and type of support
that has been given.
Having served as a Chapter Advisor for 13, an EO for seven, I know the types of resources needed to help
make our young men and advisors successful. As EO I inherited a jurisdiction which had only six active
DeMolay. Seven years later we had four active chapters. Delaware now has five active chapters and over
100 members of DeMolay.
My passion of supporting the nation's youth is not just focused on DeMolay. I was elected to four five-year
terms on the local board of education. I spent two years as its president. As part of the board I established
the policies, oversaw the policies and policed the policies governing the ninth largest employer in the State
of Delaware and a student body or over 12,000 pre K through 12th graders.
I was honored to receive the Distinguished Service Award by Delaware State Association of School Boards.
I was instrumental in bringing Communities in Schools, the nation's oldest and largest high school dropout
prevention program in the nation to Delaware. This is now used in Collin Powell's America's Promise
initiative.
Why am I seeking this office? My only set agenda is to develop the young men into leaders by focusing our
organization on the values inculcated throughout our rituals. Our seven precepts must be as relevant today
as they were for us as young DeMolay.
At the EO luncheon the speaker quoted Plato and I would like to paraphrase the questions. Who do we
teach? What do we teach and how do we prepare the teacher? These are the questions we need to address.
Who do we teach? Do we only go to the middle class young men, do we take the young men from the not so
nice part of town, do we provide a well rounded program for all. What we do teach has to be appropriate
today as it was in 1919, 1960, '70, '80, '90, pick the time. I have a history of dedication to youth. I have a
proven record in achieving growth and experience in coalition building.
I hope you will consider me worthy and elect me your next Junior Councilor. Thank you.
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Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Can I get all the Active members to please stand? At this same time if
we can get someone to pass out the ballots to the Active members that would be great. Dad Klemm, Frank
Kell. Can I also ask you to help us? You're getting your ballots. Ballot number 1 will be for your Grand
Junior Councilor. Just to remind you, the candidates are Sherman Parker, William Sardone and Tom
Taylor. We'll figure out what the majority will be in a second.
Michael, did you count all the ones and these?
Mr. Speaker: Yes, I did.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: You can sit down. Just so you know, the number that we have is 164
people eligible to vote. Majority is 83. Have we picked up all the ballots? The question is, normally we
read them one at a time as they're coming along. Is there any objection from anybody if the tellers, who are
two Past Grand Masters actually just take them out and count them, and then come back and give us the
numbers?
Mr. Speaker: Objection.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: There's an objection so we'll read them. Sherman, do you agree that the
motion was to stop the process and declare a unanimous ballot for Bill Sardone as Grand Junior
Councilor? All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passes. Bill, do you want to come up here? Our new Grand Junior
Councilor elect, Bill Sardone. Let's move on to nominations for Grand Treasurer.
Ronald J. Minshall: Grand Master, the 2014 DeMolay International Nominating Committee submits the
following names for election to Grand Treasurer, Wesley D. Thornton, Past Grand Master from New
Mexico.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Is there any other nomination for the office of Grand Treasurer? Is
there any other nomination for the office of Grand Treasurer? Is there any other nomination for the office
of Grand Treasurer. Nominations closed.
All those in favor of electing Wesley Thornton to the office of Grand Treasurer will signify by saying aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed. Congratulations.
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Ronald J. Minshall: Grand Master, the 2014 DeMolay International Nominating Committee submits the
following names for election of Grand Secretary, Patton R. Hart, Past Grand Master from Kentucky, Keith
K. Klein, Past Grand Master from Indiana.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Brethren, we're going to use -- are there any further nominations for the
office of Grand Secretary? Are there any other nominations for the office of Grand Secretary? Are there
any other nominations for the office of Grand Secretary? Nominations closed. Nominating speeches. Can
we just get all the nominators and the people running just to save us on time?
Richard E. Lynn: Thank you, Grand Master. I rise to placing the nomination for the office of Grand
Secretary Patton Hart, Past Grand Master of DeMolay, Past Grand Master of Kentucky.
Why do I nominate Most Worthy Patton Hart? I'm the current Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of
Florida and have a similar staff in numbers, similar responsibilities. I've worked closely with Patton in
several areas.
He's very Masonicly involved. He's a 33rd Degree Mason. As I said, he's a Past Grand Master of Kentucky.
He served as a Worthy Grand Patron in Kentucky in 2000. He's a Past Potentate of Shrine Temple and he's
involved in so many Masonic bodies and served in so many offices there's way too many for me to list.
The Service and Leadership office is undergoing a tremendous change including a new Executive Director.
We now have the train packed up and heading on the proper track to a better destination and I don't feel
this is the time to change the destination of the train but fire it up.
I think we know that Most Worshipful Pat is committed. He served as Grand Master of DeMolay with
distinction excellence and it's time for us to move forward. The DeMolay website probably sums it up best
of all. Most Worshipful Hart brings to the office of the Grand Secretary a wealth of experience and service
at the chapter, jurisdiction and international levels and his traits of organization, management, human
resource and knowledge. Through his stewardship and leadership it is the hope that DeMolay International,
with the experience successful venture in achieving its goals. That's on our own website.
So I place a nomination for Patton Hart.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Thank you for that nomination. DeMolay and DeMolay International has been a
large part of my life and my passion for many years. It has been my pleasure and honor to serve you, the
membership, as your Grand Master for the 2007-2008 and as Grand Secretary for this past year.
As Grand Secretary I'm committed to you, this International Supreme Council increased levels of
communication. I committed to you more attention on staff operations. I committed to you increased
customer service level. I've committed to you to take action where needed and continually evaluate the
process and standards employed that make sense.
This has been accomplished and will continue in the transformative process with the service and leadership
center, mission and our goals and aim as an organization. Increased efforts have been spent on the Service
and Leadership Center human resources records and methods.
Job descriptions for all staff members have been completed. Employee files have been reviewed and updates
to the files are underway and continuing. Employee recognition programs have been started and the staff
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has been recognized for their service. This past year the service and leadership center has faced it's share
of challenges.
I'm proud of the staff overcoming these obstacles, creating positive working relationships with board
members and state controllers alike and providing thoughtful, passionate and intelligent leadership to meet
the needs of the organization and our Supreme Council members. We are a better organization to have
committed professionals and passionate volunteers working hand in hand to accomplish the business of the
Service and Leadership Center of DeMolay International.
I've also had the privilege of serving on several committees in the past for the Supreme Council of DeMolay,
namely Alumni, Centennial, Congress, Convention Planning, Fraternal Relations, Membership and
Nominating Committee.
In addition to being deeply involved in freemasonry as Past Grand Master for the Grand Lodge of
Kentucky. I've served in leadership roles for the Grand Lodge of Kentucky by serving on the Youth
Committee, Finance Committee and representative to the National Foundation of Masonic Children and the
Masonic Renewal Committee of North America. I've been involved with the membership program for the
Shriners International.
For my professional career, I'm Director of Human Resources for Three Rivers Medical Center located in
Louisa, Kentucky. I graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor in Health Sciences degree.
I can make this observation that a close partnership between human resources and finance must be realized
with today's economy and managing cost preparing reforms.
In closing, it is inevitable what the Order of DeMolay will be tomorrow will depend upon what we do today.
Thank you for all you do in advancing a bigger and better DeMolay. With all of us working together,
supporting and strengthening each other we will succeed in our service to God, to country and to DeMolay.
Thank you.
Tony R. Krall, PGM: Grand Master, it is a great pleasure to be called upon to place in the nomination the
name of Keith Klein for Grand Secretary. It's an honor because we have two very qualified candidates for
this important office for our Order and we have a tough decision to make. I first met Keith Klein in 1975. I
had been elected or appointed to the high office of Grand First Preceptor in Wisconsin DeMolay and I was
invited to travel to the Illinois DeMolay conclave where I roomed with the Master Councilor of Steel City
chapter.
I still remember George Gonzalez but what I really remember was at that time an advisor who I thought
was older and that chapter advisor was Keith Klein and he impressed me with his dynamic personality and
his dedication for DeMolay. Our paths have crossed over the years many times from being elected to the
Supreme Council and learning that Keith almost sat in the first row by that time to working on various
leadership conferences and on various committees in DeMolay.
I'm not going to list all the Masonic and DeMolay honors. Keith has been a DeMolay for 58 years and you
know that he's served as Grand Master. You hear his voice every year at the Hall of Fame banquet.
Rather, I think the important consideration today is what qualities do you want in a Grand Secretary? We
know that we face trying times so I would suggest that we consider our candidates, think about what they
have to offer.
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There are several things that I would suggest are important. First and foremost is the time. Keith, after
serving many years in education as the Chairman of the Ivy League Communications Department of his
community college in his town, is retiring later this year and Keith views this as a natural and continuing
extension of his DeMolay service to be able to serve DeMolay International in yet another role.
He commits to interacting with the office on a regular basis both in person and regular contact. We need a
Grand Secretary that has the trait of being able to be a critical thinker. If you've been around Dad Klein for
very long you know that he likes to think outside the box. Respecting the traditions that we have but not
always accepting the way things have been.
We need a Grand Secretary and manager. Somebody who can bring together and build a team of people
both in the office and with volunteers and I think that Keith Klein possesses those traits. He pays attention to
detail. He focuses on what's important. We need a Grand Secretary who can communicate and if you've
met Keith Klein, you know that he's served as a reporter for NBC and chairs in his college the
communications department. He excels in communicating and being in contact with people.
Most of all we need somebody who can take care of the business of DeMolay. We all have a background in
DeMolay and we love the Order deeply, but we need somebody who can make sure that the Is are dotted
and the Ts are crossed and in the role of Grand Secretary, that is critical. Building a team, communicating
and taking care of the business of DeMolay.
So it's with a great deal of pleasure that I place in the nomination the name of Keith Klein for Grand
Secretary.
Keith K. Klein, PGM: Thank you, Tony. In Indiana we have a saying, if you always do what you've always
done the way you've always done it, you'll always get what you always got and we need to move beyond
that. I'm a communicator by profession, been in communications all my life.
My kids in my classes who don't like taking speech, get really nervous, they get really scared and they say to
me, don't you get nervous when you speak and the answer is, no, I don't get nervous, I get antsy and so
you've been on time and ahead of schedule every moment you've been here.
I am so anxious to get started. I want to get this job underway. I want to work at this. I have the time, I
have resources and I have the commitment and I will thank you for your support for my position as Grand
Secretary of DeMolay International. Thank you for your support.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: We're going to use ballot number 2. If we can try and speed this up a
little bit, that would be awesome. For those that were planning to go to the Foundation meeting after this,
it's been cancelled, just so you know.
Mr. Speaker: Grand Master, we have the election results. Brother Keith Klein received 109 votes.
Patton R. Hart, PGM: Grand Master, officers, members of the Supreme Council, I'd like to make this a
unanimous ballot for Keith Klein as your next Grand Secretary, so moved.
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded that we make it a unanimous ballot to
elect our Grand Secretary. All those in favor say aye.
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(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you. Passed. Keith, where are you?
Keith K. Klein, PGM: Gentlemen, thank you. I want to get to work.
Ronald J. Minshall: Grand Master, the 2014 DeMolay International Nominating Committee would like to
place the following region members for nomination: For Region 1, Wayne Szretter of Massachusetts. For
Region 3, Steven Barry of Florida. For Region 5, Mark Hailer of Minnesota. For Region 7, Gary Muller of
Colorado. For Region 9, Louis Keeling of Columbia and Region 10, Ward Williamson of Germany.
Grand Master, I move for the acceptance of this report and move that these be elected to the following
regions as listed.
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: It's been moved and seconded that we accept these. All those in favor
say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Moved.
Ronald J. Minshall: Thank you, Grand Master. This concludes the Nominating Committee report.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Dad Wood, our newly elected, IMC and ISC, sorry for the delay.
Jason Wood: Brethren of the Supreme Council it is my distinct honor and pleasure to present to you our
new 48th International Master Councilor, Brother James C. Hawkins from the jurisdiction of Georgia and
Brother Steve C. Mattox who's been elected our 48th International Congress Secretary from the jurisdiction
of Wisconsin. Please congratulate them.
Stephen C. Mattox, 48th International Congress Secretary Elect: Grand Master Salazar, Grand Master
elect Sprague, members of the International Supreme Council, I just want to tell each and every one of you
that I am humbled and honored to be able to serve with you and work in tandem to make DeMolay a better
association.
To outline a few plans that we hope to bring to fruition. We're hoping to endear ourselves more to Masonry
through an International George Washington honorary DeMolay chapter as well as a five-plus year
membership plan. An extension of the grant program into next year.
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While I'm speaking briefly about it, I can't express enough how much I'm excited to get to work for DeMolay
and bring our international fraternity to the home of every young man in the world. Thank you.
James C. Hawkins, 48th International Master Councilor Elect: Grand Master, Grand Master elect
members of the Supreme Council, it is indeed an honor to be standing before you today. Over the next term
I have three main plans I wish to accomplish in association with the Board of Directors, the Supreme
Council, the Service and Leadership Center, my brother International Master Councilor and the DeMolay
cabinet.
The first one being communication. This is a key problem in the Congress and I think DeMolay as a whole.
We need to better communicate with one another, we need to reach out to our International jurisdictions
and see what they are doing. Obviously, something is working for them.
Secondly, we need to work on a marketing strategy. Right now one doesn't even exist for DeMolay
International and that is the problem. We need one universal message to move forward with DeMolay.
Lastly, we need to make the Congress an effective body by doing this through developing the Congress
website housing our best practices database where every jurisdiction and chapter can reach out and see
what programs are working in other states and other places around the world.
I thank you for the opportunity to stand before you and work for you today. Thank you.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you. I'd actually like to move that we elect our new International
Master Councilor and International Congress Secretary to the Board of Directors. Is there a second?
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: All those in favor of nominating our DeMolay IMC and ISC elected to
the Board of Directors say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Passed. Congratulations. I offered for them to stay up here and they
said no. They wanted to but they've got work to do. Okay. I had to seek a little bit of counsel and we're
moving along. We're a little bit behind and I apologize for that. At this point we can hear some remarks
from our Grand Master elect, Derek Sprague.
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: Gentlemen, I don't really have any kind of remarks because
I've got a big speech here that I'm going to do so I won't have anything to talk about then so I'm going to
more just talk about announcements that I've got here, and I know we've been in here already for a long
session, and I know we've got a big afternoon and evening, and so I know you guys want to get moving but
Reid Morgan, did you want to make a quick announcement on the mic down here and get us all organized?
R. Reid Morgan, III: For those of you that are appointed Grand Officers that will be installed this
afternoon, when you come into Ballroom C on the north side of the riser, so if you're facing the riser it will
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be to your left, there are a group of seats back there, that's where you will be seated and that's also where
the cabinet members and the region representatives who will be escorted in will be seated as well. So if
you're an appointed officer, if you will sit toward the back of that section so that the front can be filled up
with the region reps and the cabinet members.
Thank you, Grand Master Elect.
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: Thank you, Brother Morgan. We have a Board meeting for
all of the newly elected Board members, that's in the Shawnee room and that's immediately following this;
correct? We are going straight to the Board meeting right after this?
Mr. Speaker: Yes.
Derek G. Sprague, Grand Senior Councilor: Shawnee room, same place where we were on Thursday
morning. My deacons are Jeff Brunson and James Lamb. For all the appointed Officers, all my Committee
Chairmen and Vice Chairman, you all know who you are, thank you very much for responding to all my
letters, thank you for accepting my appointments. We're going to make a great team this year. We're going
to get a heck of a lot done. We're going to divide and conquer this thing and we're going to do the business
of DeMolay. James Lamb and Jeff Brunson have packets for you, some gifts from me, and so they'll be
looking for you to hand those things out. In there you will have some term calendars and a letter from me
and a pen and going forward into this year my theme is structured around, I was a heck of a baseball player
and I was the captain of my baseball team and the one thing I loved at DeMolay way back when I saw it,
and I've seen it in the office for a number of years, is that DeMolay letter.
I love my letterman's jacket and we're going to have a varsity club this year and we're going to talk about it
a little bit more later today, but you're going to see a pen with a big ole D for DeMolay and we're going to
have jackets and we're going to start celebrating what DeMolay is all about and we're going to celebrate
the opportunity for each one of our DeMolays to letter in DeMolay.
DeMolay is about more than just becoming a Master Councilor, it's about figuring out how to become part
of a team and getting out on that field and proving that you have the ability to be part of that team and that
you earned the right to wear that letter just like whether you're on a sports team, a debate team, a speech
team. We're going to give those opportunities not only to our young men, but also to our advisors and more
to follow on that but there's a letter in there to discuss what that's going to be.
So with that we go to work tomorrow. I just want to let you guys know that I will be working on Sunday for
you, and I'll be working on Monday and the team is going to be right here in Kansas City and we are going
to have meetings starting tomorrow afternoon. We have meetings scheduled for Monday morning.
Your two officers that you have just elected to the Board, our IMC and Congress Secretary, their flights are
being changed as we speak. They're going to work tomorrow. They've known about it for a long time, but I
want to let you know there's only 365 days and we're going to make use of them starting right now.
With that, thank you, again. Here's to a heck of the rest of the day. Here we go.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Brethren, again, I just want to thank all of you for allowing me to serve
you this last year. Like I said, it was an experience of a lifetime. Just real quick, I just wanted to make a
quick comment. They were talking about how the delegates all went out and did some community service.
My girlfriend from high school actually put together a program for the ladies and she's sitting back there in
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the back and they went to Harvesters and I can tell you the people that went, the ladies have commented
about how great they felt when they left there because like they said, they've made a difference. So on behalf
of DeMolay International, Janet, I want to say thank you for putting together a program for the ladies and
helping us put the name of DeMolay out there on behalf of some of the ladies that have participated so,
again, thank you.
To the newly elected line I wanted to turn around and say I know you all do a great job and if there's
anything I can do to help, just give me a holler. I'm a 2x by the way, just in case you're looking for that
jersey.
Anyway, I know it's getting later so I'll keep my comments short. Again, thank you very much. If I can call
on our Grand Chaplain to -- sorry, just hold on one second. We actually need to elect the chair of the EO
Conference to the Board of Directors so where are you? Is he in the room?
Mr. Speaker: Second.
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Marc Bohn, he's the EO Chair for this coming year so it's been moved
and seconded to put Marc on the Board of Directors. All those in favor say aye.
(Aye vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Any opposed.
(Nay vote)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: Thank you. Dick Sayre didn't know what he was getting into when he
said, yes, I'll take this on. Hopefully everybody got a chance to sign the get well card for Boyd.
Thank you.
(Prayer)
Mike A. Salazar, Grand Master: I now declare the business session closed or we'll put it on recess for the
installation session this afternoon.
(Meeting concluded at 10:51 a.m.)
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Supreme Council
Miscellaneous Information
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DeMolay International
2014 Legislative Call
Call Item #1
Topic: To allow for change of classification of Class 1 membership following absence from
Annual Meetings upon approval of DI
Proposed by: Albert M. Smith, Class 1 Active Member
Bylaws: Article IV, Section 9
Action: add & delete language as shown
Explanation: This call item allows DeMolay International to allow a Class 1 Active member who has been
absent from two successive Annual Meetings to be elected as a Class 2 Emeritus Member, or
a Class 4 Honorary Members.
Class 3 Deputy Members who have failed to attend two successive Annual Meetings could,
at the option of DeMolay International, be elected Class 4 Honorary Members.
This legislation will NOT make Class 3 Deputy able to become Members Class 1 Active
Members except as set forth in existing Bylaws, but will allow DeMolay International greater
flexibility in determining how to best handle its membership classifications following
unexcused absences. This proposal also removed the Past Grand Master Exemption on
attendance. DeMolay International needs its membership to be fully engaged in governance
and meetings.
Section 9. Absence from Annual Meeting. A Class 1 or Class 3 member who is absent from two
successive annual meeting may, after the second day of the second meeting, be deemed to
have resigned his membership, or at the option of DeMolay International, may be elected a
Class 2 or a Class 4 members. This action shall not be taken with respect to anyone who is a
Past Grand Master of the Order. A member may be excused for cause by action of DeMolay
International.
Keeping Track
DeMolay International:
Withdrawn Amended Defeated Adopted
Board of Directors:
Withdrawn Amended Defeated Adopted
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DeMolay International:
Withdrawn Amended Defeated Adopted
Board of Directors:
Withdrawn Amended Defeated Adopted
DeMolay International
2014 Legislative Call
Call Item #2
Topic: Suspension and Removal of Membership Status based upon Criminal Conduct
Proposed by: Ken Martensen, Class 1 Active Member
Bylaws: Article IV, Section 2 (a)(6)
Action: Add new subsection (10) to Article IV by adding the language proposed and renumber
existing subsection (10) as (11), existing subsection (11) as (12), (12) as (13) and (13) as
(14).
Explanation: If an ISC member does something criminal during the year, he cannot be suspended or
removed until the ISC session which could be an entire year.
Section 10. Suspension or Removal Based Upon Criminal Conduct
Suspension. The Grand Master may suspend any Class 1, 2, 3 or 4 member who is formally charged
with a felony criminal offense pending the outcome of that charge without regard for action pending or
taken under Subsection 10 of this Article. The ability of the Grand Master to suspend a Member who has
been charged with a felony criminal offense, or the ability of a qualified Member of DeMolay International
to bring or prosecute charges and of DeMolay International to hold hearings under Section 10 of this Article
may proceed concurrently with any pending criminal matter. The outcome of proceedings under Section 10
of this Article are not dependent upon the outcome of a pending criminal charge. Nothing herein prevents a
qualified Member of DeMolay International from exercising remedies set forth in this Article IV, Section 10
relative to conduct unbecoming a Member of DeMolay International
Removal. The Grand Master may remove any Class 1, 2, 3 or 4 member who is convicted of a
felony criminal offense whose conviction for a felony criminal offense is affirmed following exhaustion of
all available appellate appeals and remedies, without regard for any action pending or taken under
Subsection 10 of this Article. Nothing herein prevents a qualified Member of DeMolay International from
exercising remedies set forth in this Article IV, Section 10 relative to conduct unbecoming a Member of
DeMolay International. The ability of the Grand Master to remove a Member following conviction of a
felony offense, or the ability of a qualified Member of DeMolay International to bring or prosecute charges
and of DeMolay International to hold hearings under Section 10 of this Article may proceed concurrently
with any pending criminal matter. The outcome of proceedings under Section 10 are not dependent upon
the outcome of a pending criminal charge.
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DeMolay International
2014 Legislative Call
Call Item #3
Topic: Requirement of Members of DeMolay International to Complete an Adult Worker
Profile
Proposed by: Gregory A. Chiles, PGM, Class 1 Active Member
Bylaws: Article IV, Section 2 Qualifications
Rules and
Regulations: Article 15, 315.12 Dual Membership
Explanation: The proposer did not submit an explanation to accompany this proposed legislation
Action: Add language as shown
Bylaws, Section 2. Qualifications.
(6) Unless an extension not to exceed 30 days has been granted by the Grand Master, Class 1 and
Class 3 members must, by December 31st of each year sign and file with the Grand Secretary a completed
adult worker application, a certificate of change, or certificate of no change. (2010) (2011)
Keeping Track
DeMolay International:
Withdrawn Amended Defeated Adopted
Board of Directors:
Withdrawn Amended Defeated Adopted
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DeMolay International
2013 Legislative Call
Call Item #4
Topic: Revision to Allow a Dual Member to hold Appointive Office in More than One Chapter
at the Same Time
Proposed by: Gregory A. Chiles, PGM, Class 1 Active Member
Rules and
Regulations: Article 15, 315.12 Dual Membership
Explanation: The proposer did not submit an explanation to accompany this proposed legislation
Action: Add language as shown
Rules & Regulations, 315.12 Dual Membership.
(b) A member may not hold an elected office in more than one Chapter at the same time.
Keeping Track
DeMolay International:
Withdrawn Amended Defeated Adopted
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DeMolay International
2014 Legislative Call
Call Item #5
Topic: Creation of a Legion of Honor - Honor Medal
Proposed by: William Eppig, Active Class 1 Member
Rules and
Regulations: Honors and Awards, Article 6, 206.1 (c)
Action: Add new subsection (c) to Article 6, section 206.1 to create a Legion of Honor - Honor
Medal and amend 206.1 subsection (3) to provide for nomination and conferral, renumbering
all subsections accordingly as shown.
Explanation: Over the last 12 years, there has been a strong debate at DeMolay International concerning
the need to honor those individuals who have gone above and beyond in their service and
dedication to the Order of DeMolay, but who are not Senior DeMolays or Master Masons. The first choice
would be to make the Honorary Legion of Honor eligible to all, by dropping the Master Mason requirement.
This has caused dissension among the ranks for a number of reasons. The members of DeMolay
International that feel the need to change the LOH in order to keep up with the changes within DeMolay,
and since the LOH is the highest honor, it should be open to all who meet the requirements. The only
agreeable exception would be to call it a Civic LOH with different color cord. Many against the legislation
want to keep the current requirement of being a Master Mason, in order to keep the DeMolay/Masonic
relationship. Some are concerned about the taking of the Secret Vow, and some do not like the idea of
designates not familiar with the masonic tradition having to kneel and take the public vow. I am proposing
a new Honor connected to the LOH. The description would be the same as the HLOH, but would have its
own requirements for nomination, presentation, regalia, and ceremony. It is my hope to have a new
honor with its own requirements, but it would still have a connection with the Legion of Honor, we
are able to recognize those extremely hard workers for DeMolay and keep the tradition of the LOH.
Proposed Description of the Medal: The Medal will be gold tone of a shape to be determined, but will
have the Legion of Honor Cross with the words Legion of Honor - Honor Medal. It will be suspended by a
Red/White ribbon to symbolize the Active and Honorary cords of the Legion of Honor. A neck ribbon and
picket drape ribbon will be provided to give the wearer the choice as to how they would like to wear the
Medal.
Rules and Regulations, Section 206.1 Legion of Honor.
(c) Legion of Honor-Honor Medal. DeMolay International may confer the DeMolay Legion of
Keeping Track
DeMolay International:
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Honor-Honor Medal upon a person who is not a Senior DeMolay or a Master Mason, who has attained the
age of thirty years of age on the first day of the annual meeting of the year nominated, and who has
performed unusual and meritorious service on behalf of the Order or has evidenced a spirit of cooperation,
dedication, and appreciation for the Order. The Legion of Honor – Honor Medal shall not be given only for
service on an Advisory Council.
(c)(d) Posthumous Election. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Article, DeMolay
International may posthumously confer the Legion of Honor or Honorary Legion of Honor upon one who is
otherwise qualified and who died during the twelve months immediately preceding the annual meeting at
which the nomination is considered. The formalities of conferral may be waived or altered as necessary to
effectuate the goal of recognizing his leadership, success in fraternal life or service to the Order. (2010)
(d)(e) Nominations.
(1) Nominations for the Legion of Honor must be made to DeMolay International by an
Executive Officer, who may nominate any number who are qualified. An Executive Officer making a
nomination of a person having legal residence outside of his Jurisdiction must notify the Executive Officer
of the Jurisdiction where the nominee has legal residence of his intention to nominate. The Executive
Officer of the Jurisdiction where the nominee held DeMolay membership also must be advised of the
nomination. The nomination form must contain the certificate of the nominating Executive Officer that the
notice was given.
(2) Each Class 1 member may make one Legion of Honor nomination and one Honorary Legion
of Honor nomination each year, but it shall be submitted through the Executive Officer of the Jurisdiction
where the nominee resides, to give him the opportunity to comment or object.
(3) Nominations for the Legion of Honor-Honor Medal must be made to DeMolay International
by an Executive Officer, who may nominate no more than two (2) persons per year who are qualified and
must live within the Executive Officers Jurisdiction during the year of nomination.
(e)(f) Conferral. This degree must be conferred upon a nominee by the Executive Officer for the
Jurisdiction, or, at his request, by another Executive Officer or by a member of the Legion of Honor.
(f)(g) Presentation. The Legion of Honor-Honor Medal may be presented to the nominee by the
Executive Officer for the jurisdiction, or by a Preceptory of the Legion of Honor within his Jurisdiction or,
at his request, by another Executive Officer.
(g)(h) Annually on March 18th each member of the Legion of Honor must comply with the
Traditional Observance in accordance with his vows. He shall report his observance on a form provided by
the Grand Secretary.
(i) Annually on March 18th each holder of the Legion of Honor-Honor Medal will comply with
the Traditional Observance in accordance with their Presentation Pledge. They shall report their observance
on a form provided by the Grand Secretary.
(j) DeMolay International, through the Grand Secretary, may at any time require of any member
a signed rededication of the vows and ethics of the DeMolay Legion of Honor. Failure to comply forfeits
membership. (2000)
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DeMolay International
2014 Legislative Call
Call Item #6
Topic: To amend Article VI, Section 1 of the Bylaws to allow for the inclusion of region
representatives of a new Region nine3 (9) and ten (10) created in 2014 to serve on the Board
of Directors.
Proposed by: Tony R. Krall, PGM, Class 1 Active Member; Richard L. Sayre, Class 2 Emeritus Member
Bylaws: Article VI, Section 1
Action: Delete and add language as shown
Explanation: During the year 2014, the Grand Master with consent of the Board of Directors as required
by Article 8, Section 208.2 of the Rules and Regulations, created two (2) new Regions to
facilitate continued expansion of DeMolay International throughout the World. While the
Rules and Regulations permit the expansion and creation of Regions, Article VI, Section 1 of
the Bylaws only allow for inclusion of the representatives of the eight DeMolay Regions on
the Board of Directors. As such, the new Regions would not be represented on the Board
absent this Amendment. The Amendment also permits additional expansion as needed in the
years ahead, and will include the representative of each new Region on the Board.
Proposed Amendment:
Article VI, Section 1. Members. The Board of Directors consists of the following: one Class 1 member as a
representative of the each of the eight regions, four to be elected each year for a two year term;. During the
year following creation of a new region or regions, new representatives shall be elected to the Board of
Directors at the annual meeting immediately following creation of the region or regions.
Region representatives shall serve a two-year term. Representatives from even-numbered regions will
be elected in odd-numbered years and representatives from odd-numbered regions will be elected in
even-numbered years; and the Grand Master, Grand Senior Councilor, Grand Junior Councilor, Grand
Secretary, a representative of the Executive Officers Conference.. [no further changes to this Article].
Keeping Track
DeMolay International:
Withdrawn Amended Defeated Adopted
Board of Directors:
Withdrawn Amended Defeated Adopted
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DeMolay International
Nominating Committee
The following recommendations were made for election to membership.
Elected Officers
2014 – 2015 Derek G. Sprague – Grand Master Keith K. Klein, PGM – Grand Secretary
Steven E. Crane – Grand Senior Councilor Wesley D. Thornton, PGM – Grand Treasurer
William M. Sardone – Grand Junior Councilor
Active/Class 1 Members Nominated as Regional Representatives
Region 2 – None Elected Region 6 – Dennis L. Reed (KS)
Region 4 – Sherman C. Parker, Jr. (MI) Region 8 – Warren R. Cole (OR)
Nominated to the Board of Directors
Executive Officers Conference Chair: Class 6 Member: Class 6 Member:
Marc B. Bohn (GA) James C. Hawkins (WI) Stephen C. Mattox (GA)
Active/Class 1 Memberships
(8 nominations recommended for membership)
Vinson D. Goodpaster (IL)
Jeffrey C. Kitsmiller, Jr. (MO)
Aurel V. Manea (ROM)
Donald H. Peterson (SoCAL)
Leonard Proden (DC)
Jeffrey L. Rannebarger (OH)
Charles V. Sedertrom, Jr. (NE)
Randall E. Williams (TN)
Executive Officer / Class 1 Active Appointed by Grand Master
Michael K. Lawson (RI)
William R. Gordon (AZ)
Bogolijub Pejesic (SER)
David E. Barnes, II (KS)
Luiz A. Kieling (COL)
Michael L. Sampson (TX)
Resignations – Class 1 Active Members
David A. Craft (ME)
Emeritus/Class 2 Membership
Weston B. Aanderud (OR)
Stanton J. Cohen (AZ)
Richard N. Fitzsimmons (PA)
Scott A. Bishel (CT)
George E. Bauder (SD)
Allan E. Iding (WI)
Robert L. Tomlinson, Jr. (KS)
James R. Truax (MN)
Recommended – Class 2 Emeritus by Committee
None
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Deputy/Class 3 Memberships
(35 Nominations recommended for election)
Seth C. Anthony (PA)
Roger D. Barnett (KY)
David A. Bodine (MI)
Aaron T. Brendel (MN)
David M. Brown (SoCAL)
Jeffrey Bryant (KY)
Juan M. Capunitan (ITA)
David A. Clements (NorCAL)
Ryan M. Cockerham (MO)
Robert S. Cook (OK)
Scott R. Cooper (MI)
William R. Currier (MA)
Angelo S. Deserio (IL)
Mohamad El-Bsat (ROM)
Richard W. Elliot (NH)
Matthew S. Gerrish (MA)
Steven R. Gough (NM)
Eugenio Iencinella (ITA)
Paul M. Jones (NC)
Andrew S. Krall (MN)
Joshua B. Lightle (NM)
Justin D. Lowe (OH)
Daniel E. Massey (MT)
Bogdan M. Matache (ROM
Carl A. Michel, Jr. (MD)
Stephen K. Moline (FL)
Frank T. Palmer (ME)
Mihai Priscariu (ROM)
David F. Puzzo (FL)
Eric R. Scanlan (IL)
Rusu V. Silvio (ROM)
Arthur W. Stauff (CT)
Igor Tolstoi (SER)
Grady A. Wells (NE)
Alan J. Williard (NC)
Recommended – Resignations Class 3 Deputy Members by Request
Steven C. Heller (OR) Charles J. Graham (AR) Dana W. Ryder (ME)
Honorary/Class 4 Memberships
(13 Nominations recommended for election)
Stewart L. Aronson (NH)
Russell W. Baker (PA)
Dean A. Barr (MI)
Allan L. Casalou (NorCAL)
Dale I. Goehrig (FL)
Robert W. Hagen, Jr. (LA)
John J. Hillyar, IV (FL
Curtis S. Holtman (CT)
Raymond C. Lemons (MI)
Jeremyha R. Lyle (SoCAL)
Jimmy G. McKinney (OK)
Kenneth G. Nagel (NorCAL)
Ronald G. Pauly (IL)
Recommended – Class 4 Honorary Members by Request
Howard L. Graff (IL)
Recommended - Excuses Accepted for Class 1 Active Members
Lee A. Beattys (NJ)
Rodney E. Boyce (PA)
Paul R. Chisholm (NY)
L. Lee Cram, Jr. (PA)
E. John Elmore, PGM (NC)
Billy J. Fannin (OH)
Raoul L. Frevel, Sr. (MD)
Luke A. Giannini (VA)
Matthew S. Golway (NJ)
Brian K. Golwitzer, Jr. (IL)
Bruce N. Hazard (NY)
James C. Herndon (ID)
William H. Koon, II (OH)
Jeffrey E. McMorris (NY)
William J. Mollere, PGM (LA)
Simon Q. Oduber (ARU)
William K. Paisley (IA)
M. Boyd Patterson, Jr. (TX)
Craig A. Phillips (NV)
Brian W. Pierson (OK)
Craig S. Ruby (NV)
Darrell W. Sartin (MS)
Kevin R. Smith (IA)
Timothy B. Strawn (OH)
John W. Whitaker (TN)
Recommended – Excuses Not Accepted for Class 1 Members
Acott A. Bishel (CT
Dale H. Gillilan (AK)
Robert M. Schvey (NY)
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Recommended – Excuses Accepted for Class 3 Deputy Members
Gordon M. Candee (CT) Charles P. Cross (SoCAL)
High S. D’Anna, III (GA)
George S. Greytak (CT)
Robert J. Hanna, Sr. (OK)
Don R. Jones (SoCAL)
Paul E. Lacroix (SoCAL)
Leo A. Ponson (ARU)
Robert E. Scott (SoCAL)
Michael J. Stern (NorCAL)
Richard W. Kaeser, Jr. (MO)
David W. Berry (PA)
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Honors & Awards Committee
Active Legion of Honor
Alabama
Lee W. Jones
Alberta
Glenn William White
Arizona
Andrew Stefan Warianka
Arkansas
Brandon Ray Herring
Cody Beight
Bryan Heath Langston
Connecticut
Christopher Jon Michael Buck
Florida
Clifford Cooper
Jason Shane Webb
Robert James Lambert
Leonard Grant Shurtleff
Randy Lee Ziegler
Gary Owen Kearney
Georgia
Hans Allen Wilson
Germany
Carleton Terry Johnson
Idaho
William David Votaw
Illinois
Mark L. Rauschenberger
Louis Mines Kline, III
James Dewey Johnston, Sr.
Ted Curtis Fultz
James Paul Smith
Indiana
David A. Trobaugh
Iowa
Greg Hapgood
Jerry Robert Hough
Italy
Giuseppe Alfonso Bosio
Paolo Morreale
Kansas
Herbert Franklin Merrick
Joe H. Vanghan
Maryland
Brett Thomas Joseph Bean
Kenneth S. Kiesslin
Massachusetts
Richard B. Burgess
Donald Micheal Cargill, Jr.
Scott David Inglis
Bryant Lunt Carter, Jr.
Samuel Robert McClure, Jr.
Justin F. Prescott
Arnold Melvin Johnson
Richard L. Burgess
Richard Earle Haley
Michigan
Ryan Drew Toll
Joshua Morgan Parker
David Anthony Bodine
Fred Richard Jex
Richard David Wisley
Louis Charles McCray
Howard H. Crumit, Jr.
Minnesota
Myles J. Weinblatt
Carl F. Lidstrom
Missouri
Ryan Matthew Cockerham
Billy B. Ruhling
Chris Ray Maxfield
David L. Lourwood, Jr.
David James Johnston, Jr.
Robert James Thompson
Kenton Thomas Harper
Montana
Jeremy Dean Olsen
Shawn T. Ratchford
Daniel Elsworth Massey
Leslie A. Saisbury
Donald R. Slaybaugh
Mark A. St. John
Richard Harry Smith
Mark Doyle Wilson
Michael Trevor Monsos
John M. Barrows
Northern California
James A. Jaeger
Alan Wandesforde
Myron A. Tisdel
Nevada
Alex Terrance Wilson
Adam Thomas Wilson
New Jersey
Patrick Charles Weisgerber, Jr.
Paul James Eberly
Richard Peterson
Frank Martin Williams
New Mexico
Steven Robert Gough
Greeley W. Myers
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New York
Drew V. D'Angelo
Ryan Bradley Huston
Thomas Robert Norris, Jr.
Robert Todd Bailey
Joseph Hilton Wilkes
Brian Duane Larick
Randolph Charles Daley
Gary Allen Tahsler
Scott A. Roller
Douglas Eugene Moshier
Gregory Carl Postal
Oklahoma
Ryan John Rudebock
Nathaniel Corbin Johns
Brian Chester Lux, II
John Dale Allford
Thomas Jeffery Cole
Oregon
James Dale Conner, II
Nabeel Mohammad Shaaban
Howard W. Haynes
David Dale Fuller
Elden Charlie Porter
Pennsylvania
Christopher Michael Fry
Ronald Eugene Bush, Jr.
Scott E. Levy
Adam Nathaniel Croumer
Steven Jay Smith
William Lawson Reed
Brian Keith Shaffer
Ronald J. Norcross
Timothy R. Settlemyer
Jerry Owen Richards, Jr.
Stephen R. Logan, Sr.
Craig Arthur Kern
Robert F. McCabe, Jr.
William Scott Shillady
Charles Homer Johnston
Rexford Franklin Cox
Matthew D. Dupee
Pete Christopher Elliott
Andrew H. Kauffman
Rakesh R. Kumar
Jay Michael Laser
Robert Ray Nye, Jr.
David C. Santini
Daryl Ralph Sycher
Rhode Island
James Ian Ogilvie
Robert J. Kempf
Stephen Andrew Hart
Southern California
Roger Darren Parker
John Robert James
Donald Charles Schremp, II
Alan Dean Walbridge, Jr.
Robert T. Burger
Tennessee
Walter Jerome Martin
John Harold Truebger
Michael D. Villines, Sr.
Marlin Leroy Beard, Jr.
Michael Allen Harris
Texas
Thomas W. Peebles
Bruce Don Dalton
Michael L. Skinner
Randy Fincher
Utah
George Henry Cherry, Jr.
Vermont
Douglas Lee Smith, Jr.
Joshua D. Burt
Virginia
Zachary Andrew Panitzke
Washington
Corey Clifford Kent
John Benson Danner
Richard William Snyder
Darel E. Maxfield, Sr.
Wisconsin
Andrew Josef Storrs
James Robert Fenno
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Honorary Legion of Honor
Arizona
Christopher M. Hagenian
Michael Bruce Manning
Jerry Weiers
Arkansas
William Ray Herring
Colorado
Christopher Eric Putman
Clyde R. George
Kerry Alan Hart
John F. Reinking
Delaware
Herbert J. Atkinson
Florida
William Charles McCarthy
Paul Michael Gazo
William Donald Valentino
James Wesley Ford
Paul Wilson Friend
William Robert Jacobs
James O. Cheek
Bryan Roy Coffey
Henry A. Adams
James William Rouse
Howard Warren Almand, Jr.
Dayle Laverne Schrock
Germany
Charsten Wienberyer
Illinois
Mark Andrew Ertler
Donald E. Courter
Richard David Hacker
Stephen Forrest Oakley
Indiana
Daniel J. Barenie
John Bridegroom
Iowa
Robert Knowler
Arthur Guy Crandon
Roger Kenneth Kadel
Italy
Servel Jean-Pierre
Seri Gianearlo
Enrieo Bruseitini
Kansas
Christopher Lane Lewis
Thomas Robert Rigg
Michael Scott Bell
Kevin Wayne Larson
Charlie McClain, Sr.
Kentucky
Charles J. Boeschel
Cloyd J. Bumgardner
Louisiana
Eric Paul Zollinger
Martin John Reinschmidt
Maryland
Howard Wayne Graham
Creed Fred Parker
Massachusetts
Richard Oliver Cusick
Bruce Edward Tarr
Michigan
Eugene Edward Abbaticchio
Minnesota
Ralph Edward Johansen
David Neil Kampf
Mississippi
Ronald Bruce Killary
Alred Silva Bettencourt
Billy Wade Spires
Missouri
Virgil Davidson
Ryan Baker Skidmore
Sean David Sandow
Steven Kent Statham
Bryon Walter DrLear
William Wray Lain, Jr.
Eric Matthew Strong
Kurt Donald Witzel
Randal Bruce Bowden
James Thomas Chaney
Randy Carl Davis
Montana
Thomas L. Lund
Kevin N. Olson
Charles Joseph Stein
Thomas Earl Holman
Thomas Wayne Chisholm
Northern California
Stanley Spinrod
Nebraska
Rex J. Moats
New Hampshire
Larry A. Sprague
Alfred R. Chesley
David Collins
John Everett Lobdell
New Jersey
Ricky D. Stoneking
George Mackanin
Michael F. Lakat
Walter R Kaulfees
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New York
Edward T. Bartels
John L. Montross
Robert L. Hogan, Jr.
George Norris Wineberg
William J. Thomas
Anthony Joseph Pecorella
John Koller
David Paul Spencer
Griffith Jones, III
North Carolina
William Allan Mann
Ohio
Roy Keith O'Dell
Douglas Neal Kaylor
Dennis Lee Hughes
Alfred Thomas Johnson
Lynn Bert Alexander
Robert Charles Rill, Jr.
Hugh A. Harris
Thomas Selby
Glenn F. Stoots
Oklahoma
Jonathan "Todd" Ebersole
William H. Howell
Kevin Hall
Oscar Karl Geilfuss
Jack W. Hughey
Steven Alan Viner
Richard L. Allison
L. Erik Stuckey
Jimmie Edward Pilgrim
Preston L. Doerflinger
Oregon
Craig Ryan Thornburgh
W. Myles McMillan
William Brian Allphin
Thomas P. Shine
Pennsylvania
William Frederick Harner
Gary Lee Dukeman
Larry McCleary Miller
Donald Charles Wobb
Nicholas Vaccarello
David A. Mc Dade
James Robert Shaw
James Slater Roberts
Jerry J. Hamilton
Edward James Stumm
William H. Weichsel
Rhode Island
Russell R. Davis, Sr.
Southern California
Robert Edward Slater
Michael Strader
John Richard Heisner
South Carolina
Dr. Dickran Mgrdechian
Jack Allen Marler
Tennessee
Joseph Clayton Pryor Kindoll
Roy C. Etherton
Carl Edward Barnes
Sean Hugh Hamilton
Earl Lynn Barnett
Texas
Charles Curtis Powell
Ervin Leslie Richards
John Edward Cline
William J. Giles, Jr.
Archie W. Scott
Buddy Harmon Wigley
John Dempsey Myers
Utah
Drew C. Sanders
Vermont
George J. Deblon
Virginia
James Edward Litten
Reese Edward Carroll, Jr.
Lyle Scott Cassell
W. Thomas Newcomb
Giles Madison Gilley
Washington
John Henery Roberts
Donald G. Munks
Wisconsin
William G. Hahnfeldt
Donald W. Hensiak
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Chevalier
Alberta
Gerrit Steven Wright
Geoff Gelden Patterson
Alaska
Mark Sawyer Gillilan
Alabama
Forrest Dean Buchanan
Evan L. Cheeley
E. Ray Hinderliter, Jr.
Arkansas
Connor DeWayne Appleton
Arizona
William Lawrence McKean
Timothy M. Dougherty
Jarrett Ramsey Kunz
Northern California
Johnny D. Huffine
Anderson V. Bouwens
Gregory G. Kendall-Park
Gared Hassel
Bryan Daniel Schmall
Anthon R. Maquiling
Travis A. Magro
Teak R. Foster
James R. Fowler
Justin Richard Tristano
Jonathan R. Marin
Adam L. Orwig
Jordan W. Teschan
Tristan E. Hance
Charles Norman Pharaoh
David A. Clements
Southern California
Mitchell Anthony Ramirez
Adam R. Siders, Jr.
Alexander Isreb
Cody Gonzalez
Christopher Michael Baker
Joshua F. Camantigue
Mitchell Dwayne Bowman
Nicholas A. Florentino
Benjamin Agusto Villanueva
Joshua Thomas Gardner
Matthew E. Higginbotham
Sean Solorio
Mitchell Nathan Gottesmann
Roger Thomas Childs
Jesus Martinez
Devon Hoff-Felix
Ryan William Gooch
Colorado
Tanner Samuel Thompson
Matthew James Lord
Zachary Thomas Zumalt
Connecticut
Nicholas Scott Carpenter
Lorenzo Cardoso
Tyler N. Brush
Jason Ferenczy
Florida
Alden Lincoln Doane, lll
Nicholas Francisco Massanet
Ashton Drake Abela
Jerrod Robert Threadgill
Erik Legge
Timothy James Ferdon
Tyler McCarthy
Tyler Pernal
Joshua Cole Ellich
Justin Tyler Prowant
Brian Mitchell Catalano
Justin Smith
Shane Doran
Christopher William Bennett
Darion Paul Mackey
Georgia
Hans Wilson, Jr.
Jackson Dailey Fussell
James Craig Hawkins
Paul R. Peeler, III
James Austin Everson
Iowa
Phillip Matthew Oleksa
Idaho
Kevin Eugene Anderson
Frederick Joseph Gray
Illinois
Devin Jonathon James
Samuel Parker Anderson
Benjamin Andrew Dosch
Sante Angelo Deserio
Zachary Brooks Peterson
Alan Edward Garza
Eugene Joseph Carl Gross
Logan Bryant Webb
Michael John Weaver
Andrew J. Guibord
Daulton Richard Hammes
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Indiana
Brandon William Norcutt
Nestor Perez
Jacob Nicholas Hiday
James Reid Harris
Aaron Matthew Pfeiffer
Nathaniel Todd Singer
Dominic Michael Martyne
Kansas
James William Haxton
Tyler Austin Taylor
Kentucky
Joshua Dwayne Justice
Jacob Boeschel
Jordan Matthew Brewer
Gauge C. Hodge
Alex Sottile
Jeremiah James Crum
Massachusetts
Robert Outly
Jacob O'Connell
Kevin Michael Hudon
William H.M. Blake
Jared Kingston Garneau
Maryland
Douglas R. Nodonly, Jr.
Spencer D. Schuch
Steven M. Makres
Christopher Paul Makres
Joshua R. Walker
Christopher Sean Ollivett
Joseph John Uliasz
Jake Edward Fenton
Christopher Paul Ichniowski
Jacob Patrick Bridges
Trevor John Trost
Brian Halsey Pierce
Michigan
James Lyle Oliver
Aaron James Proudfoot
Joseph Ernest Golec
Joshua Michael Blackburn
Steven Lee New, Jr.
Lucus Duane Moore
Ohio
Harrison Warren King
Missouri
Samuel James Puttman
Brian Tracy
David Paul Smith
John Butron
Colin Sullivan
Ryan Michael Weber
Milo Edward Brucker
Kanyon Dale Salyer
Jake Witte
James Edward McManigle
Kellon Thomas Chiles
Alfous Raymond Johnson
Matthew Graham
David Hawthorne Ardrey
Mississippi
Brandon Dale Ezell
Jimmy Clinton Jones
Jonathan Hodge
Montana
Nicholas Anthony Combs
North Carolina
Kyle Edward Rains
Nebraska
Joshua Liam Wray
Kyle Richard Barchus
Dakota James Wells
Logan Lewis
Lucas Rosenbaum
Ronald A. Nielsen
Robert Alex Lowe
John Spencer Lowe
Keegan Dean Miller
New Hampshire
Scott Jenckes
New Jersey
Charles E. Richardson, III
Simon Kramer
New Mexico
James N. Christopher
Nevada
Buzz David Ingram
Arthur Ward Cozad, III
Richard Paul Hunker, Jr.
Steven William Rose
New York
Christopher John Draves
Andrew Robert Storck
Carl Smith Siegel, II
Allecks Russell Sadler
Ohio
Jonathan A. Stonebraker
Brian Christopher Kelzer
Austin Michael Sutter
Dillon Zackary Barto
Eric Jay Lovingshimer
Paul David Harshbarger
Samuel Alexander W.
Crawford
Ian Duncan Hawthorne
Ricky Allen Staler, Jr.
Thomas Louis Martin
Nicholas Paul Willeke
Alexander Michael Hoffman
Brandon Aaron Carpenter
Joseph Kenneth DiSanto
Joshua Chase Kelley
Fredrick Morris
Zachary Lane Lappert
Donald Harvey Gelhot, III
Ian Hackworth
Alex Hackworth
Andrew Joseph Thomas
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Oklahoma
Tyler Taylor
Brody Andrew Duncan
Bradley Allen Liles
James Anthony Denny
Chase Ebersole
Christopher Ebersole
Philip Tyler Brown
Joshua Dean Leyba
Corey M. Honn
William Deven Lee Haynes
Brian Alan Sutton
James David R. Hill
Ontario
Noah Snowdon
Michael John Ticknor
Jonathon Connor Nichol
Oregon
Ryan Matthew Thornburgh
Gregory Michael Durnal
Gabriel Hall Jones-Gallardo
Benjamin James Allphin
Pennsylvania
Philip John Cancilla
Andrew James Trapp
Adam Tyler Pritchard
Ryan Earl Daub
David Stanley Kopp, III
Jeffrey Robert Hample
Lorenzo Alexander Rodriguez
Marshall LeLand Mills
Evan Michael Ippolito
Jordan Alexander Ippolito
Trenton Lee Swindler
South Carolina
Devon William Crawford
Tennessee
Spencer Thomas Martin
Robert Cole Coats
Texas
Xavier Zacharrus Wiley
Andrew George Nitsch
Mark Alan Peebler
Anthony Ellis Peebler
Christopher James Little
Galen Keir Mikel
Charles Dakota Wolfe
Anthony L. Coca
Jonathon Andrew Aper
Lars Monroe Anderson
Eric Austin Pohland
Nicholas Walton Smith
Jeremy Jordan Gueits
Utah
Matthew Lee Harris
Virginia
Keith Tyre Yancey
Billie Walker Chenault
Derrick Sanders
Alexander Edward Whidden
Dakota Burns
Charles Michael Chang
Martin Taylor Schmidt
New Hampshire
Timothy Roy Sprague
Vermont
William Charles Sartelle
Keegan T. Aldrich
Benjamin Fontaine
Washington
Stephen Frederick Stewart
Austin Mitchell Collins
John Robert Roe
Matthias McFarlane
Jerrald Ralph Parton
James C. Taylor
Tyler Youngs
James Michael Armstrong
Wisconsin
Steven Allen Jendrzjek
West Virginia
Mason Patrick Winkie
Bolivia
Kevin Aliendre Perez
Franklin A. Flores Cervantes
Mario Alberto Teran Aiza
Israel A. Callejas Troncoso
Eduardo R. Barrientos
Sahonero
Marcelo Fernando Velasco
Arias
Juan Luis Gil Rollano
Wilder Orellana Lopez
Diego Carrasco Enriquez
Guido Angel Perez Gallo
Mauricio Villafuerte Guerra
Andre A. Montero Terrazas
Italy
Dionisio Silvaggio
Giovanni Coppola
Carlo Milone
Alessandro Riina
Giovanni Carianni
Mario Presta
Romania
Alexandru Cristian Toader
Robert Tanase
Alexandru Virgil Trandafir
Andrei Cristian Lupu
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Cross of Honor
Alberta
Tamara L. McMillan
Reginald D. Jerome
Colleen E. Kelly
Arizona
David Paul Miller
Colorado
Earl Harry Sandman
Donna Lynn Johnson
Mark Anthony Steinhauser
Christina D. Henderson
Connecticut
Susan L. Carpenter
Florida
Stephen Kyle Moline
James Curt Haughey
Dwight Edward Brown
E. Jason Sinnott
Timothy Andrew Ferenchik
Kenneth Virata
Lambert "Ed" Villiaume, III
Dawn Lynette Moline
Karen Lee Slauson
Kristin Markle Ross
Edward Michael Slauson
Robert McKnight Clements
Georgia
Donald Charles Combs
Illinois
Anthony Kenneth Rojas
James Bradley Schols
Bryan Scott Lange
Sharon J. Peterson
Louis Ray Gordon
Karla S. Weaver
William Howard Thomas
David Dale Capes
Indiana
Rodney L. Ira
Richard Crandall Condre
Judy A. Sell
Italy
Pietro Riccio
Mario Milone
Luca Floriani
Paolo Slaviero
Gaspare Giallo
Franco Sgarella
Gregorio Silvaggio
Kansas
Jacob Clifton Glover
Kentucky
William Brawner
Jesse Ray Sims
Maine
Sam J. Michaud
Alan L. Collins
Maryland
Reginald Joseph Eda
Timothy William Ollivett
Massachusetts
James Douglas Hotaling
Jonathan Robert Bryan
Steven P. Collins
Holly Randall
Michelle D. Blake
Lynne Ellen Currier
Michigan
Jonathan Lawrence Premo
Thomas John Anthony Shad
Mercedes R. Parker
Christine Lynn Parker
Tamela Jean Rusch-D'Aguanno
Mary Jean Celmer
Greg Edward Oliver
David Dean Hutton
Sarah Kathryn VanDuinen
Missouri
Robert L. Weber
Stacia Ann Cockerham
Rebecca Lynne McFarland
Northern California
Patrick D. Quinn
Kevin Conyers
Frank Nelson Kimmey
Marcy Lynn Christensen
Benjamin Herman Hance
Laura F. Jenkins-Conyers
Nicole L. Wandesforde
Michele Noeth
Nebraska
Grady A. Wells
Garen W. Miller
Caryn Elizabeth Stuhr
New Jersey
Fred Fucetola
Ohio
Michael George William
Sassman
George Robert Merchant
Wendy Jane Crawford
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Oklahoma
Ryan John Rudebock
Jason Bradley Rawdon
Bo Jim Ross
Ralph Robert DeCardenas
David Alan Sutton
Roy Ruben McKinney
Dudley Ridge Smith
Garry Don Odom
Ontario
Ian Robert McGugan
Blake R. S. Kennedy
Stephen Richard Horne
Oregon
Jodi R. Durnal
Debbie Susan Sifford
Teri Lynn Allphin
Timothy Gene Durnal
Pennsylvania
Cayle D. Swindler
Ruth Elizabeth Noble
Rhode Island Alfred J. Anton
Romania
Mihai-Rares Prisecariu
Sorin Niculae
Rusu Vasilica Silviu
Mohamad El-Bsat
Dinita Ion
Southern California
Sandra Kay Vrsalovich
Sandra Marie White
Denise C. Finnefrock
Patricia Dawn Peterson
Frank Joseph Shapiro
Lori Ann Specker
Mayo Terry Overbeck
Tennessee
Kristopher Mark Fisher
Texas
Charles Edward Maddox
Utah
Nathan J. Warlin
Danielle Warlin
Vermont
Eric Charles Steele
Virginia
Jane Camp Gladwell
Foy Jackson Holland
Robert Ray Chenault
Christopher Andrew Pierce
Michael Fechisin
Washington
Kimberly Vera May Kent
Judy Jean Shanebrook
West Virginia
John H. Och, III
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PAST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OFFICERS
YEAR MASTER COUNCILOR CONGRESS SECRETARY
1967-68 Roderick S. Coy Niles F. Jensen, Jr.
1968-69 James R. Alleman Duwaine M. Hunt
1969-70 C. Dan Killian Richard A. McKenzie
1970-71 Gary H. Lukovich James Sanders
1971-72 Raoul L. Frevel, Sr. Gregory S. Carpenter
1972-73 D. Christopher Pedigo Gregory L. Berry
1973-74 William J. Heller Tim Grooms
1974-75 Richard J. Olson Brian F. LaFontaine
1976-77 Jeffery Lee Harris* Travis D. Eden
1977-78 David M. Stout Steven J. Button
1978-79 C. Kelly Tutt Jeffrey Reighter
1979-80 William K. Clark, Jr. Eugene L. Martino, Jr.
1980-81 Theodore J. Nicholas* J. Ricky Lyle
1981-82 Fred P. Baerenz John P. Durie
1982-83 Alan A. Arney Lee L. Cram, Jr.
1983-84 Terry D. Koubele James W. Price, Jr.
1984-85 Steven W. Borror Mike Meyer
Mike Young, Jr.**
1985-86 Steven J. Sichterman Johnny D. Onkst
1986-87 Robert E. Screws Jack E. Carlson
1987-88 Jay R. Aldis Paul D. Jacobson
1988-89 John M. Hinck Michael L. Bishop
1989-90 David P. Kinney Loren A. Froomin
1990-91 Jon P. Burgess F. Hunter Creech, III
1991-92 Matthew W. McKay J. Steven Adams
1992-93 Thomas L. Denslow Michael J. Baird
1993-94 David W. Hendricks Alexander C. Newby
1994-95 Chad E. Northcutt Sean S. Kimball
1995-96 Ben W. Johnson, II Derek C. Thamuarus
1996-97 Brad M. Maruschak Daniel M. Masselli
1997-98 Michael S. Cueva Christopher J. Sylvia
1998-99 Jeff R. English Brad J. Northcutt
1999-00 Jason B. Wood Eric A. Polonsky
2000-01 Edward W. Taylor, Jr. Adam E. Roof
2001-02 Jason R. Polonsky Michael E. Fritz
2002-03 Christopher W. Elko Christopher R. Martin
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YEAR MASTER COUNCILOR CONGRESS SECRETARY
2003-04 Peter W. Brusoe J. Wendell Haney
2004-05 Christopher G. Eells Guillermo “G” Gonzalez
2005-06 Stephen M. Ashman Matthew D. Ross
2006-07 James D. Conner, II John Nathaniel Stallings
2007-08 Austin W. Whitaker Brandon “Buddy” Herring
2008-09 Richard W. Eells, II Ryan J. Rudebock
2009-10 Benjamin B. Turconi Jaymie B. Jordan
2010-11 Michael Benedetti Ryan T. Grazier
2011-12 Maxwell C. Shoemaker Michael A. Burge
2012-13 Andrew J. Prescott Carl W. Wunsche
2013-14 Robert W. Laing Christopher M. LaBaw
*Deceased **Appointed to fill a vacancy
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PAST CONGRESS ADVISORS
YEAR CONGRESS ADVISOR(S)
1968 I Walter C. Ploeser, PGM, & Albert P. Ruerat, PGM
1969 II Walter C. Ploeser, PGM, & Albert P. Ruerat, PGM
1970 III Walter C. Ploeser, PGM, & Albert P. Ruerat, PGM
1971 IV Walter C. Ploeser, PGM
1972 V Walter C. Ploeser, PGM
1973 VI Walter C. Ploeser, PGM, & H. Malvern Marks, PGM
1974 VII Robert M. Walker, PGM
1975 VIII Robert M. Walker, PGM
1976 IX Chester Hodges, PGM, & C. C. Faulkner, Jr., PGM
1977 X Edward C. Bieser, PGM
1978 XI Edward C. Bieser, PGM
1979 XII Henry A. Matschiner
1980 XIII G. Frederick Klyen, III
1981 XIV Odie R. Howell, Jr.
1982 XV Odie R. Howell, Jr.
1983 XVI Joe R. Manning, Jr., PGM
1984 XVII Joe R. Manning, Jr., PGM
1985 XVIII G. Frederick Kleyn, III
1986 XIX G. Frederick Kleyn, III
1987 XX Edgar E. Trefts
1988 XXI Edgar E. Trefts
1989 XXII Keith K. Klein
1990 XXIII Keith K. Klein
1991 XXIV David S. Compton
1992 XXV David S. Compton
1993 XXVI David S. Compton
1994 XXVII David S. Compton
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YEAR CONGRESS ADVISOR(S)
1994 XXVII David S. Compton
1995 XXVIII David S. Compton
1996 XXIX David A. Glattly
1997 XXX David A. Glattly
1998 XXXI Larry C. Burruss
1999 XXXII Larry C. Burruss
2000 XXXIII Johnny D. Onkst
2001 XXXIV Johnny D. Onkst
2002 XXXV Jeff A. Chretien
2003 XXXVI Jeff A. Chretien
2004 XXXVII Rick S. Freedman
2005 XXXVIII Michael S. Cueva
2006 XXXIX Michael W. Stuhr
2007 XL Thomas S. Nelson, Sr.
2008 XLI Bengamin W. Johnson, II
2009 XLII Bengamin W. Johnson, II
2010 XLIII Bret A. Akers
2011 XLIV Gary E. Mueller
2012 XLV Gary E. Mueller
2013 XLVI Brian S. Noble
2014 XLVII Jason B. Wood