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sept 2019 VOL. 87, NO 09
7811 Rockwood Lane
Austin, Texas 78757 512-480-0812
www.benhurshrine.org Articles due NLT 15 of the month
DON'T FORGET
Bertram Parade - Sept 7th
San Marcos Parade - Sept 14 - 10am
Directors Staff Chili Cook-Off - Ben Hur - October 12, 2019
The Vampire Ball - Sold Out - October 19, 2019 (Call the office for Wait List)
FISH FRY AT BEN HUR
SEPTEMBER 21, 2019
Everyone Welcome
SHRINE MEMBERS
MASONIC BROTHERS
PROSPECTIVE MASONS
FAMILY MEMBERS
NO CHARGE
SERVING FRIED FISH WITH
ALL THE FIXIN'S
STARTS AT 3PM - LASTS
UNTIL FUN RUNS OUT
Additional or updated info on
EMMA and Facebook, or just call
the office
Sept 2019 2
BEN HUR SHRINE
CHARTED AUGUST 16, 1892
7811 Rockwood Lane
Austin, Texas 78757
Phone 512-480-0812
Fax 512-479-4060
www.benhurshrine.org
BEN HUR OFFICE HOURS
Mon - Fri 9:30am to 3:30pm
Closed on Major Holidays
ILLUSTRIOUS SIR JEFF CLARK
2019 POTENTATE [email protected] 512-789-3038
ROMEO DENGHEL……….……...CHIEF RABBAN
[email protected] 512- 554-6356
PAUL PENNINGTON…....ASSISTANT RABBAN
[email protected] 512-567-6920
DENNIS MOTLEY….HIGH PRIEST & PROPHET
[email protected] 512-844-8374
CHUCK “FESTER” JONES…..ORIENTAL GUIDE
[email protected] 512-797-0718
BILLY J JAMES………………………..TREASURER
[email protected] 512-925-6676
SAM STIMSON, PhD…………………..RECORDER
[email protected] 512-796-4179
Entertainment Chair
Gene & Bridgette Payne
Entertainment Committee
Brazia Payne, Starlynn Payne, Bruce & Liz Lewis
Ruth Ramirez, Ted & Charla Robertson,
Shelbie Reiswig, Craig Reiswig, Brenda W Sholin,
Russell Jones, John Cooper, John Wood,
Travis & Amanda Powell, James & Janet Heineman
Mac & Laura Cutler, Lana Stone
Insurance Chairman
Gerald “Jerry” Carruth
Insurance Committee
Ill Sir Jeff Clark, Potentate, Chief Rabban Romeo
Denghel, David Caylor,
Recorder, Sam Stimson, PhD
Legal Counsel
Gerald C. “Jerry” Carruth
Masonic Relations
Danny Kleen
$100 Million Dollar Club
John Blair
Parade Marshal
Anthony DeFrancisis
Parliamentarian
Gerald C. “Jerry” Carruth
Photographer
Gene Payne, Ramon Reyes
Public Relations
Fred “Buddy” Funderburgh
Sickness & Distress
Nobility APPOINTED STAFF
Administrative Potentate’s Aide
Ill Sir Ed Whitmore, PP
Administrative Aide-de-Campe (Protocol)
Ill Sir Ed Bromstad, PP
Administrative Assistant for Office
Lisa Hollon
Building & Grounds Manager
Stanley Anderson
Chaplain
David McBride
Colonel of Units
Ill Sir Silas Powell, PP
Donor Relations
Dennis Motley, H.P. & P.
APPOINTED STAFF (Cont)
APPOINTED DIVAN
Temple Director - Jim Kinley
Captain of the Guard - Ferril “F.C.” Smith, MD
Outer Guard - Robin Shannon
1st Ceremonial Master -
2nd Ceremonial Master - Russell Jones
STATED MEETING
Ben Hur Shrine meets on the 3rd Thursday of the
month. The next stated meeting will be Sept 19,
2019. YOUR 2019 DUES CARD IS REQUIRED!
Sept 2019 3
POTENTATE’S MESSAGE - [email protected]
RECORDER - [email protected]
Most of you have noticed that we have increased the page count to
the Chariot and that we are trying to include pictures. If you have
pictures that you would like included in the Chariot that shows your
unit or club fun activities, email them to the Recorder with a short
description. Also, please send high resolution pictures. When the
Chariot goes to press, the quality of the image printed is only as
good as the image submitted. We can do some enhancing in Photoshop, but only so
much. That said, there is always a call for unit or club activities. We will be happy to
print what your group is up to, we just have to know. If you don't think you can write
an article, just send us the outlines and we can fill in the blanks. Welcome back from
vacation, it's time to start working again.
Nobles and Ladies of Ben Hur,
Well here we are in September! School has started again so be
careful out there with all the kiddos out and about. Labor Day
Weekend we had our 72nd annual Shrine Circus at the HEB Center at
Cedar Park. More on the Circus in the next issue.
Parades coming up are on the 7th in Bertram and on the 14th in San
Marcos. We have our Family Fish Fry on the 21st. The Fish Fry is a
Family, everyone invited event, so get your Blue Lodges out and all
your Friends.
Since we are in September now, the Temple is no longer Dark. Our first stated meeting
back is on the 19th, welcoming all new Nobles and their Wives. There will be special
presentations during the meeting for the ladies.
I want to give a special Bravo-Zulu to James and Janet Heineman for all they did for the
Temple and especially for the Potentate. They both went above and beyond the call of
duty in volunteering to pull the Divan Float and setting up for events at the Temple.
Let’s remember to recruit new members and make our Temple grow again. As my late
Father-in-Law always said, “See you in the Funny Paper!”
Jeff Clark-Potentate
Sept 2019 4
Chief Rabban - [email protected]
Ladies and Nobles,
Is it Fall already?
Thank you to everyone who helped with the Circus! There will be
more details about the circus in next month’s article.
Your Board of Directors is trying to start a new fundraiser for Ben
Hur Shrine: a Fall Carnival at the Round Rock Premium Outlets.
This year, the carnival starts on September 5th and goes through
September 23rd. The hours of operation are Monday thru Friday 5PM to 11PM, and
1PM to midnight on the weekends. Stop by, and tell your friends and neighbors!
The Vampire Ball is SOLD OUT! However, we have started a Waiting List, in case tick-
ets become available. To place your name on the list, please call the front office at
512-480-0812.
Fraternally,
Romeo Denghel
Sept 2019 5
FAMILY FUN NIGHT A BIG HIT
Sept 2019 6
FAMILY FUN NIGHT Con’t
Sept 2019 7
ORIENTAL GUIDE - [email protected]
Howdy All,
Life has been good. The Fun Crew got together for an afternoon of fun bowling at Dart Bowl on Sunday, August 4th.
It turned out real well. There were 20 bowlers and about 10 in the cheering crowd. Looked like everyone had a great time.
Dart Bowl gave us 4 lanes right in front of the grill and bar. Guess they know us well, LOL. Imperial Sir Jim Smith and
Lady Alice surprised us. They had just got home from the airport that morning and showed up to cheer us on. I tried
but couldn’t get them to bowl this time. We appreciate their support. We also had ladies from the Nile and LOS bowling.
Everyone wants to do it again and we are for it also. We are going to try to have a roundtable meeting about every two to three
months. Come join if you want and help plan and execute some events in the future. We need some ideas. We want to keep them simple so there is not a bunch of work
pulling them off. Email Pam if you want to get on the email list [email protected] I
will also put it on the facebook site.
Casino party was a hoot. Glad it was not my real money I was playing. Check the
chariot and the web site calendar for events and parades coming in the future. We would love to see everyone out having FUN. See y’all soon.
Thanks for your support
Ben Hur Proud Chuck “Fester” Jones
[email protected] 512 797-0718
Sept 2019 8
Sept 2019 9
HIGH PRIEST AND PROPHET - [email protected]
REMEMBER: Austin 360 Amphitheater. We will be selling CD's for
Breaking Benjamin. Last month I told you that I am looking for 20+
people to volunteer. So far only 10 have said they will help. That
means I need 10 more people. This is an opportunity to help with this
effort for Ben Hur, but also Shriners Hospital for Children.
Where: Austin 360 Amphitheater, 9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd, Del Valle, TX
When: September 9, 2019
Please contact the High Priest for more information and to volunteer.
Phone: 512-844-8374.
Again, thanks for your support.
TEXAS HOSPITALS UPDATE
The following information was sent to the Nobility and I wanted to repost it here, just
incase someone did not see it.
Dear Nobility
At this past Imperial Session, important legislation was passed to change the by-laws
regarding governance of our hospitals. The impetus for this change came from our
own leaders, members of local Boards of Governors, as well as our hospital leadership
teams. I am excited to share that after an historic vote this week by the Joint Boards,
the Houston Board of Governors, and the Galveston Board of Governors, the Houston
Hospital will be relocating inside the Galveston facility. This is an exciting transition
within our system as we continually work to serve more kids in more places, in the
most efficient manner possible.
Work will now begin on the process of combining these two facilities into one campus,
and we are extremely optimistic that this decision well positions Shriners Hospitals for
Children as we head into the future. A timeline is not yet known, although we
anticipate that this transition would not occur before late 2020. More information will
be forthcoming, but I wanted to share the results of this important decision.
YITF
Sept 2019 10
SEPT 2019
BE SURE AND CHECK WWW.BENHURSHRINE.ORG FOR
LATEST DATES AND TIMES. CALENDARS CAN CHANGE.
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 CIRCUS
AT HEB
CENTER
LABOR DAY
TEMPLE
CLOSED
BHS BOD
RENTAL
LEGION OF
HONOR—
OFFSITE
CARNIVAL
CARNIVAL LOS
'CLUE'
Parade
Bertram
CARNIVAL
08 09 10 11 12 13 14
CARNIVAL CARNIVAL MINI B’S
CARNIVAL
Trailblazers
Patrol
CARNIVAL
PROVOST
GUARD
STATED
CARNIVAL
HLSC - Offsite
LOS Stated
CARNIVAL
Parade
San
Marcos
CARNIVAL
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
CARNIVAL CARNIVAL Provost Guard
Practice
Directors Staff
WILCO SC
CARNIVAL
CARNIVAL BEN HUR
STATED
CARNIVAL
Transporters
RENTAL
CARNIVAL
BHS
Fish Fry
CARNIVAL
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
CARNIVAL CARNIVAL Clown
Meeting
Carboy
Meeting
Travel Club
Travel Club Travel
Club
29 30
Travel Club
Sept 2019 11
OCT 2019
BE SURE AND CHECK WWW.BENHURSHRINE.ORG FOR
LATEST DATES AND TIMES. CALENDARS CAN CHANGE.
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
01 02 03 04 05 BHS BOD
RENTAL
LOH off site BHS
FALL
CEREMONIAL
06 07 08 09 10 11 12 RENTAL TEXANA 123 MINI-Bs TRAILBLAZERS PROVOST
GUARD
HLSC
LOS
STATED
CHILI
COOK OFF
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 DIRECTORS
STAFF
PROVOST
PRACTICE
WILCO SC
NILE
OFF SITE
BHS
STATED
TRANSPORTER
RENTAL BHS
MURDER
MYSTERY
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 EARLY
VOTING
EARLY
VOTING
EARLY
VOTING
CLOWNS
EARLY
VOTING
CARBOYS
EARLY
VOTING
EARLY
VOTING
LODGE #12
27 28 29 30 31 EARLY
VOTING
EARLY
VOTING
EARLY
VOTING
EARLY
VOTING
EARLY
VOTING
Sept 2019 12
TRAILBLAZERS NEWS
Our own Mike Sanders was elected Second Vice President of the Texas
Shrine Motor Patrol Association. Illustrious Sir Gene Sanders had the
pleasure of investing Mike with his Jewel. Congratulations Mike. Ben Hur
Shrine Trailblazers also took first place in the Drift Trike class. Way to go
guys !
Sept 2019 13
DIRECTORS STAFF CHILI COOK-OFF AT BEN HUR
OCTOBER 12, 2019 AT 10am
ENTRY DEADLINE : OCTOBER 11. 2019
ENTRY FEE FOR CHILI $50 AND $25 FOR BEANS
CASH PRIZES FOR 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD PLACE CHILI TEAMS
CASH PRIZE FOR 1ST PLACE BEANS
COOKING STARTS AT 10AM
CHILI TURN IN AT 12:30PM
BEAN TURN IN AT 1PM
The cook-off is open to a limited number of teams while the fun is open
to all. Cook-off rules are provided on the registration form. For more
information contact John Wood at 512-902-8282.
This event is open to the public so please share this
information with anyone who may be interested!
Sept 2019 14
Going forward we will publish a puzzle dealing with The Shrine
and Masonry. If you have any ideas or clues you have for a
particular puzzle, contact the office. Here is your first one.
Sept 2019 15
2019 CHARIOT BOOSTER CLUB
YES! I WANT TO BE A BOOSTER
Enclosed please find my check in the amount of $_______
[ ] ONE LINE (single name) - $25 per year
[ ] ONE LINE (Mr. & Mrs. or two names) - $25 per year
[ ] TWO LINES (Yours and your Lady’s name on 2 lines - $45 per year
NAME(S): _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Mail to the Temple Secretary.
NOTICE: Did YOUR name get dropped this edition? Remember to check the date following your
name. Next edition will drop all dates to 08/19! Send in the form below TODAY with your
Sept 2019 16
BLACK CAMEL REPORT
Lawrence R House 8/8/2019
Sept 2019 17
Sept 2019 18
SOLD OUT
CALL THE O
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O BE P
LACED ON W
AIT
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TIME DATED MATERIAL
DO NOT DELAY
BEN HUR NOBLES WITH BIRTHDAYS IN SEPTEMBER
9/1
James E Foster
John W Thompson 9/2
Anthony DeFrancisis 9/4
Billy B Trimble
David L Kinser Jr.
9/5
Lee G Buslett
Joe H Cobb
Richard T Doane 9/6
Horace L Siberstein
Ronald H Dewees
Charles L Easter Jr.
Sidney C Miller
9/7
Bobby J Doherty
Jeffrey S Schlieve
9/8
Doyle E Hobbs
Paul M Todd, Jr.
Robert L Brauer
9/10
Danny K Kleen
Ivan J Marquez
9/12
Daniel Hall
Michael L Ford PP
Dale A Rundell
9/13
Bryon B Betncourt
9/14
Edward G Taylor
9/16
Ricky J Tindell
9/17
Richard C Welch
Leonard S Bronik
Eddie E Daffern PP
Jeffry D Aronson
9/18
Stephen E Huskey
David B Caylor
Charles L Jones
9/21
Charles D Kinton
Lan L Hewlett III
9/22
Denny K Tharp
Mitchell J Hostmeyer
9/23
Gary R Brown
9/24
Malcolm D Ferguson
Dante Carlomagno
9/25
Jerrell D Teltow
Allyn R Anderson
James C Whitmore
9/26
Gerald D Lynn
9/27
Lawrence J Legrande Jr
Carl W Cole
Daniel J Adrian
9/30
Robert A Northcutt