T H I R D Q U A R T E R 2 0 0 7

www.dallasscottishrite.org ed.kirk@dallasscottishrite.org

A MASON AND A MAN

Author Unknown

Brother, Masonry means much moreThan the wearing of a pin,

Or carrying a paid-up dues receiptSo that the Lodge will let you in.

You can wear an emblem on your coat,From your fi nger fl ash a ring,

But if you are not sincere at heartThis doesn’t mean a thing.

It is merely an outward signTo show the world that you belongTo that great fraternal brotherhood

That teaches right from wrong.

What really counts lies buried deepWithin the human breast,

‘Til Masonic teaching brings it outAnd puts it to the test.

If you practice out of LodgeThe things you learn within,

Be just and upright to yourselfAnd to your fellow men.

Console a brother when he’s sick,Assist him when in need,

Without a thought of personal rewardFor any act or deed.

Walk and act in such a wayThe world without will see,

That only the best can meet the testLaid down by Masonry.

Be always faithful to your trustAnd do the best you can,

Then you can proudly tell the worldYou’re a Mason and a man.

F O R T H E V A L L E Y O F

The Scottish Rite Bi-cycle Brigade Committee is off and running. Read the score-card on page 4. We have a goal of 25 bicycles for Dallas bicycle patrolmen and are tak-ing orders from other police departments in our Valley. We encourage other lodges as well as other groups and individuals to assist us in supporting law enforcement. Scott Transou, 32° KCCH elect, a Dallas patrolman, heads up this commit-tee. We would be pleased to donate bicycles to other city police departments if their local lodges or donors wish to participate in the program. On June 11th, we had a wonderful Stated Meeting at the Sharon Shrine in Tyler. It was well attended by Tyler area members as well as members from the Dallas area; it will become an annual event for our Valley. Thanks to Bros. Larry Blanchard, 33°, Ben Brown, 32°, Pete Peters 33° and Gene Conley, 33° elect, for their tireless efforts in mak-ing the meeting so successful. The rain held back and 160 shooters with 50 volunteers participated in the Frost Bank Sporting Clay Shoot held at the Elm Fork Shooting Range on Saturday, June 23rd. Elm Fork kept the shooting positions on dry land even though surrounding waters rose eight inches during the event! Thank you Frost Bank and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for sponsoring this event which helps our building fund at the Scottish Rite Cathedral. The event continues to grow by leaps and bounds each year. May I encourage you to purchase the Scottish Rite mailing labels that you have been solicited by mail. Its purpose is to help your Valley and Deputy to defer expenses that I incur in traveling the Orient and preparing materials to be sent to the Valleys in Texas. Congratulations to our new 2007 honors recipients; they are listed on page 3. We greatly appreciate your devotion and support for our fraternity. Please thank them for their contributions to masonry and our Valley. Looking at our past reunion, it is espe-cially inspiring to see the number of young masons joining our Valley. Remember, they will have a yellow card in their coat pocket at our meetings. Be a part of the renaissance we are experiencing and attend our next Stated Meeting on Monday, July 16th at 6:30 for dinner. Fraternally: M. Douglas Adkins

Presented at the May Stated Meeting was a sample bicycle along with Bro. Jimmy Heisz, 32o KCCH elect,Sam P Co-chran Lodge; Bro. Royce Reynolds, 32o, Trinity Valley Lodge; Hon. Craig Sutton, 32o KCCH, Knox-Corinthian Lodge; R.W. Fred Allen, 33o ; and Ill. M. Douglas Adkins,

Letter From Your Chairman

Where has this year gone? It is hard to believe that we are half way through the year and still have a large number of members who have not paid their 2007 dues. Brethren, dues are the lifeblood of our fraternity. It costs less than $9.00 per month to belong to Dallas Scottish Rite. Please pay your dues, there have been two reminders sent out since

the initial mailing. Dallas Scottish Rite does not want to lose any members simply because of fi nancial diffi culties. So let us know if there is a problem.

This has been a busy spring with the annual Scholarship Awards Banquet, the Dinner honoring our new Grand Junior Warden, Orville O’Neill, 33o IGH, a special stated meeting held at Sharon Shrine in Tyler and the usual Stated Meetings. Information on these events is available on the web site, www.dallasscottishrite.org under the newsletter tab which has the May and June updates to this newsletter.

The evening Stated Meetings are being well received.

Attendance is up and we are seeing more of our younger members. This is both good and bad since some of our long time members are unable to make it during the evening hours. We are in the process of setting up a transportation committee that will work on making sure that these members have a way to attend the night meetings. If you know of a member who lives close to you, call him and offer to bring him to the meeting.

July 28 is the date for our Summer One Day Reunion. Let’s all work on getting candidates for this reunion. The Spring Reunion consisted of eighty-two new members and two courtesy candidates from the Austin Valley. We need to make the Summer Reunion just as successful as the Spring.

The Fall Reunion will come earlier than usual this year. The fi rst day will be September 8, day two is on September 22 and the third day is September 29. I am confi dent that this will set a record for the past several years.

If each of us will get one new member, we can double our membership in one year.

Ed Kirkpatrick

UPDATE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION Due to the increased costs of mailing and the continued problems communicating with our members, we are asking every member to update his personal information. This can be done either on line through the web site: www.dallasscottishrite.org or by fi lling out the data sheet below and mailing it to Dallas Scottish Rite, 500 South Harwood St., Dallas, Texas 75201-6210.

To make the update on line, go to www.dallasscottishrite.org Click on “Update your information” in the upper left hand corner of the Main Page Insert your last name, fi rst name, Valley (Dallas from the drop down menu) Your Birthdate (mm/dd/yyyy) (ie: 01/01/1945)

This will take you to a screen with your present data on it. Make any changes being sure that all the data is correct then click on “SUBMIT”. That is all there is to it.

IF YOU DON’T USE A COMPUTER, FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING AND MAIL TO THE CATHEDRAL.

Last Name:__________________ Valley Membership____________First Name:__________________ Date Of Birth:_________________Middle Name:________________ E-Mail_______________________Preferred First Name:__________ Home Phone:__________________Mailing Name:____________________ Work Phone:__________________Permanent Mail Address:__________________________ Cell Phone:____________________City:________________________ Wife Name:___________________State:________, Zip:_____________ Lodge Name & #_______________ Lodge City:___________________

2007 33o Inspector General Honorary Recipients

Joe Robert BennettErwin G BlankenmeisterStephen Major Brazeal

Donald Wayne Broughton Ronald Lee Carter

Delpha Gene ConleyRichard Edwin Davies

Jack Arnold DavisLarry Theodore FairchildGerald Wilborn Gorman

Warren Doyle HardinRaymond Edward Hargis

Bobby Wayne HeardFrank Donald Johnson

Joe Thomas KeeseeEdwin Ford Kirkpatrick

Alton Ray McCrearyRonald Dean ParkWilliam Paul Rice

Matthew Brady StricklandFranklin Howard Todd

Larry Scott WallHerbert Edwin Wellborn

John Scott Yates

2007 32o KCCH Honorees

Gregory Douglas AdkinsBruce Alan Baily

David Murray BaskinRobert Eugene BellBenjamin W Brown

Clifford Ernest ButlerLarry Gene Canada

Roger Thomas CanardLloyd George CarpenterTimothy Charles Cutts

Pius Pete DiehlAlbert Thomas EstesBradley Leon Ferrell

Stephen Edward GoochCharlie W HamptonSteven Robert Heald

Jimmy L HeiszZack M Herring

Gerald Joe HockerHerbert B. Howard

Roger Dale IvyAhmed Yosry Kadry

Lewis J. KravetzRichard S. Lissauer

Charles Richard MasseyBilly Si McCaleb

James Gray McWhorterJames Dwight Nyfeler

William Don Pardue, Jr.Michael Kenny PickensDonald Ralph Postell

Jewel Thurston ProctorE Jason Rabe

Karl Eric RathjenRob S ScogginsJohn L Shannon

Thomas Gale ShermanGordon D Skauge

Grady Jearld SmithG Clay Smith

Fred Wendell SmithFrancis Edwin Smith, Jr.

Benny SumblinThomas Dewey ThorntonScott Alexander Transou

Dan Wesley TurnerWilmer Alvin WerchanLarry Stanton Wiese

John J. Wilson

HONORS, 2007The following is the list of new honors recipients for 2007

CENTENNIAL FUND DONATIONSThe following names have made adonation of $100.00 or more to the

Dallas Scottish Rite Library and Museum Building Fund

Charles I. Bukin Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Richardson Jack D. Patterson Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy R. Tinsley Mr. & Mrs. Dan Turner Pentagon Lodge #1080 Douglass C. Peabody Mr. & Mrs. Wallace Finfrock Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Farr Mr. John P. Brooks dba North Dallas Funeral Home Estate of Ara Ruth Walsh Mr. & Mrs. David B. Dibrell Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd W. Perkins Lawrence A. Winkle Edwin F. Kirkpatrick Robertson Thomas Bruce Richard Lissauer Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Wilson

Total Donations to the Centennial FundTo Date:

$23,635.92

We are still a long way from the Five Million Dollar Goal.

DALLAS SCOTTISH RITE BODIES

214-748-9196

376TH REUNIONHONORING

ILL. WINSTON ALLEN “PETE” SPOONTS, 33�

SATURDAY, July 28, 2007

7:00 AM - 7:40 AM ……………….. Registration 7:40 AM …………........................ Opening Ceremonies8:00 AM - 4°….……......... JamesEdward Higgins, 33°8:45 AM – 14......... Matthew B. Strickland, 32° KCCH 9:25 AM …………………… COFFEE BREAK9:40 AM -- 18°………… Wallace P. Finfrock, 33° 11:15 AM - 30° … Thomas R. Little, Jr., 32° KCCH 12:40 PM …….……………………………. LUNCH 1:10 PM -- 32° ………. C. Louis Hopkins, 32° KCCH

Conclude Approximately 2:40 PM

BICYCLE BRIGADEDONATIONS

The following have made a donationto the Bicycle Brigade

to purchase bicycles for theDallas Police Department

Bicycle Patrol

Knox Corinthian Lodge #851 - 4 Bikes Trinity Valley Lodge #1048 - 1 Bike Sam P. Cochran Lodge #1335 - 1 Bike Mr. & Mrs. Fred E. Allen - $1 Bike Mr. & Mrs Wendell P. Miller - $100.00 Mr. & Mrs. Wallace Finfrock - $100.00 Mr. & Mrs. Terry R. Bryson - $100.00 Mr. & Mrs. Frank Amadon - $100.00 D. S. R. Library & Museum - 2 Bikes

DSRLMI has placed orders for a total of eight bicycles at a cost of $799.99 each;

we have previously purchased two bicycles.A presentation will be held as soon as all

Ten Bicycles are on hand.

SUMMER REUNION, 2007JULY 28, 2007

START TODAY WITH YOUR PETITIONS LET’S MAKE THIS THE BIGGEST SUMMER CLASS IN HISTORY

Members of the Scottish Rite Valley of DallasAre deeply saddened to learn that the Supreme Architect of the Universe has called the following Brethren to the Celestial Lodge above...

RECORDED DEATHS: April, May & June, 2007

NAME / DEGREE DATE OF DEATH NAME / DEGREE DATE OF DEATH

He lived respected and died regretted; Farewell, my Brother, until we meet again.

Winston Allen Spoonts, 33º 06/07/2007Henry Alaniz, 32º 04/13/2007Scott Sherwood Barrow, 32º 05/08/2007George F. Bashara, 32º 04/07/2007Frankie E. Berryman, 32º 02/23/2007Bertis Calhoun Brock, 32º 02/07/2007Albert Robertson Brown, 32º 01/08/2007Johnnie D. Brown, 32º 05/09/2006Festus Thomas Bryan, 32º 11/13/2006Keith Marshall Buckley, 32º 06/05/2007Michael Lee Cadenhead, 32º 05/04/2007Robert Arthur Carruth, 32º 12/07/2006Billy Jack Clark, 32º 03/31/2007Alfred Rufus Clayton, 32º 03/13/2007James Leslie Cooper, 32º 03/17/2007Joe Edward Daniels, 32º 04/17/2007Russell Forest DeWade, 32º 08/28/2006Houston Thomas Ensey, 32º 09/16/2006Allen Paskell Fletcher, 32º 04/30/2007Jesse James Fletcher, 32º 04/01/2007Raymond Rufus Garrett, 32º 03/06/2007Glynn Rae Gibson, 32º 02/09/2007Herbert Louis Goldberg, 32º 05/27/2007Willie Gene Gordy, 32º 01/03/2007Jim Franklin Green, Sr., 32º 03/18/2006Daniel Frank Griffi n, 32º 05/14/2007Lamar Hallam Griffi n, 32o 04/12/2007David V. Harkness, 32º 04/04/2007Grady Lee Harris, 32º 03/23/2007Johnnie M. Henderson, 32º 03/30/2007Merrell Carter Hendrix, 32º 02/26/2007Bobby Gene Holloway, 32º 07/19/2006Steve Don Humphries, 32º 02/19/2007James Madison Ivie, 32º 20/11/2007

Clarence C. Jackson, 32º 03/10/2007O. C. Jackson, 32º 05/04/2007Clarence M. Jordan, 32º 01/29/2006Melvin Land, 32º 03/22/2007Howard Payne McGriff, 32º 04/22/2007James Clifton McNeal, 32º 06/27/2006Laurice B. Martin, 32º 02/27/2007Jim Cherry Mason, 32º 05/25/2007Carl “Catfi sh” Benj Montgomery, 32º 04/17/2007Charles W. Nelville, 32º 01/20/2007Carroll Day Nichols, 32º 02/21/2007Prather Eugene Norman, 32º 04/29/2007Carlos Paredes, 32º 04/09/2007Willie Keith Pate, 32º 11/11/2006Elbert Kirby Patrick, 32º 04/05/2007Fred B. Ragsdale, Jr., 32º 03/05/2007Joseph DeFoe Richards, 32º 004/13/2007Crawford Jacobs Sloan, 32º 05/22/2007Robert Rowe Taylor, 32º 05/14/2006Billy Joe Thompson, 32º 02/07/2007Thomas Jordan Tinney, Jr., 32º 09/27/2006Manning Benj Trewitt, 32º 04/05/2007Russell Millard Tower, 32º 01/26/2007William Eugene Tyler, 32º 04/09/2007Don Raymond Ward, 32º 05/24/2007John William Watson, 32º 03/31/2007Carl Walton Watt, 32º 04/06/2007Edward Dale Weaver, 32º 06/06/2006Fred Patrick Welch, 32º 03/10/2007Marlyn William Wicks, 32º 02/21/2006Bruce Lamont Wilson, 32º 02/13/2007Grady Ray Wright, 32º 02/17/2007Sam Lytton Wright, 32º 06/13/2007Leroy Zachary, 32º 04/30/ 2006

THE EXTRA PARTS COMMITTEE NEEDS YOUR HELP!!!

The Extra Parts Committee is in need of volunteers to assist the degree teams in communicating their degrees. The committee supplies volunteers for minor parts during the degree performances. The parts usually involve non-speaking, sitting and/or standing parts. This is a great opportunity to see the degrees from the performance side and witness the splendor and beauty fi rst hand. Without the volunteers

of the Extra Parts Committee, the candidates will not be able to experience the degrees the way they were intended to be viewed. PRIOR EXPERIENCE / PROFICIENCY IS NOT REQUIRED. The Extra Parts Committee meets in the Green Room on the third fl oor every day of each Reunion. If you want to be a part of something special or are looking for a way to try out the degrees, this is an excellent

opportunity for you.

PLEASE CONTACT:Max Perry, Chairman David Fitzgerald, SecretaryH: (972) 259-2057 C: (214) 335-3489

mjperry_2@msn.com david-theresa@sbcglobal.net

James H. Abell, Jr. Nabeel “Bill” Adra David M. Almond Richard Barton Brad Billings

James Welton Blackwell Randy Earl Blanchard Harold E. Brown Mark Thomas Bullard Jmaes F. Chambers, III

Eugene A. Chambers, Jr. Suraj Kumar Choudhury H. B. Coats, Jr. Smity F. Colbrt Christopher G. Conduff

Kevin Cooper Ritley Daniel Culbreth Burl H. Davis Donnie Glen Daivs Charles Ray Deckshot

David Daniel Duncan David Sean Ellis John David Ellis Robert Lee Evans Mark T. Falcon

Scott Farler Terry Carl Fisher Raphael Flores Theodore Ralph Frieze Toby George

Ernest Jerald Gleason Garry Lynn Gillard Benjamin Wade Gilley Michael Lamon Gipson Jesse Gonzalez

John Kip Hall Jack Corbett Hankins. David W. Hefner C. W. Hines Daniel Potter Howard

Robert D. Jones B. Jeffrey Joseph Clyde Raymond Kessler Jerome Wayne Keys Edward J. Komada

Ralph LaFollett Adam Ludwig Lennon Chris Livingston Roger D. Long Joel Moses Lopez

Renato Parsekian Martins D. K. McCreight Billy J. Meeks Dean Melton Richard Don Mitchell

Charles Dee Money Scott Newland Roy Nygaard Barry Stephen Parrish Ryan William Patton

James Daniel Payne James Anton Pipkin, III. Billy D. Ray Andrew C. Rohrbacher Ronald Allen Russell

Patrick Stephen Savage Richard E. Schlaudroff Rodney Skidmore Dale Smeal Davied Daniel Smith

Donald Keith Stephens Charles Olen Trammell James Wade Troublefi eld Remel U. Victoriano Kyle David Wahlquist

Jimmy S. Walker Michael David Walker Kevin Garrett Watson Gregory Alan Yates Michael Edward Young

Rodney Alan Young Abraham U. Zapata -Munera Patrick Kelly McElroyCourtesy for Austin SR

William Wayne PriceCourtesy for Austin SR

Congratulations to all of our new Masters of the Royal Secret!Be sure to come back for Stated Meetings and get active in Dallas Scottish Rite.

FROST BANK SPORTING CLAY SHOOTJUNE 23, 2007

More than 200 members of the community came together for the 3rd annual Frost Bank Sporting Clay Shoot held June 23 at Elm Fork Shotgun Sports in Dallas. Participants enjoyed lunch provided by Sonny Bryan’s Smokehouse, live music by Larry McCaskey, Sr. and Larry McCaskey, Jr., a great clay shoot and a live auction, all benefi ting Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children and the Dallas Scottish Rite Library and Museum. Special thanks to Frost Bank and our many friends who helped make the event such a success!

Franklyn Tiebaud, TSRHC Friend; Ed Kirkpatrick, TSRHC Trustee; Linda Baker, Frost Bank; Hardy Herman, Frost Bank,; Robert Walker, TSRHC and son Matt

R.W. Mike Gower, TSRHC Trustee and TSRHC Patient Steele Downing, age 15

377th REUNIONSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2007

7:00 AM ........................................................................ Registration7:35 AM .......................................................... Opening Ceremonies8:00 AM - 4o .......................................... James Edward Higgins, 33o

8:40 AM - 5o ......................................... Craig A. Sutton, 32o KCCH9:25 AM - 6o ................................................. Charles E. McKay, 33o

9:40 AM ...................................................................... Coffee Break9:55 AM - 7o.......................... Erwin G. Blankenmeister, 32o KCCH10:25 AM - 8o ............................................. Richard S. Lissauer, 32o

10:55 AM - 9o/10o ............................................. Larry Van Hall, 33o

11:55 AM - 11o ....................... Herbert E. Wellborn, Jr., 32o KCCH12:15 PM ............................................................................. LUNCH1:00 PM - 12o ................................................... Billy Jack Davis, 32o

1:25 PM - 13o ...................................... David G. Rogers, 32o KCCH2:00 PM - 14o ............................. Matthew B. Strickland, 32o KCCH2:40 PM ............................................................... COFFEE BREAK2:55 PM - 15o .................................. Donald R. Keasler, 32o KCCH4:25 PM - 16o ........................................... Jerry R. Garey,32o KCCH

Concludes Approximately 5:15 PM

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 20077:00 AM .............................................................. Opening Ceremony7:10 AM -17o .............................................. Mark C. Mueller, 32o KCCH8:10 AM - 18o .............................................. Wallace P. Finfrock, 33o

9:30 AM ................................................................. COFFEE BREAK9:45 AM - 19o ............................................................. Greg L. White, 32o

10:35 AM - 20o ..................................................... Donald R. Dacon, 33o

11:25 AM - 21o ................................. Richard Michael King, 32o KCCH12:05 PM ................................................................................ LUNCH12:50 PM - 22o ........................................... Douglas A. Kowalski, 33o

1:12 PM - 23o .......................................................... G. Clay Smith, 32o

1:55 PM - 24o ................................................... James A. Moore, 33o

2:50 PM - 25o .................................................... Russell C. Brown, 33o

3:10 PM ................................................................... COFFEE BREAK3:25 PM - 26o ........................................... John M. Wilkerson, 32o KCCH4:00 PM - 27o .................................. Herbert Buchanan Howard, 32o

5:00 PM - 28o ................................... Jeffrey B. Middleton, 32o KCCH5:55 PM - 29o .......................................... William A. Bilsing, 33o

Concludes Approximately 6:30 PM

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2007ONE DAY REUNION

6:30 AM - 7:35 AM ............................................. Registration7:35 AM ................................................ Opening Ceremonies7:50 AM - 4o ............................................. Jerry N. Kirby, 33o

8:30 AM - 14o .................. Matthew B. Strickland,32o KCCH9:10 AM ..................................................... COFFEE BREAK9:25 AM - 18o .................................. Wallace P. Finfrock, 33o

Three Day Class Joins One Day Class10:45 AM - 30o .......................................... Max F. Gilley, 32o KCCH12:15 PM ............................................ Lunch and Tribute to Honoree- ................................ Pass out questionnaire w/instructions1:25 PM - 31o ............................................... Elmer Murphey, III, 33o

2:25 PM .............................................................. COFFEE BREAKNote: Candidate must turn in questionnaire

2:40 PM - 32o ...................................................... Dan W. Turner, 32o

Concludes Approximately 3:55 PM

MORE FROM THE FROST BANKSPORTING CLAY SHOOT

L-R Tyler Norris, Jim Norris, Jody Stroup, Katie O’Neil, Stephen Heisz, Jim Heisz, Debroah Heisz

Bob Walker, Exec. V.P. & Administrator of TSRHC Congratulating High Overall Shooter Benny Emmons

Betsy Yeckel, TSRHC; Bob Walker, TSRHC; Benny Emmons, High Overall; Linda Baker, Frost Bank and

Hardie Herman, Frost Bank

Dallas Scottish Rite Cathedral100th Anniversary Celebration

The cornerstone of Dallas Scottish Rite Cathedral was laid on April 21, 1907. Help us make the cel-ebration special by making a tax deductible contribution to the DSR Library and Museum.

Our goal is one million dollars in donations by April 21, 2007. $1,000,000.00 amounts to just $100 per member if every member will donate that amount. Please give whatever your ability will permit. With the support of the Dallas Scottish Rite membership, we can achieve that goal.

Every donation will be listed by name only in our newspaper. Donations of $500.00, $1,000.00, $5,000.00 or more will be commemorated on plaques to be installed in the back entrance hallway.

Every donor will receive a certifi cate suitable for framing and a personal thank you letter signed by the Chairman and General Secretary.

Let’s keep the Grand Old Lady in the best condition we can and pledge your donation today.Levels of giving: $100 - Apprentice; $500 - Journeyman; $1,000 - Builder; $5,000 - Designer;

$10,000 - Master Builder; $20,000 and up - Architect

More Than 330 Area Children Join Together to Raise $182,000

for Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

(DALLAS – June 14, 2007) – Texas Scottish Rite Hos-pital for Children (TSRHC) proudly announces that the fi fth annual KidSwing Golf Tournament raised $182,000 for the hospital. Fifteen-year-old Ben Sater of Plano, for-mer TSRHC patient and founder of KidSwing, and more than 330 children participated in the nine-hole, best-ball scramble on Monday, June 11, at Brookhaven Country Club. Proceeds from the event will support TSRHC and the thousands of patients it treats each year. This year, most children brought in much more than the $100 participants are asked to raise in lieu of an entry fee, including 17-year-old former TSRHC patient and Kid-Swing participant Claire Straty. Through writing personal letters to family friends, she raised more than $28,000 for the hospital. “KidSwing is a beautiful event, and we are proud to celebrate the fi fth anniversary this year,” said J. C. Mont-gomery, Jr., president of TSRHC. “KidSwing has gained tremendous momentum and growth, not only with the number of players at 335 this year, but also in the growth and maturity of some of the key founding children. This event is so special because it’s all about kids helping kids – and that’s the purest form of charity.” When former Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Chil-

dren (TSRHC) patient Ben Sater discovered that TSRHC does not charge patient families for care, he decided to use his love for golf to give back to the hospital by start-ing this special tournament for children. Since its founding in 2003, the tournament has raised almost $500,000 for TSRHC. The honorary chair of the 2007 KidSwing Golf Tour-nament was Richard Eiseman, Jr. KidSwing founder Ben Sater, KidSwing Kids Committee Chair Claire Straty, TSRHC patient Charlsie Doan, age 6 of Dallas, and other young members of the Kids Committee emceed the awards program following the dinner. For more information about KidSwing, please visit www.KidSwing.org.

Back Row L-R: Former TSRH Patient Ben Sater; J.C... Mont-gomery, TSRH President; Richard Eiseman, Jr., Honorary Chair of

KidSwing and Front TSRH Patient Charlsie Doan, age 6

Dallas Scottish Rite Events Calendar

JULY 20074 - Independence Day Offi ce Closed 16 - Scottish Rite Stated Meeting (Dinner) 6:30 PM28 - Summer Reunion 7:00 AM

Ancient and AcceptedScottish Rite of Freemasonry500 South Harwood StreetDallas, TX 75201-6210

Presort StandardNon-Profi t

U.S. PostagePAID

Permit No. 253Dallas, Texas

AUGUST 200720 - Scottish Rite Stated Meeting (Dinner) 6:30 PM

SEPTEMBER 20073 - Labor Day Offi ce Closed6 - Feast of Tishri 6:30 PM8 - Fall Reunion, Day 1 7:00 AM13 - JROTC BANQUET 6:30 PM17 - Scottish Rite Stated Meeting (Dinner) 6:30 PM22 - Fall Reunion, Day 2 7:00 AM29 - Fall Reunion, Day 3 (1 Day Class) 7:00 AM

OCTOBER 200715 - Scottish Rite Stated Meeting (Dinner) 6:30 PM27 - Honors Day 8:00 AM

Degree Team RehearsalsJuly 10 - 18th Degree 8:00 PMJuly 17 - 18th Degree 7:00 PMJuly 17 - New 18th Degree Team 8:00 PMJuly 18 - 18th Degree 7:00 PMJuly 24 - 32nd Degree 7:00 PMJuly 26 - 18th Degree 7:00 PMJuly 30 - 18th Degree 7:00 PMAugust 6 - 18th Degree 7:00 PMAugust 14 - 18th Degree 7:00 PMAugust 16 - 13th Degree 7:00 PMAugust 21 - 18th Degree 7::00 PMAugust 21 - New 18th Degree Team 8:00 PMAugust 23 - 13th Degreee 7:00 PMAugust 28 - 5th Degree 6:00 PMAugust 29 - 20th Degree 7:00 PMAugust 30 - 5th Degree 6:00 PMAugust 30 - 9/10 Degree 7:00 PMSeptember 4 - 15th Degree 5:00 PMSeptember 4 - 5th Degree 6:00 PMSeptember 4 - 24th Degree 7:00 PMSeptember 5 - 9/10 Degree 7:00 PMSeptember 5 - 21st Degree 8:00 PMSeptember 10 - 20th Degree 7:00 PMSeptember 10 - 24th Degree 8:00 PMSeptember 11 - 18th Degree 7:00 PMSeptember 18 - 32nd Degree 7:00 PMSeptember 18 - 21st Degree 8:00 PMSeptember 19 - 20th Degree 7:00 PMSeptember 20 - 18th Degree 7:00 PMSeptember 24 - 32nd Degree 7:00 PM