Honoring The Legion Of Honor - Murat Shrine

Mini-Cycles
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MURAT MINI-CYCLE CLUB
We are a “family-oriented” motorized parade unit.
The Fun Club
Phone 831-4683or882-0482
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Russ Butters • Dale Dougherty
El’ Ameen Nabeel
Three years ago I wrote a Shrine Magazine article
about U.S. currency and the dollar bill. Since that time I
have had no less than 100 requests for copies and related
information. So I decided to reproduce said articles in the
next two magazines. So get out yer riten sticks and make
notes. I’ll not repeat it again.
As an avid patriot, history is one of my priorities.
When you make small purchases, do you ever look at that
dollar bill and wonder what those symbols represent? Of
course, you recognize George Washington, brother Mason
and this beautiful country’s first president, but what is the
meaning of the design?
School is now in session! This being the first class
meeting, June 2007, and will last for three issues of the
Murat Magazine.
Take out a one-dollar bill (or borrow one) (older version)
and look at it.
The one-dollar bill you’re looking at first came off the
presses in 1957 in its present design. This so-called paper
money is in fact a cotton and linen blend, with red and blue
minute silk fibers running through it. It is actually material.
We’ve all washed it without it falling apart.
A special blend of ink is used, the contents we will
never know.
Leonard Hull
It is overprinted with symbols and then it is starched to make it water resistant
and pressed to give it that nice crisp look. If you look on the front of the bill, you will
see the United States Treasury Seal (pictured above). On the top you will see the scales
for the balance – a balanced budget.
In the center you have a carpenter’s square, a tool used for an even cut.
Underneath is the key to the United States Treasury. That’s all pretty easy to figure
out, but what is on the back of that dollar bill is something we should all know.
If you turn the bill over, you will see two circles. Both circles, together, comprise
the Great Seal of the United States. The First Continental Congress requested that
Benjamin Franklin and a group of men come up with a seal.
It took them four years to accomplish this task and another two years to get it
approved. It took another three issues of Murat Magazine to explain it to you and four
months to get it to you, there being no magazine in July and August. Do I have your
attention? Tune in on September El’ Ameen Nabeel article for Class 2. As we explain
the backside of history, try to keep a dollar handy.
Next El’ Ameen Nabeel Banquet, October 17, 2007.
Well, we are about to enter a new parade season and I am now back
from my Florida home and would like to give a special thanks to my first
vice president, David Doyle, for standing in for me and Second Vice
President Russ Butters for handling the newsletter in my absence. I believe
we are going to have a good parade season and am looking forward to all
our travels to Pigeon Forge, the Imperial in Los Angeles, and hopefully competing
in the Great Lakes for the first time since 1998.
I would like to welcome
Bill Cothran, our newest rookie,
to the Club and also provide an
open invitation to all Nobles to
join our family oriented Club.
Department of Treasury
Seal today and future
articles notice the
Masonic influence.
George Washington
Montgomery County
Donnie Jessie
Hello Nobles, It sure is getting hot out
there. Bet that you all have played a few
holes and are practicing for the Montgomery
County Shrine Club Golf Scramble July 14 at
Rocky Ridge. We look forward to seeing all
of you.
We have
been busy as
always. We have
some more news
about our annual
c o u n t d o w n
headed by Vice
President Bob
Chezem and
assisted by his
Lady Jane. The
pork loin was
prepared and
D.G. Biggs
(Left to right) President
Mike Utterback, Vice
President Bob Chezem,
also head of the countdown,
and Noble Jim
West.
served by President Mike Utterback, Mark
Hampton, Wayne Smith, Jay Clifton and
Steve Lewis. It was excellent. Baked beans
and cold slaw were the sides. The baked
beans were gone in a flash – wow they
were good. We had all types of entertainment
games and dancing. Mike Cloncs kept
a table full entertained all night. Jim Byers
and Jimmy Stevenson handled black jack
pretty well. “Big Al” Harris was the master of
ceremonies. He did great as well. Not
enough jokes though. We had a huge
crowd – over 180 ate and hard telling how
many more just came in later for the entertainment.
Big thanks to our treasurer, Greg
Miller. He kept the bank that night and has
served the Club for the past couple of years
now and is doing an excellent job. I want to
thank Bob Vanderkolk for helping with the
article this time and more in the future.
The Illustrious Sir adorned us with his
presence at our humble abode, the
American Legion, on a Friday afternoon. We
will have more going on next month as well
as you all do. Good luck Nobles and we
hope to see you at some of our events soon.
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