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Welcome Illustrious Imperial
Potentate Nicholas Thomas! Illustrious
Sir Thomas is from Los Angeles, CA, and
will be visiting our temple during the
month of May while participating in 500
Festival activities. Please help make him
and all of our visiting Nobility from
around the country feel welcome.
The month of May can be as busy
a month as you and your Unit want it to
be. You can start the month off by
attending the Scottish Rite Orchestra &
Chorus with the magnificent Cathedral
organist as they present a delightful
evening of music free for all members
and their guests.
May 10-12 will be the Kerbela Fun
Fest in Pigeon Forge, TN. Many Units
and Clubs will travel to Tennessee for a
fun-filled few days. Please remember if
you want to parade, but none of your
Unit members are going, the Potentate
will have a flag group marching in most
parades this year.
The May 17 luncheon of the Murat
Caravan Club will feature Noble Paul
Page who will speak on auto racing.
Paul is a Noble of Murat and is a very
knowledgeable auto sports enthusiast,
and his program should be quite interesting.
Friday, May 25, will be Band Night
in the Arabian Room. This should be a
night to enjoy with all of our visiting
Nobles in town. See you there!
Saturday, May 26, will bring us the
500 Parade in downtown Indianapolis. If
you want to enjoy a wonderful event
with the family, contact the Scottish Rite
and get your seats early for viewing the
parade. The food is good, the view even
better, and it’s good wholesome family
entertainment. Have a fun day at the
beautiful Scottish Rite Cathedral and
enjoy reserved parking and private facilities.
Remember, the seats sell out quickly,
so get your reserved seats early.
Then at 2 p.m. there will be an
afterglow party in the Oasis Lounge at
Murat. I’ve been told that our Imperial
Potentate may be there to unwind after
a long day. Let’s all show up and help
him prepare for the 500 Mile Race.
May 27 is the day for the 500 Mile
Race. Enjoy, Stay Safe and Be
Responsible.
With the month of May ending, it
is time to prepare for the next month’s
events, especially the June 3 Chicago
Hospital trip sponsored by the ladies of
the Reception Unit. This will be a fun
bus trip and more information can be
attained by contacting any member of
the Reception Unit or by calling the
Shrine Office. Then on June 7, it will be
Cincinnati’s Hospital Open House. If
you can make either of these visitations
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Tim Whitaker
or both, please do so. It’s what we are
all about.
Finally, we encourage all Shriners
to purchase a Murat calendar (or more).
Perhaps you can be as lucky as our president,
Floyd Sendmeyer, who was one of
the lucky winners last month. This is a
fund-raising event to help Murat! And,
don’t forget to help the various Units
and Clubs by supporting the various golf
outings. Most of the monies raised at
these events help the Units or Clubs, but
they also support many endeavors of
Murat.
In closing, we wish to extend our
best wishes to Brothers Ed Pierce and
Bill Earle who both underwent heart surgery
recently. Both are recovering and
doing well, but please keep each in your
thoughts and prayers. Fraternally yours!
Bob Watson
Final preparations are being made for the International Association Legions of
Honor annual convention to be held at the Sheraton Hotel, Keystone at the
Crossing, May 2-5. International Commander James Taflinger has assembled the
troops and we are on a mission to see that our guests “Catch the Spirit” of the 76th
annual convention. We will be offering our guests tours of downtown Indianapolis,
featuring some of our war memorials, as well as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
and Museum. Scheduled also is a memorial service to pay tribute to all Legion of
Honor members we have lost in the last year. Also set is a Drill and Color Guard
competition. Several members of the Murat Legion of Honor Color Guard have
been diligently practicing so we can “bring home the trophy.” We’ll wrap it up on
Saturday night with the banquet and installation of officers for 2007-08.
Kudos to all members of the Color Guard who participated in presenting colors
at the Shrine Circus. We were also on hand to present colors at the Potentate’s
Ball for the Illustrious Sir Jerry Markovich. From the comments I heard, I’d say we
did a bang-up job on both events.
As I’m sure you are all aware, Murat Shrine P.P. Ed Evans passed on to the
Unseen Temple on the 19th of March. Ed will be missed by all of us. He was a
mentor to a great many of us and an inspiration to all whom he came in contact
with. Paying a final tribute to Ed, as his Casket Watch, was our International
Commander James Taflinger, Color Guard Captain John Cheeley, along with Color
Guard members Bill Moore, Bob Watson, Leroy Callahan and Phil Greenwood.
There is some good news. Our unit adjutant, Ron Bolyard, has been given a
clean bill of health and is going strong again. It’s great to have Ron back as he does
so much for the Legion of Honor.
If you are a military veteran or are currently serving in our armed forces, and
are interested in joining our Unit, contact one of the Legion of Honor members or
join us at one of our Stated Meetings. We meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month,
7 p.m., at the temple. Remember, “It is an honor to belong to the Legion of Honor.”
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