SHRINER JANUARY 2018

CeNter
NeWS
Clowns
2017 was a fantastic year for
clowning! The Fabulous Al Menah
Clowns definitely earned their title
with dress outs. We put smiles on
thousands of faces with parades, State
Fair skits, paper sales and the Circus.
Christmas parades were plentiful in
December, with as many as five events
in a single day! The Patient’s Party was
a great success with help from local
law enforcement.
The Clowns also had their Clown
Officer Election December 5th. The
results are as follows:
Captain: Frank “Froggy” Wilson,
Lieutenant: James “Puzzles”
Chambers, Secretary: James “Snips”
Lee, Treasurer: John “Sweet Pea”
Waynick. Our newly elected Officers
were installed at the Clown Christmas
/Awards Party held December 16th.
Congratulations goes out to Charlie
“Hot Rod” Jackson as Clown of the
Year and Clay “Flat Top” Hedgepath
as Rookie of the Year!
The Al Menah Clowns would like
to give a big “Thank you!” to Vernon
“Jingles” Blackburn and Lady Trisha
for a fantastic year as Captain and
First Lady. Their leadership, guidance
and truly caring is what continues to
keep us focused on working for our
Shrine children and our hospitals.
We would also like to congratulate
our newly elected Divan for 2018! We
are looking forward to good things
this new year!
Please keep our brothers, whose
health and circumstances keep them
from being with us, in our prayers.
Happy New Year!
Jim “Snips” Lee
Secretary
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Legion of Honor
The Legion of Honor had a very active
December with numerous Christmas
parades. We enjoyed them all and
had good turn-outs. The crowds were
very supportive and welcomed us
with loud cheers and applause. The
weather was very reasonable except
for the Hartsville and Gallatin parades
which were very cold with some
snow flurries. But the hospitality in
Gallatin at KFC afterwards warmed
both our bodies and our stomachs!
Thanks to the Sumner County Shrine
Club for that.
For 2018, the LOH elected Art
DeVooght - Commander, Wayne
Steele - Vice Commander, and Steve
Singleton - Lt. Commander. These
Nobles were installed on Dec. 15th
during our LOH Christmas Party at
AL Menah along with Ron Queen as
Finance Officer and Gene Ornes as
Adjutant.
In support of our Past Potentate
Jim Cain being installed as Imperial
Potentate in Daytona Beach in July
2018, a Drill Team is being formed
under the leadership of Nobles Steele
and Singleton.
The LOH presented colors at the
Al Menah Patients Christmas Party.
Attendance was strong with many
patients and their families, as well as
the graduating class of the Tennessee
Law Enforcement Training Academy
who passed out gifts which had been
donated to them for the children.
The graduates were in uniform and
came from various towns and cities
all across Tennessee. Santa Clause
was also there and passed out gifts.
The children all left there with many
presents, treats, toys, smiles on their
faces and full tummy’s.
The LOH had a great year under
the leadership of Commander Roy
Lindsey, and the Nobles hope to
continue the momentum into 2018 in
support of our new Potentate, Horace
Perkins and expanded activities under
the leadership of our past commander
Harry Dunn as Legion of Honor
SESA Commander.
Respectfully submitted,
Art De Vooght
Commander
From the
Editor
As the new year starts, it seems that
our units communications are a
little slow to get going. As you can
see, only two units/clubs provided
submissions for the January Shriner.
With exception of the two units
you see on this page, the list below
contains all other units & clubs
that have submitted articles to the
Shriner in the past.
• Al Menah Band
• Director’s Staff
• Greeters
• Horse Patrol
• D & B Mountaineers
• Provost Guard
• Motor Corps
SHRINE CLUBS
• Hendersonville Shrine Club
• Sumner County
• Shrine Past Masters Association
• Williamson County Shrine Club
• Wilson County Shrine Club
• Hillbilly Clan #151
These units / clubs are the backbone
of the nobility and the Shriner is
a means to educate the nobility
at large of their functions and
contributions to our organization.
Captains / club Presidents, use the
Shriner as an outlet to increase
membership in your unit / club.
Please notify editor of the person,
including their email address,
who will/should provide the
communications to the Shriner by
sending an email to editor.amsc@
gmail.com. Every effort, baring
space, will be made to include your
communications in the Shriner if
submitted on time. The deadline for
submissions is printed on the back
page of the Shriner each month.
Thank you,
Editor