SHRINER JANUARY 2019
Information for Al Menah Shriners for the upcoming year 2019, announcing newly elected Divan
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AL MENAH <strong>SHRINER</strong>S OASIS OF NASHVILLE DESERT OF TENNESSEE<br />
P.O. BOX 78545 • NASHVILLE, TN 37207 • 615.226.7766 • 1.877.505.7764<br />
VOLUME 36 • 38 NUMBER • NUMBER 4 1 • • (PUBLISHED MONTHLY EXCEPT JUNE JUNE & JULY) & JULY) • • <strong>JANUARY</strong> APRIL <strong>2019</strong> 2017<br />
INSIDE<br />
THIS<br />
ISSUE<br />
INSIDE<br />
Al Menah Shrine <strong>2019</strong>Divan<br />
Page 2<br />
Potentate’s<br />
Message<br />
Page 3<br />
Divan<br />
Messages<br />
Page 4<br />
<strong>2019</strong> Staff<br />
Members<br />
Page 5<br />
<strong>2019</strong> Event<br />
Calendar<br />
Chief Rabban<br />
Scott Jones &<br />
Lady Kim<br />
Assistant Rabban<br />
Donnie Drayton &<br />
Lady Kay<br />
Page 6<br />
January<br />
Notices<br />
Page 7<br />
Holiday Wish<br />
Illustrious Potentate<br />
Randy Williams &<br />
Lady Beth<br />
Page 8<br />
Fezcast<br />
<strong>2019</strong><br />
High Priest and Prophet<br />
Vernon Blackburn &<br />
Lady Trisha<br />
Oriental Guide<br />
Frank Wilson &<br />
Lady Valeria<br />
Back Page<br />
Black Camel<br />
Imperial Session<br />
Treasurer<br />
Wes Frye &<br />
Lady Joyce<br />
Recorder<br />
Bob Daniels
Al Menah Al Menah Temple Temple<br />
Oasis of Nashville<br />
Oasis<br />
Desert<br />
of Nashville<br />
of TennessEE<br />
Desert of TennessEE<br />
P.O.Box 78545 • Nashville, TN 37207<br />
P.O.Box 78545 Phones • Nashville, 1.615.226.7766 TN 37207<br />
Phones 1.615.226.7766<br />
1.877.505.7766<br />
1.877.505.7766<br />
www.almenahShriners.org<br />
www.almenahShriners.org<br />
The Publication Committee<br />
The Publication Committee<br />
The Divan/Board of Directors<br />
Potentate .................... Horace Frank Perkins Hester III<br />
The Chief Divan/Board Rabban. ..........Randy of Directors Horace Perkins Williams III<br />
otentate Assistant .................... Rabban ........... .........Randy Frank Hester Scott Williams Jones<br />
hief Rabban High Priest ........... & Prophet. Horace .......... Donny Perkins Scott Drayton IIIJones<br />
ssistant Oriental Rabban Guide ..........Randy . Vernon Donnie Williams Blackburn Drayton<br />
igh Priest Treasurer & Prophet . ....................... Scott Jones Wes Frye<br />
riental Recorder. Guide ...................Robert Donnie Drayton<br />
Daniel<br />
reasurer Editor. ........................ Maurice Wes Frye Smmith Smith<br />
ecorder ...................Robert Published monthly except June Daniel and July<br />
ditor ..................... www.almenahShriners.org<br />
Maurice Smith<br />
PAST POTENTATES<br />
Published monthly except June and July<br />
www.almenahShriners.org<br />
*Charles Barham<br />
*John E. Patton<br />
*V. *Charles K. Stevenson Barham<br />
*John D. E. Patton Whalley<br />
*V. K. Stevenson<br />
*John D. Whalley<br />
PAST *W. *W. F. F. Hunt Hunt POTENTATES<br />
Jack Norman, Jr.<br />
*J. Pink Lawrence *Albert Jack Norman, Bennett Jr.<br />
*J. Pink Lawrence<br />
*Albert Bennett<br />
Charles Barham *Ed R. Burr<br />
*Ed R. Burr *John E. *Clyde<br />
*Clyde Patton R. Watson<br />
R. Watson<br />
V. K. Stevenson<br />
*J. Harry Murphy<br />
*J. Harry Murphy *John D. *Marshall<br />
*Marshall Whalley S. Whitley<br />
*Charles N. Rolfe *James J. White S. Whitley<br />
W. F. Hunt*Charles N. Rolfe Jack Norman, *James Jr.<br />
*Paul DeWitt<br />
*G. Cooper J. White Holt<br />
J. Pink Lawrence *E. *Paul M. DeWitt Kelly *Albert Bennett<br />
*J. *G. Coleman Cooper Holt Hayes<br />
Ed R. Burr *Joseph *E. M. Kelly Higgins *Clyde R. *Donald<br />
*J. Watson Coleman<br />
R. Dunning<br />
Hayes<br />
J. Harry Murphy *Ira *Joseph E. Parker Higgins *Marshall *J.<br />
*Donald S. P. Whitley Foster<br />
R. Dunning<br />
Charles N. *Martin<br />
*Ira Rolfe E. Parker<br />
S. Roberts *James J. *Gale<br />
*J. White P. Foster<br />
Robinson<br />
Paul DeWitt *R.<br />
*Martin<br />
C. Derivaux<br />
S. Roberts *G. Cooper *C.<br />
*Gale<br />
V. Holt Robinson<br />
Cramb<br />
E. M. Kelly *Oren<br />
*R. C.<br />
A.<br />
Derivaux<br />
Oliver *J. Coleman *J.<br />
*C.<br />
Nelson<br />
V. Hayes Cramb<br />
Bryan<br />
Joseph Higgins *Lee<br />
*Oren<br />
L.<br />
A.<br />
Gamble<br />
Oliver<br />
*Donald*Robert *J.<br />
R.<br />
Nelson<br />
Dunning Battle<br />
Bryan<br />
*Lee L. Gamble<br />
*Robert Battle<br />
Ira E. Parker *R. R. Clark<br />
*R. R. Clark<br />
*J. P. Foster *Jerry N. Tate<br />
*Jerry N. Tate<br />
Martin S. *William Roberts Raine<br />
*William Raine *Gale Robinson *Fred H. Gay, Jr.<br />
*Fred H. Gay, Jr.<br />
R. C. Derivaux *Hugh F. Smith, Jr.<br />
*Hugh F. Smith, Jr. *C. V. Cramb James A. Campbell<br />
James A. Campbell<br />
Oren A. Oliver *W. A. Bryan<br />
*W. A. Bryan *J. Nelson *Claude<br />
*Claude BryanG. G.<br />
Southall<br />
Southall<br />
Lee L. Gamble *Charles L. Cornelius<br />
*Charles L. Cornelius*Robert *W. Battle *W. B.<br />
B.<br />
Lawson<br />
Lawson<br />
R. R. Clark<br />
*W.<br />
*W.<br />
Bush<br />
Bush Herbert<br />
Herbert<br />
*Jerry N.<br />
*Gale<br />
*Gale Tate Robinson<br />
Robinson<br />
*Marshall<br />
*Marshall<br />
Hotchkiss<br />
Hotchkiss<br />
J.<br />
J.<br />
Dudley<br />
Dudley Phillips<br />
Phillips<br />
William Raine<br />
*Jess<br />
*Jess<br />
B.<br />
B.<br />
Templeton<br />
*Fred H.<br />
Hugh F. Smith, Jr. Templeton<br />
*M.<br />
Gay,<br />
*M.<br />
Norris<br />
Jr.<br />
Norris Jenkins<br />
Jenkins<br />
*T.<br />
W. A. Bryan *T.<br />
A.<br />
A.<br />
Springfield James A.<br />
Springfield<br />
*James Campbell<br />
*James F.<br />
F.<br />
Scalf,<br />
Scalf,<br />
Jr.<br />
Jr.<br />
*James<br />
Charles L. *James<br />
G.<br />
Cornelius G. Stahlman<br />
Stahlman *Claude*William G. Southall<br />
*William B.<br />
B.<br />
Jones<br />
Jones<br />
*J.<br />
W. Bush Herbert<br />
*J.<br />
Clark<br />
Clark<br />
Akers *W. B. Lawson<br />
Akers<br />
Jack<br />
Jack<br />
C.<br />
C. Phelps<br />
Phelps<br />
*R.<br />
*R.<br />
E.<br />
E.<br />
Baulch *Gale Robinson<br />
Baulch<br />
*David P. P. Brumfield Brumfield<br />
Marshall *Thomas Hotchkiss<br />
*Thomas<br />
E.<br />
E.<br />
Doss<br />
Doss<br />
J. Dudley *Zack Phillips<br />
S. S. Parrish, Parrish, Sr. Sr.<br />
Jess B. Templeton Kerbela Kerbela Temple ‘28 ‘28 *M. Norris *Robert Jenkins E. Newman<br />
T. A. Springfield *Maurice Weinberger<br />
*James F. *George Scalf, Jr. Cook Cook<br />
James G. *S. Stahlman *S. N. N. Allen<br />
*William*R. *R. B. Parker Jones Graham<br />
J. Clark Akers *W. *W. B. B. Hager<br />
Jack C. Phelps H. H. Parker Toler<br />
R. E. Baulch *O. *O. Lynn Meek<br />
*David P. *R. Brumfield T. T. McNaney<br />
Thomas E. *Jack *Jack Doss Norman<br />
*Zack S. James Parrish, L. Ham Sr.<br />
erbela Temple<br />
*James ‘28<br />
J. J. Vaughn<br />
*Robert*Charles E. Newman H. H. Williams Williams<br />
*C.<br />
Maurice Weinberger<br />
*C. H. H. Smith<br />
William<br />
*George Cook<br />
D. Jones<br />
*Fred<br />
S. N. Allen<br />
C. C. Laskey<br />
John<br />
*R. Parker L.<br />
Graham<br />
Weaver, III<br />
*Ivo<br />
W. B. Hager<br />
A. A. Burton<br />
Gale<br />
H. Parker Toler<br />
B. Robinson<br />
*T.<br />
O. Lynn Meek<br />
*T. W. W. Bray, Jr.<br />
Joe<br />
*R. T. McNaney<br />
Bell<br />
*James R. Cox<br />
Ronny L. Greer<br />
Jack Norman *Paul R. R. Jarratt<br />
James L. Charles Ham<br />
E. Cardwell<br />
James J. Vaughn *J. *J. Sumpter Anderson<br />
Charles J. H. J. Franklin Williams “Jay” Scalf, III III<br />
C. H. Smith *Hugh W. Robertson<br />
William Conley D. Jones<br />
Dykes<br />
Fred C. Laskey *M. T. T. Gossett<br />
John L. Weaver, David Smith III<br />
Ivo A. Burton *Joe C. Carr<br />
Gale B. Robinson Jim Cain<br />
T. W. Bray, *James Jr. T. Hayes<br />
Joe Bell *Mike Martin<br />
James R. Cox *E. Lee Bennett<br />
Ronny L. *Johnny Greer Dudley<br />
Paul R. Jarratt *Orris E. E. Davis<br />
Charles David E. Cardwell Wantland<br />
J. Sumpter *Raymond AndersonH. Leathers J. Franklin Melvin “Jay” Meadows Scalf, III<br />
Hugh W.<br />
*Hilry<br />
Robertson<br />
H. Shaffer<br />
Conley Dykes<br />
Dennis Belford<br />
*James N. Stansell<br />
M. T. Gossett<br />
*James<br />
David<br />
N. David<br />
Smith<br />
Vaughn<br />
Stansell Carl E. Barnes<br />
Joe C. Carr<br />
Jim CainMike Van Sant<br />
James T. Hayes<br />
*Mike Martin Jeff Head<br />
E. Lee Bennett<br />
*Johnny Frank Dudley Hester<br />
Orris E. Davis<br />
David Wantland * Deceased<br />
Raymond H. Leathers Melvin Meadows<br />
Hilry H. Shaffer<br />
2<br />
* Deceased<br />
Dennis Belford<br />
*James N. David Vaughn<br />
Happy <strong>2019</strong>! One of the biggest years in Al<br />
Menah’s history is finally here! Shriners from all<br />
over the world will be descending on Nashville as<br />
we prepare to host the 145th Imperial Session. As<br />
the months tick down toward July we will be calling<br />
on our nobility and their ladies to help make our<br />
visitors ‘Nashville experience’ one that they will<br />
never forget!<br />
As we begin a new Shrine year, join me in<br />
thanking our 2018,Potentate, Horace Perkins III,<br />
for his service this past year. We would also like to<br />
extend congratulations and a hearty welcome to the<br />
Divan for our newly elected Oriental Guide, Frank<br />
Wilson.<br />
It has certainly been a fast four years on this road<br />
for Lady Beth and me. We pledge to do our best<br />
and look forward to a year of fun, fellowship, and<br />
working together to make Al Menah the best temple<br />
possible.<br />
Help us make a difference in the lives of our<br />
Shriner Hospital kids. . .<br />
That’s why I wear a fez!<br />
Randall Williams<br />
<strong>2019</strong> Potentate
From the desk of...<br />
CHIEF RABBAN<br />
<br />
Lady Kim and I wish everyone a Happy and<br />
Prosperous New Year! I would like to give<br />
a big thanks to Ill. Sir Horace Perkins on a<br />
great year!<br />
We would like to congratulate Ill. Sir<br />
Randy Williams and Lady Beth along<br />
with the rest of the <strong>2019</strong> Divan. We look<br />
forward to another great year and pledge<br />
our support. Congratulations and welcome<br />
to our newly elected Oriental Guide, Frank<br />
Wilson and Lady Valerie.<br />
I would like to say thanks to everyone for their support and<br />
confidence with electing me to the position of Chief Rabban for<br />
<strong>2019</strong>. I will continue to work hard and serve all the Nobility to the<br />
best of my ability. It is great to be a part of the Best Shrine Center in<br />
the world. If we continue to work together, then there is nothing we<br />
cannot accomplish... together we can make it grow and prosper.<br />
We are starting the new year with many things coming...<br />
Imperial Sir Jim Cain and Al Menah will need everyone to help in<br />
hosting the <strong>2019</strong> Imperial Session this summer. There are many<br />
areas to get involved in, so if you or your lady are interested, then<br />
please, reach out to any one of the Divan Members. Remember that<br />
the Al Menah Ringmaster Club will be kicking off at the next stated<br />
meeting, this fundraiser is to help offset the cost of the children’s<br />
circus matinee. We would greatly appreciate your support. Thanks.<br />
Chief Rabban<br />
Scott Jones<br />
ASSISTANT RABBAN<br />
ASSISTANT RABBAN <br />
Well you had your chance to put an end to<br />
these pearls of wisdom and blew it, so<br />
thank you for your support and I hope<br />
you and yours had a good Christmas<br />
and New Year.<br />
Having been elected to this exalted<br />
position, I didn’t really know what a<br />
Rabban was and figured neither did<br />
anyone else, so I looked it up. A Rabban<br />
is a title of honor given by the Jews to the<br />
patriarchs or presidents of the Sanhedrin.<br />
This is pretty serious so I am gonna have to<br />
“up” my game. It’s hard to believe the Shrine would use these<br />
religious titles to describe guys like Randy, Scott, or Bingles....<br />
sorry “Jingles” or me.<br />
So my New Year’s resolution is “to be nice, patient, and kind<br />
to dumb animals and Clowns.” No really, I mean it—it would<br />
be right up there with “quitting cussing and cigars!” (I can’t<br />
even keep a straight face while I am typing this crap!) As for the<br />
“Fresh Meat” or Froggy - know that he was duly warned before<br />
he stepped into this mess and that there’s no way he’s going to<br />
get it off his shoes... Coming in January, New fashion update<br />
“how to make use of old drapes and couch covers” can’t wait!!<br />
Assistant Rabban<br />
Donnie Drayton<br />
HIGH PRIEST PRIEST AND PROPHET AND PROPHET<br />
<br />
The words Thank You can never be said<br />
enough. So, thank you for all you did last<br />
year in service to Shriners Hospitals for<br />
Children. It is your daily dedication to<br />
serving others that allows Al Menah to<br />
always stand above the rest.<br />
Let’s jump right into <strong>2019</strong> with<br />
that same effort and determination to<br />
take advantage of every opportunity we<br />
have to promote Shriners and Shriners<br />
Hospitals for Children.<br />
Thank you Ill. Sir Horace Perkins III for a<br />
great year and for your many years of service to Al Menah.<br />
Congratulations to Ill. Sir Randy Williams and all other members<br />
of the Divan on being elected.<br />
I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude to you for<br />
allowing me to serve this year as your High Priest & Prophet.<br />
Lady Trisha & I are very blessed to be involved in Al Menah and<br />
are truly thankful for our Shrine family.<br />
I wish for you a very blessed and prosperous New Year!<br />
High Priest and Prophet<br />
Vernon Blackburn<br />
ORIENTAL GUIDE<br />
I hope everyone enjoyed the Christmas<br />
holiday season as much as Lady Valerie<br />
and I did. The many parades and<br />
parties kept us busy and provided<br />
opportunities to spend time with our<br />
Shrine family. I also hope you shared<br />
ORIENTAL GUIDE <br />
in the joy of watching our patients<br />
unwrap gifts donated by the Tennessee<br />
Law Enforcement Academy Cadets and<br />
those from the Motor Corps Toy Run.<br />
I’m proud and honored to have been elected<br />
to serve as Oriental Guide for <strong>2019</strong>. Thank you for your trust and<br />
support. I, along with Lady Valerie, look forward to serving the<br />
nobility of Al Menah and our Shriners Hospitals for Children. I’m<br />
excited to be a member of the leadership team with the awesome<br />
members of the Divan, including that pie lover, Donnie! I pledge<br />
to work along with the nobility and Divan members to help make<br />
this year fun and successful. Starting right off in January we have<br />
the East West Shrine Game and the Imperial Cruise/Potentate’s<br />
trip.<br />
And you may have heard the <strong>2019</strong> Imperial Session will be in<br />
Nashville this year! Participate as much as possible, you won’t<br />
regret it.<br />
It’s great to be a Shriner!<br />
Oriental Guide<br />
Frank Wilson<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> Al Menah Staff Members<br />
Chief of Staff Kenny Loftis (Iowa) Austin Whitaker (Colorado)<br />
Director General<br />
Geoff King<br />
Chief Parade Marshals Sean Jones & Gordon MacDonald<br />
Chief Aide<br />
Chief Personal Aides<br />
General Counsel<br />
Almoner<br />
Chaplains:<br />
Captain of the Guard<br />
Outer Guard<br />
Class Director<br />
Ceremonial Master<br />
Dir. of Works<br />
Michael Villines Jr. & Tim Work<br />
John Whitaker & Tim Work<br />
Earl Porter & Duane DeVault<br />
John Weaver PP<br />
Jeff Phillips, Roy Lindsey, David Butler, Carl Barnes PP,<br />
Dale Francis, Karl Bridgers<br />
Danny Robbins<br />
Provost Guard Officer<br />
Jeff Head PP<br />
Kris Fisher<br />
Randy Byram, Fred Lysak, Don Drayton.AR.<br />
Hospitality Chairman Craig Maddux For Imperial Session<br />
Imperial Director General Parker Toler PP<br />
Kitchen Chairman Ronnie Brown Web Site: Imperial <strong>2019</strong>.com<br />
Membership Chairmen Keith Taylor, Kris Fisher<br />
Circus Chairman<br />
Housing Chairman<br />
The Shriner Editor<br />
David Smith PP<br />
Gary Graf<br />
Maurice Smith<br />
Hospital Transportation Chairman<br />
Howard Rodriguez<br />
Paper Sale Chairman<br />
Mini Clinic Chairman<br />
Boyd Parnell<br />
Dr. Johnathan Holt<br />
Shriners Hospital Representatives to the Board Of Governors:<br />
Lexington David Wantland PP, Chris Johnson, Don Drayton AR<br />
Cincinnati Tim Mason, Randy Slapak, Jack Patterson<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> Event Calendar<br />
almenahshriner<strong>2019</strong>@gmail.com<br />
January<br />
1 New Years Day Breakfast<br />
Rose Bowl Parade Watch 10:00 AM<br />
6 Public installation 2:30 PM<br />
8 Past Potentate Dinner<br />
12 Meeting with Drivers / Ambassadors<br />
Unit Captains / Club Presidents<br />
19 East West Football Game – Tampa<br />
20-26 Imperial & Al Menah Cruise<br />
February<br />
16 Temple Valentine Dinner<br />
23 Grand lodge Officers Luncheon<br />
DeMolay Sweetheart Banquet<br />
March<br />
7–9 SESCA Mid Winter (Pigeon Forge)<br />
16 Erin Irish day Parade<br />
26–28 Tennessee Grand Lodge<br />
April<br />
1 100 th DeMolay Degrees @ Shrine<br />
5 Potentate Ball Hospitality<br />
6 Potentate Ball<br />
8-12 Paper Sale Caravan<br />
20 Temple Easter Egg Hunt<br />
One Ring Circus @ Temple<br />
May<br />
1-5 Paper Sale<br />
9-12 43 rd Smoky Mt. Funfest<br />
16-18 Dixie Shrine Association<br />
19 Lexington Hospital Days<br />
25 Ice Cream Social & Gospel Singing<br />
5 th Hot Rod Boogie Car Show<br />
Music Valley Dr – for Shrine Hospitals<br />
June<br />
8 Dudley Fishing Tournament<br />
18 STATED Meeting for Imperial<br />
24 Imperial Officer & Staff in town<br />
29 Imperial ‘Walk For Love’<br />
30 Imperial Meeting Starts<br />
July<br />
1-4 Imperial Session – Nashville<br />
2 Imperial Parade - 7:30 PM<br />
10-13 DeMolay State Conclave<br />
13 Youth Dance 8 PM<br />
26-27 Divan Days Lexington Hospital<br />
TBD – Imperial Thank You Cookout<br />
August<br />
3 Casino Party<br />
10 Ladies Luncheon<br />
15-17 SESA (Pigeon Forge)<br />
23 Divan Days - Cincinnati Hospital<br />
September<br />
17 Circus Kick-off Dinner<br />
Stated Meeting<br />
28 Shrine Car Show<br />
October<br />
4-6 Shrine Circus<br />
20 Past Potentate Ladies Brunch<br />
26 Fall Party “Octoberfest”<br />
November<br />
2 Ladies Extravaganza<br />
19 Chief Rabban Dinner<br />
Stated Meeting<br />
December<br />
15 Patients Christmas Party<br />
17 Election 2020 Divan<br />
31 (?) New Years Eve Event<br />
Other Notes:<br />
We are bringing back the Hospital Mini Clinic, date<br />
TBD.<br />
NEW Wed-Site should be up January <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
Editor Note: this information is current as of the<br />
January Shriner and subject to change.<br />
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2018 Patient’s Christmas Party<br />
FROM WES FRYE:<br />
Many, many thanks for all the help that made the 2018 Patient’s Christmas<br />
Party a huge success.<br />
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you and your families.<br />
wes<br />
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Dear Fellow Nobles,<br />
We wish each of you Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! We also want to thank you for your<br />
commitment and dedication to the missions of Shriners International and Shriners Hospitals for Children® this<br />
past year.<br />
The holiday season is a time to celebrate and treasure family and friends. Each of you is part of our huge,<br />
extended global family, and we are pleased to share this special time of year with you. Some say that hope is an<br />
important part of the holidays. Your efforts help us to bring hope to our patients and families – and one another<br />
– every day of the year; so you could say we keep the spirit of the holidays present throughout the year, which<br />
is a very good thing. Your ongoing efforts, dedication and commitment make this possible. Because of you,<br />
children are able to take their first steps, recover from significant injuries, and go on to chase their dreams and<br />
have lives full of hope and promise.<br />
It is the combined individual effort and commitment of every single one of you that has made our health care<br />
system and our fraternity respected worldwide. Together, we truly do improve lives, and make the world a<br />
better place.<br />
During the holiday season, many of you participate in a wide variety of initiatives – from toy drives to<br />
motorcycle runs to raffles – to ensure that children and families will have a joy-filled time – complete with toys,<br />
food and all the other festive items of this time of year. We thank you for giving your time and talents to<br />
support these efforts, as well.<br />
As 2018 ends, and we begin to anticipate a New Year, we wish you and your families a wonderful year, full<br />
of hope, promise, peace, prosperity and good health. We also ask that our nobles spend some time reflecting on<br />
their fraternity and philanthropy, and re-commit to being as involved and active as possible, and to supporting<br />
local, national and international efforts and initiatives. It truly does take the total effort and energy of each of us<br />
to impact the world around us. If you’re not sure how you can take a more active role, speak with your temple<br />
leadership. There are always ways to participate. And, we ask that our staff continue their incredible efforts on<br />
behalf of our atients and families, and continue to support the necessary studies and initiatives to revise and<br />
strengthen our delivery of health care. Remember that Together We Can accomplish amazing things! We look<br />
forward to continuing to work with you, and to continuing to make a difference in the lives of children, and in<br />
our communities.<br />
Finally, together with our ladies, Patsy and Lisa, we thank you for all that you do for our two great<br />
organizations, and wish you holidays full of memorable times with family and friends, and a wonderful New<br />
Year. Enjoy every moment and every memory this special season brings.<br />
Yours in the faith,<br />
Jim Cain<br />
Imperial Potentate<br />
Shriners International<br />
Jerry G. Gantt<br />
Chairman, Board of Trustees<br />
Shriners Hospitals for Children<br />
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Paper Sale Donation from Kroger<br />
On Monday, 7/18 Potentate Jeff Head and members of the Williamson<br />
County Shrine Club were with Kroger Management at their Belle<br />
Meade store where they presented a $1,000.00 to us for the Shrine<br />
Hospitals for Children. The Kroger Manager was an acquaintance of<br />
Scotty and Teresa Travis who put this together for the Al Menah Shrine<br />
Hospitals for Children Paper Sale.<br />
This is a portion of a message from Phyllis Berry, wife of this<br />
Kroger Store Manager, Michael Berry.<br />
Let me tell you, our son was a Shrine Hospital patient<br />
and we are forever grateful The experience was an<br />
awakening in humanity. The care was phenomenal. The<br />
friendship my family made. The support from the men in<br />
your fraternity was phenomenal. We thank you for all you<br />
and your members do for children across the country.<br />
Sincerely<br />
Phyllis Berry<br />
Fraternally,<br />
Butch Mayes, WCSC<br />
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Jack C. Collings<br />
Nashville, TN<br />
01/14/32 – 12/17/18<br />
Thomas O. Conatser<br />
Nashville, TN<br />
01/09/33 – 11/20/18<br />
Nobles Nobles Visited By Visited By<br />
The Black The Camel Black Camel Nobles Visited By<br />
The Black Camel<br />
Ronald L. Grubbs<br />
Cookeville, TN<br />
01/11/46 – 12/14/18<br />
George A. Jones<br />
Columbia, TN<br />
06/30/37 – 12/4/18<br />
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P. Box 78545<br />
1354 BRICK CHURCH PIKE<br />
1354 BRICK CHURCH PIKE<br />
P. O. Box 78545<br />
Nashville, TN<br />
1354 BRICK CHURCH PIKE Permit No. 1731<br />
NASHVILLE, TN 37207NASHVILLE, TN 37207<br />
P. O. Box 78545<br />
NASHVILLE, TN 37207<br />
www.almenahshriners.org<br />
www.almenahshriners.<br />
www.almenahshriners.org<br />
Jeffrey A. DeMarcus<br />
Greenbrier, TN<br />
07/19/53 – 11/30/18<br />
James B. Dickerson<br />
Nashville, TN<br />
05//31/47 – 12/10/18<br />
Henry C. Nichols<br />
Nashville, TN<br />
02/18/31 – 11/26/18<br />
Carl A. Pippin<br />
Nashville, TN<br />
03/25/41 – 11/24/18<br />
Richard H. Fulton<br />
Nashville, TN<br />
01/27/27 – 11/30/18<br />
Gerald K. Smith<br />
Murfreesboro, TN<br />
09/23/54 – 11/109/18<br />
Bobby C. Purdom<br />
Chapel Hill, TN<br />
03/13/40 – 12/03/18<br />
DEADLINE FOR FEBRUARY <strong>2019</strong> <strong>SHRINER</strong> IS <strong>JANUARY</strong> 18 TH
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