The 71st Annual Scimitar Shrine Circus Is Here

SCIMITAR
SHRINERS
SHRINERS
INTERNATIONAL
THE
BLA DE
Vol 43 No 4
April, 2011
The 71st Annual
Scimitar Shrine Circus
Is Here
Barton Coliseum
Little Rock, AR
4 Big Performances
Friday April 8, 7 P.M.
Saturday April 9
10 P.M. - 2 P.M. - 7 P.M.
A Huffy Brand boys and girls
bicycle given away at intermission
at every performance
At the Saturday 2 p.m.
performance all military
personal active, retired,
national guard or reserve
and their spouse and children
will be admitted free with their
military ID card
1 hour prior to each performance there will
be pony rides, elephant rides,inflatable slides
and games available for the children!!
Proceeds are for the benefit of Scimitar Shriners.
Payments are not deductible as charitable contributions !!
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Scimitar Shiners
#1 Scimitar Circle
Little Rock, Arkansas 72209
Office Hours: 8:00 am-4:00 pm
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Potentate
Floyd R. Buffington
Chief Rabban
Robert Cash
Assistant Rabban
Gardner Burton
High Priest & Prophet
Joe P. Diederich
Oriental Guide
Richard Graff
Treasurer
Charles Thomas
Recorder
Glenn Grimes
First Ceremonial Master
Lyle V. Shelor
Second Ceremonial Master
Kenneth W. Hepp
Director
Wayne Launius
Marshal
Randall Dixon
Captain of the Guard
Jody L. Urquhart
Outer Guard
James Patrick Wyerick
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Potentate’s Message
Greetings:
April is a busy month, Circus April 8th and 9th at Barton
Coliseum. Onions coming in near the end of the month or the first of May.
Past Potentate Charles Thomas and myself will be in Lincoln
Nebraska for the Central States business meeting while our circus is going
on. I know that Chief Rabban Robert Cash and Asst. Rabban Gardner
Burton will have everything under control, they have done an excellent job
on the circus.
May will be another busy month, with the onions and the South
Central Shrine Association Session in Muskogee Oklahoma. This is not to
far so we should have a good turnout for this. Bedouin Shrine in Muskogee
will be putting on a good show for everybody.
That’s about all I have for this month so I made it short and sweet.
Yours in the faith and Unity,
Floyd Buffington, Potentate
“NOTICE”
The Stated Meeting for Scimitar Shriners will be held on Friday
Night, April 1, 2011 at 7 PM at #1 Scimitar Circle, Little Rock, AR.
for the transaction of such business as may be regularly
presented. Dinner will be served at 6:30 PM.
The Ladies will dine with the men and
then go upstairs for a good time.
LADIES !
LADIES !
The ladies of Scimitar Shrine will work on a couple
of craft projects during the ladies meeting at the
April Stated Meeting. We will be decorating Easter
Baskets and Easter Bonnets that the ladies will
raffle after the Stated Meeting. Ladies, please start
saving and gathering Easter baskets and Easter
bonnets, craft supplies for decorating, and items to
be placed in our decorated baskets and bonnets.
We plan on having a good time and look forward
to learning a few tricks of the trade from our
resident florist, Jan Diederich.
Please start
collecting your items and prepare to come have
fun and maybe learn a thing or two.
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2011
SUNDAY
APRIL
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
2011
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
2
1
Stated
Meeting
3
4
DON
Installation
BALL ROOM
5
12
13
18
8
Nomad &
Whitewood
Shrine Club
14
9
CSSA Bus Session
SCIMITAR SHRINE CIRCUS
16 DON
15
Session
Scimitar
Easter Egg
Hunt
Spring River
Shrine Club
Jacksonville
Shrine Club
Blade
Deadline
17
7
Northwest Ark
Shrine Club
Circus Meeting
Tri-County
Shrine Club
11
10
6
19
20
21
22
23
Ozark SC
24
25
26
27
28
2011
2
3
9
4
10
16
29
Scimitar
Memorial
Service
23
17 Ozark SC
24
6
Nomad &
Whitewood
Shrine Club
12
7
Stated
Meeting
13
14
20
21 DON
Spring River
Shrine Club
18
19
Cossatot
Fairfield Bay
White River
Ft Smith
Shrine Club
30
11
Blade
Deadline
Saline County
Shrine Club
22
30
2011
5
Northwest Ark
Shrine Club
Jacksonville
Shrine Club
15
29
MAY
Tri-County
Shrine Club
8
Shrimp &
Crayfish Boil
Faulkner Co.
& Southwest Ar
Shrine Club
Ft Smith
Shrine Club
1
FUN RAISER
South Ark
Shrine Club
Cossatot
Fairfield Bay
White River
Saline County
Shrine Club
South Ark
Shrine Club
Session
Family Night
Motor Patrol
25
26
27
28
South Central Shrine Association Ceremonial
Faulkner Co SC
Southwest Ar SC
31
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In Memoriam
Joseph R. Burch
James C. Cash
Donah Durell Dumas
Raymond C. Fitzgibbon
Carroll K. Gilchriest
Phillip J. Greening
Larry T. Hopper
Jim L. Hanna
Herbert Hupperich
Thomas N. O’Donell
Haskell Russell
Mark E. Young
Contributions to Memorial Fund
“In Memory of”
Laverne Blackwell
Robert Hempel
(Clay Blackwell’s Grandmother)
Claude & Jesse Bradley
Roe Moore
Wayne & Joan Launius
Barbara Ross
Al & Kathleen Cook
Alma Stephens
C. J. Harris
Harold & Bettye Balios
Wallace & Janis Cossey
Raymond Fitzgibbon
Robert A. Points
Buddy & Jo Phillips
Bill Holder
Billie Warren
Joseph R. Burch
Nick & Charlotte Singleton
Mat-Ta-Nah Temple No 136
Daughters of the Nile
cordially invites you
to attend the
Installation of
Queen Thea Smeets
and her
Scimitar Shrine Center
# 1 Scimitar Circle
2011 Officers
I - 30 & University
Sunday
Little Rock, Arkansas
the Third of April
Two Thousand and Eleven
Two O’Clock in the afternoon
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Reception
to Follow
FUN RAISER UNIT ANNUAL
CRAYFISH BOIL
AND
FISH FRY
WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS
SCIMITAR SHRINERS PAVILION
Saturday April 23, 2011
5:00 P.M.
Adults and Children 11 and up
$20
Children 6-10
$10
Children 5 & under Free
There Will Also Be A Silent Auction Held
Proceeds are for the benefit of the Fun Raiser Unit
Payments are not deductible as charitable contributions
MOTOR PATROL FAMILY NIGHT
Saturday May 21,2011
6:00 P.M.
Chicken Enchiladas
Spanish Rice --- Nacho Cheese
Salsa -------Desserts
Tea and Coffee
$6.00
Children 12 & under
$3.00
Proceeds are for the benefit of the Motor Patrol Unit
Payments are not deductible as charitable contributions
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SCIMITAR SHRINERS ANNUAL
EASTER EGG HUNT
SATURDAY APRIL 16, 2011
10:00 A.M. till 12:00 Noon
Scimitar Shriners Pavilion
Open to all kids and grand kids of
Scimitar Shriners. There will be
games and crafts for the kids. And
bring your Easter basket for the
annual Easter Egg Hunt! Prizes
will be given for each egg you find!
Don’t forget we need cookies to
snack on! Ladies please call
Tammie Cash (425-8378) or Lynn
Burton (920-6329) if you would
like to bring cookies that day
Thanks and hope to see you there!!
SCIMITAR SHRINERS
ANNOUNCES IT’S ANNUAL
Memorial Service
IN THE TEMPLE AUDITORIUM
#1 SCIMITAR CIRCLE,
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
SUNDAY MAY 22, 2011
2:00 P.M.
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Diners
Diners Unit met February 15, at
Shorty Small’s Restaurant in
No. Little Rock. There was a
total of 15 present, including
our Unit Liaison Officer and
Assistant Rabban, Gardner
Burton.
After everyone had enjoyed a
delicious meal, Noble Burton
spoke, noting several up
coming functions and activities
of the Shrine. He emphasized
the importance of all our efforts
toward the circus in April, and
the onion sales in May.
Jean Janosek, won the “ole
dollar game”.
The Unit’s March meal gettogether will be at Panda
Gardens, Shackelford
Crossing, in Little Rock.
Nomad
Shrine Club
The Nomad Shrine Club met
on Thursday March 3, at the
Bella Vista Country Club. The
meeting was called to order by
1st Vice Pres. Dan Cookson.
Special guests from the Shrine
Center were Potentate Floyd
Buffington, and 1st Ceremonial
Master Lyle Shelor. Ill. Sir
Floyd presented Past Pres.
Glen Jackson’s Ambassador
Jewels. Lady Kathy Tillman
was honored for her 11th quilt
which she makes each year
and gives to Nomad as a prize
during the Spring Classic.
Lady Kathy’s quilts are
dedicated to the memory of her
beloved husband, Noble
Ernest Tillman. Our Special
Speaker Joey Williams, a
Walmart employee who also is
a Magician, who entertained all
with his magic tricks.
Our next event the Annual
Spring Fling, held at the
Country Club on March 18.
Further Plans are being made
for our Annual Nomad Golf
Classic to be held on June 11,
at the Kingdale Golf Center.
We hope to have enough
teams to fill both Kingsdale
and Berksdale Golf Courses.
Northwest AR
Shrine Club
Another fast moving meeting of
the NWASC. Our Hospital
Chairman, Noble Al Spotten,
brought in one of his patients,
Kevin Valie, with his mother
and sister. His mother,
Joanna told of all good things
the Chicago Hospital has done
for Kevin. She held our
attention for almost 15 minutes
praising the Shrine Hospital
and Shriners. Kevin has a
Spinal Cord injury and is in a
wheel chair, but puts on a big
smile when he shakes hands
with Shriners.
Noble Al, gave out copies of
written guidelines for new
patients, it will answer
practically all questions that the
families have regarding what
the Club can and cannot do for
them.
Nobles Dale Miller and Jimmy
Williams, Co-Chairmen of the
:”BIG ONION EVENT”, are
doing their best to get us ready
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to “SELL THOSE ONIONS”.
Pres, Jim Carlson updated us
on the Circus and referred us
to the “Farmers Almanac” for
what the weather will be on
Circus Day 16 & 17 of
September.
We hope everyone will come
back next month, we plan to
make a presentation and no
telling what else might
happen.
“IT’S FUN BEING A
SHRINER”
DUES ????
Miss Vidalia is on her way
She will be here around the
1st of MAY!!!
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Scimitar Shriners Membership
Future Imperial Sessions
As of January 01, 2011----1237
Denver
Charlotte
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
-----------2011
-----------2012
-----------2013
-----------2014
Created
Affiliated
Restored
Associated
Total Added
2
1
1
1
5
Demitted
Suspended
Expired
Asso. Dropped
Total Deducted
7
2
12
0
21
As of March 1, 2011--------1221
“2011” Committees & Representatives
Representatives to Imperial Council
Director of Clubs
Representatives To South
Floyd Buffington
Potentate
Central Shrine Assn..
Robert Cash
Chief Rabban
Major of Units
Floyd Buffington
Potentate
Gardner Burton
Asst. Rabban
Richard Smith
Robert Cash
Chief Rabban
Charles R. Thomas
Past Potentate
Gardner
Burton
Asst.
Rabban
Parade Marshal
Gary Dunwoody Ad Vitam & Emeritus *****
Joe P. Diederich
High Pri & Pro
Tom Brown
Financial Advisory Committee
Richard
A.
Graff
Oriental
Guide
Richard Smith
Jimmy Younts P. P.
Charles Thomas
Treasurer
Harry Stringfellow P. P.
Glen
Grimes
Recorder
Hospital Board
Carroll Elder P. P.
Jimmy Younts
P.P. Ad Vitam
Representatives
Tommy Epperson
Ray
Pearce,
Jr.
P.P. Ad Vitam
Mike Rushin Jr. Board Member
Representatives To Central
Board of Directors
Shreveport Hospital
States Shrine Assn.
Floyd Buffington Potentate
Stan
Jagow,
PGM,
Board
Member
Floyd Buffington
Potentate
Robert Cash
Chief Rabban
St Louis Hospital
Robert Cash
Chief Rabban
Gardner Burton
Asst. Rabban
Gardner Burton
Asst. Rabban
Joe P. Diederich
High Pri & Pro
Joe P. Diederich
High Priest & Prophet
Richard A. Graff Oriental Guide
Charles R. Thomas Treasurer
Charles Thomas PP Treasurer
Gary Dunwoody Ad Vitam & Emeritus *****
Glen Grimes
Recorder
Living Past Potentates of Scimitar Temple
Frank A. Smith
1972
Wames Qualls
1974
Jess B. Woods
1975
A. J. “Smokey” Stover 1980
Paul H. Dixon, Jr
1981
Charles A. Brown.
1985
William B. “Bill” Allen 1986
Dwane F. Treat
Gary W. Dunwoody
James L. Younts
Dennis E. Ingram
Harold D. Stringfellow
Sam B. Archer
A.W. “Wayne” Hepp
1988
1989
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
Dennis T. Stevens
Paul Lawson
Charles R. Thomas
Ray Pearce, Jr.
Kenneth Chrouch
Charles P. Prewitt
W.T. “Buddy” Phillips
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1996
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Everett Rowland
Carroll Elder
Arlan Harris
Ronald “Ron” Kupers
James H. “Herb” Williams
Michael S. Rushin Jr.
Floyd R. Buffington
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010