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GROTTO
The
Magazine
The Official Publication of the Grottoes of North America M.O.V.P.E.R.
A Charitable Appendant Body of Freemasonry
Dancing thru life with the Grotto!
Volume 43 Number 1
FALL 2013
Supreme Council Officers
2012-2013
GRAND MONARCH
Otto Thiergart,PM
9195 Gulf Beach Hwy
Pensacola, FL 32507
DEPUTY GRAND
MONARCH
Mitchell C. Weinsting, PM 33°
4000 Brentwood Drive
Columbia, MO 65203
Grand CHIEF JUSTICE
David C. Blythe,Jr. PM. DDS
10296 East Park Avenue
Houma, LA 70363
Grand MASTER OF
CEREMONIES
Mark L. McCombs, PM
104 Sheffield Street
Bellevue, OH 44811
Grand Treasurer
Robert L. Jackson, PM, 33°
5617 Applewood
North Little Rock, AR 72118
Grand Venerable
Prophet
Michael E. Dempsey, PM
5377 E County Line Road
Camby, IN 46113
Grand Orator
Matt Wissel, PM, 33°
9 Eldia Way,
Eastham, MA 02642
GRAND MARSHAL
Michael Hosler, PM
2104 Eastbrook Drive
Kokomo, IN 46902
GRAND CAPTAIN
OF THE GUARD
Tali Atala, PM, 33°
7974 SW 86 Terrace
Miami, FL 33143
PAST GRAND MONARCH
David Rebmann, PGM
112 East Margarete
Tremont, IL 61568
Supreme Council
430 Beecher Rd
Humanitarian Foundation
Gahanna, OH 43230
Dianna Bristle .............................. Executive Director
William Wears, PGM ....... Executive Secretary Emeritus Sandee Riggs ................................ Executive Assistant
Robin Garrett .................................... Executive Assistant Linda Stratton ......................... Administrative Assistant
Patricia Phillips ....................... Administrative Assistant Phone: (614) 933-0711
Fax: (614) 933-0481
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (614) 933-9193
Fax: (614) 933-9098
Website:
www.hfgrotto.org
Email: [email protected] *
Website: www.scgrotto.org *
* Website addresses have been changed from .com to .org
Humanitarian Foundation Trustees
CHAIRMAN - 2015
Charles H Ferguson, PM 33°
7621 Cindy Dr
Benton, AR 72019
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SECRETARY - 2017
Clayton E Simons, PGM, 33°
1171 Peach Tree Rd
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
TREASURER - 2014
Frederick Dawson, PM
2502 Plymouth Place
Pekin, IL 61554
1st VICE CHAIRMAN - 2016
Donald LaBarre, PGM
15559 Ricko Ln.
Hayward, WI 54643
2nd VICE CHAIRMAN - 2013
Shuards Sutherland, PGM
270 Burlington Cres
London, Ont., Canada N5Z 3G5
The Grotto Magazine
Grand Monarch’s Message
Greetings Prophets and Ladies,
The Supreme Session in Nashville was the best one that
I can remember. Past Grand Monarch Dave Rebmann,
his Lady Liz, Dick Faust, Jim Bainter, and the Prophets
and Ladies of Abbas Grotto need to be congratulated!
Our theme for this year is “Dance thru Life with the
Grotto.” Dancing does not mean that you are Fred
Astaire and Ginger Rogers; it can be that you are the
helpful facilitator who shows the way to peaceful
resolutions of problems that come your way. When you
dance through life, you smooth the way for yourself
and others.
In order to keep Grotto alive we MUST start paying more
attention to bringing in new members. Membership is
the key to our future. Speaking of keys, if a Prophet is
a top line signer for three or four new Prophets, he will
get a Gold Key; five or six new Prophets a Ruby Key;
and, seven or more, a Diamond Key. These keys can be
worn on your fez. Our membership year is from May 1,
2013 to April 30, 2014. Therefore, some of us are going
to have to get really busy as our membership year is
almost half over!
The Grotto charity is The Humanitarian Foundation. It
is my intention to continue the Grand Monarch’s “Five
for Five” Enchanted Lantern Program. If you were able
to join Dave, congratulations. If you thought about it,
but didn’t get started, you can join our “5 for 5” with
Otto. All you have to do is agree to buy one Enchanted
Lantern per year for five years. Or, you could see
Lois and gift any amount to help the children. Our
Humanitarian Foundation helps families with special
needs children. In recent years the Grotto and Shrine
have joined together to help children having their Cleft
Lip and Palate surgeries done at a Shrine Hospital. Our
Dental Program will help to get their dental treatment
completed so they can have their surgery. To date we
have helped over 200 children in this program.
As we travel around the Realm, we look forward to
seeing our many friends and making new ones.
Yours in Goodfellowship,
Grand Monarch Otto Thiergart
“Dancing thru life with The Grotto!”
Grand Monarch Otto Thiergart and his Lady Lois
2013-2014
Grand Monarch’s ItinerarY
ATTENDED AND UP-COMING EVENTS
July 18-20 Northwest Grotto Association, Great Falls, MT
Aug 23-25 Michigan & W. Ontario Association, Marysville, MI
Aug 25-28 2013 Biennial Session, Scottish Rite, Washington, DC
Aug 29-Sep 2 Southwestern Grotto Association, Little Rock, AR
Sep 18-21 Supreme Caldron Convention, Akron, OH
(Representative TBA)
Sep 19-21 Empire State Grotto Association, Troy, NY
Sep 26-28 Florida State Grotto Association, Wesley Chapel, FL
Oct 3-6 Midwest Grotto Association, Indianapolis, IN
Oct 9-12 Western Grotto Association, Pahrump, NV
Oct 11-13 Pennsylvania Grotto Association, Erie, PA
(Representative TBA)
Oct 24- 26 New England Grotto Association, Boxborough, MA
Oct 31-Nov 3 Supreme Council Board Meeting, Gahanna, OH
Dec 20 Installation of Officers/Prophet at Sight, Dinar Grotto,
Birmingham, AL
Dec 31 New Year’s Eve Dance, Zelica Grotto, Pensacola, FL
This itinerary is subject to change.
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An Introduction to GM Otto Thiergart
Otto Thiergart was born July 3, 1948 in Davenport,
Iowa to Connie Melendez Thiergart and Walter Carl
Thiergart. His parents had six children: Charles, Marti
Otto, George, James and Bernard.
Otto grew up on a dairy farm 35 miles west of
Davenport. After High School he joined the Navy
“to see the world.” His first year of training was
Electricity and Electronics Schools, specializing in
communications. Then it was off to sea! After over
three years at sea, he was able to get shore duty at NAS
Pensacola. He arrived in May of 1972, met Lois within
nineteen days and they married ten months later.
After working a year in sales, he went to work at the
Postal Service. In 1978 he and Lois started buying rental
houses and Lois has been the property manager during
these many years. After 30 years with the Postal Service
Otto decided to retire, travel more and help Lois.
April 1990. In the
Grotto he served
as an Officer 1993
to 1997, being the
Monarch in 1997.
He then went on to
the Florida State
Grotto Association,
serving as President
in 2004. He
became involved
in the Southeastern
Grotto Association,
serving
as
President in 2008.
In June of 2006 he
was elected to the Grand Line of the Grottoes of North
America.
While working at the Postal Service he decided to go Otto has been instrumental in raising funds for the
to college. He received his Associates Degree from Humanitarian Foundation and the George Washington
Pensacola Junior College.
Masonic National Memorial. He has served and enjoyed
Lois, the love of his life, dance partner and work partner working with the Grand Line for seven years, and,
have been members of the Unity Church of Christianity looks forward to serving you as Grand Monarch in the
for 38 years. Otto has served on the Church Board for coming year.
thirteen years, four of those as Board President.
The things that bring him joy are Lois, his family,
Otto and Lois are the proud parents of four children: Church, Masonry, friends everywhere, dancing, playing
Mark, Michael, Matthew and Lisa. They have added six cards and watching sports.
beautiful grandchildren: Christopher, Kelly, Jocelyn,
Gabriel, Sierra, Windrem and great grandson, Noah.
Otto Thiergart
Otto joined the Masons in 1975, the Scottish Rite in April Grand Monarch
1976, the Shrine in November 1976 and the Grotto in
“Dancing thru Life” Pins
Lois and her Grand Line Ladies are “Dancing thru Life with the Grotto” by selling Dancer
Pins to everyone they meet. Lady Lois’ goal is to raise $4,000.00 or more for Humanitarian
Foundation to benefit Children with Special Needs. Pins are only $10 each!
Lois says Otto’s theme of dancing through life is not about being Fred Astaire or Ginger
Rogers; it’s about smoothing the way for others. Every time you show a kindness or do
something special to make it easier for one person or many people, you are “Dancing thru
Life.” So let’s all work together and “Dance thru Life with the Grotto.”
Let’s all support our Grand Monarch’s Lady Lois on her project when she visits your Grotto
or Grotto Association!
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The Grotto Magazine
Prophet Rex Allen
The last of Hollywood’s singing Cowboys M i cha e l
G.
Wah l ,
PGM,
33°
G ran d
H i stor i an
Records, which released his biggest hit, 1953’s “Crying in
the Chapel”; the song peaked in the Top Five and reached the
Top Ten pop charts. In the latter half of the decade, he made
a number of albums composed of Western songs. During
this time, he acted in 39 episodes of the television program
Frontier Doctor.
Better-known as the Arizona Cowboy, Rex Allen was the
last of Hollywood’s singing cowboys. Between 1950 and
1954, Allen starred in 19 movies for Republic studios. The
films launched a popular recording career for Allen, as he
had several hit singles and albums in the early ‘50s, before
the singing cowboys slowly disappeared from the charts.
The son of a fiddle player, Rex Allen was given his first guitar
when he was 11 years old; his father intended Rex to support
him at dances. Shortly afterwards, Allen began singing. After
he finished high school, he was hired as a performer by a
Phoenix radio station, but he only stayed there for a brief
time. Instead, Allen hit the rodeo circuit. His career as a
rodeo rider was short-lived, as he suffered an injury from a
bull. The injury led Allen back to singing, and he was hired
by WTTM in Trenton, NJ, in 1943. After WTTM he became
a popular performer in the Windy City. He signed on with
Mercury Record and he had a hit with “Afraid” in 1949. That
same year, Allen went to Hollywood.
By the ‘60s, Rex Allen had re-signed with Mercury Records,
which led to several minor hits and one major success —
1962’s “Don’t Go Near the Indians,” which returned the
singer to the country Top Ten and the pop Top 20. During this
time and the early ‘70s, he recorded albums for Disneyland,
Buena Vista, and JMI. However, he was more prominent
in this era as a narrator for many Walt Disney films and
television programs, as well as a voice in several Disney
cartoons.
Rex Allen was a Mason! When they learned he would be
in their area, Prophets from Chelminar Grotto asked Grand
Monarch Michael Wahl, who lived in California, to come
to the Northwest and make Rex Allen a Prophet At Sight.
Pictured below is Chelminar Prophet Rex Allen (left) and
Grand Monarch Michael Wahl.
A museum in his hometown, Willcox, AZ, was dedicated
to Rex Allen, and the Governor of Arizona honored him.
Allen occasionally appeared in Western film fare, where he
remained as popular as ever. He died December 17, 1999,
after his caretaker accidentally ran him over with a car; Allen
was 78.
Bringing along a CBS network radio program, Allen
approached Republic Pictures. The studio signed the singer
to star in a film, The Arizona Cowboy, which was released
in 1950. The movie was a success, beginning a string of
19 pictures that ran until February 1954. All of the movies
were musical Westerns, starring Allen with a rotating cast of
sidekicks. Frequently, he would star with Slim Pickens, but
Buddy Ebsen and Fuzzy Knight also made their appearances
in Allen’s films.
Allen’s film successes led to a hit record in 1951, “Sparrow
in the Tree Top.” Released on Mercury Records, the single
climbed into the country Top Ten and made it into the pop
Top 30. Soon after its release, Allen signed with Decca
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LAST CALL
I sent out a request to many prophets of the Enchanted
Realm asking them to share with me ways that they
make Grotto an enjoyable experience. I am grateful
to all who responded to my questions with ideas
and comments. I would like to share with you some
of the responses in hopes that they may inspire
you to try them in your own Grotto. The heartbeat
of Grotto is the fellowship we share in our local
Grottoes. Let us try and make the valuable time we
share together fun and meaningful.
entertainment. I have found this type of evening to
be incredibly enjoyable. It is worth giving it a try if
you have not considered it before.
Several Grottoes reported having meals at a local
restaurant. Holiday parties were common as
well. The main idea is to plan a year that appeals
to the people who live in your community. One
size does not fit all. What works in one place
will not necessarily be effective in another. But
the important thing is that we try and build our
Past Monarch Paul Kleinberger of Iran Grotto Grottoes. You never know if something will work
suggested “Theme Nights.” He used the example unless you give it a try.
of having a “March Madness Night.” Each member
was encouraged to wear the garb of their favorite If you have more suggestions or thoughts for events
college basketball team. As a part of the evening, or programs please do not hesitate to share them
prophets were encouraged to share stories of their with me. Together we can share the fellowship
athletic exploits in high school or college. You can that makes the Grotto so special and grow the
pick from any number of activities or hobbies that Enchanted Realm.
one could share. It is a great opportunity to learn
something about your fellow prophets as well.
Past Monarch David Gillespie of Sadir Kahn
Grotto shared that they provide entertainment at
their monthly socials. He reported they use local
talent including music departments from high
schools and community colleges. This has greatly
improved their attendance. Their Grotto has also
had special nights to honor 50 year members as well
as ones to honor prophets who have championed
the Humanitarian Foundation. These are very
simple ways to honor prophets that any Grotto
could replicate.
Terry Royce of Kallipolis Grotto wrote of how they
invite their ladies to their meeting nights. They
begin the evening by sharing a covered dish dinner.
The prophets retire to the second floor and open
the Grotto while the ladies or Boosterettes have a
meeting in the social hall. My own Taleb Grotto
functions in a similar manner. We have an appetizer
table brought by the members followed by the two
meetings, prophets in the lodge room/ladies in the
social hall. We then join together for dinner and
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Rev. Matthew Wissell, PM 33°
Grand Orator
The Grotto Magazine
Grotto Membership Challenge!
How would you like for your Grotto to earn an extra $500 during this membership year? Now that I
have your attention . . . all you and your Grotto have to do is increase your membership during the time
period of May 1, 2013 and April 30, 2014.
This year, we are giving all Grottoes a fair chance to WIN! We are challenging each Grotto to complete the
Membership Ladder which your Grotto should have received in late July early August.
Grottoes with Membership under 100
Fill the 1st Nine Lines with NEW MEMBERS receive $250,
Fill Eighteen Lines with NEW MEMBERS receive DOUBLE=$500.00 Grottoes with Membership 101–200
Fill the 1st Eighteen Lines with NEW MEMBERS receive $250,
Fill Thirty Six Lines receive DOUBLE=$500.00 Grottoes with Membership 201+
Fill the 1st Twenty Five Lines with NEW MEMBERS receive $250,
Fill Fifty Lines with NEW MEMBERS receive DOUBLE=$500.00
You have from May 1, 2013, through April 30, 2014,
to fill the Ladder with NEW MEMBERS. The New
Member MUST BE INITIATED by April 30, 2014,
which means paperwork MUST be received in the
office by May 10, 2014. NO EXCEPTIONS!
So, if you have already signed up new members in May,
June, or July, add them to the Ladder! “Dance” your
way up the Ladder to Success. Just “Dance thru Life
with the Grotto” and help your Grotto climb to the top
one dancing partner at a time!
Yours in Sympathy and Goodfellowship,
Bernard Mitchell, PGM
Chairman, Membership
Maximum Payout
$500.00
(per Grotto)
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Membership Programs
VIP PROGRAM
Any Prophet who sponsors a new member or reinstated
member who has been out of the Grotto for at least 13
months between May 1st and April 30th will be entitled
to attend the Grand Monarch’s VIP lunch or breakfast at
the Supreme Council Convention in Mobile, Alabama.
order for any reimbursement to be paid! Keep in mind
that this is not to be used in conjunction with any other
event.
Supreme Council office by the close of the following
month. Awards will be split if a tie occurs.
GRAND MASTERS RECRUITMENT
The Supreme Council Membership Committee will
pay the $50.00 “Prophet at Sight “ cost for any Grand
Master or Deputy Grand Master joining the Grotto.
Please consider using these suggestions to your
advantage, get paid for signing up new members and
become a major contributor to growing the Realm!
In Sympathy and Goodfellowship,
MASONIC HOSPITALITY
The Supreme Council will reimburse a Grotto 50% of
the cost up to $300.00, for sponsoring a hospitality event
at a Master Mason Event. This must be pre-approved,
VIP (UNDER 40)
In addition to the VIP program, anyone sponsoring a including a budget and is limited to one (1) per year.
new or qualified reinstated Prophet that is under 40 You must present your program for pre-approval with
budget and can obtain forms from the Supreme Council
years old will receive a special (under 40) pin.
Office or online at www.scgrotto.org under Secretary
KEY PROPHETS
Forms. This cannot be used with other events.
Any Prophet sponsoring 3 new or qualified reinstated
members between May 1st and April 30th will be LODGE VISITATIONS & REFRESHMENTS
awarded a distinctive GOLD Key emblem. Any Prophet We will reimburse a Grotto up to $75.00 for attending
sponsoring 5 new members will receive a RUBY Key and providing refreshments at a Blue Lodge Meeting.
and for 7 or more new members a DIAMOND Key. You must obtain pre-approval from the Supreme
A Prophet will receive one (1) key of the highest level Council Office. These forms may also be found under
he has earned. If in attendance at the Supreme Council the Secretary Forms online at www.scgrotto.org.
Session, the key will be presented by the Grand
“ITS GREAT TO BE A GROTTO MEMBER”
Monarch.
Booklets are available at no charge from the Supreme
Council office. A Grotto may have up to 100 per year.
SLEEP ON US
The first (10) ten Prophets sponsoring 10 new or Sufficient quantities will be given to every candidate of
qualified reinstated Prophets between May 1st and a one-day class if allowed by the Grand Lodge of that
April 30th will receive one (1) FREE night stay in Jurisdiction.
the convention host hotel during the Supreme Council
Session. The first Prophet to sponsor twenty-five (25) POCKET PETITIONS are also available at no
new Prophets will receive four (4) free nights at host charge from the Supreme Council office.
hotel.
TRADE SHOW STYLE DISPLAY
A six (6) foot display (which can also be used as one or
RECRUITER OF THE MONTH
The Prophet sponsoring the greatest number of new as two 3 foot table displays) is available for MASONIC
members initiated in the entire Realm in any month, HOSPITALITY and other similar events where a
with a minimum of two (2), will receive a $100.00 large number of Masons are present. (Shipping by
cash award. The initiation report must be turned in to M.O.V.P.E.R.)
MASTER MASON NIGHTS
The Supreme Council will reimburse a Grotto 50% of
the cost, up to $300.00 for a Master Mason night once
a year. Contact the Supreme Council Office for details
and a PRE-EVENT REQUEST FORM or find online
at www.scgrotto.org under Secretary Forms. **Please
note that a Pre-approval request form and a budget for
the event must be sent to the Supreme Council Office Bernie Mitchell, PGM
attention Membership for approval prior to the event in Membership Chairman
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The Grotto Magazine
Monthly Recruiters
July 2013 – David Hinton, PM - Samis Grotto
June 2013 – Peter James Ruggieri - Ubar Grotto
May 2013 – Otto Thiergart, Grand Monarch - Zelica Grotto
April 2013 – Bryan McNabb - Chinar Grotto
Top Line Signers
Aad
John Dilks, PM
Earnie Dale Wilson
Aahmed
Robert Hodges, Sr., PM
James Romulo Edgar
Arthur L. Wilson, PM
Robert Wallace McGrew
Abbas
David P Rebmann, PGM
Frederick Reichert, Jr.
Achbar
Richard K Nash, PM
Ross D Benton
David L Chambers, PM
Don Russell Ingles
Al Matta
Douglas S. Simpson, PM
Lance Huntley Eicher
Marvin Paul Anderson
Larry Lorne Patch
Jeffery Howard Goldberg
Aleppo
Joseph Gruender, PM
Anthony J. Ward
Mitchell C. Weinsting, PM, 33°
Matthew C. Weinsting
Gary Barron, PM
Donald Torreyson
Andrew J Davidson
Edward L. Fishback
April 1st, 2013 – August 31st, 2013
Altan Kol
Barry E Dupre, PM
Richard C. Brooks
David Aponte
Scott Mitchell
Amrita
Roger M Redden, PM
Jonathon M. Walker
Mathew Dodson
Bradley Mathew Andrews
David E Edwards, PM
Timothy Glen Chilcott
Amrou
Bernard Mitchell, PGM
Danny Joe Creeks, Jr.
James Frederick, PM
Pete Pappas
John Colling, PM
Landon Cole Brooks
Dwight Davis
Jason Seth Staples
Stephen Kelso, PM
Norman Eugene Sheets
Jason Joseph Neff
David A. Mourer
Richard Lee Kelso
Aut Mori
James J Losasso
John G. Levendis
Jesse Boles
William C. Boles
Dale E Hawkins
Thomas Ray Baker
Bendemeer
Jim F Cates
Ronald Eric Westcott
Terry L Minton
Michael E. Kindall
Thomas Eugene Ezell
Raymond Lewis Ramsey
Caliph
Thomas W. Thompson, PM
Randy Paul Lago
Cashan
James L Fitzgerald, PM
Michael Bruce Kelley
Chinar
Leonard Pierce
Douglas A. Brown
George Pierce Lillard
Don T Nesbitt, Jr., PM
William H. Sherman
Robert J. Reeves
Bryan McNabb
John B. Nimmo
Michael E. Paonessa
Michael Houghland
Johnny Richard Reyes
Cinema
Roger M Puckett, PM
Michael A. Hill
Ali Baba
Richard A Zimmerman, PM
Wayne William Zimmerman
Gregory G Finney, Jr
Greg Gene Finney
Baku
Charles L. Miller, PM
Charles L. Miller, III
John Smith, PM
Shane R. Shipley
Stephen F Metcalf, PM
Alan Bacon
Donald E Arter
Daniel J. Harr, Sr.
El Jaala
Manuel Roth, PM
Frank Paul Lasick, Jr.
Richard Taman, PM
Lakandiwa M. Cruz, Jr.
George W Deas
Harvey Wigdor, PM
Stephen Richard Swanik, III
Guy Carbona, PM
Mac E. Marshall
Robert G Mueller, Jr., PM
Patrick James Robin
Ivan Lugo, PM
Tommy Hendrix, Jr.
Aliabad
John M Sansone, PM
James C. Byrnes
Michael E Wick, PM
Craig Daniel Stone
Ben Bey
Raymond Smith
Larry R. Smith
Justin Elliott
Harlen R. Flesher
Ela Ala
Warren L. High, PM
Eric Lipponen
Terrence J Becker, PM
David James Vosen
Alhambra
Harold J Richardson, PM
Michael Ray Stevens
Harry L Tripp, Sr
Clifton Wayne Wofford
Erepa
Donald R Adams, PM
David Croft
Merchey Covatto
Thomas J. Kalinowski, PM
Richard Hartman
Farhad
Earl J. St. Pierre
Philip Earl Gilligan
Ellis Seven II
Jack Daniel Fletcher
Feramo
Solomon Goldenberg, PM
Adam L. Litvin
Scott Burnett
Michael Delucia
Richard Lee Brown
Ira F Markowitz, PM
Arnold C. Mitchell
Eric Norstedt
Galae
David Brian Salo
Ernest R. Spradling
Hapac
Thomas Gruis, PM
Brian Truex
Wade E. Sheeler
Hassan
Roger Cathel
Kim M. Bowman
John Deyo, PM
David Richard Foscue
Dewey Goering
Brian D Lundquist
Steve W. Kline
Christian M Sorensen
Roderick S. Meier
Hejaz
Gary Matican, PM
Jerry Gruenbau
Ibn Saud
Paul E Pfettscher
Richard Jeffries
Jerry E Weir, PM
Barry Allen Grant
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Top Line Signers continued...
Ibn Saud
Dennis H Shipp
Donald Young
David L Young
Jesse Laing
James Anthony Young
Gene Meyers
Charles David Fields
Iran
Stephen Miner
Christopher Talbot
Islam
Robert J Lorenz, Jr., PM
Paul Neidhardt
Michael J Tomascin, PM
John C. Griffin
Joseph V Corcoran
Michael A. Karkalla
William P. Freker, Jr.
Michael M Trojan, PM
Michael S McDonald
Ronald J Davidson, PM
Joseph Pittinaro
George T Gittins
Rev. William Gracey
Norman R. Arthurs
Ron Troy, PM
Raymond P. Kain, Jr.
Ryan C Davidson
Edward L. Hanke
Vincent George Monardo
Michael G. Clark
Raymond F. Hess
Ka Jon
Ambrose Thibodaux, PM
Perry Joseph Blanchard
Kallipolis
Terry L Royce, PM
Jon Craig Simpson
Lalla Rookh
Harry J. DeHollander
Michael J. Postilli
Peter Matthews
Merou
John Cooley
Michael Edward Beavers
Mohassan
Delmar D. Dudgeon, PM
Randy C. Dudgeon
Neal Bunce
Matthew W. Van Winkle
Todd James, PM
Robert Lee Myers
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Noruh
Terry G Baker, PM
Robert O. Troutman
Hugh H. Keller, III
Milo I. Smotel
Omala
Richard A Vickery, III
Michael R. Eshleman
Ormazd
Richard Arnold Overbee, Jr, PM
Randall Eugene White
John Pierson, Sr., PM
Charles Vance Snapp
Ozz
John Stinchcomb, PM
George Hayes
Nelson Bruce, PM
Charles Cooper
David Yarborough
Logan Joseph Miano
Maleko Alan Berrier
Pon T Ac
Scott E. Clark
Daniel S. Toole
Quetta
Charles H Bruggeman
Robert L. Sheppard
Adam D Buttons, PM
Gary Douglas Fishbeck
Ghassan Albert Hreish
Charles Lester Schubert, PM
Albert Murray ShifbertMencher
Rojelio M. Bulanadi
Tobias Tyrone Rising
Sadir Khan
Edwin Weber, PM
J. Evan Nelson
Jeffrey Duty, PM
Al Alberg
Sahara
Randall K Storm
Jonathan A. Freeman
Christopher A. Smallwood
John David McVey
Brian Rhea Baker
Michael J Smith
Carl E. Culmann
Michael Dempsey, PM
Charles Brian Gregory
Timothy John Gill
Michael Eugene Gill
Steven Wayne Atkins
Patrick Michael Briney
Sahara
Freddie D Wade, PM
William Albert Gloye
Jarrett B. Hill
William Timothy Glover
Ricky Austin Keen
George Edward Taylor
Samis
Daniel L Rose, PM
Jeremy Brandon Utt
David W Hinton, PM
Paul Alexander Dierick
Francis Leroy Romero, Jr.
Preston Vanderpool
W. Gregory Burkett
Omid John Bayati
Joshua S. Wilberger
Richard Norman Dibble
Link A. Parikh
Christopher P. McPherson
Stormy Thorson
Samoor
Barry Bowles, PM
Kevin Robert Costello
Selama
Richard D. Green, PM
Juan de la Rose
Tacobat
James S. Parker, PM
James Larson
Taleb
Rev. Matthew Wissell, PM, 33˚
Richard R. Poulin
Teheran
Wilfred Bowers, PM
Harry C. Lyons, Jr.
Ubar
Seth C. Anthony, PM
Mark David Gall
Edward J. Maurice
George H. Hindson, PM
Bryan L. Hill
Ted Sizemore
Gregory Scott Fair
Tim R. Settlemyer
Timothy C. Dedman
Peter James Ruggieri
Ray H, Bickford, Jr.
Darin M. Mendenhall
Christopher A. Henderson
Chad J. McComsey
Darwin G. Chilcote
Dennis Chesley
Yubba
Jack Michael Temsey
Ernest T. Lello
Zafar
James H King
Dennie E. Ladd
William W. Groom, PM
Kimber A. Walker
Robert E Saul, Jr.
Michael A. Lander
Stephen R Lane
Rocky A. Lane
Zangi
Clayton E Simons, PGM, 33°
Martin J. Louis
Herbert E Bacheller, PM
Harry J. Schuur
Zelica
GM Otto Thiergart, PM
Justin W Fox
Robert James Lambert
Gary R Sapp
James A. Salisbury, Jr.
George M. Wise
Nathan L. Barnhill
Paul Ritchie
Clay J. Gains
Joel B. Fortner
Michael Yarbrough, PM
Haskell R. Vest, Jr.
Harry Merriman Lowe, Jr.
Kirk Stierwalt
Zendah
Guillermo Willy Carreras, PM
William John Kraynek
Robert G Alderson, PM
James W. Ford
Jerry A. Haywood
Brent Sleeper
James Bryant
Kelly Robert English
Jimmie Steven Marko
Eric T. Horne
Josua Dale Salter
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A MESSAGE FROM PSMCO LUSHER AND GIVLER
Greetings Prophets, Ladies, and Daughters:
What a wonderful time the Daughters had at the 123rd Annual Supreme Council Convention in Nashville,
Tennessee. We want to thank Past Grand Monarch Dave Rebmann, his Lady Elizabeth, and all of the Prophets
and Ladies of Abbas Grotto for the time and effort that went into their Grotto is the Music of Life Convention.
The attention to detail was truly apparent to all in attendance.
The Daughters also want to thank the Prophets for the courtesies and hospitalities extended to us during the week.
We were very honored to be given a table in the registration area to display our fezzes and literature about the
Daughters of Mokanna.
PSMCO Lora Givler and I hope that everyone enjoyed our hospitality room as well as the performances by the
late Patsy Cline.
The Daughters extend congratulations and best wishes to Grand Monarch Otto Thiergart and Lady Lois. We
wish you and your Corps of Officers safe travels and many mystic memories. We look forward to seeing you
throughout the Realm.
PSMCO Rosemary Lusher & PSMCO Lora Givler
Grand Officers 2013-2014
Otto Thiergart, PM [Lois]
Grand Monarch
9195 Gulf Beach Hwy
Pensacola, FL 32507
[email protected]
Michael E. Dempsey, PM [Karen]
Grand Venerable Prophet
5377 E County Line Rd.
Camby, IN 46113
[email protected]
Mitchell C. Weinsting, PM, 33° [Beth]
Deputy Grand Monarch
4000 Brentwood Dr.
Columbia, MO 65203
[email protected]
Rev. Matthew J. Wissell, PM, 33˚ [Amy]
David C. Blythe, Jr., PM [Jennifer]
Grand Chief Justice
10296 E Park Ave.
Houma, LA 70360
[email protected]
Michael Hosler, PM [Janis]
Grand Marshal
2104 Eastbrook Dr.
Kokomo, IN 46902
[email protected]
Mark L. McCombs, PM [Joan]
Grand Master of Ceremonies
104 Sheffield St.
Bellevue, OH 44811
[email protected]
Tali Atala, PM, 33° [Angie]
Grand Captain of the Guard
7974 SW 86 Terrace
Miami, FL 33143
[email protected]
Robert L. Jackson, PM, 33° [Peggy]
Grand Treasurer
5617 Applewood Dr.
[email protected]
David P. Rebmann, PGM [Liz]
Past Grand Monarch
112 E Margarete
Tremont, IL 61568
[email protected]
Grand Orator
9 Eldia Way
Eastham, MA 02642
[email protected]
GRAND TRUSTEES
Jim Bainter, PM [Linda]
Grand Trustee
7704 W Mohawk Trail
Peoria, IL 61604
[email protected]
Robert D. Kermick, PM [Claire]
Grand Trustee
1253 Dogwood Dr.
Memphis, TN 38111 [email protected]
Barry Dupre, PM [Sylvia]
Grand Trustee
6900 Cranberry Dr.
New Port Richey, FL 34653-4588
[email protected]
Louis A. Harmon, PM [Myrna]
Grand Trustee Emeritus
6 Grant St.
Plainville, MA 02762
[email protected]
Al Light, PM [Lynn]
4083 Orleans Lane
Sarasota, FL 34232 [email protected]
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Grand Officers
GRAND TREASURER EMERITUS
Kenneth Lodge, PM
Grand Treasurer Emeritus
538 Kingston Way
Lady Lake, FL 32162
Carroll Wooster, PM
507 Cottage Pines
Warren, OH 44481
OFFICE OF THE SUPREME
COUNCIL
William Wears, PGM [Wanda]
Executive Secretary
4464 Harrods St.
Groveport, OH 43125 [email protected]
continued...
Shuards Sutherland, PGM [Susan]
2nd Vice President
270 Burlington Cres
London, Ont., Canada N5Z 3G5
[email protected]
Robert J. Black, PGM
Trustee Emeritus
2347 Marine Dr.
W Vancouver, BC, Canada V7V 1K9
[email protected]
Kerry C. Platt, PM [Lettye]
Chairman Emeritus
3520 Plum Point Rd. E.
Olive Branch, MS 38654
OFFICE OF THE
HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION
JURISPRUDENCE AND
LAWS COMMITTEE
Conrad Swartz, PGM [Ellen]
Chairman 2016
390 Main St. #926
Worcester, MA 01608 [email protected]
John T. Root, Jr. 2015
120 Natalie Lane
Jacksonville, AR 72076 [email protected]
Ira F. Markowitz, PM 2014
5421 University Dr. Ste 101
P. O. Box 8106
Coral Springs, FL 33075
[email protected]
Robin Garrett
Executive Assistant
601 Highmeadows Village Dr.
Powell, OH 43065
[email protected]
Dianna Bristle
Executive Director
1434 River Trail Dr.
Grove City, OH 43123
[email protected]
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Ewell Menge, PM [Joy]
17147 Haynie Lane
Jupiter, FL 33478
[email protected]
Patricia A. Phillips
Administrative Assistant
601 Salisbury Rd.
Columbus, OH 43204
[email protected]
Sandee Riggs [Dave]
Executive Assistant
4383 Melroy
Columbus, OH 43227
[email protected]
Brooks B. Mangel, PM [Sally]
56 Vista Circle
Bradford, PA 16701
[email protected]
HUMANITARIAN
FOUNDATION TRUSTEE
Linda Stratton [Mark]
Administrative Assistant
225 W Johnstown Rd. Apt 1-J
Gahanna, OH 43230 [email protected]
Charles H. Ferguson, PM 33° [Louise]
Chairman
7621 Cindy Dr.
Benton, AR 72019 [email protected]
Clayton E. Simons, PGM, 33° [Gladys]
Secretary
1171 Peach Tree Rd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114 [email protected]
Frederick Dawson, PM [Pam]
Treasurer
2502 Plymouth Place
Pekin, IL 61554
[email protected]
Donald LaBarre, PGM [Pat]
1st Vice President
15559 Rickco Ln.
Hayward, WI 54843
[email protected]
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DENTAL PROGRAM
Edward S. Sterling [Dora]
Dental Consultant
4773 Shire Ridge Rd. E
Hilliard, OH 43026
[email protected]
Keith Norwalk, PM
Coordinator Emeritus
5718 W Camper Rd.
Genoa, OH 43430
[email protected]
John D. Reamer, PM [Donna]
590 Madrid St.
Creola, AL 36525-4702
[email protected]
RITUAL COMMITTEE
Robert G. Pool, PGM [Elizabeth]
1425 Strausser Lane
Creve Coeur, IL 61610
[email protected]
PUBLIC RELATIONS
COMMITTEE
Gary Schlaeger [Patty]
388 Wilson Butte Rd.
Great Falls, MT 59405
[email protected]
VISIBILITY & PROMOTIONS
James K. Drake, PM
516 Eppley Ave.
Zanesville, OH 43701
[email protected]
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Grand Officers
continued...
ENCHANTED LANTERN &
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Robert J. Black, PGM
Chairman
2347 Marine Dr.
W Vancouver, BC, Canada V7V 1K9
[email protected]
Howard E. Roe, PM
2543 Old Frederick Rd. Catonsville, MD 21228
[email protected]
CONVENTION COMMITTEE
Robert L. Jackson, PM, 33° [Peggy]
Director General
5617 Applewood Dr.
[email protected]
John D. Reamer, PM [Donna]
Co-General Chairman
590 Madrid St.
Creola, AL 36525-4702
[email protected]
Michael Yarbrough, PM [Lori]
Co-General Chairman
4016 E. Johnson Ave.
Pensacola, FL 32514-6826
[email protected]
CONTEST COMMITTEE
Michael J. Tomascin, PM [Tammy]
Chairman
1321 Great Oak Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15220-2013 [email protected]
Larry D. Propst, PM
817 Treyburn Green Dr.
Indianapolis, IN 46239 [email protected]
James Jarnagin, PM [Liz]
14714 Cohasset St.
Van Nuys, CA 91405-1801 [email protected]
MEMORIAL PROPERTIES
COMMITTEE
Chairman
Camby, IN 46113
[email protected]
Arthur E. Johnson, PGM, 33° [Barbara]
172 High St.
Hingham, MA 02043-3243 [email protected]
YOUTH COMMITTEE
2104 Eastbrook Dr.
Kokomo, IN 46902
[email protected]
Kenneth B. Baker, PM [Rhonda]
4202 Perkerson Dr.
Anniston, AL 36201
[email protected]
Seth C. Anthony, PM
c/o Ubar Grotto P.O. Box 8
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
[email protected]
FRATERNAL RELATIONS
COMMITTEE
Darwin D. Lloyd, 33°, PM [Jenny]
912 Thompson St.
Jacksonville, AR 72076
[email protected]
MEMBERSHIP AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE
Bernard Mitchell, PGM [Kay Marie]
Chairman
3645 Melon Rd.
Zanesville, OH 43701 [email protected]
Terry G. Baker, PM [Bobbie}
1936 Michigan Ave.
Marysville, MI 48040-2026
[email protected]
Camby, IN 46113
[email protected]
GROTTO ASSOCIATION
LIAISON
David C. Blythe, Jr., PM [Jennifer]
10296 E. Park Ave.
Houma, LA 70360
[email protected]
MEMBERSHIP RETENTION
Rev. Matthew J. Wissell, PM, 33˚ [Amy]
9 Eldia Way
Eastham, MA 02642
[email protected]
GRAND CHAPLAIN
Donald L. Smith [Glenda]
2101 Pompano Rd.
Cantonment, FL 32533
[email protected]
GRAND SENTINEL
James Payton, PM [Carol]
850 Christy Dr.
Port Orange, FL 32129-3704
[email protected]
SUPREME COUNCIL
DISTRICT DEPUTY
PROGRAM
Rev. Matthew J.Wissell, PM, 33˚ [Amy]
Chairman
9 Eldia Way
Eastham, MA 02642
[email protected]
7974 SW 86 Terrace
Miami, FL 33143
[email protected]
OMBUDSMAN/PROBATION
Mitchell C. Weinsting, PM, 33° [Beth]
4000 Brentwood Dr.
Columbia, MO 65203
[email protected]
GROTTO TRAINING
COMMITTEE
Chairman
3645 Melon Rd.
104 Sheffield St.
Bellevue, OH 44811 [email protected]
Camby, IN 46113
[email protected]
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continued...
GROTTO TRAINING
COMMITTEE
Martin R. Trent, PM [Bonita]
4267 S Xenia Drive
Enon, OH 45323
[email protected]
GRAND RECORDER
George S. Fontana, PM [Helena]
799 East St.
Dedham, MA 02026-5004 [email protected]
2104 Eastbrook Dr.
Kokomo, IN 46902
[email protected]
GRAND MONARCH’S
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
3645 Melon Rd.
Clayton E. Simons, PGM, 33° [Gladys]
1171 Peach Tree Rd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114 [email protected]
Samuel D. Lattin, Jr., PGM [Rosemary]
85 Highway 89 S.
Mayflower, AR 72106
[email protected]
David P. Rebmann, PGM [Liz]
112 E Margarete
Tremont, IL 61568
[email protected]
GRAND MUSICIAN
Ernest “Jamie” Ridener, PM [Penne]
7021 Cordova Dr.
Indianapolis, IN 46221
[email protected]
7974 SW 86 Terrace
Miami, FL 33143
[email protected]
GRAND MONARCH’S AIDES
Robert Chapman, PM [Bette]
167 Stepping Stone Lane
Orchard Park, NY 14127-4133
[email protected]
GRAND HISTORIAN
Michael G. Wahl, PGM, 33°
6302 Brook Lane
Savage, MN 55378-4029 [email protected]
Lloyd Fries, PM [Patty]
9088 S. E. 42nd Ave.
Milwaukie, OR 97222
[email protected]
GRAND PHOTOGRAPHER
James Drake, PM
516 Eppley Ave.
Zanesville, OH 43701
[email protected]
CONVENTION CONTRACT
REVIEW COMMITTEE
George Abraham III, PM [Barbara]
4529 Scrabble Hill Rd.
Collins, NY 14034
[email protected]
Conrad Helton, PM [Linda]
28827 E. 141st St., S.
Coweta, OK 74429
[email protected]
James Jarnagin, PM [Liz]
14714 Cohasset St.
Van Nuys, CA 91405-1801
[email protected]
Louis A. Harmon, PM [Myrna]
6 Grant St.
Plainville, MA 02762
[email protected]
Marty Stover, PM [Trudy]
17690 Lakeview Estates
Boonville, MO 65233
[email protected]
Steven Ledewitz, PM [Marcia]
7411 Hearthstone Ave.
Boynton Beach, FL 33472
[email protected]
Raymond Suarez, PM
66 Sewell St. #C
Glassboro, NJ 08028
[email protected]
NEW GROTTOES
104 Sheffield St.
Bellevue, OH 44811
[email protected]
GRAND MONARCH’S PLEDGE
PROGRAM
Jan Suomala, PM [Jan]
3140 Oakwood
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-6604
[email protected]
5for5
The Humanitarian Foundation, the official charity of the Grottoes of North America, provides dental care for
children with cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, mental retardation, down syndrome and organ transplants. During
the past five years the Foundation has served 4,500 children at a cost of $3 million, and more families are seeking
our help than ever before. In order for the Humanitarian Foundation to keep up with requests for dental services,
we need the help of all Prophets in the Realm.
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The Grotto Magazine
Awards 2013
Supreme Council Session
Grand Monarch Excellence Awards for
Opening and Closing were presented to
the following: ** Attended the 123rd Annual Session
**Monarch Thomas W. Thompson 2012, Caliph Grotto,
Mentor, OH
**Monarch Myles Oliver 2013, Bendemeer Grotto,
Little Rock, AR
**Monarch Doug Simpson 2013, Al Matta Grotto, Dearborn, MI
**Monarch Fred Wade 2013, Sahara Grotto, Indianapolis, IN
**Monarch William Greene 2013, Hejaz Grotto,
New Haven, CT
**Monarch Antonio Lopez 2013, Taleb Grotto, Quincy, MA
**Monarch Patrick Tessmer 2013, Zal Gaz Grotto,
Ann Arbor, MI
**Monarch David Rasch 2013, Islam Grotto, Pittsburgh, PA
**Monarch Shannon Walden 2013, Abbas Grotto, East Peoria, IL
**Monarch Daniel Davis 2013, Ibn Saude Grotto, Kokomo, IN
**Monarch Harvey Good 2013, Sem-I-No Grotto, West Palm
Beach, FL
**Monarch David Dyer 2013, Samoor Grotto, Sarasota, FL
**Monarch Victor Mann 2013, Azim Grotto, Bronx, NY
**Monarch Eric Powell 2013, Amrou Grotto, Zanesville, OH
Monarch Robert Foreman, Jr. 2012, Chinar Grotto, Houston, TX
Monarch Gary Gruber 2012, Nazir Grotto, Canton, OH
Monarch Herbert Armes 2012, Erepa Grotto, Erie, PA
Monarch Harry Baughton 2012, Hassan Grotto, Great Falls, MT
Monarch Robert Saul 2012, Zafar Grotto,
South Williamsport, PA
Monarch Seth Anthony 2012, Ubar Grotto, Elizabethtown, PA
Monarch Elmer Pringle 2012, Achbar Grotto, Columbus, OH
Monarch George Waas 2012, Talwar Grotto, Tallahassee, FL
Monarch Todd Mayer 2012, Selim Grotto, Minneapolis, MN
Monarch Stephen Shibles 2012, Zangi Grotto,
Daytona Beach, FL
Monarch Darrin Feerrar 2013, Zafar Grotto,
South Williamsport, PA
Monarch Mark Layman 2013, El Rey Grotto, Elyria, OH
Monarch Michael Feinman 2013, Gotham Grotto,
New York, NY
Monarch Arthur Wilson 2013, Aahmed Grotto, Louisville, KY
Monarch Ronald Kunze 2013, Gul Reazee Grotto, Portland, OR
Monarch Alexander Jordan 2013, Tacobat Grotto, Tacoma, WA
Monarch Don Bodle 2013, Teheran Grotto, Newark, OH
Monarch Dennis Chapman 2013, Yusef Khan Grotto, Akron, OH
Monarch William Booth 2013, Xella Grotto, London,
Ontario, Canada
Monarch Larry Thienel 2013, Moslem Grotto, Woonsocket, RI
Monarch Daryl Spangenberg 2013, Ormazd Grotto, Orlando, FL
Membership Plaque and Certificate
Winners for most new members:
Membership under 100
Winner: Ubar Grotto 28 new members
Honorable Mention
Azim Grotto 23 new members
Cinema Grotto 15 new members
Dinar Grotto 15 new members
Membership 101 – 200
Winner: Abbas Grotto 13 new members
Honorable Mention
Zendah Grotto 11 new members
Zal Gaz Grotto 7 new members
Membership over 200
Winner: Sahara Grotto 21 new members
Honorable Mention
Bendemeer Grotto 20 new members
Membership Guitar Poster Contest
Winners 2012-2013
Grotto Membership Under 100 Members Receiving $250
Aahmed Grotto – 10 new members
Amrita Grotto – 9 new members
Cashan Grotto – 12 new members
Chinar Grotto – 10 new members
Cinema Grotto – 10 new members
Omala Grotto – 17 new members
Grotto Membership Over 200 Members Receiving $250
El Jaala Grotto – 30 new members
Islam Grotto – 32 new members
Sahara Grotto – 32 new members
Grotto Membership Over/Under 100 Members Receiving $500
Azim Grotto – 29 new members
Dinar Grotto – 24 new members
Ubar Grotto – 32 new members
Free Room Night winners for 10 or
more new initiates:
Isaac Moore, PM, Azim Grotto - 16 new initiates
Nick R. Ramos, PM, Omala Grotto - 16 new initiates
Randall K. Storm, Sahara Grotto - 12 new initiates
Howard Schermerhorn, PM, El Jaala Grotto - 11 new initiates
Ronald G. Andress, Dinar Grotto - 10 new initiates
Otto Thiergart, GM, Zelica Grotto - 10 new initiates
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Awards 2013
Supreme Council Session
2012-2013 Membership Key Recipients
Gold Keys
Aahmed
Robert Hodges, Sr., PM
Abbas
David Rebmann, Grand Monarch
Shannon Walden, PM
Aliabad
Michael Wick, PM
Ambar
Joel Grier, PM
Bendemeer
William Wilson, PM
Darwin Lloyd, 33°, PM
Patrick Carr, PM
Cashan
James Fitzgerald, PM
Jimmie Haley, PM
Chinar
Don Nesbitt, Jr., PM
Bryan McNabb
Delco
Russell Combs, PM
El Jaala Harvey Wigdor, PM
El Tor
Frank Bradley
Ela Ala
Terrence Becker, PM
Galae
Gerald “Ted” Connally, PM
Hapac
Thomas Gruis, PM
Kerman
Arthur Nevill, PM
Khana Shahar Timothy Brooks, PM
Mi Am I
Tali Atala, PM
Nubia
Douglas Soltow, PM
Oxus
James McGovern, PM
Ozz
Corey Koscuiszko
Quetta
Charles Lester Schubert, PM
Sahara
Michael Dempsey, PM
Christopher Steel
Frank Capler, Sr.
Sem I No
William Owen, Jr., PM
Sesame
William Klinke, PM
Ubar
Tim Settlemyer
Peter James Ruggieri
Zula
Jimmy Blum, PM
Zendah
Charles Cullen Osborne
RUBY KEYS
Dinar
Richard Beck, PM
Islam
Michael Tomascin, PM
Glenn Kovach
Lalla Rookh Harry DeHollander
Ubar
Seth Anthony, PM
George Hindson, PM
Zendah
Guillermo “Willy” Carreras, PM
Amrita
Azim
Cinema
Dinar
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DIAMOND KEYS
Roger Redden, PM
Victor Mann, PM
Isaac Moore, PM
Robert Anthony Meyers
Kenneth Baker, PM
Ronald Andress
El Jaala
Howard Schermerhorn, PM
Richard Taman, PM
Islam
Ron Troy, PM
O Ton Ta La Joshua Anderson, PM
Omala
Nick Ramos, PM
Sahara
Randall Storm
Zelica
Otto Thiergart, PM
32 Gold Keys
8 Ruby Keys
13 Diamond Keys
CONTEST WINNERS FOR 2013 CONVENTION
Website: Ubar Grotto – 1st; Abbas – 2nd
Publications: 0-99 Members: Ubar Grotto;
100-199 Members: Aut Mori Grotto;
200+ Members: Ibn Saud Grotto
Band: Oola Khan Grotto
Goodfellow: Rick Taman, PM, El Jaala Grotto – 1st;
Ewell Menge, PM, Sem I No Grotto – 2nd
Hospitality Room: Zuleika – 1st;
El Jaala – 2nd;
Ibn Saud – 3rd
Female Solo: Tammy Tomascin, Islam Grotto
Clown/Tramp: Clarence “Pierre” Shawver, PGM,
Aut Mori Grotto – 1st;
Robert Edwards, PM, Aut Mori Grotto – 2nd
Clown/Auguste: George McClelland, PM, Aut Mori Grotto
Clown/White Face: Ralph Haney, Jr., PM,
Keder Khan Grotto – 1st;
Jesse Boles, Aut Mori – 2nd
Clown/Character: Dwight Hamborsky, Jr., PM,
Ozz Grotto – 1st;
Alan Boles, PM, Aut Mori – 2nd
Color Guard: Bendemeer Grotto
Drill Team: Zelica Grotto
Revelers: Sahara Grotto (Truth or Consequences)
Balloon Making: Philip Gicalone, Sr., PGM,
Ankara Grotto – 1st;
Ralph Haney, Jr., PM, Keder Khan – 2nd
Unique: Zuleika Grotto
Parade Unit: Zelica Grotto
Motor Patrol: El Jaala Grotto
Clown Unit: Aut Mori Grotto
Open/Close: Bendemeer Grotto
The Grotto Magazine
GRAND MONARCH OTTO THIERGART and LOIS
INVITE YOU TO ATTEND
THE 124TH ANNUAL SUPREME COUNCIL SESSION
IN MOBILE, ALABAMA
We cordially invite you to attend the 124th Annual Supreme
Council Session of the Grottoes of North America from June 22
through the 29th, 2014 in the beautiful city of Mobile, Alabama.
The headquarters will be the magnificent Renaissance Riverview
Plaza Hotel overlooking the Mobile River. Conference registration
forms are available on line at www.scgrotto.org. Forms will also
be available in the next Grotto Magazine. We urge you to register
early as events have limited numbers…and you don’t want to miss any of the fun!
A message from past Grand Monarch Rebmann
Prophets, Ladies and Friends,
Ladies for their loyal support. Mostly, I want to thank
As your newest Past Grand Monarch, I would like to all of you who attended the convention and supported
offer my heartfelt thanks to all of you for the kindness our activities. You are the reason we work so hard, so
and courtesy you showed to Liz and me during our you will enjoy yourself and take pride in being a Grotto
year as Grand Monarch and First Lady. We were member. If you had a good time, please let your fellow
overwhelmed by the hospitality you showed us during Prophets and Ladies know, and encourage them to
our travels around the Realm, and by your generosity attend in the future.
in support of the Humanitarian Foundation and Liz’s Lastly, I want to give a special thank you to my wife Liz.
Project Bookworm. There were 2,324 Enchanted She supported me through this journey over the past
Lanterns purchased during the year, and because of eight years, from the election in Kansas City to the Red
your support, over 4,000 books were able to be donated Tassel Party in Nashville, and everything in between. It
to the Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago and was a wonderful ride, filled with friends new and old,
the Providence Children’s Dental Clinic in Portland, fun and fellowship, travel far and wide, and adventures
Oregon. We want to again thank you for helping to and memories we will talk about forever. All I can say is
bring smiles to so many children!
that it would not have been possible without your love
To all of you who were able to attend the annual and support, and I am the luckiest man in the world to
Supreme Council session in Nashville, Tennessee, we have you by my side.
thank you for your support. A lot of time and effort
goes into planning and running a Supreme session,
and a great many people put in countless hours of their
time to make sure everything ran smoothly. I want to
give special mention to PGM Dick Faust, Convention
Director General, and his lady JoAnn, and to PM Jim
Bainter, Convention Chairman, and his lady Linda, for
their tireless efforts on behalf of the 123rd Session.
They truly went above and beyond the call of duty to
ensure everything ran smoothly. I also want to thank
the Prophets and Ladies of Abbas Grotto, who worked
so hard to make this convention a reality. Thank you
to the Grand Line Officers and their Ladies, and to
the Supreme Council Committee members and their
In closing, I will again say thank you for the opportunity
you gave me to serve you as your Grand Monarch. It
has been my great honor to be your representative to
the Masonic community, and I pray that you found my
service acceptable. I pledge my continued support to
Grand Monarch Otto and Lady Lois, and the other Grand
Line Officers and their Ladies, and to the Grottoes of
North America. I owe you all a debt of gratitude that
can never be repaid, and I will spend the rest of my life
trying to live up to the honor you have bestowed upon
me. Thank you!
Yours in Good Fellowship,
David Rebmann
Past Grand Monarch
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Humanitarian Foundation Matters
Well Prophets, here we are the start of our new Grand
Monarch’s year. The members of the Humanitarian
Foundation want to thank you for your continued
support of the dental program. What a year it has been!
With your support the program is moving forward and
provided care for 1,516 children in 2012. Now that
we have started a new Grand Monarch year, we need
your support again. We are asking you to think about
stepping up to the next level in your Fairchild Society
giving if you are a member, if not, consider becoming
a member of the Fairchild Society. Also, keep in mind
that Grand Monarch Otto Thiergart is continuing the 5
for 5 Pledge Program and is asking all Prophets to sign
up for 5 Enchanted Lanterns, one per year for 5 years,
which will help one child for 5 years receive a yearly
exam, or 5 children can receive an exam. Think about it.
Tooth decay is the number one childhood disease today
and special needs children are even more susceptible
because of the medications they may have to take.
a Grotto to sponsor their treatment,
as there is no Grotto close to them.
You will be connected to a child
that the members can sponsor and
know about. The dental program
pays for their treatment, but the
Grotto members will have a child
they can see and can make their contributions to help
with their dental care. At the convention in Nashville,
there were 13 children adopted by various Grottoes.
Consider adopting one if your Grotto is not sponsoring
a child currently. Contact the Humanitarian Foundation
Office and Linda Stratton can help connect you with a
deserving child and their family.
As we approach the holiday season with the parties,
family gatherings and the end of 2013, think about
making a charitable donation to the Humanitarian
Foundation, Grottoes official charity, for a yearend tax
write off. Together, we can all make such a difference
It might also be a time for you and your Grotto, to to some special needs children.
step up to the plate and think about adopting a child. If
Clayton E. Simons, PGM 33°
your Grotto is in a state that provides dental care for all Secretary, Humanitarian Foundation
children, as a few states do, we have children that need
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Humanitarian Foundation Circle Awards
Named for the Grotto’s Chief Founder, LeRoy Fairchild, the Fairchild Society is for major
donors who may choose from a variety of levels including pledges. Prophets receive
corresponding emblems representative of their gifts.
COMPLETED PLEDGES
Upgrade Complete
Monarch Circle $250
Richard Feeser ...................................... Abbas
Carl Pfeifer, 33° ..................................... Baku
Manuel Roth, PM .................................... El Jaala
Gul Reazee Grotto ........................ Gul Reazee
Thomas Duffy, Gr Master of Montana ....... Hassan
Martin Trent, PM ......................... Khana Shahar
Robert Joe Weller ....................... Khana Shahar
William Brenner ..................................... No Ruz
Dennis Chapman, PM ................ Yusef Khan
David A. McIntyre, PM ................. Yusef Khan
Grand Monarch Gold $500
Linda Stratton ........................................ Achbar
Garry Taylor, PM .................................... Zula
Grand Monarch Circle $500
Stephen Metcalf, PM .................................. Baku
Fairchild Silver Circle $1,000
James Bainter, PM ................................ Abbas
James Payton ....................................... Zangi
Corporation Completions
Monarch Circle $250
Zanesville Rotary Club .............................. Amrou
Woodman of the World Lodge ...... Bendemeer
Gul Reazee Grotto ..................... Gul Reazee
Humanitarian Fnd Trustees .............................. HF
Pennsylvania Grotto Assocition ............. PGA Ravenswood Lodge .............................. El Jaala
Richard Taman, PMEl ..................................... Jaala Sahara Grotto Lounge ........................... Sahara
Sahara Grotto Jesse James Donation .... Sahara
Fairchild Gold Circle $5,000
Zelica Grotto .......................................... Zelica
David Rebmann, PGM .............................. Abbas Gao Grotto ............................................ Gao
Kismet Grotto ........................................ Kismet
NEW PLEDGES
Abbas Grotto Guitar Painting Raffle ...... Abbas
Monarch Circle $250
Carl Schmitz, PM .................................. Abbas Fairchild Silver Circle $1,000
Barry Dupre, PM ................................... Altan Kol Erepa Grotto Pipes & Drums ................. Erepa
Sandee Riggs .................................................. HF MI AM I Grotto ....................................... Mi Am I
Robert Joe Weller ....................... Khana Shahar Fairchild Emerald Circle $2,500
Frank Loveless ...................................... Kishma Xella Grotto Fezerettes ......................... Xella
John Swain ............................................ Media Aahmed Grotto ...................................... Aahmed
Ronald Schmidt ..................................... Sadir Khan Aleppo Grotto ........................................ Aleppo
David W. McIntyre, PM ............... Yusef Khan Abbas Golf Outing ................................. Abbas
Joseph Raubar ...................................... Zuleika Dr Paul Griffith’s Dental Office .............. Zorah
Michael Keane, PM ............................... Tri Po Bed
Fairchild Platinum Circle $10,000
Samoor Grotto ....................................... Samoor
Kevin Wooden, PM ................................ Aleppo Selama Grotto ....................................... Selama
Stephen Metcalf, PM ............................. Baku Van Zor Grotto ....................................... Van Zor
Glenn R Payton ..................................... Farhad
Malcolm Black, PM ................................ Feramo
Daniel Elmore ........................................ Al Azar
Warren Probst, Jr. ................................. Farhad
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HASSAN GROTTO
Great Falls, Montana
PGM David Rebmann, PGM Robert Black and Grand
Monarch Otto Thiergart are pictured with a Canadian Flag
which was presented to PGM Rebmann and the Supreme
Council by PGM Black during the Northwest Grotto
Association meeting in Great Falls, Montana. Hassan
Grotto initiated 4 new Prophets during the NWGA meeting.
Enchanted Lantern Contributions
216 - 217 Rod Stahl...........................Chaman
218 (T.J.) Teodorico Oliva.................Cinema
219 Benny R. Brooks...........................Dinar
220 John F. Bradshaw.........................Dinar
221 - 222 David Hartin........................... Dinar
223 - 224 Ronald G. Andress.................Dinar
225 Larry A Culbertson .......................Erepa
226 Michael Taussig.........................Feramo
227 Robert Beauvois..............................Gao
228 Zachary Dieu..................................Gao
229 Robert Long, PM .................Gul Reazee
230 Paul C. Bame .........................Ibn Saud
231 Forrest Featherstone ...............Ibn Saud.
232 Lloyd P Toups ............................Ka Jon
233 - 237 Terry L Royce ....................Kallipolis
238 Paul L Farnung..................... Lalla Rookh
239 James J. Powell.................... Lalla Rookh
240 Gary Steinhardt............................. Merou
241 - 245 Paul Mangis............................ Merou
246 James Dyess................................. Mithra
247 Milton C Beck..........................Mohassan
248 Timothy A Kludy.......................Mohassan
249 - 250 Francis Pugh...........................Nubia
251 Thomas L Beckley.........................Omala
252 H. Nelson Dunn, PM......................Omala
253 Tom Madine..................................... Orak
254 Allen T. Jay Campbell......................Saba
255 - 256 Thomas Hart................... Sadir Khan
257 Jarrett Hill......................................Sahara
258 Louis Ortt.....................................Samoor
259 Jon Wolf.......................................Samoor
260 Donald & Mary Bryson.................Samoor
261 Robert F Ramieh.........................Samoor
262 Charles Kaufman.................... Tri Po Bed
263 Harold Veeder......................... Tri Po Bed
264 Mike King...............................Yusef Khan
265 - 266 John J Shilling..........................Zafar
267 “Soup” Campbell..............................Zafar
268 Charles L Sober, PM........................Zafar
269 Charles L Sober, PM........................Zafar
270 Scott McAlister.............................Zendah
271 - 272 Jimmy R Blum, PM.................... Zula
273 Richard S. Buss............................Zuleika
274 Bruce Renner...............................Zuleika
275 Suan and Shu In Memory of Your Mum
Love, Dave & Liz........................... Abbas
276 Homer Anderson Achbar Grotto,
Columbus Ohio ............................Achbar
277 In Memory of Mother Jessie Pope... PGM.
Michael & Bette Yuskowatz ....... Al Matta
278 - 279 In Memory of Ann Buchanan
Eris E. Buchanan...................Bendemeer
280 In Honor of Robert L. Jackson Mark ....... Kalkbrenner...........................Bendemeer
281 In Memory of Bobby E. Turner, Sr. ......... Bobby E. Turner, Jr................Bendemeer
282 In Honor of Charles H. Ferguson............. Mark Kalkbrenner .................Bendemeer
283 In Honor of Past Monarch, Paul Wilson... Bernie Singleton ...................Bendemeer
284 - 287 In Honor of Ronald & Kathy Fewell.. Cecil “Pepepe” Jameson ......Bendemeer
288 In Honor of Deyo Rarrick......................... Albert Comfort........................Cashmere
289 Randy B. Martin.............................. El Tor
290 In Memory of Lloyd McGarvey David &... Bev Shapter....................................Erepa
291 In Memory of Alex Urban, P.M.
Steve Catlett .................................... Gao
292 Susan & Shu In Memory of Your Mum.... Dianna Bristle .............Humanitarian Fnd
293 In Memory of David Kielman Richard W .
Roell & George Dering....................Islam
294 In Memory of Kenneth Faub George ...... Dering & Richard W Roell................Islam
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295 Ron Troy, PM Islam Grotto Motor
Corps...............................................Islam
296 In Memory of Edna Burks Walter Grady .
& Helen Hooper III .................... Kallipolis
297 In Memory of Edna Burks... B.J., Sarah &
Family........................................Kallipolis
298 In Memory of Deceased Lalla Rookh
Prophets ~ 2012 David King, Luigi
Campaniello, PM Joseph Minas,.Eugene
Melville, Richard Felgner, & Howard
Topel ........................ Lalla Rookh Grotto
299 Jeremy Crocker Grandma &
Grandpa...................................Mohassan
300 In Honor of Charles Wyatt Frymoyer
Mike Frymoyer.........................Mohassan
301 Prophet Brian H. Wilcox................ Noruh
302 Prophet Gary L. Paquet................. Noruh
303 D.L. Wehr, Mrs. D.L. Wehr.......... Ormazd
304 - 305 Larry Hall................................ Ormus
306 William Little...............................Pon T Ac
307 Kip and Jackie Bowles Barry
Bowles, P.M. ...............................Samoor
308 Autumn Keeler,....Thank You For All Your
HELP Samoor Fun Campers.......Samoor
309 Sarah Miller, Thank You For All Your
HELP Samoor Fun Campers.......Samoor
310 2012 Samoor Grotto Officers
Gire D Hill....................................Samoor
311 PM Joe Bollten Hank & Betty
Bollten .........................................Samoor
312 In Memory of Claire Johnston.... Robert F
Doherty, PM.....................................Taleb
313 Penny Chapman Yusef Khan
Chorus...................................Yusef Khan
314 Jim Rickardson............................Zal Gaz
315 Wanda Uphoff, Marshal... Abbas Caldron
#49................................................Abbas
316 Lou Skidd Omala Caldron
No. 99........................................... Omala
317 - 320 Samoor Grotto Toothbrush Drive
Sarasota, FL................................Samoor
321 Daoud, Mariam & Abraham Mershedi..... Zorah Grotto Dental Program.........Zorah
322 Patrick, Le & Justin Chau....Zorah Grotto
Dental Program..............................Zorah.
323 Art & Carolyn Wilson................Aahmed
324 Russell Grant..............................Aahmed
325 Robert N Beaty...........................Aahmed
326 Joseph L Downs.........................Aahmed
327 Jerry Bryant................................Aahmed
328 Jackie Ramsey, PM....................Aahmed
329 - 330 Robert Hodges, Sr., PM......Aahmed
331 James McNutt.............................Aahmed
332 - 333 James C Carter.....................Aahmed
334 Art Wilson, Monarch..................Aahmed
335 - 336 Charles M Topcik.................Aahmed
337 - 338 Bruce Zimmerman...............Aahmed
339 Herbert M Zimmerman, PM........Aahmed
340 Rick & Debbie Kennedy..............Aahmed
341 Donald L. Hodges.......................Aahmed
342 - 343 Robert W Harker.................Aahmed
344 Phillip T Smith.............................Aahmed
345 Troy Curtis..................................Aahmed
346 Benny Gene Filkins........................ Abbid
347 Glen Ray Epperson......................Ankara
348 Roger D Kidwell............................Ankara
349 John D Roberts................................ Azim
350 James Esposito............................... Azim
351 Barry Banks..................................... Azim
352 Eric Fritsch....................................... Azim
353 Sean Dykhouse............................... Azim
354 Richard Addison.............................. Azim
355 Seth Feldman.................................. Azim
356 Victor L Mann................................... Azim
357 Albert Wells......................................Baku
358 Dion Bowersock.............................. Baku
359 Donald R Neighbors, PM................. Baku
360 Jack A Smith....................................Baku
361 - 362 Howard Gilbert......................... Baku
363 Harlan L Barker................................ Baku
364 John W Gilman, PM.......................... Bela
365 - 366 Charles Montalbano.................. Bela
367 Tim Meredith................................Cashan
368 Matthew Hyde.............................Cinema
369 Ralph Morton...............................Cinema
370 Edward Taylor..............................Cinema
371 Richard G Jones, PM..................... Delco
372 Harris Ray Champion, Sr.................Dinar
373 John Spain.......................................Dinar
374 - 375 Ronald G. Andress...................Dinar
376 - 377 George S Mabry, Jr..................Dinar
378 Nancy Ipsen.................................El Wadi
379 - 380 Gerald Dorrion........................Farrah
381 David Menegon.......................... Gotham
382 - 386 Jerry Wayne Hall.................. Hassan
387 Jack E. Avery, Jr........................Ibn Saud
388 - 390 Michael & Jan Hosler.........Ibn Saud
391 Elvin E. Wooldridge...................... Ka Jon
392 H. William Jones............... Khana Shahar
393 Frank Loveless............................ Kishma
394 Robert Holland, PM..................... Mi Am I
395 - 396 Denny F Mattocks, PM........... Mithra
397 - 398 Larry B Ledbetter, PM............ Mithra
399 William Viner..................................Omala
400 Charles Maddox............................Omala
401 John Stinchcomb, PM........................Ozz
402 Carl Williams......................................Ozz
403 - 404 Bruce W. Kirby............................Ozz
405 Bruce Ostrander, PM............. Sadir Khan
406 Brand Bersante...................... Sadir Khan
407 Joseph C Rodgers, PM......... Sadir Khan
408 - 409 Freddie D Wade $10.00 ........Sahara
410 Timothy J Cerio, PM....................Samoor
411 Richard L Speer...........................Singara
412 Forrest L Stewart.........................Singara
413 Gary A. Miller...............................Singara
414 Chuck H Norris, PM....................Singara
415 Larry Groover..............................Singara
416 Douglas M Acord........................ Teheran
417 Andrew VanOrden Sterling.............. Ubar
418 - 419 Warren S. Hudak...................... Ubar
420 Mark G. Mattern............................... Ubar
421 Peter Ruggieri................................. Ubar
422 Ronald Stoveland $10.00............... Zangi
423 - 424 James F Randolph..................Zelica
425 - 426 Jerry A. Haywood................. Zendah
427 Jeff Sklet.....................................Zendah
428 Matthew K Jones......................... Zendah
429 Ivan Williams.................................. Zohak
430 In Memory of Cecil Crowder Aahmed
Grotto Ladies Auxiliary
Louisville, KY..............................Aahmed
431 In Memory of Shirley Ramsey Grotto
Ladies Auxiliary, Louisville, KY...Aahmed
432 - 439 Aahmed Grotto Ladies Auxiliary
Louisville, KY..............................Aahmed
440 Chester Massie Boaz Masonic
Lodge..........................................Aahmed
441 In Memory of Rozella Wilson......Aahmed
Grotto Ladies Auxiliary Louisville,
KY...............................................Aahmed
442 In Memory of Mr & Mrs. Robert Ecken.... Ron Webb...................................Aahmed
443 In Honoring Timmy Tyler Rhodes............ Nile Heggie.................................Aahmed
444 In Memory of Joyce Beaty Aahmed Grotto
Ladies Auxiliary Louisville, KY...Aahmed
445 Aahmed Grotto Monarch’s Ball ~ 2013.... Louisville, Ky...............................Aahmed
446 In Memory of Cecil Crowder.......Aahmed
Grotto Louisville, KY...................Aahmed
447 - 448 Bertie Stinson ..........Aahmed Grotto
Monarch’s Ball ~ 2013................Aahmed
449 - 450 In Honor of Monarch Art Wilson....... Randy Coe..................................Aahmed
451 Sandy Schumacher
Ronald Schumacher...................Aahmed
452 Julia Urbansky........ In Memory of Robert
Urbansky Dan & Billie Lee........Altan Kol
453 In Honor of Victor Mann........................... Angelique Mann............................... Azim
454 Vincenzo Salce..................... AzimGrotto.
Bronx, NY........................................ Azim
455 In Memory of Mrs. Elsie B. Friedrich........ Henry & Phyllis Plunk............Bendemeer
456 In Memory of Orville C. Spivey................ Harold & Rosa MacIntire.......Bendemeer
457 In Honor of Sandi Goodrich..................... Charles Goodrich...................Bendemeer
458 In Memory of PM Orville C. Spivey.......... Robert & Peggy Jackson.......Bendemeer
459 In Memory of Mrs. Elsie B. Friedrich........ Cecil Jameson.......................Bendemeer
460 In Memory of Mrs. Elsie B. Friedrich........
Charles & Sandi Goodrich
Bendemeer .Chaman Grotto, Reno, NV
461 Joseph Dolosich .....................Chaman
462 Daniel R. Vidal ...........................Chaman
463 Mark Mancha, PM......................Chaman
464 Mark Maxwell..............................Chaman
465 David Martinez............................Chaman
466 John G. Nelson...........................Chaman
467 Gerald Ogle, PM.........................Chaman
468 Wallace “Wayne” Perkins............Chaman.
469 E. Pitts........................................Chaman
470 Richard W. Stark, PM.................Chaman
471 Clarence E. Shead, PM..............Chaman
472 - 474 Chaman Grotto....................Chaman
475 Justin T. Rusk.............................Chaman
476 Kristopher Zierolf........................Chaman
477 Alfred Klein.................................Chaman
478 Robin Cutsinger..........................Chaman
479 William Sullivan, PM...................Chaman
480 Carl Vetter...................................Chaman
481 Jeff Stanley.................................Chaman
482 Mike Wakeling, Sr.......................Chaman
483 Jack D. Weiss, PM......................Chaman
484 Gordon F. Wessell......................Chaman
485 Stanley E Williams......................Chaman
486 Temba Barber.............................Chaman
487 Daniel R Dermott........................Chaman
488 Roderick Stahl............................Chaman
489 Steven Gilmour, PM....................Chaman
490 Paul Armstrong, PM....................Chaman
491 Wesley C Ballard........................Chaman
492 Edward M. Block.........................Chaman
493 John E. Bower, PM.....................Chaman
494 Willis M. Cleveland, PM..............Chaman
495 James D. Conrad.......................Chaman
496 Arthur Keddie Cronin..................Chaman
498 Thomas J. Lemieux....................Chaman
499 Ben J. Gillard..............................Chaman
500 Duane Lauback..........................Chaman
501 James Grabsky, PM....................Chaman
502 Richard M. Graver, Jr., PM.........Chaman
503 James Greely.............................Chaman
504 James M. Grunstead..................Chaman
505 John Harney, Jr...........................Chaman
506 Gene H. Harrison........................Chaman
507 Brandon Jacobs..........................Chaman
508 James G. Kelley.........................Chaman
509 H. Wayne Kingsley.....................Chaman
510 Lewis E. Kittell............................Chaman
511 James H. Stanley, PM................Chaman
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SAMIS GROTTO
Richmond, Virginia
In July, several Grottoes in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
heeded a call for assistance from Samis Grotto, located in
Richmond, VA, the capital of the Confederacy. It was a warm
and balmy weekend in the Old Dominion, but the Southern
hospitality was even warmer.
Members of Ubar, Azim, and Abacca Grottoes came together
at the old theater that Samis Grotto calls home, all in an effort
to help them initiate 12 new Prophets into the Realm. Samis
Grotto had been struggling for some time, but with a little help
from fellow Prophets, it is now back on track to become one
of the best Grottoes in the country.
Special thanks go out to Pro. David Hinton, Monarch of Samis
Grotto, and Pro. Mike Seay, who took care of the visiting
delegations while in town. The Prophets that attended had
a great time and are sure to be going back to Samis again!
bottom left: Samis Grotto welcomed three District Deputies
of the Supreme Council – Pro. Dennis Berry, Pro. Seth
Anthony, and Pro. Victor Mann.
bottom right: Samis welcomed three Monarchs. Pictured are
Pro. Bob Melvin, Jr., of Abaca Grotto; Pro. David Hinton,
of Samis Grotto; Pro. George Hindson, of Ubar Grotto; and
Pro. Victor Mann, of Azim Grotto.
512 Michael D. Downey.....................Chaman
513 In Honor of Pamela Duree Couch........... Jack Lester, Jr PM.........................Chinar
514 Ronald E. Jones El Tor Grotto........ El Tor
515 Carol Sonsteby........................................ Ward C Sonsteby, PM.................El Wadi
516 In Memory of David and Phyllis Simmons
Mike and Jan Hosler..................Ibn Saud
517 In Memory of George and Caye Hosler... Mike and Jan Hosler..................Ibn Saud
518 In Memory of Edna A Burks..................... Vicki Goodnough....................... Kallipolis
519 In Memory of Stanley Pzystula................ Theodore E Kriese................ Keder Khan
520 In Memory of Ruth Stewart...................... No Ruz Ladies Auxilliary.............. No Ruz
521 - 525 In Honor of Denise Brenner.............. William R Brenner........................ No Ruz
526 Richard F. Gutowski... Noruh Grotto, Port
Huron, MI....................................... Noruh
527 Allyn Burgstahler John Dickinson............ Ormazd
528 In Honoring Aahmed Grotto & Kosair
Children’s Hospital Albert
Eldridge........................................Sahara
529 Honoring Officers of Sahara Grotto ~ ..... 2013 Freddie Wade.....................Sahara
530 - 531....In Memory of PM Richard A Paul Sr
Flora A. Paul & Family.....................Taleb
532 In Memory of Gene A. Jessie, PM........... Ron Kappes, PM & Susie.......... Teheran
533 In Memory of Gene A. Jessie, PM........... Roger Hobson, PM & Mary........ Teheran
534 In Honor of Robert L. Brown.................... Michael Keane, PM................ Tri Po Bed
535 Jean Markle......... In Memory of PM John
Markle Yusef Khan Grotto Safety Unit....
...............................................Yusef Khan
536 Linda Whitener Azusa DOM # 102
Caldron SMCO Linda Chapman.... Azusa
537 In Honor of SMCO Official Visit
Linda Chapman, SMCO Kerman
Caldron # 19 ...............................Kerman
538 Kerman Caldron # 19.............................. Terre Haute, IN............................Kerman
539 Linda Chapman, SMCO....... Yusef Khan
Daughters of Mokanna .........Yusef Khan
540 Denny Chapman, Monarch... Yusef Khan
541 Linda Chapman, SMCO....... Yusef Khan
542 Nancy Kiplinger, Supr Ishta.. Yusef Khan
543 - 555.....Mohassan Grotto Toothbrush Days
June 2007, July 2009, & July 2010.......... Davenport, IA ..........................Mohassan
556 Danny, Anna & Nancy Byler.......... Acacia
Grotto, Oil City, PA........................ Acacia
557 Brian, Tarrah & Hudson Krebs ................ Gul Reazee Grotto Dental ...................... Program................................ Gul Reazee
558 Thomas, Denise and Phoebe Sikes..Ozz
Grotto Dental Program......................Ozz
559 - 560 King Oscar Lodge # 855.................. Chicago, IL.................................. El Jaala
562 Benny G. Filkins.Abbid
563
Paul C Scheutzow, PM............................Al Sirat
564 Brian G Spooner, PM....................Al Sirat
565 Dean M. Christy............................Aleppo
566 Marty Stover, PM..........................Aleppo
567 - 568 Charles W Stephens..............Ankara
569 Michael Maurer, PM......................... Aries
570 George E Brainard......................Aut Mori
571 - 573 Gary L Shane.......................Aut Mori
574 Anthony C. Rosado......................... Azim
575 - 576 Ben Peterson, PM.................... Baku
577 Dennis J Berry................................. Baku
578 William Bauer...................................Baku
579 John B. Smith.................................. Baku
580 Matthew Pollock.............................. Baku
581 Louis King........................................Baku
582 Donald E Arter.................................Baku
583 Peter Dabill..................................Cashan
584 Anthony M. Castaneda, Jr...........Cinema
585 Richard G Jones, PM..................... Delco
586 Leonard Hephner.............................Dinar
587 Michael W Wesson..........................Dinar
590 C.J. Rush........................................Erepa
591 Ron Kunze............................ Gul Reazee
592 Dennis J Frosolone......................... Hejaz
593 Ty Bird.............................................Hejaz
594 Harold R. Sisken............................. Hejaz
595 Suleman Simsek............................. Hejaz
596 Harry Needham III.......................... Hejaz
597 Lesly Saint Victor............................ Hejaz
598 Fred Hartman............................Ibn Saud
599 Charles W. Maple......................Ibn Saud
600 Gene Meyers.............................Ibn Saud
601 Dennis Lee Conway..................Ibn Saud
602 Joseph Hanes, PM....................... Kismet
603 Lyle Johnson................................ Mi Am I
604 - 605 Bill Tyler.................................. Mithra
606 Tom Hudson, PM.......................... Mithra
607 Paul N Carson............................... Mithra
608 Keith Davidson............................. Mithra
609 Merlin O Krueger...........................Omala
610 Tom Panstingel............................. Ormus
611 Allen T. Jay Campbell......................Saba
612 David C. Ferguson, PM......... Sadir Khan
613 David W Gillespie.................. Sadir Khan
614 Francis S Tharp............................Sahara
615 - 616 Ewell E Menge, PM........... Sem I No
617 David D. Chittister............................ Ubar
618 Galen D. Kleinfelter......................... Ubar
619 - 620 Thomas F Kersey.................Zal Gaz
621 Lawrence M. Buck..........................Zelica
622 Albert E Piatt................................. Zelmar
623 Joseph A Raubar..........................Zuleika
624 GM Dave & Liz In Loving Memory of
Janice Rebmann Jim & Linda Bainter...... Abbas
625 The Rebmann Family In Loving Memory
of Janice Rebmann Jim & Linda Bainter .Abbas
626 - 628 In Memory of Janice Rebmann James,
Sheila, Steven, Stephanie, Michael,
Kristen Rupert Lorne &
Susan Minor .................................Abbas
629 In Loving Memory Mrs. Janice Rebmann.
The McNulty Family ...................... Abbas
630 In Memory of Janice Rebmann Ruth ...... Cruea Duncan, Dudley Cruea, & ............ Bradley Cruea................................Abbas
631 - 633 In Memory of Janice Rebmann
Tazewell County Coffee Clutch Grz,
Chuck, Davey, Big Dave, Harlan
& Mike............................................Abbas
634 Willie Hecker....... Monarch’s Ball Raffle ~
2013..............................................Achbar
635 John Fihe............ Monarch’s Ball Raffle ~ .
2013..............................................Achbar
636 GM Dave, Liz & Family In Loving Memory
of Your Mom Bill & Wanda Wears,
Phyllis Rush..................................Achbar
637 Katie McCombs,... In Memory of Laymen
McCombs......................................Achbar
638 In Memory of Mother, Janice Rebmann... PGM Mike & Bette Yuskowatz.... Al Matta
639 In Memory of J.P. Perry, PM........ Mitch&.
Beth Weinsting..............................Aleppo
640 In Memory of a Brother, Prophet & Good .
Friend........... PM Harlan Martin, PPMGA
PM Marty & Trudy Stover............. Aleppo
641 In Loving Memory of Janice Mitch &
Beth Aleppo
Friend........... PM Harlan Martin, PPMGA
PM Marty & Trudy Stover............. Aleppo
643 In Memory of J.P. Perry, PM........ Mitch&.
Beth Weinsting..............................Aleppo
Friend J.P. Perry PM Marty & Trudy ... Stover...........................................Aleppo
645 In Memory of Janice Rebmann................ Patrick C Carr, PM....................... Amalric
646 GM Dave, Liz & Rebmann Family........... In Memory of Janice................................ PGM Bernie & Kay Mitchell...........Amrou
647 Beverly Sholar Aries Grotto............. Aries
648 Angela Long Baku Grotto, Mansfield
Ohio.................................................Baku
649 Steve Harvey........................................... Baku Grotto, Mansfield Ohio........... Baku
650 In Honor of Monarch Tony Oliver............. Darwin D Lloyd......................Bendemeer
651 In Memory of PM Orville Spivey.............. Darwin D Lloyd......................Bendemeer
652 In Honor of Bendemeer Officers 2012..... Jerry Hixson...........................Bendemeer
653 In Honor of Jan Cox Raymond Cox.........
Caliph654...................In Memory of Milady Font
Ladies of Chinar............................Chinar
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FLORIDA STATE GROTTO ASSOCIATION
NAZIR GROTTO
Florida State Grotto Association held a Grand Master’s
Class for Florida’s Grand Lodge of F&AM attendees at their
Annual Grand Communication in Orlando, FL, May 27, 2013.
FRONT row seated, left to right, has both new Prophets and
CAST members as noted, J.W. Westweman, III, S Burnett,
E. Norstedt, O. Thiergart, DGM, as Grand Chamberlain,
S. Goldenberg, SCDD, as Orator, D. Dyer, Monarch, as
Monarch, S. Mitchell, who was the exemplar Fez recipient
for the class, Bob Alderson DP FSGA, Fez lecturer, E. Menge,
33°, President FSGA, as Chaplain, P. Arryro-Rosa, PM, Chief
Justice, J. Wright, J. Card, and A Mitchill. MIDDLE row, left
to right, D. Aponte, J. de la Rosa, K. Stierwalt, B. Sleepler,
M. Louis, J. Fortner, G Sommer, A. Litvin, J. McQuigg, P.
Ritchie, Wise, N. Barnhill, H. Vest, Jr. and M. Balester. We
welcome these new Prophets with a hardy applause and into a
great family of FUN, FELLOWSHIP and PHILANTHROPY.
Canton, Ohio
PM Dale Walter, Sr. and Prophet Dennis Moriarty entertain
and educate portraying Laurel and Hardy. They donate their
time and talent for the Laurel and Hardy Museum and and
recently for the annual Oliver Hardy Festival in Harlem,
Georgia. The 24th Annual Oliver Hardy Festival Program
was dedicated to Dennis and Dale. The city of Harlem stated,
“Your dedication to the comedic duo, the City of Harlem and
the fans who love you dearly shines no matter where you go.
And for that the City of Harlem and those you have touched
anticipate welcoming you both home every year.”
Dale is a Past Monarch of Nazir Grotto and serves as Secretary.
Dean is the Nazir Grotto Chaplin. Pictured are Dennis
Moriarty (Stan - left) and Dale Walter, Sr. (Ollie - right.)
655 My Loving Wife, Bonnie
Vernon G Holguin, PM...................Chinar
656 In Honor of Leslie Foreman
Ladies of Chinar ...........................Chinar
657 GM Dave & Liz Rebmann
In Memory of Janice Rebmann & Dennis .
Tshebelski Donald and Lady Pat
Horning .......................................Cinema
658 M.W. Gearl G Raynes
Grand Master of the Most
Worshipful Grand Lodge of
A.F. & A.M. of the State of WV
El Tor Grotto, Wheeling, WV........... El Tor
659 M.W. James E Winzenrei, Grand Master .
of the El Tor Most Worshipful Grand
Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of the State of WV.. El Tor Grotto, Wheeling, WV........... El Tor
660 - 661 Pennsylvania Grotto
Association.....................................Erepa
662 In Memory of Damien Coughlin
PM David & Bev Shapter ...............Erepa
663 In Memory of John Hall For His
Many Years of Generous Support
664 In Memory of Robert Gornall
Erepa Grotto ..................................Erepa
665 In Memory of John W. Hall
666 In Memory of Harlan Martin, P.M.
Gao Revelers ................................... Gao
667 In Memory of Harlan Martin, P.M.
Gao Past Monarchs ......................... Gao
668 Jim Yowell Gao Revelers................. Gao
669 In Memory of Phil Carter, PM
Gao Past Monarchs ......................... Gao
670 GM Dave & LizIn Memory of Janice
Rebmann - Robin, Pat, Linda, Trudy,
Dianna & Sandee .......Humanitarian Fnd
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674
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677
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682
683
684
685
686
687
688
689
Dave, Liz, John & Family
In Loving Memory of Janice Rebmann
Dianna Bristle .............Humanitarian Fnd
Dave & Liz
In Memory of Dennis Tshebelski
Dianna Bristle .............Humanitarian Fnd
Dianna Bristle Kallipolis Grotto.. Kallipolis
Royce A Watson, PM
Kallipolis Grotto......................... Kallipolis
James & Melissa Cloud
Kallipolis Grotto......................... Kallipolis
In Loving Memory of Barbara
Harold Houck ................... Khana Shahar
In Memory of Robert Dillaman, P.M.........
Kismet Grotto Past Monarchs....... Kismet
In Memory of Janice Rebmann................ Roger Heesch, PM..................Mohassan
In Honor of Thomas M. Drake, PM..........
Noruh Grotto ................................. Noruh
In Memory of H. Fran Storms, Jr.
Sahara Grotto...............................Sahara
In Memory of Kim Rader
Sahara Grotto...............................Sahara
GM Dave & Liz
In Memory of Your Mother, Janice
Mike & Karen Dempsey................Sahara
Bob & Vivian Wise,
In Celebration of Your 70 Years Together
Motor Corp Unit...........................Samoor
Arlene Volpe In Loving Memory of
Silvio zC. Volpe, Past Monarch
Mary & John McCulloch, Past Monarch . Taleb Grotto.....................................Taleb
In Memory of Robert Brown
Charles Uhle, PM................... Tri Po Bed
Susan & Shuards
Mark Honkawa................................. Xella
690 GM Dave Rebmann
In Memory of Janice Rebmann
Otto Thiergart .................................Zelica
691 In Memory of Past Monarch J. B. Sapp .. 1983 Zelica Grotto........................Zelica
678 In Memory of Janice Rebmann Midwest
Grotto Association Past
Presidents ....................... Midwest Assoc
679 Midwest Grotto Association
Indianapolis, IN................ Midwest Assoc
680 In Memory of PM, PP Harlan Martin
Midwest Grotto Association
Indianapolis, IN................ Midwest Assoc
692 Martha Presley JRPMCO
Abbas Caldron # 49 ..................... Abbas
693 Marion Nielsen MCO 2013
SMCO Linda Chapman.........Yusef Khan
694 Dawn Marie Chapman, MCO
SMCO Linda Chapman & Yusef Khan
Women’s Chorus...................Yusef Khan
695 Willy Carreras Zendah Grotto...... Zendah
696 Sandy Carreras Zendah
Caldron # 103..............................Zendah
697 Pauline Spivey Zendah
Caldron # 103..............................Zendah
698 - 699 Pauline Spivey Zendah
Caldron # 103 DOM..................... Zendah
700 - 701 Zendah Caldron # 103
Tampa, FL....................................Zendah
702 Sandy Dean
Zendah Caldron # 103 DOM....... Zendah
703 Sandy Dean
Zendah Caldron # 103................. Zendah
704 Charles D. Rosencrans.................. Abbid
705 Carl Judd........................................Abbid
706 Willard Brunson.......................Al Hassan
707 Robert K Wehrle...........................Al Sirat
708 William Schlatterbeck, PM............Al Sirat
709 Robert C. Cygan...........................Al Sirat
710 Tim Combs....................................Amrou
711 Robert M Lyle................................Amrou
712 Charles W Siecgrist, PM...............Ankara
713 George Arnold, PM.......................Ankara
714 Lyn E Beyer..................................Ankara
715 Bob Metzger...............................Aut Mori
716 - 717 Homer Frizzell.......................... Azim
718 Donald R Neighbors, PM................. Baku
719 - 720 James E Zemancik................... Baku
721 - 722 James T. Cox, Sr...................... Baku
723 Charles A Shumway, PM................. Baku
724 Peter Dabill..................................Cashan
725 Michael Houghland........................Chinar
726 Jeffrey Wright.................................Chinar
727 Kevin Sanders.............................Cinema
728 - 729 Richard C Beck........................Dinar
730 - 731 Kenneth B Baker, PM...............Dinar
734 Bradley Baker............................. El Jaala
735 P.M. Todd L Lusher, SCDD............El Rey
736 Samuel Jacob................................El Rey
737 Chaiban Bader...............................El Rey
738 Charles Clements..........................El Rey
739 Scott Bradley.................................El Rey
740 Robert Anderson............................El Rey
741 Richard McHugh............................El Rey
742 Robert Hennes..............................El Rey
743 P.M. Forrest Stewart, Sr.................El Rey
744 Monarch Mark Layman..................El Rey
745 P.M. Charles Paul Lago, SCDD.....El Rey
746 Jeffrey Traxler................................El Rey
747 Glenn R Payton............................Farhad
748 Glenn A Davis, Sr.............................. Gao
749 Scott A McBride................................ Gao
750 Joseph E. Oster.................... Gul Reazee
751 Brian Truex....................................Hapac
752 Benjamin Wood, PM..................... Ka Jon
The Grotto Magazine
753 Elvin E. Wooldridge...................... Ka Jon
754 James B Coker.......................... Kallipolis
755 Frank Celona........................ Lalla Rookh
756 Stuart Brickman.................... Lalla Rookh
757 Albert L. Putnam............................Omala
758 Odessa Leon Poteete......................Saba
759 Basil C Johnson...........................Samoor
760 Earl Koch.....................................Singara
761 William M Porter, Jr......................Singara
762 Edward L Macek..........................Singara
763 Walter H Bauman........................Singara
764 Howard Nemitz, PM.....................Singara
765 Charles Taubler, PM....................Singara
766 Lyle A Bowers............................. Teheran
767 Terry Ruble................................. Teheran
768 Edward Glick.......................... Tri Po Bed
769 Darwin G. Chilcote........................... Ubar
770 Timothy Settlemyer.......................... Ubar
771 Robert Norcross.............................. Ubar
772 Arthur Dinger................................... Ubar
773 Blaine McCamant............................ Ubar
774 Freddie Briggs, Jr., PM...................Zelica
775 Robert S Glace, Jr........................Zuleika
776 In Memory of Janice Rebmann
Village of Muncie........................... Abbas
777 - 778 In Memory of Janice Rebmann........
Linda & Michael Malott, PM........... Abbas
Peg Sauder....................................Abbas
Muncie Baptist Church.................. Abbas
781 In Honor of the Prophets & Ladies of the.
Southeastern Grotto Associaton
GM Dave & Liz Rebmann ............. Abbas
782 Mike Dempsey.Achbar Grotto Monarch’s .
Ball ~ 2013 ...................................Achbar
783 Kenneth & Clara Damp
Al Hassan Grotto ....................Al Hassan
784 In Memory of Henry Lamm
Kevin R. Meyer, PM ..................... Aleppo
785 In Memory of J.P. Perry
Kevin Wooden, PM ...................... Aleppo
786 In Honor of Allen L. Briggs
Ali Baba Grotto...........................Ali Baba
787 Robert H. Gorman
Ali Baba Grotto ..........................Ali Baba
788 In Loving Memory of Janice Rebmann.... PGM Pierre Shawver..................Aut Mori
789 - 790 To My Loving Wife, Leslie Dee ........ Foreman Robert A Foreman, Jr. ...Chinar
791 In Memory of Martha Alldredge
Don T Nesbitt, Jr., PM....................Chinar
792 Lisa Patterson Warren Probst.......Farhad
793 Dominick, Congratulations on Your......... Farhad Appointment as Grand Chaplain .
2013 Lea V Manno.......................Farhad
794 - 797 Lady Bugs Farhad Grotto.......Farhad
798 Dahraf Ladies Farhad Grotto........Farhad
799 In Honor of Glenn Kovack
Richard A. Phillips............................Islam
800 In Honor of Ron Davidson.......................
801 In Honor of Conrad Weloch, Jr.
802 In Memory of Jacob Shriber Ball.............
No Ruz Grotto.............................. No Ruz
803 In Honor of Eugene E Heath
Noruh Grotto................................. Noruh
804 In Honor of David P Dehn, PM
Noruh Grotto ................................ Noruh
805 In Memory of Janice Rebmann................
Supreme Council .........Supreme Council
806 - 810 In Honor & Memory of Ralph A.
Hopkins, PM Shedad Grotto
H. Robert Huke III ...........................Taleb
811 In Memory of Ray Fleck, Band Director...
Ann D. Fleck ...................................Taleb
812 In Memoriam for Neil Joseph Keane
Michael A Keane, PM............. Tri Po Bed
813 In Memory of Jessie Pope
Xella Grotto...................................... Xella
814 In Memory of Mum Love From Us
Anderson Girls Shuards Sutherland .Xella
815 In Memory of My Baba Jessie Pope........
Amanda Fuentes............................. Xella
816 In Memory of My Mummy ~ Jessie Pope.
Gina Fuentes................................... Xella
817 In Memory of My Wife Jessie Pope.........
Ted Pope......................................... Xella
818 Tom Kersey Zal Gaz Grotto.........Zal Gaz
819 Chris Ward............................................... Zal Gaz Grotto.............................Zal Gaz
820 GBU Zal Gaz Grotto...................Zal Gaz
821 Naomi Lee El Rey Caldron # 67 ...El Rey
822 In Honor of MCO Mary Hicks
Hapac Caldron #47
Linda Chapman.............................Hapac
823 - 825 New Member
Nazir Caldron #27............................Nazir
826 - 827 SMCO Linda Chapman
In Support of Her Year of Leadership of .
D.O.M. Nazir Caldron #27 ..............Nazir
828 Mary Boston
Nazir Caldron # 27 ..........................Nazir
829 In Honor of MCO Kathie Gately
SMCO Linda Chapman.........Yusef Khan
830 - 831 James, Lori & Daniel Sprock
Keder Khan Dental Program .Keder Khan
832 - 833 James & Jimmy Hauser
Ozz Grotto Dental Program...............Ozz
834 John, Sheree & Noah Lesch
Ozz Grotto Dental Program...............Ozz
835 Kurt Eschbach............................ Aahmes
836 Roy Fynboe, PM......................... Aahmes
837 Matthew Mackie, III..................... Aahmes
838 Carl Squires................................ Aahmes
839 Jim Michael Cornwell..................... Abbas
840 James Michael Cornwell................ Abbas
841 Ray Thomas...................................Abbid
842 Phillip K Hudson......................... Al Matta
843 Roger Johnston............................Al Sirat
844 Matthew C. Weinsting................... Aleppo
845 - 846 Harvey S. Dorman, Jr. PM........ Alla
847 Randy L. George......................... Amalric
848 Patrick C Carr, PM....................... Amalric
849 Adreane H Carr........................... Amalric
850 Jim Ansel......................................Amrou
851 Victor L Mann Sr, PM....................... Azim
852 Matthew Amsterdam........................ Azim
853 Donald E Arter.................................Baku
854 Roger L Amos.................................. Baku
855 Charles L. Miller............................... Baku
856 Larry Farley.................................Ben Bey
857 Jerry Burns.................................Ben Bey
858 - 859 James McIntyre....................Ben Bey
860 John T. Root, Jr......................Bendemeer
861 John T. Root, Jr......................Bendemeer
862 Harrison L. Root, PM...................Cashan
863 William A Kimbrough....................Cashan
864 Randall Kimbrough, PM...............Cashan
865 Daniel G Hood.............................Cinema
866 Spencer Butterwick......................... Delco
867 - 868 Kenneth B Baker, PM...............Dinar
869 James Rollins............................. El Jaala
870 - 874 C.J. Rush................................Erepa
875 - 876 Mark Van Camp.....................Farhad
877 Jerry Gruenbaum............................ Hejaz
878 William L Greene............................ Hejaz
879 Dennis Conway.........................Ibn Saud
880 Perry Blanchard............................ Ka Jon
881 Dick Wooldridge........................... Ka Jon
882 - 886 Ambrose Thibodaux, PM....... Ka Jon
887 - 888 James E Toogood, PM.. Lalla Rookh
889 Milton C Beck..........................Mohassan
890 Matthew Van Winkle...............Mohassan
891 Clinton Duke...................................Nubia
892 Thomas S Bevington, PM....... Oola Khan
893 - 897 Doug Miller............................. Ormus
898 Frederick Coleman, Sr, PM.......... Ormus
899 C. Brian Gregory...........................Sahara
900 Timothy J Cerio, PM....................Samoor
901 Harvey M Good, PM................. Sem I No
902 Glenn Rockwell............................Singara
903 John Gerold.................................Singara
904 Dwight S Bonifield.......................Singara
905 Thomas C Schmidt......................Singara
906 Don Bodle, PM........................... Teheran
907 Peter J. Ruggieri.............................. Ubar
908 Michael J Rouhan, Past Master...Zal Gaz
909 Herbert Bacheller............................ Zangi
910 Robert Chapman, PM...................Zuleika
911 - 912 In Honor of The Prophets & Ladies
of The Grottoes of North America
Dave & Liz Rebmann, Grand Monarch
2012 - 2013 ..................................Abbas
PGM Bob Pool............................... Abbas
Jillian Rebmann............................. Abbas
915 - 916 In Honor of Amrou Grotto’s
100th Anniversary GM and His Lady
David & Liz....................................Abbas
917 Frederick Dawson, PM
Abbas Grotto, East Peoria, IL....... Abbas
918 Shannon & Joan Walden
Abbas Grotto.................................Abbas
919 Tim Rosenberger Convention
2013...............................................Abbas
920 Wanda Uphoff Abbas Grotto......... Abbas
921 GM Otto & Lois Thiergart
Best Wishes for a Successful Fun Year
PGM Dave & Liz Rebmann........... Abbas
922 In Honor of the Past Grand Ladies
Liz Rebmann.................................Abbas
923 Mark Stratton Achbar Grotto
Columbus, Ohio............................Achbar
924 In Honor of My Wife Linda Stratton.........
Mark Stratton................................Achbar
925 Monarch Dick & Linda Nash
Achbar Grotto, Columbus, Ohio..Achbar
926 Gary Bowling Al Matta Grotto..... Al Matta
927 Jeffery Gold Al Matta Grotto....... Al Matta
928 Lance Eicher Al Matta Grotto...... Al Matta
929 In Memory of Sally Courtney
Mike Yuskowatz, PGM................ Al Matta
930 Marvin Anderson Al Matta Grotto.Al Matta
931 Leonard Goodlesky Jr.
Al Matta Grotto........................... Al Matta
932 Carl Ray Al Matta Grotto............. Al Matta
933 James Bowling Al Matta Grotto.. Al Matta
934 George Vincent Al Matta Grotto.. Al Matta
935 George Wilbert Al Matta Grotto. Al Matta
936 Charles Meyer Al Matta Grotto... Al Matta
937 In Memory of Earl Spaulding,
PM & Earl Spaulding III
Mike Yuskowatz, PGM................ Al Matta
938 Joan Calcara In Memory of Joseph
Calcara Mike Yuskowatz, PGM.. Al Matta
939 Larry Patch Al Matta Grotto........ Al Matta
940 Otto Woditsch Al Matta Grotto.... Al Matta
941 In Memory of Henry Lamm
Lee Raye Lamm...........................Aleppo
942 In Memory of J. P. Perry
Gary Barron..................................Aleppo
943 Dave & Liz Rebmann
Congratulations on a wonderful
Convention ! Mitch & Beth
Weinsting......................................Aleppo
944 In Memory of J.P. Perry
R. Rex Taggart..............................Aleppo
945 PM Marty & Trudy Stover
Aleppo Grotto...............................Aleppo
946 Lewis Karney Aleppo Grotto
Columbia, MO...............................Aleppo
947 - 948 Margery Sneyd
William Sneyd, PM.....................Altan Kol
949 In Honor of Vicki Randy L. George..........
Amalric
950 Ankara Grotto Shawnee, KS........Ankara
951 - 953 Philip A. Gicalone, Sr, PGM
Ankara Grotto, Kansas, MO........Ankara
954 Kenneth M Sholar Aries Grotto
Southfield, MI................................... Aries
955 Brent Beavers Aries Grotto
Southfield, MI................................... Aries
956 In Memory William George Budd & Twila
H. Budd Larry W Budd, PM........Aut Mori
957 In Memory of Charles Henry Lapp &
Georgia
May Lapp Joanne Hopkins-Budd.Aut Mori
958 In Memory of My Brother, Henry M.
Pokorski
Max J Pokorski, PM....................Aut Mori
959 In Honor of GSW Samuel Lattin
Carl Nelson............................Bendemeer
960 In Honor of DGM George Coffman..........
Carl Nelson............................Bendemeer
961 In Honor of Tony & Franz Oliver..............
Chuck & Susan Benson.........Bendemeer
962 In Honor of Monarch Tony Oliver.............
J D Sexton.............................Bendemeer
963 In Memory of Harold N. Martin................
Thomas Martin.......................Bendemeer
964 Bill and Marian Frizzell In Honor of Your
60th Wedding Anniversary Ronnie
Frizzell...................................Bendemeer
965 - 967 In Memory of Orville Spivey.. Special.
Friends of Orville Spivey........Bendemeer
968 In Honor of Herman Ray Larry
D Berry...................................Bendemeer
969 In Honor of Rebecca Bryan
Joshua Bryan.........................Bendemeer
970 In Honor of Francis Bryan
Joshua Bryan.........................Bendemeer
971 Joshua A Bryan .........BendemeerGrotto.
Little Rock, Arkansas.............Bendemeer
972 In Honor of John A Sutton
Bobby E Turner, Jr.................Bendemeer
973 In Memory of Jean Scott
Dan & Jenny Lloyd................Bendemeer
974 In Memory of Wilbur Johnson..................
Dan & Jenny Lloyd................Bendemeer
975 In Honor of Emily Grace Rapier...............
Jerry Rapier...........................Bendemeer
976 In Memory of Ann Martin
Thomas Martin.......................Bendemeer
977 - 978 Tom Thompson
Caliph Grotto Mentor, Oh ............ Caliph
979 - 981 Jimmie D. Haley................................
Cashan Grotto Beaumont, TX....Cashan
982 In Memory of G. Herman Crim
Kenneth Stewart, PM.......................Dinar
983 In Honor of Suzanne Gittins
Love: George Gittins.......................Dinar
984 In Memory of Milton L. Stewart
Kenneth Stewart, PM.......................Dinar
985 - 986 Richard C Beck Dinar Grotto
Hoover, AL.......................................Dinar
987 Ronald G. Andress Dinar Grotto
Hoover, Alabama............................Dinar
988 - 989 King Oscar Lodge #855
Chicago, IL.................................. El Jaala
990 Brenda Pizzino Ladies El Texa.... El Texa
991 Esther Wiegand Ladies El Texa... El Texa
992 Michie Brous El Texa Grotto....... El Texa
993 Jackie Hagood El Texa Grotto..... El Texa
994 In Memory of Rhea J. Showalter
El Tor Grotto................................... El Tor
995 PM Don Adams In Appreciation of your
loyal support to the HF PM David
Shapter...........................................Erepa
996 Dr C J Rush In Appreciation of your loyal
support to the HF PM David
Shapter...........................................Erepa
997 Craig Fisher Thanks for all You do for our
Special Children PM David & Bev
Shapter...........................................Erepa
998 Graham Parsons Thanks for all You
do for our Special Children PM David &
Bev Shapter....................................Erepa
999 Ken Doleski, DMD Thanks for all You
1000 Erepa Pipes and Drums Thanks for all
You do for our Special Children PM David
& Bev Shapter................................Erepa
1001 Corn Hole League Thanks for all You
1002 Birth of Our Grandson John Ross Manno
Dominick & Lea Manno................Farhad
1003 Yat’s of Farhad Grotto Slidell, LA.. Farhad
1004 Lady Bugs Farhad Grotto
Slidell, LA......................................Farhad
1005 Garret W Post Hejaz Grotto
New Haven, CT.............................. Hejaz
1006 Sandie Greene Hejaz Grotto.......... Hejaz
1007 In Loving Memory of My Husband Bob...
Phyllis Rush.................Humanitarian Fnd
1008 Daniel R Davis Ibn Saud Grotto
Kokomo, IN................................Ibn Saud
1009 In Memory of Jim Smith
Ibn Saud Grotto.........................Ibn Saud
1010 Conrad Weiloch Jr. Islam Grotto......Islam
1011 Conrad Weiloch III Islam Grotto......Islam
1012 Robert Lorenz III Islam Grotto........Islam
1013 Jeramy Weiloch Islam Grotto...........Islam
1014 Richard Phillips Islam Grotto..........Islam
1015 Vince Monardo Islam Grotto...........Islam
1016 George Dering Islam Grotto...........Islam
1017 Glenn Kovac Islam Grotto..............Islam
1018 Ronald Davidson Islam Grotto........Islam
1019 George Gittins Islam Grotto............Islam
1020 - 1024 Chris J Naquin
Ka Jon Grotto Houma, LA ........... Ka Jon
1025 Ralph I Haney, Jr. PM.Keder Khan Grotto .
N Syracuse, NY.................... Keder Khan
1026 Tom Curtis Khana Shahar Grotto .......... Springfield, Oh.................. Khana Shahar
1027 Howard Ballard Khana Shahar Grotto ... Springfield, OH................. Khana Shahar
1028 50 Years Married........ 40 Years a Mason
George S Fontana, PM............... Mahded
1029 50 Years Married........ 40 Years a Mason
George S Fontana, PM............... Mahded
1030 John Leisenring, PM Mi Am I Grotto
Miami, FL..................................... Mi Am I
1031 Henschen Manufacturing Company........
Davenport, IA...........................Mohassan
1032 In Memory of Hughson F.C. Hawley III....
Patricia Hawley............................Moslem
1033 In Memory of Floyd Chambers................
Oola Khan Grotto.................... Oola Khan
1034 In Honor of Kathy & Dennis King
Evelyn Janway........................ Oola Khan
1035 In Honor of Kathy & Dennis King
Eunice King............................ Oola Khan
1036 In Memory of Sally Malloy
Oola Khan Grotto Band.......... Oola Khan
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SUPREME COUNCIL M.O.V.P.E.R.
GROTTOES OF NORTH AMERICA
Non-Profit Organization
U.S. Postage
430 BEECHER ROAD
GAHANNA, OHIO 43230-1797
PAID
Columbus, Ohio
This Grotto Magazine is for:
Permit No. 2407
A Special Thank-You
Here’s ALL THE INFORMATION
Dear Supreme Council YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!
Grottoes of N.A.,
Our family wanted
to let you know how
much we appreciate
the extreme generosity
your foundation has
shown and given to us.
Our daughter Violet
was born with a cleft
palate and faced many
challenges in her first
months of life. We
were truly tested as parents and people with the
struggle of twins, and a special needs baby. By
the grace of God, her twin sister was healthy and
easy going. Shriners Hospital in Chicago corrected
her palate and told us about your organization. I
recently went back to work as a substitute teacher
to help make ends meet. The financial assistance
you have given us has been such a blessing. Please
accept our gratitude and many thanks. I have
included a picture of Violet today!
Sincerely,
The Family of Violet R. B.
Jennifer, Ken, & Autumn!
IN THIS ISSUE...
Supreme Council Officers; HF Trustees .....................2
Grand Monarch’s Message, GM Itinerary ...........................3
Intro to Otto Thiergart .................................................4
Lois’ “Dance Thru Life” Pins ..................................4
Grand Historian Article: Prophet Rex Allen .................5
Last Call by Matthew Wissell ..........................................6
Grotto Membership Challenge .......................................7
Membership Programs ..............................................8
Monthly Recruiters; Top Line Signers ..........................9
Top Line Signers ..........................................................10
Message from PSMCOs ..............................................11
Grand Officers, Committees 2013-2014 ...................11-14
5 for 5 Pledge Program ....................................................14
2013 Awards from Supreme Council Session ..............15-16
124th SC Session - June 22-29 ...........................................17
A message from Past Grand Monarch Rebmann ..............17
Humanitarian Foundation Matters ...................................18
Humanitarian Foundation Circle Awards ........................19
Around the Realm—Hassan; EL’s ...................................20
Around the Realm—Samis; EL’s ....................................21
Around the Realm— FSGA, Nazir; EL’s ......................22
Enchanted Lantern Contributions ................................23
A Special Thank-You .....................................................24
Table of Contents .....................................................24

the Grottoes of North America

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