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WAHABI SHRINERS
DESERT SANDS
WAHABI TEMPLE l P.O. BOX 2750 l Jackson, MS 39207 l (601) 371-7116 l 1-877-370-7116
VOLUME 42 ISSUE III
Greetings Nobles and Ladies,
Thank you for the hard work and
support that you have given the
Temple and Hospitals this year
please keep up the good work.
I would like to say welcome
to all the New Nobles and their
Ladies. Wahabi Shrine center is
very happy to have you and hope
you will join a club or unit. It is
my hope that you will be a part of
the fun and fellowship that we offer here. Please take a trip to
a Shriner hospital to see what you are a part of.
I would like to thank everyone for all the hard work that
they put into making the Potentate Ball a great success and a
fun evening. I would like to also say thank to Clinton shrine
club for Friday night’s hospitality, Wahabi Motor Corp. for
Saturday’s hospitality and De Soto shrine club for their donation for refreshments. I appreciate all the people who brought
food and worked so hard to make this a special event. Thank
you
It’s June and the year is half over. The time has been flying
by. We still have time to accomplish more things for the
temple and hospitals. So let’s get together, have fun and see
what we can accomplish.
Shelah and I would like to thank everyone for their support, prayers, and well wishes that we have received while
she has been in the hospital. Thank you.
Fraternally yours,
James Teeters
July - September 2016
NORTH MISSISSIPPI
CEREMONIAL
PROGRAM
Friday Evening,
September 9, 2016
6:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. - Hospitality Northwest Shrine Club
Coldwater, MS
LADIES LUNCHEON
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Hollywood Cafe - 11:00 A.M.
Tunica, MS
Contract: Kathy O'Neal
Saturday, September 10, 2016
DeSoto Shrine Club
8:00A.M. - 8:30A.M. - Registration of Candidates
8:30A.M. - 9:30A.M. - Candidate Orientation
9:30A.M.-11:30A.M. - Ceremonial Divan (1st Section)
11:30 P.M. - 12:30 P.M. - Moslem Feast - Lunch
(Donations)
12:30 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. - Introductions and Donations
1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. - Directors Staff (2nd Section)
2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. - Stated Meeting
Fees - Includes Fez and 2016 Dues
SATURDAY NIGHT
6:00 P.M. - 12:00 P.M. Steak Dinner and Dance - $15.00 per person
Rustenhaven Band
Olive Branch Shrine Club
Grand Master Eddie Rhodes receiving his Fez from
Potentate James Teeters at the Grand Lodge of Mississippi
NOVICE AND HIS LADY WILL BE
ADMITTED FREE
DONATIONS
MEMORIALS
March 2016 - May 2016
TO WAHABI SHRINERS
Desoto Shrine Club
$7,875.00
TO HOSPITAL TRANSPORTATION FUND I
Paper Sale
Wahabi Motor Corps.
Wahabi Motor Corps.
Bottle Raffle
Wahabi Greeters
Hamasa
Ed & Toni Hill
Joppa
$1,912.66
$50.00
$152.00
$75.00
$500.00
$50.00
$25.00
$25.00
TO HOSPITAL TRANSPORTATION FUND II
DeSoto Shrine Club
Northwest Shrine Club
DeSoto Shrine Club tips
Penny Doyle
DeSoto Shrine Club
Olive Branch Shrine Club
Chuck Floyd
Penny Doyle
DeSoto Shrine Club
Jimmy McInvale
Grenada Shrine Club
Penny Doyle
TO SHREVEPORT HOSPITAL
Albert Duncan, Jr.
John Taylor
Wanda Grice
Nathan Baker
James Pilgrim
Wanda Bridges
March 2016 - May 2016
$1,127.80
$100.00
$118.00
$20.00
$555.39
$585.82
$100.00
$50.00
$254.14
$500.00
$307.14
$30.00
$30.00
$100.00
$200.00
$33.00
$33.00
$16.00
Desert Sands
Calling ALL CLUBS and UNITS
please submit your pictures and
articles for the newsletter.
The deadline for the next
Newsletter is:
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
Please send everything to
[email protected]
We will try to get all articles and
pictures in the Desert Sands
provided there is space available.
Thank You!
TO WAHABI SHRINERS
Earnest & Patricia Givens
Mable Lyons
HOSPITAL TRANSPORTATION FUND I
Mr. & Mrs. RL Garrett, Libby Shields, Alex Garrett,
Kamryn & Garrett Sheilds, Kenny & Tommy Garrett,
Barry & Jessica Garrett
Roy Garrett
HOSPITAL TRANSPORTATION FUND II
Northwest Shrine Club
Evelyn White & Elbert Stillings
Charles Cates
DeSoto Shrine Club
DeSoto Shrine Club
DeSoto Shrine Club Ladies
Charles Cates, Jr.
Sandy & Jim Hope
Joyce Penna
Dorothy Cates
Tommy Davidson
Mable Lyons
Mable Lyons
Jewel Tawick
TO SHREVEPORT HOSPITAL
Charlene Wicker
In Memoriam
Ester Billie Fagitt
“Es Salamu Aleikum”
These We Do Not Forget
Name
Blakely, James
Branch, Kneed
Bryant, Clifton
Butler, David
Dale, James S. Jr.
Garrett, Reginald
Hall, Chester
Hankins, James H.
Hawkins, William C.
Jaber, Isa N.
Polk, W. W.
Reid, Oreice B.
Wright, Earl
City
Grenada, MS
Summit, MS
Crystal Springs, MS
Magee, MS
Columbia, MS
Florence, MS
Brandon, MS
Jackson, MS
Bogue Chitto, MS
Missouri City, TX
Keene, CA
Joelton, TN
Brandon, MS
Died
01/29/2016
05/04/2016
03/21/2016
02/23/2016
04/07/2016
04/17/2016
02/03/2016
02/13/2016
01/08/2016
05/04/2016
04/02/2016
05/04/2016
02/28/2016
Come out an support the Holly Jolly Craft at
the temple. If you have any question please
contract Charlla Sistrunk.
June 2016 Ceremonial
Welcome To Our New Nobles
Meet These New Nobles Initiated In
The Ceremonial June 4, 2016
You Have Traveled, And Earned The Title Of NOBLE.
Wahabi Shriners Welcomes You As A
Member!
You are now Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and
active members of Wahabi Shriners. We welcome you into our membership and the fellowship and association that is dependent upon
your participation in Shrine activities.
Bill Sellers, Lady Tina
120 Woodsong Way
Terry, MS 39170
Red Wooten, Lady Mary
1265 South Jackson Rd
Terry, MS 39170
Derek Crenshaw, Lady Melissa
1061 Cabbott Lane
Richland, MS 39218
Shriners Honored for
Fifty Years of Service
The following individuals have completed
50 years of membership in the Shrine and
received their 50 year certificate and pin in
June 2016.
Left to right: James Teeters, Potentate, Derek Crenshaw and lady Melissa; Bill Sellers and lady Tina;
Red Wooten and Lady Mary; Grand Master Eddie
Rhodes. Lance Case won the bottle raffled off for
the transportation fund. James Teeters, Potentate
with his son-in-law a new noble Derek Crenshaw.
Donald Winstead
1022 W. Bank Acess Rd
Columbus, MS 39701
William McCulley 3176 Hwy. 44E
McComb, MS 63948
J. Terrell
206 Azalea Ln.
Vicksburg, MS 39180
Franklin Mitchell
4633 Siwell Road
Jackson, MS 39212
John Spencer
105 Jesse Road
Byhalia, MS 38611
Ben Todd
1404 Huntcliff Way
Clinton, MS 39056
OFFICIAL CALL OF THE POTENTATE
Notice is hereby given of a stated
meeting of Wahabi Shrine at the DeSoto Shrine Club,
2888 Gwynn Road, Nesbit, Mississippi, for the
transaction of such business as may be regularly presented on
Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.
Attest:
CHARLES TILLMAN
Recorder
JAMES TEETERS
Potentate
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
JULY 2016
Wednesday
Thursday
MEMBERSHIP is the
LIFEBLOOD of our SHRINE
3
4
5
Natchez SC
Winona SC
Batesville SC
Olive Branch MC
Madison SC 11am
1
Friday
Saturday
2Golf Cart Unit
DON Dance
6
7
8
9
15
16
Holly Springs
S.C.
DeSoto SC
Imperial Shrine Convention, Houston, TX - July 5th - 9th, 2015
10
17
24/31
11 Oxford SC
18
12
Grenada SC
19
Olive Branch SC
Clarksdale SC
25
UAA
Northwest SC
Southwest SC
Yazoo SC
Jax Go-Carts
Clowns
26
13
14
Ceremonial Divan
DeSoto MC
Drum Corps
21
20
Clinton SC
22
23
29
30
Director's Staff
27
28
Greeters
Wahabi MC
AUGUST 2016
Sunday
1
Monday
Natchez SC
Tuesday
2
Winona SC
Batesville SC
Olive Branch MC
Wednesday
3
DeSoto SC
4
Thursday
5
Friday
Saturday
6 Golf Cart Unit
DON Dance
Madison SC 11am
7
8
9
Oxford SC
14
15
10
16
DeSoto Shrine Club
25th Anniversary
Party
28
22
29
UAA
Northwest SC
Southwest SC
Yazoo SC
Jax Go-Carts
Clowns
DON
23
12
17
18
Ceremonial Divan
DeSoto MC
24
19
Drum Corps
25
Director's Staff
Wahabi MC
30
13
Holly Springs S.C.
Grenada SC
Olive Branch SC
Clarksdale SC
21
11
31
Greeters
26
Clinton SC
20
Imperial
Potentate
Visit
27
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
SEPTEMBER 2016
Wednesday
Thursday
1
2
Friday
Saturday
3 Golf Cart Unit
DON Dance
4
5
Natchez SC
6
Winona SC
Batesville SC
Olive Branch MC
7
8
Cabiri Mtg
DeSoto SC
Madison SC 11am
11
12
18
19
Oxford SC
26
Sunday
UAA
Northwest SC
Southwest SC
Yazoo SC
Jax Go-Carts
Clowns
DON
Holly Springs
S.C.
13
14
15
20
21
22
Grenada SC
Olive Branch SC Ceremonial Divan
DeSoto MC
Clarksdale SC
25
9
27
28
Wahabi MC
Monday
Tuesday
Drum Corps
10
North MS Ceremonial
Stated MTG @
2:00 p.m.
16
Clinton SC
23
24
Gun
Give Away
Director's Staff
29
30
Greeters
OCTOBER 2016
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
In the Beginning There Were Blue Lodges
And From Their Worthy Foundations Sprang Forth Men of High Moral Character
These are The Men We Want As Shriners
Go Forth and Bring in a new Member!
2
3
4
Natchez SC
9
10
Oxford SC
16
17
Winona SC
Batesville SC
Olive Branch MC
5
11
12
Madison SC 11am
24/31
UAA
Northwest SC
Southwest SC
Yazoo SC
Jax Go-Carts
Clowns
DON
25
Wahabi MC
1 Golf Cart Unit
DON Dance
6
7
8
13
14
15
21
22
Holly Springs
S.C.
19
Olive Branch SC Ceremonial Divan
Clarksdale SC
DeSoto MC
23/30
Saturday
DeSoto SC
Grenada SC
18
17
26
Greeters
20
Drum Corps
27
Director's Staff
Clinton SC
28
Holly Jolly
Craft Show
29
WAHABI DIVAN
Assistant Rabban
Wow, what a busy few months we have
had! El Karubah’s (Shreveport, LA)
Potentate’s ball was held at the El Dorado
Casino, Alcazar’s (Montgomery, AL)
Potentate’s ball had a belly dancer who
danced with a lit candelabra on her head,
Joppa’s (Biloxi, MS) Potentate’s ball
was decorated with all kinds of plumbers’ supplies, Dixie Shrine Convention (Panama City Beach,
FL) had plenty of anything you could expect to experience,
and we rode in a golf cart at the golf tournament to verify
play for a hole-in-one.
Imperial Shrine Convention will be held in Tampa, FL, July
2-7. Our very own Illustrious Sir Chris Smith is to be elected
and installed as Imperial Potentate. He will be the first Imperial Potentate from Wahabi and the state of Mississippi.
Units are very important in a Shrine Temple. If you haven’t
done so, find one that fits your personality and get active. I
enjoy “clowning around”, thus I am a member of the Clown
Unit. We have lots of fun, and the children laugh with our
antics. If you are interested in our group, contact me or any
Clown Unit member.
May God bless each of you and the precious children we
work for, so that their lives will be better.
Lloyd “Yogi” McGowan
Assistant Rabban
Recorder
Nobles,
We are past the halfway point in the
year and we still have a number of our
nobles who have not paid their dues.
In the April-June issue of Desert Sands
I published a list of those delinquent
nobles and asked that you contact any of
them that you could and ask them to pay
their dues or let the temple office know of
any who were not financially able to pay them so that other
arrangements could be made. I am once again going to ask
for your help on this. We don’t need to lose even one Shriner
and I believe that a personal call from you will keep us from
losing them.
On another note, I want to thank each and every one of
you for the kindness and support which you have shown to
me for the past almost 2 years that I have had the pleasure of
serving as your Recorder. Your help and patience have made
doing the job enjoyable.
May God bless you and God bless the Shrine,
Charlie Tillman, P.P.
Recorder
Oriental Guide
Nobles,
It's been a busy first half of the year and
there're more activities scheduled. Congratulations to the winners of the cash bash and golf
tournament.
Welcome to all new and existing leaders of
the clubs throughout our region who were
installed this year. I've enjoined traveling to
the different clubs in north Mississippi and
meeting the great members of our fraternity.
It's hard to pass up a smoked pork chop dinner prepared by PP Bill Lee.
My hats off to the motor club from Grenada for their efforts to rebuild
their Motor Club and get more involved in their community.
The national TV advertising is paying off, I've had several family
members and friends comment on our organization and the great service we provide as Shriners.
Let's not forget we are all volunteers of our fraternity and the membership fee and fund raising we do to support our facility is a small
investment in comparison to the service we provide to help fund the
children's hospital and transportation. Whether you joined for fun
or fellowship or both, we are asking for your continued support and
involvement. If you have ideas for fund-raising or want to post your
event on our web page (wahabishriners.com) please contact the office
and we will assist in getting it posted.
Let's continue to support the great job James Teeters has done and
keep Lady Shelah in our prayers.
Looking forward to attending the 142nd Imperial Session in Tampa
Florida July 2-7th where our own Chris Smith will be installed as
Imperial Potentate. Hope to see you all there.
Welcome new members and get involved in a club, we need you!
Tim Pickering
Oriental Guide
Treasurer
Dear Nobles and Ladies.
The year is half gone and we are still
having so much fun.
Thanks to all of the people who made
our Ceremonial a success. We gathered
three new nobles.
Get behind the Divan with the remaining fund-raisers and sell some tickets.
Imperial is here and as we welcome our own Chris Smith
as our new leader for the next year. We would like to see
lots of shriners from our temple in Tampa to see him go
through this endeavor.
It is always a pleasure to serve as your Treasurer and
if there is anything I can do for you don't hesitate to call.
May God bless you and God bless the Shrine
Fraternally Yours,
William Sistrunk, P.P.
WAHABI TEMPLE A.A.O.N.M.S
P.O. BOX 2750
Jackson, MS 39207
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What's happening around Wahabi
Imperial Potentate
visit from our own
Imperial Sir Chris Smith
and Lady Ethel.
Please mark your calendars for
Wahabi ladies working the 2nd Annual Golf Tournament
Everyone is invited to the
25th Anniversary of
DeSoto Shrine Club
August 21, 2016
at 2:00 p.m.
Brief ceremony followed by lunch.
Ribs will be provided by the club
and everyone bring sides and desserts.
August 20, 2016
Fish Fry and Dance
At Wahabi Temple
at 5:00 p.m.
Please RSVP at the office.
We really need to know a count on the fish the
Divan have to catch and cook up with the help of
James Williamson P.P. and Lady Dixie.
Come out an fellowship with all your
old and new friends.
We want to have a fun time celebrating with
Sir Chris and Lady Ethel