Des Moines High Twelve Club No. 4
Meets Wednesdays at 11:15 A. M.
at the Downtown Holiday Inn
located at 6th Avenue and I-235
CHARTERED   4/18/1925

August 2008

Speakers for the month:

6th   – Professor Dennis Goldford,   
      Drake University, KCCI's political analyst

20th –Reese Jones
                   Kites   

13th – Joe Gonzalez
             Police Officer

27th –  Jennifer Brazelton
            Des Moines Firefighter

→ Please remember that suggestions for speakers are always welcome!

Upon receipt, an application for membership, approved by the credentials committee, will be submitted for votes of acceptance. Two (2) or more negative votes constitute a rejection. Negative votes must be returned to the Secretary in FIVE (5) DAYS. Votes not received shall be considered favorable. This vote is confidential and should remain so until you are positive that the candidate has been elected and is accepted. Negative votes go to the Secretary. Installations are on the second or later Tuesdays of each month to allow for the waiting period. Proposed names will not be published unless the fees and dues are paid.

Cost to join: For 2008: August – 32.00 October – 24.00 December – 15.00
($12.00 + $1 per week) September – 28.00 November - 19.00    

Small card type High Twelve and Blue Lodge applications are now available from the President or the Secretary.

Brother Phil Enabnit attended the annual Convention of High Twelve International in Evansville, Indiana last week. He will be giving a report about it soon. Two items from that meeting: 1. There is a dues increase for International from $8.50 per-capita to $10.00 per-capita; up $1.50. 2. There will be NO mid-year Convention this year. These have taken place in November in the past. There is talk of moving International’s office to Florida.

Our web site is www.iowamasons.com and then click on Polk County.

Moines High Twelve Club Number 4 Officers for 2008

Ron Hicks ………..…….…President
International and Masonic Representative; State President. Phil Enabnit
Vice-presidents: Chester Good, Vernon Hintze,
Don Lanham, Ken Meeker, Max Palmer, and
Orlo Wilmeth.
State Representative ………………………………………. Max Palmer
Hospital Visitor …………………………………………. Tom McVenes
Counsel, Parliamentarian, and State Representative ………..Jim Bennett
Treasurer……………………… Charles Kivett
Trustees: Terry Vrieze, Ken Brickman, and Francis Mowery.

Secretary ………………………..... Tom Gruis

Francis Mowery, Jr. Past President

M. W.  B. Donald E. Mosier is the Grand Master of Masons in Iowa.

(Secretary: 1243-48th Street; Des Moines, IA 50311-2405; (515) 277-2512; desmoineshightwelve@juno.com)
Notes: The address labels are usually a month behind in correction

PLEASE have bulletin information to the Secretary by the third Wednesday!Thanks be unto you.

7/30/2008 22:23:12 -

Some of Phil Enabnit’s notes about High Twelve International Convention presented on 09 July 2008:

HIGH TWELVE INTERNATIONAL

JUNE 20-21, 2008 EVANSVILLE, IN

B.O. BRYNGELSON RECEIVED A 5-STAR AWARD FROM OUTGOING PRESIDENT TOM BEVINGTON OF OHIO

OFFICERS ELECTED INCLUDE:
GEORGE TUCKER CALIFORNIA PRESIDENT MONTY MCMINN TEXAS 1st VP
BOB SMITH MICHIGAN 2ND VP
BOB HARRIS FLORIDA 3RD VP UNOPPOSED RALPH PLIMMER NEW JERSEY TREA ENDOWMENT FUND TRUSTEES

BOB RAMIEH OF FLORDIA WAS APPOINTED SECRETARY REPLACING ROGER HANSEN, PIP OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

NO SPECIFICS ON THE NEXT INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION WERE AVAILABLE BUT WILL BE FORTHCOMING.

AND – here are some of my thoughts on why late dues lists should not be published. I have been asked to do this several times but have declined!

  1. The Xxxxxxxxxx, as an example, is a “PUBLIC-cation” meaning that it is seen by many non-members as well as members. Once the issues are mailed out they may remain in existence for a long time with that invasive information in them. Multiple copies not only make more copies for the present but also enhance the probability of survival through time. This could have repercussions in private or even business lives away from the order.
  2. It is one thing to share names in a closed business meeting but another to list them in print.
  3. It is embarrassing to the Brothers by whatever title they may be known.
  4. It can cause “harassment” by several members, unintended as it may be.
  5. IF a member is dropped from membership for non-payment of dues that becomes another matter.
  6. It does NOT seem to be a necessary tactic.
  7. It has been told me that the practice has caused some members to resign. Is it worth that?
  8. Is it even good business? (NO!) Yes, the money is important and all that. But more so is the dignity and privacy of the persons involved.

 

So there are a couple of “2¢ worths.” No offense intended – or at least not much. Suitable apologies accompany if needed. And it does give some different content to the monthly Bulletin.

Tom, Secretary.
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