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Des Moines High Twelve Club No. 4
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Des Moines High Twelve Club No. 4
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December of 2008
The Christmas Party with our ladies is on the 17th! *
The menu is Pork Loin dijonaise with apple sauce - or - Chicken Teriyaki and all the trimmings.
There will be a social half hour at 11:00 with a cash bar – cheese and crackers.
The served luncheon will start at 11:30 with leisurely dining before the program at 12:30.
The cost is $17.00 per person, the same as last year, and please make the check out to Holiday Inn.
Speakers for the month – Chester Good and Ken Meeker, V. Ps.:
3rd – Dr. Richard A. Hanson
President of Waldorf College
10th – Angela Webber
Mercy Hospital
(Board Meeting)
* 17th -Terry Branstad
Des Moines University
24th – DARK – Merry Christmas!
31st – DARK – Happy New Year!
Installation of officers will be the first Wednesday in 2009, the 7th of January.
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Members who will lead the prayers and Pledge of Allegiance for the month of December are: 3rd –;
10th – Dr. Marion Alberts; 17th – Melvin Lightner; and Ken Meeker, chair. Thank you.
→ 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 Proposed names will not be published unless the fees and dues are paid. Full dues before prorating are $52.00 per year; a dollar a week.
Cost to join: For 2008: ($12.00 + $1 per week) November - 19.00 December – 15.00
Small card type High Twelve and Blue Lodge applications
are now available from the President or the Secretary.
Don Lanham, Ken Meeker, Max Palmer, and Hospital Visitor/Illness Reports ……….…Leo Cleeton and Earl Gallo
Orlo Wilmeth. Counsel, Parliamentarian, and State Representative ……….Jim Bennett
Secretary ………………………..... Tom Gruis
Francis Mowery, Jr. Past President
Here are Officers for 2009.
Complete appointments will follow and will be printed in the Roster Booklet.
President Richard Manning
Vice-presidents Richard Anderson,
Chester Good, and Don Lanham
Treasurer Charles Kivett
Secretary Tom Gruis
International and Masonic Representative Phil Enabnit
State Representative Max Palmer
Notes: The address labels are usually a month behind in correction.
PLEASE have bulletin information to the Secretary by the THIRD Wednesday! Thanks!
For information about the High Twelve International Mid-year meeting, there is an e-mail from Mike LaVelle, First Vice-president of the Iowa/South Dakota Association of High Twelve Clubs, on the reverse side of this Bulletin. The International office is open and it will be moving to a new location.
AND whilst the High Twelvian publication is suspended, you can subscribe to a good e-mail publication by contacting harrishi1205@comcast.net and asking to receive the Update. The URL for International is http://www.high12.org/ International seems to be in desperate financial straits!
OFFICIAL NOTICE: 2009 DUES ARE DUE!!!
Still at $52.00.
Please pay them to Tom Gruis, Secretary or Charles Kivett, Treasurer.
11/20/2008 08:37:13 - 
Here is Brother Mike’s e-mail summary:
Brother B.O. Bryngelson and I attended the International Mid-Year Convention held November 14 and 15 in Irving, TX. Hosted by the Goodnight/Loving Club of Fort Worth. We arrived on Friday morning at ten minutes to 10:00 AM for the Governing Board Session after being advised by 2nd International President Bob Smith of the time change from 1:00 PM. Unfortunately, B.O. & I found this not amusing at all and not true, as we had driven in the rain and fog for a majority of the night. At the 1:00 PM, meeting a quorum was established after roll call and Pres. Tucker chaired the meeting. The minutes of the June International Convention in Evansville, IN. were read and corrected (Please see the word for word on the corrections on line at High Twelve International’s web site after Wednesday the 19th ) Brother Jerry Sevill of California was named to replace Bob Ramisch of Florida as International Secretary, this action was confirmed 18 Yes 0 No. The Int. office will be relocated to California after the New Year. The Liability Insurance Policy currently costing $1.31 for each member is mandatory from the Grand Lodges to maintain recognition of our Clubs.
The Executive Board asked the Governing Board to join with them in indorsing a motion for a $1.50 due’s increase this year and each of the following 3 years to establish a cushion in operating capital for the International, after vigorous discussion the Vote was 6 Yes & 12 No, the motion was not endorsed. The 6 Yes votes all were from the Executive Committee the 12 No’s from the State Associations.
President Tucker issued an executive order that the only Bill that would be drawn would be for the last two months of Julie’s (Secretary at the Int. office) salary and office expenses. No travel reimbursements would be paid at this time.
President Tucker and the Executive Board wanted to make changes in the monthly report to show the financial condition of each Club, Savings & endowed Fund related to the Club’s. This was also turned down.
I encourage you to read Bro. Seville’s report on the web site after the middle of next week as he recorded the conference and will have it word for word and not from notes.
Big Mike Lavelle, 1st VP, I.A.S.D.
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Fellow High Twelvians, at the Midyear meeting a discussion was held on the requirement of local clubs and state associations for the procedures to file the new IRS form 990-N. All the clubs and state associations are listed on our group exemption. You DO NOT have to file the form 990-N. If your receipts are under $25,000.00 annually you do not have to file the Form 990-EZ.
We have just received the group exemption list from the IRS on Thursday, November 13, 2008. We are looking at this list and if there are clubs and/or state associations NOT on this list we will notify that individual Club President/Club Secretary.
Attached is a copy of the regulation that is posted on the IRS website telling you that subordinate organizations that are under a group exemption do not have to file the Form 990-N. This should resolve the questions at this time. If the IRS changes their current procedures (which they can do), we will notify you.
Please notify all your Club Presidents and Club Secretaries about this. Thanks.
From Ralph Clemmer, Treasurer
High Twelve International
P. O. Box 1040, Pottstown, PA 19464-0284
Phone: 610-323-2201 Fax: 610-323-0612
(I did not attach the noted item but will try to have it available if interested. – TEHG)
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This is going to the printer a couple of days early due to the Thanksgiving holiday – and my travel….
OFFICIAL NOTICE: 2009 DUES ARE DUE!!!
Still at $52.00.
Please pay them to Tom Gruis, Secretary or Charles Kivett, Treasurer.
Thanks to those who have already paid!
Please honor the Masonic practice of “demitting” which means you meet your responsibility and pay your dues up to date and do not just say “I resign” or equivalent. The Club must still pay per-capita to both Iowa / South Dakota Association and to International based on membership on the last 31 December.
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Fraternal and friendly wishes for a wonderful holiday season
– and please do travel safe in ALL senses of the words!
Tom.
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