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PYTHIAN INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2006 Modern & Historic Halifax N.S. For more information visit the new SUPREME CONVENTION WEBSITE www.knightsofpythias.ca SUPREME LODGE SUPREME TEMPLE NOTE BOOK CHAT ROOM By By LINDA BRIDGES ALFRED A. SALTZMAN, KGS Supreme Secretary Supreme Secretary IT HAPPENED AGAIN! The crew in the Supreme Lodge NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] office spends countless hours and a lot of energy trying to keep the lodge rosters and the PYTHIAN INTERNATIONAL mailing Dear Sisters list up-to-date. For some unknown reason, the printer used a previous list when mailing out the latest copy of the magazine, instead of the one we provided. As a consequence, there was We have started a new year and look forward to the a slight mix-up in the distribution and we are sorry for any Supreme convention in Halifax this August. Annual reports inconvenience this may have caused. Hopefully, this will not will be going out this month, and I need them back on time happen again. in order to get ready for the convention. Supreme We want to welcome two new Grand Secretaries into our Representatives need to look for my information letter to midst: Eugene Mattinson of the Maritimes Provinces and Al Sims them regarding committee appointments, credentials of Virginia. We wish them good luck in a very difficult role and we needed and general information. I will be including a copy stand ready to help them in any way possible. of the list of banquets and events in my letter. ALL events I want to personally thank all Pythians who offered their best and banquets will be sent to the Ticket Master Eugene wishes and prayers for my knee replacement surgery. All is well Mattinson. His address is: 15 Millstream Drive, Charters now and I am back full time. Settlement, NB, Canada E3C 1W9. You can order every- As I write this, the temperature is about 20 degrees F. but it is not too early to wish everyone a Happy Easter and a Happy thing online if you want to. His email is: [email protected] Passover. And the new baseball season is only a month away. tico.ca. You can also buy your tickets monthly if you wish Attention, Grand Secretaries: Your 2005 Annual Reports to help you with the cost of everything. The delegates can must be submitted by March 31st. Don’t delay because some attend the Saturday function and also Monday afternoon, subordinate lodge secretary hasn’t sent in his report to you. Use as we are dismissing early on Monday for this event. The last year’s figures and CHARGE THAT SECRETARY $1.00 PER convention committee is planning some really nice events DAY for every day after January 31st that he is late in submitting for your enjoyment. Please buy your tickets early. his report to you. Information regarding hotel reservations is included in this Legislation to be considered at the Supreme Convention issue of the the Pythian International. Please make your should be submitted immediately so that it may be included reservation as soon as possible. in the Documents that are distributed to the Representatives Continued on page in advance. CORRECTIONS TO 2006 SUPREME DIRECTORY Page 1 – SC Norman T. McLaurin’s correct e-mail address is Ponca City 74602 [email protected]. GS James D. Connor 580-762-9176 Page 1 – SOG Gerald Deitch correct address is 3108 Lotus Hill Drive PO Box 2292 and his e-mail address is [email protected] Ponca City 74602 Page 7 – GS Mike Mansfield’s correct e-mail address is GT Harold G. Scott 918-437-5252 [email protected]. 1630 S. 128 E Avenue Page 9 – GC Herb Rosenberg’s correct address is Tulsa 74128 3402 Hallaton Street GMA By appointment Page 24 – GIG Matt Marrone’s new address is 6103 NW Caney Creek GIG By appointment Drive, Kansas City, MO 64151. Tel No. 816-741-1557. GOG By appointment Page 34 – GL Officers should be listed as follows: Page 38 – GS John Derrick’s new email address is GC Ricky A. Gilbert 580-268-9328 [email protected]. PO Box 181 Page 47 – GS Charles Ramus’ new address is Greenfield, WI 53220. Tel Maryland 74644 No. is 414-282-4625 GVC James Smyrl 918 585-1399 Page 56 – Alvin Golden’s correct telephone number is 516-546-6199. 2112 E. Haskell Place Page 58 – Arthur Bonnot’s new address is 2 Ponoma North #2, Tulsa 74110 Pikesville, MD 21208. GP Vaughn L. Gilbert 580-762-5598 Page 59 – Lonnie Baughman’s correct e-mail address is LON- 903 S. Seventh [email protected]. 2 PYTHIAN SUPREME LODGE INTERNATIONAL MESSAGE Volume 107 February 2006 Issue 1 HEADQUARTERS OF THE ORDER KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS 59 Coddington Street, By Quincy, Massachusetts 02169 BOB EPSTEIN, PDSC www.pythias.org Editor-In-Chief SUPREME LODGE OFFICERS ALFRED A. SALTZMAN, Supreme Sectrary, 59 Coddington Street, Quincy Massachusetts 02169 Office: 617-472-8800 – Home: 781-344-0866. E-mail: Office: [email protected] E-mail: Home: [email protected] Fax: 617-376- 0363 My Pythian Brothers and Sisters; SUPREME LAW COMMITTEE As editor of the Pythian International Magazine, I have Philip C. Greenwald, PST/SR, Chairman, 16147 Royal Oak Road, Encino, California had the rare experience to see and hear about every 91436 aspect of the order in all parts of the world. SUPREME FINANCE COMMITTEE I have learned about the untold millions that are DARREL HENRY, PSC, Chairman, 7185 SW Hyland Park Court, Beaverton, Oregon donated by our members every year to charities that range 97008 from hospitals to crime prevention programs. FOUNDATION TRUSTEES I have learned that some people send in their pictures JAMES E. HESS, PSC, Chairman, 297 Lenwood Drive, Sparks, Nevada 89431 just to see them in the magazine. As I have said many times, SUPREME TRIBUNAL STEVEN ARCH, PSR, Chief, 1202 Wellington Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this magazine is for newsworthy stories or programs. 19111 I especially have learned that if you publish a produc- RATHBONE HERITAGE SOCIETY tion schedule, you had better figure out a way to follow it. Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias, 59 Coddington Street, Quincy, MA 02169. I must apologize in this area as I have clearly not followed Phone: 617-472-8800 – Fax: 617-376-0363 my own schedule. PYTHIAN INTERNATIONAL (ISSN 0199-0144) is published March, June, September, December by the Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias, 59 Coddington The activities and complexities of our order are impor- Street, Quincy, MA 02169. Phone: 617-472-8800. tant and should be reported in the proper manner. I have tried to show just how involved are members are and how Periodicals, postage paid at Boston, MA and additional mailing offices important they are to their various areas. SUBSCRIPTIONS: $5.00 Year Getting out the message to all our members has been Three years: $12.50 U.S. a most important project to me. I will continue to work on (send payment to office of Supreme Lodge) this until we truly have a Pythian International Magazine POSTMASTER: CHANGE OF ADDRESS NOTICE to be sent to Supreme Lodge sent to every member of the Supreme Domain. I will be Knights of Pythias, 59 Coddington Street, Quincy, MA 02169 preparing a program which will help make this a reality. PRINTED IN USA Starting with the next issue of the PI, I will be spot- lighting one domain at a time. I am requesting that your HEADQUARTERS OF THE ORDER Grand Secretary or Public Relations Chairman forward to SUPREME TEMPLE PYTHIAN SISTERS P.O. BOX 598, Holliday, Texas 76366 me information about your domain (charities, activities, LINDA BRIDGES, Supreme Secretary, PO Box 598, Holliday, Texas 76366. Phone: donations, or any other newsworthy items) that other 940-586-1511; Email: [email protected] Pythians in other parts of the country would like to hear about. DOKK IMPERIAL PALACE OFFICERS IMPERIAL SANTHA OFFICERS A special thanks to the editiorial committee headed by PSC Ed Altman, for tying to keep me focused on prepar- IMPERIAL PRINCE MAHARANI ing a PI Magazine which our brothers look forward to IRVING ROSENTHAL MELANIE CURTIS, 814 N Paddock Street, 8 Pomona N #2 Stephenville, TX 76401 receiving and Supreme Secretary Al Saltzman for his work Pikesville, MD 21208 (254) 965-6878 on upgrading our mailing procedures. (410) 484-2317 email: [email protected] Fraternally, email: [email protected] Bob Epstein IMPERIAL SCRIBE IMPERIAL SECRETARY LONNIE E. BAUGHMAN, Sir Bob Epstein, Editor MARTIN KOEHLER 4985 Bickel Church Road, NW, 110 N. Wabash Avenue PLEASE NOTE: SEND ALL MATERIAL FOR THE MAGAZINE TO Marion, IN 46952-2614 Baltimore, OH 431 05-9328 (765) 664-7925 (740) 862-8935 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] [email protected] SIR BOB EPSTEIN Editor-in-chief 141 B. Cross Slope CT., Manalapan, NJ 07726 tel: 732-536-0071 Email: PI@pythias org 3 ValuesREBUILDING of MembershipOUR ORDER You should consider yourself a teammate. When you become a member of the Order Knights All members,of Pythias, of you our are order, being drafted know onto we a haveteam that been promotes loosing Friendship, members Charity for and the Benevolence. last 20 years. WeFriendship have 43among Grand the members Domains to each of whichother, Charity 10 have is over less all to than each 125other, members and Benevolence and six withis more an investment than 1000 in our members.communities Ourwhere total we live. membership is about 30,000. This is Without every team position filled, team performance suffers. That is why the Knights of our order.Pythias, We Inc.must is committed rebuild.