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Chancclhr and lustiehry GENERAL MARK CLARK

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ss Sronv or Serxt Hunnnt, or Saint he dismounted and knelt to pray. The Hubertus as he was often called in Europe, voice from the stag continued to spea^kto is an intenesting one, since it parallels in him, directing him to renounce his ma- many ways ttre lives of other g?eat relig- terial possessionsand offer his servicesto ious figures of the Christian, Moha^rrme- the Bishop of . In spite of the dan and Buddhist religionr. He was born intensity of this vision and ie effects upon in the middle of tle senenthcentury A.D., Saint Hubert, he did nothing about it un- of noble blood; his fattrer was the Duke of til two tragedies occurred, which pro- Acquiaine, and his grandfather was the foundly affected the courseof his life; his renowned Charibert, King of . wife died in cbildbirth and his fathcr By the time he war a young rlan, he had died shortly thereafter. As a result Saint achieved an ortensive reputation as a bon Hubert divestedhimself of his military and vivant and one who was highly skilled at ducal titles, sold his possessionsand ga\rc the art of stalking and hunting. He spent the money to the poor; he then offered much of his leisure time in search of wild the remainder of his life to the senrice of boar and stag in the foret of the Ar- the . dennes. fn order to t€st his sinceritn Bishop He was married in the year 680 A. D. ordered him to live to the daughter of a nobleman,and nor- for ten years as a hermit in tle forest of mally would have lived out his life follow- the Ardennes, to humble himself and ing tlre carefully circumscribedcustoms of atone for his uuuly sias.After this penance, a titled landowner, had it not been for a he was sent by the Bishop on a pilgrimage curious incident which took place on a to Rome. During this visig the Bishop was Good Fridan while he was on a stag hunt assassinated,and the Pope then appointed in the forest. His hunting party unexpect- Saint Hubert as his sucoessor. edly came upon a magnificent stag to He spent the remainder of his life work- which they gave full chase. During the ing amongst the people of the Ardennes, melee,he becarneseparated from his com- many of whom were pagan huntsmen, panions and found himself alone in a dark who lived by sword and spear as their an- forcst glade. The cries of the hounds be- ceston had for a thousand yea^rs.Because cannefainter and fainter, and he rras left of his good works in the forest among in a strange quiet that seemedto pcrvade these people, he becameclosely associated the wilderne$ around him. As his eyes with the huntsmen and woodcutters, who grew accustomedto the half-fuhg he saw preferred the wilderness to viUage life. before hrm" only a short distence awa% Saint Hubert died on May 30,727A.D. the largest and moet magnificent stag he at Terrnrenen,near Liege, where he was had errcrencountered.He spurred his hone buried. Sixteen yeam after his death, he to dose in for th,ekill, when tbe stag sud- was canonized,and in 825 A. D. his re- denly turned around in its tracks and mairs were removed to Andain in the faced him, blocking his path. As he pre- Ardennes, near a monastery and a town pared to make the kill, he was astounded that were later naned in his honor. to see a crq's appear betlveen tfte antlers Becauseof his love of hunting and his of the stag, brilliantly illurninated with a strangely beautiful luminescence.In the close association with huntsmen, Saint stillness,a voice seemedto spea&to him, Hubert becamethe of hunters from the stag. It urged him to lead a holy and sportsmen, and has ttrus become a life. Saint Hubert was lltl overcomeby the world-wide symbol of the best traditions emotional inpact of this experience tlat of good hunting and good sportsrnanshiP. m€nu

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ERNEST W. ALBRECHT HONORABLE FRANK M. JORDAN Honolulu, Hawaii Sacramento,California W. H. BECKER BAUER E. KRAMER Houston,Texas Orinda, California ARTHI-TR T. BBCKETT JOSEF KRrPS Orinda, California San Francisco,California CLAY BEDFORD DANIEL E. LONDON Oa^kland,California San Francisco,California EDGAR BERGEN LAURITZ MELC,HIOR Los Angeles,California BeverlyHills, California DAVID D. BOHANNON MARIO MORMORUNNI, M. D. Woodside,California San Francisco,California TIMOTHY BROWNE JOHN OHAIINESON, M. D. Hillsborough,California Alameda,California GENERAL MARK CLARK JACK OKELL Charleston.South Carolina Piedmont,California JOSEPHJ. CONEY JOr{r.{M. OLrN Berkeley,California Alton, Illinois ROGER A. COI{VERSE WALTER O'MALLEY Los Angeles,California Los Angeles,California SENATOR RANDOLPH CROSSLEY SHERRILL A. PARSONS Honolulu, Hawaii San Francisco,California WILLIAM W. DURNEY PAUL C. SAMSON,M. D. BeverlyHills, California Piedmont,California MONSIGNOR RICHARD C. DWYER HONORABLE GEORGE E. SCOTT Rancho Cordova, California Whitby, Ontario, Canada HONORABLE HALVOR O. EKERN Y. CHARLES SODA U. S. Embassy,Bonn, Germany Oakland, California CECIL FULLILOVE AIR VICE MARSHAL LEIGH F. STE\IENSON Greenbrae,California Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada PRENTIS COBB HALE BILL STREMMEL San Francisco,California Reno, Nevada RODERICK C. M. HALL ROBERT TAYLOR San Francisco,California Los Angeles,California RAY L. HOMMES AMBASSADORLLBWELLYN E. THOMPSON BeverlyHills, California U. S. Embassy,Moscow, Russia wrLLrAM C. JAI.{SS HONORABLE KARL C. WEBER Beverly Hills, California San Francisco,California EMMETT JONES GEORGE U. WOOD Los Angeles,California Orinda, California

Squirc MICHAEL DURNEY THE NORTH AMERICAN CHAPTER oI THE INTERNATI ONAL ORDER OF SAINT HUBERT A Hunters' Convention Inst. A. D. 169, * -i- CO,\'S7'lj- i- {(-t\' For the promotion of sportsmanlikeHunting, witdtife conseraation, strict maintenanceof traditionalcustoms and ceremonies, and the establishmentof Good Fellowshiparnongst sportsmen l. from all oaerthe world. ..DEUM DILIGITE ANIMALIA DILIGENTES,, (Honor thc Lord in His Creotures)

ARTICLE I ARTICLE VI The Order of St. Hubert, founded in the The administration of the International year 1695 by Count Anton Sporck, with the Order will be conducted by the Grand Chap- ethic purpose to refine the methods of hunting, ter in its traditional construction and in ac- will be restituted in its traditional form, with cordancewith the rules and regulations of the the strict maintenance of its rules, regulations ancient and venerable Order of St. Hubert. and historical customs. ARTICLE VII ARTICLE II The inaugural Chapter will be restituted as Up until 1806, the Holy Roman-German follows: Empire was regarded as the Order,s sphere, The Grand Master which later on was restricted to the countries Seven Dignitaries Four of the Habsburg crown. On account of this Councillors historical fact, the residenceof the restituted ARTICLE VIII Order of St. Hubert will be established in On account of the extension of its sphere Austria. of activity for its ethic missiou, it becomcs ARTICLE III necessaryto establish chapters outside Austria. With decree of May lOth, 1950, the sphere Therefore the Inaugural Chapter adopted the of activity for its ethic missionwill be extended designation GRAND CHAPTER and agreed without limits and with its historical designa- at its first meeting to the establishment of tion altered to International Order of St. National Chapten ouride its country of origin Hubert. under the supervision of a Grand prior. These ARTICLE IV chapters are named after their countries and With the same decree, the Order's pu{pose bear the character of Baillies. The Grand will be amplified and compriseshenceforth the Priors of these Baillies have seat and vote in promotion of sportsmanlikehunting and fish- the Grand Chapter. Their activities, rights ing, strict maintenance of traditional customs and duties are governed by the general rules of and ceremonies, wildlife-conservation in con_ the International Order and by specialdecrees. nection with hunting, and the establishment ARTICLE IX of good fellowship amongst sportsmen from All conclusions and all over the world. decrees have to be sanctionedby the Grand Chapter. ARTICLE V ARTICLE X The form of the Convention is that of a The number knightly Order with different ranks of its of rightful Knights in the Original Order members. They include the Grand Master, as well as in the Baillies or National Knight Grand Officers, Knight Commanders, Chapters is limited to twelve. Knight Officers, Knight Companions. Appli- ARTICLE XI cants for membership, while awaiting accept- The installation of Honorary Knights is aot ance, will be known as Squires. limited to a certain s'rn!s1. ARTICLE XII THE CHAPTERS The Grand Master only will be elected to OF THE COIWENTICLES his office. The election as well as his recall THE PRIOR has to be unanimous. The Grand Master ap- points the dignitaries of the Order including The Dignitaries in the lanl' of Kaight the Grand Priors of the National Chapters. Officers. .f ARTICLE XIII THE BADGE OF HONOUR The offices of the dignitaries comprise: OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER Grand Prior, Chancellor and Justiciary, Mar- shall, Herald, Master of Ceremonies, Master OF ST. HUBERT of the Rolls, Treasurer and Secret Recorder. The International Order of St. Hubert pre- The National Chapters (Baillies) are ruled sents an international badge of honour which by a Grand Prior. The Conventicles a,re ruled will be conferred by tle Grand Chapter under certain conditions. by a Prior. ARTICLE XIV The International Order of St. Hubert con- The insignia have the form of an eight- fers a Badge of Honour in accordance with pointed cross of green enamel with gold bord- special rules and regulations. It bears the er. Golden oak-leaves between the branches Order's device "Deum diligite anirnalia dili- are covered with white enamel ribbons which gcntcf'-"Ilonour the Lord in His Creatures". bear the Order's device: Deum d,iligite onima- lia diligentes. ARTICLE XV The color of the ribbon is green, separated The investiture with the Order's Badge of by three white stripes. The Badge of Honour Honour is connected with the appointment to will be conferred in five classes. Honorary Knight in the rank of the conferred degree of the Badge. Honorary Knights are * entitled to attend meetings of Chapters ac- Difference in the insignia according cording to their rank as advisors without to classes: suffrage. ARTTCLE xvr Grand Officer- Worn: Where in different countries the fnter- national Order of St. Hubert has to submit to Jewel on eight-pointed star in Silver Breast corlmon club-laws, such statutory legislation together with Commanders cross - Neck does not replace the traditional rules and regu- Commander- lations of the ancient Order, which remain the Jewel in gold on 40mm ribbon - Neck only direction for the Order's administration. Those applying for membership in the Order Officer - have to recognize this condition as absolutely Jewel in gold without ribbon - - Breast essential for their adrnission. Knight - ARTICLE XVII Jewel in silver without ribbon - Breast Bneach of the Order's rules and regulations Squire- can result in expulsion from the Convention and the loss of all acquired rights. Green ena:nalled eight-pointed cross with stag-trophy in silver Breast * * CONSTITUTION The Habit of the Ordcr: THE GRAND (International) CJIAPTER Medieval dre$ of huntsmen made THE GRAND MASTER from green cloth with fur trimming or galloon. The Dignitaries in the ranks of Knight Chamois-coloured shirt, Barette with eagle Grand Officers. feather and cockade, green stockings and The Grand Priors of National Chapters brown shoes. (Baillies) in the same ranks as Councillors of * the Grand Chapter. * Conditions for the Installation of Knights: THE NATIONAL CHAPTERS (Baillies) Merits achieved through promotion of the Order's pu{pose, particularly wildlife-conser- THE GRAND PRIOR vation in connection with sportsmanlike hunt- The Dignitaries in the ranks of Knight ing and fishing, strict maintenance of tra- Ccimmanders. ditional customs and ceremonies, and the es- The Priors of Conventicles in same rank as tablishment of good fellowship amongst sports- Councillors of the Baillie. men from all over the world.