$X[LOLDU\WR6RQVRI8QLRQ9HWHUDQVRIWKH&LYLO:DU Series 2013-2014 Volume 1, Issue 1 (VWDEOLVKHG²KWWSZZZ$689&:RUJ ASUVCW Newsletter Presidential Update ,ZRXOGRQFHDJDLQOLNHWRWKDQNP\6LVWHUVIRUKDYLQJWKHFRQILGHQFHLQPHWRHOHFWPHDV\RXU 1DWLRQDO3UHVLGHQW,WKDVEHHQDZRQGHUIXOH[SHULHQFHWRWUDYHOWKHFRXQWU\ODVW\HDUZLWKWKH&RP PDQGHU-LQ-&KLHI,KDYHPHWPDQ\ZRQGHUIXO6LVWHUVDQG%URWKHUVDQGOLVWHQHGWRWKHPDQ\ZD\V WKH\DUHSURPRWLQJRXURUJDQL]DWLRQV7KLV\HDUVKRXOGSURYHWREHDQHYHQJUHDWHUH[SHULHQFHDVLW ZLOOEHP\WXUQWRSURXGO\UHSUHVHQWDOORI\RXDURXQGWKLVZRQGHUIXODQGEHDXWLIXOFRXQWU\ Inside this issue: ,QP\ILUVW*HQHUDO2UGHUDQGLQIDFHERRNFRUUHVSRQGHQFH,KDYHSURPLVHGWRKDYHDQRSHQDG PLQLVWUDWLRQDQGWROHWWKHPHPEHUVNQRZZKDWLVKDSSHQLQJLQWKHLURUJDQL]DWLRQ6RLQWKHIDFHRI Presidential Update 1 RSHQQHVVDQGDFFRXQWDELOLW\,SUHVHQWWKHIROORZLQJ 0\\HDUVWDUWHGZLWKD6XQGD\PRUQLQJPHHWLQJRIWKHRXWJRLQJDQGLQFRPLQJFRXQFLO$IWHUWKH General & Special Orders 2-7 ILQDQFLDOUHYLHZ,DVNHGIRUDPHHWLQJZLWKP\FRXQFLODQGDVNHGWKHVHFUHWDU\WRVWD\DQGWDNH QRWHV$WWKLVWLPH,H[SODLQHGWRWKHPZKDW,ZLVKHGWRDFFRPSOLVKWKLV\HDU,H[SODLQHGWKDW, Lincoln Tomb Observance 7 ZDVVHSDUDWLQJWKH*2¶VIURPWKHQHZVOHWWHUDQGZRXOGSXWWKHPRXWDVQHHGHG,DOVRH[SODLQHG WKDWWKH\ZRXOGDOVREHSULQWHGLQWKHQHZVOHWWHUWKDWZLOOEHSXEOLVKHGDQGPDLOHGWKUHHWLPHVD \HDU National Officers 8 :HWDONHGDERXWJHWWLQJDQRIILFLDOIDFHERRNSDJHSXWRQRXUZHEVLWHDQGDVNLQJWKH3XEOLFLW\ &KDLUWRWDNHLWRQZHDOVRGHFLGHGWKDWLWZRXOGEHDSODFHWRSXEOLVKDUWLFOHVRIZKDWKDVKDSSHQHG 3UHVLGHQW·V%LRJUDSK\ 9 DQGZKDWZLOOEHKDSSHQLQJZLWKRXU6LVWHUVDFURVVWKHQDWLRQDQGWKDWZHZDQWWRXVHLWWRDGYHUWLVH RXUVHOYHVLQDSRVLWLYHOLJKW,WZDVGHFLGHGWKDWRQO\WKH1316HFDQGWKHIDFHERRNDGPLQLVWUDWRU 3DWULRWLF,QVWUXFWRU·V,QWUR 10 ZRXOGSRVWPHVVDJHV7KHUHZHUHRWKHUPLQRULWHPVOLNH,ZRXOGEHUHO\LQJRQP\FRXQFLOIRU duction LQSXWRQGHFLVLRQVWKDWFDPHP\ZD\WKLV\HDU 0\YDFDWLRQZLWKP\IDPLO\LQWKH:LVFRQVLQ'HOOVVWDUWHGWKDWVDPHGD\DQGZHKDGDZRQGHUIXO Name the Newsletter Con- 11 test DQGUHOD[LQJWLPH Back Page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¶V*27KHLULQSXWUHVXOWHGLQWKHLVVXLQJRXURZQ*2 $OHWWHUZDVUHFHLYHGDVNLQJIRUSHUPLVVLRQWRUHSULQWDOHWWHUIURPWKH$X[LOLDU\IURPDERXW WKHPRYLH³*RQHZLWKWKH:LQG´$JDLQ&RXQVHORUVDQG&RXQFLOZHUHDVNHGWKHLURSLQLRQDQG DIWHUUHDGLQJWKHLUFRPPHQWV,DPLQWKHSURFHVVRIJLYLQJWKLVSHUPLVVLRQDORQJZLWKDIHZUH PDUNV7KLVOHWWHUZLOOEHPDGHDYDLODEOHWR\RXVRRQ $QH-PDLOZDVUHFHLYHGLQHDUO\2FWREHUIURPRXU6XSSO\2IILFHULQIRUPLQJPHWKDWVKHZDVUH VLJQLQJDV6XSSO\2IILFHUDVRI2FWREHUWKDQGZRXOGVKLSWKHVXSSOLHVWRPH7KLVZDVDQ XQH[SHFWHGEORZ,ZDQWWRWKDQN6LVWHU0LFKHOOHIRUKHU\HDUVRIVHUYLFHWRWKH$X[LOLDU\DQGZLVK KHUZHOOLQKHUIXWXUHHQGHDYRUV ASUVCW Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 1 Page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¶V5HOLHI &RUS3UHVLGHQW6KLUOH\*UDQW,ORRNIRUZDUGWRZRUNLQJZLWKWKHVHJUHDWODGLHVLQWKHFRPLQJ\HDUDQG OHDUQLQJ³WKHURSHV´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³WKHJRRGRIWKHRUGHU´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ewsletter Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 3 $OOGHDWKVRIPHPEHUV LQFOXGLQJWKRVHOLVWHGRQPHPEHUVKLSIRUPV VLFNQHVVKRVSLWDOL]DWLRQVELUWKDQG PDUULDJHDQQRXQFHPHQWVDVZHOODVRWKHUKDSS\QHZVVKRXOGEHUHSRUWHGWR1DWLRQDO&KDSODLQ.DWK\ $QGHUVRQ$OO$X[LOLDULHVDQG'HSDUWPHQWVDUHLQVWUXFWHGWRIRUZDUGUHSRUWVSHUFDSLWDGXHVDQGRIILFHU LQVWDOODWLRQVUHSRUWVWR6HFUHWDU\7ULFLD%XUHVRQWLPH1H[WSHUFDSLWDLVGXHLQWR'HSDUWPHQWVE\-DQ WKDQGWR1DWLRQDOE\-DQWK7KLVZLOOEHWKHODVWLQVWDOOPHQWRIWKHSHUFDSLWD7KH SHUFDSLWDRIZLOOEHGXHLQIXOOWR1DWLRQDOE\$SULOWK ,QRUGHUWRSURFHHGZLWKFRRUGLQDWLRQRIWKH1DWLRQDO3UHVLGHQW¶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¶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ewsletter Volume 1, Issue 1 Page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¶V3URJUDP313'DQLHOOH0LFKDHOV:, $UFKLYDO,QYHVWLJDWLRQ&KDLU-XG\0RUJDQ3'3-2+5DPRQD*UHHQZDOW3'3-2+0DU\/RXLVH-HVHN -'DOH\2+ 3ROLFLHVDQG3URFHGXUHV &KDLU1935DFKHOOH&DPSEHOO&D3DF3131DQF\+LOWRQ2+13$9HURQLFD0HOORU0$$OO313¶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