DeMolay International 89th International Supreme Council Annual Meeting And 42nd International DeMolay Congress June 18 – 20, 2009 Kansas City, Missouri DeMolay International International Supreme Council Annual Session June 18 – 20, 2009 Kansas City, Missouri Table of Contents Section I General Information .........................................................................................................................1 Section II 89th DeMolay International Supreme Council Annual Meeting ......................................................11 DeMolay International Board of Directors, June 18, 2009 ...............................................................13 DeMolay International Board of Directors, June 20, 2009 ...............................................................16 Grand Opening ...................................................................................................................................17 Business Session #1 ...........................................................................................................................22 Grand Secretary Report, Joe A. Williams, PGM .............................................................................22 Grand Treasurer Report, James C. McGee, PGM ...........................................................................24 Grand Master Report, C. Michael Watson.......................................................................................25 Nominating Committee Report #1 ...................................................................................................30 Business Session #2 ...........................................................................................................................43 Convention Planning Committee Report .........................................................................................44 Insurance Committee Report ...........................................................................................................45 Fraternal Relations Committee Report ............................................................................................46 DeMolay Leadership Training Conference Report ..........................................................................46 Fundraising Committee Report ........................................................................................................48 Heritage Committee Report .............................................................................................................49 Budget & Finance Committee Report..............................................................................................49 Alumni Affairs Committee Report ..................................................................................................51 Ritual & Regalia Committee Report ................................................................................................55 International Relations Committee Report ......................................................................................58 DeMolay International Joint Session .................................................................................................62 Business Session #2 continued ..........................................................................................................66 Honors & Awards Committee Report..............................................................................................66 Jurisprudence & Legislation Committee 2000 – 2010 Decisions .....................................................................................................................81 Business Session #3 ...........................................................................................................................85 Membership Committee Report .......................................................................................................85 Adult Recruitment Committee Report .............................................................................................86 Youth Protection Committee Report ...............................................................................................87 Investment Committee Report ...........................................................................................................88 Strategic Planning Committee Report .............................................................................................90 Table of Contents, continued Executive Officer’s Conference Report ...........................................................................................94 Centennial Committee Report..........................................................................................................95 Advisor Training Committee Report ...............................................................................................96 Honor & Awards Committee Report #2 ..........................................................................................98 Nominating Committee Report #5 ...................................................................................................101 Congress Committee Report ............................................................................................................107 Appendix ...........................................................................................................................................113 Legislative Call ................................................................................................................................115 Nominating Committee Recommendations .......................................................................................123 Honors ................................................................................................................................................126 Active Legion of Honor ...................................................................................................................126 Honorary Legion of Honor ..............................................................................................................128 Chevalier ..........................................................................................................................................130 Cross of Honor .................................................................................................................................133 Past International Congress Officers .................................................................................................135 Past Congress Advisors......................................................................................................................137 Section I 89th Supreme Council Annual Meeting General Information June 18 – 20, 2009, Kansas City, Missouri SECTION I General Information 6 89th Supreme Council Annual Meeting Section I June 18 – 20, 2009, Kansas City, Missouri General Information SUPREME COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETINGS *Designates Executive Committee Only **Designates Special Called Sessions March 7 – 8, 1921 Kansas City, MO 7 Section I 89th Supreme Council Annual Meeting General Information June 18 – 20, 2009, Kansas City, Missouri March 6 – 8, 1922 Milwaukee, WI March 13 – 17, 1976 Kansas City, MO March 11, 1940 Indianapolis, IN Dearborn, MI March 29 – 30, 1959 March 5 – 7, 1923 Kansas City, MO April 17 – 19, 1977 Baltimore, MD March 9, 1942 Dearborn, MI Louisville, KY April 10 – 11, 1960 March 5 – 7, 1924 Tucson, AZ April 16 – 18, 1978 Kansas City, MO *March 7, 1943 Milwaukee, WI Kansas City, MO March 27 – 30, 1961 March 16 – 18, 1925 Victoria, BC, Canada April 29–May 2, 1979 St. Louis, MO March 6, 1944 Kansas City, MO Kansas City, MO April 2 – 5, 1962 March 15 – 17, 1926 Indianapolis, IN April 13 – 16, 1980 Kansas City, MO March 5, 1945 Indianapolis, IN Kansas City, MO April 2 – 4, 1963 March 21 – 22, 1927 Tampa, FL April 5 – 8, 1981 Louisville, KY March 5, 1946 Cherry Hill, NJ Kansas City, MO April 14 – 16, 1964 March 18 – 19, 1928 New York, NY March 21 – 24, 1982 Kansas City, MO March 7, 1947 Reno, NV Kansas City, MO March 30 – 31, 1965 March 18 – 19, 1929 Louisville, KY May 1 – 4, 1983 Pittsburgh, PA March 8, 1948 San Antonio, TX Kansas City, MO April 4 – 6, 1966 *March 16 – 17, 1931 Tulsa, OK May 6 – 9, 1984 Chicago, IL March 7, 1949 Sarasota, FL Kansas City, MO April 10 – 12, 1967 March 16 – 17, 1930 Dallas, TX May 12 – 15, 1985 Washington, DC March 6, 1950 Jackson, MS Fort Worth, TX March 31-April 3, 1968 May 10, 1932 Washington, DC Washington, DC March 5, 1951 St. Louis, MO March 15 – 19, 1969 April 20 – 23, 1986 *May 6, 1933 Kansas City, MO Anaheim, CA New York, NY March 3, 1952 Chicago, IL May 1 – 4, 1988 *April 11, 1934 Tucson, AZ Washington, DC April 6, 1953 April 5 – 8, 1970 Tucson, AZ Omaha, NE April 12 – 15, 1989 April 5 – 6, 1935 Kansas City, MO Washington, DC March 28 – 31, 1971 Sacramento, CA April 25 – 29, 1990 April 10 – 11, 1936 Feb. 27-March 1, 1954 Philadelphia, PA Washington, DC Washington, DC June 18 – 21, 1972 Hollywood, FL April 22 – 28, 1991 February 24 – 26, 1955 St. Louis, MO Washington, DC May 27 – 30, 1973 April 1 – 2, 1937 St. Louis, MO April 22 – 27, 1992 Washington, DC March 8 – 10, 1956 Novi, MI Reno, NV March 31–April 3, 1974 March 21 – 22, 1938 Memphis, TN June 24 – 26, 1993 Kansas City, MO March 7 – 9, 1957 Washington, DC Detroit, MI April 6 – 9, 1975 March 20 – 21, 1939 Kissimmee, FL **November 19–21, 1993 Louisville, KY March 6 – 8, 1958 New Orleans, LA 8 89th Supreme Council Annual Meeting Section I June