7000 Smith Rd., Kiln, MS 39556
Home:228-255-1267; Cell:228-493-0766
Email: [email protected]
Assistant Rabban
Dick Aldridge (Diane)
23100 Red Creek Rd, Vancleave, MS 39565
Home: 228-826-9985
Email: [email protected]
High Priest & Prophet
Freddie Zehner
1609 Lackey St, Leakesville MS 39451
Home:601-394-2899; Cell: 601-394-7685
Email: [email protected]
DIXIE SHRINE ASSOCIATION
Brad Slaughter, Potentate
Dick Aldridge, Assistant Rabban
Don Powell, P.P.
Jim Graham, Recorder
SOUTHEASTERN SHRINE ASSOC.
Brad Slaughter, Potentate
Billy Joe Smith, PGM, Chief Rabban
Freddie Zehner, High Priest & Prophet
Jim Graham, Recorder
Oriental Guide
Marvin LaCoste (Joan)
536 Rue Palafox, Biloxi, MS 39531
Home: 228-594-1047; Cell: 228-238-2511
Email: [email protected]
Chief Aide
Marvin “Steve” Stevens (Yola)
11511 Pinehurst Place W, Gulfport, MS 39503;
Home: 228-831-0159; Cell: 228-326-9697
Email: [email protected]
13280 NEW HWY 67
Recorder
Jim Graham (Elizabeth)
BILOXI, MS 39532
20338 Gordon St., Saucier, MS 39574;
Home: 228-831-3057, Cell: 228-234-9393
Email: [email protected]
JOPPA SHRINE CENTER
Treasurer
Russell E. “Rusty” Burton, PP (Jimmie)
Volume XXXI June 2009 Issue 3
P O Box 292, Kiln, MS 39556
Home:228-255-7353; Cell:228-593-4614
Email: [email protected]
Larry Case, Managing Editor, Jim Graham, Recorder, 13280 New Hwy. 67, Biloxi, MS 39532 Phone (228) 392-9345
Chief Rabban
Billy Joe Smith PGM (Linda)
IMPERIAL, ELECTED
Brad Slaughter, Potentate
Billy Joe Smith, PGM, Chief Rabban
Dick Aldridge, Assistant Rabban
The Joppa Jewel is published bi-monthly under the auspices of The Joppa Shrine Temple: A.A.O.N.M.S. Oasis of Biloxi, Desert of Mississippi.
4106 Hickory Dr, Moss Point, MS 39563
Home:228-475-3364; Cell:228-623-4498
Email: [email protected]
IMPERIAL, EMERITUS
Robert H. Simmons, P.P.
Roy F. Parker, P.P.
$10,000.00 GIVE-A-WAY
SATURDAY, August 15,
2009
Potentate
Brad Slaughter (Bobbie)
2009 REPRESENTATIVES
NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION
U. S. POSTAGE
PAID
GULFPORT, MS
PERMIT NO. 0049
2009 DIVAN
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Message from the Potentate
Ill. Sir Brad Slaughter
“ Our Pleasure is the Kids We Treasure”
Nobles, it is difficult to comprehend this year
nearly half over. We have been very busy during
this time but still have a lot more to get accomplished.
We attended Dixie in mid May where we truly had
a great time, mainly because we had a very good
turn-out from Joppa. I want to extend my appreciation to all who attended from the Motor Corps
and the Clown unit. This event is a lot of fun, with
a lot of camaraderie between nine (9) Shrine
Temples, and the City of Panama City welcomes
the Shriners with open arms. I would love for
those of you that have never been to a Dixie competition to try to go one year. I think you would
really enjoy it and the parade of all the temples is
great fun.
This July the Joppa Divan, Motor Corps and
Clowns, will be travelling to San Antonio for the
Imperial Council and will be participating in the
Imperial Parade. This parade is quite a big event
and I am looking forward to seeing the JOPPA
flag flying in the wind. This council will present
some important issues to all of us that we need to
put our vote in. The largest issues will be about
the possible closing of some of our hospitals. I
will bring back all the information I can gather to
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MISSISSIPPI CHILD IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2009, 9A.M-3P.M.
The Mississippi Child Identification Program
(MSCHIP) is one of the most comprehensive
Child Recovery, Identification, and Abduction
Awareness programs ever to be offered to parents in the state of Mississippi.
Since 2004, Freemasons from various state jurisdictions in the United
States and in several Canadian provinces have sponsored Masonic CHIP
events.
At a CHIP event, Freemasons set up the equipment and enlist the aid of
local volunteers, as necessary, to generate completed child identification
kits.
Each child progresses through several stations taking about 10 to 15 minutes for the entire process. The recorded information is presented to the
child’s parent or guardian to take home for safekeeping. All information is
confidential and MSCHIP retains nothing but the permission form when the
kit is completed and given to the parents.
The mission of the MSCHIP program is to raise public awareness concerning
the risk of abduction or exploitation that our children now face in today’s
society. This mission is accomplished by conducting MSCHIP events
JOPPA SHRINERS PRESENTS 8TH ANNUAL SHOW & SHINE
Open Car/Truck/Bike Show Saturday, August 1, 2009
Registration 9am-12noon and Awards at 3pm
$20 Entry Fee
Plaques and/or Trophies Awarded Top 15—Peoples Choice—Best of
Show, Paint, Interior, Engine
Music & Host Car Club will be the Coast Cruizers
Judging by Participants of Car Show
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JOPPA SHRINE / CA$H BA$H
I-10, Exit 41 (New Highway 67—Woolmarket) 1 Mile N.
$10,000.00 Give-A-Way
Or 1/2 of Gross Proceeds (400 Tickets)
THE 400TH TICKET WILL BE HELD OUT & CHANCES SOLD AT $5.00 EACH.
WINNER WILL BE DRAWN FOR THE 400TH TICKET & ADDED TO
LAST 9 TICKETS LEFT IN HOPPER.
FINAL DRAWING OF JACKPOT WILL BE FROM THE 10 TICKETS
LAST 5 TICKETS MAY SPLIT IF MARKED SPLIT.
AUGUST 15, 2009
$50.00 ADMITS 2 PERSONS
HOR D’OEUVRES & DRINKS
6:30 P.M.
present to all of you at the Stated
Meeting after the July Council has
met.
Keep in mind on August 1st, Saturday;
we will have a car/motor cycle show, a
child identification program known to
us as CHIPS and a blood drive. We really need all of you to
try your best to come out and participate. Your Potentate
is only as good as the Nobles that support Joppa events and
I can tell you I need your participation and your inputs. Nobles, you are welcome to bring any issue you want to me as I
continue to keep an open door policy.
Remember the Potentate’s Ball is Saturday, August 29th and
Lady Bobbie and I would love to see all of you there. Everyone is invited.
Try to make the steak nights, 2nd Friday of each month.
FOR FRATERNAL USE ONLY
Steak night is always a pleasant experience. Noble Bobby
NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE
DO NOT HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO WIN
Radcliffe and Lady Karen have worked along side of the
Chief Rabban and his Lady during this entire year. Thank
you to both of them is not enough but I hope they recog-
Joppa Shrine Temple AAONMS
Requests the pleasure of your company at the 2009 Potentate’s Ball
nize that Lady Bobbie and I truly appreciate their efforts.
Honoring Illustrious Potentate Brad Slaughter and Lady Bobbie
This appreciation extends to all the aides that have given
The Divan and Their Ladies
so much of their time and so much effort. A footnote to
Saturday, the 29th of August Two thousand and nine
At six o’clock in the evening (Mardi Gras on the Coast)
Joppa Shrine Temple 13280 New Highway 67 Biloxi, Mississippi 39532
R.S.V.P. Required
BYOB Set-ups Available
Formal Attire
Reception 6:00 p.m. Introductions 6:30 p.m.
Or Business Suit
Dinner 7:00 p.m.
Nobles in Fez
Ball at 8:00 p.m.
the Steak night: In July we will be in San Antonio and will
not have the steak night until August when we will resume
with our normal schedule.
Yours in the Faith, Brad Slaughter, Potentate
Message from the Chief Rabban
JULY 2009
Billy Joe Smith, Chief Rabban
Good things are happening at OUR TEMPLE, we are growing in numbers. Repairs
are going on throughout the Temple. The dressing rooms have been finished and
we are in the process of painting the lower part of the inside of the building and
other projects are in the works.
th
th
The onion sales have been successful and we are getting ready for our annual
Draw Down of $10,000.00 on August 15, 2009, so buy your tickets now. Not only
do you have a chance to win the money, but you will also get a great meal and some
southern hospitality along with it.
We encourage each of you to come to our stated meetings and other functions,
you might be surprised at what a good time we have and the things we can accomplish together.
Nobles, I encourage you to attend your Blue Lodges there are Masons waiting for
you to ask them to become Shriners. Tell them about the more than eight hundred thousand children we have helped along life’s journey. We make a difference. Tell them about our 22 Hospitals and that we are proud of the work we are
doing and then ask them don’t you want to be a part of the worlds greatest Philanthropy? I bet they will answer yes.
From the Assistant Rabban:
THE SHRINER NEED MEMBERSHIP -The Shrine membership is declining at an
alarming rate. In 1980 membership was 932,734. In 2008 membership was at
356,112. if membership keeps going the way it has been by 2011 there will be
311,185 members. If nothing is done to get membership by the year 2025 membership will be 0. Shriners, you need to be out seeking membership from your
Masonic Brothers. Do not wait for them to ask you, you need to ask them. Nobles, we need more of your participation in the Temple itself. We need more of
our Nobles to join units and to form new units. We need more Nobles coming to
Stated Session and Joppa Temple functions. As of 2008, Joppa Temple has 604
members. We don't even get 10% of our members to show up at Stated Session!
Assistant Rabban —- Dick Aldridge
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
Independence
Day!!
Motor Corp
Golf Unit
5
Imperial
6
7
Provost Guard
York Rite (GPT) Coast Nobles
Shrine Club
Tin Lizzies
Imperial
8
Imperial
9
10
11
Legion of Honor
Imperial
NO STEAK
NIGHT!!!
Imperial
12
19
13
14
Divan Mtg
Stone County
Shrine Club
20
15
16
17
York Rite
Scottish Rite
(GPT)
(BLX)
21
22
23
24
28
29
30
31
Clown Unit
Billy Joe
I look forward to seeing you here at the Temple soon!
Monday
th.
The 135 Imperial Session will be in San Antonio, Texas July 5 –9 Decisions
will be made that will affect our Hospitals and all Shrine Temples. Let your wishes
be known to the Imperial Representatives.
Fraternally
Sunday
Stated Mtg
26
27
Picayune Shrine
Club
NO STEAK NIGHT IN JULY
SEE YOU FOR STEAK NIGHT
Friday, August 14
18
25
JUNE 2009
Sunday
7
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
5
6
Provost Guard
York Rite (GPT) Motor Corp
8
Tin Lizzies
Golf Unit
9
10
Stone County
Shrine Club
Coast Nobles
Shrine Club
11
12
13
Slaughter A/C and
Heating
4106 Hickory Dr.
Moss Point, MS 39563
Phone: 228-623-4498
Fax: 228-475-5364
Legion of Honor
Steak Night
Divan Meeting
14
15
18
19
Clown Unit
16
17
York Rite
Stated Mtg
(BLX)
Scottish Rite
(GPT)
20
RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL
21
22
23
24
Picayune Shrine
Club
28
29
Legion of Honor
30
25
26
27
Facility
Rented
RHEEM
CARRIER
AMERICAN STANDARD
GOODMAN
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From the Recorder’s Office:
The Dixie Shrine Association annual meeting was
held in Panama City, FL the 14th - 16th of May. A
great time was had by all of us that attended. Special congratulations to all of the clowns that participated in the Clown Completion for all of their hard
work and wash tub full of awards. Dixie next will
again be held in Panama City, FL. Congratulations
to Don Powell on his election as 1st Vice-President of
Dixie. We are all proud of you.
Welcome to
Joppa’s Newest
Members
Bruce D. Baker
Clyde E. “Butch” Britt II
Frank G. Crocker
Tom L. Henry
Richard L. Hershey
Robert Kranz
Christopher A. Lightsey
Pelan C. McNeese
Membership continues to grow here at Joppa. Since
the beginning of 2009 we have reinstated 29 Nobles, added 7 Nobles through
affiliation for other temples, added 8 new Nobles through election & Initiation,
1 new Noble through Association, lost 4 Nobles to the Eternal Temple, suspended 1 Noble for non-payment of dues, and no Nobles have demitted to
other temples. This brings our membership as of the end of May to 648 Nobles for an increase of 6.58%.
Walter E. Ross
Nolan E. Rouse
Clive L. Squibb
Densel M. Stewart
George R. Taylor
Eddie D. Thomas
Robert W. Underwood
Harold Windom
Motor Corps News: The Motor Corps has been busy this
year. We have represented Joppa Temple very well. We
were in the Slidell, La Mardi Gras parade. Next came
Biloxi, Diamond Head (only two) riders were able to attend this function due to the activities, (Tommy Green,
Tuffy Kahler). The following week we were to the Child
Development Center, Gulfport. This particular parade has
such a huge meaning, placing a heartwarming effect on
each of us. Seven riders attended this activity; we all
give thanks to God for being more fortunate than the
young people at the Center. The very next week back to
Biloxi for the St. Patrick’s parade. Boy did we get rained
on! However, we still had 7 riders and a group from
Ocean Springs provided us with good food and drinks.
The following week was Bay St. Louis & Waveland where
we won a trophy with 7 riders. Once again we got wet!
After the parade, Tommy Green led us to a wonderful
dining establishment. We rode to Lafayette, LA, then on
May 14th we were off to Dixie, in Panama City, FL with 6
riders in attendance. What a wonderful function to attend! We have more activities coming up, one big and long
ride to Imperial Convention in July.
Have you been receiving email from Joppa lately? If not, it’s probably because we don’t have your correct address. If you will send me an email at:
[email protected] I’ll make sure you get on the email list. Many of
you know that we have a Web Site, but for those of you who do not, our website address is: www.joppashriners.org. There is a Calendar of Events page
there so you can find out what‘s coming up. If you belong to a Club or Unit
please let me know about your activities so that we can publish them.
The Motor Corps has grown since the beginning of the
year. We have added Paul Baker, Bruce Baker (Paul’s Dad)
and Robert Underwood. A big welcome aboard to all of
you. We have received a wonderful new lady, thanks to
Jim Graham, Thank you for inviting the motor corps to
your wedding. May God shower you and Lady Elizabeth
with many blessings.
If you’ve got time please stop by and I’ll buy you a cup of coffee. Our office
hours are still 9:00 till 4:00, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Last but never least, we want give a huge Thanks to Bro
Bobby Ratcliff and Lady Karen, for inviting us to their
wonderful home on Memorial Day, for a fish fry. They
were wonderful hosts, again ―THANKS.‖
Fraternally yours,
Tuffy Kahler, President Joppa Motor Corps
Jim Graham, Recorder
STEAK NIGHT GIFT CERTIFICATES
NOW AVAILABLE !
COME BY AND PURCHASE A FEW
THEY NEVER EXPIRE!!!
Greetings from the Golf Unit
The Golf Unit is alive and well and teeing it up every Monday, Wednesday & Friday at Dogwood Hills Golf Club located on Hwy 67 just 5
miles north of the Temple. Come join us for a “Smashing Good Time”.
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Lost in the Desert
STEPHEN T BARNES
SAMUEL RUDOLPH BATES
VINCENT A BECKHAM, JR
LAWRENCE P BITLER
MAX R BOYKIN
JAY WARREN BREISCH
WILFORD A BROOME
RUBEN RAY BULLOCK
LOUIS A CADARD, III
ALTON B COOK
BRIAN G COOK
BRIDGES M COOK
L V COSSEY
ELVIS MARK CUMBEST
ROBERT L DANIELS
ELPHA A DARTEZ
WILLIAM L DONALDSON
HERBERT T DUBUISSON
RONALD K DYE
WILLIAM S EMBERSON
H . STEVE GARBER
JAMES M GEORGE
WILLIAM L GOFF
ROBERT E GOODMAN
WENDELL L HAMMOND
ROBERT WAYNE HATTEN
PHILLIP G HAYES
BOBBY HEBERT
JOHN O HEDMAN
HENRY D HENDERSON
JOHN R HERRON, III
FARRON J HODA
GEORGE J HOLLISTER
ROBERT A HOUSE
JOHN B HOWARD, JR
DONALD E HOWZE, JR
BOBBY G HUBBARD
ROBERT C HUDSON
GEORGE F HUNTER
HUPERT RAY HURLBERT
CLAYTON L HYDE
J. ROY JEFCOAT
H GEORGE JONES
JACK D KILL
THOMAS S KULO
LIONEL LLOYD LADNER
WEBB L LEE
FREDDIE LEUENBERGER
LOREN C LYMAN
DARWIN M MAPLES
BENJAMIN CARMEN MARTINO SCOTT T MCARTHUR
ARTHUR MCCORMICK
RICKY A MCGLADE
JIMMY DEE MCNUTT
ALLEN W MILLER
FRANKLIN D MILLER
HERMAN AVON MILLER
WILLIAM A MILLIGAN
MICHAEL J MITCHELL
PHIL MONTALBO
CALVIN D MOREE
GEORGE K MORGAN
JAKE C MORREALE
GRIFFIN E MYRICK
CLAUDE E NEWMAN
D A PATT
ERNEST W. PEARSON, JR
ELDEN RAY PENNINGTON, JR
ALBERT LONNIE PHELPS
SANDY RAY PITTS
JAMES E PUGH
JAMES T PUGH
FRANK O RAINS, JR
HARRY ODEN RIDGDELL, JR
CARROLL O ROCKWELL
JOHN D RUSSO
DON C RYAN
RICHARD FRANKLIN SANDS
KARL JAY SCOTT
GILBERT WAYNE SHAW
MICHAEL A SHUBERT
RANDALL A SHUBERT
GENE CODY SMITH
JERRY M TAPP
GERALD W TAPPER, JR
JAMES TURAN
DAVID G TURNAGE
LOUIS ANTHONY VASSALLI
J B WALLACE
HENRY E WATTS
AUBURN A WELFORD, SR
JOHN HENRY WHATLEY
GLEN D WIECK, JR
EARL J WILLIAMS
GUY ALLEN WILSON
LEO C WONTORCIK
ALBERT J. WRENN, JR
DONALD E YARBROUGH
WILLIAM A ZEHNER
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Shrinedome-Survival-etc…
CHARLES EVERETT BARNES
My point is this, with the economy upside down, our
survival depends solely (100%) on every able bodied
Noble to participate actively in as many functions as
possible that are sponsored by the Joppa Temple.
WOODROW W BARBER
Each Noble must not forget the first and foremost
main purpose of Shrinedome is healing crippled children
or making them as well as possible in hopes that they
will at least not be physically handicapped depending on
others. Thank God for Shrinedom whom He has worked
His blessing through by giving the mental ability to our
doctors. Also, I will point out to do this compassionate
work, our doctors need technically equipped modern facilities (hospitals or clinics). These are funded solely
be funds raised by individual Shrine Temples by the
sole efforts of it’s members. These efforts are in a
true sense, obligations, as all the above is the first
purpose to become a Shriner.
KENNETH R ATWELL
MICHAEL SHANE BARBER
The second purpose is for the social association of
friendship and brotherly love. In other words, having
fun while achieving one of the greatest heartfelt feelings a person can experience, and that is when you can
honestly say. “I helped a crippled child to walk and be
independent.”
ROBERT L
MORRIS J. BALLARON
So please ask your potentate “What can I do to
not only help out, but to make a difference here at
Joppa Temple!!”
JIMMIE L ANTHONY
Thanks, Oriental Guide
We haven’t heard from the following Nobles lately and would appreciate any
Noble who know them to please ask them to come with you to our next
stated meeting.
From the Chaplain
One of the things that I remember at this time of year is a red
poppy that my Father and Grand Father would wear in May. I did
not know what it meant, I was somewhat aware of where it came
from, but the whole meaning of Memorial Day came clear to me in
later years. In fact later in school I learned the poem that inspired the practice, and even later I stood in the fields of Flanders and watched the poppies blow in the wind.
In Flanders Fields
By John McCrae
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly.
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
This Memorial Day poem reminds us of the National Cemeteries in Europe where many of our Fallen Heroes rest in numbered rows. But Memorial day did not have its beginning in
Europe. It was first observed as ―decorations day‖ when Ladies in Columbus, Mississippi went to the city cemetery and
decorated the graves of Union and Confederate Soldiers from
the Battle of Shiloh. It was done on April 25, 1866. Later on
May 5, 1868 Major Gen. John A. Logan declared that Decorations Day should be observed on May 30. It soon became a
popular day and has been observed every since.
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HOSPITAL CHAIRMAN'S REPORT FOR JUNE 2009
It is an exciting time to be a Shriner! Many changes have
been made and more are on the way for our hospital system. With the closing of the Galveston Hospital, we are using other hospitals in the system. Mainly Houston, Chicago, Cincinnati, and Philadelphia hospitals. They each
have their own unique operational procedures regarding
transport of patients.
After a discussion with Recorder
Jim Graham, I have decided to resJoppa Jewel
urrect the Roadrunners Unit. The
The Joppa Jewel is a bi-monthly publication of
purpose will be to establish uniform
Joppa Shrine Temple
procedures dealing with the "art" of All proceeds from the sale of ads are used to
transport of patients and to have
pay for expenses of the publication.
Excess
proceeds are to be deposited in the
fun. Each Roadrunner will be entiGeneral fund of the Temple to assist in paying
tled to wear the emblem on his
operating expenses of the Temple and which
clothing and fez. Please contact me may include the cost of transportation of the
children to our Shrine Hospitals
if you want to be a member of this
DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE
prestigious club. My phone number
is 228-860-2219. My email address May 15…………………………….………………………..June
is [email protected]. After I com1
pile a list of those interested, we will July 15………………………….…………………..….August
establish a meeting schedule.
1
Just this year we are a part of
teams responsible of saving several
young lives and improving the quality of life for many others. What
more noble undertaking can we Nobles assume, I have no idea. It just
gets me all choked up to think of
the awesome work we do.
I am proud to be a Shriner!
Baxter Wade, Hospital Chairman
Member, Shreveport Hospital
Board of Governors.
September 15………………………..………...October
1
November 15……………………….………..December 1
January 15………………………….…………..February 1
March 15……………………...…………………….....April 1
Larry Case, Executive Editor
Jim Graham, Associate Editor
Website: www.joppashriners.org
Newspaper Advertising
SIZE AND COST PER YEAR:
Business Card $25.00; 1/4 page
$50.00; 1/2 page $75.00; full page
$100.00
PAST POTENTATES
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Ernest Melvin*
1977-1978
Glenn V. Teele
1994
Harmon Johnson*
1979
John B. Doolittle*
1995
Gabe Churchwell
1980
William H. Bradley
1996
W. Robert Taylor*
1981
Russell E. Burton, Jr.
1997
Curtis M. Seymour.
1982
Melton V. Broome
1998
H. Cecil Woodruff*
1983
Dr. James H. Waddell*
1999
James M. Carter
1984
G. Vern Hennlein*
2000
W. H. Yarbrough
1985
Earl D. Barlow
2001
Robert H. Simmons
1986
Richard Roesner
2002
John S. Topp*
1987
Don Dulaney
2003
Roy F. Parker
1988
Bill DeMalade
2004
Billy E. Sheffield
1989
Jerry Lott
2005
Albert E. Rowell
1990
William “Bill” Pate
2006
Jeff E. Cressionie
1991
Billie Case
2007
J. Donald Holden
1992
Don Powell
2008
Robert A. Kirkbride
1993
*Deceased
―Jus Clownin Around‖ with the Clown Unit
The Clowns and Clownettes were very busy during April and May.
We attended the Pass Christian Blessing of the Fleet, Boys and
Girls Club of Gulfport, Naval Oceanographic Office Command Picnic, Cuevas Auctions, Birthday Parties and the Dixie Convention
where the guys made an outstanding showing:
Bill Case (Toot) 1st place in the tramp competition .
Bill Case (Toot) 1st place in the Balloon competition
Don Powell (Eagle) 2nd place in the Rookie competition
Ken Cullum (Popcorn) 3rd place in the Rookie competition
Fred Schilb (Choo-Choo) 3rd place in the Senior competition
In Memoriam
The deepest sympathy of the Illustrious Potentate, Divan and Nobles
of Joppa Temple is extended to the family and friends of:
Earl Blaylock
Russell ―Doc‖ Lunstrum
Willie McCullough
THOSE WE DO NOT FORGET
Joppa Shrine Clowns won 2nd in unit creditability
We have raised and donated $1,400.00 of our planned $2,500.00
goal to the Hospital. This was accomplished by the outstanding
efforts of everyone in the unit and we always welcome new members. My thanks go out to the unit for all the hard work and the
Temple for supporting us in all we do.
Robert White (Jeeprz) - President Joppa Clowns
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April-May 2009 Donors
Wayne A McDown
Charles H Hudson
Jasper Pinson
Picayune Shrine Club
Butch Britt
Shirley Burger
Walter E Ross III
James F Hoffman
Walter Ross
Cuevas Auction
THANK YOU
From The Chief Aide:
Nobles, let me tell all of you a BIG SECRET! When we have the stated
meeting we have some of the best home cooking! Our ladies are great
cooks, so how about coming out on the third (3 rd) Monday of each month
and find out for yourself. Hope to see you all then. And don’t forget
the 2nd Friday of each month we have STEAK NIGHT. Where can you
get a steak cooked to order, salad, baked potato, Texas toast, dessert
and tea or coffee for the low price of only $14? I know where JOPPA
TEMPLE!! So come on down AND BRING YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS
AND NEIGHBORS.
The last steak night we had a band and Singer performing. This was
paid for by one of our Nobles. I have received several comments on this
some pro and some con, I would appreciate your feedback on whether
we should continue or not.
STEVE
Ruben Bullock, PM
KD’s
Sewing Machine Repair Service
50 years experience
12702 Highway 613
Moss Point MS 39562
Country Barbershop
20025 Hwy 53 @ County Barn Road
Gulfport, MS
(228) 218-1456
For all of your Real Estate
Needs.
Contact:
Audra Parker, ABR, CNS
Coldwell Banker United, Realtors
2000 Hwy 90
Gautier, MS 39553
Cell: 228-217-1655
Business: 228-497-1800
Fax: 228-497-1824 or 228-872-0521
Toll Free: 1-800-530-7889
E-mail: [email protected]