KENNESAW MOUNTAIN SHRINE CLUB
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 496
Marietta, GA 30061-0496
MARIETTA, GEORGIA
Monthly Update
May 2016
1380 White Circle
Marietta, GA 30060-1064
(770) 425-5309
www.kmsclub.org
Kennesaw Mountain Shrine Club
2016 Officers
J. Herman Johnson, Jr. --------President
Michael A. Turner------1st Vice President
David T. Gault ----–-- 2nd Vice President
William R. Carver, Jr .----–-------Secretary
C. Michael Luke ------------------ Treasurer
Here’s wishing each Shrine Lady a very happy Mother's Day!
Board, Club and Unit Meetings for the Month
 Board of Directors: Monday, May 2 - 6:30 p.m.
 General Membership: Monday, May 9, (Second Monday) - Meeting, 7:00 p. m.
 Jokers Unit: Terry Chafin, president; Monday, June 20, (Mid-year meeting)) – 7:00 p.m.
74th Annual Yaarab Shrine Circus – THIS MONTH!
It’s hard to believe but it is once again time for the annual Yaarab Shrine Circus. Anyone having money to turn in for ad,
ride or admission ticket sales should do so right away. The Circus will be held May 20-30 at Jim R. Miller Park, 2245
Callaway Road, Marietta 30008. It runs through the Memorial Day week-end, with the final performance being on
Memorial Day itself. Detailed information on performances times and ticket prices is available on the Yaarab Shrine
website: http://www.yaarabshrine.net., under the “Yaarab Shrine Circus” tab. For those who need last minute
information or items, contact the coordinator for that part of the effort. But hurry! The area coordinators are:
 Circus Admission Tickets - David Gault
 Ride Tickets - Mike Turner
 Program Book Ads - Mike Luke
 Sponsor Sales - Ray Crews
Help is needed in the novelty sales booths for every circus performance – daytime and evenings. Shrine Ladies are
invited and encouraged to come out and assist with the novelty booth sales. The support of every member of the club is
needed. President Herman Johnson and Treasurer Mike Luke are coordinating the operations of the two novelty booths
that KMSC will be staffing. Also, the annual Flea Market will be held during the circus. If you have items to donate,
please get in touch with one of the officers right away so arrangements can be made to get them collected.
Yaarab Chief Rabban Attends April Meeting
The club welcomed Yaarab Chief Rabban Danny Huggins to its April meeting. Sir Huggins talked about activities related
to the circus and thanked everyone for their continued support and participation during the event. He reminded all that
proceeds from the Circus are very important in funding projects, programs and operations for Yaarab Shrine. In
addition, Noble Huggins discussed several activities that are planned for the rest of the year, and updated the Nobles on
the status of the Hospitals. He also provided an overview of the hospital finances. He thanked the Nobles for the
opportunity they have provided him to serve Shrinedom in general and Yaarab Shrine, in particular.
KMSC Upcoming Parade Participations
At the April meeting, the Club voted to attend both the Marietta 4th of July parade as well as the 63rd annual Old Soldiers
Day parade in Alpharetta on Saturday, August 6. That means it is time to start polishing up those cars and getting those
clown outfits ready. The parades are a lot of fun and the crowds really seem to enjoy seeing the Shriners pass by.
Yaarab Sportsman’s Raffle Tickets Available
Tickets are now available for the 2016 Yaarab Sportsman’s Raffle. The raffle drawing, which includes 110 winners, will
be held on Saturday, July 30, at Yaarab Shrine Center from noon to 5:00 p.m. Crown of Honor points are awarded for
those who sell tickets for the raffle. Outdoorsmen (and women!) love this event. Get tickets to sell from Sportsman’s
Raffle ticket chairman, Terry Chafin.
Unit News
Jokers: The Jokers staff the Bingo snack bar during the month of May. Since May is also Shrine circus month, every
available Joker is needed to help keep the Circus and the Bingo needs met. Please coordinate with Jokers President
Terry Chaffin on when you can help. Every hand is certainly appreciated! The next meeting of the Jokers unit will be the
semi-annual meeting scheduled on June 20. Start planning now to come out for that meeting. We don’t meet often, so it
is nice to have as many as we can in attendance at the meetings we have.
-ContinuedNO MAN IS EVER TALLER THAN WHEN HE STOOPS TO HELP A CHILD
An Affiliate of Yaarab Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S., Atlanta, Georgia
KMSC Monthly Update
May 2016
Page Two of Two
Bingo Update
The bingo program is going well. We see new players come in on a regular basis. And, our long-time players seem to
be continuing to enjoy themselves. Thanks to those members of the club who come out to help staff the sessions. It is
very true that, “We couldn’t do it without you!” Of course there is always room for additional staffers. On a sad note, one
of our long-time players succumbed to cancer since our last edition. Diane Arnold was a regular bingo player at the club
for more than 20 years and was well known to the bingo staff. She will be missed.
Sickness and Distress
There are quite a few in the KMSC family who are facing personal or family issues and who are in need of our prayers
at this time. Here are those that we know about at press time. Please remember them when on bended knee.
 Past Potentate and club Past President Marshall Stephens is dealing with health issues from a recent fall.
 Lady Linda Turner, wife of club First V.P. Mike Turner is recuperating well from recent surgery.
 Noble Mike Luke’s mother was hospitalized recently for several days. She is home now and recovering well.
 Past President Howard (Budda) Cook continues to deal with several health issues.
 Noble Harry Vaughn’s daughter-in-law is continuing her treatments for a very serious health problem.
 Noble Gary Jones is continuing his treatment for recent health complications.
 While not a member of the club, Eddie Johnson, an HVAC whiz who had become a good friend of the club’s in
recent years, passed away in late April from cancer at the young age of 51. We will miss his smile, his friendship
and his kind ways.
Of course, we should always say a prayer for all of our military personnel, especially those stationed in hostile
environments. May God Bless them, their families and may God always bless America.
Upcoming Events
 May 7 – 7:00 p.m., Yaarab “Rainy Day” Dinner and Give Away event, Yaarab Shrine Center
 June 8 – 6:00 p.m. Dinner, 7:00 p.m. Mtg., Yaarab Shrine quarterly business meeting, Yaarab Shrine Center
 June 9 - 12, Helen, GA; Annual Yaarab Shrine Summer Ceremonial
 June 25 -- Social 6:00 p.m., Dinner 7:00 p.m., Southwest Regional Clubs/Units Social, Yaarab Activities Building
Remember, It’s Circus Time!
The Annual Yaarab Shrine Circus opens Friday May 20 and continues through Monday, May 30, (Memorial Day).
Please mark your calendar and come out and help.
Some Things To Think About
“Vitality shows not only in the ability to persist,
but in the ability to start over again.”
- F. Scott Fitzgerald American Author
1896 – 1940
Uhhh. . .Say that again!?
The longest word currently listed in any dictionary is
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
At 45 letters, it is described in Webster’s Third New
International Dictionary, Unabridged, as
“a pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of very
fine silicate or quartz dust and occurring especially
in miners.”
Who, What, Where, When, Why?
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NO MAN IS EVER TALLER THAN WHEN HE STOOPS TO HELP A CHILD
An Affiliate of Yaarab Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S., Atlanta, Georgia