ALI GHAN SHRINERS

RED FEZ Issue 10—2017

Monthly Publishing October 2017

Ali Ghan Shriners P.O. Box 1416 Cumberland, MD 21501

13100 Ali Ghan Road, NE Cumberland, MD 21502

Ali Ghan Gun Bash

October 21, 2017

In the Ballroom

ONLY 500 TICKETS WILL BE

SOLD

$20.00 PER TICKET

1:00—6:00 PM

Guns provided by 3 Guys Guns

Proceeds benefit Ali Ghan Shrine and are not tax deductible

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FROM THE POTENTATE’S DESK

As summer wanes, and the month of September comes to an end, a new season of Autumn colors and cooler days and nights is expected.

The month of September began with MASA in Virginia Beach. Those in attendance were well fed by “Packie” and a good time was had by all in the hospitality room, and many local establishments. Thanks to Noble Bruce Whitaker, whose status as a wounded combat veteran, was instrumental in purchasing at an adult beverage center. Noble Jay Cochrane put forth an excellent performance in the parade, and was awarded a trophy for his effort. Ali Ghan Director’s Staff also took home a 1st place trophy. The business meeting was well-attended by Ali Ghan Divan, and those in attendance at MASA all made it home without any major issues!

The Birthday Dinner/Temple Meeting was held on September 16, and attendance was great. Noble Phil Handley did an impersonation of a tumbler, and glad to state “he is doing well”. During the Temple meeting some of the new resolutions passed at Imperial Session were read to Nobles. Western Maryland Music Festival was once again profitable. Good job John Dawson and crew. Ali Ghan Golf Tourna-ment had 72 golfers and a record number of hole sponsors. Once again, Ladies Night has been canceled due to lack of participation.

October events include the Pigeon Forge trip, Ali Ghan Gun Bash on Oct. 21, the Paint and Create Party on Oct. 22, Dinner Theater on Oct. 26, as well as Autumn Glory Parade on Oct. 14, and Mummers Parade on Oct. 28. The South Cumberland Parade is the last week in October.

If anyone would like to know the origin of the insights to life on page 8 of the Red Fez, please ask.

The November 17 Birthday Dinner/Temple Meeting will be free for those having birthdays in October, November, and December. All vet-erans in attendance with some military ID will also have a free meal, and a small token of appreciation from your temple.

The Black Camel has visited Ali Ghan twice to date in September. John Pattison and Jack Haines are now using their working tools in the presence of the Supreme Architect of the Universe. Jack served as Transportation Director at Ali Ghan Shrine for several years.

Yours in faith,

E. William DuVall II

Potentate 2017

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October 2-5 — Trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee

October 14—Autumn Glory Parade

October 21 — Gun Bash in Ballroom

October 22 — Paint & Create in Sultan Bar

October 26 — Dinner Theater in Ballroom

October 28—Mummers Parade

November 17—Birthday Dinner/Temple Dinner

November 18—Grand Lodge Communication

Every Wednesday night

In the dining room

4:00pm-9:00pm

Drawing is at 8:00pm

Bring your family and friends out to Ali Ghan for fun

festivities and a delicious meal!!!

Proceeds from this activity are not for the benefit of Shriners Hospitals

for Children and are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for

Federal Income tax purposes.

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Ali Ghan is now offering a new

way to get your name out there!

Our monthly ‘Red Fez’ now offers

advertising opportunities!!!

We are offering 3 sizes:

1. 1/4 page

$5.00 single issue

$50.00 annual

2. 1/2 page

$15.00 single issue

$160.00 annual

3. Full page

$25.00 single issue

$250.00 annual

Call (301) 722-5970 or email

alighanshriners@atlanticbbn.net if interested!

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Simply Formal By Tonya

Prom and Homecoming Gowns

Bridal & Bridesmaids Gowns

Tuxedo Rentals & Suit Sales

Men’s Wear & Accessories

Tailoring, Alterations,& Repairs

Specialty Embroidery

Tonya Kesner, Owner & Tailor

301-268-5971 Call or Text

121 N. Centre St.

Cumberland, MD 21502

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People are often unreasonable, irrational, and

self-centered. Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior

motives. Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful

friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.

Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others could destroy

overnight. Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten.

Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it will be never enough.

Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was

never between you and them anyway.

Given to all Shriners who attended the President’s Banquet-MASA 2017

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October 21, 2017

In the Ballroom See Units or come to Recorder’s office for tickets

Only 500 tickets will be sold

$20.00 per ticket

1:00pm-6:00pm

BBQ Pork, Cole Slaw, Baked Beans, Keg

Beer and other beverages available

Guns provided by: 3 Guys Guns

Proceeds benefit Ali Ghan Shrine and are not tax deductible

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Puffinburger Carpets & Floors

304-492-5814

8 - 4 Monday - Friday

8- Noon Saturday

6915 Greenspring Valley Rd

Greenspring, WV 26722

www.puffinburgercarpets.com

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RE TEMPLE NO. 118 DAUGHTERS OF THE NILE

Re Temple No. 118 Daughters of the Nile held their September stated

session where the Temple’s new Supreme Appointees Tamra Powell and

Rebecca Beachy were honored. Queen Latricia Ryan gave a report on

the 101st annual Supreme Session held in Niagara Falls, New York. It

was announced that another Cozy sheet order is being put together by

Cherie Robison (301-723-0821 or c.l.rand.rob@gmail.com) and pecan

orders are due October 19th to Past Queen Christina Tippen at 301-722-

5231 or chrissy lm@yahoo.com.

A new membership incentive program was “launched” at the session.

Members keep track of Temple activities, etc. they attend on a “RIP”

card. The points on the card are used to build up to opportunities to win

a $50 gift certificate to the restaurant of your choice. One gift card

drawing will be held at the December stated session and another at the

March stated session. Members may get their “RIP” card from Past

Queen April Skidmore.

The Temple also voted to begin the “Note in a Tote” project where

anyone may write a note to a Shrine patient for the donation of a dollar.

The note will be placed in the pocket of the Temple’s welcome totes. The

funds raised will be used to purchase a wooden rocker and/or kitchen set

that the Philadelphia Shriners Hospital has on their requested item list.

Members were reminded that the fall newsletter deadline is October

15th, the next stated session will be on Thursday, October 19th with

Founder’s Day being observed, pecan orders are due and items for older

children for the welcome totes. The Supreme Queen’s official visit will

be held on Friday, October 20th with a Banquet at 5:00 pm and a cere-

monial for members only at 7:00 pm. Banquet reservations are due to

Past Queen Marilyn Adam (301-722-2492) by October 15th along with

your entrée choice of Delmonico Steak or Chicken Chesapeake.

Judith A. Hall, P.Q.

Pr. Recorder

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BUYING VINYL RECORDS

40’s - 50’s - 60’s - 70’s

ROCK N’ ROLL - COUNTRY - POP

FAIR PRICE PAID

RAY KING 304 -726 - 4089

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ATTENTION

Please submit all information

for the RED FEZ by the 24th of

each month.

Thank you.

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Regular size jeeps Our new small jeeps

Ali Ghan Shrine Club Desert Legion

Our meeting was held Monday, September 11 at 7:30 pm with

only 9 out of 27 present. Please start being members and come to meet-

ings.

We have been hit with a double property insurance bill this year! We

thing it maybe because of water damage insurance coverage of Temple

last year! Sometimes we wonder why we have insurance if you end up

paying for damage lost anyway!

Our Famous Roast Beef Dinners, selling for only $9.00. We had a

group of (88) of hungry customers before we ran out. The fellowship was

GREAT! And ou8r ladies desserts were better than ever! Our dinners

are: October 23rd—November 27th. Starting 5pm till 7 pm or till we run

out!

This year John Haus will be serving as chairman in charge of annual

STEAK feed for members and wives only! Feed will be held on Septem-

ber 17th starting at 5 pm. MEMBERS and WIVES come and enjoy!!!!!!

Our Sick and Deceased: Ken Currence wife Judy “one of our faithful

helpers” has had a back operation in South Carolina and is reported back

home doing fine! Our prays are with you Judy. Also Noble Junior

Liedy’s wife Patty is undergoing test at hospital! Our prays are with you

Patty!

Ron Straw, Desert Legion Rep.

Clarification: Per records Ali Ghan Recorder has, in 2016 Desert Legion paid for

one building—$578. In 2017, Desert Legion paid for two buildings—$523 and

$531. If there any questions, please contact the Recorder’s Office at 301-722-

5970.

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Well, Rallroad Unit members are winding down the summer activities with our last train run and only two more spaghetti din-ners. The year sure is going fast. At our September Unit meeting we had a nice hamburger hot dog covered dish dinner and then took in two mew members in Mr. Cole Livingston and Mr. Derrick Rhodes and we hope to see a lot of them at our upcoming meet-ings and events. We were fortunate to have Past Potentate Wayne Couter and his lady, Barb, and also charter member, Char-lie Hardy and his lady, Bunny. Our secretary, Brad Butler, had a little car trouble and could not make the meeting so Tom Valentine filled in for Brad, so thanks Tom, for your help.

We are in the process of collecting the ads for our calendars and hope to get them to the printer shortly. We received a waiver for the kitchen upgrades from the insurance company, but still have to install fire extinguisher. Several parades are coming up including Autumn Glory in Oakland, the South Cumberland Pa-rade, and the parade in Kingwood for the Buckwheat Festival. Our annual Christmas party will be on the first Saturday of December and a letter will be sent out to all members along with the annual dues notice. Lucky Wayne Couter won the 50-50 drawing.

We hope Nobles Tom Sharpless and Truman Householder are recuperating.

Thanks again,

Wayne D. Robertson Sr.

President

Ali Ghan Shrine Railroad Unit

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October 2017

Jack Lawson

Bill & Virginia

McKenzie

Rosie Skidmore in

memory of Randy

Skidmore

November 2017

The Mason Family in

memory of Donald Ma-

son

Shirley Brinkman in

memory of Les Brink-

man

Gene Mason in memory

of Grace Mason

December 2017

Ernest Messick

January 2018

Irene Brant in memory

of Harold, Pete, Brant

Neil Yommer

Barbara Rice in

memory of Ronald L.

Rice, P.P.

February 2018

Ronnie and Helen

Middleton in memory of

Susie and Bus Mowen

Norma Shaffer in

memory of Donald,

Boo, Shaffer P.P.

March 2018

Jane Heavner in

memory of Roger

Heavner

Emajane Marks in

memory of Lewis Marks

Ralph and Erma Buser

Janet Stutzman in

memory of Marlin “Bud”

RED FEZ BOOSTERS

Stutzman

Glendon and Shirley

Michael

April 2018

Bob & Marion Alkire

Nancy Hite in memory of

Lou Hite

Donald Shives Jr

Martha Handley

In memory of Charles F.

Schelble

Joan Bosley in memory of

Walt Bosley

Winnie Brode in memory of

Howard V. Brode

May 2018

Shirley McGregor in

memory of

George McGregor Sr.

John H. Clark

Jean Hite in memory of

H.P. Hite

Donald Shives Jr.

Joan Evans in memory of

Donald F. Evans

Joan Evans in memory of

Raymond and Anne Mac-

Donald

June 2018

Don True

July 2018

Keith Thomas in memory of

Robert R. Golden

Keith Thomas in memory of

Charles E. Thomas

August 2018

Ruth Chapman in memory

of Ronald Chapman

Ruth Baker

October 2018

James Bosley

Janice Simpson in memory

of her father Howard V.

Brode

Harry Foreback in memory

of Arlene Foreback

March 2019

Wilma Thompson in

memory of Vince Thompson

G. Clifton Loar in memory of

Louise Loar

September 2019

Bill and Darcy DuVall

January 2020

Irene Brant In memory of

Harold “Pete” Brant

May 2020

Lollie Fridinger in memory of

Jack Fridinger

September 2020

In memory of Mary Jane

Kershner

March 2021

Pam Shirk in memory of

Allen Shirk P.P.

May 2021

Margaret Seaber in memory of Francis R. Himmelwright

November 2023

Walt & Irene

Growden in memory of

Sgt. Vernon Growden

October 2027

Roy Pepper

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Winner Date No. Amt.

Bob Fike 7/31 #271 -$25.00

Mark Thierry 8/01 #712 -$25.00

Dickie Whetzel 8/03 #957 -$25.00

Taryn Bennett 8/04 #433 -$25.00

Amy Wilson 8/05 #757 -$25.00

Chuck Jones 8/06 #817 -$25.00

Jim Bess 8/07 #309 -$25.00

Larisha Humbertson 8/08 #941 -$25.00

Charles Siebert 8/09 #642 $25.00

Dylan Frost 8/10 #274 - $25.00

Cyndie Zembower 8/11 #640 -$25.00

Zachary Mathews 8/12 #034 -$50.00

Jackson Lawson 8/13 #123 -$25.00

Joni Bender 8/14 #710 -$25.00

Dave Iser 8/15 #552 -$25.00

Wayne Bittinger 8/16 #887 -$25.00

Wendy Howser 8/17 #855 -$25.00

Garret Croston 8/18 #590 -$25.00

Bill Weber 8/19 #950 -$25.00

Pam McDonald 8/20 #287 -$25.00

Evangeline Laffey 8/21 #159 -$25.00

Carol Lloyd 8/22 #471 -$25.00

Nancy Bingamon 8/02 #480 -$25.00

Taryn Bennett 8/23 # 433 -$25.00

Chris Wilson 8/24 #468 -$25.00

Angela Nash 8/25 #523 -$25.00

Kathy Cleveland 8/26 #967 -$50.00

Kurt Whitaker 8/27 #565 -$25.00

Bob Mullen 8/28 #095 -$25.00

Marvin VanMeter 8/29 #303 -$25.00

Ed Twigg 8/30 #409 -$25.00

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Ali Ghan Shrine Dining Room

13100 Ali Ghan road cumberland, md 301-722-5970

Featuring:

DEEP CREEK LAKE CATERING

301-268-4999

Like us on facebook

Open Wednesdays 4pm to 9pm

Great Food - Great Prices

We offer a menu that is sure to please every palate!

We also cater to your needs for :

Weddings, Receptions, Banquets, Luncheons and

Business Meetings

We offer private rooms that can accommodate

20 to 250 guests

Members and Guests are always welcome

(You are invited to be a guest of the membership of Ali Ghan)

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Sunday, October 22nd

at 2:00PM

Ali Ghan Shrine Sultan Bar

Come enjoy creating an original painting!

An artist will provide instruction and all needed

art supplies will be included in the cost of

$35.00 per person.

Participation is limited, so please call

(301) 722-5970 to reserve your space

Proceeds from this activity are not for the benefit of Shriners Hospitals for Children and are

not tax deductible as charitable contributions for Federal Income tax purposes.

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Ali Ghan Dinner Theater

Presents

“An Evening With the Rabbi”

Mark Perman entertaining

you with Music and Song

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Ali Ghan Ballroom

6:00 PM Plated Dinner

With entrees of pot roast and chicken

7:00 PM Show

Tickets: $25.00

Please call the Temple office at 301-722-5970

to make your reservation prior to October 20th.

Proceeds from this event benefit the Ali Ghan

Transportation Fund

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MASA

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Please join Chief Rabban

George Witherington and Lady

Karen for the Potentate’s Cruise

September 22-27, 2018

For more information, contact

Boscov’s Travel at

1.800.782.5605

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Re Temple No. 118

Daughters of the Nile Invites all Ladies to:

Witchy Woman

Friday, October 13th, 2017

Come join us for a night of fun with

games, ghoulish treats and witchy brews

at no cost to you!

Prizes for best “Witches Attire” and “Ride”

(that’s your broom ladies!)

Evening begins at 6:30 pm in the Mecca Room

at the Ali Ghan Shrine Center

“You do not have to be a member to attend”

Sponsored by Re Temple No. 118 Membership Committee

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