United Grand Imperial Council - Red Cross of Constantine. 2013

I went to Kansas City for the meetings.  I have a new camera and am not used to it yet.  I guess it is OK.  Best way to view these is to click on one and them click through the slideshow.     Thursday June 6 Supper.

Friday morning session

 Friday Noon Lunch

Friday Evening Dinner.  

 A Knight Companion from Connecticut who turned out to be a good friend of the Brother who was so gracious to me when I was in Boston several years ago and is one of the finest Masons I ever met.  We shared some good time talking.

The entertainment. Wow could that accordion do everything.

 Saturday Morning Session

St. Bartholomew Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine - Annual Meeting

George Harrison, New Sovereign

Don Heath, Sovereign of St. Ignatius

Mrs. Heath 

K.C. B.O. Bryngleson

Past Sovereign Jeff Buchman

Sovereigns Harrison and Brinkerhoff

New Knight Companion Hill

New Knight Companion Hoffmann and Mrs. Hoffmann

 The Red Cross of Constantine, or more formally the Masonic and Military Order of the Red Cross of Constantine and the Appendant Orders of the Holy Sepulchre and of St John the Evangelist is a Christian Order of Freemasonry. Candidates for the Order must already be members of Craft Freemasonry (lodge) and Royal Arch Freemasonry... continue reading here.  The Iowa Web Site is here and the National Site is here.

Divisional Assembly

A Divisional Assembly of the Iowa Red Cross of Constantine was held on Saturday July 21, 2012.  We exemplified all the degrees of the Order on a new member and had a wonderful luncheon at noon.  There was one other Knight Companion in attendance.  The Intendant General.. me.. But someone had to take the picture.  The Knight Masons meet in the morning and the Iowa College MSRICF met following the Divisional Assembly.  All in all it was a very nice Masonic event.  You may click on the picture to view a larger size.

Molly/ UGIC/Road Trip on the way home.

 Molly here.  I have been consigned to hanging out with Miles this week.  I am rather upset with the BG and when he gets back I shall let him have it....How dare he leave me for an entire week.  I shall take my revenge..















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 This is Bennie,  He is over from England. Over there they wear sashes like this. I like them.  I hope we can talk sometime when he comes over later.

The Hills from Minnesota

  Ken is the Intendent General of Minnesota.

Now some Road Trip pictures. There was a fire alarm this morning at 5:30 AM EDT and so I just got in the car and left.  I drove until 5:30 PM.  Only stopped to go through the ubiquitous Mickey D's and got Ice Tea and coffee.  Made good time and got all the way past Indianapolis before stopping for the night. I have a nice motel room with a King Size bed. It is big enough to have a party.

 The flowers are prettier on the side of the road going home.

I ate supper at a very nice restaurant/.  I sat at the bar to eat.  I had their ribs..It was called Boulder Creek Dining Company.


The French Onion Soup was wonderful.   I just had a cuppa.

Then it was back to the Motel to get ready for bed and watch some TV.  I should be home tomorrow afternoon.

I am ready

French Onion Soup

Ribs/ Cottage Cheese (No Oatmeal)