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July 2014 Balconies Castle, Scotland Vol. 2 Issue 3

The Supreme Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem

http://www.grandprioryofthescots.org/

News from the Bailiwick

By H.E. Dame Patricia Tennyson, Bell , GCTJ, GMTJ

We are now in the hot days of summer and many of our members travelled to Scotland in June for the Ban-nockburn celebrations. I believe all had a great time.

At the last Privy Council meeting we discussed having ladies’ sashes made out of the Templar tartan and then include them in the silent auction after the investitures of the two Priories. I am working on that at the moment and will hopefully have this project completed soon so they can be available for the investitures in November in Southern California and in March in Springfield, Missouri.

It was also decided that the Bailiwick would continue to match the dollar amount collected at the silent auc-tions after each investiture.

The two Priories continue diligently with their charita-ble activities and I know the Priors are very proud of their commanders, preceptors, members and postulants

who have shown tremendous dedication and represent what it means to be Knight Templar.

The Priory of Robert the Bruce will hold a memorial service in August for past members who have passed on and left a void in our membership, but will always be re-membered.

The Priory of Robert the Bruce has nine postulants who hopefully will be invested this coming November. The Priory of St. Columba has one postulant, but there are people who are very interested in the Order.

The Priory of St. Columba will conduct a convent on August 2

nd I had planned on attending thinking the date

was at the beginning of September, but I am afraid I can-not do this as I have a conflict for the August date. I will definitely plan on joining you next March in Springfield.

I will also attend the investiture in Anaheim, California this November.

Our Grand Prior wrote thanking us for our yearly dona-tion to him and also thanks us for all our help. He is very impressed with the work each and every one of us has

completed for the different charities we are so involved with.

There are about eleven volunteers who are working very hard trying to complete a ‘temporary’ building at the N.W corner of the tower where a massive pile of stone was stored. This building will be used as a public toilet and will have wheelchair access. One of the volunteers is John, Balgonie’s piper, who is the tender age of 76 and is working like a man half his age. They receive no pay but are fed extremely well.

Balgonie will send a personal report to the Victor shortly.

Please remember those members who are ill in your prayers and thoughts.

Chevalier G. Allen Cummings continues to update the website and is grateful for additional information from both priories. This is also true for Chevalier Robert Ry-der who needs lots of data for each edition of The Victor.

The next Privy Council Meeting will take place on July 19

th.

Thank you,

Patricia

Updates and Changes in your Identity:

Please send updates if you and yours have a change of - name/marriage, ad-

dress, email, marriage, births, deaths, promotions, etc. Please, this information

should be given through the Chain of Command. Do not miss out!

Attending our respective Priory, Commandery and Preceptory meetings, we

can fulfill our Templar oaths. Plus, it is fun to meet again with our friends. And, if

you cannot be present at our several meetings per year, please donate to their

respective charities.

In this issue:

Executive Officer

Website Guru

Editor’s Notes

Privy Council, etc.

Flowers of the Forest

Investiture 2014

Prior y of Robert

the Bruce

Tea Time

Commandery of Good

Sir James

Priory of St. Columba

Balgonie Castle,

Interesting,

And Funny!

Next issue information

due 1st of October

It is an honor and pleasure to put together our newsletter, The Victor. Thank

you very much for all who continue to contribute with the ongoing issues.

As Editor I try my utmost to publish the news from the Privy Council, and also

both Priories. The Victor is your [our] newsletter. What is always needed: “news”

of what we do, SMOTJ, the gatherings, and of our charities, so we can help

others. And, many thanks to H.E. Dame Patricia Tennyson Bell, GCTJ, GMTJ Exec-

utive Officer - Grand Bailiwick, our Priors, and Chev. Dan Philbrick, KTJ, for your

oversight. Most Respectfully yours, Chev. Robert E Ryder, KCTJ, Editor SMOTJ,

and Secretary for the Priory of St. Columba.


July 2014

There is nothing new to report regarding the web-site at this time. I would, however, ask that if any-one has a recommendation for added features or articles of interest to contact me regarding the same. If submitting recommendations, please keep in mind what our website portrays to those on the outside looking in, who we are and what we do.


Grand Priory of the Scots Website Update

by Chev. Allen Cummings, KCTJ - Webmaster - Texas

Chev. Allen Cummings

[email protected]


July 2014

H.E. Chev. J. Connall Bell, GCTJ, GMTJ

Grand Bailiff - Grand Bailiwick

2984 Siskiyou Blvd.

Medford, OR 97504

Home: 541-690-1871 / Cell: 626-664-3912

[email protected]


The Grand Bailiwick of the Scots - Privy Council

Chev. Charles William Graham, Jr, GOTJ, GMTJ

Deputy Grand Bailiff - Grand Bailiwick

2792 Redwing Circle

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Home: 714-610-8368

H.E. Dame Patricia Tennyson Bell, GCTJ, GMTJ

Executive Officer - Grand Bailiwick

2984 Siskiyou Blvd.

Medford, OR 97504

Home: 541-690-1871 / 626-664-3830

[email protected]

Chev. Del Wiese, KCTJ, BMTJ

Treasurer - Grand Bailiwick

3033-B South Manly Avenue

Springfield, MO 65807

Cell: 417-848-7857

Dame Nellie G. Lowry, DTJ

Supply Officer - Grand Bailiwick

9654 Kessler Avenue

Chatsworth, CA 91311

Home: 818-886-4968

Dame Michele D. Graham, DCTJ

Secretary - Grand Bailiwick

2792 Redwing Circle

Costa Messa, CA 92626

Home: 714-610-8368

The Grand Bailiwick of the Scots - Priories

H.E. Chev. W. James Nethery, GCTJ, SMTJ

Prior - Priory of Robert the Bruce

4325 E. Terra Vista Lane

Anaheim, CA 92057

Home: 714-637-4330

H.E. Chev. Mark C. O’Dell, GCTJ, BMTJ

Prior - Priory of St. Columba

Hardecke House, 3235 N. Pickwick

Springfield, MO 65803

Cell: 417-425-6873

Chev. Allen Cummings, KCTJ

Webmaster

7409 Jessica Way

Rowlett, TX 75089

Home 972– 412-3660

[email protected]

Chev. Robert Ernest Ryder, KCTJ - Editor

Secretary for the Priory of St. Columba

2858 Grasshill Rd #222

Brookline Station, MO 65619

Home: 417-987-3837 / Cell: 417- 496-8610

[email protected] or [email protected]

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The Supreme Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem July 2014

Mother of Dame Judy Chaboude

Hazel M. Perry, age 90, of

Granite City, Ill., passed away on

Sunday June 15, 2014 at her

home, with her family by her side.

She is survived by her children,

Dame Judith (Geoffrey) Chaboude

and John (Sue) Perry Jr., six

grandchildren, twelve great-grand-

children and three great-great-

grand-children. Hazel was preced-

ed in death by her husband, John

Perry who died 17 years ago on

Mother’s day ….. Hazel died on Father’s day.

She will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved

her.

Flowers of the Forest

Daughter-in-law of Chev. Del and Dame Beth Wiese.

Kaysha Dawn Fertig Morgan, born August 27, 1970, devot-

ed wife and loving mother, sister, daughter, friend, passed away

Jun 23, 2014 after a 2 ½ year battle with cancer. A strong advo-

cate of adoption, as well as educating others on neuroendocrine

carcinoma, Kaysha also shared a love for music and supporting

local artists. After graduating high school in Sarcoxie, MO. She

attended Southwest Missouri State University, graduating in

1992. She then resided in Tulsa, OK. where she worked at ETL

and Hillcrest Hospital. She is proceded in death by, grandpar-

ents, mother, Karen Alexander, and Stepmother, Betty Fertig.

Kaysha is survived by her husband of 20 years, Patrick, son Isaac, father, Terry Fertig, sisters Brenda Evans and Krista Cor-nelius. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

HMS Queen Elizabeth: Made in Scotland

BENEATH the hulking bow of the largest warship ever built in the United Kingdom, the military band of the Royal Marines played Rule Britannia in front of Her Majesty the Queen. The notes rang across Rosyth Dockyard after the Queen christened the gigantic aircraft carrier, named after herself, with a bottle of whisky smashed against the hull. This was a ceremony redolent with symbolism. Substituting the traditional bottle of champagne with a bottle of malt empha-sised the role played by Scottish shipyard workers and service personnel to construct the 65,000-tonne carrier. A piper played the Mingulay Boat Song. From the Scotsman. http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/hms-queen-elizabeth-made-in-scotland-1-3466559

http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/hms-queen-elizabeth-made-in-scotland-1-3466559


Priory of Robert

the Bruce

2014 Calendar of Events

September 20 - L.A. Regional Food Bank -

8:30am to 12:00 noon

October 4: Priory Executive Board Meeting

November 8 – Postulant's Reception Prior’s

Home – Anaheim Hills

November 9 – Priory Investiture - Anaheim First

Presbyterian Church

November 9 – Officer’s Mess – White House

Restaurant, Anaheim

November 30 - Saint Andrew’s Day, Patron Saint

of Scotland

December 13-- Priory Charity Christmas Party

(Costa Mesa)

December 25 – Christmas Day

2015 January 1 - Hogmanay

By H.E. Chev. W. James

Nethery, GCTJ, SMTJ

THEY were the dancing Scots biscuits seen by more than a billion viewers around the world – now sales of Tunnock’s teacakes have soared after their inspired ap-pearance in the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, according to a leading supermarket. Customers at Waitrose have been stocking up on the bis-cuit after giant dancing teacakes whirled around Celtic Park as part of a tribute to the finest qualities of Scots life. Yester-day the supermarket said that in the 24 hours following the ceremony, sales of the chocolate-coated marshmallow snack soared by 62 per cent. http://www.scotsman.com/news/dancing-teacakes-are-a-recipe-for-soaring-sales-1-3489446

http://www.scotsman.com/news/dancing-teacakes-are-a-recipe-for-soaring-sales-1-3489446


On Saturday the, 21st of June, the Priory of Robert the

Bruce, served an afternoon tea to the senior residents of the British home in Sierra Madre, California. Our Priory has been hosting this tea for the past fifteen years and it is one of our favorite charities we hold during the year. Dame Patricia Tennyson Bell, GCTJ, GMTJ, was instru-mental in getting this event off the ground. She, being a member of Daughters of the British Empire, visited the Home regularly and thought that holding an afternoon tea for the seniors would be a great idea. She presented the idea to the president of the Home and the rest is history.

HISTORY

The British Home in California is a very unique life care facility. It was formally opened in 1931 by a group of Brit-ish women affiliated with The Daughters of the British Empire (D.B.E.) in the western district. Their vision of a place where elderly people could be cared for in a warm and kind environment continues to this day. On Septem-ber 22, 1931, Sir John Adams, Council General of Great Britain, formally opened the British Home. Mrs. Florence Shaefer of Long Beach donated the money for the sec-ond resident cottage. This cottage was named after her, and this building today houses nine residents. Its front veranda, facing Manzanita Avenue, provides a cool and shady spot in the late afternoon. In 1934, Mr. Harry J. Foskett of Pacific Palisades donated the money neces-sary to purchase the lot behind Shaefer Cottage and built the nine room cottage which is there today.

A FINE TRADITION OF QUALITY LIFE CARE

The British Home is a non-profit organization well known for over eighty years of outstanding service to their citizens. The Home is located in a quiet residential area of Sierra Madre in the superb climate and attractive foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.

The Home's beautifully landscaped two and a half acres contain five separate cottages, each having its own lounge, kitchen, and individual en-suite bedrooms. The five cottages combined provide high quality living for a total of 37 residents. Three of the cottages are developed for current residents in need of additional attention. Nurs-ing staff are on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

AN AFTERNOON TEA

The residents gather in the living room, which is next to the kitchen and dining room, and we provided entertainment and show before we sat down for tea. I, as the master of ceremonies, started with an intro-duction of the Prior Chev. James and Dame Joyce Nethery, I then introduce the residents who have birthday's the month of June. We are honored to celebrate the Birth-day of Sophie, she turned 105 June 3

rd. We had seven Birthdays to cel-

ebrate and after reading their names we all sang Happy Birthday

to them. Piper Christine Orcholski played the great pipes and started things off with three fine Pipe tunes. Kathy Issel provided High-land dancers and her group danced their buckles off for the seniors. They were tap-ping their feet and getting into the spirit of the dances. Chev. K Scott Luekens played his mandolin and sang a song. Dame Sandra Moffitt played the piano and gave some insight to some very famous Scottish tunes that sound alike. At around 3:00 pm Tea was served. The Templar men escorted

the resident women to the tables to be served. All were seated and as Tea was being served, Dame Bonnie McNeill played the Celtic Harp provid-ing a nice back-ground of Scottish tunes. The tea was poured and scones and cookies were served. We were asked a couple of years ago to not pro-vide too much sugar and sweets for the residents they wanted a more healthy serving. We provide all the good-ies with low sugar and serve more fruit. Thank you to the volunteers that help serve and bring the food for the Tea. The Dames and Knights that helped out were Jim & Joyce Nethery, Cheryl Cook, Alicia Moore, Terry & Bon-nie McNeill, Gary Phelps, Sandra Moffitt, Christine Or-cholski, K Scott Luekens, and the two Postulants, Brian Armstrong, and George Mitchell. The residents of the Brit-ish Home are always so happy to have us and we love to be there and see the smiles and happy faces that we can provide for them.

TEA TIME AT THE BRITISH HOME By Terry McNeill, KTJ, Charities Coordinator - Priory of Robert the Bruce

The Commandery of Good Sir James prepared

dinner for the 50 + people who were staying at the

Orange County Ronald Mc Donald House on July

12, 2014. 11

members

and postu-

lants were

there to pre-

pare a Mexi-

can dinner

for the

guests of the

house. We

prepared a

build your

own taco bar

with Shred-

ded Chicken

and Pork,

Taquitos,

Beans, Rice and Green Salad. We had guests show-

ing up for dinner 15 minutes before we were to start

serving and we had a steady stream of people for

about an hour. We served Ice Cream cones and

sundaes for dessert and it was thoroughly enjoyed

by the kids and the parents. Thank you to Tim Tyler

who has found

the ultimate

dessert for this

event.

Richard

Strayer and

Christy Orchol-

ski played bag

pipes for the

guests. This

was well re-

ceived and one

young boy who

was there was

on awe of the pipes. They took the time to allow him

to touch them and show him how they worked. A

wonderful time was had in sharing dinner and con-

versation with

those staying

there. It is so

nice to allow

them to share

what they are

going through

and to have a

conversation

that lets them

have a moment

that is a dis-

traction from

what they are going through. Some of the guests

were there for the first time and some have been

there many times as they have a child that has re-

quired multiple treatments or surgeries.

This is an

event that our

members look

forward to each

year and you

always walk

away with a re-

newed commit-

ment to what

we do and why

we do it. Any

time we can of-

fer a meal, aid

or help to others

we are accom-

plishing what

we are all here to do. Let us be the light that shines

into the world so that by our example others will

want to do the same and help to heal a hurting in the

world.

My heartfelt thanks go out to all of those who were

there to help make this event a success.

Commander of the Good Sir James

Good Sir James prepares dinner for Ronald McDonald House in Orange County, CA Submitted by Dame Cheryl Cook, DTJ. Commander of the Good Sir James



The Priory of St. Columba

The Priory of St. Columba has had a great 2014 so far. We had our Investi-ture in Springfield, Missouri in March of this year and four postulants were brought into the Order. It was also a great time of fellowship with fellow knights and Dames. On August 2 we will be having our 2014 Convent in St. Charles, Missouri and are looking for a great turnout in this most historic of his-toric cities. Please see that you read the

Priory of St. Columba's commanders and preceptors reports to see what the Priory of St. Columba is doing around our region. I look forward to seeing many of you soon. H.E. Chev. Mark C. O'Dell, GCTJ,BMTJ Prior, Priory of St.Columba

Preceptory of Ballantradoch

by Preceptor, Chev. Neil Johnson, KCTJ

The Preceptory of Ballantradoch’s second quarter charity was a chance for us to thank a Unit currently serving in Af-ghanistan and let them know how much their service means to us all. TJ Smith’s Unit has been serving there since 4

th

quarter 2013 and is looking to return this fall. We were able to get together over two different days to write personal notes to everyone of the 140 members of his unit. It was a good time and great to get together for this purpose. Notes and mailing costs were spread through the members. We also purchased our own flag pole, filial, and base for the Pre-ceptory banner with costs being spread through the mem-bers.

We were also blessed with the return of JR Bigelow from South Korea in June. He was able to spend over a week with us before heading to his new post in Washington State, where he will continue his work as a psychologist.

Ballantradoch also had a social gathering in June. We celebrated St. John’s Baptist Day on June 28

th with a picnic

gathering. It was a rainy day but a good time was had by all.

Photo clockwise of Neil Johnson [white shirt], John Burroughs, Bob Buie and Nicole Smith

On May 20, 2014, five members of the Commandery of Bon Accord assisted teachers at East Elementary School in Ozark, Missouri, with their Around the World festi-

val. The knights and dames in attendance wore Highland wear and answered questions regarding Scot-land. Traditional Scottish music was also played.

Commandery of Bon Accord

by Dame Adele O’Dell, DCTJ, BMTJ

Dame Adele O’Dell


Commandery of Bon Accord Continued ...

On July 19, 2014, the Commandery of the Bon Accord met for their Third Quarter Meeting at the home of Chev. Dan and Dame Anita Phil-brick. A short business meeting was held before a

potluck meal was shared. School supply items for Bright Futures in Cassville were collected. Thirteen members attended along with two guests. Great BBQ and food.


Balgonie Castle, Interesting, and also Fun

In the Beginning….

http://youtu.be/A4y5XIkeGwY Thanks to Henry Smith for the video and thanks to Enchanted events who dressed the castle.

Balgonie Castle has been chosen by Best Scottish Weddings Magazine to be in their Christ-mas in a Castle Wedding Article. We want to thank BSW for thinking of Balgonie Castle.

Scottish Comedy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pyc6OveE2E

Golfing in Scotland

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrLjsCCGnuo

http://youtu.be/A4y5XIkeGwY

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