Greetings to all, I hope this message finds you in good spirits.
My special thanks to Most Worshipful and Illustrious William F Stovall for his visit to the Valley. It was an inspiration to us all. Our Sovereign Grand Inspector General was kind enough to make the evening even more special for our new Brothers as he participated in the Cap and Ring Ceremony. The Oration given by Brother Rosario was most inspiring.
Our special event for September will be the Super Breakfast to be held Sunday morning the 18th at the El Bekal Shrine Temple. The hours are from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Come on out and visit with your friends and maybe even make new ones while supporting the operat-ing cost of the Valley.
On August 8th we held the annual golf tournament in support of the Childhood Language Center. For those of you who worked tirelessly on the event, to those of you who supported us by playing
and for those of you who provided other financial support, my sincerest THANK YOU on behalf of the Chil-dren you helped. I must mention a few people who went above and beyond in their service to the CLC. Maggie & Terri Ake did a truly outstanding job in organizing the event on the day of the tournament. The silent auction, Helicopter Ball Drop, the Pigeon Race, Putting Contest, the meals well, the whole darn day was just wonderful. Kristin Baines and Vicki Godeke did an outstanding job in lining up players and sponsorships. Speaking of our Sponsors, we are truly blessed to have their support. We had a very special major sponsor this year (think significant finan-cial support) which resulted in the net proceeds from the tournament to exceed $30,000 this year. We owe Terry, Maggie, Kristin, Vicki and all the other volunteers and sponsors a big Scottish Rite thank you.My Brothers and Friends, September is a special month in the history of our great nation. Each of the original thirteen states in the United States was invit-ed to ratify the Constitution created in Philadelphia in
1787. The Constitution specified that nine ratifications would be sufficient to consider the Constitution accepted.
Some states ratified quickly, others had to hold several conventions to accept the Constitution – though all eventually did. You might be surprised to learn that it was not unanimous!
September 17, 1787: The Constitutional Convention adjourns.
September 28, 1787: The Congress agrees to send the Constitution to the states for debate and ratification.
December 7, 1787: Delaware ratifies. Vote: 30 for, 0 against.
December 12, 1787: Pennsylvania ratifies. Vote: 46 for, 23 against.
December 18, 1787: New Jersey ratifies. Vote: 38 for, 0 against.
January 2, 1788: Georgia ratifies. Vote: 26 for, 0 against.
January 9, 1788: Connecticut ratifies. Vote: 128 for, 40 against.
February 6, 1788: Massachusetts ratifies. Vote: 187 for, 168 against.
March 24, 1788: Rhode Island popular referendum rejects. Vote: 237 for, 2708 against.
April 28, 1788: Maryland ratifies. Vote: 63 for, 11 against.
May 23, 1788: South Carolina ratifies. Vote: 149 for, 73 against.
June 21, 1788: New Hampshire ratifies. Vote: 57 for, 47 against.
June 25, 1788: Virginia ratifies. Vote: 89 for, 79 against.
July 26, 1788: New York ratifies. Vote: 30 for, 27 against.
August 2, 1788: North Carolina convention adjourns without ratifying by a vote of 185 in favor of adjournment, 84 opposed.
November 21, 1789: North Carolina ratifies. Vote: 194 for, 77 against.
May 29, 1790: Rhode Island ratifies. Vote: 34 for, 32 against.
Get involved, my Brother, you can make a difference.
