Look out for some awesome state activities coming your way !!

• July 27>30- Conclave 2006 (BGSU)
• August 26th- Statewide Initiation and State Paintball (4th District)

The kick off event for the upcoming Ohio DeMolay term is State Paintball. This is always one of the largest events of the year so come on out and enjoy the brotherhood. The Statewide Initiation will be at the Aladdin Shrine Center earlier in the day and then we will head up to Mt. Gilead to Splatterpark. This is one of the Premier Parks in the Country, it has even been featured in the hit videogame Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball on X-Box. This park is just flat out awesome. A flyer won't be released until Conclave but I can tell you that we arranged a package that should work for just about everyone that is ONLY $35 See you there. -SSC

Its here! It's Finally Here! The event we've all been waiting for!

Ohio DeMolay is proud to present:

Conclave 2006!

This year, Ohio DeMolay is taking a trip back to the days of yore to celebrate the end of one year as well as to kickstart the next, medieval style.

Registration begins Thursday at 4pm and ends at 9pm in the lobby of Offenhauer tower West on the northwest end of campus. (look for the two identical towers side by side)

Dinner will be on your own during the open registration hours of 4-8.

Athletic & tabletop competitions begin at 8:00pm as well as bowling @ Al-Mar Lanes (located just north of campus) transportation provided. Curfew @ 2:00am

Not able to make it on Thursday, and will be registering on Friday? Your registration time is 8:00am-11:30am in Offenhauer West on the northwest end of campus.

Saturday's activities will include: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. State Master Councilor Luncheon in McDonald Hall. 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Cookout Dinner in the McDonald Courtyard.

For anyone interested in attending our Lunch and Dinner feasts on Saturday afternoon, have we got a deal for you.

Here's the deal for you unregistered hungry folks: You get Lunch, Dinner and a Dance ticket for $ 30.00

Just write your full name, phone number, and relation (ex. Jobie, Rainbow, Advisor, Sweetheart, Mother, Father, Friend) on a 3x5 index card and a check for thirty dollars written out to OHIO DEMOLAY.

All reservations must be in the Conclave Registration Director's mailbox by Wednesday July 12th

Mail to: Dad Woodworth 3434 North Ave., Parma OH 44134-1253

Conclave is just around the corner. All DeMolays should have received a letter with a registration form enclosed, so if you didn't talk to your district governor, as he should have extra forms for you.

Please fill out those forms and send them into your governors as soon as possible.

Our theme this year is medieval, so feel free to show your medieval side, but please use judgement and do not wear or bring anything inappropriate. Rule of thumb: don't bring anything to DeMolay that you wouldn't, couldn't, or shouldn't bring to school.

I hope to see all of you there; I know it's going to be a blast!

So this is it, my last E-Connection article. It has truly been a pleasure to serve you, the young men of Ohio DeMolay as your State Master Councilor. I've never been a man of many words, so I don't have much more to say. I look forward to meeting some of you in the Masonic community.

Again, I thank you for this wonderful opportunity, and I hope that all of you will stay active in DeMolay and support the youth groups.

Remember: you are the future.

In DeMolay Service,

Edward A. Jones

State Master Councilor 2005-2006

July is here and with it comes a great time for Spaghetti Dinners.

A Spaghetti Dinner is very easy to do. All that you have to do is make up some flyers that say who you are and what you are raising money for and distribute them around town: especially to your local lodges.

Do an estimate on how many people will be coming to the dinner based on how many tickets you sell. Take that number, divide it by 3, and that is the number of pounds of noodles that you should buy. Go to Gordon’s Food Service and buy the big jars of sauce; make sure you buy enough for everyone.

Last, think about talking to some of the local grocery stores or even companies like Prego, Ragu, and noodle companies to see if they would donate some sauce or noodles to the cause.

Good luck and see you at Conclave!

While the sun is setting on some Master Councilor’s terms and installation season is already in full swing let’s focus on using a chapter installation as a form of membership activity.

For every installation it is encouraged that the members, and mostly the councilors, bring their family. Why not bring prospective members to an installation?

The installation ceremony may seem boring to some members but to those who have never seen ritual work done before it can be a great way to introduce a prospect to what DeMolay is. The hardest thing to get across to a prospect is the idea of ritual. Seeing it in motion and well performed can be quite impressive to a young man. Once the prospect has been impressed with formal aspect of DeMolay follow up the installation with a fun activity like a reception and/or dance.

This one-two punch of fun activities is sure to wow a prospect and educate him as to what DeMolay is all about.

About a hundred and fifty miles from Tucson, Arizona, a lonely prospector has lighted each night a lantern atop a long pole to guide those who might go astray upon the desert waste. No one has asked him to do this service these many years, but undoubtedly a sense of duty for his fellows, has made him do his bit in this wasteland.

If your DeMolay Chapter lights its beacon upon a hilltop to aid those who might come within the beneficence of its rays, for the purpose only of pleasure or personal gain, then you and your chapter have failed to catch the vision of real service. If your group is not adding intellectual force, to the individual as well as to the community, then your structure is "builded on sand" and the foundation will surely crumble.

If DeMolay is merely a lodge in your community, a miniature dancing academy or a place where only fun abounds, then you and your colleagues have failed to catch the vision.

The beacon lights of DeMolay upon a thousand hilltops throughout this nation must lead young men to higher ideals and greater service to their fellows, that they may be worthy of a priceless heritage. I hope that you have that vision. The Order of DeMolay is not a lodge nor is it a fraternity, except by way of a confederated youth. It is not an asylum for the mental defective, a reformatory, or the drawing room of a nation. It is a semi-educational and benevolent society striving to arouse into action the future leaders of the world.

This Movement has enjoyed the blessings of Divine Providence: it has developed in a period of a few years from a few boys into the third largest youth movement in the world. I am not fanatically religious but I can say that Divine Power has manifested itself so often in the molding of this Movement, that I have come to the realization that God is performing His miracles today, among men and institutions, as He did centuries ago.

We who are entrusted with this duty, and he who wears the emblem of this society, must become profoundly aware of the nearness of Him who brings to successful conclusion, our duties, our tasks, and our happiness. God is the keystone of our structure and in Him is all power to aid us, as an institution, or as an individual.

DeMolay is now in the laboratory; it is being tried by test tube and standard, to discover its weaknesses and to fortify its strength. Every DeMolay, every Chapter, and every man, who has the interest of this organization at heart, must show by his actions and by his leadership of others, that the Order of DeMolay is truly a brotherhood of exceptional service. Are you doing your part in the crusade?

- Frank S. Land

Please take time to read the “News and Views” link off the web site on a frequent basis. You'll find out details about many interesting things happening throughout Ohio.

1. I put a few facts at the end of this which I think are very interesting and underline the point that Ohio MUST step to the plate on membership if we want to be among the leaders in the country. While we are now #2 in total membership (partially due to Hawaii being added to Northern California), Indiana is quickly coming on and is less than 100 members behind Ohio in total membership. You can also note that most of the top states in new members are also some of the larger states in size. But when you look at the whole picture (including Majorities), we really need to work just to keep pace with the larger jurisdictions or Ohio could quickly slide in total membership from #2 to working to stay in the top 10.
2. DeMolay International held its annual session in Seattle, Washington June 14-18 and Ohio was well represented. MWB C. Michael Watson was elected Grand Junior Councilor (Ohio DeMolay plans that C. Michael Watson will be elected and installed as Grand Master of DeMolay International in 2008) and J. Randolph Clark from Cincinnati was elected to Deputy Membership in DeMolay International.

Congratulations to all who were elected to receive honors at the Annual DeMolay International session:

Chevalier - Matt Klepacz, Brian Hulewat, Bryan Gorton, John Clark IV, Tom Burnett, Matthew, Matt Glass, Patrick Brogan, James Weed, Eric Small Cross of Honor - David Cazan, Keith Turner, Todd Vargo, James Watkins, Tom Hess, Ian McBride Active Legion Of Honor - Greg Jennison, John Carmen, Dan Rannebarger, John DeNoewer, James Snodgrass, David Freeman, Byron Whitney, Tom Stine, Michael Clevenger, John Hollback Jr,, Walter Fischer Jr., Robert May, William Woodruff Honorary Legion of Honor - Mortin Negin, Robert Trigg, Terry Posey, Howard Lambert, Edward Peppel, Donald Goodman, Calvin Smith, Roger Watkins, James Filliez, Dale Whitaker, Ralph McLemore, James Brooks, Norman Neely

Total membership numbers as of 6-21:

1. Nor-Cal/Hawaii-1092
2. Ohio-1046
3. Indiana-965
4. Southern California-896
5. Washington-864
6. Texas-856
7. Illinois-844
8. New Jersey-763
9. Pennsylvania-726
10. Missouri-724

Majorities in 2006 Ohio -216, Nor-Cal / Hawaii-191, Southern California- 183, Indiana-149, Texas-143, Pennsylvania-137, New Jersey-135, Illinois-111, Washington-97, Missouri-82 New Members for 2006 Southern California–90, Texas–87, Nor-Cal / Hawaii– 78, Missouri–68, Ohio-65, Indiana–58, Pennsylvania– 58, Illinois-54

Conclave is coming up soon, please try to attend.

In DeMolay Service,

Dad Shaw

Last Month's Question: Which DeMolay chapter holds the title of being the oldest continually active DeMolay Chapter in the world?

Hint: I'm the largest city in my state as well as the birthplace of a president who served while the Ford Pinto was in production.

Answer:Omaha Chapter in Omaha, Nebraska

Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born July 14, 1913 as Leslie Lynch King) was the 38th (1974–1977) President of the United States and the 40th (1973– 1974) Vice President. Ford was born in Omaha, Nebraska.

He was the first person appointed to the Vice- Presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment, and upon succession to the presidency became the first (and to date, only) President in U.S. history to fill that office without having been elected either President or Vice President.

The Ford Pinto was an American subcompact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company, first introduced in 1971, and built through the 1980 model year. Like many Ford cars, it had a "twin": in the Pinto's case, the Mercury Bobcat, introduced in Canada in 1974 and then in the U.S. for 1975. Introduced in the same time frame as the Chevrolet Vega and AMC Gremlin, the Pinto was the most successful of the U.S. designs, and was the basis for the upcoming Mustang II.

For many years Ford had sold small models from its British line as captive imports, including the Ford Cortina. The Pinto's design began in 1968 under the direction of Ford executive Lee Iacocca. The Pinto was replaced by the Escort for the 1981 model year. -Wikipedia-

Congratulations to:

Benjamin Mills of Youngstown Chapter and Will Smith of Upper Sandusky Chapter.

Thanks to all who have participated in the 2005-2006 DeMolay Quick Trivia.

Hint: All those who have been declared winners of the trivia answers will be called upon at Conclave to recieve thier prizes!

Thanks for all your hard work and thanks for playing!

MWB C. Michael Watson was elected Grand Junior Councilor.

With any luck, C. Michael Watson will be our 2008 DeMolay Grand Master!

Way to go Dad Watson!

Greetings Members and Friends of Ohio DeMolay: I have been honored this year to work for you as your State Scribe. I hope that you all have found the E-Connection to be a helpful tool and enjoyable to read.

Each member and advisor of every chapter really put forth a lot of effort into this Order, and to them we owe a great deal of thanks.

We have one event left for the year, and I know that it will be a great time. On July 27-30th I'm sure that I will see a great showing at our annual Conclave. As a new core of officers is installed, I wish them the best of luck in the upcoming year. I know that Brother Loose has been working diligently so that in this next year Ohio DeMolay will shine throughout DeMolay International.

I'm confident that that the next State Scribe will continue to fill the E-Connection with lots of information and fun activities.

I will leave you with a favorite quote:

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. – John F. Kennedy

Until we meet again,

Alexander Scott D'Ettorre

State Scribe 2005-2006