PHOTOS & CREDITS:
1. Sporting a patriotic tie, Bro. William Herbert "Skip"
Boyer, 32°, a Presenter at the 2002 Scottish Rite Leadership
Conferences, chats with a distinguished Masonic guest, Ill.
H. Robert Wilson, 33°, Deputy of the United Supreme Council,
A.A.S.R., Prince Hall Affiliation, Northern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.,
Inc., at the Des Moines Conference. (Photo:
Ill. Don E. Lavender, 33°)
2. Grand Commander Kleinknecht got a special creole greeting
at the New Orleans Leadership Conference when Ill. Naresh Sharma,
33°, dressed in Mardi Gras costume, escorted Ill. Kleinknecht
into the meeting's opening general session. The special entrance
was accompanied by jazz music and clowns throwing Mardi Gras
necklaces, which were promptly donned by the attending Brethren.
(Photo: Ill. Arturo de Hoyos, 33°)
3. A total of 264 Scottish Rite
Fellows attended the 2002 Leadership Conferences. Pictured here
are the 82 Fellows attending the Conference in Reno, Nevada.
(Photo: Bro. John T. Caselli, 32°)
4. One of the many highlights of the 2002 Leadership
Conferences was a live performance of "A Visit with General
Albert Pike" by Ill. Jim Tresner, 33°, G.C., in the
character and costume of Grand Commander Pike. (Photo:
Ill. Naresh Sharma, 33°)
5. Ill. Bros. William G. Sizemore, G.C., Grand Executive
Director; Ronald A. Seale, S.G.I.G. in Louisiana and Lt. Grand
Commander; and Gary L. Sissel, S.G.I.G. in Iowa and host of
the North Central Sector Leadership Conference, pause for a
photo opportunity in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo:
Ill. Don E. Lavender, 33°)