~ 2001 Bicentennial Biennial Session Snapshots ~

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Photo Captions:

1. During the 2001 Bicentennial Biennial Session in Charleston, S. C., RiteCare, the new clinic program logo, and its related terminology "Scottish Rite Masons Helping Children Communicate," were authorized by the Supreme Council for voluntary use throughout the Southern Jurisdiction. (Courtesy the Supreme Council, 33°, S.J., USA )

2. Grand Commander Kleinknecht congratulates Mrs. Ann Reid and her husband Ill. H. Wallace Reid, 33°, S.G.I.G. in South Carolina, host of the 2001 Bicentennial Biennial Session, for helping make the historic event a great success.

3. At the Gala Banquet, Ill. Michael A. Richards, 33°, Keynote Speaker for the occasion, chats with Senator Alan K. Simpson, 33°, G.C., former U. S. Senator from Wyoming and the Gala Banquet's Master of Ceremonies. (Photo by Mic Smith/The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.)

4. Ill. Roy L. Clark, 33° (center), country music star and Exemplar of the 33° Conferral, is welcomed to the Biennial Session by Ill. Roger R. Scott, 33° (l.), Personal Representative, Valley of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Ill. Robert G. Davis, 33°, Secretary, Valley of Guthrie, Oklahoma.

5. The Opening Session of the 2001 Bicentennial Biennial Session was witnessed by over 3,500 Brethren and guests in the Coliseum of the North Charleston Convention Center on October 1, 2001.

6. Ill. Mel Tillis, 33°, G.C., invited Grand Commander Kleinknecht to the stage to address the audience during the Gala Concert held in the Coliseum of the North Charleston Convention Center on October 1, 2001.

Photos by Ill. McDonald "Don" L. Burbidge, 33°, and Bro. George J. Stoklas, 32°, K.C.C.H., except for 1 and 3.