ANNUAL - GRAND YORK RITE BODIES OF MISSISSIPPI
The Grand Chapter, Council and Commandery of Mississippi will meet in Annual Joint Session on May 6-8, 2010, at the Drury Inn and Suites in Meridian. Contact the Drury Inn at (601)483-5570 for reservations. Be sure to tell them you are with the Grand York Rite Bodies Meeting for our special group rate of $89.00 per night. Reservations must be made by April 22, 2010.
(PROPOSED) SCHEDULE FOR JOINT SESSIONS OF
GRAND CHAPTER RAM, GRAND COUNCIL R&SM, & GRAND COMMANDERY K.T.
OF MISSISSIPPI FOR 2010
Thursday May 6, 9:00 A.M. – Registration – all bodies
10:00 A.M.– Grand Council opens Annual Assembly
Grand Chapter Opens for reception of guests
Grand Chapter closes
12:00 NOON – Grand Council – Labor to Refreshment
12:00 NOON – Lunch – Hotel Restaurant by Ladies Committee
1:15 P.M. – Grand Council – Refreshment to Labor – election of officers – Council closes –
Pictures
2:00 P.M. – Grand Chapter Opens Annual Conclave
3:30 P.M. – Grand Chapter – Labor to Refreshment
3:45 P.M. – Confer Thrice Illustrious Master’s Degree
5:00 P.M. – Dinner – on your own at local restaurants
6:30 P.M. – Confer Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priest
8:00 P.M. – KYCH Mississippi Priory #36 – install candidates
Friday May 7, 7:00 A.M. – Red Cross meeting – (following free breakfast for registered
Hotel Guests)
7:30 A.M. – Registration – all bodies
8:00 A.M – Grand Chapter – Refreshment to Labor
Reception of Guests – (not previously received)
10:00 AM – Grand Chapter – election of officers – Chapter closes – Pictures
10:30 AM – Confer Order of High Priesthood
11:30 AM – Lunch – Hotel Restaurant by Ladies Committee
12:30 PM – Commandery Religious Service
1:30 PM – Grand Commandery convenes
3:00 PM – Grand Commandery adjourns
3:15 PM – Confer Knight Preceptor
7:00 PM – Banquet
Saturday May 8, 7:00 AM – KYCH meeting – (following free breakfast for registered
Hotel Guests)
8:30 AM – Commandery reconvenes – Election of Officers.
9:30 AM – Grand Commandery adjourns
9:45 AM – Joint Installation of all Grand Officers – Pictures
11:30 AM – Grand Commandery Reconvenes
12:00 AM – Adjourn Commandery
Hotel breakfast – free for all registered guests, $8.00 for non-registered guests.
Dinner (Thursday night only) – on your own at local restaurants (Logan’s, Applebee’s, Cracker
Barrel, etc.)
Committee reports – (except Financial & Necrology) – preprinted in handouts for review
prior to sessions & vote to accept in one single motion…….do not read each one