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Cactus Chatter Sphinx Court #65 - Phoenix, Arizona

April 2016

Lady Joy Moore - Grand High Priestess Recorder

L.O.S.N.A. INC.

ACTIVATED APRIL 10, 1954

High Priestess

Inside This Issue Officers articles 2 - 4 Unit and Club articles 5, 6 Committee reports 7, 8 Proposed Changes to Grand Council Bylaws 9

High Priestess Lady Karen’s Class Information

Class Name: Diana’s “Soaring Eagles” Symbol: Eagle Colors: Fuchsia, iris, purple, midnight blue, cardinal red, white, gold, silver Flowers: Iris, Peace Rose, Orchids, Lilies Egyptian Symbol: Cartouche

Fun Symbols: Snowmen, Mickey Mouse Good Mood Food: Dark chocolate, strawberries, Cheetos, peanut butter Good Luck: Maple leaf, eagle feather, Kokopelli Animals: Schnauzers and Yorkies Collectibles: Teapots, trains, lighthouses Theme: Give your ideas wings and your imagination will soar Motto: It’s all about each other Scripture: The Serenity Prayer Songs: Fly Eagle Fly, Frosty the Snowman, On Eagle’s Wings, Friends on Your Left, I’m a Little Teapot, Mickey Mouse March, Old Time Rock and Roll, God Bless the USA, Save the Eagle, Boot Scootin’ Boo-gie, Diana (by Paul Anka), Cherokee Nation, You Can’t Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd

NOTICE The first reading of the proposed changes to our Sphinx Court Rules and Regulations was at our March 28, 2016, Stated Meeting, and we will be voting on them at our May 25, 2016, Stated Meet-ing.

April 2016

Officers’ Offerings High Priestess

Congratulations to all the new Officers and Aides and thank you for accepting your positions! Thank you to all the ladies of Sphinx Court who helped to make the Installation of Officers so beautiful and

memorable! Also a big thank you to all of you who accepted Committee positions. We have a lot of work to do for the Court and we can’t do any of it without you! Our motto this year is “It’s all about each other” and I know if we work together we can accomplish anything!

Our calendar is set and I will keep it updated if anything changes, so make sure you check the back page of the Cactus Chatter so you don’t miss anything. Some highlights include a “Sunset by the Sea” Painting Party Fund Raiser on September 24th, the first Membership Tea on October 2nd, first Ceremonial on November 19th and a Fashion Show and Luncheon on February 4th. Lots more to come, so keep checking the calendar.

April 25th is our first meeting and I currently have April 17th at 2pm scheduled for Practice for the new Court Officers. We may move this to a different date, so if I can work that out I will send out a notice in the Cactus Chat-ter Update emails. Please be sure to contact Debbie Jones if you are not on the standing court dinner list and would like to join us for dinner on the 25th.

I’m looking forward to attending all the Unit Installations in April. Then Grand Council is just around the cor-ner! Most of us are driving. This is sure to be a fun year, as I know some surprises are planned while we are there. I’m glad to see so many of our court plan to attend this year. Our last meeting before the summer is Mon-day, May 23rd, when we return. I hope to see everyone there.

Janet Massey and I are looking for community events that we can attend during the summer to promote Sphinx Court and find potential new member candidates. If anyone has suggestions, please give Janet a call. Our theme this year is “Give your ideas wings and your imagination will soar!” and I hope everyone will do just that. New ideas for helping the Shrine Kids, bringing in new members, raising funds for the Court and having fun is what we are looking for. So put on your thinking caps and share your ideas.

Yorkie Hugs and Dark Chocolate Kisses, Lady Karen MacDougall

Home: 623-873-7988 Cell: 623-337-3226 email: [email protected]

Princess What an exciting Installation. we are looking forward to another fun filled year, and wish Lady Karen as much fun as Lady Mimi our Jr. PHP had this past year.

Lady Karen, our High Priestess, has everything under control for our trip to Costa Mesa next month and I have not seen anything on WAOUM in Medford, Oregon, but when I do, I will start looking for air fares.

Tinker Bell Fairy Dust Blessings, Lady Iris Colbert

Home: 480-990-1298 Cell: 602-622-6381 email: [email protected]

April 2016

HAPPY NEW Sphinx Court

YEAR!

The Sun Unit

Congratulations Lady Karen and Officers

The Past High Priestess Club

Associate Princess Ladies, the year is off to a great start after a wonderful Installation Ceremony! Before Lady Iris moved to her new position as Princess, she donated 130 skeins of yarn to the Court! We now have to convert these skeins into crochet/knit items for the hospitals – lap blankets for wheelchairs, afghans for beds,

hats for cold little heads, whatever they need. If you, or anyone you know, would like to help us by doing some crocheting and knitting, please let me know! This is a great project that can involve the entire court. Thank you, Lady Iris!

It is good to see our newer members taking part in Court activities. Some were even installed this month as appointed officers and aides. It was also nice to see some of our long-time members who haven’t been able to get to meetings for a while. If you have a friend who hasn’t been attending Court meetings, please give her a call and invite her to the April 25th meeting. Imagine what a great first meeting Lady Karen will have if the auditorium is full! Let’s try and make that happen!

Rainbow Smiles and Yellow Roses, Lady Mary Lou Burger

Home: 602-503-6045 email: [email protected]

Recorder ROSTER CHANGES

Julia Ayers, 7557 W Alexandria Way, Peoria, AZ 85381-8549 Patricia Clark, 4949 E Casper Street, Mesa, AZ 85205-7218 Mary Allen-Hall, Phone 623-266-1800 (correction) Janene Hampton, 18 Pheasant Lane, Ringgold, GA 30736-4187, Phone 706-952-2115 Lois Hansford, moved – no forwarding address Marion Martin, 2002 W Sunnyside Drive, #3318, Phoenix, AZ 85029-3588 (correction)

2016 DUES ARE $25.00 AND WERE DUE APRIL 1, 2016

Your self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of your dues card is greatly appreciated. Lady Linda Curry, PHP

Home: 480-941-2070 email: [email protected]

April 2016

First Ceremonial Lady I would really like to thank everyone for making our installation of officers a wonderful day. I’m sorry to see Mimi go and I welcome Karen as our new High Priestess. WOW can you believe that it’s already April? I guess time flies while you’re having fun. As part of my

new position I have already started recruiting new ladies who would like to join our organization. I am up to six names to kick this year off and I’m looking for a heck of a lot more. Let’s get membership up and build on the hard work that Mary Lou put in last year and double that number.

Ok, ok and I promise I won’t get Debbie into too much trouble. Again thank you all so much for the support and friendship, it means the world to me. If you all need anything, please call or email me.

Owl be seeing you, Lady Janet Massey

Phone: 480-861-8209 email: [email protected]

Second Ceremonial Lady Hello Ladies! I can’t tell you how honored I am to be your 2nd Ceremonial Lady. I can tell you they aren’t kidding when they call you a mushroom ‘cause I am in the dark! I am excited about Grand Council and to meet all the ladies in my class. You will be getting a phone call or email from me to

confirm your spot on the permanent dinner list. In the meantime, you can call me or email me about the list. Here’s to a great year! Love from your blooming Mushroom!

Lady Debbie Jones Phone: 480-292-1034 email: [email protected]

NOTICE * NOTICE * NOTICE To avoid being charged for your Dinner if you are

unable to keep your reservation, notify Lady Debbie Jones, 2nd Ceremonial Lady,


by the Thursday prior to Stated Meeting.

GREETERS

SPHINX

NO. 65

Contact: Kathy Kelley 480-797-9601

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Lady Linda Curry, PHP, Recorder

April 2016

Clowns The Clown Unit has been busy with clowns Daisy

and Marshmallow assisting at the Motorcycle Unit's 10th Anniversary Bowling Palooza on March 30th.

Daisy and Marshmallow (Carol and Marsha) sold balloon opportunities. They said it was a BLAST!!!

Installation of officers was April 14th with these new officers filling the positions of: President, Marsha Young; Vice Pres, Kay Akers; Secretary, Pam Wade; and Treasurer; Donna DiCola. Best wishes for a great year ladies.

Our next meeting is May 12th please come and enjoy clowning around with us.

We welcomed two new clowns recently, Nancy Beffel and Carmel Teeples. We are so happy to have you with us.

We meet on the second Thursday of the month with dinner in the Red Fez Room at 5:30 and meeting at 7:00 p.m.

Please remember "All our lives are better now that we can share them with each other". Lizanne Southgate

Lady Kay Akers, Vice President

Ceremonial Pageantry What a beautiful Installation of Officers we had. It

was so nice to see so many of our newer members taking on positions of leadership in our Court.

Ladies, as a fundraiser for the Ceremonial Pag-eantry we are planning to have another fun-filled Card Party. Stay tuned for all the particulars on it.

We hope those of you traveling to Costa Mesa for Grand Council have a safe and fun trip! Bring back lots of ideas for us to try.

Lady Jane Sheldon, President

Unit and Club Happenings Director Staff

Congratulations to Lady Karen MacDougall, HP on a very nice installation. We wish you a very suc-cessful year. Our Unit installed its new officers as well Chief: Lady Gina Baird, PHP; Assistant Chief: Lady Mimi Bohlman, Jr. PHP; Secretary: Lady Pat Bandhauer, PHP and Treasurer: Lady Mary Lou Saly-er, PHP. Thank you Lady Dorothy Stanfield, PHP for being the Installing Officer.

We are looking forward to being the Travel Unit and performing our Indian Dance at Grand Council for Lady Karen.

As yet we don't have a menu for the April Court Meeting but I know it will be wonderful. Please re-member this is the Director Staff's Fund Raiser and we invite you to join us for dinner. Lady Debbie Jones, 2nd CL is the one to notify for dinner reservations.

The attire for the April Court Meeting will be a white shell, black pants and the Court Vest.

Lady Gina Baird, PHP , AKA Purple Panther

Be A Lady in Red

Join the Ceremonial Pageantry

Contact LADY JANE SHELDON—480-710-5975

April 2016

Sphinx Patrol Congratulations to all the new Officers, especially

"OUR" new mushroom Lady Debbie Jones, on their elections and wish them a very successful year. Our new Officers are: Captain, Lady Renate Sweat; Lieu-tenant, Lady Lou Ann Speas; Secretary, Lady Debbie Jones; and Treasurer, Lady Betsy Ozee.

We are working on the plans for Grand Council and looking forward to a lot of fun in our work for the Shrine Children together with the rest of Sphinx Court.

Our next meeting is May 3, 2016, as usual dinner at 5:30, practice at 6:15, and meeting at 7:00. Hope to see you all there.

Lady Renate Sweat, Captain

PHP Club Congratulations to the newly installed Officers,

Aides, Unit and Club Leaders. The Past High Priest-esses are looking forward to working with the new officers. The Past High Priestess meeting on April 20th at Ajo Al’s is going to be our Installation of Offic-ers and business meeting. We will have an Induction Ceremony for our Jr. Past High Priestess, Lady Mimi Bohlman, to welcome her into the Past High Priestess Club.

Dates of PHP meetings; Sept. 21, 2016; Nov. 21, 2016; and February 15, 2016/

We wish all going to Grand Council a safe and fun trip.

Lady Mary Hammer, PHP, President

Sun Unit Installation of officers and Official Visit was held

on Friday, April 15, 2016, at Macayo’s Restaurant in Glendale. Our new High Priestess, Lady Karen Mac-Dougall, installed the following ladies: Linda DuBois, PHP, President; Trudy Mullins, Vice President; Sally Wulff, Secretary; Betsy Ozee, Treasurer. It was a beautiful installation – and lots of fun, too!

We’re looking forward to a new year and welcom-ing even more new members into our Unit. You are all invited to come visit the Sun Unit anytime – you might find that you’d like to join, too. Our next meet-ing is not until Friday, September 9, 2016. We meet at 11:30 am at the Masonic Center at 107th and Union Hills, and enjoy luncheon afterwards at a restaurant somewhere reasonably near-by. Please do come visit us.

Lady Linda DuBois, PHP, President

Greeters Unit We had a very nice Installation of Officers at the

Metro Center Red Lobster. Thank you PHP Linda Curry for being our Installing Officer.

We did something unique and fun afterwards. We went to the Paradise Valley Masonic Lodge for afternoon tea. What a great way to end a very special day for our Unit.

Bear Hugs, Lady Kathy Kelley, President

April 2016

Sunshine Report Lady Trudy Mullins, PHP, Chairman

Sympathy Lady Joy Weaver Lady Aileen Randleman - husband Lady Margaret Alexon - husband

Illness Lady Jean Glover, PHP Lady Sally Olsen Lady Gloria Leppert Lady Kay Allen Lady Lynn Hatch Lady Sharon Harrison - husband

Audit Committee The Year End audit went very well. It only took us

1 ½ days this year which says something about the state of the books. There were very few errors, still some write/strikeovers but for the most part they were done correctly and initialed. We did have some re-ports missing and are getting those in this week so they can be distributed.

So, ladies, give yourselves a pat on the back and thank you for the good work. Lady Joy Moore, GHP also had some very good things to say about the books after her December audit. I believe the mini-audits will continue as they proved to be very benefi-cial at each audit. More to come from Lady Karen, HP and her Committee Chairman, Renate Sweat about that.

Thank you so very much to my committee, Sally Wulff and Cindy Lueck for their hard work, Lady Mimi, Jr. PHP for being there and keeping our spirits up and Linda DuBois for attending as pro tem for the Trustee. Lady Renate Sweat and Lady Janet Mielke also sat in so they could see what they were in for next year. Thank you. Andie Lacombe, Chairman Audit Committee

WAOUM 2017 Committee Your WAOUM 2017 officers have been meeting

with the committees and they are doing a great job putting together plans for the Most Wonderful WAOUM ever!

Our next general meeting will be on Monday, May 2nd at 6:30 at El Zaribah. There will be an order form for you to order your vest, please either attend or send your size with a friend since the order needs to be sent in as soon as possible so that we can get all the sizes we need.

Lady Bobbie Balthazor, PHP, President

Committee Reports

Good News Lady Sally Wullf’s health is improving after many tests

Funeral Director Ladies, it is that time again. If you have a funeral

robe (white) and are no longer an officer, it needs to be returned to me. Please check your closet and see if there is a robe hiding therein

Thank you everyone for the way you always do everything you can to help. It makes the Funeral Di-rector's job so much easier.

Lady Iris Colbert

NOTICE * NOTICE * NOTICE To avoid being charged for your Dinner if you are

unable to keep your reservation, notify Lady Debbie Jones, 2nd Ceremonial Lady,


by the Thursday prior to Stated Meeting.

April 2016

Sphinx Court Membership Membership @ 2 - 25 - 2016 266 Initiated 7 Demits 2 Deceased 1 Suspended 5 Membership @ 3 - 31 - 2016 258

Salt Lake May 6 August 19 November 4

Los Angeles August 5

El Zaribah Clinic Dates for 2016

Need a face painter? Need fun balloons?

Need tricks? Just need giggles in your life?

Contact the Sphinx Court #65 Clown Unit Marsha Young, President, 623-266-6099

SPHINX PATROL Water Bottle Holders - $5.00 Designer T-Shirt Sleeve Pins

$3.00 small / $5.00 large

See any Patrol member

If you would like to receive your Cactus Chatter online, please send me a message and I’ll send it to you via your email account instead of the US Postal Service. Lady Linda DuBois [email protected]

Has Your Address changed? Old Address: Name

Address

City State ZIP

New Address (please print): Name

Address

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New Telephone # ( ) Send this form to: Sphinx Court #65 Recorder Lady Linda Curry, 1550 N. El Camino Drive, Tempe, AZ 85281-1426

Safe Travels to Grand Council!

I will miss being with you. Bobbie Balthazor, PHP

April 2016

BYLAWS OF THE GRAND COUNCIL AND THE CODE FOR GOVERNMENT OF SUBORDINATE COURTS PROPOSED AMENDMENTS,

All members attending an Annual Session of The Grand Council shall pay a registration fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) to be divided equally between the Hostess Court and The Grand Council. In the event that the Grand Council shall not receive and invitation from a Subordinate Court to act as hostess for an Annual Session of the Grand Council, the entire registration fee shall be paid to the Grand Council and used in defraying the expenses of such a Session. When the Grand Council acts as hostess for the Annual Session, the General and all Chair-men of Committees for the convention shall be elected as prescribed in Article V, Section 4 (Grand Council By-laws). Written itemized report by Committees must be made to the Finance Accounts and Budget Committee of The Grand Council and audited. AMEND TO READ BY CHANGING THIRTY DOLLARS ($30.00) TO FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00) AMENDED WOULD R E A D All members attending an Annual Session of The Grand Council shall pay a registration fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) to b e divided equally between the Hostess Court and The Grand Council. In the event that the Grand Council shall not receive and invitation from a Subordinate Court to act as hostess for an Annual Session of the Grand Council, the entire registration fee shall be paid to the Grand Council and used in defraying the expenses of such a Session. When the Grand Council acts as hostess for the Annual Session, the General and all Chair-men of Committees for the convention shall be elected as prescribed in Article V, Section 4 (Grand Council By-laws). Written itemized report by Committees must be made to the Finance Accounts and Budget Committee of The Grand Council and aud i ted . SUBMITIED BY HAWAII COURT NO. 60 APPROVED

All members attending a Unit Meet shall pay a registration fee to the Hostess Court. The Hostess Court shall sub-mit two dollars ($2.00) to Grand Council for each registration within thirty {30) days from date of Meet. If fee is not postmarked within the thirty (30) day time frame, a late penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be assessed. A full and complete financial report must be made to the Hostess Court within ninety days (90) and said report should be in the minutes of the Court meeting. All books and records of receipts and disbursements shall be submitted to the Hostess Court for audit, and a copy of same shall be sent to the Grand High Priestess for in-spection within ninety (90) days after the Unit Meet. Books and records shall be submitted to the Grand High Priestess at the time of Official Visit for inspection and following the close of the books. After the books have been audited, the net proceeds from the Unit Meet shall be distributed to the Units of the Hostess Court partici-pating in preparation of the Meet, money making projects and performance with the Units at Exhibition Drills. AMENDED TO READ BY REWRITE

April 2016

SUBMITTED BY THE GRAND EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED

#3 ARTICLE VII SECTION 3 PARAGRAPH B PAGE NOW READS

AMEND BY ADDING

AMENDED WOULD READ

APPROVED

NOW READS

April 2016

AMEND BY CHANGING SEVEN HUNDRED (700} TO FOUR HUNDRED (400} AMENDED WOULD READ

BE CORRECTED IN THE NEXT PRINTING OF THE RED BOOK AND SHALL BE IN-LINE WITH ARTICLE VI SECTION 5 PAGE 36.

SUBMITIED BY BOKHARA COURT NO. 22

Director Staff Fez Cases $30 Stabilizers $8 Can Cozies $3

Ginny Fain 480-345-9819

Cactus Chatter Editor Lady Bobbie Balthazor, PHP

602-237-5526 Email: [email protected]

5915 E. Woodridge Dr., Scottsdale, AZ 85254 www.sphinxcourt65.org

Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America Sphinx Court No. 65 Phoenix, Arizona

NOTICE OF MEMBER DUES

Name Address City State ZIP Current Dues are due and payable on April 1 of each year. If you haven’t paid yours, please forward. The Current Dues for 2016 - 2017 are $25 per member. PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO Sphinx Court No. 65 and mail to: Lady Linda Curry, 1550 N. El Camino Drive, Tempe, AZ 85281-1426

Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage

PAID Phoenix, Arizona Permit No. 369

Sphinx Court No. 65 Ladies Oriental Shrine

of North America

Linda Curry 1550 N. El Camino Dr.

Tempe, AZ 85281-1426

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Calendar of Events for 2016 UPDATED April 9, 2016

April 09 Installation of Officers 17 Court Practice for New Officers - 2pm 25 Court Meeting

May 14-21 Grand Council 23 Court Meeting

August 20-21 Cornfest

September 14-17WAOUM – Medford, OR 21 PHP Meeting 24 Painting Party Fund Raiser 26 Court Meeting

October 02 Membership Tea - 2pm 24 Court Meeting

November 13 Ceremonial Practice - 2pm 19 Ceremonial of Initiation - 8am 21 PHP Meeting 26 Florence Parade - 8am

December 15 GHP OV (GHP in town 12/14-12/15) 16-24 Gift Wrapping (exact dates TBD)

January 23 Court Meeting

February 4 Fashion Show & Luncheon - 10am 15 PHP Meeting 19 Membership Tea - 2pm 27 Court Meeting

March 12 Ceremonial Practice - 2pm 18 Ceremonial of Initiation - 8am

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