Alabama DeMolay Association Fall Newsletter 2010
The 2010 Alabama Masonic Youth Convention was held at the Birmingham Scottish Rite Center July 8-11, 2010. State Master Councilor Alex Hood presided on crutches, despite breaking his foot in two places just days before the Convention started. DeMolay from chapters in Mobile, Huntsville, and Birmingham attended the annual event. The young men of Alabama DeMolay participated in ritual competition, educational sessions such as membership, event planning and manners. The young people enjoyed pool swim time, bowling, Rainbow fun night with a Broadway musicals theme, and the installation dinner and dance that followed.
The Birmingham Chapter was named Alabama DeMolay Chapter of the Year. Mobile Chapter took home the Spirit trophy for Conclave. Winners of the ritual competition included:
Flower Talk- Nick Johnson Twickenham-Milford Chapter
9:00 Interpolation- Tyler Hughes and Forrest Buchanan, Twickenham-Milford Chapter
Master Inquisitor -Nick Johnson, Twickenham-Milford Chapter
2nd and 4th Preceptors- Alex Hood, Twickenham-Milford Chapter
6th Preceptor- Allen McGee, Mobile Chapter
The bowling trophy was won by Becca White, White Light Assembly #66
New officers were installed for 2010-2011. Phillip Allen McGee, son of Alabama DeMolay Executive Officer Jim McGee and Alabama Rainbow Supreme Deputy Kathy McGee was installed July 10th as the new State Master Councilor. Twickenham-Milford Chapter PMC and PSJC Forrest Buchanan was installed as State Senior Councilor. No State Junior Councilor was installed. The state officers were installed with new Alabama DeMolay collars created for the state. Julia McGee was crowed the new Alabama DeMolay state sweetheart, and past state sweetheart Julie Jackson Short was presented with her past state sweetheart pin. Dad Tom Paul was invested with a collar as a new Active member of the International Supreme Council. The collar, a loan from Dad Bud Wilson, belonged to Dad Harry C. Denton, who served as Alabama DeMolay Executive officer for many years. Dad Denton received the collar in 1965.
