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Alcazar Shrine | Shrine Protocol
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Sep
Shrine Protocol
The Fez
Shriners International has adopted the fez as the exclusive type of head covering to be worn by all Shriners International members when appearing as such. This means all nobles must wear their fezzes at submit meetings, ceremonials, Shrine parades, caravans, special events and any early Shrine refer activities. The fez is never worn at a Masonic Lodge communication or meet .
As a noble, you are peculiarly admonished never to wear your fez in any ship’s company or rate in which you would decline to introduce your mother, wife, baby or daughter. never forget this. No other person is always allowed to wear a noble ’ mho fez.
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The fez is not a display case or bulletin board. The Potentate, Divan Members, Past Potentates and the Grand Master may have their titles embroidered in small letters in gold or argent bullion, silk or rhinestone jewels on one line beneath the emblem on the fez. active members of official uniform units or official clubs of a temple may likewise have the names of their units or clubs on one line beneath the emblem on the fez. Any official date of the Potentate may have his claim beneath the emblem as above for the term of his appointee .
The fez shall be worn in its proper form without crushing, creasing or alteration ; and no device, decoration, title, wording or adornment other than allowed by Article 13 of the Shriners International shall be permitted. not more than two pins or brooch, without auxiliary embellishments, may be used to secure the tassel in topographic point. The fez may be worn only at meetings and gatherings of Nobles held under the assurance of some legal body of the Order. It may not be worn when or where prohibited by the Imperial Potentate. The fez as a general rule is not worn on Sunday, as the temple is not permitted to meet on that day. Hospital Day in Lexington is normally on a Sunday and you may were your fez while attending that function .
Military Salute
The military toast is used when reciting the Shrine pledge of commitment and during the play of the national hymn of the United States of America, Canada, Mexico and Panama .
Colors
A noble who is wearing his fez will execute a right hand salute when the Colors are within six paces of him. He will not remove his fez. After the colors have passed, he should drop his right hand. A baronial who is not wearing his fez places his correctly hand over his heart alternatively of the right hand salute .
Auditorium
In an auditorium, he should hold the salute until the Colors are posted after the toast of commitment and/or play of the national anthems .
Parades
only the Color party of each temple is saluted when passing in review.
Meetings and Ceremonials
current dues menu and password is required for admission to all Temple Ceremonials and Business Meetings .
Prayer
During the propose of prayer, the fez should be removed and held in the right field hand over the heart .
The Salaam
A baronial addressing the Potentate while he is presiding in the East should always give the salaam. The salaam is always given by the Potentate and members of his Divan when receiving the Imperial Potentate, Imperial Officers, and past Imperial Potentates do not salaam in retort but give the bless of the order .
Salutations
An imperial Officer equally well as a Past Imperial Potentate is always addressed as “ Imperial Sir ”. A Potentate or Past Potentate is addressed as “ Illustrious Sir ” .
Dress
The proper attire for a Shriner at any given function is what fits the juncture. Under normal circumstances the Potentate will publicize the attire code .
Introduction of dignitaries
The presiding officer of a Shrine Unit or Shrine Club should introduce the dignitaries that are there to visit them. There may be information that our Potentate needs to get out and it ’ s through these dignitaries the information is disseminated. At the get down of your merging you should determine who is present and you can check you calendar/directory as to who these people are. At the end of the merging you should call upon each one in rearward order according to rank. Begin with Past Potentates, any Temple Trustees that are present, and then the Outer Guard or the lowest ranking officer confront and ending with the Potentate or the highest ranking officer as the last speaker. No one should speak after the Potentate or the highest ranking policeman with the exception of the presiding officer who will immediately close his meeting .
