Committee on Ritual and Brotherhood History

Committee Report

The committee recommended that no changes be made to the Brotherhood ritual. Two changes in the historical summary at the front of the Constitution were noted, both of which were included in the Law Committee report and approved by the assembly on Day 1. The Ritual and Brotherhood Committee asked all delegates to voluntarily support the Boilermaker Archives, a non-profit foundation created to preserve historical artifacts and documents. The committee identified three ways this can be done: 1) asking individual members to make personal donations (tax deductible in the U.S.), 2) having local lodges set up annual donations (as many lodges do for the United Way and other non-profits), and 3) purchasing additional copies of the Boilermaker history book, Grace Under Pressure, the proceeds of which go to the Archives. The report was presented and approved on Day 4.

Committee Members

Committee on Ritual and Brotherhood History
Don Caswell Chairman
Howard Cole International Staff
Alexander MacDonald Delegate-at-Large
Thomas Saccoach L-29 – Northeast
James Waldron L-175 – Northeast

Date: Sunday, July 23, 2006
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Room: Barbados B

Other meeting times will be scheduled as required.