FOOTBALL, JOB'S DAUGHTERS
 SHARE 1995 MASONIC FLOAT



MASONIC FLOAT -- "Service Through Sports" will be the theme of the Family of
Freemasonry float for the Tournament of Roses Parade Jan. 2. The annual East 
West football game, played annually at Stanford Stadium, and the 75th 
anniversary of Job's Daughters will share feature billing.

    The All-American sport of football and the International Order of Job's
Daughters will share feature billing on the Family of Freemasonry float in the
1995 Tournament of Roses Parade, it has been announced.
    Exemplifying the parade theme of "Sports, Quest for Excellence," the 55
ft. float will depict a day at the famed Shrine East West game and also com-
memorate the 75th anniversary of Job's Daughters.
    A living triangle will be portrayed on the front of the colorful parade 
entry to honor the youth organization, comprised of girls age 11 to 20 who are
related to Masons.
    The float will be entitled "Service Through Sports," and that mission is
aptly illustrated by the East West Game.
    "This game raises millions of dollars for the 22 Shriners Hospitals and 
Burn Centers throughout North America, thereby aiding countless children who
desperately need medical care," said Warren J. Blomseth, Grand Master of
Masons in California.
    The float is primarily sponsored by the Grand Lodge of California, but
Masons throughout the world also contribute to its entry in the Pasadena
parade which is viewed by millions in person and on international television,
according to Stanley Channon, float committee chairman. He is Past Grand
Master of California.
    Dominant element of the 16 ft. high float is the green-flowered football 
field with goal posts emblazoned with "Shriners Hospitals" to signify the goal
of the game. A fez-adorned Shrine leader will stand in front of the goal posts 
with two children.
    And for those interested in celebrities, two famous football players, as 
yet unnamed, will be depicting the kickoff of the East West classic in the
center of the flower-bedecked entry.
    Cheering their efforts in a colorful display of flowers will be the "end 
zone" of the float, constructed by builder C .E. Bent & Son to create the 
excitement of a day at the stadium.
    "Through this float, we will try to reinforce the fact that all Shriners 
are Masons and point out the charitable work performed by the entire Family of
Freemasonry," said Channon.
    "Masonic organizations support a variety of charitable causes, including
Masonic Homes for the elderly and for children, the Scottish Rite speech clin-
ics, York Rite Eye Foundations and many others. All told, North American
Freemasons donate nearly $2 million per day toward chartable causes."



Grand Master Expected
To Ride on Parade Entry

    When the Family of Freemasonry float glides down Colorado Blvd. Monday, 
Jan. 2 (New Year's Day falls on Sunday in 1995), the Grand Master of Masons 
in California will be aboard.
    He will stand at the top of three steps between the two significant 
columns of a Masonic Temple.
    Flanking him will be the leaders of the York Rite and Scottish Rite in 
their typical regalia. The Grand Master is thus symbolically placed in the 
proper position to receive a new member while casting a fraternal eye over the 
Job's Daughters.
    Representatives of that organization will ride on the float to form their 
famous living triangle. The Holy Bible will be opened to the Book of Job and 
on each side will be a large diamond to signify their 75th anniversary.
    Job's Daughters also participate in charitable work, having provided sup-
port to a program for the development of hearing aids to be placed in football
helmets so that hearing-impaired boys could enjoy the sport.

Contributions Needed

    Masons throughout the world are asked to contribute to the cost of 
sponsoring the Family of Freemasonry float in the Tournament of Roses Parade. 
You may do so by sending your donations to Robert C. Coe, treasurer of the 
float committee, at P.O. Box 661567, Arcadia, CA 91066-1567. Or you may write
to him to request an order form which describes the various kinds of 
merchandise commemorating the 1995 float and our entries in previous parades. 
Pins, postcards, shirts, caps, decals and other items are available. "We will 
be grateful for your support," said float committee chairman and Past Grand
Master Stanley Channon.



