HOUSING CHAIRMEN
Ron Stowell
Mike Phipps

PUBLIC RELATIONS
Mike States
Ron Stowell

HOTEL ADVERTISEMENT
Ron Stowell

VIP'S
Jack Russell, PP '89
Dr. Warren Rensner, PP '98

PACKET CHAIRMAN
Merle Cannon

INFORMATION CENTER
Jack Russell, PP '89

PACKET GIFTS
John Auch

MEDICAL STAFF
Dr. Warren Rensner, PP '98

TRANSPORTATION
Dave Johnson

CITY PERMITS
Bobby Stout

SPECIAL GIFTS
Jim McNerney, PP '84

PARADE MARSHAL
AI Hurt

SPECIAL EVENTS
President's VIP Party
John Tangeman, PP ‘91

Golf Tournament
Butch Bruenger

All of these Nobles have extensive committee's to assist them in their duties.

Our Housing Committee worked diligently to satisfy each Temple according to the number of of rooms required and to fulfill their special requests. Furthermore they assigned you to a facility that was highly recommended by our Convention Bureau.

Wichita does not have many hotels with a capacity to accommodate a request of 275 or more. For this reason you may have been placed in more than one facility. None of the facilities assigned are more than fifteen minutes from Century II, Midian Shrine or the Hyatt Regency, our headquarters.

Hopefully you have established a contact at your assigned hotel/motel to negotiate room rates and special requests. Also, I would highly advise you to execute a written contract between your Temple and your assigned properties.

If you are experiencing a problem or need some assistance, please notify us at Midian (316) 265-9676. Changes CAN NOT be made without our Housing Committee's approval.

Housing Committee: Noble Ron Stowell and Noble Mike Phipps

PROPERTY ASSIGNMENTS

Abdallah				 Clarion
Abou Ben Adhem			Airport Hilton
Abu Bekr				Quality Inn Airport
Akdar					Hyatt Regency
Al Kaly				Best Western/Red Coach Inn North
Arab					Comfort Inn South
Ararat				Marriott, Fairfield Inn, & Hampton Inn East
Bedouin
El Jebel				Northrock Suites
El Kahir				Wyndham Garden, Super 8 East
India					The Broadview
Isis
Kaaba					Holiday Inn West
Midian				Marriot
Mirza					Best Western Airport/Red Coach
Moila					Hyatt Regency
Moolah				Four Points Sheraton
Sahara				Comfort Inn East
Scimitar				Holiday Inn Express
Sesostris				Guild Plaza
Tangier				Ramada Inn East
Tehama				Hyatt Regency
Za-Ga-Zig				Best Western Tudor Inn

REGISTRATION

The registration fee for CSSA 2000 will remain at $10.00 for each noble and each lady. To operate a first class convention we need these funds to assist in covering our expenses.

A special pin has been designed for CSSA 2000. It will have a small flashing light that can be seen at a distance to identify the registered nobles and ladies. These pins MUST be worn at all times when attending any of our scheduled events. This includes entering the Market Arcade, participating in the parades, competition and to gain admission to the block party. This pin will be in all registration packets. For those registering late, a pin can be purchased for $10.00 at the Registration Table in the Hyatt Regency Convention Area.

It is IMPERATIVE that we receive the $10.00 registration fee from each of the nobles and ladies by the cut-off date of June 15, 2000.

When your nobles and ladies attend CSSA 2000 in Wichita they will receive more than a program and a momento. They will receive an actual packet with some quality gifts included. The CSSA 2000 Admission Pin will also be included in the packet.

The problem we will be confronted with is having enough lead time to purchase the amount of gifts and registration pins required. That is why it is very important that the list of your nobles and ladies who have registered be sent to us along with their money prior to the cut-off date of June 15, 2000.

Registration Packets can be picked up at the Midian Shrine anytime after 9:00 AM Thursday, August 31, 2000.

Noble Merle Cannon and his committee will put the packets together and distribute them.

A quality program is necessary simply because it acts as a guide for all the nobles and ladies who attend. It not only highlights all activities surrounding the Shrine Convention, it will inform you of interesting points regarding Wichita.

We will sell advertisement to help defray the cost of the program. If any of you are interested in purchasing a half or full page to honor your Divan or to share the history of your Temple, we will be happpy to accommodate you.

We will send you more information on the program early next Spring.

Program Coordinator: Noble Ron Stowell

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2000

President's VIP Party			Midian Shrine

Market Arcade Set-up 		Century II


THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2000

Market Arcade Opens		Century II
Packet Pick-up			Midian Shrine
Ladies Luncheon			Airport Hilton Hotel
Press Conference			Midian Shrine
Night Shirt Parade		Downtown Wichita
Block Party				Midian Shrine

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2000

Market Arcade			Century II
Late Registration			Hyatt Regency

Competion:



Arab Patrol         			Century II
Brass Bands          			Century II
Chanters           			Wichita Consistory
Clowns          			Century II
Keystone Kops         		Wichita Old Town
Oriental Bands          		Wichita Consistory
Provost Guard          		Kansas Trap Assoc.
Legion of Honor          		Century I
Horse Patrol          		Sedg. Co. Coliseum
Motor Patrol          		Lawrence Dumont Parking Lot
Pipes and Drums          		Century II
Flying Fez           			Compete At Another Time
Drum & Bugle Corp.          	None
Greeters          			None
Directors Staff          		None
Men's Golf Tournament          	TBA
Tours and Sight Seeing
Ballyhoo          			Hyatt Regency

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Association Banquets	Various Locations




SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2000



Grand Parade		Downtown Wichita
Market Arcade		Century II
Tours and Sight Seeing
Association Banquets



SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2000

This event is by invitation only. It is formal for both the nobles and their ladies.

CSSA President John Arnold and his Lady Connie will be your host and hostess for the evening. This event will take place at Midian Shrine in the Mecca Rooms on Wednesday evening, August 30, 2000.

I can assure you this will be a first class affair and you will totally enjoy the evening.

Illustrious Sir John Tangeman PP '91 and his committee are in charge of this event.

Over the years there seems to have been a deterioration of the CSSA Market Place. At least it does not seem to attract the number of vendors or nobles and ladies as in the past.

We have a great facility, Century II, located next to the Hyatt Regency. It is accessible to all who want to attend. Our plan is to have more than Shrine Merchandise booths. We are working on inviting arts and crafts merchants as well as local businesses who would sell merchandise of interest. ttere again we want to have a Market Arcade that offers a variety of items; something for all nobles and ladies who attend.

REMEMBER--anyone who does not have a registration pin will be charged a fee to gain admission. Nobles and ladies who have a pin will be admitted free.

Noble Paul Morris and his committee will operate the Market.

LADLES LUNCHEON

This is another event that requires months of planning. You are all aware of the many details that goes into a luncheon of this magnitude.

Lady Connie Arnold has been putting together a program that all the ladies will enjoy. The luncheon will be at the Airport Hilton Hotel on Thursday, August 31, 2000 at 11:30 AM.

Early next spring you will receive more information and the cost per lady to attend.

Again I want to emphasize the importance of receiving your list of ladies who plan to attend and their money prior to the cut-off date of June 15, 2000.

Early evening, Thursday, August 31, 2000, the Night Shirt Parade will kick-off the activities. There will be a Ballyhoo just prior to the start of the parade. We will parade through downtown Wichita ending at the Midian Shrine.

Staging of the parade will be set in front of the Shrine where the contestants will be judged in different categories.

Chairman of this event is Noble Mike Kelley.

Immediately following the Night Shirt Parade the activities will commence. There will be dance bands outside the Shrine as well as inside. Food, beer and mixed drinks will be available. Most of the music will be professionally hired bands that will play an assortment of music. Also there will be other entertainment.

There will be no charge to gain admission to the Block Party other that your registration pin.

Block Party Chairman: Noble Ray Scadden

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2000

Directors Staff: 7:00 AM Breakfast Midian
Contact: Noble Ron Van Etten

Legion of Honor: Evening Banquet Midian
Contact: Noble Ken Claycamp

Motor Patrol: Evening Banquet Century II
Contact: Noble Norm Conley

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2000

Arab Patrol: Evening Banquet Raytheon

Clown Association; Evening Banquet Century II
Contact: Noble Chuck Home

Oriental Band: Evening Banquet Broadview Hotel
Contact: Noble Mike Hartup

Provost Guard: Evening Banquet Masonic Home
Contact: Noble Russell Walker

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2000

Tee times and Course will be named later.

RULES:

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES:

Friday evening a cocktail party and dinner will be planned if there is enough interest.

NOTE:

Ladies are invited and encouraged to attend. Green fees, cocktail party and dinner will be at the expense of each noble. Also, all nobles and ladies must register to participate.

This event has the potential of being an annual event and could become part of CSSA competition.

Contact: Noble "Butch" Bruenger

The All Temple Parade will commence Saturday, September 2, 2000 at 9:00 AM. At this time we do not have a parade route other than to assure you it will be in downtown Wichita.

The success of the parade starts at the staging area. To assure there will be a consistant flow, a time and place to assemble will be assigned to each Temple. Our parade chairman does not want anyone standing around for any length of time so it will be important for each Temple to follow the assignment they receive to eliminate "bottle necks".

There will be refreshments at the end of the parade and transportation for those who request it.

Parade Marshall: Noble Al Hurt

The information you have read will give you some insight of what we are planning for CSSA Wichita 2000. After Tulsa and during the course of the year we will be fine tuning our plans. If any of you have suggestions or input that will improve on our convention plans, please feel free to inform us.

I am very confident with our dedicated staff of nobles and ladies at Midian and the participation of Wichita in general you will find CSSA 2000 to be a fun experience.

Start selling your nobles and ladies on attending Wichita CSSA 2000 immediately after Tulsa!

Some of the enclosed information is subject to change!

September 20, 1999