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On April 3, 2003, District Deputy Sir Knight Thomas Witzman,
convened a special meeting of Sir Knights from Council 7968 at their hall to
consider establishing a new Assembly composed solely of Council's members.
Since the primary reason for decreasing participation in Assembly meetings
was "driving distance," the Master of the Fourth Degree, Frank
Scandone, authorized and encouraged councils in rural areas to form their own
Assemblies. This applied to any council that was located over a 25-mile
distance to their current Assembly meetings.
Twenty Sir Knights participated in the meeting and by a simple majority vote
of 13 to 5 with two abstentions, it was agreed to form an Assembly--to be
known as the Joseph R. Perrone Assembly 2789. New assemblies were also being
established at Milton and Gulf Breeze.
Officers were elected and By-laws were discussed and approved. Meeting nights
were agreed upon to be the first Thursday of the month at 7pm. Dues were set
at $10.00 annually, with an additional one-time voluntary contribution of
$10.00 by the charter members to establish an operating fund.
The Supreme Committees on new assemblies approved the establishment of our
assembly on May 2, 2003.
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