February 3, 2024 Luncheon
Click above to download a PDF of the Royal Order of Scotland luncheon invitation.
Join us on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. after the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska concludes for lunch at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney, Nebraska. Cost will be $30/person, and the lunch is open to all Royal Order of Scotland members, their ladies, and those interested in joining the Royal Order of Scotland.
The menu will be Chicken Piccata, House Salad, Seasonal Vegetables, and rolls and butter. The cost is $30/person.
Speaker TBD
Members are asked to make reservations and make payment no later than Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Walk-ins can not be accepted for the luncheon.
Photos from the Royal Order of Scotland, hosted in Omaha in 2019.
Sir James E. Winzinreid
Provincial Grand Master
History of the Royal Order of Scotland
The Royal Order of Scotland first came to the United States from Scotland in 1877, with Scottish Rite Grand Commander Albert Pike as the first Provincial Grand Master. Speaking of the Royal Order of Scotland, Albert Pike wrote,
“We have desired to create an association of worthy Masons and gentlemen. . . to assemble annually, not for dry discussions or for display, but for social intercourse and festive enjoyment.”
In July, 2019, the Provincial Grand Lodge chose to break from tradition of holding the Degrees in a hotel, and decided to hold them in the Valley of Omaha Scottish Rite theater. Over 80 candidates joined from across the United States, including 34 from Nebraska, received the Heredom of Kilwinning and Knight of the Rosy Cross of the Royal Order Degrees on July 20, 2019.
The goal of this page is to create the “social intercourse and festive enjoyment” Pike wrote about with annual events for Royal Order of Scotland members.