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1. Newly crowned S.G.I.G.s receive congratulations from Sovereign Grand Commander C. Fred Kleinknecht, 33°, in his office. They are (l. to r.) Ill. Bros.: William B. Brunk, North Carolina; Mitchell R. Miller, Alaska; A. James Wriston, Jr., Hawaii.
2. Imperial Sir Ralph W. Semb, 33°, President and CEO, Shrine of North America, addresses the General Session.
3. Ill. William G. Sizemore II, 33°, Commander, U.S. Navy, delivers the keynote address at the Gala Banquet.
4. Masonic authors, each a Grand Cross, meet at the Gala Banquet. They are (l. to r.) Ill. Bros. John W. Boettjer, Managing Editor, The Scottish Rite Journal; Rex R. Hutchens, author, among other works, of A Bridge to Light; S. Brent Morris, author of Masonic Philanthropies and editor of Heredom, the transactions of the Scottish Rite Research Society; and Jim Tresner, author of Albert Pike, The Man Beyond the Monument and Book Review Editor, The Scottish Rite Journal.
5. Bro. Michael A. Richards, 32°, K.C.C.H., the character "Kramer" on the TV series Seinfeld, shares thoughts during the Gala Banquet on the importance of Freemasonry.
6. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, 33°, G.C., President, The George Washington University and Master of Ceremonies at the Gala Banquet, shares the head table with Briana Mendez, a client at the Scottish Rite Childhood Language Disorders Center, Washington, D.C.
7. Sov. Gr. Cmdr. C. Fred Kleinknecht, 33°(l.) and Sov. Gr. Cmdr. Robert O. Ralston, 33°, N.M.J., place a wreath at the crypt of Sov. Gr. Cmdr. Albert Pike in the House of the Temple.