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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="005785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Shenandoah Valley Assembly # 2237</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Shenandoah Valley Assembly 2237"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#6600FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Assembly History"><U><B>Assembly History</B></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> | </B></FONT><A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mission"><U><B><U>Mission</U></B></U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>| </B></FONT><A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Assembly Officers"><U><B><U>Assembly Officers</U></B></U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> | </B></FONT><A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Navigators Notes"><U><B><U>Navigator's Notes</U></B></U></A><B><U> </U></B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>| </B></FONT><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Color Corp"><U><B><U>Color Corp</U></B></U></A><B><U> </U></B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>| </B></FONT><A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Member List"><U><B><U>Member List</U></B></U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>| </B></FONT><A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pictures"><U><B><U>Pictures</U></B></U></A><B><U> </U></B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>| </B></FONT><A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar "><U><B><U>Calendar </U></B></U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> | </B></FONT><A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsletter "><U><B><U>Newsletter   </U></B></U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>| </B></FONT><A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us "><U><B><U>Contact Us  </U></B></U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> | </B></FONT><A HREF="id12.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B><U>Related Links</U></B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#CC0033" TEXT="#080000" background="03b5b6e3.jpg"> <div> <I>Assembly History</I></div> <div> <B>Shenandoah Valley Assembly - 4</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Old English Text MT" ><B>th</B></FONT><B> Degree</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>The Fourth Degree adds PATRIOTISM to the three principles of the Order: charity, unity and fraternity. Any Third Degree member in good standing, one year after the anniversary of his First Degree, is eligible for membership in the Fourth Degree. </B></div> <div> <B>The primary purpose of the Fourth Degree is to foster the spirit of patriotism by promoting responsible citizenship and a love of and loyalty to our </B></div> <div> <B>Country through active membership in local Fourth Degree groups (called “assemblies”). Fourth Degree members must retain their membership as Third Degree members in their local councils to remain in good standing. </B></div> <div> <B>Certain members of the Fourth Degree serve as honor guards at civic and religious functions, an activity that has brought worldwide recognition to the Knights of Columbus. </B></div> <div> <B>Here is pictured the Fourth Degree Emblem. Bearers of this emblem are committed to conduct themselves honorably as Christian gentlemen in their private and public lives, as well as acting patriotically for the good of their nation. </B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="01153670.png" border=0 width="83" height="103" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Likewise, the Fourth Degree sword represents the bearer's reverence for the Eucharist and the Pope, bishops and hierarchy of the Church, and displays publicly his willingness to protect his Church and priests. </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Considered under a religious aspect, we have the honor and privilege of wearing on our swords and our lapels the sacred symbol of the Most Blessed Trinity. This should always remind us to live a good Christian life, and that we should never bring dishonor on the emblem we have been privileged to wear. By this, others may see our good works, through which we will glorify our Holy Religion, our Honored Order and our Beloved Country. </B></div> <div> <B>Shenandoah Valley Assembly #2237</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Harrisonburg, Virginia</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Council Affiliation: 670, 8393, 9286, 9488, and 10760 </B></div> <div> <B>Assembly Meets: Fourth Thursday of each month </B></div> <div> <B>Founded: August 1, 1991 </B></div> <div> <B>"OLD GLORY!" </B></div> <div> <B>This famous name was coined by Captain William Driver, a shipmaster of Salem, Massachusetts, in 1831. As he was leaving on one of his many voyages aboard the brig CHARLES DOGGETT - and this one would climax with the rescue of the mutineers of the </B><B>BOUNTY</B><B> - some friends presented him with a beautiful flag of twenty four stars. As the banner opened to the ocean breeze for the first time, he exclaimed "Old Glory!" </B></div> <div> <B>He retired to Nashville in 1837, taking his treasured flag from his sea days with him. By the time the Civil War erupted, most everyone in and around Nashville recognized Captain Driver's "Old Glory." When Tennesee seceded from the Union, Rebels were determined to destroy his flag, but repeated searches revealed no trace of the hated banner. </B></div> <div> <B>Then on February 25th, 1862, Union forces captured Nashville and raised the American flag over the capital. It was a rather small ensign and immediately folks began asking Captain Driver if "Old Glory" still existed. Happy to have soldiers with him this time, Captain Driver went home and began ripping at the seams of his bedcover. As the stitches holding the quilt-top to the batting unraveled, the onlookers peered inside and saw the 24-starred original "Old Glory"! </B></div> <div> <B>Captain Driver gently gathered up the flag and returned with the soldiers to the capitol. Though he was sixty years old, the Captain climbed up to the tower to replace the smaller banner with his beloved flag. The Sixth Ohio Regiment cheered and saluted - and later adopted the nickname "Old Glory" as their own, telling and re-telling the story of Captain Driver's devotion to the flag we honor yet today. </B></div> <div> <B>Captain Driver's grave is located in the old Nashville City Cemetery, and is one of three (3) places authorized by act of Congress where the Flag of the United States may be flown 24 hours a day. </B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>