Tampa, Florida
Special Meeting
Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore
Saturday, April 13, 2024
2225 N Lois Avenue
Tampa, FL 33607
Tel (813)877-6688
$179 Room Rate Deadline: 3/12/24
If calling for a room, specify Royal Order of Scotland group.
Petition Deadline: 4/5/24
Banquet Reservation Deadline: 4/8/24
Des Moines, Iowa
Annual Meeting
Des Moines Scottish Rite Consistory
Saturday, August 10, 2024
519 Park Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
Tel (515)288-8927
Sleeping Rooms Only: Hilton Des Moines Downtown
435 Park St, Des Moines, IA 50309, (515)241-1456
$155 Room Rate Deadline: 7/11/24
If calling for a room, specify Royal Order of Scotland group.
Petition Deadline: 8/2/24
Banquet Reservation Deadline: 8/5/24
Schedule of Events
10:00AM – 12:30 PM | Candidate & Member Registration |
11:00AM (Des Moines Only) | Pork Chop Lunch Buffet - $25 payable at Consistory. |
12:45 PM | Candidate Orientation in Meeting Room |
1:15 PM | Candidates Assemble in Preparation for Degrees Members Enter Meeting Room |
1:30 PM | Officers Piped In for Opening of Provincial Grand Lodge |
1:45 PM – 4:30 PM | Conferral of Degrees |
6:00 PM | Social Hour (Cash Bar) for Members & Guests |
7:15 PM | Banquet Doors Open |
7:20 PM | Officers & Distinguished Guests Piped In for Banquet |
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Banquet |
All members must show a valid membership card to be admitted to the meetings. Dress for the meeting/banquet (candidates and members) is a dark business suit. A black tuxedo or Scottish attire is acceptable, but not required. Dress for the ladies attending the banquet is at their option. Reimbursement of a canceled reservation may be granted if the office is notified no later than two (2) weeks prior to the meeting.
Print a Mailable Reservation Form for a Provincial Grand Lodge Meeting
Members may make banquet reservations and pay online in Member Services. Members and Candidates may also call the office to make banquet reservations and pay by credit card. There is a $3 credit card fee per reservation.
2024 Annual Meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Royal Order of Scotland
Freemasons’ Hall, 96 George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
Friday, July 5, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Following the meeting, there will be a dinner (4:30 P.M.) at The Sheraton Grand Hotel – 1 Festival Square (shuttles provided from Freemasons’ Hall to the Sheraton), to which the ladies are invited. We suggest that you contact the Grand Secretary’s office, well in advance of the meeting, to make dinner reservations and to determine the required credentials that will be needed for attendance. Sir Alan Dickson, Grand Secretary, 23 St. John Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8DG, Scotland, (Tel: 011-44-0131-556-1222). Dress for the meeting is a black suit, white shirt, black tie, and no gloves.