(This was not pleasing to the Grand Master)” The country club looked into the matter and found no wrong doing by Buffington. A member of the other party went to Buffington’s party and complained that they had no right to interfere with the other party. One of the other parties had a DJ who was playing extremely amplified music. Other parties were occurring at the same time. Buffington had a Christmas party at a country club. “Potentate Buffington left it to the members of the temple to decide and the temple members elected him for a second term.” The Grand Master did not want him to do so because he wanted another Noble to have the office.” “Potentate Buffington was asked to run for a second term as potentate of Scimitar Shriners – which is lawful under Shrine law. The Grand Master of Arkansas has adopted a “scorched earth” policy against the Shrine in his Grand jurisdiction because Shriners International will not allow him to decide who should be a Shriner in Arkansas. “The fault lies with the Grand Lodge of Arkansas not with Shriners International. More light is shed by a letter from Theodore Corsones, General Counsel Emeritus of Shriners International and Shriners Hospitals for Children and also a Past Grand Master. The good old boys network is showing some cracks. It looks as if Grand Lodges may not always rubber stamp support decisions by other Grand Lodges. It follows the Grand Lodge of Ohio giving Past Grand Master Frank Haas sanctuary after being expelled from West Virginia. Such action or non action by the Grand Lodge of Iowa is setting a precedent. So what do all you legalists have to say now? If Buffington’s own Lodge found that he did nothing wrong, if the Shrine found that he did nothing wrong and if the Grand Master of Iowa found that he had done nothing wrong and refused to expel him, could it be that the Grand Lodge of Arkansas is wrong and out for a vendetta? AND THE GRAND LODGE OF IOWA REFUSED TO EXPEL HIM. He had dual membership also being a member of the Grand Lodge of Iowa. Potentate Buffington who was expelled from the Grand Lodge of Arkansas was not also expelled from the Shrine BECAUSE HE WAS STILL A MASON. A big factor in this whole Arkansas Shrine affair has been overlooked by many.
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