You are probably correct. I only remember my father studying for the York and Scottish Rites. You gave some interesting history in your article...one that has carried over for about 4000 years. Yes very interesting. There is kind of a complicated background to this. The original "Knights Templar" were a military-monastic order properly called "Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon." The order came into existence during the Crusades, and had its headquarters on Temple Mount in Jerusalem, hence the "Knights Templar" name. It eventually became the center of a good deal of controversy. For a fictional--FICTIONAL-- account, see novel "The Da Vinci Code." In more modern times, the Freemasons, a secret fraternal order, created a number of subordinate orders relating to "Templarism." WIthin the York Rite of Freemasonry, there are, among others, the Knights Templar and the "Illustrious Order of the Red Cross," which I believe is the order that this thread refers to. The symbology of the red cross comes from the costume of the original Knights Templar, which was a white mantle emblazoned with a red cross. I believe this is fairly accurate, but I stand to be corrected if there are any Masons on the KC list. Regards, Ted Snediker ----- Original Message ----- From: VivianJ8169@aol.com To: kansascity@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, January 3, 2009 6:57:52 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [KANSASCITY] The Feast of Manudy Thursday - April 1912 I never heard it called Knights of the Red Cross before. My Dad always called it Knights Templar....research says it was part of the Masonic Order so he became a Mason along with his friend, Harry Truman, in the 30's or 40's time could have changed it. However, myabe they prepared it in the Masonic Temple at 9th & Harrison. Ivanhoe Temple was not built until 1922. **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KANSASCITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KANSASCITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)