Shriners

The "Shriners," or Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, are an Order appendant to Freemasonry. They are responsible for the creation of the "Shriners Hospitals for Children" which provide free orthopaedic, burn, or spinal cord injury treatment for children of disadvantaged families. They also run the Shrine Circus, which raises money for the Shriners Hospitals.

Some famous Shriners include:

• [Buzz Aldrin]?, astronaut
• [Dave Thomas]?, founder of "Wendy's"
• [Porfilio Diaz]?, president of Mexico
• [Pascual Ortiz-Rubio]?, president of Mexico
• [Albelardo L. Rodriguez]?, president of Mexico
• [Miguel Aleman Valdes]?, president of Mexico
• John Diefenbaker, prime minister of Canada
• Gerald Ford
• Barry Goldwater
• Warren G. Harding
• J. Edgar Hoover
• [Hubert Humphrey]?
• Jack Kemp
• [Douglas MacArthur]?
• [George McGovern]?
• [Sam Nunn]?
• [Franklin D. Roosevelt]?
• [Strom Thurmond]?
• Harry S. Truman
• [George Wallace]?
• [Earl Warren]?
• [Ernest Borgnine]?
• [Clark Gable]?
• [Roy Rogers]?
• [Will Rogers]?
• [Red Skelton]?
• [Ty Cobb]?
• [Arnold Palmer]?

See Also

http://www.shrinershq.org

http://www.shrine-circus.com/show.htm