BEAUMONT: Service club
offers Masonic Child I.D. Program
From left to right:
Bill Conklin, San Gorgonio Pass High-12 Club treasurer; Diane Ailshie and
Gaylord Ailshie, club president.
SAN GORGONIO PASS
HIGH-12 CLUB
Published: 14
August 2012 06:21 PM 
On Thursday, July 18,
the San Gorgonio Pass High-12 Club participated in the Concerts-in-the-Park
series and Market Night in Beaumont by offering the new Masonic Child I.D.
Program to children and parents in the community.
In a three-hour span,
approximately 70 children were photographed or fingerprinted for documentation.
Additionally, as part
of this program, parents can attach to the printout a piece of their child’s
hair and/or nail clipping for DNA purposes.
Parents were
encouraged to maintain this documentation for emergency reasons.
It was emphasized
that all documentation of the child’s photo and fingerprints are given to the
parent or guardian and not maintained by the club.
In addition, the club
distributed information and pamphlets on DeMolay, Job’s Daughters and Rainbow
Girls youth organizations. The club had request forms for each of the
organizations as well as for the Masons.
Last fall, new
computer software for the Child I.D. program was purchased from the Rusty
Trowel Committee of the Pomona Masonic Lodge.
Since obtaining a new
computer and printer, the Pass-area club has documented over 500 children at
various functions around the Pass area.
The club also
assisted the Fellowship Masonic Lodge with the I.D. program at the Iris
Festival in Yucaipa on May 18-20.
The San Gorgonio Pass
High-12 Club will be providing the program at future community events in the
Banning-Beaumont area.
The club is confident
this program is needed by parents and children in the community.
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