96 STATE OF THE PROVINCE TH By Brian C. Mock Photography by Angelo Byrd
Although protocol has previously been established, I would like to personally bring greetings to the 30th Grand Polemarch, and our Closed Banquet Speaker Samuel C. Hamilton; the 32nd Grand Polemarch, Attorney William “Randy” Bates, Jr.; the 33rd Grand Polemarch, Thomas L. Battles, Jr; Grand Strategus, Enyinda Boms; my “sands” on the Council of Province Polemarchs Northern Province Polemarch, Michael Kinloch; Past Southeastern Province Polemarchs, on whose shoulders I stand today: 17th Province Polemarch Melvin T. Solomon; the 20th Province Polemarch, Preston Smith; 21st Province Polemarch, Dr. Stanley J. Pritchett, Sr.; 22nd Province Polemarch, Chester Leaks; 23rd Province Polemarch, James E. Freeman; and 25th Province Polemarch, Lawrence H. Davis, Jr.; To All Grand Chapter Committee Chairmen and Appointees; To the Southeastern Province Board of Directors and Officers; To All Joseph R. Jenkins Awardees; To All Province Committee Chairmen and Appointees; To the Host Chapters of Conway – Myrtle Beach, Hartsfield, Florence, Cheraw and Kingstree Alumni Chapters, thank you for your steadfast effort and hospitality to ensure we have a successful Province Council, and brothers all thank you for traveling across the province to join us for our first in-person Province Council since 2019! I want to thank the 34th Grand Polemarch, Attorney Reuben A. Shelton, III, for appointing me as the 27th Province Polemarch and entrusting the Southeastern Province in my hands. I cannot say enough how humbled I am to take on the job as Province Polemarch. My role as your servant leader bears much responsibility. I stand ON the broad shoulders of the 26 men who came before me, realizing that much of who I am in Kappa has been shaped by their tenacity and leadership prowess. And I stand WITH you, realizing that this truly belongs to US as we lean on the wonderful talent and resources here, we can (TOGETHER) get the job done. The Southeastern Province has a rich history dating back to its conception in the early 1920s. This province has birthed some of the greatest ideas and
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