FOURTH DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION
The Exemplification of the 4th Degree for the First New Jersey District will take place as follows;
DATE: April 27, 2008 TIME: 12:00 Noon
PLACE: Parsippany Hilton Hotel
1 Hilton Court (off of Rt. 10 West)
Parsippany, New Jersey
This year the degree will be held in honor of our State Deputy Thomas P. Ciborski.
The cost this Year for Candidates remains fixed by Supreme at $70.00 (Priest Candidates $50.00)
The cost for dinner guest this year is set at $45.00.
There will be a cash bar that will open after the exemplification is concluded and will remain open through dinner. There will also be music for dancing and entertainment.
ALL ASSEMBLIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE A HOSPITALITY ROOM FOR THEIR CANDIDATES, CANIDATES WIVES AND ALL OTHER GUEST, since dinner will not start for approximately 1½ hour after the conclusion of the exemplification. If your Assembly feels it cannot afford to host a Hospitality room on its own it behooves you to join with another Assembly.
The 2006 Exemplification was a great success with over 200 men taking the degree. Since this is the last Exemplification that I will be hosting I am hoping that we will have a class in excess of 200 men. Seating at the banquet will be on a FIRST COME FIEST SERVED basis. Any overflow for dinner will be seated in a separate room where they can hear but will not see the Dias. I therefore encourage you to make your reservations early.
Since the exemplification ran so well last year we will continue to employ the same set-up as in the past with the Faith Admirals handling the application for the new candidates. I am more than confident that the applications will be filled out properly and submitted in timely fashion. The Faithful Navigators will be handling the seating arrangements for their respective Assemblies. Since we anticipate having more than 600 people at the dinner it is extremely important that this job be handled in a judicious manner.
The Color Corps Commanders will again handle the chore of soliciting ads for the Souvenir Journal. I know that this year the journal can be the biggest and best ever.
I thank everyone for their support and cooperation and I am gratified by the dedication and effort you have all shown on behalf of your assemblies and the District in the past, and I look forward to a great Exemplification because of men like you.
Vivat Jesus,
Frederick J. Conforti, Master
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Membership Chairman Ad Journal Chairman
SK MICHAEL F. VACLAVICLK SK ROBERT R TARANTULA, PFN
23 PROSPECT STREET 152 SCHUYLER AVE.
LITTLE FALLS, NJ 07424 NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ 07031
973-890-0821 201-955-2244
Dinner Chairman
SK JOSEPH A. OLIVO
5 HEATHER HILL WAY
LEBANON, NJ 08833
908-236-2566
1. The candidate applications will be accepted at all meetings prior to April. They can also be mailed to the chairman at the address shown. The VERY LAST DAY that applications will accepted is Monday,
APRIL 7th, 2008. It would be very helpful if you can get the applications in early and not wait until the due date to hand them in. The more time Mike has to process them the less mistakes will be made. No application will be accepted without an ASSEMBLY CHECK accompanying it.
All Candidate Checks should be made Payable To: “FREDERICK J. CONFORTI, MFD”
2. As with candidate applications Ad Journal applications will be accepted at any time with at absolute cut off date being the April 7th meeting. Again if they can be submitted early it would be greatly appreciated. They can be mailed anytime to the chairman at the address shown for him. ALL ADS must be accompanied by a check. All Ad Journal Checks should be made Payable To: “FIRST NEW JERSEY REGIMENT ”
3. Dinner reservation forms will be distributed at the February and March meetings. The cutoff date for the dinner reservations is APRIL 11, 2008. This means that ALL the RESERVATION MUST be in the hands of the chairman on that date, not postmarked that date. All dinner reservation forms must be accompanied by a check. All Reservation Checks should be made Payable To: “FREDERICK J. CONFORTI, MFD”
Please make separate checks for all items submitted. DO NOT combine Candidate fees/Ad Journal money, etc.
Please ensure that all Honor Guard/Color Corps working the Degree are listed on the Assembly seating form.
Please advisee ALL candidates to eat a good breakfast since they will not have the opportunity to eat after check-in.
Please advise the Master at least 2 weeks before the degree of all candidates who cannot stand during the degree so that seating arrangements can be made.
Faithful Navigators it is your responsibility to insure that all your people know where they will be sitting.
PLEASE make sure that you or someone YOU designate meets with all your people after your seating arrangements have been pick up to inform them of their table assignments.
Your cooperation will be deeply appreciated and will insure a good time for all on exemplification day.
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AGENDA & CANDIDATE INFORMATION
AGENDA
1. 9:00 AM Celebration of the Liturgy of the word (Mass) in the Grand Estates Ballroom. Attendance is optional.
2. 10:30 AM Registration of Candidates: Grand Estates Ballroom Foyer. Registration will be cut-off at 11:30 AM.
3. 11:40 AM Line Up. All Dignitaries, Honor Guard and Candidates MUST BE PRESENT AT THIS TIME for entrance into the Assembly chamber for the start of the Degree.
4. 12:NOON Start of the Degree by Master Frederick J. Conforti.
5. PM Dinner
CANDIDATE INFORMATION
1. All candidates MUST be in possession of a VALID (CURRENT SIGNED) 3rd Degree Card and it MUST be shown at registration.
2. All candidates should know the NAME and NUMBER of their ASSEMBLY they are joining, since registration is in Assembly order.
3. Dress Code for Candidates is as follows:
BLACK or MIDNIGHT BLUE TUXEDO, WHITE SHIRT with LAY DOWN COLLOR, (NO WING TIPS OR RUFFLES), BLACK BOW TIE, BLACK SHOES and SOCKS.
CUMBERBUN or VEST is OPTIONAL but IF ONE IS WORN IT MUST BE BLACK.
WHITE GLOVES.
FAITHFUL ADMIRALS & NAVIGATORS
Please make copies and distribute this sheet to ALL of Your Candidates
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FOURTH DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION
In Honor of State Deputy Thomas P. Ciborski
APRIL 27,2008
PARSIPPANY HILTON HOTEL
1 HILTON COURT
PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY
973-267-7373
Reservation Information
A block of rooms has been set-aside for the Exemplification. The rate for rooms will be $ 99.00 per night. All reservations are to be made directly with the hotel. When calling please mention “Knights of Columbus Block”. Also request a later checkout if desired. While there is no guarantee that you will be allowed to checkout later the hotel has assured the district that it will try to accommodate us as much as possible. All reservations should be made early since the hotel will release the rooms to the general public approximately 2 weeks before the exemplification. Once released you will be on a first come first served basis, and you may have to pay additional for late checkout.
The toll free number is (877) 671-5744.
You may call the hotel directly on the 973-267-7373 number for Hospitality Rooms. Again there is a limited number of Hospitality Rooms available so make sure you book early if you want one.