The Illustrious Sir Ed had a Ceremonial on June 2nd in Vancouver, Washington. Noble Harry Jorgenson was the chairman of this one day event.

    Over two hundred Nobles from Afifi attended the P.N.S.A. in Boise, June fourteenth thru the sixteenth.

    The Illustrious Sir James G. Harmon, Potentate of Afifi for 1980 had plenty of help to carry him thru the year. He appointed twelve Aides that were all good workers.

    Potentate Harmon had a cruise planned for October on the stern wheeler "Mississippi Queen". From New Orleans to Vicksburg and return to New Orleans, a nine day trek.

    At the end of January, 1980, our Treasurer P. P. J. Alden Woodworth, who had held that office for sixteen years, resigned for health reasons. Noble John H. Blair was appointed by the Illustrious Sir to fill that vacancy. P. P. Woodworth passed away in November 1980. A great loss, as he did so many good things for the Temple.

    In writing the history of the Afifi Temple it has to be noted how much effort the Director's Staff put in each year since 1941 to construct the float for the Daffodil Parade in Tacoma. Many times they have received the Sweepstakes Award which is the highest award. The members of this Unit put in thousands of man-hours for about three months getting the float ready.

    It is a difficult task to remember to include everyone who should be recognized. One of those is our fine Chaplain, Harold C. Williams who was appointed in 1966 by Potentate Brandt Bede. Chaplain Harold Williams has put on a Necrology Service for several years that has been outstanding like everything he does.

    In 1981 Robert L. Peters of Tacoma was elected Potentate of Afifi Temple. The Elected Divan and their ladies together with the Afifi Arab Patrol and many additional Nobles and ladies flew to Anchorage, Alaska for the Winter P.N.S.A. in February. It was a fun trip with the Illustrious Sir Bob Peters winning a dog sled race between the visiting Potentates.

    P. P. Wilfred "Bill" Brown of Afifi and P. P. Bob Peters of El Katif Temple were named co-chairmen of the trek to Pasco for a joint Ceremonial in June. In 1962 when they were elected Potentates of their respective Temples they had also held a joint Ceremonial in Pasco.

    The Pasco Ceremonial was a spectacular event being actually held on the desert outside of Pasco. All of the Units from each Temple participated and it was particularly colorful with the horse patrols in bright costumes riding across the sands.

    The Illustrious Sir Robert L. Peters of Afifi and a group of over eighty Nobles and ladies left Sea-Tac Airport on October 12, 1981 for the Orient. Ceremonials were held in the following Cities -

    The Illustrious Sir Harry Jorgenson, Afifi Potentate for 1982, invited all the nobility to join him on his trek to Padre Island, Texas, on October 16 to 24, 1982. 

    A ceremonial, with all of the Afifi Units attending, was held in Yakima on June 12, 1982. There were many new Nobles inducted into Afifi. 

    Noble Richard Matheson replaced the First Ceremonial Master Dee Ellis who was forced to move to Medford, Oregon for business reasons.

    Philip Grenley, M.D., was elected the Illustrious Potentate on January 6th, 1983 at the Stated Meeting and installed by Afifi's own Past Imperial Sir Chester A. Hogan. Potentate Grenley declared that 64% of the Masons in the State of Washington are not Shriners and his slogan was "Membership is the key in 83".

    The new Portland Unit of the Shriners Hospital was occupied in May, 1983 with a grand ceremony and with representatives from many Temples.

    A Cold Sands Ceremonial was held at Tacoma on June 4th with a class of over forty candidates. The Temple Units then attended the P.N.S.A. in Spokane, June 9th thru 11th.

    The Wenatchee Shrine Club sponsored a cruise on Lake Chelan aboard the "Lady of the Lake", a charter boat. They cruised from the town of Chelan to Stehekin, fifty-five miles up the lake. The Illustrious Sir Philip Grenley enjoyed the trip and the party following.

    In August the Potentate invited the nobility to join with him on a trip to Alaska on the S. S. Rotterdam. This trek was well attended and very enjoyable. 

    Afifi Temple had one hundred and forty-seven new nobles affiliated and made the slogan "Membership is the key in 83" come true.

    Our newly elected Potentate for 1984 was Harold R. Makinster from Longview. He had a novel theme of "Know the Score for 84". Having been the Director of the Oriental Band for many years he incorporated a musical score with notes as his Shrine Pin.

    The Afifi Temple Past Masters Unit was formed on September 6th and had thirty-seven Charter Members. It is a fine addition to Temple Units.

    On July 28th, a Family Picnic event was held at the Mosque. The Grays Harbor Shrine Club put on their famous salmon barbeque, and many of the other Units had booths and other attractions to lend color to the event.

    The Afifi Temple had their turn for the Orient Trek and left in early October. Ceremonials were held in the following Cities:

    The P. P. James G. Harmon died of a heart attack in April, 1984. He was very well liked by the nobility and is missed by all.

    One of our most active Nobles became Potentate of Afifi Temple on January 10, 1985. His name is Walter Leroy (Liver) Oliver and he was born in Aberdeen and was very active in that community. The Nobility expected an exciting year under his command and they were not disappointed.

    Potentate Oliver was a Mickey Mouse fan and had a room in his home with thousands of Mickey Mouse items. Consequently, his theme for his Potentate's Ball was carried out in the Mickey Mouse pattern and gifts to him during the year were the same.

    The Temple Units attended the P.N.S. A. in Casper, Wyoming in June and had a typical Shrine convention.

    In October the Potentate scheduled a trip to Mazatlan, Mexico for eight days. Approximately two hundred Nobles and ladies attended this trek and enjoyed it all. 

    Noble Dee Ellis who left the Divan a few years ago to move to Oregon, returned this year and was reappointed as First Ceremonial Master. 

    The year 1986 saw another very industrious Afifi Noble step up to the office of Potentate. He was Joe R. Devish of Tacoma, an electrical contractor. 

    This was Afifi's turn to host the P.N.S.A. and the Illustrious Sir had great plans. He announced that most of the activities would be held at the Puyallup Fair Grounds, formally known as the Western Washington Fair Grounds, and that he had appointed P. P. Bob Peters of Afifi as the Director General. He also appointed P. P. Bill Brown of Afifi to be the Deputy Director General. This P.N.S.A. was very well attended by the other Member Temples and everything went off very smoothly. 

    In order to rest up from the very successful P.N.S.A., the Illustrious Sir Joe Devish 
offered a Trek to Hawaii for ten days in October. Many of the Nobility and ladies enjoyed themselves on the trip.