Azeem Temple No. 102 was initially Chartered on August 4, 1921 at a time when the A.E.A.O.N.M.S. was steeped in the throes of litigation’s, fighting for its very existence through the Courts of this land. Blake, who aptly lead the Nobility to victory in having the U.S. Supreme Court to sustain our rights to be Shriners. Illustrious Potentate – W. Cleveland
Chief Rabban – Clarence King
Assistant
Rabban – E. Tunnel
Azeem Temple No. 102 operated as Constituent Temple in good standing under Imperial Council of the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for over twenty years until 1942. Then came the War! In August 1942, Azeem Temple was suspended for non-payment of Per Capita Tax. This however, was not a situation unique to Azeem Temple alone. With the United State deeply involved in World War II, many of the Nobles were called to Arms. This certainly affected the Nobility across the Imperial domain and many of the Temples across the Imperial Domain were defunct or inactive as a direct result of World War II and the absence of their Nobles. Approximately one year after the close of World War II, on July 6, 1946, Azeem Temple No. 102 was reinstated as a Constituent Temple in good standing under the A.E.A.O.N.M.S. of North and South America and Jurisdiction, Inc. Reinstatement was effected under the reign of the Imperial Potentate Raymond E. Jackson. Azeem Temple, hosted its first Gala Day Celebration for the Desert of California during the period of July 13-14, 1951. In September 1990, Dr. Robert J. Gerard, who was serving as Imperial Deputy of the Oasis of San Diego, was appointed to the office of Imperial Deputy of the Desert of California. He was the first Imperial Deputy of the Desert of California. He was the first Imperial Deputy of the Desert ensuing from Temple No. 102. As Deputy of the Desert, his innovative thinking and dynamic leadership approach had far reaching effects throughout the Desert of California. On November 7, 1993, the Grandest Potentate saw fit to call his stalwart Noble Laborer to rest, in that peaceful realm, and bid him Greetings. In 1994, Azeem Temple No. 102’s Annual Talent and Scholarship Pageant was officially named by the Nobility of the Temple as the Dr. Robert J. Gerard Talent and Scholarship Pageant.
