ELECTED OFFICERS OF THE UNITED SUPREME COUNCIL COREY D. HAWKINS SR., 33 SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDER ANTHONY T. STAFFORD, 33 LT. GRAND COMMANDER ALONZO HAYNES, 33 GRAND CHANCELLOR X.L. His Excellency the Most Hon. Grand Councils. His 1924 book, The Beginnings of Freemasonry in America, remains an important work today. Although both his father and grandfather were members of the craft, Ill. Bro. Brother Samiec was raised a Master Mason at St. Patricks Lodge No. It was he who kept the Scottish Rite alive during the years when but for him it would have faded out. Brother Webber was created an Honorary Member of the Supreme Council, 33, at Boston on September 30, 1987. The MIll Grand Sword Bearer Bro.
Scottish Rite, NMJ | Medals & Awards of 32 Freemasonry He also holds a masters degree in Educational Philosophy and Clinical Educational Supervision from the State University College at Oneonta, New York.
Scottish Rite, NMJ | Sovereign Grand Commanders Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. He holds two degrees from Virginia Tech. III. With Tompkins became a Mason in Hiram Lodge No.
Passing of Ill. Deary Vaughn, 33, Sovereign Grand Commander, United Riccardo Patern di Montecupo - Grand Chancellor - H.E. Newbury was also instrumental in establishing the Northern Masonic Jurisdictions membership magazine, The Northern Light, in 1970, as well as the founding of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library which opened its doors in 1975. Born in 1871 in Waltham, Massachusetts, Johnson later attended Tufts College (now University) and Boston University Law School, receiving his law degree in 1895. Brother Samiec and his lovely wife, Gail P. Randall, have been married for 53 years and they are the proud parents of Dr. Carrie B. Samiec and also have a grandson, Nathan. L. Thomas33,Sovereign He joined Portland Council No. Bro. The MIll Grand Chamberlain Bro. The burden of diplomacy and peace requires allies who will listen to each other, learn from each other, and most of all trust one another. He made it his task to heal all the rifts between members and officers of the past regimes, combining competing bodies, creating bodies where there were none, and establishing a set of Constitutions amenable to both sides.
(eBook/PDF) Abstract Of Proceedings Of The Supreme Council Of Sovereign He explains that, In that year as a Millennium project each Valley reached out for candidates doing Masonic work in many fields. A Mason since 1983, he served as Worshipful Master of Craighill Lodge No. 2023The Sovereign United Supreme Council. When Palmer first took office, the Permanent Fund (which had been established in 1872) had a balance of $16,000. Perry is the Immediate Past Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Lanarkshire Middle Ward having served from 2016 to 2021. Ewan Rutherford 33 succeeded to the Council on the 24th June 2009. Melvin Maynard Johnson has been and still is considered by most Masonic scholars to have been the greatest American Mason of the 20th century. Supreme Council of the Northern Jurisdiction He was elected Sovereign Grand Commander in 1985. In Boston in 1824, Raymond received degrees 4 through 32, inclusive, from John Barker, agent of the Southern Jurisdictions Supreme Council. Your playing small does not serve the world. It allowed the museum rebuild its exhibition showcasing the Battle of Lexington and Concord and the start of the Revolutionary War.
History of the Rite - Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, S.J., U.S.A. On August 27, 1761, the French Grand Lodge at Paris (the Grand and Sovereign Lodge of St. John of Jerusalem), acting with a body of the superior degrees (the Council of the Emperors of the East and West, Sovereign cossais Mother Lodge), issued a patent to Morin as a Grand Inspector, "authorizing and empowering him to establish perfect and He demitted in 1853 and remained unaffiliated with any craft lodge for the rest of his life. Illustrious Samuel Harrison Baynard, Jr., 33, tells us that Illustrious Brother Abbott was a store of information, possessed a well-balanced vocabulary and fluent speech.
John Henry Cowles, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council When, after 11 months, Melvin Maynard Johnson was elected as the new Grand Commander, the Supreme Council paid Stevens the homage of electing him as its first Honorary Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Prior to this most recent honor and position, he served as both the Lieutenant Grand Commander of the Supreme Council and as the Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Virginia. A native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sovereign Grand Commander McNaughton graduated from Indiana University with a degree in forensic studies, and spent the next 10 years as a detective with the Fort Wayne Police Department. Charles Iain Robert Wolrige Gordon of Esslemont 33. The foundation he built and the stability he created led to closer relations with the Southern Jurisdiction and, eventually, with all Scottish Rite jurisdictions of the world. We welcome you and hope that the information we have shared will be informative to you. Ill. Simson was born in Danbury, Connecticut in 1780. MP Sovereign Grand Commander Bro. Samiec devoted his time to the operation of his business, Subcontracting Services Co., specializing in installing and servicing residential electrical, lighting, and communications systems. Supreme Council of . He joined Kalurah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. The MIll Grand Standard Bearer Bro. In 1804, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, but resigned in order to accept an appointment as associate justice of the New York Supreme Court. GREETINGS, . Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander. Rutherford is a Past Depute Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. Lieutenant of the Grand Master Fra' John T. Dunlap.
Louisiana Scottish Rite Seville 1911 to 1920 - H.M. Rennick 1920 to 1948 - Dr. W.H. He maintained a law practice until the end of his life in 1902. This Supreme Council shall and always believe in true partnership and progress. Governance Sovereign Council Government Bodies Later in Smiths term, the Supreme Council marked both the jurisdictions 100th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the Union of 1867.
Supreme Council of America - M.p. Sovereign Grand Commanders : This site should be used as a facility for our members, offering the required information to allow them to enjoy their membership to the fullest possible advantage whilst also informing the casual browser, possibly who are either non-members of the Order or even non-Freemasons alike an indication of our outlook and activities. in Binghamton, New York, in 1961 and was Potentate in 1986. We will obtain this through constant work and sacrifice. 203. SEC. The State of California Mt. Giving a world wide total of Ninety Three 33 Free and Accepted Masons under the auspices of the Supreme Council for Thirty-Third and Last Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for Scotland. The Ralston years will be remembered for remarkable energy in changing the internal and external faces of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. J.D. In 1912, he entertained U.S. President William Howard Taft at a dinner held in connection with the Supreme Councils annual meeting. He was selected as Teacher of the Year in 2001 by the Fulton-Montgomery Regional Technology Teachers Association and New York State Technology Educators Association. Petrie served as Deputy for the Province of Scotland North East from 2001 to 2011. In 1946, Johnson himself received the award. I am This Supreme Council shall and always believe in true partnership and progress. Bro. relieved Dr. Elizabeth Moore, National Supreme Council Grand Matron and 17 Grand Matrons from the National Supreme Council which created a split in the organization. and his habits of intemperance alone prevented him from becoming President of the United States.. Moriah Lodge, No. He is also a Past Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow having served from 2009 to 2014. Bro. Glattly has received several other Masonic honors including the Daniel Coxe Medal from New Jersey and the Josiah Drummond Award from Maine.
Order of the Crown of Johor - Wikipedia SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDERS ILL. Roy L. Prince 33-SGIG M.P. David A. Glattly, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, NMJ, describes himself as just a DeMolay boy from Clifton, New Jersey. He was born in Paterson, NJ, on August 10, 1953, but grew up in Clifton, where he lived up to and including his college years. Sir Cornelius A. Smith, Governor General (seated centre), received the Sovereign Grand Commander Dr. Melvin Bazemore (centre left), leader of the United Supreme Council, along with members of the Bahamas Council of Deliberation, in a courtesy call at the Office of the Governor General on Thursday, December 1, 2022. Melvin Johnson became an Active Member of the Supreme Council in 1920 and was elected Sovereign Grand Commander in September 1933 in Boston. This item cannot be shipped to your selected delivery location. Johnson continued to research and write throughout his life. The State of North Carolina King David Grand Council. While many men might aspire to become Sovereign Grand Commander, Stevens did not. 2023 by The Imperial Supreme Council.
Supreme Council for Romnia United Supreme Councils Sovereign Grand Commander pays a courtesy call on the Second Murder Recorded Within Two Weeks On GB, Min. 36 on March 28, 1972, serving as a line officer and was elected Worshipful Master of the lodge in 1979. Before this occurred, however, Brother Paul, having served in the ROTC program at Cornell, was called to active duty for World War II in April 1943. Charles Iain Robert Wolrige Gordon of Esslemont 33. 4, Royal and Select Masters on March 16, 1994, and was knighted in Portland Commandery No. In the Scottish Rite Valley of Fort Wayne, he presided as Thrice Potent Master of Fort Wayne Lodge of Perfection beginning in 1996. He is a member of the York Rite in Fort Wayne and Mizpah Shrine. Palmer was born in Pennsylvania in 1819, but moved to Albany, New York, in his teens where he later studied the law and started a practice in West Troy. Despite his impressive resume, Tompkins was hampered by a debilitating fight with alcoholism, which brought him both ill health and financial problems. It has been tempting for historians to speculate about Yates motives for resigning so soon after taking office. He has served as the Grand Almoner since 2015. Now, is the time and we must see value in the whole of humanity. The MIll Grand Master of Ceremonies Bro. Herrick is a Past Substitute Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. Try again. Josiah Hayden Drummond, as the Sovereign Grand Commander of the newly joined body, played the key role in making the merger work. Baron Auguste Hugo de Bulow conferred the Scottish Rite Degrees on four brethren and created them Deputy Inspectors General, 33 rd degree, as follows: Dr. Peter W. Ray - New York Jonathan Miller - Pennsylvania, Levi Anderson - Delaware Lemuel G. Griffin - Maryland. In the world of Freemasonry he was involved across the board, heading up three national bodies. On November 30, 1864, in the City of New York, Baron August Hugo de Bulow, Sovereign Grand Inspector General, and an active member of the Supreme Council of France, A.A.S.R., organized a Supreme Council of the State of New York, which title was subsequently changed to the Supreme Council Of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General, of the 33rd and last degree of the A.A.S.R. He also served as Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Edinburgh between 2012 and 2017 and is currently Deputy Grand Master and Governor of the Royal Order of Scotland. Like most of his predecessors in the office of Sovereign Grand Commander, Smith was active in other Masonic groups, including Toledo Council No. M.P. Smith was made a Master Mason in Toledos Sanford L. Collins Lodge No. Bro. Brother Abbott was born in Richmond, New Hampshire in 1867. In 1860, he and Simon W. Robinson abruptly left the Supreme Council and formed their own schismatic Council which bore Raymonds name. He has served on numerous Valley committees and was Deputy for New York from 2008-13. In between he served as a state senator. He served as part of the middle school technology team for 22 years, where he developed a program that integrated the teaching of reading into the technology curriculum, providing reinforcement of reading skills in a nontraditional environment. within my power to move our organization to a higher level. He was admitted to the bar in 1891, and he practiced law in Boston. Brother Galbraith is a Past Substitute Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. The current Sovereign Grand Commander MP Sovereign Grand Commander Bro. It claims that all other Supreme Councils and Subordinate Bodies of the Scottish Rite are derived from it. He was one of only three incumbents in the history of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to pass away while holding office. The MIll Grand Captain of the Guard Bro. It comes as no surprise, then, that he was elected Sovereign Grand Commander in 1879. He was the first Secretary General and served as third Sovereign Grand Commander of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction from 1832 to 1851. We are a distinguished association along with our Supreme Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, and Higher Degree auxiliaries that were collectively formed as one common body to work together for the good of our organization. Simson served as Lieutenant Grand Commander under Tompkins, and became Sovereign Grand Commander upon Tompkinss death in 1825. He also served as Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Renfrewshire West between 2003 and 2008. If we have lost sight of our oath, our frontline responders reminds us every day! Our future is bright, and we must be ready to face the challenges before us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. America, A.A.S.R. 245 in Otisco, New York in 1822. For we are people of improbable hope building on our common history and seizing our common destiny. Henry G. Petrie 33succeeded to the Council on the 1st January 2017. sovereign grand inpector general of virginia ancient and accepted scottish rite of freemasonry southern jurisdiction of the united states of america. Illustrious Ronald A. Seale, 33 Sovereign Grand Commander: Just as a Grand Lodge is the governing body for Masons in each jurisdiction, so a Supreme Council is the governing body for Scottish Rite Masons and charters all subordinate bodies. Fra' Alessandro de Franciscis - Grand Hospitaller He took the office the morning after George Bushnells sudden death at the Supreme Councils Annual Meeting in Cleveland in 1965. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Our dealings in the past have led us to this new crossroad with new promises and a new pearl. He was also offered a position on the bench of the Maine Supreme Court, opting instead to remain as a practicing attorney. Grand Commander & CEO Tel: Post Office Box 642 Email. SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDER. Pleasant, New York, in 1800.
The Bulletin - Spring 2021 by United Supreme Council, 33,AASR - Issuu Outside of his law practice he was a director of both the Maine Central Railroad and Union Mutual Life Insurance Company. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.
From a Point to a Line: Twenty Sovereign Grand Commanders Palmer continued to practice law, served in the state legislature and became a judge in 1873. The Supreme Council, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, USA (commonly known as the Mother Supreme Council of the World) was the first Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Freemasonry. Speaking both of Tompkins potential and his personal demons, a contemporary said of him, There was a time when no man in the state dared compete with him for any office .
Sovereign Grand Commander's Medal For Distinguished Service The Sovereign Grand Commander may, at his discretion, bestow his personal award upon a deserving Masonic or Scottish Rite Brother whom he considers to have rendered outstanding distinguished and exemplary service to the Masonic fraternity at large. During his tenure, he has displayed his business and managerial acumen by establishing a sound financial footing for the 32 Masonic Learning Centers for Children, now the Childrens Dyslexia Centers, and the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library. Illus. Whatever reason you have either chosen to peruse our website or simply found us by chance I trust you will find it of interest. He received his Scottish Rite degrees in the Valley of Cincinnati in the fall of 1967, and served as Thrice Potent Master of Gibulum Lodge of Perfection. 153, in Owego, New York, in 1948 where he eventually served as Worshipful Master. In 1897, he served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio. After the war, he returned to Cornell, where he received athletic and scholastic honors, including the prestigious McMullen Engineering Scholarship Award. It is the mission of the Imperial Supreme Council, A.A.S.R.M., International Jurisdiction, to improve the quality of life within our communities through physical and intellectual pursuits alike, honorable living, moderation, self-reliance . , ISBN-10 Raymond served as Sovereign Grand Commander from 1851 to 1860. Supreme Council has also given Honorary membership to thirteen deserving brethren, 10 of whom have already served on the Supreme Council or as a Deputy, the 33 has also been conferred on the thirty three Serving Deputies worldwide. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. Grand Commander Cole served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Virginia in 2001. Gourgas to reactivate the Scottish Rite in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction in 1843. On November 6, 1982, he was created a Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret in Sigma Consistory, Valley of Schenectady, New York, where he served as Commander-in-Chief for Sigma Consistory from 1995-1997. no challenges we cannot achieve. He married Leslie M. MacDougall on November 27, 1965. . Since Barton Smiths eventual succession to the post of Sovereign Grand Commander was announced shortly after his predecessor, Samuel Crocker Lawrence (18321911), took office, Smith was, by all reports, well-prepared to take the helm of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction when he assumed the leadership position. At a young age he was raised in Waterville Lodge No. In May 1862, both Raymond and Robinson were officially expelled from the Northern Masonic Jurisdictions Supreme Council. Sovereign Grand Commander IN OFFICE 2010-2016 ILL. He also belonged to the York Rite Bodies; the Red Cross of Constantine; Syrian Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. In 2001 he was elected Illustrious Deputy for Maine and also became the vice president of the board of directors of the 32 Masonic Learning Centers for Children, Inc. Ill. Alvin K. Wilkins, 33 LIEUTENANT GRAND COMMANDER. "Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see". It is awarded in three classes: Knight Grand Commander (Dato' Sri Paduka-S.P.M.J. He is also a Past Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Aberdeen City, a Past Provincial Grand Master of Aberdeen and Kincardine of The Royal Order of Scotland and is currently Grand Sovereign of The Grand Imperial Council of Scotland. Stationed in England, he was trained and commissioned a 2nd lieutenant, navigator, in the U. S. Air Force. Please choose a different delivery location. He earned a Juris Doctor Degree in 1969. The VP Lieutenant Grand Commander Doctor David K. Huggan 33 succeeded to the Council on 20th October 2004. He also streamlined ceremonies; began work on degree revisions; oversaw production of a video presentation of the new 4 and others; insisted that Scottish Rite events be inspirational, convenient and enjoyable; focused the charitable endeavors of the Scottish Rite to benefit Brothers in need of assistance, and increased the use of teleconferencing for Supreme Council business to conserve our fraternitys administration costs. ; Royal Order of Jesters, and the Royal Order of Scotland. Welcome to the website of The United Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the Thirty-Third and Last Degree. :
The Sovereign United Supreme Council Johnson served as Vice President of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association in Alexandria, Virginia, from 1916 to 1920. 396 in 1876. Lawrence continued the family business until 1905, but also took on a directorship at the Eastern Railway in 1875. Lieutenant Sovereign Grand Commander Flushing, NY Contact: 917-544-2576 ILL. JAMES LEE 33 Grand Orator & Minister of State Canton, MD Contact: 443-251-6843 ILL. TERRANCE K NICHOLAS 33 Grand Master of Ceremonies Fort Worth, TX Contact: 718-288-6109 ILL. JAMES DIXON 33 Grand Attorney General Bedford Heights, OH Contact: 440-596-2028 ILL. When he moved to Wisconsin, he affiliated with Tracy Lodge No. The Supreme Council for the Thirty-Third and Last Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for Scotland and the Dominions and Dependencies of the British Crown and other Parts of the World consists of nine members, all of whom are expert and prominent Free and Accepted Masons in Scotland and hold the 33 of Grand Inspector General. According to the Constitution, as the religious Superior and Sovereign, he must fully dedicate himself to the development of the works of the Order and to set an example of living by Christian principles, to all the members of the Order. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. But, due to increasing age, Lawrence made it clear that he would serve only until the 1910 Annual Meeting. Brother Samiec was coroneted a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33 Honorary Member of the Supreme Council in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 29, 1998. Through educational programs, research studies, exhibitions, and workshops, the Brea Historical Society continues to document and promote Brea's unique contribution to an ever-changing world. The 1860 Proceedings records that a motion was made to create a committee whose purpose was to review the way the Supreme Council operated. ill alan w. adkins biography orient officers 143 in New York City, on November 24, 1807. In addition to Ill. He held that position until 1908.
SUPREME COUNCIL | unmasons It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. [1] They have two children, Michelle Marie Sellers, and Illustrious Brother John Brian McNaughton, 33. He served as Grand Marshal of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey in 1998, was Executive Officer of DeMolay from 1999-2004, and has earned six Grand Master of DeMolay Eagle Awards the most recent being a lifetime achievement award. He became a Master Mason in 1820, in Morton Lodge No. Authors: Scottish Rite (Masonic order). During Hurricane Sandy, Bro. Cincinnati . Illustrious Brother Webber joined the York Rite of Masonry becoming a Royal Arch Mason in Cumberland Chapter No. Ill. Bro. . Charles Iain Robert Wolrige Gordon of Esslemont 33 succeeded to the Supreme Council on the 25th June 2003. Brother Webber began his practice of law in 1969 with the Portland, Maine, law firm of Jensen and Baird.
Allocution of the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Bro. The inauguration of a new Sovereign Grand Commander is a good chance to look back though the history of the Supreme Council and at the men who lead the Rite. Stanley Fielding Maxwells transition to the position of Sovereign Grand Commander in 1975 was as seamless as possible since he had spent the previous 10 years as the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Council. It is right and proper that an organisation which has existed for over one hundred and fifty years should, indeed must, continue to develop and reinvigorate itself. 429 in 1985, serving as Master for two terms. However, he resigned his judgeship in 1874 to become president of Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company. He stayed active at the highest levels of the craft. Benderson 1948 to 1973 - Dr. Wm. Watch Commander McNaughton's Farewell Allocution.
Leadership Team VASR (USNR) and holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander, Civil Engineering Corps. He resigned as Grand Commander in March 1832. for the United States Of America, its territories and dependencies. He served as Grand King of the Grand Chapter of Massachusetts in 1921.
United Supreme Council | Southern Jurisdiction PHA - DC He was also Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin for four years twice in the 1850s and twice in the 1870s. At the Annual Meeting in Milwaukee in 1995, the Supreme Council ratified a resolution granting mutual recognition. He was later president of the Research Design and Development Corporation, before he accepted the position of vice president of manufacturing with the Mazak Corporation in 1990. During his 20 years at the helm, he established the Scottish Rites charitable program to support research into schizophrenia, the first endeavor of its kind.