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Address of the Grand Chancellor to the 52nd session of the UN Human This Supreme Council shall and always believe in true partnership and progress. Melvin Johnson became an Active Member of the Supreme Council in 1920 and was elected Sovereign Grand Commander in September 1933 in Boston. It is not known why the name "Red Rose . 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. He also holds a masters degree in Educational Philosophy and Clinical Educational Supervision from the State University College at Oneonta, New York. He succeeded to the Council on 26th June 2002, after having served as Deputy for the Province of Scotland South-West between 1998 and 2002. Lawrence also became the first mayor of Medford serving from 1892 to 1894. It allowed the museum rebuild its exhibition showcasing the Battle of Lexington and Concord and the start of the Revolutionary War. Welcome to the website of The United Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the Thirty-Third and Last Degree. (USNR) and holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander, Civil Engineering Corps. Grand Commander Abbott left three gifts to the Supreme Council, one of which was to be used for scholarships, preferably for the study of clean journalism. Today the Supreme Council provides hundreds of scholarships to the children of Scottish Rite Masons. 695, F. & A.M. in Norwood, Ohio, where he went on to serve as Worshipful Master, District Deputy Grand Master and, Trustee of the Ohio Masonic Home. Bro.
Stanley Fielding Maxwell continued to oversee the fraternity until 1985, providing leadership and working to increase membership and continue a stable financial footing. In 1990, Ill. 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. In 1991, he received the Meritorious Service Award at the NYS Council of Deliberation. We invite you to visit our website again. He kept Albanys Ineffable Lodge of Perfection going. Glattly was point man for the Scottish Rite as the fraternity provided relief for so many of our members during that tragedy. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. , Item Weight Spearheading a motivated leadership team with an abiding affection for the welfare and future of the Scottish Rite will prove to be the hallmark of Sovereign Grand Commander McNaughton. Scottish Rite Americanism Award (ROTC/JROTC) Application, Click here to learn more about the Gourgas Medal, Click here to learn more about the Daneil D. Tompkins Award for Distinguished Service. During his 11 years as Sovereign Grand Commander, Smith saw the membership and the Benevolent Fund double. "Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. He attended the Admiral Farragut Naval Academy, before moving on to Cornell University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. 2. the dissolution of the present Sovereign Council; 3. the constitution of a provisional Sovereign Council, consisting of the following members - H.E.
Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, Northern Jurisdiction, USA He took the office the morning after George Bushnells sudden death at the Supreme Councils Annual Meeting in Cleveland in 1965. He resigned as Grand Commander in March 1832. , ISBN-13 When Palmer first took office, the Permanent Fund (which had been established in 1872) had a balance of $16,000. He then joined his father Illustrious John Willard McNaughton, 33, an Active Emeritus member of the Supreme Council in operating the All Rite Distributing Company, Inc. He is also a member of Amsterdam Lodge No. On December 18, 1957, Melvin Maynard Johnson died at his home in Boston. He practiced law in Ohio for more than 40 years.
Supreme Council of America - M.p. Sovereign Grand Commanders They have two children, Michelle Marie Sellers, and Illustrious Brother John Brian McNaughton, 33.
The Sovereign United Supreme Council Although he ended his term as Sovereign Grand Commander in 1921, Smith continued his participation in Freemasonry until his death in 1935. In 1992, he became a member of Kora Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. Clayton Watson, 33 The Puissant Lieutenant Grand Commander III. 203. future is bright, and we must be ready to face the challenges before us. In 1915, he earned his law degree, but did not begin practicing law until after the end of World War I. Grand Councils. Samuel Crocker Lawrence joined the Scottish Rite in 1862 and received the 33 in 1864. He was raised a Master Mason in Friendship Lodge No. Grand Commander Cole served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Virginia in 2001. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. 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.
History - NATIONAL SUPREME COUNCIL A.A.S.R.M. 50, among many other groups. It is awarded in three classes: Knight Grand Commander (Dato' Sri Paduka-S.P.M.J. Benderson 1948 to 1973 - Dr. Wm. 143 in New York City, on November 24, 1807. After his retirement, Ill. Bro. In addition to Ill. The head of the NMJ is the Sovereign Grand Commander. Van Rensselaer was chosen as Lt. Grand Commander and William B. Hubbard was elected to succeed Raymond. We are all meant to shine, as children do. 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. He became an Active Member of the Supreme Council in 1845, as it was re-activated following the anti-Masonic period. 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. Simson was created a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33, by Emanuel De La Motta on August 5, 1813 at the organization of the Northern Masonic Jurisdictions Supreme Council. Please try again. Palmer continued to practice law, served in the state legislature and became a judge in 1873. I was chosen for my concentration on DeMolay. He remained and still remains active with that group.
Decree for the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Time and disease cut short this great leaders potential list of significant accomplishments here and abroad. who served as the second Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander of the DeBulow Supreme Council from 1879 through 1892. He was awarded the Air Medal, and his bomber group was presented the Presidential Commendation Award. , Kessinger Publishing, LLC (September 10, 2010), Language 160, Elliston, Virginia, in 1987 and as Virginia's Grand Master in 2001. Sovereign Grand Commander IN OFFICE 2010-2016 ILL. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. Despite 12 years at the helm, Tompkins did not devote much time to the newly formed group. Illus. Perhaps he will be remembered as a positive force which drew the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction very close to the leadership and membership of the Southern Jurisdiction. Likewise, membership in the 14 almost doubled during his tenure. To fully achieve peace within the Rite the newly merged Supreme Council chose, in Drummond, one of its greatest Masonic statesmen. James D. Cole, 33, was installed as the nineteenth Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council, 33, Southern Jurisdiction, USA on August 19, 2019.
Great Nine - NATIONAL SUPREME COUNCIL A.A.S.R.M. Pleasant, New York, in 1800. 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. Herrick is a Past Substitute Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. As Grand Commander McNaughton was keenly aware of membership, and the costs associated with the needs of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, he set his sights on continuing growth and change. 6 in 1826. He was elected and served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts from 1917 to 1919. 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. Use tab to navigate through the menu items.
Leadership Team VASR He joined Portland Council No. Illustrious Bro. He was also active in the York Rite, serving as King of his Chapter, and Illustrious Master of his Council. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. A Mason since 1983, he served as Worshipful Master of Craighill Lodge No. One of Ralstons most significant charitable endeavors was the establishment of the 32 Masonic Childrens Learning Centers now the Childrens Dyslexia Centers. Named Illustrious Lieutenant Grand Commander in 1843, Yates became Sovereign Grand Commander in 1851 when Gourgas resigned. Past Sovereign Grand Commanders. Bro. Bro. sovereign grand inpector general of virginia ancient and accepted scottish rite of freemasonry southern jurisdiction of the united states of america. The Museum & Library opened just a few months before Maxwell took office as Sovereign Grand Commander and the buildings auditorium was named in his honor in 1983. Ewan Rutherford 33 succeeded to the Council on the 24th June 2009. During 20 years as the Northern Masonic Jurisdictions Sovereign Grand Commander, Melvin Maynard Johnson established what would become important Scottish Rite traditions, while pursuing research into the early history of the Masonic fraternity, and overseeing a doubling of the Scottish Rites membership numbers. 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. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. Walter E. Webber was born in Old Town, Maine, on July 31, 1943. Born in Schenectady, New York, in 1798, Yates attended Union College and became a lawyer, working as Surrogate of Schenectady County for 19 years. Commander Glattly helped achieve just that -- and in the midst of a global pandemic no less. He joined Kalurah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. He has served on numerous Valley committees and was Deputy for New York from 2008-13. ill alan w. adkins biography orient officers He was also a member of the Royal Order of Scotland, elected Provincial Grand Master for 191416, and an Honorary Member of the Grand Lodge of that order. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. He served as both Grand Secretary (18021805) and Grand Master (182021) for the Grand Lodge of New York. Perry is the Immediate Past Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Lanarkshire Middle Ward having served from 2016 to 2021. Born in 1871 in Waltham, Massachusetts, Johnson later attended Tufts College (now University) and Boston University Law School, receiving his law degree in 1895. It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to The Sovereign United Supreme Council 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. He was also Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin for four years twice in the 1850s and twice in the 1870s. It has been tempting for historians to speculate about Yates motives for resigning so soon after taking office. America, A.A.S.R. Our dealings in the past have led us to this new crossroad with new promises and a new pearl. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. Click here to learn more about the Gourgas Medal. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations. 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.
Louisiana Scottish Rite Fra' Emmanuel Rousseau - Grand Commander - H.E. We will not change course, and we will focus on increasing membership." It claims that all other Supreme Councils and Subordinate Bodies of the Scottish Rite are derived from it. Under Newburys command, the Supreme Councils headquarters moved from Boston to Lexington, Massachusetts. Grand Commander McNaughton was very attentive to fiscal responsibility during the challenges of the nations economic recession during his first triennial term. , Paperback Brea Historical Society: The Brea Historical Society, founded in 1971, collects, preserves, and displays the heritage and history of the City of Brea. In his far too brief tenure as Sovereign Grand Commander, Illustrious Brother Webber concentrated his efforts on membership development, retention, member services, leadership development, adapting Scottish Rite vision and actions to bring them in line with 21st century technology and thinking. BUTLER, 33 GRAND MINISTER OF STATE MAURICE LUCAS, 33 GRAND TREASURER-GENERAL H:.E L. KEN COLLINS, II, 33 GRAND SECRETARY-GENERAL H:.E WALTER GULLEY, 33 GRAND AUDITOR-GENERA SILAS WILLIAMS, 33 ASST . For more than 20 years Scottish Rite Freemasonry was divided between two rival groups in the northern part of the United States. After serving the Council for 19 years he became Sovereign Grand Commander on 23rd March 2022. James Smith, 33 The Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander III. Drummond took the reins of the jurisdiction on the completion of the union of two rival groups, and he helped create the Scottish Rites Northern Masonic Jurisdiction as it is today. 725, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Supreme Council, Scottish Rite (Southern Jurisdiction, USA) Riccardo Patern di Montecupo - Grand Chancellor - H.E. From the sites initial launch on March 1, 2020 to the following year, Grand Lodges fielded nearly 10,000 leads from the site. 13, serving that lodge as Master seven times. He stayed active at the highest levels of the craft. and his habits of intemperance alone prevented him from becoming President of the United States.. He was educated in the public schools of Keene, New Hampshire; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Harvard College, and Harvard Law School. The name of Illustrious Leon M. Abbott, 33, has lived on in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction for several reasons, but most notably for the Abbott Scholarship Program. As your Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander, I pledge to you that I will do everything within my power to move our organization to a higher level. Sovereign Grand Commander. In 1876, at the age of 21, he headed west to Detroit where he started working as a clerk, and eventually started his own successful foundry. He was an Honorary Member of 23 symbolic lodges in Massachusetts and several Scottish Rite Bodies in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Illinois, and Florida. He has been activated for military service five times since 9/11, including a one-year deployment to Iraq, Al-Asad, and Falluja, during the 2008-09 . 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. THE GREAT NINE OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL III. Ill. Just eleven years later, at age 33, he was chosen as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maine. In addition, Johnson was a member of Waltham Chapter, R.A.M., Adoniram Council, Royal and Select Masters, and Gethsemane Commandery, Knights Templar (he later affiliated with Sir Galahad Commandery and with St. Bernard Commandery). Illustrious Francis George Paul, 33, came to lead the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction from one of the worlds largest business entities, IBM. If we have lost sight of our oath, our frontline responders reminds us every day! In other words, he ended the meeting without scheduling another. Grand Commander Ralston made modifications to many facets of the Scottish Rite, such as: streamlining the Annual Meeting structure; improving member retention; participating in national and international conferences; increasing the development of Scottish Rite charities; refurbishing the Grand Commanders residence, the Supreme Council headquarters, and construction of an addition to the headquarters containing badly needed office space.
SUPREME COUNCIL | unmasons Just before being named Sovereign Grand Commander, Tompkins was elevated to the 33 by Emanuel De La Motta. The MIll Grand Chamberlain Bro. In a dual ceremony held in Boston in 1867 the Grand Commanders of both Supreme Councils the Van Rensselaer Council and the Hays-Raymond Council resigned their positions. After serving the Council for 19 years he became Sovereign Grand Commander on 23rd March 2022. Ill. Bro. 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. Learn more. 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. In 1946, Johnson himself received the award. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War, eventually as brigadier general of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, and was wounded at the First Battle of Bull Run. In 1849 he moved his family to Wisconsin. Samiec devoted his time to the operation of his business, Subcontracting Services Co., specializing in installing and servicing residential electrical, lighting, and communications systems. Born in Illinois on June 2, 1852, Smith attended the University of Michigan, receiving both his bachelors and law degrees there. in Binghamton, New York, in 1961 and was Potentate in 1986. He was also active in the Shrine, Red Cross of Constantine, and DeMolay. L. Thomas33,Sovereign Johnson also created the Gourgas Medal, conferred by the Supreme Council in recognition of notably distinguished service in the cause of Freemasonry, humanity or country. The first Gourgas medal was awarded in 1945 to President Harry S. Truman. Palmer became a Freemason while living in New York; he joined Evening Star Lodge No. Publisher Peter J. Samiec, 33, was born and raised in the great state of New York. He became a Master Mason in 1820, in Morton Lodge No. is not that we are inadequate. The MIll Grand Master of Ceremonies Bro. Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander, I pledge to you that I will do. The MIll Grand Secretary General Alexander Galbraith 33, is the 16th person to serve the Council in that capacity. He also served as Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Dunbartonshire between 2002 and 2007. In 1995 he was chosen as Master of the lodge. ", It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to. Smith was made a Master Mason in Toledos Sanford L. Collins Lodge No. He was crowned an Active Member of Supreme Council in 2003. 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. Edward Y. Chua, 33 Sovereign Grand Commander For Biennial Year 2021-2023 . John Gabriel Tardy presented Tompkins the 32 in 1808.
Supreme Council of America - Established 1993 As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.". When he moved to Wisconsin, he affiliated with Tracy Lodge No. He was elected Commander-in-Chief of Maine Consistory in October 1993. He and his wife, Judy, have been married since 1971. Gourgas is rightly remembered as the Conservator of Scottish Rite Freemasonry. At the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Supreme Council, August 5, 1938, then-Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson stated ". Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Sovereign Grand Commander IN OFFICE 1996-2010 ILL. Ronald A. Warren, 33-SGIG M.P. He graduated from Bostons Burdett College in 1929 with a degree in business and worked at the Quincy Market Cold Storage and Warehouse Company, followed by the United Farmers of New England, Inc., until taking the position of Executive Secretary for the Supreme Council in 1965. Rutherford is a Past Depute Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. He enjoys 1960s-era automotive technology, collecting diecast auto replicas, landscape and wildlife photography, and Buffalo Bills football. 153, in Owego, New York, in 1948 where he eventually served as Worshipful Master. He has been credited with bringing about the Union of 1867 when the two competing Supreme Councils in the Northern Jurisdiction combined. He was coroneted an Honorary 33 at Philadelphia in 1981, and was elected to Active Membership on the Supreme Council in Chicago in 1992. Prime Minister Davis Highlights His Governments Accomplishments, Revenue, During Mid-Year Budget Job Fair slated for this Saturday at Flamingo Gardens Community Park, 200 Foreign Nationals repatriated from New Providence. It was he who kept the Scottish Rite alive during the years when but for him it would have faded out. 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. 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. Ill. Alvin K. Wilkins, 33 LIEUTENANT GRAND COMMANDER. , Dimensions SUPREME COUNCIL OF AMERICA - M.P. After his resignation, Yates continued his service to the Scottish Rite, serving as chief ritualist until his death on December 13, 1859. The officers were as follows: 1864 to 1870 - Baron August Hugo de Bulow, 1989 to 1995 - Illustrious James M. Boone, 1996 to 2011 - Illustrious James l. Headd, 2011 present - Illustrious Edward J. Chapman. 2023The Sovereign United Supreme Council. Grand Commander & CEO Tel: Post Office Box 642 Email.