Raymond was raised in Amicable Lodge in Cambridge in 1818, later affiliating with St. Johns Lodge and Massachusetts Lodge. It is awarded in three classes: Knight Grand Commander (Dato' Sri Paduka-S.P.M.J. He married Leslie M. MacDougall on November 27, 1965. Johnson continued to research and write throughout his life. It is my pleasure to offer a warm welcome to the website for the Supreme Council for Scotland of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. 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. The State of California Mt. He was elected Deputy for New York in 1981, and Grand Lieutenant Commander in 1982. 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. 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. This Supreme Council shall and always believe in true partnership and progress. He earned a Juris Doctor Degree in 1969. The MIll Grand Chamberlain Bro. During his 11 years as Sovereign Grand Commander, Smith saw the membership and the Benevolent Fund double. in Binghamton, New York, in 1961 and was Potentate in 1986. He explains that, In that year as a Millennium project each Valley reached out for candidates doing Masonic work in many fields. He was raised in Columbian Lodge, Boston in 1894, where he served as Worshipful Master from 1905 to 1907; exalted in St. Pauls Royal Arch Chapter, Boston in 1894, where he served as High Priest in 1907; greeted in Boston Council in 1896; and knighted in Boston Commandery, Boston in 1895. In addition he has served as Grand Master Mason of the Grand Lodge of Scotland between 2009 and 2018 and as First Grand Principal of the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland from 2004 to 2009. Commander Glattly helped achieve just that -- and in the midst of a global pandemic no less. J.D. He was elected Sovereign Grand Commander in September 1975, while also serving as the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts (a post he held from 1974 to 1977). M.P. Ill. In 2002, Illustrious Brother Webber was named the Grand Lieutenant Commander of the Supreme Council, a position in which he served until elected Sovereign Grand Commander in 2003. 143 in New York City, on November 24, 1807. Grand Commander, I Glattly entered the Masonic world through DeMolay. But, due to increasing age, Lawrence made it clear that he would serve only until the 1910 Annual Meeting. He has served as the Grand Almoner since 2015. Clayton Watson, 33 The Puissant Lieutenant Grand Commander III. The Registered Agent on file for this company is William T. Gray III and . Simson was raised in Clinton Lodge No. Brother Samiec was installed as Sovereign Grand Commander in Cleveland on August 31, 2021. 153, in Owego, New York, in 1948 where he eventually served as Worshipful Master. After his retirement, Ill. Bro. Welcome to the website of The United Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the Thirty-Third and Last Degree. sovereign grand inpector general of virginia ancient and accepted scottish rite of freemasonry southern jurisdiction of the united states of america. 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. From the sites initial launch on March 1, 2020 to the following year, Grand Lodges fielded nearly 10,000 leads from the site. 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. 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 ". You are a child of God. The 130 th anniversary. He was responsible for the founding of 14 Lodges of Perfection, 13 Councils, and two Consistories. Watch Commander McNaughton's Farewell Allocution. : He was elected speaker of the Maine House of Representatives in 1858 and again in 1869. He became an Active Member of the Supreme Council in 1845, as it was re-activated following the anti-Masonic period. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. Bro. ", It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to. On July 7, 1990, he married Monica, and said, She has been a partner in everything I do since then. They have two children a son, Matthew, and a daughter, Jessica. In between he served as a state senator. He was also active in the York Rite, serving as King of his Chapter, and Illustrious Master of his Council. Palmer was active in the York Rite as well, eventually serving as Grand High Priest of Wisconsin, Most Illustrious Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Wisconsin, and Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Wisconsin. The State of North Carolina King David Grand Council. 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. The Sovereign Grand Commander or the Supreme Council is authorized to attach or detach any state or terri-tory within the general jurisdiction of this Supreme Council in which there is not a resident Sovereign Grand Inspector General to or from the Orient of any Sovereign Grand In-spector General or Deputy of the Supreme Council. 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. The Office of Sovereign Grand Commander We invite you to travel the halls of history alongside Sovereign Grand Commander Samiec as we learn more of the stories behind the men that have served at the helm of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America. He also served as an adjunct professor in the Communications Technology Department at Fulton-Montgomery Community College. United Supreme Councils Sovereign Grand Commander pays a courtesy call on the Second Murder Recorded Within Two Weeks On GB, Min. this website indicates that we continue to do so. the Supreme Council of the Thirty-third degree for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America (Mother Supreme Council of the World) whose See is at Charleston in the State of South Carolina. In partnership with Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction and Shriners International, Scottish Rite, NMJ launched BeAFreemason.org, which serves as a first-of-its-kind digital "front door to Freemasonry" -- where interested men can learn more about Freemasonry from the comfort of their own homes. this website indicates . He served as Governor of New York (18071817) and Vice President of the United States (181725) under James Monroe. During this time, he also served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. If we have lost sight of our oath, our frontline responders reminds us every day! Nebo Grand Council. 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. 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. At a young age he was raised in Waterville Lodge No. The current Sovereign Grand Commander MP Sovereign Grand Commander Bro. He moved to Pittsburgh and was named Deputy for Western Pennsylvania and Ohio. He joined the Scottish Rite in 1881 and received the 33 in 1887. Palmer continued to practice law, served in the state legislature and became a judge in 1873. It is not known why the name "Red Rose . 429 in 1985, serving as Master for two terms. Covid-19 changes our socialization, affects our sensory perception, interpretation and motor functions; our emotions, memories and more. Palmer became a Freemason while living in New York; he joined Evening Star Lodge No. On behalf of the Supreme Council, 33, A.& A.S.R. He was raised a Master Mason in Friendship Lodge No. This Supreme Council shall and always believe in true partnership and progress. 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. "Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see". He served as Deputy for Massachusetts from 1909 to 1911, Grand Lieutenant Commander from 1910 to 1921, and Sovereign Grand Commander from 1921 until 1932. He received the 33 in Detroit in 1973, and was crowned an Active Member of the Supreme Council in 1977 in Pittsburgh. Bro. 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. For more than 20 years Scottish Rite Freemasonry was divided between two rival groups in the northern part of the United States. Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander. Please try again. 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. Governance Sovereign Council Government Bodies He holds two degrees from Virginia Tech. 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. Like the previous four Sovereign Grand Commanders before him (with the exception of Stevens, who served as Acting Grand Commander), George Newbury was, by profession, a lawyer. He affiliated with Gloversville Lodge No. Brea Historical Society: The Brea Historical Society, founded in 1971, collects, preserves, and displays the heritage and history of the City of Brea. for the United States Of America, its territories and dependencies. Ill. Alvin K. Wilkins, 33 LIEUTENANT GRAND COMMANDER. He joined the Scottish Rite in the Valley of Boston in 1896, where he would eventually serve as Thrice Potent Master of Boston-Lafayette Lodge of Perfection in 1904 and 1905. 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 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. 245 in Otisco, New York in 1822. Just before being named Sovereign Grand Commander, Tompkins was elevated to the 33 by Emanuel De La Motta. Raymond served as head of many Masonic bodies, including the office of Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts (18491851). The Ralston years will be remembered for remarkable energy in changing the internal and external faces of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. Petrie served as Deputy for the Province of Scotland North East from 2001 to 2011. Illustrious Robert O. Ralston, 33, was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he attended public schools before receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Cincinnati and his MBA from Xavier University. : Sister Susie C. Blunt Supreme Grand Matron. 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. in Lewiston, Maine. 13, serving that lodge as Master seven times. 84 and Kosciuszko Lodge #1085. Time and disease cut short this great leaders potential list of significant accomplishments here and abroad. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. 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. He was one of only three incumbents in the history of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to pass away while holding office. Peter J. Samiec, 33, was born and raised in the great state of New York. 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. SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDER. Ill. Bro. One of Ralstons most significant charitable endeavors was the establishment of the 32 Masonic Childrens Learning Centers now the Childrens Dyslexia Centers. 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. When he left office in 1909, the fund had increased to $454,000. of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, USA, I extend my condolences and heartfelt prayers to the family of Illustrious Deary Vaughn, 33, who served as Sovereign Grand Commander of the United Supreme Council AASR (PHA) SJ from 2003 until his passing today. A Freemason since 1974, Illustrious Brother McNaughton served as Worshipful Master of Maumee Lodge No. Your playing small does not serve the world. He held that position until 1908. Paul was born and raised in Easton, Pennsylvania. It was Gourgas, assisted by [Giles Fonda] Yates, who re-vivified the rite after the great anti-Masonic agitation, and then started our Supreme Council on its career to become the strong, virile and successful organization which it now is.. After the war, he returned to Cornell, where he received athletic and scholastic honors, including the prestigious McMullen Engineering Scholarship Award. One of Illustrious Brother Ralstons major accomplishments was his work toward the recognition of Prince Hall Masonry. Lieutenant of the Grand Master Fra' John T. Dunlap. Appendant Bodies. 2, Knights Templar, on February 28, 1991. After receiving two degrees from Harvard, he entered the banking field in Chicago, but returned to Medford after a short time to join his fathers business. 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. humbly accept your vote of confidence to be your new leader. He has served on numerous Valley committees and was Deputy for New York from 2008-13. In 2011 the Supreme Council celebrates its 130 th anniversary and also brings tribute to the Romania history. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. Brother Galbraith is a Past Substitute Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. 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. He was raised a Mason in 1897 and received the 33 five short years later. Sovereign Grand Commander IN OFFICE 1993-1996 ILL. Clarence Plummer, 33-SGIG M.P. THE GREAT NINE OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL III. Actually, who are younotto be? For many years he has been the CEO for the Masonic Home of Virginia in Richmond. 35 on December 13, 1989. OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE Elections for the office of Sovereign Grand Commander. The MIll Grand Captain of the Guard Bro. 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. Lawrence was an active Freemason throughout his life. Declining health necessitated that he step down on April 20, 1909, and Henry Lynde Palmer died 17 days later. He refused to be considered as a candidate for Sovereign Grand Commander, when the term ended in 1933 and was made the first Honorary Past Sovereign Grand Commander, an honor which he did accept. Johnson became a member of Walthams Monitor Lodge in 1892. James Smith, 33 The Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander III. One of Maxwells most notable achievements as Executive Secretary was his work overseeing the construction of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library in Lexington, Massachusetts. Voting members of the Supreme Council are chosen from among those members who have obtained the 33. Lawrence also became the first mayor of Medford serving from 1892 to 1894. George Bushnell was born in Roanoke, Virginia in 1887. and his habits of intemperance alone prevented him from becoming President of the United States.. He joined the Scottish Rite Valley of Binghamton in 1961, where he devoted himself to the Valleys Executive Committee and community service. Working for Cincinnati Milacron, he went on to become manufacturing manager and eventually vice president of the Service Parts Division. He was educated in the Batavia City School System and graduated with a Regents Diploma. A Mason since 1983, he served as Worshipful Master of Craighill Lodge No. SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDERS ILL. Roy L. Prince 33-SGIG M.P. Grand Commander McNaughton rose rapidly through the ranks of the Scottish Rite. 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 . It claims that all other Supreme Councils and Subordinate Bodies of the Scottish Rite are derived from it. The Webbers had three children. [1] He was elected Sovereign Grand Commander in 1985. David M. Thomson 33 succeeded to the Council on the 18th October 2017. He Joined Clifton DeMolay Chapter in 1970 and served as Master Councilor. "Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. : Ill. In those pre-Depression years, the Scottish Rite found itself in a very prosperous cycle. In his farewell address on September 4, 1851, he gave his reasons: 25 years of service (including the seven immediately previous when he took on greatly increased activity); not wanting to prevent other true and worthy Brethren from advancement, and the location of his residence, which was a long distance from the jurisdictions headquarters. Henderson is currently Grand Architect in the Grand Lodge of Scotland. within my power to move our organization to a higher level. Today, Lawrences memory lives on, both through his contributions to the Scottish Rite, and at the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, which named its library after him. Masons, Inc. Stevens was born in Canton, Connecticut in 1855. John Gabriel Tardy presented Tompkins the 32 in 1808. Born August 30, 1827 in Winslow, Maine, he remained very active in the government and commerce of his native state. . The 1860 Proceedings records that a motion was made to create a committee whose purpose was to review the way the Supreme Council operated. Born in 1871 in Waltham, Massachusetts, Johnson later attended Tufts College (now University) and Boston University Law School, receiving his law degree in 1895. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. In addition there are approximately fifty Past Deputies and past members of Supreme Council who have retired. Yates received the 33 on October 24, 1825. Try again. After practicing law in New York City for a short period, Simson turned his focus toward religion and philanthropy. Samuel Crocker Lawrence joined the Scottish Rite in 1862 and received the 33 in 1864. The MIll Grand Standard Bearer Bro. Lawrence was born in Medford, Massachusetts, in 1832, and went on to attend Harvard University. In 1991, he received the Meritorious Service Award at the NYS Council of Deliberation. Ill. Bro. His Excellency the Most Hon. The Supreme Council. 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. . MID-WINTER SUMMIT 2023 SONESTA ATLANTA AIRPORT NORTH HOTEL ATLANTA, GEORGIA JANUARY 12-14, 2023 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. In his business life Josiah Hayden Drummond was a lawyer and politician. ill alan w. adkins biography orient officers All Rights Reserved. He was awarded the Air Medal, and his bomber group was presented the Presidential Commendation Award. When he did reconvene he allowed only the minutes of the previous meeting to be read, and then he closed the session sine die, or without day. 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. is not that we are inadequate. 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. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. Despite his impressive resume, Tompkins was hampered by a debilitating fight with alcoholism, which brought him both ill health and financial problems. 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. In 1990, Ill. The MIll Grand Secretary General Alexander Galbraith 33, is the 16th person to serve the Council in that capacity. He was the first Secretary General and served as third Sovereign Grand Commander of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction from 1832 to 1851. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. Josiah Hayden Drummond, as the Sovereign Grand Commander of the newly joined body, played the key role in making the merger work. Killian Van Rensselaer was born in Greenbush, New York, a member of the famous Knickerbocker family. 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. He took the office the morning after George Bushnells sudden death at the Supreme Councils Annual Meeting in Cleveland in 1965.

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