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33, Royal and Select Masters, and in the Knights Templar, eventually elected Grand Commander of Ohio. Bro. . Decree for the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Abstract of Proceedings of the Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the Thirty-third and Last Degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America. In the Scottish Rite Valley of Fort Wayne, he presided as Thrice Potent Master of Fort Wayne Lodge of Perfection beginning in 1996. We will obtain this through constant work and sacrifice. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Scottish Rite, NMJ | History of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Illustrious Francis George Paul, 33, came to lead the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction from one of the worlds largest business entities, IBM. He was admitted to the bar in 1891, and he practiced law in Boston. Gourgas was born in Switzerland to a family of French Huguenots, spent much of his youth in London, and later moved with several family members to America in 1803. 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. His valuable contributions to the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction began soon after. 75 in 1841, serving as Master of that lodge from 1845 to 1848. Allocution of the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of the 33rd Degree. Charles Iain Robert Wolrige Gordon of Esslemont 33. Our One of Ralstons most significant charitable endeavors was the establishment of the 32 Masonic Childrens Learning Centers now the Childrens Dyslexia Centers. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. 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. 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. In addition to Ill. In 1991, he received the Meritorious Service Award at the NYS Council of Deliberation. Illus. Johnson became a member of Walthams Monitor Lodge in 1892. From 1860 to 1864 he was Maines attorney general. When he left office in 1909, the fund had increased to $454,000. You are a child of God. Born August 30, 1827 in Winslow, Maine, he remained very active in the government and commerce of his native state. Welcome to the website of The United Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the Thirty-Third and Last Degree. The Webbers had three children. : Tompkins was born in Scarsdale, New York in 1774 and graduated first in his class from Columbia College in 1795. in Binghamton, New York, in 1961 and was Potentate in 1986. Graduating from Columbia College in 1800, Simson then studied law under Aaron Burr and was admitted to the Bar in 1802. Sister Susie C. Blunt Supreme Grand Matron. Twenty years later, he received the 33 and was elected to the Active Membership of the Supreme Council. 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. 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 . (USNR) and holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander, Civil Engineering Corps. All Rights Reserved. Brother Webber began his practice of law in 1969 with the Portland, Maine, law firm of Jensen and Baird. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. : Life itself is shaped by the commitments that we make and by our ability to maintain them. He was elected speaker of the Maine House of Representatives in 1858 and again in 1869. He served as Governor of New York (18071817) and Vice President of the United States (181725) under James Monroe. In 2011 the Supreme Council celebrates its 130 th anniversary and also brings tribute to the Romania history. Despite his impressive resume, Tompkins was hampered by a debilitating fight with alcoholism, which brought him both ill health and financial problems. He was also an Honorary Member of the Supreme Councils of the Southern Jurisdiction, England, Wales, and the dependencies of the British Crown, Scotland, Canada and Mexico. 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. , ISBN-10 United Supreme Councils Sovereign Grand Commander pays a courtesy call on the Second Murder Recorded Within Two Weeks On GB, Min. History - NATIONAL SUPREME COUNCIL A.A.S.R.M. Grand Commander McNaughton was very attentive to fiscal responsibility during the challenges of the nations economic recession during his first triennial term. For more than 20 years Scottish Rite Freemasonry was divided between two rival groups in the northern part of the United States. Scottish Rite, NMJ | Sovereign Grand Commanders Despite 12 years at the helm, Tompkins did not devote much time to the newly formed group. 36 on March 28, 1972, serving as a line officer and was elected Worshipful Master of the lodge in 1979. 396 in 1876. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. Named Illustrious Lieutenant Grand Commander in 1843, Yates became Sovereign Grand Commander in 1851 when Gourgas resigned. 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. In other words, he ended the meeting without scheduling another. United Supreme Council's Sovereign Grand Commander pays a courtesy call During his term in office he saw the Scottish Rite enter the 20th century and grow stronger each decade. 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. 203. Illustrious Brother Webber was crowned an Active Member of the Supreme Council in Cleveland, Ohio on September 27, 1994. 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. Bro. After the war, he returned to Cornell, where he received athletic and scholastic honors, including the prestigious McMullen Engineering Scholarship Award. 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. 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. Stanley Maxwell was raised a Master Mason in Readings Good Samaritan Lodge in 1931 and, like many of the Sovereign Grand Commanders, went on to a busy and distinguished Masonic career joining the Reading Royal Arch Chapter, Melrose Council, Aleppo Temple, DeMolay, and Reading Commandery No. During his 11 years as Sovereign Grand Commander, Smith saw the membership and the Benevolent Fund double. MID-WINTER SUMMIT 2023 SONESTA ATLANTA AIRPORT NORTH HOTEL ATLANTA, GEORGIA JANUARY 12-14, 2023 7 in Cincinnati in August 1883. His 30 years of experience with nonprofits and businesses includes roles as auditor, founder, officer and director of numerous organizations. M.P. He joined Kalurah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. He has served as the Grand Almoner since 2015. Johnson served as Vice President of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association in Alexandria, Virginia, from 1916 to 1920. Brother Samiec was coroneted a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33 Honorary Member of the Supreme Council in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 29, 1998. Address of the Grand Chancellor to the 52nd session of the UN Human 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. Just eleven years later, at age 33, he was chosen as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maine. He is also a member of Amsterdam Lodge No. We are all meant to shine, as children do. SUPREME COUNCIL | unmasons This Supreme Council shall and always believe in true partnership and progress. Click here to learn more about the Gourgas Medal. Glattly entered the Masonic world through DeMolay. Established 1993 SUPREME COUNCIL OF AMERCIA GRAND COUNCILS. Van Rensselaer was chosen as Lt. Grand Commander and William B. Hubbard was elected to succeed Raymond. In addition there are approximately fifty Past Deputies and past members of Supreme Council who have retired. 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. He kept Albanys Ineffable Lodge of Perfection going. : He became a Master Mason in 1820, in Morton Lodge No. Charles Iain Robert Wolrige Gordon of Esslemont 33 succeeded to the Supreme Council on the 25th June 2003. 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. Working closely with Grand Commander Newbury, Maxwell came into office with an intimate knowledge of the Supreme Councils business. Peter J. Samiec, 33, was born and raised in the great state of New York. SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDERS M.P. 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. [1] He affiliated with Gloversville Lodge No. 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. This Supreme Council shall and always believe in true partnership and progress. Brother Samiecs active service to the Scottish Rite, NMJ and Supreme Council, he is a member of York Rite, as well as several Masonic Lodges of Research. He also served as Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Dunbartonshire between 2002 and 2007. 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. Like most of his predecessors in the office of Sovereign Grand Commander, Smith was active in other Masonic groups, including Toledo Council No. His 1924 book, The Beginnings of Freemasonry in America, remains an important work today. Joseph Sovereign Grand Commander IN OFFICE 1993-1996 ILL. Clarence Plummer, 33-SGIG M.P. Voting members of the Supreme Council are chosen from among those members who have obtained the 33. SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OF SOVEREIGN GRAND INSPECTORS GENERAL OF THE THIRTY THIRD AND LAST DEGREE, ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE FREE MASONS, EAST-WEST is a District Of Columbia General Business filed on April 21, 2005. A Mason since 1983, he served as Worshipful Master of Craighill Lodge No. 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 was made a Mason at Mt. Supreme Council of the Northern Jurisdiction Sovereign Grand Commanders of the Supreme Council 1864 to 1870 - Baron August Hugo de Bulow 1870 to 1879 - Patrick Reason 1879 to 1892 - Dr. Peter W. Ray 1892 to 1897 - A.B. Stationed in England, he was trained and commissioned a 2nd lieutenant, navigator, in the U. S. Air Force. John Gabriel Tardy presented Tompkins the 32 in 1808. 160, Elliston, Virginia, in 1987 and as Virginia's Grand Master in 2001. The MIll Grand Captain of the Guard Bro. Later in Smiths term, the Supreme Council marked both the jurisdictions 100th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the Union of 1867. He was also Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin for four years twice in the 1850s and twice in the 1870s. 33. 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. 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. Authors: Scottish Rite (Masonic order). He has served on numerous Valley committees and was Deputy for New York from 2008-13. It comes as no surprise, then, that he was elected Sovereign Grand Commander in 1879. GREETINGS, . Four years later he was raised a Master Mason in Clifton Lodge No. Simson was Jewish, but his religious philanthropy extended to Protestants and Catholics as well. Brother Samiec was raised a Master Mason at St. Patricks Lodge No. When he moved to Wisconsin, he affiliated with Tracy Lodge No. Born in Illinois on June 2, 1852, Smith attended the University of Michigan, receiving both his bachelors and law degrees there. 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. Working for Cincinnati Milacron, he went on to become manufacturing manager and eventually vice president of the Service Parts Division. 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 holds two degrees from Virginia Tech. 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. 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. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. ABOUT the World Conference on Civilizations and Welfare of the Human Family. 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. Lawrence continued the family business until 1905, but also took on a directorship at the Eastern Railway in 1875. 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). He moved to Pittsburgh and was named Deputy for Western Pennsylvania and Ohio. 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. Allocution of the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of the 33rd Degree Paperback - September 10, 2010 by Anonymous (Author) See all formats and editions Supreme Council of America - Established 1993 ", It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to. After his resignation, Yates continued his service to the Scottish Rite, serving as chief ritualist until his death on December 13, 1859. Illustrious Robert O. Ralston, 33, was installed as Sovereign Grand Commander and youthful successor to Illustrious Brother Paul on September 1, 1993. Brother Ralston was raised in Evanston-Eversull Lodge No. Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America All Rights Reserved. MOST PUISSANT SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDER ILLUSTRIOUS GRADY C. GRIFFIN 33,-SGIG MOST PUISSANT SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDER SUPREME COUNCIL OF AMERICA, INC. A.A.S.R.M. 2023The Sovereign United Supreme Council. Elected Officers of The United Supreme Council Learn more. Grand Commander & CEO Tel: Post Office Box 642 Email. He was crowned an Active Member of Supreme Council in 2003. Scottish Rite, NMJ | Medals & Awards of 32 Freemasonry 153, in Owego, New York, in 1948 where he eventually served as Worshipful Master. During Hurricane Sandy, Bro. He earned a Juris Doctor Degree in 1969. Brother Paul died in 1996. 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. ill alan w. adkins biography orient officers future is bright, and we must be ready to face the challenges before us. 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. Although both his father and grandfather were members of the craft, Ill. Bro. Illustrious Brother Webber was a member of the First Parish Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, in Yarmouth. Johnson continued to research and write throughout his life. The company's filing status is listed as Active and its File Number is 251245. 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.