J. Fitzpatrick 1973 to 1989 - Illustrious John H. Burns Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app. In 1992, he became a member of Kora Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. He was also active in the York Rite, serving as King of his Chapter, and Illustrious Master of his Council. Unfortunately, just as Yates received his 33 degree, the anti-Masonic movement was reaching its peak and many lodges, as well as the Supreme Council, curtailed their activities. With He also holds a masters degree in Educational Philosophy and Clinical Educational Supervision from the State University College at Oneonta, New York. Although both his father and grandfather were members of the craft, 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 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. Glattly has received several other Masonic honors including the Daniel Coxe Medal from New Jersey and the Josiah Drummond Award from Maine. 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. this website indicates that we continue to do so. He was responsible for bringing the Seeds of Liberty fundraising campaign to fruition. 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. is not that we are inadequate. Peter J. Samiec, 33, was born and raised in the great state of New York. Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander, I pledge to you that I will do. The MIll Grand Chancellor Bro. Sister Susie C. Blunt Supreme Grand Matron. At a young age he was raised in Waterville Lodge No. (USNR) and holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander, Civil Engineering Corps. Paul of Scottish Rite. The name was quite apt as the future Sovereign Grand Commander spread the Rite west from Connecticut to the Mississippi River. Perry is the Immediate Past Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Lanarkshire Middle Ward having served from 2016 to 2021. Simson was born in Danbury, Connecticut in 1780. On behalf of the Supreme Council, 33, A.& A.S.R. Moriah Lodge, No. 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. Brother Galbraith is a Past Substitute Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. Named Illustrious Lieutenant Grand Commander in 1843, Yates became Sovereign Grand Commander in 1851 when Gourgas resigned. He served as Governor of New York (18071817) and Vice President of the United States (181725) under James Monroe. Formerly the controller of the Virginia Tech Foundation, he held several administrative positions at Virginia Tech following his tenure with an international accounting firm. 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. Established 1993 SUPREME COUNCIL OF AMERCIA GRAND COUNCILS. 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. The Registered Agent on file for this company is William T. Gray III and . directions fromthe ALL Mighty God, your assistance and my commitment there are He joined the Scottish Rite in 1881 and received the 33 in 1887. Rutherford is a Past Depute Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. 33. and House of the Temple in Washington, DC of which: Ill. Ronald A Seale, 33 Sovereign Grand Commander Declining health necessitated that he step down on April 20, 1909, and Henry Lynde Palmer died 17 days later. 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. During Hurricane Sandy, Bro. He was coroneted an Honorary 33 at Philadelphia in 1981, and was elected to Active Membership on the Supreme Council in Chicago in 1992. He was one of only three incumbents in the history of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to pass away while holding office. America, A.A.S.R. He joined Kalurah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. 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. Click here to learn more about the Gourgas Medal. 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. 2023The Sovereign United Supreme Council. His valuable contributions to the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction began soon after. In Boston in 1824, Raymond received degrees 4 through 32, inclusive, from John Barker, agent of the Southern Jurisdictions Supreme Council. Raymond served as Sovereign Grand Commander from 1851 to 1860. Born just outside of Worcester, Massachusetts and raised in western Massachusetts, Raymond spent most of his life in the state, except for a short stint in Virginia. Meeting in separate rooms of the Grand Lodge building in Boston the two organizations elected Drummond as their leader, and the two groups became one. Now, is the time and we must see value in the whole of humanity. The Northern Masonic Jurisdiction was founded in 1813 when a group of New York Masons under the leadership of Antoine Bideaud received a charter from the Supreme Council in Charleston, SC. 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. This web site will be updated on a continuous basis to assure the most accurate information possible. 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. "A house divided against itself cannot stand. Gourgas to reactivate the Scottish Rite in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction in 1843. Smiths term as Sovereign Grand Commander, from 1910 to 1921, had its fair share of celebratory events. He was awarded the Scottish Rites 33 in 1965 and became an Active Member At Large in 1973. As yourMost He was crowned an Active Member of Supreme Council in 2003. 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. All Rights Reserved. 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. Edward Y. Chua, 33 Sovereign Grand Commander For Biennial Year 2021-2023 In 1912, he entertained U.S. President William Howard Taft at a dinner held in connection with the Supreme Councils annual meeting. . 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. Glattly entered the Masonic world through DeMolay. He was elected Sovereign Grand Commander in 1985. Henderson is currently Grand Architect in the Grand Lodge of Scotland. Ill. Bro. 7 in Cincinnati in August 1883. 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. MID-WINTER SUMMIT 2023 SONESTA ATLANTA AIRPORT NORTH HOTEL ATLANTA, GEORGIA JANUARY 12-14, 2023 245 in Otisco, New York in 1822. Ill. Alvin K. Wilkins, 33 LIEUTENANT GRAND COMMANDER. 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. Please choose a different delivery location. Despite his short tenure as Sovereign Grand Commander he held this office for about 18 months Samuel Crocker Lawrences willingness to take on the challenges of the office resonates with his other contributions to the fraternity. Because of a worsening physical condition, Illustrious Francis G. Paul, 33, decided against seeking a third term as Sovereign Grand Commander. In 1871 he was Grand High Priest of the General Grand Chapter of the United States. : We will not change course, and we will focus on increasing membership." Sovereign Grand Commander Supreme Council AASR Southern Jurisdiction of the United States James D. Cole, 33 Illus. Supreme Council AASR Southern Jurisdiction of the United States, Copyright Honolulu Scottish Rite | Professionally Built & Managed by Masonic Web Master, New 32 Scottish Rite Masons Receive 14 Rings & Caps, Ill. Andrew Geiser, 33, Featured in the Scottish Rite Journal. Charles Iain Robert Wolrige Gordon of Esslemont 33. 4, Royal and Select Masters on March 16, 1994, and was knighted in Portland Commandery No. A Freemason since 1974, Illustrious Brother McNaughton served as Worshipful Master of Maumee Lodge No. [1] On the state level, he was a trustee of the Maine Conference, United Church of Christ. 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. . alan wayne adkins 33, grand cross . SUPREME COUNCIL OF AMERICA - M.P. In 1863, they merged with the Cerneau group known as the Hays Council. He also helped with their degree work and costuming. 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. Just eleven years later, at age 33, he was chosen as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maine. Despite holding the office of Sovereign Grand Commander for the shortest term in the Northern Masonic Jurisdictions history just ten days Giles Fonda Yates is remembered for significant contributions to the jurisdictions early history. 50, among many other groups. Just before being named Sovereign Grand Commander, Tompkins was elevated to the 33 by Emanuel De La Motta. From the sites initial launch on March 1, 2020 to the following year, Grand Lodges fielded nearly 10,000 leads from the site. He was educated in the public schools of Keene, New Hampshire; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Harvard College, and Harvard Law School. Melvin Maynard Johnson has been and still is considered by most Masonic scholars to have been the greatest American Mason of the 20th century. 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. 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. Allocution of the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of the 33rd Degree. Bro. Palmer became a Freemason while living in New York; he joined Evening Star Lodge No. , Kessinger Publishing, LLC (September 10, 2010), Language Lieutenant of the Grand Master Fra' John T. Dunlap. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Like most of his predecessors in the office of Sovereign Grand Commander, Smith was active in other Masonic groups, including Toledo Council No. 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. 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. In November 1943, he married his high school sweetheart, Lillian Elizabeth (Bette) Grube, with whom he had four sons and a daughter. 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. Please try again. About 4 months after the Cleveland body was chartered, Commander Ray and Illustrious Reason instituted Red Rose Chapter of Rose Croix No. Brother Samiec was raised a Master Mason at St. Patricks Lodge No. 87, serving as Master of St. Georges Lodge No. After serving the Council for 19 years he became Sovereign Grand Commander on 23rd March 2022. 2. the dissolution of the present Sovereign Council; 3. the constitution of a provisional Sovereign Council, consisting of the following members - H.E. Palmer continued to practice law, served in the state legislature and became a judge in 1873. OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE Elections for the office of Sovereign Grand Commander. In other words, he ended the meeting without scheduling another. 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 . . Four years later he was raised a Master Mason in Clifton Lodge No. He was also Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin for four years twice in the 1850s and twice in the 1870s. Brother Webber began his practice of law in 1969 with the Portland, Maine, law firm of Jensen and Baird. 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. He joined Portland Council No. In 1860, he and Simon W. Robinson abruptly left the Supreme Council and formed their own schismatic Council which bore Raymonds name. ", It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to. He was raised a Mason in 1897 and received the 33 five short years later. Brother Ralston was raised in Evanston-Eversull Lodge No. 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. Samuel Crocker Lawrence joined the Scottish Rite in 1862 and received the 33 in 1864. Voting members of the Supreme Council are chosen from among those members who have obtained the 33. In between he served as a state senator. The head of the NMJ is the Sovereign Grand Commander. 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. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. : 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. For we are people of improbable hope building on our common history and seizing our common destiny. Galbraith is also a Past Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow and West of Scotland of the Royal Order of Scotland. THE GREAT NINE OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL III. The mission of The Sovereign United Supreme Council is to strengthen and develop the mind and body-through character development programs with Scripture study to promote a life-transforming tradition that empowers our members to achieve lifelong successes in their communities and benefit to contemporary society. Welcome to the website of The United Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the Thirty-Third and Last Degree. Covid-19 changes our socialization, affects our sensory perception, interpretation and motor functions; our emotions, memories and more. Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Grand Commander McNaughton rose rapidly through the ranks of the Scottish Rite. Actually, who are younotto be? He maintained a law practice until the end of his life in 1902. 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. However, he resigned his judgeship in 1874 to become president of Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company. He served as both Grand Secretary (18021805) and Grand Master (182021) for the Grand Lodge of New York. 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. Outside of his law practice he was a director of both the Maine Central Railroad and Union Mutual Life Insurance Company. He served the Great Priory of Scotland as Grand Mareschal for 14 years before retiring in 1998 with the Rank of Knight Commander of the Temple. He Joined Clifton DeMolay Chapter in 1970 and served as Master Councilor. Cincinnati . Stationed in England, he was trained and commissioned a 2nd lieutenant, navigator, in the U. S. Air Force. Despite 12 years at the helm, Tompkins did not devote much time to the newly formed group. When he moved to Wisconsin, he affiliated with Tracy Lodge No. At the August 1860 meeting of the Supreme Council, Sovereign Grand Commander Edward A. Raymond flamed out of control according to Brothers Newbury and Williams in their book. If we have lost sight of our oath, our frontline responders reminds us every day! L. Thomas33,Sovereign Simson was Jewish, but his religious philanthropy extended to Protestants and Catholics as well. MP Sovereign Grand Commander Bro. Our dealings in the past have led us to this new crossroad with new promises and a new pearl. He practiced law in Ohio for more than 40 years. Grand Councils. He has served on numerous Valley committees and was Deputy for New York from 2008-13. After the war, he returned to Cornell, where he received athletic and scholastic honors, including the prestigious McMullen Engineering Scholarship Award. Likewise, membership in the 14 almost doubled during his tenure. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. Lawrence also became the driving force behind the establishment of the Permanent Fund, which was fully organized by 1875. John F. Herrick 33 succeeded to the Council on the 22nd March 2006. 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. 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. The Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Johor (Malay: Darjah Mahkota Johor Yang Amat Mulia) is an Order of chivalry awarded by the Sultan of Johor.It was first instituted on July 31, 1886.