Welcome to the website of The United Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the Thirty-Third and Last Degree. 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. 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. 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 married Leslie M. MacDougall on November 27, 1965.
Supreme Council of America - Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Freemasons On the state level, he was a trustee of the Maine Conference, United Church of Christ. Glattly has received several other Masonic honors including the Daniel Coxe Medal from New Jersey and the Josiah Drummond Award from Maine. Johnson continued to research and write throughout his life. 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. He took the office the morning after George Bushnells sudden death at the Supreme Councils Annual Meeting in Cleveland in 1965. One of Ralstons most significant charitable endeavors was the establishment of the 32 Masonic Childrens Learning Centers now the Childrens Dyslexia Centers. : Grand Commander McNaughton rose rapidly through the ranks of the Scottish Rite. ABOUT the World Conference on Civilizations and Welfare of the Human Family. Sovereign Grand Commander. Melvin Maynard Johnson has been and still is considered by most Masonic scholars to have been the greatest American Mason of the 20th century. He was awarded the Air Medal, and his bomber group was presented the Presidential Commendation Award. Whatever reason you have either chosen to peruse our website or simply found us by chance I trust you will find it of interest. 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. Council Member Steven Vargas was first elected to the Brea City Council in November 2014, re-elected in 2018 and 2022, .
Elected Officers of The United Supreme Council Stationed in England, he was trained and commissioned a 2nd lieutenant, navigator, in the U. S. Air Force. He then went on to the State University College at Buffalo, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in education. , Dimensions 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. Illustrious Robert O. Ralston, 33, was installed as Sovereign Grand Commander and youthful successor to Illustrious Brother Paul on September 1, 1993.
Brother Galbraith is a Past Substitute Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. Actually, who are younotto be? Ill. It was he who kept the Scottish Rite alive during the years when but for him it would have faded out. Grand Commander McNaughton was very attentive to fiscal responsibility during the challenges of the nations economic recession during his first triennial term. Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Later in Smiths term, the Supreme Council marked both the jurisdictions 100th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the Union of 1867.
Publisher Bro. He also belonged to the York Rite Bodies; the Red Cross of Constantine; Syrian Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. 33, Royal and Select Masters, and in the Knights Templar, eventually elected Grand Commander of Ohio. .
The Bulletin - Spring 2021 by United Supreme Council, 33,AASR - Issuu We will obtain this through constant work and sacrifice. Sovereign Grand Commander IN OFFICE 2010-2016 ILL. no challenges we cannot achieve. He resigned as Grand Commander in March 1832. and House of the Temple in Washington, DC of which: Ill. Ronald A Seale, 33 Sovereign Grand Commander After the war, he returned to Cornell, where he received athletic and scholastic honors, including the prestigious McMullen Engineering Scholarship Award. Brother Samiec was raised a Master Mason at St. Patricks Lodge No. 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. During this time, he also served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. He stayed briefly with them in Boston then moved to New York City where he first worked as an accountant and later prospered as a merchant.
About Us | The Sovereign United Supreme Council John F. Herrick 33 succeeded to the Council on the 22nd March 2006.
Passing of Ill. Deary Vaughn, 33, Sovereign Grand Commander, United The MIll Grand Sword Bearer Bro. SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDERS M.P. Cincinnati . 203. 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 received the 33 in 1997; became an Active Member for Indiana in 1998; served on several key committees within the Supreme Council; became Grand Lieutenant Commander, and as such, due to the debilitating illness of Sovereign Grand Commander Webber, conducted the Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 2005. 4 in Johnstown, New York in 1982, where he served as Worshipful Master in 1991, the year of the lodges 225th anniversary. 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. James Smith, 33 The Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander III. 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. THE GREAT NINE OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL III.
(eBook/PDF) Abstract Of Proceedings Of The Supreme Council Of Sovereign 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 . Ill. In 1880 he was General Grand Master of the General Council, and from 1867 to 1879 he was Sovereign Grand Commander of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. 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. The current Sovereign Grand Commander MP Sovereign Grand Commander Bro. looking forward to working with you to build a stronger organization. Cory McPhatter, 33 The Illustrious Grand Secretary of the H.E. For we are people of improbable hope building on our common history and seizing our common destiny. Likewise, membership in the 14 almost doubled during his tenure. It has been tempting for historians to speculate about Yates motives for resigning so soon after taking office. 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. 6 in 1826. Pleasant, New York, in 1800. He Joined Clifton DeMolay Chapter in 1970 and served as Master Councilor. 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. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. 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 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. In 2011 the Supreme Council celebrates its 130 th anniversary and also brings tribute to the Romania history. Benderson 1948 to 1973 - Dr. Wm.
Order of Malta inaugurates a house for displaced persons in Sambir He kept Albanys Ineffable Lodge of Perfection going. Extremely active in his lodge and in the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, he served as Grand Master from 1913 to 1916. 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 . Maxwell was born in Reading, Massachusetts, in 1910. Palmer continued to practice law, served in the state legislature and became a judge in 1873. 725, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He explains that, In that year as a Millennium project each Valley reached out for candidates doing Masonic work in many fields. SUPREME COUNCIL OF AMERICA - M.P. 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. Fontenot, 33 The Illustrious Grand Orator and Minister of State III. He was raised in New Yorks Lodge, LUnion Franaise in 1806. Formerly the controller of the Virginia Tech Foundation, he held several administrative positions at Virginia Tech following his tenure with an international accounting firm. 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. We will not change course, and we will focus on increasing membership." He was educated in the Batavia City School System and graduated with a Regents Diploma. Melvin Johnson became an Active Member of the Supreme Council in 1920 and was elected Sovereign Grand Commander in September 1933 in Boston. Masons, Inc. He was also Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin for four years twice in the 1850s and twice in the 1870s. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. 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. 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.
Allocution of the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Like most of his predecessors in the office of Sovereign Grand Commander, Smith was active in other Masonic groups, including Toledo Council No. I am 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.
The Sovereign United Supreme Council 160, Elliston, Virginia, in 1987 and as Virginia's Grand Master in 2001. All Rights Reserved. Illustrious Brother Webber was a member of the First Parish Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, in Yarmouth. Born in Schenectady, New York, in 1798, Yates attended Union College and became a lawyer, working as Surrogate of Schenectady County for 19 years. At a young age he was raised in Waterville Lodge No. He has been credited with bringing about the Union of 1867 when the two competing Supreme Councils in the Northern Jurisdiction combined. 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. Peter J. Samiec, 33, was born and raised in the great state of New York. 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. 84 and Kosciuszko Lodge #1085. In 1912, he entertained U.S. President William Howard Taft at a dinner held in connection with the Supreme Councils annual meeting. 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. 33. Watch Commander McNaughton's Farewell Allocution. 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. We welcome you and hope that the information we have shared will be informative to you. He became a Master Mason in 1820, in Morton Lodge No. Ill. Bro. The Supreme Council. Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander, I pledge to you that I will do. In May 1862, both Raymond and Robinson were officially expelled from the Northern Masonic Jurisdictions Supreme Council.
Staff Directory Brea, CA CivicEngage 153, in Owego, New York, in 1948 where he eventually served as Worshipful Master. 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. . Tompkins became a Mason in Hiram Lodge No. He was elected Commander-in-Chief of Maine Consistory in October 1993. The MIll Grand Standard Bearer Bro. 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.
Walter E. Webber was born in Old Town, Maine, on July 31, 1943. 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. Charles Iain Robert Wolrige Gordon of Esslemont 33 succeeded to the Supreme Council on the 25th June 2003. We are all meant to shine, as children do. this website indicates . 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.