William G. Sizemore, 33°, Grand Cross
1733 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC, 10009–3103
Special mementos and events will celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Supreme Council.
In addition to the events planned for the 200th anniversary of the Supreme Council, as described in the November 1999 Scottish Rite Journal, there are special bicentennial memento items in preparation as well as an exhibit for display at the Charleston Museum. Memento items include a commemorative medallion, a collector's quality 200th anniversary plate, and a comprehensive pictorial history of the Supreme Council.
The commemorative plate will have the portraits of 17 Sovereign Grand Commanders, from the first to the present, arranged around its rim. Scottish Rite artist, Ill. Bro. John D. Melius, 33°, after thorough research, has completed painting full-color portraits of each Sovereign Grand Commander. Later, these full-size portraits will be permanently displayed in the House of the Temple, but first they will be depicted in miniature on this beautiful commemorative plate. Only a limited number of these unique plates will be produced. Each will be a quality item worthy of display in homes and offices. A picture of the plate will appear in the Journal in a later issue.
A 250-page pictorial history of the Supreme Council, in preparation for almost two years, is scheduled for completion later this year. Several eminent scholars have been involved: Mr. Henry Scammell as writer; Dr. William L. Fox, 33°, as editor; Mr. Frank Glickman of Frank Glickman Inc., Boston, as book designer; Mr. Mark A. Fastoso as photo researcher; and Ill. Art deHoyos, 33°, Grand Archivist and Grand Historian of the Supreme Council, as project historian. The book will be a marvelous collection of rare and historic photographs, with complementary text, displayed in a large-format coffee-table-type book. Scottish Rite Masons, as well as others interested in Masonic and American history, will find this attractive volume worthy of their libraries, and it will make an elegant, inspirational gift. As its publication date approaches, the book's availability will be noted in the Scottish Rite Journal.
Also, a Scottish Rite exhibit for display in the Charleston Museum is being designed by Supreme Council Librarian and Curator, Mrs. Joan K. Sansbury, assisted by Ill. Bro. deHoyos. The exhibit will be first opened for viewing, by invitation only due to space limitations, on Sunday, September 30, 2001, at 5:00 pm with a reception following in the Charleston Museum. Thereafter, the exhibit will be open to the general public. The exhibit is being arranged and displays constructed to permit its later availability as a traveling exhibit to Valleys throughout the Southern Jurisdiction. Again, more information in this regard also will be published in the months ahead.
Several Orients have already made hotel reservations, totaling 988 so far. Numbers of reservations and hotels being used are as indicated on the alphabetical list of hotels shown below.
| HOTELS & LOCATION | # OF ROOMS | COST* | TELEPHONE |
| Best Western (Near Airport) |
100 rooms | $84/night | (843) 572–2200 |
| Charleston Place (Historic District) | 45 rooms | SOLD OUT | (800) 455–2427 |
| Comfort Inn (Riverview) (Near Downtown) |
60 rooms | $109/night | (843) 577–2224 |
| Embassy Suites (Convention Center) |
180 rooms | SOLD OUT | (843) 747–1882 |
| Embassy Suites (Historic District) |
100 rooms | SOLD OUT | (800) EMBASSY |
| Francis Marian Western (Historic District) |
50 rooms | $139/night | (843) 722–0600 |
| Hampton Inn (Near Convention Center) |
100 rooms | SOLD OUT | (843) 820–2030 |
| Hilton Hotel (Riverview) (Near Convention Center) |
195 rooms | SOLD OUT | (843) 747–1900 |
| Holiday Inn (Riverview) (When making reservations, please note CODE SCR.) |
125 rooms | $120/night | (800) HOLIDAY |
| Holiday Inn (Near Convention Center) | 50 rooms | $94/night | (843) 853–8000 |
| Holiday Inn (Mt. Pleasant "Patriots Point" across river from Historic District) (When making reservations, please note CODE SCR.) |
50 rooms | $125/night | (800) 290–4004 |
| Mills House (Historic District) |
100 rooms | 25 Rooms SOLD | (800) 874–9600 |
| Quality Suites (Near Convention Center) |
75 rooms | 60 Rooms SOLD | (843) 747–7300 |
| Ramada Inn (Near Convention Center) |
141 rooms | SOLD OUT | (843) 744–8281 |
| Radisson Hotel (Near airport) |
75 rooms | 31 Rooms SOLD | (843) 744–2501 |
| Town & Country Inn (Near Convention Center) |
111 rooms | SOLD OUT | (800) 334–6660 |
| Travel Lodge (Near Convention Center) |
50 rooms | $84/night | (843) 744–7388 |
If you have not yet indicated your wish to be at the 200th anniversary, please contact your Valley Secretary as soon as possible. Room space is going fast. Your Valley Secretary will coordinate with the Grand Executive Director's Office to block hotel reservations for your Valley. The on-site coordinator in Charleston is Ill. Richard A. Wooden, 33°, who is available for assistance and information and may be contacted through the Charleston Valley office (Voice 843–571–4699 Fax 843–766–5031). It is important that as many of you as possible be in Charleston to celebrate this very significant event in the history of the Mother Supreme Council of the World. Should additional hotels be required, the Grand Executive Director's office will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements, but to do so, we must hear from you soon regarding your attendance at this historic event.
*Applicable taxes not included.
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William G. Sizemore, Grand
Cross served on active duty in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1982. Since 1989, he has served the Supreme Council as Grand Executive Director. He has been a Master Mason since 1948 and a member of the Scottish Rite since 1955. He is a Past Master and Past High Priest, R.A.M., and an active member of several Appendant Bodies and Masonic organizations. |