House
of the Temple Hosts
the 2004 Prestonian Lecture
On December 18,
2004, Prof. Trevor A. Stewart gave the 2004 Prestonian
Lecture in the Temple
Room of the Scottish Rite House of the Temple in Washington,
D.C. Photo: Heather K. Calloway, Coordinator
of Library and Museum Services and Director of the Intern
Program at the Supreme Council
Saturday, December 18, 2004, saw an audience
of 100 interested in Freemasonry attend a presentation
of the 2004 Prestonian
Lecture in the Temple Room of the House of the Temple
in Washington, D.C. The Prestonian Lecture is named after
William Preston, the noted English ritualist, who left
a bequest in 1818 to fund “some well-informed Mason
to deliver annually a Lecture on the First, Second, or
Third Degree of the Order of Masonry.” Prof. Trevor
A. Stewart, P.M., 30°, was appointed by the Board
of General Purposes of the United Grand Lodge of England
as the 2004 Prestonian Lecturer. His topic was “English
Speculative Freemasonry: Some Possible Origins, Themes
and Developments.”
The House of the Temple opened at 9:00
AM for tours and research in the Supreme Council Library.
At noon there
was a luncheon in the George Washington Banquet Hall
for Prof. Stewart and those of the attendees who had
made reservations. Following lunch, the crowd went up
to the Temple Room to hear the lecture at 1:30 PM and
to learn about Prof. Stewart’s research into the
origins of Freemasonry in England. Following questions
and answers, all went to the Atrium for a reception and
a signing of printed copies of the lecture. In addition
to the 100 friends of Freemasonry at the lecture, over
50 neighbors and tourists stopped by the House of the
Temple for tours.
The annual Prestonian Lecture is the only
lecture given with the authority of the United Grand
Lodge of England,
and past Lectures represent some of the most significant
and enduring research into Freemasonry. Prof. Stewart
estimated that he gave his lecture over 50 times in 2004
in Lodges throughout the world. The Supreme Council was
indeed privileged to be able to host this popular presentation.
Aside from being open for visits or tours
Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM, the House
of the Temple
is now open on the first Saturday of each month (except
when that day is a Federal holiday) from 10:00 AM to
3:30 PM, and there will be several similar presentations
as the Preston Lecture on some of these Saturdays throughout
upcoming years. This is part of our ongoing program to
make our magnificent building and Freemasonry more accessible
to our members and to the public.
Pictured above
are John L. Crull, Jr., 33°, Valley of Washington,
D.C., and intern Maria Kalinina, a Business Administration
major at George Washington University, Washington,
D.C. Photo: Heather
K. Calloway, Coordinator of Library and Museum Services
and Director of the Intern Program at the Supreme
Council
As part of this endeavor, a weather-proof
sign large enough to be read from the street (1733 Sixteenth
Street,
NW) by passing pedestrians or motorists is regularly
placed at the top of the House of the Temple’s
steps when the Temple is open. House of the Temple guides
or student interns are always available to give tours,
adjusted to the time availability of visitors, during
the above hours of operation.
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Distinguished
Brother from Turkey
Visits Seattle Scottish Rite
During
the 2004-05 holiday season, Prof. Dr. A. Altay Birand,
33°, a
member of the Supreme Council for Turkey, visited with
Ill. William R. Miller, SGIG in Washington State, and
the Brethren of the Valley of Seattle, Washington.
During the 2004-05 holiday season, Prof.
Dr. A. Altay Birand, 33°, a member of the Scottish
Rite Supreme Council of Turkey, visited with Ill. William
R. Miller,
SGIG in Washington State, and the Scottish Rite Brethren
of Seattle. Ill. Carl L. Alexander, Secretary of the
Seattle Valley, was pleased to give Dr. Birand a tour
of the Seattle Scottish Rite Masonic Center, and he arranged
a luncheon for Dr. Birand with Ill. Mark C. Conlee, Personal
Representative in Seattle, and Inspector Miller.
Dr. Birand was Dean of the Department
of Civil Engineering at the Middle East Technical University
(which teaches
in English) in Ankara, Turkey. During his tenure, he
developed a sister-University relationship with Iowa
State University in Ames, Iowa (the alma mater of Inspector
Miller) where Dr. Birand taught for three years during
the 1980s.
Also, on January 16, Dr. Birand, his wife,
their daughter, and her husband were special guests at
the Seattle Scottish
Rite reception for new Worshipful Masters and their wives.
The reception featured remarks by Grand Master Satoru
Tashiro, 32°, a member of the Seattle Valley.
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2004-05 Dewese/Scottish
Rite Scholars at Radford University, Radford, Virginia
On October 8, 2004,
Radford University, Radford, Virginia, held its annual
banquet to honor “Partners in Excellence,” those
philanthropists who sponsor scholars at the university.
Pictured above at the banquet (front row, right) with
six of a total of nine 2004-05 Dewese/Scottish Rite Scholars
are Ill. George E. Dewese, Valley of Roanoke, Virginia,
and his wife, Matsue. Directly behind the right shoulder
of Mrs. Dewese is Lauren Dunbar, a granddaughter of Past
Sovereign Grand Commander Fred C. Kleinknecht, 33°.
Ms. Dunbar is studying Childhood Language Disorders at
Radford University. Also in the front row representing
the Scottish Rite at the banquet are Judge Louis K. “Kerry” Campbell,
33°, Personal Representative, Roanoke, Virginia,
and his wife Marsha. Ill. Kerry is Chief Judge of Virginia’s
25th Judicial District. Photo: Lora
Gordon, Radford University
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Jorge I. Fanchi Receives Entered Apprentice
Degree
Photo: Elizabeth A. Williams, Scottish Rite Journal
Grand Commander Ronald A. Seale, 33°, congratulates
Bro. Jorge I. Franchi, the Supreme Council’s new
Head Accountant, on his receiving the Entered Apprentice
Degree on December 9, 2004, in Cherrydale Lodge #42,
Arlington, Virginia. Appropriately, the above snapshot,
taken in the holiday-decorated Atrium of the House of
the Temple, includes the inscription “SALVE FRATER,” “WELCOME
BROTHER ,” on the Atrium’s monumental Italian
marble table.
Jorge I. Franchi, the new Head Accountant
of the Supreme Council, 33°, received the Entered Apprentice Degree,
with two other Candidates, in Cherrydale Lodge #42, Arlington,
Virginia, on Thursday evening, December 9, 2004. Ill.
William G. Sizemore, Grand Cross, Grand Executive Director
and Past Master of Cherrydale Lodge, was his Guide during
the ceremony and will be his Mentor for the Degrees.
In addition to Admiral Sizemore, several other House
of the Temple Brethren were there to show their support
of this able and enthusiastic new Initiate. Attending
were Ill. Bros. Ronald A. Seale, Sovereign Grand Commander;
John W. Boettjer, Grand Cross, Managing Editor of the Scottish
Rite Journal; Earle E. Ihle, Director of Development
for the Supreme council; Robert L. Sansbury, Building
Superintendent, House of the Temple; S. Brent Morris,
Grand Cross, Director of Membership Development; and
Dean R. Alban, Director of Information Systems.
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World Clown Association, Convention Albuquerque
Col. James L. “Dune Buggy” Russell, 32°, Valley of Columbus,
Georgia, and Lola recently attended a week-long convention of the World Clown
Association in Albuquerque, New Mexico. “Dune Buggy” was a lecturer
and judged clown competitions. Bro. Jim and Lola, editors and publishers
of Clowning Around magazine, the official publication of the World Clown
Association
(WCA),
took pictures for the magazine and interviewed potential writers.
At the awards banquet, Jim received honors
as 2003-2004 Clown of the Year. WCA Past President, Carol
Jackson of Salt Lake City, Utah, presented the Medallion
and Plaque to "Dune Buggy." This award is for dedicated service to
clowning, performances, lecturing and sharing, and teaching clowning to other
clowns.
World Clown Association has over 3,500
members, representing members in 17 countries including
the United States. The convention featured shows, competitions,
and
lectures. An International Show of Clowns included performers from England,
Sweden, Russia, and Japan. Other top-flight shows were presented by lecturers
from the
United States and Canada.
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News from the NATO Scottish
Rite Bodies
The Crossed Swords Clarion is a Publication
of the American
Military Scottish Rite Bodies (AMSRB), Orient of NATO
Bases
Editor: Charles E. Glidewell, 33°, Personal Representative & General
Secretary, November 2004 - January 2005 edition
Our Deputy, Ill. Bro. Robert W. Woodward, GC, extends
his best wishes to all of our Brothers for a Happy New
Year!
Reunions: On the 19th of June 2003, the AMSRB, Frankfurt,
held a Reunion with 12 Brothers, on the 9th of October
2004; a Reunion was held in Vicenza, Italy,
with 16 Brothers; and on the 18th of October 2003, the AMSRB, Frankfurt, held
a Reunion with four Brothers receiving the 32°, Master of the Royal Secret,
for a total of 32 new Masters of the Royal Secret.
Scholarship Winners: Charles E. Glidewell 33°, General Secretary, presented
a scholarship for $2,000 to Ashley N. Gardner a senior at the Bitburg American
High School, and Jess Lopez, 32°, in Rota, Spain presented the scholarship
for $2000 to Ana N. Richter, a senior at the David Glasgow Farragut High School.
In 2005 schools to receive scholarships are Ansbach
and Hohenfels American High Schools.
JROTC Award Program: All 25 Senior JROTC Instructors
have been sent a JROTC awards packet for school year
2003-2004. Out of the 25 American high schools,
we were
informed about four recipients: Baumholder, Cadet Tiffany McNeil; Hohenfels,
Cadet Sommer Crean, Würzburg, Cadet Larry Bengough and Bitburg, Cadet
Thomas Reeves.
ANNUAL ELECTIONS: The following Brothers were elected
to serve the American Military Scottish Rite Bodies,
Orient of NATO, and their term of office
is: Dec. 2004
to Dec. 2005.
Lodge of Perfection:
Venerable Master: Kenneth W. Bryant, 32°
Senior Warden: “Shorty” Cochran, 32°
Junior Warden: James E. Barrett, 32°
Treas. of all Bodies: Ill. Bro. Louis E. Kent, 33°
Chapter of the Rose Croix:
Wise Master: Clifford A. Leach, 32°
Sr. Warden: Ron Peterson, KCCH
Junior Warden: Vojislav V. Miti, 32°
Council of Kadosh:
Commander: John M. Lonczynski, 32°
First Lt. Cdr.: Fritz Mueller II, 32°
Second Lt. Cdr: Eric J. D’Ercole, 32°
Consistory:
Master of Kadosh: Paul M. Curran, 32°
Prior: Joseph E. Gadea, 32°
Preceptor: Paul D. Litteral, Jr., 32°
Appointed Officers
Gen. Sec.: Ill. Bro. Charles E. Glidewell, 33°
Asst. Sec.: Clyde A. Barton, KCCH
After the Installation, along with presenting Past
Officer Certificates and Past Master Jewels, Ill. Woodward,
presented
his Deputy Award to
Brothers “Shorty” Cochran
and John Lonczynski.
Change to Fees
Initiation fees in 2005 will be $165.00.
The Supreme Council, 33°, at the Biennial Session in October 2003, has made
changes to the Statutes concerning, Fee for Honors (Honorariums) $200.00 for
KCCH and $300 for 33°.
Dues Payments: The American Military Scottish Rite
Bodies, Orient of NATO, is an American Organization;
therefore dues are in U.S. Dollars. From this time
on, we will only accept U.S. Dollars Checks for payment of dues. Every bank
in the world will issue a U.S. Dollar check drawn on
a U.S. Bank. Please make your
check out to “A.M.S.R.B.” Thank you.
To save the Bodies money, we would like to distribute
the newsletters by E-mail. Please send your E-mail address
to the Editor, Ill. Bro. Glidewell at: amsrb@pjsnet.comor
to Bro. Barton at: barton.evans29@t-online.de
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