Valley of Cincinnati Fall Degree Day The Rose Croix Steel City Invitational Fall Kick-off In Review www.32masons.com November 2018
THE RITE RECORDER Volume 75 No. 3 Richard A, Dickerscheid, Elected Sr. Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Ohio F&AM Cincinnati Masonic Center 317 East Fifth Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 3399 513-421 3579 800-561 3579 Fax: 513-562 2661 Web: www.32masons.com EDITOR Jeff McLaughlin, 32º ohdesignguy@yahoo.com On Friday, October 12, 2018, our Trustee and Past Most Wise Master of Cincinnati Chapter of Rose Croix was elected to serve the Grand Lodge this year. Rich is on track to serve as Grand Master for the 2021 Masonic Year. His home Blue Lodge is College Hill-Harry S. Johnson Lodge #641 where he was raised on January 16, 2003 and served as Worshipful Master and then President of the First Masonic District Officer s Association in 2013. Rich then served as a District Deputy Grand Master in 2014 and was appointed Sr. Grand Deacon in 2014. Rich has been elected to receive the 33 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in August of 2019. We in the Valley of Cincinnati would like to congratulate Rich Dickerscheid in his new position along with Keith W. Newton, Deputy Grand Master and Honorary Member of the Valley of Cincinnati AASR and Most Worshipful Jess N. Raines, Grand Master. Our Grand Lodge is looking forward to the leadership of these brethren and the balance of the Grand Lodge line Officers. Here s a great way to support RWB Rich Dickerscheid as he approaches the Grand East! The Ohio21 Club lapel pin is a piece of fine jewelry made of Sterling Silver. They are individually numbered from 1-300, making each one unique. Proceeds will be used to offset the costs not budgeted by the Grand Lodge of Ohio as well as special programs of the Grand Master during his term. As an added convenience, you can purchase your pin for as little as $20/month via automatic Demand Draft from your Checking or Credit Union Account or for $300.00. NOT JUST A MAN. A MASON. Questions? Contact: RWB Larry A. Gillinger, Chairman larry_gillinger@yahoo.com BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairman K. Douglas Akers, 33º Members at Large Donald E. Hoffman, 33º Thomas E. Uhl, 32º Richard A. Dickerscheid, 32º Jeffrey A Bickel, 32º PRESIDING OFFICERS Gibulum Lodge of Perfection Michael R. Stewart, 32º Dalcho Council, Princes of Jerusalem Timothy A. Shannon, 32º Cincinnati Chapter of Rose Croix Todd S. Neumann, 32º Ohio Consistory A. Brian McIntosh, 32º EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Robert W. Dumford, 33º rdumford@32masons.com FRATERNAL SECRETARY Michael A. Himes, 33º mhimes@32masons.com Secretary Emeritus John R. Teller, Jr., 33º TREASURER Jeffrey P. Waltz, 33º HOSPITALER Kraig J. Walker, 33º TYLER Keith L. Clepper, 32º THE SUPREME COUNCIL Deputy for the State of Ohio Douglas N. Kaylor, 33º Active Member, Resident in Cincinnati M. Todd McIntosh, 33º Sovereign Grand Commander David A. Glattly, 33º Active Member Emeritus William R. Powers, Jr., 33º
AASR Valley of Cincinnati Fall Degree Day Shawnee State University Vern Riffe Center for the Arts November 10, 2018 940 2 nd Street Portsmouth, Ohio 45662 We will exemplify the 4, 7, 17 and 19 Please note that the Fall Degree Day originally announced for Hillsboro is actually going to occur in Portsmouth, Ohio at the Vern Riffe center on the campus of Shawnee State University. It is a full day of degrees and fellowship, a great day to have someone you know begin their Scottish Rite Journey. The Winter Degree Day will be on January 19, 2019 at Southern State Community College in Hillsboro Ohio. Lunch will be $5.00 per person. Make your Lunch reservations for November 10, 2018 on line at www.32masons.com by November 2nd. Donuts & coffee in the morning, a buffet lunch and a great day of degree work! Get your passports filled and get recognized. The day s schedule will be as follows: Breakfast 4 7 Lunch 17 19 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:15 AM 12:30 PM 1:30 PM 3:50 PM Fall Degree Day Lunch on November 10, 2018 $5.00 per ticket, plus a $1.00 handling fee per order We can not accept orders after Nov. 2, 2018 Print Name Member Number: Phone Number: Tickets required Total Amount enclosed: $ Make check payable to: Valley of Cincinnati. Mail this form with payment to: Fall Degree Day c/o Valley of Cincinnati, 317 E. Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3399
Looking Back: Enoch T. Carson and the Rose Croix Illustrious Brother Enoch T. Carson is a man of great stature in Scottish Rite History. He is considered the Father of Scottish Rite Masonry in Ohio in more than one Grand Lodge proceeding, and his service to the Valley of Cincinnati and the State of Ohio are well-documented. At the end of the 19th Century the Enoch T. Carson Class received their 32nd Degree along with Brass medals stamped with his name and face, as a reminder of a lifetime of work. Carson s contributions to the Valley of Cincinnati include being Past Sovereign Prince as well as founder and the longest-serving Commander-in-Chief of The Ohio Consistory. Illustrious Brother Carson is also the father of the Rose Croix ritual as we know it now. In 1870 Carson, along with five other members of the Committee on rituals reported back to the Supreme Council that they had reviewed and revised the degrees of Knight of the East and West as well as Sovereign Prince of Rose Croix (today known as Knight of Rose Croix, HRDM). The Supreme Council accepted these revisions and at the following Supreme Council meeting adopted them. Those revisions are the basis of the Rose Croix Degrees used by the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction today. In fact, the first time the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction s revised versions of the Rose Croix Rituals were ever exemplified for the Supreme Council, they were performed by the Illustrious members of The Valley of Cincinnati. Steel City Invitational November 16, 17 & 18, 2018 in the Valley of Pittsburgh Road Trip Last November the Valley of Cincinnati held the inaugural Queen City Invitational. This November, the Valley of Pittsburgh has responded by hosting the Steel City Invitational. Join in for a great trip filled with fellowship! The Valley of Cincinnati has chartered a bus and reserved a block of rooms at Hampton Inn near the Pittsburgh Masonic Center. Our bus will leave on Friday morning for the five hour trip to Pittsburgh, and we will head back to Cincinnati on Sunday morning. Starting October 1, reservations can be made through the Scottish Rite office by calling Kim Halloran at (513) 421-3579 x1000 or by email to kim@32masons. com starting October 1, 2018. Cost will be $125.00 per person, Valley of Cincinnati member s price, based on double occupancy, bus trip and 2 night hotel with breakfast are included, lunch and dinner extra. FRIDAY EVENING Registration and Reception Welcoming of Candidates, Distinguished Guests, and Visiting Valleys Special Presentation SATURDAY 13th Degree Presented by the Valley of Uniontown 20th Degree Presented by Prince Hall Scotttish Rite 29th Degree Presented by the Valley of Cincinnati TBA Degree Presented by the AASR, Southern Jurisdiction 32nd Degree Presented by the Valley of Pittsburgh
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry VALLEY OF CINCINNATI, DISTRICT OF OHIO 317 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3399 Near the B B and under the C C of the zenith that corresponds with 39" 6' N. Latitude, 84" 27' W. Longitude To the Officers and Members of Gibulum Lodge of Perfection, 14 Dalcho Council, Princes of Jerusalem,16 Cincinnati Chapter of Rose Croix, 18 Ohio Consistory, Sublime Princes of the Royal Secret, 32 Greetings: Cincinnati, Ohio 20 I, the undersigned hereof, humbly show that I am desirous of being admitted as a member of your Honorable Body, and humbly request that I may be received among you. and I will ever pray for the prosperity and glory of the Fraternity and the welfare of the brethren. In making this application I promise on my word of honor that should I be elected and become a member of your Honorable Body, I subscribe to the following Oath of Fealty: " I, the undersigned, do hereby promise on my word of honor. and swear true faith, allegiance, and fealty to the Supreme Councll of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the Thirty-third and Last Degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rile of Freemasonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America, sitting at its Grand East in the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts, and will support and abide by its Constitutions, Orders, and Decisions. That I will hold allegiance to the said Supreme Council and be loyal thereto, as the supreme authority of the Rite; will hold illegal and spurious every other Body that may be established within its Jurisdiction, claiming to be a Supreme Council; and every other Body of said Rite within the same Jurisdiction that does not hold its powers from said Supreme Council and will hold no communication whatsoever in Scottish Rite Masonry with any member of the same nor allow him to visit any Body of the Rite of which I may be a member; and I will dispense justice to my brethren according to the laws of equity and honor. "And should I violate this, my solemn vow and pledge, I consent to be expelled from Scottish Rite Masonry, and all rights therein and in any Body of the Rite, and to be denounced to every Body of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite in the world as a traitor and forsworn, "And may God aid me to keep and perform the same. Recommended by (must be members of the Valley of Cincinnati) SIGNATURE SIGN NAME IN FULL SIGN HERE PRINT NAME AND MEMBER NUMBER HERE FEE: $175.00 Gold-plated 14 ring, passport, and dues for the current year SIGN HERE PRINT NAME AND MEMBER NUMBER HERE Make checks payable to and mail or deliver to: Secretary, Valley of Cincinnati 317 E. Fifth St. Cincinnati, OH 45202-3399 FILL IN FORM ON REVERSE SIDE
DATA FOR SCOTTISH RITE RECORDS Full name (print clearly your first, middle, and last names in full no initials) Date of birth (month/day/year) Present age Primary e-mail address Primary phone Place born Have you resided in Ohio for the past 12 months? 3 Yes 3 No How long? Name, number, and location of Lodge in which you were raised Year raised Name, number, and location of Lodge in which you are currently a Master Mason in good standing Were you a DeMolay? 3 Yes 3 No Are you a Past Master? 3 Yes 3 No Lodge Year Have you ever petitioned for Scottish Rite Degrees before and been accepted or rejected? 3 Yes 3 No If yes, to which Valley and when? Occupation or profession Name of business Location of business Business phone Residence Residence phone I certify the above answers are true and correct. PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY Signature Complete if paying by credit card 3 Visa 3 Master Card Number Amount Exp. Date Name Address City State Zip Country
fall kick-off By Robert W. Dumford, 33 The Valley of Cincinnati had a great evening for the annual Fall Kick-Off on September 13, 2018. We returned to CUB WORLD at Camp Friedlander. The Kick-Off is a time when we call the labors of the Scottish Rite back to action after enjoying the break for Summer. This event was known as the Class Builder s Picnic for many years and was only open to members who had signed a petition for a new AASR member in the previous year. This event has evolved into a stag picnic event open to all members, Blue Lodge Masons and future Masons. One of the highlights of the picnic is the Sixth District Scottish Rite Club s almost famous Corn-on-the-Cob. This year a Stated Meeting was held in conjunction with the event giving members who haven t attended one before the opportunity to see what happens and find out what s going on in the Valley. Several members joined with the Valley Officers for this meeting. Following the meeting, a short play called For Freedom which was written by Illustrious John M. Cutter, 33, Past Commanderin-Chief of Ohio Consistory, was presented by the Ohio Master Travelers. The play takes us back to a time when Scotland was in turmoil and was at war with England. The decisions of leadership, service and allegiance to your cause are examined for the benefit of a nation. The Ohio Master Travelers are a group of Masons who host Scottish Masons and in return travel to Scotland to perform Ohio s Blue Lodge Degrees. The cast of four included members of the Valley of Cincinnati who are OMT s and will be traveling to Scotland in April of 2019. The players were: Robert Dumford, 33 as The Earl of Strathearn, Jeff Root as John Comyn, John Lasonczyk as Robert the Bruce and Ernie Brown as William Wallace. Everyone enjoyed the presentation that took place in the court yard of the Castle building at Cub World. Then we retired to dinner at the Big Boy shelter house where we enjoyed fried chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes, biscuits and corn-on-the-cob. After the conclusion, we all headed safely home ready to start the Masonic year.! Photo s by: Terrence Alexander, 32º For Freedom by Illustrious John M. Cutter, 33
2018-2019 Upcoming Events November Stated Meeting 11/08/18 CMC Fall Degree Day East (Portsmouth) 11/10/18 Shawnee State University (Venue Change) Steel City Invitational - Pittsburgh, PA 11/17/18 Valley of Pittsburgh January Master s Dinner (Portsmouth) Date Change 1/05/19 Portsmouth Brewing Company Master s Dinner (Cincinnati) 1/12/19 TBD Degree Day West (Hillsboro) Date Change 1/19/19 Southern State Community College February Stated Meeting 2/14/19 CMC Dayton Degree Day 2/16/19 Dayton Masonic Center March March Madness Party 3/22/19 CMC March Spring Degree Day (Cincinnati) 3/30/19 CMC/Great American Ballpark April Stated Meeting 4/11/19 CMC May Annual Meeting 5/9/19 CMC June Scholarship Presentations TBD CMC July Kings Island - Three Valley Day TBD Kings Island