THE SCOTTISH RITE REPORTER Vol.XXXX No. 2 Published Quarterly April, May, June 2015 Highlights This Quarter Stated Meeting 2nd Tuesday of Each Month Long Class Has Been Canceled This Year Dinner/Presentation of 25 & 50 Year Members - May 8th Dinner/Teacher Appreciation Night - May 14th Short Class Starts Degrees 4, 14 June 12th Short Class Continued 18, 30, 32 June 13th See Complete Calendar on Page 6 for additional details 855 Elm Ave., Long Beach, CA 90813 Telephone: (562) 436-3983 Email: info@lbscottishrite.org Web: www.lbscottishrite.org
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America Ill. Ronald A. Seale, 33⁰ Sovereign Grand Commander, Supreme Council Ill. Frank Loui, 33⁰ SGIG Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Supreme Council in California Ill. Timothy Cable, 33⁰ Personal Representative of the Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Orient of California 2014 Officers of the Long Beach Bodies of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonr y Lodge of Perfection Kenneth Dilley, 32⁰ Venerable Master Chapter of Rose Croix Ill. Art Meigs, 33⁰ Wise Master Council of Kadosh Hon. Sandy Rogoff, 32⁰, KCCH Commander Consistory Fred Cook, 32⁰ Master of Kadosh Serving All Scottish Rite Bodies Ill. Chuck Bruggeman, 33⁰ General Secretary secretary@lbscottishrite.org Photo Unavailable Hon. Jonathan Dilley, 32⁰, KCCH, Almoner Cathedral Staff Ill. Don Fishering, 33⁰ Chief Purveyor Position Vacant Librarian Ill. Aldo Zanier, 33⁰ General Prod. Manager Hon. Florian Zukas, 32⁰, KCCH Lighting Director Carmen Alvarado, Office / Event Manager Support Organizations Chuck Schubert, 32⁰, Acting Chieftain KSA Ricky Sullivan, 32⁰, Tiler Degree Staff Ill. Jim Sunseri, 33⁰ Classroom Director Ill. Ellsworth Chan, 33⁰ Classroom Staff Hon. Harold Kennedy, 32⁰, KCCH, Classroom Staff Richard Schott, 32⁰ Classroom Staff Interm Ill. Jim Sunseri, 33⁰ Director of the Work Scottish Rite Reporter Frances Simpson, Editor 2 THE SCOTTISH RITE REPORTER
Notes From the Personal Representative Ill. Timothy Cable, 33⁰ Personal Representative of the Sovereign Grand Inspector General in California Well, here we are already in March and we are booking events into 2016. Great news for our event center. But on a more important but sad note, we had to cancel our long class due to the lack of new candidates. I hope, as should all of you, that this trend will end and we will once again be able to do all the degrees we so proudly have done over the years. If you have not seen all the degrees we do, and would like to, let us know and we will work out something to put them on but we must have participation as it is not practical to do them when only one or two brothers show up. I am still waiting to hear ideas from you as to what you would like to see here at your Rite and more importantly what we can do to bring you back. Our membership is declining at an alarming rate with all the deaths and demits. This is not good news for our future so it is up to all of us to work on membership and bring in new members. If we don t, we shall surely fail. When you are next here I d like you to stop by and thank your office staff, who work for you, and without them we d surely sink. It is with sadness but complete understanding that I announce that we are losing our faithful librarian, Honorable Matthew Marfield, 32, KCCH, who is moving out of state. We wish him the best and he will be sorely missed. If anyone would like to take his spot please contact your secretary Chuck, who will put you in contact with Ill. Brother John McKenzie. For those of you that like to read, we are so fortunate to have hundreds of books, some dating back several hundred years for your reading pleasure. Next time you are down, stop in and see the library as it is yours too. Be sure to check out the Ernest Borgnine Theatre web page, ernestborgninetheatre.org for all the upcoming plays and musical productions scheduled this year. They are all top notch and inexpensive and are all here for you and the entire family to enjoy. Make plans to attend our High School Teachers Appreciation Night and Maunday Thursday Dinner next month. For those of you who missed our cap and ring ceremony, you missed a fine program in officially welcoming our newest Brothers. May you all stay healthy and happy, and may God Bless Fraternally, Tim APRIL, MAY, JUNE 2015 3
Notes From the General Secretary Ill. Chuck Bruggeman, 33⁰ General Secretary THE AUTHORITY OF THE OLD CHARGES The following article appears in the current Philatethes Society quarterly mailing and is reprinted with the Society s permission. It was originally published in The Philatethes in 1954. Little was known about the history of Masonry until late in the nineteenth Century, for our oldest document, known as the Regius Manuscript, was not discovered until A.D. 1838, and it was not published until A.D. 1840. That manuscript was probably written in A.D. 1390, and it was thought to be a document which had been compiled about A.D. 1350 but had become lost. It is true, however, that the information contained in the written record of the Regius Manuscript has existed in the form of Masonic Tradition for many years previous to A.D. 1350. After that date, we have evidence to show, Lodges based their authority on written documents which we now refer to as the Old Charges, In the Masonic Edition of the Holy Bible, published by the Masonic History Company of Chicago, Brother H.L. Haywood writes about the Old Charges as follows: A body of men in the Middle Ages could not legally exist or work unmolested unless it had a charter or some similar document of authorization given and sealed by the authorities of the borough or else by the King or one of his officers. The Freemasons claimed that they belonged to a Fraternity which had received a royal charter from Prince Edwin of York in Athelstan s time, and held that this was sufficient authorization for their holding a permanent Lodge. This claim was made in the middle of the Fourteenth Century. In substance the Old Charges consist of three parts: first, a statement of grounds on which a charter had originally been issued: second, the claim to a written charter from a Prince Edwin, said to have been a son of King Athelstan; third, a set of rules and regulations, called points under which Lodge members were governed. Fraternally, Chuck Bruggeman, 33 4 THE SCOTTISH RITE PREPORTER
DONATIONS Scottish Rite and Language Center donations are very important to operations and are considered in their annual budgets. We honor our donors with a sign of gratitude by listing their names in the Reporter. Your donations may be made in cash, by check, or credit card. We accept credit card donations via telephone at: (562) 436-3983. LANGUAGE CENTER DONATIONS Beauford H. Clemens Robert C. Muenzer Ronald W. G. Tandy Dale F. Closson Robert L. Munn Ted R. Taylor William T. Dalessi Loren F. Neely, Jr. Matthew C. Ulit Dennis A. Davis John M. Palmer John R. Underwood Julia De La Torre Jack A. Parker Gary L. Wallace Walter E. Donovan Kenneth G. Pridy Leon O. Waller Arthur H. Enriquez James R. Rankin Reed J. Wasser Richard L. Garrett John W. Rantz Carl F. Watson, Jr. Gary D. Gerken Steven L. Reece Glen A. West Cesar Gonzalez John H. Reynolds Fred E. Wheeler Nicholas B. Grossman Rory Richardson Robert L. Zambenini Clifford D. Hoppus Earnest W. M. Sands Ronald M. Zapf Charles M. Jacobi, Jr. Richard H. Schott Francis R. Zwayne In Memory of Scot Boemer by Kathryn Spindler DONATIONS CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 APRIL, MAY, JUNE MARCH 2015 5
QUARTERLY CALENDAR -Con t pg. 10 DATE DAY TIME EVENT APRIL 2 Thursday 5:30 pm Maundy Thursday Dinner 3 Friday Office closed for Good Friday 11 Saturday LONG CLASS CANCELED 11 Saturday 5:00 pm Rental Sweet 15 14 Tuesday 5:00 pm Refreshments 7:00 pm Stated Meeting 18 Saturday 8:00 am Seminar 18 Saturday 7:00 pm Rental - 50 th Birthday Party 24 Friday 6:00 pm Rental Forever Plaid (Show) 25 Saturday 2:00 pm-matinee Rental Forever Plaid 7:00 pm 2 (Shows) 26 Sunday 2:00 pm-matinee Rental Forever Plaid 7:00 pm 2 (Shows) MAY 2 Saturday 9:00 am-banquet Rental Ms. Sr. Cali Pageant 2 Saturday 6:00 pm-theatre Rental Show 2 Saturday 7:00 pm-banquet Rental DeMolay s Catillion 3 Sunday 2:00 pm-matinee Rental Forever Plaid 7:00 pm 2 (Shows) 8 Friday 5:30 pm 25 & 50yr Dinner Celebration 9 Saturday LONG CLASS CANCELED 9 Saturday 2:00 pm-matinee Rental Forever Plaid 7:00 pm 2 (Shows) 10 Sunday 2:00 pm-matinee Rental Forever Plaid 7:00 pm 2 (Shows) 12 Tuesday 5:00 pm Refreshments 7:00 pm Stated Meeting 14 Thursday 5:30 pm Teacher Appreciation Dinner 16 Saturday 5:00 pm Rental 50 th Birthday Party 29 Friday 5:00 pm Rental Wedding Reception 30 Saturday 5:00 pm Rental Sweet 15 6 THE SCOTTISH RITE PREPORTER
DECEM COLLEGIUM (10 Members Club) The Decem Collegium lists L.B. Scottish Rite members who raised the interest of at least 10 worthy Master Masons enough that they joined the ranks of our Valley. Open up a conversation with your brethren explaining why you joined. Navarro, Benjamin E., 32, KCCH.. 29 Anderson, Ian, 32, KCCH... 28 Over 200 Main, Lewis Jr., 33... 203 Over 50 Hernandez, Gani, 32, KCCH... 54 Over 30 Sunseri, James, 33... 31 Over 25 Over 15 Bodnar, Bart, 33... 26 Sargent, Terry T., 33⁰...17 Schowengerdt, Richard, 33⁰..17 Over 10 Boyadjian, Sarkis, 32, KCCH...13 Cook, Fred, 32...13 Wallace, John, 33......13 Chan, Ellsworth, 33.........12 Van De Weghe, Bill, 32.........12 Hull, Donald, 33......12 Dukellis, Arthur F., 32...12 Thagard, Raymond, 33...10 Reynolds, John H., 33...10 Lopez, John C., 32, KCCH....10 Garcia, Danny, 33.........10 Kallas, Christ, 32......10 No man is an island., We all need each other and Scottish Rite Masonry can be the glue that binds us all. Do you know a man who should be a Scottish Rite Mason? If so, bring him in for a tour of our historic building. Call (562) 436-3983 for an appointment. APRIL, MAY, JUNE 2015 7
DONATIONS - Con t BUILDING DONATIONS James B. Allen Charles M. Jacobi Jr. Neil F. Simmons John J. Bauer Connie L. Jarvis Carl B. Stahlecker Kenneth Bennett Robert E. Katz David G. Swanston, III Eric Brodeur Harold D. Kennedy William A. Sweet Joseph Casaletti, III Robert L. Munn Ronald W. G. Tandy Ellsworth L. Chan Jack A. Parker Ted R. Taylor David A. Chernik James R. Rankin John R. Underwood Michael W. Clark John W. Rantz Gary L. Wallace Dale F. Closson John H. Reynolds Reed J. Wasser Walter E. Donovan Rory Richardson Robert L. Zambenini Arthur H. Enriquez Richard H. Schott Francis R. Zwayne ALMONER S DONATIONS James B. Allen Connie L. Jarvis Richard H. Schott John J. Bauer Robert E. Katz Neil F. Simmons Kenneth Bennett David W. Moulton Michael L. Spada Joseph Casaletti, III Robert C. Muenzer Carl B. Stahlecker David A. Chernik Robert L. Munn David G. Swanston, III Michael W. Clark Jack A. Parker William A. Sweet Dale F. Closson James R. Rankin Ronald W. G. Tandy Walter E. Donovan John W. Rantz John R. Underwood Arthur H. Enriquez John H. Reynolds Gary L. Wallace Clifford D. Hoppus Rory Richardson Reed J. Wasser Charles M. Jacobi Jr. Earnest W. M. Sands Fred E. Wheeler Note: Donations are recorded at the time they are received and depending on the amount, they are acknowledged by a special letter to the donors. Due to REPORTER deadlines donors may be listed in the next quarterly issue. We DO appreciate your donations, and if your name does not appear, it will be in the next issue. 8 THE SCOTTISH RITE PREPORTER
Philanthropic Announcements CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY In Memoriam Wayne L. Butterbaugh William L. Carnahan Murry E. Cooke John D. Downing Robert George Duncan William H. Dunston Williamn T. Ketchum Lloyd A. Lewis Thomas E. Sykes Almighty Father, into Thy hands we commend the souls of our Beloved Brothern APRIL, MAY, JUNE 2015 9
QUARTERLY CALENDAR CON T JUNE 6 Saturday 2:00 pm - Matinee Rental Dance Show (2) 7:00 pm 7 Sunday 4:30 pm Rental Poly High School Banquet & Awards 9 Tuesday 5:00 pm Refreshments 7:00 pm Stated Meeting 12 Friday 6:30 pm Registration / Lectures Reunion Class 4 & 14 13 Saturday 7:00 am Breakfast / Lectures / Reunion Class Cont / 18 30 & 32 & Lunch 13 Saturday 5:00 pm Rental Sweet 15 14 Sunday 12:00 pm ROCK FOR VETS BENEFIT CONCERT 20 Saturday 2:00 pm - Matinee Rental - Opera ( Carmen) 20 Saturday 5:00 pm Rental Sweet 15 26 Friday 8:00 pm Rental Into the Woods (Show) 27 Saturday 2:00 pm - Matinee Rental Into the Woods 8:00 pm 2 (Shows) 28 Sunday 2:00 pm - Matinee Rental Into the Woods (Show) Reporter Ad Space Fees for 2015 Size\Freq 1-Q 2-Q s 3-Q s 4-Q s 1/8 Page $ 65.00 $ 125.00 $ 185.00 $ 240.00 1/4 page $ 75.00 $ 145.00 $ 215.00 $ 280.00 1/2 Page $ 85.00 $ 165.00 $ 235.00 $ 300.00 Full Page $ 100.00 $ 195.00 $ 290.00 $ 380.00 10 THE SCOTTISH RITE PREPORTER
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