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Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of FREEMASONRY 112th Spring Anniversary ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SCOTTISH RITE Valley of Williamsport Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite OF FREEMASONRY 112th Spring Anniversary SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2015 7:00 A.M. Wardrobe Fundraiser Breakfast Howard Theater 7:00 A.M. REGISTRATION Acacia Club th 8:30 A.M. 4 Degree Exemplification Auditorium th 9:30 A.M. 12 Degree Exemplification Auditorium NORTHERN MASONIC JURISDICTION 10:45 A.M. Class Pictures Auditorium THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 11:30 A.M. 16th Degree Exemplification Auditorium 11:30 A.M. Lunch (served during 16th degree) Howard Theater 1:30 P.M. 29th Degree Exemplification Auditorium Valley of 2:30 P.M. 31st Degree Exemplification Auditorium Williamsport, Pennsylvania 4:00 P.M. 32nd Degree Exemplification Auditorium 112th Spring Anniversary Class 5:00 P.M. Wine and Cheese Social Acacia Club 6:00 P.M. Dinner Banquet Acacia Club IN HONOR OF 112th SPRING ANNIVERSARY PARKING Ill. MARLIN L. PLYMETTE, 33° FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PARKING LOT Third and Mulberry Streets OR MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS, STREET METERS April 25, 2015 (No Money Required on Saturdays) Valley of Williamsport “Petition Wall of Fame” Top 20 First Line Signers on Petitions Member Petition Count 1. James C. Young, 33° 42 2. David W. Page 37 3. Caroll P. Keefer 32 4. William Skumanich, M.S.A. 18 5. Gilbert M. Boal. M.S.A. 17 A. James Bryden, 33° 17 John L. Debo, Jr. 17 8. Robert A. Preston, M.S.A. 14 Paul H. Starkey, 33°, M.S.A. 14 10. Ronald A. Aungst, Sr., 33° 12 11. George A. Fraley, 33° 11 Neil T. Coy, Sr., 33°, M.S.A. 11 13. Stephen M. Wertz 10 14. James A. Smith, M.S.A. 9 Ronald H. Hoover, 33° 9 16. Melvin C. Durrwachter, M.S.A. 8 Donald J. Panichi, 33° 8 18. Charles C. Hoover, 33° 7 Donald B. Bergerstock, 33° 7 Kenneth W. McClintock, 33° 7 29 112th Spring Anniversary th 112 Spring Membership Anniversary Class Membership is the lifeblood of our fraternity. In the past years, this lifeblood has been draining away due to deaths, demits, and indifference. We need the brethren to be awakened to the needs of our fraternity. Each brother must carry the work to other Members and be concerned enough to petition new Masons. Each brother must impart his enthusiasm to other Masons so that the Membership Committee may realize its mission. As In Honor of committee members we cannot carry the burden of obtaining new members for the Valley by ourselves. We must work together to perpetuate the ideals of our craft. The very survival of Scottish Rite Masonry in general and the Valley of Williamsport in particular is dependent upon the Membership Committee getting its message across to the membership. New petitions are needed to fill the ever-increasing voids in our ranks. We have our work cut out for us. We must encourage membership in the Blue Lodges and then encourage the seeking of more light by making the petitioning of the Scottish Rite bodies as attractive as possible. We must be pro-active in our approach with regard to membership. we cannot sit back and not try new things just because we “never did it that way before.” We control the very lifeblood of our fraternity; that lifeblood must reach out to all of the members because each member of the Valley of Williamsport is a representative of the Membership Committee. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES PRIME RESPONSIBILITY To promote Scottish Rite Masonry and gain new members for the Valley of Williamsport INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY Each member of the Membership Committee is responsible to: ·Set a good Masonic example Ill. Marlin L. Plymette, 33° ·Actively promote Scottish Rite Masonry ·Seek eligible Master Masons ·Generate enthusiasm within the Valley Valley of Williamsport Wardrobe Committee Member ·Provide good leadership Foundation Century Club Member Scottish Rite Vision Statement Past Master of Watsontown Lodge No. 401 – 1969, 2013 Resides in Watsontown, PA “We will strive to be a fraternity that fulfills our Masonic obligation to care for our members.” 28 1 112th Spring Anniversary SECRETARY’S BULLETIN VALLEY OF WILLIAMSPORT, A.A.S.R. 348 Market Street Williamsport, PA 17701 Telephone: (570) 323-6194 FAX (570) 323-2243 Allegiance www.williamsportscottishrite.org Office Hours: 8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M., Mon.-Fri. The Bodies of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, sitting in the Valley of Williamsport, PETITIONERS AND QUALIFICATIONS: Pennsylvania, acknowledge and yield allegiance to the Petitioners for Degrees and Membership must be recommended by one member Supreme Council, 33° for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of this Valley. The recommender must certify that the petitioner holds a current of the United States of America, whose Grand East is Blue Lodge dues card. Applicants must be Master Masons in good standing in regularly constituted Lodges of Master Masons, recognized by our Supreme Lexington, Massachusettes, the Officers of which are: Council, and must have resided in Pennsylvania for at least one year and in our jurisdiction for six months. Ill. JOHN W. McNAUGHTON, 33° Sovereign Grand Commander JURISDICTION: Scottish Rite Bodies of the Valley of Williamsport may draw their membership from Lycoming County and every other county in the state where there are no Ill. RUSSELL W. BAKER, 33° bodies of the Scottish Rite of the same grade. Deputy of Pennsylvania FEES: VISA & MASTERCARD ACCEPTED FOR FEES Ill. RUSSELL W. BAKER, 33° Lodge of Perfection (4° to 14°, inclusive) ................................................. $60.00 Council Princes of Jerusalem (15° to 16°) .................................................. 35.00 Grand Almoner Chapter of Rose Croix (17° to 18°) ............................................................. 35.00 Consistory, S.P.R.S. (19° to 32°, inclusive) ................................................ 70.00 Ill. JAMES L. TUNGATE, 33° Total ........................................................................................................ $200.00 *A fee of $100.00 must accompany each petition. Grand Secretary General AFFILIATION: Active Members of the Supreme Council for Pennsylvania There is no fee for the transfer of your membership to the Valley of Williamsport. Ill. JEFFREY W. COY, 33° ............................... Shippensburg HOLY BIBLE, LAPEL BUTTON: The Scottish Rite Bodies in this Valley present a Holy Bible and a lapel button Ill. RUSSELL W. BAKER, 33° ........................ Elizabethtown to each candidate upon whom they confer the degrees. Ill. WILLIAM L. McCARRIER, 33° ............................. Butler PLEASE INFORM THE SECRETARY: Ill. THOMAS K. STURGEON, 33° ........................... Imperial When moving – your new address, transfer of Masonic Lodge membership, the illness or death of any member, or the suspension/termination of Masonic Ill. C. DeFORREST TREXLER, 33° ....................... Macungie Lodge affiliation of any member. Ill. ROBERT J. BATEMAN, 33°…………… Clifton Heights STEPHEN M. WERTZ Secretary, A.A.S.R., Williamsport Ill. GEORGE NAKONETSCHNY, 33°.…………….Perkasie 2 27 112th Spring Anniversary 112th Spring Anniversary THE PRINCIPLES OF THE SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITALER COMMITTEE Declaration of Principles by the Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the Thirty-Third and Last Degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of J. BUDD BELL, 33° Hospitaler Freemasonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America. THIS SUPREME COUNCIL reaffirms its unswerving loyalty to the fundamental purpose of (570) 326-4507 (H) Freemasonry, which purpose from time immemorial has been to improve and strengthen the character of the individual man, and through the individual, the character of the community, CHARLES C. HOOVER, 33°, Assistant reinforcing those spiritual and moral values which give the community its strength and stability. This Supreme Council believes that this purpose is to be attained by laying a broad basis of principle upon which men of every race, country, sect and opinion may unite. Believing that good and true men can be trusted to act well and wisely, this Supreme HOSPITALER AIDES Council considers it the duty of the Fraternity to impress upon its members the principles of personal righteousness and personal responsibility, to enlighten them as to those things which Zone 1 Zone 4 Zone 9 make for human welfare, and to inspire them with that feeling of charity, or well-wishing, toward all mankind which will move them to translate principle and conviction into action. Clearfield, Curwensville Williamsport area Selinsgrove, Middleburg To that end, Freemasonry requires of its members a belief in God and encourages faith in Osceola Mills & & Herndon areas A. James Bryden, 33° God’s divine purposes and worship of God in conformity with the dictates of individual Phillipsburg areas Carl L. Stitzer, 33° Charles C. Hoover, 33° conscience. It stands for truth and justice, liberty and enlightenment, fraternity and John L. Warsing James R. Sunderland, Jr., 33° Keith R. Tressler, 33° philanthropy. Gilbert M. Boal, M.S.A. Carl E. Fenstermacher, 33° Carson C. Hoover, M.S.A. This Supreme Council expects of its members strict obedience to the laws of the land, and respect for their country’s flag. Zone 2 Zone 5 Zone 10 Such principles unite men and encourage the pursuit by them individually and collectively Bellefonte, Centre Hall, Blossburg, Mansfield, Shamokin, Mt. Carmel, of worthy endeavors and the attainment of the purposes inherent in them. In that unity State College areas & Wellsboro areas Elysburg, & Danville areas human character achieves its highest unfolding and provides man’s best hope for peace on R. Donald Adam, 33° Marvin R. Long earth and good will among men. To the furtherance of these principles, all our ritual is directed and all our efforts are aimed. Wayne A. Bicehouse Zone 6 William H. Rice, Jr., 33° William R. Rininger, 33° To their furtherance each Master Mason has pledged himself, and at the portal of the Scottish Jersey Shore, Lock Haven Rite has renewed that pledge. Kenneth A. Reed & Renovo areas This Supreme Council discountenances and rejects any attempt by any international groups George F.
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