The Rite Way A publication of the Saint Louis, Missouri Bodies

VOLUME 6 NUMBER 3 Fall 2006 Illustrious Robert L. Harder, 33 ° and Bro.Joseph F. Wiegert 32° KCCH Reunion

Ill. Brother Robert L. Harder, 33° was born August 29, 1927. He join Pomegranate Lodge #95 in 1949 and became a dual Hw was a lifelong resident of St. Louis. Married to former Betty member of Magnolia Lodge in 1985 where he served a Master in Jean Schraven in 1946. They raised a family with six children, 1989. He also served as DDGM in 1992 and 1993. Barbara Lee, Deborah Jean, Betsy Lee and son, John Robert ; Roberta Lee and Billy preceded him in death. Joined the Scottish Rite in December 1972 where he was Chairman of the Americanism Committee, Candidates Robert retired as vice president of operations of Steelweld Committee, assisted in ritual work, Scottish Rite Club, member of Equipment Company of St. Clair, MO. Bob dedicated his life to the Reception Committee and was on the Board of the Scottish working with youth through the Kirkwood Khoury League and Rite Clinic. Was made a Knight Commander of the Court of Masonic organizations of DeMolay and Jobs Daughters. He Honour in October 1981. sponsored and managed the Kirkwood Yankees (Khoury League) during the 1960's. Brother Joe also served in manyYorkRite Bodies, including High Priest of Oriental Chapter in 2000, Illustrious Master of He then began working with Kirkwood DeMolay and served as a Jerimiah Council in 2004 and Commander of Ascalon dear and cherished advisor for 42 years. He became Chairman of Commandery in 2001 where he received numerous adwards and theAdvisory Board in 1978, serving continuously through May of honors including Council MeritAward, Order of the Silver Trowel 2006, earning many awards including Lifetime Achievement and KYCH. Award,Advisor of theYear, Member of the International Supreme Council and the Missouri DeMolay Hall of Fame. He joined Moolah Shrine in 1972 and was President of the Ceremonial Cast in 1984, Chairman of Cookbook Committee, Bob was Past Master Kirkwood Lodge #484 A.F and A.M., Past Potentates Aide, made an Ambassador in 1995, Past Masters District Deputy Grand Master District #57. He was made a Knight Degree Team and Royal Order of Jesters,. He was a member of Commander of the Court of Honour in 1987, served as Alhambra Grotto, , A.M.D. And almost Commander of the Council Kadosh , St. Louis Scottish Rite, every other Masonic organization. 1987-1988, and was coroneted a Inspector General Honorary, 33rd Degree in November 1993. Brother Wiegert was called to the celestial above, on March 7, 2006. Ill. Brother Harder passed on to the Great Architect of the Universe on May 30, 2006. at the age of 78.

Brother Joseph F.Wiegert, 32°, KCCH, was born on NewYears Day 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri to Charles andAnna Wiegert. He Chance to Advance had two brother Charles and Fred (both of whom where also Masons). He was a first generation American, both parents came Germany. His Uncle Otto (Wiegert) was a Mason, and his Polar Star - Rose Hill Lodge Nephew Charlie is a Mason. will be hosting a Chance to Advance He graduated from Cleveland High School in 1946, attended Classon October 7, 2006 at the Harris Junior College and then served in the Army. Upon discharge from theArmy he began working atAnheuser-Busch in Scottish Rite. Contact your Lodge 1947as a Brewer. He married the former Mary Sweeney in 1950. Secretary to insure that your candidates They have two daughters, Katherine (married to Steve Moss) with are not left out. Registration and Coffee two grandsons and Joanna (married to Matt Begeske). Bro. Joe retired fromAnheuser-Busch after 42 years in 1989. at 7:00 a.m. Lodge opens at 8:00 a.m.

For latest information at the Scottish Rite visit our new website www.scottishrite-stl.org 2 Fall 2006 The Rite Way REUNION Official Publication of the DUES Saint Louis Bodies of the Ancient October and Accepted Scottish Rite of th th Every member should have received 13 & 14 their 2007 dues notice several months ago. Dues are to be paid by December 3633 Lindell Boulevard 31, 2006. If you have not paid your St. Louis, MO 63108 2006 dues, please forward your Telephone: (314) 533-7410 payment to the Scottish Rite. Those Fax: (314) 533-7412 www.scottishrite-stl.org Boy Scouts of you who haven’t paid your 2005 The Valley of St. Louis is dues will be notified of your proud to announce that we suspension. If you have questions on Ronald A. Seale, 33° your status call the Executive Sovereign Grand Commander have partnered with the Secretary TonyCaruso to discuss your Greater St. Louis Council of situation. If your dues have been Earl K. Dille, 33° remitted in the past and you are still Sovereign Grand Inspector General the Boy Scouts of America to in Missouri sponsor approximately 20 Boy finding it difficult to pay, again call Scout troops throughout the the Executive Secretary to confidentially discuss your situation. Michael W. Brooks, 33° area. If you are interested in Personal Representative to the S.G.I.G. getting involved, please call Submission Policy The Rite Way Richard L. Smith, 33° Tony Caruso, Executive will only accept articles Assistant Personal Representative Secretary, at 314/533-7410. in electronic form. All text should be submitted to the Executive Secretary Anthony J. Caruso, 32° either on disk or via email. Executive Secretary [email protected] John C. Caraker, 33° Acceptable text forms include TXT Treasurer Perpetual Microsoft Word DOC Format. Membership Pictures and/or graphics should be Sam Huffmaster, 33° submitted in either JPG, EPS or TIF Almoner Under age 50 $1,360.00 format. 50 to 56 inclusive $1,224.00 The Rite Way is looking for 57 to 62 inclusive $1,088.00 volunteers to help with the Presiding Officers of 63 to 67 inclusive $ 952.00 production, photography and The Four Bodies 68 and over $ 816.00 reporting. Contact the Valley Office if interested. John C. Caraker, 33° Venerable Master Lodge of Perfection The views expressed in The Rite Way [email protected] Help us keep our records do not necessarily reflect those of the Supreme Council 33°. The Missouri Daniel L. Stolts. 32° KCCH current. If you have moved, Orient, the St. Louis Valley or their Wise Master changed your phone or added a Officers. Chapter Rose Croix [email protected] cell phone or have email... Please contact the Scottish Rite office or Articles in regard to Masonry, Marc S. Gaby, 32° KCCH go on line and update your philosophy, history, education and Commander general public interest are invited. Council of Kadosh recordsat: Please include pictures, when possible. All articles and Jeffrey N. Davis, 32° KCCH Master of Kadosh photographs are subject to editing Consistory and when published become the [email protected] This is a simple process and will property of The Rite Way. only take about a minute. No compensation is allowed for any Rite Way Staff Thank you. article, photograph or other Editor - Anthony Caruso materials submitted or published. Contributor - David Swinney Photographer - Gary Kwawer Fall 2006 3 then I'll disappear for six months” hardly seems to be what our FRATERNITY Looking Secretary’s should be about. Dictionary.com gives its Update fifth definition of the word as “the quality Forward or condition of being brothers; brotherliness.” My brother is my brother. Well 2006 is really flying by. Dues notices Much has been centered in this Valley over Though we may disagree, we can agree to are in the mail and Reunion, Election of the last year and a half on an issue which by do so, agreeably but at the end of the day, Officers, Parties, Club Meetings, consensus has been summed up as “the price of lunch.” It has reached such epic I am ready to go on my brother's errand, Concerts and taxes are soon to follow. proportions that I can no longer even say “whenever required, even should I have to those words without breaking into a fit of go barefoot and bareheaded,” and will I want to thank the Missouri Scottish Rite laughter. These words encompass all of the “apprise him of all approaching danger, if Foundation Board for their Grant, which bickering and squabbling about everything, in my power.” Ideally, we should all be will allow us to retire much of the garage including food. ready to uphold our obligations toward debt. Once the refinancing is complete each other no matter what. the garage payments and income should So Brothers, what has the price of lunch actually worked out to be? Have you be much closer to matching each other. Brethren, our Fraternity is not one man, spoken to another brother in anger over this last year? Joined a clique or worked or a small handful of men. We shine the against the Valley instead of working for it, Light of Freemasonry outward through I can never go an issue of the RiteWay (and by extension, for yourself and for your our good works, publicly, our fraternity is without thanking our volunteers and Brethren)? Have you labored in the children speaking properly, the crippled staff. We could not have accomplished all quarries Masonry “without hope of fee or healed, and the burned restored. Each reward,” or has the petty infighting and that we have with your hard work and one of us should make a promise to politics firmly ensconced themselves? commitment. Thank you! himself to also work on shining some of that Masonic Light back inwards, to each The Valley held its picnic this year on May other and to the fraternity at large. Yes,dues have gone up again, but we each 21st, hosted by the Knights of St. Andrew, need to do our part to support the who did a fantastic job, despite the Truly, the price of lunch has proven to be Fraternity. The Scottish Rite is still the relatively low turnout. The fact that the Valley was giving away all kinds of good quite taxing on us all, a hundred different lowest cost affiliate masonic organization miniature Civil War battles pitting brother in Missouri. food for FREE and hardly anybody showed up leads me to believe that all of the arguing against brother. Would that we all “be and fighting over the last year and a half has diligent, temperate, and discreet” and We are moving ahead with major repair not truly been about how much food costs. remember that around the same altar we and renovation projects and need your all promised to befriend each other! help. I invite everyone to become a The ritual asks us “What come you here to member of the Scottish Rite Preservation do?” The answer, as I sure hope you all “Finally, my Brethren, be you all of one Society. Get your name on the wall and know, is “To learn to subdue my passions mind to live in harmony, and may the God help support the legacy given to us in trust and improve myself in Freemasonry.” We of Love and Peace abide with you.” ought to have the question put on a banner for future generations of Scottish Rite and hung at the front door. Masons. So mote it be! What come you here to do? “I come here to Mike Brooks, 33° do my degree, complain about the props, Anthony Caruso, 32° Personal Representative whine about how much lunch costs, and Executive Secretary

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Valley of St. Louis 2006 - 2007 CALENDAR

OCTOBER MAY 7 (Sat) C2A at Scottish Rite 4-6 Missouri Symposium 8 (Sun) Tailgate Party (Rams at Greenbay) 9 (Wed) Exec Committees (10:30) 11 (Wed) Preservation (9:00) & Executive Committees Four Bodies Meeting (7:30 p.m.) (10:30 a.m.) 10 (Thur) Ranken College Graduation 13-14 (Fri, Sat) FALL REUNION 11-13 (Fri, Sat, Sun) Dance Competition 21 (Sat) Moolah Ceremonial 17-18 (Thur, FriSLU Pre-Commencements 20 (Sun) Scottish Rite Picnic NOVEMBER 21 Lutheran South Commencement 4 (Sat) Kid Talk Celebration 28 (Mon) Memorial Day (Office Closed) 8 (Wed) Exec Committees (10:30) 9 (Thu) Installation of Officers JUNE 19 (Sun) Tailgate Party (Rams at Carolina) 13(Wed) Finance (9:00) & Exec Committees (10:30) 23-24 (Thu, Fri) Thanksgiving (Office Closed) Four Bodies Meeting (7:30)

DECEMBER JULY 8 (Fri) Scottish Rite Holiday Party 3-4 (Mon, Tues) Independence Day (Office Closed) 13 (Wed) Finance (9:00) & Exec Committees (10:30) 11 (Wed) Exec Committees (10:30) 17 (Sun) Tailgate Party (Rams at Oakland) Four Bodies Meeting (7:30 p.m.) 25 (Mon) Christmas Day (Office Closed) AUGUST JANUARY 8 (Wed) Exec Committees (10:30) 1 (Mon) New Year's Day (Office Closed) Four Bodies Meeting (7:30 p.m.) 10 (Wed) Exec Committee (10:30) 10 (Thu) Preservation Association Board Meeting SEPTEMBER & Election of Officers (6:30 p.m.) 3 (Mon) Labor Day (Office Closed) Four Bodies Meeting (7:30 p.m.) 13 (Wed) Finance (9:00) & Exec Committees (10:30) 28(Sun) Volunteer Appreciation Reception Four Bodies Mtg. (6:30) (Election of Officers) & Feast of Tishri (7:30) FEBRUARY 3 (Fri, Sat, Sun) Dance Competition OCTOBER 7 (Wed) Exec Committee 10:30) 5-6 (Fri, Sat) Band Together Conference Four Bodies Meeting (7:30 p.m.) 10(Wed) Executive Committee (10:30) 11(Sun) Valentine's Function; SRYWE Concert Four Bodies Meeting (7:30) 16 - 17 (Sat, Sun) Dance Competition 12-13 (Fri, Sat) FALL REUNION 24 - 25 (Sat, Sun) Dance Competition NOVEMBER MARCH 3 (Sat) Kid Talk Celebration 2 - 4 (Sat, Sun) Dance Competition 14 (Wed) Exec Committees (10:30) 10 - 11 (Sat, Sun) Dance Competition 9 (Thur) Installation of Officers 14 (Wed) Finance (9:00) & Executive Comm (10:30) 22-23 (Thur, Fri) Thanksgiving (Office Closed) Four Bodies Meeting (6:30) & Service of Remembrance (7:30) DECEMBER 17 - 18 (Sat , Sun) Dance Competition 8 (Fri) Scottish Rite Holiday Party 23 - 25 (Fri, Sa t , Sun) Dance Competition 12 (Wed) Finance (9:00) & Exec Committees (10:30 30 - 31(Fri, Sat) Dance Competition 25 (Tue) Christmas Day (Office Closed)

APRIL 1 (Sun) Dance Competition 11 (Wed) Exec Committees (10:30) 20-21 (Fri, Sat) SPRING REUNION Please note this schedule is subject to change. 21 Grand Masters Breakfast at Scottish Rite 21 (Sun) Moolah Circus Parade Look for updates and changesin future issues of 26-29 (Thurs - Sun) Moolah Shrine Circus The Rite Way Trustees of the Past...... Architects of the Future Fall 2006 5

Valley of Fall Reunion - October 13-14 St. Louis

Following is the schedule of the degrees that will be conferred at the IllustriousRobert L. Harder , Cathedral 33° and Bro. Joseph F. Wiegert 32° KCCH Memorial Reunion to be held on October 13th & 14th, 2006: Notes Brethren:

Friday, October 13, 2006: In our desire to keep the membership well informed on the many projects 5:00 p.m. - Registration of Candidates at the Cathedral this column will be a regular feature of the 6:00 p.m. - Dinner for class and members (no RiteWay. First I want to thank Curt Fulbright and P.J. Pyle for their charge for class, $5.00 for members) hard work during these past few months. Our building is in better 6:45 - 7:30p.m. - 4th Degree condition from their efforts and concern for our property. 7:30 7:45 - Break 7:45 - 8:15 p.m. - 7th Degree Besides the continuing cleaning and support of events, we continue to 8:15 - 8:30 p.m. - Break work on the Kitchen. We have completed a proper inventory of all kitchen assets. Most of the equipment has been cleaned, counted and 8:30 - 9:05 p.m. -8th Degree stored for future use. We will be repairing or replacing a few items and 9:05 - 9:25 p.m. - Break hope to add a new steam line for our food service. Our pantry is being 9:25 - 10:25 p.m. – 14th Degree organized better to support our events and snack bars operations for shows. Saturday, April 22, 2006: Hard work has gone into cleaning all the blower rooms in anticipation of 7:00 a.m. - Coffee and donuts. the planned repairs of our A/C system. For many years these area were 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. - 15th Degree used as storerooms and were pretty much left on their own. If our 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. - Break fundraising efforts prove successful we may be able to have Air 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. - 18h Degree (New Version) Conditioning by next summer. 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. - Election of Class Officers We are also fixing up the old museum as a regular rehearsal room for the 11:30 - 12:00 p.m. - Class picture in auditorium Scottish Rite Youth Wind Ensemble. This should help keep the 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch(no charge fo r class , Auditorium available for other use and control the access of the building $5.00 for members) during evening hours. The final repairs to the 4th level bathroom makes 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Class Orientation & this possible. Building Tour The Executive Secretary has moved back into the traditional office and 2:00 - 2:15 p.m. - Break our small conference room is now available for committee meetings. We 2:15 - 3:15 p.m. - 30th Degree hope to keep it a non-smoking room, but have kept the smoke area in the 3:15 - 3:30 p.m. - Break hallway. 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. - 31st Degree 4:30 - 4:45 p.m. - Break We have added a new feature to the Auditorium... A giant screen and 4:45 - 6:00 p.m. - 32nd Degree (2nd Section) projector (18’ x 24’). We will be looking to use it with the future ritual presentation material from Supreme Council. It is also suitable for movies, presentations and NFL Football. We may even show a movie on Robert E. Hardester 33º Friday night of Reunion Weekend. Looks great and with our auditorium Coordinator of Work Valley of St. Louis sound system it is an experience.

With the dining room bathroom renovations just around the corner I am Don’t forget to bring a candidate! sure you will all be proud of the Cathedral. If any member has a question about any of our ongoing projects, or would like to learn how to help out, I invite them to call or e-mail me.

Fraternally,

Anthony J. Caruso, 32° Executive Secretary Trustees of the Past...... Architects of the Future 6 Fall 2006 Have We Got A Honliday Concert Deal For You! By David Swinney, 32°, KCCH The Missouri Air National Guard Band of the Central States will be returning to the Scottish Rite Cathedral on Sunday Until December 31, 2006 every member of the December 10, 2006 at 3:00 for a Holiday performance. This Valley of St. Louis can cash in on$211.00 . You ask year they will be joined by the Scottish Rite Youth Wind how? Until the end of the year you may purchase a Ensemble as they perform traditional selections of holiday Perpetual Membership in the Valley of St. Louis and and patriotic music for the public. The Holiday performance is a continuation of the Americana avoid the 2007 dues. Your membership committee Series, hosted by the Scottish Rite. Tickets are free for the is also going to allow a discount to the membership general public! as follows: Send ticket requests and a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Under age 50 $1,224.00 Scottish Rite Ticket Office 3633 Lindell Blvd. 50 to 56 inclusive $1,088.00 St. Louis, MO 63108 57 to 62 inclusive $952.00 Seating for non-ticket holders will be opened 15 minutes prior 63 to 67 inclusive $816.00 to the event. 68 and over $680.00 As we all know, dues will continue to rise over the next several years. This is your opportunity to help yourself and the Valley. Please contact the Valley Office to make arrangements for your permanent membership and avoid making payments ever again. Your immediate savings $211.00. TAILGATE PARTIES Professional football is back The Missouri Air National Guard Band of the Central States and so is Ill. Brother Dick Smith and the Tailgate parties at the Scottish Rite. Come and enjoy refreshments and the new 24 foot mega screen with the

monster sound. Stadium The Scottish Rite Youth Wind Ensemble seating will make you feel like HAWAIIAN LUAU you are really at the game. October 28, 2006, starting at 6:30, at Hillcrest Tickets are $5.00. This is the Lodge & Banquet Center,1 Mi. No. Of Elsberry, MO on Hwy 79. best value in town. See Dick or Tickets: $20.00 Per Person Tickets available from NEMO, KCCH, 33rd Assoc. come by the office for tickets. & SR Office. Hawaiian dress optional.

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Capaha Property Coordinator of Work Floyd G. Ward Robert E. Hardester , Cape Girardeau, MO (314) 544-8975 (314) 892-2525 Richard W. Allgood (573) 334-2728 Meets 2nd Wednesday of Month Wardrobe Wayne Williams, Asst (Except Jan, Jul,& Aug) Jay Traxel (573) 701-2570 (314) 426-1951

Crossroads Stage Lodge of Perfection American Steakhouse, Dexter, MO Guy Ross Ronnie E. Green, Dir. Elmer Wilson (573) 624-4448 (314) 739-3287 (314) 771-0132 Meets 2nd Monday of Month Technical - Sound & Lights Assistant Director Shane Phenicie Jerry Coughlin (314) 843-3601 Gasconade Valley (314) 565-8209 Jim Haddox, Exec. Sec. (573) 886-0687 Make-Up (Columbia Valley) Vacant () Council of Kadosh Meramec R. Michael Bickel, Dir. John’s Restaurant, St. James, MO Candidates Room (636) 225-7528 Charles Evans, Jr. (573) 265-8671 Mike Morgan 5th Monday as occurs 6:30 p.m. (314) 704-3306 George Merkle, Asst. Dir (636) 441-2836 Reception Mineral Area Kenneth Muehlrath Chapter Rose Croix Rosener’s Restaurant, Park Hill, MO (314) 849-0922 Walter S. Sawicki, II, Dir. Steve Monrotus (573) 756-9020 (314) 752-4133 Meets 3rd Friday of Class Relations Vacant Mar, Jun, Sept and Dec () William H. Koehler, Asst. Dir (314) 752-8372 Rose Croix Funeral Teams NEMO Ralph O. Kolb Fred Statler, (573) 898-3209 (314) 843-1491 St. Louis Consistory Meets 2nd Wednesday of Norman G. Schlagenhauf Jr., Dir. April, May, June, Sept, Oct and Dec Choir (314) 894-3416 James Shiels Robert J. Wangelin, Asst. Dir (636) 225-2815 (314) 845-6411 St. Louis Scottish Rite Cathedral Dining Room Scottish Rite Brass Dave Vogler (314) 351-5544 Paul DeMerath Meets noon every Wednesday (618) 632-5059 Mar - Jun and Sep - 2nd week of Dec HELP Finance & Investments John Caraker WANTED (636) 326-2446 South County This Club has closed. Membership Ushers and Members are invited to the St. Louis Club Dick Smith Commissary Help for (314) 533-7410 Shows on Weekends Southeast Missouri Communications Wayne Tucker (573) 322-5712 Kurt Witzel Under Re-organizaion (314) 892-2812 Contact: Tony Caruso Hospitallers Don G. Bowers, 33° Club Committee Chairman Vern Goede and John Makuta 314/533-7410 (573) 898-5627 (314)533-7410 [email protected] [email protected] Scottish Rite - Valley of St. Louis Non-Profit Org 3633 Lindell Boulevard U.S. Postage St. Louis, Missouri 63108 PAID St. Louis, MO Permit number 1591

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