Rite W orks Volume VI Issue VII 1370 Grant Street July 2013 Denver, CO 80203 (303) 861-4261 DENVER CONSISTORY NEWS STAFF Rite Works DENVER CONSISTORY OFFICE o Claud E. Dutro, 33° Bulletin Advisory (303) 861-4261 Newsletter FAX (303) 861-4269 o Audrey Ford Technical Advisor & Correspondent Publications Committee (303) 861-4261 FAX (303) 861-4269 D. J. Cox, 33°, Chairman Bill Hickey, 32° KCCH John A. Moreno, 33° Staff Photographer Richard Silver, 32° (303) 238-3635 Jack D. White, 32° KCCH D. J. Cox, 33° Editor This publication is produced monthly by (970) 980-4340 and for the benefit of members, staff and Ashley S. Buss, 32° KCCH interested parties associated with the Webmaster Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America and, more particularly, the Denver Consistory in In this Issue: the Valley of Denver, Orient of Colorado. 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Longfellow In Memoriam “Father, in thy Gracious Keeping Leave We Now Thy Servant Sleeping” BROTHER CALLED HOME Harold Keith Allen, 32° 5/30/2013 Robert Edward Bartlett, 32° 6/14/2013 William Ward Giltner, 32° 6/8/2013 Walter Harrison Harlow, 32° 6/6/2013 Lee Smith La Brash, 32° 6/12/2013 George Thomas Lang, 32° 2/10/2013 Richard Delmar Mittan, 32° 6/5/2013 Glenn Franklin Wilcox, 32° 6/1/2013 Rose Croix Services: None reported CALENDAR 2013 Denver Consistory Schedule July Thur-Fri Jul 4-5 Denver Consistory closed for Independence Day holiday Sat Jul 20 5:00 PM Educational Program - Parking garage available Ladies and guests invited 6:30 PM Shrimp Boil August Sat Aug 17 All Masonic Picnic in cooperation with Grand Lodge, Shrine and ESMRC Wed Aug 21 6:00 PM Officers’ Mid-year Planning Dinner Meeting Sat-Wed Aug 24-28 Supreme Council Biennial Session, Washington D.C. 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Scottish Rite - Phone: 303-861-4261 Grand York Rite - Email: [email protected] Phone: 303-623-5825 Web page: www.denverconsistory.org Email: [email protected] Web page: www.yorkrite.com/co/ Grand Lodge - Phone: 719-471-9587 Shrine - Email: [email protected] or Phone: 303-455-3470 [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web page: www.coloradofreemasons.org Web page: www.eljebelshrine.org P a g e | 5 Rite Works July 2013 (1757-1834) – France General Douglas MacARTHUR (1880-1964) – USA FEATURE Marshal Etienne MacDONALD (1765-1840) – France General of the Army George MARSHALL (1880-1959) – USA ARTICLE Marshal André MASSENA (1758-1817) – France General Sir John MOORE (1761-1809) FAMOUS MASONS General Sir Charles NAPIER (1782-1853) by Bill Hickey, 32° KCCH Admiral Horatio, Viscount NELSON (1758-1805) Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord NEWALL Back in March, I began a series of (1886-1963) “Famous Masons” in an effort to give us Marshal Michel NEY (1769-1815) – France all some sense of the magnitude of General Sir Arthur OGLETHORPE (1696-1785) influence of our fraternity on the history of mankind. – founder of Georgia The first installment focused on our United States General John PERSHING (1860-1948) – USA Presidents that were Freemasons. The second looked Marshal Prince Josef PONIATOWSKI (1763-1813) at some of the leaders of various countries around the – Poland and France Field-Marshal Earl ROBERTS of Kandahar (1832-1914) world. This time, I’d like to focus more on the General José de SAN MARTIN (1778-1850) profession of ARMS – men of the military down – South America through the ages. Do not get the idea that this will be General Gerhard von SCHARNHORST (1755-1813) an exhaustive listing, as there are certainly modern- – Prussia day era military men who are also Masons, but Admiral Sir (William) Sidney SMITH (1764-1840) sometimes they don’t let it be openly known for a Marshal Nicholas SOULT (1769-1851) – France number of reasons. And remember, throughout General Joseph STILWELL (1883-1946) – USA history, many monarchs and rulers were “men of Field-Marshal Count Alexander SUVOROV (1729-1800) arms” but this list focuses more on the “professional” – Russia warriors, who made a career out of military service. Grand Admiral Alfred von TIRPITZ (1849-1930) – Germany Lieutenant-General Sir Charles WARREN (1840-1927) General Sir Ralph ABERCROMBY (1734-1801) 1st WM of Quatuor Coronati Lodge Field-Marshal Earl ALEXANDER of Tunis (1891-1969) Field Marshal the Duke of WELLINGTON (1769-1852) General Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) – USA General Sir Francis WINGATE (1861-1953) Field-Marshal Sir Claude AUCHINLECK (b: 1884) Field-Marshal Garnet, 1st Viscount WOLSELEY Rear-Admiral Lord Charles BERESFORD (1846-1919) (1833-1913) Marshal Gebhard von BLUCHER (1742-1819) – Prussia General of the Army Omar BRADLEY (b: 1893) – USA As you can see from this installment, like the last one General Mark CLARK (b: 1896) – USA on leaders/monarchs of the world’s countries, the Admiral Sir George COCKBURN (1772-1853) influence of Masonry spread from the relatively small Field-Marshal Sir John FRENCH (1852-1925) – 1st Earl of Ypres beginnings in Britain (Scotland, Ireland, England and Field-Marshal August, Graf Neithard von GNEISENAU Wales) rather rapidly and across great political (1760-1831) – Prussia divides – many of the early expansion of Masonry Field-Marshal Earl HAIG of Bemersyde (1861-1928) can be traced to the Military Lodges in occupied Admiral Earl JELLICOE (1895-1935) territories – including the Colonies which would Marshal Jules JOFFRE (1852-1931) – France eventually become the United States of America. John Paul JONES (1747-1792) – “Father” of the American Navy People go through four stages before Marshal Francois KELLERMAN (1735-1820) – France any revolutionary development: Field-Marshal Earl KITCHENER of Khartoum (1850-1916) 1. It's nonsense; don't waste my time. Field-Marshal Mikhail KUTUZOV (1745-1813) – Russia 2. It's interesting, but not important. General Marie Jean Motier, Marquis de LAFAYETTE 3. I always said it was a good idea. 4. I thought of it first. -Arthur Clarke P a g e | 6 Rite Works July 2013 Enthusiasm, Value and The Mason’s Home by Rob Morris. Commitment Air — "Bonny Doon." by Rich Silver, 32° Where hearts are warm with kindred Talking about the challenges facing him as he fire, assumes the role of Secretary of the Denver And love beams free from answering Consistory, Illustrious Brother Bill Klatil breaks eyes, down his short-term goals in one word - Bright spirits hover always there, membership. And that's the home the Masons prize. Membership, as described by Bill, will take on the The Masons' Home! Ah, peaceful home, meaning of bringing new brothers into the The home of love and light and joy: — Consistory, looking into the needs of those that are How gladly does the Mason come currently active and ministering to the needs of those To share his tender, sweet employ. that have moved away. With 23 years of experience as a District Lecturer for the Grand Lodge, Bill has All round the world, by land, by sea, an excellent grasp of the needs and desires of Where Summers burn or Winters chill, brothers, new and old, in the Blue Lodges. The exiled Mason turns to thee, And yearns to share the joys we feel. Bill is looking into how we communicate with our The Masons' Home! Ah, happy home, membership, those who will be coming into our The home of light and love and joy: — brotherhood through traditional sources and the There's not an hour but I would come expanded resources now available. With the help of And share this tender, sweet employ. others, Bill would like to expand our outreach by communicating through the use of social media and A weary task, a dreary round, introduce the use of Internet-based surveys to explore Is all benighted man may know, how to further our outreach.