The Fall Bulletin Official Organ of the United Supreme Council Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation Northern Jurisdiction, U.S.A., Inc. PUBLISHED AT THE CATHEDRAL, PHILADELPHIA, PA FALL 2010 2010 History In The Making – May 31, 2010 Standing: Conference of Most Worshipful Grand Master’s Seated L to R: Wilbert M. Curtis, TX, SGC Ronald A. Seale, SGC Deary Vaughn, SGC Solomon Wallace, MWGM Charles A. Bishop, PA, SGC John W. McNaughton The Four Sovereign Grand Commanders Ronald A. Seale, John W. McNaughton, Deary Vaughn and Solomon Wallace 0015218UnitedSupreme15218UnitedSupreme 1 111/5/101/5/10 11:23:03:23:03 PPMM FALL BULLETIN Sovereign Grand Commanders Message As always, let me begin by thanking you for the honor of serving as your Sovereign Grand Commander. Thanks to all of you, Scottish Rite Masonry in the Northern Jurisdiction is alive and well. The time for our next Annual Session is fast approaching and we will soon be journeying to our meeting in Colorado. Let us do so with vision, understanding and love for one another as well as for mankind. ILLUSTRIOUS SOLOMON WALLACE, 33˚ The empty slots in our membership are SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDER being filled with energetic Fraters, anxious to make a contribution and perpetuate our It should be our earnest prayer that we philosophy. will all continue to receive the rich blessings that our Heavenly Father bestows This increase in membership is most upon those that trust and believe in Him. welcomed and we trust it will be continued. The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Fraternally, have an appeal which cannot be denied. Each and every one of us has accepted the Illustrious Solomon Wallace, 33° challenge we have enlisted in the cause Sovereign Grand Commander and to that end, we intend to function. I sincerely hope that you have had a most pleasant and enjoyable summer. I further hope and pray that the warmth of this summer season will continue in our hearts and spirits and that we will manifest that warmth into the work and good deeds of our fraternal friendship. 0015218UnitedSupreme15218UnitedSupreme 2 111/5/101/5/10 11:23:04:23:04 PPMM FALL BULLETIN 3 Home AASR Prince Hall History How Scottish Rite Masonry started amongst Prince Hall Masons History The first Scottish Rite organization among African-Americans was the African Grand Council of 1820 in Philadelphia, which was referred to as a Council of Princes of Jerusalem. This Council arose through West Indian migration, for Stephen Morin had propagated the Rite there. The Organization of the King David Supreme Council grew out of the conferring in Philadelphia (1850) of the 33rd Degree by Count DeSaint Laurent (also, Larine) of the Supreme Council of France and the Grand Commander of the Council of Spain on David Leary, the first Black Inspector-General of the Prince Hall Scottish Rite. III. Edward M. Thomas petitioned the King David Coun cil, since he was residing in the District of Columbia, for the 33rd degree to be conferred on representative Masons in D.C., and on May 5, 1856, the conferment was made and a coucil was established. In New York City, a Supreme Council of the United States was established in 1864. Also in 1864, a separate Supreme Council was formed in New York, which was made up of members from the National Compact Grand Lodge, from which a Southern Jurisdiction split off with the Headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland. From the Philadelphia Council, a Southern and Western Jurisdiction defected with Headquarters at Washington, D.C. In 1871 a fifth was established in Philadelphia, and was named King Fredrick Supreme Council. In 1881-1887, these five merged into 2 United Supreme Councils of the 33rd Degree: one for Northern Jurisdiction and one for Southern Jurisdiction. A fourth council was set up in Baltimore, Maryland and a fifth Council in Philadelphia. These 5 Councils petitioned for unity in a conference in New York City on January 13, 1881, and was responsible for the Articles of Union and two Supreme Councils of the Northern Jurisdiction (PHA) and the United Supreme Council of the Southern Jurisdiction (PHA). The constitutions for the Southern Jurisdiction were established in 1887 and revised in 1917 and 1955. The Southern Jurisdiction for the United Supreme Council, PHA, consists of the states: AL, AR, FL, GA, KT, LA, MD, MS, Missouri, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV, the territories of Arizona, New Mexico, the District of Columbia, and Alaska. The Northern Jurisdiction consists of the following states: CO, Connecticut, DE, ID, Illinois, IN, IO, KA, Maine, Mass, MI, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, NH, NJ, NY, ND, OH, OR, Pennsylvania, RI, SD, UT, VT, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and that of the states outside Continental United States. Alaska shall belong to the Northern also. As a result of the conference of the Sovereign Grand Commanders of the two Supreme Councils, Northern and Southern Jurisdictions A.A.S.R., PHA, on August 2, 1966, were established at the Cathedral, Fitzwater & Mole St. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The above divisions were made based on a boundary developed by a joint committee in Wilmington, Delaware on April 19, 1907 using the Mason-Dixon Line as an official boundary. Today, Nevada, is in the Southern Jurisdiction and Arizona and New Mexico are States; Europe, England, Korea, Japan and the Middle East are also a part of the Southern Jurisdiction. 0015218UnitedSupreme15218UnitedSupreme 3 111/5/101/5/10 11:23:05:23:05 PPMM 4 FALL BULLETIN PROFILE S.G.I.G. Winston O. Williams, 33º DeMolay #1 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date Made Mason: December 1, 1949 Date: 33rd: May 10, 1970 Date Active: May 10, 1976 Cathedral Secretary: 1977-1995 Born: December 6, 1916 Died: April 27, 2009 Winston O. Williams, 33º Class of 2010 Officers President: Robert S. Shumake 1st Vice President: Damien E. Hall nd 2 Vice President: Johnny Trotter Treasurer: Ernie Marshall Secretary: Robert B. Hansley Parliamentarian: Gregory R. Smith, Jr. 0015218UnitedSupreme15218UnitedSupreme 4 111/5/101/5/10 11:23:05:23:05 PPMM FALL BULLETIN 5 WINSTON O. WILLIAMS CLASS OF 2010 ALASKA FAR EAST (CONT) MICHIGAN (CONT) OHIO (CONT) Tyrone A. Charles George L. Steward Lennie J. Stone Carlton H. Johnston Northern Lights No. 72 Keystone No. 85 Wolverine No. 6 Miami No. 26 Andre’ K. Johnson ILLINOIS W. James Stone Lloyd V. Jones, Sr. Northern Light No. 72 Daryl L. Andrews Homer E. Gaines No. 112 Miami No. 26 BAHAMAS Western No. 28 Johny Ray Trotter, II Thomas Jones Britton Bonimy James E. Campbell Wolverine No. 6 Bezaleel No. 15 Leo Calvin Newton No. 83 Tyree No. 64 Frank Ward, Jr. Elijah Mitchell, Jr. Burth A. Ford, II Johnny E. Campbell Wolverine No. 6 Bezaleel No. 15 James E. Morley No 73 Tyree No. 64 Michael r. Weaver Reginald M. Oliver CANADA Gene Chandler Homer E. Gaines No. 112 L.D. Easton No. 21 Irby E. Burgess Western No. 28 Sullie Wright, Sr. Frederick F. Perkins Beaver No. 74 Oliver E. Fry, Jr. Homer E. Gaines No. 112 Bezaleel No. 15 CO-UT-WY Western No. 28 MINNESOTA Terrell H. Pruitt Bernard L. Humbles, Jr. Steven V. Johnson Tony L. Farmer Bezaleel No. 15 Pikes Peak No. 81 Tyree No. 28 North Star No. 14 Freeman Russell Calvin Thornton Suskin Lockett William P. Jones King Solomon No. 20 Pikes Peak No. 81 Tyree No. 28 North Star No. 14 Jan K.M. Scotland Thomas L. Mickens Albert c. Lott Andre L. Simmons St. Matthews No. 24 Mountain & Plains No. 33 Western No. 28 North Star No. 14 Sidney Sims Willie L. Winfield Jerald L. Prince NEW YORK King Solomon No. 20 Mountain & Plains No. 33 Western No. 28 John C. Bethea Clifford G. Stargell DELAWARE Jesse J. Smith Long Island No. 61 Bezaleel No. 15 William D. Harmon, I Western No. 28 Arthur Cheatham Roderick D. Tatum Corinthian No. 5 Richard C. Thomas Long Island No. 61 St. Matthews No. 24 EUROPE Western No. 28 Travers A. Everson Steven J. Terry Abraham P. Advincula INDIANA Long Island No. 61 Bezaleel No. 15 Ararat No. 115 Clyde E. Bailey Robert B. Hansley Villani J. Thomas John Q. Bennett Constantine No. 25 King David No. 3 Miami No. 26 Eureka No. 113 Mickey L. Dinkins Robert E. P. Harris Bernard White Craig M. Buchan, Sr. Magic City No. 62 Pentecost No. 98 Bezaleel No. 15 Gustave M. Solomon No. 101 Lucius C. Oliver George A. Hill, Sr. James K. Willis Anthony Q. Carney Constantine No. 25 King David No. 3 L.D. Easton No. 21 Spain Military No. 99 KANSAS Calvin L. Hubbard Robert Wright Charles E. Clements Gerald E. Allen Bison No. 29 King Solomon No. 20 Ararat No. 115 Orient No. 19 Brenden D. Jackson Frederick D. Young Tony E. Graham Derek D. Bryant King David No. 3 Bezaleel No. 15 Spain Military No. 99 Orient No. 19 John P. Jones PENNSYLVANIA Damien E. Hall Paris F. Harrington, Jr. Long Island No. 61 Benjamin C. Braxton, Jr. Eureka No. 113 Orient No. 19 Ernie Marshall Martin L. King, Jr. No. 86 James H. Harrington, III Frank Lavender, Jr. King David No. 3 Guy Campbell Eureka No. 113 Orient No. 19 Edd R. Martin DeMolay No. 1 Mark T. Hinton Charles D. Riley, Jr. Bison No. 29 Nathaniel Holmes, Sr. Spain Military No. 99 Western Star No. 18 Raymond Riley DeMolay No. 1 Clifford Jackson, II Theodore J. Robinson King David No. 3 George W. Mallory Karamursel No. 96 Orient No. 19 Calvin G. Ruff, Jr. Charles E. Gordon No. 65 Joel R. Kelly MASSACHUSETTS King David No.