Scottish Rite News Valley of Dayton Volume 53 Dayton, Ohio - October 2013 Number 25 Three elected in Washington D.C. to become Sovereign Grand Inspectors General. or 33° Steve Hottle Paxton Mendelssohn Paul A. Weglage Born July 15, 1956. Father, the late Worshipful Brother Mendelssohn was Member of Millennium Lodge #779 – John W. Hottle was a Past Master of raised a Master Mason in Eastern Star Current Trustee. Served as Worshipful Pleasant Hill Lodge #361. Lodge #55 Franklin, Ohio. Served as Master. Past District Education Officer Initiated an Entered Apprentice in Worshipful Master. He was Treasurer Second Masonic District. Past District Greenville Lodge # 143 on February of The Franklin Masonic Temple Deputy Grand Master Second Masonic 10, 1987, passed to the degree of Association and is currently serving as District. Senior Warden – Dayton Fellow Craft 1987 and raised to the a Trustee of the Temple Association. Chapter Rose Croix – AASR. Member sublime degree of Master Mason on He is also a member of Gulf Beach of Trinity Chapter #44 RAM. Member 1987. Lodge #291 Madeira Beach, Florida. of Adoniram Council #131 RSM. Served as Worshipful Master of Past High Priest of Middletown Member of Reed Commandery Greenville Lodge in 1994. Chapter #87 Middletown, Ohio, Member of Antioch Motor Corps Joined the A.A.S.R. Valley of Dayton and a member of the Ohio Grand serving as Treasurer. Member in Class, #230 in April of 1995. Council Order of High Priesthood. of Antioch Past Masters, Club – Member of Greenville Chapter #77 Past Commander of Middletown R.A.M., Matchette Council #91 R&SM Commandery #71. Past Illustrious President 2008. Member ROJ Court and Valley Commandery #80, as Master of Middletown Council #136 10. Member of Thomas Smith Webb well as Antioch Shrine and the Darke Middletown, Ohio and a member of Council #57 - Allied Masonic Degrees. County Shrine Club the Council of Anointed Kings of the Member of Irish Council #67. Knight Married Nanette Seybold Hottle on State of Ohio. Sovereign Master of Masons of USA August 5th 1978. Her father, the late Herman H. Lawrence Council #82 Richard E Seybold was a Past Master AMD Middletown, Ohio and is a Married to Karen L. Weglage. One of Tippecanoe Lodge #174. member of Irish Council #67 Knight daughter Allison (Jared) Wolf 3, Daughter, Megan Hottle in Columbus, Masons of the USA. Member of the OH. Son, John and his wife, Abby. Valley of Dayton serving as Director grandchildren – Graduate of Tippecanoe HS, B.S. of the 17th degree and had parts in Wright State University, M.S. The UD. the 26th and 32nd degree. Member Colbin, Beckett and Joanna. First wife Retired July 1, 2013 after 35 years in of Antioch Shrine belonging to the – Carolyn – Deceased. Daughter #2 education. Social Studies teacher, Legion of Honor, Past President and Joanna deceased. Two step children: Guidance Counselor, Football Coach Board Member of the Antioch Shrine Tami (Thomas) Bray-Harris their and Wrestling Coach for Misissinawa Center Foundation. He is a member children Talon, Tiernan and Telisah & Valley High School, Greenville High the Arabic Club and Court 10 Royal Adam Bray his child – Lorelai. School and Tippecanoe High School. Order of Jesters. continue page 4 Page 2 SCOTTISH RITE NEWS October 2013 October 2013 Volume 53 No. 25 FROM THE SECRETARY'S DESK By Ill∴James M. Williamson, 33° Published under the auspices of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, this great fraternity. No one Valley of Dayton knows the journey to expect when the first steps are taken, EDITORIAL OFFICE Dayton Masonic Center but every step of the path offers 525 W. Riverview Ave. all members the opportunity to Dayton, OH 45405-4702 be part of the greatest fraternal Phone 937-222-9103; 1-888-376-9103 Fax 937-496-2244 organization the world has e-mail: [email protected] very seen. No matter the titles or [email protected] received on the journey, we all started out on the same level EDITORIAL STAFF Congratulations to Ill. Bro. Bro. William Garlow, 32° and acted upon the square and Ill∴James M. Williamson, 33° David A. Buchheit, 33°, Ill. Bro. share the same love and loyalty Ill∴Terry W. Posey, 33° Martin R. Trent, 33°, and Ill. to Freemasonry. Bro. Chris L. Atchison, 33°, on We need to continue to support BOARD OF TRUSTEES Ill∴Richard L. Coy, 33°, President their coronation as Sovereign our Masonic leaders to ensure Ill∴William P. Mayberry, Jr., 33° Grand Inspectors General of the our Fraternity will be enjoyed by Ill∴Terry W. Posey, 33° Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite future generations. Real leaders Ill∴Nathan H. Pelfrey, 33º on Tuesday August 20, 2013 in Ill∴John E. Rhodes Jr., 33° do not walk away from mistakes; Washington D.C. Ill. Bro. Herbert they dedicate themselves to PRESIDING OFFICERS L. Clonch, 33° had received correcting them. GABRIEL LODGE OF PERFECTION his 33rd in March prior to his Freemasonry, as our founding Bro. David A. Buchheit, 33º passing. These four presiding Thrice Potent Master fathers established for us, was officers served the Valley of MIAMI COUNCIL written into every lodge charter PRINCES OF JERUSALEM Dayton with years of dedicated that was issued in Ohio. At your Bro. Martin Trent, 33° service as active members and next blue lodge meeting ask the Sovereign Prince officers in their respective line. charter to be read and listen Please congratulate the Valley DAYTON CHAPTER OF carefully to the words. As a Lodge ROSE CROIX of Dayton’s newest 33° Scottish - discuss what you heard and I Bro. Christopher Atchison, 33° Rite Masons when you see them. believe it will become clear what Most Wise Master The Valley of Dayton is also we all need to do to increase the DAYTON CONSISTORY, S.P.R.S. pleased to announce Bro. Steve awareness of Freemasonry in Bro. Steven Hottle, 32° Hottle, Bro. Paul Weglage and our communities. When Masons Commander-in-Chief Bro. Paxton Mendelssohn have get involved good thing happen; been elected to receive the 33° so get involved and become a EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Ill∴Terry W. Posey, 33° in 2015 when Supreme Council true leader and active member. Chairman will meet in Indianapolis, IN. You should all have received Board of Trustees As members of the 76 blue you 2014 dues notice in the mail Presiding Officers lodges that comprise the Valley Executive Secretary and I hope you will remit your Treasurer of Dayton you should be very payment as soon as you can. If EXECUTIVE SECRETARY proud to be associated with for some reason you are having Ill∴James M. Williamson, 33° and know personally those who problems fulfilling your dues have been chosen as leaders of obligation please contact the TREASURER our Fraternity. The list is quite Ill∴Ronald L. Connelly, 33° office and we will assist you in impressive from Worshipful finding a solution. ACTIVE MEMBER Masters to Grand Masters, Fraternally, Ill∴Douglas N. Kaylor, 33° Presiding officers to 33° Masons who have been selected to lead James M. Williamson October 2013 SCOTTISH RITE NEWS Page 3 Happy Anniversary? In August, we celebrated the 200th Anniversary of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. Our ancient constitutions called for two Supreme Councils in the new world. The first council was formed in Charleston, S.C., and continues to this day as the Southern Jurisdiction. The Northern Masonic Jurisdiction was officially chartered in 1813, although its brethren had already been meeting as Scottish Rite Masons. That charter certified our right to conduct business as a Supreme Council. So who cares? Does it really mean anything to you or me, reading this in the Valley of Dayton? After all, old is not automatically better. Sometimes, it’s just old. Or, more likely, it depends. You can drive an old car because it is a classic design and really cool ride; but if you want to drive safely on today’s highways, you’ll also keep a newer car with antilock brakes, power steering, and air bags for day-to-day driving. You need to live in today’s world. Likewise, Scottish Rite, as a society of brothers and fellows, is only as good as our actions today. Yes, we have timeless core values. Yes, we have a legitimate Masonic history. Yes, we have loyal members. But to make Scottish Rite mean something, we need to live those core values today. We need to honor our obligations – today. We need to support our lodges – today. We need to sustain our families – today. We need to help our brothers in need – today. This year, the Valley of Dayton did a lot of good things. We helped local youth through the award of Abbott scholarships. We helped children with Dyslexia learn to read. We conducted ring services for the families of deceased members. We helped those brothers who found it difficult to pay their membership fees due to financial difficulties. We took Scottish Rite on the road to our 32 Clubs. We introduced over a hundred new members to Scottish Rite. We helped preserve the historic Dayton Masonic Center as an iconic symbol of Freemasonry in Ohio. In August, the leadership from the Valley of Dayton traveled to Washington D.C., as three presiding officers from our Valley were coroneted 33º Masons. Congratulations to Illustrious Brothers David Buchheit, Martin Trent, and Christopher Atchison. It deserves note that 33º members pay their own travel and lodging when they attend a Supreme Council session. You’ve heard the old saying, “put your money where your mouth is?” The 33º members do just that. We need also to remember in our prayers, Illustrious Hebert Clonch, who was made a 33º Mason in a special ceremony at Wright Patterson Air Force Base Hospital, just a week before his death.