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Leonard Proden, 33°, Appointed Deputy in the District of Columbia
 Effective October 1, 2005, SGC Seale appointed Leonard Proden, 33°, as Deputy in the District of Columbia. Ill. Proden was born on November 6, 1946, in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He attended public schools in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and received a B.S. in Biology from California State College and an M.E. in Guidance and Counseling from Bowie State College.
Ill. Proden began his public education career in 1968 as a teacher and has served the Prince George’s County Public School System (Maryland) as a guidance counselor, career-college counselor, and pupil personnel worker. He currently serves as their court liaison where he serves as the Board of Education representative advising the court of policy, procedures, and placements for students appearing before court. Other programs of involvement are truancy and attendance initiatives, juvenile probation personnel in high schools, and juvenile drug court.
His Masonic involvement began in 1989 when he was raised a Master Mason in Anacostia Lodge No. 21. He served the Lodge as Worshipful Master in 1994 and has been treasurer since 1995. Ill. Proden was elected Junior Grand Steward of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in the District of Columbia in 1997, served through the elected Grand Line, and is the current Grand Master for 2005. A member of the Valley of Washington since 1989, Venerable Master of the Albert Pike Consistory in 1997, and Chairman of the Scholarship Committee for 14 years, Deputy Proden was recognized for his service to the Rite when he was invested with the KCCH in 1993 and coroneted a 33° in 1997.
His membership in other Masonic bodies includes: Almas Shrine Center, Washington, D.C., York Rite, Order of the Eastern Star, National Sojourners, Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Grotto, Royal Order of Scotland, and Masonic Societas Rosicruciana. He is a Board Member of National Masonic Foundation for Children.
Thomas C. Raum, Jr., 33°, Grand Chancellor, Retires
 The mark of dedicated service can be found in the expressions of those who are colleagues of an individual. Such is the case in the dedicated service rendered by Ill. Thomas C. Raum, Jr., 33°, who retired with 20 years service on the Supreme Council. Illustrious Raum distinguished himself as the Grand Chancellor of the Supreme Council and the Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Orient of Kansas. He was deeply involved in the important work of our Rite, both in matters of state and in serving as President of the Kansas Scottish Rite Foundation, marked by his leadership in naming three successful Clinic programs within the Orient of Kansas.
Throughout his career, Illustrious Tom has consistently been at the forefront of leadership. His accomplishments include: Senior Judge of the 18th Judicial District of the State of Kansas with 34 years on the bench; Past Master, Albert Pike Lodge No. 303, Wichita; Past Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas; Past Potentate, Midian Shrine, Wichita; Chairman of the Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in North America, 1969; Past Grand Master and Grand Secretary Emeritus of the International Supreme Council, Order of DeMolay; and Active Member, Grand Chancellor, and Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Kansas of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America. He continues his Masonic service as Secretary of the Kansas Masonic Home, where the Thomas C. Raum, Jr. Retirement Towers are named in his honor.
At the recent banquet honoring the new Kansas Honorees for 33° and KCCH, and also honoring Ill. Raum, SGC Ronald A. Seale, 33° was the featured guest. The Grand Commander’s comments concerning the contributions of Ill. Raum most eloquently spoke of his friend and Brother’s faithful dedication. Bro. Raum cited the importance to his success of his loving wife Doris and his family. His many friends would undoubtedly concur.
Submitted by John Myers, 33°
A Chocolate Benefit for the RiteCare Clinic
at the Wichita State University
Check presentation for RiteCare at Wichita State University Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic from “Champagne and Chocolate Fantasy.” (Left to Right) Larry Christie, 33°, Personal Representative; Laurie Hughey, Clinic Director; Bob Brill, 33°, Event Chairman; Peter Cohen, PhD, Dean of College of Health Professions who accepted the $20,000 contribution.
On a chilly Saturday evening the atmosphere inside of the Wichita, Kansas, Scottish Rite Center was warm and filled with fun as more than 200 guests enjoyed the Champagne & Chocolate Fantasy Evening in Oktoberfest Style with entertainment by the Midian Shrine “Polkatz” polka band, catering by Corporate Caterers, silent auction, games, and a live auction led by auctioneer Jeff Sowder, KCCH.
Ill. Bob Brill, 33°, Chairman of the event, opened the evening and made remarks about RiteCare Clinics nationally and locally. Anita Cochran, Radio Personality and Hostess for the evening, Dr. Don Beggs, President of WSU, Laurie Hughey, Clinic Director and Erin Cassidy, a student in the College of Health Care Professions gave short but informative talks about the Clinic and its work. The benefit for the RiteCare Clinic at the Wichita State University Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic was the best ever in the terms of both fun and success. The event raised $20,000 for the RiteCare Clinic which helps children receive the professional help that they need to overcome speech and hearing disorders, and assists them in communication development.
Others in attendance were: Shirley Beggs, wife of WSU President Dr. Don Beggs; Ivonne and Leonard Goldstein, KCCH; Alta and Bill DeVore, KCCH; Pat Brill, wife of Event Chairman Bob Brill; Bob Hughey, husband of Clinic Director Laurie Hughey; Cheryl Sowder, wife of auctioneer Jeff Sowder; Norma and Larry Christie, 33° and Personal Representative; Lynette Murphy of the WSU Endowment Association; Doris and Tom Raum, 33° and SGIG; Jerry Martin, KCCH; Pat and Hiram Rank, KCCH; and Ginnia and Jim Davenport, 33°.
Submitted by John Myers, 33°
Ill. Martin D. Carlin, 33°, Grand Cross, 1916–2005
 Illustrious Martin D. Carlin, 33°, Grand Cross, passed away on October 30, 2005. He was born in Trenton, New Jersey, on September 19, 1916, and spent his childhood and teens in New York City and Philadelphia. Ill. Carlin is remembered for his exceptional service to his country and to his fraternity. He moved to Washington, D.C., in search of greater opportunities and in 1942 found himself drafted into the United States Army. By the time he completed his World War II service and his years in the Army Reserve Corps, he had attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
In 1946 he started a career in the federal government in Washington, D.C. At the same time he began business studies at Benjamin Franklin University in Washington from which he received a degree in accounting. While in college he met his beloved Gwen to whom he was married until her death in 1999.
Ill. Carlin’s primary government career was with the Veterans Administration (now the Department of Veterans Affairs) where he held many important positions, culminating in the office of Assistant Administrator of Management and Evaluation (now Assistant Secretary) where he was responsible for the computerization of data.
He was raised as a Master Mason in Federal Lodge No. 1 in the District of Columbia on March 24, 1952, from which he later demitted and affiliated with Albert Pike Lodge No. 33. He was also a dual member of Cherrydale Lodge in Virginia. Martin became a 32° Scottish Rite Mason in the Orient of the District of Columbia on October 14, 1952, and from that time forward his primary interest in Freemasonry was with the Scottish Rite.
Bro. Martin took an active part in degree work in the Valley of Washington, and he played Benedict Arnold in “The Traitor.” From 1983–1988 he served as Assistant Secretary of the local bodies and from 1988–1995 as Secretary. He supervised construction of the local Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders and assisted in the negotiations with the Children’s Hospital in Washington for the operation of the clinic. He assisted in the development of the computer billing system at the House of the Temple, and for many years attended workshops around the country where he spoke persuasively about the use of computers in fraternal affairs.
Ill. Carlin received the rank and decoration of a Knight Commander of the Court of Honor in 1965, was coroneted an Inspector General Honorary, 33° in 1975, and received the Grand Cross in 1989. He was completely dedicated to the operation and success of the Scottish Rite both in the District of Columbia and throughout the Southern Jurisdiction. His dedication and commitment should serve as an example for all to follow.
Submitted by Charles S. Iversen, 33°, Past SGIG in the District of Columbia
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