March-April 2005

Cover Photo: Elson-Alexandre Studios, Buena Park, California

A Word of Thanks
Ronald A. Seale

Doing the Rite Thing
John W. Boettjer

Reasons to Celebrate
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
for Children, Dallas

The Path Less Traveled Makes All the Difference
Robert G. Davis

The Masonic Service Association Serving
Freemasonry and America
Richard E. Fletcher

Freemasonry and the Rediscovery of America
Akram R. Elias

Current Interest

The Imposition of Ashes
Jim Tresner

America, The Land of Choice
Mahmoud Ghaffari

Going “Buggy” for Children and Photo Collage
Marybeth Ames

Investing in the Future: Giving a Gift to the Scottish Rite in a Will
Earl E. Ihle, Jr., Barbara G. Golden, and Thomas M. Boles

Book Reviews: Featuring Freemasonry
Jim Tresner

Scottish Rite Regalia Essays: Thirtieth Degree, Knight of Kadosh,
or Knight of the White and Black Eagle
Jim Tresner