World Trade Center Painting by Dallas
Brother
Is Accepted By New York City
Bro.
J. Darrell Kirkley, 32°, Valley of Dallas, Texas, responded
to the 9/11 disaster by creating the contemporary painting "Tribute
to the Survivors and Victims of 9-11-01 on Behalf of the Citizens
of Dallas, Texas." Bro. Kirkley and his painting are pictured
below. Measuring 50" x 58", the painting was unveiled
at the Dallas City Hall in a ceremony conducted by Mary Poss,
Acting Mayor of Dallas. Three weeks later, on January 27, 2002,
she presented it to Mayor Michael Bloomberg at Gracie Mansion
in New York City, where it will remain on display.
Bro. Kirkley has a personal relation to the disaster
since a close friend of his, T. K. Lalangas, was on the 61st
floor of the second WTC tower to fall. Fortunately, he survived.
Two days after the event, Lalangas returned to his family in
Dallas, and Bro. Kirkley and his wife, Judy, were there to greet
him and hear firsthand the account of his grueling 61-floor
descent from the burning tower.
Moved by what he heard, Brother Kirkley says of
the painting, "I created a structure jutting up from the
pile of rubbish. This was before any structure had been uncovered.
At the top of the structure, I painted an American flag. On
the two-inch edge around all sides of the painting, I dipped
my fingers in a reddish brown paint and imprinted fingerprints
to symbolize the victims grasping for their lives. When my friend
saw the painting, he broke down and wept, commenting that it
was a perfect tribute." On September 4, 2002, the City
of Dallas agreed, and presented Bro. Kirkley an Award of Recognition.
Interestingly, T. K. Lalangas's oldest daughter has a Scottish
Rite Schol-arship at The George Washington University in our
nation's capital.
Ill.
Charles N. Kaufman, 33°, Appointed Deputy In South Dakota
Effective
on July 1, 2003, Grand Commander C. Fred Kleinknecht, 33°,
appointed Ill. Charles Newton Kaufman, 33°, as Deputy of
the Supreme Council in the Orient of South Dakota, succeeding
Ill. Marvin K. Bailin, 33°, who retired effective on June
30, 2003.
Born on March 12, 1933, in Huron, South Dakota,
Ill. Kaufman has a distinguished academic, community, and Masonic
background. His academic credentials include B.A. Huron College,
Economics and History; MBA University of South Dakota, Finance;
and Doctorate of Business Administration, Indiana University.
His positions at the University of South Dakota (USD) since
1989 include: Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs;
Dean Graduate School and Research; Professor of Management;
and Dean and Professor Emeritus, 2000 to the present.
Active in his church and the community of Vermillion,
South Dakota, Ill. Kaufman is a Consultant to the United Methodist
Conference of the Dakotas and to the United Church of Christ
Congregational Conference of South Dakota. Also, he has served
in the areas of economics and education on several South Dakota
committees and boards. Since 1990 to the present, for instance,
he has been on the Board of Directors First Midwest Bank Corp.;
Dow-Rummel Village; Lewis & Clark Health Edu-cation Agency;
Yankton College; and the South Dakota Law Enforcement Standards
Commission.
Ill. Kaufman was raised a Master Mason in Elk
Point Lodge No. 3, Elk Point, South Dakota, in 1960 and served
as Master of Incense Lodge No. 2, in Vermillion in 1996. In
the Grand Lodge, he held many positions (Grand Orator, Grand
Historian, Jr. and Sr. Grand Warden, Deputy Grand Master, Member
Grand Lodge Jurisprudence Committee) before being elected Grand
Master, 2001-02. A member of the Valley of Yankton since 1967,
he has been very active in the Scottish Rite Degrees and has
served as Yankton Valley's Co-Personal Representative to the
S.G.I.G. since 1996. He initiated the first Scottish Rite Graduate
Fellowships for Speech and Hearing in the Yankton Valley, and
he provided liaison between the S.G.I.G. and the USD Speech
and Hearing Disorder Department in establishing the USD Scottish
Rite Children's Clinic in the Masonic Center of Sioux Falls.
In recognition of his many achievements in our Order, he was
invested with the K.C.C.H. in 1984 and coroneted a 33° I.G.H.
in 1988. Ill. Kaufman is also a member of the York Rite, Shrine,
South Dakota Lodge of Masonic Research, Scottish Rite Research
Society, and Masonic Veteran's Association. He and his wife,
Fern, live in Vermillion and have three adult children: Norman,
Kevin, and Nanette.
Ill. Charles N. Kaufman's exemplary academic,
civic, and Masonic careers predict his continued success as
Deputy of the Supreme Council for the Orient of South Dakota.
Lord
Elgin Visits Valley Of Washington, D.C.
Photo: Bro. George J. Stoklas,
32°, K.C.C.H.
On July 11, 2003, Ill. George R. Adams, 33°,
Deputy of the Supreme Council, Orient of the District of Columbia,
and the Brethren of the Valley of Washington, were honored to
receive Lord Elgin, Deputy Grand Master and Governor, Royal
Order of Scotland, and his lady at a special noonday reception
and luncheon. Among the many Masonic dignitaries present (pictured
above, l. to r.): were Ill. John W. Boettjer, 33°, G.C.,
Managing Editor, Scottish Rite Journal; Deputy Adams;
Lord Elgin; M.W. Jules S. Tepper, 33°, Grand Master, Grand
Lodge, District of Columbia; Ill. Edward H. Fowler, Jr., 33°,
Provincial Grand Master, Royal Order of Scotland, USA; and Ill.
S. Brent Morris, 33°, G.C., the Supreme Council's Director
of Membership Development and Editor of Heredom, the
transactions of the Scottish Rite Research Society. Following
the delicious dinner, Dr. Tommie L. Robinson, Jr., Director
of the Scottish Rite Center for Childhood Language Disorders,
which is contiguous to the Scottish Rite Temple, escorted Lord
Elgin and his party on a tour of the clinic. That evening, W.M.
Jeffrey T. Howard, Master of William R. Singleton- Hope-Lebanon
Lodge, the members of his Lodge, and many notable Brethren from
across the Washington metropolitan area welcomed Lord Elgin
to an evening of Masonic ceremony, warm fellowship, and delicious
refreshments.
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On July 11, 2003,
many Brethren and guests joined Lord Elgin (center, standing
behind his lady), Grand Master Tepper, and Deputy Adams
for a festive midday reception and luncheon at the Scottish
Rite Temple in Washington, D.C.
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Southwest
Missouri Scottish Rite Club Receives Charter
| On June 21, 2003, during its Spring
Reunion, the Valley of Joplin, Missouri, granted a charter
to the Southwest Missouri Scottish Rite Club, making it
the first Scottish Rite Club in the state. Ill. John A.
Woodard, Jr., 33°, Personal Representative in Joplin
(left), along with Ill. Terry L. Claar, 33°, Executive
Secretary, Valley of Joplin (right), signed the charter
in a ceremony attended by many dignitaries from the Masonic
community, including Ill. Jimmie D. Lee, 33°, Grand
Master, Grand Lodge of Missouri. |
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House
Resolution Honors Freemasons
Just before the Fourth of July,
Bro. R. Frederick Lunn, 32°, K.C.C.H., Past Venerable Master
of the Albert Pike Lodge of Perfection in the Valley of Baltimore,
Orient of Maryland, and currently Worshipful Master of Warren
Lodge No. 51, called to the Journal's attention United
States House of Representatives Resolution 125, March 5, 2003,
which was sponsored by 14 Congressmen from six states (Michigan,
Maryland, Indiana, Texas, Alaska, Tennessee). The Resolution
was referred to the Committee on Government Reform. We invite
you to share in Brother Lunn's Masonic pride.
108th CONGRESS, 1st Session, H. Res. 125
Whereas Freemasons, whose long lineage extends
back to before the Nation's founding, have set an example of
high moral standards and charity for all people;
Whereas the Founding Fathers of this great Nation
and signers of the Constitution, most of whom were Freemasons,
provided a well-rounded basis for developing themselves and
others into valuable citizens of the United States;
Whereas members of the Masonic Fraternity, both
individually and as an organization, continue to make invaluable
charitable contributions of service to the United States;
Whereas the Masonic Fraternity continues to provide
for the charitable relief and education of the citizens of the
United States;
Whereas the Masonic Fraternity is deserving of
formal recognition of their long history of care-giving for
the citizenry and their example of high moral standards; and
Whereas Freemasons have always revered and celebrated
St. John's Day, June 24th, as dedicated to their patron saints:
Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives
recognizes the thousands of Freemasons in every State in the
Nation and honors them for their many contributions to the Nation
throughout its history.
Bremerton
Valley Hosts Awards Program
Recipients and presenters
at the 2003 Bremerton Valley Awards Program
On Friday May 30, 2003, the Brethren of the Valley
of Bremerton, Washington, hosted their 48th Annual Scholarship
Awards Program. The evening began with a Valley-hosted buffet
for more than 200 parents, students, counselors, and Brethren.
The Bremerton Valley awarded 28 scholarships, four of which
were in the amount of $1,500, and the remainder were $1,000
each. There were 12 awards from the Scottish Rite Scholarship
Foundation of Washington, two of these were for $1,500, and
the others were for $1,000.
Scholarships in the form of $500, $250, and $100
savings bonds were presented by the Bremerton Masonic Education
Council to three students. Then, there were two Charles Gale
Masonic Scholarships, $1,500 and $1,300, presented by W.M. John
M. Gray, 32°, William H. Upton Lodge No. 206. Also, for
the past few years, the Valley of Bremerton has partnered with
the Kitsap Community Federal Credit Union Educational Grants
Foundation to recognize their scholarship selectees. This year
the KCFCU Educational Grants Foundation awarded four $2,000
grants.
The keynote speaker on the subject of "Success"
for the Awards Program was Ms. Valentina V. Petrova, who immigrated
with her family to the United States from Bulgaria in 1997.
A scholarship recipient herself, she is a journalism major at
Pacific Lutheran University, and this summer she will be in
Washington, D.C., taking classes at Georgetown University. At
the end of the evening, one of the parents remarked, "We
tell our children they are doing well, but this is only confirmed
when someone outside the family verifies this."
The Bremerton Valley Scholarship Committee members
include: Co-chairmen Ill. Joseph W. MacIntyre, 33°, and
Bro. Arthur W. Svidran, 32°, K.C.C.H., and members Ill.
Harold E. Richardson, 33°, Bro. John H. Stokes, 32°,
K.C.C.H., Bro. Dr. Khave W. A. Colthurst, 32°, and Bro.
Daniel T. Macemore, 32° (ad hoc member).
Submitted by Illustrious Joseph
W. MacIntyre, 33°
Masonic
Eagle Pendant Donated To Library
Photo: Ill. John W. Boettjer,
33°, G.C.
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On June 17, Bro. John R. von Bläuch,
32°, N.M.J., and an affiliate of the Supreme Council
of Spain (left above), and Janet Searcy Wintermute visited
with Ill. William G. Sizemore, 33°, G.C., Grand Executive
Director of the Supreme Council, at the House of the Temple.
Brother von Bläuch is the owner of Cejalvo, the official
court jeweler to the Spanish royal family and a purveyor
of Masonic jewelry and heraldic insignia or decorations.
He was pleased to present to the Library one of his company's
sterling silver Thirty-third Degree Scottish Rite Eagle
pendants made from dies produced in the early 19th century
(pictured left).
Photo: Bro. Dean R. Alban,
32°, K.C.C.H.
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George
E. And Matsue Y. Dewese, Dedicated To Helping Students
Bro.
George E. Dewese, 32°, K.C.C.H.,
and his wife, Matsue Photo: Radford University, Radford,
Virginia
Hard work and dedication are two values Bro. George
E. Dewese, 32°, K.C.C.H., believes in. He spent 22 years
in the Army and then worked for General Electric in electronic
testing until his retirement. He comes from a hard-working family.
Bro. Dewese says his father, N. B. Dewese, would walk three
to five miles to work when work was scarce. "He believed
in brute force," Dewese says. "If it was hard, he'd
tackle it."
For close to six years, George Dewese has rewarded
Radford University (RU), Radford, Virginia, and local high school
students for their hard work and has been dedicated to helping
them achieve their educational goals. In recognition of that
dedication, he and his wife, Matsue, recently received
the Radford University Lifetime Achievement Award. (See
Scottish Rite Journal, January 2003.)
In 1997, they established an endowed scholarship
to assist students from Montgomery County with preference to
students from the former Shawsville (now Eastern Montgomery)
High School and Auburn High School to attend RU. They wanted
to provide local students with an opportunity to attend college-an
opportunity that Bro. Dewese never had. The couple then created
a second scholarship to benefit students from Allegheny County
and Covington High School. The idea was to help students who
were able and wanted to attend RU but did not have the funds.
Bro. Dewese, a member of the Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry, Valley of Roanoke, Virginia, created the George
Everett and Matsue Yamazaki Dewese Scottish Rite Graduate Fellowship
Endowment to support the Com-munication Sciences and Disorders
Program and enhance the mission of the RU clinics. The Scottish
Rite has a long history of helping RU's Com-munication Sciences
and Disorders Department with scholarships and funding for a
summer language clinic for children. Most recently, the couple
established the George Everett Dewese and Matsue Yamazaki Dewese
Charitable Trust through the Scottish Rite Foundation, Southern
Jurisdiction, to provide Scottish Rite scholarships for individuals
who have a financial need and are (1) members of a Masonic youth
group, such as DeMolay and Rainbow (2) students with a Masonic
family affiliation, or (3) Radford students who are pursuing
careers in business or speech pathology.
Now, the couple is giving RU close to 270 acres
in Shawsville as a living laboratory for geology, geography,
and biology students. It will be called the George E. and Matsue
Y. Dewese Scottish Rite Biological Preserve of Radford University.
Dewese thought that donating the land was a great opportunity
for it to be used without development. Bro. Dewese notes: "My
parents didn't want their portion of it to be developed so I
think this is a fabulous way to use it for educational purposes."
Dewese picked RU for his generosity because he
says he would have felt more comfortable going to college at
a university like Radford with its family atmosphere and small
class sizes. "I think most kids from a small community
would like it better," explains Dewese.
Dedication to helping others and an incredible
work ethic define George and Matsue Dewese, but their modesty
and kindness also show through. "The main thing is trying
to give students a chance that I never had. It will help them
for years to come. The full impact of this hasn't dawned on
me yet," adds Dewese. He has met most of the scholarship
recipients he refers to as "good kids." "All
in all," says Dewese, "if I can help one good one
achieve, then it's worth it."
Reprinted with permission
from Radford University's Heritage Newsletter (May 2003)
An
Epicure's Delight In The Valley Of New Orleans
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Bro. Patrick C. Kelley, P.G.M., 32°,
K.C.C.H., organized the first New Orleans "Gourmet
Chef's Meal." Pictured to his left at the event are:
Bro. Edward S. Bopp, 32°, K.C.C.H., Venerable Master;
Bro. Andrea Apuzzo, 32°, chef; and Ill. Ronald A. Seale,
33°, S.G.I.G. in Louisiana, assisting the chef in the
evening cooking demonstration. |
The first "Gourmet Chef's Meal" in the
Valley of New Orleans was acclaimed by all as a delightful evening.
The event was held on Wednesday, June 4, 2003, and featured
chef and Brother Andrea Apuzzo, 32°. Bro. Apuzzo, owner
of Andrea's Restaurant in New Orleans, presented a cooking demonstration
for an audience of approximately 200 members, partners, and
friends. After the demonstration, Bro. Apuzzo served an exquisite
meal prepared by his restaurant. As a final touch to the evening,
members and guests were treated to a tour of the historic Valley
of New Orleans Temple. Many in the audience hoped that this
would be a first of many such evenings-educational, fraternal,
fun, and very delicious!
Reprinted from Louisiana
Scottish Rite Trestleboard, July-August 2003
Masonic
Awareness Lecture Series
Photo:
Bro. Gary Shaver, Fort Wayne, Indiana
On June 14, 2003, Bro. W. Howard Coop, 32°
(pictured right), Valley of Louisville, Kentucky, reprised his
article "The Function of Landmarks" (Scottish Rite
Journal, March 2001) at the 2003 Masonic Lecture Series
organized by Bro. Albert H. McClelland, 32°, Valley of Fort
Wayne, Indiana. The popular noon meetings, held at the Fort
Wayne Masonic Center, are well publicized locally and open to
both the Brethren and members of the general public. The lecture
series presents a fine example of how any Valley can enhance
Masonic education for all by presenting attractive and interesting
programs. Representative of other topics in the series are "The
Order of the Eastern Star: Five Points of Life" and "The
Scottish Rite: What Is It and What Are Its Objectives?"
NATO
Brethren Donate Gifts
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On April 13, 2003, nine
Brethren from the American Military Scottish Rite Bodies,
Orient of NATO Bases, departed Kitzingen, Germany, in a
van for a trip to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC),
Landstuhl, Germany, to donate gifts to wounded American
soldiers. Because many of the soldiers are bedridden, the
Brothers decided to donate three TV-VCR combinations, 20
Easter baskets and movie videotapes, 250 free video rental
cards, $200 worth of magazines, and 25 get-well cards signed
by the Brethren from Schweinfurt and Wuerzburg. Upon departing,
the Brothers were thanked over and over again by the soldiers
who were overwhelmed that people would come and visit them
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A
"Thank You" Letter From Iraq
Ill. Richard E. Fletcher, 33°,
The reason I am writing is to reference your article
"Why Am I a Mason?"
in the June 2003 Scottish Rite Journal. I wear my Masonic ring
and am frequently asked about "the Masons." Like countless
others, I know in my heart why I am a Mason, but explaining
it to others is not always an easy task. Well, at least until
I read your article. Case in point: while getting ready to deploy
to Iraq, two co-workers asked me about being a Mason. In our
rush to prepare to leave, my answer turned out to be rather
short. After reading your article, I sat down and wrote every
reason why I had become a Mason and enjoyed being a Mason.
A few nights ago, I met up with these two men
at their base camp and started a conversation about their inquiry
into the Masonic organization. The ease in describing Freemasonry
and why I had chosen to become a Mason flowed like it never
had before! The result? Two fine members of the U.S. Army who
wanted to know how soon after we got back to Colorado I could
get them a petition. Simply incredible! Thank you for an article
that will undoubtedly assist many Brethren in answering those
"What are the Masons" questions.
Sincerely and fraternally,
Brother Raymond H. Dunn, 32°
Colorado Spring, Colo., S. R. Bodies
DeMolay
"Collars" Illustrious Don L. Helberg, 33°
On June 21, 2003, at the annual
Session of DeMolay International in Buffalo, New York, four
S.G.I.G.s assisted in the "Collaring" ceremony for
Ill. Don L. Helberg, 33° (center), Deputy of the Supreme
Council in New Mexico, who had been elected as a Deputy Member
of DeMolay International. Pictured above (l. to r.) are Ill.
Bros. and S.G.I.G.s Curtis N. Lancaster, Utah, and Active Member
of DeMolay International; Robert F. Hannon, Arizona, and Active
Member of DeMolay International; Deputy Helberg; Ronald A. Seale,
Louisiana, Lt. Grand Commander, and Active Member of DeMolay
International; Karl F. Reed, II, Alabama, and Deputy Member
of DeMolay International.
