February 2023 Copper Post

February is Black History Month

This month we honor our brother Duke Ellington.

Brother Duke Ellington’s impressive musical career spanned six decades. He was a piano player, composer, and orchestra leader who earned global esteem for his work. He began playing piano at the age of seven and went on to write his first composition when he was just 15 years old. Inspired by ragtime performers, he declined a scholarship to the Pratt Institute and instead began to perform professionally at 17.

During the 1920s, he played in New York as part of a 10-person jazz ensemble which has long been attributed to informing his signature “jungle style.” After multiple residencies at the Cotton Club in Harlem, he grew his band to a 14-person ensemble. Over the course of the 1930s and 1940s, Brother Ellington and his ensemble would produce hundreds of recordings, appear on TV and radio, and tour Europe. Some of his most famous compositions include “Cotton Tail,” “Sophisticated Lady,” and “Prelude to a Kiss.” The esteemed musician was known for having great charisma, a sensational band, and an unmatched work ethic, having composed more than 1,000 pieces of music in his life. Brother Ellington was a Prince Hall Freemason and member of Social Lodge No.1 in Washington D.C. (Text from the Scottish Rite NMJ –Click here for the full story.

The Definition of a Freemason

From the Farmers Almanac. Taken from the Sy Harrison Lodge No. 70 Facebook page.

From the Farmer's Almanac, 1823

“The real Freemason is distinguished from the rest of Mankind by the uniform unrestrained rectitude of his conduct. Other men are honest in fear of punishment which the law might inflect; they are religious in expectation of being rewarded, or in dread of the devil, in the next world.

A Freemason would be just if there were no laws, human or divine except those written in his heart by the finger of his Creator. In every climate, under every system of religion, he is the same.

He kneels before the Universal Throne of God in gratitude for the blessings he has received and humble solicitation for his future protection. He venerates the good men of all religions. He disturbs not the religion of others. He restrains his passions, because they cannot be indulged without injuring his neighbor or himself. He gives no offense, because he does not choose to be offended. He contracts no debts which he is certain he cannot discharge, because he is honest upon principle."

M.W. Jeffrey Carlton

M.W. Jeffrey Carlton

To the Constituent Lodges and Brethren of Arizona:

It is my sad duty to announce officially the death of M.W. Jeffery S. Carlton, the 2012 Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of F. & A.M. of Arizona, on January 20, 2023.

M.W. Jeff was reared and educated in the small railroad community of Evanston, Wyoming. He achieved the rank of Commander of Cadets in the U.S. Army ROTC while obtaining his degree in Civil Engineering and Industrial Management at the University of Wyoming. Shortly thereafter, he was designated Honor Graduate of his Army Ranger School Group. After receiving his discharge, he founded an Engineering and Land Consulting Firm. In 2000, M.W. Jeff was Initiated, Passed, and Raised in Kingman Lodge No. 22 and went on to serve that lodge in 2002 as its Master.

M.W. Carlton has served the Craft with honor and zeal. He served as District Deputy Grand Master before he was appointed in 2007 to the Grand Line by M.W. David H Luebke and served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of F. & A.M. of Arizona in 2012.

Fraternally & Sincerely,

Jim H. Baker

Grand Master, 2022-2023

Brethren, Friends, and Family,

In 2022, the Masonic Charities of Arizona approved 33 grants totaling $73,000 to worthy organizations throughout Arizona. These 501c3 charitable organizations provide much needed services to their communities all over Arizona. Those services include Veteran assistance, Domestic abuse shelters, child learning disabilities, training and assistance for people with special needs, support for soldiers abroad, adult literacy programs and personal hygiene kits for the working poor and homeless.

We are able to award these grants from the income of our investment fund, lodge and personal donations and support from Grand Lodge. In order to keep up with the desire to expand our grant distribution to more organizations and communities around the State we ask for your help.

We have registered with the Amazon Smile Foundation. Amazon Smile will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization selected by their customers. For Amazon customers to select the Masonic Charities of Arizona to receive these donations go to http://smile.amazon.com/ch/94-2746389 to automatically select us. Or you can go to http://smile.amazon.com and you will be prompted to select a charity. Now you are ready to shop and support the Masonic Charities of Arizona.

The Board of Directors of the Masonic Charities of Arizona extends our appreciation to all of you for your support.

Fraternally, Roger Biede III Secretary, Masonic Charities of Arizona www.masoniccharitiesaz.com Rcbthree@hotmail.com

Visitations

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Grand Lodge

Visiting Scottsdale 43: MW Jim Baker, DGM George Rusk, RW Michael Dale and Grand Chaplain W Michael Valecourt

RW Michael Dale Visits Mohave 68

Senior Grand Warden Michael Dale makes an official visit to Acacia 42!

RW George Rusk visits Epes Randolph No. 32 & presents the Worshipful Master with a Gavel!

Junior Grand Deacon, WBro. Eric Dupree, makes a visit to Gila Valley Lodge No. 9!

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On The Level

Where Masons share stories of their masonic journey

Grand Master of Prince Hall Masons, Arizona

***Recorded on June 24, 2018***

Timothy Seay was the Grand Master of Prince Hall Masons in 2018 when this interview was done and is still the Grand Master today. Most Worshipful Timothy Seay talks about what we can do today in order to help pave the way for tomorrow’s generation:

I Did a lecture called ‘The Update’, and I started out by saying ‘How many of us remember the black and white TV?’ Most of them raised their hands...Well, we had to update. Now we’re up to HD...this is the generation I’m running to. I’m running to HD..I want that 1080. We have to keep up or we get left behind. We have to progress in our way of thinking and our ability to make money to give away to charity. Of course we want to save something and take care of our buildings and things of that nature, but if we budget and plan we’ll be able to be successful.

My motto is THIS GENERATION SHOULD MAKE IT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.

You can hear the this quote and a lot more conversation by listening to the full interview here: https://soundcloud.com/on-the-level-297954005/on-the-level-94 -most-worshipful-timothy-seay-and-the-most-worshipful-prince-hall-grand-lodgefam

White Mountain Lodge No. 3

White Mountain #3 hosted quite a delegation today at it's first stated meeting of the year. In attendance were MW Jim Baker, Grand Master of Arizona, and MW William "Bill" Pogue, Grand Master of New Mexico. Additionally, three Past Grand Masters from the Grand Lodge of Arizona, WB Bill Garrard, WB Greg Vasquez, and WB Randy Jager were present.

MW Jim Baker, Grand Master of Masons in Arizona, WM Ernie Miranda, and MW William "Bill" Pogue, Grand Master of Masons in New Mexico.

MW Pogue is holding a replica (copy) of the first Charter that White Mountain Lodge was issued, under the Grand Lodge of the Territory of New Mexico. Then, we were known as White Mountain Lodge #5.

Arizona Masons in the Military

Arizona Masons in the Military highlight and honors Arizona Masons who have served in the Military. Send us a photo of you in Uniform (old or new). If you are currently serving, please tell us your current branch, rank, designation & lodge. If you are a veteran—or if you want to highlight a brother who has passed but served, please send as a photo in uniform along with the branch served, rank at exit, lodge and some notes about time in the military. Thank you for your service!

Send your photos to the Grand Lodge Editor at editor@azmasons.org

Arizona Masons in the Military

Thank you for your Service!

Brother Ernie Miranda is a member of White Mountain Lodge No. 3. He served as a SSgt in the US Air Force. He served in Operation Desert Storm & Desert Shield. His son Daniel is currently serving in the Air Force.

Brother Daniel Miranda is a member of white Mountain Lodge No. 3. He is currently serving in the United States Air Force as a SSgt , assigned to the 352d SOW, at Mildenhall AB, England. He has served in Operations Inherent Resolve and Spartan Shield.

Brother Michael Koftka is a member of Yuma Lodge No. 17. He joined the US Marines 21 days after he graduated high school . His first deployment was in Hawaii (pictured) and his service would take him to the Philippines, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan and Singapore. He was trained on all types of small arms including rifles, automatic pistols, machine guns, grenade launchers and even a grenade launching machine gun called the “chain gun”. He served from 19761996, and retired as a Gunnery Sergeant.

Daniel Miranda, USAF

Ernie Miranda, USAF

This month, we share an excerpt from the December, 2022 Trestleboard of Gila Valley Lodge No. 9

The Morgan Affair

The Morgan affair begins with William Morgan. Morgan was a captain during the War of 1812. After the war, Morgan, who was in his 40's, married 19 year old Lucinda Pendelton in Richmond, Virginia. The couple had two children. After the birth of his children, Morgan moved his family to York, Upper Canada where he started a brewery. When the brewery burned down, Morgan, and his family, were left in poverty.

After the fire, Morgan moved his family first to Rochester, New York. There Morgan allegedly became a member of the local Masonic Lodge, Wells Lodge No. 282. It is important to note there is no written evidence of Morgan being raised in the lodge, in fact it is questioned whether Morgan ever really went through the three degrees of Freemasonry. There is written documentation he received the Royal Arch Degrees (York Rite), and joined Western Star Chapter R.A.M. No. 33 of LeRoy, New York. To receive the Royal Arch degrees a person must have received the first three degrees of Freemasonry. It is believed Morgan convinced a friend and employer to vouch for him rather than to go through the proper process of verifying Morgan's membership in a masonic lodge.

After receiving the Royal Arch Degrees in 1825, Morgan became well known in New York Freemasonry. He gave speeches about the craft, volunteered to help in degree work and helped start several Royal Arch Chapters. One of them was in Batavia, New York. By the time he arrived there, questions were growing about whether he was truly a Freemason. Because of this, his name was left off the documents for chartering showing him as a founding member. On top of this the members of the local Batavia lodge, where Morgan lived with his family, denied him admission into the lodge.

Morgan became angry at the fraternity for the disrespect he experienced. He threatened to write a book called Illustrations of Masonry revealing all of the secrets of the Masonic Degrees. There were three backers of the book, one being David C. Miller a local newspaper publisher who had a grudge against the fraternity. Miller had progressed through the 1st degree of masonry and was prevented from continuing for 20 years, his progression was stopped "due to cause." Records indicate one or more members of the Batavia lodge objected to his continuing in the fraternity.

From “Illustrations of Masonry” 1827

This month, we share an excerpt from the January, 2023 Trestleboard of Gila Valley Lodge No. 9

The Morgan Affair

The Morgan affair begins with William Morgan. Morgan was a captain during the War of 1812. After the war, Morgan, who was in his 40's, married 19 year old Lucinda Pendelton in Richmond, Virginia. The couple had two children. After the birth of his children, Morgan moved his family to York, Upper Canada where he started a brewery. When the brewery burned down, Morgan, and his family, were left in poverty.

After the fire, Morgan moved his family first to Rochester, New York. There Morgan allegedly became a member of the local Masonic Lodge, Wells Lodge No. 282. It is important to note there is no written evidence of Morgan being raised in the lodge, in fact it is questioned whether Morgan ever really went through the three degrees of Freemasonry. There is written documentation he received the Royal Arch Degrees (York Rite), and joined Western Star Chapter R.A.M. No. 33 of LeRoy, New York. To receive the Royal Arch degrees a person must have received the first three degrees of Freemasonry. It is believed Morgan convinced a friend and employer to vouch for him rather than to go through the proper process of verifying Morgan's membership in a masonic lodge.

After receiving the Royal Arch Degrees in 1825, Morgan became well known in New York Freemasonry. He gave speeches about the craft, volunteered to help in degree work and helped start several Royal Arch Chapters. One of them was in Batavia, New York. By the time he arrived there, questions were growing about whether he was truly a Freemason. Because of this, his name was left off the documents for chartering showing him as a founding member. On top of this the members of the local Batavia lodge, where Morgan lived with his family, denied him admission into the lodge.

Morgan became angry at the fraternity for the disrespect he experienced. He threatened to write a book called Illustrations of Masonry revealing all of the secrets of the Masonic Degrees. There were three backers of the book, one being David C. Miller a local newspaper publisher who had a grudge against the fraternity. Miller had progressed through the 1st degree of masonry and was prevented from continuing for 20 years, his progression was stopped "due to cause." Records indicate one or more members of the Batavia lodge objected to his continuing in the fraternity. Miller and the two other backers of Morgan's book entered into a bond with Morgan for $500,000.00. Morgan was offered one quarter of the profits of the book once published.

This month, we share an excerpt from the January, 2023 Trestleboard of Gila Valley Lodge No. 9

The Morgan Affair(cont

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It's important to remember Morgan was about 100 years too late on revealing the ritual of Freemasonry in his book, the first rituals of the Grand Lodge of England were published in the London Times by a reporter shortly after the forming of the Grand Lodge England. At the time there were accusations unknown individuals tried to burn Miller's newspaper down. Several Masons regularly went to Morgans house and protested stating Morgan owed them money and finally he was accused of stealing a shirt and tie, leading to his arrest. He was acquitted of stealing the tie, instead he was locked up in debtors prison until a debt of just over $2.00 was repaid.

It is here the details of the story become vague and shrouded. Some accounts have a group of unknown men showing up at the prison, paying his debt and spiriting him into the darkness never to be seen again. Others have Miller arriving to pay his debt and the two men disappearing into the night. One commonality among the stories was Morgan ended up at Fort Niagara on the Niagara River bordering Canada. Again the details of what happened here are unclear and many statements, some conflicting, have been made. Here are just a few of the theories which have been put forth:

-Morgan was taken to an unused building at Fort Niagara and after a few days drowned in the river. Some credence was given to this story when a body washed up on the shore of Lake Ontario. The body was initially identified as Morgan, although there were large discrepancies about the appearance of the body which called it into question. It was later identified by Mrs. Sarah Monroe as her husband. The widow Monroe was able to identify various birthmarks and scars on the body before seeing the body. There was also an accusation Thurlow Reed, a newspaper publisher, had the body altered to better resemble Morgan. As examples, the body which washed up on shore was bearded, with a full head of hair. Morgan had no facial hair and was bald.

A similar account claims Morgan's captors took him across the Niagara River to Canada to ask Canadian Masons to deal with him. The Canadian Masons refused and on the trip back across the river, Morgan was dumped over the side of the boat. Again the above account of the body washing up in…..

This month, we share an excerpt from the January, 2023 Trestleboard of Gila Valley Lodge No. 9 The Morgan Affair(cont’d)

...Lake Ontario gave fuel to this concept, although the body was clearly not Morgan based on testimonies from the Widow Monroe.

The Masons themselves claimed $500.00 was given to Morgan and he was told to leave the country. There were contemporary reports Morgan had been spotted in other countries. One report said he was seen in the southern part of the United States after his alleged murder.

Regardless of which story is true, the media at the time ran with the story of murder and secret plots. At the time in the United States Masonry was very popular among politicians and even then there was talk of conspiracies of the Freemasons secretly running the country. For those who were opposed to Masonry this was the opportunity they needed.

Three of the men were tried in Batavia for the alleged murder of Morgan. In the initial trial they were all acquitted. This sent a wave of outrage through the country, again claiming a Masonic Conspiracy had set the men free. It was not helped by the fact the first judge in the case was himself a Freemason. Due to public outrage across the country, the three men and the sheriff (also a mason) in Batavia were retried. This time the men plead guilty to conspiracy to kidnap Morgan and stuck to their story Morgan was alive and had merely been encouraged to leave town. The men were convicted of murdering Morgan.

Those who opposed Freemasonry, generally now called Anti-Masons, saw this as another opportunity. They formed the first national third party, the Anti-Masonic Party. They nominated a candidate in the 1828 and 1832 Presidential elections. After the second Presidential election, interest in the party ...

This month, we share an excerpt from the January, 2023 Trestleboard of Gila Valley Lodge No. 9

The Morgan Affair(cont’d) began to wane as other more important national issues were raised, like slavery. The Anti-Masonic party was quietly absorbed into the Whig party.

For Freemasonry in the United States the decades after the Morgan Affair are referred to as a Dark Time for Freemasonry. Public sentiment regarding the fraternity caused many lodges to close or to go "underground" meeting in members homes or not meeting at all to avoid the backlash which started because of the alleged murder of Morgan.

Morgan's widow moved west with a new husband, also significantly older than she was. The couple became Mormons and some accounts have Morgan's widow becoming one of the plural wives of Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism. In fact Morgan himself was given a vicarious baptism into the Mormon church in 1841, adding some fuel to a conflict between Mormon's of the time and the masonic fraternity.

Dewitt Clinton, the Governor of New York, and a Freemason, during the Morgan affair offered a $1,000 reward for information regarding Morgan's whereabouts. No one ever claimed the reward.

Note: writer's opinion is represented below.

Like Freemasonry itself, the idea of the Morgan affair continues to give new fuel to conspiracy theories since there are so few facts available after Morgan's disappearance. No body has ever been positively identified as Morgan's. On some level, the Morgan Affair was the first pop culture trial in the United States, with people eagerly awaiting news out of Batavia. Salivating over every salacious detail of the trial. Often a person's view point on the Morgan affair, including my own, is colored by what the person thinks of the Masonic Fraternity and not the facts of the case. ~Masonry Today

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Brothers Around Town

Riders of the third degree helping do some early spring cleaning for the Phoenix Scottish Rite

Scottsdale Lodge 43 visits Prometheus Lodge 87 for an Entered Apprentice degree!

Epes Randolph Lodge

Peter Howell Elementary

Brethren, I had the Honor of presenting the Teacher of the year award to Matthew Morandos at Peter Howell this morning. He was very Happy with our gift and says Thank you and also the School says Thank you for everything we do for them!

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Brother Jaime Lamb, Master of Ascension Lodge No. 89, receives a portrait of himself drawn by Masonic Artist Travis Simpkins.

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The Most Kissed Girl in the World

She is known by many names: Inconnue de la Seine (Unknown Woman of Seine), the Mona Lisa of Seine, Resusci Annie, and The Most Kissed Girl in the World. She might not have lived to tell the tale, but she has transformed training for medical emergencies and saved many lives. She is the face that we have all kissed during practice for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but do we ever stop and wonder about the story behind this mesmerising face? This is the DEATH MASK of a young woman who drowned in the River Seine in the 1880s.

As was customary in those days, her corpse was put on display in the Paris mortuary, in the hope that someone might recognize her and claim her body. The pathologist on duty became entranced by the girl with the enigmatic half-smile, and so he commissioned a plaster cast made of her face. This mask was replicated many times over. She became known as "L'Inconnue de la Seine,” or “The Unknown Woman of the Seine.”

In 1955, a toymaker named Asmund Laerdal created what we now know as the CPR doll. Asmund wanted his mannequin to have a natural appearance. Remembering a mask on the wall of his grandparents' house many years earlier, he decided that the L'Inconnue de la Seine would become the face of Resusci Anne - the CPR doll.

So you see, this anonymous woman who drowned in the 19th century is responsible for saving many, many lives the world over. It is said that she has the most kissed face of all time.

Source: Compiled from BMJ (British Medical Journal) first published December 10, 2020 and The Center for Wilderness Safety (Feb. 16th, Facebook, promoting CPR).

Masonic License Plates

Masonic License Plates for the state of Arizona are available from azmvdnow.gov.

The initial cost is $25 for the specialty plate and $25 for personalization. Almost 70% ($17) of the fee goes to charities supported by Arizona Masons.

AZMVDNOW is the authorized service website for the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division. You can order online by clicking here

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Arizona Brotherhood

Military Degree Team at Mohave Valley 68

White Mountain

Gila Valley

Mohave Valley

Ralph Waldo Emerson

An excerpt from “Divinity School Address” delivered before the Senior Class in Divinity College, Cambridge, Sunday Evening, July 15, 1838

VIRTUE

“A more secret, sweet, and overpowering beauty appears to man when his heart and mind open to the sentiment of virtue. Then he is instructed in what is above him. He learns that his being is without bound; that to the good, to the perfect, he is born, low as he now lies in evil and weakness. That which he venerates is still his own, though he has not realized it yet. He ought. He knows the sense of that grand word, though his analysis fails to render account of it. When in innocency or when by intellectual perception he attains to say , “I Love the Right; Truth is beautiful within and without forevermore. Virtue, I am think; save me; use me; thee will I serve, day and night, in great, in small, that I may not be virtuous but virtue;” then is the end of the creation answered, and God is well pleased.

The sentiment of virtue is a reverence and delight in the presences of certain divine laws. It perceives that this homely game of life we play, covers, under what seem foolish details, principles that astonish. The child amidst his baubles is learning the action of light, motion, gravity, muscular force; and in the game of human life, love, fear, justice, appetite, man and God, interact. These laws refuse to be adequately stated. They will not be written out on paper, or spoken by the tongue. They elude our persevering thought; yet we read them hourly in each other’s faces, in each other’s actions, in our own remorse. The moral traits which are all globed into every virtuous act and thought, in speech we must sever, and describe or suggest by painful enumeration of many particulars. Yet, as this sentiment is the essence of all religion, let me guide your eye to the precise objects of the sentiment, by an enumeration of some of those classes of facts in which this element is conspicuous.

The intuition of the moral sentiment is an insight of the perfection of the laws of the soul. These laws execute themselves. They are out of time, out of space, and not subject to

Ralph Waldo Emerson, c. 1875. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Wash. D.C

Ralph Waldo Emerson

An excerpt from “Divinity School Address” delivered before the Senior Class in Divinity College, Cambridge, Sunday Evening, July 15, 1838

VIRTUE (continued)

Circumstances. Thus in the soul of man there is a justice whose retributions are instant and entire. He who does a good deed is instantly ennobled. He who does a mean deed is by the action itself contracted. He who puts off impurity thereby puts on purity. If a man is at heart just, then in so far is he God; the safety of God, the immortality of God, the majesty of God, do enter into that man with justice. If a man dissemble, deceive, he deceives himself and goes out of acquaintance with his own being. A man in the view of absolute goodness adores with total humility. Every step do downward is a step upward. The man who renounces himself comes to himself.

The good, by affinity, seek the good; the vile, by affinity, the vile.

See how this rapid intrinsic energy worketh everywhere, righting wrongs, correcting appearances, and bringing up facts to a harmony with thoughts. Its operation in life, though slow to the senses , is at last as sure as in the soul. By it a man is made the Providence to himself, dispensing good to his goodness and evil to his sin. Character is always known. Thefts never enrich; alms never impoverish; murder will speak out of stone walls. The least admixture of a life for example, the taint of vanity, any attempt to make a good impression, a favorable appearance—will instantly vitiate the effect. But speak the truth, and all nature and all spirits help you with unexpected furtherance. Speak the truth, and all things alive or brute are vouchers, and the very roots of the grass underground there do seem to stir and move to bear you witness. See again the perfection of the Law as it applies itself to the affections and becomes the law of society. As we are, so we associate. The good, by affinity, seek the good; the vile, by affinity, the vile. Thus of their own volition, souls proceed into heaven, into hell”.

………..Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882

Masonic Events

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Arizona Grand Lodge F.

60 year longevity award at White Mountain 3

Installation of Officers at Mohave Valley 68

Welcome to the newest Chapter of the Riders of the third Degree The Lions Paw at Pinal No. 30

Scottsdale Lodge 43

Master Mason Degree at 43!

Grand Master Jim Baker presents a 50 year Longevity

Grand Lodge & Scottsdale 43 present a check to Bridging AZ Furniture Bank!

Shrine Events

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Shriners representing in the Buckeye Parade!

El Zaribah Annual Crab Feed!

Installation of the 2023 Divan at El Zaribah Shrine Installation of the 2023 Divan at Sabbar Shrine

Congratulations to Noble David Ramirez of Sabbar Shrine who was appointed to the Board of Directors of Shriners of Southern California!

Scottish Rite Installation of 2023 Scottish Rite Officers Valley of Phoenix

Effective today, January 26, 2023, I have appointed

Illustrious Randal Scott Jager, 33°, as Deputy for the Orient of Arizona.”

James D. Cole, 33°

Sovereign Grand Commander

Donations from Masonic Charities of

Phoenicia 58 Serving dinner at Parent/Teacher Conferences!

Installations

Congratulations to the new Officers of Nelson C. Bledsoe No. 74, Anahuac Lodge No. 81 and Green Valley Lodge No. 71! Congratulations to the newly installed officers of Safford Lodge No. 16!

Congratulations to the brothers of El Quixote No. 83 and the newest Worshipful Master Alberto Villanueva

Grand Lodge

Order of the Red Cross of Constantine

Officially known as The Masonic and Military Order of the Red Cross of Constantine and the Orders of the Holy Sepulchre and St. John The Evangelist. The Red Cross of Constantine is an Appendant Body of the York Rite.

The purpose of the Constantinian Orders are to commemorate the first elevation of Christianity from the position of a despised and proscribed heresy to that of a legally recognized and honored religion, to cultivate the social virtues, appeal to the intellectual and moral qualities, preserve as far as possible the customs of the fraternity and bring about good fellowship and understanding between all branches of Masonry.

The meeting of this order is called a “Conclave” and there are two conclaves in Arizona one in Phoenix and one in Tucson.

Installation of the Arizona 2023 officers for the Red Cross of Constantine; William Anderson Garrard Intending General

Arizona Grand Lodge Library

George Roskruge & S. Barry Casey Masonic Memorial Library & Museum

Jewels of Masonic Oratory

Published in 1898, this book is a collection of orations given by Masonic Grand Orators in the United States. James Albert Zabriskie, Grand Orator for the Grand Lodge of Arizona in 1882, 1883, 1884 and 1886, has 4 of his Orations shared in this book. This is an excerpt from his Grand Oration, November 13th, 1883:

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No plant can bloom in uncongenial soil, and no man can become a Mason who has not within him those natural elements of character which ever unfold and expand under Masonic teaching. While the physical danger to Masonry may, in a sense, be past, the moral danger is still apparent.

The record of its brilliant exploits should be kept untarnished by its defenders of the present. To us is confided the sacred trust, and if we permit that already gained through ages of sacrifices and toile to be lost, how justly will we be held amenable to the bitterest execrations. Its power is now established and its influences potent in all the avenues of social, moral and political life.

We are enjoying the fruits of a dear bought victory, and let us appreciate our present position and not fritter away by neglect or personal considerations, the result of such patient heroism. Let us preserve this priceless boon in its pristine purity. Coming down through the ages of darkness, terror and bloody persecution, let us cherish the teachings and examples of a cause hallowed by the memories of the greatest and the best of mankind; enshrouded in a halo of immortal glory, let us defend not the shadow but the substance.

Let us remember with grateful emotions, that a principle which can survive the struggles of barbaric forces, the throes of tyrants, the cunning sophistries of astute and wily counsellors, and the concentrated fury and hate of ecclesiastical power and dominion, must be immortal. Let the light continue to shine with undiminished splendor; let its influence be kept pure and unsullied, and uncontaminated by unworthy association; let its power be felt as of old in the councils of Kings and in the humbler walk of life. Thus will it continue to flourish for the amelioration of mankind, until the darkest recesses of ignorance, and the lowest abyss of misery shall be penetrated by its light and relieved by its charity. “

“In Silence, Steals on soft handed charity; Tempering her gifts, that seem so few, By time and place, Till not a woe the break would see, But finds her grace”

This book comes from the collection of Past Grand Master Louis A. Myers (1940) and is kept in the Reference section of the George Roskruge & S. Barry Casey Masonic Memorial and Library Museum.

About MSAP

Masonic Foundation for Children

Nearly 4,000 educators trained and 30,000 children's lives affected!

What is the Masonic Model Student Assistance Program(MSAP)?

Teachers are not experts in at-risk behavior which is why we developed the MSAP. Our training includes a highly professional and intensive three-day training workshop for Arizona educators to learn to improve their ability to; identify, intervene with, and create appropriate intervention plans for students at risk.

This workshop trains a core team of four to eight educators from a school in how to intervene early and effectively with students that display patterns of behaviors that threaten their success at school and life. MSAP involves practice sessions designed to simulate real events on subjects such as:

• Chemical dependency

• Depression & Suicide

• Conflict, Anger & Violence

• Family Dynamics & Enabling

• Life Skills Development

• Treatment & Aftercare

• Communication Skills

• Group Process & Intervention

How Can I support the Arizona Masonic Foundation for Children?

• Donate to the foundation directly

• Buy Arizona Masonic License Plates

2021/22 Arizona Grand Lodge Officers

Grand Master

Grand Lodge F. & A.M. Arizona

Jim Baker (9)

Deputy Grand Master: George R. Rusk (20,75)

Senior Grand Warden: Junior Grand Warden:

Michael A. Dale (17) Leigh J. Creighton (4)

Senior Grand Deacon: Junior Grand Deacon: Roger C. Biede III (9) Eric D. Dupree (86)

Senior Grand Steward: Junior Grand Steward: David A. Sahady (1) James Xie (43)

Grand Secretary: Grand Treasurer:

Gregory A. Vasquez (15) Ronald W. Richards (32,41,89)

Deputy Grand Secretary: Deputy Grand Secretary: James R. Leppert (85) James W. Rowan (43)

Grand Treasurer Emeritus Grand Secretary Emeritus

Michael N. McGee (50) George H. Stabelin Sr. (15)

Grand Secretary Emeritus Wilbur E. Robertson (20)

Grand Lecturer: Grand Chaplain

John W. Welsch (7,14) Michael D. Valecourt (16,43)

Grand Orator: Grand Marshall

Antonio L. Lugo (31) Adam B. Pitman (30)

Grand Editor: Grand Bible Bearer: Robert (Bo) F. Buchanan III (2) John B. Brooks (70)

Grand Sword Bearer: Grand Pursuivant : Michael L. Fluty (5,53) Wayne S. Thatcher (42)

Grand Standard Bearer: Grand Organist: Yosef Acosta (83) Gordon Stevenson (20)

Grand Tyler: Grand Counsel: Eric Smith (9) Richard L. Brooks (85)

Grand Photographer: Allen Nichols (43,85)

2021-22 Arizona DDGM

District 1: Robert E. Weed (22) - 22,64, 68

District 2: Steve L. Bracety (1) - 1, 14, 82

District 3: Ralph Doudna (7,38) - 7, 13, 38

District 4: Paul A. Diaz (62) - 6, 62

District 5: Lon Thomas (70) – 3, 70

District 6: Tim W. Williams (17) - 17

District 7: Emertio R. Godoy (74.81) - 74, 81

District 8: Robin E Settlemeyer (60) - 41, 86

District 9: David Fierro (42) - 20, 69, 75

District 10: Brian R Hanne (3,69) - 9, 30, 46

District 11: Gregory M. Covel (5,53) - 5,53,77

District 12: Bryon P. Howe (58) - 15, 43

District 13: Jon M. Schmidt (4) - 52, 60

District 14: Thomas A Murray (89) - 29, 50, 89

District 15: Thomas E. Schaff (16) - 10, 16, 55

District 16: Matthew Link (72) - 31, 72, 88

District 17: Harold L. Lindamood (71) - 11, 71

District 18: Gary J. Horn (23) - 23, 42, 85

District 19: David Morgnflash (66,86) - 49, 66

District 21: Bruce McLaughlin (52) - 4, 32, 56

District 22: Mark J. Simington (45) - 2, 58, 83

District 23: Dwayne Hoyt (87) - 35, 45, 87

District 24: Kenn Barrett (5) - 12, 19

2021-22 Arizona DDGL’s

District 1: John D. Graham (7) - (North)

District 2: William J. Enloe (85) -(W. Phx)

District 3: Geoffrey R. Cummings (87)- (E. Phx)

District 4: Ronald N. Allen (4,55,74,81) - (South)

District 5: Daniel Kilpatrick (5) - (Southeast)

District 6: Michael Kofta (17)

District 7: Carl Melton (23)

District 8: Carl Erdman (4)

’s

Copper Corridor

Safford No. 16 - First Tuesday

https://www.facebook.com/Safford-Lodge-16-Freemasons-of -Arizona-364043271063618/ http://safford16.com/

7:00pm.StatedMeeting

Pinal Lodge No. 30 - First Thursday www.facebook.com/pinallodge30

7:00pmStatedMeeting

Yuma No. 17 - Second Thursday www.facebook.com/yumamasons https://www.yumalodge17.org/

7:00pm StatedMeeting

White Mountain No. 3 - Second Saturday https://www.facebook.com/whitemountainlodge3/

10:00am StatedMeeting

Gila Valley Lodge No. 9 - Monday on or before full moon www.facebook.com/gilavalley9

https://www.gilavalleylodge9.com

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Eloy Lodge No. 46 - Third Thursday

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Northern Arizona

Mohave Valley No. 68 - First Wednesday www.facebook.com/mohave68

7:30pm StatedMeeting

Winslow No. 13 - Second Monday

https://www.facebook.com/Winslow-Masonic-Lodge-FAM13-263422877119888/

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Kingman No. 22 - Second Monday www.kingmanmasoniclodge.com

7:30pm StatedMeeting

Northern Arizona

White River No. 62 - Second Tuesday

www.facebook.com/WhiteRiver62

https://www.whiteriverlodge62.org

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Sy Harrison No. 70 - Second Tuesday

https://www.facebook.com/SyHarrisonMaster/

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Aztlan No. 1 - Second Tuesday

www.facebook.com/AztlanLodge

https://www.aztlanlodge.org

7:30pm StatedMeeting

Havasu No. 64 - Second Tuesday

www.facebook.com/HavasuLodge

https://www.havasumasoniclodge.com

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Williams - Grand Canyon No. 38 - Second Wednesday

https://www.facebook.com/Grand-Canyon-Lodge-38Williams-AZ-2069618369937681

7:30pm StatedMeeting

Central Arizona No. 14 - Second Wednesday

www.facebook.com/CentralAZLodge14

http://www.arizonafreemasons.com

7:30pm StatedMeeting

Chalcedony No. 6 - Second Thursday

https://www.facebook.com/ChalcedonyLodge6

https://holbrooklodge6.org

7:30pm StatedMeeting

Flagstaff No. 7 - First Thursday

https://www.facebook.com/Flagstaff-Masonic-Lodge-7707047839324640

https://flagstaff7.org

7:30pm StatedMeeting

Phoenix Metro

Arizona Lodge No. 2 - First Tuesday

www.facebook.com/ArizonaLodge2 www.azlodge2.org

7:00pm StatedMeeting

PVST No. 29 - First Wednesday

https://www.facebook.com/pvst29 http://pvst29.org/

7:30pm StatedMeeting

Scottsdale No. 43 - First Thursday www.facebook.com/scottsdalemasoniclodge www.scottsdalelodge43.com

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Montezuma No. 35 - First Thursday

https://www.facebook.com/montezumalodge

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Wayfarer No. 50 - Second Tuesday www.facebook.com/wayfarers50 https://www.wayfarers50.org

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Phoenicia No. 58 - Second Tuesday www.facebook.com/Phoenicia58 https://phoenicia58.org

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Phoenix Metro

Sahuaro No. 45 - Second Wednesday

www.facebook.com/groups/Sahuaro-Lodge-45107142687586605

7:00pm StatedMeeting

El Quixote No. 83 - Second Wednesday

https://www.facebook.com/groups/elquixote83

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Arizona Sunrise No. 88 - Third Saturday

10:00am StatedMeeting

Ascension No. 89 - Third Monday

https://www.facebook.com/ascensionlodgeaz

6:30pm StatedMeeting

Pioneer No. 82 - Third Monday

https://www.facebook.com/pioneermasons

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Hunters Paradise No. 85 - Fourth Monday

https://www.facebook.com/HuntersParadise85 https://www.hp85.org

7:00pm StatedMeeting

East Valley (Phx)

Oriental Lodge No. 20 - First Tuesday

www.facebook.com/Oriental20

http://oriental20.com

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Camelback Daylight No. 75 - First Saturday www.facebook.com/camelback.daylight

10:00am StatedMeeting

Prometheus Lodge No. 87 - First Wednesday

https://www.facebook.com/Prometheuslodge87

https://www.prometheus87.com/

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Apache Lodge No. 69 - Second Thursday

https://apachelodge69.com

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Chandler-Thunderbird No. 15 Second Tuesday www.facebook.com/ChandlerThunderbird

https://chandlerthunderbird15.org

7:00pm StatedMeeting

West Valley (Phx)

Peoria No. 31 - First Tuesday

www.facebook.com/FreemasonsPeoriaLodge31

https://www.peoria31.com

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Acacia No. 42 - First Tuesday

www.facebook.com/AcaciaXLII

https://www.acacia42.com

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Sun City No. 72 - Second Tuesday

https://www.facebook.com/suncitylodge72

http://suncitymasoniclodgeno72.com/

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Glendale No. 23 - First Thursday

www.facebook.com/glendaleaz23

https://www.glendaleaz23.com

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Tucson Area

Marion McDaniel No. 56 - First Monday

www.facebook.com/groups/MarionMcDaniel56

https://mm56.org/

7:30pm StatedMeeting

Jerusalem Daylight No. 66 - Second Saturday

https://www.facebook.com/jerusalemdaylightlodge66

10:00am StatedMeeting

Adobe No. 41 - First Tuesday

https://www.facebook.com/groups/413707212136698/ https://www.adobelodge41.com

6:30pm StatedMeeting

Aaron No. 49 - First Wednesday

www.facebook.com/aaronlodge

http://www.aaronlodge49.com

7:30pm StatedMeeting

Tucson No. 4 - First Wednesday

www.facebook.com/groups/23323535675

http://www.tucsonlodge4.org/untitled2.html

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Tucson Area

Oasis No. 52 - Second Tuesday

www.facebook.com/Oasis-Lodge-52

http://www.oasis52.org

7:30pm StatedMeeting

Nelson C Bledsoe No. 74 - Second Tuesday

www.facebook.com/nelsoncbledsoe74/

https://nelsonbledsoe74.org

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Epees Randolph No. 32 - Second Wednesday

www.facebook.com/groups/1033656566693307

https://epesrandolph32.org

7:30pm StatedMeeting

Builders No. 60 - Second Wednesday

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Builders%20sixty% 20Masonic%20Lodge/111283838906398

7:30pm StatedMeeting

Anahuac No. 81 - Third Monday

https://www.facebook.com/An%C3%A1huac-Lodge-81101624338741117

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Downtown No. 86 - Fourth Monday

www.facebook.com/Downtown-Lodge-86-FAM

https://www.downtown86.com

7:30pm StatedMeeting

Southern AZ

King Solomon No. 5 - First Monday

https://www.facebook.com/pages/King%20Solomon% 20Masonic%20Lodge%205/852903704763254/ https://tombstonemasons.com

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Huachuca Lodge No.53 - First Wednesday

https://www.facebook.com/groups/153859584687195/ https://www.huachuca53.org

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Nogales No. 11 - Second Wednesday

https://www.nogaleslodge11.com

7:30pm StatedMeeting

Willcox No. 10 - Second Thursday

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Southern AZ

Perfect Ashlar No. 12 - First Thursday

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1260581197303908

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Camp Stone No. 77 - Second Saturday

https://www.facebook.com/groups/255246284490966

https://camp-stone-77.square.site/

9:30am StatedMeeting

Green Valley No. 71 - Third Thursday

www.facebook.com/greenvalleylodge71

https://www.greenvalley71.com

7:00pm StatedMeeting

San Pedro No. 55 - Fourth Monday

www.facebook.com/groups/sanpedro55

https://sanpedro55.com/

7:00pm StatedMeeting

Arizona Lodge No. 2 has coins for sale! Coins are $15.00 shipped to you – just click on the link below and purchase a coin to have it directly mailed to you! Coins are heavy duty enamel filled –1 ¾” wide!

https://www.azlodge2.org/lodge-coin

All proceeds will go into our lodge general fund.

This Months Masonic Temple:

Safford Lodge No. 16 in Safford, Arizona

Since 1866

Arizona Freemasonry