Seattle Scottish Rite Communicator

Volume 66, No. 04

July-August 2019

Fourth of July - pg 6

Famous Masons

ELS&L

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Scottish Rite Communicator Valley of Seattle

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SCOTTISH RITE OFFICERS Ill. Ronald A. Seale, 33° Sovereign Grand Commander Ill. Alvin W. Jorgensen, 33° S:.G:.I:.G:, Orient of Washington Ill. Sat Tashiro, 33° Personal Rep. of S:.G:.I:.G:. pr@seattle-scottishrite.org Daniel Southerland, 32° General Secretary Communicator Editor secretary@seattle-scottishrite.org Gene Ulrich, 32° KCCH Treasurer Ill. Tom Lamb, 33° Almoner PRESIDING OFFICERS Gale Kenney 32. KCCH° Master of Kadosh, Consistory Adam Creighton 32° Commander, Council of Kadosh Bob Dearborn 32° KCCH Wise Master, Chapter of Rose Croix Bryan Reagan, 32° Venerable Master, Lodge of Perfection Seattle Scottish Rite Center 1207 N 152nd St. Seattle, WA 98133-6213 206 324-3330 voice 206 324-3332 fax

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News from the Personal Representative

This Communicator will find many of the members of the Seattle Valley and their families on or considering vacation plans or summer cruises and excursions. The mid-year solstice has come and gone, with visions of the warmth of summer and fall around the corner. As we approach the midyear of 2019, it has been an extremely busy year for our valley and the class of 2019.

At this midpoint of 2019, our Class of 2019 have completed the planned three of the terminal degrees, 4°, 14° and 18° with the 30th occurring as we resume our labors in September. In addition we have seen the performance of the 6°, 7° and 15° as we approach the midpoint of the second year of our 4-year plan to perform all the 32 degrees.

It is our plan to finish the year with the 20°, 24°, and 28°, non-terminal degrees and the 32° in October. We will be hosting the Cap and Ring Ceremony in early November for the class of 2019

Our May 15 stated meeting was a special event, where we had Brother Bob Guild present the results of his recent travels to Scotland, to visit his ancestral places and those famous in Scottish-Masonic history.

This was followed by a special dinner and speaker, Brother John Kraft, 32°KCCH, as well as the attendance of Brother John Swafford, 33°. Both brothers had served during WWII, and those in attendance were able to hear their stories. The evening was to remember the anniversary of D-day, and more importantly to hear the stories of our veterans of the conflict. Brother Kraft had served in the Pacific, while Brother Swafford had served in Europe and e are encouraging members who have been inactive to resume their labors with the Valley. Brothers Lamb brought his models of WWII fighting ships and Brother Guild displayed the weapons used in WWII. We have been and continue to bring events and fellowship which will be attractive to all. Body leaders will be contacting the classes of the past three years to generate their interest and to participate in these many activities of the Seattle Valley.

Towards this end we will be making the Knights of St. Andrew an important body as we reinvigorate them in the new initiatives. Plans are still underway to perform the 29°, Knight of St. Andrew later this year.

Brother Tom Lamb, 33°, has been in contact with Brother Bob Cooper, Curator of the Grand Lodge of Scotland who will be visiting us in mid-December. The meeting is tentatively scheduled for 17 December. All Masons are invited. Further details will be forthcoming in future Communicators.

Membership drives our valley forward. We will be planning events in the coming months for those who may be interested in the Scottish Rite. We are also inviting potential members to attend our stated meeting dinners as our guests to become acquainted with our members and to learn about our Valley. Members are urged to act as quasi-ambassadors at their respective blue lodges, and to inform the lodge that class of 2019 is being formed. Membership packets are available in the office.

The West Seattle Scottish Rite Club (WSSRC) will be having its next meeting at Southgate Masonic Center in Burien on 7 September at 9 AM. Further information on future meetings can be obtained by contacting Brother Richard Syson at nosys@comcast.net.

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The Eastside Scottish Rite Club has been divided into two branches, Philosophic & Esoteric and Master Craftsman. The next meeting of the Philosophic & Esoteric ESRC will meet on 30 October, 7 PM at Myrtle Lodge, Issaquah.

The meeting of the Master Craftsman (MC) Program of the Eastside Scottish Rite Club (ESRC) will be held on 23 July at the Eastside Masonic Center at 8561 Willows Road in Redmond at 7 PM. Subsequent meetings on the 4th Tuesdays of the following months. The program utilizes ‘Scottish Rite Ritual Monitor & Guide’,3rd edition by Arturo De Hoyos. They can be purchased for $40 from the General Secretary. Contact him at secretary@seattle-scottishrite.org or his phone at 206-324-3330.

Please contact Dean Markley, who has organized the MC Course, wdeanm@gmail.com for additional information.

All Scottish Rite members of the Seattle Valley receive the Communicator, but may miss the fellowship with their fellow members within the valley and find the difficult-travel-miles to-and-from our Shoreline building a major problem. Please attend these club meetings.

Fraternally, Sat Tashiro 33° Personal Representative of the S:.G:.I:.G:.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWLY ELECTED KCCH & IGC 33° IGC ELECT Brother Gale H. Kenney 32° KCCH Brother James M. Stewart 32° KCCH

32° KCCH ELECT Brother Todd C. Pike 32° Brother Robert W. Guild 32° Brother Daniel J. Southerland Next time you see these Brothers be sure to congratulate them on their accomplishments and dedication to our fraternity and Seattle Scottish Rite.

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Greetings All, We hope you are enjoying these warm months of summer. As we look forward to vacations and time spent with our families I would also like us to look at our communities and beyond.

This last month we all celebrated the 75th anniversary of D-day. I so enjoyed an evening here at our center filled with heros who spoke on how it was to be part of the best we have. Now we look at Independence day and as most of us celebrate and enjoy a good BBQ just remember what it has taken and what was sacrificed so we can be together. Please thank the great Men & Woman that have given so selflessly.

We are a bit quieter here at Seattle Valley as our bodies go dark for the summer. It sure doesn’t mean we are not busy. Big happenings here as we prepare to see the construction truck pull up to the doors. As most know we are expanding the members lounge and office area. Our PR has already taken over my office and seems to like the idea of having his very own door and office area. I on the other hand have a nice huge corner just out in the anti room until our offices are completed. We are all looking forward to using our bigger members lounge as it has become quite the popular place to be. Also our library will be getting a face lift as we ad more bookshelves to accommodate the many books. It will also have chairs to relax and read your favorites.

Remember we are open during the summer and look forward to you all stopping in to see how everything is progressing. Progress is a great thing within our fraternity and this just shows how Seattle is growing.

Our Early Life Speech & Language is also changing. As we look to the future their board of Directors is making some changes. They are making a Seattle Council to help with building the future of ELS&L so much better. We need your help in all they do,, especially fund raising. So please think about how you can help as they will always need you. One great way is becoming a “Children’s Champion” Have you looked into it yet? Anyone can do it and as always the more the merrier, so go to Earlylifespeech. org and support our children as they so very much need it today.

Also believe it or not we already have several Brothers looking to join Seattle Valley and continue their Masonic journey by joining the class of 2020. So if you know of any of your brother who are looking for more then talk with them and bring them by for a visit. Its never to late or to early to see what Scottish Rite has to offer and how it can answer so many questions you may have. If you need petitions just let me know and I will email them out to all.

The meeting in September will be our Scottish Rite Scholarship dinner with our several recipients joining us. It will also be our Grand Re-Opening of our new and larger Members Lounge. So come and see how we are growing and becoming the place to be seen as Scottish Rite Masons. As we look to the future of our building we are also looking for the best use of all our spaces so I will always ask you to bing forth your ideas for the unused areas. We are still discussing the ideas with both our arcitect firm and the city of Shoreline as the city is so growing around us. If you didnt hear, we will be neighbors to Jersey’s Sports bar along with about 1500 new apartments going in down the street a couple block so lets get ready to welcome the growth around us.

Fraternally, Dan Southerland, 32° General Secretary

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Early Life Speech & Language provides research based speech therapy for children and toddlers age two to seven who exhibit communication delays. Our free child centered, family-friendly process involves parents as partners in each child’s individual treatment for long-term success at home, in school and beyond. We work with children who are not meeting specific speech and language development milestones. Formally known as RiteCare of Washington, Early Life Speech & Language has been providing clinical services for children in Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma and other locations in Washington state for more than 30 years, with the generous support of Scottish Rite Masons and our community of donors

Your Support is so important to ensuring the ongoing availability of Early Life Speech & Language services. With with your help, along with generous support from Scottish Rite Masons, we can provide individualized speech-language therapy and parent education classes at no charge to families.

We are grateful for your tax-deductible donation.

Make a one time donation, or sign up to allocate a monthly, quarterly, or yearly contribution.

Your support is essential to all our programs, and you will make a direct, local impact in your community! If you are a Mason, get a Masonic License Plate for your vehicle to support us.

If you are affiliated with the Masonic organization, you are invited to become a Children’s Champion. Your donation will grant you entry into the Children’s Champion Club were you will be earn recognition with the clinics. For just a minimum of $25 per month, you will earn your membership into the club and earn a branded tie and/or scarf.

To learn more on how to contribute to Early Life Speech & Language, please contact us at (206)324-6293, email ckelly@earlylifespeech.org.

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Fourth of July

As Freemasons, it is no perfunctory spirit that we remember the 148th ( 243rd in 2019) anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of American Independence, July 4th, 1776. It is a part of the history of our country and the history of our Craft, in this country and it is our belief that a people who forget, or treat lightly, a great past, cannot have a great future. If they are indifferent to, or take as a matter of course, what cost so much in suffering and sacrifice, they are not worthy of the treasure they posses.

Happily, the old disputes which led up to the American Revolution, and the legacy of enmity which it left, are now faded and forgotten, and we think with kindness and respect of the land against which our forefathers fought. Since that far-off time America and Britain have joined hands in a vast enterprise, and their sons have fought side by side in a World War for the liberation of mankind and the redemption of civilization. But the American Revolution itself still stands, not only as the birth-hour of our Republic, but as the beginning of a new and great era in the history of humanity, the meaning and measure of which we do not yet see or understand.

No story outside of fairyland is more romantic than the history of the growth and development of our Republic. He is a strange man, and no Patriot at all, who can read the record and not feel his heart beat faster, stirred by a holy memory and an honorable pride. From thirteen thinly settled states, united in the struggle for freedom and in loyalty to a newly written Constitution, our Nation has grown to be one of the greatest, strongest, more far-reaching nations on earth a human marvel and a social wonder.

Never has there been such a flowing together of peoples, such a blending of bloods, as in America it is a fraternal achievement in which many races and many faces mingled to build a freer and gentler Fatherland of Mankind.

Among the creative forces by which America has been made so great, none has been more benign than the influences of Freemasonry. The real history of Masonry in America belongs of right to the genius of poetry, and its story is an epic. Silent, ever-present, always active, by its constructive genius our Fraternity built itself into the very foundations of the Republic. When our fathers affirmed that Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, Masonry was present assenting to one of its own principles. What patriotic memories cluster about old Green Dragon Tavern in Boston! Webster called it the headquarters of the Revolution, and there was also the headquarters of Freemasonry, where the Boston Tea Party was planned.

As in Massachusetts, as throughout the Colonies, Masonry was everywhere active, indirectly as an Order, but directly through its members, in behalf of a nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal which is one of its basic truths. It was not an accident that so many Masons signed the Declaration of Independence, or that Washington and most of his Generals were members of the Craft. Nor was it by mere chance that our first President was a Mason, sworn into office on a Bible taken from a Masonic Altar, by the Grand Master of New York. Such facts are symbols of deeper facts, showing the place and power of Masonry in the making of a nation.

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Along the Atlantic Coast, among the Great Lakes, in the Wilderness of the Middle West, in the far South and the far West, everywhere, in centers of populations and in little Upper Rooms on the Frontier the Lodge stood alongside the Home, the School and the Church. Who can measure the influence, much less estimate the worth, of thousands of Masonic Altars in this land where, all down our history, men have met in the name of God and the moral law, seeking to create that influence and sentiment which gives law its authority and touches with intellectual and spiritual refinement the life of society! Only a pen endowed with more than earthly skill could trace such an influence and tell such a story.

As Freemasons we believe that the things that made our Republic great in the past - made it not only possible, but powerful - are the things that will make it still greater in the future. A great English editor recently wrote an article asking the question, what has made America great? Not its rich resources, he said, because other lands - Russia, for example - are equally rich. Nor is it intelligence and enterprise of our people, because others are also intelligent. No, what has made America great, he said, is its form of government. If ever, of any men, it can be said that our fathers were divinely taught and divinely led when they instituted our form of government, in which individual initiative is united with social responsibility - liberty under law, liberty founded in right and reason, modified by private duty, public obligation, and a sense of the common good.

For that reason we need today, all of us, a new baptism of the spirit of citizenship, of public-mindedness, of devotion to the state for what we can put into it and not for what we can get out of it. So, and only so, can we make our form of government effective for its high ends, and vindicate the wisdom of our fathers. Today hardly half of our people who are entitled to vote ever do so on any issue. Even the excitement of a Presidential campaign, such as that in which we are now engaged (July 1924), does not bestir them from their lethargy. With such negligence and indifference how can the words of Lincoln be fulfilled when he declared this to be a Government of the people, by the people, for the people? The facts show that it is not the foreign element who fail to vote, but those who are of American ancestry and training.

Here is where Masonry can render a real service, as well as in helping to create a more vivid sense of the sanctity of law. The increase of lawlessness in America in the last twenty-five years has been appalling.

Even before the Great War some kinds of crime had increased fifteen hundred percent. For anyone to think lightly of our constitution, or any part of it, is to strike a blow at the basis of ordered civic life. To obey only such laws as suit our fancy or interest our appetite, is to lead the way to anarchy. Others, by the same principle, may disregard other laws - even those protecting life and the ownership of property - and the result will be chaos. Lincoln was right when he said that obedience to law must be the political religion of our Republic. The growth of racial rancor among us bodes no good for us or for our children.

If left unchecked. it will poison private fellowship and pollute germs of ills sure to breed all sorts of social diseases. As has been said, no one race made America it is a fraternal adventure of many races, each adding something of precious worth to the total achievement. Seven nationalities were represented on the Mayflower alone. By the facts of its history, no less than by the spirit of its laws, America must know nothing of the Saxon race, nothing of the Teutonic race, nothing of the slavic race. It must know only the Human race, of whose future and fulfillment it is the last great hope and promise, if it is true to its genius of liberty, toleration and fraternity.

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There is room for everything in America except hatred. If we have been careless and sentimental in the past about allowing so many people of different races to enter our country, we must correct the error.

But those who are already here are entitled to our regard, and only love, good will and the spirit of fraternity can Americanize men and women, much less little children. Americanization is not a formula - it is a friendship. If we allow people of many races to knock at our doors, we do not want them to knock our institutions after we open the doors and admit them. Nor must we knock them. People whom we admit through the gates of America must not be foreigners, but friends. If they are often clannish, it is because we are indifferent. What we want for all is not simply freedom and opportunity, but fraternity - mutual respect and good will.

Here Masonry, by its very genius and purpose, can render a real service to the Republic, and at the same time strengthen its foundations. An instance in point is the Roosevelt Lodge in Rhode Island. almost every charter member of which was a man of a different race. The purpose of the Lodge was to bring men of many races together at the Altar of Masonry, and it was a happy thought to name the lodge for the man who, more than any great American of recent times, exemplified in his spirit and temper the wider fraternity of races. He was the incarnation of fraternalism, and by that token, a truly great Mason whose soul goes marching on, leading us out of bitterness toward brotherhood.

Since the Great War there has been an unhappy revival of religious intolerance in America. In nothing was the founding of our Republic more significant than in the new relation which it established between Church and State. Our fathers separated the two forever, but they gave equal liberty and honor to all elevating and benign religions. Such is also the spirit and teaching of Freemasonry, a great and simple principle which our Craft had learned and practiced before the name United States had ever been spoken. Toleration is not enough we need insight, appreciation and understanding if we are to have many races without rancor, and many faiths without fanaticism. Our religion must be a part of our patriotism, and our patriotism must be religious in its depth, warmth and power. America is our Holy Land - sacred to our thoughts and dear to our hearts - and we dare not let it be darkened by lawlessness, defiled by racial rancor or disfigured by religious intolerance. Narrowness of thought and littleness of spirit are out of place in the land of the large and liberal air where the future of humanity lies.

So, once more, in memory of our national birthday, all Freemasons ask all Americans of every race, creed and condition to renew their vows of love, honor and loyalty to our Constitution, our President and our flag, which is the immortal symbol of all that is sacred in our life, law and history. Nay more, we ask all to join hands and hearts in behalf of a greater America tomorrow, worthy of the mighty America of the past to which, like the men who signed the Declaration of Independence, We Mutually Pledge to Each Other our Lives, Fortunes and Sacred Honor.

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Messages Happy Birthday!

Congratulations from all your Scottish Rite Brethren To our members over 90 who have reached a very important birthday!

July

Marvin -Jackson 7-18-1920 Russell Rogers 7-10-1923 John Jones 7-22-1923 Harold Kusulos 7-01-1924 John Howard 7-24-1924 Amos Chapman 7-18-1925 Robert Baker 7-09-1926 Roy Sam 7-14-1927 Richard Geissler 7-17-1927 Johan Dillan 7-03-1929 Bruce Stern 7-21-1929

August

Alvin Thornton 8-05-1921 Gerald Bryson 8-06-1921 William Broadhead 8-28-1922 Joseph Roundhill 8-01-1923 John Larson 8-02-1924 Charles Draper 8-06-1925 Joseph Dunn 8-09-1926 Eugene Snyder 8-11-1926 Jerry Costacos 8-29-1926 Raymond Colby 8-28-1927 Frank Jodszuweit 8-02-1928

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