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855 Elm Ave., Long Beach, CA 90813 ♦ Telephone: (562) 436-3983

Email: [email protected] ♦ Web: www.lbscottishrite.org

Highlights This Quarter

Stated Meeting 2nd Tuesday of Each Month

See Complete Calendar on Page 6 for additional details

Vol.XXXX No. 2 Published Quarterly April, May, June 2015

THE SCOTTISH RITE

REPORTER

Long Class Has Been Canceled This Year Dinner/Presentation of 25 & 50 Year Members -

May 8th Dinner/Teacher Appreciation Night - May 14th

Short Class Starts Degrees 4°, 14° June 12th Short Class Continued 18°, 30°, 32° June 13th

Ill. Ronald A. Seale, 33⁰ Sovereign Grand Commander, Supreme Council

Ill. Frank Loui, 33⁰ SGIG Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Supreme Council in California

Ill. Timothy Cable, 33⁰ Personal Representative of the Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Orient of California

2014 Officers of the Long Beach Bodies of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry

Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America

Lodge of Perfection

Kenneth Dilley, 32⁰

Venerable Master

Chapter of Rose Croix Ill. Art Meigs, 33⁰

Wise Master

Council of Kadosh Hon. Sandy Rogoff, 32⁰, KCCH

Commander

Consistory Fred Cook, 32⁰

Master of Kadosh

Serving All Scottish Rite Bodies

Hon. Jonathan Dilley, 32⁰, KCCH, Almoner Ricky Sullivan, 32⁰, Tiler ♦

Cathedral Staff Ill. Don Fishering, 33⁰

Chief Purveyor

Position Vacant

Librarian

Ill. Aldo Zanier, 33⁰

General Prod. Manager

Hon. Florian Zukas, 32⁰, KCCH

Lighting Director

Carmen Alvarado, Office / Event Manager

Degree Staff Ill. Jim Sunseri, 33⁰

Classroom Director

Ill. Ellsworth Chan, 33⁰

Classroom Staff

Hon. Harold Kennedy, 32⁰, KCCH,

Classroom Staff

Richard Schott, 32⁰

Classroom Staff

Interm

Ill. Jim Sunseri, 33⁰

Director of the Work

Support Organizations

Chuck Schubert, 32⁰, Acting Chieftain KSA

Scottish Rite Reporter

Frances Simpson, Editor

2 THE SCOTTISH RITE REPORTER

Ill. Chuck Bruggeman, 33⁰ General Secretary

[email protected]

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Notes From the Personal Representative

Ill. Timothy Cable, 33⁰ Personal Representative of the

Sovereign Grand Inspector General in California

APRIL, MAY, JUNE 2015 3

Well, here we are already in March and we are booking events into 2016. Great news for our event center. But on a more important but sad note, we had to cancel our long class due to the lack of new candidates. I hope, as should all of you, that this trend will end and we will once again be able to do all the degrees we so proudly have done over the years. If you have not seen all the degrees we do, and would like to, let us know and we will work out something to put them on but we must have participation as it is not practical to do them when only one or two brothers show up. I am still waiting to hear ideas from you as to what you would like to see here at your Rite and more importantly what we can do to bring you back. Our membership is declining at an alarming rate with all the deaths and demits. This is not good news for our future so it is up to all of us to work on membership and bring in new members. If we don’t, we shall surely fail. When you are next here I’d like you to stop by and thank your office staff, who work for you, and without them we’d surely sink. It is with sadness but complete understanding that I announce that we are losing our faithful librarian, Honorable Matthew Marfield, 32°, KCCH, who is moving out of state. We wish him the best and he will be sorely missed. If anyone would like to take his spot please contact your secretary Chuck, who will put you in contact with Ill. Brother John McKenzie. For those of you that like to read, we are so fortunate to have hundreds of books, some dating back several hundred years for your reading pleasure. Next time you are down, stop in and see the library as it is yours too. Be sure to check out the Ernest Borgnine Theatre web page, ernestborgninetheatre.org for all the upcoming plays and musical productions scheduled this year. They are all top notch and inexpensive and are all here for you and the entire family to enjoy. Make plans to attend our High School Teachers Appreciation Night and Maunday Thursday Dinner next month. For those of you who missed our cap and ring ceremony, you missed a fine program in officially welcoming our newest Brothers. May you all stay healthy and happy, and may God Bless

Fraternally,

Tim

THE AUTHORITY OF THE OLD CHARGES

The following article appears in the current Philatethes

Society quarterly mailing and is reprinted with the Society’s

permission. It was originally published in The Philatethes in 1954.

Little was known about the history of Masonry until late in the nine-teenth Century, for our oldest document, known as the Regius Manuscript, was not discovered until A.D. 1838, and it was not published until A.D. 1840. That manuscript was probably written in A.D. 1390, and it was thought to be a document which had been compiled about A.D. 1350 but had become lost. It is true, however, that the information contained in the written record of the Regius Manuscript has existed in the form of Masonic Tradition for many years previous to A.D. 1350. After that date, we have evidence to show, Lodges based their authority on written documents which we now refer to as the Old Charges,

In the Masonic Edition of the Holy Bible, published by the Masonic History Company of Chicago, Brother H.L. Haywood writes about the Old Charges as follows:

“A body of men in the Middle Ages could not legally exist or work unmolested unless it had a charter or some similar document of authorization given and sealed by the authorities of the borough or else by the King or one of his officers. The Freemasons claimed that they belonged to a Fraternity which had received a royal charter from Prince Edwin of York in Athelstan’s time, and held that this was sufficient authorization for their holding a permanent Lodge. This claim was made in the middle of the Fourteenth Century.”

“In substance the Old Charges consist of three parts: first, a statement of grounds on which a charter had originally been issued: second, the claim to a written charter from a Prince Edwin, said to have been a son of King Athelstan; third, a set of rules and regula-tions, called ‘points’ under which Lodge members were governed.”

Fraternally,

Chuck Bruggeman, 33°

Notes From the General Secretary

Ill. Chuck Bruggeman, 33⁰ General Secretary

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APRIL, MAY, JUNE MARCH 2015 5

LANGUAGE CENTER DONATIONS

DONATIONS Scottish Rite and Language Center donations are very important to operations and are considered in their annual budgets. We honor our donors with a sign of gratitude by listing their names in the Reporter. Your donations may be made in

cash, by check, or credit card. We accept credit card donations via telephone at: (562) 436-3983.

DONATIONS CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

Beauford H. Clemens Robert C. Muenzer Ronald W. G. Tandy

Dale F. Closson Robert L. Munn Ted R. Taylor

William T. Dalessi Loren F. Neely, Jr. Matthew C. Ulit

Dennis A. Davis John M. Palmer John R. Underwood

Julia De La Torre Jack A. Parker Gary L. Wallace

Walter E. Donovan Kenneth G. Pridy Leon O. Waller

Arthur H. Enriquez James R. Rankin Reed J. Wasser

Richard L. Garrett John W. Rantz Carl F. Watson, Jr.

Gary D. Gerken Steven L. Reece Glen A. West

Cesar Gonzalez John H. Reynolds Fred E. Wheeler

Nicholas B. Grossman Rory Richardson Robert L. Zambenini

Clifford D. Hoppus Earnest W. M. Sands Ronald M. Zapf

Charles M. Jacobi, Jr. Richard H. Schott Francis R. Zwayne

In Memory of Scot Boemer by Kathryn Spindler


QUARTERLY CALENDAR -Con’t pg. 10

DATE DAY TIME EVENT

APRIL

2 Thursday 5:30 pm Maundy Thursday Dinner

3 Friday Office closed for Good Friday

11 Saturday LONG CLASS CANCELED

11 Saturday 5:00 pm Rental – Sweet 15

14 Tuesday 5:00 pm Refreshments

7:00 pm Stated Meeting

18 Saturday 8:00 am Seminar

18 Saturday 7:00 pm Rental - 50th Birthday Party

24 Friday 6:00 pm Rental – Forever Plaid (Show)

25 Saturday 2:00 pm-Matinee Rental – Forever Plaid

7:00 pm 2 (Shows)

26 Sunday 2:00 pm-Matinee Rental – Forever Plaid

7:00 pm 2 (Shows)

MAY

2 Saturday 9:00 am-Banquet Rental – Ms. Sr. Cali Pageant

2 Saturday 6:00 pm-Theatre Rental – Show

2 Saturday 7:00 pm-Banquet Rental – DeMolay’s Catillion


7:00 pm 2 (Shows)

8 Friday 5:30 pm 25 & 50yr Dinner Celebration

9 Saturday LONG CLASS CANCELED

9 Saturday 2:00 pm-Matinee Rental – Forever Plaid

7:00 pm 2 (Shows)


7:00 pm 2 (Shows)



14 Thursday 5:30 pm Teacher Appreciation Dinner

16 Saturday 5:00 pm Rental – 50th Birthday Party

29 Friday 5:00 pm Rental – Wedding Reception



DECEM COLLEGIUM

(10 Members Club)

The Decem Collegium lists L.B. Scottish Rite members who raised the

interest of at least 10 worthy Master Masons enough that they joined

the ranks of our Valley.

Open up a conversation with your brethren explaining why you joined.

“No man is an island.”, We all need each other and Scottish Rite Masonry can be the glue that binds us all. Do you know a man who should be a Scottish Rite Mason?

If so, bring him in for a tour of our historic building.

Call (562) 436-3983 for an appointment.

Sargent, Terry T., 33⁰...............................17

Schowengerdt, Richard, 33⁰…………………..17

Over 15

Navarro, Benjamin E., 32°, KCCH .. 29

Anderson, Ian, 32°, KCCH .............. 28

Bodnar, Bart, 33°................................. 26

Over 25

Sunseri, James, 33° .............................. 31

Over 30

Hernandez, Gani, 32°, KCCH .......... 54

Over 50

Main, Lewis Jr., 33° ............................ 203

Over 200

Boyadjian, Sarkis, 32°, KCCH…............13

Cook, Fred, 32°........................................13

Wallace, John, 33°..... ..............................13

Chan, Ellsworth, 33°.................... .... ......12

Van De Weghe, Bill, 32°.......... .......... ....12

Hull, Donald, 33°................................. ....12

Dukellis, Arthur F., 32°.........................12

Thagard, Raymond, 33°.........................10

Reynolds, John H., 33°………..............10

Lopez, John C., 32°, KCCH. ................10

Garcia, Danny, 33°.............. .......... ....10

Kallas, Christ, 32°............... .................10

Over 10


Note: Donations are recorded at the time they are received and depending on the amount, they are acknowledged by a special letter to the donors. Due to REPORTER deadlines donors may be listed in the next quarterly issue. We DO appreciate your donations, and if your name does not appear, it will be in the next issue.

DONATIONS - Con’t

BUILDING DONATIONS

ALMONER’S DONATIONS

James B. Allen Charles M. Jacobi Jr. Neil F. Simmons

John J. Bauer Connie L. Jarvis Carl B. Stahlecker

Kenneth Bennett Robert E. Katz David G. Swanston, III

Eric Brodeur Harold D. Kennedy William A. Sweet

Joseph Casaletti, III Robert L. Munn Ronald W. G. Tandy

Ellsworth L. Chan Jack A. Parker Ted R. Taylor

David A. Chernik James R. Rankin John R. Underwood

Michael W. Clark John W. Rantz Gary L. Wallace

Dale F. Closson John H. Reynolds Reed J. Wasser

Walter E. Donovan Rory Richardson Robert L. Zambenini

Arthur H. Enriquez Richard H. Schott Francis R. Zwayne

James B. Allen Connie L. Jarvis Richard H. Schott

John J. Bauer Robert E. Katz Neil F. Simmons

Kenneth Bennett David W. Moulton Michael L. Spada

Joseph Casaletti, III Robert C. Muenzer Carl B. Stahlecker

David A. Chernik Robert L. Munn David G. Swanston, III

Michael W. Clark Jack A. Parker William A. Sweet

Dale F. Closson James R. Rankin Ronald W. G. Tandy

Walter E. Donovan John W. Rantz John R. Underwood

Arthur H. Enriquez John H. Reynolds Gary L. Wallace

Clifford D. Hoppus Rory Richardson Reed J. Wasser

Charles M. Jacobi Jr. Earnest W. M. Sands Fred E. Wheeler

Philanthropic Announcements


CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY

In Memoriam

Almighty Father, into Thy hands we commend the souls of our Beloved Brothern

Wayne L. Butterbaugh Robert George Duncan

William L. Carnahan William H. Dunston

Murry E. Cooke Williamn T. Ketchum

John D. Downing Lloyd A. Lewis

Thomas E. Sykes


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QUARTERLY CALENDAR CON’T

JUNE

6 Saturday 2:00 pm - Matinee Rental – Dance Show (2)

7:00 pm

7 Sunday 4:30 pm Rental – Poly High School Banquet & Awards



12 Friday 6:30 pm Registration / Lectures Re-union Class 4° & 14°

13 Saturday 7:00 am Breakfast / Lectures / Reun-ion Class Cont’ / 18° 30° & 32° & Lunch


14 Sunday 12:00 pm “ROCK FOR VETS”

BENEFIT CONCERT

20 Saturday 2:00 pm - Matinee Rental - Opera ( Carmen)


26 Friday 8:00 pm Rental – Into the Woods (Show)

27 Saturday 2:00 pm - Matinee Rental – Into the Woods

8:00 pm 2 (Shows)

28 Sunday 2:00 pm - Matinee Rental – Into the Woods (Show)


From the Desk of the Personal Representative

The Long Beach Scottish Rite Bodies caters meals for their func-

tions. Consequently, an RSVP is required and mandatory if you

plan on attending ANY EVENT or FUNCTION where a meal is

served.

There will be NO EXCEPTIONS!

Those with RSVPs will be served first.

Ill. Tim Cable, 33

Personal Representative for the Valley of Long Beach

Companion plot for sale

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Located in Cypress, Calif.

“Everlasting Hope” Section

If interested please call

Bro. F. R. Mackey @ 402-276-7586

Your Business or Personal Ad

HERE!!! Call (562) 435-8381

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