March - April 2013

NEWS AND VIEWS FOR OUR SCOTTISH RITE BROTHERS
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Valley of Washington, Orient of the District of Columbia
Volume 7, No. 2
March-April 2013
SGIG’S MESSAGE...
W
e quietly roll into a new Scottish Rite
year as the transition of 2013 Officers
of our four Bodies has taken place. In the
adjacent column you find the men pictured
who now lead our Valley along with their
personal, Masonic and professional vitae. I
have met with each of these Brethren to
discuss their concept of what should occur at
each Tuesday meeting. To a man they
expressed their intent to return to the
traditional areas of morality, philosophy,
history and symbolism of their respective
Bodies and focus less on programs of social
Leonard Proden, 33º
issues and personal development. Please
support their efforts to that end by attending our Tuesday meetings when
possible.
I should like to comment on our Installation Program (see page 3) as
the evening was a fine affair—all due to our orchestrator of the night, Ill.
Mansour Hatefi, 33° who displayed his deft ability in guiding us through a
busy evening. And to Charles S. Iversen, 33° SGIG Emeritus who did the
actual officer installation ceremony as has been his wont for the past 23
years—thank you, Charles—outstanding as usual. My gratitude to all that
made the Installation a success.
Lots of upcoming activities and I suggest you check the Calendar page
and remember that family and friends are included in many of our events.
Thank you for your continued support of our Scottish Rite.
Ceremony of Remembrance and Renewal
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Please join us in celebrating the lives of all those members
who have passed on within the past year, so that their spirit
can remain with us as we move forward in their absence.
Dinner ~ 6:15 PM
Program ~ 7:30 PM
Members, Family and Friends are Welcome
MAKE YOUR RESERVATION BY MARCH 15, 2013
Call: 202-232-8155 or Email: [email protected]
Caps Requested
Scottish Rite Center
2800 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
The Valley of Alexandria, Orient of Virginia
invites the members of the DC Scottish Rite
to a special presentation on April 12, 2013 at 7:30 pm
by Pierre Gaujard, 33° on the Philosophical Teachings
of the 14th Degree. This special program will be held at the
Alexandria Temple, 1430 W. Braddock Road, Alexandria, VA.
Caps are requested and refreshments will be available
at the conclusion of the event.
202-232-8155
dcsr.org
Meet the New Body Heads for 2013
Mithras Lodge of Perfection
James Feezell, 32°, KCCH, Venerable Master
James T. Feezell, 32°, KCCH, was raised a Master Mason
in Dorchester Lodge No. 369, A.F.M., North Charleston,
South Carolina, on October 22, 1985. He was the
Charter Master of Fraternity Lodge No. 54, and is the
Immediate Past Master of Anacostia Lodge No. 21. He is
an honorary member of Freedom Military Lodge No.
1775, and Maynilad Lodge No. 1521. He was awarded
the Valentine Reintzel Medal for meritorious service to
the Fraternity in 2009.
Jim was initiated in the Scottish Rite on November 18, 2006 in the Valley
of Washington, and was admitted to the Court of Honor on August 29, 2011
He has served on the cast of the 32nd Degree.
Jim was installed Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, Free and
Accepted Masons, of the District of Columbia, on December 8, 2012. He lives
in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife, Meredith and their dog, McIntosh.
Evangelist Chapter of Rose Croix
Marcel Desroches, Jr., 32°, KCCH, Wise Master
Marcel J. Desroches, Jr., 32∞ KCCH was born in
Brooklyn, New York in 1964, to Mr. & Mrs. Marcel
Desroches - immigrants from the Caribbean island of
Haiti. He attended Wesleyan University, in Connecticut
where he majored in Comparative Religions. In 1989, he
began a career as a software developer. Br. Desroches is
currently an IT-Specialist with the Ronald Reagan
Building and Trade Center, in Washington, DC.
He was raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in Amity
Lodge No.1, and became a member of Hiram-Takoma Lodge No. 10 serving
as its Master in 2009. Br. Desroches is also active in York Rite Masonry where
he is currently the Grand Captain General of the Grand Commandery of The
District of Columbia. In 2004 he joined the Scottish Rite and in 2009 was
invested KCCH.
Brother Desroches is an active member of his parish in Largo, Maryland
and enjoys supporting and spending time with his two sons, reading biographies
of religious saints, ancient philosophers, dancing, scuba diving and camping.
Robert de Bruce Council of Kadosh
Carroll Collins, 33°, Commander
Carroll Jefferson Collins was born in Baltimore City, and
attended high school at the Baltimore Polytechnic
Institute. He volunteered for the U.S. Air Force, where
he received the training in electronics and communications that was to provide the basis for his working career.
He entered the nascent computer industry, and worked
as a contractor at the Goddard Space Flight Center.
Carroll’s abiding interest in genealogy, and his family’s
role in the history of America, first brought him to Masonry. He joined
Cincinnatus Lodge No. 76 in 2003 and in 2006 he joined Naval Lodge No.
4, and served as its Worshipful Master in 2012. He has been active in other
Masonic bodies, especially the Scottish Rite where he served in degree work,
Director of Registration, Assistant Treasurer; in recognition of his Scottish Rite
service, he was invested KCCH in 2007, and in 2011 was coroneted 33°.
Carroll is also active in York Rite Masonry, a member of the Royal Order
of Scotland, and participant in several Masonic research bodies. He is a Group
Manager for Houston-based MEIT, Inc. at Goddard, and currently resides
with his wife Christina in Frederick, MD. (continued on next page)
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Scottish Rite Progress
March-April 2013
Scottish Rite Calendar
(continued from cover)
Albert Pike Consistory
Walter Hoenes (1950), Venerable Master of Kadosh
Walter R. Hoenes, 32° KCCH, was born in Oyster Bay,
New York and, after completing his studies at The
George Washington University, took a management
position at Wyndham Hotels and Resorts. In 2006,
Brother Hoenes joined the staff of the Grand Lodge of
the District of Columbia.
Brother Hoenes was raised a Master Mason in 2001, in
Fraternity Lodge, No. 54, where he served as Master in
2005, and continues to serve as Secretary. In 2009, he
joined with other George Washington University alumni to found The
Colonial Lodge, No. 1821, and served as that lodge’s first Secretary in 2009
and 2010.
Brother Hoenes joined the Scottish Rite’s Valley of Washington in
2002 and was invested as a KCCH in 2009. He is also a York Rite Mason
and enjoys his memberships in other appendant Masonic bodies. Brother
Hoenes is active in several other fraternal societies, including the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. A Georgetown resident and
Episcopalian, Brother Hoenes participates in neighborhood civic and church
groups and wishes he had more time for sailing, fishing, hiking, gardening,
and overseas travel.
AMSRB-NATO CLUB
March 2013 - May 2013
MARCH
5
Mithras Lodge of Perfection
12th Evangelist Chapter of Rose Croix
th
March 19, 2013
Remembrance and Renewal Ceremony
Dinner
6:00 PM
Program
7:30 PM
RSVP Requested by March 15, 2012
26th Albert Pike Consistory
2nd
9th
16th
23rd
AMSRB,NATO CLUB
Ronald R. Peterson, 33°, General Secretary
Bahnhofstr. 11, 97320 Grosslangheim, Germany
Phone: 09325 - 6295, E-Mail: [email protected]
2013 Meetings/Reunions 2013
March 9th The regular meeting starts at 1100, Valentin-Beckerstr. 3,
Würzburg, which will include Degree Practice and after the
meeting social time.
April
No Meeting.
th
May 11 The regular meeting starts at 1100, Valentin-Beckerstr. 3,
Würzburg, which will include Degree Practice and after the
meeting social time.
June 8th
“One of our Most Important Meetings” Executive Meeting
(all Masters) starts at 0745 and the regular meeting starts at
0755 and the Reunion starts at 0805, Valentin-Beckerstr. 3,
Würzburg.
7:30 PM
APRIL
Mithras Lodge of Perfection
Evangelist Chapter of Rose Croix
Robert de Bruce Council of Kadosh
Albert Pike Consistory
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
MAY
7
th
Mithras Lodge of Perfection
Personal Representative Orient of the District of Columbia
Ron Petersen was born in San Diego, California
in 1948 and graduated from Kearny High School in
1966 briefly working for the California Division of
Forestry before going into the Army. After training at
Fort Gordon, GA in electronics he was given
Helicopter Flight training and assigned to Panama,
then assigned to Instructor Pilot Training at Fort Rucker,
AL and deployed to Viet Nam. From there he went
to Aviation Maintenance Officers School at Fort Eustis,
VA and assigned to Kitzingen, Germany. He returned
to Fort Eustis an flew the largest helicopter in the Free World (CH-54B).
He was raised a Master Mason in Transportation Lodge #337, Newport
News, VA in 1977. When he returned to KItzingen, Germany in 1983 he
married his wife Martina. They have two children Jennifer Ann and Erik
Dalton. He retired from the US Army in 1986 and took up residence in
Klitzingen with his family and worked as a sales representative.
He joined the Scottish Rite in 1997 as a member of the American
Military Scottish Rite Bodies, NATO Basses. He received KCCH in 2003
and was honored with 33° in 2007. On the passing of Ill. Charles E.
Glidwell, 33° he was appointed by Ill. Robert W. Woodward, 33°, Deputy
of NATO Bases, as Personal Representative and General Secretary of the
Orient of NATO Bases.
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
10th
11th
SPRING REUNION
Registration
Recess to Saturday
SPRING REUNION
Class Reports, light breakfast
Reunion concluded with
Dinner and Festivities
14th Evangelist Chapter of Rose Croix
18th “Celebrating the Craft”
20
th
21st
28th
7:30 PM
4:00-5:15 PM
9:15 PM
8:00 AM
6:00-7:30 PM
7:30 PM
6:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Temple Preservation Fund raiser
Scottish Rite Charity Golf Tournament
9:00 AM
Montgomery County Country Club, Shotgun Start
Robert De Bruce Council of Kadosh
7:30 PM
Albert Pike Consistory
7:30 PM
SCOTTISH RITE PROGRESS
The Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
GENERAL OFFICERS
SGIG of the Supreme Council....Ill. Leonard Proden, 33°
General Secretary.......................Ill. John Vergalla, 33°
Treasurer ....................................Ill. Paul D. Gleason, 33°
Assistant Treasurer .....................Ill. Carroll J. Collins, 33°
Almoner .....................................William M Lanham 32° KCCH
Directors of Work .......................Ill William T. Rule 33°
Ill Charles W. Wagner 33°
Assistant Directors of Work ........Ill. Gordon Lee Ferguson, 33°
Ill. William T. Rule II, 33°
Ill. Donald Holliday Sr. 33°
Chaplain ....................................Ill. Bilal M. Raschid, 33°
Associate Chaplains....................Rabbi Randall A. Schoch, 32° KCCH
Ill. Rev. Canon Daniel D. Darko, 33°
Rev. Kenneth Fuller, 32° KCCH
Rev. Canon Michael M. Marrett, 32° KCCH
General Council ........................Ill. George R Adams 33° GC
Tylers ..........................................Cloyd A. Bittner Sr., 32° KCCH
Mark A. Wright, 32° KCCH
March-April 2013
Scottish Rite Progress
2013 Installation Ceremony
Photographs by Masterpiece Studio
page 3
NEWS YOU CAN USE: HONEY
Honey is a natural wound healer. Use it to treat
burns and other ailments.
It was often taught that wounds heal better once
cleaned if they are exposed to the air. New research
shows differently, and keeping a wound moist and covered allows it
to heal more quickly with less infection. Local blood vessels regenerate
faster and inflammation is decreased if wounds are not allowed to dry
out. The wound should be kept moist for at least five days.
Ointments and creams may keep the wound moist but can also
increase swelling because of localized allergic reactions. Researchers
found Vaseline provides a safe environment to allow healing. But another
solution may be even better. Honey is one of many natural substances
used for hundreds of years to treat burns and other ailments.
Unfortunately because it is a natural substance it cannot be patented and
there is little incentive for its use. You will not find it in a doctor’s office
or on an emergency ambulance.
Numerous studies have shown honey’s amazing bacteria-fighting
powers when used in dressings to treat burns. One study evaluated the
effects of using unheated raw local honey on nine different pathogenic
organisms found in burn wounds. When cultured, none of the
organisms was able to survive a 30 percent concentration of honey.
Doctors compared the effects of raw unheated honey to numerous
antibiotics on 28 different strains of pathogenic, multi-drug resistant
bacteria. Only three strains were inhibited at all by any of the 11
antibiotics, yet every one of the 28 resistant bacteria was inhibited by a
25% concentration of honey.
Honey has to be the most underutilized therapeutic tool for burns
as well as other wounds. It can be successfully used to treat:
amputations, bedsores, leg ulcers, malignant ulcers, fistulas, surgical
wounds, gunshot and trauma wounds, cuts, abrasions, and puncture
wounds.
How does honey work? There are two modes of action- one is as a
super-saturated sugar solution in that it draws the water out of bacteria
and kills it; but some dehydrated bacteria can still be reconstituted and
potent. Honey is slightly acidic in the range of pH 3.2 to 4.5, which can
also kill microbes, but it also has the unique ability to produce hydrogen
peroxide which will kill bacteria on contact. Human skin and wounds
produce just the right environment for honey to produce this unstable
germ killing peroxide on a continuing basis and the honey in addition
contains minerals, enzymes, amino acids and fats that speed the healing
process. It is almost as if nature designed it for a special purpose.
IN MEMORIAM
Donald E. Kline, 32° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/30/2012
William A. Olsin, 32° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/31/2012
Olin D. McElveen, 32° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01/28/2013
Emanuele Fontana, 32° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01/28/2013
Joseph M. Baker, Jr., 32° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .02/08/2013
Carl W. Drechsler, Jr., 32° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .02/15/2013
SPRING REUNION: MAY 10 - 11, 2013
Scottish Rite Brothers
Be the First Line Signer for 10 Candidates within
4 Consecutive Classes and receive an
ENDOWED LIFE MEMBERSHIP
Get those Petitions in by May 7th and start working on
your Endowed Life Membership
The Scottish Rite
Foundation
When giving to Charity both in
your annual considerations and in
your Estate Planning, please keep the
Children of the Language Disorders
Clinic and the deserving Students and
Teachers of the Metropolitan Area in your
hearts and minds.
The RiteCare® Childhood Language
In the early 1950s the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of the Southern
Jurisdiction started a program to help children with speech and language
disorders. Today there are 170 RiteCare® facilities located throughout the United
States that provide diagnostic evaluation, treatment of speech and language
disorders, and learning disabilities.
Our clinic, located at 1630 Columbia Road, NW, treats over 700 children
(infants thru 21 years of age) from the DC Metropolitan area. The clinic is fully
operational and open 5 days a week the entire year.
For further information or make a referral phone 202-939-4703.
A gift of Charity is a Legacy that lives on through out time. Send your
contribution to: The Scottish Rite Foundation, 2800 16th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20009 or contact us at 202-232-8155 to discuss various
donating options/strategies.
SCOTTISH RITE CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT
Please mark Monday, May 20, 2013 on your calendars this year for the Major Fund Raising event of
the year for our Scottish Rite Childhood Language Disorders Clinic. Our annual Golf Outing - this year it
will be at Montgomery Country Club, 20908 Golf View Dr, Laytonsville, MD. As in the previous year we
will partner with the National invitational event sponsored by Liberty Mutual. The event will be run on two
levels. Those golfers entering to win the Liberty Mutual National Invitational Tournament Prizes must have
verifiable handicaps and be part of a Team with verifiable handicaps. Those participating to support the Clinic
and just have fun will be eligible for local prizes and can also participate in the silent auction.
Organizing Volunteers, Corporate Sponsors, Lodge Sponsors, and Individual Sponsors are needed to help
make this Charity Fund raiser a success. If you can help or for more information call the Scottish Rite Office
at (202) 232-8155 or Bud Michels (443) 812-4882 [email protected].
The Childhood Language Disorders Center is an early intervention diagnostic and therapy service to children
in the Metropolitan area up to 21 years of age, with communication disorders that include all speech related issues including autism and cochlear implants.
The Center evaluates and treats speech and language disorders and is a bilingual (Spanish) service with 8 full time clinicians and staff under the supervision
of Children’s Hospital.