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Scottish Rite Masons and their Families
March 2016
VALLEY VOICE
Valley of DetroitVALLEYVOICE
March, 2016
Valley Voice is the official publica-tion of Detroit Scottish Rite. The Bod-ies of the Scottish Rite, sitting in the Valley of Detroit, State of Michigan, ac-knowledge and yield allegiance to the Supreme Council, 33o, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America whose Grand East is in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Ill. John Wm. McNaughton, 33o
Sovereign Grand Commander
Ill. David R. Bedwell, 33o
Deputy for Michigan
Ill. William J. Dover, 33o, MSAActive Member for Michigan
Ill. Walter F. Wheeler, 33o
Active Member for Michigan
Ill. Erwin W. O’Dell, 33o, MSAActive Member Emeritus
Ill. Gerald F. Thorp, 33o, MSAActive Member Emeritus
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All correspondence concerning this Publication should be directed to the Executive Secretary of the Valley of Detroit, Timothey S. Marshbanks, 33o
Mailing Address907 Monroe St.
Dearborn, MI 48124-2309313.724.1907
Fax 313.724.1996Toll Free 877.320.6432
Email [email protected]
EditorIll. David R. Bedwell, 33o
Permission to reprint original articles in the Valley Voice is granted to all recog-nized Masonic publications with cred-it to the author and this publication.
Copyright © 2015 Board of Trustees of the Scottish Rite Bodies of the Valley of Detroit
On the Cover: Entrance to the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library and the Headquarters of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction.
Save the Date...
Come Join the Valley of Detroit for a Fun Filled Day at
Saturday, August 27, 2016Depart Dearborn at 8:00 a.m.
Tickets ~ $35.00 per person$45.00 per person if taking the bus
Price includes a catered lunch at a private picnic area.Only 50 seats available on a first come basis for the bus!
Contact the Valley office at 877.320.6432 for reservations.Prepaid Reservations no later than August 1, 2016.
March Valley MeetingTuesday, March 8, 2016 ~ 7:30 p.m.
Scottish Rite Masonic Center
Following the short business meeting...
Micro Brew Beer TastingDearborn Brewery
Special engraved Flight Glasses available for purchase.$50.00 / Flight ~ Limited Quantity
Contact the Valley office at 877.320.6432 or [email protected]
You and your guest are invited to a
Membership SocialSaturday, March 19, 2016 7:00 ~ 11:00 p.m.
Join us for a low key evening of fun and fellowship. Play some euchre, join in conversation, watch a little March Madness,
enjoy the company of fellow Masons.
Refreshments will be provided.
Members: $10.00 / Members with Non Scottish Rite Guests: No ChargePrepaid Reservations required 877.320.6432 No later than March 14.
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Arturo de Hoyos speaks at the Valley of Detroit
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 ~ 7:30 p.m Scottish Rite Masonic Center ~ Dearborn
The Valley of Detroit is proud to present to Valley of DetroitMembers and their Master Mason guests and other 32o Masons Ill Bro. Art de Hoyos, 33o, Grand Archivist of Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction
who will speak on “The Little Known Aspects of Early American Masonic Ritual”
On this special evening you’ll be able to meet, purchase books, and have your books signed.
Registration includes: Educational presentation, appetizers, and refreshments,
social following the presentation, book signing and meet and greet.
Members of the Valley should bring their fellow Master Masons to introduce them to the Valley of Detroit. As long as they register, your non-Scottish Rite Master Mason guests are free of charge this evening to take part in this special presentation and appetizers. This is your opportunity to show your Master Mason friends why you value your Scottish Rite membership. (Petitions for
membership and the chance to speak with Valley Ambassadors will be available as well).
As seen on the History Channel and NBC’s Dateline,CNN’s The Situation Room and many other programs.
Both Scottish Rite members and Master Masons are invited.
$20.00 per person / Master Mason Guests Free of ChargePREPAID RESERVATIONS ARE A MUST
No later than April 1, 2016
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A Portrait of a FreemasonAimee E. Newell, Ph.D., Director of CollectionsScottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, MA
In our recent exhibition, “’Every Variety of Painting for Lodges’: Decorated Furniture, Paintings and Ritual Objects from the
Collection,” we included a few portraits from the collection showing men wearing jewelry or regalia that identified them as Masons. As we explained in the exhibition, sometimes these portraits marked personal achievements, like holding a lodge office, while other times they allowed the sitter to proclaim his affiliation with the fraternity as a valued part of his self-identity.
Recently, we acquired another portrait of a man wearing a simple black coat and white shirt, with a yellow pin at the center of his shirt – in the shape of a square and compasses symbol. Unfortunately, there was no information with the portrait about its provenance or the identity of the subject. We were interested in adding it to the collection because it showed the value this member placed on his Masonic activities. But, during the cata-loging process, we noticed that the portrait is signed by its artist.
Artist Edward Hill (1843-1923) was born in England, but grew up in Massachusetts. He began his painting career in Gardner, Massachusetts, where he worked at the Heywood-Wakefield Company, and later moved to New Hampshire. In New Hamp-shire, Hill became a well-known landscape painter, part of the White Mountain school of artists. His brother Thomas was also part of this school. Edward Hill worked as a resident artist at
some of the mountain resorts. This allowed him to increase awareness and sales of his work, while the hotel at-tracted visitors who wanted to see an artist working. Toward the end of his life, Hill moved to Oregon where he died in 1923.
While it was exciting to discover that this portrait was painted by a known artist, it was even more exciting to discover that Edward Hill was a Mason himself! In Massachusetts, his membership record lists him as an “or-namental painter” and tells us that he was a member of Orange Lodge in 1872. He demitted from that lodge in 1879, probably because of his move to New Hampshire. Hill remained active in Freemasonry in New Hamp-shire. The records at the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire list two Edward Hills: one joined Nashua’s Rising Sun Lodge No. 39 in 1870. The other joined Manchester’s Washington Lodge No. 61 in 1873. It seems likely that the artist Edward Hill was the man who belonged to Rising Sun Lodge No. 39. That lodge is also listed on his mem-bership card in Massachusetts. In addition, Hill was a member of Union Royal Arch Chapter and of Burns Lodge No. 66 in Littleton (according to dues cards in a collection of family papers at the New Hampshire Historical Society). When he moved to Oregon, he joined Hood River Lodge No. 105 and Hood River Royal Arch Chapter No. 27.
We still don’t know who this subject was, but it seems quite possible that he was a Masonic brother of artist Ed-ward Hill. For now, we are happy to add this portrait to our collection and to be able to tell the story of the value that artist and sitter both placed on their Masonic membership.
Unidentified Man, 1896, Edward Hill (1843-1923), probably New Hampshire,collection of the Scottish Rite
Masonic Museum & Library, 2015.048. Photograph by David Bohl.
Introducing Christian… Featured Student of the Month
Christian is an 11 year old fifth grader who at-tends Meridian Elementary school. Now that
Christian’s reading improved, he enjoys school and it is much easier thanks to all he’s learned while com-ing to our Center. He enjoys working with Ms. Diane because she’s “really nice.”
Christian is curious about how things work and enjoys hands-on learning. Science is his favorite subject because “it makes sense.” He prefers to read non-fiction books. The Guinness Book of World Re-cords and Weird but True Facts are personal favor-ites. Right now, he is reading Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. Outside of school, Christian has many interests: radio controlled cars, magnets, and robot-ics. Last year, he even built a real working robot and entered it in a competition. In the future, all that curiosity may pay off; he hopes to be an engineer one day.
Christian lives with his mom, dad and older sister Julia. Christian, originally from San Antonio Texas, was adopted when he was a little baby and he and his sister have the same birth parents. His family includes a really cool and different pet named Dexter. Dexter is a bearded dragon who loves to run; “he gets lost sometimes, but we’ve always been able to find him.” Christian enjoys sports with his family. In the winter, he loves snowboarding and in the summer he plays soccer and baseball and swims. Christian is a Webelo scout and enjoys doing scout activities with his dad. Most recently they worked on a service project for a homeless center, collecting personal care items.
Save the Date ~ SCOTTISH RITE DAYSaturday, November 12, 2016
Northern and Southern Jurisdictions Come Together in FirstNationwide Event Celebrating Our Fraternity
Here are the details …On Saturday, November 12, 2016, Valleys and State Councils of Deliberation from both theNorthern and Southern Jurisdictions will come together to celebrate the Scottish Rite. It is thefirst time the fraternity has held such a nationwide day of honor.
Michigan will confer a state-wide 32o conferral at the Bay City Scottish Rite Cathedral. Our hope is that you see it as a chance to plan a fun, memorable occasion that reaches out to and connects with members old and new.
• We are asking Michigan Valleys, beginning in January of 2016, to con-fer the degrees necessary to make a man a Scottish Rite Mason with the exception of conferring the 32o.
• On Saturday, November 12, 2016, the Valley’s will come together and confer the 32o on all the candidates who have not received it. Ladies will be invited and a special program will be planned for them while the men are in the conferral.
• 33° members will be asked to wear white tie and tails to the conferral and all others either a tuxedo or dark suit.
• Following the conferral, a banquet with a jewel presentation will be held. Followed by an evening of fellowship and dancing.
Scottish Rite Day is meant to be an enjoyable, inspirational, and mean-ingful experience for all our Scottish Rite members and accord the 32o the recognition and prestige it deserves. For more information con-cerning the state-wide conferral, please watch the Michigan Council of Deliberation website which will have more information and registra-tion information soon. AASR-MI.ORG
New, Commissioned JewelA handsome, new jewel, similar to the one pictured here, is being com-missioned. The jewel will be available in November 2016 to all who have been made a Scottish Rite Mason. Each candidate will receive this commemorative jewel free of charge; other members may pur-chase this one-of-a-kind jewel for $25.00. There will be more infor-mation concerning the jewel in the months ahead.
CalendarMarch 20168 Valley Meeting - MicroBrew Tasting19 Membership Social
April 201612 Valley Meeting - Art de Hoyos 23 Spring Reunion
May 201610 Annual Meeting / Elections / Installation19 Board of Trustees23-24 Grand Lodge of MI Annual Communication
June 201611 MI Council of Deliberation (Shanty Creek)
July 20169 HJC Golf Outing Dearborn Hills15 Diamond Jack Boat Cruise
August 201627 Cedar Point Day Trip
Blue Water Club Bernie Kirchoff810.364.9702Voyager Restaurant525 Riverside Dr.St Clair3rd Monday, 6:30 P.M. Macomb ClubChris Fildes313.885.1500Ram’s Horn Restaurant23815 JeffersonSt. Clair ShoresLast Saturday- Sept., Nov., Jan, Feb., March, & May- 9:00 A.M.Sajo’s Restaurant36470 Moravian Dr.Clinton Twp.Last Tuesday- April & October- 6:00 P.M. Oakland Club Damon Garascia248.388.8210Jimi’s Restaurant714 S. Washington Royal Oak2nd Monday, 6:15 P.M.
Club of the LakesLes Ferguson313.414.1792Pinckney Masonic Center210 Mann St. in Pinckney3rd Sunday, 11:00 A.M.
Downriver/Monroe ClubDouglas S. Simpson313.274.1546Leon’s Family Dining8787 Telegraph in Taylor2nd Saturday, 9:00 A.M. Jackson ClubKen Strobel 517.787.2680The Groto Club120 E. Washington Ave.Jackson517.782.49342nd Sunday, 8:30 A.M.
Support Your Club
S.E.M. ClubRoyd Buchele 517.270.1340The Clinton Inn104 West Michigan Ave.Clinton1st Thursday, 6:00 P.M.
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