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Shreveport Scottish Rite
Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
Valley of Shreveport, Orient of
Louisiana
Southern Jurisdiction,
U.S.A.
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THE HISTORY OF
THE SHREVEPORT
SCOTTISH RITE VALLEY
ON MARCH 6,
1910, A GROUP OF SCOTTISH RITE MASONS MET IN THE
MASONIC TEMPLE ON THE CORNER OF MARKET AND TRAVIS
STREETS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PETITIONING “LETTERS
TEMPORARY” FOR A LODGE OF PERFECTION IN SHREVEPORT.
THIS GROUP OF 32°
MASONS
CONSISTED OF L. E. THOMAS, V. L. McCARTY, S. J. B.
WHITED, A. T. KAHN, MARX M. LEVY,
A. W. CHEESMAN,
KCCH, E. R. BERNSTEIN, H. H. BAIN, H. I. HARDY, J.
J. LYONS AND P. B. STEDMAN. THE NAME
“L. C. ALLEN
LODGE OF PERFECTION” WAS ADOPTED. PERMISSION FOR
THE FORMATION OF THE LODGE OF PERFECTION WAS GRANTED
BY ILLUSTRIOUS BROTHER CHARLES F. BUCK, SOVEREIGN
GRAND INSPECTOR GENERAL ON DECEMBER 29, 1911.
IT IS NOTED
THAT THE NAMESAKE FOR THE LODGE OF PERFECTION, MOST
WORSHIPFUL
(M:W:) L. C. ALLEN WAS ELECTED THE MOST
WORSHIPFUL GRAND MASTER OF THE GRAND LODGE OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA ON FEBRUARY 7, 1906. FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ABOUT HIS LIFE AND THE MANY
CONTRIBUTIONS HE MADE TO MASONRY, PLEASE REFER TO
THE RELATED LINKS SECTION OF OUR MENU.
THE
FOLLOWING OFFICERS WERE ELECTED WHO SERVED AS THE
FIRST OFFICIAL FAMILY OF THE L. C. ALLEN LODGE OF
PERFECTION: E. R. BERNSTEIN, 32°, VENERABLE MASTER;
L. E. THOMAS, 32°, SENIOR WARDEN; T. B. CHASE, 32°,
JUNIOR WARDEN; DAVID B. SAMUEL, 32°, SECRETARY; A.
T. KAHN, 32°, TREASURER; A. W. CHEESMAN, 32°, KCCH,
ALMONER; E. KIRBY SMITH, 32°, ORATOR; W. H. BOOTH,
32°, MASTER OF CEREMONIES.
ON JUNE 14,
1912, THE EUREKA CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIX WAS
INSTITUTED WITH THE FOLLOWING 32° OFFICERS: W. H.
BOOTH, WISE MASTER; H. H. BAIN, SENIOR WARDEN; J. J.
LYON, JUNIOR WARDEN; E. KIRBY SMITH, ORATOR; A. W.
CHEESMAN, KCCH, ALMONER; A. T. KAHN, TREASURER; F.
H. SHEER, EXPERT; D. B. SAMUEL, RECORDER.
THE CADDO
PRECEPTORY OF KNIGHTS KADOSH WAS INSTITUTED ON
NOVEMBER 21, 1912, WITH THE FOLLOWING 32° OFFICERS:
H. S. WESTON, PRECEPTOR; H. A. PETERMAN, FIRST
SUB-PRECEPTOR; M. M. LEVY, SECOND SUB-PRECEPTOR;
DAVID B. SAMUEL, RECORDER; A. T. KAHN, TREASURER; J.
H. BARTLETT, CHANCELLOR; H. H. BAIN, ORATOR.
THE SHREVEPORT
CONSISTORY WAS ALSO INSTITUTED ON NOVEMBER 21,
1912. THE 32° OFFICERS WERE A. W. CHEESMAN, KCCH,
MASTER OF KADOSH AND ALMONER; MICHAEL BERNSTEIN,
PRIOR; W. H. LITTLEJOHN, PRECEPTOR; H. H. BAIN,
CHANCELLOR; DAVID B. SAMUEL, REGISTRAR; A. T. KAHN,
TREASURER; E. R. BERSTEIN, MINISTER OF STATE.
OUR FIRST
REUNION WAS HELD ON DECEMBER 29, 1911, AND THE
SECOND ON MARCH 28, 1912. THE DEGREES FROM THE
FOURTH THROUGH THE FOURTEENTH WERE CONFERRED AT
THESE TWO REUNIONS. THE THIRD REUNION WAS HELD ON
JUNE 13 AND 14, 1912, AND DEGREES THROUGH THE
EIGHTEENTH WERE CONFERRED.
THE FOURTH
REUNION WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 20, 21, AND 22, 1912,
AND THE FIFTH ON APRIL 16, 17, AND 18, 1913. THE
DEGREES FROM THE FOURTH THROUGH THE THIRTY-SECOND
WERE CONFERRED AT BOTH OF THESE REUNIONS.
ON AUGUST
11, 1959, THE NAMES OF L. C. ALLEN LODGE OF
PERFECTION, EUREKA CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIX AND CADDO
COUNCIL KNIGHTS OF KADOSH WERE CHANGED TO SHREVEPORT
LODGE OF PERFECTION, SHREVEPORT CHAPTER OF ROSE
CROIX AND SHREVEPORT COUNCIL OF KADOSH.
OUR
EARLIEST MEETINGS WERE HELD AT THE MASONIC TEMPLE ON
THE CORNER OF MARKET AND TRAVIS STREETS IN
SHREVEPORT. PLANS WERE SOON PUT INTO MOTION TO
CONSTRUCT A NEW SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL. ON MAY 5,
1912, A COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF W. H. BOOTH, H. H.
BAIN AND E.R. BERSTEIN WAS CHARGED WITH FINDING A
SUITABLE LOCATION TO CONSTRUCT THE NEW BUILDING.
ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1913, THEY RECOMMENDED AND WERE
AUTHORIZED TO PURCHASE THE SITE AT THE CORNER OF
COTTON STREET AND COMMON STREET IN SHREVEPORT FOR A
SUM OF $17,000.00. THE
CORNERSTONE FOR THIS NEW
CATHEDRAL WAS SET ON OCTOBER 28, 1915, BY B. B.
PURSER, ACTING GRAND MASTER. THE PUBLIC ADDRESS WAS
GIVEN BY ILLUSTRIOUS BROTHER CHARLES F. BUCK,
SOVEREIGN GRAND INSPECTOR GENERAL. AN INTERESTING
FACT IS THAT THE BUILDING’S CORNERSTONE IS SET IN
THE NORTHWEST CORNER, INSTEAD OF THE TRADITIONAL
NORTHEAST CORNER, REPORTEDLY FOR GREATER VISIBILITY
BY THE TRAVELING PUBLIC. CONSTRUCTION WAS BY THE
STEWART-McGHEE FIRM OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
THE CATHEDRAL WAS
COMPLETED ON JULY 1, 1917. THE GRAND OPENING
CEREMONY WAS HELD ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1917, AMID
GREAT FANFARE AND LOCAL INTEREST. AS PART OF THE
DEDICATION CEREMONIES, THE MASONS AND THEIR WIVES
WERE TREATED TO TWO ORGAN RECITALS, ONE AT 3:30 PM
AND THE OTHER AT 8:00 PM. THE GUEST ORGANIST WAS
JOHN ALLEN RICHARDSON, ORGANIST AND CHOIRMASTER OF
THE ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS. FOLLOWING THE SECOND RECITAL, A DANCE
WAS HELD WITH MUSIC PROVIDED BY THE EL KARUBAH BAND
AND ORCHESTRA.
EDWARD F. NEILD, A
MEMBER OF THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE, WAS THE
ARCHITECT OF THE SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL. AMONG MR.
NEILD’S MANY OTHER NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS WERE HIS
ARCHITECTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RENOVATION OF OUR
NATION’S CAPITAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C., THE WHITE
HOUSE, AND THE TRUMAN MEMORIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM IN
INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI. IN ADDITION, HE IS
CREDITED WITH THE DESIGN OF THE SHRINER’S HOSPITAL
FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN, ALSO IN SHREVEPORT AND THE
FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE NORTH AMERICA.
THE SHREVEPORT
SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL IS ONE OF THE MOST HISTORIC
AND BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS IN OUR AREA. IT INCLUDES
A
THREE LEVEL AUDITORIUM WITH A SEATING CAPACITY OF
FIVE HUNDRED, A WARDROBE ROOM,
A MARBLE LOBBY, A
PAIR OF MATCHING MARBLE STAIRCASES, A KITCHEN,
A
BANQUET HALL, A MASONIC LIBRARY, NUMEROUS OFFICES, A DEMOLAY ROOM, A BASEMENT AND A SECTION WHERE
CHILDREN RECEIVE HELP THROUGH OUR
SPEECH AND
LANGUAGE CLINIC CHARITY. THE BUILDING MEASURES
133’
1” BY 110’ 5”. AMAZINGLY, THE FINAL COST TO
CONSTRUCT THE BUILDING WAS $186,477.28.
MANY OF THE
ORIGINAL BUILDING FURNISHINGS ARE STILL IN USE
TODAY, INCLUDING THE QUEEN ANNE STYLE FURNITURE AND
THE CEILING FANS. THE LIGHTING FIXTURES FOR THE
BUILDING WERE PURCHASED FROM THE ALBERT SECHRIST
MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF DENVER, COLORADO, IN APRIL,
1917, FOR A COST OF $4000.00. THE ORIGINAL 165
LIGHTING FIXTURES ARE STILL IN USE AT THE PRESENT
TIME.
THE ORIGINAL
NINETY-TWO HAND-PAINTED
DROPS FOR THE AUDITORIUM’S
STAGE ARE STILL USED TODAY DURING OUR SPRING AND
FALL REUNIONS, AS WELL AS OTHER MEETINGS AND
FUNCTIONS HELD IN THE AUDITORIUM. EACH DROP WAS
METICULOUSLY HAND-PAINTED TO DEPICT BACKGROUND SCENERY
SUITABLE FOR USE IN THE DEGREE WORK. THE COSTUMES
USED DURING THE DEGREE WORK ARE ALSO ORIGINALS.
BOTH THE COSTUMES AND THE DROPS ARE REMINISCENT OF
THE GRANDEUR ONE WOULD EXPECT SEE AT A BROADWAY PLAY
DURING THE 1920’s ERA.
THE PILCHER AND
SONS PIPE ORGAN, WHICH ALSO GRACES THE AUDITORIUM
WITH ITS GRAND DISPLAY OF
ORGAN PIPES, IS STILL USED
ON OCCASION TODAY. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT
AN IDENTICAL SECOND ORGAN CONSOLE WAS INSTALLED IN A
SEPARATE ROOM UPSTAIRS. THIS SECOND CONSOLE WAS
PLAYED ON QUEUE BY LADY ORGANISTS DURING THE EARLY
REUNIONS. APPARENTLY, THERE WAS NO SCOTTISH RITE
BROTHER CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THE MUSICAL PARTS THAT
ACCOMPANY THE DEGREE WORK. THE ORGAN’S SERIAL
NUMBER IS 740 AND IT WAS PURCHASED IN 1917 FOR A
COST OF $7500.00. FROM ITS INCEPTION, THE INTENT
WAS TO CONSTRUCT THE ORGAN IN TWO PHASES. THE
SECOND PHASE, WHICH RESULTED IN A LARGE EXPANSION OF
THE SYSTEM OF PIPES, WAS COMPLETED IN THE SPRING OF
1921 FOR AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $12,000.00.
IN THE EARLY
YEARS, THE LADY ORGANIST WAS MRS. MARY KELSO BOOTH,
WIFE OF WILLIAM H. BOOTH, 32°. MASONICALLY AND
OTHERWISE, W. H. BOOTH WAS VERY ACTIVE IN
SHREVEPORT. AS STATED ABOVE, HE SERVED AS ONE OF
THREE MEN ON THE COMMITTEE TO LOCATE A SITE TO BUILD
THE CATHEDRAL. HE ACCEPTED THE POSITION OF VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL COMPANY
WHEN IT WAS FORMED ON MARCH 16, 1914. HE WAS THE
FIRST WISE MASTER OF THE EUREKA CHAPTER OF ROSE
CROIX. IN 1917, HE WAS THE VENERABLE MASTER OF THE
L. C. ALLEN LODGE OF PERFECTION. HE SERVED
SHREVEPORT AS PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND IN 1920 AS PRESIDENT OF THE ROTARY CLUB. AS A
TRIBUTE TO THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS HE MADE TO MASONRY
IN THE SHREVEPORT AREA,
W. H. BOOTH LODGE NO. 380 IN
SOUTH SHREVEPORT WAS NAMED IN HIS HONOR.
AN INTERESTING
MODIFICATION TO SEE DURING A TOUR OF THE BUILDING IS
THE ORIGINAL WALK-IN ICE BOX IN THE KITCHEN. IT HAS
NOW BEEN CONVERTED INTO A MODERN REFRIGERATOR. THE
ONLY OTHER MAJOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE BUILDING HAVE
BEEN THE INSTALLATION OF CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING
AND HEATING AND THE INSTALLATION OF AN ELEVATOR IN
THE 1960’s.
ON SEPTEMBER, 11,
1986, THE NOMINATION OF THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE
CATHEDRAL TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC
BUILDINGS WAS APPROVED.
SEPTEMBER
24, 2005, BECAME ANOTHER LANDMARK DATE IN THE
HISTORY OF OUR VALLEY WHEN THE ORDER OF
THE KNIGHTS
OF SAINT ANDREW CHAPTER WAS CHARTERED BY THE
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA CHAPTER. ON OCTOBER 11, 2005,
KNIGHT COMMANDER KEITH A. DUNCAN AND KNIGHT STEWARD
JAMES E. WINGATE TRAVELED FROM THE BATON ROUGE
CHAPTER OF THE KNIGHTS OF SAINT ANDREW TO KNIGHT THE
CHARTER MEMBERS, INSTALL THE PRINCIPLE OFFICERS AND
GRANT US OUR CHARTER. THE CHARTER MEMBERS WERE:
JOHN F. AYER, 32°, KNIGHT COMMANDER; E. ALLEN KELLY,
32°, KNIGHT WARDEN, CAREY C. ALLEN, 32°, KNIGHT
CAPTAIN; LARRY LABORDE, 32°, KNIGHT STEWARD; THOMAS
P. DICKSON, 32°; MICHAEL W. BEELER, 32°; JAMES P.
ALLEN, 32°; DONALD W. GRINDSTAFF, 32°; BYRON KEITH
TINDELL, 32°; SHANE E. COOK, 32°; VIRGIL F. TRENADO,
32°, AND ANDREW H. STEVENSON, SR., 32°.
THROUGH THE YEARS,
MANY DISTINGUISHED MEN HAVE BECOME MEMBERS OF THE
SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE. ALTHOUGH THIS LIST IS NOT
COMPREHENSIVE OF ALL, WE WOULD LIKE TO MENTION A
FEW.
ACCORDING TO THE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1923 IMPERIAL COUNCIL SESSION OF
THE SHRINERS OF NORTH AMERICA, THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR THE FIRST SHRINERS
HOSPITAL WERE J. H. ROWLAND (PRESIDENT), L. E.
THOMAS, H. S. WESTON, L. E. STOKES AND H. H. BAIN.
ALL FIVE OF THESE NOBLES WERE MEMBERS OF THE
SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE. THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
THESE MEN ARE ASTONISHING. THANKS TO THEIR
DEDICATION AND HARD WORK, THE WORLD’S FIRST SHRINERS
HOSPITAL OPENED IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA IN 1922.
REMARKABLY, THEIR VISION WAS FULFILLED JUST FIVE
YEARS AFTER THE OPENING OF THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH
RITE CATHEDRAL. THEIR FORESIGHT AND COMMITMENT TO
THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEMASONRY CONTINUES TO THIS DAY
TO ENHANCE AND TOUCH THE LIVES NEEDY CHILDREN FROM
ALL ACROSS THE GLOBE.
M:W: LEE EMMETT
THOMAS WAS A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE L. C. ALLEN
LODGE OF PERFECTION AND SERVED AS ITS FIRST SENIOR
WARDEN. HE SERVED AS GRAND MASTER OF THE GRAND
LODGE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA IN 1907 AND AGAIN IN
1909. IN 1920, HE WAS NAMED DEPUTY BY THE
SOVEREIGN GRAND INSPECTOR GENERAL. HE WAS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ORGANIZING THE LAKE CHARLES SCOTTISH
RITE BODIES WHICH WERE CHARTERED IN OCTOBER, 1923.
HE SERVED AS MAYOR OF SHREVEPORT FROM 1922 TO 1930.
M:W: DEE ALPHONSO
STRICKLAND JOINED THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE IN
1932, BECAME A KCCH IN 1949 AND A 33° MASON IN
1953. HE WAS NAMED DEPUTY IN DECEMBER, 1958, BY
SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDER, JUDGE LUTHER A. SMITH.
IN OCTOBER 1959, HE WAS ELECTED AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF
THE SUPREME COUNCIL AND BECAME SOVEREIGN GRAND
INSPECTOR GENERAL. HE SERVED AS GRAND MASTER OF THE
GRAND LODGE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA IN 1941.
M:W: ALFRED W.
CHEESMAN WAS ONE OF OUR CHARTER MEMBERS AND THE
FIRST MASTER OF KADOSH OF THE SHREVEPORT
CONSISTORY. HE SERVED AS GRAND MASTER IN 1915.
M:W: HOLLACE H. BAIN, ALSO A CHARTER MEMBER, SERVED
AS THE FIRST SENIOR WARDEN OF THE EUREKA CHAPTER OF
ROSE CROIX AND AS GRAND MASTER IN 1921.
M:W: ROBERT F.
KENNON SERVED AS MAYOR OF MINDEN, JUSTICE OF THE
LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF
LOUISIANA FROM 1952 TO 1956, AND GRAND MASTER IN
1936.
THREE MORE NOTABLE
MEMBERS OF THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE VALLEY,
JAMES “JIMMIE” H. DAVIS AND JOHN J. McKEITHEN AND
CHARLES ELSON “BUDDY” ROEMER ALSO BECAME GOVERNORS
OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. GOVERNOR DAVIS WAS
ELECTED IN 1944 AND 1960. GOVERNOR McKEITHEN WAS
ELECTED IN 1964 AND 1967. GOVERNOR ROEMER SERVED
LOUISIANA AS A REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES
CONGRESS FROM 1981 TO 1988 AND AS GOVERNOR FROM 1988
TO 1992.
M:W: OTTO E.
PASSMAN SERVED LOUISIANA AS REPRESENTATIVE IN THE
UNITED STATES CONGRESS FROM 1947 TO 1977 AND AS
GRAND MASTER IN 1945.
UNITED STATES
REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH DAVID WAGGONNER SERVED NINE
TERMS IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS FROM 1961 TO
1979.
ANOTHER
DISTINGUISHED MEMBER, STATE REPRESENTATIVE WAYNE
WADDELL, CURRENTLY SERVES IN THE LOUISIANA HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
IN ADDITION TO
THOSE LISTED ABOVE, THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS SERVED AS
MAYORS OF SHREVEPORT: ERNEST
RALPH BERNSTEIN (1906 TO 1908), J. G. PALMER (1930 TO 1932),
JOHN McWILLIAMS FORD (1932), CLYDE E. FANT (1946 TO
1954 AND 1958 TO 1970), JAMES C. GARDNER (1954 TO
1958), L. CALHOUN ALLEN, JR. (1970 TO 1978).
FRANK B. BLACKBURN
SERVED AS MAYOR OF BOSSIER CITY FROM 1983 TO 1984.
JOHN ALLEN DIXON,
JR. SERVED AS JUSTICE OF THE LOUISIANA STATE SUPREME
COURT FROM 1971 TO 1980.
THE MOST
DISTINGUISHED OF ALL ARE THOSE MEMBERS WHO SERVED AS
GRAND MASTER OF THE GRAND LODGE OF THE STATE OF
LOUISIANA. IN ADDITION TO THOSE LISTED ABOVE, OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE VALLEY WHO
HAVE SERVED AS GRAND MASTER INCLUDE: M:W: JAMES H.
ROWLAND, 1928; M:W: PHILIP LIEBER, 1935; M:W: J.
LUTHER JORDAN, 1942; M:W: D. LOUIE BUTLER, 1948;
M:W: CLARENCE BEASLEY, 1954; M:W: MORRIS SHAPIRO,
1961; M:W: L. V. NOLES, 1963; M:W: A. J. LEWIS,
1967; M:W: T. SCOTT STRICKLAND, 1969; M:W: N. H.
McCLAMROCK, Jr., 1973; M:W: THOMAS T. ELKINS, 1982;
M:W: JAMES H. KING, 1983; M:W: ROY B. DELANEY, 1992;
M:W: ROY B. TUCK, Jr., 1997; M:W: BALLARD L. SMITH,
1999; AND M:W: CHARLES H. PENN, 2000. AT THE TIME
OF THIS WRITING, R:W: S. BRUCE EASTERLY SERVES IN
THE GRAND LINE WITH ASPIRATION TO SERVE AS GRAND
MASTER IN 2007.
THROUGH THE YEARS,
“THE SHREVEPORT TIMES” HAS SUPPORTED THE SHREVEPORT
SCOTTISH RITE BY PRINTING NEWSPAPER ARTICLES OF
INTEREST CONCERNING SCOTTISH RITE EVENTS. RECENTLY,
THEIR STAFF GRACIOUSLY SEARCHED THROUGH THEIR
ARCHIVES IN AN EFFORT TO FIND ANY PAST ARTICLES OF
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE TO THE SCOTTISH RITE. THE
RESULTS OF THEIR LABORS CAN BE SEEN BY CLICKING ON
THE LINKS PROVIDED BELOW. AS YOU WILL SEE, THE
ARTICLES HAVE BEEN RETYPED FOR INCREASED CLARITY.
WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE PAST AND CONTINUED
SUPPORT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE STAFF OF “THE
SHREVEPORT TIMES”.
IT IS OUR
SINCEREST HOPE THAT THE HISTORY PAGES OF TOMORROW
WILL BE FILLED WITH POSITIVE INFLUENCES OF THE
SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE MASONS OF TODAY.
ARTICLES
FROM “THE SHREVEPORT TIMES” NEWSPAPER:
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MONDAY, OCT. 25, 1915; TENTH REUNION
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MONDAY, OCT. 25, 1915; EIGHT MASONS HONORED
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THURSDAY, OCT. 28, 1915; CORNERSTONE CEREMONY
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MONDAY, NOV. 12, 1917; CATHEDRAL DEDICATION, 33RD
DEGREE CEREMONY AND FOURTEENTH REUNION PLANNED
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TUESDAY, NOV. 13, 1917; DETAILED ACCOUNT OF SCOTTISH
RITE CATHEDRAL DEDICATION AND 33RD DEGREE
CONFERRAL CEREMONY
Site Designed and Published by:
Byron “Keith” Tindell and Donald W. Grindstaff II
This site was made possible by the
immense contributions of
John L. Atkinson, 33°
Copyright 2005 © The Ancient & Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemasonry,
Valley of Shreveport, Orient of Louisiana , Southern
Jurisdiction
of the United States: All Rights Reserved.
Revised:
11/06/12.
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