150th Annual Session

of the

Illinois Council of Deliberation

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Ill.. .Gregory L. Clark, 33°

Deputy for Illinois

Cathedral News

Valley of Bloomington Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, N.M.J.

Volume XCI:4 April, 2019

In this Issue

2019 Spring Reunion and related Activities cel-ebrated in photos

Valley Valentine’s Dinner photos Commander-in-Chief’s “Time to Pass the Ba-

ton” Annual Meeting and Election of Officers an-

nouncement Public Installation of Coordinate Body Officers Illinois Council of Deliberation announcement

and reservations link Spirit of Peoria Murder Mystery Illinois River

Cruise, Saturday, August 10, 2019

This year’s session will convene at 1:00 PM on

Saturday, June 22, 2019 at the Wyndham Springfield

City Centre with Illustrious Brother Gregory L. Clark,

Active Member of our Supreme Council and Deputy

for Illinois presiding. At the concluding Banquet, we

will be pleased to witness the conferral of the Merito-

rious Service Award on our Brothers Theron Fredrick

Noth and Steven Lee Barr.

At the close of the evening, the names of next

year’s recipients will be announced.

All members of the Valley are eligible to at-

tend, while only members of the Council may vote at

the business session. Please paste the link below into

your browser to make your reservations:

https://conta.cc/2JDwiB1

Future Activities

and Calendar Dates

Past Presiding Officers Dinner, The Ozark House, Bloomington 5:00 PM Social, 6:00 PM Dinner

Annual Meeting & Election of Officers for the Co-ordinate Bodies, 7:00 PM Valley of Bloomington

Public Installation of Officers, Valley of Blooming-ton, 2:00 PM Bloomington Masonic Temple

Illinois Council of Deliberation Annual Session 1:00 PM, Wyndham Hotel, Springfield

Spirit of Peoria Murder Mystery Cruise< Peoria Riverfront, Boarding 6:00 PM

“I am most appreciative of all your efforts. Thank you!”

Time to pass the Baton

Brethren, Brethren, as I address you for the last time, I would like to take the opportunity to thank Illustrious Brother Ben North, 33o for appoint ing me to the Council line and Illustrious Brother Roger F. Aukerman, MSA, 33o for appointing me to the bot tom of the Consistory line all those years ago. I consider it an honor to be asked to serve the Valley and I am grateful for the chance to do so.

I would ask that you join me in welcoming our newest member Brother Joe Fowler. Brother Fowler

has recently moved back to Central Illinois and I am confident that he will become an active member of

the Valley. I would also like to thank the many brethren who made this Spring Reunion possible. Wheth-

er cast, crew, registration, or the Valley office, without you, it would have been impossible, and I am most

appreciative of all your efforts. Thank you!

While during this reunion, we may have been short on candidates, we were long on memorable mo-

ments. It is truly a pleasure to work with the members of this Valley.

I want to thank Brother Jesse J. Slater, 32o, Thrice Potent Master, Brother Mike W. Tutter, 32o,

Most Wise Master and Brother Mark A. Keagle, 32o, Sovereign Prince for their support and leadership

through the last two years. I am confident that they, like me, have learned much during our time of leader-

ship.

As the time comes for the baton to be passed, I see several areas the Valley needs to address. We

continue to hold the Rite Connection activities; however, they have been met with limited attendance. As

a masonic fraternity the greatest asset we have is our members. If we don’t continually engage them by

personal contact, we have failed our membership. When we don’t reach out to them, if only by a phone

call, they will soon forget the great family of which they are a part.

Also, involving our members in activities is a great way to keep them engaged. Moving forward

we must be thoughtful in planning and advertising our events. This year we transitioned to a quarterly

newsletter which will force us to be diligent in planning our member’s activities. If we fail to plan far

enough in advance with our current schedule of the Cathedral News we will not attract the desired interest.

While we have issues to deal with, we still are a solid organization. We have been blessed with

solid and productive leadership and we benefit from the wisdom of our predecessors. If we go the extra

mile, we will fulfill the role which lies before us.

Brethren, I am grateful and humbled for the opportunity to have served you and the Valley of Bloomington as Commander-in-Chief and I pledge my support in the coming years. It has been an honor

and a privilege; I thank you!

Fraternally,

Larry E Raglan Commander-in-Chief

Valley of Bloomington

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry

Annual Meeting and Election of Officers

Masonic Temple, 302 E Jefferson Street, Bloomington, Illinois Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Conforming to Article 1, Section 1 of the by-laws of the Valley of Bloomington; notice is hereby

given that the Annual Meetings of the Coordinate Bodies will be held May 7, 2019 beginning at 7:00 PM.

Pursuant to Article III the election of officers will be held for Bloomington Lodge of Perfection, Fourteenth Degree; Zerubbabel Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Sixteenth Degree; Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, Eighteenth Degree and Bloomington Consistory of Sublime Princes of the Royal Secret, Thirty-Second Degree. The Annual Reports to the membership will be made, along with other business which may properly be considered and acted upon at the meeting.

All members of the Valley of Bloomington, in good standing, are entitled to attend and vote on matters before the bodies.

Jesse J. Slater Mark A. Keagle Thrice Potent Master Sovereign Prince

Bloomington Lodge of Perfection Zerubbabel Council, Princes of Jerusalem Michael W. Tutter Larry E. Raglan Most Wise Master Commander-in-Chief Mt. Calvary Chapter, Rose Croix Bloomington Consistory Attest: Barry D. Weer, 33° Secretary

Public Installation of Officers

Coordinate Bodies

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All members and their guests are invited to attend the Public Installation of the Elected Officers of

Bloomington Lodge of Perfection; Zerubbabel Council, Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Calvary Chapter, Rose Croix; and Bloomington Consistory, Sublime Princes of the Royal Secret to be held in the Bloomington Masonic Temple Gold Room at 2:00 p.m., May 19, 2019. The Installing Officer will be Illustrious Brother Gregory L. Clark, 33°, Active Member of our Supreme Council and Deputy for Illinois.

Light Refreshments will be served following the ceremony. Please plan to join us as these officers

assume important leadership roles for the coming year.

Valley of Bloomington

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of

Freemasonry

Scottish Rite Office (309) 828-6007

Presiding Officers

Commander-in-Chief Larry E. Raglan

Thrice Potent Master Jesse J. Slater

Sovereign Prince Mark A. Keagle

Most Wise Master Michael W. Tutter

Executive Secretary Barry D. Weer, 33°

Treasurer Michael R. Fowler, 33°

Other Trustees

1st Lt. Commander Daniel S. Yandel 2nd Lt. Commander Patrick E. Schlehuber, M.S.A.

Deputy Master Timothy A. Longfellow High Priest Lance N. Lowery, M.S.A.

Sr. Warden Stuart H. Palmer At-Large Trustee Roger F. Aukerman, M.S.A., 33°

At-Large Trustee Robert H. Wright, 33°

Eternal Reward

“With sympathy and sorrow, we share in the loss of these,

our Brothers.”

Paul Edward Doane Jr September 22, 1931 – July 17, 2017

White Heath, Illinois

David Wayman Davis October 25, 1928 – August 28, 2018

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Sammy Ray Sommer April 3, 1936 – November 28, 2018

Foosland, Illinois

Dean Clarence Broughton November 8, 1919 – November 29, 2018

Gladewater, Texas

Jerry Donovan Sears January 11, 1941 – December 9, 2018

Seneca, Illinois

Richard Loy Arends April 10, 1925 – December 30, 2018

Gibson City, Illinois

Robert Lee Bowen July 12, 1929 – January 18, 2019

Danvers, Illinois

Clarence Richard Manker September 7, 1935 – January 26, 2019

Manteno, Illinois

Jewel Brown February 27, 1932 – February 1, 2019

Bourbonnais, Illinois

Robert F. Kennett September 18, 1938 – February 3, 2019

Bloomington, Illinois

Edward Lee Diggle January 17, 1922 – March 1, 2019

Germantown Hills, Illinois

Joseph Brian Fowler

Spring Reunion 2019 Candidate

Salem Lodge No. 81, Salem, Kentucky

Our hard working Stage Crew relaxes for a moment

Allegiance

The Bodies of the Scottish Rite, sitting in the Valley of Bloomington, State of Illinois, acknowledge and yield allegiance to the Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Free-masonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America whose Grand East is in Lexington, Massachusetts, and whose Officers are:

Ill... David A. Glattly, 33°

Sovereign Grand Commander

Ill... Gregory L. Clark, 33° Deputy for Illinois

And whose other Active Members are: Ill... James L. Tun-

gate, 33°; Ill... Randall R. Milone, 33°; and Ill.

.. G. Nicholas Graff,

M.S.A., 33°

Valley of Bloomington

Valentine’s Dinner

PHOTOS, to left, from top:

1. Members and their ladies enjoy dinner at The Bakery and Pickle,

Bloomington—foreground Penny Bender and Beth Mercier

2. Foreground, facing Greg and Gerti Clark socialize during the

meal

2019 Spring

Reunion Activities

3. Immediately below: Pizza and Brews, the Friday evening, be-

fore reunion Cast, Crew and Candidates Party on the stage of the

Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts

4. Bottom Photo: from left to right: Deputy’s Representative Mi-

chael R. Fowler, 33°, Candidate Joseph B. Fowler (Mike’s brother-

brother) and Commander-in-Chief Larry E. Raglan

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Bloomington Consistory

Ancient Accepted Scottish RIte

PO Box 3695

Bloomington, IL 61702-3695

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From left to right: Joe Fowler, Candidate, and Lodge of Perfection Officers Jesse Slater, TPM and Tim Longfellow, DM at the After Glow event

“We will strive to be a fraternity that fulfills our Masonic Obligation to

care for our members”

Spirit of Peoria

Murder Mystery Cruise

Saturday, August 10, 2019

We had so much fun a couple years ago, we are join-ing again with Mohammed Shrine for an evening on the Illi-nois River with a “Who Done It!” The cast of the Champaign Urbana Theatre Company will mingle with you as the mystery unfolds. Sometime dur-ing dinner, the unthinkable will happen; someone sitting next you is murdered! You will participate and help unravel the mystery as the drama works its way to conclusion.

Tickets are $50.00 per person Includes a Prime Rib buffet and

the entertainment and the evening’s cruise on the Illinois Cash bar is available

Boarding at 6:00; Dinner 6:30, and cruise 7:00—9:00 PM Reservations through Mohammed Shrine business office

(309) 633-2808

Reserve your spot soon, as seating is limited!