THE RITE RECORDER. Family Day at Kings Island. Milestones in Our History. A Visit from the New Sheriff

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1 THE RITE RECORDER Valley of Cincinnati April 2013 Family Day at Kings Island Milestones in Our History A Visit from the New Sheriff

2 Sheriff Neil to Speak at Breakfast Lecture The event will be held at the Cincinnati Masonic Center Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil There s a new sheriff in town, and he ll be speaking at the next installment of the popular Breakfast Lecture Series at the Cincinnati Masonic Center. Join us on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 as Sheriff Jim Neil discusses his administration s goals for Hamilton County. Neil is a lifelong resident of Hamilton County and a second-generation lawenforcement officer. He currently resides in Sayler Park with his wife, Kim. A graduate of Western Hills High School, Neil continued his studies at the University of Cincinnati and earned a bachelor s degree in criminal justice. Neil was hired into the Hamilton County Sheriff s Office in the Corrections Division in He continued his education and training while working full time and earned a master s degree from the University of Cincinnati in graduate studies and research, graduated from the School of Police Staff and Command program at Northwestern University in Chicago, and completed more than 4,000 hours of job training and education through the Sheriff s Office. In his more than 30 years of dedication to Hamilton County and its Sheriff s Office, Neil has earned recognition and awards for his service: the National Sheriff s Association s Medal of Valor, the Buckeye State Sheriff s Association s Medal of Honor, the Fraternal Order of Police s Act of Bravery, the Hamilton County Police Association s Police Officer of the Year, and the U.S. Department of Justice F.B.I. Bomb Data Center Certificate of Appreciation, among others. Extensive training and work experience in the Corrections Division and Enforcement Division enabled the sheriff to work his way up the ranks to lieutenant. His proven leadership led to several special assignments, including hazmat technician, commander of the Bomb Squad, commander of the Patrol Academy, and Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) instructor, among others. Sheriff Jim Neil is committed to public safety and serving the citizens of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. He understands that our county is very diverse and faces numerous challenges, and he believes that we all need to do our part. He is excited to partner with citizens, businesses, civic groups, elected officials, and others to ensure our county continues to thrive and move in the right direction. THE RITE RECORDER Volume 69 No. 9 Cincinnati Masonic Center 317 East Fifth Street Cincinnati, OH Fax: Web: EDITOR Ben P. Rosenfield, 32 benr@32masons.com BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairman William M. Judd II, 32 Vice Chairman Dwight D. Wilson, 33 Members at Large K. Douglas Akers, 32º Kraig L. Gordon, 32º Donald E. Hoffman, 33 PRESIDING OFFICERS Gibulum Lodge of Perfection William N. Frank, 32 Dalcho Council, Princes of Jerusalem Richard E. Fey, Jr., 32 Cincinnati Chapter of Rose Croix John H. Donohoo, 32 Ohio Consistory Edward C. McIntyre, 32 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Robert W. Dumford, 33 rdumford@32masons.com FRATERNAL SECRETARY Michael A. Himes, 33 mhimes@32masons.com SECRETARY EMERITUS H. Ray Evans, 33 John R. Teller, Jr., 33 TREASURER Jeffrey P. Waltz, 33 TYLER Keith L. Clepper, 32 THE SUPREME COUNCIL Deputy for the State of Ohio William R. Powers, Jr., 33 Sovereign Grand Commander John Wm. McNaughton, 33 Active Member at Large Robert O. Ralston, 33, P.S.G.C. Active Member Emeritus Alfred E. Rice, / bermanprinting.com Printer of record for The Rite Recorder

3 FAMILY DAY AT KINGS ISLAND Join the Valley of Cincinnati on May 19, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for an enjoyable day at the largest amusement park in the Midwest! Included is your admission to the park and lunch in the picnic grove. Ride some legendary roller coasters, discover new favorites, and have fun with family and fellow Scottish Rite Masons! The Valley of Cincinnati will have access to the picnic grove from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Lunch is from 3:00-4:00 p.m. and includes hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, potato salad, cookies, and unlimited soft drinks. Tickets are $25.00 per person (adult/child/senior; ages 2 and under are free). They are available (limit: six per member) online or by order form in this issue of The Rite Recorder. Parking is not included in the price. You will be charged $12 per vehicle as you enter the parking gates. If you re a Kings Island Season Pass holder, you can purchase picnic meal-only tickets for $7.00 each. Parking is included for current Season Pass holders only.

4 Establishing the New Scottish Rite Cathedral on Broadway This historical snapshot describes the destruction of the Valley s property and how Scottish Rite Masons rallied to rebuild Fire tore through the Masonic Temple at the northeast corner of 3rd and Walnut in downtown Cincinnati on December 24, 1884, taking with it numerous properties, costumes, regalia, and more that were owned by the Valley of Cincinnati. The minutes of Gibulum Lodge of Perfection note the following: Fire discovered in basement of J. R. Mills & Co s Printing and Book binding establishment, which rapidly ascended into their upper stories, costume and property room of the Rite, and then into our Cathedral and other apartments quickly devouring our dear and beautiful home and every conceivable article of paraphernalia, properties, costume etc.; the grand old Organ which has thrilled out every nerve so often; our jewels... our charters etc. etc. The December 25, 1884 edition of The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that: The magnificent Masonic Temple... is in ruins, and the valuable contents destroyed. At a quarter to eight o clock, yesterday morning, a female employee at the stationery and paper warehouse of J.R. Mills & Co., No. 124, Walnut Street, discovered a small blaze in the front of the cellar, near the elevator. She gave the alarm and the thirty-five male and female employees, rushed into the street, saving their personal effects. After the devastation, the Scottish Rite bodies met at Hanselmann Lodge No. 208, F.&A.M., from January 8 to February 23, The Rite took that time to regroup and find a new home. The Reunion held at Robinson s Opera House (northeast corner of 9th and Plums Streets in Cincinnati), from February 24-26, 1885 saw the largest gathering of Masons than ever before. Before its end, the Seventh Presbyterian Church on Broadway was the property of the Scottish Rite a vote having been cast unanimously to tender $35,000 in cash for the property. From the July 5, 1885 Commercial Gazette of Cincinnati: At a joint meeting of the Scottish Rite Cathedral Company and the Trustees of Gibulum Grand Lodge of Perfection, held on Thursday evening, the completed plans for the New Cathedral were accepted... and the plans submitted by the architect, Mr. A.C. Nash, were unanimously adopted... The Cathedral of the Scottish Rite, when completed, will not be excelled in ornamentation and commodious resources by any structure of the kind in the country. The 34th Annual Reunion of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite celebrated the new Cathedral. The event began on Tuesday, May 11, A resolution was adopted during a stated meeting the next day, authorizing the trustees of the Lodge of Perfection to: be authorized to prepare a book in which each of its members may have an opportunity to subscribe as a loan such sum as he may elect to a fund for improving and furnishing apartments for the use of the Four Bodies of this Rite in the Valley of Cincinnati, and for the purchase of appropriate Robes and Paraphernalia for the same use, said loans bearing interest from date at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, with the understanding that when the said Lodge, after having paid all its current expenses and outstanding obligations, shall have sufficient cash surplus on hand to pay 20 per cent, of the entire subscriptions, said cash surplus shall be distributed to the aforesaid subscribers pro rata, and such distribution shall be continued by the same rule until all the said subscriptions are canceled, or otherwise liquidated.

5 An artist s sketch of what we now know as the Cincinnati Masonic Center. Can you tell how it differs from the actual structure? An Overview of the Early Days of the Cincinnati Masonic Center Learn what it took to secure what would become the venue of distinction we call home for the past 85 years The history of the Cincinnati Masonic Center dates back to August 16, 1916, when the trustees of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Cincinnati, received a letter from the Cincinnati Masonic Temple Company stating they had contracted to purchase from Charles Stedman Becker the property known as #430 Sycamore Street for the sum of $13,900 cash and two pieces of property on the south side of East 5th Street. The lot at 319 E. 5th Street was purchased from Clara B. Fletcher for $14,500 cash; the other at 321 E. 5th Street from Charlotte Murray for $14,500 cash. At the May 1918 meeting of the Board of Trustees, it was announced that the property known as 317 E. 5th St. had been purchased and that the Rite was now the owner of the properties known as 317, 319, and 321 E. 5th St. In total, the following properties were purchased by the Scottish Rite, Syrian Shrine, and the Cincinnati Masonic Temple Co. in preparation for the construction of the new Masonic Temple, to include the Taft Theatre, Scottish Rite Cathedral, the Masonic Temple, and the Syrian Shrine Mosque (never built). Fifth Street: The Nevada Building, S.E. corner, 5th and Sycamore; Kroger Bros., S.E. corner, 5th and Sycamore (ground level of the Nevada Building); 303 E. 5th St., Eugene Frank; 305 E. 5th St., Gem Laundry; 307 E. 5th St., William H. Mullen; 309 E. 5th St., S.S. Kresge Co.; 317 to 321 E. 5th St., Phillips and Murray property; 325 to 327 E. 5th St., Liquid Carbonic Co.; 323 to 329 E. 5th St., Charlotte Murray Heirs property; the John Van Range Building, S.W. corner, 5th and Broadway. Broadway: 415 Broadway, Hoffman property; 417 Broadway, Scottish Rite Cathedral (Old Seventh Presbyterian Church); 425 Broadway, the John Van Range Building. Sycamore: Guilford School; Becker Lot; 436 Sycamore, Ed. Cofer; the Nevada Building S.E. corner, 5th and Sycamore. In addition, there was a gift from Mary M. Emery of a strip of 30 feet extending from Sycamore, east to the alley. These 30 feet would make up what the Masonic Temple would lose from its frontage on 5th Street, as that street was scheduled to be widened. Necessary property transfers were set in motion on May 15, A cornerstone dedication took place on October 20, 1926, and a formal dedication was held on January 26, The artist s sketch pictured above dates to the 1920s. From the minutes of Gibulum Lodge of Perfection, dated January 26, 1928: A Lodge of Grand Elect, Perfect, and Sublime Masons was opened at three o clock this afternoon, in the Scottish Rite Auditorium, New Masonic Temple, by Ills. Bro. George Thayer Welsh, 33º, Thrice Potent Master. This afternoon had been set aside for the purpose of consecrating and dedicating our beautiful new quarters in the New Temple and we had the distinguished honor of having our distinguished Ills. Bro. Leon M. Abbott, 33º, Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander of the N.J. of U.S.A. and quite a few of his officers with us as our guests, and also to perform the beautiful services of consecration and dedication... The memory of this wonderful afternoon will linger in the memory of those who were present as one of the most beautiful in their entire Masonic Careers.

6 Yale Center Recognizes the Work of Children s Dyslexia Centers The trailblazer in dyslexia research highlights the incredible efforts of this great charity in a widely distributed article Dr. Sally Shaywitz, founder and director of the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity, recently authorized Kyle Redford, educational consultant and Yale Advisory Board member, to create and distribute an article that describes the work of Children s Dyslexia Centers, Inc. The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity serves as a nexus for dyslexia research, and it s a leading source of advocacy and information to better the lives of people with dyslexia. Its mission is to uncover and illuminate the strengths of those with dyslexia, disseminate the latest innovations from scientific research and practical advice, and transform the treatment of children and adults with dyslexia. Redford s article notes that, In 1994, the Scottish Rite Masons of the Northern Jurisdiction recognized that, Although studies revealed the existence of remarkably effective programs for treating dyslexia, no one was addressing the issue and its cost to individuals and society in a systematic way. Consequently, the Children s Dyslexia Centers were created. The Masons joined forces with Massachusetts General Hospital and launched a major program in the Northern Jurisdiction to serve dyslexic children who couldn t afford the help they needed to succeed in school. In their 19th year of operation this year, the Dyslexia Centers have hit a major milestone in serving 10,000 students through their outreach programs. What is dyslexia? Reading is an extremely challenging experience for children who live with dyslexia. This neurologically based disorder interferes with the child s ability to acquire and process language. Dyslexia varies in its severity and is manifested by difficulties in reading, writing, spelling, handwriting, and sometimes in arithmetic. It is not the result of lack of motivation, sensory impairment, inadequate instructional or environmental opportunities, or other limiting conditions, but it may occur together with these conditions. Dyslexia is life-long and often familial, but children with dyslexia frequently respond successfully to appropriate and timely intervention. Dyslexia was recognized more than a century ago and has since remained a topic of controversy. Some refer to it incorrectly as a reading problem or a reversals problem. Even dictionaries perpetuate the confusion by defining it as an impairment of the ability to read and linking the disorder to a genetic defect or brain injury. Instead, dyslexia is a specific difficulty in dealing with language. Typical problems include understanding spoken or written language and in organizing, storing, and retrieving language information. Dyslexia is a challenge that, according to the National Institutes of Health, affects 15% of the population. Children with dyslexia often lack phonemic awareness, which involves the ability to recognize, think about, and manipulate the individual sounds in words. This lack of phonemic awareness often is apparent as early as age three or four. They are frequently unable to deal with rhyme and often demonstrate a delay in the acquisition and/or use of spoken language. For more information, visit Brethren, the Spring 2013 Class is but days away. We hope you re ready for an unforgettable day of Scottish Rite Masonry. Don t forget, a special 200th anniversary banquet will follow the 32. No waiting in buffet lines for this meal, folks. It will be a sit-down affair, and you will be served in fine form. While we dine, the Valley of Cincinnati will honor those earning service awards, present Brown Jewels to class builders, and more. Dinner will also feature a brief multimedia presentation, and Ill. Bro. William R. Powers, Jr., 33º, Deputy for Ohio, will close the evening with comments. The meal will come to end when the members of the 200th Anniversary Class retire to the balcony to receive their commemorative bicentennial pocket jewels. SPRING 2013 REUNION SCHEDULE Candidate Registration Chapel, 7:00-8:00 a.m. Candidate Ring Sizing Chapel, 7:00-8:00 a.m. General Registration Founders Hall, 7:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Candidate Orientation Chapel, 8:00-8:45 a.m. Conferral of the 4 Chapel, 8:50-9:35 a.m. Class Picture Chapel, 9:35-9:45 a.m. Conferral of the 14 Auditorium, 10:00-11:30 a.m. Lunch and the 16 Ballroom, 11:35-12:45 p.m. Conferral of the 18 Auditorium, 12:55-2:35 p.m. Break Chapel, 2:40-3:00 p.m. Conferral of the 21 Auditorium, 3:05-4:00 p.m. Degree Synopsis Chapel, 4:00-4:25 p.m. Conferral of the 32 Auditorium, 4:30-5:45 p.m. Anniversary Banquet Ballroom, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

7 New High 12 Club Forming in Cincinnati Area Ohio s High 12 State Association is planning to start a High 12 Club downtown in the Cincinnati Masonic Center and is looking for members to Charter the club. High 12 is a lunchtime meeting of Master Masons. Wives and friends are welcome to attend all meetings. The meetings last an hour. There will Valley Coordinates One-Day Class Lunch at the CMC The Valley of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Masonic Center will host the 2013 Grand Master s One-Day Class on Saturday, May 11. The candidates for this class will receive all three of the Blue Lodge Degrees, and those who have petitioned the Scottish Rite will see the 4º. be information available at the Spring 2013 Reunion and an informational luncheon on May 22 from 11:00-1:00 at the Cincinnati Masonic Center. For more information about High 12, please contact Victor Russo at or victorcrusso@ hotmail.com. Please put High 12 in the subject line. The Valley of Cincinnati will be coordinating lunch for the day at the Cincinnati Masonic Center only. Lunch reservations are $10.00 each, plus a $1.00 shipping and handling fee for the first ticket only. Use the order form below to make your reservations before May 3, LUNCH FOR THE GRAND MASTER S ONE-DAY CLASS MAY 11, 2013 Deadline for orders is May 3, We cannot accept orders after this date. Meals are $10.00 each, plus a $1.00 shipping and handling fee for the first ticket only. c Please send one lunch ticket only ($11.00 total for one ticket only) c Please send lunch tickets ($11.00 for the first ticket, $10.00 for each additional ticket) Total amount enclosed: $ Print Name: Member Number: Telephone Number: Make your check payable to the Valley of Cincinnati. Mail it with this form to One-Day Class Lunch, 317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati, OH FAMILY DAY AT KINGS ISLAND MAY 19, 2013 Deadline for ticket orders is May 10, We cannot accept orders after this date. Tickets are $25.00 each, plus a $5.00 transaction fee. Limit: six tickets per member. Parking is not included. You will be charged $12/vehicle as you enter the parking gates. ONE-DAY CLASS ORDER FORM c Please send one ticket ($30.00 total c Please send two tickets ($55.00 total) c Please send three tickets ($80.00 total) c Please send four tickets ($ total) c Please send five tickets ($ total) c Please send six ticket ($ total) c I have a current Kings Island Season Pass. Please send lunch-only tickets. ($12.00 for the first ticket; $7 for each additional ticket. Parking is included for current Season Pass holders.) Total amount enclosed: $ Print Name: Member Number: Telephone Number: Make your check payable to the Valley of Cincinnati. Mail it with this form to Family Day at Kings Island, 317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati, OH UPCOMING EVENTS APRIL 6 Spring 2013 Reunion Be a part of celebrating the bicentennial of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, and take in the 4º, 14º, 16º, 18º, 21º, and 32º. APRIL 11 Stated Meeting Current Scottish Rite dues cards are required for admission to the meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Cincinnati Masonic Center. Nominations for officers will be held. MAY 1 Breakfast Lecture Series This installment features Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil. The event is from 7:45-9:00 a.m. at the CMC. MAY 9 Annual Meeting Current Scottish Rite dues cards are required for admission to the meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Cincinnati Masonic Center. Elections will be held, followed by an open installation. No meal will be served. MAY 11 Grand Master s One-Day Class The event takes place at the Cincinnati Masonic Center and the Portsmouth Masonic Temple. Lunch at the Cincinnati Masonic Center only is $10.00 per ticket, plus a $1.00 shipping and handling fee for the first ticket only. Use the order form below to make your reservations before May 3, The tentative schedule for the Cincinnati Masonic Center follows. Registration and sign-in: 7-7:45 a.m. On the Threshold/E.A. Degree: 8-9:45 a.m. F.C. Degree: 10-11:30 a.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. M.M. Degree: 12:30-3: p.m. 4º for AASR petitioners: 3:15 p.m. MAY 19 Family Day at Kings Island The event includes admission to Kings Island and lunch. Tickets on sale now. JUNE 17 OCD Golf Outing Ohio Council of Deliberation s golf outing returns to Eaglesticks, 2655 Maysville Pike, Zanesville, OH The format is four-man scramble, shotgun start at noon. Cost is $75 per person or $300 per team. Registrations and payment should be sent to the Valley of Cambridge, P.O. Box 1825 Cambridge, OH CORRECTION The contact for the Scottish Rite SCUBA Club is Jeff Davison, who can be reached by at jeffrey.davison@fuse.net. We apologize for the error published in last month s article, New Special-Interest Clubs Forming.

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