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June 7, 1894: Leon M. Abbott was raised a Master Mason in Columbian Lodge in Boston, Massachusetts.
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2021-06-07

May 31, 1801: The "Supreme Council of the 33rd Degree for the United States of America" was formed in Charleston, South Carolina with Col. John Mitchell presiding as first Sovereign Grand Commander.
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2021-05-31

Happy Birthday to the Rev. Norman Vincent Peale, author of “The Power of Positive Thinking”, born on this day in 1898.
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2021-05-31

May 21, 1862: Josiah H. Drummond was coroneted a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33° in the Van Rensselaer Council (NMJ).
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2021-05-21

May 19, 1806: J.J.J. Gourgas was initiated an Entered Apprentice in Lodge L’Union Francaise No. 17 in New York.
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2021-05-19

May 17, 1867: After a schism lasting nearly seven years, the two opposing Supreme Councils in the Scottish Rite NMJ came to an agreement and formed a union. Josiah H. Drummond, 33° was elected SGC.
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2021-05-17

Happy Birthday to M.W. Stanley F. Maxwell, Past Grand Master of Massachusetts and Past SGC of the Scottish Rite NMJ, born on this day in 1910.
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2021-04-27

April 2, 1795: Col. John Mitchell was appointed a Deputy Inspector General of the Order of the Royal Secret, a precursor to the Supreme Council, 33° of the Scottish Rite.
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2021-04-02