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2017-09-07

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2019-12-07

Happy Birthday to M.W. Jim Mendoza, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Washington.
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2021-02-27

March 9, 1897: Frederic B. Stevens was raised a Master Mason in Union Lodge of Strict Observance No. 3 in Detroit, Michigan.
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2021-03-10

March 10, 1841: Henry L. Palmer was raised a Master Mason in Evening Star Lodge No. 75 in West Troy, New York.
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2021-03-10

March 28, 1936: General Douglas MacArthur joined the Scottish Rite, receiving the 32nd Degree at Gaumata Consistory in the Philippines.
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2021-03-28

March 28, 1972: Walter E. Webber was raised a Master Mason in Casco Lodge No. 36 in Yarmouth, Maine.
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2021-03-28

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

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

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

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