Valley
of Newport News
Lodge of Perfection for 2009 |
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Ricky R. Johnson, KCCH Venerable Master |
Senior Warden |
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Junior Warden |
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Orator |
Jimmy C. Willis, IGH |
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Prelate |
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Master of Ceremonies |
Jesse A. Norman, 32º |
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Expert |
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Assistant Expert |
Otis G. Edwards, KCCH |
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Captain of the Host |
E. Keith Winder, 32º |
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Officers for All Four Bodies |
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Secretary |
Adrian L. "Pete" Eure, IGH |
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Treasurer |
Gerald E. Burks, IGH |
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Almoner |
Harold C. Joyner, KCCH |
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Tiler |
Thomas H. Parry, 32º |
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The
Lodge of Perfection consists of the Ineffable Degrees of the Scottish
Rite, which are the 4th through 14th Degrees. Below is a brief description of these Degrees: |
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4th Degree -
Secret Master. The
Fourth Degree emphasizes duty, fidelity, integrity, and the necessity
for secrecy in all confidential relationships. 5th Degree -
Perfect Master. This
Degree Teaches that impure thoughts and selfish, and unworthy ambitions
and corrupting and destructive, and that a man that forgets his duty to
family, country, and God will be morally and spiritually destroyed. 6th Degree -
Confidential Secretary. This Degree
teaches that devotion that one's friends and zealousness in performing
ones duties are rewarding virtues. 7th Degree -
Provost and Judge.
This degree teaches us to judge righteously, without respect to person,
and that one law and one custom shall apply to all. Let justice be
impartial, tempered with deserved mercy. 8th Degree -
Intendant of the Building. This Degree teaches that each new honor is meant to be a step
towards perfection in the moral code; each a development of a particular
duty; and that benevolence and charity are necessary virtues of
leadership. 9th Degree -
Elu of the Nine. This
degree reminds us that through the ages, man has searched for God in
many ways, and Worshiped him in many Tongues, but that Universal Worship
is found in service to your fellow man. 10th Degree -
Elu of the Fifteen.
This degree teaches that a violator of his obligations and commitments
will not go unpunished, and that further excuses, rationalizations, and
other evidences of lack of repentance, will very likely increase the
severity of the penalties. 11th Degree -Elu
of the Twelve. This
degree dwells on good citizenship. Evil doings should be punished.
Honesty and respect for others should be rewarded. Be earnest, honest
and sincere. 12th Degree -
Master Architect. This
degree teaches that the Mason, as he learns to use the tools and
instruments of his trade and skill, also learns to contemplate the many
aspects of life and deal with them as a child of God, steadily advancing
to those heights of experience, which we call perfection. 13th Degree -
Royal Arch of Solomon.
This degree teaches that difficulties and dangers, however great, should
not deter the truth and faithful brother from progressing onward to
perfection. It teaches the great truth that the finest things in life
come only as the result of constant and painful effort. 14th Degree - Perfect Elu. In the Scottish Rite, this degree is the summit of Ancient Craft Masonry. As the crowning degree of the Lodge of Perfection, its essence is the holiness God and reverence. |
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Past
Venerable Masters |
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* E. L.
Cunningham |
1912 – 1915 |
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* W. R.
Rogers |
1916 – 1919 |
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* E. E.
Hudson |
1920 |
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* C. E.
Alderson |
1921 |
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* C. G.
Bonstein |
1922 - 1923 |
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* T. F.
Middleston |
1924 |
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* E. W.
Schade |
1925 |
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* I. M.
Gaulery |
1926 - 1927 |
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+ H. W.
Parrish |
1928 |
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* N. J. Levy |
1929 |
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* E. J.
Meyers |
1930 |
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* H. C.
Bouder |
1931 |
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* F. E.
Entsminger |
1932- 1933 |
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* J. L. Hogge |
1934 – 1935 |
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* L. W.
Wertheimer |
1936 – 1937 |
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* B. H.
Wilson |
1938 – 1939 |
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* W. J. Cross |
1940 |
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* J. McDonagh |
1941 – 1942 |
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+ A. Mitchell |
1943 |
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* F. O.
Goodwin |
1944 |
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* R. R.
Griffin |
1945 |
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* F. M. Smith |
1946 |
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* T. J.
Helmer |
1947 |
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* G. A.
Martin |
1948 |
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* S. N. Moore |
1949 |
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* H. N.
Garrett |
1950 |
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* F. F.
Feister |
1951 |
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+ T. P.
Wilson, Jr. |
1952 |
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* E. J. Baker |
1953 |
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* S. L. Moore |
1954 |
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* M. J.
Stockton |
1955 |
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* A. J.
Ponton, Jr. |
1956 |
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* W. R.
Gammon |
1957 |
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* S. Ellenson |
1958 |
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* L. M. Baker |
1959 |
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* R. F.
Jenkins |
1960 |
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* G. A. Watts |
1961 |
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* R. W.
Coltrane |
1962 |
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H. C. Helbig,
Jr. |
1963 |
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+ W. R. Ivey |
1964 |
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* S. L.
Powell |
1965 |
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* O. J.
Horton |
1966 |
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* W. E.
Talbot |
1967 |
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E. C. Lett |
1968 |
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H. N.
Williams |
1969 |
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* L. Phelps,
Jr. |
1970 |
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+ M. C. White |
1971 |
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* M. E.
Hutchinson |
1972 |
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* H. W.
Meredith |
1973 |
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* W. R.
Wilkins |
1974 |
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* J. S.
Tannen |
1975 |
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+ G. R.
Warthan |
1976 |
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+ P. P.
Cardasis |
1977 |
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* J. S.
Ludlum |
1978 |
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* J. P.
Williams, Jr. |
1979 |
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A. L. Eure |
1980 |
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E. J. Lowery,
Sr. |
1981 |
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+ C. E.
Whitley |
1982 |
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A. F.
Packard, Jr. |
1983 |
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J. E. Blair |
1984 |
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* T. W. Wood |
1985 |
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M. J. Colson,
Jr. |
1986 |
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+ A. H. Tuck |
1987 |
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T. J. Wilds |
1988 |
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* O. Johnson |
1989 |
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* J. H.
Austin |
1990 |
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J. L. Smith |
1991 |
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M. M. Overman |
1992 |
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* E. A.
Luckenbach |
1993 |
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* T. B.
Holland |
1994 |
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T. G. Barlow |
1995 |
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* C. W.
Braswell |
1996 |
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C. W. Hicks |
1997 |
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R. H. Tuck |
1998 |
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C. W. Gaborik |
1999 |
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B. M. Brady |
2000 |
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F. M. Wilson |
2001 |
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G. F. Black, Jr. |
2002 |
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N. K. Roberts |
2003 |
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J. E. Lassiter |
2004 |
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D. E. Gwaltney |
2005 |
| D. A. Burkus | 2006 |
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* = Deceased
+ = Demitted |
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