The Louis W. Roy, Sr. Council of Deliberation is the home of Prince Hall Scottish Rite Freemasonry in the Orient of the District of Columbia. Additional lunch tickets are $25.00 each and banquet tickets are $50.00 each. Prince Hall Consistory was organized in 1879 in the City of Chicago by the SC-SJ and fell under the USC-SJ after 1881. One of the primary purposes [] He was elected to the Grand Lodge Board of Directors for the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, Jurisdiction of Virginia in 2011 and served with distinction until he departed for Spain in 2014. . This Council arose through West Indian migration, for Stephen Morin had propagated the Rite there, The Minutes of the King David Supreme Council include a reference to a merger of this African Grand Council with the King David Supreme Council, this was the first Prince Hall Council. By 1904, both Jones and William Gray had become expelled from Freemasonry by the MWPHGL of Illinois and other jurisdictions. Unsurprisingly, he would serve on the Board of Directors of the Central Orphanage in Oxford, North Carolina. Virginia Council of Deliberation - PHA Scottish Rite Freemasonry Orient of Virginia Serving under the auspices of the United Supreme Council, 33 Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation; Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America, Inc. Deputy of the Orient SGIG Shelton Riddick I believe the Thirty-Third Degree should be reserved for Sublime Princes who have rendered outstanding service to their Consistory and to the Virginia Council of Deliberation and who in their occupations or professions, have demonstrated The above divisions were made based on a boundary developed by a joint committee in Wilmington, Delaware on April 19, 1907 using the Mason-Dixon Line as an official boundary. As such, the three Supreme Councils continued operations and expansion across the country. Our Deputy of the Orient has owned his own business, Riddick Heating/Air Conditioning Service for over twenty years. Virginia Council of Deliberation, PHA About the Project Client: Goal: The goal of this website was to create an online presence for the Virginia Council of Deliberation, Prince Hall Affiliation. 1. Cardell C. Patillo and three adopted daughters who are now married, Madia, Mia, and Gina. Afterward, he was drafted into the US Army during the Vietnam War era. Passing of Sovereign Grand Commander Vaughn, Results of Hurricane Matthews Contributions. to Balthasar Assembly #69, Marquette-Joliet Consistory #104 organized with Neal Carson as Commander-In-Chief, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Eddie Winifred "Doc" Helm, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Charles J. Stewart, Sovereign Grand Inspector General James Gayles. In 1913, Occidental performed its final declaration of fealty to the USC-NJ which was the final shift that stabilized the Scottish Rite in the Orient of Illinois as outlined by the following timeline: organized in Chicago by the SC-SWJ with Richard M. Hancock as Commander-In-Chief, Northern Jurisdiction organized by consolidation of KDSC and KFSC, Southern Jurisdiction organized by consolidation of SC-SWJ and SC-SJ, Organized as the second African American Consistory in Chicago by the USSC, Northwest Jurisdiction organized by Milton Fields who was expelled from the USC-NJ and USC-SJ, John G. Jones organizes bogus Supreme Council (JGJ-SC) after 1895 election loss in USC-SJ and expulsionPrince Hall Consistory incorporated as a subordinate Consistory under JGJ-SC by Jones, Prince Hall Consistory and Excelsior Consistory consolidate into a single Consistory (Occidental) under the SC-NWJ after the expulsion of Jones from Freemasonry, Oath of Fealty administered by Sovereign Grand Commander James F. Rickards to members of Occidental Consistory on January 22, 1913 numbering the Consistory as #28 on the rolls of the USC-NJOrient of Illinois under the USC-NJ PHA is organized, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Egbert S. Dickerson, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Richard E. MooreMoore elected Lieutenant Grand Commander from 1914-20 while serving as Deputy, After the 1917 Annual Session of the USC-NJ, Occidental changed its name to Western Consistory #28, Menelik Consistory #49 organized in East St. Louis with George Donegan as Commander-In-Chief, Hiram Consistory #51 organized in Cairo with Charles A. Bowlar as Commander-In-Chief, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Robert James Beverly Ellington, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Dr. Walter N. Thomas, Tyree Consistory #64 organized in East St. Louis with B.B. This site provides a history of the organization, a gallery of its elected officers and a listing of subordinate bodies. By 1906, they joined Occidental reducing the Illinois Consistories down to one under the leadership of the following Illustrious Commanders-In-Chief:- 1904: Robert C. Waring Past Eminent Commander of Antioch Commandery #7, King Baldwin . 31 AND 32 DEGREES 7509 Connelly Drive #D Hanover, MD 20176 All RIGHTS RESERVED 2022 Virginia Council of Deliberation, AASR, SJ, P.H.A. Illinois Council of Deliberation Formed. Farewell Past Deputy SGIG William A. Marsh, Jr. His high honors include that he was the recipient of the Grand Masters Cup, the highest annual award in Virginia Prince Hall Masonry, under MWGM Billie L. Thompson, Sr. SGIG Riddick has served as Past Right Eminent Grand Commander of King Baldwin Grand Commandery, Knights Templar of VA, (PHA) and Most Excellent Past Grand High Priest of King Cyrus Grand Chapter, Holy Royal Arch Masons (PHA). With the support of the community, the Prince Hall Masonry, local businesses and organizations, the Foundation has awarded annual scholarships since its inception on September 23, 1998. Michael R. Tolliver. Sovereign Grand Inspector General Vernon B. Williams Jr. Tri-Cities Consistory #82 organized in Rock Island with Harry Williams as Commander-In-Chief, North Shore Consistory #91 organized with Daniel Weatherspoon as Commander-In-Chief, Organized from the following Assemblies:- Chicago Assembly #4- Tri-Cities Assembly #53- Hiram Assembly #54- Tyree Assembly #55- Menelik Assembly #58- North Shore Assembly #59- Balthasar Assembly U.D.Loyal Lady Louise Douglassfirst State Grand Loyal Lady Ruler, Balthasar Consistory #92 organized in Rockford with Cleotus Ferguson as Commander-In-Chief, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Frank M. Summers elected Sovereign Grand Commander from 1974-77, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Levi H. Morris, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Vernon B. Williams Jr.(Second term as Deputy), Balthasar Assembly transitioned from U.D. Goal: The goal of this website was to create an online presence for the Virginia Council of Deliberation, Prince Hall Affiliation. Virginia Council of Deliberation A.A.S.R. He attended the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Medicine for four years. Orient of Illinois under the USC-NJ PHA is organized. He lived and worked as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Fayetteville from 1941 until his death on January 20, 1995, at the age of 79. After the Masonic expulsion of John G. Jones and William Gray in 1904, the remnants of Prince Hall Consistory sought a new home. 4. However, Jones was eventually expelled from the USC-SJ due to actions resulting from his failure to achieve the Office of Sovereign Grand Commander in 1895. He is a member of Brighton Light Chapter, #118 of the Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star of VA, (PHA). He also served as president of the Fayetteville NAACP from 1966-1968 and was very active in the Civil Rights Movement. The mission of the United Supreme Council, 33 of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation, Southern Jurisdiction of the USA is to serve as the College of Freemasonry for aspiring Master Masons seeking more light in the Scottish Rite; thereby, enhancing the knowledge base, providing the moral teachings of the Rite and enriching the brotherhood experience . . United States Supreme Council (USSC) Also in 1864, a separate Supreme Council was formed in New York, which was made up of members from the National Compact Grand Lodge, from which a Southern Jurisdiction split off with the Headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland. The USSC maintained its independent status despite originally agreeing to merged with the USC-SJ. 1913. The Southern Jurisdiction for the United Supreme Council, PHA, consists of the states: AL, AR, CA, FL, GA, HI, KT, LA, MD, MS, Missouri, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV, the territories of Arizona, New Mexico, the District of Columbia, U.S British and Virgin Islands, OCONUS locations of England, Korea, Liberia, Middle East and Western Europe. 19 THRU 30 DEGREES. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolor. COUNCIL OF DELIBERATION- 2-5 MARCH 2023 (STONE MOUNTAIN GA) 2023 COD PACKET : File Size: 453 kb: File Type: pdf: . Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia, The United Supreme Council AASR Southern Jurisdiction, Stephen Wicks Internet Development Company. of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A. Home; Contact Us; Deputy's Calendar; Officers; . The SC-SWJ and SC-SJ consolidated to form the United Supreme Council, AASR, PHA Southern Jurisdiction (USC-SJ). President of the Fayetteville Prince Hall Masonic Corporation. Sovereign Grand Inspector General Brian L. Abrams Sr. Sovereign Grand Inspector GeneralMelvin Frierson, Scottish Rite Clarion Newsletter for the Orient of Illinois introduced, Legatos: Deputies for the Orient of Illinois from 1913 to 2008 published, Prince Hall Consistory #3 was organized in 1879 in the City of Chicago by the Supreme Council for the Southern Jurisdiction and remained under the umbrella of the United Supreme Council for the Southern Jurisdiction (USC-SJ) after its consolidation in 1881. The new Consistory shifted fealty to the Milton Fields' Supreme Council (SC-NWJ) due to relationships with Richard E. Moore and other founding members of the Fields Faction of the Shrine. Deputy of the Orient, SGIG Shelton Riddick is a native of Norfolk County, now known as the City of Chesapeake. We welcome your feedback and comments. I look forward to seeing you join the oldest Rite in Freemasonry. - 1905-1912: James E. Bish 2022 by FLORIDA COUNCIL OF DELIBERATION| G. Lockhart Web Designer. He lost the election to Sovereign Grand Commander Thornton A. Jackson. for the 33 Degree of Freemasonry Southern Jurisdiction, Prince Hall Affiliated, Grand Orient, Washington, D.C. Sunday, January 15, 2023 6:23 PM Home Contact Us Deputy's Calendar Officers Valleys Assemblies KSA/VCOD Planning Committee Only "KSA/VCOD Planning Committee Secure Page - Access Only!" Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia. Although the USSC initially agreed to the consolidations and creation of the United Supreme Council, Northern Jurisdiction (USC-NJ) and the United Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction (USC-SJ) in 1881, it did not move forward as planned due to a lawsuit introduced by John G. Jones and Edward H. Morris on behalf of Prince Hall Consistory. This, effectively, ended the presence of the USSC in Illinois.Sources: This site provides a history of the organization, a gallery of its elected officers and a listing of subordinate bodies. In continuing the legacy of Dr. G. Wesley Allen, the G. Wesley Allen M.D. Prior to 1881, five Supreme Councils were in existence in the United States of America among African-American Freemasons: Alaska shall belong to the Northern also. He is a member of Brighton Light Chapter, #118 of the Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star of VA, (PHA). Jurisdiction, Prince Hall Affiliated, Grand Orient,Washington, D.C. The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race, Volume 1, 1919, Clement Richardson; In 1975, Dr. Allen set as his goal to increase the number of Assemblies from 13 to 25. For more information, please contact me via eMail at
[email protected] .Fraternally, GIG Steven Legette, Grand Secretary, Orient of VA. About the Project Client: Virginia Council of Deliberation, PHA Goal: The goal of this website was to create an online presence for the Virginia Council of Deliberation, Prince Hall Affiliation. His objective was to establish an Assembly for each of the Consistories located in North Carolina. Call 804-226-4300 (Toll Free 888-627-8644) for reservations and ask for the Council of Deliberation rate.