The Rite WayVOLUME 6 NUMBER 3 Fall 2006

A publication of the Saint Louis, Missouri Scottish Rite Bodies

He join Pomegranate Lodge #95 in 1949 and became a dualmember of Magnolia Lodge in 1985 where he served a Master in1989. He also served as DDGM in 1992 and 1993.

Joined the Scottish Rite in December 1972 where he wasChairman of the Americanism Committee, CandidatesCommittee, assisted in ritual work, Scottish Rite Club, member ofthe Reception Committee and was on the Board of the ScottishRite Clinic. Was made a Knight Commander of the Court ofHonour in October 1981.

Brother Joe also served in manyYork Rite Bodies, includingHigh Priest of Oriental Chapter in 2000, Illustrious Master ofJerimiah Council in 2004 and Commander of AscalonCommandery in 2001 where he received numerous adwards andhonors including Council MeritAward, Order of the Silver Troweland KYCH.

He joined Moolah Shrine in 1972 and was President of theCeremonial Cast in 1984, Chairman of Cookbook Committee,Potentates Aide, made an Ambassador in 1995, Past MastersDegree Team and Royal Order of Jesters,. He was a member ofAlhambra Grotto, Royal Order of Scotland, A.M.D. And almostevery other Masonic organization.

Brother Wiegert was called to the celestial Grand Lodge above, onMarch 7, 2006.

Illustrious Robert L. Harder °

Joseph F. Wiegert 32° KCCH

, 33 and

Bro. Reunion

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Ill. Brother Robert L. Harder, 33°

Brother Joseph F. Wiegert, 32°, KCCH

was born August 29, 1927.Hw was a lifelong resident of St. Louis. Married to former BettyJean Schraven in 1946. They raised a family with six children,Barbara Lee, Deborah Jean, Betsy Lee and son, John Robert ;Rober ta Lee and Bi l ly preceded him in dea th .

Robert retired as vice president of operations of SteelweldEquipment Company of St. Clair, MO. Bob dedicated his life toworking with youth through the Kirkwood Khoury League andMasonic organizations of DeMolay and Jobs Daughters. Hesponsored and managed the Kirkwood Yankees (Khoury League)during the 1960's.

He then began working with Kirkwood DeMolay and served as adear and cherished advisor for 42 years. He became Chairman oftheAdvisory Board in 1978, serving continuously through May of2006, earning many awards including Lifetime AchievementAward,Advisor of theYear, Member of the International SupremeCouncil and the Missouri DeMolay Hall of Fame.

Bob was Past Master Kirkwood Lodge #484 A.F and A.M., PastDistrict Deputy Grand Master District #57. He was made a KnightCommander of the Court of Honour in 1987, served asCommander of the Council Kadosh , St. Louis Scottish Rite,1987-1988, and was coroneted a Inspector General Honorary,33rd Degree in November 1993.

Ill. Brother Harder passed on to the Great Architect of theUniverse on May 30, 2006. at the age of 78.

, was born on NewYearsDay 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri to Charles andAnna Wiegert. Hehad two brother Charles and Fred (both of whom where alsoMasons). He was a first generation American, both parents cameGermany. His Uncle Otto (Wiegert) was a Mason, and hisNephew Charlie is a Mason.

He graduated from Cleveland High School in 1946, attendedHarris Junior College and then served in the Army. Upondischarge from the Army he began working at Anheuser-Busch in1947as a Brewer. He married the former Mary Sweeney in 1950.They have two daughters, Katherine (married to Steve Moss) withtwo grandsons and Joanna (married to Matt Begeske). Bro. Joeretired fromAnheuser-Busch after 42 years in 1989.

Polar Star - Rose Hill Lodgewill be hosting a

on at the. Contact your Lodge

Secretary to insure that your candidatesare not left out. Registration and Coffeeat 7:00 a.m. Lodge opens at 8:00 a.m.

Chance to AdvanceClass October 7, 2006Scottish Rite

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The Rite Way

Fall 2006

The Rite WayOfficial Publication of the

Saint Louis Bodies of the Ancientand Accepted Scottish Rite of

Freemasonry

3633 Lindell BoulevardSt. Louis, MO 63108

Telephone: (314) 533-7410Fax: (314) 533-7412

Ronald A. Seale, 33°Sovereign Grand Commander

Earl K. Dille, 33°Sovereign Grand Inspector General

in Missouri

Michael W. Brooks, 33°Personal Representative to the S.G.I.G.

Richard L. Smith,

Anthony J. Caruso, 32°Executive Secretary

John C. Caraker,

Sam Huffmaster, 33°Almoner

www.scottishrite-stl.org

33°Assistant Personal Representative

33°Treasurer

John C. Caraker, 33°Venerable Master

Lodge of Perfectionrufusrex2@sbcglobal.net

Daniel L. Stolts. 32° KCCHWise Master

Chapter Rose Croixdanstolts@yahoo.com

Marc S. Gaby, 32° KCCHCommander

Council of Kadosh

Jeffrey N. Davis, 32° KCCHMaster of Kadosh

Consistoryjeff.davis@psc.mo.gov

Editor - Anthony CarusoContributor - David SwinneyPhotographer - Gary Kwawer

Presiding Officers ofThe Four Bodies

Rite Way Staff

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Every member should have receivedtheir 2007 dues notice several monthsago. Dues are to be paid by December31, 2006. If you have not paid your2006 dues, please forward yourpayment to the Scottish Rite. Thoseof you who haven’t paid your 2005dues will be notified of yoursuspension. If you have questions onyour status call the ExecutiveSecretary Tony Caruso to discuss yoursituation. If your dues have beenremitted in the past and you are stillfinding it difficult to pay, again callt h e E x e c u t i v e S e c r e t a r y t oconfidentially discuss your situation.

DUES

Help us keep our recordscurrent. If you have moved,changed your phone or added acell phone or have email... Pleasecontact the Scottish Rite office orgo on line and update yourrecords at:

This is a simple process and willonly take about a minute.

Thank you.

Submission PolicyThe Rite Way will only accept articlesin electronic form. All text should besubmitted to the Executive Secretaryeither on disk or via email.

Acceptable text forms include TXTMicrosoft Word DOC Format.Pictures and/or graphics should besubmitted in either JPG, EPS or TIFformat.

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is looking forvolunteers to help with theproduction, photography andreporting. Contact the Valley Officeif interested.

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Perpetual

MembershipUnder age 50 $1,360.00

50 to 56 inclusive $1,224.00

57 to 62 inclusive $1,088.00

63 to 67 inclusive $ 952.00

68 and over $ 816.00

REUNIONOctober

13 & 14th th

Boy ScoutsThe Valley of St. Louis isproud to announce that wehave partnered with theGreater St. Louis Council ofthe Boy Scouts of America tosponsor approximately 20 BoyScout troops throughout thearea. If you are interested ingetting involved, please callTony Caruso, ExecutiveSecretary, at 314/533-7410.

Fall 2006

Much has been centered in this Valley overthe last year and a half on an issue which byconsensus has been summed up as “theprice of lunch.” It has reached such epicproportions that I can no longer even saythose words without breaking into a fit oflaughter. These words encompass all of thebickering and squabbling about everything,including food.

So Brothers, what has the price of lunchactually worked out to be? Have youspoken to another brother in anger over thislast year? Joined a clique or workedagainst the Valley instead of working for it,(and by extension, for yourself and for yourBrethren)? Have you labored in thequarries Masonry “without hope of fee orreward,” or has the petty infighting andpolitics firmly ensconced themselves?

The Valley held its picnic this year on May21st, hosted by the Knights of St. Andrew,who did a fantastic job, despite therelatively low turnout. The fact that theValley was giving away all kinds of goodfood for FREE and hardly anybody showedup leads me to believe that all of the arguingand fighting over the last year and a half hasnot truly been about how much food costs.

The ritual asks us “What come you here todo?” The answer, as I sure hope you allknow, is “To learn to subdue my passionsand improve myself in Freemasonry.” Weought to have the question put on a bannerand hung at the front door.

What come you here to do? “I come here todo my degree, complain about the props,whine about how much lunch costs, and

Well 2006 is really flying by. Dues noticesare in the mail and Reunion,

, Parties, Club Meetings,Concerts and taxes are soon to follow.

I want to thank the Missouri Scottish RiteFoundation Board for their Grant, whichwill allow us to retire much of the garagedebt. Once the refinancing is completethe garage payments and income shouldbe much closer to matching each other.

Yes, dues have gone up again, but we eachneed to do our part to support theFraternity. The Scottish Rite is still thelowest cost affiliate masonic organizationin Missouri.

We are moving ahead with major repairand renovation projects and need yourhelp. I invite everyone to become amember of the Scottish Rite PreservationSociety. Get your name on the wall andhelp support the legacy given to us in trustfor future generations of Scottish RiteMasons.

Mike Brooks, 33°Personal Representative

Election ofOfficers

I can never go an issue of the RiteWaywithout thanking our volunteers andstaff. We could not have accomplished allthat we have with your hard work andcommitment. Thank you!

Secretary’sUpdate

then I'll disappear for six months” hardlyseems to be what our FRATERNITYshould be about. Dictionary.com gives itsfifth definition of the word as “the qualityor condition of being brothers;brotherliness.” My brother is my brother.Though we may disagree, we can agree todo so, agreeably but at the end of the day,I am ready to go on my brother's errand,“whenever required, even should I have togo barefoot and bareheaded,” and will“apprise him of all approaching danger, ifin my power.” Ideally, we should all beready to uphold our obligations towardeach other no matter what.

Brethren, our Fraternity is not one man,or a small handful of men. We shine theLight of Freemasonry outward throughour good works, publicly, our fraternity ischildren speaking properly, the crippledhealed, and the burned restored. Eachone of us should make a promise tohimself to also work on shining some ofthat Masonic Light back inwards, to eachother and to the fraternity at large.

Truly, the price of lunch has proven to bequite taxing on us all, a hundred differentminiature Civil War battles pitting brotheragainst brother. Would that we all “bediligent, temperate, and discreet” andremember that around the same altar weall promised to befriend each other!

“Finally, my Brethren, be you all of onemind to live in harmony, and may the Godof Love and Peace abide with you.”

So mote it be!

Anthony Caruso, 32°Executive Secretary

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LookingForward

Trustees of the Past...

... Architects of the Future

The Scottish RitePreservation

Society

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2006 - 2007 CALENDAROCTOBER

13-14 (Fri, Sat) FALL REUNION

NOVEMBER4 (Sat) Kid Talk Celebration

9 (Thu) Installation of Officers

DECEMBER8 (Fri) Scottish Rite Holiday Party

10 (Thu) Preservation Association Board Meeting& Election of Officers (6:30 p.m.)Four Bodies Meeting (7:30 p.m.)

Four Bodies Meeting (6:30) &Service of Remembrance (7:30)

7 (Sat) C2A at Scottish Rite8 (Sun) Tailgate Party11 (Wed) Preservation (9:00) & Executive Committees(10:30 a.m.)

21 (Sat) Moolah Ceremonial

8 (Wed) Exec Committees (10:30)

19 (Sun) Tailgate Party23-24 (Thu, Fri) Thanksgiving (Office Closed)

13 (Wed) Finance (9:00) & Exec Committees (10:30)17 (Sun) Tailgate Party25 (Mon) Christmas Day (Office Closed)

24 - 25 (Sat, Sun)

2 - 4 (Sat, Sun)10 - 11 (Sat, Sun)14 (Wed) Finance (9:00) & Executive Comm (10:30)

17 - 18 (Sa , Sun)23 - 25 ( Sa , Sun)

t

Fri, t

(Rams at Greenbay)

(Rams at Carolina)

(Rams at Oakland)

Dance Competition

Dance Competition

Dance Competition

Dance Competition

Dance Competition

30 - 31 Dance Competition(Fri, Sat)

Dance Competition

JANUARY

28 Volunteer Appreciation Reception

FEBRUARY

Four Bodies Meeting (7:30 p.m.)11 Valentine's Function; SRYWE Concert

MARCH

APRIL

20-21 (Fri, Sat) SPRING REUNION21 Grand Masters Breakfast at Scottish Rite

1 (Mon) New Year's Day (Office Closed)10 (Wed) Exec Committee (10:30)

(Sun)

3 (Fri, Sat, Sun)7 (Wed) Exec Committee 10:30)

(Sun)16 - 17 (Sat, Sun)

1 (Sun)11 (Wed) Exec Committees (10:30)

21 (Sun) Moolah Circus Parade26-29 (Thurs - Sun) Moolah Shrine Circus

Dance Competition

Dance Competition

MAY4-6 Missouri Symposium

Four Bodies Meeting (7:30 p.m.)

Scottish Rite Picnic

Four Bodies Meeting (7:30 p.m.)

Four Bodies Meeting (7:30)

9 (Wed) Exec Committees (10:30)

10 (Thur) Ranken College Graduation11-13 (Fri, Sat, Sun)17-18 (Thur, FriSLU Pre-Commencements20 (Sun)21 Lutheran South Commencement28 (Mon) Memorial Day (Office Closed)

(Wed)

Dance Competition

JUNE

Four Bodies Meeting (7:30)13 Finance (9:00) & Exec Committees (10:30)(Wed)

JULY

Four Bodies Meeting (7:30 p.m.)

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

Four Bodies Mtg. (6:30) (Election of Officers)& Feast of Tishri (7:30

OCTOBER

12-13 (Fri, Sat) FALL REUNION

NOVEMBER3 (Sat) Kid Talk Celebration149 (Thur) Installation of Officers

DECEMBER8 (Fri) Scottish Rite Holiday Party

3-4 (Mon, Tues) Independence Day (Office Closed)11 (Wed) Exec Committees (10:30)

8 (Wed) Exec Committees (10:30)

3 (Mon) Labor Day (Office Closed)13 (Wed) Finance (9:00) & Exec Committees (10:30)

)

5-6 (Fri, Sat) Band Together Conference10 Executive Committee (10:30)

(Wed) Exec Committees (10:30)

22-23 (Thur, Fri) Thanksgiving (Office Closed)

12 (Wed) Finance (9:00) & Exec Committees (10:3025 (Tue) Christmas Day (Office Closed)

Valley ofSt. Louis

Fall 2006

Please note this schedule is subject to change.Look for updates and changesin future issues of

The Rite Way

Trustees of the Past...

... Architects of the Future

Fall Reunion - October 13-14Following is the schedule of the degrees that willbe conferred at the Illustrious ,33 and Bro.Memorial Reunion to be held on October 13th &14th, 2006:

Friday, October 13, 2006:5:00 p.m. - Registration of Candidates6:00 p.m. - Dinner for class and members (no

charge for class, $5.00 for members)6:45 - 7:30p.m. - 4th Degree7:30 7:45 -7:45 - 8:15 p.m. - 7th Degree8:15 - 8:30 p.m. -8:30 - 9:05 p.m. -8th Degree9:05 - 9:25 p.m. -9:25 - 10:25 p.m. – 14th Degree

Break

Break

Break

Robert L. HarderJoseph F. Wiegert 32° KCCH°

Robert E. Hardester 33ºCoordinator of Work Valley of St. Louis

Saturday, April 22, 2006:7:00 a.m. - Coffee and donuts.8:00 - 9:00 a.m. - 15th Degree9:15 - 9:30 a.m. -9:30 - 11:00 a.m. - 18h Degree11:00 - 11:30 a.m. - Election of Class Officers11:30 - 12:00 p.m. - Class picture in auditorium12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch r class

Break

(New Version)

(no charge fo ,$5.00 for members)

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Class Orientation &Building Tour

2:00 - 2:15 p.m. -2:15 - 3:15 p.m. - 30th Degree3:15 - 3:30 p.m. -3:30 - 4:30 p.m. - 31st Degree4:30 - 4:45 p.m. -4:45 - 6:00 p.m. - 32nd Degree (2nd Section)

Break

Break

Break

Don’t forget to bring a candidate!

Valley ofSt. Louis

CathedralNotes

Brethren:

In our desire to keep the membership well informed on the many projectsat the Cathedral this column will be a regular feature of the

. First I want to thank Curt Fulbright and P.J. Pyle for their

hard work during these past few months. Our building is in bettercondition from their efforts and concern for our property.

Besides the continuing cleaning and support of events, we continue towork on the Kitchen. We have completed a proper inventory of allkitchen assets. Most of the equipment has been cleaned, counted andstored for future use. We will be repairing or replacing a few items andhope to add a new steam line for our food service. Our pantry is beingorganized better to support our events and snack bars operations forshows.

Hard work has gone into cleaning all the blower rooms in anticipation ofthe planned repairs of our A/C system. For many years these area wereused as storerooms and were pretty much left on their own. If ourfundraising efforts prove successful we may be able to have AirConditioning by next summer.

We are also fixing up the old museum as a regular rehearsal room for theScottish Rite Youth Wind Ensemble. This should help keep theAuditorium available for other use and control the access of the buildingduring evening hours. The final repairs to the 4th level bathroom makesthis possible.

The Executive Secretary has moved back into the traditional office andour small conference room is now available for committee meetings. Wehope to keep it a non-smoking room, but have kept the smoke area in thehallway.

We have added a new feature to the Auditorium... A giant screen andprojector (18’ x 24’). We will be looking to use it with the future ritualpresentation material from Supreme Council. It is also suitable formovies, presentations and NFL Football. We may even show a movie onFriday night of Reunion Weekend. Looks great and with our auditoriumsound system it is an experience.

With the dining room bathroom renovations just around the corner I amsure you will all be proud of the Cathedral. If any member has a questionabout any of our ongoing projects, or would like to learn how to help out,I invite them to call or e-mail me.

Fraternally,

Anthony J. Caruso, 32

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°Executive Secretary

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Trustees of the Past...

... Architects of the Future

Update your member info at http://update.srmason-sj.org

Fall 20066

The Missouri Air National Guard Band of the Central Stateswill be returning to the Scottish Rite Cathedral on SundayDecember 10, 2006 at 3:00 for a Holiday performance. Thisyear they will be joined by the Scottish Rite Youth WindEnsemble as they perform traditional selections of holidayand patriotic music for the public.

The Holiday performance is a continuation of the

, hosted by the Scottish Rite. Tickets are free for thegeneral public!Send ticket requests and a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

Scottish Rite Ticket Office3633 Lindell Blvd.

St. Louis, MO 63108Seating for non-ticket holders will be opened 15 minutes priorto the event.

Americana

Series

Honliday Concert

The Missouri Air National Guard Band of the Central States

The Scottish Rite Youth Wind Ensemble

HAWAIIAN LUAUOctober 28, 2006, starting at 6:30, at Hillcrest

Lodge & Banquet Center,1 Mi. No. Of Elsberry,MO on Hwy 79.

Tickets: $20.00 Per PersonTickets available from NEMO, KCCH, 33rd Assoc.

& SR Office. Hawaiian dress optional.

TAILGATE PARTIESProfessional football is backand so is Ill. Brother Dick Smithand the Tailgate parties at theScottish Rite. Come and enjoyrefreshments and the new 24foot mega screen with themonster sound. Stadiumseating will make you feel likeyou are really at the game.Tickets are $5.00. This is thebest value in town. See Dick orcome by the office for tickets.

Until December 31, 2006 every member of theValley of St. Louis can cash in on . You askhow? Until the end of the year you may purchase aPerpetual Membership in the Valley of St. Louis andavoid the 2007 dues. Your membership committeeis also going to allow a discount to the membershipas follows:

As we all know, dues will continue to rise over thenext several years. This is your opportunity to helpyourself and the Valley. Please contact the ValleyOffice to make arrangements for your permanentmembership and avoid making payments everagain. Your immediate savings

$211.00

$211.00.

Under age 50 $1,224.0050 to 56 inclusive $1,088.0057 to 62 inclusive $952.0063 to 67 inclusive $816.00

68 and over $680.00

Have We Got ADeal For You!

By David Swinney, 32°, KCCH

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Coordinator of WorkRobert E. Hardester

(314) 892-2525

Wayne Williams, Asst(573) 701-2570

Lodge of Perfection

Council of Kadosh

Chapter Rose Croix

St. Louis Consistory

Ronnie E. Green, Dir.(314) 771-0132

Assistant DirectorJerry Coughlin(314) 843-3601

R. Michael Bickel, Dir.(636) 225-7528

George Merkle, Asst. Dir(636) 441-2836

Walter S. Sawicki, II, Dir.(314) 752-4133

William H. Koehler, Asst. Dir(314) 752-8372

Norman G. Schlagenhauf Jr., Dir.(314) 894-3416

Robert J. Wangelin, Asst. Dir(314) 845-6411

Ushers andCommissary Help forShows on Weekends

Contact: Tony Caruso

314/533-7410exec@scottishrite-stl.org

HELPWANTED

CapahaMasonic Temple, Cape Girardeau, MO

Richard W. Allgood (573) 334-2728

Meets 2nd Wednesday of Month

(Except Jan, Jul,& Aug)

Crossroads

Gasconade Valley

Meramec

Mineral Area

NEMO

St. Louis

South County

Southeast Missouri

American Steakhouse, Dexter, MO

Elmer Wilson (573) 624-4448

Meets 2nd Monday of Month

Jim Haddox, Exec. Sec. (573) 886-0687

(Columbia Valley)

John’s Restaurant, St. James, MO

Charles Evans, Jr. (573) 265-8671

5th Monday as occurs 6:30 p.m.

Rosener’s Restaurant, Park Hill, MO

Steve Monrotus (573) 756-9020

Meets 3rd Friday of

Mar, Jun, Sept and Dec

Fred Statler, (573) 898-3209

Meets 2nd Wednesday of

April, May, June, Sept, Oct and Dec

Scottish Rite Cathedral Dining Room

Dave Vogler (314) 351-5544

Meets noon every Wednesday

Mar - Jun and Sep - 2nd week of Dec

This Club has closed.

Members are invited to the St. Louis Club

Wayne Tucker (573) 322-5712

Under Re-organizaion

PropertyFloyd G. Ward(314) 544-8975

Wardrobe

Stage

Technical - Sound & Lights

Make-Up

Candidates Room

Reception

Class Relations

Rose Croix Funeral Teams

Choir

Scottish Rite Brass

Finance & Investments

Membership

Communications

Jay Traxel(314) 426-1951

Guy Ross(314) 739-3287

Shane Phenicie(314) 565-8209

Vacant( )

Mike Morgan(314) 704-3306

Kenneth Muehlrath(314) 849-0922

Vacant( )

Ralph O. Kolb(314) 843-1491

James Shiels(636) 225-2815

Paul DeMerath(618) 632-5059

John Caraker(636) 326-2446

Dick Smith(314) 533-7410

Kurt Witzel(314) 892-2812

Vern Goede and John Makuta(314)533-7410

Hospitallers

Scottish RiteClubs

Scottish RiteCommittees

Directorsof Work

Don G. Bowers, 33°Club Committee Chairman

(573) 898-5627dwbowers@sbcglobal.net

Fall 2006

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... Architects of the Future