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Shreveport
Scottish Rite
Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemasonry
Valley of Shreveport, Orient
of Louisiana
Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.
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THE HISTORY OF
THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE VALLEY
ON MARCH 6, 1910, A GROUP OF SCOTTISH RITE MASONS MET IN THE MASONIC TEMPLE ON THE CORNER OF
MARKET AND TRAVIS STREETS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PETITIONING “LETTERS
TEMPORARY” FOR A LODGE OF PERFECTION IN SHREVEPORT. THIS GROUP
OF 32° MASONS
CONSISTED OF L. E. THOMAS, V. L. McCARTY, S. J. B. WHITED, A. T.
KAHN, MARX M. LEVY, A. W.
CHEESMAN, KCCH, E. R. BERNSTEIN, H. H. BAIN, H. I. HARDY, J. J.
LYONS AND P. B. STEDMAN. THE NAME “L. C. ALLEN LODGE OF
PERFECTION” WAS ADOPTED. PERMISSION FOR THE FORMATION OF THE
LODGE OF PERFECTION WAS GRANTED BY ILLUSTRIOUS BROTHER CHARLES F.
BUCK, SOVEREIGN GRAND INSPECTOR GENERAL ON DECEMBER 29, 1911.
IT IS NOTED THAT THE NAMESAKE FOR THE LODGE OF PERFECTION, MOST
WORSHIPFUL (M:W:) L. C.
ALLEN WAS ELECTED THE MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND MASTER OF THE GRAND
LODGE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA ON FEBRUARY 7, 1906. FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT HIS LIFE AND THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS HE MADE
TO MASONRY, PLEASE REFER TO THE RELATED LINKS SECTION OF OUR MENU.
THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS WERE ELECTED WHO SERVED AS THE FIRST OFFICIAL
FAMILY OF THE L. C. ALLEN LODGE OF PERFECTION: E. R. BERNSTEIN,
32°, VENERABLE MASTER; L. E. THOMAS, 32°, SENIOR WARDEN; T. B. CHASE,
32°, JUNIOR WARDEN; DAVID B. SAMUEL, 32°, SECRETARY; A. T. KAHN, 32°,
TREASURER; A. W. CHEESMAN, 32°, KCCH, ALMONER; E. KIRBY SMITH, 32°,
ORATOR; W. H. BOOTH, 32°, MASTER OF CEREMONIES.
ON JUNE 14, 1912, THE EUREKA CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIX WAS INSTITUTED
WITH THE FOLLOWING 32° OFFICERS: W. H. BOOTH, WISE MASTER; H. H.
BAIN, SENIOR WARDEN; J. J. LYON, JUNIOR WARDEN; E. KIRBY SMITH,
ORATOR; A. W. CHEESMAN, KCCH, ALMONER; A. T. KAHN, TREASURER; F. H.
SHEER, EXPERT; D. B. SAMUEL, RECORDER.
THE
CADDO PRECEPTORY OF KNIGHTS KADOSH WAS INSTITUTED ON NOVEMBER 21,
1912, WITH THE FOLLOWING 32° OFFICERS: H. S. WESTON, PRECEPTOR; H. A.
PETERMAN, FIRST SUB-PRECEPTOR; M. M. LEVY, SECOND SUB-PRECEPTOR;
DAVID B. SAMUEL, RECORDER; A. T. KAHN, TREASURER; J. H. BARTLETT,
CHANCELLOR; H. H. BAIN, ORATOR.
THE
SHREVEPORT CONSISTORY WAS ALSO INSTITUTED ON NOVEMBER 21, 1912.
THE 32° OFFICERS WERE A. W. CHEESMAN, KCCH, MASTER OF KADOSH AND
ALMONER; MICHAEL BERNSTEIN, PRIOR; W. H. LITTLEJOHN, PRECEPTOR; H. H.
BAIN, CHANCELLOR; DAVID B. SAMUEL, REGISTRAR; A. T. KAHN, TREASURER;
E. R. BERSTEIN, MINISTER OF STATE.
OUR FIRST REUNION WAS HELD ON DECEMBER 29, 1911, AND THE SECOND ON
MARCH 28, 1912. THE DEGREES FROM THE FOURTH THROUGH THE
FOURTEENTH WERE CONFERRED AT THESE TWO REUNIONS. THE THIRD
REUNION WAS HELD ON JUNE 13 AND 14, 1912, AND DEGREES THROUGH THE
EIGHTEENTH WERE CONFERRED.
THE FOURTH REUNION WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 20, 21, AND 22, 1912, AND THE
FIFTH ON APRIL 16, 17, AND 18, 1913. THE DEGREES FROM THE
FOURTH THROUGH THE THIRTY-SECOND WERE CONFERRED AT BOTH OF THESE
REUNIONS.
ON AUGUST 11, 1959, THE NAMES OF L. C. ALLEN LODGE OF PERFECTION,
EUREKA CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIX AND CADDO COUNCIL KNIGHTS OF KADOSH WERE
CHANGED TO SHREVEPORT LODGE OF PERFECTION, SHREVEPORT CHAPTER OF ROSE
CROIX AND SHREVEPORT COUNCIL OF KADOSH.
OUR EARLIEST MEETINGS WERE HELD AT THE MASONIC TEMPLE ON THE CORNER
OF MARKET AND TRAVIS STREETS IN SHREVEPORT. PLANS WERE SOON PUT
INTO MOTION TO CONSTRUCT A NEW SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL. ON MAY
5, 1912, A COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF W. H. BOOTH, H. H. BAIN AND E.R.
BERSTEIN WAS CHARGED WITH FINDING A SUITABLE LOCATION TO CONSTRUCT
THE NEW BUILDING. ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1913, THEY RECOMMENDED
AND WERE AUTHORIZED TO PURCHASE THE SITE AT THE CORNER OF COTTON
STREET AND COMMON STREET IN SHREVEPORT FOR A SUM OF $17,000.00.
THE CORNERSTONE FOR THIS
NEW CATHEDRAL WAS SET ON
OCTOBER 28, 1915, BY B. B. PURSER, ACTING GRAND MASTER. THE
PUBLIC ADDRESS WAS GIVEN BY ILLUSTRIOUS BROTHER CHARLES F. BUCK,
SOVEREIGN GRAND INSPECTOR GENERAL. AN INTERESTING FACT IS THAT
THE BUILDING’S CORNERSTONE IS SET IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER, INSTEAD OF
THE TRADITIONAL NORTHEAST CORNER, REPORTEDLY FOR GREATER VISIBILITY BY
THE TRAVELING PUBLIC. CONSTRUCTION WAS BY THE STEWART-McGHEE
FIRM OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
THE CATHEDRAL WAS COMPLETED ON JULY 1, 1917. THE GRAND OPENING
CEREMONY WAS HELD ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1917, AMID GREAT FANFARE
AND LOCAL INTEREST. AS PART OF THE DEDICATION CEREMONIES, THE
MASONS AND THEIR WIVES WERE TREATED TO TWO ORGAN RECITALS, ONE AT
3:30 PM AND THE OTHER AT 8:00 PM. THE GUEST ORGANIST WAS JOHN
ALLEN RICHARDSON, ORGANIST AND CHOIRMASTER OF THE ST. PAUL’S
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. FOLLOWING
THE SECOND RECITAL, A DANCE WAS HELD WITH MUSIC PROVIDED BY THE EL
KARUBAH BAND AND ORCHESTRA.
EDWARD F. NEILD, A MEMBER OF THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE, WAS THE
ARCHITECT OF THE SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL. AMONG MR. NEILD’S
MANY OTHER NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS WERE HIS ARCHITECTURAL
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RENOVATION OF OUR NATION’S CAPITAL IN
WASHINGTON, D.C., THE WHITE HOUSE, AND THE TRUMAN MEMORIAL LIBRARY
AND MUSEUM IN INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI. IN ADDITION,
HE IS CREDITED WITH THE DESIGN OF THE SHRINER’S HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED
CHILDREN, ALSO IN SHREVEPORT AND THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE NORTH
AMERICA.
THE
SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL IS ONE OF THE MOST HISTORIC AND
BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS IN OUR AREA. IT INCLUDES A THREE LEVEL
AUDITORIUM WITH A SEATING CAPACITY OF FIVE HUNDRED, A WARDROBE
ROOM, A
MARBLE LOBBY, A PAIR OF MATCHING MARBLE STAIRCASES,
A KITCHEN, A
BANQUET HALL, A
MASONIC LIBRARY, NUMEROUS OFFICES, A DEMOLAY ROOM, A BASEMENT AND
A SECTION WHERE CHILDREN RECEIVE HELP THROUGH OUR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE CLINIC
CHARITY. THE BUILDING MEASURES 133’ 1” BY 110’ 5”.
AMAZINGLY, THE FINAL COST TO CONSTRUCT THE BUILDING WAS
$186,477.28.
MANY OF THE
ORIGINAL BUILDING FURNISHINGS ARE STILL IN USE TODAY, INCLUDING THE
QUEEN ANNE STYLE FURNITURE AND THE CEILING FANS. THE LIGHTING FIXTURES
FOR THE BUILDING WERE PURCHASED FROM THE ALBERT SECHRIST
MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF DENVER, COLORADO, IN APRIL, 1917, FOR A COST
OF $4000.00. THE ORIGINAL 165 LIGHTING FIXTURES ARE STILL IN
USE AT THE PRESENT TIME.
THE ORIGINAL
NINETY-TWO HAND-PAINTED DROPS FOR THE
AUDITORIUM’S STAGE ARE STILL USED TODAY DURING OUR SPRING AND FALL
REUNIONS, AS WELL AS OTHER MEETINGS AND FUNCTIONS HELD IN THE
AUDITORIUM. EACH DROP WAS METICULOUSLY HAND-PAINTED TO DEPICT
BACKGROUND SCENERY SUITABLE FOR USE IN THE DEGREE WORK. THE
COSTUMES USED DURING THE DEGREE WORK ARE ALSO ORIGINALS. BOTH
THE COSTUMES AND THE DROPS ARE REMINISCENT OF THE GRANDEUR ONE WOULD
EXPECT SEE AT A BROADWAY PLAY DURING THE 1920’s ERA.
THE PILCHER AND SONS PIPE
ORGAN, WHICH ALSO GRACES THE AUDITORIUM WITH ITS GRAND DISPLAY OF
ORGAN PIPES, IS
STILL USED ON OCCASION TODAY. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT AN
IDENTICAL SECOND ORGAN CONSOLE WAS INSTALLED IN A SEPARATE ROOM
UPSTAIRS. THIS SECOND CONSOLE WAS PLAYED ON QUEUE BY LADY
ORGANISTS DURING THE EARLY REUNIONS. APPARENTLY, THERE
WAS NO SCOTTISH RITE BROTHER CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THE MUSICAL PARTS
THAT ACCOMPANY THE DEGREE WORK. THE ORGAN’S SERIAL NUMBER IS
740 AND IT WAS PURCHASED IN 1917 FOR A COST OF $7500.00. FROM
ITS INCEPTION, THE INTENT WAS TO CONSTRUCT THE ORGAN IN TWO
PHASES. THE SECOND PHASE, WHICH RESULTED IN A LARGE EXPANSION
OF THE SYSTEM OF PIPES, WAS COMPLETED IN THE SPRING OF 1921 FOR AN
ADDITIONAL COST OF $12,000.00.
IN THE
EARLY YEARS, THE LADY ORGANIST WAS MRS. MARY KELSO BOOTH, WIFE OF
WILLIAM H. BOOTH, 32°. MASONICALLY AND OTHERWISE, W. H. BOOTH
WAS VERY ACTIVE IN SHREVEPORT. AS STATED ABOVE, HE SERVED AS
ONE OF THREE MEN ON THE COMMITTEE TO LOCATE A SITE TO BUILD THE
CATHEDRAL. HE ACCEPTED THE POSITION OF VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL COMPANY WHEN IT WAS FORMED ON MARCH 16, 1914.
HE WAS THE FIRST WISE MASTER OF THE EUREKA CHAPTER OF ROSE
CROIX. IN 1917, HE WAS THE VENERABLE MASTER OF THE L. C. ALLEN
LODGE OF PERFECTION. HE SERVED SHREVEPORT AS PRESIDENT OF THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND IN 1920 AS PRESIDENT OF THE ROTARY CLUB.
AS A TRIBUTE TO THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS HE MADE TO MASONRY IN THE
SHREVEPORT AREA, W. H. BOOTH
LODGE NO. 380 IN SOUTH SHREVEPORT WAS NAMED IN HIS HONOR.
AN
INTERESTING MODIFICATION TO SEE DURING A TOUR OF THE BUILDING IS THE ORIGINAL WALK-IN ICE BOX IN
THE KITCHEN. IT HAS NOW BEEN CONVERTED INTO A MODERN
REFRIGERATOR. THE ONLY OTHER MAJOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE
BUILDING HAVE BEEN THE INSTALLATION OF CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING AND
HEATING AND THE INSTALLATION OF AN ELEVATOR IN THE
1960’s.
ON SEPTEMBER, 11, 1986, THE
NOMINATION OF THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL TO THE NATIONAL
REGISTER OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS WAS APPROVED.
SEPTEMBER
24, 2005, BECAME ANOTHER LANDMARK DATE IN THE HISTORY OF OUR VALLEY
WHEN THE ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS OF SAINT ANDREW
CHAPTER WAS CHARTERED BY THE GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA CHAPTER. ON
OCTOBER 11, 2005, KNIGHT COMMANDER KEITH A. DUNCAN AND KNIGHT STEWARD
JAMES E. WINGATE TRAVELED FROM THE BATON ROUGE CHAPTER OF THE KNIGHTS
OF SAINT ANDREW TO KNIGHT THE CHARTER MEMBERS, INSTALL THE PRINCIPLE
OFFICERS AND GRANT US OUR CHARTER. THE CHARTER MEMBERS WERE:
JOHN F. AYER, 32°, KNIGHT COMMANDER; E. ALLEN KELLY, 32°, KNIGHT
WARDEN, CAREY C. ALLEN, 32°, KNIGHT CAPTAIN; LARRY LABORDE, 32°,
KNIGHT STEWARD; THOMAS P. DICKSON, 32°; MICHAEL W. BEELER, 32°; JAMES
P. ALLEN, 32°; DONALD W. GRINDSTAFF, 32°; BYRON KEITH TINDELL, 32°;
SHANE E. COOK, 32°; VIRGIL F. TRENADO, 32°, AND ANDREW H. STEVENSON,
SR., 32°.
THROUGH THE YEARS, MANY DISTINGUISHED MEN HAVE BECOME MEMBERS OF THE
SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE. ALTHOUGH THIS LIST IS NOT COMPREHENSIVE
OF ALL, WE WOULD LIKE TO MENTION A FEW.
ACCORDING TO
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1923 IMPERIAL COUNCIL SESSION OF THE SHRINERS
OF NORTH AMERICA, THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR
THE FIRST SHRINERS HOSPITAL WERE J. H. ROWLAND (PRESIDENT), L. E.
THOMAS, H. S. WESTON, L. E. STOKES AND H. H. BAIN. ALL FIVE OF
THESE NOBLES WERE MEMBERS OF THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE. THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THESE MEN ARE ASTONISHING. THANKS TO THEIR
DEDICATION AND HARD WORK, THE WORLD’S FIRST SHRINERS HOSPITAL OPENED
IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA IN 1922. REMARKABLY, THEIR VISION WAS
FULFILLED JUST FIVE YEARS AFTER THE OPENING OF THE SHREVEPORT
SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL. THEIR FORESIGHT AND COMMITMENT TO THE
PRINCIPLES OF FREEMASONRY CONTINUES TO THIS DAY TO ENHANCE AND TOUCH
THE LIVES NEEDY CHILDREN FROM ALL ACROSS THE GLOBE.
M:W: LEE
EMMETT THOMAS WAS A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE L. C. ALLEN LODGE OF
PERFECTION AND SERVED AS ITS FIRST SENIOR WARDEN. HE SERVED AS
GRAND MASTER OF THE GRAND LODGE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA IN 1907 AND
AGAIN IN 1909. IN 1920, HE WAS NAMED DEPUTY BY THE
SOVEREIGN GRAND INSPECTOR GENERAL. HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR
ORGANIZING THE LAKE CHARLES SCOTTISH RITE BODIES WHICH WERE CHARTERED
IN OCTOBER, 1923. HE SERVED AS MAYOR OF SHREVEPORT FROM 1922 TO
1930.
M:W: DEE
ALPHONSO STRICKLAND JOINED THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE IN 1932,
BECAME A KCCH IN 1949 AND A 33° MASON IN 1953. HE WAS NAMED
DEPUTY IN DECEMBER, 1958, BY SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDER, JUDGE LUTHER
A. SMITH. IN OCTOBER 1959, HE WAS ELECTED AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF
THE SUPREME COUNCIL AND BECAME SOVEREIGN GRAND INSPECTOR
GENERAL. HE SERVED AS GRAND MASTER OF THE GRAND LODGE OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA IN 1941.
M:W: ALFRED
W. CHEESMAN WAS ONE OF OUR CHARTER MEMBERS AND THE FIRST MASTER OF
KADOSH OF THE SHREVEPORT CONSISTORY. HE SERVED AS GRAND MASTER
IN 1915. M:W: HOLLACE H. BAIN, ALSO A CHARTER MEMBER, SERVED AS
THE FIRST SENIOR WARDEN OF THE EUREKA CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIX AND AS
GRAND MASTER IN 1921.
M:W: ROBERT F. KENNON SERVED AS MAYOR OF MINDEN, JUSTICE OF THE
LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA FROM 1952
TO 1956, AND GRAND MASTER IN 1936.
THREE MORE
NOTABLE MEMBERS OF THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE VALLEY, JAMES
“JIMMIE” H. DAVIS AND JOHN J. McKEITHEN AND CHARLES ELSON “BUDDY”
ROEMER ALSO BECAME GOVERNORS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
GOVERNOR DAVIS WAS ELECTED IN 1944 AND 1960. GOVERNOR McKEITHEN
WAS ELECTED IN 1964 AND 1967. GOVERNOR ROEMER SERVED LOUISIANA
AS A REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS FROM 1981 TO 1988
AND AS GOVERNOR FROM 1988 TO 1992.
M:W: OTTO E.
PASSMAN SERVED LOUISIANA AS REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES
CONGRESS FROM 1947 TO 1977 AND AS GRAND MASTER IN 1945.
UNITED
STATES REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH DAVID WAGGONNER SERVED NINE TERMS IN THE
UNITED STATES CONGRESS FROM 1961 TO 1979.
ANOTHER DISTINGUISHED MEMBER, STATE REPRESENTATIVE WAYNE WADDELL,
CURRENTLY SERVES IN THE LOUISIANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
IN
ADDITION TO THOSE LISTED ABOVE, THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS SERVED AS MAYORS
OF SHREVEPORT: ERNEST
RALPH BERNSTEIN (1906 TO 1908), J. G. PALMER (1930 TO 1932), JOHN McWILLIAMS FORD (1932),
CLYDE E. FANT (1946 TO 1954 AND 1958 TO 1970), JAMES C. GARDNER (1954
TO 1958), L. CALHOUN ALLEN, JR. (1970 TO 1978).
FRANK
B. BLACKBURN SERVED AS MAYOR OF BOSSIER CITY FROM 1983 TO 1984.
JOHN
ALLEN DIXON, JR. SERVED AS JUSTICE OF THE LOUISIANA STATE SUPREME
COURT FROM 1971 TO 1980.
THE MOST DISTINGUISHED OF ALL ARE THOSE MEMBERS WHO SERVED AS GRAND
MASTER OF THE GRAND LODGE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. IN
ADDITION TO THOSE LISTED ABOVE, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SHREVEPORT
SCOTTISH RITE VALLEY WHO HAVE SERVED AS GRAND MASTER INCLUDE: M:W:
JAMES H. ROWLAND, 1928; M:W: PHILIP LIEBER, 1935; M:W: J. LUTHER
JORDAN, 1942; M:W: D. LOUIE BUTLER, 1948; M:W: CLARENCE
BEASLEY, 1954; M:W: MORRIS SHAPIRO, 1961; M:W: L. V. NOLES, 1963;
M:W: A. J. LEWIS, 1967; M:W: T. SCOTT STRICKLAND, 1969; M:W: N. H.
McCLAMROCK, Jr., 1973; M:W: THOMAS T. ELKINS, 1982; M:W: JAMES H.
KING, 1983; M:W: ROY B. DELANEY, 1992; M:W: ROY B. TUCK, Jr., 1997;
M:W: BALLARD L. SMITH, 1999; AND M:W: CHARLES H. PENN, 2000. AT
THE TIME OF THIS WRITING, R:W: S. BRUCE EASTERLY SERVES IN THE GRAND
LINE WITH ASPIRATION TO SERVE AS GRAND MASTER IN 2007.
THROUGH
THE YEARS, “THE SHREVEPORT
TIMES” HAS SUPPORTED THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE BY PRINTING
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES OF INTEREST CONCERNING SCOTTISH RITE EVENTS.
RECENTLY, THEIR STAFF GRACIOUSLY SEARCHED THROUGH THEIR ARCHIVES IN
AN EFFORT TO FIND ANY PAST ARTICLES OF HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE TO THE
SCOTTISH RITE. THE RESULTS OF THEIR LABORS CAN BE SEEN BY
CLICKING ON THE LINKS PROVIDED BELOW. AS YOU WILL SEE, THE
ARTICLES HAVE BEEN RETYPED FOR INCREASED CLARITY. WE ARE VERY
GRATEFUL FOR THE PAST AND CONTINUED SUPPORT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE
STAFF OF “THE SHREVEPORT TIMES”.
IT IS OUR SINCEREST HOPE THAT THE HISTORY PAGES OF TOMORROW WILL BE
FILLED WITH POSITIVE INFLUENCES OF THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE
MASONS OF TODAY.
ARTICLES FROM “THE SHREVEPORT TIMES” NEWSPAPER:
· MONDAY, OCT. 25, 1915; EIGHT MASONS HONORED
·
THURSDAY,
OCT. 28, 1915; CORNERSTONE CEREMONY
· MONDAY, NOV. 12,
1917; CATHEDRAL DEDICATION, 33° DEGREE CEREMONY AND
FOURTEENTH REUNION PLANNED
· TUESDAY,
NOV. 13, 1917; DETAILED ACCOUNT OF SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL DEDICATION
AND 33° DEGREE CONFERRAL CEREMONY
Site Designed and Published by:
Byron “Keith” Tindell and Donald W. Grindstaff II
This site was made possible by the immense
contributions of
John L. Atkinson, 33°
Copyright 2008 © The Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry,
Valley of Shreveport, Orient of Louisiana , Southern Jurisdiction
of the United States: All Rights Reserved.
Revised: 04/23/10.
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