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Guard Commander

Ill. Carl Wells, 33°

Scottish Guard Officers 2008

ABOUT US!

The Scottish Rite has been unique to the Jacksonville Bodies. The Guard was formed during the early days of our history and has been contributing to the esoteric and service needs of these bodies since it's inception into the Bodies.

The Purpose of the Scottish Rite Guard

To participate in the ritualistic degrees of the Rite when requested by the

        Director of Work.

To form an escort of Honor at the funeral of a deceased Brother of the Rite,

       and to form a Reception Committee for any assembly of the Rite of

      whatever nature when called upon to do so.

To be a service organization of the Scottish Rite Bodies in the Valley of

      Jacksonville.

To assist the Personal Representative and the regular officers of the Rite in

      maintaining decorum and harmony in all areas of the Center and the Rite.

To assist and carry out the requests and wishes of the Sovereign Grand

       Inspector General or Deputy, in the Orient of Florida and /or his Personal

      Representative in the Valley of Jacksonville, and to assist in carrying out the

      programs of the Executive Committee and the Heads of the Four Coordinate

      Bodies of the said Rite, when requested of the Captain of the Guard.

To invite desirable Master Masons, who have passed their proficiency

       examination, or have been a Master Mason for no less than six months, to

       apply for the Scottish Rite degrees and to work generally for the up-

        building of the Rite.

   To attend all assemblies of the Scottish Rite Guard and all regular meetings

       of the Scottish Rite Bodies and to wear the uniform of the Guard when

        instructed by the Captain.

Membership in the Guard

Since the Jacksonville Scottish Rite Guard may consist of no more than

     sixty-five Regular members and thirty five probationary members,

     membership is special. Our Past Captains are not counted as part of the

     sixty-five regular member limit.

Probationary members are balloted upon after due investigation by the

    Membership Committee and in order of the application seniority.

    All probationary members are afforded to all the rights and privileges of a

    regular member, with the exception of the ballot and signing a membership

    application.

The new probationary is governed by the same rules and regulations as a

     regular member. After a time period of service the probationary may be

     initiated into regular membership. His initiation will depend upon his service

     and attendance record.

Membership Application

in pdf. file form

(Open Only to Members of the Jacksonville Scottish Rite Bodies)

Guardsman, Glynn Hickox, 32° KCCH, presents Guardsman Lowell D. Crane,32° KCCH

with a beautiful plaque representing Brother Crane's unselfish devotion and

undying ingenuity in his pursuit of Guard projects. Brother Lowell is always

honoring others without taking credit for his endeavors. Brother Glynn felt that

the plaque was a token of thanks from all of the Jacksonville Scottish Rite Guardsmen.

Brother Samuel D. Hope,32° KCCH was the

2006 recipient of the David Wotherspoon, Guard of the Year Award.

Ill. Lowell D. Crane, 33°, Captain of the Guard chose Brother Samuel

for the award at the December 2006 Business Meeting.

Ill. Lowell D. Crane, 33° presented Brother Sam with the award.

'THE PARADE FLOAT'

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What a Great Float!

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Proud Brothers!

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"The Committee"

What a Great Committee!

(Front L-R) Raymond Ware, Jr.32º, Windell Pope, 32º;

(Back L-R) Lowell D. Crane, 32º KCCH, Michael "Pete" Trent, 32º and

Glynn Hickox, 32º KCCH.

(Thanks to Brother Lowell D. Crane for the wonderful photos

used in producing the above images.)

Thanks Brothers, for a job well done.

Past Commanders		Living Past Captains
1963 - 1979	W. Fred Hoyle	1973 ..	George Atchley
1980 - 1984	William J. Amos	1974 ..	Hardin Goff
1985 - 1989	Horace E. Stepler	1975 ..	William Purcell
1990 - 1994	Joseph E. Neth	1980 ..	Elwood Smith
1995 - 2003	William L. Purcell	1981 ..	Robert Lee
2003 -	Carl C. Wells, Jr.	1983 ..	Walter Hammond
		1984 ..	Samuel Reasor
		1987 ..	William Ferrell
		1988 ..	Carl Wells
		1990 ..	C. J. Kicklighter
		1991 ..	Ken Holt
		1992 ..	George Steve
		1993 ..	Ronald Taylor
		1995 ..	Quinnie Williams
		1997 ..	Robert Beaty
		1998 ..	Hal Hunter
		1999 ..	Hiram Robinson
		2000 ..	Carl Johnson
		2001 ..	Darryl D'Angina
		2002 ..	Wilmer Atwell
		2003 ..	Floyd Fields
		2004 ..	William B. Wallace, Jr.
		2005 ..	Jack M. Newport
		2006 ..	Lowell D. Crane
		2007 ..	Glynn L. Hickox

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Jacksonville Scottish Rite Masonic Center

965 Hubbard Street

Jacksonville, Florida 32206

Phone: (904)355-7633

Fax: (904)355-7443

Scottish Rite Office Hours-Monday-Friday-8:00 AM-4:00 PM

This Website was last updated on May 01, 2008