GREETINGS TO ONE AND ALL:
I hope this issue of our Rite News finds you well and enjoying the warmer days of spring. As I write this article, it is 23°, and we have about 5 inches of snow on the ground. However, I look forward to spring, fresh air, and the start of a new season.
Even a new beginning for our Scottish Rite. Our Spring One-
Day class was a great new start for the Orient of Maryland. There were over 70 new candidates across the Orient.
I want to say congratulations to each of our new brothers, and I sincerely hope that each of you will return as often as possible. Meet new brothers and families, get involved in the many activities in any one
of the Seven Valleys in Maryland. I also want to say thank you to all who participated in the degree work, property, robing, lighting, and the many other activities, and for all the work you did to make this class a great success.
This year, we will celebrate two specific milestones in the history of this great nation. On the 4th of July, we will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence for this great
country.
Also, this year, we will celebrate the 225th anniversary of the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite (Mother Supreme Council of the World). Our Supreme Council was established on May 31st, 1801, in Charleston, South Carolina.
To celebrate these significant events, there will be an in-house Family Day picnic with music, games, and of course, hamburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, and watermelon.
Please put June 13th at 2:00 PM on your calendar and join us as we celebrate these two most significant and important milestones for our country and our Scottish Rite. I think you will enjoy the day.
In closing. I once again want to say thank you and congratulations to those from our Spring class. May I also wish each of you a safe, healthy, and wonderful spring and summer season, and I look forward to seeing you in the very near future.
