May 2012 - Hawthorne-Fortitude Masonic Lodge No. 200

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Order of Demolay Here is an early Demolay Patent (Membership Certificate) dated October 22, 1928 and signed by Demolay Founder Frank Land (signed above issued to) that belonged to a young Demolay by the name of Marion H. Black (who signed his name in the upper left hand margin) and was a member of Hutchinson Chapter in Hutchinson Kansas. Their Demolay Chapter was sponsored by the Wichita Consistory No. 2 Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite. This beautiful glass plate has the DEMOLAY emblem in the center. It is trimmed with a gold line 3/16" from the outside edge. The glass has a texture to it and appears to be a nice smoke color. It is nicely detailed and it reads DEMOLAY in the banner below the emblem. It measures 7 1/2 inches in diameter. Continued on next page www.twtmag.com 16
In the early 1930's DeMolay founder Frank S. Land had been thinking of an honor he could bestow on DeMolays and Senior DeMolays for outstanding service to the Order. He wanted to honor them now, instead of waiting for them to be nominated for the Legion of Honor in years to come. He also wanted to honor Senior DeMolays who had been working with chapters even though they were not Masons, but had performed outstanding service to the Order. In those days, DeMolay was recognized by only about 50% of the Grand Lodges, consequently many Senior DeMolays were active in chapters due to the lack of Masonic support. In November of 1936, "DAD" Land, assisted by Harold Bergstresser and John McKibben, proceeded to write a Ritual for the conferral of the Chevalier Degree. This became a reality in March, 1937 and "DAD" Land began to nominate DeMolays and Senior DeMolays for this distinguished honor. Mother Chapter, of course, had the first investiture and it was held June 2, 1937 at the Little Theater in the Municipal Auditorium. Forty-one active DeMolays or Senior DeMolays of Mother Chapter were invested with the Degree on that date. John S. McKibben, Jr. was recognized as the first Chevalier, and the rest of the nominees were numbered accordingly. Today, the rolls of the Chevalier Degree number approximately 27,000, many of whom are organized into Chevalier Courts. These Courts are encouraged to be active in their support of DeMolay and its ideals. This lovely Demolay Cross of Honor is presented to those who give a lifetime of support to the Order of Demolay. It is gold filled and enameled in red, white and blue. It is beautifully studded with seed pearls and rubies around the emblem. It measures 1 3/4 by 1 3/4 inches square and is worn around the neck. Please visit my friends at Phoenixmasonry.org. They are great Brothers with an amazing website. http://www.phoenixmasonry.org www.twtmag.com 17
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