History of the
(Formally Treatise of
By: H. Russell Sims, 32º, K.C.C.H.
Edited By: Jason Hightower, 32º
The Allen County Scottish Rite Masonic Club became an infant reality in the spring of 1978. At that time Jack Alexander, 32º asked Russ Sims, 32º; Buel Jackson, 32º and Archie Bullington, 32º to join and help form a club with the blessing; and under the jurisdiction and affiliation of the Glasgow, Ky. Scottish Rite Club. Jack suggested that it would save many trips to the Glasgow Club to attend the Maundy Thursday and Easter Sunday mandatory services if a new club was formed. This group immediately recruited the following Scottish Rite Masons: Sam Stovall, 32º; Dillard Brown, 32º; Roger Goad, 32º; Harold Hogue, 32º; John York, 32º; and Jackie Gregory, 32º. The group decided to hold meetings on the 2nd Thursday of each month beginning at 7:00 p.m. at restaurants or at Goad Funeral Home when these facilities were available. Brother Jack Alexander donated a communion service set and a gavel to get the club started. (These items are still in use by the club.)
In the June of 1991 the membership decided to ask for a charter specific to the club and thus petitioned the Louisville Scottish Rite Consistory for this purpose. The members had discovered that the Glasgow Scottish Rite Club had become inactive which further stimulated their desire to have their own Charter.
As a result of the petition Brother John Moyers, 33º,
Scottish Rite Inspector General in Kentucky; Brother Roland Stayton, 33º
Personal Representative of the Inspector General; Brother Melvin Mullins, Scottish
Rite Club Coordinator for the Louisville Consistory and Brother Carlos Curry,
Scottish Rite Club Co-Coordinator visited the clubs next meeting on July 11,
1991. Russell Sims presided over the club meeting. The visitors enjoyed a
dinner in fellowship and the following business meeting was devoted to the
requirements for the chartering of the club.
On the evening of Oct. 15th 1991, the Louisville Consistory leadership
group listed above, with the addition of Brother Garland Spalding, assembled at
the Barren River Lake State Park Lodge for the special purpose of presenting
the Allen County Scottish Rite Club with their own explicit Charter. The
Il1ustrous John E. Moyers, Inspector General of Kentucky presided the meeting
and made the presentation of the Charter following dinner and fellowship.
At the present time the Club members still meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Harper's Restaurant in Scottsville at 6:00 p.m. during the winter and 7:00 p.m. during the summer. The Club’s charter initially hung in the small dining room at the front of the restaurant, but in recent years due to increased attendance the Charter now hangs on the wall in the rear dining room where the Club meetings are held. The Club had a total of 15 members when the Charter was presented. As of January 1st, 2007, the membership total was 27.
On receiving their Charter and writing their approved
By-Laws, the Club Membership chose as their primary purpose to encourage
fellowship among Scottish Rite Masons and to contribute to the relief of the
poor and distressed charitable cases deemed worthy with focus on the Special
and Handicapped Children of Allen County. Beginning in 1983 the members had asked
the public for old clothing and then held yard sales of that clothing to raise
funds. This money was then spent with the use of clothing gift certificates
given to the "Special Children" at Christmas time. In 1991 these beginnings
culminated in the first Special Children’s Christmas party with 60 special children
and their families invited. Our first party was in the newly constructed Allen
County Middle School Cafeteria with about 200 people in attendance. The year
2007 Christmas Party was held in the school gymnasium with 155 special children
invited and over 400 persons in attendance. Thus each year the Party has grown in
numbers of attendance and in greater amounts of gifts have been given to the
Special Children.
Though we no longer host clothing yard sales we still
receive all of our support from the donations. The public extends donation
during our road block on the square in Scottsville, once per year. We also
receive donations from individual solicitation of business firms, industries
and from the support of other generous individuals throughout per year. The
Club members are extremely thankful for these funds as we strive to achieve our
goal of helping every Special Child in
