VOLUME XXII.ISSUE III JULY - SEPTEMBER 2016 www.denverconsistory.org fiIgDENVER CONSISTORY T\tE\IYS I37O GRANT STREET DENVER, CO 80203 (303) 861-4261 NO MORE BEGGING By JohnWarren,33" I have been laboring in the Quarries of Masonry since 199L and remember being afraid of how this new endeavor might or might not change me. Well, change me it has. I've traveled some rough and rugged roads, as all Masons do, just to be here today. I have had some doubts about whether or not lrneasureupwhencompared to others. I think I have, but that is for others to decide. I know what motivates me to continue on this journey, but I sometimes wonder about others and what really makes them tick. Last year, I watched my two grandsons play in a Youth Soccer League where all the kids played with the intensity of college football players. What was distasteful was observing some parents and coaches screeching at the kids about how they weren't good enough, how they were embarrassing their coaches and parents and letting down their team mates. We're talking about seven and nine year old boys folks. That situation pretty much exists in Masonry as well, We have new members come into the Fraternity who want to learn, but once they become a member, often they are ignored. We have older members striving to learn new tasks, often with no direction or training or support. Some think that because they've been around a while, they don't help. All of these Brothers soon fall by the wayside. Then they, whoever the heck THEY are, try to figure out why all this is happening and come up with Programs to fix all this and keep the members from dropping out. Are these programs 'effective? Mostly not, I believe, because of little, if any, follow through A few cases in point include: AJ About four or five years ago, I was the first line signer of a Brother for the Scottish Rite. During the part of the Reunion when the class filled out the form where they indicated what they would like to become involved in, my Candidate indicated the Committee where he thought he could make a contribution. The Committee Chairman never contacted this new Brother. He asked me about this, so I talked to the Committee Chairman, who promptly told me he had a full crew and didn't need anyone else. I was stunned when I heard this. I never knew any committee was full and/or had too many people. As a result, my guy dropped out. I have not given up on him, so hopefully, I'll be able to talk him into coming back, perhaps in another committee that isn't full. No, I will not embarrass either Brother by giving names to anyone. (continued on page 5)
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VOLUME XXII.ISSUE IIIJULY - SEPTEMBER 2016
www.denverconsistory.org
fiIgDENVER CONSISTORY
T\tE\IYSI37O GRANT STREETDENVER, CO 80203(303) 861-4261
NO MORE BEGGINGBy JohnWarren,33"
I have been laboring in the Quarries ofMasonry since 199L and remember being afraidof how this new endeavor might or might notchange me.
Well, change me it has. I've traveled some
rough and rugged roads, as all Masons do, just tobe here today. I have had some doubts aboutwhether or not lrneasureupwhencompared toothers. I think I have, but that is for others todecide.
I know what motivates me to continue onthis journey, but I sometimes wonder aboutothers and what really makes them tick.
Last year, I watched my two grandsonsplay in a Youth Soccer League where all the kidsplayed with the intensity of college footballplayers. What was distasteful was observingsome parents and coaches screeching at the kidsabout how they weren't good enough, how theywere embarrassing their coaches and parentsand letting down their team mates. We'retalking about seven and nine year old boys folks.
That situation pretty much exists inMasonry as well, We have new members come
into the Fraternity who want to learn, but oncethey become a member, often they are ignored.We have older members striving to learn newtasks, often with no direction or training or
support. Some think that because they've beenaround a while, they don't help. All of these
Brothers soon fall by the wayside.Then they, whoever the heck THEY are,
try to figure out why all this is happening andcome up with Programs to fix all this and keep
the members from dropping out. Are theseprograms 'effective? Mostly not, I believe,because of little, if any, follow through
A few cases in point include:AJ About four or five years ago, I was the
first line signer of a Brother for the Scottish Rite.
During the part of the Reunion when the class
filled out the form where they indicated whatthey would like to become involved in, myCandidate indicated the Committee where he
thought he could make a contribution. TheCommittee Chairman never contacted this newBrother. He asked me about this, so I talked tothe Committee Chairman, who promptly told me
he had a full crew and didn't need anyone else. Iwas stunned when I heard this. I never knewany committee was full and/or had too manypeople. As a result, my guy dropped out. I have
not given up on him, so hopefully, I'll be able totalk him into coming back, perhaps in anothercommittee that isn't full. No, I will not embarrasseither Brother by giving names to anyone.
(continued on page 5)
VETERANS DAY
By John Worren, 33"
Our Consistory membership includes many
Brothers who are Veterans, some who are older,
some younger and everything in between. All ofthem are proud of their service and have fought
their own wars.
We all had our own reasons for entering themilitary. Perhaps it was a Draft Board breathing
down our necks or for financial concerns. Perhaps
we did not even want to be in the military. But one
thing for sure, we went in to the military because
that is what our Country expected us to do, needed
us to do, required us to do.
An annual observance initially was intended
to celebrate the official ending of World War I on
the LLth hour of the 11th day of the lLth month in
191-8 when the Armistice with Germany went in toeffect.
Originally called Armistice Day, President
Woodrow Wilson said: "To us in Americo, thereflections oI .mictice ltqy- will be filled withsolemn pride in the heroism of those who died intheir Country's service ond on opportunity it hos
given Americo to show her sympathy with peace
ond justice in the councils of the ndtions."ln 1926, President Calvin Coolidge issued a
proclamation to observe this day, November 11th,
with appropriate ceremonies and stated that itwasi "A day to be dedicated to the couse ol worldpeoce ond to be thereafter celebrated ond known
os Armistice Ddy."ln L945, a World War ll veteran, Raymond
Weeks from Alabama, had the idea to expand
Armistice Day to celebrate All Veterans, not just
those who died in World War l. Weeks led a group
of veterans to holiday with General Dwight D
Eisenhower, who supported the idea of a National
Veterans Day. Armistice Day was not OFFICIALLY a
holiday until President Eisenhower signed a bill on
May 26, 7954, making it one.
Congress amended this act in 7954 by
replacing the word "Armistice" with the word
"Veterans" and it has been known as Veterans Day
since. ln 197L, the celebration of Veterans Day was
moved to the 4th Monday of October and in !978,it was moved back to its original date of November
1Lth.
Benefits provided to Veterans by a grateful
government is not new. This benefit system began
as early as 1-636 when the Pilgrims of Plymouth
Colony passed a law which stated that soldiers who
became disabled during the conflict between the
Pilgrims and the Pequot lndians would be
supported by the colony.
Even though the Department of Veterans
Affairs was established in 1930, it did not become a
Cabinet Level department until March 19, 1989
when President George H. W. Bush said: 'There is
only one ploce for the veterons of America, in the
Cobinet Room, ot the toble, with the President ofthe United Stotes."
Other Veterans do not feel that way. They
believe in the Veterans Administ+ation Mission
Statement which states: 'To fuffill PresidentLincoln's promise to cdre for him who shall have
borne the battle, and for his widow and lor his
orphan' by serving ond honoring the men ondwomen who are Americo's veterons." lf only this
was true today.The travails of the Veterans Administration
are public knowledge and much work remains tobe done to restore Veteran's confidence in the
Veterans Administration. I hope to see this in my
lifetime.You may or may not believe it (l do not) and
may not like it (again, I do not), but the Veterans
Administration is doing their best to provide care
for most Veterans. Sadly, their best is not good
enough today.George Washington, this Nation's first
President once said: "Do not Puff up the Cheeks,
Loll not out the tongue, rub the Hands, or beard,
thrust out the lips, or bite them, or keep the Lips
too open or too close.
From theSecretary's Desk
By Matt Roia,33"
Doors Open Denver was held in April and DenverConsistory was open for tours. We were able toshow-off our beautiful building to over 850 people
and generate interest in renting our building formeetings/events, as well as generating someinterest in Masonry. Ben Williams, 32" KCCH andAaron Klostermeyer, 32" KCCH coordinated thisevent.
The 48th Reunion, named in honor of Robert Sage,
33" was held in May and we now have l_4 newMasters of the Royal Secret. Thanks to everyonewho worked towards making this Reunion a
success.
The Passport Program was started in DenverConsistory with the Spring Reunion. When youhave witnessed a degree, your passport is stampedby the Director General. After you witnessed all29degrees, and your passport is completed, you willreceive an award. Passports may be purchased inthe Office for 55:00.Friday, May 13th, the public presentation of theTrial of Cheres was outstanding. The auditoriumwas almost filled to capacity. Congratulations tothe cast for a great performance.
The King Soopers Neighborhood Rewards program
has partnered with the Scottish Rite MasonicCenter whereby King Soopers makes donations tothe SR Center. To participate, all you need to do tohelp is to pick up a StO.O0 King Soopers Card fromthe Office and go to any King Soopers and addhowever much value you want and use that card tomake purchases, including gas, at King Soopers.The grocery chain will then donate 5%o of yourpurchases to the Scottish Rite Masonic Center, inyour name. We've all got to buy food and gas, soplease pick up your card and help support ourbeautiful building.
The Scottish Rite Masonic Center is a participant in
the Amozon Smile Program. The SRMC will receive
/, of one percent of purchases made on Amazon.All you need do is go to the Amazon Smile link anddesignate the Scottish Rite Masonic Center 1370
Grant Street in Denver as the recipient when youcheck out.The SRMC is participating in retail sales at CoorsField during Rockies Games. The SRMC receives
S0S per person per game. So far, we have received
S1,250 for games worked. Thank you for all whohave volunteered their time to help fund themaintenance and upkeep of our building.ln May, the SGIG recognized and thankedlllustrious Brother Charlie Schaeffer, 33" for over 20years service to Denver Consistory as our Organist.His tenure began as a one-time only gig and has
become something more permanent. Thank youCharlie! Your dedication is much appreciated forthe music you provide for our Members.The SGIG presented Double Eagle Collars tolllustrious Brothers Wayne Arner, 33", SteveHubbard, 33'and Doctor David Powell, 33' in
recognition of the thousands of hours of servicethey have devoted to Denver Consistory. Ourthanks and congratulations to each of them.lllustrious Brother S Brent Morris. 33" GC, was theGuest Speaker at our May Meeting. His
presentations, "The Curious lncident of ExposureThot Wosn't" ond "Membership Trends from1900-2000" were both entertaining andinformative and were enjoyed by all. He evenentertained us with a card trick.Denver Consistory has some very nice donatedpieces of jewelry for sale. These items may bepurchased from the Office. Some of these itemsare in the display case behind the Tiler's Desk in
the Green Room, with more in the Office. Be sureto take a look next time you are down here.SUMMER OFFICE HOURS We will have regularlyscheduled lunches on Fridays. The Office will closeat 1:00 PM on Fridays, immediately followinglunch. Regular hours will resume on Monday,September 12th.
(continued on page 5)
IN MEMORTAM
Glenn E Barta, 32"
William W Calhoun, 32'C. E. Carpenter,32"Harry J Carroll, 32"
John Cawood,32"Dan F Christensen, 32"Thomas B Coberly, 32' KCCH
William J Dalesio, 32'David J Day, 32' KCCH
Paul H Dexheimer,32'Henry A Edler, 32"
James L Gladney, 32" KCCH
Warren Lee Glover, 33"Raymond G Hanson, Jr,32"Milton G Holmes, 32"
George H Kato, 32"
John B Howard, 32'Van T Kistler, 32"
JackDKTin-il-J2--Robin Bartley Knox, 33"
Larry L Laune, 32'Robert C Markell, 32"
Walter L McCray, 32'Carl F Meyer, 32"
Herbert S Mooney, 32"Robert A Neave, 32'William B Paynter, 32'Donald A Reeves, 32"Gawn W Reid, 32'Victor G Sestokas, Sr., 33"
Frank E Simpson, 32'Allen C Swarts, 32'Robert C Tucker, 32"George D Wagner, 32"Max L Weissmann, 32"
B) Some months ago, I got a phone callfrom a Brother on the Calling Committee,someone I knew very well, who commented thatwhen he saw my name on the To Be called list, he
knew he had to be the one to call me. We had avery nice discussion, but that discussion hadnothing to do with why I haven't been around forsuch a long time or with any problems I might be
having in Masonry or even in my private life.Yes, even I need that sometimes.
C) Finally, we get to the headline on thisarticle, "NO MORE BEGGING."
As some of you know, I have been Editor of thisNewsletter for a few years now and have alwaysstrived to do my best. It is very time-consumingand involves a lot of research to come up witharticles that are interesting and informative.
The past couple of years, I have asked,pleaded, cajoled and begged for help witharticles, to no avail. I have offered to writearticles if someone would provide me with factsand figures, again, to no avail. As a result of thisfailur-e on my part, you no longer see articles inthis Newsletter on Reunions or etc, or etc and so
on.I will no longer beg anyone for anything!Does anyone know that there is a
Publication Committee in Denver Consistory,whose job, I always thought was to help in thepublication of Consistory publications? I knew ofthe Committee. I'm on it after all, But when I tellyou that aside from the wonderful folks in theOffice, NO ONE HAS OFFERED TO HELP, you canbelieve it.
Many Brothers have told me they don'thave time to help in any way due to jobs, familyand other Masonic duties. Well, my Brothers, I
also have family and increasingly more Masonicduties which take up a lot of time, leaving littletime to just read a book or relax.
Many wise and trusted Brothers havecounseled me over the years, to put the NEWGrand Masonic word in to my vocabulary and
This issue of the Newsletter will be mylast as Editor. I hope that someone else will stepup and assume the position. Otherwise, it couldsimply go away. It is silly and unfair for ANYONE
to simply assume that the Office will do it. Theyhave enough to do already.
Sir William Osler said: "We are here toadd what we can to life, not to get what we canto life.'
Indeed!(continuedfrom page 3)Parking Update All events at Denver Consistory forwhich the Parking Garage is available, are indicated
in the Rite Works Calendar. When parking in the
Garage, your vehicle MUST display a Denver
Consistory parking permit/decal or it may be ticked
and/or towed. Parking permits may be obtained
from the Office. (This is nothing new. A parkingpermit has ALWAYS been required.) lF, AND ONLY
IF, special permission has been obtained to use thePERA lot behind Denver Consistory, or the Credit
Union of Colorado lot on the North East corner of14th Avenue and Logan Avenue, a special
announcement will be made to that effect forEACH event. lf no announcement is made, thenparking is NOT ALLOWED in either of these lots.
The Knights of Saint Andrew meets the firstMonday of the month, except July and August, at
6:30 PM in the Lodge Room at Denver Consistory.
Venerable Master Larry Tygert has scheduled guest
speakers for each meeting to enlighten educate
and entertain us. ln June, lllustrious Brother Burnie
Brandel, 33', Right Eminent Grand Commander ofthe Grand Commandry of Knight's Templar ofColorado was the guest speaker. On October 3'd,
lllustrious Brother John Moreno, 33o, will be theguest speaker.
after 25 years, I finally memorized it. That NEWGMW is "Hell Nol"
SIMPLE QUESTION AND SIMPLE ANSWERBy John Warrenr 33o
"To be yourself in a world that is doing its best, day and night, to make you like everyone else - is to fightthe hardest battle any human being can fight; and never stop fighting." E. E. Cummings
As it sometimes happens to those who writearticles for the Consistory's two publications, the
idea for that article comes to you right out of the
blue.After lunch one day, I was talking with a
Brother and his Lady and commented on what abusy schedule I had, adding that I sometimes feltoverwhelmed by it all. The Brother's response,
naturally, was that I needed to slow down. Hewasn't suggesting that I drop everything, but maybethink about why I sometimes have that feeling.
Some Brothers have busier Masonic livesthan I do and some less, but it is a safe bet thateveryone feels overwhelmed at times and questions
their reasons for staying so busy. Granted, we allhad different reasons for becoming a Mason and
even staying in the Fraternity. I think there is one
, oier-ridlng factor inv g I yq d Jo r mryg|-qr_.* __
The "IT" (the WHY we do all that we do)that hit me after lunch that day, was the first fewwords of a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browningtitled; HOW DO I LOVE THEE? "How do I love
thee? Let me count the wuys..." Yes, I know the
how and why the poem was written (Google is a
wonderful thing, after all.), but I also believe thatthose few words answer that question; we do whatwe do because of a love for the Fraternity.
I have always discussed my growth inMasonry, from my "birth" (being initiated an
Entered Apprentice in 1991) to my current station inMasonry and everything in between. I believe also
that many, including myself, have been through thatstage in our Masonic life, thinking that if Lodge is
good, then more Masonic groups are better. Oftentimes, we discover the hard way that this is notnecessarily true.
I'm sure that mental health professionals
have fancy words for doing that sort of thing, but,the truth is that there are still only 24 hours in a day.
No Brother can keep up this hectic pace for longwithout suffering some sort of consequences,
whether it be to your health, family, employmentand so on.
A former employer of mine strongly felt thatthinking outside of the box and going beyond ourmostly self imposed boundaries in life would make
us better, more productive employees and scheduled
the necessary training to achieve this end.
Those same people training us to "thinkoutside the box" reminded us that sometimes, wehad to step back and move away from that "more is
better" syndrome, even if that meant letting go ofsome things in order to maintain and/or regain ourhealth and sanity.
My way of dealing with this feeling of beingoverwhelmed was to concentrate more on feweractivities, such as the ritualistic aspect of Masonry.Unfortunately, some see this as me personally
lqgpiry{:,ourlger, newelBrotbe_rs from partiQipatingin the Degrees, something that is simply not true.
Those who think this way have only to attend a fewrehearsals from time to time to see the fallacy ofthat thought.
Naturally, this is not the situation today. Itend to add to my schedule, as most Brothers do.
For those who crave the praise and keep
doing more to get it, remember what Albert Einsteinonce said: "The only way to uvoid the corruptibleeffect of praise is to keep on working."
Is there a solution to this dilemma for any ofus? No one can really answer that. I know that ifsomeone asks me to help, I will continue to do so.
If I see something needing to be done, I will offer tohelp. It is not my nature to be any other way.
Some time ago, I asked the question: "IsMasonry all that I am about?" and I answered no,
but it is a major part of my life.(continued on page 7)
WHEN THE PRESENT HOLDS NO PROMISE
When the presence holds no promise ond the path is sown withstrife ond bleak ddrkness swirls oround you ond deep thunder crowdsyour life, Have no feor of murky shodows, give no thought to foilinglight, ln a stable wropped in starlight, joy and hope are burning bright.
Should you pcruse to peer behind you, viewing volleys of the pastwhere your dreoms and feors collided ond your faith was fading fost,you will see where seas divided, where fear's wolls come tumblingdown, ln a stoble wropped in storlight, peoce ond couroge con be found.
When the future looms before you, posing questions and demonds,and the bright plans you projected fode like footprints in the sand, livethe promise you dre tasting, Ian the flames of foith within, ln a stohlewrcrpped in storlight, you will find your way agdin.
Though the path mdy not be easy, new horizons capture you andthe truths thot you discover draw your mops of God onew. Do notweory of the tourney, boldly venture with eoch stride. ln o stablewrapped in starlight, ioy, hope, love dnd peoce abide.
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(continuedfrom page 6 Question)I recognize the necessity of heeding my
Brother's advice that day. Re-adjusting prioritieswill work and so I am. Having been subsequentlyadvised to forgo any type of degree work because Iam, single handedly, keeping anyone else fromparticipating and I need to give them a chance, willbe difficult, is unfair and arbitrary, until the playingfield is level. We are taught in our Blue Lodge thatwe meet upon the level and part upon the square.
Does this apply to all Masons or just to a chosenfew?
The Dalai Lama once said: "Old friendspass awuy, new friends appear. It is just like theduys. An old day passes, il neh' day arrives. Theimportunt thing is to make it meaninglful: a
meaninglfulfriend - or a meaningful day.'Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
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