Dr. G. Wesley Allen was a dedicated Prince Hall Masonic leader in the Jurisdiction of North Carolina. United Supreme Council | Southern Jurisdiction PHA - DC Website Coming Soon United Supreme Council Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite for the 33rd Degree of Freemasonry Southern Jurisdiction, Prince Hall Affiliated Grand Orient of the District of Columbia Recognizing and Honoring our Scottish Rite History Since 1886 Reorganized 2015 Prince Hall Consistory was organized in 1879 in the City of Chicago by the SC-SJ and fell under the USC-SJ after 1881. He served as the Past Master of Eureke Lodge No. In 1871 a fifth was established in Philadelphia, and was named King Fredrick Supreme Council. The mission of the United Supreme Council, 33 of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation, Southern Jurisdiction of the USA is to serve as the College of Freemasonry for aspiring Master Masons seeking more light in the Scottish Rite; thereby, enhancing the knowledge base, providing the moral teachings of the Rite and enriching the brotherhood experience . The SC-SWJ and SC-SJ consolidated to form the United Supreme Council, AASR, PHA Southern Jurisdiction (USC-SJ). Dr. Allen delivered over 7, 700 children in his more than fifty year career. Afterward, he was drafted into the US Army during the Vietnam War era. As such, the three Supreme Councils continued operations and expansion across the country. King David Supreme Council (KDSC) His favorite Bible verse is Philippians 3, Verses 13-14: Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Jesus Christ.. The new Consistory shifted fealty to the Milton Fields' Supreme Council (SC-NWJ) due to relationships with Richard E. Moore and other founding members of the Fields Faction of the Shrine. The first Scottish Rite organization among African-Americans was the African Grand Council of 1820 in Philadelphia, which was referred to as a Council of Princes of Jerusalem. 1913. The Annual Lakeside Directory, City of Chicago, 1896, 1900, 1905-11; 19 THRU 30 DEGREES. CONSISTORY. - 1899-1903: Robert C. Waring Several of is members consolidated with Excelsior Consistory to organize Occidental Consistory #2. The Louis W. Roy, Sr. Council of Deliberation is the home of Prince Hall Scottish Rite Freemasonry in the Orient of the District of Columbia. He joined Washington Lodge #323 in Portsmouth VA in 1979 and since that time has received numerous awards and honors. Additional lunch tickets are $25.00 each and banquet tickets are $50.00 each. Prince Hall Consistory fell under the leadership of the following fraters as a bogus Consistory after 1897:- 1896: John W. Dunmore- 1897-1898: Champion J. Waring- 1899-1903: William Gray This site provides a history of the organization, a gallery of its elected officers and a listing of subordinate bodies. 62; the Grand Junior Warden of the North Carolina Prince Hall Grand Lodge; the Past Sovereign Grand Deputy of the Orient of North Carolina; the Imperial Medical Directory and Chairman of the Health and Medical Research Foundation of the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order of the Noble Mystic Shrine; and the. Client: Virginia Council of Deliberation, PHA. SGIG Riddick graduated from Crestwood High School in 1969 where he lettered in track. Occidental was under the leadership of the following Illustrious Commanders-In-Chief: Although the USSC initially agreed to the consolidations and creation of the United Supreme Council, Northern Jurisdiction (USC-NJ) and the United Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction (USC-SJ) in 1881, it did not move forward as planned due to a lawsuit introduced by John G. Jones and Edward H. Morris on behalf of Prince Hall Consistory. Oath of Fealty administered by Sovereign Grand Commander James F. Rickards to members of Occidental Consistory on January 22, 1913 numbering the Consistory as #28 on the rolls of the USC-NJ. Virginia Council of Deliberation, AASR, SJ, P.H.A. Unsurprisingly, he would serve on the Board of Directors of the Central Orphanage in Oxford, North Carolina. As a result of the conference of the Sovereign Grand Commanders of the two Supreme Councils, Northern and Southern Jurisdictions A.A.S.R., PHA, on August 2, 1966, were established at the Cathedral, Fitzwater & Mole St. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race, Volume 1, 1919, Clement Richardson; 5. He is the only known man to have actually been elected to and led both of these Grand Bodies in Virginia as well as the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia, F & A.M., Inc where he served as Most Worshipful Grand Master from 2012-2014. In January of 1913, Sovereign Grand Commander James F. Rickards of the USC-NJ secured an agreement with Bish and Richard E. Moore, who had already shifted fealty to the USC-NJ. Ill. Edward M. Thomas petitioned the King David Council, since he was residing in the District of Columbia, for the 33rd degree to be conferred on representative Masons in D.C., and on May 5, 1856, the conferment was made and a council was established. The Virginia Council of Deliberation, of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite for the 33 Degree of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, Prince Hall Affiliated and the Virginia State Council of Assemblies, Order of Golden Circle, are pleased to announce their 2020 Sessions will be held By 1904, both Jones and William Gray had become expelled from Freemasonry by the MWPHGL of Illinois and other jurisdictions. His objective was to establish an Assembly for each of the Consistories located in North Carolina. Additionally, he built the largest black owned nursing home in the state of North Carolina, Gladhaven Nursing Home. 3; the Past Commander in Chief of Evans Consistory No. In continuing the legacy of Dr. G. Wesley Allen, the G. Wesley Allen M.D. 1. Virginia Council of Deliberation's official website is www.vcod-va.org What is Virginia Council of Deliberation's Revenue? Matthew Ellis, Jr. State Grand AssemblyOrder of the Golden Circle SGLLR Shelly L. Walker, Ph.D STATE GRAND ELECTED OFFICERS Vera H. Smith State Grand Loyal Lady Associate Ruler Sylvia Owens State Grand Loyal Lady Priestess Sharon Cain State Grand Loyal Lady Guide PSGLLR Nancy B. H. Overby State Grand Loyal Lady Treasurer Carolyn Hunter State [] 4. We welcome your feedback and comments. The Annual Lakeside Directory, City of Chicago In 1913, Occidental performed its final declaration of fealty to the USC-NJ which was the final shift that stabilized the Scottish Rite in the Orient of Illinois as outlined by the following timeline: organized in Chicago by the SC-SWJ with Richard M. Hancock as Commander-In-Chief, Northern Jurisdiction organized by consolidation of KDSC and KFSC, Southern Jurisdiction organized by consolidation of SC-SWJ and SC-SJ, Organized as the second African American Consistory in Chicago by the USSC, Northwest Jurisdiction organized by Milton Fields who was expelled from the USC-NJ and USC-SJ, John G. Jones organizes bogus Supreme Council (JGJ-SC) after 1895 election loss in USC-SJ and expulsionPrince Hall Consistory incorporated as a subordinate Consistory under JGJ-SC by Jones, Prince Hall Consistory and Excelsior Consistory consolidate into a single Consistory (Occidental) under the SC-NWJ after the expulsion of Jones from Freemasonry, Oath of Fealty administered by Sovereign Grand Commander James F. Rickards to members of Occidental Consistory on January 22, 1913 numbering the Consistory as #28 on the rolls of the USC-NJOrient of Illinois under the USC-NJ PHA is organized, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Egbert S. Dickerson, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Richard E. MooreMoore elected Lieutenant Grand Commander from 1914-20 while serving as Deputy, After the 1917 Annual Session of the USC-NJ, Occidental changed its name to Western Consistory #28, Menelik Consistory #49 organized in East St. Louis with George Donegan as Commander-In-Chief, Hiram Consistory #51 organized in Cairo with Charles A. Bowlar as Commander-In-Chief, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Robert James Beverly Ellington, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Dr. Walter N. Thomas, Tyree Consistory #64 organized in East St. Louis with B.B. . Hayden as Commander-In-Chief, Sovereign Grand Inspector General James E. White elected Grand Minister of Statefrom 1931-43. He lived and worked as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Fayetteville from 1941 until his death on January 20, 1995, at the age of 79. Additional Supreme Councils were created and forcing multiple shifts in fealty. Orient of Illinois under the USC-NJ PHA is organized. Virginia Council of Deliberation, PHA About the Project Client: Goal: The goal of this website was to create an online presence for the Virginia Council of Deliberation, Prince Hall Affiliation. Past Eminent Commander of Antioch Commandery #7, King Baldwin . Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. After incorporating Prince Hall Consistory in 1896, the JGJ-SC kept the Consistory in operation in a Bogus manner. It is an honor and a privilege for me to serve as your Grand Secretary for the Orient of Virginia. 3. He also served as president of the Fayetteville NAACP from 1966-1968 and was very active in the Civil Rights Movement. 31 AND 32 DEGREES 7509 Connelly Drive #D Hanover, MD 20176 All RIGHTS RESERVED 2022 From the Philadelphia Council, a Southern and Western Jurisdiction defected with Headquarters at Washington, D.C. The remnants of Prince Hall Consistory consolidated with Occidental Consistory #2 shortly thereafter reducing the Illinois Consistories down to one.Sources: They would eventually consolidate and shift fealty to the Fields Faction - Supreme Council for the Northern and Western Jurisdiction (SC-NWJ). - 1897-1898: Bail S. Harris John G. Jones and Richard M. Hancock were elevated to the Active Grade of the USC-SJ. This site provides a history of the organization, a gallery of its elected officers and a listing of subordinate bodies. For more information, please contact me via eMail at sslegette@gmail.com .Fraternally, GIG Steven Legette, Grand Secretary, Orient of VA. He attended the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Medicine for four years. The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race, Volume 1, 1919, Clement Richardson;The Western Appeal, March 24, 1888, p.1; Several of John G. Jones' loyalists from the USC-SJ shifted fealty to the JGJ-SC. This site provides a history of the organization, a gallery of its elected officers and a listing of subordinate bodies. Our Deputy of the Orient has owned his own business, Riddick Heating/Air Conditioning Service for over twenty years. History of the United Supreme Council AASR PHA NJ USA Inc. 1881-1998, Joseph A. Walkes Jr. 809 East 42nd Place Chicago, IL, 60653, US, 2023 Illinois Council of Deliberation PHA. In 1975, Dr. Allen set as his goal to increase the number of Assemblies from 13 to 25. President of the Fayetteville Prince Hall Masonic Corporation. About this group. In protest, Jones created a bogus Supreme Council - Supreme Council for the Southern and Western Jurisdiction (JGJ-SC), incorporated it and styled himself as Sovereign Grand Commander after the 1895 session. We welcome your feedback and comments. Among his many accomplishments, he helped start the state's first school for the mentally handicapped black youths, The Fuller . Dr. Allen delivered over 7, 700 children in his more than fifty year career. Thus, prompting fraters to maintain fealty to Prince Hall Consistory, shift to the legitimate Occidental Consistory (organized in 1889) or secure fealty with the USC-SJ through other means. Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia, The United Supreme Council AASR Southern Jurisdiction, Stephen Wicks Internet Development Company. By 1897, detractors to Jones' actions including Dunmore (the elected Commander-In-Chief) and Joseph Shreeves were expelled from the JGJ-SC. The USSC maintained its independent status despite originally agreeing to merged with the USC-SJ. With the support of the community, the Prince Hall Masonry, local businesses and organizations, the Foundation has awarded annual scholarships since its inception on September 23, 1998. The above divisions were made based on a boundary developed by a joint committee in Wilmington, Delaware on April 19, 1907 using the Mason-Dixon Line as an official boundary. God has blessed him with a wonderful wife, Mrs. Shirley D. Riddick, and one son, Rev. This, effectively, ended the presence of the USSC in Illinois.Sources: He lost the election to Sovereign Grand Commander Thornton A. Jackson. He was elected to the Grand Lodge Board of Directors for the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, Jurisdiction of Virginia in 2011 and served with distinction until he departed for Spain in 2014. . He is a member of Brighton Light Chapter, #118 of the Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star of VA, (PHA). Excelsior Consistory was organized by the Supreme Council for the United States (USSC) in 1888 and 1889. In 1881-1887, these five merged into 2 United Supreme Councils of the 33rd Degree: one for Northern Jurisdiction and one for Southern Jurisdiction. Sovereign Grand Inspector General Hannibal M. Cox Sr. Sovereign Grand Inspector General Frank M. Summers, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Robert E. Harper elected Grand Recording Secretary from 1947-50, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Frank M. Summers elected Lieutenant Grand Commander from 1968-74. Virginia Council of Deliberation Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for the Thirty-Third and Last Degree of Freemasonry For the United States of America and its Jurisdictions, Prince Hall Affiliated for the 33 Degree of Freemasonry Southern Jurisdiction, Prince Hall Affiliated, Grand Orient, Washington, D.C. Sunday, January 15, 2023 6:23 PM Home Contact Us Deputy's Calendar Officers Valleys Assemblies KSA/VCOD Planning Committee Only "KSA/VCOD Planning Committee Secure Page - Access Only!" Alaska shall belong to the Northern also. I look forward to seeing you join the oldest Rite in Freemasonry. By the turn of the 20th Century, Illinois had become home to multiple Supreme Councils. Jones incorporated the new Supreme Council using its old name (Southern and Western Jurisdiction) and incorporated Prince Hall Consistory as a JSJ-SC subordinate in 1896. He is the son of the late Mrs. Ella Mae Riddick, a wonderful and beautiful lady who was both mother and father to him.