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Passing of Betty J. VanEtten, Widow of Charles VanEtten GGM 2002-2005 Companions, It is my sad duty to inform you of the loss of one of our Past General Grand Master’s widows.  The wife of Most Puissant Companion Charles VanEtten, 2002-05, Betty J. VanEtten has passed.  Her Obituary follows: Betty J. VanEttenNovember 09, 1931 –

Austria, GEKT Easter Observance, Maine, GGC-PHA, and Georgia Monty J Glover Deputy General Grand Master Greetings Companions, As usual, it’s been a while since I have written an article. Being a person that just doesn’t like writing a lot, it’s easy for me to get distracted and put it off. Next thing you know, I’m

The Regular Alarm of the Mysterious Nine? By: Peter G. Champion, Grand Captain of the Guard, California 2018-2019 How many times during my Cryptic travels have I encountered the question, “Who are these mysterious nine Companions mentioned in our ritual, and what is their regular alarm?”  I don’t recall how many rituals, ciphers, Masonic encyclopedia,

General Grand Master\’s UpdateDavid A. Grindle Greetings Companions, Here we are half way through the Triennium, and we are a year into sending this electronic Newsletter. Our desire was to have a group of articles to send out every week. Initially, we were right on track, and then it slacked off for a while. Now

General Grand Chaplain\’s Message E. Jeffrey Craig Greetings Companions! This year is flying by.  What is the status of your Council’s plans and projects for the remainder of this Cryptic year? As we think about the month of May, Mother\’s Day comes to mind and connects our mind to another holiday. So often times we

Right Puissant Gerald L. \”Jerry\” Ogle, PGM, 1935-2019Past Southwest Regional Deputy General Grand Master M.W. Gerald L. “Jerry” Ogle, the 145th Grand Master of the State of Nevada, was born on October 17, 1935 in Wenatchee, Washington, to Millard M. and Lillian Mae Ogle.  He attended Elementary, Junior and Senior High School in Seattle, WA. 

Daniel D. Hanttula, MIPGMTechnology Committee “Almighty and eternal God, in whom we live and move, and have our being—and before whom all men must appear in judgment date to give an account of the deeds in life…*” We regret to inform the Companions of the first temple that Most Illustrious and Right Puissant Companion Carle

Stephen A. BalkeGeneral Grand Recorder Greetings Companions! What an exciting time the last six months has been! Since taking office, there has been a flood of significant projects as well as the “normal” flood of work for the office. It is hard to draw a line between technology and Recorder, and the chance to optimize

Stephen A. BalkeGeneral Grand Recorder We have received positive feedback regarding the Provisional Rituals that became available just one month ago. And, for the first run, we only charged $6.00 per book as it was within the previously advertised pricing. This price, however, doesn’t cover the costs associated with production. The book ended up being

David A. GrindleGeneral Grand Master Dear Worthy, Faithful, and Supportive Companions, I have been asked numerous times if I would be available for another term as General Grand Master or if I would be resuming the duties of the General Grand Recorder. I am writing to answer those questions. I have spent almost 11 years