Arthur William Scherr
McKinley Lodge #307
Milwaukee Scottish Rite
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Elected: 4 May 1922
Initiated: 13 July 1922
Passed: 22 November 1922
Raised: 28 June 1923 -
Received Master Mason
Received 32o 14 April 1945
Scan of the records of McKinley
Lodge of showing Papa's signature at the time he received the degree of Master Mason,
courtesy of Richard Breitzmann
The following was received from Richard Breitzmann, Secretary and past President of McKinley Lodge, in response to questions I asked.
Your grandfather was a 32nd degree
Mason.
The 32nd degree is conferred by a Masonic body called the Ancient Accepted
Scottish Rite. It is a part of Masonry which a man can join after he receives
the first 3 degrees. I am a current officer in the Milwaukee Scottish Rite.
In the United States, a man usually gets all 29 degrees (4th thru 32nd) in a
class which covers one or 2 weekends. In Europe it could take several
years for a man to progress through the levels of Scottish Rite to the 32nd
degree.
Your Grandfather received the 4th through 32nd degrees in a class which took
place from 4/10/1945 through 4/14/1945. According to the records of the
Scottish Rite, He lived in Wauwatosa, WI at that time and he was a specialty
clerk at Northwest Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Lodges in Wisconsin (which confer the first 3 degrees) are chartered as F&AM
or Free and Accepted Masons. Some other states have their lodges chartered
as AF&AM or Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. The difference
between the 2 types of charters pertains to when and how each State's Grand
Lodge got its charter from the Grand Lodge of England.
York Rite is another group of related Masonic bodies consisting of Royal Arch
Chapter, Council, and Commandry. York rite degrees do not have numbers as the
Scottish Rite does, but there are several degrees
conferred in each of the York rite bodies.
I do not know if your grandfather was in any of the York Rite organizations and
it may be harder for me to trace whether he was because I am not a member of
those organizations and do not have any close contacts with them.
Rick B
http://www.execpc.com/~rwbcpa
Phenomenal Women Of The Web
 Home |
Scherr Family |
Scherer Family |
Jacques Family |
O'Neil Family |
|
My Awards |
Admiral Reinhard Scheer |
Links of Interest |
Pow-Mias |
Site Map |
