Human progress is our cause, liberty of thought our supreme wish, freedom of conscience our mission, and the guarantee of equal rights to all people everywhere our ultimate goal.   -- The Scottish Rite Creed

Distinguished  Service  "Double Eagle"  Award The DSA award has been given to brothers who have given much time and effort to the Western Montana Valley Scottish Rite over the years. All who have worked diligently for our valley can not receive a red hat because we are ordinarily limited to about 2 recipients each 2 years. No doubt there are others who deserve recognition but the decision by the executive committee is to award a limited number of DSA recipients in order to keep it very meaningful.  Over the past few years only 6 have been so designated.

Brother Howard Jourdonnais * Walter "Bud" Yost  * Lester Hendrickson  * Ray  Evans  * Frank  Lewis  * David  MacInnes Norm  Grovedale Ron  Fritz Rod  Hanneman Roger  Benson Gary  Sparr Terry  Nobels George  Holmes *   Deceased

THE  KNIGHTS  COMMANDER  OF  THE     COURT  OF  HONOR     (KCCH) At its biennial session, certain 32° Masons who have attained the age of 35 years, have been 32° Masons at least four years and who have rendered signal service to the Rite, are chosen to receive the Rank and Decoration of Knights Commander of the Court of Honor. The decoration is conferred in a very impressive ceremony of investiture in the local Bodies.  This is the rank and decoration, not a degree.  The members who hold it are designated 32° KCCH for at least four years before he can be nominated to receive the 33°. Knights  Commander  of  the  Court  of  Honor        Valley  of  Western  Montana               Elected  &  Invested

Brother Elected   Brother Elected William J. Marshall * 1949   Jack  T.  Stedman * 1979 Albert Besancon * 1951   Earl  Bjork * 1981 Archie  D.  Bradford * 1951   John  E.  Barrows * 1983 Joe  S.  Turrell  * 1955   Robert  D.  Phythian  * 1985 Arthur  Armstrong 1957   Woodworth  M.  Schendel * 1987 Roy  J.  W.  Ely * 1957   Floren  T.  Kahnberg * 1987 Alan  E.  Parker * 1957   Tom  Hall 1995 E.  Russell  Scott * 1959   Andy  Olsen 1999 William  P.  Monger * 1959   Bill  Connor 2003 Peter  W.  Langdorf * 1961   David  MacInnes 2003 Walter  H.  Voelker * 1967   Norm  Grovdale 2005 Francis  F.  Fowler * 1967   Tim  Lund 2005 Ralph  W.  Slater * 1967   Richard  E. King 2007 Joseph  J.  Howe * 1969   Douglas  K. Stamm 2007 Harrison  D.  Huggins * 1969   Jim  E.  Trowbridge 2007 Klaas  DeWit * 1969   Steven  Chord 2009 Preston  J.  Dobb * 1975   Jay  Klowan 2009 William  H.  Reed * 1975   Jim Woodward 2009 Frank  S.  Bernatz 1979             * Deceased

The  33° Scottish  Rite  Masons             Inspectors  General  Honorary The Thirty-Third Degree is conferred by the Supreme Council upon members of the Rite in recognition of outstanding service to the Rite, or in public life, to the principles taught in the Degree.  The 33° cannot be asked for and if asked for must be refused. At its biennial session, the Supreme Council elects members of the Rite to receive the Degree.  These 33° Masons, distinguished in the Rite by their White caps, are Inspectors General Honorary and honorary members of the Supreme Council.  The active members of the Supreme Council are chosen from among them.                       Inspectors  General  Honorary                     Valley  of  Western  Montana

Brother Elected Charles  E.  Coe * 1954 Art  L.  Thompson * 1956 James  R.  Thompson * 1958 Stewart  E.  Brown * 1958 John  C.  Hawke * 1960 George  P.  Rhoades  * 1964 John  P.  Heidelman * 1965 Robert  N.  Southern * 1967 John  K.  Lawrence * 1969 Robert  F.  Boyer * 1971 Peter  C.  DeWit,  Sr. * 1973 William  A.  Phillips * 1975 Donald  Campbell * 1977 Robert  J.  Thomas 1979 Philip  C.  Desarmo * 1981 William  M.  Brass 1983 Phil Coulter * 1985 William  H.  Flachsenhar * 1987 Larry  T.  Lund 1989 John  M.  Barrows 1991 Thomas  L.  Lund 1993 Peter  C.  DeWit,  Jr. 1995 Larry  Fox 1997 Thomas  Jordan 1997 Glenn  Hacker 1999 Lee  Winters * 2001 Mark  King 2001 Fouad  Haddad 2001 Alan  "Doc"  Harkins 2003 Charles  Spindler 2003 Bob Anderson 2005 Larry  Hale 2005 Eric  C.  Anderson 2007 Sarge  Selk 2007 Phil Blaisdale 2009 Lynn  D.  Gross 2009 Ron  Fritz 2009 Mac MacInnes 2009                                     *  Deceased