The York Rite of Freemasonry also offers "chair degrees" open only to present and past presiding officers of each body. Present and Past High Priests of Royal Arch Chapters are eligible for membership in the Order of High Priesthood, Present and Past Thrice Illustrious Masters of Councils of Royal and Select Masters are eligible for membership in the Order of the Silver Trowel, and Present and Past Commanders of Commanderies of Knights Templar are eligible for membership in the Sovereign Order of Knights Preceptor. In the Order of High Priesthood, members of DeMolay Masonic Lodge No. 199 have distinguished themselves and honored the Lodge by having presided over the Texas Convention of the Order of High Priesthood as follows:

Name	Chapter	Year
Reese L. Harrison, Jr.	San Antonio No. 381	1987
Gerald Franklin Nowotny	San Antonio No. 381	1990

In the Order of the Silver Trowel, members of DeMolay Masonic Lodge No. 199 have distinguished themselves and honored the Lodge by having presided over the Texas Assembly of the Order of the Silver Trowel as follows:

Name	Council	Year
Reese L. Harrison, Jr.	San Antonio No. 14	1976
Gerald Franklin Nowotny	San Antonio No. 14	1979
Everett Edward Williams	San Antonio No. 14/Llano No. 135	2005

In the Sovereign Order of Knights Preceptor, Sir Knight Reese L. Harrison, Jr., Past Commander of San Antonio Commandery No. 7, served as the Preceptor of the Texas Chapter of the Sovereign Order of Knights Preceptor in 2000-2001 and as the Sovereign Grand Preceptor of the Sovereign Grand Chapter from 2003-2007.

In San Antonio, Bexar County Freemasonry (including contiguous counties) there have been nine Freemasons honored with the 33° of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, the Order of the Purple Cross of the York Rite of Freemasonry, and the Knight York Cross of Honour of the York Rite of Freemasonry [Harrison (Albert Pike No. 1169, Cibolo No. 151), Nowotny (Albert Pike No. 1169), Young (Perfect Union No. 10), Sinco (Albert Pike No. 1169), Parsons (New Braunfels No. 1109), Estlack (Patterson No. 1177, Helotes No. 1429), Jett (Perfect Union No. 10, Cibolo No. 151), Gallion (New Braunfels No. 1109), and Garza (Valley-Hi No. 1407, Alamo No. 44)]. Three of these nine Freemasons are members of DeMolay Masonic Lodge No. 199. Members of DeMolay Masonic Lodge who have received all three honors are as follows:

Name	33°	OPC	KYCH
Reese L. Harrison, Jr.	1979	1977	1976
Gerald Franklin Nowotny	1999	1979	1977
Robert Lynn Jett	2001	1998	1995

The Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas, the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Texas and the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Texas all operate with a system of District Deputies. A number of members of DeMolay Masonic Lodge No. 199 have been appointed as Right Worshipful District Deputy Grand Master in the Grand Lodge as noted above. Four members of DeMolay Masonic Lodge No. 199, who have been appointed Right Worshipful District Deputy Grand Master in the Grand Lodge of Texas have also been appointed Right Excellent District Deputy Grand High Priest in the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Texas and as Right Illustrious District Deputy Grand Master in the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Texas, while other members of DeMolay Masonic Lodge No. 199 have been appointed as Right Excellent District Deputy Grand High Priest in the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Texas and/or as Right Illustrious District Deputy Grand Master in the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Texas, all as follows:

Name	DDGM	DDGHP	DDIGM
Reese L. Harrison, Jr.	1982	1971	1971 and 1974
Gerald Franklin Nowotny	1995	1974	1975
Robert Lynn Jett	1997	1996	1994
Larry Gene Wallis	2002	2004	2006
Mark Edward Williams		2008	2008
Everett Edward Williams			2005
James Arthur Rodriguez			2008
Douglas John Van Griner			2008

In the Masonic Societas Rosicruciana In Civitatibus Foederatis (Masonic Rosicrucians), members of DeMolay Masonic Lodge No. 199 have distinguished themselves and honored the Lodge by having been received invitational membership in Texas College. Membership in the Masonic Rosicrucians is predicated on the recipient being a Master Mason and a Christian. Membership is limited to 72 members in each college. Lodge members who have been received and admitted to the MSRICF are as follows:

Name	Year	Grade	Past Chief Adept
Reese L. Harrison, Jr.	1978 (Oklahoma College)	IX°	1992-2007
Gerald Franklin Nowotny	1982	VII°
Robert Lynn Jett	1993	VIII°
Larry Gene Wallis	2002	VII°

In the Order of the Red Cross of Constantine, members of DeMolay Masonic Lodge No. 199 have distinguished themselves and honored the Lodge by having received invitational membership as a Constantinian Knight. Membership in the Constantine is predicated on the recipient being a Royal Arch Mason, and in St. Anthony Conclave No. 50 on being both a Knight Templar in the York Rite of Freemasonry and a 32° Scottish Rite Mason. Membership is limited to 50 Constantinian Knights in St. Anthony Conclave No. 50. Lodge members who are Constantinian Knights are as follows:

Name	Year	Conclave	Past Sovereign
Reese L. Harrison, Jr.	1972	St. Anthony No. 50	1981
Gerald Franklin Nowotny	1984	St. Anthony No. 50	1995
Robert Lynn Jett	1989	St. Anthony No. 50	2002
Larry Gene Wallis	1993	St. Anthony No. 50

Knight Companion Reese L. Harrison, Jr., served the United Grand Imperial Council as Illustrious Intendent General for the Division of Texas Southern from August 12, 1986, through June 2, 2001, and as Illustrious Grand Marshal for the year 1998-1999 and is a Past Most Illustrious Grand Sovereign serving in the year 2006-2007. Knight Companion Harrison received the dignities of Knight Commander of Constantine on June 5, 1998, and of Knight Grand Cross on June 10, 2006.

In the Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests, members of DeMolay Masonic Lodge No. 199 have distinguished themselves and honored the Lodge by having received invitational membership as a Knight Templar Priest. Membership in the Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests is predicated on the recipient being a Past Commander of a Commandery of Knights Templar. Membership in a Tabernacle is limited to 33 Knight Priests. Lodge members who are Knight Templar Priests are as follows:

Name	Year	Tabernacle	Past Preceptor
Reese L. Harrison, Jr.	1984	Nazareth No. XXXIV	1994
Gerald Franklin Nowotny	1990	Nazareth No. XXXIV	2001
Robert Lynn Lett	1998	Nazareth No. XXXIV

Knight Priests Reese L. Harrison, Jr., and Gerald Franklin Nowotny have received from the Chapter General of the Grand College the Decoration of Knight Commander and Knight Priest Reese L. Harrison, Jr., has received from the Chapter General the Decoration of Knight Grand Commander.

In the Allied Masonic Degrees, members of DeMolay Masonic Lodge No. 199 have distinguished themselves and honored the Lodge by having received invitational membership. Membership in the Allied Masonic Degrees is predicated on being a Royal Arch Mason and is limited to twenty-seven members in a Council. Lodge members who are Freemasons in the Allied Masonic Degrees are as follows:

Name	Year	Council	Past Sovereign Master
Reese L. Harrison, Jr.	1976	Grand Master's No. A San Antonio No. 261 Texas No. 335 Nine Muses No. 13	1992 1995, 1996  2008
Robert Lynn Jett	1990	San Antonio No. 261 / Texas No. 335	1998 (Texas Council No. 335)
Gerald Franklin Nowotny	1990	San Antonio No. 261	1994
Larry Gene Wallis	1990	San Antonio No. 261	1996
Kent Bradley Crickard	1995	Texas No. 335
James Arthur Rodriguez	1995	Texas No. 335	2000
Everett Edward Williams	1995	Texas No. 335	2003
Mark Edward Williams	1999	Texas No. 335
Stuart Dunlop Shaw	2002	Texas No. 335	2007
Douglas John Van Griner	2002	Texas No. 335
Brett Laird Doyle	2005	Texas No. 335
Steven Jesse Castillo	2006	Texas No. 335

The following members of DeMolay Masonic Lodge No. 199 have been awarded Rank in the Royal Order of the Red Branch of Eri and Appendant Orders which is within the bosom of the Grand Council of Allied Masonic Degrees, and is a seperate chamber thereof, as follows:

"Knight" of the Red Branch of Eri (KRBE) = Knight Red Branch of Eri

"Knight Commander" of the Red Branch of Eri (KCRBE) =
Knight Commander Red Branch of Eri
    

"Knight Grand Cross," Red Branch of Eri (KGCRBE) =
Knight Grand Cross Red Branch of Eri

"Knight Supreme Grand Cross," Red Branch of Eri (KSGCRBE) =
Knight Supreme Grand Cross Red Branch of Eri

Past Master Reese L. Harrison, Jr., received the highest decoration of the Grand Council of Allied Masonic Degrees, the Rank and Title of Knight Grand Cross, on February 20, 1999, and is a Past Most Venerable Sovereign Grand Master of the Grand Council of Allied Masonic Degrees serving in the year 1999. He also received the Rank and Title of Knight Grand Cross from the Grand Council of Allied Masonic Degrees of France on February 19, 2000, and is a Past Grand Senior Warden of the Grand Council of Allied Masonic Degrees of Canada, receiving Past Grand Rank in 1999.

In Knight Masonry, also known as the "Green Degrees", members of DeMolay Masonic Lodge No. 199 have distinguished themselves and honored the Lodge by having received invitational membership. Membership in Knight Masonry is predicated on being a Royal Arch Mason. Lodge members who are Knight Masons are as follows:

Name	Year	Council	Past Excellent Chief
Reese L. Harrison, Jr.	1976	Great Chiefs No. 0 Texas No. 45	1986 1991, 1992
Robert Lynn Jett	1991	Texas No. 45	1998
Gerald Franklin Nowotny	1991	Texas No. 45	1997
Larry Gene Wallis	1991	Texas No. 45	2004
Kent Bradley Crickard	1999	Texas No. 45	2008
Everett Edward Williams	1999	Texas No. 45
James Arthur Rodriguez	2001	Texas No. 45
Brett Laird Doyle	2005	Texas No. 45
Douglas John Van Griner	2005	Texas No. 45

Sir Knight and Cousin Reese L. Harrison, Jr., is a Past Most Excellent Great Chief of the Grand Council of Knight Masons of the United States of America, serving in the year 1996, and was awarded the Rank of Past Grand Senior Knight of the Grand Council of Knight Masons of Ireland in 1996.

In the Commemorative Order of St. Thomas of Acon, members of DeMolay Masonic Lodge No. 199 have distinguished themselves and honored the Lodge by having received invitational membership. The membership in the Order of Acon is predicated on being a Knight Templar and is limited in the United States of America to 40 members in a Chapel. Lodge members who are Sir Knights in the Order of Acon are as follows:

Name	Date	Chapel	Past Worthy Master
Reese L. Harrison, Jr.	10/23/1999	Trinity No. 12 George M. Patrick No. 44 Shute No. 53 Texas No. 54	2004 2005-2006 2006  2006-2007
Robert L. Jett	2/17/2000	Texas Chapel No. 54	2008-2009
Gerald F. Nowotny	5/28/2006	Texas Chapel No. 54
Everett E. Williams	5/28/2006	Texas Chapel No. 54
Kent B. Crickard	5/28/2006	Texas Chapel No. 54
Brett L. Doyle	5/28/2006	Texas Chapel No. 54
Larry G. Wallis	5/28/2006	Texas Chapel No. 54
James A. Rodriguez	5/28/2006	Texas Chapel No. 54

Sir Knight Reese L. Harrison, Jr., is a Past Assistant Grand Marshal (2007) and a Past Grand Cellarer of the Grand Master's Council of the Commemorative Order of St. Thomas of Acon serving in 2005-2007 and is the Provincial Grand Prior of the Grand Preceptor's Council of the Province of the United States of America since 2005.

In Shrine Masonry, members of DeMolay Masonic Lodge No. 199 have distinguished themselves and honored the Lodge by being elected Potentate of a Shrine Temple, as follows:

Name	Temple	Year
Reese L. Harrison, Jr.	Alzafar	1979
Robert Lynn Jett	Alzafar	1992

In the Royal Order of Jesters, an appendant order of the Shrine, members of DeMolay Masonic Lodge No. 199 have distinguished themselves and honored the Lodge by being elected Director of San Antonio Court No. 60, as follows:

Name	Year
Reese L. Harrison, Jr.	1987
Robert Lynn Jett	2001

Robert Lynn Jett also served as the State President of the Jesters of Texas in 2003.

In the Order of Quetzalcoatl, an appendant order of the Shrine, members of DeMolay Masonic Lodge No. 199 have distinguished themselves and honored the Lodge by being elected Camaxtli (President) of Alamo de Aztlan Teocalli No. 1836, as follows:

Name	Year
Reese L. Harrison, Jr.	2000
Robert Lynn Jett	2002
Everett Edward Williams	2005

In the Order of Knights, Eagles and Tigers (OKET), an appendant Order of the Order of Quetzalcoatl, members of DeMolay Masonic Lodge No. 199 have distinguished themselves and honored the Lodge by being Consecrated a High Pontiff in the Order of Knights Eagles and Tigers, the highest honor a Teocalli of the Order of Quetzalcoatl may confer upon one of its members. A member of the Order of Quetzalcoatl must have been a member no less than two years and have made outstanding contributions for the advancement, welfare and good of the Order. Lodge members who are OKET's are as follows:

Name	Year
Reese L. Harrison, Jr.	2000
Robert Lynn Jett	2001
Kent Bradley Crickard	2004
Everett Edward Williams	2005

OKET Reese L. Harrison, Jr., is a Past President of the San Antonio Organization of the Order of Knights Eagles and Tigers serving in the years 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.

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