Leadership
Ill. Ronald A. Seale, 33º
Sovereign Grand Commander
Ill. William F. Stovall, 33º
S.G.I.G, California
Ill. Xavier “Sam” Pitassi, 33º
Personal Representative
Frederick J. Votto, 32º KCCH
Venerable Master
Ill. Gordon C. Alexander, 33º
General Secretary
History of the Los Angeles Scottish Rite
The Los Angeles Bodies were organized in 1885 at 125 North Main Street. Albert Pike’s desire to establish the Scottish Rite in all parts of California led to a organizational meeting in the “City of the Angels”, a small town of about 12,000. Pentalph Lodge No. 202 on Main Street was the scene of the constitution of King Solomon Lodge of Perfection No. 14, Robert Bruce Chapter of Rose Croix No. 6 and the Hugues Despaynes Council of Kadosh No. 3. The Bodies met at the Main Street Location for less than two years when they moved to First and Spring Streets where they held meetings for ten years.
At that time only the Grand Consistory of California in San Francisco conferred the Consistory Degrees. The distance and expense involved prompted the constitution of a “Particular Consistory” in Los Angeles. By 1895 the “lodge room” in the Bonebreak Building on First and Spring …
