SGIG at age 54 years and 9 days
January 1, 1993 – December 31, 2010
Duration of Supreme Council Tenure: 17 years
Born: October 10, 1939 – present
Engineer
Progress in Scottish Rite Masonry:
– 4°-14°: May 23, 1970, invested by Birmingham Lodge of Perfection, Birmingham; 15°-18°: May 23, 1970, invested by Birmingham Chapter of Rose Croix, Birmingham; 19°-30°: May 23, 1970, invested by Birmingham Council of Kadosh, Birmingham; 31°-32°: May 23, 1970, invested by Birmingham Consistory, Birmingham.
– 32°, KCCH: October 15, 1979; 33°, IGH: elected October 21, 1985; coroneted by Ill. James R. Rogers, 33°, Sovereign Grand Inspector General December 14, 1985; Deputy: January 1, 1993 – October 19, 1993; SGIG: elected October 15, 1993; crowned October 19, 1993; retired December 31, 2010; Emeritus January 11, 2011.
Scottish Rite Bodies created during tenure:
– 2001, September 29 – Shoals Valley Lodge of Perfection, Shoals Valley.
– 2001, September 29 – Shoals Valley Chapter of Rose Croix, Shoals Valley.
– 2001, September 29 – Shoals Valley Council of Kadosh, Shoals Valley.
– 2001, September 29 – Shoals Valley Consistory, Shoals Valley.
Offices in the Supreme Council:
– Grand Sword Bearer: January 1, 2001 – July 3, 2003.
– Second Grand Equerry: July 3, 2003 – October 4, 2005.
– Grand Chamberlain: October 4, 2005 – August 26, 2007.
– Grand Almoner: elected August 24, 2007; installed August 26, 2007 – October 4, 2009.
Committees Membership:
– Benevolence and Fraternal Assistance: 2009.
– Finance: 2009.
– House of the Temple: 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001.
– Nominations: 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009.
– Obituaries: 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003.
Subcommittees Membership:
– Insurance: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009.
– Prince Hall Freemasonry: 2003, 2005, 2007.
– RiteCare: 2005, 2007.
Representative:
– Supreme Council for Dominican Republic: 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009.
– National Grand Lodge for Iceland: 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009.
Scottish Rite Biography:
Brother Reed was made a Master Mason in Shade Valley Lodge, No. 829, Homewood. He received the Thirty-second Degree in 1970 and was invested with the Rank and Decoration of Knight Commander of the Court of Honour in 1979, and coroneted Thirty-third Degree, Inspector General Honorary in 1985.
Brother Reed has exhibited excellent qualities of leadership and is very dedicated to many varied Masonic Activities. In the Scottish Rite Brother Reed presided over each of the Birmingham Scottish Rite Bodies and has served admirably as a ritualist in several Degrees. Effective January 1, 1992, Ill. Karl F. Reed II, 33°, was appointed Deputy of the Supreme Council, 33°, SJ, in the Orient of Alabama, and crowned an SGIG on October 19, 1993.
Bibliography:
– Karl F. Reed Appointed Deputy in Alabama. The Scottish Rite Journal, March, 1993:33-34.