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Illustrious Potentate 2012, Noble F. Carl Weiss III

Noble F. Carl Weiss III was born in Baltimore, Maryland on May 7, 1931. Raised in the Hamilton area, he now resides in Perry Hall. He attended elementary and high school in Baltimore City, graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, and attended the McCoy College of Johns Hopkins University and Loyola College. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict aboard L.S.T. 209.

He married Doris A. Gross on July 18, 1959. Illustrious Sir became a Master Mason in Corinthian Lodge #93 on November 25, 1955, joined the Scottish Rite Fall class in 1962, and became a Shriner in the December class of 1962.

Noble Weiss joined the Legion of Honor as a marching member on March 8, 1963 and became Commander of the Legion of Honor in January 1971. He served as Secretary/Treasurer and Chaplain of MASA Legions of Honor, and was appointed Ambassador by Potentate A. Kenneth Hutcherson in 1974. Illustrious Sir formed Boumi Temple Highlanders and served as Director in 1979 and 1980. He was elected Clan Chief of MASA Highlanders Association in 1983 and is a member of Immediate Benefit Association, the Boosters Club, and a life member of Boumi Temple. Also, Noble Weiss was also honored by being appointed an honorary member of Syria Temple and Syria Legion of Honor.

Employed by Belfort Meteorological Instrument Company for twenty years as a technical writer of military manuals, Noble Weiss also worked as an assistant sales manager. He also spent fifteen years at Koppers Company Container Machinery Division, and United Container Machinery Company in sales.

Jay Block Chief Rabban, Jay Irwin Block
16 Chudleigh Court, Pikesville, MD 21208

Born November 3, 1950 in Baltimore and raised in Baltimore, Jay Irwin Block graduated from Pikesville Senior High in 1968. He attended college at the University of Maryland where he majored in Mechanical Engineering; Florida Atlantic University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Ocean Engineering in 1973; and the University of Baltimore, School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctorate in 1977

Following his education at the University of Baltimore, Jay was admitted to the Maryland State Bar in 1977, the District of Columbia in 1979, the United States District Courts for Maryland and DC and, later, the Supreme Court of the United States of America in 1982. Jay was a member of the Baltimore City Bar and is till a member of both the Baltimore County and Carroll County Bars as well.

Presently, Jay is a law partner for Stahl & Block, LLC in Owings Mills, in addition to being a Court-Appointed Settlement Officer in the Carroll County Circuit Court. He is the Fiduciary Attorney for the Italian Consulate in Baltimore and serves on the Board of Directors for the Italian Cultural Center.

His experience in Masonry includes being raised to the Third Degree in 1989 at St. John’s Lodge #34 (currently Amicable - St. John’s #25) – and served as Master of St. John’s in 1995 and 1998. He is also a member of St. Alban’s Universal Lodge #233. Jay has also completed both the Scottish Rite and York Rite Degrees.

In 1990 Jay entered Boumi and has since been a member and Past Captain of the Motor Corps, an Ambassador, member and Past President of the Aslaks, member and Past President of the Feedayes, member of the Off Roaders, Color Guard, Ocean City Shrine Club, Dundalk Shrine Club, Scimitar, Hillbilly Clan No. 67 and Past Unit Heads.

He was appointed to the Divan in 2007 and is now serving as Assistant Rabban.

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First Ceremonial Master, Noble Kurt Frevel, Sr. Oriental Guide, Noble Kurt Frevel, Sr.

Kurt Frevel, Sr. is married to Beth Frevel and is father of three children, Kurt Jr., Michelle, and Robert. He’s a Past Master Counselor of Tuscan DeMolay, a member of Concordia Lodge #13, and a member of the Boumi Ambassadors, and Camel Wheels. Kurt sat on the Board of Directors of the Baltimore Museum of Industry for eight years. He’s a member of the Scottish Rite and Tall Cedars, and has been President of Atlantic Caterers, Inc. for fifteen years. A founding member of the Oyster Recovery Partnership for the State of Maryland, Kurt is also an honorary member of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #4.

Second Ceremonial Master, Noble Mark Hartz First Ceremonial Master, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Mark Hartz is a Past Master and current Worshipful Master of Solomon’s Lodge #121 in Savage Maryland. As a Shriner, Mark is a member of the Annapolis Shrine Club, the Ambassadors, the Amateur Radio Club and the Motor Corps, where he has served as Treasurer. He serves as the webmaster for the Mid Atlantic Association of Shrine Motor Corps (MAASMC) and as webmaster for the Boumi Motor Corps website. Mark’s affinity for the Shrine developed as a boy when two of his family members received care from the Shriners Hospitals.

He has served the Grand Lodge of Maryland as Assistant Grand Tyler and as Grand Photographer. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Stephen J. Ponzillo Memorial Library and Museum at the Grand Lodge. Mark is a Past Associate Bethel Guardian for Bethel #16 of Job’s Daughters and a DeMolay advisor. He is a member of the Scottish Rite in Baltimore and the York Rite.
Noble Everett Q. Cook, Marshall Second Ceremonial Master, Noble Everett Q. Cook

Everett Cook was born in DeLand, Florida in 1930. In 1941 he moved to Maryland and attended Baltimore County elementary schools. An Alumni of Kenwood High School, Everett enlisted in the US Army and served in the 29th Corps of Engineers Topographical Unit in the Philippine Islands. He was employed by Bethlehem Steel in Sparrows Point for 24 years before retiring in 1986. Everett was married for 46 years and had one daughter. He saw the light in Patapsco #183 in 1979 and became a Shriner in 1980. He was Motor Corps Captain in 1986, 1991 and 1997, in addition to holding positions: Deputy Director, Outer Guard, Aide, bingo director, fundraising chairman, Scimeter Club Treasurer for ten years, Past Commander Past Unit Heads, Past Camaxtli, and Past Color Guard Captain in 2010.

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