Clarence Drewery Consistery No. 389
Valley of Murrieta, Orient of California
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Scottish Rite Masonry started in California October 19, 1908, when Victoria Consistory No. 25 located in the city of Oakland, and Los Angeles Consistory No. 26 located in Los Angeles, received their respective Charters. Nelson Scott served as Commander-in-Chief of Victoria Consistory No. 25, and Benjamin F. Warner served as Commander-in-Chief of Los Angeles Consistory No. 26 under the direction of the United Supreme Council Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Prince Hall Affiliation Southern Jurisdiction the United States of America.
The United Supreme Council Headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee is the supreme authority of the Rite and has territorial Jurisdiction of the following States and Territories: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Korea, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Republic of Liberia.
Each Valley has up to four Scottish Rite bodies, and each body confers a set of degrees. In the Southern Masonic Jurisdiction, the bodies are the:
Commander-in-Chief
Past Commander-in-Chief
1st Lieutenant Commander
2nd Lieutenant Commander
Chancellor
Minister of State
Secretary and KS&A
Treasurer
Hospitaler
Prior
Master of Ceremonies
Captain of the Guard
Grand Commander
1st Lieutenant Grand Commander
2nd Lieutenant Grand Commander
Grand Chancellor
Guard
Most Wise & Perfect Master
Most Perfect Knight Orator
Perfect Knight Treasurer
Perfect Knight Secretary
Perfect Knight Tyler
Thrice Potent Master
Deputy King Hiram of Tyre
Venerable Senior Warden
Venerable Junior Warden
Orator
Hospitaler
Treasurer
Secretary and KS&S
Guard