Most Worshipful Rulon Evan Jones

Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of Utah 1972.

On February 1, 1972 Brother Rulon E. Jones became the ninety seventh Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Utah. The Grand Lodge of Utah is beginning its second one hundred years of operation so we must remember that Past Grand Master Parley L. Williams served three years, Phil H. Emerson two years and Past Grand Masters Joseph G. Titley and Harold A. Linke three years between them.

Our Grand Master was born in Salt Lake City, February 28, 1902.

He received his elementary and high school training in Salt Lake City and moved to Provo to work in the mines near that city. While living in Provo, he joined Masonry receiving the three degrees in Story Lodge No.4 during the early months of 1944.

Brother Jones is married. He married Miss Elsie R. Roundy who has been an interested and a valuable aid to his Masonic career She is a Past Worthy Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star for Utah and at the present time is on the Educational Committee of the General Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star, Washington, D.C. She is also active in the P.E.O. Sisterhood having served as President and now on the State Finance Committee of that organization.

He moved to Missoula, Montana and promptly affiliated with Missoula Lodge No. 13 in the city of the same name. Brother Jones made this a practice for years to follow. He at once affiliated with the Lodge in the city of his new home whenever transfers made it necessary to move. He was a member of five different Lodges in the years to follow.

While a resident of Missoula he joined the Helena, Montana Bodies of the Scottish Rite on November 10, 1945. He affiliated with the Utah Bodies of the Scottish Rite in 1952. Always active in any Masonic group he joined he soon served as Wise Master of James Lowe Chapter of Rose Croix of the Scottish Rite and was elected a Knight Commander of The Court of Honour by the Supreme Council of the thirty-third degree in 1965 and an Honorary Member of the same Council in 1971.

He has held membership in Ogden Chapter No.2, Royal Arch Masons and Ogden Council No.3, R.&S.M. since 1963, and in the following year in El Monte Commandery No.2, K. T., all affiliations in Ogden.

He joined Algeria Temple of the Shrine in Helena, Montana in 1946 and transferred his membership to El Kalah Temple in December 1948. He joined EI Kalab Mounted Patrol and has been active with that group and at present is serving as Treasurer.

In addition to his many Masonic duties he has been active in the Masonic Research Lodge of Utah and served as Worshipful Master during 1971.

He now lives in Bountiful and assisted materially in the forming of Bonneville Lodge No. 31 and was its first Junior Warden. He was elected and served the new Lodge as WorshipfuI Master in 1960.

Since becoming a member of Grand Lodge he has served on the Land and Building Committee since the Committee was formed ten years ago.

Brother Rulon also served as Worthy Patron of Bethsedia Chapter of the Eastern Star in 1958-59.

A good way to describe our new Grand Master is the way his eight year old neighbor girl, Sue Devereaux, did when she took his horse without asking permission, so she could ride in the parade.

Mr. Jones, you were not at home, but I took your horse so I could ride in the parade. I was afraid to put the saddle on so I rode him bareback." When asked if she was not afraid to ride a big horse like that her reply was, "Oh no, Mr. Jones, I had confidence in the horse and confidence you would not care if I took him without asking permission. "

That is our feeling too, 'Mr. Jones' for the Masons of Utah have confidence in you too.

Utah Grand Lodge Proceedings, 1972.

PGM, Rulon Evan Jones died on November 6, 1979 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Utah Grand Lodge Proceedings, 1980, page 61.