BOSTON — Bernard A. Frost of Peru, retired paper machine operator, was among a group of 110 selected to receive the 33rd Degree, the highest honor of Scottish Rite Freemasonry. The ceremony took place during the annual meeting of the Scottish Rite Supreme Council.

The Degree is awarded for outstanding service to Freemasonry or for significant contributions to humanity that reflect credit upon the fraternity. The 2009 recipients were chosen from 15 northeastern and midwestern states that comprise the 210,000 member Northern Jurisdiction of the United States.