, 1876-08-20
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Annual Session Of the Supreme Council
Of Sovereign Grand inspect
or;-General.
The Reception of Oriental Con-
sistory Of Chicago III New
York.
Miscellaneous Items OF Interest
to the Knights Of Pythlas.
MASONIC.

to the Knights or Pythlas'
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so'sh11cS okASo iSsFst toHs-s'ss4n1t
Inc supreme council ol sovereign ufaho ~
spectors General OF the Sd degree convened at
10 O'Clock Wednesday in New York. The at
tendance wae unusually 1arne foyer ono artiye
,a.. -.s'ha-s, 5-s,,ta.,-a, ha;,,o
anu honorary inefnocls}' iepscsen1ati'es oe'ns
present from every staee III the 1'of1ucfu JULES
diction OF the United States
It was decided to hold the next session In
post,n an the +bir1 Tuesday in sentember.
.c.r nos.o3 oA SA~ "0 '
lot" .
In the evening Inc o5u deSree was conferred
on several Masons.
IN the mornine If Thursday an executive
~, na 49, to1io,r;no- na;cora
SESSION was nIlu, a1,l .us 1o'4o",n .91:e
were elected: Joelan d. D9ummond, q Rlalue,
Sovereign Grand Comnanaef, henry l.. ralineI,
OF Wisconsin, Grand L'eutenant-t
Joseph ID: Evans, OF New !ork. 1rana ~ Minister
OF State Henry Ell, OF ohlo, ufan4 lteasuret.
General Of Holy Empire; Clinton r. fnge> OF
New York, Grand Secretary-Gcneral OF holy
Empire; Samuel Z: Lawrence, e. ,oi Massaenuselts'
Grand Keeper OF Archives; waller a. Stereos'
of Illinois, GFand aiaster,deheral oi 1eIeiuo-
vania, Grand Marshai-Genera1; William
r Hfrbv. of Connecticut, Grand Standard
Bcarcr: Thomas A. Doyle, OF Rhode Island,
Wrann ~ m.' In,t"',l Mama IL Aaron Kim. Nav Hamn-
": DeeGe!ns, 'fa'n, T,,ar Uar,nnn7. Ten 6:
Shtfe' oeorse ~. tylI, yat,.. '. Tho1,ae nov1a
Rhode Island; Charles W. Garter. Connecticut ON
Joseph Il. Howe, New Jersey; Df. a. T.
stockcr, Pennsylvania; Daniel 3. Tracy, Me9l p
gan; Enoch T: csraon, Ohlo; Fahneas kinr.age r. T.,
linnis: and Alvin V, Alden, Wisconsin.
11trIa Te' hnnorarv members netitIon for change
in the title Of lnspcetor.6eGnera 70 tnas nrr o.
sovereign usauu 1HopEI'o s,o rs'-I 49, ~ go
spona with the title IN all ot4er supreme eoun-
Gus oa Tue w4s'a ~ T4S a. den't;es showed fair
Drospcritv in the Ancient and Accepted Rite OF
Masonry. in snite of business depression, and
10 sarsr,l hoi1es visited were found in sound
vi ,,rosnnrons conilitjon and the work credit
~. ef - ~ ho5;as hova od1.d largely
aole oome w. s.s e1+;o,,or, tha ca5nc;1
10 1nGi oni1 fassorhusntts
u ialess Th;..s. ~ eanari n.nrea Tie latter
Ionsis.oryi hrcthreS Snh1ime Princes
III n9t - Ro,ai Se;ret Thirty-second Degree. aud
ol the hoyal ees,et 1:3 1ma seeo"o O.e'ee' "A"
now NUMBERS ,t co. menpn enrsTisv ope.r,z.r,oxs
The Grand Master OF New York, at the late
meeting Of the Grand Lodge, refers to an im-
portant question as follows:
M mas oe oeea ca by
H., s.rsn'i ICdor nf oiia At the annual com,
manieatioa nm : Of thai body last October, special
+foa tad fHvh rr1n0Aif(nn
admit nuoe Di e o the
zat9ns wts such aa rregar i M bods Tie point Of the
on sse part e tse COMMITTEES q f. Ssas$ foa:s
9;ction 81 ION c1nimeS by " Grand Lodge on this CONT
neh- anu aoop1so' ~ opSn pncrao,s ra "Aoo nf
oI our ora,r;tatiaos as NAV eboase to invade
I'u t. and thus By destroying our aathority II the
same time to pt1t IN emu to the peaeeta! anu hsl,
monous progress " we have 50 u tGh fn5osSa. t c,. 80
he the Grand Lodge oi Ohio has not definitely passed
upon hs report Q, JUS @ Ho ~ ~ j. vi, ~ w.
hoped that when does IT. WI" nn fsmnn N aas t @ ac1
With With the best est interests u Masonry on this CONT
nenL MeanWne, ftp ct;nt ;oa sh hs ssen
eaIsin attention. 80 3h ia rcnrra re na u
dutv d. n NAV be plain and yoar sction prompt.
ORIENTAL /. coSsIsTokY. @
The Philadelphia Itn,es re- OF ih9rseia5 my nas sne
Consistory in that city:
Oriental consistory. Th;zty~sccoud Degree
Ancient and Accepted lite aaI sublime Princes Of
tee teenia hoIal enof II the Pennsysa roa in
sHss THhe pary sS shs
1ieg Wegcr anR noers PtteI<on % Augustus K Hail.
Wi1a,n RI1tii, n BaKer. Samuel II. Wray Henry L.
PaeE M Il s Waop aF 5amcs f.
Wilson, Andrew Robeno. Jr.. and G. oakford
Klepp, representing Philadelphia consistory,
come to the visitors Oriental Consistory, accom-
nnnied by their guests. formed in line, and
procccded to the United States Hotel, Fortieth
aand Cn1nmh;n nyrnne where they had
rnoarcd rooms. The visitors have with them two
handsome stantards, one OF white satin, heavily
fringed with bullion; in the centre is = black
dnnhia-headef1 eavle wearing the typlcal crown,
and below it tie Inscription ssLaus Deo Cnrts.'
The second color is bisck anil red silk trident