Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-12-07
Scottish Rite Masonry.


tav Brown Consistory. No. %, S. p.
r. S., in this town, on Saturday, De-
cember 4th, 1886:
To THE GLORY OF GREAT Ar
CH1TEcT OF THE UNIVERSE,
Deus Meumque Jus:
Attic Orient of the Supreme Grand
Council of Sovereign Grand Inspec-
tor General of the SD o of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite for the
United States of America, Territories
and Dependencies, the 7th day of the
Hebrew month Kisler, A. NJ. 5647.
HEALTH, STABILITY, POWER.
The following Brethren, Master
Masons, being duly assembled for the
purpose of receiving the degrees from
the 4th to the 32d, bothinclusive of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
as organized by Illustrions Brother
Joseph Cerneau, SD o, A. D. 1907,
viz:
Gustav Brown, Chas. E. Pratt, A.
D. Barr, Braxton d. Gibson, George
| Washington, Thos. l.. Roberts, S. II.
Higinbotham, Franz F. Oehm, S. Lee
Phillips, j. Newton Sadlcr, Charles
Porterfield, James Watson, Thos. A.
| Moore, j. Garland Hurst, John Hill.
G. f. Hoover, Jeff NJ. Shugert, VIM.
Wilt, r. A. Alexander, Jas. D.. Butt,
Stuart Hirschman, j. Ed. Wyatt, C..
Frank Gallaher, Geo. S. Eyster, For
rest w. Brown, w. Lucas Dalgarn,
j. G. Holmes.
The IIlustrious Brother F. J. S..
Gorgas, $50 Grand Orator and Grand
Minister of State of the Supreme
Grand Council, presiding.
The Degrees were conferred and
communicated by Ill. Bro. John S.
Hopkins, $50 of Baltimore, Md. The
secret work was explained and exem-
plified by Ill. Bro. James McGrath,
$50 Grand Master General of Cere-
monies of the Supreme Grand Coun-
ell. There being also present III. Bro.
f. G.. Marlatt, 320 of Berkeley Con-
sistory, No. 81.
III. Bro. F. J. S. Gorgas announced
that he had letters Patent of Consti-
tuition, granted the 22d day of No
vember, 1886, by the Supreme Grand
Council to the Sublime Princes above
named, constituting them a Consis-
tory of S. p. r. S., 320 of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite, and this
being the day set and appointed for
inaugurating the said Consistory, and
for the election and installation of the
officers thereof, and the 1llustrious
D.za..z l-. x,a-k,-oI ,-;+I, f,1I
power thereto.
The IIlustrious Brethren we're then
assembled around the Altar of Per-
fumes, when the I'll. Bro. F. J. S.
Gorgas announced that he was about
to inaugurate Gustav Brown Consis-
tory, No. %, S. P. r. S.. and dedicate
it to the Supreme Architect of the
Universe.
The following officers were then
elected and duly installed. viz:
Ill. Gustav Brown, 330 Commander
in Chief.
Ill. Chas. F. Pratt, $50 1st Lieu
tenant Commander.
III. Geo. Washington, $50 I'd Lieu
tenant Commander.
III. Albert D. Barr, 320 Minister of
State and Grand Orator.
III. Hraxton ID. Gibson, $50 Grand
Chancellor.
Ill. c. Frank Gallaher, 320 Grand
Secretary and Keeper of the s. and A.
IL. =. Lee Phillips, 320 Grand
Treasurer.
III. VIM. Wilt, 32o Grand Master
of Ceremonies.
Iii. Jas. u. Butt, so Grand En-
ginccr of Architect.
ii. Franz T. Ochm, 80" Grand Hos
pitalIer.
III. j. Ed. Wyatt, $50 Grand Cap
tain of Guard.
Ill. Sam'l H. Higinbotham, 800
Grand Standard Bearer.
Ill. John Hill, so Grand Sentinel.
After which the officers assumed
their respective stations, and upon
the motion of Ill. G. Frank Gallahcr
and seconded by Ill. j. Newton Sad
Ter, a rising vote Of thanks was ten
dered the Ill. visiting Brethren for the
services rendered upon this occasion.
The lines were then formed and
proceeded to Washington Hall, where
q hounteous banquet was supplied by
the ladies of the NJ. E. Church South,
who were at that time holding q series
of Dinners and Suppers, and of which
each member of the Consistory par
took with great pleasure and enjoy
ment.