The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-09-13
Scottish Rite.

Mithras Lodge will meet on Tuesday next
Evangelist Chapter of Rose Croix held its
stated meeting on Tuesday last on the 18th
degree.
Brother William Oscar Roome, SD degree
on his departure for Boston was escorted to
the depot by Brothers w. H. Barstow, 32d
degree; ID. NJ. Cridler, 32d degree; Aaron
Baldwin, 32d degree, and James H. Trimble,
32d degree, representing the several bodies OF
the Scottish Rite.
During the absence of William Oscar Roome,
SD degree, from the city, the Senior Warden
of Mithras Lodge Of Perfection, Brother F. j.
Woodman, 32d degree, will be acting vener-
able Master, and Brother A. b. Coolidge, 32d
degree, the Senior Warden of Evangelist
Chapter of Rose Croix, will be acting Wise
Master of that body. In the absence of
Brother A. H. Holt, 32d degree Brother
George w. Balloch, 33d degree, the Prior of
Albert Pike Consistory, will be acting Vener-
able Master of the Kadosh. Brother Joseph
z. Taylor, 33d degree, commander of Robert
De Bruce Council, will leave his lieutenant
commander, Brother Jesse w. Lee, ir., SD
degree, in charge. Washington Council,
Royal and Select Masters, will be left In
charge of Brother David NJ. Cridler, 32d de-
greee, the third officer, the first and second
officers Brothers Alexander H. Holt, SOD de-
gree, and William Oscar Roome, SD degree,
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William Oscar Roome, 33d degree, Master
of Mithras Lodge of Perfection; A. H. Holt,
32d degree, Master of Albert Pike Consstory;
John H. Olcott, SOD degree, Recorder; Aaron
Baldwin, 32d degree, Treasurer of the
Shrine; L. c. Wood, 32d degree, Junior
Warden of Evangelist Chapter OF Rose Croix;
Robert Ball, 32d degree, Registrar of the Con-
sistory, and George E. Corson, SOD degree,
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Croix, have gone to Boston to attend the an
nual meeting Of the Royal Order of Scotland.
1t is impossible to say when the 1st degree of
this order was established, but there is every
probability that it was not originally con-
nected with architecture but was the same, or
similar to, the rite practiced by the Essences.
The I'd degree, according TO the tradition of
the order, was instituted by Robert Bruce,
who, having received great services from a
party of Masons who had fought under him at
Bannockburn, on st. Johns day 1914, con-
ferred on them the civil rank of knighthood
with permission to accord it in their Grand
Lodge to those faithful and patriotic brethren
who might succeed them. So that the degree
1s strictly speaking, civil order granted to
Scotch Masons, but Masons of this and other
nations are allowed to participate in the honor,
provided they be first recognized as Scotch
Masons. In the United States the member
ship is composed of Masons of high degree
who have distinguished themselves by their
zeal and devotion to the craft and includes
the prominent brethren of the various States
of the Union. At the present meeting in
Boston an election will be held for Provincial
Grand Master to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Albert Pike. Two of the offices
of the order are filled by Washingtonians, viz:
William Oscar Roome, 33d degree. Provincial
Grand Secretary, and Alexander fl. Holt, 32d
degree, Provincial Grand Marischal, and
OF the four Stewards, two were selected from
our city, viz: William S. Roose, 33d degree,
and Henry L. Crawford, 32d degree.