The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-01
THE sOTERKIGN COLLEGE.
Annual Sacred Convocntion Held Mt st
AbanS' Hall.

The Sovereign College of Allied Ma
sonic and Christian Degrees for America
met in annual Sacred Convocation' at
st. Adams Hall Monday evening at
o'clock.
The Sovereign Grand Master the Kew
Hartley Carmichael presided, and the
Deputy Grand Master. William Ryan
occupied his station at the side OF the
Grand Master. The Rev. II. T. Williams
occuDied the Grand AbbOtt's chair III the
absence Of the Grand Abbott. Bishop A.
NJ. Randolph. The Grand Senior War
denis station was filed by W. o. Eng
lsh. in the absence Of Frederick Weber.
Of Washington, ID. c., and the Grand
Junior Warden's station was filled by
DIR. s. W. Budd of Petersburg, in the all
sence of Alfred l.. Courtney. kept away
by illness. Among the regular officers
present were G. A. Nesbtt, Grand Re-
corder: John r. Parham. of Petersburg,
Grand Tier.
The Sovereign College was opened in
solemn form. After the minutes Of the
last convOcation were read and approved
the Grand Master delivered his allocu-
ton. i'm which he congratulated the body
on the progress that had been made dur
ing the past twelve months. and set forth
his official acts done during recess. The
allocution was listened 70 with great
interest.
Josiah II. Drummond. of Maine, Past
Grand Master Of Masons in that State,
Past Grand Master Of Knights Tenplar
I'm the United States and Past Grand
Commander Of the Northern Supreme
Council Of the A. and A. Scottish Rite
and Beverly r. Wexford. Jr., Past Grand
Master of MasOls in Virginia. were elect
ed and duly proclaimed Fellows Of the
Sovereign College.
/. r. Gum was elected Magister Non
Regens. and was received after the an
cient custom.
Professor Jacob Reinhardt, chief Of the
musicians, was appointed to his seat in
the outer circle
A great deal of important business was
transacted and at 9 o'clock the college
went into sacred convocation into aca-
demic session. After academic session
the Grand Master proceeded TO confer on
a chosen postulant the degree Of st.
Lawrence the Martyr according TO the
English Ritual.
At 10 o'clock the members from both
inside and outside the bar were invited
10 partake Of an elegant banquet provided
by William Krause. the Masonic caterer
Following were the toasts of the evening:
The Grand Lodge OF Virginia; the An
cient and Accepted Scottish Rite; the
American Rite, sometimes known as the
York Rite; the Grand Mark Lodge OF
England, coupled with the name of c. F.
Matter. Grand Secretary; the Grand Con-
clave OF Secret Monitors Of England, the
Allied Council of England. and the Earl
Of Fuston. Grand Master OF the Allied
Council and representative of the Sow
ereign College near the Grand Council OF
England. Before the banquet adjourned
the Grand Master alluded In eloquent
farms tn the highly satisfactory manner
I'm which Mr.. Krause had filled his impor-
tant office during so many years and in
the very recherche manner In which this
banquet in particular had been spread.
At II o'clock the Degree OF Knight OF
Constantinople was conferred In impress
Size style and the labors OF the night were
over before ~ o'clock
During Sacred Convocation" the office
bearers and the rest of the Sovereign
Fellows wore i'm addition 10 their insignia
OF rank the picturesque cloak and hood