Evening star., 1895-10-17
The Sessions of the Grand Council
Began Today.
ANNUAL ADDRESS OF TIE P0HENTATE
Delegates of Colored Masons From
All Parts of the Country.
BUSINESS ANSACTED

A two days session OF the Grand Council
of the Ancient Arabic Order of Mobiles of
the Mystic Shrine of North and South Amer
lea, high body of colored Masons, was
begun this morning at Odd Fellows Hall, NJ
street near 18th street northwest.
Delegates were present from temples in
various portions of the United States and
Canada, as well as the following officers:
John G. Jones, most imperial grand polen-
tate, Chicago, who presided; Joseph II.
Shreve, imperial grand deputy potentate
Chicago; D. w. Dempsey, imperial grand
chief rabban. Chicago; Robert H. Hucless,
imperial grand assistant chief rabban, New
York city; ]. w. Dunmore, imperial grand
high priest and prophet. Chicago; W. w.
Madden. imperial grand oriental guide, Ba,-
timore; w. P. Floyd, imperial grand treasur-
er, Indianapolis; D. F. Seville, imperial
grand corresponding recorder, Washing ION,
d. c.; Thomas w. Logan, imperial grand
recorder, Kansas City, Mo-; B. M. Shook, i'm
perial grand orator, Cleveland, Ohio; Rev.
DR.. ]. B. Stansberry. imperial grand prelate,
New York city; James H. Lewis, imperial
grand first ceremonial master, New York
city; NJ. L. Hunter, imperial grand second
ceremonial master, New York city; j. F.
Scott, imperial grand marshal, Chatham
Ont: E. A. Williams, imperial grand archi-
tect. New Orleans, La; S. S. Scott imperial
grand organist, Pueblo, COL; Thomas P.
Mahomet, imperial grand standard bearer
Omaha, Neb.; Joseph S. Custis, imperial
grand lecturer, New York city; J. d. Scott,
Imperial grand assistant guard, Fort Worth,
Tex; john Coleman, imperial grand outer
guard, Water Valley, Mss.
The chair of the imperial grand captain
OF the guard was vacant, the former occu-
pant, Mr.. John T. Tubman of Baltimore,
having died since the last annual meeting.
The Grand Potentnte's Address.
AS soon as the necessary formalities rela-
tive to organizing for business had been
&C implied with. Most Imperial Grand Po-
tentate Jones read his annual address,
After referring to the claim of others to
do shrine work and denying it he said:
1--WE have temples of the Mystic Shrine
established in the following places: Pales-
tine at Chicago; Mecca at Washington, D.
c.; Medina at New York city; Persian at
Indianapolis, Arabia at Louisville, KY; AL
gerian at Champlain. ILL.,; Diana at Mon
mouth, ILL.,; Eureka at Cairo, ILL.,; Armenia
at Jacksonville, ILL.,; King Solomon at Cieve-
land, Ohio; Syrian at Chatham, Ont; Belot
at Kansas City, Kan: Adell Kader at Kan
sas City, Mo-; Egyptian at Dallas, Tex;
Joppa at Water Valley, Miss; Damascus at
Omaha, Neb.: Mt. Sinai at Davenport, Iowa:
Pasha at Leavenworth, KAN; Hussein at
Topeka, Kan; Constantine at Providence,
r. l.; kailif-Alee, Brightwood, D. c.; Jeru-
salem at Baltimore, Nd: Mahomet at Lex
ington, Mo-; Fezzan at Minneapolis, Mimi;
Summit at Sacramento. Cal. In conclusion
would Urge that each noble Of the Mystic
Shrine make renewed effort to make the
Mystic Shrine one of his chief agencies to
elevate and better the condition of the
whole human family"
Condition of the Order.
The report of Imperial Corresponding Re-
corder Seville gave an interesting review OF
the condition of the order in general, stat
ing also the amount of Arabic information
i'm parted by him during the year. He like
wise submitted a number of recommenda-
tions for the good of the Shrine, among
which were the revision of the ritual in
several important particulars and the form
alton of an adaptive branch of the order
for the female relatives Of the members or
the Shrine. to be designated the Grand Court
Of the Daughters Of the pyramid or
Daughters of the Sphinx.
The report of the treasurer showed the
financial affairs Of the Shrine to be IN
healthy and prosperous condition. Reading
of other reports occupied the attention OF
the delegates up to the hour Of adjourn
ment.
The Grand Council of the Ancient Arabic
Order of Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine of
North and South America was instituted
at Chicago June 10, 1893, and the present
chief officer, John G. Jones, was the first
colored man in the United States to receive
the degree Of Mystic Shrine. which was
conferred upon him by several members of
the Grand Council of Arabia, who were in
that city at the time in attendance at the
worlds fair.
The most imperial grand potentate arriv-
ed here last evening and was met at the
depot by committee of Shriners from
Kalif-Alee Temple and, headed by the Cap
1tal CITY Band. escorted to the residence of
the imperial corresponding grand recorder,
Noble d. F. Seville. The band rendered
several fine selections and the grand DO
tentate held a receDtfon