Evening star., 1895-10-21
Annual Session Of the Members o1
the Scottish Rite.
TIE ROYAL ORDER OF SCOTLAND
Gathering Here Of Men Promi-
"e"t in Masonic @ Circles.
CONFERRING OF. DEGREES


library of their house. corner of Sd and E
streets northwest. For the first time in the
history of the council every member was
present The members are as follows: Thos.
H. Caswell, lieutenant grand commander
and acting grand commander, San Fran
cisco; E. T. Carr. grand prior, Leaven-
worth, Kan; o. s. Long, grand chancellor
Charleston w. Va: Martin Collins, minister
of state, st. Louis: Frederick Webber, sec
retary general, Washington, D. c.; R. C.
Jordan. grand almoner, Omaha. Neb.; s.
M. Todd. grand auditor New Orleans; r.
E. Fleming, grand constable, Fargo, N. D.;
B. R. Sherman, grand chamberlain, Des
Moines. Iowa; ]. @. A. Fellows, first grand
equerry, New Orleans; J. R. Hayden, second
grand equerry, Seattle, Wash: A. L. F1tz-
gerald. standard bearer, Eureka, New; G.
Meredith, sword bearer. Baltimore; H. NJ.
Teller. grand herald, Central City, Col; W.
r. Singleton, grand tiler, Washington, D. c.
Other members of the Supreme Council
present are T. S. Parvin, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa; Iowa; J; D. Richardson. Manfreesboro',
Tenn; 8. E. Adams, Minneapolis. MINI.
J: F. Mayer, Richmond, Va; N. Levin,
Charleston, S. c.; R. ]. Num-, Savannah,
Ca: e. F. Moore Montgomery. Ala; Frank
HdlIIs Miliis Foote. Evanston; Wyo.; I; W. Pratt.
Ark: A. B. Chamberlin, Galveston, Tex.
w. A. Mclean, Jacksonville, Fla; N. F.
Plerce, Oakland, Cal.
The Thirty-Third and Thirty.Second
Degrees.
Also the following honorary thirty
thirds: A. C. Sherman, Topeka, Kan.
]. M. Sears, Memphis, Tenn; VIM.
Ryan, Richmond, Va; II. c. Pluinley, Far
go, N. D.; J. c. Smith, Wichita, Kan
John Tore, Eureka, Nevada; ]. W. Cort-
land. Asheyille, N. c.: Evan Davis. Topeka.
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Miller. Topeka, Kan: C. c. Kneisley, Dav-
export. Iowa: T. NJ. Sadborough, Omaha.
Neb:; F. L. McDermott, Fort Scott, Kan. :;
!; T; Moves, J. c. Taylor, w. s. Roose.
second degree. Charles E. Green San Fran
cisco; Thos. w. Harrison, H. c. Bowman,
William H. Wilson. Furman Baker, Topeka,
Kan; f. T. Taubman. Aberdeen. S. d.;
H. Mayo, b. F. Nelson, P. R. F1itcraft,
James F. Ewing. st. Louis, Mo-; c. E. Ro-
senbaum. Little Rock, Ark; w. s. Strawn,
Omaha: Morris Goldwater. Prescott. Ariz.
or those named. Lieut.. Grand Commander
and Acting Grand Commander Caswell
was. for many years. chief justice of the
supreme court Of California, retiring re-
Gently on account of age; Grand Chancellor
Long has. for twenty-eight years. been
clerk Of the supreme court of West Vir-
ginia: Minister Of State Collins is one of
the leading insurance men in the west.
Grand Chamberlain Sherman is ex-governor
of the state of Iowa. Standard Bearer Fitz-
gerald is a judge in Nevada, Henry M. Tel
Ter Is the senior United States Senator from
Colorado. T. S. Parrin has been grand Sec
retary of the Grand Lodge of Iowa for
fifty-two years, and Is a well-known writer
on Masonic subjects: S. E. Adams is one of
the old settlers Of Indiana. and is an alder
man in the city Of Indianapolis: DIR. Num-
is a Georgia physician.
The commanding officer of the militia o.
Wyoming is F. NJ. Foote. He co-operated
with Gen. Coppinger, U. S. A, during the
ID IL,
is physician in Galveston. Tex. He is
now on his wedding tour. H. C. Plumley
Is editor, and for fifteen years past has
been one of the owners of the Forum. the
lee ding daily paper of Fargo. Neb. r. E.
Fleming was for many years secretary of
the Soldiers Home at Dayton, Ohio. and
Is now one of the largest wheat farmers in
North Dakota. William Mayo is the grand
recorder of the Knights Templar of the
United States. E. T. Carr is the architect
of nearly all the Soldiers Home buildings
that have been erected in the United
States. E. T. Taubman is lawyer.
Todny's Session.
At the session today, after the appoint
ment Of E. B. McGrotty of this city as as
sistant secretary. the annual allocution was
read by Acting Grand Commander Caswell,
which was followed by the appointment of
the various standing committees. 1t Is ex-
pected that the election of officers to fill
vacancies will take place during the after
noon, and it is conceded that Acting Grand
Commander Cas- well will be elected to the
position of grand commander, made vacant
through the death of Grand Commander
Tucker Of Texas; that Grand Chancellor
Long will be promoted to be lieutenant
grand commander. and S. E. Adams chosen
grand chancellor. The office Of treasurer,
made vacant by the death of Gen. John
Mills Brown. is also to be filled.
There will be no session of the Supreme
Council tonight. but 1t is expected that
right sessions will be held commencing
Tuesday. 1t Is expected that the council
will not complete their business before FRI
day or Saturday. Thursday night the
members will have a banquet at the Hotel
Raleigh, the attendance to which will be
limited to members of the council their
ladies and the members Of the press.
The Consolidation Question.
The thirty-third degree will be conferred
on a class Thursday afternoon. but the
rames of those composing it will not be
known until Wednesday.
There Is, 1t Is said, a vast amount Of bus
mess to come before the Supreme Council.
but 1t is believed that the project SO long
and so ably advocated by the late Gen.
Albert Pike for the consolidation Of the
northern and southern councils will not be
considered. Prominent men in the order
here look upon organic union as inadvts-
able and impracticable for many reasons.
principal among which are constitutional
difficulties and the difference in the ritual.
1t Is also understood that no attempt will
be made at the present session to change
the law In reference to the tenure Of Office
of any of the grand officers, all of whom.
under existing law, are elected for life.
There has been some agitation Of the sfb
ject in the past in favor Of a two or Four
years. tenure, but the majority of sthe
members, so far as heard from, 1t 10 said,
are opposed to a change. 'h+
It is also understood that Rev. J. Y. Pair
and Mr. Frank I. Sutton. both of Rich
mond, Va, will be nominated for the rank
of knight commander of the Court of
Honor Should they be elected, as 1t is
expected they will be two years hence. they
will be eligible for the thirty-third degree.
The active membership of the Supreme
Council Is limited to thirty-three and there
is no power 10 increase the number. At
present there are six vacancies. 1t Is
thought that two or three of the vacan-
cies will be filled at this session, and that
action in regard to the remaining places
will be postponed until the session of 1897.
Royal Order of Scotland.
The Royal Order of Scotland is holding
it's annual session today at the Scottish
Rite Cathedral on G street. The convention
consists Of about 125 representative Masons
from all portions of the country. The
Royal Order of Scotland is today what was
orce the Order Of the Star ard Garter,
famous In English history. This Is the
5S2d year of it's existence. the order having