The evening times., 1895-10-22
Observation-Disclosures.

Hon. Thomas Il. CaRwtIl Elected
Grand Com mmander of the Masons.
The Officers and members of the Supreme
Council OF inspectors general Of the thirty
third degree. Ancient and Accepted Rite
OF Free Masonary in the southern iurisdic-
tion or the U nitcd States. met againat noon
to-day in the House of the Temple. corner
of Third and e streets northwest, to con-
tinue the work of their biennial session.
The most important business transacted
during yesterdays Meeting was the election
OF Officers, which occurred late in the a fter-
noon. The grand commander elected, as
it had been generally conceded beforehand,
was Hon. Thomas Hubball Casweii, of San
Francisco. The vacancy in this office
was caused by the death OF Gen. Phillip
Crosby Tucker, of Galveston, Texas, which
occurred in this city about year ago, nd
as the Officers of the Supreme Council hold
their office for life, the vacancy caused a
general promotion, although not necessa-
rily in succession.
Other officers elected were o. s. Long, of
Charleston. W. Va. lieutenant grand CON-
mander. E. 7. Carr. OF Leavenworth. Kans..
grand prior, Samuel E. Adams, of MInneapo-
lis, grand chancellor, Martin Collins of st.
Louis, grand minister of state. Frederick
webber, OF Washington, general secretary.
Gilmore Mederith, of Baltimore, treasurer
almoner. and s. w. Todd, of New Orleans,
grand auditor.
The allocution of the grand commander
was delivered by Judge Caswell. 1t COW
cred the history of the Supreme Council
since the last meeting. and acts performed
by the head OF the order The report
showed a balanceof $37 900 on hand. not
withstanding the fact that nearly 100000
has been spent on the Temple, in this city,
during the mast The IN
chase of the adjoining property on street
at price of $4,000 was recommended and
a special committee on the centennial ceie
bration of 1901, which will be held in st.
Louis, was appointed.
The Supreme Council has in its posses
sion in this city collection of Indian relics
larger than that in the National Museum.
and 1t is their intention to purcha ST. the ad-
Joining property and establish a museum
of their own.
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Royal
Order of Scotland for the United States. al
though not officially connected with the
Supreme Council. always holds its annual
session when the latter order meets. as
the majority of its members belong to the
Rite. 1t was in session al the Scottish Rite
Hall, on G street, near Tenth street north
west, all day yesterday. William Oscar
Roonie. OF this city, acted as grand COLI
niander. At the noon session the Royal
Order degree was conferred upon the fol-
10 wing nineteen candidates: John G.
Myers, and C. W. Macurie. Washington;
T. w. Harrison, Topeka, Kas.; IT. P. Gordon.
Columbus, o.; F. H. Mitchell, Bath, Me-:
Charles H. Allender, Washington; A. G.
Patton, Columbus, O.; 6. c. Raub, washing
ton; Isaac Seward and W. H Wilson, To-
peka. Kas.: P. F. Fletcraft, st. Louis;
b. F. Nelson. st. Louis,h II. C. Bowan, To-
peka; John McGregor and E. g. Schafhirt.
Washington: W. E. Richardson, Duluth,
Mimi; William E. Amin, Omaha, Neb.;
o. R. Wish, Portland, Me-, and James Fl.
Trimble, Washington.
The annual dinner of the Royal Order
was served at the Raleigh last evening in
elaborate style. The handsome banquet
hail of the hotel was beautifully decorated
with maidenhair ferns and Southern smi-
lax. which draped the chandeliers and walls.
On the tables were large bouquets of roses
and white and yellow chrysaDthemums.
Many small colnred candles burned around
the beautiful flowers. Over a hundred
guests were present. including the members
OF the order, their ladies. and friends and
the evening was spent in a delightful man
ner.
Provincial Grand Marechal George E.
Corsnn acted as tosst-master. and when the
feasting was well under way he called upon
a number of able after dinner speakers.
All toasts were brief and direct, and full
OF the grace that cnmes from the extempo
raneous flow OF sentiment The dinner
was brought Ia close by the singing of
''Auld Lang Syne."
The Supreme Council visited a pbnto-
graphing establishment this morning and
were photographed both separately and
in a group.
They met at the House nf the Temple at
12 o'clucS sharp, and started in upon their
second days session. The afternoon was
devoted tn the consideration of the report
of the cummittee on nominations in regard
to the Recommendation of the honorary
thirty-thirders and the Knight CommaDdery
of the Court of the Hours was not acted