The evening times., 1895-10-22

The Supreme Council, Thirty third degree
MasOns, for the United States, the Terrific
ries and dependencies, began a three days
session this morning in the hall of the
Scottish Rite. No. sos Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest. A large number of dele
gates and Masons of high degree were
present.
At 10 O'Clock the council was called to
order by w. A. Hershiser. acting grand
commander. A rolLcall was then made.
and the council settled down to the routine
business of the day.
At the conclusion Of the roll call Mr.. Her
shiser then delivered his annual address.
which occupied most of the time Of the
morning session. La the address 1t was
shown that the order was La O flourishing
condition. 100 bodies having made reports.
The Wat hington lodges have show phe-
nomenal developement. and in fact those
which for the pa.t TWO years have lain
dormant are now in fuil vigor, and bid
fair to turpase any previous year in the
history Of masonry.
Mr. Herr hiser said that 1t " an not alone
in the Ea.t that tie marked increase W as
noticeable, but that all over the country
an astonishing revival " as going On. New
bodies " ere established in California and
New York
Reference was also made in the address
to the death Of Part Grand Commander
John j. German. of New York. Letters
or coincidence were all o received from for
eign Juri. dictions.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.
The report in its entirety was referred
to John Haight, of hai sachusetts; j. c.
Kro.en. of Ohio. and C. W. Edw ards, of
Albany. New York. These gentlemen were
appointed a committee TO tubdivide the
address.
the following committees were then an
nouHced:
On General Administration-Hopk
Thompson, Edward Atwood, John q. Bar
ker, John b. Harris, and john Haight.
General State of the Rite-Alexander At
kinson, j. J. Stoddart, and George Gibson.
Rituals and Ritualistic Matter-W. A.
Hershiser. c. W. Edwards and John C.
Krosen.
Vanderlip. Z. ]. Edwards and j. J. Stod
dart.
Finance-Edward w Atwood, Robert L.
Wrignt and j. b. Harris.
Jurisprudence-E. j. Edwards, ]. c.
Sims and ]. F. Calhoun.
Foreign Relations-John Haight. George
Gibson and John &. Barker.
Deceased Members-David W. Thompson,
]. C. Krosen and Maj. W. Bayliss.
Return of Subordinate Bodies-W E.
Yanderlip and Granville Frambes.
Dhpensations and warrants-John G.
Barker. c. W. Edw ard, and John Haight.
Unfinis he'd Business-Hopkins Thomp-
son, NJ. r. Cooper, and ]. H. Van Denlan.
An adjournment was then taken for
lunch. " hich wak rendered the visitors
by the Wa, hington body. W. W. carpen-
ter VIII addre,s the delegates tonight
at tmoker to be given at the Masonic
west
THOSE WHO ARE PRESENT.
Among ;ho.e present at the session this
morning were:
William A. Hershiser. Lieut.. Grand Com
mander. Columbus, Ohio; Granville A.
Frambes. Grand Minister of State. Grand
Rapids, Mich; David W. Thompson, Grand
Treasurer General. New York; John G Bar
ker. Grand Secretary General, Brooklyn,
N. Y; Wild G. Van Derlip. Grand Master
General of Cere. Boston. Mass; E. Junius
Edwards. Grand Marshal General, Min
neapolis. Mimi: Maj. w. Bayliss, Grand
Standard Bearer, Washington. d. c.; Will
lam j. Burton. Grand Captain of the G uard.
Providence. r. I.
Peter o. Anderson and W. W. Carpenter.
Grand arshals of the Camp, Brooklyn, N.
T., and waltham, Mass.
W. c. Vanderiys. Edwin 8. Foster, Com
mander-in-chief Grand Consistory of Mas
sachusctts: ]. Frank Calhoun. Commander
inchief Grand Consistory of Minnesota;
J. j. Stoddard. Commander-inchief Grand
Consistory of Ohio.
John A. Gldden, for New Hampshire; NJ.
r. Cooper, for Florida; George Gibson, for
District of Columbia: Gardiner C. Sims
for Rhode Island.
David W. Thompson. N. Y: John B. Har-
ris. Brooklyn; John G. Barker, Brooklyn;
John Haigbt Summerville, Mass; w. A.
Hershiser, Columbus. Ohio; e. Junius Ed
ward. Minneapolis: Calvin W. Edwards,
Auburn. N. Y; willard C. vandersiip. Bos-
ton. Gra Dvflle A. Franbes, Mears, Mich:
Joseph C. Kroesen, Columbus. Ohio; Rob-
ert L. Wright, Troy, N. T.; Mai. W. Bayliss,
Washington, D. c.; Alexander Atkinson,
Omaha.
WILL NEVER MAKE OVERTURES.
Mr.. Alexander Atkinson, a thrty-third
degree mason and one standing very high
in the order, was asked by a Times re-
porter this morning what constituted the
di ference betweeD the two bodies of
MasOns, and whether or not there was any
likelihood of their ever coming together
again. He replied:
"Our branch will never make Overtures
to the other Jurisdiction for a consolida.
tIon. We did that once. and after the ar
ticles of consolidation had been signed.
through the manipulation Of Gen. Albert
Pike. our grand comma nder, deserted us
and started the other affair. and we shall
never ask them to come back. If they wish
to return they will have to make the re-
quest, and ir they do not eventually they
will be forced to.
1.-THE differences between this branch
and the other is that our jurisdiction is a
form OF government in keep
ing with the Government of the United
States. The Southern Jurisdiction repre-
sents a monarchical form of government
where the officers succeed each other. That
is the main difference.
''This supreme council was organized in