Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-11-21
BIRD DEGREE MASONS.
Exclusions Were in 0rder-0hIcers Elect
ed-A Fine Showing.

Annual Session of Scottish Rite Ma
sons of the Thirty-third degree.
At the Annual Session of the United
Supreme Council. A. A s. Rite of the
38rd degree for the Southern and
Western Masonic Jurisdiction United
States of America, lawfully established
in 1869 at the Grard Orient at Wash
ington, ID. @, held on October 5th,
1895, at the Consistorial Chambers of
John q Jones Consistory, 33d degree
A. A s. Rite at the Valley Of Washing
ton, ID. O, No 1918 18th street North
West, the report of the special session
held November 9TH, 1896, on the ex-
pulsion from the Order OF I. A Jack
son, S3, James o. Ramteld, S3, OF
Washington. d a. was unanimously
adopted. Illustrious o. r. King. 93, OF
Washington, was appointed on the com
mittee of constitution and by laws in
the place of 7. Q. Jackson, 33, James
Bamf1eld, 33, expelled.
The address of welcome was deliver
ed by Col. w. H. Lester, 33, of Wash
/ ington. and was responded TO by Ill
trious Reverend Doctor O. w. Nevis
33, of Jacksonville, Illinois. On
After some other important busl-
ness being transacted, the following
officers were elected:
Illus trious John G.. Jones, 33, M. p.
Sovereign Grand Commander, Chicago
| Illinois; Illustrious Richard Z. Green
err, 83. Lieutenant-G Grand Commander
New York City; Illustrious E. A Will
Iiams,ss33 Illustrious Grand Prior, New
Orleans, Louisiana Illustrious Rever-
end Doctor g. w. Fewton, 83, Grand
Chancellor, Jacksonville, Illinois; IL
lustrious w Il. Kimbrough, SO, Grand
Minister OF State. Dallas, Texas Illus
trieus William I. Peyton, 33, Grand
Orator, Louisville, Kentucky; Illus.
trious D. +. Seville, 33, Grand Secre-
tary General II. Z Washington, ID. Q
Industrious w H. Maldin, 33, LIST Assist
ant Secretary General, Sacramento
California; Illustrious +. w. Shields
SO, 2nd Assistant Secretary General
Washington. D. c.; ulustrious E s
Baker, SO, Bird Assistant Secretary Gen.
eral, Kansas City, Mo Illustrions w
Ia. A. Young. 38, 4th Assistant Scare
tary General, Osso, Virginia; Illus
Itrious William r. Morris, 80, Crane
Treasurer General II. E., Minneapolis
Minnesota Illustrious b NJ. Shook, SO
Grand Keeper of Seal and Archives
ICleveland, Ohio; Illustrious Jame
lleans, louisiana Illustrious Robert
Fletcher, 33, Grand Auditor Feneral
Sacramento, California; Illustrioui
James Hill, 33, Assistant Grand Audit
Tor General, Jackson, Miss !; IllustrioH
j. Madison Vance, 33, Grand NJ. Gen
eral of Ceremonies, New Orleans /; ii
lustrious james o Holmes. 33. Gran,
Chamberlain, Washington, ID. c.; II
lustrious w. II. Lea. 33, LIST GRAM
} Equerry, Washington, D. c.: Illus
trous Carly Pulliam, 80, 2nd Gran
Equerry, Albuquerque, n. M. Illus
: trious J III Blunt, SO, Grand Standar
; Bearer, Forest City, Arkansas Illus
J trious John A Bell, 33, Grad Swor
Bearer, Grand Rapids, Michigan Il
lustrious Reverend DIR. DIP. Seaton, 8
, Illustrious Grand Herald, NorfOlk, Va
Illustrious John J. Buckner, 80. Illus
: trious Grand Marshall, indianapolis
; Indiana; Illustrious = S. Scott. 33,
3 lustrons Grand Organist. Pueblo, Co
, orado; Iilustrious W. W. Taylor, 81
} Grand Tyler, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Il This United Supreme Council hel
4 its annual session in Washington,
-lC., October 9th, 1898. Reports wei
/ made from twenty-five consistories
1 various parts of the United Statl
hold true allegiance to this Unite
: Supreme Council, and they are in
r prosperous and fiourishing condition.
i A great deal of interest was man
tested in the work at the session and
number OF distinguished DasOns fro
= all parts of the country were prese
on the occasion and participated in Il
q work. The next session will be he
: in Washington, October, 1897.