The Washington bee., 1896-05-30
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Before getting down to detail, &c
from reliable sources. Ne learn that
sbody was organized in Psris, called tn
Council of Emperors ofthe East an
| West, (said body formedin 1859. Thi
Council of Imperial Dig1itaries estab
liShed a Rite, which they called tn
Rite of Perfection. The Rite consiste,
of twenty-five degrees. The highes
Secret, later eight more degrees wer
added, which made thirty-three de
grees all told. These degrees ru1
from the first degree to thirty third in
elusive, and divided into seven, viz.
First, Symbolic; Second, Iteffable
| Third, Historical; Fourth, PhIlosophi
cal; Fifth, Historical and Phlosophi
cal; Sixth, Chivalric, go; seventh
| Council Official and Executive or $50
The Thirty-third degree has always
been regarded as an honorary degree
conferred for meritorious seFices in
the Rite, or upon those who$ devo.
ton to the cause of Freemaso1ry have
made them eminent and respected
Supreme Councils are in all parts ot
the world and in many Nations they
are the governing power over all exist
| ing Masonry.
May I, 1886, the Constitution of the
| Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand
Inspector-General's, $50, were alleged
to have been granted at Berlin, Prus-
Sia. No Supreme Councils of lnspec-
| tor-GeneralS were established any,
where in the world till after this date !;
previously Deputy Ins. Generals were
| charged with the power and duties
now vested in such Supreme Councils.
In the new Constitution the power was
put in the hands of nine brethren in
| each Nation, who possessed all the
Masonic prerogatives in their own dis
triCt, while two Supreme Councils were
provided for the United States, with
equal powers in their respective juris-
dictions. TO be continued next week
Read The BEE, and you will receive
Lex E Tenebriss.
GRAND INSPECTOR-GENERALS.
A. A. S. R.
The Grand Inspector Generals of the
So, A. A. S. R. for the Northern Juris-
diction of the United States of America
having its Grand See at Valley of Phil
adelphia, Pa, assembled in its Trien-
NAL Session May Sth, 1896, at 10 a.. m.
The following Illustrous Brethren we're
elected for the ensuing three years
III. George w. Roper, So, NJ. P. S. c..
e., Philadelphia, Pa Ill. Robert L.
Reed, 330, P. Lieut.. Grand Comman-
der, New Haven, Conn. Ed. S.
Hardy, 80, Grand Minister of State,
Brooklyn, N. Y; III. Alex. R. Livelev,
SO, Grand Treasurer, Genl. A. E.,
Philadelphia, Pa. Ill. w. H. Miller,
So, Grand Secretary-General, H. E.,
Philadelphia, Pa; ILL., William T.
Freeman, 330, Grand Keeper of Ar
chieves, Philadelphia Ill. Robert H.
Huchless, 80, Grand Marshall, New
Y ork City; Ill. George F. Moore, 40,
G. M. Ceremonies, Harrisburg, Pa;
III. Charles Jordan, SO, Grand Stand
Wilmington, Del: Ill. |
samuel Miller, SO, Grand Captain of
Guard, Philadelphia, Pa. Ill. Elisha
loung, 80, Grand Prior, New York;
III. Ebenezr Cooper, 80, Grand Sene-
'chal, Philadelphia Deputies, Ill. A.
:. Billows, $50, Pittsburg; Special
Deputy for Pennsylvania and Ohio; Ill.
II. Gilbert, 80, Deputy for Penn
ylvania; Ill. NJ. L. Hunter, SO, Deputy
or New York; III. w. H. Caldwell,
Deputy for Delaware.
U. S. c. S. w. US.
J; G. Jones, 80, P. S. G. c.; Ill. w.
!, kimbrOnph 22o M of c Texoc
}. F: Seville, 80, S. G., D. c.; w. H.
lauldin, SO, Ist A. S. G., Cal; E. !
V. Shields, SO, End A. S. G., ID. G.;
|. w. Hewlett, go, 3rd A. S. G., d.
y; J. o. Holmes, Deputy for D. 6. II
R. AND S. NJ. U. S. i
J. G; Jones, 80, Grand Master, Chi; $
ago, Illinois. Il
R. ]. Fletcher, SO Wild. NJ, Sac {
Cal.
T. W, Logan, SO, 1. G. R, Kansas,
ity, Mo. |
D. F. Seville, SO, I. G. C.R., Wash r
lgton, D. c. ia
E. w. Shields, 80, A. I. G. c. R., c
Washington, D. c.
w. L. Kimbrough. SO, III. Grand i
ecturer, Dallas, Texas. t(
E. S. Baker, SO, Chairman, Board of #
rand Directors, Mo.
A. A. o. N. M. S.
John G. Jones, SO, Agha, Chicago, S
l. J: H. Lewis, go, Arkhim, New
ork City; I. w. Logan. 40, |. G. CT
-. Kansas City, Mo-. D. F. Seville. c
. l. G. c. R., Washington, D. c. s
!: W: Shields, 80, A. I. G. C. R.,
Iashington, D. c. "
BOARD OF IMPERIAL GRAND |
DIRECTORS. IT
VIM. L. Kimbrough, 80, Chairman, n
alias, Texas.
Peter Harris, SO, Kansas City, Mo. a
N. N. Snowden, $50, D. c. Il
H. Carter, SO, Penn.
H. H. Gilbert, So, Pennsylvania. 10
J. Landlord, go Pennsylvania. 10
DIR. w. P. Peyton, 80, Kentucky. n
w. H. Mauldin, SO, California.
James Lewis, SO, Louisiana. fc
DR.. NJ. L. Frazer, go, Ohio.
DIR. Henry Hartley, $50, Mississippi. =
Dr.. o. P. Ross, So Mississippi. I'M
DR.. D. M. Danten, 320, Arkansas. =