The Washington bee., 1896-06-13
PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
PHILADELPHIA, PA,
May, 2S, 1896.

! held on the 2Sth of May, 1896 at their
Temple, 1927 Locust ST., Philadelphia.
| The Grand Court was opened in proper
form by the Grand Commanders. H.
A. Blake of Baltimore, Md, presided,
with the Grand Chief Engineer, Isaac
Holland. The numbers of Royal
Courts, present St. James No. of
Phil'a., Mary No. 2, Chester, Pa,
Mount Calvary No. 3, of Cambridge
Mass, Madglana No. 5, of Balti-
more, Md, St. Albion No. of Will
mington, Del, Simon No. E, of Nadia,
| Pa, lvanhoe, No. 7 of New York
City, Lewis Hading No. s, of Boston,
Mass, Cyrene No. of Pittsburgh, Pa.
| Jerusalem No. 10, of West Chester, Pa.
After routine of business, the election
and installation were as follows, Most
Royal Grand Chief Engineer, Sir and
Noble Isaac Holland of Philadelphia,
1911 Wilcox ST., Grand Commander,
L. c. Mower, 1909 S. 18th ST., Philadel-
phia, Grand Deputy COMMANDERS, T.
| Copper, 6I3 Barckley ST, Philadelphia,
Grand Magdalene, Mary E. Grass of
Baltimore, Md.
APPOINTED OFFICERS.
Senior Grand Shepherd, Mary Hol-
land, Junior Grand Shepherd, Goephie
Holcomb, Senior Grand, Inspector,
Mary Y. Hall, Junior Grand Inspector,
Susan Bailey Senior Grand Inside
Guard, Mayron Brashow, Junior Grand
Outside Guard, Anna E. Robinson,
Senior Grand Steward, EVER Peirce,
Junior Grand Steward, Elfronso King,
Grand Alters, Anna A. Robinson,
Grand StandardBearer, Elnora Will
Jams.
DISTRICT DEPUTIES.
1st. Dist. Mray E. Parker, General
District Deputy, 2o4 E. 10th ST., Ches-
ter, Pa, 2nd. Dist. Rachel Owens.
Baltimore, Md, 3rd. Dist. Hanna Ed,
wards, Cambridge Port, Mass. 1th.
Dist. Mayron Brashow, 9Th. Dist.
H. A. Blake, 9th. Dist. Emma Black
son, 9TH. Dist. Mary J. Hall, Sth.
Dist. Eva Pearce, 9Th. Dist. Rachel
Elsey.
COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE.
Mary E. Parker, 2Io E. 10 ST.. Ches-
ter, Pa, Rachel Owens, Baltimore, Md.
Hanna Edwards, Boston, Mass.
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CORRESPOND
ENCE.
Rachel Elsey, 1744 Grone ST., Phila-
del lphla, Goephie Holcomb, 1909 S.
18th. ST., Philadelphia, Emma Black
son, sos 3rd. ST., Chester, Pa.
COMMITTEE ON WARRANTS.
Isaac Holland, 1911 Wilcox ST.,
Philadelphia, E. Banks, IIo7 Rod |
man ST., Philadelphia.
COM. ON G. c. E. ADDRESS, TOGETHER
WITH COMMANDERS
Mary Y. Hall, Eva Pearce.
COM. ON CREDENTIALS.
Mary A. Holland, Anna E. Robin
son, H. A. Blake.
COM. ON FINANCE.
Mary J. Hall, Mary E. Parker, Eva
Pearce.
COM. ON RETURNS.
Leah Griffin, Anna A Robinson,
Harriet Wilson.
COM ON BYLAWS AND PRINTING. L
Isaac Holland, Susan Bailey, Josh.
HoCome. S
COM. ON Grievances.
+. Banks, 10Y Rodmantst., Phil'a., ,
larry Harris, E. Woodfark.
COM. ON LAND. MARKS.
Emma Williams, 1888 S. 18th ST., Y
H. Summers, Blake a
Downs, 522 w. Preston ST., Baltimore, r
Id.
Supreme Grand -Commander-in-C Chief
{ the Supreme Grand Council of St. T
ielena of Cyrene of America, Isaac I
lolland. Ill Grand Potentate, Isaac =
holland of Pyramid Temple of Phila- !
delphia, and as Imperial Grand Dep |
ty of the State ofPennSylvania, is now r
eady and prepared to receive
Irand Potentate, Sheik KaIif Alec,
emple in Phila., on the morning of e
ept. 29, which time they will be row c
lily entertained by the Daughters of I
lie Shrine and the Grand Court of Cy- a
enc, Kalif Alec Temple will be special
uest of Pyramid Temple. Noble and =,
ir Holland has secured special rates II
'r Kallf Alec Temple and their Daugh- L
,rS and friends of the Shrine to stop p
# going to New York and returning.
.ere is D. F. Seville, SO, &c. c. K. G
the Districts of the nation. Why., n
IN tell you right here, why don't YOU
now. Thomas ]. Dorsey's grandson, -
as born in Philadelphia, Pa. He is I
ne OF the brightest masons to day v
lat lives of our race in Washington. i
tell you boys, | am proud that he is M
ON my City of Brotherly Love. You W
now everybody loves him here, and
know that he is housed in Washing NJ
IN, d. c. Brother D. F. Seville. q,
and fast for the right, and you will n,
ave the boys with you at all times,
ou are doing right and hold it to the.
I'd.
One the 29th the Supreme Grand
ounc1l met at 3 o'clock and held
elr yearly meeting. Reports were q,
ad OF the doings of the year ending fo
95, after the routine business, the TT
lpreme Grand Council, together, e.
tn the Grand Court of Cyrene and 60
r Subordinate Royal Courts, and -
'ramld Temple of the Mystic Shrine. N,
10 O'Clock, headed by Imperial n,
-and Deputy Potatentate James II. ~
wis Of the Imperial Council of N. S. ~
q, attended handsome banquet and We
glorious time was spent to late ~,
ur. On the goth Noble Isaac Hol- M ~.
Id Grand Supreme Commander-in- he
lief Engineer of the Supreme Garnd p
'uncil of St. Helena of Cyrene of g.,
nerica, kept open house all day for n,
: visitors. ~