The Washington bee., 1896-10-10

distinguished MasonS i'll the State OF
; Rhode Island.
Imperial Decree.
Imperial Grand Council Of
A. A o. N. NJ. >. For
N. 5. A.
| Iamaz ul Awwal one Higera 1914.
To all imperial deputy grand poten.
tates, present and past, iIiuStrious
grand potentateS, present and past,
rabbanS and ashroi, under the domain
| of the crescent and the above grand
council. 1 he following decree Is Is
sued in compliance with a resolution
that was adopted by the imperlal grand
council at the session held III the
Mosque of Medina Oasis, New York
City, sept. 80, 1896. The M. |. q. +.
was ordered to issue the decree de-
claring the following named mobiles,
members of Mecca OASIS, Washington,
ID, e.. expelled from the order
/, for violation of their obligations
as shrinerS' and for open rebellion
against the constituted authority OF
the |. G.. L. viz: Simon Archer, Jas.
o. Bamfeld, John H. Burrell. Brooks
Burr, Henry coleman, +. II. CozzenS,
Iohn N Dorster, !. H. DowneS, John
w. Freeman, Walter S. Gray, K. II.
Gleaves, K. L. Gaines, Edward Grice.
lanes II. Hill, Henry Z. Harris, w,
Hutcherson, II. Z. Irving, T. b.
Meredith, Ii. N Smith, w. Fl. Sever
son, Paul K. Steward, N. N. Snowden,
5. K. Watts, Louis r. Wayne, Samuel
H West, ]. Warren, 7. b. Williams,
and neY members recently made.
In obedience to Imperial Decree.
John g.. Jones 80,
Nj. G.. Potentate.
D. F. Seville SO,
&c. L. Recorder.
Official:
Ed. w. Shields So,
A. l.. G.. Z. X. B. NJ. Shook 80,
|. G.. Recorder.
Session of the United
Supreme Council OF A. A. 5. K.
The United Supreme Council Of A.
A. 5. K. for Southern and Western
Masonic Jurisdiction A. A S. K. lin
corporated under the laws OF the LIS
triCt of Columbia and llllnolS) con.
vened in its annual session at the con-
slstorial chambers OF John y. Jones
Consistory grand orient Valley Of
Washington, ID. c. October and 6,
1896. a. NJ. 5657. Among the promI-
nent features OF the session WAS the
recognition effect, between this
connCil and the independent supreme
council for the state of Louisiani
(white). The same having been Ell
iected by Inspector General john G..
Iones 330. lhe grand commander an
other was the adoption OF lHE WASH!
INGFoN. BEE, as the official organ of
the rite in this country. ). 1he eS-
tablishment of the Office of Scottish
rite intelligence. d. The ceremonies
Of the midnight service to be used at
the decease Of a Knight Of Kadosh.
S. The establishment OF bureau OF
labor. Ibis bureau to look out for the
welfare Of the members Of the rite
from he labor standpoint. Other inn
portant matters were disposed of by
the council. The number of consisto-
ries under the obedience OF this coun-
Gil i, twenty-six, located in the differ
ent parts of the country. The follow
ing are the officers OF the council: P.
). O.. c., John G.. Jones 80, of Chi
cago, Ill Richard /. Greenef 80.
OF New York, l.. u. c.; +. A. Will
liams, NJ ID. SO, Of New Orleans, La,
Grand Prior; Rev. {. w. Newton, ID.
ID. SO, Of Jacksonville, ILL.,, Grand
Chancellor; w. l.. Kimbrough 80, of
Dallas, Texas, Grand Minister of State
w. I Peyton, NJ. d., OF Louisville,
Ky , Grand Orator; d F. Seville SO,
of Washington, d. e., Secretary Cen
eraf II. E.,W. II. Mauldin SO, Of Sac
ramenta, Cal, First Assistant Secre-
tary General; E. w. Shields 33o, of
Colorado; Second Assistant Secretary
General; E. S. Baker SO, of Kansas
City, Mo-, Third Assistant Secretary
General; w. H. A. Young SO, of Vir-
ginia, Fourth Assistant Secretary Cen
eral w. K. Morris SO, Of Minneapo-
lis, Minn Treasurer General; H. E.
Col. Jas. Lewis So, of New Orleans
La, Grand Almone. B. VI. Shook |
SO, of Gle ,eland, o., Grand Keeper |
Of Seals and Archives; Robert J.. |
Fletcher So, Of Sacramento, Cal,
Grand Auditor; Col. Jas. Hill SO, Of
Jackson. Miss, Assistant GFanu Aud |
itor E. A. Clark SO, Of San Francis
CO, Cal G.. N. G.. OF Ceremonies Jas.
Ottaway Holmes So. Of Washington,
d, yC.,. Grand hamberlain Wm.
Henry Lee 330, Of Washington, D. &C,
First Grand Equerry; Carly Pullam
So, Of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Sec
ond Grand Equerry J. H. Blunt So,
Of Forest Iity, Ark, Grand Standard
Bearer; J. A. Bell SO, of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, Grand Sword Bearer; ].
Buckner SO. of Indianapolis, Ind,
Grand Marshal; S. S. Scott 330, Of
Pueblo. Col, Grand Herald; /. P.
Mohammitt SO, of Omaha, Nebr.,
Grand Organlst; w. w. Tyler 80, Of
Salt Lake City, Utah, Grand Tyler.
The visiting inspectors after the. .ses-
sion were taken in charge of by the
members of the rite and their stay
made as pleasant as possible. Deus
Meumque Jus.
P. S.-Look out for the reply of Sir
Ike Holland, chief of the Court of
1yrene, in reply to the proceedings OF
he Grand Commandry of X. T. of Dis
rict of Columbia. 1t will appear in