The times., 1897-10-29
FREEhASONS AT A BANQUET
Columbia Lodge Of Perfection
Acts as the Host.
Officers who Were Elected by the
Order During a Business Met
ing Early in the Day.

ColrInbia Lodge of Perfection, No. /,
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Ma
sons, rendered the members of the Superior
Council of the order, now in session in
washington, a banquet and reception last
evening at National Rifles Hall.
The event was also in commemoration
Of the ninetieth anniversary of the in
stitution Of the order in America. There
were nearly 800 guests present, liz
OF whom we're ladies, the wives and
daughters and relatives Of the members.
The tall was simply but tastefully dec
GRATED. the national colors predonlnating-
The banquet, which was furnished by
Freund, was excellent in all its appoint
ments.
The toasts and the responses We're as
follows.
The Supreme Council for the United
States of America, Their Territories and
Dependencies; orient of New York. IL
lnstrious Major w. Bayliss, 33d., soveT-
eign grand commander.
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite in the South" W. II. Squire, nf
Michigan.
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite in the East" Illustrious Calvin W
Edwards, 33d., grand marshal general
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite in the West" Alexander Atkins, III
Boston.
ITO All Masons, and Masonic Bodies. "
uldstrious John G. Barker, 33d., grand
secretary general.
The Church, Our Rite and Our Ladies,
Rev Brother W Raymond Stricken, d. I,
32d,
"our Visiting Brethren Rev. Brother
Howard Wilbur Ennis, 32d.
During the evening excellent music was
furnished by Haley's Orchestra.
The annual election for officers of the
| Supreme Council of 33d and last degree
Scottish Rite AIasons, held yesterday atr-
| ernoon, resulted in the choice of prdc-
| tically the SAME corps as served last year.
| There were bRt few changes, caused by
| the decIinatiou OF some and the promotion
| of few of the old officers.
| Officers CT the Supreme Council. thirty
| third degree. for the United States of
| America, their territories and dependeG-
| cies, 1S96-97 Maj W. Bayliss, grand
| commander Washington: W. c. Van Dcrlip,
| lieutenant grand commander, Boston; Alex
| ander Atkinson, grand minister of State,
| Omaha. Neb.: David W. Thompson, grand
treasurer general, New York; John G.
Barker, grand secretary general, Brooklyn;
| Robert L. Wright, grand keeper of the
| archives, New York; C. W Edwards grand
| master of ceremonies, Albany, N. Y; John
| ]. Stolt.ard grand marshal general, Co
| lunbus, Ohio; NJ. W. Morton, grand stand
| ard-bearer: j. A. Gledin, grand chaplain of
| the guard, Dover, N. H.; John r. Wright,
grand prior, Washington, d. C ; w. w. CaT-
! pcnter Waithnm, Mass; n. ID. Sperry, New
! Haven, Conn, and Elnore j. Swerer, Co
| luinbus, Ohio, grand marshals OF the camp.
| IIlustrious George f. Fullerton, com
| inander-in chief grand consistory OF Iowa;
| Edwin s. Foster, toninander-in-chief grant
consistory of Massachusetts,; j. Frank Cal
houn, commander -in-chief grand consistorS y
of Minnesota, and j. j. Stoddard, COIN
mander- in chief grand consistory of Ohio.
Deputies -Illustricus James H. Curtin
New York: Lucius B. Hinman Connecticut
Powell S. Lawson, California; r. g. Bland
New Hampshire; Christian Boseker, In
diana: William G. IngrahaE, Florida; Henr
A. Haskell, Nebraska; Henry W. Squires
Michigan JosaphH. Van Deman, Tennessee;
Richard j. Graham. Washington; George
Gibson, District OF Columbia, and Marcus
W. Morton, Rhode Island
Committee of general administration
Hopkins Thompson, Peter o. Anderson
John 6. Barker, John B. Harris, and Davit
| W. Thompson.