Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-26
Ninetieth Annual Session Sovereign
Grand Inspectors General,
ANCIENT, ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE
Officers of the Body Submit I'm
portant Reports.
THE LODGE OF SORROW


gree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemasonry for the United States,
its territories and dependencies, Orient of
New York, convened this morning at 10
o'clock in Scottish Rite Hall, 9OS Penn
sylvanie avenue.
The following officers were present at
tEls mornings session. which adjourned
Tor lunch soon after II o'clock:
Major w. Bayliss, NJ P. sovereign grand
commander; Alexander Atkinson grand
minister Of state; Calvin w. Edwards,
grand marshal general; John J. Stoddart.
grand standard bearer; Gilmore j. Swerar.
grand marshal of the camp; George E.
Fullerton, commander-in-chief Grand Con-
sfstory of Iowa; Illustrious James H. Cur
tin, deputy for the state of New York.
John A. Glidden, deputy for New Hanp-
SHIRE; Henry A. Haskell, deputy for Ne
braska Henry w. Squires deputy for Mich
igan; George Gibson, deputy for the Dis
trlct of Columbia; Marcus W. Morton. den
uty for Rhode Island.
In addition there were a numher of .ot,,,o
members present.
Sovereign Commander. Report.
The report of the NJ P. sovereign COM
mander, Major w. Bayliss, was read. If
was of some length and contained. it was
stated, number of most important recon-
just yet. The report was submitted TO q
committee of three and the Recommended
ions and other contents gone over care
iuliy. Inc different matters were submit
TED to the several standing committees. TO
be acted upon by them
The reports from the grand g ,,,..,r,,
general and grand treasurer general were
also read and will be acted upon later The
reports of the deputies from the several
Iurisalct1ons We're heard. These We're from
Vn-ty
hampshire, California Indiana, Florida
NEBRASKA, Michigan, Tennessee the Dis
tr1ct of Columbia and Rhode Island
rIrther reports were heard from the
grand commanders of the different iurIs-
dctlons The grand commander of every
conslstory makes report for it, but
"hen no consistories exist, the reports are
rendered by the deputies.
The session ended, the Delegates attend
ed a lunch provided Tor them at Freund's
The afternoon session began soon after .
o CLOCK, when number of importan. mat
ters were considered.
First Public Function
Tonight the first public function of the
session of the Supreme Council will be
held. 1t will be the meeting of the
lodges of sorrow, and will be at Ham,
line NJ. E. Church, beginning at 8 o'clock.
Peculiar interest attaches to this as it will
be the first time it has ever been ceIe-
orated IN Washington. l: is in memory of
TOUR past grand commanders. The follow
ing Will deliver oratioas before the lodge:
Or: e. 5. Foster of Boston, SD degree;
Calvin w. Edwards of Albary n V 33d
degree; John J. Stoddart, Columbus, Ohio,
33d degree, and L. B. Hinman New Haven,
Conl., SD degree.
Tomorrow afternoon an initiation of the
newly elected candidates for admission to
the thirty-thrd degree will take place, and
tomorrow evening grand reception and
promenade concert will be given at Masonic
Temple, in honor Of the members of the
Supreme Council. George Gibson, thirty
third degree, deputy for the District, will
deliver the address of welcome. The re-
spouse Will be made by Major w. Bayliss,
thirty-third degree. sovereign grand COM
,nander, Supreme Council. The music will
be furnished by Haley's Band. The affair
Is expected to be notable one
Reception and Banquet.
Thursday evening a reception and ban
quet will be given at National Rifles
armory. in honor of the Supreme Council,
A. A. S. r. 1t will be rendered by Column
bia Lodge of Perfection, No. i, and the
other local bodies of the rite.
The toasts and by whom responded to
will be as follows:
1.-THE Supreme Council for the United
States of America, their territories and de-
Tendencies, orient of New York." Illus
trious Major w. Bayliss, sovereign grand
commander; The Ancient and Accepted
ScOlIiSn Kite In the nOrtn, INDUSTRIOUS Ed
win S. Foster, thirty third COMMANDMENT
chief of the Grand Consistory of Massa-
chUsetts; The Ancient and Accepted Scot
fish Rite in the south" Ilustrious J. Frank
Calhoun, thirty-third, commander-n-chief
Of the Grand Consistory of Minnesota;
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
in the east" Ilustrious Calvin W. Ed
wards, thirty-third, grand marshal general
in the west" Illustrious John j. Stoddart,
thirty-third, grand standard bearer; ITO
all Masons and Masonic bodies,'' Illustrious
John G. Barker, thirty-third, grand sec1e-
tary general; THE church, Our rite ard our
ladies'" Rev. Brother w. Raymond strick-
len, DID,, thrty-second; Our visiting
brethren" Rev. Brother Howard Wilbur
Ennis, thirty-second.
Friday evening social and fraternal
reception will be held at Scottish Rite Hail.
Only members of the fraternity will be
permitted to attend this.
Removal of Headquarters.
1t is thought that there is SO much and
so important, business to be transacted,
that the sessions may continue until Sat
urday. The NEST important question which
is to be decided by the council is whether
or not the headquarters of the Grand Orient
of the order shall be removed to Washing
ton. New York has been it's location since
1907. large number of the members of
the order favor the removal They think
that the head of the nation is the proper
place from which to direct Masonic jurisdic-
ton.
Another matter is the consideration of
the change of the titles of the officers and
subordinate bodies of the order George
Gibson of Washington is chairman of this
committee.
The committee on entertainment will take
the ladies accompanying the delegates on
an inspection of the city.
Supreme Officers.
The Supreme Council is made up as fol-
lows >Major w. Bayliss, grand commander,
Washington, d. c.; Willard c. Van Derlip,
lieutenant grand commander, Boston,
Mass; Alexander Atkinson, grand minister
Of state, Omaha, Neb.; David w. Thomp-
son. grand treasurer general New York, N
Y; John G. Barker, grand secretary gen.
eral. Brooklyn, n. Y; Robert L. Wright,
grand keeper of archives, New York, n. Y;
Edward ]. Edwards, grand master of cere-
mcnies Minneapolis, Mimi; Calvin W. Ed
wards, grand marshal general, New York,
N. Y; John J. Stoddart, grand standard
bearer, Columbus, Ohio: Gardiner c. Sims,
grand captain of the guard, Providence, r.
l.; Edward P. Metcalf, grand pryor, Provi-
dence, r. l.; grand marshals of the camp,
w. w. Carpenter Waltham, Mass; N. D.
Sperry, New Haven, Conn; Gilmore ].
Swercr, Columbus, Ohio; George E. Fuller
ton, comm nder-in-chief. Grand Consistory
of Iowa; Edwin S. Foster, commander-in-