Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23
The Supreme Council Of Great Ma
sonic Body.
an OPEN LODGE OF SORROW
The Prominent Masons WAC Con-
stitute the Body
p r O G. r \ NJ OU T l. ! n Z d

SpectOrS tItEtritl, tiHfly-tniru anu last ue-
gree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemascnry for the United States.
their Territories and Dependencies. Orient
of New York will convene Tuesday morn
ing in Scottish Rite Hall. 9os-91o Pennsyl-
yania avenue. The meeting will be one of
the most Interesting ever held by this SUI
prene Council as business of the utmost
Importance to the Rite will be transacted.
The session will continue until Friday
night The local bodies have made elab-
orat. preparations for entertaining the
members of this distinguished body. their
wives. daughters and Masonic friends ac-
conpa nyIng them. Following are the vari-
Gus local committees:
Executive - George Gibson. thirty-third
degree. chairman; Samuel G.Eherly, thirty
third degree. secretary and treasurer: f. j.
Pullman. John Mclaughlin, E. Il. Camp
bell
Finance-Samuel c. Eberly thirty-third
degree. chairman; Il. F. Anterior, +. a.
Butts. y. Bunch. G. G Burton, NJ D. +.
w BuIGtcke, f. e. Cross. j. ~ GARRISON.
E. u Campbell. W. W. Chambers. H. Z.
Easterday Samuel Einstein. Louis j.
Freund. W. y. Freeman. S. E. Cough
Henry. ID. 5. Hendrick. L. DEF Jennings.
II. kronheiiner. thirty-thtrd degree; G v
Petteys. NJ. D.; C. L. Patten. F. F. Phillips,
George z. Strobel, W. l.. Wilkerson-
Reception ana hdlltiutl-FI H. Ndiippch,
chairman; F. Z. Cross. Thomas Ellis, John
J.. HeEpel, Philip Reiter.
Press and printing!. ]. Pullman, chair
man; ~ II. 5. Davis, ]. W. Palmer, thirty
third degree.
Entertainment of ladies-John Mci-augh-
lin. chairman: o. H. Briggs. C. E. Crowell,
John Lynch. W l.. Wilkerson.
observation-disclosures Gibson, thir1y-third
desrea chairman: \. c. Brust, John ii.
King II. KrGnheimeT, W. J. Wallace.
,,f So-r1xy.
One of the most beautiful as well as sad
Il Impressive services of this. the highest
boGy in Masonry Il Lodge of Sorrow"
in memory OF four past grand commanders.
which the public are privileged to witness,
will be performed for the first time in this
city Tuesday evening commencing prompt
~ AT y O'Clock in Hamlne Methodist
Church. corner nth and 2 streets FORTH
west. the eUlosies will be delivered by
leading reprzSs natives, and the whole
service viii be unter the direction of the
grand officials o. tie Supreme Council, as
sisted by twenty-seven members OF the
local bodies of the Rite selected for the
purpose. dressed in black robes. wearing
black gloves AMI bearing torches. The
pulpit. platform and space in front will
represent lodge room, whose furniture,
jewels and altar will lie draped with black
cloth the three candlesticks Will be COW
cred with black Grape. The candles viii
he of black wax ON the coffin in the
center OF tEe room. covered Win Dlack
cloth. will rest the cordo1S and Jewels of
the highest degree possessed by the four
past grand commanders. lately departed
from earth life. The services will probd-
bly, comme nee with voluntary on the or
gan. followed by chant or hymn The
three great lights will be burning. and
the escutenecns of each brother in whose
memory the services are held Will be sus-
pended in the East. These escutcheons are
in the form Of a shield. with the name of
the deceased brother in black letters on a
white ground. When the senior warden
says. our life is but breath. as the cloud
is consumed and vanisheth away, he
that soeth down to the grave shall come
VI no more" the altar light in the South
is extinguished. After he says. In mo-
nltnt they die. and the people are troubled
at midnight and pass away, and the
mighty are taken away without hand
the altar light in the West is extinguished.
The Junior warden then says: He puts
out: He covers our heaven with d.
pail. and darkens all its stars; He covers
our sun with a cloud, and our moon no
longer gives her light All the bright lights
of heaven He maketh Ozark over US. and
sets darkness over cur land. The master
of ceremonies then extinguishes the altar
lights in the East. During the extinguish-
ing of the lights there will be slow, plain
tive music on the organ. and during
the ceremonies attending their rslighting,
strains of triumphant music will be heard
which cannot fail To create feelings of
Inspiration and admiration Admission TO
tiiiS StI VIE Nlli u ny CtIit
The Program.
Wednesday evening a reception and
promenade concert will be given in Masonic
Temple. to which many representative
brethren of the great Masonic fraternity,
here and elsewhere. have been invited. The
address of welcome to the Supreme Council
VIII be made by H. Bro. George Gibson
deputy for the District. the response 10
wi N--TIi ODD E,x-
Major W Bayliss- Inaugural Band under
direction of Prof. Haley. Will furnish rnu-
sic for the occasion Admission will be by
csrd-
Thursday evening a grand reception and
banquet viii he given at National Rifles
Armory Hall. H1G q street and Friday
evening a social and rraternal reception
Will be held in the hall of the Rite .arS-la
Pennsylvania avenue. TO which none but
members OF the local bodies visiting
brethren and Masonic friends will be ad-
united
The Members.
The Supreme CoLrcil is composed of
~ enty-nine officers and repre- sentatives, as
follows: Major W. Eaylss. grand COM
mander. Washington. d. c.: Willard Evan
Deriip. lieutenant grand commander, Bos-
Ton, Mass: Alexander Atkinson grand
munster OF state. Omaha, Neb.: David W
Thompson. grand treasurer general. New
NSt1H' ~ l. JONI! u bar Ker. grand Sec
retary general. Brooklyn, N T.; Robert L..
Wright. grand keeper of the archives, New
York. " Y; Edward ]. Edwards grand
master OF ceremonies. Minneapolis MINI. !;
Calvin w Edwards. grand marshal gen.
efaI. New York y. Y: John j. StodGart
grand standard bearer, Columbus Ohio:
Es.r"iner C. Sims. grand captain of the
Suafd. 1roNiience, +. L.: Edward F. Met
ear grand pricr. Providence, r. L.: grand
nndrshdis OF the camp-W. W. Carpenter
Mailman. Mass. y. ID. SpeIry, New Ha-
ven Conn; Ein1ore ]. Swerer Columbus.
ono. Geo e Fullerton commandments
chlci Grand Cor:sistory OF Iowa; Edwin s.
foster. comma nder-in-chief Grand ConsiS-
tory OF Massachusetts: J. Frank Calhoun
olnmander-in- chief Grand Consistory g:
minnesota; j. J. Stoddart. commandcr-in-
chief Grand Coasistory of Ohio.
Dcputies-ln- James II. Curtin for the
state OF New York. iii. LUcus b. Human
Tor the state OF Connecticut; Ill. Powell s
Lawson. for the state of California. nj
John ~ Gliddrn. for the state of New
Hampshire; Ill Christian Boseker for The
State OF Indiana; Ill. VIM. NJ Ingra ham
Tor the state Of Florida: Ill. Henry A Has,
kel. Tor the state of Nebraska; ILL., Henry
w Squires. for the state of Michigan: III
Joseph H. Van Denian. for the state OF
Tennessee: Ill. Richard J. Graham for the
state o. Washington; ILL., George Gibson