Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-29
THE SCOTTISH RITE
Sessions Of the Supreme Council Approach
ing Close.
Grand Orient Change Postponed
Reception and banquet.

At the morning session OF the Scottish
Rite Supreme Council, held at the hall. 3os
pennsylvania avenue. a number of resolu-
tfons were passed and reports heard.
The ladies this morning. in charge of
Chairman Mclaughlin of the entertainment
committee. visited Arlington. On their re-
turn they We're driven through the north
ern part Of the city, and visit paid to the
Soldiers Home.
Location Of the Grand Orient.
At the afternoon session of the council
the committee on the constitution and laws
was heard. This was in regard 10 the re-
moval of the Grand Orient from New York
here, the matter being brought before the
body in the form of amendment TO tie
constitution. 1t was stated that In all like
lihood the question would be reserved uE-
til the meeting of the body next year.
There is another question of vital i'm
portance before the body. the nature of
which, 1t is stated, cannot be revealed just
yet.
1t is hoped that ali business will be COM
pleted at this afternoons session, which
will adjourn at o'clock.
Tonight the fraternal social reception. for
which invitations have been issued to Ma
soEs in this jurisdiction, will take place at
Scottish Rite Hall at 8 o'clock. Officers
and members of the Supreme Council will
make addresses.
While this is continuing the ladies will
meet at the residence of Grand Sovereign
Major W. Baylss, 1i12 9th street, where
1t is stated there will be something in the
matter OF a surprise for Major Bayliss.
The New Officers.
At yesterday afternoons session, which
was ended at o'clock. the election of
officers took place. There were few changes
made ir the directory. which now stands
as follows:
Major w. Bayliss. grand commander
Washington, d. c.; Willard c. Vanderlip.
lieutenant grand commander. Boston:
Alexander Atkinson. grand minister of
state, Omaha: David w. Thompson. grand
treasurer general. New York; J. G. Barker.
grand secretary general, Brooklyn; Robert
l.. Wright, grand keeper of the archives,
New York; Calvin w. Edwards, grand mas
ter of ceremonies, Albany: ]. J. Stoddart,
grand marshal general, Columbus. Ohio; III.
W. Morton. grand standard bearer. Provi-
dence, X. L.: John A. Glidden, grand cap
tain of the guard, Dover, n. H.: John r.
Wright. grand PRIOR Washington. d. C.
Grand marshals of the camp-W. w. Car
penter, Waltham Mass; n. ID. Sperry. New
Haven, Conn; Elmore ]. Swerer, Column
bus, Ohio.
The following are commanders-in-chief of
grand coHsistorics: George E. Fullerton,
Iowa; Edwin S. Foster, Massachusetts,; J.
Frank Calhoun, Minnesota; J. J. Stoddart.
Ohio
DepIties-James II. Curtain, for New
York; Lucius b. Human, for Connecticut;
Powell s. Lawson, for California; r. G..
Blanchard, for New Hampshire; Christian
Boseker, for Indiana: William n. Ingra-
ham. for Florida; Henry A. Haskell for
Nebraska; Henry w. SQuires, for Michi-
gan. Joseph H. Van Deman, for Tennessee;
Richard J. Graham, for Washington State;
George Gibson, for District of Columbia;
Marcus w. Morton, for Rhode Island.
Members of the committee of general al-
Observation-Disclosures Thompson, Peter ..
Anderson, John G. Barker, John Is. Harris,
David w. Thompson.
Enjoyable Reception and Banquet.
The reception and banquet rendered the
Supreme Council last night at National
Rifles Hall, G street between 9th and 10th
streets, by Columbia Lodge of Perfection,
No. /. was largely attended. There We're
present, beside the delegates to the council
and the ladies visiting the city with them,
a large number from the capital.
There were six tables set in the form OF
a gridron.
Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis. thirty-second
degree invoked blessing, and the banquet
began, the orchestra rendering a number
of selections as 1t continued.
ToastS md the Responses.
Toastmaster George Gibson introduced
the speakers. and the responses were all
in a happy vein.