Evening star., 1900-10-16
GRAND BODIES ORGANIZED.
CO1Ored Masonic Chapter and C0un-
ell of Exalted Rank.


Gil of Exalted Rank.
| A branch of Free Masonry of high degree
was instituted among the colored Masons
| in Washington, d. c., Saturday evening,
| and a Sovereign Grand Chapter of Sir
| knights of the Grand Cross was organized
| for North America. This degree is recog-
| nized as the most sublime, highest and most
| exalted degree of the Red Cross of Con-
stantine. 1t was conferred from 1llustrious
John G. Jones, SD, of Chicago. ILL.,, and
| Canada, by the Independent Grand Chapter
of the Grand Cross of Constantine Orders
of Canada, and warrant of power and
authority granted him to organize a
Sovereign Grand Chapter of the Grand
Cross of the Order of Constantine among
the colored Masons in the United States.
He is now the sovereign grand master OF
the Sovereign Grand Council of knights of
the Red Cross of Constantine, and is also
the head of the Scottish Rite, Mys 1c
Shrinc, and Cryptic Rite Masonry in the
United States. He is said to be the first
and only colored Mason in the world Who
has this high degree of the Grand Cross,
and has power to confer it upon other col
ored Masons in the United States:
Following are the names of the officers
of the Sovereign Grand Chapter of North
America: w. II. Johnson, 33d degree, most
eminent grand preceptor, Washington. ID.
c.: b. j. Bolding. 32d degree, very "mn mt
grand examiner, Washington, d. c.: w. B.
Brooks, SD degree, very eminent grand
prefect, Washington, d. c.; j. w. Gaines,
33d degree, very eminent grand prelate,
Washington. d. c.; w. H. Lewis. ed de-
gree, very eminent grand chancellor. Wash
ington, d. c.; A. Lincoln Alexander, SD
degree, very eminent grand treasurer,
Washington, D. c.; w. A. Carter. :s}d de-
gree, very eminent grand recorder, AleXan-
dria, Va: J. H. Mcdowell .S3d degree, very
eminent grand almoner Washington, ID. c.;
Peter Lucas, 33d degree, very eminent
grand inspector of regalia, Washington, d.
c.; J. NJ. Washington. 33d degree, very
eminent grand standard bearer, Washing
ton. D. c.; ]. Jackson, SD degree very
eminent grand sword bearer, Washing on,
d. G.; J. G. Barnes, sd degree very emf
nent grand chamberlain Providence. X. L.;
John S. Brent 33d degree, very eminent
grand precentor, Washington. ID. c.; .. w.
Garvin 33d degree. very eminent grand
marshal, Shepherd, Ga. !: Geo. w. Stewart,
Washington, d. c.; Geo. w. Phillips, I'D
degree. very eminent grand assistant h'r-
aid, Washington, u. c.. A. B. Hawkins, :.':'d
degree, very eminent grand assistant pre-
centor Claxton, Ga: J. II. Foster. SD de-
gree, very eminent grand steward, Wash
ington, ID. c.; A. A. Johnson. 3c legree,
very eminent grand usher. Washington, ID.
c.; A. II. T. Walker, 33d degree, very crni-
nent grand sentinel, Washington. ID. 6.
All the above-naRaed officers were duly
elected and installed for the period of three
years. The Sovereign Grand Chapter of
North America will meet annually at such
the Sovereign. Grand. Chapter
A Sovereign Grand Council of Knights of
the Red Cross of Constantine for North
America was also organized and the fol-
lowing grand officers were elected for
period of three years: John G. Jones, 33d
degree, most pu1ssant sovereign grand mas
ter, Chicago: L. w. Pu!ies, sd degree,
right puissant sovereign grand viceroy,
Washington, ID. c.; H C. Scott, 33d degree.
very illustrious grand senior general,
Washington. d. c.: B. J. BClding, 32d de-
gree, very illustrfous grand junior general,
Washington d. c.. John S. Brent. ,s3d de-
gree. very illustrious grand treasurer gen
eral Washington, D. c.. j. A. Brockett. SD
degree, very illustrious grand registrar gen.
eral, Atlanta, Ga; a. H. T. Walker. 23d
degree, very illustrious assistant grand
registrar general Washington, d. c.; Peter
Lucas 33d degree. very illustrious grand
high prelate, Washington. D. c.; John c.
Barnes, 33d degree, very illustrfous grand
high chancellor, Providence, r. T.: George
W. Phillips, 33d degree, very illustrous grand
high almoner, Washington, ID. c.; q. w.
Garvin, 33d degree, very ilustrious grand
high chamberlain, Shepard, Ga; ]. II. Fos-
ter. 321 degree, very illustrious grand archi-
tect, Washington. D. G.; J. w. Gaines, 3:,d
degree. very ilustrious grand orator. Ross
lyn, Va. w. Il. Brooks, 33d degree very H.
Iustrious grand seneshal, Washington, d.
c.: ]. H. Lewis, 32d degree very ilustrious
grand marshal, Washington, d. c.; A. B.
Hawkins 33d degree, very fllustrinus grand
captain of the guards. ClaxtOn, Ga.