Evening star., 1900-09-29
UNITED SUPREME COUNCIL
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE
MAsONs TO MEET HERE.
Highest Organized Body of the Color
ed Fraternity-PrOgram
of Exercises.

| number Of the delegates to the United
| Supreme Council of the thirty-third degree,
| Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Masons,
| for the southern and western Masonic juris-
| diction. United States of America and de-
| Tendencies. whose convention begins Mon
| day, are expected to arrive in Washington
| tomorrow They will be met at the Penn
| sylvania and Baltimore and Ohio stations.
| respectively. by members of the reception
committee. and escorted to the various
residences, where they will be guests dur
| ing their stay here
| According to the revised program the
| council will convene at 8 o'clock Monday
morning at Arion Hall, on Sth street near
| E street northwest, and will be called to
order by Illustrious John G. Jones OF Chi
| cago, sovereign grand commander. L. w.
| Pulies. grand secretary general, will per-
| form the duties of secretary. After the
| transaction of various matters of business
| the council will adjourn to prepare for the
grand full dress parade Of Mystic Shriners,
| to take place in the afternoon. and which
| is to be reviewed by President Mckinley
| and the District Commissioners.
The parade will start from 10th Street
| Masonic Temple, at o'clock pm. proceed
! down 10th street to Pennsylvania avenue,
| to Executive Mansion, passing in review
before President Mckinley, thence TO 10Th
street, to New York avenue, to II street
to 10th street, to f street. passing National
Leader office, to 5th street. passing impe-
| rial deputy potentate's office, to Indiana
avenue, passing in review of District Com
| missioners. to Az street, to PENNSYLVANIA
| avenue, passing Times, Star and Post build
ings to Grand Army Hall, where the pa
rade will disband.
Potentate John S. Brent, thirty-third de-
gree, Mecca Temple, Washington, D. c..
by Wm. A Carter of Alexandria, chief of
STAFF right aid. Julius Jackson, Washing
| ton, D. c.: left aid, Q. VIM: Moon. Rich
mond. Va; assistant marshals, H. c. Har-
Tampa, Fla; w. H. Moss, Boston, Mass; (;
B. VI. Shook Cleveland, Ohio, NJ. Q. j.
Arnett, Helena, Mont; Z. G: Beasley'
Wheeling, w; Va: j. B. Evans LynchbuTg'
Moore Elmira N. Y; Joseph H. Pierce,
Providence, R. l.; Jere NJ: Biowe, Vicks-
burg. Miss; w. T. Scott. Cairo, Ill; NJ. F.
Wilson, Bristol. Tenn; r. J. Fletcher, Sac
ramento, Cal; Levi Williams, Jersey City.
N. j.; b. F. Graves. Richmond, Va; 6. L.
A. Cabell, Staunton. Va; F. e Brown
Jacksonville Fla: VIM. Watkins, Parkers-
burg, w. Va; c. w. Downs Muncie, Ind.
Shrfners to Banquet.
In the evening there is to be Shriners
banquet at Grand Army Hall. on Pennsyl-
vania avenue near 18th street northwest.
Immediately preceding the banquet the
delegates will assemble in John Wesley A.
is understood an address of welcome will
be delivered by Mr.. H. B. F. Macfarland,
president of the board of District Commis-
sioners. Responses will be made by L. W.
Pulies for the council, by William Murrell
of this city for the south, by Robert B.
Robinson of Chelsea, Mass. for the east; by
w. E. Hageman Of New York city for the
north and by John A Bell of Grand Rapids.
Mich. for the west.
During the evening grand honors will be
given to John G. Jones. who is termed the
most eminent colored Mason in the world.
The greetings of the craft will be rendered
by Rev. Robert II. Robinson. the oldest
past grand master of the District of Colum
bia. To this the response will be made by
John G. Jones, sovereign grand commander.
A reception will be given to the sover-
eign grand commander and his cabinet
by Rahab Court Heroines of Jericho.
The ceremonies for the day. exclusive of
the banquet, will conclude with a welcome
to the delegates returning from. Paris.
France. namely. DR.. H. l.. Harris and DIR.
r. E. Jones. After an address of welcome
by Rev DR.. j. W. Kirby of Farmvtle. Va.
Drs. Harris and Jones will make their re-
port.