Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-31

we believe you will allow us to correct.
There Is only one legitimate Supreme Coun-
eli Of Scottish Rite Masons among colored
men. 1t Is the United Supreme Council OF
the Sovereign Grand Inspectors General Of
the Thirty-third and Past Degree of the An
cient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free
masonry for the Southern and Western
Jurisdiction Of the United States, Africa
and West Indies. John G. Jones Of Chi
cago is the sovereign grand commander,
and L. w. Pulies Is secretary general. This
Supreme Council was established during
1860. Ever since that date its grand orient
has been Washington. D. c. 1t will hold
its thirty-first annual session October i In
this city
OF the Ancient Arabic Order Of Mobiles OF
the Mystic Shrine of North and South
America and Dependencies in the whole
world among colored men. This body was
instituted at Chicago June l, 1893, the de-
gree having been conferred upon John g.
Jones by Noble Rofelt Pasha, deputy
from the Grand Council Of Arabia. John
G. Jones Is the imperial grand potentate;
Robinson, imperial recorder. The Grand
Mecca has been established at Washington
D. c., ever since 1893. It's eighth annual
session will convene in this city October 8
next. All bodies other than these are
fraudulent. 1t will be seen these grand
bodies having been established In this
city, there can be no necessity to attempt
that which is already an accomplished fact.
1t requires no argument to convince the
merest tyro that these organizations are
sovereign and Independent, and have no
necessary legal connection whatever with
any local grand lodge. nor need its affilia-
| ton or Endorsement. 1t Is not in the power
| of any local organization to repudiate the
| movements of these grand bodies. nor does
| 1t lie in the mouth of Mr.. Robert II. Ter
| rell to do 80.
This is entirely gratuitous upon his part.
When, where and how did the Robert H.
| Terrell Grand Lodge (the blue department
| in Freemasonry). or any other Grand
| Lodge. acquire jurisdiction and authority
| over the higher degrees Of Freemasonry
and the Order of Mystic Shriners? The
public might be interested in learning that
| there are two legally organized Grand
| Lodges, A. A. F. M, in the District of
| Columbia. w. B. Brooks is grand master
and f. w. Shields grand secretary of one.
At the national Masonic congress held in
Cleveland. Ohio. August, 1899, there were
affiliating with the Grand Lodge presided
| over by W. b. Brooks. Whence come the
| thirty Grand Lodges claimed by Robert H.
| Terrell, grand master? During the past
! twenty years l have declined to enter any
| newspaper controversy upon Masonic mat
| tiers and do not intend to depart from that
i course. But in closing 1 wish to say to
| the public that the true animus Of Mr.. Ter
| rell ct al. may be found in the fact that the
men who conferred these higher degrees
| upon Mr.. Robert Terrell and others-names
| too numerous for insertion-have been ex-
| PEELED from these higher bodies of Free
| masonry. I commend the pluck and pride
| of these gentlemen who cheerfuliy and
| habitually adorn their persons with the
! Jewels of an order from which they have
| been expelled. L. w. PULIES.