The Washington times., 1901-10-22
C0NFERRING OF DEGREES.
Ihirty-onc Candidates Raised by the
Royal Order of scotland.

The annual session of the Supreme
Council of the Southern Jurisdiction of
the Scottish Rite Masons opened yester-
day at noon at the House of the Temple.
Third and E Streets. After a reception to
distinguished members of the Supreme
Council Of the Northern Jurisdiction,
Canada, and Mexico who are present, re-
ports of the secretary general and of the
treasurer general were read. The meeting
was concluded with the reading of the
aliOcutiOn by the Acting Grand Command
er, Representative Richardson of Tennes-
see
The aliocution contained the reports oil
all the deputies and inspectors through
out the United States and the report OF
the deputy legste of Japan and emma
Reference was made to conditions IN For-
to Rico and to the statue to be unVeiieo
tomorrow in memory of Gen. Albert Plke'
late grand commander.
The council meets again this morning at
10 o'clock in executive session to elect a
grand commander and to transact other
business Only active members of the
thirty-third degree will be admitted at
this meeting.
The Royal Order of Scotland, which
altcrnatively meets with the Supreme
Council of the Northerl Jurisdiction one
year and with the Supreme Council OF
the Southern Jurisdiction the next met
last night at 1907 G Street, for the pur-
pose of comforting degrees of the order
on one of the largest classes OF candl-
dates in its history. The meeting was
presided over by Josiah II. Drummond,
r. L. F., Provincial Grand Master.
Thirty-one candidates took the degree
They were: Charles L. Green, California;
Frank w Johnson, Walter W. Poultney,
Andrew w. Kelley. John A. Lacy. Milton
j. Hall, James NJ Watson, John l.. Ken
nedy. John b. Rider, Alexander Nc
kerichar, James Steel Raeburn, William
F. Roberts, Charles Kraemer, and
Charles Albert Saulter, of the District of
Columbia; Graham Dukehart, Franklin
h. Odkins. Henry Clay Larrabee, and
William H. Barton, of Maryland; James
III. Mccall. Charles A. Van NelZer, Early
w. Poindexter and Alfred A. Rodgers.
Of Kansas; Jehiel w. Chamberlin and
William II. Laird. of Minnesota; Henry
5. GOWNS. of New Jersey; Clarence a.
Palmer, of Michigan; Ethelb@rt f. Allen,
Orlando P. Bloss, William Harvey, and
Joseph d. Havens, of Missouri; Thomas
Francis Walsh. of Colorado.
lAt III OEutT Oh otOlldllu Is lIutI
the jurisdiction OF the Grand Lodge at
Edinburgh. It's officers are, Josiah ii.
Drummond, r. l.. F., Provincial Grand
Master; James d. Richardson, Deputy
Grand Master; George Mayhem Moulton,
Provincial Senior Grand Warden; Charles
Henry Fisk, Provincial Junior Grand
Warden; Thomas Robert Morrow, Provin-
cial Grand Sword Bearer; Freeman Clark
Hersey, Provincial Grand Banner Bearer;
David Burnham Tracy. Provincial Grand
CHAPLAIN; William o. Roome, Provincial
Grand Secretary; Thomas J. Shryock,
Provincial Grand Treasurer; George Ed
gar Corson, Provincial First Grand
Marischal; John Hezekiah Olcott, Pro-
vincial Second Grand Marischal; Allison
NailOr, Jr.. First Provincial Grand Stew
ard; Walter Scott Harshman. Second
Provincial Grand Steward: Charles Colt
man DuGcanson. Third Provincial Grand
Steward; Samuel Ellsworth Aler, Fourth
Provincial Grand Steward; James Hays
Trimbie, Provincial Grand Guarder.
At the new Willard Hotel tonight Ihe
order will give banquet. About 80 per-
sons, including the wives and daughters
of members, will participate.