The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-21
HIGH MASONS In SESSION.
Scottish Rites of the Southern .Ju-
risdictiOn to Meet Here.

The supreme Council Opens After n
Reception to Distinguished Rep
reSeHtHtives From Canada and
Mexico Reading Of the AIIocution
The Supreme Council OF the Southern
Jurisdiction Of the Scottish Rite Masons
began its session at noon today at the
House of the Temple, Third and r Streets
At 10 a m, before the opening Of the Su-
preme Council 6e Court Of Honor met
but adjourned Immediately until a day OF
two later when a presiding officer can be
designated by the Grand Commander.
who win be elected probably tomorrow.
The session opened with a reception 70
the distinguished members If the Su-
pre- Council of the Northern Jurisdiction
Of Canada and Mexico present. among
whom were:
Rafael de Zuyas Enriguez. Ambassador
Of the Mexico Supreme Council. OIin S.
Wright Tampa. Fla Sllas w. Gardiner.
Iowa. Graham DUkehart, Baltimore:
Henry L. Frank Butte, Mon. II. Q. Car
rabee, Baltimore; A. g. Stewart, St
Louis. j. Mex. Sears. Tennessee Henry
Clay Lo0mis. Kansas; James IT. Mccall
Kansas; j. b. Garratt Tennessee; A N.
Sloan. Tennessee W. G. Ciuss. Oklahoma;
Henry 4. Cooper. X c. G.. H.. Honolulu.
deputy from Hawaii. Benjamin Atheimer.
ST Louis, Francis ASbury Blades. past
active member. Michigan: Hugh McCur-
dy. deputy Of the Northern jurisdiction.
Michigan; Henry s Palmer. Grand Com
mauder Of the Northern jurisdiction;
Henry Clinton Page. Secretary Of the
Northern jurisdiction. William H. WI
son, Topeka, Kan; Lawrence y. Green
leaf. Denver, Col. n. O.. Bowman T0pe-
ka. kan. A A. Rodgers. Topeka. Kan.
William Noble. South McAlister. l. T..
George Fairburn- Dies Moines. Iowa. Al
bert Head. Jefferson, Iowa. r NJ. J.
Coleman. Des Moines Iowa; Robert II.
Han, brigadier general. T. s. \. Omaha,
Neb., Charles F. Green. San Francisco
The reception was followed by reports
OF the secretary general and the treasurer
general, after which Acting Grand Com
mandeT Representative Richardson. of
Tennessee. read the allOCuti0n, which
after making a touching reference TO the
death of the Grand Commander. Thomas
Hubbard taSWcll, and 10 several other
mem De- r. Of the Supreme Council. iuCIud-
cd the reports Of the deputy IeEate for
Japan ana China and from an the in
Sp.ctors aud deputies throughout the
United States
With regard 10 Porto Rico. the Acting
Grand Commander stated ia the all0cE-
THE conditions I'm Porto Rico have not
changed since the last session. / have
underworld to acquaiut myself with all
the Masonic affairs IN that island SO far
as ] could by correspoudsuc-. but have
been unable 20 get satisfactory iufOrma-
ton Ny letters 10 two or three brethren
there remain unanswered. The assurance
mas been given mo that al the session OF
the supreme Council of Colon. To- occur
during the present month. action would
De taken by that body formally withdraw
ing us authority over the subordinate bod
les lu Porto Rico This action IS not ab-
SUlUtflE Necessary. -S the acquisition Of
the island by the United States itself ter
minated their authority there MasOuicaliE.
as b. did politically
The monument To- Gen. Albert Pike.
which viii be- unveiled "Wednesday. was
referred ~ rs follows
81 he ~t8tgc I'm memory Of our late
4 rand Commando Albert Pike. the cree
ton Of which was ordered at the session
four years ago. has been completed and
is ready for acceptance by the supreme
Council IL was completed within the
time uNed in the contract with tHe artist,
Prof c. TTeutauDve. The committee
could find no objection 10 it. and accord
luEly DC was accepted by them 10 has
been pronounced bv many persons who
ly all b. IS REGARDED as an artistic success
EF very many competent judges 1t is
easily given the first place among the
handsome statues OF the Capital CITY
Tho contract price for IT, SI5Wu. has been
paid u fu.L and vouchers therefor are I'm
the hands q the secretary general
The Hl|H.ut|uU contained complete list
Of tho active members OF the supreme
Counci. from 1sHl 90 lgll
The EaEal order of scotland VIII meet
al lHf. II. street ar rs" O'Clock this evening
The order oH "a large class n candidates.
Tho ,ttEE VIII De- presided over by
josiah If irHmUoua. OF Maine. FrUviu-
Cial Grand Master OF the Northern Juris-