Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-17

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maintained feeble existence in Scotland.
whence the name Scottish Rite. When
Blue Masonry revived and began to
| flourish in 1117 Scottish Masonry also felt
| the touch of progress. Divers of it's degrees
became detached and passed over to France
with the Jacobites. The unfortunate Lord
Derwentwater and his associate English
| brethren were working In lodges of Haro-
| dunn in 1928, at Paris, when the Grand
Lodge of England transmitted to France the
| ancient York constitutions In 1i44 lodge
| of perfection was established at Bordeaux
| by nobleman from Scotland. From this
| time the degrees spread rapidly throughout
France and Europe In 1853 body called
a Council of Emperors of the East and
| West was established In Paris, and in 176S
| a 'Consistory of the Royal Secret at Bor-
deaux. These bodies practiced the same de-
| grees, twenty-five in number, being identical
with the same number of degrees of the
| Scottish Rite To these degrees Frederick
the Great, King of Prussia, added seven new
| degrees, making the total number thirty
| two.
In 1761 Frederick. grand commander Of
| Princes of the Royal Secret. was universal
| ly recognized the head Of the Scotch
Rite, then composed. as instituted, of thir-
ty-two degrees, which had spread all over
| Europe. He presided over the order by
means of deputies. Louis of Bourbon, Prince
| of Clermont, being at one time and Cha1llon
| de Joinville at another his deputy for
| France. and Charles. Duke of Sudemania,
| for Sweden.
| On the 9th of August, 1861, there issued
| from the grand consistory of the Princes
| of the Royal Secret. convened in l'aris a
| patent appointing Stephen NORM inspector
| general over, all bodies and members of
| the Rite in the new world with power to
| constitute lodges. chapters and councils of
the rite and appoint deputies. On the 18th
| of October. 1862 the Grand Masonic Con-
| stitutions were finally. ratified in Perrin
and proclaimed for the government of ali
Masonic bodies working in the Scotch Rite
| over the two hemspheres." These con-
stitutions were transmitted to NORM and
| he at once set about his work deputy
for this continent. NORM appointed NJ NJ
Hayes of Massachusetts, deputy for the
| mainland of North America, with power to
| appoint deputies under him. Henry c.
Fracken was appointed a deputy to NORM,
and acted in the colony of New York. BY
| him there was established, on the Goth of
| December, 1867, at Albany, an Ineffable
| Lodge of Perfection, the first organized
| body of Scotch Masons in this country, and
| this was the parent body of all American
/ Scottish Rite Masons.
The Royal Order of Scotland will also
| meet here next week, and will give ban
| quet at the New Willard Tuesday night.
| The session for work, balloting and con-
| fcrring degrees will be held In the Scottish
Rite Cathedral, No. 1907 G street north
| west. While not part of the A. A. S. R..
| the Royal Order Of Scotland in the United
States is composed almost exclusively of
Scottish Rite Masons, ard holding but one
| e,
meeting on the date and in the same city
| with the Supreme Council. The Provincial
| Grand Lodge of the Royal Order of Scot
land in the United States is directly under
the jurisdiction of and owns fealty to the
Grand Lodge, Royal Order of Scotland, at
Edinburgh, Scotland Any Royal Arch
| Chapter Mason is eligible for this order, but
as a matter of general usage and practice
only Scottish Rite Masons admitted.
The last Provincial grand master was Jo-
siah Hayden Drummond of Portland. Me.
and William Oscar Roome Of this city is
| provincial grand secretary BY the death
! of Mr. Drummond James D. Richardson
becomes the head of the Royal Order.
Henry l.. Palmer, sovereign grand COM
mander of the Northern Jurisdiction. A. A.
| s. R., will be a guest of honor at the SEES
| sion of the supreme council Of the Southern
Jurisdiction next week. His principal as
| socite officers Samuel c. Lawrence
lieutenant grand commander; Gen. John c.
Smith, minister of state; John H. Codding,
secretary general; Newton D. Arnold, treas
urer general; Judge Robert C. Titus grand
almoner The new grand almoner attained
| fame as one of the eminent counsel whom
the Buffalo courts compelled to defend the
assassin Czolgosz. He is one of the most
prominent of New York lawyers. Several
of the officers Of the Northern Jurisdiction
are expected to accompany the grand COM
mander to Washington.
| Columbia Commandery, No 2. X. T.. con-
| ferred the orders of the Temple and Malta
last evening. The following members of
the comma ndery assisted in the work by
assignment of the eminent commander. in
accordance with the custom Of Columbia
Commandery;3 Louis Behrens, J: J. Costi-
nett. E. M1oGarter, J,sJ. Crawford. J. E.
r F. Herring. H. U. Hutton. Read Hanna
| D. E. Pine, r. S. Lytle. J. w. Lucas. = A
Lynn, T. A. Mckee, L. H. Posey, g. W.
Rae. A. s Riddle. Jacob Spliedt G. p.
SWEET. T. B. Walker and N. r. Wood,
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Grand Commander Alex Mckenzie of tho
Grand CommandeDy, knights Templar. has
decided to omit the regular annual inspec-
ton and review Of the communicates, which
has long been the, custom. Instead he will
some time after the holidays inspect each
commandery separately in its asylum. and
has given notification in order that all
Templars may have ample opportunity to
see that their uniforms are in condition tn
pass inspection. Grand Commander Nc
| Kenzie is just completing round of semi
official visitations.h He has been acoompa-
1 MED by his grand officers, and the visits
have been uniformly successful.
The last official circular of Columbia
Commandery states: Grand Commander
Alexander Mckenzie. accompanied by the
oficers of the Grand Commandery and the
inspector general. Past Grand Commander
| VIM T. Gallher, visited the commandery
| visitors present was Eminent Sir Robert
1. Middleton, commander of Potomac Com
mandery, No. 3. X. T.. who was accompa-
MED by his council officers, Sir w. Z.
Ashby. generalssimo. and Sir Charles T.
mander George Gibson has received a let
ter from Past Grand Commander c. c.
Isaacs of MARYLAND Commandery No /,
K T., of Baltimore. Nd. informing him
that at the last conclave of Maryland Com
mandery a committee. Of which Sir Knight
Isaacs is chairman, was appointed to make
arrangements for the entertainment of CO.
iumbia Commandery and its ladies some
time during the present month, and that it
is the desire of Maryland Commandery
that q large number of the sir knights and