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

Secretary, Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction,
louisiana :? In 1913 the Supreme Council for
the United States of America ganized a
Grand Consstory in the city of New Orleans
for the state of Louisiana. In 1855 this
Grand Consstory was coerced by the Grand
Lodge into surrenderlnS to a so-called
southern jurisdiction, represented In
Albert G.. Mackey, and it was from the
members of this old consistory that Mr..
Pike obtained the secret constitutions the
ritual of the thirty-third degree, and the
rituals of all the degrees.
Speaking of the southern jurisdiction in
1860, Mr.. Pike said: 1t had always been
the scandal of the rite, as it always has
been of the Fundamental rites of MiZraim
and Memphis. that it was worked like a
mine for purposes of private profit and
itinerant deputies thrust in their sickles
and reaped by Imposing on ignorance and
credulity
I'm 1878 Mr.. Pike said: The truth is that
the rite was nothing, and the rituals almost
naught, for the most part a lot of worthless
trash, until 1850 He also said in the same
address: Twelve years ago 0S66), had
no foreign correspondence of any value, and
no foreign power considered us entitled to
respect. To most of them our very existence
was unknown, and with those who knew US
our opinions would have had no weight
I'm 1882, he said: In 1865 we had no for
eign correspondence, and no Masonic power
in the world cared for our opinion was
so poor as to pay us reverence
This is the body we are informed is the
senior body of Scottish Rite Masons in
America If the brethren desire to know
which is the senior body of Scottish Rite
Masons in America they can learn by read
ing a report made to the legislature of
Massachusetts by joint committee in
1884"
Superior Lodge No p, K. of p will have
a "wake-up-after-the- summer" meeting to-
night at which arrangements will be per-
fected for receiving the Grand Lodge on
he n Ia orr nd Wis faf
yember- Z. This lodge will have an active
winters work.
A large meeting Of members Of old Con-
stantne Commandery, Knights of Malta,
was held at Northeast Temple Wednesday
night Grand Commander r. B. Buckley of
the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia
and Virginia and his organizing committee
were present.
The Pythian Grand Lodge O; Minnesota
has taken some radical steps. At its recent
annual convention in response to a recon-
mendation made by Grand Chancellor Rob-
ertson, that body repealed its statutory
provision, permitting the payment Of stip-
ulated weekly benefits and enacted a law
providing that no subordinate lodge within
the grand domain Of Minnesota should
provide, by bylaw, for the payment of
weekly benefits In his annual report the
grand chancellor also said: II am not a be-
lever in the Endowment Rank. I have not
mentioned it in any subordinate lodge
which l have visited, as this Grand Lodge
has no power or authority in relation to
the Endowment Rank and neither have
any Of the subordinate lodges"
Supreme Chancellor Tracy r. Bangs OF
the knights OF Pythias has placed Cananea
Lodge, No. g. Of the state of Sonora. Mex
leo, under the jurisdiction Of the Grand
Lodge Of Arizona. 1t Is asserted in some
quarters that this is a. direct violation Of
supreme lodge law. At the Detroit con-
vention of the Supreme Lodge 1t was voted
to place the subordinate lodges now ex-
the republic of Mexico under the tempo
rary jurisdiction Of the Grand Lodge Of
the grand domain Of Texas until such time
as may be organized. under the constitution
and laws Of the order, a Grand Lodge for
the grand dominion of Mexico" Conform
ing Herewith. the late supreme chancel-
lor issued a proclamation which closed
with the following words Il hereby order
that the Pythian territory of the republic
of Mexico lin which no Grand Lodge of the
order Of knights of Pythias exists, be, and
the same hereby is. temporarily added to
the grand domain Of Texas" Thereupon the
Grand Lodge of Texas assumed jurisdiction
over the lodges in the republic of Mexico,
were elected to. attended. and were seated
in the Grand Lodge of Texas at Its last
convention.
William H. Hessick, the new commander
of Golden Rule Tent, No. 3. X. o. T. NJ,
was born in Pennsylvania thirty seven
years ago and was educated in the public
schools Of Clearfield county In that state.
After arriving at manhood he engaged in
farming. and later in conducting hotel He
removed to this city about twelve years ago
and later opened a business for himself He
is now the senior member of the firm of
of Golden Rule Tent, No. 8, and has sue
ceSsfully passed the chairs In his tent. He