Evening star., 1903-10-22
NEARING THE CLOSE
BUSINESS OF SUPREME COUNCIL
A. A. S. R., ABOUT CONCLUDED.
List of Deaths of Members Under
Foreign Jurisdiction-Lodge
Formed in Hawaii.

The Supreme Council of the Southern
Jurisdiction. y. A. S. r.. is rapidly conclud
ing the business of its biennial session. and
VII close its labors Saturday. Friday
evening the thirtythird and last degree Will
be conferred IN the assembly room in the
House of the Temple This is an imposing
and beautiful degree, ranking as one of the
finest among the many notable Mason
degrees. The class of candidates will he
unusually large, nearly all the honorary in
spectors general, who were elected at the
present session of the council beng here to
receive the thirty-third degree.
The Washington men who will be in this
years class are Alex. McKericher. Prof.
Walter S. Harshman, Allen Buss:us. f.
Warren, johnson and Andrew w. Kelley.
After the noon adjournment of the Su-
preme Council today the entire body, head
ed by Grand Commander Richardson, pro-
ceeded to the White House to pay formal
respects to the President.
The correspondence with foreign jurisdic-
tions which maintain relations with the
Southern Supreme Council shows a heavy
death list Among those who have passed
away during the biennial period were
Prince Demetrius Rhodokanakis, sovereign
grand commander of Greece. and Lindsay
Mackersy secretary general of the Supreme
Council of Scotland
In Foreign Jurisdiction.
Other deaths in foreign jurisdictions were
follows. all being eminent men: Greece:
Nicholas Philon. Athanase Duruty. Theo-
Gore de Heldraih. Belgium: Jean-Bapt:ste
Hochsteyn. Santo Domingo: F. Maria
Leyba. Mexico: Louis Perez Figuaroa.
Francisco o. Arce, Chile; Alejo Palmc.
grand commander. Canada: John James
Mason Ireland: Anderson Cooper. France:
Desire Jiraud, Justin Alavain. Uruguay:
Enricne Macia1 p1,ey coy md
er; Jose de Ia Hanty, lieutenant grand COM
mander; Bartalome Bascos. Juan Auguste
Turenne. Juan Goyenache. Elenterio Ra-
mos, f. Bogodjade Sknotrcki.
Lodge in Hilo.
A year ago Grand Commander Rich
arGson notified by the presG
ing officers of the bodies of he
rite in Hilo territory of Hawaii, that the
Grand Orient of Portugal has issued
charter for the establishment of symbolic
lodge of Scottish Masons in Hlo. He wH5te
at once to the grand commander of The
Supreme Council of Portugal and called his
attention to this fact. lie informed him
that Hawaii was under the jurisdiction of
the Southern Supreme Council in so far as
the Scottish Rite degrees We're concerned,
and that to the symbolic degrees. it WAS
under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge
of California. Mr.. Richardson also in
formed him that this Supreme Council
of the Grand Orient of Portugal in invading
this territory. and inquired of him whether
or not the action taken by the Grand Orient
was by the authority of the Supreme Council
OF Portugal, or with its knowledge and dp
prevail The reply was signed by the grand
sCcretary-general of the United Grand
Orient of Portugal. The grand secretary
admitted that the charter had been granted
by the Grand Orient of Portugal to the
lodge at Hilo and asserted right to do 50,
because. as he says, there is no special
treaty existing between this council and the
Grand Orient of Portugal Mr.. Richardson
answered that Hawaii was territory of the
United States. and belonged exclusively TO
the jurisdiction of this Supreme Council
for the Scottish Rite degrees. and to the
Grand Lodge of California for the symbolic
desrees; that it was occupied territory, and
rot free territory. MasOniC4lly speaking,
and that. therefore, the Grand Orient of
Portugal had no power or authority to es-
T. Gblish lodges there The Supreme Councn
has approved and confirmed the attitude Of
the grand commander.