Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-24
AMONG THE
FRATERNITIES

hlOlvO ILL
FRATERNITIES
The session of the Supreme Council of
the Southern Jurisdiction of the United
States, A. A. S. R.. ends today. The
formal ceremonies closed at the House Of
the Temple last evening, when a large
class of candidates was solemnly initiated
into the thiEtythird and last degree of
Masonry The work was done in ad-
mirable manner, and was witnessed by a
large number of honorary inspectors gen.
eral. Seven of the candidates We're from this
city and all of them have been active in
the work of the Scottish Rite in this juriS-
diction. The honors of the Rite are nearly
always attained by service in the organi-
zation of new Scottish Rite bodies and in
the chairs of the several subordinate lodges.
The five new honorary inspectors gen.
eral, thirty third degree. from the District
are Walter S. Harshman, Alex. Nick. Kerr
icher Andrew w. Kelley, Allen Bussius
and F. Warren Johnson. In addition to
these r. B. Donaldson and Harrison Ding
man of this city, who were elected thirty
third degree Masons at previous sessions
of the Supreme Council, were initiated last
night. The classes from other jurisdc-
lions were as follows: B. H. Chadwick Of
Florida, Fletcher Howard Of Iowa,
F. l.. Bills of Iowa. John B.
Micklin of Tennessee, Cramer Sexton Of
Tennessee, John T. Griffin of Japan, Sol
Star of South Dakota, O. M. BOtsford of
Minnesota, John w. Lucas of Minnesota,
Bernard Silberstein of Minnesota, Charles
l.. Potter of Minnesota, r. NJ. Funkhouser
of Missouri, Louis Block of Missouri, John
A. Laird of Missouri, William Noble of In
Trxxy
w D. Pierce of Colorado. r. II. Malone OF
Colorado II. e. BriSbne of South Dakota,
Edward Ashley of South Dakota, Henry
Lippencott of Colorado, w. S. Liddell or
North Carolina, +. L. White or South "a
kota, William H. Barton of Maryland. Ed
win N Dennis Of Virginia. Arthur Wells or
North Carolina, Isaac Seldom OF Mime
sofa Frederick Rice of Minnesota, Edgar
c. SNYDER of Nebraska and VIM. B. Ihayer
of Missouri.
During the session of the Supreme Coun-
ell 1t was decided to abandon use OF the
House of the Temple for sleeping purposes
The suggestion came from Grand Com
mander Richardson. Several years ago
one of the rooms on the second floor OF
the Temple was supplied with furniture by
the Scottish Rite Masons of North Dakota
and was occupied by Inspector Fleming OF
that state Another room on the third
floor was furnished by the state OF WASH
ington and was occupied by the inspector
/
gentlemen Mr.. Richardson determined to
take possession of these rooms for the
uses of the Supreme Council rms was
done and the exact sum paid by the states
named for the furniture was in each case
refunded to them. a room on the second
floor was furnished by Tennessee for the
use and occupation OF the present grand
commander. That room was also sur
rendered to the Supreme Council, and the
sum contributed by the Tennessee brethren
for it's furniture refunded to them. and 1t
is now one of the Pike memorial rooms:
One of the rooms has heretofore been held
by Inspector Pierce for California, the
contents of the room having been paid
for by himself. He has voluntarily sur
rendered this room, and the sum paid has
been also refunded.
The limitations in the Lodges Of Perfec-
ton of the various subordinate Jurisdictions
during the last biennial period aggregated
1888. This total shows the gains in Scot
fish Masonry in the southern jurisdiction
for the Lodge of Perfection is the founda-
ton of Scottish Masonry, resting as 1t
does on the symbolic or blue degrees. The
gains for the biennial period were as fol-
lows by jurisdictions: Alabama, 104; Ar
kansas, 229; California and Arizona, 451
Colorado, 1s9; District of Columbia. ~;
Florida, 50; Georgia, 80; Hawaii. 36; Idaho,
81; Iowa, 264; Kansas, 612; Maryland, IL;
Minnesota 455; Mississippi, p; Missouri
74O: Montana 80; Nebraska, 1855; Nevada
90; New Mexico, 80; North Carolina, 30;
North Dakota. pa; Oklahoma and Indian
territory. 227; Oregon, 1G6; South Caro-
lima. >; South Dakota 2s2: Tennessee, so;
Texas 800; United States army and navy,
/; Virginia 45; Washington, 1877; West Vir-
ginia, Jas; Wyoming and Utah, 166.
The fair Of the Eastern Star at Masonic
Temple has had an excellent first week, and
the second promises to be even more sue
cessful. The attendance has been large and
interest has been undated from the first.
The ladies have been working diligently for
success. and have made the booths uncom-
monty attractive. The management expects
to clear several thousand dollars during the
fair
A feature of the fair will be the frate-nal
visit to be paid next Friday, October 80. by
Grand Chancellor Hodges and the other
grand officers of this domain They will be
escorted by Col Harry COggins and the list
Regiment of the Uniform Rank, K. of P.
Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter con-
ferred the mark and past masters degrees
at a stated convOcation held last evening.
There was heavy attendance.
It has been ascertained by Masonic inves-
tigation that all but four of the fifty six
sgners of the Declaration of Independence
We're Free Masons. Gen. Joseph Warren,
Benjamin Franklin were grand masters,
of Massachusetts. Gems. Nathaniel Greene,
Richard Henry Lee, Israel Putnam, Francis
Marion. Baron Steuben. Baron De Kalb
Lafayette, Patterson and Wooster were all
Masons. Peyton Randolph, President of the
First and John Hancock, President of the
Second Continental Congress, were men,
bers of the order. Robert Livingston and
Benjamin Franklin 5wher grand masters
respectively, of New York and Pennsylva-
MIA. Robert Morris, the great financer of
the revolutionary period was a Mason: so
were the great ma jority of American Presi-
dents from Washington to Mckinley and
Roosevelt.
Federal City Lodge, No 20, ]. o. o. F.,
at it's last regular meeting adopted formal
resolutions thanking The Evening Star for
it's work in connection with the recent con-
venton of 0e Sovereign Grand Lodge, and
particularly for its characteristic liberality
of space" and magnificent cut" of the
degree team of Federal Lodge. which won
the first prize for degree work at Balti-
ere. -
Canton Washington. No. ]. Patriarchs
Militant, paid a fraternal visit Monday
evening to Harmony Lodge, l. o. o. F.
After comforting the initiatory degree the
evening was given over to the entertain
1nent of its guests First on the program
was an exhibition drill by the successful
drill team of the organization, after which
refreshments were served to the multitude.
Accommodating the drill team of Canton