Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-20
THESC0TT|SH MASONS
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Provincial Grand Lodge in
Biennial Session.
ACTING OFFICIALS
MIR. RICHARDSON'S OPENING EU-
LoaIsTIo ADDRESS.
Degrees Of Royal Order Of Scotland
Conferred on Number Of Dis
trict Candidates.
OFFICIALS

The Supreme Council Of the Southern
Jurisdiction. A. A. s. r., continued its busi-
ness sessions at the House of the Temple
today. The day ;, given over to the re-
ception of reports of committees and the
filling of vacancies in the list of active in
spectors general occasioned by death.
The Provincial Grand Lodge of the Royal
Order of Scotland for the United States of
America met In biennial session at the
Scottish Rite Cathedral No. 1907 G street
northwest. last evening. The handsome
cathedral room and galleries were crowded
with eminent Free Masons from many
different states.
The various official stations were occu-
pied as follows: Acting provincial grand
master, James D. Richardson, Tenn; pro-
vincal senior grand warden, George May
hew Moulton. Ill: acting provincial junior
grand warden. Francis ]. Woodman, ID.
c.; provincial grand secretary. Nlilam
Oscar RoOme. d. c.: provincial first grand
marischal George Edgar Corson. u. u
provincial second grand marischal John
Hezekiah Olcott, D. c.; acting provincial
first grand steward, Allison Naiior. u. e;
acting provincial second grand steward
Walter s. Harshman, d. G; acting pro-
vincfal third grand steward, Samuel +. Aler,
D. c.; acting provincial fourth grand
steward, A1lureW w heily, Il. u, aS'ih5
provincial guarder. James II. Trimble, d.
c.
Deaths in Two Years.
During the biennial period elapsing since
the last meeting of the Royal Order it has
lost several prominent members. AT the
head of the list was the provincial grand
master, the late Josiah Fl. Drummond or
Maine, one of the most eminent Masons in
ItnIn rto
others in the neurology of the period We're
as follows: Frederick William Pelton,
Ohio, March Il. 1902; Aaron Baldwin,
Washington, d. G., October TO- 1902; John
James Morrel, Nebraska. November %,
1902: Charles Turner Hills, Michigan, De-
cember 3, 1902; Halvor Nelson. Washington,
D. c.. January II. 1903; Stillman White,
Rhode Island, April 3. 1903; Eben Joseph
anan, Pennsylvania. May 1. 1903; Charles
William Carter, Connecticut, June 10, 1903;
Walter White Phillips Kansas, August a.,
1903.
Acting Provincial Grand Masters Ad-
dress.
In his opening address Acting Provincial
Grand Master James. d. Richardson said:
by the untimeIy and deplored death of our
distinguished brother, Joseph Hayden
Drummond. provincial grand master Of the
provincial grand lodge. the duty is imposed
on me to preside for time over your de-
liberations. While We deeply mourn his loss
1t is our duty to bow reyerently and sub
missively to the DEGREES of Him who
is unspeakably wise. and whose ten
der mercy is exhaustless. Nothing we
can say. however well and truly said,
to legislate for the good Of the noble ORDER
Of which we are all glad to boast that we
are members. Our first duty now Is to the
living. and at the very outset of our session
we should send up our feryent and earnest
prayer for wisdom to guide us In all we
may say and do for the order. hmm ediate-
ly upon receiving notice of the death OF
the provincial grand master / at once mott
fled the Grand Lodge at Edinburgh. l re-
ceived a reply with an expression OF the
deep regret and sympathy of the Grand
Lodge and the great loss sustained by the
Royal Order of Scotland through his re-
moval.
THE Grand Lodge also authorized this
Provincial Grand Lodge to remain IN full
force until November 30. 1903. 1t will there
fore be necessary for you to take appro-
pirate steps for a permanent renewal OF
our authority. There is no other pending
question of legislation to which can invite
your attention
The acting provincial grand master spoke
feelingly of the heavy death list of the
royal order. alluding at length to a num-
Der of the deceased.
Business Transacted.
The first business transacted was the
unanimous adoption of resolution recon-
mending James D. Richardson to the Grand
Lodge of Edinburgh for appointment as pro-
vincial grand master for the United States.
The body also took proper steps author
izing the provincial grand master to secure
an extension of authority from the Grand
Lodge at Edinburgh These are official for
malities and there Is doubt that the
Scottish Grand Lodge will promptly comply
with both requests.
The degrees of the Royal Order of Scot
land were then conferred In elaborate
form upon the following class Of candf-
dates: John Banks, Huron S. D.; Samuel
Poyntz Cochran. Dallas. Tex; Simon
Conrad, Los Angeles, Cal; Richard Pen
hallow Evans, Washington, D. c.: Robert
Monroe FunkhOuser. ST. Louis, Mo-:
Benjamin Simpson Graves. Washington,
D. c.: Silas Wright Gardiner Clinton,
Ia; Olive Augustine Hawkins, Richmond,
Va; Walter George Plata Jacob, Aber-
deem, S. D.; Jacobus Seneca Jones, Wash
ington. 2; G.; Sterling Kerr. jr, Wash
Washington, ID. c.; Ralph William Lee,
Washington, d. c.; William Chandlee
Lewis Washington. d: c.; Harry Buffum
Mason, Washington. D. c.; George At
wood Pettigrew. Aberdeen. s. D.; Bar
tholomew Friscoe Smith, Washington, D.
c.; Fred Clement Schramm, Salt Lake
City, Utah; Elmer Ellsworth Simpson,
man. Paterson, N: J.: Sol. Star. Dead
wood, S. D.: Mike Huffman Thomas, Dali
las. Tex; William Bridges Thayer. Kan
sas City, MO: Edward Teare Taubman.
Aberdeen. S. D.; John Robert Wilkinson,
Atlanta, Ga; Stephen Warehouse, jr.,
Wheeling, w. Va.
The degrees are being conferred this
afternoon on a small additional class.
The Royal Order of Scotland banquet oc-
ours at the New Willard Hotel this even
ing, and there will be q large attendance of
members and tHeir ladies.