Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-12
THE SCOTTISH RITE
HIGH DEGREE MASoNS TO MEET
IN THIS CITY.
Preliminary Committee Meetings Be
gin Today-Importance Attached
to Committee on Nominations.

The House of the Temple, on Sd street
northwest, headquarters of the Scottish
Rite Masons OF the southern jurisdiction
of the United States, will be the scene of
much activity during the next three weeks
Many eminent Scottish Rite Masons have
already reported here to attend the pre-
liminary committee meetings, which begin
today and are to continue throughout the
week The committees eleven in num-
Der. and each is composed of three members
Of the Supreme Council
The most important committees are those
on Jurisprudence, finance and nominations.
The latter is one in whose proceedings the
keenest interest is shown. because with
this committee largely rests the fate of
Knights Commander of the Court of Honor
eligible to receive the thirtythird and last
degree from the Supreme Council. The
committee on nominations is composed of
Ex-Governor Buren, K. Sherman of Iowa.
Irving w. Pratt of Oregon and I. w. Har
rison of Kansas.
The other committees are as follows, all
composed of active inspectors general of
the thirty-third and last degree:
On jurisprudence and legisiation-Moore
of Alabama, Pierce of California, Teller of
Colorado, Cunningham OF Okla homa, Sher-
man Of Iowa.
Finance-Adams of Minnesota, Pierce of
California, Morris of West Virginia.
Foreign reltaions-Mayer of Louisiana,
Anderson of Nebraska, Hall of the army
and navy.
Subordinate bod es-Fi;zgerald of Ne
vada, Taubman of South Dakota, Collins of
Missouri.
Inspectors and deputias-Nunn OF Georgia,
Foote of Wyoming, Cortland of North
Carolina.
Grievances and appeals-Teller of Colo
RADIO, Taubman of South Dakota, Collins of
Missouri.
Obitual ies-Todd OF louisiana, Carr Of
Montana. Taubman of South Dakota, Hall
of the army and navy.
State of the order and unfinished business
Collins OF Missouri Carr Of Montana
Rosenbaum of Arkansas.
Library and building-Pratt OF Maine
Harrison of Kansas, Adams of Minnesota
Charity-Piercc of Oregon, Anderson of
Nebraska, Mum OF Georgia.
The Active Inspectors General.
a large number Of the leading members of
the Supreme Council are prominent in pub
tic life. The most notable of these are Rep
resentative James D. Richardson of Ten
nessae, who is grand commander of the
southern jurisdiction. and Senator Henry
N. Teller OF Colorado, active inspector gen
eral for Colorado.
The following is the list of active inspect
subordinate to the Southern Supreme Coun-
ell: Alaska (under jurisdiction of Washing
tom; Alabama, George F. Moore; Arizona
(under California;; Arkansas, Charles E,
Rosenbaum California. w. Frank Pierce;
Colorado, Henry NJ Teller; District of Co
lumbia, Francis j. Woodman deputy
Florida, Clin S. Wright deputy; Georgia
Richard j. Mum; Idaho, W. 7. Hurlbutt;
Iowa. Buren, r. Sherman: Kansas, T. w.
Harrison; Kentucky Fred Weber: Loui-
siana, Samuel NJ. Todd; Maryland, Graham
Dukehart; Minnesota, Samuel E. Adams:
Mississippi Frederick Speed deputy; Mis-
souri, Martin Collins; Montana, Erasmus
I. Carr; Nebraska, Gustave Anderson; Ne
vada, Adolphus L. Fitzgerald; New Mexico
Max Frost deputy; North Carolina. j. w.
Cortland; North Dakota, H c. Plumley
deputy; Okla homa, H. S. Cunning CHAM
Oregon. I. w. Pratt; South Carolina. VIM
II. Proleau; South Dakota, r. T. Taubman;
Tennessee, James d. Richardson; Texas
A. b. Chamberlain Utah Ounder Wyoming);
Virginia, John F. Mayer: Washington, E. B.
Hussey deputy; West Virginia, j. W. Nor
ris; Wyoming, Frank w. Foote
General Robert II. Hall is the active thir-
ty-third for the army and navy. There are
the following deputies for Japan and one of
the American dependencies: Japan. John P
Griffin; Hawaii. Henry e. Cooper. Porto
Rico is attached to the jurisdiction of Ala
hama and the Philippines to that of Cali
fornia.
The Supreme Council meets next Monday
at noon ard will remain in session for about
two weeks.