Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-21
MAS0NS At BANQUET
Function Under Auspices of
Royal Order of Scotland.
THE SUPREME COUNCIL
UNFINISHED LEGISLATIVE BUSI-
NESS UNDER CONSIDERATION.
List of the Honorary Inspectors GEN
eral Created at This Ses-
sion.
THE SUPREME COUNCIL

| period. Five well-known Washington Free
Masons become honora: inspectors gem
| eral of the Supreme Council and receive
the 33d and last degree, the crowning honor
| OF Masonry They are: Allen Bussius.
| Walter Scott Harshman, L. S N. f. War
rem Johnson, Andrew w. Kelley, Alexander
Mckerichar.
| Five others of this jurisdiction were made
knights Commander of the Court of Honor
which is the next to the highest Masonic
dignity These were as follows Jacobus $.
Jones, Milton T. Hull, E. George Lind,
FRANK II. Thomas, John c. Rinehart
Honorary Inspectors General
The following is the complete list of new
honorary inspectors general by jurisdic-
tons:
Army and navy-Henry Lippincott. Den
yer, Col.
ADMINISTRATION Jacobs, Birmingham.
ArkansaS-Frank Lucas French Little
ROCK; Francis Marion jefferson, Little
ROCK; William Letzig, Little Rock; Murray
Taylor, Little Rock
California-Henry Burner, San Francisco;
William Henry Crocker San Francisco:
Morris Goldwater, San Francisco; James
McMullen, San Francisco; James Monroe
Mcdonald, San Francisco; August l.. OF.
San Francisco; George Cooper Pardee San
San Francisco
Colorado-Charles II. jacobson. Denver:
Harry Allen Lee, Denver; Richard Harweli
Malone Denver; William ID. PIERCE Denver
District Of Standardization Bussius,
iva mashins t, Walter S Harshman; Wash
Alexander Mckerichar Washington: An
drew w. Kelley. Washington.
lowa1Frederck L. Bills, Davenport; Al
Griffin, Lyons; Fletcher Howard, Des
Moines; Erastus A. Wadleigh Lyons
Nebraska-Charles b. Finch. Oma ha :;
Charles II. Ridge. Lincoln; Edgar c. shy
der. Omaha; Orville NJ Stonebreaker Lin
coin; Victor White, Omaha
Florida-Bingham II. Chadwick Jackson
vile; Peter O. Knight. Tampa.
ldaho-Everett G. Cummings, Lewiston.
Japan-John T. Griffin. Yokohama.
kansas-August Anderson, Wichita: VIM
H Craddock, Kansas City; Peter Dalrym-
pie, Fort Scott; Charles b. Hamilton, To-
peka; Earnest J Lutz. Kansas City; VIM
7. Midget, Topeka: Frederick Shyers
Kansas City; Edward Vail, Wichita Al
fred Whitman, Lawrence; Albert X. Will
son, Wichita; Marvin L. TRULY, Wichita;
Richard w. Jenkins, Topeka.
kentucky-Thomas j. Adams, Louisville;
Edward c. Pearson. Louisville; John ii.
Sanaman, Louisville
Maryland-Wm. II. Barton, Baltimore
Mssouri-Lous Block. St. Louis; Robert
NJ Funkhouser, St. Louis; George l.. Has
sett, St. Louis; Dorsey A. Jamison, St.
Louis; John A. Laird. ST. Louis: Edgar L.
Schleffarth, st. Louis; VIM. B. Thayer,
Kansas CITY
Montana-Elliott F. Farnham, Butte;
Samuel F. Way. Livingston.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Slbersten, Duluth;
Otis NJ. Botsford. Winona; David w
Winona: Horace NJ Myers, MINNEAPOLIS;
Frederick e Rice, St Paul; Isaac Seldom,
St Paul; Ralph D. Webb Minneapolis.
Observation-Disclosures Kyle. Reno.
New MeXico-Cony T. Brown. Santa Fe.
North Carolina-Walter S. Iiddell Sa
vannah.
North Dakota-Isaac P. Clapp, Fargo;
Lewis B. Hanna. Fargo; Walter a Laid
Oklahoma-Edwin De Barr Guthrie; VIM.
Noble. Guthrie.
Oregon-Melvin c. George. Portland;
Henry l.. Pittock. Portland; Joseph A
Sladen, Portland.
South Dallota-Edward Ashley. Aberdeen
John Banks, Yankton; Solomon starr
Deadwood Edwin 7. White, Yankton
Hiram E Brisbine, Yankton.
Tennessee-Wm. W. Crane, Memphis;
John E. Nicklin Memphis; Charles l.. Pot
ter. Memphis; Cramer Sexton. Memphis
John f Van Trees. Memphis
Texas-Wm. II. Carson, PittshurS: Sam
uel Poyntz Cochran. Dallas: Charles w
Gill Galveston; Frank II. Miller, Calves
ton; James Saunders. Orange.
Observation-Disclosures y. Dennis, Richmond
Wyoming and Utah-Bryant T. Brooks
CHEYENNE; Christopher Diehl. Salt Lake
City; Charles N: Potter, Cheyenne;
Washington-Wm. H. Acuff: Spokane;
Il.
Kettner. Seattle.
The Supreme Council is in session today
considering unfinished Legislative business.
1t will probably be able to complete its
work this week. The newly elected thirty
third degree Masons are to receive that
degree Friday night at the House of the
Temple.
Royal Order Gives Dinner.
The Royal Order of Scotland dinner at
the New Willard last evening was attended
by distinguished company of high-degree
Free Masons and their ladies. The BAN
quet hall was beautifully decorated for the
occa sion. The menu, under the direction
of Provincial Grand Steward Allison Mai
lor, jr., and the service on the part of the
house We're admirable.
The room was bright with the insignia
and colors of this ancient Masonic order.
which dates back to Robert the Bruce and
the brave days of Bannockburn. 1t is not
in any sense a branch of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite Masonry. but in
this country occupies the position of
attendant order In actual practice only
Scottish Rite Masons are admitted to mem
berShip. although under strict cOnStruc-
ton of the laws of the order all Royal Arch
Masons eligible to membership. This
distinction in this country is not owing to
hostility to the York Rite, for most of the
leaders of the Royal Order are prominent
in York Masonry. The Royal Order was
first introduced in this country through the
efforts of the late Gen. Albert Pike. and it's
intimate connection with the A. A. S R. is
due TO him. The headquarters of the order
are in Edinburgh, Scotland.
MI. Richardson Presides.
Acting Provincial Grand Master James D.
Richardson occupied the head of the table
At his right and left, respectively, sat
Grand Commander Stearns of Canada and
Provincial Grand Secretary William Oscar
Roome. After the large company had en-
joyed the ample banquet Provincial Grand
Master Richardson made 4 graceful and
eloquent address, in which he spoke feeling
ly of the late Provincial Grand Master
Drummond. He also briefly discussed the
history and tenetS of the royal order. He
then announced that there would be no
formal toasts, and informally introduced
several gentlemen to address the company.
First he presented Grand Commander Isaac
II. Stearns of the Canadian Jurisdiction, A
a. s. R., and somewhat jestingly accused
that distinguished Mason (who Glanced to
be born in New Hampshire) of being a fu-
gitive from American justice. Grand Com
mander Stearns replied in kind. He made
a speech illustrative of the amty and good
will existing between the dominion and the
Union not only masonically but as men,
hers of the community of nations. He said