The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-04-18
a scorrIsA RlTE VISITATION.
Grand Commander Richardson and
Party to Make a Western
Tour.

grand commander Of the supreme
council, Southern Jurisdiction. Scottish
Rite Masonry, has planned mos, in.
teresting visit 10 Little Rock. Guthrie.
Wichita. and ST. Louis in the in erests
Of the sovereign body over which he
presdes. This official initiation TO
the valleys mentioned has very great
Significance to Scottish Rite Masonry
Not only 1t is the visitation OF the
/ grand commander OF the supreme
council but Mr. Richardson has con.
ceived the idea OF making this visi
one Of education to the Washington
brethren who will accompany the
grand commander on his official visit
to bodies Of the Scottish Rite in the
Southwest section OF the country. says
the Washington Post.
Remarkable as it may be, the bodies
Of Scottish Rite Masonry at Little
Rock, Ark. Guthrie, Okla, wichita.
Kas., and St. Louis stand among The
very first bodies of Scottish Rite Ma
sonary for the southern jurisdiction in
the country. The exemplifca ion Of
the degrees in the valleys above men
toned is upon a very high order of
merit and the grand commander. real
izng that there is much to learn from
the Scottish Rite bodies in the cites
named, has organized a party Of thir-
ty-third and thirty-second degree Ma
sons Of the Valley of Washington to
attend Wis "a ion to these bodies, be
lieving that the rite In Washington
will be strengthened and profounder
appreciation of the morals and dogma
Of the order be the result.
The party, which will leave here on
a special car via the Chesapeake &
Ohio on the afternoon Of May IA, viii
be constituted as follows:
James d. Richardson, thirty third /
degree. grand commander of the SUI
preme council. Southern jurisdiction;
Frederick Webber thrty-third degree,
secretary general of supreme council;
George f. Moore, thirtythird degree, J
inspector general for Alabama: II. ]. (
Mum, thirty-third degree, inspector
general for Georgia; Admiral Winfield /
Scott Schley, thlrtysecond degree:
Allison Nailor jr. thirty-third degree,
grand tyler of the supreme council:
s. D. Affleck. thirty-third degree. New
York city; William L. Boyden, thirty.
third degree, Librarian Of the supreme
council; George H. Walker, thirty
third degree, past grand mas er OF
the District of Columbia; James Lans-
burgh, thirtythird degree; NJ J. Y
thirty second degree, K. c c. H.. W.
w Pouliney, thirty-third degree, X
c. c. H.; E. f. Simpson. thirty-sec-
ond degree F. E. Sherry. thirty second
degree: DR.. E. G. Lind, thirty-second
degree, X. C. C. H.; H. r. Evans, thir
ty-second degree, and Ralph W. Lee.
thirty second degree, X. C. G. H.
The itinerary for the grand com
mander and his associates in the Scot
t'sh rite Is as follows;
May 14-Leave Washington 2:S0 p
m.
May 15- Arrive Louisville. IL a. m
May 15-Leave Louisville, 12 noon,
May 15-Arrive Memphis, l1;1O p.
m
May l6-Leave Memphis, SPECIAL
service.
May le-Arr,ve Little Rock. special
service. K
May ls-Leave Little Rock. 1896 {
a. m. I
May 1s-Arrive Guthrie, 4:45 p m. I
May 22-Leaye Gu hrie, 5:35 a. m. !
May 22-Arrive Wichita, II a. m.
May 25-Leaye Wichita. S:l5 p. m. q
May 26--Arriye St Louis. .6:45 p. m s
May sO-Leave ST. Louis, 1880 p m '
May 3l--Arrive Cincinnati. ll:1O p. I
m S
May 31-Leave Cincinnati. - noon 4
June Arrive Washington, 6;47 a. c
N. d
This trip being one Of education, the {
gentlemen who will accompany the
grand commander, and who viii be
.way from Washington nearly
month. win pay the expenses Of The
fsitation out OF their own pocket,
tha in dong 50 ,hey are .
contributing much TO the rive IN the
Valley Of Washington. I
Coming 10 Guthrie.
The Wea herford Fire company Is
attending the fremen's
which meets at Guthrie on
he 10. II ind - of next mon h. Chief