The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-12
NOTABLE MASONIC EVENT
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
 OF THE FEAR.
Held at Bridgeport Yesterday-Great Day for "scottish Riters"-Ceie- brated by Lafayette oonsistory.


 Day for "scottish Riters"-CeIe-
 brated by Lafayette Consistory.
 Bridgeport, May Hone of the most important events of the year in Mason ic circles of Connecticut was observed in this city to-day during a special rem dezYous of Lafayette conslstory, An cient Scottish Rite Masons, with dis tinguished gathering of the highest Masons in this and New York state as guests. It is known as New Haven Day" and the twenty-seventh and hir- tysecond degrees were conferred with characteristic pomp and ceremony upon thirty-svon candidates from New Ha- ven, Wallingford, Meeriden, Ansonia, West Cornwall, Danbury, Norwalk and Stamford.
 With Henry G. Canfield, thirty-third degree, illustrious commander in chief, in the chair, the consistory opened in the Masonic Temple at half-past one o'clock in the afternoon. There was an attendance of three hundred and fifty Masons, including all of the thirty third degree members in this state, and the balance of the thirty second degree. At half-past two o'clock the twenty seventh degree was conferred by the princes of Lafayette consistory with the following officers: Ava A. Hoag as commander in chief; A. H. Mackenzie as marshal; H. c. Stevenson as turco- boiler; R. H. Frederick as hospitaler; P. L. Holzer as draper; George E. Betts as seneschal; E. s. Phillips as chancellor; F. A. Coester as first lieu tenant; c. P. Gilbert as second lieuten- ant; F. c. Clark as captain of the guard; c, T. Beardsley, Jr., as chap lain; Nelson E. Freshour as sentinel.
 Officers of chivalric orders-G George E. Melius as Sir Herman de Saltza, grasd master of Teutonic Knights; J. T. Wooster as Sir Guerin de Montague, grand master of Hospitallers of St. John; G. B. Beers as Sir Allen Marcel, deputy grand master, Order of Temple; George Rutherford as Sir William Ca telli, master of temple at Paris; J. w. Skidmore as Sir Hugh de Stockton, and F. s. Slason as Sir Henry Ranger, knights of convent, New Temple, Lon don.
 State. dignitaries-H O. Canf1eld as Emperor Frederick IT. of Germany; H. H. Gerdnier as John de Brienne, titular king of Jerusalem; A. M. Englehard as Ferdinand III, king of Castle and Leon; Jesse B. Cornwall as ottocar l., king of Bohemia.
 Ecclesiastics-A. M. Wooster as Pope Honorius III; l.. R. Blackman as car dinal; R. N. Blakeslee as cardinal; c. D. Davis as thurifer; F. w. Tracy as thurifer; George E. Ober, George Kings ton, George G. Beers as acolytes; c. H. T. Wallis as cross bearer; George H. Peck, Louis Kutcher, Jr., w. G. New ell. J. B. EarnshaW, William M. Rich ardson and J. w. Bedient as guards; Lou F. Bristol as patriarch of Jerusa- em; H. F. Parrott as bishop of Bethle- hem; George B. Coley as bishop of Par is, and G. F. sanborn as herald to pontificate.
 At five o'clock in the afternoon the consistory conferred the thirty-second degree. known as the sublime prince, royal secret. The dranatis personae for this degree was as follows. J. B. Cornwall as commander-in- chief; Charles B. Read as first lieutenant; Gladdon B. Beers as second lieutenant; R. T. Whiting as minister of state; R. H. Broder.ck as grand chancellor; Philip l.. Holzer as grand master of ceremonies; Fayette c. Clark as grand captain of the guard; George F. Hull as grand standard bearer; soldiers and drummers-George F. Sanborn, George H. T Wallis, J W.Skidmore, A. H. Bullard, Fred Schussler, George Ruth erford, John w. Bedient, George Kings ton, Nelson E. Freshour, Lacy R. Blackman, James E. Earnshaw, George H. Peck, A. H. Mackenzie and w. C.. Newell; George B. Melius as Turkish chief; Joel T. Wooster, captain of the Turkish forces; Lou F. Bristol, lieuten- ant of the Turkish forces; F. A Coster renegade Christian; Turkish soldiers, F. A. Strong, J. H. Emmons, A. M. Englehard, F. c. Bernert, George F. sanborn and F. E. Brown.
 At seven o'clock the consistory ad- journed and the gathering repaired to the dining hall on the lower floor of the temple where a elaborate banquet was soSl Vt. SSONCIo #WGIe 9ldlu IOE three nu0- dred and fifty. An orchestra furnished music during the servig of the menu. In the gathering was a delegation from Connecticut cosistory of Norwich, the oly other consistory of the degree in the state. The work was finished up the year for the Scottish Rite Masons.
 The candidates are Allen H. Hine, Frank s. Coklin, Fred G. Wilmot, Her. bert M.Arnold, Arthur G. Fessenden, Oliver p. Beckley, Nathan E. Wilcox. Andrew B. Wilkinson, Arthur A. Twich- ell, William Patterson, John K. Dyker, J. Fred Sexton, Samuel E. Smith, J.. Stone Landon, James A. Gillies, Edwin s. Pickett, Edgar s. Dove, H. Grant Thompson, Augustus s. Thomson, Ed ward A. Williams, George A. sMaycock, William B. Hoppin, William A. John- son, George w. Lewis, Paul N. Damn of New Haven; Alfred L. Pierce of Wal lingford; Jerre D. Egglestone and Ed gar H. Tredenneck of Meriden; William
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