Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-11
SCOTTISH RITE
DEGREES GIVEN
SECOND DAYS CELEBRATION
A SUCCESS
Grand Initiation Ceremony Takes
Place In Auditorium Of Magni-
ficent New cathedral-Many
Prominent In Attendance

tish Rite dedication of the new cathe-
dral initiation and reunion was held
yesterday.
The class of $50 members were given
the sixth, ninth, forteenth, fifteenth
and sixteenth degrees.
Several hundred members are pres
ent from the various cities of South
ern California and from the east, and
yesterday morning the visitors were
entertained by their fraternal brothers
at the pleasure resorts near Los An
geles.
Many have taken advantage of the
opportunity to receive all of the de-
grees from the fourth to the thirty
second in one week. At any other time
to receive this number of degrees
the candidates would have to make
at least fifteen trips to Los Angeles.
On the first page of the weekly pro-
gram is printed the allegiance, which
reads as follows:
I'VE derive our charter from the
supreme council of the thirty-third de-
gree for the southern jurisdiction of
the United States of America, mother
supreme council of the world, whose
see is at the grand orient of Charles
ton, South Carolina, unto whom we
acknowledge and yield allegiance"
Give Many Degrees
The degrees given today will be the
seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth.
Among the notable men who have
received the thirty-third degree who
are present are James Daniel Richard
son, grand commander; Frederick
Webber, secretary general; w. Frank
Pierce, sovereign grand inspector gen.
eral for California and treasurer gen.
eral of the supreme council, and Simon
Conrad, deputy of the sovereign grand
! inspector general.
The officers follow:
King Solomon Lodge of Perfection,
No. civilian Rhodes Hervey, thirty
third degree, venerable master; William
D. Stephens, K. c. C. H., senior warden;
John w. Edwards, thirty-second de-
gree, junior warden; Oscar C. Mueller,
thirty-second degree, master of cere-
monies; Charles V. Ecclestone, thirty
second degree, expert; Caleb A. Yar-
nell, thirty-second degree, assistant eX-
pert; Charles S. Walton, thirty-second
degree, captain of host.
Robert Bruce chapter, No. 8, Rose
Croix-Perry w. Weidner, thirty-third
degree, wise master; William Rhodes
Hervey, thirty-third degree, senior
warden; Oscar C. Mueller, thirty
second degree, junior warden; Will
lam A. Hammel, thirty-second degree,
master of ceremonies; William P. Jeff
ries, thirty-second degree, expert;
Francis M. Parker, thirty-second de-
gree, assistant expert; John w. Ed
wards, thirty-second degree, guard of
temple.
Hugues Payenes Council
Hughes Payenes council, No. 8,
Knights Kadosh-Wiiliam Rhodes
Hervey, thirty-thrd degree, precep-
tor; Francis M. Parker, thirty-second
degree, first substitute preceptor;
John W. Edwards. thirty-second de-
gree, second substitute preceptor;
Fred A. Hines, thirty-second degree,
chancellor; Irving ]. Mitchell, thirty
second degree, primate; Frank A.
Bouelle, K. c. C. H., master of cere-
monies; Charles V. Ecclestone, thir-
ty-second degree, first deacon; Charles
S. Walton, thirty-second degree, sec
ond deacon; Arthur P. Chipron, thirty
second degree, turcopilier; w. J.
Rankin, thirty-second degree, draper;
o. L. Burns, thirty-second degree,
bearer of beauseant; John J. Jones,
thirty-second degree, standard bearer;
E. j. Wittenberg, thirty second degree,
lieutenant of the guard.
Los Angeles consistory, No. 3-Perry
W. Weidner, thirty-third degree, mas
ter of kadosh; Frank A. Bouelle, K.
c. G. H., prior; Oscar c. Mueller, thir-
ty-second degree, preceptor; William
Rhodes Hervey, thiprty-thrd degree,
second degree, primate; Charles. v.
Ecclestone. thirty-second degree, mas
ter of ceremonies; Irving j. Mitchell,
thirty second degree, expert; Martin
c. Neuner, thirty-second degree, as
sistant expert; c. F. Mears thirty
second degree, master of guard.
David Eric Barclay, thirty-second
degree, secretary of all the bodies;
Simon Conradi. thirty-third degree,
treasurer of all the bodies; Henry Sayre
Orme, K. c. c.. H., almoner of all the
bodies; John S. v. de c. Thomson, K.
G. C. H., orator Of all the bodies;
Isaac S. Montgomery, sentinel Of all
the bodies.
Glass director, Frank x. Pfaffnger.
X. c. c. H.
Cathedral choir-John w. Walker,
thirty-second degree; F. B. McComas,
thirty-second degree, Jackson Gregg,
thirty-second degree; William J. Chick,
thirty-second degree; C. Modini-Wood,
thirty-second degree; Jacob ]. Falls,
thirty-second degree, organist.
Costumers-John T. Drewett, 32d de-
gree. and John j. Jones. 32d degree.
Sixth Degree Is Given
At 1870 o'clock yesterday afternoon
the sixth degree or confidential secre-
tary was given. Those in charge were:
King Solomon, /. S. Montgomery, 33d |
degree; King of Tyre, Perry w. Weld
ner, 33d degree; captain of the guard, |
William Rhodes Hervey, I'D degree.
Guards-Hans Bergh, 32d degree; H. |
j. Hauser, 32d degree; R. E. Dolley, 32d |
degree; A. P. Chipron, 32d degree; F. |
r. Kellogg, 32d degree; F. S. Hughes, |
32d degree.
The ninth degree or Flu of the Nine
was given at 2:15 o'clock, with the fol- |
lowing in charge:
King Solomon, Oscar C. Mueller, 92d
degree; Hiram Of Tyre, John w. Ed
wards, 32d degree; high priest, Frank |
A. Bouelle K. C. c. H.; Pharos, Irving
j. Mitchell, 32d degree; Adoniram, Will
liam D. Stephens. K. C. c. H.; orator,
j. v. S. de C. Thomson, X. c. C. H;
master of ceremonies, Charles S. Wal
ton, 32d degree; Abairom, Frank M.
Parker, 32d degree.
Elus-George r. Mohn, E. J. Witten-
berg. r. e. Dolley, Frank Garrett, Jesse
Driskill, ]. L. Murphy, A. P. Chipron,
F. r. Kellogg and j. l. Peterson.
Mako ParfAef Elue