The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-20
AlIocution viii Tell of
international Council
at Brussels.

Beginning tomorrow at 10 o'clock the
biennial session of The Supreme Coun-
ell OF Scottish Rite Masons for the
Southern Jurisdiction will convene at
the House Of the Temple, 433 Third
street northwest. This meeting will be
the 1c7th year of the Supreme Council,
which has jurisdiction over tEirty-four
States and Territories, and including
Japan. China, the Philippines. Guam,
and the army and navy.
Since TIE last meeting Of the Supreme
Council. in October, 1895, two vacancies
have been created in the council, one by
death, the other ~ removal To another
jurisdiction. George Fairburn, OF Fonda.
Iowa, who was elected and crowned an
active member of the Supreme Council,
died within six months after his election
to an office which is looked upon by
members of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite as browning event in
Masonic life With the death OF Mr..
Fairburn a vacancy occurs from Iowa,
and which viii probably be filed at the
session beginning tomorrow. and which
extends over the entire week. The other
vacancy is caused by the removal of
Gen. Robert II. Hail. L. S. A, who has
represented the army and navy of the
United States for a number Of years.
General Hail has changed his residence
TO New York, and that removes him
from the Southern Jurisdiction, and
from the mother council Of the world.
Twenty to Attend Meeting.
With these two vacancies, the council
which meets in senatorial session to-
. morrow includes twenty-five members,
as follows:
James D. Richardson. grand COM
mander. Murfreesboro. Tenn. Samuel
E. Adams. lieutenant general comman-
der, Minneapolis, Mimi; Erasmus T.
Carr, grand prior, Miles City. Mont.
Martin Collins, grand chancellor, St.
Louis, Mo- George F. Moore, grand
minister Of state, Montgomery, Ala;
Frederick Weber, seeGetary-generaI.
Washington, D. c; W. Frank Pierce,
Encouragement. San Francisco, Cal;
Richard J. Num-, grand aImoner. Sa-
vannah, Ga; Irving w Pratt, grand
mareschaI Of ceremonies, Portland, Ore.
Adolphus I. Fitzgerald, grand chamber
lain, Carson City, New; Frank NJ! Foote
first grand equerry, Evanston. Wyo.
Harper S Cunningham, second grand
equerry, Guthrie. Okla; John Z. Mayer
grand standard bearer, Richmond. Va
John w Morris. grand sword bearer
Wheeling. ". Va: Henry N Teller,
grand herald. Denver. Col.
InspeCtOTs-A b Chamberlin Calves
ton, Tex; J. W. Cortland. AsheviIe. n.
c.; F. T. Taubman, Aberdeen. s d i
GUstave Anderson. Omaha. Neb-: Charles
F. ROsenbaUm. Little Rock. Ark. r.
W. Harrison. Topeka, Kan; E. B. Hus-
sey, Seattle, Wash.
Allison Nailor, IT., of this city. thirtv-
third degree, Is honorable grand ttler OF
: the Supreme Council. an office he has ad-
9nirably filed for upward Of fifteen years
J. D. Richardson to Preside.
Immediately after prayer. which opens
every Senatorial session, the roll will
be called. when. in all probability. TIE
council VIII take a recess until o'clock.
when the grand commander, James u.
Richardson, Of Tennessee, for years the
minority leader Of the House Of Repre-
sentatves, viii deliver the auocution.
Within tie vast domain over which
Grand Commander James D. Richard
son rules, there are Ice lodges of per
fectioni Is chapters Of rose croix. 66
councils Of Kadosh. s. particular con-
sistories, and 3 grand consistories;
total Of 500 bodies, tho showing thus
made indicating that the rite is more
prosperous by % per cert than over the
preceding two years
interested in World Council.
To Scottish Rite AIasons that portion
OF Commander Richardson's aIlocution
which relates TO the visit Of a repre-
sentauOn from the Southern Jurisdic-
ton, together with a committee from the
Northern Jurisdiction and the Donin-
ion Of Canada, appointed to attend the
International council of Scottish Rite
Masons which convened in Brussels
yearly in June OF this year. viii appeal
most strongly. This council was called
by Grand Commander Goblet de Al
viella, Of Belgium. At this meeting,
which had been urged for wears by rep
resentatve Scottish Rite Masons
throughout the world, there were dele
gates present from twenty-one supreme
councils twenty different nations being
represented. These representatives in
eluded chief aR1 associate justices Of |