Evening star., 1907-08-24
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The Supreme Council of the thirty-third
and last degree, A. A. s. R., will hold its
next biennial session at the House Of the
Temple, in this city. next October. The
meeting will be one Of exceptional interest
to the Masonic fraternity because of the re-
port to be made to the body by Sovereign
Grand Commander James D.: Richardson
and his associates, George F. Moore OF
Alabama and w. Frank Pierce of Calhor-
mia. concerning their recent attendance
unon the session of the Inter-Council Of the
sunreme Councils of the world at Brussels.
Belgium, and many Masonic ceremonials
and divers banquets Of diverse character
in England and upon the continent. Much
rood is expected to result to the craft In
general from the meeting of the Inter-
Council at Brussels. Nearly all the thirty
recognized and regular Supreme Councils OF
the world were participants IN tne inter-
Council by representation. The interna-
Councils was first proposed by Grand Com
mander DAlviella Of, Belgium Sovereign
Grand Commander James D. RIcharoson on
the southern jurisdiction. u b. A., recon-
mended the selection OF three rePIesenta-
Council of the southern jurisdiction then
passed resolutions indorsing the movement
and authorizing Sovereign Grand Com
mander Richardson to name one or or
more representatives to attend such con-
ference II one should be called. Grand Com
mander D'Alviella at first proposed that
the meeting should take place In Brussels
during the summer OF 1905 and ne invited
other councils to name representatives to It,
The Invitation was considered by number
of councils, prominent among them being
the Supreme Council of the Northern Ma
sonic Jurisdiction Of the United States, and
also that of the Dominion Of Canada, both
of which gave only conditional acceptances.
On August 10, 1904. Grand Commander
D'Alviella sent to each OF the supreme
Councils communication. in which he set
forth briefly some of the reasons which
made It important for a conference to be
held. In this communication he outlined
certain questions to be considered by the
conference. Grand Commander D'Alviella
had quite an extensive correspondence with
the grand commanders of the various coun-
cils In communication Of date April Is.
1906 he informed Mr.. Richardson that cir
cumstances obliged him to postpone the In
vitations for general conference OF the
representatives Of the different Supreme
Councils" He had received formal accept
ances from the following-named councils:
The Southern Supreme Council, France,
Mexico Switzerland, Italy the Argentine
Republic. Central America and Colon.
Arrangements for the conference were,
however. finally completed and the Inter
Council held a very successful session this
year. The councils supposed to have been
actively participating or sympathizing with
the work are those of the Southern and
Northern Jurisdictions of the United States.
France, Belgium, Ireland, England and
Wales Scotland, Brazil, Argentine Repub-
lie, Uruguay. Colon (Cuba). Mexico, Hun
gary, Switzerland, Canada and Central
America. The Philippines Hawaii and
Porto Rico are all under the jurisdiction Of
the Supreme Council having it's headquar-
ters here.
Nearly fifty years ago Grand Commander
Albert Pike of the Southern Jurisdiction.
A. A. 8. R., Issued an appeal to all the
regular Supreme Councils of the world in
which he said this council has long de-
sired to see measures adopted to establish
more harmonious and united action
among the powers of the Ancient and Ac-
cepted Rite. and to make the work of the
rite uniform everywhere. Urged by this
anxious desire. it has determined to take
the present method of calling upon its sew
attempt to effect more intimate union,
and more familiar and amicable inter
course" He informed these councils that
the Imperial Council setting here at its ses-
ing upon its peers of the Ancient and Ac-
cepted Rite to hold in London. on the first
of July. 1851, convocation or two dele
gates from each Of themselves. to which
It also sends two delegates, for the follow
ing purposes, namely: ~ to perfect the
system Of representation and intercom-
munication; (g to provide for effectually
rendering powerless all spurious and IL
legitimate bodies pretending to be powers
of any rite Of Masonry" etc.
Therefore the Idea of a conference of Su-
preme Councils Is not new, but 1t was ad-
vanoed by the Washington Supreme Coun-
Gil nearly half a century ago To the final
accomplishment of the long desired meeting
Of the 1nter-Councils full credit must be
given to Sovereign Grand Commanders
Richardson and D'Arvilla
The dates of the institution of the vari-
GUS Supreme Councils are as given below
Not all of these participated in the Brus-
sells conference or council:
Southern Jurisdiction. U. s. A., Northern
Jurisdiction, U. s. A, August s, 1913;
ary. 1917; Ireland. August 13. 1924; Eng
land and Wales. July Is, 1875; Scotland |
1885, Brazil, 1881; Argentine Republic
September 13, 1858; Uruguay, July II, 1885,