The Washington herald., 1907-10-24
DEGREES ARE GIVEN
Scottish Rite MaSOns Confer
Them at Their Cathedral.
HUNDREDS IN ATTENDANCE
Class of Fifty Members Put Through
Mysteries Of Order by Local Body.
supreme Council Holds Session and
Hears Report OF Chief AImOner-An
Unfortunate Error Is Explained.


from this and many other cities. gath
cred at the Cathedral of the Rite, 1901 C
street northwest, 20 witness the confer
sing Of the fourteenth degree. the Per
feet Flu. upon a class of which there
We're fifty members, by the local bodies
last night. A large number of visitors
from the supreme Council were also
present
The degree team. or those who partici-
pated in the conterring Of the degrees.
was as follows: Francis A. Sebrng.
thirty-second degree, master; Jacobus 5.
Jones. thirty-third degree, senior war
den. j. Archibald Bailey, thiTty-secOnd
degree. junior warden; Harry r. Evans.
thlrty-second degree. X. c. c. II, orator;
James H. Mcintosh, thirty-seCond de-
gree. master Of ceremonies; Fred NJ.
Book. thirty-second degree, expert. Jas.
c. Boe thirtieth degree, assistant ex-
pert and Robert F. Meutzel, thirty-sec-
ond degree. captain OF the host.
Conferred the Degree.
Mithras Lodge Of Perfection. No. !,
conferred the degree which is the high
est and last that can be conferred by
this body. The officers Of Mithras Lodge
are.
Francis A. Sebring. thirty-secOnd de
gree, venerable master; J. Archibald
Bailey, thirty-second degree, senior war
den; James D. Rowen, eighteenth degree,
junior warden; Ellwood P. Morey. thirty
second degree orator; Louis Goldsmith,
thiTty-third degree, aImoner; John II. Oh
colt. thirty-second degree. K. c. c. Il.
secretary; Allison Nailor. Jr., thirty-third
degree treasurer: James II. Mcintosh,
thirty-second degree. master Of cere-
monies Fred N. Book. thirty-second de-
gree, expert; James c. Boe, thirtieth de
gree, assistant expert; Robert T.. Ment-
eel, thirty-secOnd degree. captain of the
host, Elmer r. Simpson, thirty-second
degree, degree director; Harry q. Kim
bail. thirty-secoud degree. organist. J.
Walter Humphrey, thirty-second degree,
solOist; William T. Brice. thirty-second
degree, electrician; James II. Trimbe
thirty-third degree. tyler.
One Of the most important matters con-
sidered by committees Of the Supreme
Council of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite Of Masonry in the after
noon was the nomination OF honorary in
/ speCtors general and knights commander
of the Court Of Honor. There are a num-
/ ber of knights commander who w0ul5
appreciate advancing TO the eminent dig
nifty Of Knights Commander of the Court
/ of Honor and many thlrty-second degree
! Masons by whom the honor Of knight
commander would be wOrthily worn.
Before adjournment of the Supreme
Council, at ] o'clock the report Of the
| chief almOner was received and discussed.
and a great deal Of the legislation of the
/ session completed. Il is expected all bus
I mess will be concluded tomorrow in time
for the biennial official visitation 10 the
grave OF Albert Pike. founder and first
sovereign grand commander OF modern
/ Scottish Masonry.
There VIII be no session of the grand
court Of honor this year. II has not met
/ for a number Of years; and. although no
/ recommendation has been made. it may
| be the policy of the supreme council 10
I omit 1t.
An Unfortunate Error.
/ Through an error in the morning papers
yesterday, due to the confoUnding Of the
. Supreme Council of the Sovereign Grand
/ Inspectors General Of the Thirty-third
/ Degree Of the Ancient and Accepted Scot
/ tish Rite Of Free Masonry for the South
ern Jurisd. .ction with another distinct or
/ ganization calling itself by the same
name, it was stated there had been a
/ change in the officers Of the Supreme
! Council The report was taken good
/ naturedly by Sovereign Grand Comman-
der Richardson and the other officers and