Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22

lIoHl tHe council "A. "A.
| Thesc William Oscar Roome and AL
exander H. Holt. This decoration is only
conferred for conspicuous services to Scot
fish Rite Masonry. There are eight grand
cross holders now living in addition to those
gentlemen. They are: Harry Prior Collins,
Chicago, Ill; Albert Brewer Guptill, Fargo,
| n D.; Trevanion William Hugo, Duluth
Mimi; Ernest Bertrand Hussey, Seattle,
Philip schuyler Malcolm, Portland. Oregon
William Schuyler Moses, San Francisco
Cal, and Edwin Allen Sherman, Oakland
Cal.
Grand Court of Honor.
The Grand Court Of Honor is organ
ization composed of all Knights Com
| mander of the Court of Honor, thirty
ond degree. From this body all honorary
inspectors general of the thirty-third and
last degree are chosen.
The presiding officer Of the Grand Court
of Honor is T. w. Hugo OF Duluth, and
| the secretary is Richard B. Nixon of this
city. The following are the pres INT Knights
Commander of the Court of Honor in
Washington: William Henry Barstow,
Charles w. Brown, Henry Ridgeley Evans
Henry Franc. ST., Ellis Freedom Frost,
Charles Webster Hancock, Milton ]. Hull,
Jesse Washington Lee, tr. Martin OCon-
nor. John Hezekiah Olcott. Wareham
Harry Olcott, Albert Davil Ports. William
Woldroulfe Poultney. James Steel Rae
burn, John Collins Rinehart, Winfield
y
kedglie Simpson. Thomas Dickinson Sin
gleton, Bartholomew Fiesco Smith, Mat
thew Trimb,e, James Arthur Whitcomb
and John Grouse Wineman Probably four
of these will be made honorary inspectors
general this year
The Virginias each have an active mem
Der of the Supreme Council. John F. Mayer
Of Richmond, for the Old Dominion, and
John w. Morris of Wheeling. for her
Caesaran- born daughter. The two Vlr-
| ginias have honorary inspectors general
| and knights commander as follows In
| spectors general-James Monroe Gift,
| Richmond; Edward Addison Craighl.
Lynchburg: Edward Nash Dennis Rich
mond; Frederick Greenwood. Norfolk:
| olive Augustine Hawkins, Richmond: Will
! liam krause. Richmond; Charles A bert
| Nesbitt, Richmond Frank Taylor Sutton.
Richmond: Daniel James Turner, Norfolk;
| John Mitchell Birch, Wheeling; George Al
bert Burt, New York; Thomas Milligan
Darrah, Wheeling: James McCahon.
Wheeling; William Henry Rose. Wheeling;
| Lewis NJ Tavenner. Parkersburg; Walling
Wal!enson Van Wrinkle Parkersburg; KEEP
| hart Welwar Walker, Bealington.
Knights commander-George Hough APP
pleton. Lynchburg; John Moncure, Rich
Hay TaIiafero Thornton. Richmond;
Luther Wesley Blayney. Roneys Point !;
William Charles Edwards. Warrington;
jeremiah Alexander Miller. Wheeling:
Cramer Riheldaffer, Wheeling; Nathan
Bay Scott, Wheeling: Thomas Chalmers
Stevenson, Wheeling; William Sylvester
stille. Petersburg; Eli Marsh Turner.
| Morgantown; Stephen Waterhouse, jr
Wheeling; John Adam Zorn, Wheeling.
Active and Honorary Notables.
There are many notables in the lists of
activ" and honorary inspectors general
and knights commander of the Court Of
Honor of the Southern Jurisdiction Among
the best known of the active members of
| the Supreme Council are James D. Rich
ardson, for twenty years a member of the
House OF Representatives, and Henry NJ
Teller, for over thirty years a United States
senator and for four years member Of
President Arthur's cabinet. Among the
honorary inspectors general, 33d degree can
be mentioned Senator Clarence d. Clark of
Wyoming. Representative William pete"
Hepburn. ex-Govs. Pardee of California and
Peabody of Colorado and ex-CongreSsman
Craddock Of Kansas among public men,
Among Templars Of distinction are Past
Grand Masters w. La Rue Thomas and
E-euben H. Lloyd, and among Shriners of
Mccartney. Ethelbert F. Allen, Henry c.
Akin. Harrison Dingman and Alvah P
Clayton. Among the knights commanders
Of the court Of honor. 32d degree, are Ad-
Walsh, United States Senator Nathan B.
Scott. Francis E. Warren and Durham
White Stevens, the $4,000 prize winning
counselor to the mikado; ex-Govs. Chatter
ton of Wyoming and Sadler of Nevada and
exRepresentatve David H. Mercer of Ne
braska, Joseph E. Washington Of Tennessee
and Oscar s. Clifford of South Dakota
William Talman Beardsley, formerly a
weIl-known United States Senate officer is
K. c. c. H. and now in Manila In addi-
ton to the District Of Columbia honorary
inspectors general Edgar Calender Snyder
of the Omaha Bee is a Nebraska 33d and
John Jacob Gilbert Of this city is Wash
ington state X. c. c. H.
Property Holdings
Scottish Rite Masonry In Washington pos
sesses, In addition to the magnificent House
Of the Temple, on Sd street northwest
which Is owned by the Supreme Council
A. A. s. r.; the valuable property of the
Scottish Rite Cathedral, at No 1907 G.
street northwest, which belongs to the local
bodies of the Scottish Rite. Here will occur
large number of limitations and advance
ments in degree prior to the meeting IT the
Supreme Council itself Here also will be
held the sessions of the Provincial Grand
Council of the Royal Order of Scotland
which will assemble at the same time as the
Supreme Council. OF this latter body Sover-
eign Grand Commander Richardson of the
Supreme Council is provincial grand master
having succeeded to that Office on the
death OF the venerated Josiah H. Drum
mond of Maine. one of the most eminent
names in American and universal Masonry
This body, while no part Of the Scottish
Rite organization, is closely affiliated with
1t, and meets every alternate year when the
Supreme councils of the northern turisdic-
tons assemble, and at the same time and
place.
The approaching meeting of the Royal
Order will be the thirty-sixth since its or
ganization in this country. William oscar
Roome of this city has been provincial
grand secretary Of the Provincial Grand
Lodge Of the United States of America
since it's institution in 1877. The Provincial
Grand Lodge is expected to give a large
banquet during the sessions of the Supreme
Council. Membership In the Grand Lodge
is open to all regularly exalted Royal Arch
Masons.
Denuty Iuspectors General