The Washington times., 1907-10-25
MASONS GIVEN
FEWER HONORS
THAN EXPECTED
Scottish Rite Council
Only Elected { ne Man
to Thirty-third
Degree.

The failure of the Supreme Council Of
Scottish Rite Masons TO elect more
than one man from the District of
Columbia to receive the thirty-third
degree. honorary. was the subject OF
considerable comment to-day in Scot
tish Rite circles. II is know that four
names were submitted to the committee
on nominations to receive the thirty
third degree. and il was generally
supposed that there would be at least
two thirty-thirds elected from Wash
ington.
1t is understood. however, that in
proportion 10 the number OF members
elected TO the Scottish Rite degree the
last two years washington is entitled
TO one and one-half thiTty-thirds. IL
was hoped by the fraternity in this
city that two men would be elected.
and there were those who believed
that the District OF Columbia deserved
TO have three persons elected because
OF their zeal and enthusiasm in the
work Of the rite.
Schley's Election Expected.
The election of Admiral Winfield
Scott Schley to the thirty-third degree,
which VIII be given TO him and TO a
class Of members, elected yesterday
at the House of the Temple tonight.
was a foregone conclusion. Since his
election into the Scottish Rite bodies.
Admiral Schley has been most Jealous.
Admiral SchIey was made a Mason in
b B. French Lodge October /, 1873.
He was sigpaly hOnOred by the then
grand master Mason Of the District
who granted B. b. French Lodge
special dispenSaUOn 10 give Admirai
Schley the three Blue Lodge degrees
In one evening, an honor conferred
upon but few men in the whole history
of the Masonic fraternity. president
Roosevelt Was not thus honored Wheh
he was initiated He took his degrees
in order, and passed his examination
most acceptably-
Two other men of national reputation
were also elected TO receive the thirty
third degree, United States Senators
Nathan Il. Scott. Of West Virginia. and
Francis i. Warren, Of wyoming BOln
of these men have beer MasOnS Tor
long time but their Scottish Rite ass)-
ciatlons are OF comparatively recent
cate, Senator Scott having Joined the
Scottish Rite in 1900, as did Senator
Warren. Senator Warren, however,
was elected a Knight Commander IN
1871, while senator Scott did not receive
his Knight Commander degree until 1903.
Five knights Commander Chosen.
Seven names were submitted to the
committee on nominations to receive the
Knight Commanders degree from the
District Of Columbia. The Supreme
Council, however, in pursuing its policy
not to make more Knights Commander
than the District was entitled to under
the statutes OF the Supreme Council.
elected I'VE. as follows:
William Z. Andrews. Fred NJ. Book,
Sterling A Kerr, jr-, EllwOOd j. MOrey,
and the present pOi entate OF Alnas
Temple, Francis A. SebTing.
Upon the adjournment of the council
ct noon today the biennial visit Of the
governing body of tie Scottish Rite viii
proceed TO the grave Of Albert Pike, in
Oak Hin Cemetery, where appropriate
services in COmmemOratiOn of the ster-
ling worth Of the late commander as a
Mason and a man viii be held
The Supreme Council were tie guests
last night Of Evangelist Chapter. No. 1.
Knights Of Rose CrOiX, when the fif-
teenth degree. knight Of the East"
was eXemplIfied- The lessons Of the de-
gre were dramatically presented. the
T1usic, under the direction of J. Walter
Humphrey being a feature 0f the cera-
monlal