Richmond planet., 1908-05-16
Who is the Legal Supreme Worthy
Counsellor OF the Supreme
Court of Calanthe?

Court of Calanthe?
The above legal question presents
itself for the opinion OF the legal
lights of the Order. Under the laws
OF the Supreme Lodge by it's present
Constitution, Article 3. Section 2,
says: I'm the event OF death of his
Superior (the Supreme Chancellor),
the Supreme Vice shall act as Su-
preme Chancellor. etc" The same
constitution on page ~ says among
other things touching the Supreme
Court of Calanthe, Resolved, that
in future the Supreme Chancellor
shall be Supreme Patriarch, the Su-
preme Vice Chancellor shall be Wor-
thy Counsellor, the Supreme Prelate
shall be Worthy Supreme Orator.
The other officers are females and
shall be elected by the Supreme
Court" This law was repealed at
the session of the Supreme Lodge
held at Cincinnati. 1859. for the
reason that Sir l.. II. Wilson, who had
been elected Supreme Vice Chancel-
Tor was not at that time a member
of any court. The Supreme Court
was allowed to elect it's officers, and
Sir r. B. Baquie, OF Louisiana, was
elected Supreme Worthy Counsellor
Superme Orator.
But at the session OF the Supreme
Lodge at Chicago, I'm order that Ger
tain things might be accomplished.
the action OF the Supreme Lodge in
1883 was ignored, not repealed. but
ignored. The Supreme Vice, Sir l..
NJ. Mitchell, was ordered by resolu-
tion TO take charge of the Supreme
Court AT the session OF the SUI
preme Court held at St Louis, 1909.
a committee 10 revise the constitu-
ton, consisting of DR.. r. a. Williams
Past Supreme Chancellor; Mrs. c. A.
Curl OF Chicago and Mrs. NJ. s. Jones
OF Hot Spring, Ark; Mrs. c. A. Curl
OF Chicago and Mrs. s. H. Morris OF
Texas was appointed.
The committee held a ten DAYS
session al Hot Springs. Ark. formu-
lated new constitution. which was
accepted by Mr.. J.. NJ. Mitchell Su-
preme Vice Chancellor and Supreme
Worthy Counsellor. Among other
things. that constitution provided that
I'm the event of death, resignation or
removal otherwise of the Supreme
Worthy Counsellor. the duties of
that officer shall devolve upon the
supreme Worthy Inspectrix. See
Art page 3 of Constitution OF .he
supreme Court, 1905. But by some
means the committee on law and SUI
pervision of the Supreme Court, with
Mr.. John $. Fielding as chairman.
presented 20 the Supreme Court at
Louisville, Ky, 1907 a cut and dried
Supreme Constitution governing the
Supreme and Grand Courts. This
Constitution was adopted by the Su-
preme Court and approved by the
late Sir 5. W Starks, Supreme Chan
cellor, and has been printed aud pro-
mulgated.
This new Constitution says on page
2. Section 8: I'm case of the inability
of the Supreme Worthy Counsellor
from any cause whatever, TO serve
and perform the duties of his or her
Office, the same shall devolve upon
the Supreme Inspectrix, and in case
OF her inability and that OF the SUI
preme Worthy Counsellor, the duties
OF the Office of Supreme Counsellor
shall be performed by the Supreme
Patriarch.
Approved September Z, 1907.
S. w. GREEN, 5. W. c.
Now where does the right to ap-
point a Supreme Worthy Counsellor
come inE The new constitution OF
the Supreme Lodge (Which Sir John
the supreme Chancellor shall appoint
the supreme Worthy Counsellor but
that law is not in force and we con-
tend that no other law provides for
such an appointment.
We can cite a case analogous to
this one. Hon. G.. f. Bowles was
Supreme Dictator and Supreme Pro-
tector OF the Knights OF Honor. and
the knights and Ladies of Honor.
he died in 1899. Mr.. Marshall ]
Simms claimed as Vice Dictator that
he was Supreme Dictator and Su-
preme Protector, but Mrs. M. J. Ro-
We'll who was the elected Supreme
wee Protector, held that under a
law which is similar to Section s. of
the Supreme Court constitution. that
she was the legal Supreme Protector
She was recognized as such by all
the members with few exceptions
and was sustained In her contentious
by the courts OF land Upon this
very important point we ask who Is
the legal Supreme Worthy Counsel
Tor? In case OF suit being brought
against the Order, this is an impor-
tant question and should not be e.
vaded for favoritism. Who is the
Supreme Worthy Counsellor?
Cincinnati Brotherhood.