The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-05
TO CONFER HIGH
 MASONIC DEGREES
SCOTTISH RITE REUNION BEGINS HERE THIS MORNING AT g O'CLoCk-WoRk WILL CON- TINUE UNTIL THRUSDAY.

The spring reunion of the four Bir- cepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (southern jurisdction) will begin this morning at o'clock. The sessions will be held in the Masonic temple, Nine teenth street and Sixth avenue.
 These reunions are of deep interest to ali Scottish Rite Masons in Alabama and to prospective candidates for the high degrees While the social feature affords great pleasure to the members of the Rite the impressive degree ceremonial is of absorbing interest The degrees from the fourth, styled Secret Master, to and including the fourteenth, styled Perfect Flu, are conferred by the Lodge of Per lection. The fifteenth to the eighteenth inclusive the latter being the historic and mystery-laden Rose Croix, are con- ferred by the Chapter of Knights Rose Croix; the nineteenth to the thirtieth in- clusive-the Knights Kadosh-belong to the Council of Kadosh, and the thirty-first and thrty-second degrees belong to the Consistory of Masters or Princes of the Royal Secret. The thirty third and last degree is conferred exclusively by the supreme council, whose historic see is at Charleston, in the state of South Caro- lima, but whose actual see is, and has been for many years at Washington, D. c.
 There will be large classes of candi- dates for each of the local bodies. The fourth degree is scheduled for 9:30 clock this morning and the fourteenth for ? O clock this afternoon. Today's labors will conclude with the Rose Croix at D. m.
 Candidates will be invested with the degrees of tLe council tomorrow and the reunion will conclude with the work of the thirty-second degree Thursday morn ing.
 w. P. McAdory is the Venerable Mas ter of Birmingham Lodge of Perfection. which starts the degree work today. The reunion committees are as follows:
 Executive Committee-George F. Moore, 33d degree, S. G. I. G., chairman, ex- officio; J. II. Phillips. 33d degree; M. Newfield, 33d degree; Bertram Jacobs, 33d degree; w. w. Ransom, 33d degree; J. D. Matlock, 33d degree; w. P. McAdory, sgd degree; w. J. Rrshton, 32d degree; F. B. Keiser 32d degree; Charles J. Geo. began, 32d degree.
 Entertainment Commit ,ee-Louis Geld CTS, 32d degree, chairman; James s. Vance, 326 degree, K. c. c. IT., N L. Mewhin- ney S2d degree; Simon Klotz, 32d degree; Coleman Blach, 32d degree.
 Hall and Paraphernalia Committee William K McNeil, 32d degree chair man; Joseph II. Loveman, 32d degree; J. M P. Otis, 32d degree; Henry M. Aus tin, 32d degree.
 Music Committee-N. L. Mewhinney, 32d degree, chairman; Stephen Allsop, 32d degree; John S. Whit, 32d degree; c. P. Orr, 32d degree.
 Class Drectors-J. D. Matlocl, 33d de- gree. chairman; J. Frank Rushton. 32d degree; Lew Lazarus, 32d degree J. U. Ray, S2d degree; John B. Bethea, S2d degree.
 Reception Committee--William F. Ald- rich. 32d degree, K. c. c. H. chairman; w. K. McAdory, 32d degree; w. M. Brock. 32d degree; Charles F Foust, 32d degree; H. c. Miller sgd degree; J. T. Brooks, god degree; Bertram Jacobs, S3d degree; I. T. Leeper, 32d degree; J. H. Edwards, s2d degree; A. s. Sm tn, 32d degree; Ru- fus Lester 32d degree; John M Caldwell, 22d degree; James Bowron, 32d degree, K. c. C. H.; B. Frank Holmes, 32d degree; R. G. Hewett, 32d degree; M. Newfield, 3sd degree; A. B. Loveman, 32d degree; Edgar T. Wilcox, S2d degree; R. M. Cum ningham, 32d degree F. L. Blvings. 32d degree; w. O. Bass, 32d degree; Culpep- per Exum, S2d degree.