The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-23
MASONRY IS NOT
FOR POLITICAL USE
Representative of Supreme
Council From Italy RecOunts
Interesting Experience.
J. H. BROWN, SALT LAKE.
GETS HIGHEST HONOR
Thirty-Third Degree Also Cen
ferred Upon Several Other
Men of the West.

WASHINGTON, oct. 22.-Interest in
toGay's work OF the supreme council
for The 1orthcrn jurisdiction Scottish
Kite MascDs centered in the election.
OF toU ac;ive members 10 fll vacancies
created by death
Grand Commander Richardson this sf.
ternonn, IL consist1riaI session. corfa--
rcl upon William H#ycs Laird. of T1u.
Ola, MINI. and Banjamiu & Ali,1,. OF
Nashville, Team, tbs lu.igpia Of rp"
order Of the Granl Crhss This oTde,
WIS conferred for distinguished ser,iee
III the course Of Scotti.i Rite Masonry.
Anct::or event OF irto,est was the -.
c1gni,ion of representatives Of otnar
supreme councils near thc supreme c5,Ir.
cil for he southern jurisdiction, all II
them thDty-third degree Masous.
Voice FROM Italy.
These representatives Of other S.ot.
iish Rite bodies wer> received by the
grand commando and asked if tncy
had any message 10 prcscri tc the :ouu.
ell Mr. Moore, r@pre. CniIng Italy, toll!
of an interesting GjtuaiiCn amoug ilp
higher Masonic boJ.s: OF that COUNT.
About one yelr sga.' he said,
there WAS schism III the ranks Of
Italian Masonry, brought about by tie
action Of certain mcmbt1s Of tho ~.
prcmc council, who wc.e also members
of the Italian parlamcrL There yyss
pending III the parliament bill provid-
ing tol uon-sectsrlan schools anu Ii
smcudmtnt was offered TO the BILL.
Eight members of tic sSIreme coulci!
voted against the amendment and thcrc.
upon n was HttemplGu to discipIins
them Coz heir vot-.
This mode Of using Masonry in re-
bgious aud political matters was dis
putcd by the supreme council over which
Chevaljer Saverio Fora presidcs, aud
thereupon several members withdrew
and took. sides with the grand orient
Of Italy, which is somewhat active IN
the politics Of the kingdom. The su
prcme council recognized bv the su-
prene council for the southern iurisdic-
tion Of the United States, hy it's roc.
o9nltlou of TODAY has roa liirmed tho
Masonic doctrine that Masonry does not
III any Of its degrees interfere with The
religious or political convictions Of any
man.
Greeting from Brazil.
\. c. Stewart, representing the su.
preme council for Brazil, said he
brought love and greetings from
daughter recognizing the supreme coun-
cil for the southern jurisdiction as the
mother council of the world. 70 which
She pledged loyalty and feslty.
This evening the thirty-third degree
honorary of Masonry was conferred
upon tho following among others:
Arlzona-M. \. Drschmau. Tucson.
California-E. s. Mcclure, san Diego.
Utah-.T. H. Brown, salt Lake City
Washington-W. :. McCrea, Spokane.
New MeSico-E. \. Cahoon: Roswell;
j. G, Fitch, Socorro.
Regarded Highest Honor.
The comforting of tins degree occu.
pied three hours. Ii is looked upon by
Scottish Rite Mnsons ms the highest
honor in Masonry, with the single cX
ception of being an active member Of
the supreme council, hv it's action TO
day was increased To twcntv-siX by the
election OF four new members: William
Busby of McAleSteT. for Oklahoma;
John w. Cowles OF Louisville, for Ken.
lucky; Melville II. Grant of Meridian.
for Mississippi, and Alouzo Chase Stew
art of st. Louis, for Missouri These
newly elected active members will be
crowned in executive session in the
House of the Temple tomorrow.
While the supreme council WIS IN
secret session today Or. +, j. Wood
man. Washington, -. c, acting junior
grand warden of the Royal Order of
Scotland. communicated the degree of
the ROYAL order TO the eight Wasons ot
high degree. iucmding John ".
Iloworth of Dallas, Tex, and Henry J..
Pittock, Portland, Ore