Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
CATHEDRAL TRADED
Local Scottish Rite Bodies
Deal With Council.
TAKE OVER ITS TEMPLE
Terms of Exchange Are Not Yet
Given to Public.
HEATED DEBATE OVER PLAN
Washington Organizations Will As
sumo Debt of $33, 900 Existing
Against Their Property.

The convention of members OF -four local
Scottish Rite bodies of the Southern
Jurisdiction OF the United States. held at
the House of the Templee last night, by a
vote of sixty-two to twenty-five. adopted
a resolution accepting the proposition
| made through Sovereign Grand Com
mander James ID. Richardson to eX-
change their building known as Scottish
Rite Cathedral, at 1907 G. street north
| west for the property Of the Supreme
Council, known as the House of the Tenn
| pie, at Az; Sd street northwest.
| BY vote of thirty-five to twenty-five
| it adopted further resolution that the
| board of trustees. in whose name the G
street property is now held, is hereby
directed to take the necessary legal steps
to have the property of the Supreme
Council transferred to three trustees to
| be hereafter named by the four local
bodies.
| Venerable Master of Kadosh r. p
Morey of Albert Pike Consistory pre-
sided at the convention, and Elmer f.
| Simpson, X. c. c. H., acted as secretary.
Will Assume Debt.
| The full terms of the proposition OF
| Grand Commander Richardson were no,
| furnished for publication, but they are
understood to provide that the House OF
the Temple will be taken by the Local
bodies and that they also assume the
debt, estimated at $4,000. now existing
against the G street property.
The resolutions We're not adopted until
after debate lasting until nearly mid
| night, in which the following members Of
the rite participated: E. F. Frost W. w
Poultney, William f. Guide Samuel II
| Walker, Charles J. James, James d
! Rowen,: Grand Commander Richardson
Francis \. Sebrng, Judge Ivory q. Kim
ball l.. Cabell Williamson. Richard p
| Evans, A. Is. Coolidge, Court L. Wood
and Fred NJ. Book
The exchange of the properties mention.
ed, it is said, forms an important facto,
| in the recent decision of the Supreme
Council Of the Scottish Rite TO erect q
| half-mlllIon-dollar Scottish Rite temple in
| this city. TO he completed in time for the
international conference of the supreme
councils of the twenty-siX sovereign juris
dictions Of the rite throughout the world
which VIII be held in this city i'm 1911
Fair Adjustment Promised.
After the adoption of the resolutions b,
the convention prov ding for the exchang,
of the properties, Sovereign Grand Com
mander Richardson made the announce
ment that in suggesting the exchange thu
Supreme Council had no thought of gain
ing an advantage in the matter. and IN
| had no doubt when it met it would gladl,
| adjust any matters that might appear t.
/ che detriment of the local bodies.
| The bodies represented in the con.
| vention were Mithras Lodge of Perfec-
ton, Evangelist Chapter of Rose Croix
| Robert de Bruce Council of Kadosi
and Albert Pike Consistory. all of which
are attached to the Supreme Counci
| of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
| Rite for the Southern Jurisdiction OF
| the United States of America.