The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-21
'GATHERING BR|NGS
! HlGR-UP MAS0Ms
Most Notable Members Of Order in
Country Attend Sessions Of
Supreme Council In Detroit.

Many distinguished men are mum
bered among the members Of the su-
preme council, Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite Masons, for the northern
jurisdiction. now In session In Detroit
for the first time since 1884. The SUI
preme council is the thirty-third de-
ereo OF the Masonic order and to be-
long to II Is In itself q high honor.
Conspicuous among the active mem
bers In attendance IL Judge X. G.
Titus. OF Buffalo. He Is the man who
sentenced Czolgosez. the assassin OF
President Mckinley. to the electric
chair. Perhaps the most striking hg-
ure among the visitors Is Grand Com
mander Samuel c. Lawrence. OF Bed
ford. Mass. Gen. Lawrence Is the
way he Is generally referred TO, for
he rendered distinguished service In
the civil war. He Is tall and well pro-
portioned, with snow white hair and
whiskers. He Is several times a mil
liouaire and il one OF the big men OF
the east, being a director OF some OF
the largest financial institutions OF
that section, including the Old Colony
Trust Co. As chairman Of the finance
and investment committee OF the SUI
preme council, he has seen the sur
plus fund grow from few hundred
dollars to more than q half million.
Another interesting personality Is
James d. Richardson, former con-
gresham from Tennessee, who Is
grand commander OF the supreme
council for the southern jurisdiction
and grand master OF the Royal Order
OF Scotland. which Is also meeting
here.
The opening session of the present
meeting of the supreme council. which
IL the ninety-eighth, was called to or
der by Grand Commander Lawrence
Tuesday morning. Members Of the
thirty-second degree were admitted to
the preliminaries, after which the
actives and honoraries OF the thirty
third degree took up the business In
hand. At 1880 p. m. the honorary
members were excused and the active
members went into executive session,
in accordance with the custom. The
feature of the opening session was the
annual address of Gen. Lawrence. OF
ficially known as the allocution. He
reviewed the work of the past year
and told OF the great strides that had
been made by the Masonic fraternity.
Mr.. Richardson was invited to address
the gathering and was received with
great applause.
The afternoon will be devoted to
the reports OF the deputies OF the vari-
Gus states.
The present session Is the best at
tended in the history OF the council,
II Is said. The ladies In the party
alone number nearly 400 Arrange
ments for the reception and entertain
ment OF the visitors are perfect. As
soon as delegate Is registered he Is
turned over to q committee headed by
Arthur II. Mcleod. which provides him
with tickets admitting him to all the
entertainment features. The ladies'
are taken care OF I'm a similar manner.
At 1870 o'clock, Tuesday morning.
a reception was rendered In the Pont.
chartrain for the wife OF the grand
commander. This was followed by
luncheon at p. m.
The Masonic temple has been hand
somely decorated both inside and out
for this notable occasion. A number
of the columns used during Elks' week
have been set up In front OF the TEN.
pie and are illuminated at night