The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-03
SCOTTISH RITE
FALL REUNION
CONsIsTORY, COUNCIL, CHAPTER
AND LODGE TO CONFER DE-
GREEs NEXT WEEK.
BALLOTS ON MEMBERS
BEAUTIFUL MUSICAL PROGRAM
HAS BEEN ARRANGED-TO
LAST FOUR DAYs-GIyE
BANQUET.

DASaGEAs
"A special meeting of Libertas Lodge
OF PERFECTION, Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite of Free Masonry. will
be held at the Masonic Temple, in
this city tonight at clock
The purpose of this rAeetng Is to
ballot on candidates, which will be
accepted or rejected in time for the
semi-annual reunion. which takes
place Monday evening. November 9Th.
The reunion Will last until Thursday
night. when a banquet to all Scot
fish Rite Masons. of whatever degree.
Will bring to close this important
event in Masonry. which is looked
forward to with pleasure and antici-
patton each year.
DR.. G. IL. Rudd, thirty-third de-
gree Mason, is the venerable mas
ter of the Lodge of PerfectiJn: Mr.
Charles A.. Nesbitt, also a thirty-third
degree Mason. is the secretary.
The male choir of the lodge is COM
posed Of the following wellknown
singers:
Walter A. Watkins, first tenor.
Ralph Ludwig, first tenor Louis NJ.
Boyd, second tenor: W. Floyd Reams
second tenor. 80. deter Jones, second
tenor; Charles W. Hunter. baritone:
g. Joseph finder. baritone; Clarence
c. Clifton, Bass: ]. Edward Cobean,
bass; Joseph f. White bass; Julian
Cole. organist, and Joseph +. White,
director.
The program will be as follows.
Fourth Degrc>-Sccret Master.
- Lord. behold T.. ADJ
Spirit of Power and Might" Holden
@Sr.g.t, IxaI.p .,yd
Thy God" James
"Blest are the Pure" ..,.. Holden
Sixth Degress-Intimate Secretary.
Lovely Appear" ......... .Gounod
Sauctus-"Hoiy. Holy. Holy" Holden
Ninth Degree-E1ect of the Nine.
The Radiant Morn Woodward
My Country. It's of Thee" -. Carey
Fourteenth Degree-tsrand Eject
Perfect and Sublime Mason.
| AT the Close of Day" ..... Nevin
Let There be Light" ......-.F. Otto
"Blest are the Pure" ...... Holden
AT Thy Throne, Q Lord ....F. Otto
Sweet Hour OF Prayer" Phillips
"Integre Nital'' fHorace) .Flemming
Eighteenth Degrce-knight Rose
Croix.
Dangers of Every Form" Wagner
God is Love" ... r. Won F'lotow
ta) Faith" OBJ Hope" (c) Charity
..-... 'oa.9
Spirit OF Truth and Love IF. otto
Seven Times decentralization:
Requiem--"Peace and Rest
| Holden
De Profundis-"Out of the Deep
| .... 1900. Anon
Hymn-*The Royal Craft in Days
OF OLD ...:....'. ,,..s tia'son
The Lord - My Strength
cifipeI-ANSNii ia
| Twenty Second Degree-knisht Of the
| Royal Axe.
| Prelude--"Shine on Our Souls Holden
| Postlude-"This He Showed Me
| Holden.
| Thirtieth Dearee-knisht kadosh.
/ First Apartment;
What Sound Comes Down. .kreutzer
F., Requiem-"Peace and Rest" 80 Holden
! Second Apartment:
J 20 Lord. Behold ......-.. IF. Abt.
/ When We Stand" .............N evin
| Thirty First ossrse-lnspeetor In
! quisitor.
| Come Unto Me-. F. Fleming
| Lead Kindly Light. -. Rhys- Herbert
Lord OF Light" ............... Barnby
The choir will also sing at the BAN
quet.
Derivation Of Lodge.
The local consistory, council, chap
| ter and lodge of the Ancient and Ac-
| cepted Scottish Rite Of Free Masonry
| Is derived from the Supreme Council
! of the thirty-third degree for the
| Southern Jurisdiction of the United
| States of America, the mother council
! of the world. whose See Is at the
| Grand Orient of Charleston, in South
| Carolina. of which James Daniel Rich
| ardson Is the sovereign grand COM
mander: Stirling Kerr, Jr., X. c. C..
| H., secretary general; and Hon. John
| +. Mayer. sovereign grand inspector
| in Virginia.
| In anticipation OF the coming re-
union of the order an unusually hand
| some program has been issued, done
| in heavy brick coiored paper. printed
| in the highest type OF the printers art
! and enclosed in an envelope to cor
! respond,
| In this invitation the fact is set
1 forth that to att brethren of the an
| cient and accepted Scottish Rite,
everywhere and to all Master Masons
OF the Jurisdiction of Virginia quali-
| fed TO receive the higher degrees a
cordial greeting is extended to tho
| reunion.
! This branch OF the order embraces
| the Valley Of Richmond. Orient of
! Virginia" of which the following are
/ the invitation committee: +.
/ Clifford II. Rudd, $50. venerable
master, Libertas Lodge of Perfection.
! No. &. David c. Kennedy. S2d4 Wise
! master. Pelican Chapter OF Rose croix,
| No. g: Robert S. Crump. SD, COM
| mander st. Omar Council. Knights
| Kadosh, No. /, and Leon Wallerstein,
| 32d, master of Kadosh, Dalcho Con-
sistory. and Charles A. Nesbitt. ssd.
secretary OF the coordinate bodies
| embracing the four chapters named
through the representatives on the
| committee.
Degrees will be conferred from the
| fourth to the thirty-third degree In
| elusive. during the session here next
/ week.
On Monday I.ihertas Lodge OF Per-
lection will confer degrees from the
| fourth to the fourteenth inclusive On
| Tuesday Pelican Chapter of Rose
| Croix. No. 2, will confer degrees from
| the fifteenth to the eighteenth inclu-