The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
HIGH MASONS HERE
FROM WORLD ENDS
Supreme Council Scottish
Rite to Assemble.
BENT ON IMPORTANT MISSION
Biennial Session Opens Tomorrow.
On Wednesday the Corner stone
viii Be Laid with solemn Ma
sonic Ceremonial.

The biennial session Of the supreme
Council Of the Ancient and Accepted
scottish Rite Of Frcemasonrv. Southern
Jurisdiction Of the United States, will
open tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The twenty members who compose
the Supreme Council are Grand Com
mandcr James D. Richardson. of this
city, and sovereign grand inspectors
general: a l.. Fitzgerald, of Reno,
New: Ernest T. Hussey. of Seattle.
Wash: Erasmus l. Carr. Of Miles city,
Mont: Samuel f. Adams. of Minnesota;
J. W. Morris. of Wheeling. w. Va; Will
lam Busby. Of McAlester, Okla: \. g.
Stewart, Of St. Louis, Mo; John F
Mayer, of Richmond. Va; c. f. Rosen-
baum, of Little Rock. Ark: Henry G.
AlversOn, of Des Moines, Iowa: James
W. Cortland, of Asheville. y. C: John
II. CowIes Of Louisville, Ky; George F.
Moore. of Alabama: NJ. r. Grant. OF
Mississippi; Frank NJ. Foote, Of Evans
ton. Wyo: Edward T. Taubman. Of
Aberdeen. s. OAK: Horatio A Plumby,
OF Fargo. y. Oak; Charles F. Buck. of
New Orleans, La. and Henry NJ. Teller,
of Denver, Colo.
Worldwide Attendance.
At the session tomorrow morning
ali MasOns of the fourteenth degree
and above will be admitted, but after
that session none but thirty-third de-
gree Masons will be admitted, owing
10 the large attendance from all over
the world. Tomorrow night the Royal
Order of Scotland will confer the de-
gree of that order on a class OF more
than 100 candidates. None but thirty
second degree Masons are eligible for
in this order. The annual
banquet of the members of the Royal
Order of Scotland will take place Tues
day night at Rauscher's. The wives of
the members will also be present.
The most important event of the Su-
preme Council session will be the laying
of the corner stone of the new house of
the temple on Wednesday. Prominent
officials of the government, as well as
OF the highest degree, will be in
Imposing Procession.
The ceremonies will be in charge of
lodges F. A. A NJ. of the District
have been requested to assemble at 1:3O
o'clock Wednesday and take positions as
follows for the parade, which will form
part of the ceremonies:
Beginning at thirteenth and / streets
northwest, on the east side of Thir-
teenth street, right resting on 1 street.
Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. 80; thence
next south-Temple Lodge, No. 30; and
the formation will continue in the order
Of juniority, south to New York avenue:
thence east on New York avenue until |
formation is complete. Visiting lodges |
will form on the north side of 1 street. |
right resting on Thirteenth street. Visit |
ng Scottish Rite Masons will form on |
south side of II street, facing north, |
right opposite 1873 H street. The band !
at the temple will form on |
the west side of Thirteenth street, right |
resting on New York avenue, Each |
master viii designate some member of 1
his lodge 70 report to the aids of the |
grand marshal at Masonic Temple at |
p. m, for the purpose of receiving num-
oers on staffs, which viii be used to
Indicate the positions of lodges.
A special communication of the Grand /
Lodge viii be held az masonic Temple,