The Washington herald., 1912-10-07
NOTED MAsoNs
IN SESSION TO-DAY
Delegates from Twenty-nine coun.
tries Arrive in Capital for In
ternationsl Conference.
GREETED BY scorr1sH RITE

With the simplicity which marks its
deliberations and gives to the order its
dignity and impressiveness. the inter-
national conference Of the Supreme
Councils Of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite Of Freemasonry Of the
World. will be opened this morning at
10 o'clock by James d. Richardson. SOW
ereign grand commander for the SOUTH
ern Jurisdiction Of the United States. in
the Scottish Rite Cathedral, Third and E
Streets Northwest. The first interna-
ticnAl conference Of the supreme coun-
ellis was held in Brussels in June, 1907.
More than $50 noted Masons represent
ing twenty-nine countries. arrived In the
city yesterday to obey the summons of
the Mother Council Of the World" to
meet here and strengthen the ties Of in
t:macy and friendship.
The visitors were met at O'Clock yes
terday afternoon at Union Station and
escorted to the New Willard by the
committee on fraternal courtesy. desig-
mated by the local Scottish Rite bodies.
with the approval Of Sovereign Grand
Commander Richardson, and consist
ing Of Frank A. Sebring. sd degree
honorary. chairman: w. l. Boyden, AL
len Bursius. Jacobus 9. Jones, and John
A. Lacy. all OF the sd degree honorary:
-. NAohA e. oio0oAs I1OplcH.
mailer. John 6. wineman. J. H. Won
Hermann. all knights commander of
the Court Of Honor. and d. N. Clarke.
A. B. Hayes. G. r. Davis. J. B. Bailey,
T. r. Manning. /. w. Wright. w. H.
Rowe. p. E. Koch. H. A. Davis, p. 8.
Paylor. G. L. Smithson. E. E. Chris
topher. B. A. Bear. E. c. Wood. Law
renee del Giorno. and Louis Perna. all
Of the ed degree.
DistinEuished DELEGATES Here.
Among the distinguished delegates
who will attend the conference. In ad-
dition to Grand Commander Richard
son and Grand Prior George F. Moore,
active sovereign grand inspector gen.
eral Of the Supreme Council for the
Southern Jurisdiction. are Sir John
Gibson. Governor General of the Pro-
vince Of Ontario. who is the sovereign
grand commander Of the Supreme
Council Of Canada. attended by Past
Grand Commander John Y. Ellis and
Isaac H. Stearns: Alexandra P. Alex
andropoulos. thirty-third degree. grand
master OF ceremonies OF the Supreme
Council Of Greece; DR.. Paul Etier.
thirty-third degree. sovereign grand
commander Of Switzerland. and DR..
Paul MarleHer. secretary general:
Sovereign Grand Commander Barton
Smith. thirty third degree. and Sec
retary General James II. Codding.
thirty-third degree, OF the Supreme
Council Of the Northern Jurisdiction Of
the United States: DIR. Pedro Ezequiel
Rojas. envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary from Venezuela to the
United States. representing the Supreme
! Council of that country: NJ. Bonfiglio.
representing the Supreme Council Of Ar
gentina: Saverio Fera- grand commander
| Of Italy. who is Wesleyan Methodist
| minister OF Florence. Italy: Giovanni
Camera, Leonardo Bianchi, Paul Kauf-
man. and Enrico Stroheker. representing
| the Italian Supreme Council: Guido Bon
hglio. representing the Supreme Council
Of Egypt: Prof. ]. NJ. Raymond. grand
commander Of the Supreme Council Of
France: Manuel S. Castelanos, grand
commander Of Cuba, with DR.. Luther s.
Harvey and William Homan: Jose Cas-
tellot. grand commander of Mexico. with
Lieut.. Grand Commander Antonio v.
Hernandez and Raymon I. Guzman.
The greater part Of to-day will be
| taken up with the work of the creden-
| tials committee.