The Washington herald., 1912-10-09

c0u0SSy, tooSo w. = uoSkn soo sous
In Scottish Rite Mssonsy. TIE essential
diRsFsnoe bstvssn the tve Jusisdiotions.
he said. lay In the tsaehin0sL
tho Southern JuFisdictien teaches the
freedom Of spsech. the Northern Jurss-
dictioa the fpesdem of action. but We
ars not permitted to talk about our ae-
tions. The south teaches Temperance:
We teach fortituAs."
Hope fos Unien.
The universally Of masonry lies In
the hands OF the Scottish Rite. We now
stand upon the threshold Of . great
ana united Scottish Rite. II 10 In our
power to aid In the spread Of civtlisa-
ton, gospel. and education to the parts
Of the world which are % badly IN need
Of II. Il 10 our duty to unite with our
brother Of forsign lands TO form one
great family destitute Of Internal dis
ssnsions"
Commander Smith thanked the mem
Southern Jurisdiction for the hearty
hospitality accorded them here.
Jose castsllot. sovereign grand COM
mander Of the Scottish Rite In Mexico.
spoke Of the supreme councils OF Latin
America. He Greatly deplored the fact
that his country was rent by an insur-
rsction which was sapping its very
life. He said that he hoped the time
would come when there would be one
American army. and that not an army
Of soldiers. but the pioneers OF untver.
sal peace. who would raise one great
Kingdom Of peace.
Grand Commander Castellot spoke
also Of his delightful stay In this coun-
try. and extended the thanks OF his six
associate grand commanders OF the
Latin republics to the Supreme Coun-
Gil for the Southern Jurisdiction for
cordial treatment rendered them mere
Sovereign Grand Commander Saverio
Fera. thirty-third degree. Of Florence.
Italy. paid a slowing tribute to the
American people. He said that what
impressed him most was their great
cordiality and enthusiasm. He express
ed his appreciation for himself and party
for the kind treatment received here.
French Commander Speaks.
The Supreme Councils of Europe"
was the subject Of an address delivered
In French by Jean Marie Raymond.
sovereign grand commander Of the rite
In France. In a few brief remarks he
said that the supreme councils Of the
rite in continental Europe were ready to
cooperate with the two great jurisdic-
tions of this country to make the rite
one Of the foremost factors in the world
in bringing about universal peace.
Hon. George Fleming. grand prior OF
jurisdiction of the United States. told
Of the history and aims Of the rite. He
spoke Of what had been accomplished In
the past and Of what II was hoped to
accomplish In the future.
Sovereign Grand Commander James ID.
presided and acted as toast
ina ster. He briefly outlined the purposes
for which the international conference
had been called. He urged the visiting
delegates upon their return to their homes
to redouble their former efforts to pro-
mote the aims Of Freemasonry.
AS q mark OF respect and esteem In
which his memory 10 held by the Scot
tish Rite all over the world, Grand Com
mander Rishardson proposed a toast in
silence to the greatest freemason of this
generation or OF any other. Gen. Albert
Pike. In an almost deathly silence the
three hundred present rose and touched
their glasses to their lips.
Section Sessions Held.
Shortly after the opening Of the gen.
eral sitting of tho conference yesterday.
adjournment was taken and the conference
was broken into section sessions as
the committee work 10 designated. Both
the general sessions and the section ses-
sions are held behind closed doors. and
only Masons Of the thirty-third degree
are permitted to attend them.
One of the most important matters to
be considered at the conference Is to
make uniform the executive work Of the
several supreme councils Of the world
work IL uniform wherever
Masonry exists. but the executive work
varies in the different councils-
The ladies accompanying the visiting
delegates yesterday morning made an
sightseeing tour OF the city.
They visited all Of the public buildings
and many Of the parks. Francis A. Sc
bring, thirty-third degree honorary.
chairman Of the committee on fraternal
acted a. their escort.
Secret deliberations will be continued
this morning ut 10 O'Clock. The entire
law will be spent In committee work.