Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-08
|CAPT. SCHLEY HERE in SECRET SESSION
Masonic Supreme Council Be-
gins Work This Morning.
DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS
James D. Richardson of Washington
Chosen President-0ther Officers
Also Elected.

The second session Of the International
Conference of the Supreme Councils of
Scottish Rite Freemasonry of the World
opened this morning with what was a.
general sitting. which shortly afterwa-d
was broken into section sessions as tho
committee work Is designated. Both tho
general sittingS and section sessions are
held behind closed doors. only the dele
gales TO tn. conference being admitted
Nothing as Ia the work upon which the
general conference or the sessions is en-
gagged is being made public at this time
The arrangements for the conference
have been conducted throughout by
special committee of the Supreme Council
for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United
States, composed OF Inspectors General
Richardson, Moore. Roscnbaum. Stewart
and tlverson. The delegates elected g.
represent this Supreme Council at tho
conference We're Sovereign Grand Com
mander Richardson. Lieut.. Grand Com
mander Samuel r. Adams. since deceased.
and Grand Prior George r. Moore.
Richardson Elected President.
In compliment To the sovereign grand
commander, James Daniel Richardson.
and to the supreme council for the south
ern jurisdiction of the United States.
through whose efforts the second inter
national conference of the Supreme Coun-
ellis of III eAncient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemasonry. now being held In
Washington. became i'm large measure
possible. the conference, following the
opening ceremonies at the House of tie
Temple. Sd and r. STREETS northwest, yes
terday elected Mr. Richardson as its
president. an honor which il is said vii
give great pleasure. TO til membership Of
the rite throughout the United States.
In further compliment to the progress
i've spirit of the American branches OF
the rite, il Is explained, Sir John Gibson.
governor general of the province OF
Ontario. Canada, and sovereign grand
commander of the Canadian supreme
Council, was elected first vice president:
Manuel s. Castelanos, sovereign grand
commander of the Supreme Council OF
Colon tCuba), second vice president: Bar
ton Smith of Toledo, Ohio. sovereign
grand commander of the northern jnris-
diction of the United States. fourth virt.
president: Jose castcllot sovereign grai
commander of the Supreme Council OF
Mexico, sixth vice president and official
Interpreter. and James Hodge Codding o.
New York, secretary general or the SUI
preme Council of the northern jurisdic-
ton. first secretary.
Honors We're also conferred upon j. NJ.
the Supreme Council OF France. who was
elected third vice president; Saverio Fera,
sovereign grand commander of the SUI
preme Council of Italy. who was elected
fifth vice president: Dr. Paul Etier. SOW
ereign grand commander of the Supreme
Council OF Switzerland, who was elected
seventh vice president. and DIR. Paul
Maileffer, secretary general OF the Su-
preme Council of Switzerland, who was
elected second secretary Of the organ
lied conference.
Ladies on Sightseeing Tour.
The ladies accompanying the visiting
delegates started this morning at 10
o'clock on a sightseeing tour of the city,
including the public buildings. under tho
guidance of the committee on fraternal
courtesy. of which Francis A. Sebring.
thirty-thrd degree honorary, is chair
man.
This evening at o'clock the visitors
in attendance upon the conference will
be given a banquet of honor at the New
Willard Hotel The arrangements are in
charge of a committee OF which Sovereign
Grand Inspector General Charles T. Ro-
senbaum, grand minister of state of the
Supreme Council of the Southern Juris-
Giction, is the chairman, and the program
Is being withheld
1t is not improbable that Sovereign
Grand Commander Richardson will be
the POSTMASTER although at the Open
ing session yesterday he was somewhat
indisposed from an attack of asthma.
Thursday morning the delegates and
those who accompany them will make
pilgrimage to Mount Vernon. Thursday
afternoon will be further devoted TO sight
SEEING automobile rides and the like.
Friday evening will come the big cere-
of comforting the thirty-second
degree. or Master of the Royal Secret.
upon the International Conference Class.
which numbers about a score. Full par
ticulars, as far as they may be given
out for publication, Were printed in The
Star. All the prominent ritualists
of the rite in the local bodies will take
part as members of the dramatic degree
staff, or in other capacities.