The Washington herald., 1912-10-12
COhFERs DECREE
Of SCOTTISH RITE
Eighteen Members Of international
Conference Class Honored By
Albert Pike Consisto9y.
EVENT IMPORTANT ONE ON
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Costumes and Scenic Effects Rival
the Most Elaborate Settings
Of Stage.

Rivaling the greatest modern STAGE
production for elaborateness of costumes
and scenic effects. and In the presence
OF the most distinguished gathering of
Masons ever assembled in this city, the
members OF Albert Pike consistory of the
local Scottish Rite last night conferred
the thirty-second degree Of the ritual
upon the eighteen members of the inter-
national conference class Sovereign
Grand Commander James d. Richardson.
upon whose invitation the local bodies
conferred the degree. and practically all
Of the foreign delegates to the internA-
tional conference witnessed the specta-
Gle.
So far as the local bodies are con-
cerned. the comforting of this degree was
the most important event on the pro-
gramme Of the international Conference
Of the Supreme Councils of the World.
This is the highest degree that can be
reached by a Mason in the ordinary
way
The dramatic cast for last evenings
ceremonial was as follows:
Charles G. +. Toeppsr .veneraIis Master Of Kado.h
J. Archibad .Pri0e
~HatnAh ~ --Precpk0
William Taylos Snyder. Primats
Francis A. sebring. Marshal Of Cerenouies
John II. Won Hermann. Master Of the Guard
The Camp-Ftznk Z. Gibson commanding: Porter
L. PayiM. Ninth Tert; Benjamin Goldsworthy,
Eighth Tent; Clarence Z. Bright Seventh Tent;
Achille E Burklin. Sixth Tent: Elne, c. Wood.
Fifth Tent; Charles L. Brooks. Fourth Ten; Mason
L Aowes Third Tent; Sulaimasn Dlavd Seouud
Tent: Melvin A watz. First Tent: Isaac W.
Wright. Fifth Standard: Bernard A. Bser. Fourth
Standard: Clarence Z. Chrstopaez Third STANDARD;
Frank L. Koch. seopud Standard William II.
Rove. first Standard. Harry A. Davis and Thomas
X. Manning GuidonA
redic Hymns-trcd NJ Boct. James II. Mcintosh.
Arfh htlr Hall Rtfrr
Hayes. Adoiptlus r. Bennett. Morris H. Abel
ZeDd Brethren-Ffcd VI. Bocf. G. Leon Srnithspn
Jame. H. McIntosh. Adolphus b. Bennett. Morn,
H. Abel Arthur b. Hayes Armand Ortt Ar
thur J. Hall. Burgess ". MarshAn
Tabeaux-Soldsr Of the liStit-S;ctor G. Cro,ssant,
Kari $. kerr. Joseph Il. Bailey. Goa A. Hail, l.
Henry BIoch-
soldier q rr-doU-Ros pukerson Coz A. Hall.
!. Henry Bloch. Karl s. Kerr. d. Nelsun Clark.
Soldier H the True Rsiig1on-AIlen BussuS fred
NJ Bock. C. Leon smithson Burgess W. Marshall.
Arthur Il. Hayes, Adolphus B. Bennett Arthur l.
Hall. Armand Orutt.
Soldier Of the Peopie-Rohert p. Mentsei, ia
cobus 5. Jones. Joseph b. Bailey D. Neison Clark,
Thomas X. Manning
Soldier Of Ii. Scottish Frermasrry-Alhr,, P,k.
Camp Guard,
Amsrica-rhe fIas-Jaoobp : jones' direr-nr o,
the WORK: Georgr Il Davis assistant director; Mil
ton HsTfenmaier. master Of tabieau1; Elmer Z.
Simpson elefncan: Harry q. kimbaX orsanisc:
J. Waiter HumIyhrey. musical director; William l.
Boyder., ciaS dirccfo-.
Receive Thirty-second DeGree.
Those who received the thirty-second
degree last night were William Chitty.
Carl Frederick Cook, John Howard
Crocker, James Cunningham, Archie
David Engel. Chase Carpenter Cove.
Philip Garrett Eastwick. Edwin Hahn.
Thomas Henry Jones. Henry Lansbursh,
Leslie Cleveland McNemar. Fred Miller
Mullen. Alvin lie Roy Newmyer, Maurice
ID. Rosenberg. William Schliemann. Leon
ard Sergeant jr.. George Franklin Schu,t.
Eli Smith. Ralph Clifton Smith, Leon To-
briner, Oscar Wilkinson, and John Adams
Williams
The class organized oy electing Dr. L.
c. McNemar. president. and Archie d.
Engel secretary treasurer. After the
degree was conferred addresses were
made by Sovereign Grand Commanders
James D. Richardson. of the Southern
Supreme Council: Jose Castellot Of Mexi-
co: J. NJ. Raymond. of France: Paul
Etier. of Switzerland: Manuel s. Cas-
telarNos. of Cuba. and Delegates Camera,
u Italy; Burgess. of Italy; Alexandropo-
ous. of Greece. and Past Sovereign Grand
Commander John v. Ellis. Of Canada.
The class address was made by DR.. Les
lie c. McNemar.