The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-10-06
MASONIC HOSTS
GATHER TO-DAY
Delegates to international Confe;s.
ence Of Supreme Councils, Scot
fish Rite, Arrive at 8 P. NJ.
HOLD INFORMAL RECEPTION
AT HOUSE OF THE TEMPLE
Formal Opening Takes Place To-
morrow Nottingham Ex-
cursions for Week.

Delegates from all parts of the world
will arrive this afternoon at o'clock
to attend the most important gathering
of Scottish Rite Freemasons ever held
in the United States, the second Inter-
national Conference of the Supreme
| Councils of the Ancient and Accepted
| Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of the
World.
| committee, headed by Francis A.
| Sebring, sd degree honorary, will meet
the delegates at Union Station and es-
cort them to the House of the Temple.
433 Third Street. Northwest, where an
| Informal reception will be held. The
! temple has been decorated with ''Old
Glory" and the colors of the rite, as
well as the flags OF every country rep
resented at the conference.
The general committee on arrange
James ID. Richardson, $50 degree, grand
commander: George F. Moore, SD de-
gree, grand prior: Charles E. Rosen-
baum, SD degree. grand minister of
state: Henry c. 'Alverson, SD degree,
grand sword bearer. and A. c. Stewart,
SD degree. Francis A. Sebring is chair
man of the banquet committee. w. L.
Boyden. SD degree honorary. is chair
man of the committee on transportation,
",
is chairman of the committee on deco
rations.
Expect 1877 Delegates.
E E. Simpson. SD degree. X c. C.
H, is in charge of the bureau of infor-
nation, assisted by H. P. Mcintosh, ed
degree, interpreter: Karl S. Kerr, sd
degree. and Morris H. Abel, ed degree
1t is expected that ISL delegates will be
present from the various Supreme Coun-
ellis, and the Supreme Council of the
Southern Jurisdiction Of the United
States has spared no pains to make the
week one of real enjoyment for the
visitors.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the
formal opening OF the conference will
take place at the House OF the Temple
in Third Street The morning will be
given over to the welcome of delegates
and replies and the verification OF Gre
dentials. Tomorrow afternoon at 8
O'Clock the report Of the committee on
credentials will be made. and the Or
ganization of the work and constitution
of committees will begin.
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock will &C.
cur the general sitting of the conference
and adjournment for committee work
during the day. At s O'Clock Tuesday
night banquet will be given in honor
OF the delegates at the New willard.
Wednesday will be given over to the
general work of the conference and COM
mittees.
To Visit Mount Vernon.
Thursday morning pilgrimage will be
made at the tomb OF Washington at
Mount Vernon, by boat. In the after
noon at o'clock the delegates will be
taken for trip through the public parks
and the public buildings
Friday morning will be given over to
the general sitting of the conference
and work OF committees for the remain
der of the day.
Friday night the local bodies Of the
Scottish Rite will confer the thirty |
second degree, Master of the Royal Sc
cret upon the International Conference
Class. which received the degrees from
the fourth to the thirty-first last week. |
This ceremony will take place In the |
presence of the delegates. The full pro- |
sramme OF the degree Is as follows:
Cast of Characters.
ChaS G. p. Topper. Venerable Master Of Kadoeh
J. Archibald Bailey. 81. K. C. C. H.......P Prior
Nathan WE'LL. u, X. c. c. H.......... Preccp;or |
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