The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-12
CONSISTORY To
MEET DEC. "a
Preparations Being Made for Big
Gathering In Marquette

The next reunion for the upper rem
.rsr'a Of Francis NJ. Moore consis-
..r, and the several cu-ordna:e bodies
Of, The scottish Rite. in Marquette. viii
b. held Tuesday Wednesday and
Thursday. Dec. >. ami l. Al the de-.
lrees from the fourth L. The thirty
..rand. will he conferred at this cere-
muulal
announcement is made that the C'aSs
received al the December session Nlll
rostYely De the last 20 be admitted
under the open charter privileges. The
supreme council, al its late session.
held in Philadelphia, granted 10 Fran-
els n. Moore consistorS a permanent
charter Ia take the place Of the dis
rerSajion granted Feb. ~ asst anG
J,hn !. carton. deputy sovereign grand
commander for Michigan, will ue pres
eat at the Approaching ceremonial 10
present the charter and install the
rau~lstory as a regularly constituted
lody of the Scottish Rite.
The granting Of charter So close
upon ihc issuance Of the hrst dis
pensation is most unusual and was
HraeIy due To the Favorable report Of
The iluSuious deputy an6 the active
member II the supreme council for
Michigan, both of whom formally
sanitation for Francis NJ. Moor con-
siIory had been accomplished 18th
corresponding results.
The officers now urge 81 prospective
candidates that if they are IL avail
themselves of what are known "a The
open charter privileges they must do
SO az this time. With the institution
81 the charter at the December core
momll ai concessions and ether
lushrges win end, ana the admission
Zee may be- advanced - any reason
abb, amount the consistory itself may
ZOO covers every degree from the
fourth 10 the thirty The Of
fgcrs further state THAI while the bal
lotiug on candidates will occur during
The dates of the cercm Dnlal, as IN the
past ii Will greatly facilitate matters
to Dee acted upon At the next regular
meeting Of ~" consistory, ~ Friday
evening, Nov n.
Among the distinguished guests at
Tie December ceremonial will ne John
]. carton deputy commands for
Michigan, and invitations have been
formally extended 10 Frcderi, Il. Ste
taus active member Of tho supreme
council for Michigan. and Clarence ".
sessions. commander IN thief of DE
Wit clinton consistory, Grand Rapids.
'lhr twenty first degree VIII be con-
f,rrd by team from Houshton,
William y. Macl aughlin presiding.
lloushtOn has shown mucn interest IN
the work Of the new consistury, and
,horc is good membership Of the
Rite in Houghton. Ontonagon and Ke-
wrouaw counties. \ Scottish Rite club,
composed exclusively of su b ime
Princes Of the royal secret, has been in
aD'iv" existence for several years.
Robert IL. Shields. Fred Il. Jeciers and
ether prominent men are active i'm the
work and Will appear in the east at
Marquette.
The Scottish Rite male choir of Chi
,ago will present the musical num-
hers Of the ceremonial program. rhis
termination, composed Of we'll known
7rlistS, will he heard not only IN Cho-
ia numbers, hut its members will pre-
gent solos and duets at appropriate
times Charles VI. Kirk. the musical
director and urganist is an artist OF
wild" reputation.
I'm view of the distinction given the
upper peninsula consistOry by the SUI
rromc council. the officers expect that
each member viii exert himself 10 the
utmost To make the Decembr class a
worthy one and the ceremonial the
2rratcst, as II win he the most i'm
p"rtant ever held under the auspices
Of any body of Masonry i'm this part
OF the state.
Friday, Dec. 5. the day following the
'onslStory, Ahmed temple. order o..