The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-11

| The interstate Scottish Rite reunion
which closed yesterday, was crowned by
an entirely new ceremonial, s'The investi-
ture of the rite and dignity of the knight
commander of the court of honor" with
the ritual which. had been prepared by
Venerable Lieutenant Grand Commander
George f. Moore, and committee, for
the first time. The complete ritual will be
submitted to the supreme council October
90 when it assemblies in Washington. For
this reunion special privilege was
granted and those who were. invested with
the rank were duly received under the
same.
Heretofore this rank has not had the
imposing and impressive ritual which
seems to be fitting, but this has been
remedied. and last night, at the Ma
sonic temple, those who received the same
We're invested with the rite in most orig
inal and impressive ceremony.
The work of the fourth and last day
begun with the continuation of the work
of comforting the thirty-first degree, Hall
of Equity, by Alabama consstory with
the following rank;
Venerable president, J. d. Matloek, thir-
ty-third degree, honorary; first counselor.
f. b. keiser, thirty-second degree: second
counselor. +. S. Barnes, thirty second de-
gree; master of ceremonies, N l.. Me-
whenney thrty-second degree; Zarathus-
ira. w. Il. Aldrich thirty-third degree,
honorary; Moses, II. Swedlow, thirty
second degree: Alfred, Ben M. Jacobs.
thirty second degree: Numa, Arthur Bar
ton. thirty-seco degree; Manu-, Il. l..
Keiser, thirty second degree; Hermes, E.
E. Matthews, thirty-second degree; Con-
fucius, w. w. Ransom, thirty-second de-
gree. honorary: Minos, John B. Bethea.
Sr., thirty-second.
The thirty-second degree-master of the
royal secret, was conferred by Trinity con-
sistory. No. 3 Nashville, with the accom-
panying rank;
Venerable master, Joseph Toy Howell,
thirty-third degree. honorary; prior, VIII
liam Whallon Archibald, thirty second de-
gree. X. C. c. H.; preceptor. Clarence
Thomas Boyd, thirty-second degree min
lister of state, Thomas Graham Hail, thir-
ty-second degree, *. c. c. H.; almoner.
Garnett Noel Morgan, thirty-third degree,
honorary; registrar, Charles Henry
Smart, thirty second degree: treasurer,
Vernon King stevenson. thirty-second de-
gree, *. c. C. H.; prelate, WILDER Fisk
Foster, thirty-third degree. honorary
master of ceremonies. peyton Robertson.
thirty-third degree honorary: expert, Will
liam Nelson, thirty second degree. X. G.
c. H.; assistant expert, Charles Barham,
thirty-seeond degree, X. G. c. H., captain
of the guard, James A. Dougherty thirty
second degree; commander of camp
guard. Louis Lee Gamble, thirty-second
degree.
Chanters and sacrifcers: Chief priest,
John H. Bethea, Sr.; S. j. Erckert. thir-
ty-second degree; J. Il. Carle, thirty-sec-
ond degree; M p. McGlathery, thirty-sec-
ond degree; Walter Mcdowell, thirty-sec-
ond degree; Albert Stradford, thirty-sec-
ond degree; II. Letaw, thirty-second de-
gree; j. Friedman, thirty degree:
j. M. p. Otis, thirty-second degree.
| The evening session was devoted to
"The investure with the rank of dignity
of the knight commander of the court OF
honor upon the brethren who have been
elected by the supreme council to receive
| it," which was conferred by George f.
Moore, thirty-thlrd degree. venerable lieu.
tenant grand commander of suprem.
council and sovereign grand inspector.
general in Alabama and Porto Rico. anc
other members of the supreme councf
present.
| Reunion Notable Success
| The reunion has had many attractfv,
and interesting features, and 1t is ths
consensus of opinion among all those whs
took part in the ceremonies that ther,
never has been a gathering Of Masons II