Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-21
OFFICERS CHOSEN
TO FILL VACANCIES
Supreme Council of Scottish
Rite Masonry Continues
It's Deliberations.

George F. Moore Of Alabama, editor Of
the New Age, the official organ Of the
Supreme Council of the Ancient and Ac-
copied Scottish Rite OF Freemasonry. was
this morning elected lieutenant grand
commander by the supreme council, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death Of
Samuel Z. Adams. which occurred March
-, 1912. Other officers elected to I'LL the
resulting vacancies were Henry NJ. Teller
OF Colorado, to be grand prior: Charles
f. Rosenbaum OF Little Rock. Ark.
chairman Of the executive committee Of
the supreme council. to be grand chan
cellor. and Charles r. Buck of New Or
leans La. grand minister Of state.
This fiIis the roster of officers of
the Supreme Council il accordance with
the ad interim appointments made by
Sovereign Grand Commander Richard
son in October and November Of last
year.
Grand Chancellor Rosenbaum said
after the recess that it was impossible
to say whether not the Supreme
Council would I'LL the vacancies in it's
active membership which were caused
by the deaths of Lieut.. Grand Com
mander Adams and Sovereign Grand
Inspector General William Busby In
the state of Oklahoma at this session
OF the Supreme Council.
Program of Entertainment.
The automobile sightseeing trip tender
ed the secretaries Of the subordinate
bodies which are visiting Washington
during the session OF the Supreme Coun-
ell will take place tomorrow afternoon
instead Of tomorrow morning, as at first
planned. The dinner in their honor will
take place in the evening at the New
Ebbitt.
Tonight. at Raucher's, the Royal Order
OF Scotland will give it's banquet one of
the great features that occur during the
biennial session of the Supreme Council,
both bodies usually converting at the
same me. I-,s -
William p. Filmer. grand master, Of
Masons of California. arrived this
morning. and SOVEREIGN Grand In
spector General William Holman OF the
northern jurisdiction, deputy in the
state OF New York. left after the morn
Canada. -
Degrees Conferred.
At its biennial session last evening
the Royal Order of Scotland conferred
its degrees upon the following: -.g.t
Craig McQuaid. ST Louis. Mo-; For
rest Adair. Atlanta, Ga; Charles La
fayette Reeder. Oklahoma; John A.
Schneider, District OF Columbia; George
E Sevey, Ohio; George Jepson, Iowa;
George K. Bolmer New Jersey; A. e. Nc
Manus, Iowa: David Davidson. Iowa: Vim.
Mohr, Maryland. George T. NJ. Houck,
Maryland; James NJ. Rawlings, Mary
land; Charles c. Horner, jr.. Maryland;
Robert Lee Gill, Maryland; s. H Hines,
District of Columbia: w. G.. Speed, Mary
land; Burgess w. Marshall, District Of
Columbia; Everett T. Heath, Virginia: AL
fred A. Dunton, jr.. Missouri; Edwin NJ.
Reardon, Texas: Emmanuel NJ: Hahn
Texas; Ben Nelson, Texas; William B.
Ittner, Missouri; Charles r. Brown.
Texas; Louis A. Pines. Texas: Charles e.
Keppler, Texas; Arthur Wallinhorst,
Maryland; James w. May, Virginia; Ar
thur A. Paul, Virginia; Frank II. w.
href,ning, Missouri; William A. Hail.
Missouri; Henry II. o'Hara. Missouri;
Texas; Edward NJ. Hafer. Georgia; VIII
liam j. Kennedy. Missouri; Cyrus p. Orr.
Alabama; William Tayloe Snyoer, Dis
trict OF Columbia; Henceford n. Gamer,
Virginia. and Warren S. Seipp, Maryland.
Nuns for the Clerks.
An Incident at the Scottish Rite Cathe-
dral this morning that created q pleas
ing diversion was caused by twelve MEN,
bers of the Texas bodies Of the rite,
headed by Col. Michael Thomas, thirty
third degree. honorary, of Dallas, Tex,
who arrived laden with large boxes Of
chrysanthemumS for the woman clerks
employed in the secretary generals ONCE.