Evening star., 1913-10-20

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| OF necessity make men better citizens and
| better qualify them to advocate and prac-
| tice reforms in every department of life
and Of the government.
| The allocution is lengthy document Of
! seventy-eight pages. In 1t tribute is paid
| to the late Lieut.. Grand Commander
Adams and the late William Busby, SOW
! ereign grand inspector general in Okla
| homa. Reference is also made to Q
| death Of sovereign grand inspectors gen.
eral in other Jurisdictions, including those
| of Francesca |. Madero. Bernardo Reyes
and Jose Ma Pino Suarez in Mexico, and
to many brethren of the thirtythird de-
gree honorary members of the Supreme
Council.
Increase in Membership.
| The statistical record shows the total
membership in the Lodge of Perfection
July 1. 1913. to be 60. 400. and in the con-
sistories So 142, an increase Of those who
| have received the thirty second degree of
COLA for 1912 and &. SS3 for 1913.
After announcing the promotions in the
| Supreme Council caused by the death Of
Lieut.. Grand Commander Adams, the
| grand commander states new councils
have been founded in Ecuador Peru
Servia and the Netherlands.
| The grand commander, referring to
| the celebration of the Ghent treaty of
peace December "a. 1914, by which hos
| tilities between Great Britain and this
| country were terminated hundred
years ago, said that one of the features
| of the celebration would be the cessa :
I ton OF all business throughout British
and American territory for the space
! opposition to war and the advocacy of
peace should be especially observed by
Masons everywhere in some appropri
| ate manner.
ence is made to the appeal made to
him and to the Supreme Council for the
| Southern Jurisdiction of the United
| States. the mother council of the
| world" by Grand Commander Jose Cas-
| tellot of the Supreme Council of Mex
| leo. for the good offices of both in the
| effort of the President of Mexico to
! cause the cessation of hostilities along
this country. This was done July 9.
! 1912.
Madero's Plea for Peace.
| The grand commander says Grand
| Commander Castellot informed him
President Madero was anxious to estab-
lish peace in his republic and wished
| a general appeal made in his Official
Masonic capacity to Masons along the
border to assist and cooperate In the
promotion of peace in his country.
| Accordingly, he said a proclamation
was issued by Grand Commander r CHI
| ardson and distributed in considerable
numbers where they would do the most
good
Much space is given by the grand
commander to what Is known as the
grand orient of Spain, which has as
| sumed to organize symbolic lodges In
Pennsylvania and California The
grand commander also discusses the
Church of Rome" at some length In its
| relation to Freemasonry and refers 10
| the letter "Humanum Genus of the
supreme councils is also reviewed at
length; his visitations, which began in
ll9l1 to the grand orient OF France, TO
the Order of Colonial Masters, to con-
Council of Turkey and the Supreme
| Council Of Greece to relieve sufferers
from the results of the Balkan war.
| The first contract entered into 1or the
| construction of the new House OF the
| Temple. at 18th and streets northwest,
in this city, the grand commander says,
has been completed, after an expenditure
of more than $4,000 In addition to the
| Ic0nfrRCt sum, ana tLdI Tic OuiAoih6 -
now ready for the second contract Tor its
completion and furnishing. (The execu-
tive committee appointed by the supreme
council to work with an assist the grano
commander, it Is said. Is ready to recon-.
mend the second contract at COST VI
| probably $35O.00O.
| Reference is also made to the supJect
of international peace and arbitrauon' IN
which the grand commander states SCOT
| tish Rite Masonry by Its very nature is
deeply interested.
| The allocution closed after a brief ref
erence to the Scottish Rite library, and
the Supreme Council took recess Tor
| dinner. .,
| liam Homan. sovereign grand inspector
| general for the Northern Jurisdiction and
| deputy in the state OF New YORK.
Masons in Congress Invited.
| Invitations have been extended to all
Scottish Rite Masons in Congress to meet
the Supreme Council members during
their session this week.
The following visiting secretaries OF
subordinate bodies of the rites will
be entertained at the supper given by
Secretary General Cowles of the Su-
preme Council at the New Ebbitt We'd
nesday evening at o'clock:
John Henry Mccormick. Mobile, Ala:
Carl Edward Herring, Omana, Ned
Frank A. Derr. Guthrie. Okla; George
D. Adams. Salina, Kan; w. Mark
1 sexson. McAlester. Okla: James B.
Merritt Oakland. CAL; Elmer e. Simp-
i son, Washington. D. C; Frank Martin
Howard, Clinton. Iowa; Alfred HI.
white, St Louis, Mo-; III. r. Comfy,
San Diego, Cal; NJ. A Weir. Macon,
lGa.; Walter c. Jacobs, Aberdeen. 8 D.;
Frederick ". Phinney, Coeur d'Alene.
Idaho; John B. House. Wichita, Kan;
III. L. Stephens. Dallas. Tex: Charles
liz. Keppler, Galveston, Tex; Joseph c.
Greenfield. Atlanta, Ga. and Robert H.
Munger. Sioux City. Iowa
Those in Attendance.
Others In attendance in connection
with the session include: Harry A.
Drachman. thirty-thir1 honorary, Ari-