The Washington herald., 1913-10-21
MASONIC rulers
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mus 7. Carr, Horatio C. Plumley. Mel
vile R. Grant, Samuel p. Cochran,
Thomas F. shyrock. Philip S. Malcolm.
William p. Filmer, Perry w. Weidner,
and Hyman w. Witcover.
| The only absentee was Grand Prior
Henry NJ. Teller, whose physical condition
was reported such as TO prevent his at
tendance. In the interim since the Last
| biennial session in this city two years
ago two deaths in the Supreme Council
have occurred, Samuel Z. Adams, then
lieutenant commander, and William
Busky.
| After the Supreme Council had been in
secret session the doors were thrown
open to the members Of the rite generally
to hear the allocution OF the grand SOW
ereign commander, who reviewed many or
the important changes in the political as
well as the Masonic world since the last
meeting OF the Supreme Council
The Scottish Rite Masons. under the
two jurisdictions in the United States,
/ now number more than 100000 men,
bers The Rite, wherever practiced,
declared Commander Richardson.
stands for strict maintenance Of law
and order. 1t frowns upon the moo
| and all lawless combinations that
would overthrow the constitutional and
we'll regulated governments. Already
1 by its influence, he said. sometimes
silently and other times openly, 1t has
caused reforms to be inaugurated in
| leading cities by the displacement Of
politicians.
Supper for Secretaries.
| The following visiting secretaries -
! subordinate bodies OF the rites will be
entertained at the supper given by Sec
retary General Cowles Of the Supreme
/ Council at the New Ebbitt tomorrow
| evening:
John Henry Mccormick. Mobile. Ala:
| Carl Edward Herring. Omaha, Nebr.:
Frank a. Derr. Guthrie. Okla: George
| D.. Adams. Salina, Kans.: W. Mark Sex
son, McAIester, Okla; James b. Mer-
ritt Oakland. Cal; Elmer z, Simpson,
| Washington. D. c.; Frank Martin How
ard, Clinton, Iowa: Alfred II. White. st.
Louis. Mo; II. r. Comfy. San Diego.
Cal: NJ A. Weir. Macon. Ga: Walter
G. Jacobs. Aberdeen. $. OAK; Frederick
V. Phinnev. Occur d'Alene, Idaho: John
Is. House, Wichita, Kans.; J. L Stephens,
| Dallas. Tex; Charles Z. keppler. Gal
| weston, Tex: Joseph c. Greenfield, At |
Ianta, Ga, and Robert II. Munger, Sioux |
City, Iowa.
Those in Attendance.
Others in attendance in connection |
with the session include: Harry 4. |
Drachman. thirty-third honorary, Ari- |
| zona; Charles ]. Chapman. thirty-third |
honorary, Arizona; Louis G. Clarke, |
thirty-third honorary, Oregon; T. NJ. |
Hugo. deputy thirty-third honorary, Min |
nesota; W. II. HOyt. X. c. c. H., Min |
nesota; Henry J. Wallenstein, deputy |
thirty-third honorary; John B. House, |
thirty-third honorary: Thomas G. Fitch, !
thirty-third honorary. and Isaac w. Gill; |
thirty-third honorary, all of Kansas. o. |
W. Aldrich, thirty-second degree, Ohio; |
]. II. Mccormick, thirty-third degree |
honorary. Alabama: William II. Taylor, |
thirty-second degree. Gautarna, Philip I
pine Islands: Arthur Waltenworsh, |
thirty-second degree, Baltimore: ia
cob Jorgen Nilsson, X. c. c. H., |
South Dakota: F. F. McKreming, |
Jacob Lampert, ]. c. c. Waldeck. Al
fred II. White, thirty-third honorary, |
and William A. Hall, K. C. c. H, all |
Of Missouri; c. L. Shack. thirty-third |
honorary. and II. H. Wilson, thirty-third |
honorary, Of Nebraska; George ID.
Adams thirty-third honorary. and NJ. |
D. Berg, K. C. C. H., of Kansas; Nat
NJ. Washer. thirty-second degree, Texas;
Harry Abrams, thirty-second degree,
Virginia.
]. w. Boyd, thirty-third degree hon.
orary, Wyoming; W. ]. Wilson, thirty
second degree, Kansas; DR.. D. NJ
HALEY, thirty-third degree, oklahoma:
Thomas NJ. Pratt, thirty-second degree.
Nebraska; L. w. Tolman, Seattle.
Wash; w. F. Rippitt. x. C. C. H.. Por-
to Rico: L. N. Greenleaf. thirty-third |
degree honorary, Denver; Cramer Sex
ton thirty third degree honorary. Ten
nessee: r. II. Malone, thirty-third de-
gree honorary. Colorado; W. Hayes
Laird, thirty-third degree honorary.
Minnesota; Sam p. Cochran, thirty
frtr
third degree honorary; Ben Nelson.
thirty-third degree honorary; L. A.
Prizes, thirty-second degree; c. F.
Woods, thirty-second degree: E. NJ.
Redulon, X. c. C. H; L. NJ. Kahn, X.
c. c. H, and F. Zunn. X. c. c. H.. all
Of Dallas. Tex; Thomas r. Brown. K.
C. C. H, and Charles f. Kepple, K. c.
C.. H., Of Galveston: r. l.. Douglass,
thirty-third degree honorary, Alabama:
II. II. O'Hara, thirty-second degree. and
George A. Morrison, thirty-third degree
honorary, of Missouri: W. L. Van Horn,
thirty-third degree honorary. Fargo, n.
Oak; Evan Davis, thirty-third degree
honorary. Kansas; Edward Ashley.
thirty-third degree honorary: Edmund
Russell. X. c. c. H.. and Walter G. P.
Jacobs, thirty-third degree honorary,
all of South Dakota; Frederick Phin-
ney. thirty-third degree honorary, Ida
no: Peter Pickton, thirty-third degree
honorary. and william A. Scott, thirty
third degree honorary. of North Da-
kota.
Charles w. Gray, K. C. c. H.. Florida:
Earle H. selby, thirty-second degree,
Mississippi; Craig MacQuean. X. c. H.,
Missouri; Henry Z. Cooper. deputy
thirty-th third degree honorary. Hawaii,
Honolulu; DR.. Oliver S. Wright. deputy
thirty third degree honorary, Florida;
William H. Vedder, X. c. c. H.. Passa-
dena, CAL; Jere 4. Miller. thirty third
degree honorary. West Virginia: Frank
a. Derr, thirty-third degree honorary.
Oklahoma: Campbell Wells. thirty third
degree honorary. Missouri; John f. VIII
kiilson thIrty-third degree honorary. 49,