The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-07
VISITORS TO AID IN
THE DEGREE WORK
OF SCOTTISH RITE
Interstate Reunion Here
Next Month to Be a
Notable Event
VARIOUS CITIES TO
ASSIST IN WORK
Grand Lodge of Alabama Will Ex-
emplify Conferring of Third De-
gree Under Auspices of
Birmingham Fraternal

The plans for the interstate reunion
of the scottish Rite Masons that will be
held in Birmin CHAM October T, s. and
10 have been perfected and the pro-
gramme for comforting of the degrees
has been arranged. The Scottish rite
bodies of the valley of Birmingham will
be the hosts on this occasion Which is
expected to surpass any meeting of the
higher Masonic bodies ever held in the
city.
The reunion will be in charge of
George f. Moore, thirty-third degree.
sovereign grand inspector general in
Alabama and Porto Rico and Venerable
grand commander of the supreme coun-
Gil. who after consultation with Inspec-
tor General II. W. Whitcover OF Geor-
gia. Inspector General M. r. Grant OF
Mississippi and Deputy Inspector Gar
rett of Tennessee has perfected the fol-
lowing programme: Fourth degree TO
be conferred by Birmingham; fifth de-
gree, to be conferred by Birmingham;
sixth degree, to be conferred By Pensa =
cola: eighth degree. to be conferred by
Birmingham; ninth degree. to be con-
ferred by Birmingham: fourteenth de-
gree, to be conferred by Savannah; fl
teenth degree, to be conferred by Biz
mingham eighteenth degree to be con-
ferred by Montgomery: nineteenth de-
gree, to be conferred by Mobile; twen-
tieth degree, to be conferred by George
f. Moore and members of the supreme
council and their deputies; twenty frs
degree, to be conferred by Meridian
twenty fourth degree, to be conferred
by Savannah: twenty-seventh dc gree,
to be conferred by Nashville; thirtieth
degree, to be conferred by Mobile :;
thirty first degree, to be conferred by
Birmingham; thirtysecond degree, to
be conferred by Nashville.
The other degrees have not yet been
assigned, but it is expected that visi-
tors from other states will confer then.
The meetings will be held in the Ma
sonic temple on Sixth avenue The ac-
tive committee in charge and to whom
all inquiries should be directed is com
posed of George f. Moore chairman,
/ Madison avenue. New York city; j. d.
Matlocl<, Birmingham; J. H. Mccormack,
Mobile. and Robert S. league. Mont
gomery. The gathering of 32d degree
Masons from five southern states is en-
pected to DE a. notable one and all the
Scottish rite bodies will act as hosts to
the visiting Masons and their families.
There will be number of social fea-
lures provided by the local committee
for the visitors.
At the meeting there will be two
features of especial interest. the first
the comforting of the third degree by
the officers of the grand lodge of Ala
bama, under the auspices of Birming-
ham Fraternal lodge. This will be done
for the purpose of .mpressing on the
visitors and the class of candidates for
the higher degrees, the close connec-
tion between tho Blue lodge and Scot
tish Rite Masonry.
The other feature will be the investi-
ture of the rank and dignity of knight
commander of the court of honor on all
present who have been elected by the
supreme council to receive It, This de-
gree Will be conferred by 1ieutena mt
commander of the supreme council,
George r. Moore. and other members
of the supreme council present