The Washington herald., 1913-11-02

2 large number of the members of the
Rite will be In attendance at this impres-
sive ceremony.
Another item Of Interest concerns ons
of the books lately added 10 the library
OF the Supreme Council. The Calendar
gives the account as follows:
zone of the recent books acquired by
the library OF the Supreme Council Is the
edition of Anderson's Constitutions OF
the FreemasoDs," originally published IN
London in 1723, OF which the volume in
question IS a reprint. and published at
Philadelphia in 1874 by Benjamin Frank
| lin. who was himself a Jealous Mason, and
this volume is the first Masonic work
printed in America II is one OF only half
dozen known copies, and Is extremely
rare. being much more scarce than the
original edition of 1723. II is In an excel
lent state OF preservation. and was un-
doubtedly handled by the famous printer
and diplomat himself"
The general officers Of the Rite and of
the bodies in the Distinct OF Columbia,
are given in the Calendar as follows:
Hon. Stirling Kerr, r, sd degree.
deputy for the Supreme Council in the
District Of Columbia: Elmer E. Simpson,
sd degree. X c. C. H., general secretary;
Hon. Louis Goldsmith. SD degree. aimoner
and treasurer. 40 Seventh Street North
west. phone Main sS53: Hon. James II.
Trimble, sd degree. tier; Harry G. KIM
bali, ed degree, organist
Executive Committee-Hon. Stirling
Kerr. Jr.. Sd degree. chairman; Fred NJ.
Book. ed degree, K. C. c. H; Nathan
Well. I'D degree. X. c. c. H; J. Archi-
bald Bailey, sd degree. X. c. c. H, and
Robert F. MentZel, I'D degree.
Building Trustees-Hon- Monte Sanger.
I'D degree: Fred NJ. Book, ed degree. K
c., c. H; Hon. Francis A. Sebring. sd
degree. and Hon. Stirling Kerr, jr., I'D
degree. ....
Albert Pike Consistory. Masters of the
Royal Secret-Fred NJ Book, ed degree,
X. c. c. H, venerable master of Kadosh |;
James II. Mcintosh, I'D degree. X c. L.
H, prior: Hon. Allen Bussius, I'D degree,
preceptor; William Tayloe Snyder, I'D de-
gree. K. c. c. H, chancellor; John II.
Won Hermann, ed degree, X c. c. H..
minister of State: Robert F. Mentzel I'D
degree, primate; Milton Hopfenmaieir. ed
degree, X c. c. H, master of ceremonies;
George r. Davis, I'D degree, K c. e.
H, expert: Nathan WE'LL, I'D degree, X.
c. c. H, assistant expert; Horace r.
Mcintosh. sd degree. K c. c. H, stan
dard bearer; Roe Fulkerson, ed degree,
master of guard, and Lem Towers, jr.,
I'D degree, steward.
fSoDcEI Dt bTuC6 SOuHClls hd-
dosh-Nathan Well, ed degree. X. c. c.
H, commander; James H. Mcintosh, I'd
degree. X c. c. H, first lieutenant COM
mander; J. Archibald Bailey, ed degree,
X. c. c. H., second lieutenant COM
mander; John II. Won Hermann. ed de-
gree, X. c. c. H, chancellor; Charles q.
F. Topper. 32d degree, X. c. c. H.. ora
tor; Horace P. Mcintosh. sd degree. K.
C. c. H, master of ceremonies: Arthur
b. Hayes. ed degree, turcopOlier; George
r. Davis, 32d degree, X C. c. H.. draper;
Sulaimaan David. ed degree, X. c. G.
H., first deacon; Milton Hopfenmaier, ed
degree. X. c. c. H.. second deacon: Thom-
as r Manning. I'D degree, bearer of
beauseant; Roe Fulkerson, sd degree.
bearer white standard; Frank E. Gibson,
ed degree, x. c. c. H., bearer black
standard, and L Cleveland McNemar, 5sd
degree, lieutenant of the guard.
Evangelist Chapter, Rose Croix-Robert