Evening star., 1914-10-07

Judge George Fleming Moore Of
Montgomery, Ala, for some time lieu
tenant grand commander, was this
morning elected sovereign grand COM
mander of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite for the Southern Juris-
diction of the United States. to succeed
James D. Richardson, who died July "a
last Judge Moore enjoys the Distinction
of being the last man to be nominated
by Albert Pike for election to the Su-
preme Council. Since Mr.. Richa ardson's
death he has been acting grand COM
mander. His election occurred this
morning at the special session of the
Supreme Council held at the Scottish
Rite Cathedral, Sd and streets north
west.
The Supreme Council also elected
Charles E. Rosenbaum of Little Rock,
Ark, lieutenant grand commander;
Charles F. Buck of New Orleans, La.
grand prior: Ernest B. Hussey of
Seattle. Wash, grand chancellor. and
Trevanion W. Hugo of Manchester,
Okla. grand minister of state
These with John H. Cowles of Louis
vile. KY, secretary general; John w.
Morris of Wheeling. W. Va; treasurer
general, and Adolphus L. Fitzgerald of
tute the elective officers of the Su-
preme Council for the Southern Juris-
diction.
The installation of the new officers
took place in the cathedral of the rite
after the recess al o'clock this after
noon.
Judge Moore, the new sovereign
grand commander of the rite, resides
at present at Laurel. Md, although his
home is at Montgomery. Ala. He is a
widower. with two sons, Aldrich and
George F. Moore, jr. Among Masons
he is accounted one of the best posted
m Gin th4 lat
Pike. who is looked up to by Scottish
Rite Masons their greatest grand
commander
Native of Alabama.
George Fleming Moore was born in
Talladega. Ala. educated at Central
Institute there and at the University of
Virginia After a law course at that
university he was admitted to the bar,
practiced for while in Rockford, Ala,
and later in Montgomery until 1902
He was appointed special United States
attorney by Attorney General Garland
during Cleveland's first administration,
ana was next appointed assistant
United States district attorney serving
in this capacity through Cleveland's s
first term. Harrisons term and part of
Cieveland'S second term. He was then
appointed United States district at
torney and served until after McKin-
ley's inauguration. He served as judge
in several important cases.
Shortly after his twenty-first birth
day he was initiated into Masonry at
Rockford, receiving chapter degrees
there; council and commandery degrees
IN montgomery was grand high priest,
Alabama Grand Chapter: grand I. I;
grand prelate of the Grand Command
cry of Alabama.
His Record in Scottish Rite.
In the Scottish Rite he has served
as master of Alabama Lodge of Perfec-
tion of Montgomery; deputy of Supreme
Council, receiving his appointment
from Albert Pike; was nominated by
Grand Commander Pike as active
member of the Supreme Council, but
declined: was coroneted honorary by
Gen Pike, and two years later crowned
an active member by him in the Su-
preme Council.
He has filled various offices in the Su-
preme Council. including in succession
those of grand minister of state, grand
chancellor. grand prior, and finally
lieutenant and acting grand COM
mander-
Mr.. Moore has in the past declined
several important and lucrative public
offices to work for Freemasonry, and
has edited the New Age Magazine, off,
cial organ of the Supreme Council,
since its foundation.
OF Prominent Family.
He comes of a family prominent in
both its branches in Masonry and in
services to its country. His fathers
mother, Mary Garland Marks. was
half sister of Merriwether Lewis first
Governor of Missouri and head of the
famous Lewis and Clark expedition
His paternal great-grandfather was
John Harvie of Virginia, who was for
n time the guardian of Thomas Jeffer-
son and one of the executors of the
will of Peter Jefferson. father of the
President. His mothers maiden name
was Dixon, her father having been a
surgeon under Gen. Andrew jackson
In the Indian wars. He was not only
personal friend of his general, but
was Junior grand warden of the Grand
Lodge of Tennessee when Jackson was
- its grand master This family gave its
first blood to the American revolution
in the operations against Quebec.