The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-19
SCOTTISH RITE
HOLDS REUNION
Southern Jurisdiction of Masonry
in Annual Conclave at
Temple.
MARSHALL COMES THURSDAY
Vice-PreSident of United States
Will Take Part in Cere-
monial Session.
MARSHALL COMES THURSDAY

! The opening session Of the supreme
/ Reunion, Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Kite MaSons. was held last night Ut tho
Masonic Temple following Il dinner
. given to the degree candidates and
members OF the teams. Nearly 100 mc,
appeared as candidates for the inefra bic
degrees, ana others will arrive to-day
To take tho historical ana religious de
! .rces and those of Il higher standing
which viii hc given Tomorrow and
| Thursday.
officers taking par; In the work last
night were: Hay Il. Thornton, James j.
sutton. !. G. iiankins. G. Il. l'itHwilson
~. Il. Christian. :. w. Morris. Ralph j.
levy. George j. Hooper, james ". Price,
James \. Gibson. S. II. Tcmplemtn. Il.
u. Sicpfricd. James y. Richardson. III. l:
Mcconnell. w. II. Woodward, Il. :.
crurup, Charles y. Ncshitt and A. y.
SXClc
Thc incllablc degrees which rerc con-
fcrrcd upon the candidates last night,
consist Of the fourth through the four
tccntIi. The higher degrees will he
conferred upon tho candidates later in
tho week
on. Of the mos; prominent men whom
the reunion will bring 10 Richmond is
Vice president Thomas l.. Marshall
and another is james ID richardson,
sovereign commander of tho Supreme
Council of the Ancient and Accepted
scottish Kite trccmasonry for the
states.
EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS no
ENTERTAIN VICE-PRESIDENT
Extensive preparations for the en-
tcrtainmcnt OF the Nicc-Prcsidcnt have
been perfected lay the entertainment
committee. of which Postmaster Hay
y. Thornton is chairman. portion
Of The committee VIII 20 TO iIallsboro
/ Thursday morning To escort him into
Richmond. At Main Street station ne
4 mitJcc ana taken to the jefferson for
breakfast Automobile tours of the
4 city will be followed by luncheon ut
the Country Club and the reception
/ OF The Governor, the Mayor and mill
! tary officials at the jefferson Hotel In
l the afternoon. His attendance at the
ceremonies at the Masonic Temple
Thursday night will he followed by 4
i ball, which will conclude the program
for the day.
Mrs Marshall, who will accompany
the Vice President, will be a member
h OF The sight seeing party Of the morn
& ing and will lunch at the Country
( Club as the guest OF Mrs. j. Taylor I'll
/ Tyson and other ltichmond women. She
B will take tea with Mrs. Ellyson. and
will attend the performance of Rack
ctty-l'ackctty House" iii the evening
U No program has been made for Fri
day. as Il is believed that the distin-
Gui3led guests will be tired from the
strenuous pros rain arranged loI tlltiii
on Thursday. They Will leave for
WASHINGTON at 1901 o'clock Friday.
WILL. CONFER TIlRTY-SECOND
DEGREE on LARGE CLASS
One OF the most Interesting features
Of the convention, which will be IN
session four days, will he the con-
fcrrinis OF the thirty-sccond degree
upon i number OF candidates Thurs
day night. y special team from tho
scottish Kite bodies OF Washington
will como TO Iiclmcnd TO conduct TIE
ceremony III the grand lodge room. 1T
is said that one OF the largest mum
bcrs in the history of the order in
Virginia is seeking this degree, one of
: the highest ia Frcemasonry.
To-day the historical ana religious
degrees. the fifteenth through the
eighteenth. will be conferred upon the
candidates seeking them. The rcgu-
I lar officers will confer the eighteenth
degree In fun form. Officers taking
part in the work tonight Will be II.
D {. Kennedy. W. j.. Richardson, H. l..
p Jennings, RI. l.. Mcconnell, X. :.
: Crump, c. y. Ncsbitt. j. J. Sutton, W.
:. Petit, j. y. Richardson, w. II.
4 Northern, 6. Jcter Jones and {. Il.
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