Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
To the Temple Proper.


TO the Temple Proper.
Directly opposite the great door is
the grand staircase guarded on either
side by the seated figures Of Isis and
Nepthys. Doors to the right and left
Of the grand staircase lead to the H.
brary and to the executive chamber
Of the Supreme Council At the head
of the staircase, on the first landing
at the back Of the ellipse, two other
flights Of stairs curving to the right
and to tho left lead to the door OF
the temple" proper. in front OF which
is the marble seat of the grand tiier'
inscribed know Thyself."
The temple proper 10 lofty room'
a perfect cube in form. each dimens1on
measuring seventy-nve feet. ana 10
surmounted by a dome supporting
skylight that rises 100 feet from the
level Of the floor This imposing nall
contains three great arched windows,
one on either side and one opposi'9 enS
window is divided BY two pillars OF
polished green granite. with the lower
part screened by a tracery OF otonAeu
serpents Extending around tne nall
inscription: From the outer darkness
Of Ignorance. through the shadows OF
onr Earth life. winds the beautiful path
of Initiation unto the divine light OF
the holy altar" At each OF the four
corners is a plaque bearing an emblem
of two patterns, the square and com
passes and the six-pointed star In
circle. The apex of the dome is orna-
mented with four double-headed eagles:
one on each side, with the tapiets oL
the ten commandments between. High
over the main doorway Is the lott OF
the grand organ.
In the center of the temple stands
the great altar, a solid block of black
marble. veined with white. with TOUT
horns at the corners. In the pavement
around the great altar Is the inscrip-
ton: From the light Of the divine
word, the logos, comes the wisdom OF
life, the goal Of initiation"
out the building, from the Masonic
standpoint, are the classic inscriptions
of peculiar significance, even to the
number of the letters contained IN
each. which were all worked out and
supplied by Sovereign Grand Com
mander George Fleming Moore. By
members of the Supreme Council this
work is considered remarkable In a
high degree.
Members Of Supreme Council.
The officers and members Of the Su-
prone Council are George Fleming
Moore, sovereign grand commander
Montgomery. Ala; Charles E. Rosen-
baum, lieutenant grand commander,
Little Rock. Ark; Charles F. Buck.
grand prior. New Orleans. La; Ernest
3: Hussey. grand chancellor. Seattle,
minister of state. Duluth, Mimi; John
H. Cowles, secretary-general, Louis
vile, KY: John w. Morris. treasurer
general. wheeling; W; Va; Adol ti,usR l.
New: samuel P. Cochran. grand master
of ceremonies, Dallas Texas; John F.
Mayer, grand chamberlain, Richmond,
Va: Edward T. Taubman. first grand
Aiverson. second grand equerry. Des
Moines. Iowa; Alphonso c. Stewart,
grand standard bearer. st. Louis, Mo-;
Horatio c. Plumley. grand sword bear
grand herald. Meridian. Miss; Thomas
N Mai saan1eh Portland. Ore; william ?.
Filmer, San Francisco. Cal; Perry W.
Weidner, Los Angeles. Cal; lyman W.
HALEY. McAlester Okla; Francis J.
N'oodman, thirty-third degree hon
orary. grand tiler. Washington, D. C.;
William l. Boyden, th;rty-th I'd degree
Its committees for the occasion are:
| Arrangements-C. E. Rosenbaum. 33d
degree; H c. Alverson. 3Sd degree; J.
| w. Morris, SD degree; 8. r. cochran
| 33d degree, and H. w. Witcover. 33d de-
Removal. H. Cowles. $50 degree.
| and w. L. Boyden. 33d degree honorary
Music and program-T. w: Hugo. $50
degree; S. P. Cochran. $50 degree. and
H. w. Witcover. 33d degree.
| Reception-P. w. Weidner. 33d de-
gree: c. F.. Buck, 33d degree; 8. p
Cochran. 33d degree; A c. Stewart. SD
| degree, and A. L. Fitzgerald, 33d de-
gree.
Procession and entertainment-T. J.
| Shryock, 33d degree.
Credentials-M. r. Grant. 33d degree;
! w. P. Filmer. 33d degree; J. F. Mayer
| 33d degree; HI W. Witcover. 33d de-
: gree; Francis J. Woodman, $50 degree
| honorary; Stirling Kerr. SD degree
honorary; Frank A. sebring. 3ad degree
honorary: Allen Bussius. 33d degree
| honorary: J. Archibald Bailey. e. c. G.
H; George r. Davis. K. c. c. H, and
John H. Won Hermann, K C.. C. H.