The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-28
Draws Many Cryptic MaSOnS
To The Temple i. 4.
ALL DEGREES EXEMPLIFIED
Including the Dramatic Super-Excel-
lent-W. S. Anderson, J. r.
Clutter, w. n. Clarke and
L. J. Duke Most Pleas
ing in Their Imper-
sonations


Kinsman council, No. 76, Royal and
Select Masters, was held Wednesday
afternoon and evening in the Mason
ic temple, at which time five candi-
dates received the Royal and Select
degrees and twenty-five the degree
of superintendent Master.
The latter degree is conferred in
this city only once year, and then
at the time of the spring reunion of
the council. There are three scenes
in addition to the opening and clos
ing ceremonies. l.. e. Rawlinson, p.
I. l. M, was director. M.
The council was opened Wednes-
day afternoon at o'clock, when t. /.
M. Jed S. Months, assited by his corps
Of officers, exemplified the Royal and
Select degrees.
Cryptic Masons to the number of
about $50 sat down to the banquet in
the temple dining room at 6 o'clock.
This consisted of roast beef, mashed
potatoes, cottage cheese, pickles, OIL
ives and celery, ice cream, cake, cof-
fee and cigars. The chairman of the
banquet committee was C. e. Ayers,
p It. l. M.
At 1880 o'clock, work began in the
degree of Superintendent Master.
The opening ceremonies were in
charge Of the regular officers of the
council. This was followed by a pro-
logue, spoken by Clinton N. Williams.
The first scene represented the
court Of Zedekiah. This main charac-
ter was very ably impersonated by
Walter S. Anderson, whose splendid
work last year in the same part seem
ed only the better. The difficult
character of jeremiah was gracefully
assumed by ]. +. Clutter, who made
very much of hit. Others in the
same scene also acquitted themselves
with credit.
The court of Nebuchadnezzar was
represented in the second shift,
wherein strong scene between w.
S. Anderson as zedekiah and w. H.
Clark as Nebuchadnezzar was depict
ed in it's full dramatic intensity.
In the final scene of the degree, l..
]. Duke assumed the role of Haggai,
the prophet, and his clear enuncia.
tion, together with expressiveness of
speech, came in for much praise. The
historical lecture was ably delivered
by Clinton N. Williams, while l.. Tate
Cromley explained the symbols of the
degree. The council closed with the
regular officers at their posts.
The following members of other
councils we're present: sl'
Charles H Browning, James Bum
pus. ]. ID. Geiselman, H. C. Eisen-
bach and A. s. Baker of Mansfield
council, No. "a; I. d. Hunt of Colum.
bus council, No. 8; o. M. Beeney of
Bloomington, ILL.,, council, No. 43;
Lewis p. Schaus of Bigelow council,
No. Z, of Newark; c. G. Lake of Hook
Hooking council, No. 39, of Logan; A.
Adams of Cleveland council, No. SO;
L. M. Morrison of Sidney Moore coun-
oil Of Delaware, and ]. M. Pumphrey
of Akron council
Other nonresident members were
present as follows Carey Wolfe,
Frank Wolfe, ]. o. McArtor, R. B.
McArtor, Ira Humbert and G. X. Nc
Gugin Of Howard; D. c. Oberholtzer,
II. B. Ramey, A. w. Brown, Jasper
Van Horn, j. w. Fought and Guy C.
Bishop of Centerburg; w. j. Wilson
and Rex w. Sperry of Utica; H. X.
Doolittle, G. L. V. Wolfe, C. R. Jack
son and S. P. McCollum of Gambler;
G. F. Hall of Brandon; C. e. Slate of
Brink Haven; L. B. Wagner of Fred
ericktown and G. E. Howard of Co
lumbus.