Evening star., 1917-11-11
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which the landsman knows but little.
with probably a lecture by the mai
who made the pictures. These vii
! follow the grand visitation to Pental
pha Lodge the same evening little
earlier.
The grand visitation to N&tiona
Lodge. No. IL, Tuesday evening, was
supplemented with an 'at home" fol
the new members of the year and ths
which had its grand visitation later II
the evening. entertained with an at
tractive musical program.
Music. recitation and monologue in q
high class. but not high brow enter
| tainment." regaled the members of the
| New Jerusalem Lodge.
1t is considered among Masons a very
high honor to be elected to receive the
thirty-third degree honorary of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, be-
cause two stages Of the journey can be
Supreme Council and are not attainable
by the Mason by his own efforts. The
rank and dignity of a knight com
mander of the Court of Honor Ia the
|
! ferred by the Supreme Council only for
distinguished or meritorious Masonic
service. Few attain even this rank
But to be chosen from the knights
commander to receive the thirty-tnird q
degree honorary is considered indeed
an honor among honors. for it Is the
last sitting of character and enort OF
the Mason who receives 1t. 1t Is, how
ever, purely an honor, devoid. OF au-
thority and prerogatives in a govern
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the thirty-third degree. honorary a
Mason must be elected by the Supreme
Council to attain the full dignity and
authority of an active sovereign grand
and last degree of Scottish Rite Free
masonry, and as there are less than
thirty Of these in the entire southern
Jurisdiction of the United States, which
includes, besides the eastern states south
of Pennsylvania, the middle states south
of Ohio and Indiana and all the states
west Of the Mississippi. as well as
China, Japan, Alaska and Porto Rico,
besides a wide jurisdiction In the United
States Army and Navy. 1t Is perceived
waited to the rank of a sovereign grand
inspector general of the Supreme Coun-
Gil. .-
At the last meeting of the Supreme
Council for this jurisdiction 1oor Wasn
ington Masons. two of them members OF
the rite since 1908 and two since l9o?;
were elected to receive the thirty-third
degree honorary Of the rite. They
ars-Charles George Frederick Ioepper.
John Henry Won Hermann, Horace
Parker Mcintosh and George Roscoe
Davis. The first named Is In the Army
training camp at Fort Sheridan, III.
and has not yet been "coronetted as II
is called The others were , eesone..ea eso,,ensd
Charles G. F. Toepper is a member
Of stansbury Lodge, No. "a. F. A. A. NJ.
which meets at Brightwood. d: =; ne
was made Master Mason In La ray
ette Lodge No ls, OF this city; y. Aasuss ashnr~
Lodge. November 9, 1911. He received
the degrees of the Scottish Rite from
the fourth to the thirty.second from
bodies of the rite at Joplin. Mo. ana
affiliated with the bodies OF the NaHes
tion is called. July 20. 1908, and was
natented a knight commander OF the
court Of honor october 20. 1918. ne
was wise master of the Joplin Rose
croix Chapter in 1906; Is s-nce the fouse,1 pne.
knights Kadosh, of this city: ana as
sistant expert in Albert Pike Con-
sistory, NJ R. S. Until his departure tor
the training camp at Fort Sherldan ne
was acting venerable master OF kadosh
IN the thirty-second degree and mem
ber of the cast for the fifteenth. TWEEN,
tieth. twenty-f1rst. twenty-fourtn an9
thirty-hrst degrees. and Is CONSIDERED
an impressive ritualist OF the hignest
rank. =
her of Hope Lodge. No. 20. F. A. a. NJ,
where he was made a Master Mason
February "a, 1899. and was master OF
the lodge in 1905: He was e mace 10 Sosai
December s, 1911. and is high priest OF
the chapter at the present time. He re-
ceived the Scottish Rite degrees from
The fourth to the thirty-second IN tne
Washington bodies of the rite ana was @
nsasnted a knight commander Of the
court OF honor October 1s. 1911; he was
venerab1e master of Mithras Lodge OF
perfection and wise master OF Evahse.
list Chapter. Knights Rose Gro1, M
1915: commander q %.dnsb Kobeft in o 1s1s.17.
and is the present venerable master OF
Albert pike Consistory. NJ. r. s.. he Is
the acting venerable master IN tne M
fourth degree and a memoer o. ~ .he
cast OF the fifth, fourteenth. tWentie.h'
twenty-first, twenty-fourth, THIRTEEN
tbirty.first and thirty-second degrees;
Horace Parker Mcintosh was rstlIeu
asa lieutenant in the Cnned otaees s.,
Navy. although he Us is< "a, aneG.ibnif sis bost 81
friends in the Scottish Rite He had .a
the unique experience OF receiving ms
ars+ three degrees in Masonry during
the winter Of 19o1-02 at VALPARAISO
chile in EsmeTaina Isae opas op Chile NJ The work
was wa done according to the ritual Of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rte,
which Is used in Chile, but the looge
was composed of EnElishmen ana 40
scot tsmen. who had a dispensation TO
work in the English language: Capt.
Mcintosh received his Royal Arch
Chanter degrees also in Valparaiso. IN
King CYRUS Chapter, No. l. under the
| jurisdiction of the General Grand
| Chapter of the United States. in 1907
: Upon his return to the United STATES ne
| afiliated with Hope Lodge. No 20. and
With washington Royal Arch Chapter.
| No 2. Of this city. He received the
crvptic degrees in Washington Coun-
iii No i. Royal and Select Masters.
1 and was its illustrioua master In 1914
| He was master of Hope Lodge in 1910,
| in which year also he was high priest
| of washington Chapter. He Is also q
| member Of the Convention OF Amounted
High Priests in this city.
| Capt Mcintosh received the fourtn
depree Of the Ancient and Accepted
! scottish Rite October S. 1903. and the
tbirty-second, in Albert Pike Consis-
tory. NJ. r. S., May IA. 1910. He was
natented knight commander OF the
| court Of honor by the Supreme Council
| for the Southern Jurisdiction OF the
T, United States October %. 1913. He was
| venerable master of Mithras Lodge o1
] Perfection and wise master OF Evan
| gelfst Chapter, Knights Rose Crofx, In
| and now acting commander of Robert
| de Bruce Council. Knights kadosh. anc
| minister of state in Albert Pike Con-
| ststory, NJ r. 8. He is acting venerable
! master (alternate) in the twentieth
degree, acting commander talternate]