The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-27
MASONS' GOLDEN
 JUBILEE WILL BE
 PARK CITY EVENT
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 in Masonic circles the Golden Jubilee of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Frreemasonry for the Northern Ma sonic Jurisdiction of the United States of TAnRfrita. gT5ss:a
 The several bodies of this Rite in the State of Connecticut yield ale glance to the supreme council, 33rd degree, whose home is in Boston.
 Tn the admission to the several ses- sions to be held at the Park theatre at 3 and 4:30 p. m. and at the Casino at 5:3O o'clock, only those bearing diploma or letter of credences from the Supreme Council will be recognized. At the first session the Knight of St. Andrew or 29th degree will be con- ferred upon candidates. At 4:30 the Sublime Prince Royal Secret or 32nd degree will be conferred in ample form upon a selected few.
 At the Casino this program will be followed in connection with the ban quet which is expected to be attended by over 1000 visiting knights:
 Call to order, IIlustrious Charles L. Hubbard, toastmaster; prayer by Ill. Rev. w. G. Lathrop; song by the Weber quartet; address of welcome by Mayor Clifford R. Wilson; history A. A. s. R., Ebenezer Phillips; address by III. Barton Smith, M. F. s. G. C.; ad- dress by ILL Harlan H. Ballard; song by Weber quartet; address by Ill. Walter B. Vincent; address by III. Hi- ram Bingham; song by Weber quar- tet: remarks by members of the Con- necticut and Lafayette consistories' classes; America by the quartet or chestra and assembled guests.
 All candidates are to be assembled at Scottish Rite hall, 1905 Broad street, at 1:30 o'clock, accompanied by those who vouch for them. Un- der the direction of III. August M. Englehard, 33rd, chairman of the committee on candidates, they will be marched to the Park theatre by the escort consisting of Ebenezer Phillips, Bridgeport; Almon C.. Judd, Water bury; Samuel J. Bryant, New Haven William F.. Loomis,> Hartford and John c. Averi11, Norwich. A history of the supreme council for this jurisdiction, which is now be- ing honored in its 50th anniversary discloses that it was formed and es- tablished in the city of New York August 5, 1913, by Emanuel de Ia Motta, 33rd, a physician, an active member of the supreme council ot Charleston, S. c.
 In 1the year 1851 the seat of the body was removed to Boston. In 1862, 1t was found that the order had three supreme councils but in 1883 two were consolidated and on May 16, 1867, the division was again reduced to one supreme council which has since actuated Masonry in the Northern Jurisdiction of the United States. The 18th degree, or Knight of St Andrew is received only after many successive and difficult steps in Ma sorry and is granted by the Consis- tory, s. P. R. s. The thirty-second degree, even more difficult to obtain is also conferred by the same body In ceremonial form it is most beauti- full in conception and the ceremonials attending are ella borate.
 Because of the great gathering here Lafayette and Connecticut Consistor- les have appointed the following high Masons to welcome, and assist in the program and entertainment of the visitors:
 Executive-I4af Charles M. Gerdenfer, Frank s. Slosson, Burton H. Strickland. Connecticut: James c. ,Macphetson, Thomas w. Morgan, E. Allen Bidwell.
 Reception-Lafayette Albert M. Wooster. George L. Porter, Julius w. Knowlton, Charles T. Beardsley, H. Wales Lines, Eli c. Birdsey, Charles E. Rounds, William W. Price, Albert w Mattoon. Frank Bishop, John R. Hughes, Nelson J. Welton, Charles w. Skin. Connecticut: Albert s. Com stock, Costello Lippett, Arthur H. 4rewsr. N. Douglass sevin. Charles D.