The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-02
Masons

The supreme council, thirtythfrd
degree, ancient and accepted Scot
t!sh Rite Freemasonary for the
southern Jurisdiction CT the United
States held it's biennial session at
the house Of the temple, Sixteenth
and S streets, Washington, d. C., the
week. October 1925. The thirty
third degree was conferred upon
numbers Of Royal Arch Masons
from all over the Southern states.
There were nine from the District
of Column bia: eight from North Car
DINA and six from Virginia OF
those from Virginia, four are from
Richmond as follows: j. Gus Han
kins. editor of the Virginia Masonic
journal and secretary O. the Scot
tish Rite bodies. OF r. "hmond. Bev-
eriy C. Lewis. Jr liliam S. Pet
tit and u A ycle The other
two VtrEinir- being William Lewis
alien ART rank w. Latham, from
AleSar 8. The degree of knights
cor .nder Of the court OF honor
- also conferred upon many
MEMBERS of the masonic order from
the different Southern States.
Twenty-three knights commanders
OF The court Of honor were selected
ts the supreme council from thirty
secnnd degree Iasons in the Dis
trict of Coiumbia all the work be-
ing done in the house of the tenn
pie, in m eiaborte ceremonial. The
sessions of the supreme council
closed on Thursday night. October
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The royal order of Scotland. the
connecting fraterai link between
the Northern and Southern juris-
dictjons of TIE SCOTTISH Rite. met
Thursday evening, October 3. in
house OF the temple, at Washington
ana conferred its degrees upon a
large number OF candidates. The
whole ceremonial OF the week clos~
I'd with an elaborate banquet given
on Friday evening ut the New Eb
hit hotel in Washington, The en-
tire session was one Of the best
ever held and the attendance the
largest. and the occasion proved 10
he enc OF the most interesting gath
erings of The representatives from
the Southern jurisdiction.
The Scottish Rite reunion. South
cru Jurisdiction OF the United States
Of America. valley Of Richmond.
orient OF Virginia. will begin in this
city. Monday evening. November 8.
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