The Washington times., 1919-10-19
SCOTTISH RITE TO
MEET TOMORROW
Smith BuFnsiaRa, Famous Col
lection, to Be Dedicated
At Session.

The Supreme Counen of Inspector
General Of the thirty-third degree Of
the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite Of Free Masonry for the South
ern Jurisdiction Of the United States
will assemble IN biennial session At
the House Of the Temple, Sixteenth
and s streets northwest. tomorroJy
morning at 10 O'Clock.
An elaborate program has been ar
ranged for the session, including the
dedication Of the Smith Burnsiana,
the famous collection on william
Robertson Smith. for many years
superintendent of the Botalical Gar
dents, and who In his wiz created q
board TO provide a permanent hous-
ing for his Burn6iana.
This trust was later Transferred to
the Scottish Rite, and a room has
been completely given over to this
purpose IN the temple.
Open House In EVehlhe. --'.
Ceremonies in the morning are for
Masons only. but only these of the
thirty-third degree may remain for
formal opening OF the council At
night the ceremonies ana the re-
freshments win be open. to Ma. ons
OF al rites and their families.
The supreme council is composed. Of
George Fleming Moore, Of MontgOm-
cry, Ala. sovereign grand commander;
Charles e ROsenbaum, Little Rock,
Ark, lieutenant grand commander;
Ernest 3, Hussey, Seattle, Wash.
grand chancellor; TreVanion W. Hugo
Duluth, MINI, grand minister Of
state; John -. CoWles, Louisville, KY,
secretary general; Garrett N. Morgan.
Nashville, Tenn, treasurer general
Adolphus I. Fitzgerald, Eureka, New.
grand almOner: Samuel p. Cochran
Dallas, Tex, grand master Of cere-
monies; Henry G. AIYerson, DeE
Moines, Iowa. drst grand equery;
HOFatiO G. Plumley, Fargo, N. D., sec
Ond grand query; Melville r. Grant,
grand standard bearer; Philip s. Nal
colin, Portland, Ore, grand sword
bearer, and william p. Filmer, San
Francisco, Cal, grand herald, in the
Official line, and Inspector Gen. Perry
". WeidneF, Los Angeles, Cal; HF-
man W. WitcoVer, Savannah, Ca; Ed
ward G. Day, Helena, Mont; John A.
RineF. Cheyenne, Wyo.; Fred c.
SchFamm, salt Lake City, Utah; Alex
ander @. Cochran, st. Louis, No; DIN
S. Wright, Plant City, Fla; Marshall
aaau A4aA-su Aa-AA8H AaAAAf -
Patton, Omaha. Nebg Thomas G.
Fitch, Wlchita, Kan, and inspectors
General Honorary Henry r. Evans
grand tiieF and william i Boyden.
librarian.
DeDutie5 e BgDEens CSunell..
The deputies Of the Supreme Coun-
ell include inspectors General Honor
ary Edward Ashley. Aberdeen, s. c.;
Richard II Hanna. Aburquerqus, N
n; Thsmas J. Hartins. AsheViIIe, n,
c.; Charles Q. Homer, Baltimore, Nd.
John r Hgkog, Shanghai, China;
Sterling Kerr, WashinFtOn,, D. c.;
william r. Fippitt. San Juan, Porto
Rico; Charles s. L0bingier, Manila,
Philippine +IBland; Ahraham Louis
Metz, New Orleans, Ia. william n.
Norris, wheeling. ". Va, and George
PllsifeF, thirty-secOnd degrees, K G.
G. h, for ia army bodies.
The emerid members Of the Su-
preme Council are but two, Harry
RetzeF Comfy, thirty-third degree,
San DiGgo, Cal, and John u9nBdEie'
Roper, thiFty-third degree, Norfolk.
Va
The emeFiti members OF honor, nom
resident, are the Earl Of KintoFe,
thiFty-thiFd degree. Edinburgh, Scot
land, and Goblet D'Alvielia, Brussels,
Belgium, also Of the thirty-third de-
gree.