The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-16
SCOTTISH RITE
CEREMONIAL
Trinity Consistory to Meet in
Nashville Next Week.
Many to Attend.

Members Of the Masonic fraternity OF
Chattanooga and vicinity are looking
forward with interest TO the fall re-
union Of Trinity ConsistorN, Nashville
which will convene in that city on Mon
day and continue throughout the week
closing Friday afternoon. ON this oc-
cnsion tho scottish Rite degrees from
the fourth to the thirty second iuclu-
sive, will he conferred and communi-
Gated to II class OF more than 900 mas
ter Masons who have been elected TO
receive the degrees,
Chattanooga is wen represented IN
the class. number OF prominent mas
ter Mnsons having been elected 10 re-
celvc the degrees and viii leave Chat
tanooRa Monday In order TO arrive In
Nashville In time to be enrolled and
assigned to quarters at one OF tho ho-
tells. In fact every available room in
the hotels IN Nashville has been re-
served for the occasion as there VIII
be II large number Of Scottish Rite Ma
sons present TO witness or participate
in the work
The members OF the Scottish Rite fra
tcruity OF Chattanooga, are mAnitcstiug
a more than usual interest In the forth
coming reunion Rs selected team VIII
confer the twentieth degree. This
team was made up from members of
rne Chattanooga society Scottish Rite
OF Free Masonry. some OF whom hold
membership in Trinity Consistory, while
others are members OF Tennessee con-
slstory. The team has been rohearsing
for several weeks and ~ the cNempli-
hcation of the degree, which was given
before the members of the society ut
n special meeting IN the old dining room
Of the Read House Thursday evening,
tho team was highly Complimented for
the excellence OF its work,
The conlerrlng of the twentieth de-
gree at the Nashville reunion marks
the first occasion on which ChnttRnooga
has participated and II is generally un-
derstood that at future reunions they
win play prominent part by not only
being present in large numbers, hut
having n picked team confer ono Of
the degrees the plan being to select
such degrees as may he ohtHinablc and
not combine the work to one particular
degree. The experience already OBJ
toind In securing and rehcarsing for the
twentieth degree has brought out the
fact that there In sufficient talent In
the Chattanooga Socioy Scottish Rite Of
Free Masonry to organize number Of
teams capable OF putting on some Of
tho most difficult degrees OF tho Scot
fish Rite. Quite number OF the MEM
bers arc well versod in the rituals site
work having held offices In other Ma
sonic bodies.
Team to Attend.
The Chattanooga team VIII depart for
Nashville at noon wednesday, Oct. 20,
arriving In Nashville In time to hold a
rehearsal and also witness the eight
eenth degree, which In that Of Knight
Rose CroiX. The twentieth degree has
been scheduled for Thursday morning
Immediately following II communica-
ton of the nineteenth degree. A num-
Der OF the members OF tho team will
remain over until the close OF tho re-
union, while the majority viii return
Friday morning. Tho officers compos-
ing the Chattanooga team that WIN COM
fer the twentieth degree are tho fol-
lowing:
Venerable Master Walter c. Johnson,
Senior Warden William II. Stokes, Jun
Tor Warden Van Clyde Piner. Orator
Thomas q. Bush. Secretary Harry Can
troll. Treasurer Archibald DoLand Cat
lin, Expert Charles II. Winder, Assist
amt Expert George Edward MacKonncy.
Master OF Ceremonies Henry Bond,
MRs.ov OF Property ]. l.. Muntcr, Dircc~
tor Archibald Nevln Sloan.