Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-09
HIGHEST MASONIC
RANK FOR J.B.bROAD
AND J. B. HEARA
Prominent Wilmingtonians Award
ed the Thirty Third Degree at
Supreme Council Meeting.
IDENTIFIED WITH ALL
BRANCHES OF THE ORDER
Photo by William Shewell Ellis.

James p Broad, comptroller Of the
du Pont Co, aud ] Bayard Hcarn,
superintendent of foundries for the Lob
dell Car " heel Co, have returned from
Chicago. where they were honored with
the ihirtv-third and last degree Of Mason
~. which was conferred upon them nj the
l0Sth annual meeting of the Supreme
Council Of the Thirty-third Degree nf the
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Of Free
masonry in the northern Masonic Iurls-
diction of the United States.
Both Mr. Broad and MIR Hearn are
prominent Masons. we'll known throughout
Delaware They belong to every branch
Of the order. Both have always been active
and have gwen their time 10 the work of
Delaware Consistory, as we'll rs taking an
active part in the bodies which are not
connected with the Scottish Rite.
Mr. Broad, in addition TO being comp
troller of the 4du Poet Powder Co., u
treasurer of the du Pont Engineering Co,
which had charge of the construction OF
the Old Hickory plant at Nashville. Tenn
He also was treasurer OF the Arlington
plant It Arlington, y. j., when 1t was
first taken over BY the du Pont Co. Mr.
Broad cane 10 this city IN 1902 and start
ed m as a bookkeeper, working up IN hE'
Broad was born in Youngstown, OHIO
He is a member of the following oreanlza-
tons John W jerks Lodge, No 5.34.
4. +. & 4. Nj, Punxsata Pa; st.
Johns Chapter. No. I, Il. \. Nj: st.
Johns Commandcry, No. /, Is. T., VII
mington Lodge of Perfection, Wilmington
Council. Prince of Jerusalem; Wilmington
Chapter. Rose Croix; Delaware Consls-
tory; Cunning Bedford Council, X. II ).
NJ. In La Templc, 4, o. y! NJ. >. lie
Is past most wise master of Wilmington
Chapter. Rose Croix; Past Grand kirg
Of the Grand Chapter OF Delaware; Past
Commander of ST Johns Commandery
and Past High Priest of st. johns Chap
ter. He Is a member of the Wilmington
Country Club, Young Mems Republican
Club. Rotary Club and the du Pont Coun-
try Club. He lives at llO5 Nottingham
Road, Wawaset Park.
MIR. Hearn was born III Maryland, but
/ has lived in this city over 80 years tie
| now lives at 1927 Shallcross avenue. tie
| is a past master and present secretary OF
| Corinthian Lodge, No 20, A. +, * 4. NJ.
secretary of St Johns Chapter, No 4,
| r. A. M; Past Commander and Past
Recorder of St Johns Commandery, No.
| |. X. T.; Past Thrice Potent Master OF
| Wilmington Lodge of Perfection, and is a
member of Wilmington Council, Prince
of Jerusalem; Wilmington Chapter, Rose
| Croix; Delaware Consistory, Cunning
| Bedford Council, r. & 5. NJ. Lu Lu Tenn
I DIE. A. o. N Nj. S, and Brandywlne
! Forest No. 20, Tall Cedars OF Lebanon
| He is a past grand senior warden of the
| Grand Lodge OF Delaware, A. +. 4 \. NJ
Harry J. Guthrie and William NJ
| Mask, Jr., both Thirty-third Degree Ma
sons. accompanied Mr. Broad and Mr.
Hearn to Chicago Other nominations 10
receive the thirty ty-third degree next yeal
were made but the announcements art
not made public. which custom is II
accord with Scottish Rite procedure