Evening star., 1921-10-16
RITE
MASONS TO MEET
Supreme Council Opens Bien-
NAL Session Tomorrow at
House of the Temple.

of the United States. in biennial ses-
sion. at the House Of the Temple. 10th
and streets northwest. tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
This body is known as "the mother
Supreme Council Of the world, for,
from 1t, directly or Indirectly, II 10
council of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite of Ffeemasonry. 1t is
composed of twenty-five active SOW
ereign grand inspectors general Of
the thirty-third degree Of Free
masonry, with George Fleming Moore
Of Aa cbsrs, E sesen
baum Of Little Rock. Ark, as lieuten-
ant grand commander: Trevanion w.
Hugo OF Duluth, Mimi, at present
holding the three important ofnces OF
grand prior. grand chancellor and
cowles Of Louisville. KY. secretary
general; Garnett n. Morgan Of Nash
Sam P. Cochran OF Dallas. Tex. as
grand master of ceremonies; Horatfo
e. Plumley Of Fargo. n, D.. as grand
chamberlain; Melville II. Grant of Me-
ridian. Miss. and Philip 8. Malcolm
grand equerries, Jespectively; VIII
liam P, Filmer Of San Francisco.
Calif- as grand standard bearer;
Perry W. Weidner Of Los Angeles,
Calf. as grand swordbearer. and
Hymsn w. Witcevar of Savannah,
Ga. as grand herald.
Others In 0msial List.
Other are sovereign Grand In
spectors General Edward Carson Day
RIner OF Cheyenne, for wyoming;
Fred c. schramm Of Salt Lake CITY,
for Utah; Alexander q. Cochran OF
ct. Louis. for Missouri: Olin q. Wright
of Plant City, f,r Florida; Marshall
w. Wood of Boise. for Idaho; Frank
Thomas q. Fitch of Wichita. for Kan
sas: Alva Adams of Pueblo. for Colo
rado, and Charles c. Homer. jr.. of
Baltimore. Md. Henry r. Evans.
thirty-third degree honorary. of
Wash hington. d. c.. 10 grand tiler;
gree. honorary. also Of this city,
librarian: A. r. NJ. Custance. thirty,
third degree, honorary. of Duluth.
Mimi, grand organist. and Robert s.
league of Montgomery. Ala: War
rem s. Seipp of Baltimore. Nd; l.
c.. and Mike H. Thomas of Dallas.
Tex. all Of tho thirty-third degree,
honorary, as marshals Of tho camp.
Attend a. Special Guests.
A notable feature of the present
session of the Supreme Council will
be the attendance, as special guests
of honor, of Prot. Raoul V. Palermi.
sovereign grand commander OF the
Supreme Council Of Italy; Leon Abb
bott sovereign grand commander OF
the Supreme Council of the Northern
Jurisdiction of the United states. and
j. Alex. Cameron, sovereign grand
commander Of Canada. Other guests
for the session will be Robert a. Shir-
refs. secretary general Of the North
ern Jurisdiction: Slgnor Tolentino, an
active member OF the Supreme Coun-
Gil of Italy; John Isaac Buchanan OF
Pittsburgh, sovereign grand inspector
general for Pennsylvania: John Lloyd
Thomas Of New York city. soyers,gn GOV
York, ann Harry J. Guthrie. deputy
for the Supreme Council in Delaware.
all Of tho Northern Jurisdiction eX-
cept Signor Tolentfno.
President Harding Invited.
1t 10 considered likely that Presi-
cent Harding will be on hand to par
ticipate in the ceremonies incident to
the opening session. A personal in
vitation was extended to the execu-
tive by John Fleming Moore. SOW
ereign grand commander of the
Southern Jurisdiction, who called at
At the opening session tomorrow
morning Sovereign Grand Commander
George Fleming Moore will introduce
the visitors and also will read his
biennial allocution.
Tomorrow evening, from 8 to 10
o'clock. q reception will be held at the
House Of the Temple for Masons gen.
orally and their ladies. There will be
program Of music and other fea-
lures under the direction Of Sovereign
Grand Inspector General Perry ".
Weidner.
Will Hold Two Sessions Daily.
Beginning Tuesday morning, the
Supreme Council will hold daily ses-
sions morning and afternoon until it's
business is completed. One Of the
features of this session will be the
election Of such Masons as may be
entitled to receive the thirty-thir
degree honorary Of the Scottish Rite
and the raising Of others to the rank
and dignity of knights commander of
the court of honor, from whom are
selected those who are elected to re-
ceive the highest degree.
There are several vacancies in the
official line of the Supreme Council,
which also doubtless will be filled,
eral new active members elected to
the Supreme Council.
Friday evening the Supreme Coun-
Gil will confer the thirty third degree
honorary upon those who have been
elected to receive it. Whether those
raised to the rank and dignity of
commander of the court of
honor will be invested with the honor
at a special session of the Supreme
Council or will receive it in their local
Masonic homes has not yet been def
nitely determined.
Honor Gen. Pixies Memory.
In the past it has been customary
for the Supreme Council to make
visit to the grave, in Oak Hill ceme-
terry, Georgetown, OF the late Gen.
Albert Pike, once its famous sovereign
grand commander and author of
many books concerning the rite and
the history Of Freemasonry. This
custom. doubtless, will be observed
at the present session.
In accordance with its usual Gus
tom. the Provincial Grand Lodge of
the Royal Order Of Scotland, which
has been described as the link con-
Meeting the members Of the rite in the
Northern and Southern Jurisdictions
of the United States. will convene
afternoon at 2 o'clock, at
the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 433 Sd
street northwest, to confer the de-
grees Of that order, and Wednesday
evening, at 1850 O'Clock, the annual