Evening star., 1921-10-19
SUPREME COUNCIL
REWARDS MAS0NS
Distinguished Service Of. lo-
cal Members of the Order
Recognized.

Washington MasonS were honored
by the Supreme Council of the Scot
,ish Rite for the Southern Jurisdiction
of the United States at its afternoon
session yesterday by election to re-
ccive the degree of honorary inspect
ors general of the thirty-third de-
gree and by elevation to the rank and
dignity of knights commander of the
court of honor. as follows:
Honorary inspectors general of
the thirty third, or last, degree
Whiting Estes, Carter b. keene,
Thomas Hall Gatlin, j. Claude KEEPER.
Robert A. Daniel and Burgess w.
Marshall.
knights commander of the court
of honor-Achille E. Burklin. j. Harry
Cunningham, Mark E. Kahn, Carl
Harry Claudy, Rev. John c. Palmer.
Rev. Mimi c. Marseglia, Benjamin
Goldsworthy. Mark F. Finley, jr.; Ell
mer c. Wood. Thomas j. Williams
George L. Smithson, Frank NJ Roller,
Henry H. Moye. DR.. Worth +. Landon.
William d. Hoover, George r. FOX.
Prof. Merton Ferson, Allen l.. Cotton
Ormsby NJ. Ballauf and Joseph Ii.
M.lans.
These men who are thus .honored
are members of Albert Pike con-
sistory. No. l. NJ. L. S. whose dis
1inguished and exceptional service to
the rite and in the cause of Free
masonry have caused them to be thus
singled out. 1t is expected that the
new knights commander of the Court
of Honor wifi receive their patents at
the House of the Temple tomorrow
evening and that the honorary m
spectorS general of the thfrty-third
ferred upon them Friday evning.
Tho resignation of Sovereign Grand
Commander George Fleming Moore.
announced almost in the closing para
graph of his biennial allocution Mon
day afternoon. came as a great sur
prise to members OF the rite In Wash
iilSton and occasioned many express
generally. with whom Judge Moore
is unusually popular. He has the
reputation Of being the most demo-
cratic of all the sovereign grand
commanders of the southern juris-
diction. He is regarded as A man of
unusual ability and as protege of
the late. Gen. Albert Pike, who has
been called the greatest of all grand
commanders. he is considered one of
the most profoundly learned in Ma
sonic lore. Judge Moore will continue
as sovereign grand inspector general
for the state of Alabama and it is
said the Supreme Council has taken
special action in his case with refer
ence to the future.
Sovereign Grand Commander.
John H. Cowles. the newly elected
sovereign grand commander for the
Supreme Council of the Ancient and
accepted Scottish Rite. although
Eative of Louisville. KY. has been
actually a resident of Washington
since his election as secretary general
of the Supreme Council some years
ago. During his residence here he
has become identified with many local
organizations and is widely known by
Masons throughout this jurisdiction. as
well as elsewhere in the jurisdiction
of the Supreme Council of the South
ern Jurisdiction of the United States.
He is an honorary member of Tenn
ple-Noyes Lodge, No. 80. of this city:
of Washington .Commandery. No. l.
Knights Templar:. of the Fellowship
Masters Associations for 1911. known
az the Centennial Association" and
1914. He also Is a member of the
Army and Navy Club. the Commercial
Club. the Colu fnbia Country Club. the
Columbia Historical Society of Wash
ington and the Economic Club.
In a wider sphere he has received in
Vulnerable honorS in the election to life
and honorary membership in Masonic
and other prominent organizations. not
Kentucky. the George Washington Ma
tional Association. of which he is A life
member and appears on its charter roll
of honor. and the George Washington
Masonic National Memorial Associa
tion. of which he Is treasurer.
He is the representative OF the Sn-
preme Council of the Scottish Rite of
Egypt. near the Supreme Council for
the Southern Jurisdiction of the United
States and an honorary member of the
Supreme Council of Italy. These repre-
sent only in very small part his aff1lia-
tions: - - ..''.
He was born at Dripping Springs. Ed
monson county. KY. August 22. 1853.
and later removed to Louisville. KY.
where he was prominently connected in
business enterprises up TO the time he
came to Washington. He was made
Mason in Louisville Lodge. No: 400. in
october. 1855. and became an active
member of the Supreme Council, Scot
tish Rite, October 23. 1909.
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