The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-20
M \ S0 N |C 3 ] DY SPLITS OVER KHAN
Judge George F. Moore, Former AIabamian, Quits
 Supreme Council

WASHINGTON, Oct 19. Judge George Fleming Moore. past sover- eign grand commander of the SUI preme council and inspector general of Scottish Rite masons in Alabama. resigned from the supreme council today after a discussion over the ku kluX Klan.
 During the debate MT. Moore was charged by members of the council with using ais weekly publication, The Fellowship Forum. issued here, for furthering the dimes of the lllan.
 Although the publication has de- signated itself as a digest of fra ternal news from all over the world, Masons have regarded 1t as Ma sonic publication. Consideration of MT. Moore's resignation was post poned.
 The councll IS also considering the resignation o- Ferry w. Weidner, sec retary general, who has announced that he desires to return to Los An geles, ed to the 33 degree will receive their honors tonight and to those wno will have the degrees conferreo later. Those designated Knight Commanders of the Court Of Honor, will receive thcil degrees in their local consistories.
 The biennial session of the coun- cn will close tomorrow. It has yet to consider the advis;; bility of re- conmenda tious of the New Age, the Scottish Rite magazine; the Scottisn Rite News Bureau and the Capltol News Service uEcer one head. s,,nr.n,. council Vacancies Filled.
 Six vacancies on the supreme oouncil. Thirty Third degree. An cient and Accepted Scottish. Rite. southern jurisdiction, were filled at today's session of the council by the selection of the following:
 Frank Craig, Oklahoma; Stanley c. Warner, Colorado; Edwln T. Wyoming William s. McCrea, Wash ington, and William Booth Price, Maryland.
 Announcement was made that for the ensuing biennial John H. Cowles, Kentucky, would continue to serve as sovereign grand commander. ana that other officers would be as follows:
 Lieut.. Grand Commander Charles E. Rosenbaum, Arkansas; grand prior, Philip s. Malcolm, Oregon; grand chancellor, Samuel P. Coch- ran, Texas; grand minister of state, Edward c. Day, Montana; secretary EN ' gia; treasurer general. Garnett N. Morgan, Tennessee; grand almoner, Melville N. Grant, Mississippi; grand orator, William H. Filmer, California; grand master of cere- monies, Fred c. Schramm, Utah; grand chamberlain, Alexander G. Cochran, Missouri; first grand equer- ry, Olin s. Wright. Florida; second grand equerry, Marshall w. Wood. Idaho; grand standard bearer, Frank c. Patton. Nebraska; grand sword bearer, Thomas G. Fitch, Kansas; grand herald, Robert $. Crump, Virginia.
 M0ore's Resignation Accepted.
 The council accepted the resigna- tions as active members of Horatio c. Plumley, Fargo, N. D., who asked to be relieved of his duties because of i'll health, and George F. Moore, Birmingham, Ala. Both were placed on the emeritus list.
 MT. Moore, who at one time was sovereign grand commander, re- signed after it had been charged by some members of the council that his weekly, "The Fellowship Forum" was furthering the aims of the Ku Klux Klan.
 The Thirty-Third degree was con- Cowles upon 150 Scottish RiN Ma sons elected this week to receive the honor. Approximately 300 visiting Thirty-Third Degree Masons par ticipated in the ceremony.