The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-21
MASONIC HONOR
FOR THIRD D. c.
NAN LIKELY
Additional Names Are Being
Considered for Thirty
Third Degree

Prospects of q third new thirty.
third degree Mason in the District
Of Columbia rose today. as the
Supreme Council Of the Southern
jurisdiction, Scottish Rite Freema-
sonry, considered additional names
for honor ranks at the Scottish Rite
Temple. Two local men already
have been named for the highest
degree.
Hundreds of prominent Masons in
various parts Of the country, who
yesterday were nominated for the
thirty-third degree, or for the rank
of knight commander of the court
of honor, are hurrying to Wash.
ington for the installation cere-
monies. The knights will be for
mally indicted tonight at the tenn
pie, and the thirty-third degree
men will receive their degree Fri
day night,
kilograms Pour In
Thousands of congratulatory tele
grams arrived at the temple and
at local hotels today for the men
who have been given Scottish Rite
Masonry's highest honor. Notifica-
tons to the nominees who are not
in Washington have been wired
throughout the jurisdiction Of the
order.
Aside from the imminent addi-
ton Of new names to the roster
of honor degree men and knights
commander, the most important
prospective news of the session lies
in the report of the committee on
education, which is expected to be
laid before the council either to-
morrow or Friday.
The support given by the councl'
10 the proposal of a Federal depart
menf of education is well known,
but Just what recommendations the
council will make in this new re
port are as vet undisclosed. CounclI
officials consider the educat1onal
report as the outstanding pubic
activity of this session.
William David Hoover, president
Of the National Savings and Irils'
Company, and the Reverend John
&C. Palmer, pastor of the Washing
ton Heights Presbyterian Church
were awarded the thirty-thlrd dc
gree at the closing Of yesterday
meeting.
Another ID. c. Man HOnOred
They were the only Washington
men to receive the honor this year
A third resident of Washington
Charles s. Lobingier. of the De
partment OF Justice, who registered
from Shanghai, China. where M
was last stationed was given th'
grand cross FOR extraordinary ser
vice.
The grand cross was awarded tt
three men this year. for the hrs
time in several years. There are
less than fifteen men In the Sou-n
ern Jurisdiction. which has O,OO'
members, entitled to wear this In
sigma.
Both Westinghouse elevated tt
the thirty-t third degree are member:
of the Bepamin B. French lodge
For the past five years. Doctor
Palmer has been grand chaplain Of
the Grand Lodge Of Masons in the
! District. Mr.. Hoover has beer
| active in Scottish Rite work FOL
| some time past.
Five Neutrality-suspicious. were made
knights commander of the cour1
| Of honor, rank which MasonS
| must have attained If they aspire
| for the thirty-third degree.
They are Lurtin Rufus CHM, as
sistant comptroller of the Treasury
| Melville ID. Hensey, well'knoWr
local attorney; John Walter Kars
ner, librarian of the Federal Trad%
| Commission; George Banks Nc
Ginty, secretary Of the Interstate
! Commerce Commission, and James
Il. Wetmore, supervising architec
of the Treasury.