The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-12
SCOTTISH RITE
] Will. INITIATE
BIGGEST CLASS
Masons Will Confer Higher
Degrees at Ceremonies
Late This Month.

me S1Xty-Second Sem1-annual
.onvocation of the Scottish Rite
bodies of the valley of indianapolis
is assured of the largest class of
candidates for final initiatory cere-
monies in recent years. Books were
closed Wednesday night for the TAX
ing of the degrees, which will end
with the convocation banquet Fri
day, Dec. 2. Both the first and Sec
ond sections of the class will par
ticipate.
Results from regional meetings
and other efforts of the State men,
bership committee have been very
gratifying, officers of the Rite say.
They are pleased with the support
shown for cathedral movement and
the interest taken by master Ma
sons.
City Lodges High
Though a high standard already
has been reached in the exemplifl-
cation of the higher degrees, and
the records show that visits from
supreme officers from earliest times
have been followed by statements
that the Indianapolis bodies stood
high in the northern jurisdiction,
the efforts to attain still greater dis
tinction have never ceased. For the
present high standard, credit must
be given to Horace Mitchell, who
for several years, has been director
of the work" The comforting OF
degrees of the higher bodies is now
made unusually attractive to the
master Masons, eligible officers say
Candidates have marveled at the
dramatic presentations of the rit-
ual, the elaborate scenic effects,
choir music, pipe organ and orches-
ira and the SmoothneSS with which
everything seems to go forward.
Workers Are Listed
In the ritualistic work some who
have most important parts" are
never seen by candidates. Besides
Director Mitchell they include:
Charles c. Brautigam. master of ward
robe; liner H. Riley, assistant; Robert D.
Armstrong. assistant; Lee Y. Dynes. super
Stage manager: Ira C. Deck, chief elctri-
clan; Reed D. Scobey: assistant; Buford B.
dr eT m asssfan Ct H 9qSe 70 eT Prop
erty master; Frederick e. Hansing, chief
lyman: Nate T. Gordon, Ass assistant ana
Consistory guards with Harry A.
Shane in charge include:
Harry B. Afford, Albert J. Bender. Mel
vim Byens FeTdinandd G. CHAMPS Champ J Ed
lin F. Crousore. William r. Crousore, Ar
thur Dlst5 william ,S s EdyaTdg I5t Il FL
pore HcoRa9 samuel r G0Ps jacobs Homer T.
jackson. Fred W.. Jaehne, II. W king
stein;, Marvin NJ; Lain; z: ". Lawson Lawson +.
Bl oeSa; } H. Moore. Roy + MoWTy, Fred
Ed Haed H. ie thoRert. Virgil Sears, Lewis
B. Sebastian, Charles F. Schnicke. Frank
R. Smith b L G. Smith H9% ra rdv B. as Sttt'
Eugene Worth.
Choir Has Lead
All through the degrees a very
prominent part is taken by the Scot
fish Rite choir of which Arnold F.
Spencer is the director; Clarence H.
Carson, organist, and Earl r. Cart
wright, barytone soloist.
Also included in the musical forces
is the orchestra composed of mem
bers of the Rite which has provided
music in some of the degrees, at
banquetS and at social occasions for
several years.
It is composed of Edward j.
Gausepohl, president; William E.
Balch, secretary, and William G.
Mitchell, director. The personnel
includes:
l.. I. Mills, William M. Evans, Arthur g.
CRUDE. Hiram 2. Stonecipher. Edward p.
G Sspbe Ws WR menda RoeP gSood Frank Ran
sey Jr., Walter Weimer, Cecil A. c. Earle.
Arthur W. Gurley, Albert O. Evans, Dean
H. Craft and Raymond w. Long.
Many Aid in Ritual
In handling large class of can
didates, such as will be present at
the coming convocation, a number
of assistant masters of ceremonies
will be required, and this service
will be given by j. Brooke Clawson,
chairman, and his assistants are:
Edmund L.: Brown. Thomas J. Gwinn.
william r. Humphreys, John w. Stokes,
Fred M. Stone and John A. Walker Sr.
James F. Aldrich is the chairman
of the safety committee, and his as
sistants in looking after fire and
congestion hazards are:
john Il Radea Georga Eo W. Resm neg
Rogers and Frank M. Rude.
The medical force is headed by
DR.. James H. Taylor, chairman, and
on his staff are:
Drs. ,, RE2iaalph J; Anderson: John A; N.
carp, Charles S. ,Goar, William P: Mott,
Name Reception Committee
In view of the large attendance
expected at the coming corner
stone" convocation, Fred I. Willis,
the thrice potent master, has ap-
pointed an extensive reception COM
mittee, which will serve under j.
Frank Holmes, chairman, and Ed
win H. Emrick, vice chairman, in
relays as follows:
Monday, Nov. 2S
William F; Henkel. chairman; John H.
Albright, Alfred W. Antrim, Norman L.
Bassett, Emory r.. Baxter. Henry G.
John w, Cleary. George E. Cox, Charles
G. Deitch, John w. Ebaugh. Schuyler A.
Haas. Jesse E. Hanft. Ezra D. Hill, Roy D.
Jackson. Guy K. Jeffries, Floyd L. Kresge.
lanes H. Laird G. Lester. Robert F.
p. A. Richards, w. v. Schultz, F. H. Ster-
ling. Boyd w. Templeton, Walter ].
TWiname, Wilbert v. Woollen.
Tuesday, Nov. 20
James E. Pierce, chairman; O. R. Al
5ertson. John j. Bibler. Robert G. Burnett.
E: F. Barrows, Roy G. Caylor. Alfred I.
Clifford. CLARENCE E. Crippin, Charles M.
ten. Wade j. Gunkel, August L. Gutheil.
William R.. Hancock, N c.. Hilgenberg,
Arthur J. lies. D. S. Meditch Henry B.
Miller, Ross E. Mitchell Stanley G. Myers.
Albert s. Pierson, Robert B. Rhoads. James
R. SankS James G. Thomas, Henry C.
Thornton Jr William A. Tingler.
Wednesday, Nov. 80
Leroy Mansfield. chairman; Ira L. Bran
lett, Thomas B. Campbell Harry c.
Chamberlin, Frank R. Childers, Charles E.
Conner, Edward G. Diedrich Lenis S.