Evening star., 1937-10-23
Spain Mentioned.

SPAIN Mentioned.
In its declaration of foreign policy
the Supreme Council charged that in
some continental European countries
ruthless and irresponsible powers seek
to destroy all whose humanitarian
ideas tend to thwart their own dia-
bolical designs"
"We extend To our brethren in Spain
and other countries where the atroci-
ties Of murder and assassination of
Masons are practiced," said the Su-
preme Council. "our sincerest SYM
pathy and frsternal good will, and
we express the hope that the end of
their persecution and sufferings is
near at hand"
The council approved a recon-
mendation by its Committee on Edu-
cation commencing efforts of those
who had contributed to the recent
defeat of the Harrison Black Fletcher
bill, which proposed to appropriate
vast sums of money for the aid of
public education. but which failed to
limit the use of the appropriation ex-
clusively to the tax-supported, free
public schools of the several States
"f. The education and training Of
the youth by right belongs to, and
should be left unmolested with, the
several States" said the council.
1t was Pointed out that the Su-
preme Council has completed pay
7n1ent of the sl00o.o00 to George
Washington University for establish
nent Of the School of Government
there.
Education Policy Noted.
A declaration Of policy on educs-
ton said, among other things, that
the Scottish rite favored "the Aneri-
can public school. non-partissn, non
sectarian; efficient, democratic, for
all Of the children of all the people.
and equal educational opportunities
for all We believe in the
entire separation Of church and state,
and in opposition TO every attempt to
appropriate public moneys, Federal. |
State or local, directly or indirectly, |
for the support Of sectarien 1nstitu-
tionE"
In addition to the Washingtonisns.
those receiving the Thirty third Degree
last night included Leo NJ Ksrpeles,
Birmingham, Ala: David George
Richards, Pratt City, Ala; John S.
Fsbling and William G. Schweigert,
Denver. Colo; John A. Jones, Pensa-
cola, Fla; Frank l.. Rogers, Jackson
vile, Fla: Frank O'Berry. Tampa.
Fla; Clark H. Witherill, Miami. Fla:
Ras Hitson Cleveland. Wade Pitts
Harding. Thomas Cassels Law and
Foster Friend Whitney. all of Atlanta,
Ca; Ira Kaplan, Macon. Ga; Fred
erick L. Seely. Asheville, N. c.; Ralph
Albion Gsynor, Sioux City, Iowa.
William Kirk Fowler, IT.. Omori.
Toxic, Japan; James Garnett, Edwin
Dow Wood, Louisville, KY; Edward
Anthony Biessck, Covington. Ky:
Benjamin Louis Mulhch, Newport
KY; John Lionel Phillips, Pineville,
KY: Benjamin Yehiel Wolf, New Or
leans, La: Forrest Bramble. William
Frederick Broening. sr.; James Will
kinson Chapman. jr.: Sylvan Ham
burger. Baltimore. Md; Alexander
Armstrong, Towson, Md: Arthur
Bingham Ayres. Alvin Leroy
Dretchko, Minneapolis, MINI: DON
aid sweeney Downie, Jackson. Miss.
Charles Jacob Briner, John Albert
Hubbard. Herman Ernest Maunch. ST
Louis, Mo; Edward Hagerman Hash
snger, Fred Clark Hoose. Kansas City,
Mo: James Patterson Ashby. Winston
Salem. n. C; Howard Grandy Ether
idge, Asheville, n. c.; Enoch Turner
Hancock. Wilmington, n. c.; Julian
Price. Greensboro. n. c.
Watson Newberry Sherrod Enfield,
n. C; Louis Fredrick Smith, Mandsn,
N. Oak; william Russell Emerson.
William shsfier Key, James Ivey
Phelps, Oklahoma City. Okla, Oar
win Rufus Cheney, Portland, Oree.;
Louis Michael Hausman Manila P l.,
Maj. Gen. Charles Pelot Summerau,
Josiah Edward Smith, Charleston. S.
C: Russell Edmond Ingold, Green
vile, S. c.. Leon Moore, Spaftanburg.
S. c; Jedd William Apperson. John
Randall Aust. James Joseph Vaughn,
Nashville. Tenn: Robert Lamar
Brishtwell, Rodophil Kennedy Jeter.
Memphis. Tenn Thomas Fletcher,
Fort Worth, Tex. Charles Milton
Harvey Fl Paso Tex: Joseph Francis
Never jr Houston Tex.
Arthur Ernest Buckler. Howard PEN
oieton Kirtley. Thorwald John Nelson
Sslt Lake City. Utah. Stylees Winter
wherry. Ogden. Utah; Carter Glass
Iynchburg va Morris Louis Masin
ter. Roanoke, Va, Robert Duncan
Macpherson Ogg, Portsmouth. Va:
Henry Thyrgood Taylor. Richmond
va. Homer Lee Carroll, Seattle, Wash
Jacob Hugo Tatsch Brookhne. Mass !;
Wills Hayes Franklin. Huntington.
W. Va, Brsxton Davenport Gibson
Charles Town. w Va; William Loyal
Crayatt, Francis Henderson Kincheioe.
Charleston, w Va; William Burget
McCulls, Alfred Daniel Peake. Wheel
ing. W. Va. Walter NJ Tomlinson.
wellsbure. W. Va: Nelson Jesse Con-
verse. Albert Weede Mccullough Lara
mie, wyo. and Henry Robert Weston,
Jackson, Wyo.