Evening star., 1941-10-21
Senator Conna||y,
a From D. T.. Made
3d-Degree Masons
Election Is q High Light
Of Supreme Coun:iI's
Five-Doy Session

sNs-Cuy SeSSion
Senator Connally of Texas, Fed
eral Judge Merrill Edward Otis OF
Kansas City, Mo; four men from
Washington and one from Alexan-
dria were among 224 Masons who
were elected today by the Supreme
Council of the Southern Jurisdiction,
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, to the
highest degree conferred by the
order, the SD.
Selection of these men was the
highlight of the five-day biennial
session of the Supreme Council at
the House of the Temple, Sixteenth
and S streets NV. The four Wash
tngton men honored were:
Harry Wilson Beach, retired engi-
neer, of Ill Rock Greek Church road.
Ralph Henry Gauker, assistant
passenger agent of the Seaboard
Railway, 4441 p street NV.
Donald Ward Graffius, Govern
ment Printing Office, II U street
NV.
Albert Ronald Merz, chemist. Bu-
reau of Plant Industry Agriculture
Department, 5l16 Chevy Chase park
way NV.
The Alexandria mason chosen was
Roger Christopher Sullivan, city
treasurer He was one of six men
from Virginia elevated These men
will be crowned" as honorary men,
bers of the thirty-third degree on
Friday night following dinner in
their honor at the House of the
Temple.
4S3 Others Honored.
The Supreme Council also elected
493 masons to an honor known as
knight commander of the court Of
honor This is not a regular degree
but a so-called "investiture" be-
tween the thirty second and the
thirty-third degrees.
Ten Washington men we're hon.
ored by this election. They will
receive the investiture tomorrow
night at the House of the Temple.
They are Charles E. Baldwin, past
grand master of Masons in the Dis
trict of Columbia and now grand
treasurer of the Grand Lodge:
Mishel G. Daoud. contractor and
builder; Capt. John H. Fuller, U.
S. A., retired; William R. F. Hines,
undertaken; William P. Jacobs, jr.,
credit manager of the Washington
Gas Light Co.: Thomas P. Schuler,
Internal Revenue Bureau; William
E. Schooley, assistant treasurer,
American Security & Trust Co.; Roy
r. Stahlberg. Post Office Depart
ment: Edward Arthur Thomas, Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing. and
Tyndall w. Wakeman. secretary to
John H. CowleS, grand commander
OF the Southern jurisdiction.
Senator Connally who was elected
to receive the 33d degree is a men,
Der of the Scottish Rite at Dallas.
Tex. The five men from Maryland
receiving the degree are all from
Baltimore. They are Herbert Claude
Blake, surgeon; James Henry Du-
shane, woolen merchant; Jacob Stoll
New, attorney; Martin Roose, opto-
metrist, and Neal Alexander Sibley,
Baltimore postmaster.
Virginians Chosen.
The Virginians are Mr. Sullivan
of Alexandria. William Henry Crone,
jr. of Portsmouth; Henry c. Neren
of Roanoke, Robert Harrison Puck
EFT of Richmond, William Lee Ster-
ling. Portsmouth, and Glenn Brady
Updike of Danville.
Visiting dignitaries of the order
from all parts of the United States
plan to attend ceremonial tonight
at the Scottish Rite Temple, 2800
Sixteenth street, where the Goth
degree will be conferred on a class
of candidates by the Robert de
Bruce Council, Kadosh.
Provincial Grand Lodge.
The Provincial Grand Lodge for
the United States of America of
the Royal Order of Scotland will
hold its initiatory and business ses-
sion at pm. Thursday in the House
of the Temple. The annual dinner
of the Royal Order will be held 7:30
pm. Thursday at the Shoreham
Hotel Arrangements are in charge
of Provincial Grand Secretary
Arthur B. Hayes.
The Supreme Council held re-
ception last night at the House of
the Temple, when entertainment
was presented by Edward C. ODell,
organiSt, of Baltimore, Md, and the
Chevy Chase Chanters.
The council went to Mount Ver-
non yesterday afternoon to place a
wreath on the tomb of George
Washington.
Participating in the ceremonies at
the tomb were Grand Comdr.
CowleS, Melvin M. johnson of Bos-
ton, grand commander of the North
ern Jurisdiction, Scottish Rite;
Harry G.. Pollard of Lowell, Mass,
most eminent grand master of
knights Templar for the United
States, and Thomas C. Law of At
lanta, Ga, imperial potentate of
the Ancient Arabic Order MOBILES of
the Mystic Shrine.
SerrefnrinI limit HoIds