The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20
Distinguished Royal Arch Masons Making
Pilgrimage Through Alaska; Here juIY27

through the territory OF Alaska IN
the interest of Royal Arch Masonry
and will be in Juneau Wednesday,
July 81.
The party will consist of Earl e.
Dusenbery, who is the General
Grand High Priest of the General
Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Ma
sons with headquarters in Des
Moines, Iowa, accompanied by Mrs.
Dusenhery;
Frank E. Simmons of Winni-
peg, Manitoba, Past Grand First
Principal of the Grand Chapter
of Royal Arch Masons of Manito-
ba, also Past General Grand Royal
Arch Captain of the General Grand
Chapter, accompanied by Mrs. Sim
mons;
Roscoe R. Walcutt, of Columbus,
Ohio, General Grand Secretary of
the General Grand Chapter of the
Royal Arch Masons;
William E. Pool of Mankato,
Mimi, Past Grand High Priest OF
the General Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons as well as Past
Grand Commander of knights
Templar for the State of Mime
sofa. At the present time he is
General Grand Custodian of the
General Grand Chapter
This party will come north on the
next trip of the Princess Louise,
arriving in Ketchikan on July Is.
In Juneau July %
Arriving in Juneau on Wednes-
day, July 81 by plane from
Ketchikan, arrangements are being
made for a no-host dinner to be
held at the hour of 7 O'Clock pm.
in the Scottish Rite Temple to
which invitations are being issued
to all Master Masons living on
Gastineau Channel and vicinity. At
this dinner these four noted speak
ers will be heard. Following this
banquet, the special ceremony of
instituting Taku Chapter No. 6
and the presentation of its chart
er will be conducted by Mr.. Dusen-
berry. During their stay here plans
are being formulated for a school
of instruction for the benefit of the
officers of Taku Chapter.
The party expects to leave Ju-
neau on either the 18th or 18th for
Fairbanks and Anchorage to COM
plete their official visitation in
the Territory. During their abb
sence Mrs. Dusenbery and Mrs.
Simmons will remain in Juneau
and join their husbands on their
return.
This will be one of the few
occasions when MaSons in Alaska
will have opportunity to have in
their midst four distinguished
Grand Lodge officers, all of whom
are members of the Red Cross CT
Constantine and looked upon as
outstanding Masonic scholars and
speakers.
Four Alaska Chapters
At the present time there are
four active chapters in Alaska, one
at Fairbanks, known as Fairbanks
Chapter No l, one in Anchorage
known as Anchorage Chapter No.
3, one in Ketchikan known as
Tongass Chapter No. 5 and one in
Juneau known as Taku Chapter
No. 6. the last two named being
the youngest chapters, having re-
ceived dispensations at the trien-
NAL convocation of the General
Grand Chapter held in New York
City last October. Each of the
above chapters will be officially
visited by these high ranking Royal
Arch Masons.
Mr.. Dusenbery is a great Ma
sonic scholar and orator and in his
high office of General Grand High
Priest has given much assistance
and encouragement in the spread
ing of Royal Arch Masonry in
Alaska and especially in the crea-
ton of the two recently formed
chapters in Ketchikan and Ju-
neau last year. While making their
official visit to Tongass Chapter
No. 5 in Ketchikan, this chapter
will be officially instituted and re-
ceive their charter, which ceremony
will be conducted by Mr. Dusen-
berry.
Mr.. Walcutt is a lawyer by pro-
fession and a member of the Ohio
State Legislature, recognized as a
noted orator and who has received
practically every honor known in
Masonry.
Mr.. Simmons is in the heating
and plumbing business and during
the recent war completed heating
of many government buildings and
Army camps throughout the Do
minion of Canada.
Mr. Pool is an outstanding
speaker and devotes his entire time
in the interest of Royal Arch Ma
sonry and holds the position of