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1844-1646
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1859-1891
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1893-1894
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SOUTHERN
JURISDICTION
of the
UNITED STATES
^AMERICA
OCTOBER, 1917
RICHARDSQN,I90I-I9I4
SEORGE FLEMING MOORE, Sov. Grand Commander
lOUSE OF THE TEMPLE, WASHINGTON, D. C
1ARLESTON, S. C. 1917
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ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF FREEMASONRY
TRANSACTIONS
OF THE
SUPREME COUNCIL
OF THE
33d AND LAST DEGREE
FOR THE
SOUTHERN JURISDICTION OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BIENNIAL SESSION, OCTOBER. 1917
GR.-. OR.'. OF CHARLESTON

fa-,2-
TABLEAU
OF
Officers and Members
OF
The Supreme Council A.'. A.'. S.'. R.
Southern Jurisdiction, U. S. A.
1917
GEORGE FLEMING MOORE... Gr.'. Commander Montgomery, Ala.
CHARLES E. ROSENBAUM. .Lieut-'- Gr.'. Com-' Little Rock, Ark.
CHARLES F. BUCK Gr.'. Prior New Orleans, La.
ERNEST B. HUSSEY Gr.'. Chancellor Seattle, Wash.
TREVANION W. HUGO Gr.'. Minister of State. .Duluth, Minn.
JOHN H. COWLES Secretary General Louisville, Ky.
THOMAS J. SHRYOCK Treasurer General Baltimore, Md.
ADOLPHUS L. FITZGERALD. .Gr.'. Almoner Eureka, Nev.
SAMUEL P. COCHRAN Gr.'. Master of Cer.'.. .Dallas, Texas.
JOHN F. MAYER Gr.'. Chamberlain Richmond, Va.
HENRY C. ALVERSON First Gr.'. Equerry Des Moines, Iowa.
HORATIO C. PLUMLEY Second Gr.'. Equerry. . .Fargo, N. D.
MELVILLE R. GRANT Gr.'. Standard Bearer .. Meridian, Miss.
PHILIP S. MALCOLM Gr.'. Sword Bearer Portland, Ore.
WILLIAM P. FILMER Gr.'. Herald San Francisco, Cal.
PERRY W. WEIDNER Los Angeles, Cal.
HYMAN W. WITCOVER Savannah, Ga.
DANIEL M. HAILEY McAlester, Okla.
EDWARD CASON DAY Helena, Mont.
GARNETT N. MORGAN Nashville, Tenn.
JOHN ALDEN RINER Cheyenne, Wyo.
FRED C. SCHRAMM Salt Lake City, Utah
ALEXANDER G. COCHRAN St. Louis, Mo.
OLIN S. WRIGHT Plant City, Fla.
MARSHALL W. WOOD Boise, Idaho
FRANK C. PATTON Omaha, Neb.
THOMAS 'G. FITCH Wichita, Kan.
ALVA ADAMS Pueblo, Col.
HENRY R. EVANS, 33° Hon.'.. .Gr.'. Tyler Washington, D. C.
WILLIAM L. BOYDEN, 33° Hon.'-. .Librarian Washington, D. C.

DEPUTIES
Norman E. Gedge, 33° Hon.* Honolulu. Hawaii
Richard H. Hanna, 33" Hon-- Santa Fe. New Mexico
John R. Hvkks, 33° Hon.'. Shanghai, China
Stirling Kerr, Jr.. 33° Hon-' Washington, D. C.
William F. Lippitt, 33° Hon-' San Juan, Porto Rico
Charles S. Lobingieb, 3.'"° Hon.' Manila, P. I.
William T. Morris, 33° Hon.' .- Wheeling, W. Va.
EMERITI MEMBERS
Harry Retzer Comly, 33° San Diego, Cal Oct. 23, 1895
John Lonsdale Roper, 33° Norfolk, Va Oct. 18. 1886
EMERITI MEMBERS OF HONOR (Non-Resident)
The Earl of Kintore, 33°.
William Homan, 33°
Goblet D'Awella, 33°
.Edinburgh, Scotland.
. New York City
. Brussels, Belgium. . .
.Oct. 18. 1888
.Oct. 18, 1905
.Oct. 18, 1905

TRANSACTIONS
OF THE
Supreme Council of the 33d and Last Degree
OF THE
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
FOR THE
Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America
SITTING AT THE
City of Washington, October, 1917
The Supreme Council of the Sovereign Grand Inspectors
General of the Thirty-third and last Degree of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Southern Juris
diction of the United States of America met in biennial session
in the House of the Temple on Monday, the 17th day of Tisri,
A.". M.". 5678, corresponding to the 15th clay of October,
C.'. E.'. 1917, and the 117th year of the Supreme Council, at
10 o'clock A. M.
The Supreme Council was opened in full ceremonial form
by 111.'. Bro.'. George Fleming Moore, 33°, Sovereign Grand
Commander.
On calling the roll of officers and active members, the fol-
ing were present and answered to their names :
111.'. GEORGE FLEM ING MOORE Sov.'. Grand Commander
111.'. CHARLES E. ROSENBAUM Lieut-'- Grand Commander
111-'- JOHX A. RINER Grand Prior pro tempore
111-'- ERNEST P.. HCSSEV Grand Chancellor
111.". TREVANION W. HUGO Gr.'. Minister of State
ill- '-JOHN H. Cowi.es Secretary General
111-'- THOMAS J. SHRYOCK Treasurer General
111-'- Anoi.i'Hi'S .L. FITZGERALD Grand Almoner
111-'- SAMUEL P. COCHRAN Gr.'. Master of Ceremonies
111-'- JOHN F. MAYER Grand Chamberlain
111-'- HENRY C. ALVERSON First Grand Equerry
IB.". HORATIO C. PLUM LEY Second Grand Equerry
III-'. MEI.VII.I.E R. GRANT Grand Standard Bearer

2 TRANSACTIONS OF THE
111.". Philip S. Malcolm.
111.*. William P. Filmer
111.'. Perry W. Weidner.
Grand Sword Bearer
Los Angeles, Cal.
. . . . Savannah, Ga.
Grand Herald
111.-. Hyman W. Witcover
111.*. Daniel M. Hailey
111.'. Edward C. Day...
McAlester, Okla.
. . . Helena, Mont.
111.'. Garnett N. Morgan
111.'. Henry R. Evans, 33° Hon.'.. ..
111.'. William L. Boyden, 33° Hon."
Nashville, Tenn.
....Grand Tyler
Librarian
The Sov.'. Grand Commander announced that Sov.'. Grand
Inspector General Charles F. Buck, 33°, Grand Prior, came on
to Washington for the purpose of attending the session of the
Council, but on account of his ill health and the advice of his
physician he had been obliged to return to his home in New
Orleans.
III.'. Bro.'. John Lloyd Thomas, 33°, Active Member of the
Northern Supreme Council in New York, was introduced by
the Lieut.'. Grand Commander and cordially welcomed by the
Sov.'. Grand Commander, to which Brother Thomas replied in
a few happy and fitting words.
The following brethren were registered during the session :
Deputies of the Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction
Richard H. Malone, 33° Hon." Colorado
Stirling Kerr, Jr., 33° Hon-' District of Columbia
Oun S. Wricht, 33° Hon." Florida
Marshall W. Wood, 33° Hon.' Idaho
Henry WallEnstein, 33° Hon." Kansas
Alexander G. Cochran, 33° Hon.' Missouri
Richard H. Hanna, 33° Hon.' New Mexico
David P. Byers, 33° Hon-' North Carolina
Chari.es S. Lobi.vgier, 33° Hon-' Philippine Islands
William F. LippiTT, 33° Hon.' Porto Rico
Edward Ashley, 33° Hon.' South Dakota
Fred C Schramm, 33° Hon.' Utah
Visitors
A.'. A.'. S.'. R.' ., Northern Supreme Council, U. S. A.
John Lloyd Thomas, 33° New York
Harry J. Guthrie, 33° Delaware
Henry L. Ballou, 33° Vermont
Samuel G. Cleaver. 33° Hon.' Delaware

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Edward G. Walls, 33° Hon-' Delaware
George M. Moulton, 33° Hon-' Illinois
Charles H. Ramsay, 33° Hon.' Massachusetts
Clarence Blakelv, 32° Massachusetts
Henry B. Gorman, 14° Massachusetts
W. M. Macomber, 32° ' Massachusetts
Frank T. Lodge, 33° Hon.' Michigan
' Samuel Limerick, Jr., 33° Hon.' New Jersey
Frederick H. Schacht. 33° Hon-' New Jersey
David S. South, 33° Hon.' New Jersey
Henry S. Cowins, 32° New Jersey
Carl A. G. Frisius, 32° New Jersey
J. W. Lyman, 32° New Jersey
Ernest Wm. Bell, 32° New York
Alexander G. Davis, 32° New York
John Ralph, 32° New York
Winfield S. Rogers, 32° New York
Frank S. Zappula, 32° New York
O. W. Aldrich, 32° Ohio
E. E. Brown, 32° Ohio
J. E. Brown, 32° Hamilton, Out., Canada
Louis Hostetter, 33° Mexico City, Mexico
A.' . A.'. S.' . R.'., Southern Jurisdiction, U. S. A.
Alabama
Joseph Bowron, 33° Hon-'. H. R. de Holl, 32° K. C C. H.
John H. McCormick, 33° Hon.'. F B. Reiser. 32° R. C. C. H.
T. M. McMIillan, 33° Hon.'. Lew Lazarus, 32° R. C. C. H.
John H. Philips, 33° Hon.'. N. L. Mewhinney, 32° R. C. C. H.
Wm. J. Rushton, 33° Hon.'. M. T. Sprague, 32° R. C. C. H.
Robert S. Teague. 33° Hon.'. T. B. Leonard. 32°
James S. Vance, 33° Hon.'.
Arizona
Harry A. Drachman, 33° Hon.". P. E. Howell, 32°
Lee W. Mix, 32° R. C. C. H.
Arkansas
P. W. Crawford, 32° R. C. C. H. R. C. Bright, 32° R. C. C. H.
W. C. Bond, 32° R. C. C. H. M. W. Hardy, 32° R. C. C. H.
Army
William J. Mathews, 32° George Pulsifer, 32°
Canal Zone
Lewis B. Bates, 32° James E. Jacob, 32°
China
Archie W. Dunn, 32° Bjarne de Fine Juul, 32°

Colorado
James R. Killian, 33° Hon.'. George J. Charpiot, 32°
John M. Maxwell, 33° Hon.'. Leslie E. Hubbard, 32°
W. A. Campbell, 32° K. C. C. H. Frank McLaughlin, 32°
John R. Dixon, 32° K. C. C. H. . Louis D. Sweet, 32°
District of Columbia
Samuel Aler, 33" Hon.'.
George W. Baird. 33° Hon.".
William L. Boyden, 33° Hon.'-
Allen Bussius, 33° Hon.'.
George E. Corson, 33° Hon-'-
Henry R. Evans. 33° Hon-'.
Louis Goldsmith, 33° Hon.'.
Samuel Hart. 33° Hon.'.
A. W. Kelley, 33° Hon.'.
John A. Lacy, 33° Hon.".
James Lansburgh, 33° Hon.".
James H. McIntosh, 33° Hon.'.
Elwood P. Morey, 33° Hon.'.
William O. Roome. 33° Hon.'.
Monie Sanger, 33° Hon.".
Francis A. Sebring, 33° Hon.'.
James E. Shepherd, 33° Hon-'.
L. Cabell Williamson, 33° Hon-'-
Sulaimaan Daavid, 32° K.CC.H
George R. Davis. 32° K..C. C. H.
Roe Fulkerson. 32° K. C. C. H.
H. P. McIntosh, 32° K.CC.H
Elmer E. Simpson. 32° K. C. C. H
Nathan Weill. 32° K. C. C. H.
J. C. Win-em.n. 32° K. C. C. H.
Asher Ayres, 32°
George A. Babcox, 32°
F. E. Batchei.der, 32°
C. E. Bittinger, 32°
S C. Briggs, 32°
W. D. Brown. 32°
A. L. Colton, 32°
Wm. Clise Corbett, 32°
Arthur E. Dennison, 32°
Mark F. Finley, 32°
Joseph M. Furnas. 32°
Albert A. Glaze, 32°
Benj. Goldsworthy. 32°
Samuel Gompers, 32°
Charles H. Heyl, 32°
Karl S. Kerr. 32°
Harry G. Kimball, 32°
W. H. Landvoigt, 32°
Henry Lansburgh, 32°
Robert M. McLuckie, 32°
L. T. Paul, 32°
Emanuel Rice, 32
L. Ray Nelson, 32°
Frederick Schwab, 32°
William W. Scott. 32°
Mark Stearman, 32°
Harry H. Thompson. 32°
George H. Thorne. 32°
George E. S. Williams, 32°
Otis J. Eddy, 14°
Florida
H. O. Snow, 32°
Frank H. Thompson, 32°
C T. Young, 32°
Emil Bernstein, 33° Hon.".
Herbert Bradley, 33° Hon.'.
R. M. Sparkman, 32° K. C. C. H.
Charles H. Ketchum, 32°
Georgia
Forrest Adair, 33° Hon.'. Edward P. King. 32° K. C. C. H.
Joseph C. Greenfield, 33° Hon.'. E. S. McCandlEss, 32° K.CC.H.
John L. Travis, 33° Hon-'. Chas. E. Robertson, 32° K.CC.H.
M. A. Weir, 33° Hon.'. Malcolm E. Turner, 32° K.C.C.H.
John L. Duncan, 32° K. C. C H. A. C. LeydEn, 32°

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Hawaii Territory
Walter R. Coombs. 32° K. C. C. H.
Idaho
Frederick V. Phinney, 33° Hon.'. Louis D. Schattner, 32° K. C. C. IT.
Iowa
Richard M. J. Coleman, 33° Hon.'. William Koch, 32° K. C. C. H.
Oscar J. Hoberg, 33° Hon-'. Francis R. Korns. 32° K. C. C. H.
George L. Schoonover. 33° Hon.'. F. W. Robinson. 32° K. C. C. H.
E. H. Biehford. 32° K. C. C. H. George H. Carter, 32°
Edward R. Bladen, 32° K. C. C. H. John A. Fair, 18°
Chas. M. Cathcart, 32° K. C. C. H.
Kansas
George D. Adams, 33° Hon.'.
Wm. L. Burdick, 33° Hon.'.
Evan Davis, 33° Hon-'.
Thos, G. Fitch, 33° Hon.'.
Isaac W. Gill, 33° Hon-'.
John B. House. 33° Hon.".
J. B. Kirk, 33° Hon-'.
Julius M. Liepman, 33° Hon-'-
L. M. Penwell, 33° Hon.'.
Frank A. Smith, 33° Hon.'.
James E. Thomas, 33° Hon.".
Marvin L. Truby, 33° Hon.".
C. A. Van Velzer, 33° Hon.".
S. J. Houston, 32° K. C. C. H.
Wm. E. Hutchison, 32° K. C. C. H.
Frank R. Spier. 32° K. C. C. H.
John M. Houston, 32°
William M. Snyder. 32°
Kentucky
Americvs Whedon, 33° Hon.'
John Manly, 32° K. C. C. H.
Gus D. Levy, 33° Hon.'.
Abraham L. Metz, 33° Hon-
L. E. Thomas, 33° Hon.'.
W. C. Sessions. 32° K. C. C. H.
W. P. Smith, 18°
Louisiana
Wm. A. Briant, 32° K. C. C. H.
Joseph Sinai, 32° K. C. C. H.
Maryland
Wiluam H. Bordley, 33° Hon.'. Leander Schaidt, 32° K. C. C. H.
Charles C. Homer, Jr., 33° Hon-
Martin J. Kohn, 33° Hon-'-
William Mohr, 33° Hon.'.
S. M. Ottenheimer. 33° Hon.'.
J. Edw. Richardson. 33° Hon.'.
Warren S. Seipp, 33° Hon.'.
Arthur WallEnhorst, 33° Hon.'. William P. Rausch, 32
Wm. H. Parker, 32° K. C. C. H. Thomas J. Webber, 32°
Wm. B. Price, 32° K. C. C. H.
Charles Bohn, 32°
J. S. Cruikshank. 32°
Jacob Goldsmith. 32°
Henry Hellwig, 32°
Charles F. HoFMEister, 32°
John J. Kincaid, 32°

Minnesota
Otto R. Fehlhaber, 33° Hon.'. T. G. Lee, 32° K. C. C. H.
Wm. E. Richardson, 33° Hon.". L. B. Pease, 32° K. C. C. H.
J. D. Denecre, 32° H. C. C. H. A. P. Cook, 32°
J. P. Johnson, 32° K. C. C. H. William R. Rhodes, 32°
N. P. Langford, 32° K. C. C. H.
Mississippi
E. H. Selby, 33° Hon.". Geo. C. Myers, 32° K. C. C. H.
R. F. Darrah, 32° K. C. C. H. F. V. Osborne, 32°
Gabe Jacobson, 32° K. C. C. H. B. E. Eaton, 32°
Missouri
C. H. Arcularius, 33° Hon.". H. S. Patrick, 32° K. C. C. H.
Nicholas M. Bell, 33° Hon.'. Robert A. May. 32° K. C. C. H.
Orlando P. Bloss, 33° Hon.'. John Pickard, 32° K. C. C. H.
Frank M. Cahill, 33° Hon.". John H. Miller, 32° K. C. C. H.
John Wm. Holtman, 33° Hon.". Geo. S. Murphy. 32° K. C. C. H.
F. F. Krenning, 33° Hon.'. Geo. A. Nees, 32° K. C. C H.
Jacob Lampert, 33° Hon.'. Frank W. Sansom, 32° K. C. C. H.
Claude Madison, 33° Hon.'. John E. Slater, 32° K. C. C. H.
Jesse L. Porter, 33° Hon.'. Lewis T. Tune, 32° K. C. C- H.
Orestes Mitchell, 33° Hon.'. W. S. Wittler, 32° K. C. C. H.
Louis Moller, 33° Hon.'. Thomas A. Buckland, 32°
Thomas R. Morrow, 33° Hon-'. Frank B. Filley, 32°
Hugo R. Volland, 33° Hon.". Louis C. Herchenroeder, 32°
Jacob C. C. Waldeck, 33° Hon.'. Wm. J. Kennedy, 32°
Alfred H. White. 33° Hon.". Joseph S. McIntyre, 32°
Arthur L. Williams, 33° Hon.". Victor E. Rhodes, 32°
C. W. Condie, 32° K. C. C. H. Charles L. Niemeier. 32°
John R. Loosen, 32° K. C. C. H. Walter Wimmer, 32°
A. J. O'Reilly, 32° K. C. C. H. Charles T. Burgess. 18°
Montana
William C. Lamb, 32° Garfield B. Perier, 32°
Nebraska
Fred D. Cornell, 33° Hon.'. H. A. Vaughan, 32° K. C. C. H.
Frank C. Patton, 33° Hon.". A. O. Bloedom, 32°
F. J. Schaufei.bErger. 33° Hon.'. J. C. Harpham, 32°
Edgar C. Snyder, 33° Hon.". J. H. Harpham, 14°
New Mexico
James G. Fitch, 33° Hon.'. Edward R. Paul, 32° K. C. C. H.
A. A. Keen, 32° K. C. C. H. G. A. Riddle, 32°
Jas. A. Massie, 32° K. C. C. H.
North Carolina
Thomas J. Harkins. 33° Hon.". Joseph 1 Rhem. 33° Hon.'.
W. F. Randolph, 33° Hon.'. A. H. Cobb, 32° K. C. C. H.

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D. S. Hamilton, 32° K. C. C. H.
Thos. A. Henry, 32° K. C. C. H.
H. T. Patterson. 32° K. C. C. H.
C. B. Newcomb, 32° K. C. C. H.
W. G. Rogers, 32° K. C. C. H.
A. B. Andrews, 32°
Paul B. Bell, 32°
A. D. Conner, 32"
A. J. Crampton, 32"
E. E. Graham, 32°
F. M. Hahn, 32°
A. S. Holden, 32°
F. M. Holley, 32°
Walter Liddell, 32°
F. H. McCullough, 32°
W. P. McGlanghan, 32°
A. McG. Maupin, 32°
Claude L. Pridgen, 32°
Jos. H. Mitchell, 32°
H. A. Murrill, 32°
David Oestreicher, 32°
Frederick G. Rose, 32°
Elvie L. White, 32°
J. M. Wood, 32°
Edwin S. Wright, 32°
North Dakota
Sylvester J. Hill, 33° Hon.". Alfred G. Arvold, 32° K. C. C. H.
Oklahoma
J. R. Abernathy, 33° Hon.'.
E. C. Barrows, 33° Hon-'.
F. A. Derr, 33° Hon.'.
0. L. Conner, 33° Hon.'.
Frederick Ehler, 33° Hon.".
C L. Reeder, 33° Hon.'.
William Noble, 33° Hon-'.
Wm. M. Sexson, 33° Hon.'.
Wm. H. P. Trudgeon, 33° Hon
G. T. Van Dall, 33° Hon.'.
Wm. M. Allison, 32° K. C C.
Orin Ashton, 32° K. C. C. H.
G. L. Benson, 32° K. C. C. H.
T. V. Doluns, 32° K. C. C. H.
A. C. Farmer, 32° K. C. C. H.
Wm. C. Field, 32° K. C. C. H.
T. B. Hinson, 32° K. C. C. H.
John A. Jones, 32° K. C. C. H.
Sol Lewis, 32° K. C. C. H.
H.
Eugene Rall, 32° K. C. C. H.
R. H. Sultan, 32° K. C. C. H.
Ross F. Terrell, 32° K. C. C. H.
D. D. Wertzberger, 32° K. C. C. H.
G. C. Alworth, 32° K. C. C. H.
R. E. Armstrong, 32°
Wm. L. Bonnell, 32°
Jacob E. Douglass, 32°
Otto Featheringill, 32°
Frederick W. Hall, 32°
Otto J. Hellwig, 32°
Roy M. Johnson, 32°
Albert C. Markley, 32°
J. D. Palmer, 32°
Charles F. Robertson, 32°
Charles C. Weith, 32°
Thomas W. Whittaker, 32°.
L. L. Wiles, 32°
Michael A. Zelig, 32°
Oregon
Robert W. Wilson, 32°
Philippine Islands
Ernest B. Cook, 33° Hon.".
Wm. H. Taylor, 32° K. C. C. H
M. J. Hazelton, 32°
H. G. Jordan, 32°
South Carolina
W. W. Marquardt, 32°
J. A.- Robertson, 32°
Teodoro Yangco, 32°
J C. Bissell, 32° K. C. C. H.

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South Dakota
Chas. N. Harris, 32° K. C. C. H. A. A. McDonald, 32° K. C. C. H.
Frank Herron, 32° K. C. C. H. George Philip. 32° K. C. C. H.
Tennessee
C. H. Burchpield, 33° Hon.'. E. M. Kelly, 32° K. C. C. H.
L. M. De Saussure, 32° K. C. C. H. A. G. Nichol, 32° K. C. C. H.
W. H. Finley, 32° K. C. C. H. R. E. Simpson, 32° K. C. C. H.
T. Graham Hall. 32° K. C. C. H.
Texas
E. G. Eberle, 33° Hon.". W. H. Mercer. 32° K. C. C. H.
C. A. Hotchkiss, 33° Hon.'. W. D. Cline, 32°
Alvin V. Lane, 33° Hon.'. T. O. Coleman, 32°
John L. Stephens. 33° Hon.'. H. W. Evans, 32°
Mike H. Thomas, 33° Hon.'. Glenn A. Gray, 32°
Wiley Blair, 32° K. C. C. H. J. E. Jarratt, 32°
W. W. Boyce, 32° K. C. C. H. Blake Suratt. 32°
J. W. McClendon, 32° K. C. C. H. William D. Syers, 32°
A. C. McDaniel, 32° K. C. C. H. Jistin A. Paddleford. 30°
Utah
J. H. Brow n, 33° Hon.'. S. D. Evans, 33° Hon-'.
Virginia
J. M. Ci.ift, 33° Hon-'. K. S. Cochran, 32°
Jas. A. Richardson, 33° Hon.'. Preston O. Cockey, 32°
P. E. Clift, 32° K. C. C. H. F. W. Latham, 32°
W. S. Connelly. 32° K. C. C. H. George H. Lewis. 32°
C. V. Schooler, 32° K. C. C. H. Arthur A. Paul, 32°
Emmett Seaton, 32 K. C. C. H. Crawford McK. Nottingham. 32°
L. B. Siegfried. 32° K. C. C. H. Horace Shepperson. 32°
Roland Brinki.ey. 32° S. P. Sigovrney, 32°
Washington
Elmer D. Olmsted, 33° Hon.'. George Govk. 32°
John B. Anderson. 32°
West Virginia
William E. Krlpp, 33° Hon.'. F. E. Cowl, 32°
Lloyd E. Smith, 33° Hon.". Walter T. Eisensmith, 32°
J. M. Crouch, 32° K. C. C. H. W. K. Frederick, 32°
I. W. Copfman. 32° K. C. C. H. Robert S. Hickman, 32°
R. M. Browne. 32° K. C. C. H. William C. McCord, 32°
Ben E. Hamilton, 32° K. C. C. H. Thomas S. Meek, 32°
W. T. Morris. 32° K. C. C. H. William Nisbum. 32°
Edward L. Yager. 32° K. C. C. H.
The Supreme Council was then declared open in General Ses
sion and the Sow'. Grand Commander proceeded to read the
following :

SUPREME COUNCIL
ALLOCUTION
Brethren of the Supreme Council:
When three years ago we met in the "old Temple" our
Country was at peace with all the world. The greatest and
bloodiest war known to man was flagrant in Europe. Our
people not only hoped for continued peace in America, but
were ready to aid in securing it for all the nations of the
earth.
You then instructed me by resolution to offer my services
to the President of the United States * * * "to assist
in bringing peace out of the present deplorable condition
devastating the fair countries of Europe." You pledged
to the Sovereign Grand Commander your earnest "prayers
and support in the endeavor to make his efforts a success in
this great work."
When two years ago we met in this Temple our Govern
ment was striving to remain neutral in spite of the great
and gross indignities heaped upon it by the Imperial
German Government. I then reported to you that at
no time during the preceding year had the conditions
seemed opportune to offer my services to aid in bringing
peace to the suffering and horror-stricken nations.
But in December, 1916, President Wilson made certain
inquiries of the belligerent powers which seemed to promise
a trend toward peace, and I then promptly obeyed your
instructions and tendered to him my, and your, services in
accordance with the resolution. My letter to President
Wilson, of which you have had copies, was transmitted to
him through the kindness of Senator Oscar W. Underwood
of Alabama, a member of Birmingham Consistory. The
President's reply was as follows :

WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
5 January, 1917.
My dear Mr. Moore:
Senator Underwood has handed me the letter you
were kind enough to send in obedience to the com
mission put upon you by the Supreme Council of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Masonry
for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States to
offer your services to me to aid in bringing about
peace. I want you and those associated with you to
know how highly I appreciate the offer and how glad
I will be to avail myself of it if any proper occasion
should seem to present itself.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON.
Mr. George F. Moore,
Sovereign Grand Commander,
Washington, D. C.
Three months after the date of the President's letter to
me, he delivered to the Congress of the United States a
message declaring that a state of war existed between the
United States and the Imperial German Government. It
was one of the ablest state papers ever addressed by a Chief
Executive of a People to its Legislators. It will have a
high place in history, for it marks an epoch in International
Law, in the Ethics of Nations and in Human Government.
The Pope of Rome, (let us hope his motives are not tinged
with any desire to give partisan aid to Austria or Germany,
nor with any wish to restore his Temporal Power) recently
put out a plea for peace, which the President politely but
firmly rejected. The masterful manner in which the dis
approval was given must command the enthusiastic support
of every true American, no matter what may be his political
opinions or religious beliefs.
We are now at war with the Imperial German Govern
ment. It is no fault of our Government or of the people of
the Republic that we have been dragged into this bloody
struggle "but being in it we must bear it, that our enemies
may beware of us in the future."

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|
You offered to President Wilson, by resolution, my ser
vices to aid in promoting the cause of Peace. Will you
not now offer your and my services to him in war? When
the Great Lights illumine our Lodge, Patriotism outshines
them all ! ! There was never a time in the history of our
Order when its lessons of Patriotism demanded more vigor
ous, forcible and persistent teaching.
Let us without divisions, without criticisms, without
bickerings, without "slacking", give to the President, to
his advisers, and especially to our soldiers and sailors the
best and noblest service of which we are capable. We are
pledged to this course by every obligation we have assumed
in Masonry.
The Flag of our Country never ceases to float in our
Temples, and our loyalty is pledged to it. Let us convert
teaching-patriotism into an active and positive force which
will assist our Country in carrying that Flag to victory
and thus securing for all time the welfare of the United
.States and the independence of the World.
The Supreme Council of this Jurisdiction, the Bodies
owing allegiance to it, and all our Brethren may, in many
ivays, render efficient service to our Country.
I will elsewhere in this Allocution direct your attention
to some of the modes in which we may be serviceable so
that if you deem it wise we may all "enlist" in the
American Masonic Service Corps.
IN MEMORAIM
"But trust that those we call the dead
Are breathers of an ampler day
For ever nobler ends."
Alphonso Chase Stewart, 33C
On the night of April the 22nd, 1916, the soul of our
Brother Alphonso Chase Stewart, freed from the ties that
bound it to his earthly body, passed over into the realms

12 - TRANSACTIONS OF THE
that lie beyond the "River of Death". We are told that
the great change came to him without warning; that sud
denly, while on a railway train, returning to his home
from an official visit to some of the Bodies of the Rite, he
fell unconscious, and without regaining it sank into the
sleep from which there is no awakening on this side the
veil.
I saw him only a few weeks before the end of his earth
life and he seemed then the very picture of health, his face
radiant -with good humor and with no suspicion of disease
or sickness lingering around or about him. And yet it well
may be that if he had chosen the time and manner of his
departure for the better world he would have prayed for
that very mode of departure.
Brother Alphonso Chase Stewart was born on the 27th
day of August, 1848, in Lebanon, Tennessee. He was of
distinguished ancestry. His father was a teacher and a
soldier. He was educated at West Point in the United
States Military Academy, and was, for a time, Acting As-
sistan^ Professor of Mathematics at West Point. He re
signed on May 31, 1845, to accept the chair of Mathematics
and Natural Experimental Philosophy at Cumberland
(Tennessee) University. At the beginning of the Civil
War he was appointed Brigadier-General, was promoted
to the rank of Major-General in 1863, and Lieutenant-
General in 1864. In 1868 he was elected Chancellor and
Professor of Mathematics in the University of Mississippi.
His son, Brother A. C. Stewart, was educated in the private
schools of Tennessee. During the Civil War he served for
a time in the Fourth Tennessee Cavalry, and also on the
staff of his father, General A. P. Stewart. He studied law
and was admitted to the Bar in 1867 and commenced the
practice of his profession in Saint Louis in 1873.
I was in Oklahoma when I learned of Brother Stewart's
death, and intended to send out the usual notice of his
death on my return to Washington, but on my return I
was taken sick en route and was confined to my room and

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most of the time to my bed in the house -of our Brother
Garnett N. Morgan in Nashville, Tennessee. I hope it will
not be considered out of place for me to mention here the
kind and tender care which I received from Brother
Morgan and his good wife, and Doctor Crockett, of Van-
derbilt University, during my long illness.
After my return to Washington I wrote to Brother and
Doctor S. S. Stewart, 32°, son of Brother A. C. Stewart,
giving him the reasons why the usual obituary notice had
not been sent out, and he kindly wrote that a tribute to
his father at a later date would be the more appreciated
because of the numerous testimonials that had already been
printed, thus serving to keep his father's memory in re
membrance.
Brother Stewart was raised to the Sublime Degree of
Master Mason in Occidental Lodge, No. 163, at Saint Louis,
Missouri ; was exalted to the Royal Arch Degree in Kil-
winning Chapter, No. 50, at Saint Louis, Missouri; be
came a member of Ivanhoe Commandery, No. 8, of Saint
Louis, Missouri, on July 27, 1876. He was made a Perfect
Elu in Saint Louis Lodge of Perfection, No. 1, on May 8,
1883 ; a Knight Rose Croix on March 26, 1888, by Saint
Louis Rose Croix Chapter, No. 1. He received the Degrees
of the Council in Missouri Council of Kadosh on March 28,
1888 : and on the 30th of the same month and in the same
year he became a member of Missouri Consistory, No. 1, of
Saint Louis, Missouri. He was elected a Knight Com
mander of the Court of Honor on October 19, 1892;
coroneted an Honorary Inspector General on October 19,
1893, by the Supreme Council ; and was crowned an Active
Member of this Body on October 23, 1909.
Brother Stewart held various offices in the several Bodies
of the Rite in Saint Louis and was for many years the
Deputy of Brother Martin Collins, 33°, Sovereign Grand
Inspector General in the State of Missouri.
Brother Stewart was of affable and pleasant manners,
especially in fraternal and social associations, and was a

man of tine mind. He was devoted to principle and when
President of the Police Commission of Saint Louis caused
an investigation to be made of the Police Department which
resulted in the discharge of many officers for neglect of
duty or misconduct. Our Council suffered a serious loss
when he disappeared from among us. But we Freemasons
"do not believe that with death comes the Lethe of Oblivion,
but that we shall awake from that sleep and enter upon
another life which will be eternal. We may not say to the
souls of our Brethren 'Rest in Peace,' but rather 'continue
to progress toward those glories which it hath not entered
into the mind of man to conceive.' "
John William Morris, 33
Our ''Chain of Union" was again broken when our be
loved Brother John William Morris, our Treasurer-General,
departed this life on the night of Sunday, March 4, 1917,
at his residence in Wheeling, West Virginia.
In due time 1 sent out a somewhat extended printed
notice of our Brother, a copy of which I submit .herewith
and which it is, therefore, not necessary to repeat or to
reprint in this Allocution.
Permit me to call your attention to a departure from
the usual form of such notices which 1 made in speaking
of the passage of our Brother Morris from this life.
"Why should we dread death? Is it not for the Free
mason of the Scottish Rite to overcome it? Do we really
believe that death is a mere transition from one state of
our existence to another? Then, why grieve or be over
come with sorrow, save for the loss to ourselves when our
friends and our loved ones go from us to 'the other side
of life?' Why should we not act and govern our lives in
accordance with that belief? Why should we make the
passing out of the soul from the visible 1>ody an occasion
of not only the natural grief which we must feel but of
mourning and lamentation? Why should we dress in black
and surround ourselves with gloom when our friends enter
a happier world?"

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Luther Wesley Blayney, 33 Hon.'.
On the 15th of May, 1917, I appointed and commissioned
Brother Luther Wesley Blayney, 33° Hon.'., Deputy of
the Supreme Council in the State of West Virginia.
Under date of May 21, 1917, Brother Blayney wrote me
a letter in which he said :
"I am at a loss to find language to express my deep
appreciation of the distinguished honor I have met
with at your hands and while the words will not come
that would adequately express my feelings I am sure
you will know that my heart is full and overflowing at
this moment.
"I hope that a kindly Providence will give me the
strength, the courage and the wisdom that will enable
me to fill this high office in the proper manner so that
our great fraternity in this State shall keep on moving
in the upward course that has marked it for so many
years."
On July 20, 1917, I received a brief telegram, saying:
"Luther W. Blayney died Friday morning at Battle
Creek, Michigan."
I quote the following from the notice of the death of
Brother Blayney which appeared in the August number
of the "Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Bulletin" of
Wheeling, West Virginia :
"An exceptionally sad incident in connection with
the death of Brother Blayney arose from the fact that
within an hour of his death and unaware of its happen
ing, Mrs. Blayney, accompanied by Mrs. Ennis, left
Wheeling for Battle Creek and upon their arrival
were met with the sad intelligence that it was too late.
"Members of the Masonic fraternity in Battle Creek
lent every assistance possible to the grief-stricken wife
and friends that were with her and the sad journey
home was completed on Sunday afternoon, a party of
local members meeting the train bearing the remains
at Zanesville, Ohio, returning with it to Wlieeling.

"Monday evening, July 23d, at the midnight hour
the solemn funeral service of the Knights Kadosh was
held in the Scottish Rite Cathedral at Wheeling by
Albert Pike Council No. 1. From all over the State
prominent members of the Rite were in attendance to
pay their tribute of respect and offer their condolences
to those who knew him best and loved him most.
''On Wednesday afternoon he was laid to rest in
the cemetery at West Alexander, Pa., by Wheeling
Lodge No. '5, A. F. & A. M., with Wheeling Com-
manclery No. 1, K. T., acting as escort, the services
being held from his late home at Roney's Point.
"Thus ended the life of a good man and true Mason.
A man of many parts, of many virtues and of little
fault. A man whose courage, whose integrity, whose
loyalty was never questioned. A man whose heart
was big and broad in keeping with his stature, which
bore no malice, harbored no evil, which opened out
to all mankind in charity and love."
The foregoing brief notice of our Brother does but scant
justice to the memory of a man who had the esteem—nay,
the love—of the Brethren of the Rite who came into
contact with him.
He was for a long time the General Secretary of the
Coordinate Bodies of the Rite in Wheeling, and was thus
thrown into intimate connection with all the members of
the Rite in West Virginia, for there is only one Consistory
in the Jurisdiction. His devotion to our good Brother
John W. Morris, 33°, the late Sovereign Grand Inspector
General in West Virginia, was a beautiful example of that
fraternal affection which is priceless in the eyes of all true
Masons.
Brother Blayney at the time of his death was Grand
Commander of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar
of West Virginia, and with him Christian Knighthood
meant more than attending the meetings of the Com
mandery and the formal recital of a creed. It was his
endeavour to live the life of a true Mason, which in his
estimation was best exemplified by the teachings and the
work of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.

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Francis Joseph Woodman, 33° Hon.'.
Brother Francis Joseph Woodman, 33°, Inspector Gen
eral Honorary, who was the Grand Tiler of this Supreme
Council, died at his residence in the City of Washington
on the 28th day of July, 1916. Brother Woodman was
born in Somersworth, New Hampshire, on August 7, 1851,
received his education at Phillips Academy, Exeter, N. H.,
and at Yale College; was graduated from Yale in 1876
and in 1879 obtained a position in the Pension Office at
Washington after a competitive examination ; was grad
uated from the George Washington Medical School and
was advanced to the position of Qualified Surgeon in the
Pension Office until his health compelled him to resign
early in 1916.
Brother Woodman was made a Master Mason in Adelphi
Lodge No. 63, of Fair Haven, Connecticut, on December
14, 1875, while still a student at Yale; affiliated with
Takoma Lodge, No. 29, and became its Master in 1896;
filled several of the chairs in the Grand Lodge of the
District of Columbia and was installed Grand Master of
Masons in the District in 1907 ; was Grand High Priest
of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter in the District of Colum
bia in 1909; was Eminent Commander and a charter mem
ber of Orient Commandery No. 5.
He was made a Perfect Elu in Mithras Lodge of Per
fection on December 16, 1884; a Knight Rose Croix on
October 18, 1885; a Knight Kadosh on August 4, 1886;
and a Master of the Royal Secret on August 7, 1886. He
received the rank and dignity of Knight Commander of
the Court of Honor on October 19, 1892, and was coroneted
an Inspector General Honorary on April 13, 1894.
Brother Woodman was Past President of the Convention
of High Priests; a member of the Royal Order of Scot
land, the Red Cross of Constantine and of Almas Temple,
A.A.O.N.M.S.
In civic associations he held an honorable place, for he
was a member of the Yale Alumni Association in the
District of Columbia Branch, a member of the D. K. E.

fraternity, the Sons of the American Revolution and the
Order of Washington. He was a member of Saint James
Protestant Episcopal Church and a lay reader.
I am indebted for these facts to the memorial notice
issued and sent out from the office of Brother Stirling
Kerr, Jr., 33° Hon.'., Deputy of the Supreme Council in
the District of Columbia.
I became acquainted with Brother Woodman when he
was one of the physicians of Brother Albert Pike, while
the latter was confined to his room in his last illness. His
devotion to General Pike attracted me to him and never
at any time during the many years that elapsed did I
cease to feel for him a sincere friendship.
He will be remembered by many members of this Council
for his zeal and attention to the duties of his office of
Grand Tiler of this Supreme Concil, for he was punctual
and attentive to his duties and seemed to take much pride-
in filling the office, although he had been the recipient of
so many compliments and congratulations at the hands of
his associates in other societies.
He served his Country well ; was an honored and re
spected Mason ; an efficient officer of this Body ; and we
doubt not that he has reaped the reward of a conscientious
performance of duty, in that realm of light and love pre
pared for those "upon whom God smiles."
DECEASED ACTIVE MEMBERS
Foreign Jurisdictions
I have received notices of the death of the following
Active members of Foreign Jurisdictions :
AMERICA
United States—Northern Jurisdiction
111.'. Bro.'. Newton Darlin Arnold, 33° Died Aug. 13, 1916

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111.'. Bro.". George Wilkins Guthrie, 33° Died Mar. 8, 1917
111.*. Bro.*. Roscoe Orlando Hawkins, 33°
Died Sept. 24, 1915
111.". Bro.". George Washington Kendrick, 33°
Died Feb. 26, 1916
111.". Bro.'. Abraham Tolles Metcalf, 33° Died Oct. 28, 1916
111.". Bro.". Marsh Olin Perkins, 33°. . . Died Feb. 10, 1916
III.". Bro.". Stephen Smith, 33° Died Nov. 1, 1916
CANADA
111.". Bro.". William Marshall Black, 33° Died May 11, 1917
111.'. Bro.'. James Kirkpatrick Kerr, 33° Died Dec. 4,1916 ■
COLON—CUBA
111.". Bro.". Manuel S. Castellanos, 33°. Died Jan. 6, 19L6
111.". Bro.". Jose F. Pellon, 33° Died July 3,1916
IRELAND
111.'. Bro.'. William J. Chetwode Crawley, 33°
Grand Chancellor Died Mar. 13, 1916
111.'. Bro.". Robert John Hilton, 33°. . . Died July 16, 1916
Grand Captain of the Guards
ITALY.
111.". Bro.'. Saverio Fera, 33° Died December 29, 1915
Sovereign Grand Commander
It has been the custom to print in the Allocution of the
Sovereign Grand Commander, the names of our Honorary
Members who have died during the period between the
Regular Sessions of the Supreme Council. The Secretary
General has sent to the Chairman of the Committee on
Obituaries the notices of the death of all the Brethren of
our own Council who have joined the higher Lodge during
the previous two years and no doubt the Report of that
Committee will make suitable mention of them and pay
appreciative tribute to their memory.

The old Latin adage was "tempera mutantur et nos
iinitaniiir in illis" (Times change and we change with them).
Times hare changed in, and with, the Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry. When the custom of sending out these
notices, and wearing mourning badges of the prescribed
colors on the death of Brethren Active or Honorary of the
Thirty-third degree began, the Rite was small in member
ship and it seems to me that these observances had a mean
ing which today they lack by reason of the great increase
in the numbers of our members. Two Active Members of
the Council have passed away during the two years. If
the old rule were followed the badge of mourning would
have been worn during two, four or six months, according
to the edict of the Sovereign Grand Commander.
In some of our Jurisdictions the reunions are held not
more than twice in each year and by the time the Sovereign
Grand Commander's Memorial notice reaches the ears of
the Brethren of the subordinate bodies, it has lost the
interest that would have attended a newspaper notice ap
pearing at the time of the brother's decease.
Unless objection is made to such a course I will omit the
requirement for wearing the badge of mourning for ninety,
sixty or thirty days on the death of an Active or Honorary
Member of the Supreme Council and will not require the
Altar to be draped in mourning, for it can in many juris
dictions serve no purpose, as there will be no reunion ex
cept at long intervals of time. In other jurisdictions, how
ever, it will be proper to drape the altar and wear the
badge of mourning, for meetings are held often enough to
give some effect to the reception of Memorial Notices.
I submit the subject for such consideration and action
as you may deem proper.

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II.
The Crowning of Brother John Alden Riner
On October 22, 191.5, John Alden Riner, 33° Hon.'., of
Cheyenne, Wyoming, was nominated by the Sovereign
Grand Commander for Sovereign Grand Inspector General
in the State of Wyoming, and was elected on the same day.
Brother Riner was not in Washington at the time of his
election and on the evening of October 23, 1915, the follow
ing resolution, offered by Inspector Hussey, was adopted:
"Resolved, That the Grand Commander be author
ized and at his earliest convenience to crown John
Alden Riner, 33° Elect, as Sovereign Grand Inspector
General in Wyoming."
Brother Riner was, and is, United States District Judge
in the State of Wyoming, and in consequence of his duties
could not come to Washington to be crowned until the 10th
day of February, 1916. On that day I crowned Brother
Riner as Sovereign Grand Inspector General, Active Mem
ber of the Supreme Council, in and for the State of
Wyoming. I notified the Secretary General on the same
day that the State of Wyoming was "thus organized by
his election, under the Statutes, as a Jurisdiction under
the General Jurisdiction of this Supreme Council." I
also requested the Secretary General to have this informa
tion inserted in the Transactions of the Supreme Council
for the Regular Biennial Session of 1915. It will con
sequently be found recorded in page 236 of the Transac
tions for 1915.
THE BURNS COLLECTION
In my Allocution delivered on October 18, 1915, I gave
a brief statement of the conditions under which The Burns
Collection, formerly the property of our Brother William
R. Smith, of Washington, D. C., would be turned over to

our Supreme Council, to be used for the benefit of the
public. I had received a letter from Senator Blair Lee,
Chairman of the Sub-committee of the Trustees, saying
that :
"The following are the main points to be covered,
according to Mr. Theodore Noyes, another of the
Trustees :
1st. Can the collection be housed at the Temple
and be open fully and unreservedly to the general
public, non-Masons as well as Masons?
2nd. Can the collection be kept together as a
whole under the care of the Librarian of the
Temple under conditions of housing and inscrip
tions which will do honor both to Burns and
W. R. Smith?"
I submit herewith for reference to the proper Committee,
letters and reports relating to this Collection and its ac
ceptance by us for the purposes of the trust created by the
will of Brother Smith.
The following extracts from a report made by Senator
Lee, Chairman of the Sub-committee of the Trustees, to
gether with a recent letter from George H. Lamar, Esquire,
Secretary and Attorney for the Estate, will sufficiently
show the present condition of this welcome addition to the
attractiveness of our House of the Temple. Senator Lee
says in his report :
"The present Sovereign Grand Commander, Honor
able George F. Moore, took up the matter where his
predecessor had left off ; and from that day until the
present, Grand Commander Moore and his associates
on the Committee of the Supreme Council have ex
hibited a hearty spirit of cooperation with your Com
mittee in the premises, and have afforded your Com
mittee every opportunity for an investigation, not only
of the internal construction of the building and the
plans for its operation, but also of the powers of the
corporation under its charter to provide the facilities

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for carrying out the terms of the trust reposed by the
will, either directly as transferee of the trust or as an
agency of the Board of Trustees.
''Your Committee has several times visited this
beautiful and impressive Temple of the Supreme
Council of the Thirty-third and Last Degree of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States,
located in the City of Washington, on Sixteenth
Street, Northwest, both before and since its recent
substantial completion ; and has been shown by the
Sovereign Grand Commander and the Librarian the
room immediately under the office of the Sovereign
Grand Commander where it is proposed to locate the
Smith-Burnsiana. There were other apartments in
this structure indicated as equally available, but your
Committee preferred that first mentioned, and feel
sure that its recommendation in this regard will be
followed in the event arrangements between the
Trustees under the will and the Supreme Council in
respect to the Collection are fully consummated.
"In addition to the uniform courtesy of the present
Sovereign Grand Commander to your Committee, he
has shown the greatest sympathy with the purposes
of the will of Mr. Smith, and has indicated the willing
ness of the Council to accept the trust and house the
Smith-Burnsiana in a separate room with public access
and generally to carry out the trust contained in the
will, and your Committee believes that, agreeably to
the terms of the will itself, this trust may be trans
ferred to the eleemosynary corporation which owns
and controls the Scottish Rite Temple.
"Your Committee has examined the charter, being
an Act of Congress entitled, 'An Act to incorporate
the Supreme Council of the Thirty-third Degree of
Scottish Rite Masonry for the Southern Jurisdiction
of the United States,' approved March 13, 1896, and
believes that the corporation incorporated under this
Act has the power to assume and administer the trust
reposed by the will on the Trustees, either directly or
as an agency of the Trustees, as may be ultimately
decided to be most appropriate ; and your Committee
has no doubt that all the terms of the trust under the
will would be faithfully and scrupulously observed
and carried out by the Supreme Council.

"Wherefore it is earnestly recommended that the
Trustees shall transfer the trust in them vested by the
will of the late William R. Smith to the Supreme
Council of the Thirty-third Degree of Scottish Rite
Masonry for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United
States, a corporation incorporated under the laws of
the United States, and duly deliver the subject matter
of the trust, upon receipt of such appropriate evi
dences of the assumption of the trust as the Local
Committee of the Trustees of which you are Chair
man may deem appropriate to require."
The following statement or report by members of the
Board of Trustees is submitted to you in this form because
of its excellent form and contents and because it seems to
me that it should be preserved in this Allocution :
"The proposition to house the Smith-Burnsiana in
the Scottish Rite Temple has these merits :
"(1) It meets Mr. Smith's 'main purpose and
intent to have preserved intact' this collection.
"(2) The collection can there 'be properly
placed and arranged and kept open under such
regulations as will freely admit the public,' as
Mr. Smith desired.
"(3) Promise is given of the possible fulfill
ment of Mr. Smith's 'earnest hope' that the
Burns collection might 'prove the nucleus of a
Scottish Memorial * * * in Washington,'
and there is practical certainty of its enlarge
ment as a Burns Memorial.
"Mr. Smith was a Scottish Rite Mason. Burns, the
poet of the common people, was also the poet of
Masonry. A powerful and enduring organization will
with interest and affection preserve intact the Smith-
Burnsiana, open to the public, and in a separate room.
There is ample room in the Scottish Rite Temple and
there is a sympathetic disposition in the Scottish Rite
officials to enlarge and develop the Burnsiana in ac
cordance with the spirit of Mr. Smith's wishes.
"This Committee recommends to the Trustees that
the plan of housing the Smith-Burnsiana in the Scottish

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Rite Temple be adopted, and that the Trustees shall
transfer the trust vested in them by the will of the
late William R. Smith to the Supreme Council of the
Thirty-third Degree of Scottish Rite Masonry for the
Southern Jurisdiction of the United States."
(Signed) THEODORE W. NOYES, Chairman.
BLAIR LEE,
THOS. NELSON PAGE,
ALBERT DOUGLAS,
CHARLES C. MARBURY,
OLIVER G. RICKETSON.
(Signed) GEORGE H. LAMAR,
Secretary.
It is only necessary for me to add that Mr. Lamar in his
letter to me says :
"As I understand it, what remains to be done,
would seem to be to have prepared and executed the
more formal transfer and have the proper authorities
0"? your Order make appropriate acceptance thereof."
The transfer and acceptance must, of course, be author
ized by a resolution of this Supreme Council, drawn in
proper legal form, to make the transfer and arrangements
effective.
I will not attempt now to call attention to the Collection
nor to Burns as a poet or as a Freemason. When the
Collection is received by our Supreme Council, properly
housed in the House of the Temple, and the books arranged,
displayed and in condition for the use of the public in
accordance with such rules as may be necessary to protect
and preserve it, it should be a part of our plan in making
it useful and accessible to have prepared a brief biography
of the donor, Brother William R. Smith, and this together
with a catalogue of the Collection should be printed at as
early a date as practicable after the Collection has been,
taken over by the Supreme Council.

The following letter was received after the foregoing
pages were written and in type. Coming from Mr. Noyes,
it is very pleasing to me to insert it in this Allocution,
and to inform you that it has been confirmed in a personal
interview with its writer which I was fortunate enough to
have a few days ago.
THE EVENING STAR
WASHINGTON, D. C.
October 1, 1917.
Dear Mr. Moore:
I have recently returned to the city and have just read
your letter to Mr, Lamar about the Smith-Burnsiana
and his replies. Supplementing what Mr. Lamar says
about the approval of the trustees of the project to
house the Smith-Burnsiana in the Scottish Rite Temple,
I will add that this approval by the trustees is unani
mous and enthusiastic. If I can be of service in ex
plaining further the action and attitude of the trustees
or can aid in any way your presentation of the matter
to the Supreme Council, let me know. * * *
Yours sincerely,
THEODORE W. NOYES.
The trustees under Mr. Smith's will who, as Mr. Noyes,
chairman of the local committee, reports, have thus ap
proved the transfer to the Supreme Council of the Smith-
Burnsiana are as follows : Andrew Carnegie, chairman ;
T. W. Noyes, Blair Lee, James Wilson, Champ Clark, David
Hutcheson, Thomas Nelson Page, Albert Douglas, Oliver
G. Ricketson, Charles C. Marbury, and John Barrett.

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EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION
At the Session of 1915 the Committee on Jurisprudence
and Legislation submitted to you the following resolutions
which were adopted, viz :
"Resolved, That the Supreme Council approves the
efforts made and action taken by the Sovereign Grand
Commander to obtain a release from assessment and
exemption from payment of taxes on the property of
the Supreme Council.
"Resolved further, That should the effort now being
made to obtain relief in this respect from the Board of
Equalization of the District of Columbia prove un
successful, the Sovereign Grand Commander is hereby
instructed to institute such legal proceedings as may
be right and proper to achieve the result."
After a long delay, for which he was not responsible, the
Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia announced
that he did not agree with the position taken in the printed
brief filed by me with the Board of Equalization in that
the property of the Supreme Council is exempt from taxa
tion.
It is his opinion that even our personal property is not
exempt from taxation.
Under such circumstances any further negotiation with
reference to the matter seemed to me to be entirely useless,
and I then employed L. Cabell Williams, Esq., of
Washington City, who has frequently represented the inter
ests of the Supreme Council during the past years, to
institute such legal proceedings "as may be right and
proper" to secure an exemption of the property of the
Supreme Council from taxation.
He has filed a bill in equity which raises the question as
to our right to have the property of the Supreme Council
exempted. Much time was lost in endeavoring to make an
agreement with the counsel on the other side in the effort
to save costs of suit and to expedite the decision of the

cause which is now pending in the courts of the District
of Columbia on the equity docket.
It still seems to me that under the Acts of Congress the
property of this Supreme Council ought to be, and is.
exempt from the payment of taxes.
If the decisions of the lower court is adverse to the claims
of the Supreme Council for exemption, I recommend that
an "appeal" be taken from the decision of the District
Court to the Congress of the United States asking the law-
making power of the country to deal fairly and justly with
us and amend the Act of Congress giving us a charter as a
fraternal and benevolent corporation so as to exempt the
property of the Supreme Council from the assessment and
payment of taxes on the grounds set forth in the printed
brief which I submitted with my Allocution of 1915, as well
as for other good and sufficient reasons which seem to me
to exist.
We cannot, of course, foresee what the court will decide.
This is beyond conjecture.
I knew a witty Judge who said with great irreverence
that "there were two things the Almighty could not fore
tell, and these were a woman's will and the verdict of a
petit jury!" A bystander remarked, "and the opinions
of the courts are about as uncertain."
THE SETTLEMENT WITH THE LOCAL BODIES
OF THE RITE
At the Session of 1915 the Committee on Jurisprudence
and Legislation submitted a report in relation to the settle
ment between the Supreme Council and the Bodies of the
Rite located in the Valley of Washington, Orient of the
District of Columbia. This report contained a resolution
whereby and whereunder the Sovereign Grand Commander
was authorized to enter into
"a contract or arrangement with the Local Scottish
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lives, for the purpose of making a final settlement of
all differences and claims or counter-claims growing
out of or in any respect connected with the transac
tion regarding the purchase by the Local Bodies of
the property of the Supreme Council at the corner of
Third and E Streets, Northwest, in the City of Wash
ington, and the occupancy of the same by the said
Supreme Council by mutual quit claim, each of the
contracting parties agreeing that any and all obliga
tions of any kind whatsoever existing against either
party be satisfied and extinguished."
An instrument was drawn for my signature shortly after
the adjournment of the Session of the Supreme Council,
but as it did not conform to the resolution, which I have
just set out, it was not signed.
The proper quit claims have now been executed and
placed in the hands of the Secretary General of the Supreme
Council and the Trustees of the Local Bodies and the trans
action has been 'closed in accordance with the resolution
and the intent of both the Supreme Council and the Local
Bodies of the Rite.
I submit to you a report from L. Cabell Williamson, Esq..
on both the preceding subjects.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM AND TO OTHER
SUPREME COUNCILS
In my allocution delivered in October, 1915, (Transac
tions of 1915, page 135) I called your attention to the fact
that the system of appointing "Representatives From and
To Other Supreme Councils" had failed to produce any
useful or even interesting results, and made suggestions
intended to secure some improvements in it.
The subject was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations (Transactions of 1915, page 151), and was re
ported on the next day by it (Transactions of 1915, page
209). The Committee recommended that the "present
system" be continued ; that vacancies be filled as soon as

practicable ; that the duties of such Representatives be
defined in accordance with the suggestions of the Sovereign
Grand Commander in his allocution, and "requested the
Committee on Jurisprudence to prepare a Resolution defin
ing the duties of such Representatives to accord with the
recommendations suggested in the allocution of the Sov
ereign Grand Commander".
In the same allocution I directed your attention to certain
modes of procedure in cases dealing with requests for
charity by societies or individuals and sent out broadcast
asking for charity or fraternal assistance. I also submitted
to you a statement resulting from correspondence on the
subject between the Grand Commanders of the Northern
and Southern Councils of the United States (Transactions
of 1915, page 137). This subject was also referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations (Transactions of 1915,
page 151). The Committee reported on the latter subject
as follows :
"As to the modes of procedure in the cases of re
quests for charity referred to in the Allocution of the
Grand Commander, we recommend the adoption of
such regulations as are indicated in the statement
resulting from the correspondence between the Grand
Commanders of the Northern and Southern Supreme
Councils of the United States and that the Committee
on Jurisprudence be requested to prepare resolutions
covering the same." (Transactions of 1915, page 209.)
These resolutions were not prepared nor submitted to the
Supreme Council during its Session. But instead of taking
action then, Inspector General Stewart, a member of the
Committee on Foreign Relations and a member of the Com
mittee on Jurisprudence, offered a resolution which was
adopted, providing:
"That the Committee on Jurisprudence and Legis
lation be and it hereby is authorized to prepare the
resolutions referred to in the report of the Committee
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resentatives of our Supreme Council to other Supreme
Councils and of the representatives of other Supreme
Councils to our own and in regard to the modes of
procedure in the cases of requests for charity referred
to in the Allocution of the Grand Commander after
this session of this Supreme Council shall adjourn and
submit the same to the Grand Commander, and that
if the same be approved by him he is hereby authorized
to take a mail vote by letter on the adoption thereof
and if adopted by a majority of the votes cast in favor
thereof declare such resolutions adopted and have the
same incorporated in the minutes of this meeting."
(Transactions of 1915, page 210.)
During December, 1915, our Secretary General delivered
to me resolutions which bore the signature of the members
of the Committee on Jurisprudence and Legislation defin
ing the duties of "Representatives From and To Other
Supreme Councils". But they were not accompanied by
the resolutions providing the mode of procedure in appeals
for charity, which the Committee had been requested to
prepare by the Committee on Foreign Relations.
I wrote the Chairman of the Committee asking why the
other resolutions had not been prepared and he replied
that he thought the subject was covered by the adoption of
the amendment to Section 11 of Article II of the Statutes,
and adding that he thought the propositions as to the mode
of procedure was "rather vague".
In reply to a letter on the same subject Brother Stewart
said :
"I don't know why Brother Buck did not propose
resolutions 'in regard to the modes of procedure in the
cases of requests for charity', etc. He wrote me he had
a letter from Brother Cowles requesting the resolu
tions and asked me for information on same. I gave
it to him as best I could from memory and mentioned
both subjects—duties of representatives and requests
for charity. Subsequently he sent me a copy of reso
lutions defining the duties of representatives which he
asked me to re-write and which I did and as I under

stood from him afterwards, to his perfect satisfaction,
hut I have never heard anything further from him
in regard to the subject and not at all with respect
to cases of requests for charity."
I did not, and do not, think that the subject of appeals
for charity of the nature described in the Allocution (Trans
actions of 1915, page 137) was covered by the amendment
of Section 11 of Article II of the Statutes, and the resolu
tion of Brother Stewart provided that the resolution on
both subjects should be submitted to the Grand Commander,
and if approved by him he was authorized to take a letter
vote upon them.
Strictly speaking, there was only one vote to be taken,
namely, that on both sets of resolutions.
The resolutions on the mode of procedure in cases of
requests for charity of the nature described in the allocu
tion have never been prepared or submitted to me.
In a letter to me, however, the Chairman of the Com
mittee on Jurisprudence said that if I thought another set
of resolutions was necessary and would give him some ideas
he would frame them, but as I had already in the allocu
tion given a statement which was drawn by my Illustrious
Brother Barton Smith, 33°, M.'.P.'. Sovereign Grand Com
mander of the Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic
Jurisdiction of the United States, which seemed to me to be
specific and clear, it did not seem necessary to add anything
to what was contained in them and in the allocution.
There was another and, to me, potent reason why I did
not insist upon the other set of resolutions and did not
send them out for a letter vote in vacation.
I have sent out only two such letter votes during the pre
ceding two years and the experiences in both cases were
"unhappy" ones for the Sovereign Grand Commander.
In the first instance a simple amendment to a statute was
proposed, and while all the Active Members but one voted
in favor of it, the Brother who cast the negative ballot
expressed himself in such terms in his letter to me, that
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Supreme Council to amend its Statutes in vacation he
did raise the question that it is a violation of our obligations
to do so, thus presenting a very unpleasant issue.
In the other case the vote resulted in a division of ten
to ten and there was one Brother who would not or did not
cast his vote. I did not myself express any opinion on the
question, nor did I vote, and yet the experience was not a
pleasant one.
In view of these incidents, as I was not required or even
requested to take the letter vote in vacation I came to the
conclusion that it was far better to let both subjects wait
until the present Session of the Supreme Council when
they can both be fully discussed and such action taken as
may be deemed wise by the Supreme Council in its Regular
Biennial Session. The delay has not in any wise affected
the interests of the Rite at home or abroad. The reasons
which have prompted the delay in appointments of Repre
sentatives, and in requesting other Supreme Councils to
appoint Representatives to our Council, will be given else
where in this Address.
I again submit to you these two subjects, which were dis
cussed in divisions XIX and XX of the Sovereign Grand
Commander's Allocution of 1915. The discussion of them
is found on pages 135, 136 and 137 of the Transactions of
the Supreme Council for the year 1915.
I also submit to you the resolutions drawn by the Com
mittee on Jurisprudence and Legislation defining the duties
of "Representatives From and To Other Supreme Coun
cils".
THE PUBLICATION OF GRAND COMMANDER
PIKE'S IRANO-ARYAN THEOSOPHY
During the Session of 1915, Inspector Fitzgerald offered
the following resolution, which was adopted :
"Resolved, That the Supreme Council, under the
direction of the Grand Commander, at the earliest

possible moment, publish the great work of former
Grand Commander Albert Pike, to wit : 'Irano-Aryan
Theosophy and Doctrine as contained in the Zend
Avesta'." '
The manuscript of the work to which the resolution
refers is contained in three large bound volumes, each of
which contains about seven hundred pages, or about twenty-
one hundred pages in all. The manuscript was all written
by Brother Pike with his own quill pen, and so far as I
have found is without blur, or an interlineation or a cor
rection in any line or word. But those who are familiar
with the hand-writing of the author of the volumes know
that it is not an easy task to read it.
It would have been necessary to have had it copied by
some competent typist, for personally I would not be willing
to entrust this manuscript to the tender mercies of any
publisher or printer. In order to prepare the manuscript
for the publisher it is necessary to have it edited by some
one who is an authority on the Indo-Iranian language and
literature, and who is at the same time an instructed and
interested Mason who would do the work in a sympathetic
spirit. I knew, and know, only of one such man, Professor
A. V. Williams Jackson. Professor Jackson, who holds
the chair of Indo-Iranian Languages in Columbia Univer
sity in New York City, is a Mason whom I know per
sonally, for I attended a course of his lectures on the
History and Literature of India some five or six years ago,
and he ranks among the highest, if he is not the very
ablest scholar in his department in the World.
When I requested him to undertake the editorship of
the "Indo-Aryan Theosophy and Doctrine as Contained
in the Zend Avesta," I expected, of course, that it would
be necessary to offer him adequate compensation for his
labors, but our negotiations did not go to that extent. He
wrote me that :
"I am in the vortex of a maelstrom of work, just
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till the sweep changes. So do please understand
from an over-burdened worker that I can not take
up the matter of editing our Brother-Mason's manu
script."
The resolution did not call for any appropriation for
copying the manuscript, nor for the work of editing the
volumes, nor for seeing them through the press. The
Finance Committee did not make any appropriation for
the purpose.
In addition to what I have said in regard to the copying
of the manuscript and the work of editing the volumes, the
cost of publishing and printing books has steadily in
creased ever since the Session of the Council of 1915 up to
the present time.
Under these conditions it seemed to me that it was wise
to postpone the publication of the Indo-Aryan Theosophy
until after the present Session of the Council, and if you
still wish to have the manuscript printed, provision should
be made for copying the manuscript, for compensation for
an editor, and for a publication in such form and in such
binding as will make it a credit to its author and to this
Body over which he presided for so many years.
I may mention, however, another fact, that this work
of Brother Pike is not the greatest among his manuscripts,
nor that which should be published first by the Supreme
Council. His translation of the Vedas from the Sanskrit
was a work to which he gave many of the latest weeks and
months of his life. I had many conversations with him
in regard to it and its value and importance were known
to the publishers of books many years ago.
Shortly after the death of Grand Commander Pike, while
on a visit to New York City, I was urged by a celebrated
publisher of that day to try to induce this Supreme Council
to publish that really great work.
This gentleman, who was not a Mason, asked me why we
did not publish Albert Pike's translation of the Vedas. I
replied, jestingly, that we "were too poor to pay the ex

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penses of such a publication." Thinking that I was speak
ing in earnest, he said : "it would not cost more than ten
thousand dollars" and, he added, "that he had no doubt
that if it were properly edited and published in good style
every library of any standing in the World would buy a
copy, and that the cost could thus be reduced to a very
small amount; that the book would be a monument to the
learning and industry of Albert Pike and to the liberality
of the Supreme Council over which he had presided."
I submit the facts for your consideration.
The publication of the book, "Indo-Aryan Theosophy",
would cost, according to the prices that have prevailed from
the time when it would have been possible to publish it
after the Session of our Supreme Council, I am informed,
about four thousand dollars.
VISITING FOREIGN SUPREME COUNCILS
Sovereign Grand Inspector General Sam P. Cochran, at
the Session of 1915 of the Supreme Council (Transactions
of 1915, page 231) offered a resolution providing:
''That the Grand Commander be and is hereby re
quested and directed to enter into correspondence with
other Supreme Councils with a view to arranging for
fraternal visitations by the officers and members of
our Supreme Council and members of the Rite to
other Supreme Councils for the purpose of promoting
closer fraternal relations, a better understanding of
our purposes and intention:?, a more uniform system
of work and the advancement of the great objects of
the Rite."
There have been only three Supreme Councils with whom
such visits might have been exchanged at any time since
the Supreme Council adjourned, namely, the Supreme
Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the
United States, the Supreme Council for the Dominion of
Canada, and the Supreme Council of Colon, at Havana,
Cuba.

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Your Sovereign Grand Commander visited the Session
of the Supreme Council for the. Northern Masonic Juris
diction of the United States, held in Pittsburgh during
September, 1916, the session of the Supreme Council held
in New York on September 20, 1917, and that of the Supreme
Council for the Dominion of Canada, held in October, 191j6.
Our Secretary General accompanied me on the visit to
the Northern Supreme Council at Pittsburgh, but none of
our members accompanied me to Montreal.
1 entered into correspondence with our Brethren of the
Supreme Council of Colon at Havana and arranged for a
visit to that Body in company with several members of the
Supreme Council. The Brethren of that Jurisdiction were
anxious to have us visit them and their communications
were expressed in the most cordial and fraternal terms.
But as the time which had been fixed for the visit ap
proached, the Brethren who had promised to go "backed
out" for one reason or another until I found myself prac
tically alone or at most with only one member of the Su
preme Council to accompany me.
It was clear that such a visit would not conform to the
intent of the resolution, and the trip was abandoned.
I hope that during January or February of 1918 such a
visit to the Supreme Council of Colon may be made by the
Sovereign Grand Commander in accordance with this reso
lution and that he may be accompanied by enough Active
Members of the Supreme Council and Honorary Members
and Brethren of the Rite to make the occasion one of bene
fit and encouragement to our Brethren of the Island of
Cuba.
I have now the promise of more than one Active Member
of the Council that if such a visit should be made to
Havana about the date suggested they will go. I hope
others will see their way clear to get away from business
long enough to make the journey.
I have stated elsewhere some of the difficulties which
attend correspondence with Supreme Councils. If the

duties of Representatives are defined in such a way that
the Sovereign Grand Commander may be advised of con
ditions in Foreign Jurisdictions by them we can then rely
upon our Representatives to arrange for such visits and at
the same time greatly facilitate the work of Scottish Rite
Masonry throughout the World.
The pages of the Transactions of the Session of 1915
show that the Sovereign Grand Commander was authorized :
1. To crown Brother John Alden Riner as Sovereign
Grand Inspector General in and for the State of
Wyoming.
2. To continue the effort to secure the Burns Collection.
3. To begin suit in court for the exemption of the
property of the Supreme Council from assessment
and from the payment of taxes.
4. To settle all claims between the Supreme Council
and the Bodies of the Rite in the District of
Columbia.
5. To send out a vote on the proposition as to the duties
of Representatives From and To other Supreme
Councils and such a vote,
6. To regulate appeals for charity.
7. To publish the Indo-Aryan Theosophy of the Zend
Avesta by Grand Commander Pike.
8. To visit other Supreme Councils as indicated in the
resolution of this Supreme Council.
The foregoing pages, from 21 to 38 both inclusive, are a
report of the action and decision of the Sovereign Grand
Commander in each and all of the matters which were thus
referred to him.

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THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF
ADMINISTRATION
Our Statutes and our Ritual have for many years pro
vided for a Council of Administration, composed of the
first nine officers of the Supreme Council. It possesses
and may exercise in vacation all the powers and authority
of the Supreme Council, except for the election of Active
and Honorary Members.
Sovereign Grand Commander Pike stated in his Allocu
tion recommending the creation of this Council of Admin
istration that the Sovereign Grand Commander, availing
himself of the counsel and advice of these dignitaries
"might be reasonably expected not often to err," and
thought that "what might be done and determined by this
Council of Administration or Executive Council would
possess quite another weight and authority than if done
or determined by himself alone."
The Deputy of the Supreme Council in the State of
Colorado granted Letters Temporary to four new Bodies
of the Rite in the City of Denver and notified me of his
action. About the same time that I received the letter
giving me this information, I received a communication
giving me a copy of an opinion which had been asked for
by the Presiding Officer of one of the old Bodies, or
"Number 1 Bodies", in Denver, in which the power of the
Grand Commander to appoint Deputies of the Supreme
Council was denied. This opinion, while utterly incorrect,
in my judgment, framed in bad taste to use no harsher
expression, put the Sovereign Grand Commander in the
attitude of passing upon his own powers to appoint
Deputies of the Supreme Council in a State such as
Colorado. I deemed it, therefore, improper to become, as
it were, a Judge in my own case, and determined on that
account and for the purpose of at the same time bringing
other questions before the Council of Administration to
call it to meet in Duluth, Minnesota, on August 6, 1917.

The time and place were fixed so as to meet the convenience
of the greatest number of the members of the Council,
as well as for the Brethren of Colorado, who were interested
in the hearing and decision of the question of the continu
ance of the "Bodies No. 2" under Letters Temporary
issued by Brother Malone.
The Council of Administration met in the City of
Ouluth in the Masonic Temple on the morning of August
6, 1917. There were present the Lieutenant Grand Com
mander, Brother Charles E. Roscnbaum ; the Grand Chan
cellor, Brother Ernest B. Hussey; the Grand Minister of
State, Brother T. W. Hugo ; the Secretary General, Brother
John H. Cowles ; the Treasurer General, Brother Thomas J.
Shryock ; the Grand Almoner, Brother A. L. Fitzgerald ;
the Grand Master of Ceremonies, Brother Sam P. Cochran ;
and the Sovereign Grand Commander—eight of the mem
bers of the Council of Administration. The Grand Prior,
Brother Charles F. Buck, was not able to come on account
of sickness.
Brother Cowles was requested by me to act as Secretary
of the Council and to keep a record of the proceedings. He
did so and I herewith submit the record made by the
Secretary General, which he turned over to me after the
Session of the Council of Administration.
I prepared and submitted to the Body a lengthy state
ment of the questions to be submitted to it.
The first subject to which I called their attention was
the granting of Letters Temporary by Brother Richard H.
Malone, 33° Hon.'., Deputy of the Supreme Council in
the State of Colorado, for another set of Bodies of the
Rite in Denver, briefly termed "the Number 2 Bodies"
The "No. 1 Bodies" appointed a committee who met me
in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on my Western trip and called
to my attention a protest and appeal against the action of
the Deputy in issuing Letters Temporary for the "No. 2
Bodies" which had reached me in California at about the
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This protest and appeal formed the basis of the contro
versy in the Council of Administration. The two sets of
Bodies were there represented by counsel and the greater
part of two days was given to the hearing and discussion
of the condition of the Rite in Colorado and the policy
and propriety of the action of the Deputy in creating the
new set of Bodies.
At the conclusion of the discussion the Council of Ad
ministration discussed the condition of affairs of the Rite
in Colorado and unanimously adopted the following reso
lutions proposed by the Grand Chancellor, Brother Ernest
B. Hussey, namely :
"Resolved, That the action of the Sovereign Grand
Commander, prior and subsequent to the issue of
Letters Temporary by the Deputy of the Supreme
Council instituting Bodies No. 2, in the City of Denver,
Colorado, be and are hereby approved ;
"Resolved, That the Council of Administration here
by recommends that the Sovereign Grand Commander
continue such Letters Temporary, subject to the action
of the Supreme Council at its next Biennial Session."
The second subject to which I called the attention of the
Council of Administration grew out of the refusal of our
Secretary General to pay a bill presented by the Architect
of the Temple which had been passed upon by the Executive
Committee on the Building, and approved by it for pay
ment.
After a full discussion of the subject by Brothers Rosen-
baum, Witcover and Cochran, members of the Executive
Committee on the Building, and by Brother Cowles, the
following resolution was adopted, all of the Council voting
in the affirmative on the proposition except Brother Cowles,
who voted "no" :
"Resolved, That the action of the Executive Com
mittee in allowing John Russell Pope, Architect,
$17,211.40 for services in the erection and finishing

the House of the Temple be approved and the Secre
tary General is directed to issue voucher for same,
which will be in full settlement for his services."
On the 12th of July, 1917, in accordance with an invita
tion sent out by 'Honorable Herbert C. Hoover, I attended
a meeting of the fraternal societies of the United States
to consult with reference to the work of the food conserva
tion of the United States. I was present at this conference
and the meeting after resolutions had been adopted.
It was suggested to the meeting by Mr. George A. Cullen,
who presided at the meeting, that some one should be chosen
to represent the fraternal orders there assembled. On
motion of Mr. Davis of the Loyal Order of Moose I was
unanimously selected and asked to occupy a place in Mr.
Hoover's office and give all such time and attention to the
matter as I found it practicable to devote to it.
I made several visits to the office of Mr. Hoover, but
owing to the unsettled condition of the food bill before
the United States Congress at that time, and to other
matters, they were not ready for me, so that on the 23d
day of July, I wrote Mr. Cullen a note telling him that I
had called the "Executive Council" of the Scottish Rite
of Freemasonry to meet in Duluth on August 6, 1917, and
sent him a copy of some Resolutions which I had prepared
asking him please to read them over and if they seemed
to be wise and proper "to O.K." them and return the same
to me so that I might proceed with the work so far as our
own fraternity was concerned.
I submitted the Resolutions to the Council of Administra
tion after Mr. Cullen had returned them with his approval.
They were as follows :
"Whereas the Sovereign Grand Commander of our
Supreme Council was, at a conference of the Executive
Officers of many of the fraternal societies held in the
office of Honorable Herbert C. Hoover on July 12,
1917, unanimously selected and elected to represent
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United States for the purpose of aiding in the work
of that Department.
"Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the Council of
Administration of the Supreme Council in response
to such election and request from the fraternal societies
hereby authorize our Sovereign Grand Commander
to give so much of his time and that of his Secretary
in aiding the food conservation work of the United
States Government as will not interfere with the dis
charge of his duties in the affairs of the Supreme
Council and the Rite.
"Resolved, further, that all the Bodies of the Rite
and all the members of such Bodies are earnestly
advised and requested to give all possible aid and
assistance to the Government of the United States to
prevent the waste of food and to render such assistance
to the Sovereign Grand Commander as he may desire
in aiding the work of food conservation."
At the meeting of the Council of Administration and on
motion of Brother Hussey the resolutions were amended
by striking out the provision contained therein "to give
so much of his time and that of his Secretary in aiding
the food conservation work of the United States Govern
ment as will not interfere with the discharge of his duties
in the affairs of the Supreme Council and the Rite", to
read that the Sovereign Grand Commander "is authorized
in his discretion to aid in the food conservation work of the
United States Government."
I called several times at the office of the Food Admin
istrator and the gentleman in charge there kindly pro
vided a desk for me, but the pressure of the business of
this Supreme Council has prevented me from giving any
attention to the work of conservation, up to the present
time. But I am reconciled to the situation, because the
fraternal societies represented there have, as I am officially
informed, been taking up this subject separately and en
deavoring to aid our Government in the work of food con
servation.

I ask your earnest attention to this subject and believe
that we can do great good by calling the matter to the
attention of our Brethren of the Rite by means of our
fraternal publications, by lectures delivered before the
Bodies, and by a general educational campaign teaching
the absolute necessity of avoiding waste of certain articles
of food so that they may be made available for the peoples
of Europe who are engaged in war against Germany.
The form proposed of using cards, making reports on
them to the office of the Food Administrator seemed to me,
and still seems to me, impracticable for our Rite, because of
the infrequency of our meetings and because of the diffi
culty in securing accurate and continuous reports from
our members, who are usually—in fact almost always—busy
men of affairs who could not devote the time to making these
reports but who are ready and willing to denounce waste
and to prevent it in every possible way in their own families
and in the homes and lives of all those with whom they
come into contact.
"AMERICANIZATION AND AMERICA FIRST"
The following paragraphs are -extracted from the state
ment which I made to the Council of Administration. They
will be found as No. VII on page 17 of the statement which
I submitted :
"Sonic two or three months ago Dr. Farrington,
who was then connected with the Department of
Education of the United States Government, called
to see me with reference to one of the educational
movements which the United States Government was
undertaking; namely, the Americanization of the for
eign population of our country. He stated that the
Department of Education was deeply interested in.
and was conducting, this movement, and gave me to
understand that quite a number of the fraternal and
patriotic organizations of the country had signified
their willingness to aid the Government in its efforts.
"When I determined to lav the matter before the

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Council of Administration, I again put myself in
touch with the Department of Education and on
Thursday morning, August 2, 1917, Dr. Wheaton, who
is in charge of the work, called to see me at the Temple
in my office and discussed the matter of our par
ticipation in the movement for 'Americanization',
which must begin, according to the Department, with
the teaching of aliens to speak and to read English, the
common language of our country.
"I requested Dr. Wheaton to have prepared for me
a brief statement of what the Government proposed
to do ; stating how it was expected to accomplish it ;
and what work we, Scottish Kite Masons of the South
ern Jurisdiction, could do to aid the Government in
this work, lie has furnished me with the statement,
which I submit to you herewith and ask for your in
structions or suggestions."
It was agreed by the Council of Administration that the
subject was one of great importance to the Country and
after discussion participated in by nearly all the members
of the Council, the following resolutions were unanimously
adopted :
"VIIKKKAS, the Bureau of Education of the United
States Government at Washington, D. C., has brought
to the attention of our Sovereign Grand Commander
its work and plans for the 'Americanization' of the
hundreds of thousands of foreign born residents in
our country by means of educating them in the English
language through night schools and otherwise, and by
means of other appropriate measures, and especially
through its 'America First' campaign ; and,
"WnKREAS, the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
of Freemasonry is devoted to altruistic aims, to educa
tion or the diffusion of knowledge among men, to
benevolence and to' patriotism, our Council of Admin
istration hereby endorses and approves the efforts of
our Government through its Educational Department,
to 'Americanize' all the people of the Republic ;
"Now, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That our Sov
ereign Grand Commander be, and is hereby authorized
in such mode and manner as he may deem wise to give
to the Bureau of Education at Washington, D. C., and

to our Government, all such aid and assistance in the
work of 'Americanization' and in the 'America First'
campaign, as may be wise and practicable, and we
pledge to him the support of all loyal Scottish Rite
Masons to that end."
Since my return from Duluth, I have had the pleasure
of an interview with Dr. P. P. Claxton, Commissioner of
Education of the United States, and several interviews
with Dr. H. H. Wheaton, the expert in charge of the
Department in the Bureau of Education of the United
States Government, which has under its jurisdiction, the
"Americanization" of our alien population. The Com
missioner of Education, as well as Dr. Wheaton, have fur
nished me with the information which it is necessary for
us to have in order to begin and carry on the work of
aiding in the "Americanization" and the "America First
Campaign" of the Department of Education. They have
furnished me with statistics relating to the educational
situation in all of the States which are included in our
Jurisdiction. In some of them it is said that the "prob
lem is not serious." It is not serious in Arkansas, in
Georgia, in Idaho, in Mississippi, in North Carolina nor
in Tennessee.
In Texas the statistics show that there are 116,489 people
unable to speak English and 62,756 illiterates. It is recom
mended that a State Committee on Americanization should
be appointed by the Sovereign Grand Commander to con
duct a campaign in cooperation with the Bureau of Educa
tion and the National Committee of One Hundred to urge
the recommendations and suggestions made by the Bureau
of Education to better this condition.
In California the statistics show that there are 73,434
inhabitants unable to speak English and 49,924 illiterates.
The Bureau of Education of the Government makes the
same recommendation that I should appoint a Committee
on Americanization in the States to cooperate with the
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Hundred to push the suggestions which they make in the
document submitted to me and which I also lay before you
for your consideration.
In Minnesota the statistics show 89,155 unable to speak
English and 40,535 illiterates. The Bureau of Education
makes the same recommendation as to the appointment of
a Committee by the Sovereign Grand Commander to work
in conjunction with the Government and the National
Committee of One Hundred, already appointed by the
Commissioner of Education.
Missouri has 37,345 inhabitants unable to speak English
and 22,540 illiterates. The Bureau makes the same recom
mendations.
North Dakota has 31,548 inhabitants who are unable to
speak English and 9,129 illiterates. The Bureau makes
the same recommendations here as in the other States where
this condition prevails.
I do not deem it necessary to discuss this question at any
greater length. It seems to me entirely unnecessary to do so.
It is peculiarly fitting at the present time, when so much
is being written about the evil effect of printing articles
criticising our Government in the foreign language news
papers that this matter should be brought to the attention
of our Brethren and all our efforts brought to bear, not
only to assist in teaching the English language to those
who are unable to speak and to write it, but that our efforts
should be directed to "Americanize" all the people of our
country, training them in the history and traditions of the
Republic and teaching them the doctrines which flow from
an attentive study of the Constitution and laws of the
United States and of the several States of the Union.
There is not, and there can not be,in my judgment,any more
important work for the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, or
for Freemasonry as a whole than a combined and earnest
endeavour to use all its influence everywhere to make of
our country a unit in aspirations and in the spirit of
liberty, equality and fraternity.

48 TRANSACTIONS of THE
We are, it seems, in danger of remaining in many sections
of the country, a mere collection of people without that
unity of aspiration and ideals which are necessary to con
stitute a great nation. It may seem that the danger is
not great, but the statistics of the Department of Education
show that there are some three million people in the United
States who can not speak the English language and who
are, therefore, in many ways out of touch with the current
of thought and opinion and action in the United States.
Permit me to give you an extract from a book by a man
who was himself an emigrant, relating to this question. I
trust that you will pardon the length of the quotation, but
I believe that it is worthy of your attention and that the
action which I suggest to you is supported by it.
Professor Steiner in his book, "Nationalizing America",
speaks of an incident which occurred to him on one of his
voyages from Europe. A teacher said to him : "A week
from today I shall be in Columbus, Ohio, in a stuffy school
room teaching dirty little foreign brats to say c-a-t cat,
c-a-t cat." He told her "of the greatness of her task in
Columbus, what share she might have in the making of
this nation, what a high and patriotic human task was hers
in giving the strangers a new tongue, of binding them to a
new people and baptizing them into a new spirit." He
visited her school afterwards and "saw her teaching the
'dirty little foreign brats'," and he saw, to quote his
language, "the hungry eyes of little children lifted ador
ingly to her face."
He tells us that he met a teacher in Denver who was
instructing an adult class in English. "It was composed
of Jews, Greeks, Italians, Armenians and Spaniards." He
tells us that the teacher said: "My life has been enriched
by more than I ever thought it could be done. I have
had glimpses into the hearts of nations, and I understand
people as I never understood them before."

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Once again I quote :
"A brilliant French woman told me some time ago
that we shall never be a nation because we have no
distinct national language. She said this mournfully
and with a dramatic shrug of the shoulders, so char
acteristic with her people. I am not ready to accept
her verdict, but I do believe that we need to realize
the value of language in the making of a nation. We
must treasure it as a vehicle of our national, spiritual
and cultural inheritance, and we must speak it as if
we recognized that fact."
"We must teach it to the alien in our midst, and
thus share with him the legacy of the past that he may
be prepared for the part he is to play in the making
of the nation."
It seems to me that this is so excellently well put, and
by a man who is thoroughly acquainted with conditions,
that I need add nothing else to show the importance, the
urgent necessity of giving all the aid we can to our Govern
ment and its Educational Department in its plans for
teaching the English language to our foreign born and non-
English speaking population.
The following appeal from the President of the United
States appeared in the newspapers after I had written the
foregoing pages. It emphasizes the importance of the
same kind of work to which I have called your attention :
"The war is bringing to the minds of our people a
new appreciation of the problems of national life and a
deeper understanding of the meaning and aims of
democracy. Matters which heretofore have seemed
commonplace and trivial are seen in a truer light.
"In these vital tasks of acquiring a broader view
of human possibilities, the common school must have a
large part. I urge that teachers and other school
officers increase materially the time and attention de
voted to instruction bearing directly on the problems
of community and national life.

"LESSONS TO BE DISTRIBUTED.
"In order that there may be definite material at
hand with which the schools may at once expand their
teachings, I have asked Mr. Hoover and Commissioner
Claxton to organize the proper agencies for the prep
aration and distribution of suitable lessons for the
elementary grades and for the high school classes.
"Lessons thus suggested will serve the double pur
pose of illustrating in a concrete way what can be
undertaken in the schools and of stimulating teachers
in all parts of the country to formulate new and ap
propriate materials drawn directly from the communi
ties in which they live."
The only suggestion and recommendation which I have
to make is as follows :
Resolved. That the Sovereign Grand Commander be
and is hereby authorized to appoint a Committee of
one or more Honorary Members of this Supreme
Council in any of the States of this Jurisdiction where
it appears from the statistics, furnished to him by the
Department of Education that the problem of teaching
our foreign born people to speak the English language
is a matter of moment.
Resolved further, That the Sovereign Grand Com
mander lay the results of his efforts and of the Com
mittees appointed by him before this Body at its next
Regular Biennial Session for such action as the Su
preme Council may deem it wise to take after con
sidering the results of the efforts thus put forth.
I do not ask for any appropriation of money for this
service for the Bureau of Education of the United States
will send out such literature and such information as may
seem necessary to aid the Sovereign Grand Commander
and any Committee he may appoint in doing this work.
It might be necessary to make a small addition to the
Sovereign Grand Commander's Contingent Fund for this
purpose, but that will be a matter for your consideration.
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of any Committee that I would appoint, this work would be
a labor of love.
I do not think that I violate any confidence when I say
that one of the Committee of One Hundred appointed by
the Commissioner is Mr. Louis N.Hammerling of New York
City. This gentleman is a Roman Catholic and is Presi
dent of the American Association of Foreign Language
Newspapers. He called to see me in this building and
went with me over the Temple. He seems to be a man of
great ability and of a broad and liberal mind. He said to
me that he considered our Order of Freemasonry, owing
tojts entirely altruistic objects and aims, capable of doing
great and effective work in the matter of the American
ization of our foreign born people. I think his observation
was eminently just and correct, and in view of strictures
that are sometimes made on Foreign Language papers it is
fair to this distinguished representative of them that his
opinions should be quoted by me. If you clothe me with
the necessary authority to conduct this work through Com
mittees of our Honorary Members, I will endeavor to secure
such results as will be pleasing to every member of the
Scottish Rite and indeed to all Freemasons.
There were several other subjects brought to the atten
tion of the Council of Administration, and upon which
action was taken, but from their nature it is not now wise
to discuss them until they have been passed upon by the
Supreme Council in Session.
I submit herewith to you the complete statement of all
t.Yie matters which were laid by me before the Council
of Administration at Duluth, together with all the papers
and documents that were used in the discussions so far as
they came into my possession, and also the transcript of the
proceedings which was kept by the Secretary General.
It is proper for me to add that there was a general
expression of satisfaction with the results of the meeting.
Several of the members were quite emphatic in their appro
bation of the call of the Council and as to the results
obtained.

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