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Show BM us I GOINGTQ S. Lj Locals Under R. S. Joyce to Put on Scottish Rite Degrees SALT LAKE, Nov 22 -Many Ogden Masons will attend the ihlrty-slxtb re union of the Scottish Rite of Freema-1 sonrv. which will open this morning in I the Masonic temple in SalU Lake F C Schramm, chairman of the general committee on arrangements. ad Dr. f Wherry, who Is in charge of the de . ree work, with their assistants, have been busy for days making ready fori the big three-day event. Members f i om Ogden under the di .ertion of Dr. it S. Joyce, will put on the fourth degree todriv. This will be concluded Wednesday evening wit a 'the thirty-second, followed by tho un- ual banquet. A record-breaking attendance of Ma-i Ma-i sons is expected, as the class Will be one of the largest in the history of th( Dtah consistory Some of the candi date? for Hie degree will travel con siderablc distances to take this work from Moab and Cedai Pity on the BOUth and Locan on the north The degrees (o be conferred by the I officers ad workers of the four bodies aro the ineffable degrees, by Jordan (lodge of Perfection No. 2; the blstorl-( blstorl-( r and religious degrees, by James ' m e chapter, Rose Croix No. I; the i philosophic and chlvalric degrees, by Sail Lake council. Knights Etadosh No 1, and the ceremonial and official de-1 de-1 grees, by Utah conslstorj No l 1 Jhe growth of Scottish Rite of Free-masonr; Free-masonr; in n-c '-nt ye ars has been phe nomehal, and along with this unprece j dented increase of numbers has (level oped a strong purpose to render the ; largest possible service s The special meeting of the supreme 'council, held in Colorado Springs last Mm considered, among other things j the mailer of a broader and more deli jnite service along certain lines than any hitherto undertaken. In line with this purpose the council ; went on record as advocating free and compulsory education of the children of the country in public schools sup ported by public taxation upon which all children shall attend and be Instructed In-structed in the English language only, without regard to race or creed, and i' pledged the efforts or (he membership of the organization to promote by all lawful means the organization, extension exten-sion and development of such schools. ; Emphatic indorsement was given to the proposed establishment .of a na-j na-j tional department of public education, With It9 head a member of the presi dent's cabinet, and the establishment and maintenance bi the national gov eminent of a national university at Washington. , Child hospitals and free dispensaries providing rare and skilled surgical and medical aid to those unable to otherwise other-wise secure It have been undertaken and successfully conducted by the rite Facts such as these show that this great organization Is not Indifferent to the needs of the times, or Inclined to shirk any pan of its full sharo of re aponsibillty for the welfare of human Uy |