Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor - Rose Croix

Degree, is a recapitulation of the adventures of these three Most Excellent Masters, and
hence it is that three candidates are necessary for an initiation.
p. 219
The Grand Council consists of the Most Excellent High Priest, King, and Holy Scribe.
The High Priest is dressed in a white robe, with a breastplate of cut glass, consisting of
twelve pieces, an apron, and a mitre. The king wears a scarlet robe, apron, and crown.
The mitre and crown are generally made of pasteboard; sometimes they are made of most
splendid materials, gold and silver velvet; but these are kept for public occasions. The
mitre has the words, "Holiness to the Lord," in gold letters, across the forehead. The
scribe wears a purple robe, apron, and turban.
A Chapter of Royal Arch Masons consists of nine officers, as follows:
1. High Priest, or Master. (Joshua.)
2. King, or Senior Grand Warden. (Zerubbabel.)
3. Scribe, or Junior Grand Warden. (Haggai.)
4. Captain of the Host (as Marshal, or Master of Ceremonies). or Senior Deacon.
5. Principal Sojourner, who represents the Junior Deacon.
6. Royal Arch Captain, who represents the Master Overseer.
7. Grand Master of the Third Veil, or Senior Overseer.
8. Grand Master of the Second Veil, or Junior Overseer.
9. Grand Master of the First Veil.
In addition to these, three other officers are usually present, viz., Secretary, a Treasurer,
and a Tyler, or sentinel.
The officers and companions of the Chapter being stationed as in the engraving (see Fig.
31), the High Priest proceeds to business as follows:
High Priest--Companions, 1 I am about to open a Chapter of Royal Arch Masons in this
place, for the dispatch of business, and will thank you for your attention and assistance. If
there is any person present who is not a companion Royal Arch Mason, he is requested to
retire from the room.
After waiting for any stranger or brother not of this degree to retire, he gives one rap with
the gavel, which brings up the Captain of the Host.