Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-10-01

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Masonic relics of Washington are still pre-
served in the lodge room. Washington was
made Mason before he was twenty-one
wears of age, having been initiated to the
first degree in Fredericksburg Lodge NO. 4,
Virginia, in November, 1T52, where, as he
was not twenty one until the I'D or Feb
rtiarv following, aud was the only General
Grand Master OF the United States. He did
not get the second degree until March, lIo5.
The ivory gavel with which Washington
laid the corner stone OF the capitol. whicn
was done with Masonic ceremony, has been
in the keeping of lodge in Georgetown,
or West Washington, ever since and though
IL has done duty in number of corner stone
layings in different parts OF the country, 1t
has always been accompanied by the tyler
of the lodge, who takes care that IL is re-
turned to the lodge room in Georgetown.
Frederick ii. The Great, of Prussia, was
Gown Prince of Prussia at the time OF his
initiation, and as the King, his father, was
opposed to the craft, the ceremony was
performed with the utmost secrecy. The
London Free Mason gives the following &C
count of his initiation:
BrnpsyiCk being selected, and being fair
time. there was less chance OF it reaching
the ears OF his suspicious parents. A dep
utation from the Lodge Of Hamburg having
been ordered to hold itself in readiness, the
initiation took place during the night OF
August l4-l5, his companion, Count Won
Mathematician, being subsequently received
into the fraternity at the same meeting.
On his return home lodge was secretly
organized in his castle OF Rheinsberg. In
174O, when King, he welded the masters
gavel in the castle of Charlottenberg, and in
September of the same year was founded at
his insiigation, in Berlini the Lodge Of the
M ~ - rrh in W advanced
TO the dignity OF grand lodge. 1t is CO.
Incidence worth noting that both Frederick
the Great and the Emperor Francis, hus-
band of the Empress Queen Maria Theresa,
his great opponent i'll the wars OF the Aus
trian succession and Seven Years War,
were both Free MasoDs, Francis, when
Grand Duke of Lorraine, having been soni-
t1ated into the craft in 1871, at the Hague,
by a deputation Of brethren from England.
AS to Frederick's alleged connection with
the Ancient and Accepted Rite, and his au-
thorization of its statutes, reference 10
Appendix H, FindePs History OF Free Ma
sonry, will serve to show that FREDERICK
never had anything to do with II.
The Grand Com mandery of Iowa, held its
first encampment in the State Fair GROUNDS
al Cedar Rapids, beginning the 18th inst;
About IA, 600 Sir Knights, representing all
the communicates in the state attended.
One of the most attractive features OF the
encampment was a grand street paraae'
The Grand Commandery elected and IN
stalled the following officers for the ensu-
ing wear. r. Z. Grand Commander, Henry
R6t6ert, Keokuk; V. E. Deputy Grand
Commando, James S. Kline, Davenport;
r. c. GeneralIssimo, Cyrus w. Eaton, &C.
dar Rapids; Z. G. Captain General, Jesse
w. Cheek, DeS Moines; Grand PIelate,
Rev. Samuel Ringgold Cedar Rapids; +.
Grand Senior Warden, Thos. B. Lacey,
Council Bluffs; Grand Junior Warden, X.
G, Forgrave, Oskaloosa; Grand Treasurer,
D. S. Deering, Independence; Grand he,
corder, w. b. Langridge, Muscatine; GTanu
Sentinel, Theodore Schreimer, Mt. Pleas
ant. Charters were granted to the to!ioW-
ing Communicates under dlspensauon.
Tancred No. 4, at Maquaketa; Trinne Al,
Webster CITY; Kendron AZ, Atlantic; An
tioc AZ Mason City; Godfrey "A, Audubon.
The prize drill excited great interest Os-
cola commandery of Waterloo, won the
first prize: Malta commandery of Ottum-
wa second, and Tancred of Maquaketa, the
third. The award of prizes gave general
satisfaction.
A new masonic hall was dedicated at
Roeklin, Cal, recently. The hall was oulit
by Granite Lodge No. ODD, and is 32x7i feet
built OF brick and two stories high. Inc
lodge room is on the second floor, and is
one of the finest in the country district. The
dedication exercises were performed by the
Grand Master, Clark w. Taylor, assisted by
#. {. Pockman, of Sacramento, as Deputy
Grand Master f. c. Atkinson, OF Sacrament
to, as Senior Grand Warden, and c. Z. San
ders, of Lincoln, as Junior Grand Warden.
The Garfield Monument Association is
now incorporated under the laws OF Ohio,
and the incorporators have recently elected
a board of fifteen trustees, four OF whom
are Knights Templar, including the Most
En-. Sir Benjamin Dean, Grand Master OF
the Grand Encampment, and Past Grand
Commander Z. T. Carson, OF Ohio. The
Monument Committee was organized IN
Cleveland, Ohio, composed OF prominent
citizens, and in view of the fact that the
late President was Mason and Knight
Templar, recognizing the manifest
propriety and desirability OF having
the Templar Order OF the united
States, comparatively identified with
this national enterprise, communicated
with some of the most prominent members
of the order in this country. There are up
wards of $1,000 Knights Templar in the
United States, and the committee feel san
guine of obtaining 81 each from them,
which will realize sum creditable to the
order. The movement is to cost ABOUT
S25O.OOO, and is to be placed in Lake
View Cemetery in Cleveland. One side is
TO be dedicated to the Masonic fraternity.
About $4,000 of the fund has been sub
scribed, and as nearly the whole has been
paid in cash it is deposited to the credit OF
the Association and drawing four per cent.
interest The first Grand CommanGery in
annual conclave assembled, 70 which the
matter was presented, was that OF Ken
lucky, where the enterprise was endorsed
by a unanimous vote. 1t was next pre-
scented to the Grand Commandery of Penn,
at the late concaye at Pittsburgh, where 1t
was also unanimously approved and recon-
mended. Grand Commander OF Ohio Sir
II. Fl. Tatem, has issued circular contain
ing hearty, patriotic and knightly ap-
proval of the matter, which will doubtless
meet with a generous response at the ap'
preaching session OF the Strand Command
ery of Ohio 1t is the intention TO have
every name of the contributor enrolled In
a volume, to be placed in a, crypt iin1 the
monument, and in addition approprf,te
certificates will be given each TegS isr sub.
= :-.Ss session Of the spsrreu a,,, council Of
the Sovereign Grand nspeotors General OF
the 4 Thirty -thlTs degree, "A. and A. Rite, Of
the nol. anlsin jurisdiction OF the United
Stat which has Just concluded and which
Vas held in Boston on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, was the most important
held for years. 1t has been largely at
tended, and by the most prominent men,
bers Of the grade in the jurisdiction.
much larger amount of important business
has been transacted than has been done at
any time before, embracing as it die,
large number of reports and great amount
of correspondence and an almost endless
amount of routine work requiring action.
The report Of Committee on Returns showed
the approximate number If members en-
rolled in the thirty-second degree in the
northern jurisdiction of the United Statej
to be nearly $500 in 1881. During the past
year this has been Increased by the enroll.
ment of rs more The Thirty third, and
last, degree was conferred upon twenty-five
in full ceremony, and they were enrolled as
honorary members of the Supreme Council.
The following officers were reelected for
three years Henry L. Palmer, of Wiscon-
sin; NJ. P. Sovereign, Grand Commander;
Unai les ISy~i Woodbury., of MasOaoh usettS,
P. Grand nt-Commander; Joseph
Davis Evans, of New York, Grand Minister
of State; Herman Ely, of Ohio, Grand
Treasurer; Clinton Freeman Paige, OF New
York, Grand Secretary; General Albert p.
Moriarity, of New York, Assistant Grand
O Trnnl-ar If