National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-05
THEY MET UPON THE LEVEL,
And They Parted Ola the square Mt tn,
Masonic banquet Last Night.

anu Iley t.Hrtcu Oh inc square uU the
Masonic banquet Last Night.
The annual banquet of the Masonic vet
Grams was held in the hall of the Scottish
rite, corner of Seventh and ID streets, last
night. Covers were laid for ninety guests,
and the tables were handsomely decorated
with pyramids Of fruit and choice bou-
quets. Gen. Albert Pike, the venerable
president of the organization. sat at the head
of the table. On his right sat Senator Dolph,
of Oregon, while Col. Corkhill occupied the
lift ttagSticennt ioflaY Masolc II Some design, with the
letter "D" in cardinal immortelles in its CEN
ter. The address of welcome was delivered
by the president.
magnificent menu, consisting of ten
courses was prepared by Brother w. T. Crump
The toast were as follows:
The brotherhood Of Free Masonry.-"Sanc-
titled by solemn obligation, and consolidated
by tradition and prescription, its tics are not
weakened by political controversy, by collis-
ions OF creeds, or by civil war;" by Senator
Dolph.
"Tho benofcence of Free Masonry, by which
1t has deserved to be honored among men, and
yet hath not done so much either for the liv-
ing or for those whom the dead have en-
trusted to its care, that those who are to come
after US, having ample opportunity may not
win much greater honors," by Vice p PRESIDENT
c. w. Bennett.
The political dogma of Free Masonry; the
people sovereign over institutions Their
right to the enjoyment of rational and we'll
regulated liberty, to equality in the eye of
the law, to constitutional government and to
the sympathies Of human brotherhood" by
Col. Elwood f. Thorn, of New York.
THE philosophy and religion of Free Ma
sonry; the foundation stones on which every
| religion must be builded; tho apostolate of
free thought tree speech, and free conscience;
neither servitude nor hostility to any creed;
il can flcur the hatred and fear Of those
churches only that claim tho right to perse-
cute" by Judge Upton.
"The universally Of Free Masonry-Which
assemblies round its sltars men speaking
| many tongues, in every country in the world,
votaries Of many religions--the Christian,
the Hebrew, the Brahmin. the Parsee, and
the Moslem-and unites them on the five
points of fellowship" by Hon. Il. Keghtly.
'rhe Morality OF Free Masonry-Taught
by tho great moralists of every age; all the
| tenets of tho moral law included between the
two points Of the compasses." by Joseph G.
Dulin.
The Chiyalry of Freemasonry- embodied
in devotion to woman. The words that a
mother speaks to hor children in the privacy
of home are not heard by the world, but, as
in whispering galleries, they arc clearly
heard at tho end and by posterity. If tho
loving, closed heart of a good woman should
open before man, how much controlled
tenderness, how many veiled sacrifices and
silent virtues would he see reposing in il {?
Fair women are tho flowers in Gods garden
of the world--tender, fragrant and beautiful
10 protect their purity aud innocence is tho
highest duty of n Free Mason; for God greatly
loves them, and they are nearer to Him than
We are" by Col. Corkhill.
At the conclusion of the toasts Scottish
song was rendered by Mr.. G.. W. Balloch
and q ballad by Mr.. Robert Ball. Remin-
iscences Of the congress of 1850 were related
guests present were Hon, j. n. Dolpb, of
Oregon; Col. Elwood Il. Thorne New York;
Col. George b. Corkhill, Mai William Oscar
Roomo, Hon. Il. Keightley, third auditor
treasury; j. A. Benson, California; Col.
|. S. Tichenor, auditor, District of
Columbia; Gen. ID. q. Swain, judge
advocate general; Hon. j. III. Hopkins, Penn
sylyania; Thomas Somerville, James Lans,
burgh, Judge II. Il, Crowell, Joseph @. Taylor.
The members of the association present
were; Messrs, w, NJ. ireland, w. S. Roose,
John II. Thompson, John Trimble f. Webber,
q. b. Abrams, q. w. Balloch, j. Goldsborough
Brul Henry Barton, Robert Ball, Col. w. IL.
Boyd John n. Budlopg' D. N Dickson, James
Z, Dulin, ii. q. EichOlz, W. H.. Faulkner,
John A. FoOs, DIR. j. b, Gibbs, Joseph Gawler,
William Gibson, K. Goodheart, DIR, II. Il.
Hatch, II. NJ. Higbec, p. II. Hooe. ID. IT.
Johnson, Joseph Libbey, A. II, Longley, A. b.
Lascallott t. Lniiier, s. A. II. Marks, ID, j.
Macarty, W. Mertz, Charles Neale, $. V.
Noyes, j. p. Porley, II. j. Playtor, W, Il.
Stoddard, H. Salter. r. Grant Wilson, W.
Hutchinson, J, p. Jetferis, j. Ii. Bell j. W..
Moore, and W. j. Hay.
The banquet closed by those present form
ing circle, hand in hand, and singing "Auld
Lang syno,"