Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-07

came. when ten years old q resident OF Chicago
ne entered service al the breaking out Of the wa
private In the 18th illinois volunteer infantry
when mustered out of service In October, 1854
ne had won the straps Of a Northumberland
subsequently he completed a course OF law and
oegan practice. He became active In politics a.
republican. and was chosen to several Offices.
ne Was chairman Of seven campaign commit
tees, ana held the same position on the c. B.
rarweii campaign committee during the excit-
ing farwell-Wentworthc contest In the first con.
gfessional district. Since 1873 he has not ac-
tiSeiy participated In politics. Mr.. Gassette was
inaoe Master Mason in 1864 in Blair lodge
No SsS from which he received q demit and
then afnllated with Home lodge, No. sos. q
which he Is still a member He became an ar
dent worker. and, inspired by the beauty and
strength OF the very threshold OF the great moral
temple, sought with as little deay as possible,
10 penetrate the hidden mysteries within. lie
Is az present q member Of Lafayette chapter,
No. K. A. NJ: Apollo commandery. No. /. X. A.,
and OF Oriental consistory So degrees s. p. Il. 5.
His most arduous Masonic work has been done
as Knight Templar. 10 and through the Apollo
cominandery, OF which he became a life member
on June ID. 1869 He has since that time been
more highly honored In the bestowment of posi-
tlons Of trust and authority than any other SIR
knight during the forty years embraced In the
annals OF the commandery. He was elected
prelate In June 1874, serving two terms. In
December, 1879 he was chosen generalssimo,
and 10 December. 1876 was first elected eminent
commander. He was reelected to this ONCE In
1911. 1915, 1879 and 1880. and again in Deem
Der. 1881. and December. 1882. serving six wears
as the eminent Commander OF what became UNI
der his administration the largest Masonic Tenn
p.ar body In the world. and is now grand COM
mander OF the Grand commandery of Illinois.
In 1850 the twenty-first triennal conclaye ~
the Grand encsmpment of Knight Templars was
held In Chicago. which occasion was mare
memorable by the largest gathering OF knights
IN ar m n
nent. The burden OF entertaining the vast con-
course, gathered from every state In the Union,
fell upon Apollo ana st. Bernard Communicates
OF that city. Mr.. Gassette then being eminent
commander OF Apollo commandery. was also
| chairman OF the joint committee OF manage,
ment. chosen by the representatives OF the three
Communicates. and also the Grand commandery
| Of Illinois, and in this capacity became the
| controlling and directing power in devslng and
executing the plans necessary TO render the vast
concaye success. That his efforts were
crowned with full success was evinced I'm tie
| innumerable letters Of thanks and other testi-
| monia!s received by him from the returned
| guests and communicates from all parts Of the
country. as well as by the expressions of appro-
| baton given him by his co-workers on the man
| aging committee. in 1883 Apollo cOmmsndery
No. l, h. T.. having received from the right cunt
nent grand Commander of Illinois dispensation
to leave his grand jurisdiction and one from the
grand commander OF New York permitting
| Apollo e0mmande:y. X. T.. 20 invade the grand
jurisdiction OF New York for the purpose Of en-
| barkation, and a dispensatiOn from the most
| eminent grand master Of the Grand encampment
of Knights Templsr Of the United States Of
America permitting the commandery TO visit
foreign countries. in July it sailed on the City of
Rome, with 40 Templars under It's besuseant
and about twenty ladies', for this notable foreign
tour. This was the largest Masonic body that
ever crossed the ocean, and Mr.. Gassette was in
command They were most royalty received Ia
London, Liverpool. York. and other large cities
and returned with the pleasures Of their long
fraternal tour unalloyed by accident or loss,
reaching Chicago September IL. 1888. Mr.. Cas-
settle had achieved a national reputation among
American Masons of high degree Mr.. Gassett 9
is man of excellent moral social and CONNER
cial standing, of keen literary tastes and CON-
prehensive literary talent.
THE COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
The general arrangement of the pilgrimage Of
the Illinois knights to this city is In charge Of
committees composed as follows:
Eminent Srs Henry s. Tiffany. chairman;
James p. Sherwin. secretary; Dewitt c. Crieger
| Apollo. No. i; Henry c. Cleaveland Eyerts, M.
Is; Eugene l.. Stoker, Cyrene, No. %; Pearson
b. Updyke. st. 0mer. No. 80; George l.. Ward,
| st. Bernard, No. 35: Joseph :. Ingram, Sloan,
| No. "a; J. Frank Foster. Englewood. No. 50;
John II. Warren, Crusader. No. IL: Homer s.
Childs, Chicago. No. 10; Hamer II. Green, De-
Molay. No. "A; Richard Yates. Hospitaler No.
81; William NJ. Crilly. Chevalier Bayard, No 50;
George Wells, El-Aksa, No. IS.
GENERAL COMMITTEE.
Eminent Sirs Amos Grannis, Apollo, No. L.
Henry r. Phinney, Belyidere No. 2; Joseph El-
der, Peoria, No. 8; Charles F. Hitchcock. Peoria,
No. s; Joseph p. Lindley, Elwood, No. 8; Rhe-
una ID. Lawrence Elwood. No. g. Frank MUIR
dock, Galesburg. No. s. William II. Starr. Beau
MANOR, No. Q; Waller 3. Titus. Ottawa, No. lOs
George E. O'Hara. Cairo. No. IS; Alden knoph,
CORN No. IA; Edward Blackshaw. Urbana, No.
l6; G. A. Williams. Chicago No. 49, Frederick
McCutchen. Chicago. No. 10; Charles c. Cusll-
ing Temple. No. 20: John 7. Smith. Aurora. No.
%: Samuel W. WadGle DeMolay. No. "a: w. ID.
Allen. DeMolay, No. "a William Avery, Calvary,
No. 81 Israel Q. Huston. Palestine, No. "a;
Charles A. Weimer Hugh de Payens, No. %;
John j. Badenoch, ST. Bernard. No. IS; Malachi
Maynard, Galena No. 40; John p. Norvell,
Athelstan, No. As; William II. Bergstresser,
Athelstan. No. Is; Thompson W. McNeeley. 81.
Aldemar. No. "a; Andrew :. Mcdowell. Delta,
No. As: Jacob Hazlitt. Delta. No. As; James X.
Thomas. Tancred. No. so; Hiram Sherman. COG-
stantlne, No. 81; l.. b. Boswell, El-Aska. No. 55;
Charles NJ. Worthington. Sterling, No. 81: e.
bert e. Jaycox. Evanston, No. IS; Edward KIRK,
jr.. Englewood. No. 80.
Belvidere Commandery OF Alton, Ill
r. M0NG the arrivals today
IN were about twenty menu
~ bers Of Belvidere com.
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