The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-11-30
NEWS OF THE LODGES.
THE WEEKS DoINGs AMONG THE
FRATERNITIES.
More of Mr.. Parker's European Expe-
riences-Masonic what the
Two Rechabite Organizations Are Do
ing-Other Secret Society Notes.


Monday, list; National No. 12, Tuesday, I'd;
Washington Centennial No. IA, Wednesday, 3D.
La Fayette No. 49, Thursday, 4th; Lebanon
No. :, Friday, 5th.
A. a. 5. Il. Sanctuary 1907 G street-Cathe-
dral: Osiris No, 26 Wednesday, Sd. Blue
Room: Columbia No. ., Wednesday, 3D.
Masonic Hall, Nineteenth street and Pennsyl-
yania avenue-Hiram No 10, Friday, 9th.
Masonic Hall, Observation-Disclosures No. s.
Monday. 1st.
Masonic Hall, Uniontown-Anacostia No
2l, Monday, 1st
Royal Arch Chdptcrs.- Masonic Temple
La Fayette No. 5, Tuesday, I'd; Columbia No
l, Wednesday, Sd
Masonic Hall, Nineteenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue-Mount Horeb No. !, Thurs
day, 4th.
Masonic Hall, Virginia avenue southeast -
Washington Naval No. 6. Tuesday 2d, special
Masonic Hall, Observation-Disclosures, u.
D., Wednesday, 3D., special.
COnlDtdndcrieS knights Tenplar. - Masonic
Temple-Columbia No. ,, Friday, 5th
Masonic Hall, Georgetown-Potomac No 3,
Wednesday, Sd.
-4ucicnt dld accepted Scottish Rhe.-Sanctu-
ary, 1907 G street-Mithras Lodge of Perfection.
Tuesday, I'd
The continuation of Past Grand Master
Parker's address in this issue covers his soiourn
in Ireland and part of his stay in London:
In Ireland one is impressed with the charac-
ter OF men that are admitted to Masonry. None
but the very best ever receive that distinction.
In the Ancient and Accepted Rite no one is a
Prince Mason who is not in every relation in
life princely man. Only nine ever reach the
SD degree, and a very limited number the 30th.
l asked Bro McCammon, who had received his
29th degree, when he expected to receive his
30th? He said the Lord only knew; proba-
bly never as in the event OF vacancy he would
simply have to stand his chance with all other
Masons in Ireland. 1t was source of great
regret to me that did not have the pleasure of
meeting Judge Townsend in Dublin, who stands
at the head of the Ancient and Accepted Scot
is of tha 5;cti,
guished jurists, citizens, and Masons in Ireland.
In company with Bro. McCammon called at
his residence one evening, only to find that he
had left the day before with his daughter for
the mountains. Judge Townsend, notwith-
standing he has never met our Venerable
Bro. Pike, has affectionate regard for him.
only second to that of brother, and l should
have been as glad to have taken Judge Town
sends greetings to Gen. Pike as McCammon
was from Gen. Pike to Judge Townsend.
From Dublin we went to the Major shoot.
ing lodge, up in the Wicklow Mountains
Here in tie genuine knckbockers, hunting
suit had procured in Belfast, l had the pleas
ure on the first days shooting of bagging more
grouse and hare than any of the eleven English
men who were there as the guests of Maj. Nc
Cannon. Masons realize how rare the
occasion is when they meet a Mason
who is a Catholic. One of Bro Nc
Cammon's guests at the shooting lodge was
Sir Robert Barron, man who was not only
deVout Catholic, but an ardent Mason. Many
an evening as we sat around the fire we dis
cussed this question from both standpoints.
No Protestant could hold the order in higher
veneration than did Sir Robert Barron. When
l bade him goodbye his last words were: I'VE
will probably never meet again until we meet
in the Grand Lodge above
''My recolections of Ireland are of the
pleasantest character. No welcome could be
more cordial, no greetings more sincere, no
hospitality more lavish than that which is given
and received in Ireland. l found Bro. Nc
Cannon to be man of great wealth and sur.
rounded by hosts Of friends, not only in all
parts of Ireland, but in London. There was
not an hour of our time in Ireland that was not
taken up in accepting the hospitalites OF Bro
McCammon or some of his friends. Upon one
evening We attended banquet at the United
Service Club at II o'clock, and at 3 o'clock in
the morning OF the same night another banquet
at the Sheridan Club. Indeed, in Dublin they
never seem TO go to bed at all before daylight
The only wonder is how they all keep looking
SO fresh and healthy. My visit was confined
mostly TO the north of Ireland, q section which
may be said TO represent its best part. The
sentiment in this section was decidedly against
The mUch-talked-of home rule. OF course if
L had gotten down to Tpperary or the County
Of Cork the conditions would have been some
what changed We found every one SO much
like our own people that Dr. Sewers and l con-
cluded we would have to come back to America
20 find q genuine Irishman.
There are so many things to see in London
that one would not exhaust the list in months
Those that are most prominent and usually
visited by the tourist are the Parliament Build
lngs, which, though widely different from our
own Capitol, aad in my opinion less imposing
are OF style Of architecture thatis very impress
siye. One finds much food for reflection in
Westminster Abbey. In the various chapels
are buried the former kings and queens of Eng
land, also men VINO have distinguished them
selves in the army and navy and other walks
Of life. America is accorded but one place in
the Abbey, and that is the bust of Longfellow
1t Is in the Abbey that Maj Andre, the British
spy, who was captured and hung near West
Point is buried. 1t will be remembered that at
the time of his capture Mai. Andre was the
Adjutant General Of the British army. The in
scrption on the tablet in the Abbey is that
hazardous duty, fell into the hands Of the enemy
and gallanuy sacrificed his life in defense of his
country's honor
THE Tower Of London carries one back to the
historic days when Marie Queen of Scots, Anne
BOleyn, and dozens of others only found
refuge to be speedily beheaded The ground on
which II stands covers twenty-sX acres, and
was selected by William the ConQuerer The
Tower was erected for the double purpose of
protecting the port of London and to OVeraWe
the citizens. ltwas here that Henry the Eighth
used to amuse himself by chopping off the
heads OF his wives and Others who had done him
an imaginary wrong In the court is a spot
marked by q star, where were beheaded Bruce
the Duke Of Clarence, Earl of Deyonshire, bud,
ley Edward the Fifth, the Earl of Essex, GUY
Fawkes, Lady Jane Grey, the Duke of Hami-
ton, Henry the Sixth, Queen Catharine Howard
Sir Thomas Moore, the Duke OF Norfolk, and
many others. Much of the Tower is now used as a
repository for ancient horse and horse armOr and
valuable relics. 1t is here also that the crown
Jewels and presents received by the Queen on