New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
THE TROWEL CLIFFS ANNUAL DINNER

Tho Trovel Club the Masonic Club OF the Fifth
District. enjoyed the annual dinner last fr7lav
evening at the cosey clubhouse OF the Craftsman
Club The phrase enjoyed the annual dinner"
Is re used adviselly. FOR II was most en)oyabie
affair the dinner excellent. the speeches much
above the average and the company was made up OF
brethren OF the jolliest kind. r. w. NhIam H.
Miller jr being president OF the Crafismans 'iup
and District Deputy Of the FIfth District. ahaeI
:, tho charm of the evenings entertainment. The
president W Robert L. Wright. called upon H.
W. James u. Glle to say grace. after which the
diners began 10 discuss the excellent menu pre-
pared for them. When this was disposed OF fres-
dent Wright welcomed the assembled brethren or
the club and their guests saying that. while Ma
sonry has the highest and noblcst aim for the bene-
~ OF humanity. II does not forget the soca. SIDE
Of life and the social feature brought abou, 10y a
good dinner with good companions and brethren
while We do our Masonic work around our sacred
affairs We become better acquainted around the
festive board. etc. lie then called upon NJ. W
John Stewart TO address the brethren. The Grand
Master said I'm part: zone needs not the use OF any
Y RAYS 10 see that TITS is the Dandy Fifth need
not look upon yoIr District Deputy or i'reslicni
Wright 70 see are IN the midst OF good brethren
and true Masons Look upon Past Grand Master
John W. Vrooman. no longer hayseei rom hetkl-
mer. but from the metropolitan district look AZ 'he
handsome Grand Marshal and the Ubiquitous often
hotter OF tho sixth. Salvatonlst Deacon stephen,
these brethren here and you will readily see what
a representative body o. Masons are gathered az
tho district. creating social feeling without YAK,
US forget any little differences that may exist ot
may have existed and only MINK OF me s,n,rh e,
TO each other, that may b. remembered wien
gone ETC. The Grand M1sier was %, h .u r
marks No less cheerful was the greeting ac-
corded to p. g. II. vrooman. who replied to me
York" and said in part: 1T is true have brushed
speaking OF the Grand Lodge OF ths STATE Garries
Th the pTs ,ynr., %5""a ews ira Lawrence
J. Edward simmons and william shercr. an array
Of brilliant stars 10 be p,ou eanane1 in these few
words. the Grand Lodge OF the state OF New,
X, 9Srk sot hf T fshrs snd *TasS. d
representatives OF 5000 Masons. WIN a material
W, Tsaa as Of ' %sa %s ssn
loyal to country oya 10 Du S"v was IN need Of
men and in need OF help the Grand Master ciosei
The Grand Lodge ana IN abe eo consgdns general
also n brother Mason. Brethren "c may De Pioun
OF the past but leg US not forge. the psTfn b,nI US
Fifth" was ably handed by H. " W .t ha III ~.
Miller G who 1ee res OF The IN. dsrc
For" said the eloquent District Depu'y, "na,.
ever or Thoeve hoS o ho e olive I'VE banh Of
and good Will to all the other ds,rc's ana VIZ Tr,h
permit them all to cSmG snn ee ti storms OF ap-
plause by his eoqnence. He SAID; u am my,
vac |
grows away back where we only have n man on,,c
"a week and where can't get The sunday IT'D
une hut we are true Masons there. too. lor we
ira vel many miles TO visit our lodge Breth-
rem Masonry began with the stars. Tor then order
was first established and order ~ the iirst law OF
Masonry II was then establfhed FOR the good or
man 10 march down the pathway OF centuries 10
march down to us, tce men or to-day
one might was right. but Masonry was the prin-
in his high estate OF Independence establish equaty
and fraternity. Masonry means more IMAM
charity Of the pockebook 1t means charity o, ane
heart OF the soul, charity toward your Drotner'
toward his character" etc. r. w. James = Manning.
smoke for the club side Of Masonic lie. greeted
he brethren and welcomed them TO the CRAFTS
mans Club He said Masonry needs these clubs,
needs a place TO unbend from the solemn and
serious ceremony OF the lodgeroom
". Matthew Taylor. president OF the Eighth,
spoke for his district IN very eloquent
manner r. W. James h. ;iillie. Afieck and others
Also spoke The speeches were interspersed by
singing by the Metropolitan Quartet cornet
solo by MI. Woods and some excellent Rotations
About 100 brethren were at the table. Among these
were T.: w. Pratt. Fred r Morris. Fred J. MIL
cricherson, Burlington and Kelly William III ,o neve
Polar Star; Gardner. OF Excelsior: Smiley and Low
dem of Templar; William Miller. OF Darcy;
Folsom jerks and othes. And thus the Trowel
club has added another laurel leaf. another jewel
Mt oil