New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-13
THEIR CRUSADE BEGINS TO-DAY.
FAREWELL MEETING FOR THE THEOSO-
PHISTS WHO SAIL FOR EUROPE
THIS MORNING

a reception WAS held at the headquarters Of the
Aryan Theos6ph.cal Society No. lii Madson-ave
yesterday afternoon by the members Of the society
who are to Join the crusade around the world for
the other members os the society and number
OF special guests Early in the afternoon number
o; men and women who are connected with the
Aryan branch busy at the reception rooms
making them look bright and gay with roses and
snlax and daisies and other beautiful plants and
flowers
The special guests were DR.. J. D. Buck, OF Gin
cinnat: DR. c. J. Lopez. of New-Orleans, Sidney
i. Smith and Miss Elizabeth Rice OF Denver X.
Crosby. j. D. Ayers Miss NJ. F. Guild. of Boston:
and S I. Rocket Of Toronto Canada. Those who
are to attend the crusade and who sail on the Amer-
can Line steamship Paris this morning. at 10
O'Clock. Claude Fails Wright. the president OF
the Aryan T'heosophical Society OF New YORK; IL.
T. Patterson. the president OF tho Brooklyn Theo-
sophical Society: Mrs. Claude Falls Wright Mrs.
X. A. Tlngley the president of the Esoerc branch;
Mrs. Archibald Keghtey. and F.. T. Hargrovc.
the president of the Thecsophcal Society IN
America. large number OF other Theosophist7
were present
The farewell meeting of the Tneosoph!sts VINO
are 10 take part In the crusade held last even
ing at the Garden Theatre Madison-ave. and
Twenty-seventh-st.. at 6 o'clock There a large
attendance The presiding officer Or. j. d.
Buck Of Cincinnati. and the first speaker intro
duced was A. H. Spencer. OF this CITY, who told
the audience the meaning OF the present epoch and
the objects IF the crusade He said In substance
that the last epoch II recognized 20 have been the
Aryan. and that the present is re American. and
that tho crusade goes forth to members Of all re-
2ions. for the purpose OF prosolytzing. but TO
point out the truths that lie hidden within their
own faiths Then l.. T Hargrove, the president Of
the Esoteric branch o. the society, enumerated the
objects OF the society. he said: They are % 10
form a nucleus for universal brotherhood C) 10
he adv ,b. phiiogDUlrra
religions. and CD to discover the psychic powers
latent in man
Claude Falls Wright, the president of the Aryan
Thcosophical Society. spoke on Discouraged HUI
mainly" the words the purple banner Of the
society being Truth. Light. Liberation, for Dis
! couragcd Humanity" He followed by Mrs.
Julia CimDbeli Keigh;lcy. Of LONDON who spoke
an oloquon; one ana was received with great ap-
rlcusc Her theme that Theosophy teaches
ihgt the deal Is The real There an address on
work Among the Poor" by II. 7. Patterson. who
said that he lid not make an appeal foT The poor.
so often heard was the real place for the fonnda-
lion Of a universal brotherhood. $500
girls in bcha,f ~ tie children % the Iotos Circi-.
presented a bunch Of roses TO Mrs Is. a. Tingh!
the mead OF the Esoterlc branch. and an address
drcss read by Ms. kdshrey. wno also re-
p the h.T Mr 81 TIM t wa " ss Prrs 1s To-
tie crusaders The fcw words OF presentation were
srSa 1aa mHde by SPENCE and then Dr.
Bu.s read iwenty-one kilograms ina, bad been re,
cegri ron y2r' so P' foTne ' to me riisadc
The othcr speaker were f. r. Hargrove. who
Tng,cy on perfect Justice Nues he WorlL aani
ljr I + Buck WHO mad. n cl,~rg remarks. Inc
musicians Who yoluntecrs! g. play ir ne curse ~
Tauard Hermann aud Erwin Btnek yioinis'-
Cah Hanscr yola AMI a. sn Ss senr
upon the stag TO bii farewell 20 the crusaders