New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-05
THE GRAND MASTER IN TIE FOURTH.
A GRAND RECEPTION AND FINE ENTERTAIN
MENT.

MENT.
The lodges composing he Fourth Masonic Dis
tr!ct count among the Oldest In the State yet. with
youthful energy and vim. these lodges departed
rom the usual custom Of receiving the Grand
Master IN strictly Masonic way. and engaged
Iiickering Hail. where they opened the doors wide
70 receive only the Grand Master and the Grand
Lodge officers but also the ladies and their friends
and many invited guests who were not in the order
VS. Edward G. Titus. George II. Phillips. William
A. Johnson j. II. Wainwright and Edward Moore
j.. were the committee who arranged and manager
The reception, under the immediate supervision OF
the D. d. r w. Adolph G. Gugse.l, who received
The Grand Master in warm words OF welcome
greeting him In the name and on behalf or the
8 80 loyal earnest and jealous Masons OF the
Fourth Masonic District. NJ. ". John Stewart re-
Piled In an eloquent manner. Space does not allow
US 10 reproduce the address in extenso, but 1t was
full OF good sound Masonry and very complimeS-
tary TO the old Fourth District. The Grand Master
said in part: Grand Masters go and come. and
pass away. and not heard o: again Lodges
have the advantage over individuals in this re-
spect for a record is kept Of their existence and
their work, and We: the lodges. especially in your
district have passed away and their names are not
even known to-day. but 1t was the lodges OF your
district that stood for Masonry in It's darkest days
when fanatics and politicians OF the mos: unscru-
pulous stripe attacked order in this state and
Country; when many lodges and many NJ, MasS on
IS No 2 Adelphi No 49, and others OF the presen,
Fourth District stood up manfully and Diayey
in defence Of the principle they deemed me rshL
" Even back OF THIS when Bowling Green va
the Only park in this city, when there were no
schools it was Masons who gathered means 70 es1
;sblsh and to erect a schoonouse' pald lor IL ana
maintained II. Masons and Masonry a;ways soon
for purity OF home for patriotism ana IoyaI,! 10
couniry and 10 friends friendship which ~ shown
In peace and IN war. ard on many baturh.ils'
]: true what has been said that Ne are lar i4oin
perfect but perfection upon earth has never yet
been attaineI: but we set our deal 50 hgh mat
have an aim and object 10 rea n for to .ook up
10 and strive attain 10, as near as our "eAN
And frat nature VIII let US. x,.,
A fine and well-sclccte1 entertainment ioil.Wei
sshich the following artists appearei TIE M.ss'
humor. whlstilng song and imitation; Miss Marie
Yorke ba.ladst: Professor Harry Alton husse'
organ sol0st: Miss Loretta Tappen Greene, enter
hner: the BROTHERS Perry. nstrumentafts' ana
Frank Hodges pianist and acccmpanlSt $3.50
The entertainment and the selections we're above
the average and every number was We'll execuief.
Grand Secretary Ehlers. Grand Marshal MannalnS3'
Grand Sword Bearer Nlll2an. Grand stewards Sa!-
ger and Ienharl the Senior and Junior GranI l'ci-
cons. MoneypeBny and Solomon; the Grand Iibis.
Ran: r. W. swan Of the First: Gugsel, OF the
Fourth; Miller. Of the Fifth: White. OF the SKIN;
Matthews OF the Seventh. and Lane, OF the Eightn,
and Walter Wood, OF the Twenty-seventh wcre
With the Grand Master: also Trustees Goodwin.
Hayes Morris Moore and GilIe