The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-28
A MASONIC NIGHT
Installation Ceremonies and Ban
Quet Of No. 2l.
JEWELS were PRESENTED
Paul Neumann was ToaStmaster
MuSic-Le Progress.

Hawaiian LOuSe NO. Il, r. q "A. M,
began at the Temple corner Alakea and
Hotel at 7:3O last evening and ended
few minutes before midnight. The
time till $50 was occupied in the cere-
monies of the order usual to the trans
ference of chairs from old to new
men, The installing officers was Col.
w. F. Allen, past master, who was
assited by Andrew Brown, past master
and District Inspector. In the course
of the closed session jewels were pre-
sented to Archie Gilfillan, the retiring
maser and to Walter M. Giffard, for
ten years, the treasurer. These are
the new officers:
w. M.-Joseph M. Little.
S. We. I. Spalding.
J. WI M. Oat.
Treasurer-W. NJ Giffard
Secretary-H. J. Burniston.
S. DIV. H. Wright
J. D.-F. w. Whitney.
OlCW dIu "a. LOW, TlSu NOuuic
Tyler-H. Myhre.
All the space of two large ante-rooms
was required for the banquet table.
The dinner was one of the finest ever
given in Honolulu. The decorations
were feature. There was bill Of
fare Or menu printed and a wine list
that was not printed. The courses in
cluded oysters on the half shell, celery
and fine pastries. ]. w. Chapman was
the caterer and he had large corps
of skilled walters. Covers were laid for
110.
Paul Neumann, member of No. 81,
was POSTMASTER and made his usual
signal success of the task. He was
introduced at the cigar period by the
new Worshipful Master, J. NJ. Little.
Toastmaster Neumann said that if
there was a generous aggregation was
to be found anywhere in the world it
was in a Hawaiian lodge. All corners
were welcomed with open arms and
each occasion was a. gathering for the
purpose of eating, drinking and max
was always on these festive occasions
a certain amount of mental pabulum to
be served. The postmaster said he
would not make a speech. He believed
a conspiracy had been successfully car
ried out to keep him from making
speech by placing him as master of
ceremonies He could not forbear, how
ever, to make a brief mention of the
day. The Masonic patron saint, ST.
John, had been wise and sagacious in
sandwiching in his festival day be-
tween Christmas and New Years,
when the hearts of all were in the best
possible condition to awaken and re-
spond to the sentiment of Peace on
Earth, Glory to God and good will to-
wards men. This was leading tenet
of Masonary and it was appropriate
that the first toast suould be to Mason
ry and that the response should come
from one so capable and so well-be-
loved among Masons as Henry E.
Cooper, brother of Pacific Lodge.
Minister Cooper said that to him
| the word Masonry had more signifi-
canoe than any other word in the lam
| guage. 1t inspired a belief in the
| Diety and a reverence for the Holy
| Name. 1t suggested at once the near
ness and dearness of a Supreme guild
ing and ruling Being. 1t brought CON
viction ofthe idea of charity to all man
kind. From the earliest ages men have
worshipped a Diety. There is evi-
| dence abundant that belief in a Su-
preme Being has always existed. A
times in history sects had become
cruel and had resorted to coercion anC
even to torture TO enforce their especia
| beliefs It was at one of these crise:
that Masonry established an asylum
where any good man of any form O
belief would be welcome. From the
inception or establishment of Masonry
| there has never yet issued by its auth
ority an edict seeking to control o.
direct the form Of worship by which
a man should pay his devotions to th'
Supreme Being. The ancient brethrel
built temples and dedicated them Il
beneficial purposes and occupied then
as halls of worship. At times th
ceremonies used gave rise to the &C