New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-30
pOVIJ ARCH ITEMS.

Corinthian Chapter conferred the Past and Mosc
ryceIIant degrees The Scribe, Companion 1e9rEe
~ Wnnre opened the chapter in full form and IN
fine style paying attention 10 eyety Naxaeld and
ass5eSbsrg Akar and Rev LozST all Of
Metropolitan Chapter No 14o assisted int in the WORK.
when was done in exceedingly good form 1911.
Of yhe Deputy Grand High Priest r. F. John +
fanns n Twiss greeted them all in a cordial
manner and accorded them the Grand h onO,s
after which address delivered by the pepu e
fu Of sound advice to the companions Ine emf
tire evening was set apart LOT 1d in the chap
ter room as well the banquet which roI Sr0t
r. Els Balston. Terrier Muehsair;; ,rt erssting q
Francis aT Tse G5hers csPofai ubbe
companions that there Is sun an exeelent address
Wntronoi,tan Chapter worked the Mark DegTee
T Kelly presided. The Rev. l-9zier sdoInb Wneh
Chaplain. and was Installed by H. t. Au''p' -A0e'
sam. .i,h, thai
jerusalem Chapter No had another night hn ma a5
IS one OF edeiirhts to prepare for his COM
nanions Five classes passed through anu Wel ~
The rooms were crowded the utmost caPiacy
and the companions enjoyed tne WIN e' "
II Is done IN Jerusalem chapter ,
,Iorrt zion Chapter again conferred the Mark
degree upon several candidates and more appiicsa
tons for advancement were re &c NJ = John +
Haidvtn the veteran who now guides the destlnles
Of this chapter The rensT yh the zeal and en-
thusasm OF the younger element Is DrlIslns .ious
Zion into Pr9mneaaGGeo BALDWIN was assisted by
Tp5use, Wqh priests Tompkins. Mitchell, Halliday
Ie1rsg "a aiso crowd the tabernacle of the chapter
now, and Mount Zion Is truly SHINING torIn III ~
vi glory. -. o.no,
Notwithstanding the incemency OF the weather
and the many other counter attractons Lru9 re
Ghapter haf ASSIST Ig in the conerrng Of the Royal
Degree on large IN @ form gd S9 the
e of aegF b cEa5eT Several OF the candidates
so well pleased tina, they personally and publicly
congratIlated the High Priest and his excellent
81 ofic
which the work was done; Among the Vis sr
Eoburnn1. Ayres and Marter. OF Triune and Donald
SON OF Mount Zion Four classes passed through
the and there wns NOT ExomP Elias
Whitney was most cordially congratulated upon
the excellence OF his work
Union Chapter conferred the Mark degree Sat
rday night 2d Inst but the feature ISr q tG Pamer
ing was The oIcai Vlslt OF P H. r. and me Grand
Chapter officers Z. Robert II. Clark the II. p, re-
ceved and welcomed the oca visitors ,rtd an o aG
that he surprised even his best friends IN the chap
ter a Ihs De rgnr th ms companons To- follow the
example of the lodge and make the degree work
interesting and to fasten tho companions to the
lodge wake up your candidates 10 tne imp9rtaance
ali raise your standard higher and higher. and
Masons Will come TO you instead OF you going to
Balston Ferrier Muehsam. McKelsey, Hall. Hat
ton Maxheld. Sloggatt, Drury Anderson. +. f.
ali the esteemed Past High Priests were present
p 5. H. p. Mcdonald John Spence. NJ Richie
Charles ii. Baldwin William Brown and William
s Thomson. banquet was served IN the banquet
hall after the close OF the chapter
From Washington who guided the American peo-
DIE and planted them upon the plane OF political
emancipation and started them on the road TO
power and political greatness, through long line
OF distinguished Americans Masonry has kept
company with the best thought and wisest states
manship that civilization has dema nded May this
thought ever actuate Masons. However traditional
may be the story OF the preservation Of that great
light which we recognize as the cornerstone OF our
Institution. the results OF its teachings have been
higher plane. mentally and morally. as II the fact
were proved beyond the possibility Of doubt at
cur regular assemblages for work