New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-02
At TIE CRAFTSNAN'S CLUB.
A COMPLIMENTARY DINNER TO THE GRAND
MASTER


MASTER
The dinner given By the Craftsman's Club IN
honor OF the Grand Master. NJ w. William a.
Sutherland tho successful and cordial
affair which the members OF this popular Mason
ic club accustomed to arrange and carry ont.
About hundred prominent Masons OF every de-
gree gathered TO honor the Chief OF the Graf. In
this State Illustrlous Brother William Holman.
thirty-thrd acted as chairman OF the Dinner Com
n,ittee. assisted by Bros William II jerks George
H. Toop George 7. Williams. William a. Miller
ana Charles T. SCHUYLER
After the excellent menu. prepared by the chef
of the club had been satisfactorily disposed OF the
president OF the club. Bro. William II. Nil
ler introduced the guest Of the evening in
few feicitoLs words saying. in part. that
the dinner given partly to honor the guest
Of the evening and partly TO smooth the thorny
path of Grand Masters. You here ariong
your friends" he said. who trying 10
honor you, to aid you and TO assist you in the
great work you have TO do tho head OF Masonry
in the Empire State. and we welcome you here
tonight as the Grand Master as a member OF
the club and as our friend" The reply Of Brother
Sutherland was couched in the chaste and eloquent
language which the brethren expect from the Grand
Master. He said in part: Il beg leave TO express
my thanks for two delightful surprises that met
me here this evening one / should have antici-
pated, that is. the hearty welcome and the many
friends here assembled and the second the photo
graph o. counterpart OF myself When | bring 1t
home 10 my wife. attested by the autograph Sig
natures Of the brethren here assembled certainly
Mrs. Sutherland viii believe that 1t is l, and
that here among my friends. BRING
you the warm Masonic greeting of your brethren
from all parts OF the great Empire State; the
fires Of Masonry burn brightly upon the affairs
everywher,. l havs visited large and populous
cities and country places spaIseiy settled. and
found the honest pride OF the true Mason every
de 10 b.
honored fraternity. l found the bone ana sireWs
OF good Citizenship among our brethren or the
Of he LAWYER the enterprise OF the merchant. the
honest mechanic and the tJlieT the pest mdeilal IN
eams TO fnr 70 sreet me as GRAND Master to well
come me as a brother. And listen 10 the words and
words Of everlasting truth. q everlasting life.
Strive then, TO do good TO be true Mason. each
different lines may worship the good God IN divers
places, but always yeneFate and boy to din ON
to each other and that upon you upon me rank
The band PLAYED and the Brethre sang Mary;
lard My Maryland" and IN the midst OF II az az
Masons in Maryland, was introduced, to answer to
the sentiment Sister jurisdictions" lie said In
part: Pheasant memories gather around ms
fact ] come here every time ! am invited ana
wish TO tel the president or the secretary Of the
club tina; II he Will send an invitation at any time
to the Grand Master OF Maryland 1t will reach me-
Master We believe in shSwns our o !Sd% omq
love for Masonry by UNFOLDING ms hands ana De-
ing loyal to him and to the institution, eIe.
w Charlie; T. de- Senior Grand WafGe eo w%S
and "homespun" addresses. w Whoever, sSlo ,'e
eloquent speaker Of Syracuse reeves th soated
frage OF this great fIaterny-"noever Is r
in the Grand East Of the Empire State-sn9uu re-
ceivo the absolute ana eAure supPoa am here %
Mason IN the jurisdiction; Hei I ! an our Grand
show my loyalty ana my ieaI n9gra 70 and nd benev
Maste frcs and The moment it departs from these
lines II departs from its ancient
d Its e5y tho Goa Of ALL 1t recognizes its breh
rem. hsnce we believe in the great Faihernood OF
Goa ana b. oya TO this great principle
every true Mason rs Is hoy r 40 h Ma3e ana loyal
ms ms vi %s'h friends ASK our widows and Or
pRan whether Masonry beneyGle3t force e Ask da
' he s sdod Ask Ht the neeG dsesed PIUthe
and listen the answer waited naSK ne Golden
sweetest melodies. whica IS recotueu al '"' e
F. John " Palmer. Deputy Gard lt;gh rIlG1,
SpoEMs torV fe said: we are twenty thousand
Rcya: Arch MasCns gying 90 70 Mas6EGg and we
have nov just hundred years 5, Of s9Cdd soma
m9ndor spoks for "Chivalric Masonry regret
nF that he present he'd OF h tie he sesiA W. al
30 Cree thai the better thu Sii Knight the better
6 Mason BgG o W III and Sna R apS0 and gave
vnrv interesting and exhaustive resume OF ms
ute ana me ucScs attent1ye 10 tho end giving
much Information about TINS interesting, pIHCh ~.
N1uOlnE up ny Fdl ll'S tiat' JN"ti'+b -
these good fellows here who represent TINS nc
thev arc A, good. stanch ana loyal Masons OF the
C;ranG Lodge Bro ana Hon. Henry N, GoIuioeIe
took charge Of our city and handled the sup
ieci vltS 6onsummate skill. lie said no city In the
World practises much charity as New-N Ok. ana
is il any wonder that Masonry nouriShes here, for
its very foundation is charity lntellectual learn
ing is taught I'm lodges. 50 II Is III our Guy
40 CITY gives so much for education and Masonry
TOO strives 10 educate ana widen our views. We
tea- mUcn talk here OF loyalty TO the Grand
Master. no city is loyal TO its chosen rulers "a
New-York and the advancement ana bettcrment
of inc human race so hand III hand with Masonry
r. " and the Right Rev. Henry G. Potter was
called upon 10 speak for "The Ladies'" lie said:
az Ia fortunate that the ladies are nor present.
But" sad the eloquent Bishop, Il do not see why
the ladies' should be toasted among Masons. for
they are nos allowed 10 have anything to do with
suppress their proyerbial curiosity about Masonry.
and have often been harassed By them to tell
II all The Bishop much appia uded. Many
letters Of regret Tor absence read. notably
from r. w. Wright ID. POwnal
OF others present there were NJ W. John Stewar.,
Past Grand Master George Hayes. Edward VI. +.
Ehlers Robert Judson Kenworlhy. J. stewart Will
Sag; Charles W. Mead and viii /. LIoyd OF
Albany; George ". Whit, James McC ullougn,
James i. Giille, George r.. w. Sivers f. j..
Barnes. James S Manning Adoph Muehsarn John
II Allison. FREDERICK Kanter 4. W. William J.
Fernie and e. H. Howell, jr, OF Isaac Newton
Lodge. Cambridge University, England: benjamin
R'umcnthal. Andrew w. Kendrick Henry Ifn1man
William Scott James ". Downing and George W
Arnold.
~ TIE TWENTIETH DISTRICT.