The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-12-30
Hawaiian Lodge Seats The New
OMceTS
A BANQUET WITH SPEECHES
A Program OF Toasts Mr.. Hassln.
ger as chslrnsn-E. I. spaidlne
New Master.


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Last night installation Of officer IH /
Hawaiian lodge No. q, =. 4. ". took /.
place. ~ o'clock, the installation sy- /
'rciscs being over. a grand feast, sat |
isfactory In every way, was spread Ia .
the banquet halls, under the direction 7.
81 Caterer Chapman
Past Master Hassingcr filled the POI T.
sItiOu Oi toas,master IN manner /
pleasing to all.
\ toast to the Grand Lodge of Cali F..
fornia was responded TO 10y Mr.. An |
drew Brown in words Of dignity ana
pride
Past Master Alexander Macintosh
followed Mr. Brown in an address elo-
quent with high, spiritual thought. Mr.
! Macintosh said that Masonry is 50
bound mp with religion, so bound up
with the moral part of man that ii il
| difficult to separate them The pur-
pose Of Masonry is to bring bright
light into the lives OF men. In this
century the crying evil Is unrest.
Masous should meet together for the
purpose Of tranquilizing this unrest.
| First, We must learn to agree with
ourselves then can We be in harmony
with mankind. The accomplishment of
this would make community feel the
need OF Masonic lodges.
l.. de l.. Ward responded to the
toast our Sister Lodges" expressing
u high degree OF pleasure in viewing
the harmony which exists between the
| lodges, the ties which have drawn clos
er during the past year than ever be-
fore
Worshipfu Master Norman Gedge
rot being present to respond to the
toast Pacific Lodge" Mr.. l.. =. Dole
was called. Mr.. Dole made an address
bright with good thoughts and good
: humOr. The essence of Christ'B gos-
pei Is good will to men and that Is
the essence of Masonry" he said. The
greatest purpose in life Is to make 9th,
> ers happy. No matter whether man
he rich or poor, high in authority and
p position or of humble degree. unless hs
/ has happiness he has not succeeded
Tor happiness constitutes success. Mr.
i, Dole closed his address in a happy ant
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the man who brings on the turkey.
!, Hilo lodge was well represented, 1
o speech o. good will and praise beinl
made by member of that organiZa
: ton.
Past Master NJ. T.. Grossman was
u. asked to respond to the toast, Our
Past Masters" Mr.. GrOssman spoke
- at length on the duties OF Past Masters
Ia h., ha+ h.
\ end was not reached in Masonry with
!, the attainment of that position.
To respond to the toast, Our Retir.
ing Master" Past Master Joseph Little
g was called. In a gracious way the re-
firing Master thanked the members of
y, the lodge for their support during the
- past year and asked the same support
= for the Master elect during the en-
: suing year.
WOrshipful Master T.. |. Spalding
answered to the toast, Our Master
Elect" in an earnest manner. Mr..
Spalding gave in a brief form an his
tOrical account of the Hawaiian lodge
from its organization up to the pres
Z ent. snumerating the officers, telling OF
the growth in membership and show
ing the hourishing condition OF the
i'hS' ~ ''ihP'i ms i'S p''H'ht iolht
: To the small rooms where II had its in
t ception.
J. NJ. Dat, S W, spoke in response
to the toast The Officers of Our
Lodge" bringing out the thought that
/ all should in all things be honest with
, fellowmen. not only In the lodge room
, showing brotherly love but at all
times.
Our visiting brethren. they will al
ways find the latch string on the out
, side" was popular toast 10 which
many responded, number of visitors
:, being present.
Following the formal toasts, several
5 songs and impromptu speeches were
= given.