The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-15
PRESIDENTS GRAFTON


beautiful tokens, an immense wreath of
ivy, immortelles and acacia blossoms, be-
Ing offered by President Mckinley.
PRESIDENTS GRAFTON.
The procession returned to the east
front of the mansion, where President
Mckinley. introduced by Grand Master
Brooke, delivered an grafton as his trib-
ute to Washington. He said in part:
We have just participated in a service
commemorative of the one-hundredth an
nlYersary of the death of George Wash
ington Here at his old home, which he
loved SO we'll, and which the patriotic
women of the country have guarded with
under the auspices of the great fraternity
Of Masons. which a century ago planned
and executed the solemn cermonial which
attended the Father Of His. Country to
his tomb. The lodge in which he was
initiated and the one over which he
afterwards presided as worshipful mas
ter, accorded positions of honor at his
obsequies. are today represented here in
token Of profound respect to the memory
or their most illustrious member and be-
loved brother.
"Masons throughout the United States
testify anew their reverence for the name
of Washington and the inspiring example
Of his life. Distinguished representatives
are here from all the grand lodges of the
country to render the ceremonies as dig
nlfed and impressive as possible, and
across our borders and from beyond the
sea.
mot alone in this country but through
| out the world have Masons taken especial
| interest In the observance of this centen-
NAL anniversary. The fraternity justly
| claims TIE immortal patriot as one of its
| members; the whole human family &C
knowledges him as one of it's greatest
benefactors. Public bodies. patriotic So
c1etieS and other organizations our citi-
zenS everywhere have esteemed 1t priv
ilege today to pay their tribute to his
achievements in the advancement of JUS
t1ce and liberty among men.
9" His fair fame, secure in It's immor-
tality. shall shine thro' countless ages
with undiminshed lustre.
The struggling republic for which
| and for which he ever freely spent his
fortune. and which at all times was the
object Of his most earnest solicitude.- has
steadily and wonderfully developed along
the lines which his sagacity and foresight
carefully planned. 1t has stood every
trial, and at the dawn of a new century
is stronger than ever to carry forward
its mission of liberty During all the in
tervening years 1t has been true. forever
true, to the precepts of the constitution
| which he and his illustrious colleagues
| famed for its guidance and government
! He was the national architect, says Ban
croft, the historian. and but for him the
nation could not have achieved its inde-
pendence. could not have formed it's
| union, could not have put the federal gov
| ernment into operation.
HE had neither precedent nor prede-
CeSSOr. His work was original and con-
! structtve. and has successfully stood the
| severest tests He selected the site for
the capital of the republic he founded,
| and gave it the name of the Federal City,
| but the commission substituted the name
| of Washington as the more fitting and
! to be perpetual recognition of the serv-
| ices of the commander-in-chief of the
| Continental army, the president Of the
| convention which framed the constitu-
ton, and the first president of the repub-
! lie. More than seventy millions of peo-
pie acknowledge allegiance to the flag
| which he made triumphant The nation
| Is his best eulogist and his nOblest mon
| ument."
The president was interrupted frequent
| ly by applause, and at the close of his
| Grafton he was cheered heartily
| The exercises at the mansion were con-
cluded with a benedictien by Brother Ed
H. Catch, rabbi of Beth Abba synagogue
of Richmond, Va.
RED MEN ARRIVE.
At o'clock a delegation of the I'M
proved Order of Red Men, In charge OF
the great incohne, Hon. George
Murray, of Binghampton, n.
Y, and Hon. Charles Litchman
Men to the memory of Washington He
was one Of the founders of the Sons OF
| Liberty, to which the Red Men trace
back their origin through varying names
! The chiefs to off1ciate at the tomb were
selected by Great Incohne E. Green, who
| appointed as master of ceremonies Hon
| Urban Ester of Ohio, past grand sachem
Among the distinguished chiefs present
| were Judge Robert T. Daniel Griffin
| Ga: Hon. Charles Litchman, Marble
head, Mass; Charles G. Conley, Phila-
delphia; Judge ]. w. Lindsay, Baltimore
DR.. William Hancock, Philadelphia; An
drew ]. Patton, Danvers, Mass; Hon
/ Trho CT MI,
T. Fowler and John w Loudenlager
Baltimore; John c. Belle, PikesvilIe, Nd.
Judge Jusus King, Annapolis, Nd, and
Joseph Marius Wilmington, Del.
After Chief Ester had read the call Of
the day and Acting Great Ineohne Litch.
man had made a short address,. Chief
Prophet Daniel delivered the grafton OF
the day. He was followed by othe,
chiefs, at the conclusion of which q
handsome silk flag was deposited in the
tomb, the colors of the order, green
orange, black and scarlet, respectively
inscribed: