The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26
NEWS FROM GEORGETOWN
George c. Whiting Lodge of Ma
sens at a Banquet.
Grand Secretary BrosnvveII, OF OHIO,
Responds TO the Toast. THE Pres
ident of The United stnte>,7 and
Representative SuIzer and Simon
Wolf Deliver short Addresses.

Representative SuIzer of New York.
Representative Bromwel Of Ohio. and 81
mon Wolf were the guests OF honor at the
George c. Whiting banquet last night
1t was the celebration OF the thlrty-sec-
ond anniversary of this lodge OF Masons
and 20O members and guests assembled TO
participate in the festivities The menu
was all that could De wished for. while
wit, eulogy, oratory, and anecdote were
the intellectual viands served
Past Worshipful Master B. ". Murch
was POSTMASTER. In concisely cordial
terms Worshfpful Master Harry Becker
welcomed the celebrants of the occasion.
Responding 70 the toast, The Grand
Lodge of Masons Of the District" Grand
Master Stamford paid beautiful tribute
10 the memory Of Grand Secretary Single
ton. whose remains were Inferred q few
hours before with high Masonic honors.
To the toast Of The President Of the
United States his health. happiness. fore
sight and SOUND judgment Grand Secre-
tary Of the Grand Lodge of Masons of
Ohio. Hon. Jacob H Cromwell responded
Mr.. BromweIls speech was replete with
interesting incidents in Masonic history
and the part Ohio has taken in the
achievements OF the craft. The older
lodges number among their charter mem
beTs the names that are ulustrIous in ear
" American history The speaker cited
the fact that 50 honorable a place has the
order taken in the world, tina; in nearly
every country in Europe crowned heads
are its patrons, that fifty-twO out of the
dfUy-hve who signed the Declaration CT In
dependence were Masons. that Paul Re
we're, Warren, Washington, and Jefferson
were studious members of the fraternity.
He said that the nation today rep0sed
trust in the faithful, consistent. and con-
scientious Mason, William Mckinley. The
name of President Mckinley was
cheered.
Representative Sulzer. who was intro
duced as a Democrat of Democrats
roasted" BromweH, the Orleans, and
their claims in a manner that created
continuous good humor- Getting down to
his subject, The American CCngres
Representative Sulzer told OF the hard
work that honest membership in Congress
meant He remarked that some nem.ers
got around but-like a fly in a mo-
Iasses jug-it was hard work He declared
the debates of today were as great as
those of the old Congressional times;
that the national legislators row were as
Z
tOrians crowned with laurels- Washing
ton and Jefferson. he said, were caIum-
mated and villihed as no men were today
He referred to the fact that differences
il the debates in these days rarely 90
beyond the legislative halls In conclu-
sion Mr.. SulZer referred to the United
States as a world power" He asserted
that Uncle Sam had been a world Iower !
since 1872, and said that before the Couu-
tries of the earth start out to ''burgie'' /.
they mus, enquire about the health o. the I
old gentleman"
Simon Wolf was never moro eloquent (
than last night. He spoke of the regard {
in which the Jew holds Masonry, sa,ing
that the fraternity had been one of .
the prime factors in the lifting OF the
Oppressor's hand from the bowed heads Of .
the children OF solomon Masonry he .
said had enabled him to sit SIDE by side
with the Greatest powers IN Egypt and
with the Prince of Wales. Not a bro her f.
IN name, but a brother in deed, 80 declared 4
Mr.. Wolf. referring to Edward VII Ma
sorry, he concluded had lifted the shack !
led. unfortunate. prosecuted. and prose /
cuted. Jew &c q haven Of rest and truth
and Joy /
Col Ed Fay rolled the universe back
IN his eloquent way 10 tell Of the deveIoD-
ment Of the Fatherland of God and the
brotherhood of man. illustrating the
growth Of the fraternal feeling. with re- /
cital of incident and anecd0te Of unusual
interest He was happy and eloquent bv /
turns.
Among the other speakers we're Past
Grand Master Palmer and Alexander Nc
henZIe, both of whom sustained their rep
utatIons for oratory. The Jewel OF the
past master was presented at the close OF .
the festivities to Past Master B. T Har- +
per and beautiful Masonic work was
presented to Past Master J. T Greaves.
IN appreciation OF their long and valuable
services in the cause. The committee in
charge Of last nights celebration was
composed of Worshipful Master Harry
Becker. W. NJ. Bornheim. f. II l. Myers
Bowling. DR.. Edward Smith and Dr.
Thomas J. Jones.
The thirty second anniversary OF Whit
ing will go down in Georgetown's Masonic
history as delightful occasion.
Mary Jones. eolored, seventeen years
old, was severely burned yesterday after !
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