The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-05-06

Ntiiun Lodge last nlEht tele-
brated it, nnieth anniversary. II was
T an occasion fun % meaning Tor tnp
/ members ~ the oldest lodge in point ~
I continuous lie In the Islands. "A lodge
which has numbered among its mem
/ bers Kings and ministers, professional
men. and tollers In the humber fields.
! magnatcs and clerks. and the nlled
I room and the close attention 10 the his
,orical features Of the evening showed
/ the significance attached to the ami
| versary 10y Masons.
1t was a celebration full Of oratorN
/ and "reminiscences of music and good
/ fellowship. Hawaiian Lodge l. known
as host and the Temple was lllled
to the doors. and out into the ante
rooms even, by the many who came to
join in the congratulatory messages
/ from sister organizations, and To enjoy
| the flow of reason and soul which was
| the marking distinction of the evening
/ There was not a vacant seat long b.
/ fore the procession of masters passed
! into the lodge, and the session was de-
! clared open, and the applause which
! punctuated the historical address of
/ Brother Hassinger. and the laudatory
one of Past Grand Master Estee showed
the strength of the Masonic feeling
among its people.
The Temple, with it's delicate frescos
and jeweled imagery, was transformed
into a tropical auditorium by the in
PRODUCTION OF palms and MALE. Fronds
OF date palms arched above the jeweled
emblem of the order over the chair of
the worshipful master of the lodge and
were met by potted plants which sur
rounded the rostrum on which were
| placed the past masters OF the craft
and the presiding officer.
From the electroliers above depended
loops of tri-color, interviewer shades
of the banners of the present and the
past. From the center, beneath the
| Eye" was suspended banner in
scrbed "1S52-1902." with the square and
compass. The colors were in evidence
again in the two flags of Hawaii and
the Union, which draped the stand from
which the speakers read. All about the
room palm fronds arched against the
tinted walls, and about the stand
ards supporting globes were wound
MALE, which stood out against the dark
woods. The decorative scheme was en-
tirely that of Joshua Tucker.
The entire auditorium was filled with
chairs. but the 275 seats thus provided
were all too few for the craftsmen who
the golden jubilee. the first of such
gatherings that will mark the early
years of the century. The audience
was an impressive one. numbering as
II did the most representative men in
the business and professional world of
the city. In the company We're kama
| ainas and malihinis, men whose Ma
sonic life began in America and Europe,
as well as those whose experiences are
confined to this city. Nearly one-haf
the audience was made up of ladies,
whose bright gowns relieved the masses
Of black which represented the men
gathered to participate in the cere-
mony.
There was no hurry about the gath
erlng, for it was in more than one
sense reception, and for nearly an
hour before the session of the lodge
was called to order by Worshipful Mas
ter Frederick Whitney, who was visbly
affected by the occasion, and the honor
which fell to him as the presiding Off
Ger of Hawaiian Lodge, the members
received their friends in the outer
rooms. In calling the meeting together
Mr.. Whitney said:
ut is a source of great pride that l
have the pleasure, on behalf of Hawai-
I
participate in the celebration of our
golden jubilee. Masonry is of great an
tiquity. and its beautiful tenets have
passed down to us through the corri-
doris of time. Its principles have en-
riched and beautified the nobler fra
ternal feelings of our nature, and now
in this. the twentieth century, all ma =
tons, from the crowned heads to the
tiller of the soil, recognize the influence
Freemasonry exercises for good and The
benefit of mankind.
In tracing back through the mists
of time we find that II has always been
custom, on important occasions, to
select from among the brethren those
we'll versed in our mysteries to inter
pref inteligently and wisely the va
, riOus subjects selected. ! am singu-
: larly fortunate as the presiding officer
of this lodge in having associated with
5 me brethren of mature intellect and
wide attainments, and those selected to
2 speak this evening / am sure you will
listen to with great deal of pleas
ure. in their treatment of subjects on
our program selected for this evenings
l exercises. As the program is somewhat
. lengthy, | will call upon p. NJ. Brother
I Alexander Macintosh to offer VI
! prayer"
{ At the conclusion of the prayer, the
Dillingham; Quartet, Messrs. w f. and
Isaac Dillingham;, c. T.. Elston and
, Clifford Kimball, sang with such effect
that they were recalled and compelled
to give an encore.
, In introducing the first speaker OF
2 the evening. Worshipful Master Whit
t ney said that Past Master William
; Fessenden Allen was the Oldest mem
Der of the lodge, one who had twice
, served as its master and whose mem
: cries of the past We're full of interest
i. NJ. Allen said:
. w. F. ALIENS ADDRESS.
u WOrShiDful Master Rrotber Masone