Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-06
IN PHILADELPHIA.

Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
Yesterday at their celebration Of the l50th
anniversary of the entrance OF George
Washington into the order. Exercises
were held at the Great Masonic Temple,
Broad and Filbert streets, in Corlnthian
Hall. The officers of the Grand Lodge
were all in attendance as well as the
deputy grand masters and the grand
masters OF several States of the union.
There we're present also many men who
are prominent in political, professional,
business and social life throughout the
country.
! After an address of welcome by Grand
Master Tennis reply was made by
Charles T. Gallagher, Most Worshlpnil
Grand Master of Massachusetts,. He
announced that he had brought with him
from Boston a golden urn containing
lock Of hair from the head Of George
Washington. Following him, the Presi-
dent spoke.
A banquet was held later. Among
the speakers were Grand Master Tennis,
Bishop Potter, Govemor-elect Penny
packer, and Governor Store, Of Penn
sylyannia.
In his speech the President said, in
part:
zone of the things that attracted me
so greatly to Masonry that hailed the
chance of becoming a Mason was that
it really did live up to what we, as a
government, are pledged to--of treating
each man on his merits and as man.
| know that you will not only under
stand me, but sympathize with me when
I say that great though my pleasure is
in meeting you here as your guest IN
this beautiful temple and in meeting
such body of men as this | am now
addressing, think my pleasure is even
greater in going into some little lodge
where | meet the plain, Woodworking
men. men who work with their hands,
and meet them on footing of genuine
equality-not false equality, depending
on each man to be a decent man and
fair dealing Mason. Each one of us
that is worth his salt is trying to do his
share in working out the problems that
are before all of lis nov at the beginning
of the twentieth century. And so does
any man in public life, whatever his
position be- If he is interested at heart
he has the desire to do some kind of
substantial service for his country.
He must realize that the indispensi-
bic prerequisite of success under our
institutions is genuineness in the spirit
of brotherhood. Masonry should make
and must make each man who conscien-
tiously and understandingly takes up
his obligations the best type of Ameri-
can citizenship, because Masonry teach
es him his obligations to his fellows in
practical fashion. Masonry teaches and
fosters in the man the qualities of self
respect and self-help, the qualities that
make man fit to stand by himself
Now, in our life today-in our great
complex industrial centers-what do
we need most? We need most each to
understand the others viewpoint; to
understand that the other man is, at
the bottom, like himself Each of us
should understand that and try to APP
proach the subject at issue or any prob
lem that arises with firm determine
ton not TO be weak or foolish. That is
helpful to your neighbor. 1t is not pos
sible to present the idea that ! would
like to bring out to have the best of all
classes represented in Masonry in every
district; but it is possible for each of us
IT, go out into the world, trying to APP
ply in his dealing with his fellows the
lessons of Masonry as they are taught
in the lodge and as they are applied in
the brotherhoods. And so we can
practically learn from Washington how
to deal with the problems Of today"
After the ceremonies the Grand Lodge
entertained its guests at a banquet given
in the banqueting hall of the Masonic
Temple. Among the toasts were:
"Freemasonary Around the Globe,
by Bishop Potter, of New York.
'The Grand Lodge of which Wash
ington Was Member" by H. Oscar
Kerns, Most Worshipful Grand Master
of Virginia.
Among the delegations present were
X. Kemper, of Alexandria, G. j. w.
of the Grand Lodge of Virginia.
From Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4,
Fredericksburg bringing the Washing
ton initiation Bible, William III. Hur-
kamp, worshipfuI master; Maurice Hirsh,
senior wardens; A. Randolph Howard,
Junior warden; S. J. Quinn, secretary.
From Alexandria Washington Lodge,
No. %, Alexandria, j. F. Birrell, wor-
shipful master; Robert w. Arnold, senior
warden; Harry f. Charles, junior
warden.
The President returned to Washing
ton last night.
A bronze Washington souvenir medal
and a plate in imitation of the old Wash
ington plate were given to each guest.
The medal given to President Roosevelt
was gold, and an extra plate was sent
over to Broad street station by special
messenger for Mrs. Roosevelt,
KILLED THEIR FATHE2 "A special
from Columbus, Neb., tells of the kill
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