The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-06

/ Of black which represented the men
! gathered To participate In the cere-
, rnOny.
There was no hurry about the gath
erinE. for II vas In more than one
sense a reception. and for nearly an
hour before the session Of the lodge
was called TO order b. WOrshipful Mas
( ter Frederick whitney. who was visibly
| affected by the occasion. and the honor
| which FELL To- him as the presiding OFF,
l Ger OF Hawaiian Lodge. the members
received their friends In the outer
rooms. In calling the meeting together
Mr.. Whitney said:
1t u n SOURCE OF great pride that /
rave the pleasure on behalf OF Hawai-
ian Lodge. OF welcoming so many TO
participate In the celebration OF our
golden Jubilee. Masonry - Of great an
tiquity. and its beautiful tencts have
passed down o. us through the corrt-
doris OF time. It's principles have en-
richcd and bcnutihed the nobler fra
ternai feelings OF our nature. and now
in this. the twentieth century. all ma
tionS. from the crowned heads TO the
tiiler OF the soil. recognize the influence
Frsefuasoury exercises for good and .t;e
benefit Cf mankind.
% time we find that u has always been
custom. on important occasions. to
select from among the brethren those
we'll VerSed In our mysteries. To- inter
pret inteIiiEcntIy and wisely the va
riOus subjects selected. l ann siugu-
larry fortunate as the presiding officer
Of this lodge In having associf ted with
me brethren Of mature intellect and
wide atiaiumcnss. and those selected 20
- = a
listen 20 with "A great deal Of pleas
uTc. In their treatment OF subjects ON
our program selected for this evenings
exercises As the program is somewhat
lengthy. I viii call upon +. II. Brother
Alexander Macintosh % offer up
prayer"
At the conclusion OF the prayer. the
Dillingham; Quartet. Messrs. W. +. and
Isaac Dillingham;. c. E Elston and
Clifford Kimbali. sang with such effect
that they were recalled and compelled
To- give an encore.
In introducing the first speaker OF
the evening. worshipfuI Master Whit 1
ney said that Past Master william
Fessenden Allen was the oldest MEM
ber OF the lodge. one who had twice 4
served as its master and whose mem 4
orics OF the past were full OF interest
p. NJ. Allen said:
w. r. ALIENS ADDRESS.
Worshlpful Master. Brother Masons
and Ladies:-Hawaiian Lodge No. Il.
under the jurisdiction OF the Grand
Lodge OF California. Free and Accept
ed MasOns. have invited you To join
them this evening In the celebration OF
the scmi-ccnntenniai anniversary OF
the founding of their lodge. which oc-
curs this fifth day OF May. 4. ID. 1902.
IL is one OF the strongest character
istics OF Musons that wherever few
MaScns are. they at once long for "a
lodge. and the close fellowship OF the
lodge meetings This longing was par
strong fifty years ago. Here.
In foreign land. with a small foreign
influenced by this feeling.
some OF the Masons who We're In Ho-
nOiuiu in the year 1851. desirous OF hav-
Ing a lodge under American jurisdic-
ton. Joined In a petition To the Grand
Lodge OF California for n charter to or
Eanizs a lodge OF Master Aiasons in
Honolulu. Island of Oahu. Hawaiian
Isfards
This petition placed the Grand Lodge
In n very unique position. as there was
no precedent in all Masonic law allow
ing n Grand Lodge In America to grant
a charter To lodge I'm foreign coun-
Try of the continent. After due con-
By the best and most tai
cutcd members OF the Grand Lodge. a
GispruaatiOn was granted To open and
organize n lodge la Honolulu. and four
months later. ON May Sth. iSs2. char