Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-21

ing the same lessons. and said that in this
country The York and the Scottish Rites
re tie only ones that mad obtained
fonthold. While TIE Scottish Rite was dcs-
tined. in his opinion. To WELD an influence
second to none in the future of this country,
nevertheless the dominating rite. the Ma
s"nry which En@iish-speG king peoples were
most familiar with. was the York Rite. He
then recited some of the names of eminent
men who had been grand masters of Ma
sons in this country in the past. among
item Gen. Warren of Bunker lin, Paul
Revere, Chancellor Livingston, De Witt
Clinton. Lewis Cass. Henry Clay. Thomas
CoIwin. Edmund Randolph. John Marshall.
Presidents Jackson and Buchanan and Vice
Presidents Tompkins and Dallas. When
is taken into account the fact that nearly
all the signers of the Declaration of indie
perdence and the Constitution of tha
United States We're Masons. 1t can readily
be understood that the fraternity has not
been without its influence in the affairs OF
the nation. Those who are familiar with
its teachings, its customs and usages can
trace its influence in the Constitution, The
supreme law of the land.
Passing over the great work of charity
it performed. Mr. Walker said that amid
the horrors Of war its peaceful influences
were ever at work. 1t was while watching
its mnistrations upon the battlefield that
President Mckinley was led to think Well
of the order and to knock at its portals.
Families were divided and churches rent
asunder by war. but Masonry never. as
more than one brother who had felt its in
flCence in times of danger and suffering
could testify While its membership might
not in every instance be what ii should ne,
While men perhaps sought admission to 1t
from mercenary motives the same could be
said of the church of God any other
organization. Masonry, he said taught
to say our Father and our
BROTHER.
The speaking closed with brief remarks
by Samuel p Cochran of Dallas, Texas, and
Frank II. Hosford of Washington.
The List of Guests.
Among the distinguished guests at the
Banquet We're: Grand Commander Isaac
II. Stearns of Montreal, head of the Scot
fish Rite Masons of the jurisdiction of
Canada and George Mayhem Moulton of
Illinois, an eminent officer of the northern
jurisdiction, L. S \.
Those present We're as follows: Franklin
Il Adkins, Mr.. and Mrs. S. +. Allen OF
Easton, Nd; Janet NJ. Bates, Mrs. kath-
arine Bohrer. Allen Bussius and wife. c. w.
Ballock G. S. Ballock, Mrs. n. T. Barnes,
Sophie V. Baier, Kitty S. Barrett of Alex
andria, Va; Erasmus i. Carr of Miles
City. Mont; Miss L. E. Clark, II. S. Gown
of New Jersey; Mrs. S. Conradi of Los
Angeles. Cal; Martin Collins of ST Louis.
Mo: George E. Corson and wife and MICS
Edna l.. Corson. Samuel II. Cochran and
wife of Dallas. Tex: Mrs. c. II. Crocker.
Emma y. Cunningham of Brooklyn. n. Y:
Harrison Diagman and vie and Miss Ding
man. Mrs. = NJ. Detwei!er. Graham Duke
hart of Baltimore; Richard T.. Evans and
wife Miss Elizabeth Everett. Emma \.
Estes Of Cincinnati. Ohio: John G. English
Of Detroit: Charles II. Fowler. Miss Alice
l.. Freeman, DR.. Ellis +. Frost and wife,
Robert n Funkhouser and wife. y. l..
Fitzgerald Of Carson City. Nev.; Miss l.. \.
Graves. Miss Annie +. Gawler Miss
Alice Gooding Of 81 Louis, Mo;
S. w. Gardiner and wife. Clinton. Iowa:
Ben. S. Graves Nicholas T. IIaller. Mrs. l..
r. Harris, Fannie Z. Halter, ID. Percy
Kicking. Frank II. HusforA. O. y. Haw-
kins. Richmond. Va: Mrs. Hunter Hennin-
ger, Reading, Pa; u. NJ. Harley. John Io-
bolt. Mrs j. w. Iocomhe. Prof. Walter
Scott IIarshman, L. s n; Mrs. George w.
Henderson, * c. {. H.. and wife. f. War
Kraemer and wife. j. l.. Kennedy and wife.
Miss l.. \. Keeling William G. Lewis and
wife. Robert J. Linden and wife. y. NJ
Lambert }. \. Lacy and wife. George NJ.
Moulton. Chicago. Ill: Lillian Maynes,
Flora G. Moglton, Chicago. III: Mrs. NJ. L.
Moore, Miss Margaret Nckerichar, j. +.
Mayer. Richmond; Mrs. Ida W. Miller Alii-
Nailor and wife, Charles a. Nesbtt.
Mrs. c. \. Nesbitt. Richmond. Va. William
w. Poultney. Fred. c. Schramm. Salt Lake
City: VIM. f. Roberts. VIM. b. Thayer, Kan
sas City; Francis J. Woodman, J. II. Small.
stephen Waterhouse Wheeling, w Va;
Michael II Thomas and wife Dallas. Tex;
Joseph c. FinneN. Covngton. Ky. +. 7.
Taubman. Aberdeen, S. d; Harry w
Gilbert Stefe, c. G.. Stefe, Reading.
Pa; Gertrude Mol, Richard Maris,
philadelphia; w. s Washburn. Miss
S. c. Walker, Miss Ida NJ. Tomlin-
son. Capt. j. S. Tomlinson and wife,
L. c. Williamson. Mrs. \. S. Williamson.
Emily c. Van Week. Henry X. Simpson,
KOCH. and wife, Mrs. \. p. Thompson,
Sterling Kerr and wife Charles T. Spark
man, Paterson, n. j. George II Walker
and wife, w. r Speare. Sam +. Wilkins
Carrie A. Schneider. A; H: Van Deusen
and wife, Miss BERTHE Tefft. Pulaski Tenn;
James S. Raiburn and wife, Edward w.
Willis and wife.