The San Francisco call., 1904-07-10
HIGH MASONS
LAY A STONE
Albert Pike Memorial Tenn
pie Is Begun With Ger
emOnies of Ancient Rite
GRAND LODGE PRESENT
Scottish Branch of the
Order breaches Liberty,
Equality and Fraternity

Scottish Rite Masonry had a glori- |
Gus outing yesterday, the occasion be-
ing the laying of the cornerstone of |
the Albert Pike Memorial Temple on |
Geary street, between Fillmore and |
Steiner. The ceremonies were con-
Quoted by the Grand Lodge, Free and
Accepted Masons Of California, and
the grand officers were escorted to the
site by a large concourse of Masons
of the York Rite and the Scottish Rite.
Albert Pike was grand commander
of the Supreme Council, A. and A. S.
r., with headquarters at Charleston,
S. c. Many years ago he and H. C.
Casweu went to England and con-
ferred the thirty-second degree of
FreemasOnry upon King Edward, then
the Prince of Wales. Albert Pike, out
side his great services to the order,
is best known by his book, Morals
and Dogma" 1t is a comprehensive
system of Masonic philosophy, advo-
eating the principles enunciated in the
Scottish Rite motto, Liberty, equality
and fraternity" The work is used as
textbook in all bodies of the rite
and has been translated into the Ian
guage of every civilized people on the
face of the globe.
The Memorial Temple will be the.
! home of the four California" bodies
of the rite, namely: California Lodge
| Of Perfection No. 10, organized Octo-
! ber l, 1902, Franklin B. Ladd, thirty
! third degree, venerable master; Cali
! fornia Chapter No. Z, knights Rose
/ Croix, organized February 10, 1903,
! Walter A. Scott, thirty-second degree,
wise master; California Council No. Z,
Knights Kadosh, organized July 8,
1903, Louis A. Murch, thirty-second
degree, preceptor, and California Con-
sistory No. 5, organized August Is,
1903, Fred ]. H. Rickon, thirty third
degree, commander.
The original Scottish Rite bodies,
out Of which the California bodies
were taken, turned out a large delega-
ton to escort their brethren. There
were represented Yerba Buena Lodge
of Perfection No. 1, Yerba Buena
Chapter, knights Rose Croix; God
frey de st. Omar Council, knights
Kadosh, and San Francisco Consistory,
under command of William P. Filmer,
thirty-second degree, and F. H. Kees-
| ling, thirty-second degree.
In the van of the parade was Cali
fornia Comandery knights Templar,
preceded by a column of Knights
mounted on black horses. Then fol-
lowed delegations from Golden Gate
Commandery. Knights Templar; the
Royal Arch and Blue lodges and the
Scottish Rite bodies, whose rich and
brilliant uniforms elected admiring
comment.
The ceremonies at the site were con-
Quoted by the Grand Lodge of Califor-
MIA (York Rite); Charles w. Nutting.
grand master; George Johnson, grand
! secretary; Edward Coleman, grand
! treasurer; Rabbi Nieto, grand chap
lain, and others. Fred ]. H. Rickon,
commander of the California" bodies
of the Scottish Rite, made the address
of welcome to the grand master, and
the cornerstone was laid with the
usual Masonic ceremonies.
George Varcoe (thirty-second de-
gree), San Francisco Consistory, de-
livered an address. in which he spoke
with feeling of the principles and work
Of Freemasonry and particularly en-
phasized the motto of the Scottish
Rite; Liberty, equality and frater-
nifty"
Commander Rickon in his address
quoted the following words of Albert
Pike:
/ When I am dead wish my monu-
ment to be builded only in the hearts
and memories of my brethren of the
Ancient Scottish Rite, and my name
to be remembered by them in every
country, no matter what language
men speak there, where the light of
J the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
shall shine, and it's oracIes of truth
and wisdom be reverently listened to-"
Warrants for Strikers Arrest.
Harry Darris rrrhn Ii.,on annr