Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-26
MASONS HONOR
GRAND MASTER
LOVING CUP PRESENTED TO M.
H. FLINT
Head of Order In State Is Cheered by
Hundreds of His Followers.
Makes Plea for
Needy

An important event of the year in
the annals Of local Masonry was the
reception and ball given at Armory
hall last evening in honor of State
Grand Master M. H. Flint by the
lodges of Los Angeles city and
county.
Over 700 Masons with their wives
and friends were present to witness the
presentation of loving cup to Grand
Master Flint as a token of the appre-
citation of the Masonic order in south
ern California of his labors in their
behalf The presentation ceremonies
were followed by ball lasting until
midnight, at which many of the most
prominent Masons of the city were
present.
the platform by George N. Black,
inspector of the forty-second district,
who acted as presiding officer. There
were also seated on the platform w.
B. Scarborough, secretary of the
Southern California Masonic Home,
Grand Orator Oscar Lawler and Past
Grand Master J. A. Foshay.
In introducing Past Grand Master
F'oshay Inspector Black said: 1--WE
are gathered to do homage to the
grand master Of the Masons in Cali
fornia with an homage, not reluctant
and unwilling, but the voluntary offer
ing of our love and affection. We re-
joice that the mantle Of grand master
rests this year upon the shoulders OF
our friend and brother, M. H. Flint.
Past Grand Master Foshay made
welcoming address that was heartily
applauded: He said: "It is great
pleasure to say a few words of well
come and congratulation to our grand
master. I have watched with great
interest the zeal and earnestness that
has for years been shown by our
brother in his Masonic work. l con-
gratulate all the Masons of the state on
having the mantle Of grand master of
the state fall on the shoulders of our
friend and brother. Grand Master
Flint has earned his honors and will
continue to honor our fraternity. No
organization, I am convinced, is do
ing more to conquer the evils of vice,
intemperance and idleness in our COM
munities than Is the Masonic order.
What we need is to remember that
our civilization is in need of moral
more than material means of protec-
ton and defense. To give it this de-
Tense is the business of the Masonic
order"
Grand Master Flint was then intro
duced and received with long continued
applause. When at last he was able
to speak he said: "It was not the man
but the organization that you turned
out tonight to honor with your pres
ence-the grandest organization, I be-
lieve, on Gods footstool, AS Grand
Master of $4,000 Masons in this state
thank you. We are doing a great
work of charity in this state. And
we are doing many other things for
Southern California. / want to appeal
to you this evening in particular for
our Masonic home. Many Masons with
their families are coming here who ore
in need. My office is full of them
every day. They decline to accept
money, but they do want work.
Now, 1 want you to seek out broth |
ters when you have positions to fill. |
1 think we ought to have Masonic
employment bureau in this city. 1 am
in favor of one. This great organiza-
tion of ours had an increase in MEM
bership of over 1000 last year in this
state. This year it will be greater.
We are growing by leaps and bounds. |
appeal to you to support our charities
and especially our Masonic home"
w. B. Scarborough, secretary of the
Southern California Masonic home. |!
then made an address in which he
gave a statement of the financial con-
dition and needs of the Masonic home. |
He made an earnest appeal to all local
Masons to subscribe to the annual
fund of the home, that it
may be raised from the present figure
of $25OO to $4,000, the sum needed to
cover it's running expenses
The presentation Of the loving cup
to Grand Master Flint was made by
Grand Orator Oscar Lawler, who said:
''If every Mason of Southern California
were to attempt to put into words on
this occasion the regard he feels for
our most worshipful grand master I
am sure he would need to search his
thoroughly to find adequate
phrases. Southern California is hon