The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
PAST MASTERS
HAVE THEIR DAY
Masons Supposed to Be "on the
Shelf" Get Off One
Night.
ROYAL BANQUET ENJOYED
Eloquent Address by Judge In
gram Charms Men OF the
Mystic Tie.
BANQUET ENJOYED

Tile Past Arasters Association, a Sc.
lect Masonic organization of Richmond.
held It's annual meeting and enjoyed its
annual banquet at the Masonic Temple
last night Eighty-odd .past-masters were
present, and a more enthusiastic gathering
of the men of the square and compass
never got together in this city.
The meeting, which was held in the
lodge room, was, Of course, OF the usual
Masonic secrecy. and the most of the
''work" done was shut out from pubic
view.
Promptly at S o'clock the president
called the meeting to order in due
and ancient form" and after the
transaction of such business as is not
to be known outside. work" was sus-
pended and the brethren took up the
lighter features of the Masonic life.
Splendid Address.
Judge John III. Ingram. OF the Law
and Equity Court, was gracefully intro.
duced by the presiding officer as the
speaker of the evening. Judge Ingram
spoke from carefully prepared manu-
the paper before him, branching Of at
times in flights OF eloqucnce that not
only charmed his hearers, but drew
from them applause without stint. The
address was purely Masonic, being a
review OF the origin and history OF the
order in Virginia, and a. summary OF
the great and wonderful work 1t has
accomplished In the name OF brotherly
love. relief and truth. the three cardinal
virtues OF the fraternity.
The Past-Mastels were so pleased and
charmed with the address OF Judge In
gram that they. by unanimous vote. re-
quested of him the privilege OF having It
published In pamphlet form for distribu-
ton among the craft.
Officers Elected.
AT the short business meeting following
the address. the following officers of the
association were elected for the en-
suing year:
President. Frank T. Sutton. Of Joppa
Lodge, No 49,
Nice-President, David C. Richardson. OF
Henrico Lodge, No. 1870.
Secretary and Treasurer. Isadore Low.
cnstein.
serseant-at-Arms, John E. Epps. of
Richmond Randolph Lodge, No. 10
Chorster. Frank W. Cunningham, OF
st. Johns Lodge. No Sc.
After these officers had been duly in
stalled the lodge was called from labor
to refreshments and Colonel 10 Lane
Stern was put in military command TO
form the small army in line Of march
for the banquet hall. He found very
obedient soldiers and marchers
A royal banquet was served III the
best style OF the art known to that
prince of caterers. Past Grandmaster''
Krouse, and when the mystic tie men
had reached coffee and cigars another
food OF oratory was turned loose.
Tho after-dinner speakers were Mr.. T..
z. Morris representing the Grand Lodge
of Virginia: Right Worshipful J. W. Egg
gleston. from the same body; Ben p
Owen. representing Swansboro, which
looks down tIpon Manchester and Man.
chester. which looks down upon Rich
rnond"-those in genera-and the famous
possun lodge in particular. (which
looks down upon the whole business"
These speakers were followed by Colonel
10 Lane Stern. who represented the per
secuted married men, and spoke feeling
ly. not to say iovially for them; Mr.. Mini
tree Folkes, who spoke for law and order
and several other things not necessary to
mention. lest the whole truth be told:
Mr.. n. r. Savage. who spoke very briefly
for old No. 10; Mr.. Edwin P. Cox. who
spoke on general principles; Judge Bever-
~ Crump, who made a. sort of centennial
speech, one of the kind heard only once
in hundred years, and DIR. G. W. P.
Brock who told OF the blessings OF Ma
sonry in war times.
Between speeches Cforister Frank
Cunningham was kept busy, and once.
by special request, he sang the old
favorite. while the Days Are Going
By and in all of his life he never sang
1t better or sweeter.
The best meeting the past masters
have ever held was closed with the
singing OF America Colonel 10 Lane
Stern suggested that the closing ode
should be AUD Lang Syne,' but Presi-
dent Wallerstein said the program. as
arranged, called for america
"All right said the colonel, II guess
can sing either quite as badly and
the grand old America" was sung az
only true Americans can sing It. And
then the past masters dispersed.
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