Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
ADDRESS TO MASONS
GRAND MASTER URGES SUPPORT
FOR THE BIG FAIR.

DR.. Francis J. Woodman. grand master ~
Masons of the District of Columbia ia
sad to be taking a lively interest in the
forthcoming Masonic fair He bas I'D
dressed circular letter to the g 600 NOM
oers OF the fraternity in the District The
letter VIII be sent under the seal of the
Grand Lodge to each one of the TWENTY
seven blue lodges under Dr. Woodman's
jurisdiction, and it will be read in sucb
lodges at their next regular communica.
tons, beginning tomorrow night The
Letter bears date of March 80. and is as fol-
lows:
have surely built thee an house to
dwell In, a settled place for thee to abide
in forever
Thus spoke King Solomon to the chill
dren of Israel thirty centuries ago when the
first temple had been completed and the
ARK deposited IN the holy place. II in that
exultant throng there We're men who knew
OF better sites than Mount Moriah. who
thought there were as good builders In
Jerusalem as could be furnished by the
trloe or Naphtali. who grumbled because
wood was brought from Lebanon and stone
from Zeredatha, or who regarded the
whole plan upon which the building pro
ceeded as fundamentally wrong their MUIR
murings had long been silenced by the
prospect of the glorious fulfilment of the
promise of God unto David.
Among SO intelligent a body of men as
the Masonic fraternity it is not surprising
that there should be differences of opinion
concerning an enterprise of such great
'pith and moment the building of a new
temple. Every phase of the subject, how
ever. has been considered, and every plan
carefully weighed. with the result that
thirty-seven Masonic bodies have given
their adhesion to the Masonic Temple As
ISOLATION, under whose direction the build
ing will be erected. The association is
composed of men of high character sound
Judgment and business sagacity, in whose
hands the interests of the fraternity may
be safely confided. 1t has received the
unanimous Endorsement of the Grand
Lodge, and it should also have the un-
divided support of the whole fraternity.
Strength and Support.
Now, my brother, remember that har-
mony is the strength and support of all
well-reguated institutions, especially this
Of ours. The time for dissensions has
passed and we should now be united in
the cause which is SO dear to our hearts
1 appeal to you, and to all the brethren of
this jurisdiction, to lay aside all differ
ences and stand shoulder to shoulder in up
holding this, the most momentous enter
prise which has ever enlisted the energies
of the craft in the District Of Columbia. If
your views are not in accord with those of
the overwhelming majority of your breth-
rem, it is your duty as a loyal Mason to
defer to the will of the majority.
Il heartily commend to your patronage
the Masonic fair which will be given dur
ing the coming month under the auspices
of the Masonic Temple Association, and
which already gives promise of yielding
larger returns for the new temple than
were realized by the preceding fairs The
sale of season tickets being the principal
source of revenue, especially urge you to
accept the tickets which have been ent to
you, and account for the same to the
xat
You can readily dispose of them If you
cannot afford to pay for all of them your
self. The great majority of us are only
of moderate means but We can certainly
do at least this much for the cause of the
new temple.
Il have abiding faith that the future
of the new temple is secure in the hands
of the 5000 brethren of the craft in the
District of Columbia. They will uphold
the hands of the Masonic Temple Associa-
ton. which will build for the fraternity AN
house to dwell in, settled place to abide
in forever