Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
TRAVELLING 7ROWEL
HONORED BY MASONS
SILVER EMBLEM MAKES A TRIP
AROUND WORLD
Twenty Years VIII Be Required for
Trophy to EncircIe GIobe-News
Notes of other
Lodges

Much interest in Masonic circles has
been manifested during the week In the
ceremony of laying the corner stone OF
the Masonic temple of Azusa Wh1cn was
held yesterday. Motley H. Flint past
grand master of the order in California,
officiated, at the request of Edward ii.
Hart of Oakland, the present grand
master.
Mr.. Flint has taken part in many OF
the corner stone ceremonies of the Varl-
Gus temples A large delegation went
from Los Angeles to attend the cere-
monies.
Local Masons have received word
from Ogden, Utah, stating that COM
mittee of Cheyenne Masons visited Salt
Lake, taking with them the famous trav-
cling silver trowel of Masonry, now on
its Journey around the world. The trowel
was received in Ogden with ritualistic
ceremony by Wasatch lodge No. l, the
Oldest Masonic lodge in Utah.
c. Fred Crosby of Justice lodge, NO.
753 New York was the originator of the
idea of the travelling trowel, an emblem
symbolic of the spreading of the cement
of brotherly love of the order.
Dedicated Year Ago
The idea was adopted and solid silver
trowel made, bearing the figure OF JUS
tce, the name of the lodge, date and the
inscriptions: "Who best can work and
best agree" More than thousand
prominent Masons took part in the cere-
mony of conservation and dedication by
the grand lodge of New York nearly a
year ago, when the emblem was offi-
cially started on it's journey.
The trowel will visit one prominent
lodge in every grand jurisdiction of each
country in the world. 1t is expected to
take twenty years to complete the trip,
after which the trowel will be returned
to Justice lodge and. deposited in the
archives with an elaborate record book
that accompanies it, and in which is
kept a history of the trip.
BY the conditions under which the
trowel is travelling, it can remain in the
custody of each lodge thirty days, and
then be delivered to another lodge Sc
lected by the last visited.
Taken to Canada
The trowel first visited Genesee Falls
lodge, Rochester, N. Y, the largest body
of Masonry in the world. 1t was then
taken to Hornersville, New York, and
from there it went to Washington lodge,
Buffalo, February %. At that lodge in
the receiving ceremony the Bible on
which George Washington took the OBJ
| legation as a Mason November 4, 1752,
| and other Washington relics, were used.
The trowel was then taken across the
| border to Hamilton, Ontario thus giving
! rise to an international ceremony, which
was repeated when 1t was returned to
the United States at Detroit, a month
after.
Since then the trowel has visited To-
ledo, Elkhart, Chicago Cedar Rapids,
Sioux Falls, S. D.; Omaha, Denver and
Cheyenne.
Woodmen Roll Logs
Local lodges of the Modern Woodmen
of America and the Royal Neighbors of
America held their annual log rolling
and picnic at Whittier yesterday.
These orders claim to be the largest
beneficiary orders of the world, with
membership of 100000 and 100000, respect
lively.
The day yesterday was devoted to out
door sports, competitive regimental and
drill team drills and several contests.
Last night addresses were made by
Mrs. Myra McElliott and ]. o. Davis,
state deputies, which were followed by
grand ball.
These annual reunions are looked for
ward to with much interest and the
event of yesterday was no exception to
the rule. The Whittier lodge had made
ample provisions for the large crowd,
which went in special cars, and a jolly
day was spent by all participants
Hold Open Meeting
Invitations will be issued this week by
Fern Castle, No. 479, Royal Highlanders,
for an open meeting and entertainment
to be given the first of the month in
Maple hall. corner Lincoln and Figueroa
streets. This is the only castle of the
order in Los Angeles. Recently High
lander costumes were, received for the
drill team.
On the last Monday of August Her
mosa lodge, the Fraternal Brotherhood,
will entertain with a dance and program.
Lodge No. l, the Fraternal Brother
hood, will give an entertainment on the
fourth Thursday evening of August in
Alhambra hall of the order. DR.. George
Walrath, physician of this lodge, left for
six weeks eastern trip yesterday ac-
companied by his wife.
Kaluran temple of Binghamton.. N Y,
whose delegates to the Shriners council
were in the terrible wreck, has sent res |
olutions of thanks and appreciation to AL |
Malakai temple. and especially to Motley |
H. Flint and Fred Hines, thanking them |
for< their part in the joys of the grand |
council and their solicitude and help in |
the time of their sorrow. High apprecia-
tion was expressed by the eastern temple. |
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