Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-03

with the gratitude and fratelnll good
wishes OF william II. Taft, made
master Mason Feb is, 1919. The
oaths were administered on this
EoCk."
Following the afternoon ceremon''
which occupied about an hour the OIL
GERS Of the Grand l.Uuge u OnIJ ,.-.,
entertained by Charles p. Taft, else a
member Of l<llwnnlng lodge. at the
Taft home in Pike street at lunch.
con to meet Grand Master lIoaknson
and his brother. william Howard Taft.
Sees Ceeree Conferred.
At Z O'Clock IN &c evening the Scot.
fish Rite cathedral was filed to ca.
paclty by invited guests who wished
/ to see the degree team OF Kilwinnlns
Lodge confer the third degree upon a
candidate in william II. Taft's pres.
ence.
The officers Of Kilwinning Lodge.
who oficiated at this event are as fol.
lows: DR.. d. NJ. Patton. W. NJ; ]. G.
Kohler, S. w: w l.. Miner. j. W.;
William Heschong s. D.; A. f. Reln'
auer. J. d; August Becht, 5. S.;
Charles J. Kocblin, J. s.: j. w. Will
liams, secretary; r. l.. Porter. treas.
urer.
The fifteen F. C.s who did the aoor
work are as follows: John W. Rob
erts. George II. Oberklein William
Roberts. Fred Gear George T.. Allen,
William l.. Stothfang. Fred Strate.
meyer. Henry c. Fabing. Harry Hunt.
er, John T.. Mcknight. Joseph Miller.
Henry u. Wiggers, Walter Walker,
George Z. Herbold. Anthony Burn.
stadt, Il. W. lmsande, Emil J. Veser.
Following the comforting Of the de.
gree upon the candidate, Grand Mas.
ter HOskinson announced that Kllwin.
ming lodge wished to present, through
It's secretary, J. w. Williams, Ma,
sonic apron to Brother Taft, and Mr..
Williams presented the apron In an
address which held Brother Taft
closest attention. and which brought
forth continued rounds OF applause al
its conclusion.
Mr.. Taft responded feelingly, state
ing that he had been permitted to en-
ter into the order without performing
! the labor exacted of all candidates
which labor he said, he would be glar
to perform. In n happy reference Il
the generous length of his apro'
strings Brother Taft called down tn,
house, and quiet was not restored 70
a full minute or two. H
He closed his remarks with tn,
statement that II did him good to fee
the thrill which comes from recogniz
Ing on all hands the fatherhood of Go,
and the brotherhood OF man.
Past Master Walker of Kllwinninl
lodge then thanked Grand Master Hos
klnson for the favor he bestowed upo,
the lodge in permitting II to do the de
gree work in presence of so many dis
tingulshed Masons from all parts o
the country, and referred to the men,
bership In Kilwinning Of Mr.. Taft
father, Judge Alphonso Taft, who ha,
Charles p. and Peter r. Taft, Mason
In that lodge thirty.eIght years ago.
Watched over Ohio Lodges.
Judge George II. Orlady OF the CHI
cult court OF Pennsylvania, who's
home is in Huntington, Pa, and VIII
Is the present grand master of tn
grand lodge Of that state, delivered
mastery address on Masonry and no,
Pennsylvania Masons many years ag
watched with fatherly care over III
new lodges Of Masons which were IN
stitutcd In Ohio.
John p. McCune OF Columbus, o.,
classmate Of Taft In the class of rs a
Yale and now a past grand command
or of Ohio was called upon by Gran
Master Hoskinson to deliver to MI
Taft certificate Of honorary member
ship In the Yale Masonic club. cm
composed OF Yale students who ar
Masons.
McCune wns known to Taft and hi
other classmates at Yale as Jack NJ,
Cune and also as NOISY Jack NJ,
lCnne," and as he arose from his sea
by the side of the president-elect, hi
old college classmate, and looked hin
In the eve while telling him how muc
Yale men and Yale Masons think {
him and how they honor him and e!
pect him TO do even greater deed
than he has done in the past, Their
was strong suspicion Of moisture /
Mr., Tafts eyes and he was flied wit
emotion.
Pleasant Event.
Mr. McCune said that was the mo.
pleasant event in his entire life, III
making of his old classmate an homo
ary member of the Yale Masonic clui
that his old classmates OF rs IN
watched his career. had watched hi,
broaden and meet successfully III
great tasks set for him hy the nation