Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
AT RAUSCHER'S LAST NIGHT
Speakers Pay Tribute to Symbolic
Masonry.
MR.. RICHARDSON POSTMASTER
Grand Master Simpson Speaks for
the District of Columbia and
the Blue Lodge.

Two hundred and fifty covers were laid
for the banquet that is always the closing
function of the biennial sessions of the
Royal Order of Scotland. and the banquet
hall at Rauscher's last night was filled
with Masons of high degree i'm the United
States, accompanied by their wives.
daughters and friends The banquet hall
was tastefully adorned with the American
nag. while throughout the room and upon
the tables were palms ferns. tinted au-
tumn leaves. roses and chrysanthemums
The provincial grand master of the
ROYAL Order of Scotland. James Daniel
Richardson. who is also the sovereign
grand commander of the Ancient and Ac
cepted Scottish Rite for the Southern
Jurisdiction of the United States. acted as
POSTMASTER. His opening address outlined
the sentiment that would characterize the
toasts to follow. His welcome to the
guests was eloquent. warm and cordial.
In honor of the foundation stone of a
Free Masonry. the provincial grand master
asked Grand Master Henry *. Simpson of
the District of Columbia to respond to the
sentiment. symbolic Masonry in the
United States Grand Master Simpsons
address paid high tribute to the blue
lodge and its principles.
The next speaker was Provincial Grand
3feasur William Holman, who answered
to the sentiment. THE Greatest Masonic
Jurisdiction in the World-the Northern
Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite In the
United States" Mr.. Holman spoke of the
service of the late Sovereign Grand Com
mander Palmer, whose sixty-eight years
of Masonic labor is the longest on record.
and then paid high tribute to the late Sow
eign Grand Commander Albert Pike, q
writer of great renown in Masonic an
mails, and the man who introduced the
Royal Order of Scotland into this country
about thirty years ago. His reference to
the presence at the banquet Of the daugh-
fny of t- hnc yYloT IS q
such profound reverence in Masonic cir
Giles the world over, brought forth long
applause.
Connecting Link of All.
Eminent Grand Commander George NJ.
Moulton of Chicago answered to the toast
to the Grand Encampment of knights
Templar. the exponent of Christian knight
hood. Referring to the divisional lines
that separated the northern and southern
Jurisdictions of the Scottish Rite and to
the boundaries circumscribing the Grand
Lodge Jurisdictions of the several states, |
he said the Royal Order of Scotland was
the connecting link of them all that bound
the Masonry of all jurisdictions in one
grand fold.
The provincial grand master then intro
duced Roe Fulkerson. the goat of the
class of 1909 Mr. Fulkerson's pitiful ref
erenceS to his experiences while gaining
entrance to the Royal Order excited the
highest degree of merriment, and the
laughter was quite as prolific as the ap-
plause. Finding that there was little
sympathy in the audience for his past
trouble. Mr.. Fulkerson launched out into
a brilliant panegyric on Woman" clos
ing with the recitation OF some verses
that called forth continued applause from
all over the room and ended with the
drinking of an interpolated toast to the
fair sex.
THAT labor may be remembered in the
hour of refreshment," said the provincial
grand master, II will now call upon one
of'the greatest living opponents Of labor.
Here followed great applause, and Samuel
Gompers was seen to arise. Continuing.
Mr.. Richardson said: II have not yet
named the man. but ] see MIR. Gompers
on his feet and will ask him 10 respond
to the sentiment Mr. Gonlpers' ad-
dress was serene and dignified. He paid
tribute to the cause ne represented. to the
ladies and finally to Masonry, which he
said is the greatest blessing and justifca-
ton for his life.
Former Representative Charles F. Buck
OF Louisiana, responding to the toast to
the Southern Jurisdiction of the Scottish
Rite. spoke of what the rite had done for
Europe since 1920, the date of its intro
duction, and what it had done, was doing
and would do for this country since the
threads were gathered anew and the
order re-established in Charleston. S. c.
Masonry" he said, lis the acme of
spiritual. philosophical and moral
growth
Dismissed With Aud Lang Syne.
The toasts were concluded with one to
The Ladies'. responded to by Samuel
Cochran of Dallas. Tex, in a happy vein,
which called forth both laughter and APP
piause.
Provincial Grand Master Richardson
then dismissed the guests. and AUD
Lang Syne" was sung with all standing.
The Office bearers OF the provincial
Grand Lodge OF the Royal Order of Scot
land for the United States of America are
James d. Richardson. provincial grand
master; George Mayhem Moulton. provin-
cial senior grand warden: James Isaac
Buchanan. provincial junior grand war
den; William Oscar Roome. provincial
grand secretary: William Holman. provin-
Cial grand treasurer: Thomas Robert Nor
row. provincial grand sword bearer; Will
liam Bromwell Melish. provincial grand
banner bearer; Richard Pardee Williams
provincial grand chaplain: George Edgar
Corson. provincial first grand marischal:
Stirling Kerr. jr., provincial second grand
marischal; Andrew William Kelley, pro-
vincial first grand steward; William Bus
by. provincial second grand steward: E.v-