The sun., 1909-02-15
TAFT is SOON TO Be A MASON
"AT SIGHT" INITIATION rs TO
TAEE PLACE THURSDAY.
Event TO he Made Notable In Ohio Masonic
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CINCINNATI, Feb. i4.-Mr and Mrs.
Taft arrived here from New Orleans at
io:t5 o'clock this morning and went at
once TO the home OF c. p. Taft In Pike
street. The President-elect spent the
entire day resting from Saturdays strug-
gle with the pestiferious local committee
men Of Louisiana. Mississippi and Ala
bama
Mr.. Taft will leave this city at noon to-
morrow for Washington. where he wi
receive on Tuesday the engineers. report
TO President Roosevelt and will 60 over
II with him.
The President-elect will be in Wash
ington only a day. He will have talk
with Senator Knox on Cabinet matters
and will personally reiterate the belief
expressed in his recent telegram that
the passage of the bill repeating the in
crease In the salary Of Secretary Of State
will absolutely settle the question Of the
eligibility.
Mr.. Taft will leave Washington at 4
o'clock on Wednesday for Cincinnati
again, Upon his arrival in his home
city on Thursday he will tie taken to the
Scottish Rite Cathedral, where he is to
be made a Mason at sight"
Great preparations are being made for
the induction OF Mr.. Taft into Freemason-
ry. Invitations for the ceremony have
been Issued TO all officers OF the Ohio
Grand Lodge, to Masters OF Ohio
lodges. TO Past Grand Masters Of Ohio,
TO Grand Masters of the United States
and TO some Of Judge Taft's friends
who belong to the order. More than 200
Worshipful Masters Of Ohio lodges have
already signifed their intention Of being
present and Most Eminent Grand Master
of Knights Templars of the United States
Henry W. Run Of Providence will attend.
Both the York and Scottish rites will be
The ceremony Of making Judge Taft a
Mason at sight will take more than an
hour. Rilwinning Lodge. No. 3e5. is the /
one that will have the honor of counting !
he next President Of the United States 1
among its members. Judge Taft's father !
vas Worshipful Master Of this lodge. and |
.ir. Taft's brother, &. p. Taft. belongs |
% it.
Some Masons outside Of Ohio have |
the action Of the Ohio organi-
,ation in proposing to make Judge Taft
/ full fiedged Mason at sight
Grand Secretary Jacob II. Bromwell OF
he Ohio organization has issued state
nent in which he says that the Masonic
aw OF Ohio gives the Grand Master alb
elute power to make 'Masons at sight
nd that in comforting that honor on
udge Taft he will also he supported by
,recedents in Ohio.
On Friday night Mr.. Taft will attend
dinner given in his honor by the Knock
RS The Knockers. strange as it may
eem. are an organization OF Cincinnati's
rominent business men. They organ
sed the Citizens Taft Club OF Cincinnati
ack in the campaign and have been
redited with saving the day for Judge
aft against the ballot cutting OF the
gorge B. Cox organization. Whether
hey really did this or not. Judge Taft
deeply sensible of the debt which he
ives this organization and it is on their
count that he will return to Cincinnati
rom Washington. Mr.. Taft has given
his Citizens Taft Club the second place
the inaugural parade. The we'll known
laine Club. George Is. Cox's organiza-
on, on the other hand has not been
ssigned to any place in the parade and
is doubtful IL 1t attends. The Blaine
hub has been feature in several in =
igural parades.
Mr.. Taft will leave Cincinnati on Feb
iary 2l for Philadelphia. where he will ,
,eak on Washington's Birthday. From
the Presdent-elect will
imp TO New York. where he is scheduled
, speak on the 23i at a meeting to be '.
I'D by Booker r. Washington for the !,
lrpose OF raising funds for Tusk egee
lstitute. ,
Mr.. Taft will go direct to Washington !,
ON New York on February "a or 25 and
i'll remain in Washington. The Board !!
ans have offered the use Of their home ,,
Eighteenth street near Connecticut
,enue 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Taft until after
10 Inauguration, and the President
ect and his wife have accepted.
c. p. Taft and his family have taken
,other house in Washington for inaugu-