Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-08
GUEST'0F MASONS.
President Taft Receives Gift
of Lambskin Apron.
-MBLEM OF THE CRAFT
Baltimore Lodge Presents Token at
Naval Lodge Hall in
This City.

| Freemasonry last night at Masonic Hall,
9Th street and Pennsylvania avenue,
| southeast. whe3 about three hundred Bal
| timore Masons. members of Hiram Lodge
/ No 101. of that city who had come to
! Washington as the guests of Naval
| Lodge, No. 4. of this city presented to
him a white lambskin apron, the emblem
| of the craft. The presentation speech
was made by James d. Wilson master of
the Baltimore lodge. The apron was the
! handiwork of Mrs Wilson, and is said to
be one OF the handscmest of its kind in
| the country
| 1t is made of carefully selected piece
of lamhskin. especially treated, and
bound with white silk and lined with
black. In the left corner are the auto
! graph of Gen. Thomas j. Shryock, Ma
sonic grand master of Maryland and
the Grand Lodge seal in gold. with pur-
pie streamers. In the right corner are the
signature OF Worshipful Master Wilson
and the seal of Hiram Lodge in blue,
with streamerS of the same color On
the flap of the apron is the emblem of
the fraternity-the square in gold, the
compasses in blue and the letter G in
red. The center of the apron contains
an ensrossed invitation to the Presi-
dent to visit Hiram Lodge whenever he
is in Baltimore. The en2rossing was
done by S. c. Malone.
Tube Engraved.
The apron was incosed in a silver
tube bearing this engraving:
Presented to
HON. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
BY
Hiram Lodge. No. 1U7, A. F. & A. NJ,
OF Baltimore,
April Z, 1910
Following the presentation Past Mas
ter Joseph s. Walker of Hiram Lodge
presented to Naval Lodge, through it's
worshipful master. J. Frank Campbell. a
sterling silver trowel. 1t is six inches
long, appropriately engraved and rests
in brown leather case lined with white
satin.
The presentation followed the exem-
pllflcation of the ritual by past masters
of Naval Lodge, with Grand Master Dr.
George c. Ober officiating. assisted by
Past Masters kenton n Harper as sem
ior warden: Willard r. Dixon, as junior
warden; Jules A. Rodier. senior deacon;
John Scrivener, Junior deacon: John j.
klng, senior steward: Andrew ] White
junior steward: Joseph E. Hodgson, mas
ter of ceremonies. Joseph II. Hartley, jr,
acted as chaplain. John H. Wolf. P B.
ton. Joseph H. Hartley, sr, w I. Heb
bard, Charles Stockett, l.. c. Blake and
Harry P. Cook also took part in the
ceremonies.
Presidents Military Aid Present.
One OF the most interesting spectators
of the presentation was Capt Archibald
w Butt. the Presidents military aid,
who was recently made a member of
Temple Lodge, No. 30, of this city
The Baltimore Masons arrived in the
tered cars on the Washington Baltimore
and Annapolis electric line After march
ing to the Treasury steps. where they
were Photographed, they made sight
seeing tour OF the city An large automo-
biles, dining later at the Hotel Fritz
Reuter-. Last night. in command Of Past
Master Henry j. Wolf, who Is also mar
shall OF Hiram Lodge, they marched to
the hall wherein the ceremonies were
held. On their arrival they were well
coined by Grand Master Ober and Wor
shipful Master j. Frank Campbell of
Naval Lodge. They left for home on a
train shortly after midnight.
Attracts Big Throng.
The Presidents visit to Naval Lodge was
not widely known but when his big au-
tomobile drew up at the nall at o clock
last night the crowd around the doors was
so great that it had to be forced back by
policemen and secret service men. The
President remained through the entire
evening and was present when the re-
freshments were served at the close His
remarks. as we'll as the other proceedings.
cannot be published, being a part of the
secret session of the lodge.
Officers Of Hiram Lodge of Baltimore
are James d. Wilson, John F. Boesel,
Samuel H. Foulke. William +. Focke.
Samuel T. Shut Frederick Riess, A. r.
norpman. II. ii. Hartlove. Frederick Yost
P. M. Bringinan. ST.. w. F. Loose and
William j. Gregory.
Officers of Naval Lodge of this city are
j. Frank Campbell, William Johnson. Will
liam Acton. John Schultz, Maurice Otter
back, d. Johnson. George +. Gardiner Jo-
seph Hodgson and Joseph II. Hartley,
chaplain.