Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-25

RABBI AbHAM SHMON.
| Taking the feast Of Mandy Thursday
! as symbolizing the blending of justice
| with freedom, that there might be great
| er love among men of all creeds and be-
liefs leading to development of broad
er and higher conscience among the peo-
pies Of the earth, Rev. DR.. Abram Simon
drew the lessons of the day in response
to the toast, Our Country, at the
symbolic banquet of the Knights of Rose
Croix at the House of the Temple last
evening.
The great halls and corridors of the
Scottish Rite sanctuary were early filed
with hundreds Of Masons and their ladies,
and nearly 100 sat down to the banquet
following the symbolic rite of "extin-
gushing the lights. which was per-
formed by Evangelist Chapter. No. /,
ern Jurisdiction of Scottish Rite Ma
sorry for the United States.
The Official Roster.
Augmented by an elaborate musical
program. vocal and instrumental, the
rites were performed under the direction
of Fred NJ. Book, thirty-second degree.
X. c. c. H., wise master Of the chapter,
assisted by Francis A. Sebring, thirty
third degree honorary, as senior warden.
Allen Bussius, thirty-third degree hon.
orary, junior warden; James H McIn-
tosh, thirty-second degree. orator; Louis
Goldsmith, thirty-third degree, honorary
treasurer; Elmer Il. Simpson, thirty-sec-
ond degree, K. C. c. H., secretary, and
Harry Rothschild, thirty-second degree.
master of ceremonies.
The services were opened with violin
solo by Mark Lansburgh, followed with
contralto solo by Miss Elaine Eta
Sebring A quartet, composed of Miss
FRANCESCA kaspar. soprano; Miss Elaine
Eta Sebring, cOntralto; Harry Nj. Stevens,
tenor, and J. Walter Humphreys, bass,
with Harry G. Kimball as organist. sang
an appropriate anthem. 1t was followed
by a bass solo by Mr.. Humphreys and a
soprano solo by Miss Kaspar.
The great attendance made 1t necessary
thus divided they filed every available
seat in the large banquet hall and the
great hall above It.
Wise Master Book was POSTMASTER. On
the rostrum sat Grand Commander James
D. Richardson of the Supreme Council
of the s3d degree for the southern juris-
diction of the United States; Grand Mas
ter DR.. George c. Ober of the Grand
Lodge, F. A. A. NJ. of the District Of
Columbia: Stirling Kerr, jr., deputy for
the sovereign grand inspector general for
the District of Columbia; Grand Secretary
Arvine W. Johnston of the Grand Lodge
of the District: Representative William
Sulzer Of New York and Rabbi DIR. Abram
Simon.
Responses to Toasts.
After the customary welcome and ten
der of the gavel of authority to the
grand commander who returned it with
an appropriate address, DIR. Ober, grand
master Of Masons Of the District, was in
| dod 70 ho IN
THE Grand Lodge of the District Of CO.
lumbia." Beyond complimentary remarks
at the presence OF the large number of
ladies. DR.. Ober devoted himself to fra
ternal matters. Stirling Kerr, jr.. re-
sponded to the toast to 1.-THE Supreme
Council and the Grand Commander" He
traced the origin of the rites from the
oldest known records to the present day
and closed with high tribute to Grand
Commander Richardson.
Rabbi Abram Simon, who delivered the
chief address of the evening, explained
what Maundy Thursday meant to the
Christian and to the Jew, and said that
in the Scottish Rite they both found a
Love thy Lord God with all thy heart
and 'Thy neighbor as myself" DR.. 81
mon said the Jew now celebrated the
Passover to him the symbol of freedom
| areth OF the new law Of love. or loving
| kindness and of charity in It's broadcast
and best sense. justice.
The blending of the thought of freedom
| with that of justice. he said, was. exem-
plifed in the subject of the toast, Our
Country We are gaining a more en-
| lightened, broader. higher conscience
every day. he said, an international con-
science that takes into consideration the
rights of those who live beyond the seas.
| DR.. Simon closed with the prediction
that every year was bringing the people
OF our country closer to the true Ideals
taught by Jesus and the great prophets
whom the Scottish Rite Mason accept as
! the true type OF those that bring to men
the eternal truths of God. that they may
know Him in His works and love one an
. other.
Representative Sulzer a Speaker.
Representative Sulzer explained that he
had been detained by democratic eau
Gus. After a humorous address his peror-