The Washington times., 1911-10-18
CORNERSTONE OF
!; temple PLACED
| BY HIGH MAS0NS
Ceremonies Most Impressive
l. Ever Witnessed in
g. Capital.
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efs an advanced stage Of Masonry
which has a fixed purpose. and the Of
hcers Of which never are to be deferred
'The order Is an advocate of interna-
uonai peace and of arbitration. The
are pon live snSs ana fss s Hrasr vs xnd
Stery Scottish Rite Mason owes It to
himself and to his feIlow-rnan to lnocu-
late this universal peece idea In the
regardless Of race, creed. or belief. !.
Every forward step for peace shall
nave nave the support and sympathy Of
Rite NJ Mssonsy %ay have Ss .oostsa sesn
taught TO- assist in arousing public
opinion along this line. not merely
cause the ruthless staying OF armies
Is not right.
"The supreme council Of the An.
Free Masonry 'epise takes fSsp this opportun,ty @ W
today through me. to go ,squareiy
and fairly on record regarding this
oraS ana foFSs From this time henfs tSs
order is recognised by man never shall
this principlee be lost sight Of"
Began Promptly.
The exercises began promptly at
$3.50 o'clock, when the Rev. William
Tayloe Snyder, thirty-second degree,
pronounced the invocation: John
Russell Pope, the New York archi-
tect who drew. the designs and plans
bo siedtish Bite Masons and
with sthe members of the supreme
council, then came forward, and pre-
.sented to the District Grand Lodge
favima HI Mas9hs. 9hs the the implements used In
These were accepted by Grand Mas
ter OF Masons J. Claude Keeper. who
stone % haa m BEEN ms .et in piaee until the
Sovereign Grand Commander Richard
son made the opening address. and he
was was followed flIp BY the Rev. Abram s.
and the Rev, Earl Wilfrey. pastor Of
the Vermont Avenue Christian Church.
Following the placing of the corner
stone, stone, the Scottish Rite Choir sang The
occasion by ]. M: Neale. The Rev.
Richard Pardee Williams. canon of the
Cathedral of SITS. Peter and Paul. pro-
nounced the benediction.
The parade of the Masons from the
Masonic Temple to the Sixteenth and 8
streets site was witnessed by thousands.
Hours before the head Of the line start
. street. thence westward to sixteenth
sreet, multitude crowded the side
walks on either side, awaiting the pa
rade.
Line or MArcn.
In the absence Of the grand marshal
from this district. Past Master K. st.
Clair Thompson acted in that capacity.
stationed the various orders in their
proper places, and kept the two divi-
sions separated. Shortly after o'clock
at the house of the Temple in Third
street northwest, where the councillors
were In waiting. Down Third street to
Penmsylvania avenue. thence westward
council marched. when the small pro-
cession turned northward, marching to
the new Masonic Temple.
mounted band. De Molay Mounted Com
mandery. No. 4. Knights Templars, and
the camp. guard of Albert Pike Con-
sstory, No l. A. A. g. r. under Grsdn the
On its arrival at the New Masonic
Temple. the organizations composing
the escort, and those which partici-
tons: Mounted police, mounted band.
DeMolay Commandery, knights Temp
lars, visiting Scottish Rite Mason,,
Ytsais Tempissrs @ashiSston NO. Goiam
bia No. 2. Potomac No, 8. Orient No. I,
Knights Templars visiting blue lodges
local blue lodges, camp guard of Al.
eert to the tounPe he
preme council, the grand commandery
Of Knights Templars. the Grand Chap.
ter of Royal Arch Masons. and the
The detachment of mounted police
halted at s street. and faced eastward
on the west side of Sixteenth street
On the arrival at the Sixteenth AM
8 streets site the lodges We're dis.
banded, and the members permitted to
take whatever positions they liked t.
view the ceremonies.
Marched Back.
At the conclusion Of the ceremonies
they returned to their former positions
and marched back to the New Masonic
Temple, where the procession disband.
ed.
Past Master E. st. Clair Thompson
Past Grand Grand Masters Ss Charles cy cyrus VI
Coombs, William T. Hastings, Louis D
Carman, and Capt. Frank L. Gibson.
When the delegation returned to the
New Masonic Temple. an informal meet.
ing was held, when a vote of thanks
was rendered the committee having
charge of the affair.
The committees were; John A
vice chairman; Elmer E.. Simpson
secretary; william L. Hoyden. Henry
r: Evans, and Nathan Well.
Program-The sovereign grand COM
mander and the members of the su-
preme council.
Public comfort-William L. Boyden
chairman; Frank e. Gibson, James L
Marshall. Samuel Hart, Francis A
Sebring. and Jacobus S. Jones.
Music-John A. Lacy, chairman; ]
Walter Humphrey, Harry G. Kimball
Bailey, Arthur B. Hayes. and Franci.
]. Woodman.
Press-Henry r. Evans, chairman
Thomas E. Noyes, Arthur D. Marks
Edgar C. Snyder, and Fred M. Book.
Printtng-Stirling Kerr. lr. chair,
man; James H. Trimble Henry X
Simpson. Arthur M Bugden. and Ben
Jamin Goldsworthy.
Decorations - John C. Wineman
chairman: William F. GUIDE. Jane,
Lansburgh, Robert F. Mentzel, ant
James H. Mcintosh.
Transportation-Nat Well chair
man; Milton Hopfenmaier. Sulaimar
Pavid, John H. Won Hermann. ant
Invitation-Elmer e. Simpson, chair
man; Allen Bussius. Horace p. McIn
tosh. Ellwood P. Mory. and Moni,
Sanger.
President Taft, 1t was originally in
tended. was to have been present at tn,
ceremonies, and had made all arrange
ments to make an address. His tour o.
the West however detained him longe
than he at first thought. A telegram o.
regret at being unable to be present
was received last night by Commands