Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-09
Makes Plea for Peace.

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Makes Plea for Peace.
Sovereign Grand Commander CaStellot
of Mexico after paying a glowing tribute
to the friendship of the United States
for the Latin republics to the hospitality
of the three Supreme Councils of North
America and to the beauties and liber
ties Of this wonderful country launched
into an eloquent argument for peace.
The wars and dissensions which had
torn the South American republics. he
aid. were due to 1.-THE old influence.
which. working even through the wom
en-, had spent it's efforts to bar prog
ress." He longed, he said. not for
union based upon financial interests be-
tween the United States and his coun-
try. but with links of the heart He
pleaded for a united American people.
north and south. for peace and the good
of mankind.
Sovereign Grand Commander Jean
Marie Raymond of the Supreme Council
of Italy. whose address throughout was
in French. spoke along similar lines. as
did sovereign Grand Commander Sa-
veriO Fera of the Supreme Council of
Italy. who remarked upon the COR
diality of the reception accorded him
and his fellOw-delegates from Italy,
the enthusiasm of the Masonry Of the
United States and Canada. the great
liberty Ol tnIS country anu the
Of its exercise. closing with a glowing
tribute to Gen. Albert Pike. the great
est man and the greatest Mason the
world has ever known.
The banquet was opened last evening
with an invocation by Rev. William
Tayloe Snyder. thirty-second degree.
rector of the Church of the lncarna-
ton. followed by an address of welcome
by Sovereign Grand Commander Rlch-
ardson, who briefly referred to the TACT
L :v,to fnr al
was the outgrowth of action taken at
the first, in Brussels. in 1907.
After two selections by quartet
composed of J. Walter Humphrey, j. +.
NJ Bowie. James Hicks and Arthur L.
Simpson, the usual impressive silent
toast was drunk standing to Gen. Al
bert Pike. whom the Masons esteem as
their greatest grand commander
For Universal Brotherhood.
Sovereign Grand Inspector General Bar
ton Smith Of the northern jurisdiction oil
the United States, responding to the
toast. 1.-The International Conference
pleaded for universal brotherhood and
said the work now undertaken by the
rite was designed to unite all those
who are worshiping at the shrine OF
Masonry throughout the world. Inc TASK
was not an easy one, he SAID, put now
it would be determined whether the
Supreme Councils of the world were TO
be melted into an amalgamated power
for good. disintegration should Ioi-
low. He paid a special tribute to Senior
Castellot for enabling the delegates to the
conference who spoke in different tongues
to become better and closer friends. Senior
Castellot was chosen by the conference
as it's official interpreter.
Sir John Gibson's address followed and
was greeted with long-continued ap-
plause Grand Commander Raymond S
address came next. following selection,
"Watchman, What of the Night. by
the quartet, and then came Grand Com
mander Castellot's address. which was
dramatically impressive throughout. es-
Tecially during his reference to the war
that was devastating his country and
sapping thousands of human lives. He