The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-06-29
Judge De Lacy, Masonry
And the E. tern Star

didstes 3 e Eood snd clean reoorss
and the q could b no objection 20
them By : ir brother Maaons and sls-
ters OF Eastern Star. Nov, n
these pi : ad Maaons and sisters of
the East @ star paid more attention
10 the s- tanos-thelr obllgation--
than 90 giitterinE and ssnseless oere-
monials, they would and their duty
plainly demands them 20 give pref.
ersnce 10 q Mason and not 70 a biroted
Knight OF Columbus But what 10 the
sequence Thie: on-Romanist Ma,
sonic candidates have been refused en-.
dortement ~ many Masons because
OF mere long acQuaintanceship with De
Lacy they state. This is nimsy, %
course. II would be nearer the truth
TO say they lack the spunk 20 assert
their manhood. A Presbyterian
clergyman declined 10 give a letter
endorsing a candidate belonging to his
Masonic lodge and In which be vas
chaplain the night this candidate was
raised to the third degree. Replying
that he could not do 20 until De Lacy
was out OF the contest. because OF long
mountaineering with Mr.. De Lacy.
And there have been many other limsy
excuses by many himsy Masons.
But the comparison: Every priest,
KNIGHT Of Columbus, Ancient order OF
liibernian and Roman Catholic boldly
declare for De Lacy. and In this re-
spect they are more honorable and
make a better impression on the pub
lie.
In the daily Washington TimeS
June IL, 1912. appeared this article.
under scare head lines on the frat
page In which De Lacy Ia given the
endorsement OF Temple Chapter, or.
der OF the Eastern Star:
"A petition has been presented TO
Attorney General Wickersham BY
Arthur c. Moses. FIRST yice-president
OF the board OF trade. asking the re-
appointment OF Judge William n. De
Lacy to the Juvenile court bench.
1T is signed by a number Of women
including Mrs. Thomas II. Carter,
widow OF the senator from Montana,
member OF the board OF chlldren's
guardians; Mrs. Philip II. Sheridan.
Mrs. Joseph A. Enslow. who Is ma
tional charity oficer OF the ID. A. r.:
Mrs. Margaret L. Cooper. Miss Alice l..
Rigs, Miss Helena NJ. o'Connell. and
many Others"
Il must have been that these Masons
and Eastern stars have been imposed
upon, and deceived in the interest OF
a man whose record, and affiliations
in no way commend him for the once,
OF In sympathy with Masons aud Stars.
How can Judge De lacy, with his Ro-
man Catholic Affiliations, secure the
endorsement OF people who ought 20
know better?
Mr.. Arthur {. Moses, mentioned at
the head OF this article as having pre-.
sented this petition for De Lacy 70
the attorney-general. is a Mason. Mrs.
Isabel Worrel Ball, holds forth here as
a flag worshiper on every occasion
Itself, but has nothing to
say about the institutions for which
II stands, perhaps because she knows
so little about them, but ! cannot solve
who this Baptist Is, Mrs. Julia Mason
Layton, president of the Baptlsts
Womsn's Home and Foreign Missi ons,
etc. But what gets my goat is what,
or who, influenced these sisters OF
Temple Chapter to turn down their
brother Masons for a Knight OF Co
lumbus ard the A. o. II. The Inference
drawn by many is that Temple Chap.
ter. Order OF the Eastern Star, has be-
come Romanized or woefully deceived
and its usefulness therefore gone. The
fundamental principle OF the order is
"Lsye one another" in this jurisdic-
tion mere lip work. This view was
taken by n chlldless couple, well ad-
vanced in years. who had agreed that
they would leave their estate, valued
at about $4,000 to the Masonic and
Eastern Star home In this district and
had so provided in their Wills. believ-
Ing the Romanists would never De
able to reach II, but so indignant were
hey that the Wills we're cancelled and
others executed with a different bene-
lciary named. know this couple
we'll and they are as strong on the
ines OF patriotism, as they previously
we're their Eastern Star afiliation.
have taken all the daily papers
since this publication, hoping to find
! denial or vigorous protest from some
American In this Romanized chapter.
lut they all seem to be as dumb a.
oysters.
AN INDIGNANT MASON.