The Washington herald., 1913-03-21
ICEPRESIDENT
ISLOYAL MASON.
Marshall Attends Scottish Rite
Celebration Of Maundy
Thursday.
MAKES SHORT SPEECH
Big Event Is Attended by Prominent
Members of Order from All
Over Country.

paclty, ana Dy Scottlsh Kite Masons 0l
high degree. the Maundy Thursday cere.
monies Of Distinguishing the lights" held
last night by Evangelist Chapter. Rose
Croix, No. !, Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, at the
Cathedral Of the rite, Third and E Streets
Northwest, was a most solemn and deep
ly impressive service.
The ceremony commentaries three
events: The Last Supper" the Feast OF
the Passover and the Feast of the
Young Lamb OF the Hindoos.' II is a
service that is attended by every knigh,
of Rose Croix in the world. II 1t be pos
| sible for him TO reach the Cathedral OF
any chapter OF Rose Croix, no matter
where situated. and "even II a knight OF
Rose Croix be alone in a place, he must
in spirit at least. feast on this day with
his brethren" The solemn ceremonies
will be finished Easter Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. when the lights will be re-
lighted. and the chapter will begin Its
work of the year. To this service men,
bers of Evangelist Chapter and their
ladies are cordially invited.
The ceremony last night was conducted
by the following officers Of the chapter:
James II. Mcintosh. thirty-second degree,
K. c. c. H., wise master; Robert +.
Mentzel, thirty-second degree. senior war
den: J. Archibald Bailey, thirty-second
degree, X. c. C. H., Junior warden: John
II. Won Hermann. thirty-second degree.
X. c. c. H. orator: Louis Goldsmith.
thirty-third degree. honorary. almoner
and treasurer: Elmer E. Simpson, thirty
second degree. X. C. c. H., secretary. and
George r. Davis, thirty-second degree.
master Of ceremonies.
A high tribute was paid Past Wise Mas
ter Fred NJ. Book. thirty-second degree,
X. c. c. H, when J. Sterling Kerr. jr..
thirty-third degree. honorary. on behalf
of the members of the Scottish Rite
bodies. presented him a handsome Jewel
of the knight commander of the Court of
Honor. Past Wise Master Book respond
ed to this gift in feeling terms.
Following the ceremony of extinguish-
ing the lights, the members went to the
banquet hall, where the traditional
Maundy Thursday banquet" was held.
Toast Memory of Pike.
F. a. Sebring. thirty-third degree.
honorary. a past wise master OF Evan
gelist Chapter. was the toastmaster. Rev
William Tayloe Snyder. thirty-second
degree. gave the invocation, following
which A toast to the memory OF Albert
Pike. the great Scottish Rite Mason. was
drunk in silence.
Carter B. Keene, thirty-second degree.
responded to a toast TO the President
OF the United States. in which he said
that although President Wilson is not
Mason, he shows Masonic attributes in
his endeavors to disseminate knowledge
that all may be free indeed.
The toast to the "Supreme Council of
the Thirty-third Degree, for the South
ern Jurisdiction OF the United States and
the Sovereign Grand Commander. James
n Ripba rdS ThGrtr-fhirJ A.
tive" was responded to by Ellwood P.
Morey, thirty-second degree. X. c. c. H.
a past wise master. in most fitting terms.
Charles F.. Baldwin. Grand Master OF
Masons of the District of Columbia. was
a guest at the banquet and responded to
n toast ITO the Grand Lodge of the Dis
trict of Columbia" Grand Master Bald
win declared that the mission of Mason
ry has ever been that of character build
ing.
A telegram was received by Grand
Commander Richardson from the Rose
CroiX Chapter, at Galveston. Tex. send
40 Knights of Rose Croix assembled
there last night.
l.. Cleveland McNemar, thirty-third de-
gree in a very forceful manner. respond
ed TO the toast. ITO All Mas and Ma
sonic Bodies, of AllsRites and Degree.
Over the Surface Of the Earth: Honors
and Laurels to the Worthy; Health to
the Sick: Comfort to the Needy. ana
Succor to the Oppressed Everywhere"
Vice President Marshall was then in
troduced. He said that he was in at
tendance at the ceremonies not as the
Vice President of the United States. but
as a true and loyal Knight of Rose Croix
paying his visit to the Cathedral of the
rite nearest him on Maundy Thursday
night. The Vice President paid high
tribute to Masonry. declaring his belief
in the sincerity of purpose of the Masons
of America.