Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-12
TAIL CEDARS HOLD
THEIR CONVENTION
Delegates from New Jersey and
Pennsylvania Assembled
in Atlantic City.
TsneclnI to the Newark Star. |

ATLANTIC CITY, Feb. 1.-THE an
nual convention of the Supreme For
est. Tall Cedars of Lebanon, opened
in the Norris Guards Armory here to-
day with Supreme Tall Cedar C. Fow-
Ter Cline, mayor of Wenonah, in the
chair. Addresses of welcome were
delivered by Mayor William Riddle
and Grand Tall Cedar William Bach
arach, CT Atlantic City Forest.
The delegates had lunched at the
Hotel Schlitz at noon and at 6 p m,
following a spectacular drill by the
Rangers Patrol of Atlantic City For
est, under command of Captain Rich
ard R. Albertson. will be escorted to
the Hotel ellsworth for the annual
banquet. Consideration of changes
in the degree of work and the cleo
ton of officers for the coming year
are the principal business of the
convention.
Action will be taken upon the
death of Frank w. Bowen, founder of
the fraternity, who died in Camden
on Monday. After devoting years of
study to the matter he started the
first forest In Glassboro on May "a,
1901. He was later elected to the office
of supreme tall cedar, which he held
for four years.
A State charter was obtained in
1902 and the Tall Cedars soon be-
came a famous organization. 1t has
been referred to as the playground
of Masonry" and as "the poor mans
shrine" the latter in view of the fact
that any Mason who has taken the
three degrees conferred by the Blue
Lodge is eligible to membership.
There are now 26 forests, compris-
ing more than 5000 members in New
Jersey alone, the largest of which
is the Essex County Forest at New
ark, which now has more than LOO
members and company of uni
formed rangers. The other forests
are located at Trenton, Camden, At
lantic City, Asbury Park, Keyport,
New Brunswick, Elizabeth, Norris
town, Mount Holly, Cape May Court
House, New Egypt, High Bridge,
Salem, Bridgeton, Phillipsburg and
The Tall Cedars wear a distinctive
Oriental uniform with a conspicuous
b eaddress. Each forest has a COM
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military and fancy marches.
The South Jersey forests play
conspicuous part in the session of
the Supreme Forest this year in view
Of the fact that both the Supreme
Tall Cedar and the senior deputy
Supreme Tall Cedar come from that
region. Supreme Tall Cedar Cline is
we'll known in Masonic circles
throughout the State. He was elect
ed to the head of the Supreme For
est last year to succeed William L.
of Newark, who had held
the office for three terms. Mr.. Cline
s a member of Mantua Lodge, No.
70. F. and A. NJ: Sloan Chapter, No.
70, R. A. NJ; Van Hook Council, No.
;, r. and S. NJ; Cyrene Commandery,
No. Z, K. t.; Excelsior Consistory, S.
P. r. s., 80; Crescent Temple, A. A.
D. N. M. s.; Glassboro Forest, No.
|, T. C. of L., and Crescent Lu
Khan.
Supreme Tall Cedar Cline is at
present mayor of Wenonah, while
H. Flagg, jr., senior deputy
Supreme Tail Cedar, is a former
mayor of RiYerton. Other officers of
the Supreme Forest are: J. Writ Will
lis, junior Supreme Tall Cedar, of
Del; John M. Wright,
supreme scribe, of Trenton; August
supreme treasurer, of
Newark, and Howard A. Foster, SUI
preme perceptor, of Glenside, Pa.