The Washington herald., 1915-10-20
SAYS PEACE TALK
NOW is USELESS
Swiss Masons Advise Broth
ers Here, Says Com
mander Moore.
SOVEREIGN GIVES TALK
Addresses Scottish Rite Assembly in
Newly Dedicated Temple-Reg-
lister Shows l.095 Here.
SOVEREIGN GIVES TALK

The time is not yet ripe for overtures
of peace with respect to the European
, war. in the opinion of George Fleming
4. Moore, sovereign grand commander OF
! the Supreme Council of the Southern
Jurisdiction. Scottish Rite Masons, who
yesterday. addressed an assembly of
/ Scottish Rite Masons in the newly dedi-
Gated temple at Sixteenth and S streets
northwest
! I have had several communica tons" :"
/ he said. from societies and bodies seek
! ing the aid OF our rite in their plans
for bringing about peace between the
warning nations of Europe, but there
seemed to be no prospect Of accomplish
ing anything looking toward that most
desirable result. Indeed. in a commuaica-
| ton from the Supreme Council Of Swift
zerland. such action was pronounced not
only useless, but was thought to be
actually detrimental to efforts for
peace when the proper time shall come
and when the contestants may be more
disposed to listen to overtures OF that
kind than at present"
Not for ANY Price Peace"
Continuing, the grand commando in
his allocution said:
Our Freemasonry teaches US that
peace Of mind for the Individual and for
the race is a condition of prime impor-
tance- But Jhe great men OF rrccnia-
sonry have never been among those who
belong to what is termed the party for
peace at any price,"
The a!iocution referred to the recent
comforting o: the Scottish Rite degrees
upon Chow TIE Chi. minister Of finance
lof the Chinese government and a men,
Der of Federal Lodge, No. I. F. A A. NJ.
of this city. and upon p. NJ Whang.
a member of Washington Lodge, No. p.
the minister OF commerce. The cere-
mony was performed at Pekin. China. by
&c. S. Lobingier. thirty-third degree hon
orary Mason. by authorization OF the
sovereign grand commander. II was the
first time the Masonic degrees ever had
been conferred in the Chinese capital
Referring to education the grand COM
mander said:
I'VE have in all the States OF our great
republic a system of public schools de-
signed to educate all the children of all
the people.
Il think we cannot render any greater
or nobler service to our country than
to align ourselves openly and squarely
in favor of the creation. the maintenance.
the efficiency and the perpetuity of our
public school system. / know OF no
subject upon which there can be. or
ought to be. such uniformity of opin-
loE as I0e eOuCdUOn OF the
people in their own schools. They are
not connected with any religious sect,
denomination or church, but there Is
no reason why the virtues cannot be
taught in them and the schools made |
the avenues Of approach to official or
public life in all our States and NUM- |
cipalities.''
List of omcers.
Yesterday afternoon the RoyaI Ordar
of Scotland conferred degrees upon |
claS OF eighty at Scottish Rite Cathedral, |
Third and E streets northwest The Or |
ganization will hold a banquet tonight |
at the Shoreham. Officers are:
George Mayhem Moulton. provincial
senior grand warden: Leon NJ Abbott. |
provincial grand master: James Isaac
Buchanan, provincial junior grand war
den; William Oscar Roome. provincial
grand secretary: Stirling Kerr, jr.. pro- |
vincial grand treasurer; Thomas Robert !
Morrow. provincial grand sword bearer: |
John Lloyd Thomas. provincial grand
banner bearer; Rev. William Tayloe Sny- |
der. K. c. c. H. provincial grand chap |
lain: George Edgar Corson, provincial |
first grand marischal; Allen Bussius, |
second grand marischal: Henry Kedglie |
Simpson. first grand steward: Horace
Parker Mcintosh. second grand steward: |
Delmar Duane Darrah. third grand stew |
ard; Arthur Armstrong Payl. fourth |
grand steward: Hays Trimble. grand |
gardener. and Harold Postle Carl
Spencer Stewart, grand musical director. |
The Supreme Council will remain in |
session at the temple all of this week |
and probably a part OF next week There |
are thirteen vacancies on the Supreme |
Council that are to be filled at a secret |
election this week. The day for the cleo |
ton will not be announced. It was an
nounced yesterday that 1.o95 Masons had
registered at headquarters and that 9TH |
ers were expected during the week
The twenty-five members of the Scot
tish Rite choir of st. Louis yesterday |
serenaded Minister Kai Flu Shah and
attaches of the Chinese Legation. Sacred
and popular music was sung by the men,
bers, who were dressed in surplices of
purple and white. The choir was headed
by John ]. Laird. president.