The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-15
PATRIOTIC APPEAL
MADE TO MASONS BY
ALBUQUERQUE MAN
A. B. McMillen, Grand Master of
Order in New Mexico, Speaks
at Las Cruces Meeting Thorne
Elected His Successor.

Special Correspondence TO The Herald
taS Cruces. y NJ oct. - - Tho
meeting II the Mosoui grand lodge
here last week was one OF the mo,t
successful ever held by the New Mex
200 branch OF that order. Patriotism
was prominent in The deliberations ~
m" delegates present one Of tho
resolutions adopted was 20 the cff"-'
that me surplus funds 81 the graitd
lodge be- Invested in Liberty bonds
and that d, would recommend 20 aI
subordinate lodges that they d" IKE
wise
The following officers were elected
for the eusu,ug year
Graad master, Richard Thorn". II
Carlsbad.
pcput Grand master. \. u. Golden
berg Tucumcari.
Grand senior warden. e. ~ Hanna.
santa Re.
Grand jurio, warden Robert y. NJ
Ross. Las Vegas.
Grand treasurer, A J.. Malo@, Anu
querquc
Grand secretary. 4. \ Keen. A'ou-
qu'rque.
\ 49, McMlieu of A%lbuqucrouc the
retiring grand master. iu closing ms
annual address said IN part.
Brethren ~ the Grand Lodge.
Nv work as Grand Master rs about
completed and ! shall % % surrender
the gtNcl TO my successor. am und"
grca. obligation to my brethren VII"
have conferred TINS high honor upon
me. one of the greatest that can De-
conferred upon % man. aud ] trust
thai nay efforts bon behalf of the ira
tcrntf,. although imperfect % want
ing iu many respects, may command
some measure of approval No organ
lation inspires higher ideals than that
I,f Masonry The sublime principles OF
our order shine form AT this time ui
Worldwide wal with particular lust"f.
Masonry has ever been opposed to- ru-
tocralic OF dcspotlC power eva ana
religious liberty Is everywhere esteem
ed by Thorn To- be OF the greatest inn
portlnce. Their conquest 50 far as
their behaved order b. concerned IS
one Of peace. and the appeal Co mems
intellect and the better sire Of their
natures buI Mssous are essentially pc
.trIots and they Will bo 'NeiyWher"
found ready 60 fight for their country
when Jssail"d by dcsputir power.
u b. mcoucclNuhle that there could
be- found anywhere within % cout
:N a Mason Who is IL Stacker ar "a
traitor To his country. or "a who
would In any way give aid and COM
fort To- the enemy The central powers
who have formed a coalition cor the
,#tYr...g - t4Irg.tnr gN.HH sHHFI.F4tNU
Will upon the rest Of the world little
rocked Of the great power aud deter
miuatiou - ~ubcrty-loying peopi"
Those powers have risr"gard'd every
principle held dear 60 Mason Tn"
most solemn treaty Goo them is e scrap
Of paper The great principles =
International Law that have been rec
ognizedhy civilized nations Tor c"utur-
iC, are To- them iu The same class ~
their solemn trraii". they are disre-
them .- e scrap ~ paper The great
principles of international law that
have been recognized hy civilized ma
liuns for centuries are to them In the
same class rs their solemn treaties
they are disrcgard,d al Viii The do
s'rrDtlou OF dcfersoIcss cities murder
LOT uou-.ombattuts uumbardirc ~ hos
lp.tals. tine sinking % Rcd cross relief
ships the turpcduiug Of ships thai
/ travel the high seas leaving defense
loss women and children and other
uou-comhatuuts 90 drown and the car
Tvinr ~ defousclcss women ~ girls
into p service worse than death e.
self has been condemned hN every
civilized nation. hut rs adopted hy
these autooratic powers a. an example