Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-26
'Harry's Cigar Store
Smokers Headquarters.
JUST RECEIVED A LARGE SUPPLY or
PlPES-BRlARS AND MEERSCHAUMS.

master: II. l.. Thomas. senior warden; a.
:. Gimblc. senior warden: Louis kowalski,
treasurer: j. j. Cooke. secretary: Cam f..
Till, senior deacon: u. l.. Lane, Junior
deacon: f.. A.. MonseeS, senior steward :
Andrew +. Tillery. junior steward; ". j.
Ncrtree~, tyler.
After the officers had been installed the
ladies and the men guests who were not
Ma~ons adjourned to the reception rooms
ON the first floor while the closing ctrc-
monies. which the public might not witness,
were held. Down stairs while awaiting the
serving III the banquet Mr.. Ira Webster
sang several greatly appreciated song.
With the summons 10 the banquet board
the second important part 1T the program
commenced. DR.. $. X. IIallam. acting
tua-tma-ter. explained that the event was
the hiccntt nuial celebration of the forming
of the Grande Lodge of England and that
an Masonic bodies III Texas were cclcbrui-
Ing this event. Following these eNplana-
tory remarks the audience rose and sang
America. which was followed ~ the ~
vocation bv the Rev. y. :. Bowle>.
Judge james A. Graham IN hi toast ITO
the President al the United States" stirred
the patriotism of his hearers with his won
d,rfal tribute ID Woodrow Wilson. 'thc
greatest president the United States ever
had and without doubt the greatest citi-
zen the world has ever known
Ia opening hi~ remarks Judge Graham
SAID that u was appropriate that Ma-on-
observe this toast at all times and e~pec-
tally was II fitting al this time in the ma
ions affairs for, H. said. amy man who VA,
really a true Mason stood ready 10 >acri-
lice hi likelihood Or hi~ fortune III de-
f,nSe Of hi- country. Mr.. Graham sand
that the United State had been served by
iwenty-~eveu men a. presidents and that
all %! them had been parioi~. OF the
tweniY-~even. however three stood ont
with wonderful prominence: George Wash
ington. the Father ot his Country. Abra-
ham Lincoln. who had safely plloted the
government through it, darkest era. and
Woodrow Wilson. the greatest president
and tn greatest individual that ever lived.
Dr. G.. II. Thorn. introduced by Dr.. Hal
lam KIM the most prominent Mason present
and \ rrurc~cntativc ~ The Grand Lodge.
told 90 the founding of the Mother Grand
Lodge vi England VII the Appletrer tavern
ia London on june 9th. l7l1. In thu
connection Dr. Thorn touched upon the
peculiarly prominent part played III early
British hic hy the public tavern~ and ale
house where kings were made and unmade,
intrigue~ Matched and political, moral and
social movements planned. The speaker
then told NJ thr forming III the first lodge
IA Scotland, nineteen years after the for
nation NJ the English chapter aud Nj the
elevation ~ Jonathan Sayre to the Office
OF first wor~hipiul grand master. In con
%clu~Iun Dr. Thorn spoke 1T the trials sac
cc>~iully overcome by the early Masonic
hndic- and the spread and growth III the
order, winding up M talk with a~hnrt
poem illustrating the high ideals oi Mason
IN.
Mr.. j. X. Bull. past worthy matron a.
the Order Of the Eastern Star ~ q very
few remarks told III the strength VI the
Eastern Stars the largest women organ
%ization Ia the world. Mr.. Bull said that
the order had $4,000 members ana that
all OF them could be counted upon by the
country III the hour ~ it- crisis and that
the mcmhcr> could BE- depended upon Ia
bring iov 20 the camp eft the soldier and
tu the home.
Am a Mason" the toast given by
II. n. Goodrich. gave In lavman hearers
u clearer understanding Ut what Masonry
means 90 q Mason. Mr.. Goodrich spoke
Nj the high obligations \ man assumed
when h. entered Masonry. "Ma~onry.' he
! sand. IN not 4 reform school. il will not
bake Il bad man good bUt ii will make y
good man better" Mr.. Goodrich spoke of
coming from 4 family oi Ml~on- and ut
the keen Joy ot hi own entry into Mason
~ had given hi~ father who during hi
lifetime was \ very active Mason.
Following Mr.. Goodrich Mr.. ID. McLcu-
don. worthy matron ot Hope chapter. the
local branch ut the Eastern Star lodge.
spoke Of the wonderful progress made by
the chapter IN the past few years. NJ ii-
furnishing I'LL kitchens and parlur~ ANA
of the payment of the last dollar indcbi
c,lnc~~ and stated that II now was iinan-
cially strong. Mr.. McLcndon paid q
tribute 10 her fellow member and the spirit
Ut fellowship and cooperation that per
'vadcd the chapter.
The Ladies. God Blc~- Them. was rc-
~pondcd IL IN characteristic style ~ Judge
"A - N.-t IrIr. W.-f'- rnu,rrl- uar.