Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-06
The Gift Shop
Room 20i Merchants Bank Bldg.
GIFTS and NOVELTIES.

er The cro~~piece and overlooked their
arid lands. then had they cause for re-
ioicing. for ID meant hfe-giving crops and
plcnty: and Ia in time the sign of the
cross cam. N BE- accepted a. the insignia
of happinc-~-the sign of life. Ia this
great democracy each man j. privileged
Ia accept his own Interpretation 81 not
onlN III, religion and hi~ manner at wor-
shin. but ~ hi~ own particular manner
OF living. 10 he remain within the realms
VI social and legal morality.
Scottish Rite Masonry finds it'- great
cst avenue for expression IN our country.
| America-harbor for the oppre-~ed-who
stands with her welcoming arm, and com
forting bosom open to the downirodden
and prosecuted Of the whole world. tNpltieS
IN her benign attitude toward mankind,
that particular virtue. which ~ my mind m
the greatest. practi~ed and preached by
| Scottish Rite Masonry federation.
'..Iu.t IA this time IN the question ri in
tolerance a. against liberation foremost
most before the world. The terrible mad
me-. that In, drenched nearly al Of Eu-
ropc III ~ awful dolugt al blood. the hun
GER. the rapine. the destruction and death
wrought ~ the awful war i the result
of the domination 81 Intolerance IN most
Of the old world countries.
.lIow fortunate are we then who live
under the folds OF old Glory. where the
Mohammedan. the Jew. the CHRISTIAN
yc~. even the pagan " assured the right
To his OWN spiritual convictions and e. his
own political beliefs and %inclinatIon- with
ont hindrance.
At behooves a. then a. Americans, ma
tive born or naturalized. % glorify our
beloved country. striving 20 do our III
most u uphold her laws and traditions
that she may continue ~ a heaconlisht
10 the world, Of freedom, light and %tolera-
tion. and ~ uphold the hands "a our
government IN what they strive 10 DO to-
ward accomplishing The great destiny
marked ont for u-.
More especially IL this true 1T these
times ~ stress and grave danger, when in
return for the liberation and advantages
enjoyed IN u~. Ne should offer y united
support tu the one. chosen bv the VOICE
~ Tie majority III our countrvmen tn lead
a.. IN hi~ eudenvor~ 10 guide the bark con
tanning our national honor and integrity
through troubled -ea--perhap~ the dark
est water Of war.
Brethren. AK You w loin me III
drinking az the health of the president
of the United States. May God grant
him wisdom and strength commensurate
with ID, tremendous task before him. May
III ~ given the Light IA lead W. to peace +.
bat ID forced against our will into war.
then may the Great God 81 FEDERATION in
-pire him N lead a. ~ victory"
Dr. NJ. +. Spivey. in Brownsville with
the State health service. gave the toast
ITO Scottish Rite Masonry DIR. Spivet
spoke without notes. and n the meeting
WA secret. nv report could W. taken Vt
speeche- at the time. Fellow Mason~ this
morning cumplimcnted him highly w hi~
Handling uf the traditional topic
Gregg Wood. of Mission. made y stir
ring toast ITO thc Sovereign Grand Conn
mander'' of the order. and 4. Wayne Wood
~ Brownsville paid tribute "To the Grand
Lodge of Texas"
Mr. Wood responded eNtemporaneou~lv.
re made reference w the response to the
origin. growth aud present condition of the
Grand Lodge of Texas. IT, touched his
Itorirally W. The early relationship VA Rio
Grande Lodge No. 81. formed IN 1919. to
the Grand Iatdge. The magnitude INTO
which the state body ha. grown from it-
simple beginning~. Mr.. Wood pointed ont
with r|evcrcnt pride. The Grand Lodge oi
Texas hc reminded hi~ fellow knights orig
mated in 1897 with three local lodge ana
now include more than lice organiza-
ltiouS. lTe spoke VT the perfection W.T. the
state organization and ot it- cudcavor~
for the good and the uplitt sc masonry.
and W.T. it- consequent effort toward thc
iproerc-~ aud hettcrmcnt of the state. thc
nation. and TIE world.
Benjamin kuwal~ki made the toast 'fu
the Sovereign Inspector General II TcN-
a~.'
Lieutenant M. ". Pace of thc Twenty
l~ixtb United State Infantry toasted Tho
MASONRY ui the World
Lieutenant Harry Kalman I.oew. Fourth
Tinted State infantry. ended the series
Moi obligatory ion-t- with A tribute 'To the
Ladies'" IVY follows.
fin concentrating my mind. multln-
eou~lv upon Tire two ideas. the Ladies and
Masonry. mN uppcrmu-t thought i-. h"N
dependent i- the latter in IAN teachings
ideals. ana accomplishments upon thc IH-
tlurnce mo uur women, mother. wives. -i--
tiers. daughter. We believe that nv