The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-27

IL EkfUVAuk4uty IASGAWtsy.
4 This oflicial announcement. Autho
rised FOR publication by "A. n. IN
King, will for all time be 81 great i'm
portance and even greater sfgni1canc'
I to every member OF the craft. MOI
I only under the Jurisdiction Of tn
: United Grand Lodge Of England. bu
! Throughout the world. The Admission
to Masonry Of Edward Prince Of
n Wales" II an event to which all Crafts
: and on which they ali wtIl look bach
with satisfaction.
Il The members OF the Household
Brigade Lodge. No. 1914. were sum
moned for an emergency meeting or
Friday. the End inst. tor one especia
business:
ITO Initiate
Colonel His Royal fIishness Ed
ward A. G! g., Prince OF Wales and
Duke Of Cornwall. K g.. age -, Gren.
adler Guards.
Il Proposed by the Worshipful Mas.
ter, n. r. III. the Duke Of Connaught
NJ. w. Grand Master.
I Seconded by the Worshipful Dep.
NY Master"
i II. Il. II. the Duke of connaught
M. w. Grand Master, presided on the
occasion "a Worshipful Master Of the
lodge.
After the ceremony in lodge a ban.
duet was held, presided over by the
Duke OF Connaught. NJ. w. Grand
Mastery, on whose immediate right
sat the illustrious initiate. The toast
Of Tho King and the Craft having
been given from the chair. and re-
ceived with even more than the ac-
customed Masonic warmth.
Brother Lord Blythswood, /. p. D.
NJ. proposed the toast Of THE Grand
Master: Our Master observing that
gratitude to the Grand Master for the
great work he had done for Freema-
sonry. The lodge desired to render
him especial honor; and. though II
was a day late, he voiced the heartiest
wish of each one of them for many
happy returns OF His Royal High
ness's birthday, which .auspicious date
had fallen the day before.
The toast having been drunk with
enthusiasm, the Grand Master ok
pressed his sincere acknowledge nta
to Brother Lord Blythswood for the
manner In which 1t had been SUBJ
mitted. and all the brethren present
for the cordial way in which It had
been received. He rendered tribute
to the craft for the unswerving 10y
atty with which they had supported
him throughout his Grand Master
ship. He gave the toast Of "Our Ini-
tiate." observing that they looked
back to the days Of the Princes
grandfather, King Edward VII, who
was deeply interested in F'reemasonry,
and they remembered with great at
lection the interest he took In the
craft.
1 Great enthusiasm marked the re-
ception of the toast, the usual observ-
ance being followed by three hearty
cheers
Brother n. r. H.. the Prince Of
Wales returned thanks for the cor
diality OF the greeting extended to
him, and said that he felt II to be q
great honor that the ceremony Of his
| initiation should have been performed
by his great-uncle. who was not only
Master OF that lodge but Grand Mas
ter of England. He had been very
much impressed by the ceremony;
and though he knew that he had been
taught only a few OF the secrets, he
| realized that there were some prin-
ciples OF Freemasonary known to all
the world, and that these were Broth
| The Tiers Toast" In the ac-
customed Masonic way. closed the pro-
ceedings OF a most memorable even
| 1nE-London Freemason.
4 SAINT JOHNS DAY.
A Looking back TO the time when
even in ou- own day the feasts OF the
Saints John--two eminent Christian
Patrons tn Masonry--used to DO cele-
brated by the lodges all over the
country, we cannot but feel sad that
this beautiful and time-honored Gus
tom has almost fallen into disuse.
1t was on the day Of Saint John
the Baptist tJune 24), 1917. that the
Grand Lodge of the World was found
ed. and from 1t has sprung all the
1t behooves us to commemorate SO
important and suspicious event.
Last year war conditions prevented
lthecelebration of the bi-centenary OF
our Masonic organization; and this
! year we pray that peace may be
proclaimed throughout the world 20
that we may celebrate 1t in spirit and
in truth--if not In any informal ex-
ercises: for II Is already too late ia
prepare for any great. celebration by
that time.
There is no reason why any juris-
diction should fail to celebrate this
day, and no brother should abstain
from taking 4 part In It.
The only relic OF the day Of Saint
John the Evangelist that we know
that IL left in this community Is Pos
sum Night" in old Manchester Lodge,
No. IL. on the south side OF the
on the 27th day OF every succeeding
December.
Let us get back to a revival OF these
good old time festivals.-va. Masonic
journal.