Weekly journal-miner., 1919-11-26
MASONIC LEADERS IN AMERICA

In these days when the nation appears turning with new
 the faith of founders and tme-honored maxms and slogans coming into ue many reader of
 history refreshing his knowledge the early struggle for in dependence will doubt upon the weknown triad Lib er Equality Fraternity without discovering anything in the early popularity of these words suggest Masonic relationship Probably there members of the Masonic themselves with such an implication Yet any, within without the fraternity taking trouble to search
 for facts will very likely be surprised generally the leading concerned in establishing the United States Nation Masons All the familiar historical incidents reread in the light of Masonic facts, interest significance Paul Reveres Ride so well celebrated by LongfeIow verses might be famous likewise exploit Not only Revere himself Mason so was Robert Newman who hung the signal lantern in the old north church and aso William Dawes who gave by way Roxbury Revere did by of Charestown James O the Bostonan whose pamphlets nveghed against arbitrary
 of the Crown and paved the way for revolution Patrick
 Henry whose eoquence the Virginia House of Bougesses help ed to bring the south the support of the cause Maons Samuel Adams Joseph Warren, Josiah Quincy joined with Otis and Revere in laying plans for the revolution
 the Green Dragon Inn The famous Boston Tea Party according the information gathered by Madison C. Peters preparing little volume Masons Makers of America projected in the residence of Mason and its descent upon the ships Wharf led by members of St. Andrews Lodge headed by Paul Revere, then of its junior officers.
 It matter of fairly knowledge that Masonic the sners of the Declaration of Independence As matter of fact there fysix sgne and all but six members of the fraternity The gne of the completed document formally representing congressional tion Mason John Hancock Masons who took hand in drafting the Declaration John Adams Benjamin Franklin Roger Sherman of Connecticut and Robert Livingston Some say that Thompson Jefferson member this committee likewise Mason Certainly Richard Henry Lee He drew the preliminary resolutions independence And Masons largely composed the convention which Charlotte North Carolina ill May 15 to the soaed Meckenburg Dec Independence lines similar those followed later the principal declaration With such showing in the pre-
 minares of national experience Masonic participation only be expected in the actual inception of It is not surprising, therefore, find that fifty Mason the COnsttu
 Convention membership of fifty-fye that N1aons and Masonic paaphenaa played important part the inauguration of the first president himself member of the ordr Or that the governors of all the thirteen at that time similarly distinguished.
 Perhaps the striking prevalence of Masonry, however ill the personnel of Wasingtons Of his nnine generals twenty MasOns That their pledges of aer nal support might have counted heavily his benefit in the try ng days that to perhaps be inferred from the that of the no-Nasonc maorgenera Lee notor for his Monmouth failure another Gates who constantly 2otted to undermine and suppant the commandernche the hd Thompson Conway of the infamous Conway caba and he fourth Thomas Mn whose negligence inspector of the army made his dismissal necessary In the whole list of Wash ngtons brgadcgenerals numbering sixty, only one Stephen Moyan without Masonic degrees. Many Masons distinguished service There Ethan Allen of Tconder fame; Captain Corcoran of Aliens Green Mountain Boys Colonel William Baron capturc of General Prescott of the King and Henderson, the hero of Harlem Heights whO captured oy the British, paroed through the Interpretation of Mason RODert MOrrlS nailCler O the reVOlutOn Mason; a Polish Jew named Haym Saomon Phadel-
 an who said have given upward of $65OOO0 to the support ' America ill the great struggle John Marshall Alexander
 Hamilton, and James Madison all Masons. It record hat may well lead members of the order look their aurcs Christian Science Monitor.
 Just the big problem what has become of the old aslioned paving boom Mt Vernon street?
 Why is it there 97 ways do thing wrong, to each me that is right?
 Somehow cant reconcile Governor Coolidge with the c,obIa, ,,of1T,