The Washington herald., 1921-08-14
MASONIC ORDER
STARTS NATIONAL
MAGAZINE HERE
Fellowship Forum Has
Successfully Launched
ITSELF.

In the last two months Washing
ton has witnessed the birth. In its
midst, of a national paper. the Fell
.iowstip Forum. ITO the making Of
books there Is no end" II has been
said, and the like might be remarked
of magazines, the fataiitses among
periodicals outnumbering the sur
yiyors, But the Fellowship Forum
has not only weathered the storm
that every new publication mus.
face, but in the remarkably snort
time Il has been in existence. "
has already come to the fore as q
publication that must be reckoned
with.
II was founded by the Masons
Of the United states and describes
itself as "a national weekly de.
voted to the fraternal fnterpreta.
tion Of the worlds current events
Ideal Long Held.
Leading Masons Of the United
States had for years viewed with
satisfaction the vitality and innu-
ence Of their order. but they per-
ceived that every great national
orga anization 10 necessarily q gr9nr
Of innumerabie units, ana that IN
an organization. as In an army the
individual could exert little inhu-
ence alone compared with wnat ne
may WELD when these units are
mobilized, animated with one -pur-
nose and moving toward one OBJ
jectiye, They realized that a pub
lication, as nothing else, could
crystallize these opinions and obtain
unity OF thought and Of action.
Among those who visualized this
possibility was George Fleming
Moore, sovereign grand commander
of the supreme council Of the
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of
FREQ Masonry for the southern jur-
addiction of the United States. Mr.
Moore is now president of Inde-
pendent Publishing Company, rwhich
issues the paper.
Others among the founders were
Samuel +. Cochran, Of Dallas, Tex
head Of one Of the largest insur-
ance agencies Of the South; Robert
s. league. Of Montgomery, Ala, q
leading business man Of that
city: DR.. William L. Robins, vice
| president Of the Liberty National
Bank, Of Washington and OF the
United States Acceptance Corpora
tion. of Philadelphia: L. Cabell Will
hanson, prominent Washington at
tornIy ard Stirling Kerr. Scottish
Rite Deputy in the District for ten
years.
c. ID. Warner Editor.
The business manager is James
8. Vance, practical newspaper
man of many years experience Tine
editor Is Charles D. Warner. who
knows journalism from "a to lz-
zard." Mr.. Warner Is a thirty-third
degree Mason Of the northern jur-
isdiction
President Harding. after scanning
the first issue of the Fellowship
Forum, felicitated the publishers on
its appearance. The letter OF the
President is as follows:
My Dear Mr.. Moore:
Thanks for sending me a copy
of the initial issue of the Fellow
ship Forum. l have found 1t In
teresting, and II seems to me TO
have possibilities of great useful
ness, both to the fraternity and to
the nation.
Very sincerely yours,
WARREN G. HARDING"
In its Initial issue, tne relo"-
ship Forum set forth this policy and
these aims of the publication:
ITO assist in AmericsniZing g
America by educational work for
and among the, people.
ITO seek to unity all men and
women Of good will in active and
effectual work for and in the great
humanitarian and educational move =
ments. whether they are started in
America or elsewhere.
To publish only the truth, with
out abuse or bitterness. and no'
open it's pages to any interest or
cause, which Is in its nature or in
the method Of its advocacy inimical
to the interest of the whole people.
TT will not, therefore. enter into
sectarian or religious discussion nor
into partisan political debates, al
though 1t will stand firmly for the
basic ideas of religion. namely, the
fatherhood of God and the brother
hood of man and the Immortality of
the soul.
TT will endeavor 60 print the
news. which is suitable for its pages,
interesting or advantageous to its
readers, so far as its ability will per-
nit. including a fine foreign service,
reliable financial and commercial
letters, and it will not forget the
lighter side of life"
The Offices of the Forum are at
SIG Twelfth street northwest.