Evening star., 1923-10-15
BETTER SCHOOLS
PLEA OF MAS0NS
Head of Scottish Rite Body,
in Session Here, Also
Pleads for Hospital.

! Appeal for greater educational facil-
{ tiles throughout the nation and the
erection of tuberculosis hospital for
Masons were the points stressed in
, the opening address of John H.
Cowles, Sovereign Grand Commander
of the Supreme Council, thirty-third
degree Ancient and Accepted Scottish
| Rite, southern jurisdiction, at the
| biennial session of the order at the
! Scottish Rite temple here today.
! After favorably' commenting upon
the passage of the Oregon school law,
Mr.. Crowles stated that an education
bill would be brought before the COM
ing Congress carrying with IL the
identical features that the Towner-
Stirling bill contained, the chief fea-
| ture being the creation of national
! department of education to be IN
icharge of a member of the Presidents
| cabinet.
Praises "Red school House."
| school house." Mr.. Cowles said: '"The
free public school is the great equal
| izer. the remover of all class, the
| leyeler of race and creed distinction,
where the child of the rich mingles
! freely with the child of the poor;
WneEe the CnllQ Oh IHe CdlHOllC SLOu Ouiu
freely and without elf-conSclousnesS
mix with the child of the Jew; where
Mohammedan and Christian. Buddhist
and heather, Latin and Celt, Amerl-
| can and foreigner can meet and have
| their minds properly nodded for the
future, so that they can grasp the
full meaning of liberty, equality and
fraternity, and thus become full
armed with manly vigor and intelli-
gent reaSon-the American citizen or
| tomorrow"
In bringing the matter of a proposed
| hospital for tuberculosis before his
\ hearers, Mr.. Cowles said: THAT We may
\ make more comprehensive our work in
| behalf of the nation, by adding to the
mental and moral improvement of the
| citizen that of the physician also, aft
the judgment is that our present funds,
with prospects as to the income in the
future justify it, l would strongly recon-
mend the erection of a modern hospital
| for the cure of our brethren who suffer
| from that dread malady, tuberculosis :
! Following luncheon at 12 80 o'clock
| the delegates made a visit to Mount
Vernon and to the tomb of the un-
known soldier at Arlington. Tonight a
| reception will be given by the supreme
| Council in houor of the heads of the
| Grand Lodge, the Grand Chapter, the
| Grand Council of the Grand Commandry.
A memorial service in honor of AL
| bert Pike was held yesterday after
noon. TIE addresses We're given by Rev.
Elmer l. Gishen and Thomas ]. Hark-
| ins.
The following active members of the
Supreme Council are present: John H.
| Cowles, Louisville, Ky. (grand COM
| mander); Charles E. Rosenbaum. Little
Rock, Ark; Judge Edward c. Day,
| Helena, Mont; Perry w. Weidner, Los
Angeles, Calf: Garnett n. Morgan,
| Nashville. Tenn; Melville r. Grant,
Mississippi City, Miss; Samuel p.
| Cochran. Dallas, Tex: Philip S. NAL
colin, Portland, Ore; William p. Filmer,
San Fransicso, Calf; Hyman w. Wit
cover, Savannah, Ga; Fred c. Schram,
Salt Lake City, Utah; Olin S. Wright,
| Plant City, Fla; Marshall w. Wood,
/ Boise, Idaho; Frank c. Patton, Omaha,
Neb.; Thomas G. Fitch, Wichita. Kans.
Robert c. Crump. Richmond, Va:
Thomas j. Harkins, Asheville, n. c.;
Judge Alexander G.. Cochran Of st.
Louis, Mo-, and George F. Moore of
Alabama.