The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-01
AMERICA
IS REVERED IN
EUROPE TODAY
l.. p. Newly, Head of Knights
Templar, COntrOverts Inn
pressiOns of Others
SPEAKS OF AID GIVEN
Knights Templar of Bismarck
and Mandan Honor Visitors
With Banquet


ca is held in contempt throughout
Europe does not know what he is
talking about, was the blunt state
ment of Leonidas T. Newly, grand
master of the grand encampment,
Knights Templar of the United
States. in an address in the Masonic
temple last night.
America. he said, has made a rec
ord for disinterested charity and
help in many countries in Europe
which will endear America TO those
people for many years, he declared.
American aid alone, he said, is sup
porting 10000 war orphans in
France alone.
America, he said, is the only coun-
try in the world, outside of some
help from the British Isles, that is
doing anything in charitable way
to relieve conditions in the Old
World. He declared that the war
seemed to have deadened the finer
sense of brotherly love in all but
the English speaking countries of
the world.
Speaking Of the activities of Mas
ons during and after the war, he
said that Masonic efforts during the
war abroad were not so great as
they might have been because Mas
ons were Disseminated against as
an organization, but detailed war
aid through other channels and the
work being done since the war in
rehabilitation. Mr.. Newly was in
France twice during the war, being
engaged in war work.
Defends "Y"
He made vigorous defense Of the
Y. NJ. G. A. activities during the war
in France. He said he went there
to investigate the "Y", that he was
prejudiced against it when he went
but that his conclusion after an in
vestigation was that "The American
~ was the biggest thing in France
outside of the American army" and
said it did over 80 percent of all re-
lief and recreatiOnal work of the
character of work it did.
He also paid tribute to the ~
girls during the war. He said re-
creational heads sent actresses and
others over at first, but brought
them back and in their place went
girls from the churches of the land.
He declared their spirit of camara-
derie was a revelation to all Euro
pean peoples.
He also declared the American Y.
M. c. A. now is doing wonderful
work in Austria, Czecho- Slovakia
and other eastern European coun-
tries "where civilization now is alb
solutely at an end"
Mr. Newly in his talk, which he
said was intended to be informal,
traced the history of Masonry and
told Of his Investigations of the
builders Of old He said he was a
firm believer in evolution, but not
in the Darwinian theory. He men
toned the accomplishments Of peo-
Piles Of old, particularly the ancient
Egyptians and said that these peo-
pie excelled the modern day, at least
in hosting machinery and in some
phases of architecture. No modern
builders, he said, have ever evolved
hosting machinery which would put
into place the stones of the pyra-
mids, or the pillars of many other
ancient temples.
A banquet, attended by Is knights
Templar of Tancred Commandery
No. l, Bismarck, and Occur de Lion
No. Is, Mandan, was held earlier in
the evening, the banquet being serv-
ed by Ladies of the Eastern Star.
Banquet Given
J. L. Bell was POSTMASTER, and
number of Knights Templar made
brief talks. Grand Master f. C.
Eddy of Fargo, of the North Dakota
Commandery, extended formal well
come to Mr. Newly and his party.
Grand Master f. A. Ripley of Man.
dan, head Of the Masonic lodges of
the state, told of the progress of
Masonry in the state, saying there
now are about $4,000 members. He
also spoke of the work Of the Mason
ic Service Association, and said that
it was founded on belief that MAS
onry means more than wearing
badge; each member must render
service in community, his state life"
He said the program the past year
had been devoted chiefly to the
cause of educati6n.
Judge A. NJ. Christensen praised
the state of North Dakota and it's
peoples, Rev. W. j. Hutcheson de-
clared that the knights Templars
of the modern day must go forth
to forward the kingdom of God
through Masonry" Isaac H. Het-
finger Of Kansas City, Mo-, grand
sword bearer, expressed the appre-
citation of the visitors for their en-
tertainment.
Grand Master Newly spoke brief
ly, devoting his remarks chiefly to
the injunction to Knights Templar
to render real service.
81 don't want any Knight Temp
lar to forget that Templarism' is
founded OH Chr stianity and the
Christian virtues" he asserted. "God
never intended that we should wear
long hair to be Christians. he
lieve that God put us on this earth
to enjoy life, and one of the great
est accomplishments is to seek means
of enjoying life"
The Christian principles and up
lift Of humanity must, however, he
declared, form the basis Of the ac-