The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
MASONIC HISTORY MADE IN DECEMBER
Birthday Anniversary Of Albert
 Pike Outstanding Feature

The outstanding Masonic anniversary in the month of December is the birth day of Albert Pike, who was born December %, 1909, in Boston. Albert Pike was the greatest Masonic scholar of all time. His works fill scores of volumes and cover the whole range of human knowledge. He was called the Homer of America and the Zoroaster of Modern Asia.
 The promulgation of the Monroe Doc Urine will be commemorated on Decem- Der 2, because on that date, 1923, Pres ident James Monroe formulated it in a message to congress. President Monroe was a Mason.
 Revolutionary anniversaries always have a peculiar interest for Masons because most of the leaders in that epoch-making struggle were members of the Masonic fraternity. "The Crisis" by Thomas Paine, appeared on Decem- Der 19, 1776, and it became a clarion call for liberty.
 The assault on Quebec occurred on December 31, 1775, at which time Gen. eral Richard Montgomery lost his life. This was one of the most heroic events of the Revolutionary war.
 The Boston tea party will be remem- bered on December 16, the historic party having taken place that day of the month in the year 1773. It is a sacred tradition of the fraternity that Masons took a conspicuous part in the affair.
 Valley Forge calls up memories of the divine fortitude and determination of Washington's army during the dark days of reverses and despair. The Con- tinental army went into winter quar- ters at Valley Forge on December 19, 1777. Five days later there assembled at Washington's headquarters the St. Johns Regimental, Masonic lodge, work ing among the New York troops. Among the well-known Masons at Val ley Forge were Anthony Wayne, John Marshall, Peter Muhlenberg and James Monroe.
 The Masonic history of one of Washington's most trusted generals IS conspicuous in December dates. Gen. eral John Sullivan, who later became grand master of New Hampshire, was raised a Master Mason in St. John's lodge, Portsmouth, N. H., on December 28, 176S.
 Masons are always interested in, an | nlVerSdTleS connected Wllu tuc Slca Washington, who was an honored mem Der of the fraternity and was at one time master of Masonic lodge. His farewell to his officers of the Conti- mental army occurred at Fraunce's tav ern, New York City, December 4, 17S3 | Two Masonic presidents will be hon ored during December. Andrew Jack son, whose services to Masonry are known to all, was born December 29 1908; and on December Il, 1916 James Buchanan, fifteenth president ot the United States, was raised Master Mason in lodge No. 43, Lancaster, Pa
 Other famous Masons who will be remembered are Napoleon, who was lni tiated a Mason at Malta while first consul of France; Oscar II, of Sweden who was made a Mason December z 1S49, and later became Grand Master oi Masons of Sweden; the Duke of Vel lington, who was raised in lodge No 494, on the Irish roll, at a meeting held in December, 1790, at Trim, County Meath; Wolfgang A. Mozart, the musi cal genius, who wrote Masonic opera and was a member of Lodge Eur Gek ronten Huffmung at Vienna, died De cember 5, 1791; and King Kalakaua of Hawaii, who was made master of his lodge, Le Progress de rOceanie, No 124, on December 27, 1875.