The broad ax., 1926-07-17
BY CHARLES STEWART. JR.

muCn 10 the history OF LlnCOlh NSlhS-
terry, 123rd Street and Kedzie Avenue,
Sunday, July II, was the dedication
Of the Masonic section and the unveil-
ing Of column BY the Most Worship
full Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Illi-
nois and Jurisdiction, under the aus
pices of North Star Lodge No l, F. &
A. NJ. Chicago. Ill The committee
in charge, 0. B. Johnson, w. NJ; ]. G.
Tyree, S. W.; c. E. Moore, J. W.
M. J. Emory, A. Abadie, M. H. jack
son, Marshall Felix Thomas, w. NJ, L.
W. Dickerson Lodge No. l44
Promptly at 2 o'clock members
from each OF the several lodges in the
jurisdiction gathered at the entrance
of the cemetery and marched to the
location of the section, the program
was then begun, the opening song, All
Hail the Power Of Jesus Name was
sung by the assembly. Invocation was
pronounced by the Rev. r. H. Rag
land, Corner Stone Lodge No. 81. His
words of blessing were of that char
acter that in their fullest sense called
the attention to the solemn duty for
which they had gathered The lodge
selected to be represented in prayer
Corner Stone within itself gives SYM
bolic significance to the beginning of
a temple, and the outline of his in
vocation told the story of Solomon
which directly kept before the men,
bers Of the Order the earth in short
upon which they stood would soon be
uncovered and six by feet they would
be entombed. While singly they fell,
collectively on the final day they
would awaken and join the great hosts
OF Hiram from all sections Of the
world The selection by the quartette,
Mines. Fouche, Berry, Humphrey, and
Hedrington was well rendered. The
introduction of Master of Ceremonies
by 0. B. Johnson, W. NJ, of North
Star Lodge, followed
Tn turn, H. NJ. Jackson, Master OF
Ceremonies Of North Star Lodge No.
/, made few remarks and introduced
the Most Worshipful Grand Master
Jno. c. Ellis, Decatur Lodge No. II,
Decatur. Ill, who said in part: Il trav-
eled from my home in Macon County,
ILL.,, adjacent to Springfield, where
stands the tomb of the most beloved
of all Americans. Fully realizing that
was coming to take part in the dedi-
cation of plot set apart in this ceme-
terry bearing his name. TO become in
the future the city Of the sleeping
members that represent the most uni
versal organization on all earth.
This shaft will ever stand as bea-
con light to tell the story of the con-
struction of the work of King Solomon,
whose temple was the most benefcent
OF ancient architecture which in its
East set the Most Worshipful Grand
Master Hiram and the south and west,
coupled with the other stations give
the first key, as North Star Lodge No.
|, give the first key to the new tomb
to be represented in. this city After
time and service have closed out the
lives of men who have loved and cher
ished the work of this the greatest Sc
|cret organization of all earth. And being
fully mindful of the history of the tenn
pie and the name Of Lincoln where we
have chosen to gather each Decoration
Day to lay flowers as an emblematic
tribute to the square and compass that
when the leaves shall by their time
have died, they will have enriched the
earth and their fragrance will have
gone afar to perfume the air which will
inculcate in the minds Of the inhaler
the loftiness Of this mighty cause.
Looking to the east, the west, the
south see those who came represent
ing the Order of the Eastern Star and
the Heroines Of Jericho, who come to
give US cheer in fact and in truth, and
it is my solemn prayer to the Master
that the words spoken and the music
sung here today shall so enshrine your
souls that in the innermost recesses.
you will keep these reasons for the
fullest Importance Of this occasion, and
as time passes on and-you gather in
your various lodge halls, you will have
become more imbued in the solemn
duty that marks the entrance to the
entered apprentice, the master and
other higher degrees, win be mindful
Of the fact that when the plumes and
the capes have been taken off and the
old sword shall have been laid at your