Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-29
SCOTTISH RITE
CLUB GATHERS
Maundy Thursday Observed
With Feast Here; Butt
Named President

Observing Maundy THURSDAY rites
rs Scottish Rite Masons, members
of the Rio Grande Valley club met
at Ell Jardin Thursday night.
AT the conclusion of the impress
siye ceremony Howard E. Butt OF
Harrington was elected president for
the coming year. r.. E. Green OF
Brownsville was elected vice presl-
dent. and Chas. D. Brown OF
Brownsville, secretary.
Harry Num-, POSTMASTER. opened
the rituai:tsic rerast anc briefly eX-
planned the observance. Following
this America was sung by the gatc-
ering. The invocation was given
by Or. c. II. Thorn.
A number of tcasts were given
following the feast.
Major Fletcher Gardner OF Fort
Brown in his toast To the Presi-
cent of the United States" paid
tribute to the emphasis put on law
enforcement by President Hoover IN
his inaugural address "MaSonS al
yays stand for Law end order and
pledge themselves 10 support the
laws of the land" Major Fletcher
said
Following this toast the gathering
sang the Star Spangleo Banner.
High tribute vas paic to Sovereign
Grand Commander John H. CowleS,
Sovereign Grand Inspector General
Sam P. Cochran, end to DR.. G. H.
Thorn, who long has been active
in Masonic work in the Valley, by
A. Wayne Wood in his toast TO
the Supreme and Sovereign Grand
Commander and Sovereign Grand
INSPECTOR General in Texas. He
spoke OF the philosophy OF Masonry
and its survival after centuries OF
trials and tr~ibulatiCns.
In q toast to the Most Worship
full Grand Lodge of Texas" r. E.
Green outlined the purposes and
aims Of that body. Their task, that
of linking together an organization
for the good of ell mankind as they
meet in daily life, is nj small one"
he said.
DR.. Thorn likened Masonry to the
stars and other celestial bodies and
said il "illuminates the minds of
all the earth as every Masonic body
is a school of philosophy" His toast
was addressed ITO All Regular Ma
sons and Masonic bodies of all rites
and degrees over the surface of the
earth"
God IS supreme and is Love; SO
is oma love. particularly your
mother was the theme of a trib-
ute TO the Ladies' by lessee Den
nett. Man is frail and Sweethearts.
wives, slsters and mothers play an
important part in developing all
the good traits in mankind he
said.
A silent toast was drunk to all
"Masons whose labors have ceased
here below"
George Mensur, president of the
club, told of a meeting of Texas
Masons in Monterrey with members
Of Masonic bodies Of Mexico. He
paid high compliment to the Ma
sons Of Mexico and urged that their
organizations be recognized by Tex
as bodies This was the subject of
the Monterrey conference.
Mr.. Butt in accepting the post of
president for the coming year, sug-
gested an organized effort to secure
candidates for the higher ranks to
take the work ct the reunion to be
held at San Antonio April 10.
Good work Of Shrine hospitals
for crippled children was discussed
by Vice President Green and sug-
geStion that effort be made to Sc
cure such an institution for the
Valley met with approval.
Judge 0. G. Daucy spoke briefly.
4 suggestion of Mr.. bennett that
Scottish Rite Masons meet fire.
quently in their respective cities in
the Valley met with approval of
the meeting. Mr.. bennett said he
believed this practice would serve
to create interest in the order and
result in larger attendance at VAL
ley-wide meetings.
The meeting was closed with a
benediction by DR.. Thorn. The
general committee was continued in
office. This body is composed Of
Harry Num-, chairman; Holland M.
Wood. A. A. Hargrove, John T. Lo-
max, Howard E. Butt. Fl. B. Mob
lett, George c.. Commons. T. F.
R1ves, Nose j. Harris, A. Y. Baker,
Nv. q Morris and ro1ov40 ua11a