Vol. XVIII. No. 8. FEBRUARY 19 0 5 -A MSONIC AWGAZINE PUBLISHED BY THE TRESTLE BOARD CO SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. — DO YOU WANT — SUMMER BOARDERS? People living along the North Shore Railroad, or reached by its lines, are invited to send in description of their hotels, boarding houses, camp grounds, etc., to Geo. W. Heintz, 222 Sansome Street, San Francisco, for insertion in North Shore annual publication. No charge. ®oari CONTENTS FOR FEBRUARY, 1905 Abraham Whipple, American Sailor and Patriot 475 The Knights of To-morrow 4*1 Washington, the First American 4. S3 Officers of Solano Lodge No. 299, F. & A. M 4*5 Excelsior Lodge No. 166, F. & A. M 4*6 Cornerstone at San Jose 4*7 The San Francisco Bodies, A. & A. S. R 4ss In Old Mexico 4S9 Perfect Ashlars of Masonic Thought 490 Editor’s Corner 492 The Landmarks of Masonry. Non-Affiliated Masons. Obedience to the Civil Law. Life Membership. Don’t Worry. A Veteran Retires. A Pioneer Editor. The Letter G 497 Albert Pike Temple Completed 498 Masonic Degrees at Cut Rates 500 Bits of Unwritten Masonic History 503 Pacific Lodge No. 136, F. & A. M 504 Yesterday and To-day the Same 505 Introspection • 506 Three Generations of Masons 507 Freemasonry and Citizenship 509 Eastern Star Points 511 Chips from the Stone Quarries 514 Book Shelf 516 PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY trestle Board Company / 02-104 Second St San Francisco, Cal. Edited by James Wright Anderson Walter N. Brunt* and Edmund Mansfield Atkinson. Business Manager. Subscription Price, $i.oo a Year; Single Copies, io Cents. Entered at the Post Office at San Francisco. California, as second-class matter. Liberal commission to active agents. Correspondence solicited from every locality, jurisdiction and country on subjects pertaining to every Rite and Branch of Masonry. THE TRESTLE BOARD Masonic Calendar. IN EVENING CLOTHES FOR I 31 MEDIATE USE WE STAND PRE-EMINENT (|i) p 31 “i 5 (IJfjne. Jveilue Sc (gxrl U5XOP 16*sh ®-ll lifrs. 132 ikcarng j$>lrrel, ^an J^rancisro. SflN FRflNGISG O AND ALAME DA GOUNTIES. Stated Meetings. MONDAY ist *Occidental Dodge, No. 22. 1st *Hermann Lodge, No. 127. ist -fKing Solomon’s Lodge, No. 260. lit & 3d *San Francisco R. A. Chapter, No. 1. ist & 3d JGolden Gate Commandery, No. 16. ad & 4th gBeulah Chapter, No. 99, O. E. S. 2d &4th ftf Olive Branch Chapter, No. 169 O. E. S. every ***Oakland Scottish Rite Bodies. ist & 3d fffSan Francisco Chapter, No. 196, O. E. S. 1. ast ****Fruitvale Lodge, No. 336. TUESDAY ist *Golden Gate Lodge, No. 30. ist *Oriental Lodge, No. 144. ist **San Francisco Lodge, No. 360. ist JtBrooklyn Lodge, No. 225. every ^Mission Commandery, U. D. ist & 3d *California Chapter, No. 5, R. A. M. ist & 3d **Starr King Chapter, O. E. S., No. 204. ist ffOakland Commandery, No. 11. 2d & 4th tlvy Chapter, No. 27, O. E. S. 2d &4th HfUnity Chapter, No. 65, O. E. S. ist & 3d Berkeley Chapter, O. E. S., Berkeley. WEDNESDAY ist *Mount Moriah Lodge, No. 44. ist *Crockett Lodge, No. 139. ist *Excelsior Lodge, No. 166. ist ^Mission Lodge, No. 169. ist& 3d ffOakland Chapter, No. 36, R. A. M. ist ^California Council, No. 2, R. & S. ; M. 2d tlslam Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. 2d&4th ^jCarita Chapter, No. 115, O. E. S. ist& 3d fKing Solomon’s Chapter, No. 170, O. E. S. THURSDAY ist **Starr King Lodge, 344 ist * *California Lodge, No. 1. ist *Fidelity Lodge, No. 120. ist gSouth San Francisco Lodge, No. 212. ist *Doric Lodge, No. 216. ist ^Mission R. A. Chapter, No. 79. ist || |j Alcatraz Lodge, No. 244. 2d ll Oak Grove Lodge. No. 215. ist *San Francisco Lodge of Perfection, No. i,S. R At Call *San Francisco Chapter, Rose Croix, No. 1 At Call *Godfrey de St. Omar Council, No. 1. At Call *San Francisco Consistory, No. 1. 5th ffOakland Council, No. 12. R. & S . M. At Call *Pacific Coast Masonic Veteran Association 2d & 4th JHarmony Chapter, No. 124, O. E S. 2d & 4th ffOak Leaf Chapter, No. 8, O. E. S. ist & 3d ffOakland Chapter, No. 140, O. E. S. ist & 3d ^California Chapter, No. 183, O. E. S. ist tJJPresidio Lodge, No. 354. FRIDAY ist ♦Pacific Lodge. No. 136. ist *Loge La Parfaite Union, No. 17. ist tf Live Oak Lodge, No. 61. ist ^Durant Lodge, No. 268. every *California Commandery, No. 1. ist & 3d JGolden Gate Chapter, No. 1, O. E. S. ist *Loggi Esperanza Italiana, No. 219. 2d & 4th tCrescent Court, No. 3, R. & A. D. SATURDAY Alameda Lodge, No. 167. ist ffOakland Lodge, No. 188. ist ^Berkeley Lodge, No. 363. 2d §§Alameda Chapter, No. 70, R. A. M. every Masonic Board of Relief, Emma Spreckels Bldg., 927 Market St., Room 604. last *Past Masters’ Association. 2d & 4th ^Mission Chapter, No. 155, O. E. S. ist & 3d X Aloha Chapter, O. E. S., No. 206. * Masonic Temple, Corner Post and Montgomery Sts' t Franklin Hall, Fillmore, bet. Sutter and Bush Sts. % Golden Gate Commandery Hall, 629 Sutter St. \ Masonic Hall, Railroad Ave., South San Francisco, f Masonic Hall, 2668 Mission St., bet. 22d and 23d Sts. ft Masonic Temple, 12th & Washington Sts., Oakland ji E. 14th St., East Oakland, fj Peralta St. near 7th St., West Oakland. $ Masonic Temple, Park St., Alameda. W Masonic Hall, Berkeley Station. ♦♦♦Scottish Rite Cathedral, 14th & Webster Sts., Oakland fH-223 Sutter St. ** Devisadero Hall, 317 Devisadero St. •♦♦♦East 14th St. ana Fruitvale ave., Fruitvale, IttOctavia snd Union Street*. Masonic Hall, Centerville, Cal. trestle Boar ft Vol. XVIII FEBRUARY, 1905 No. 8 Abraham Whipple, American Sailor and Patriot A Commodore in the Revolution Made a Freemason in Colonial Times WRITTEN FOR THE TRESTLE BOARD BY GILBERT PATTEN BROWN.* HEKEVER we find a man of rare intellect struggling to work out his own glory amidst and above bis contemporaries, providing he uses fair means to do so, we are delighted, im- proved and benefited by the lesson ; for he possesses that aristocracy of mind, which is usually allied to excellence in some of the arts and sciences. Among that type of men we can safely credit a few of the many daring patriots of the Revolution. One of no little greatness is the subject of this memoir, and none other than Abraham Whipple, who was born in Providence, R. I., September 26, 1733. His emigrant ancestor was John Whipple, one of the original proprietors of the “Providence Plantations,†and a close friend of the world-renowned and much misunderstood Roger Williams. Abraham Whipple received but little education in his youthful days, and took to the life of a sailor. When but a young ^Author of “Dorothy of Concord,†“The Tory’s Daughter,†“ Colonial Days on the Kennebec,†etc. boy he learned navigation, and before ar- riving at age commanded a ship in the West-India trade. He was honest, of a strong mind, and proved to be a profitable man in the interest of his employers. He made many warm friends in the several ports in the West Indies. In a Danish port a leading merchant took a great liking to Capt. Whipple; his daughter Mary, a maiden of rare beauty, fell deeply in love with the Rhode Island master mariner, and proposed to him. He replied, “Miss, you are a darling girl ; but in the American Colonies there is one of tender heart and Anglo-Saxon blood.†She had been charmed by the powerful eyes of the sailor. On his return from that voyage on Au- gust 2, 1761, he married Sarah Hopkins, sister to Governor Stephen and Commo- dore Ezek Hopkins, whose names are fa- miliar to the student of American his- tory. At the close of the “French War,†and when the King of Spain had declared war against England, Captain Whipple was commissioned commander of the British 476 THE TRESTLE BOARD privateer “Game Cock/’ While engaged in this service, he captured several valua- ble prizes, one being a large Spanish ship with a choice cargo. In the Boston Post- boy and Advertiser of February 4, 1760. appeared the following: “Last Tuesday returned to Providence, after a successful cruise, Capt. Abraham Whipple, of the “Game Cock,†privateer, who sailed from this jilace on the 19th of July last, having taken in said cruise twenty-three French prizes, many of which were valuable. Capt. Whipple, on his passage home, on the 26th of J anuary, spoke with Capt. Robert Brown, in a sloop from Monte Cristo, bound to Yew York, in latitude 39 degrees 30 minutes and longitude 72 degrees 40 minutes, in great distress for want of w^ater and provisions, with which he gen- erously supplied him.†The marriage of the daring sailor to the fair Miss Hopkins had brought him not only to public notice, but in touch with the leading men of the Rhode Island col- ony, and at the ebb of colonial days Cap- tain Whipple proved to be the right man at a most critical time. As early as 1772 things began to get warm with the mother country, and on the evening of June 9tli that year he commanded the daring expe- dition that went to Yamquit Point, there to burn the British schooner “Gaspee,†then lying aground. The deed thorough- ly aroused the people of Providence, this and other like events in the coastwise towns bringing on the American Revolu- tion. On the* following 17th of that month arrived the packet “Hannah,†and as she passed one of the ships of the Royal Navy, in the bay, was ordered to “lay to†for ex- amination, but the captain refused, and as the wind was fair, sailed up to Provi- dence. He there spread the news, and a party of sixty men, in eight row-boats, with Captain Whipple himself in com- mand, embarked to call the ship of war to a settlement. The sixty men had only one musket, and that was taken without Captain Whipple’s permission, as he had proposed to settle the affair without arms. In two of the boats were large quantities of pebble stones, which they intended to use, if necessary. It was 2 o’clock in the morning when the party arrived near the ship. The sentinel cried out: “Who com- mands those boats ?†Capt. Whipple answered: “The sheriff of the County of Kent; I come to arrest Captain Budding- ton.†Soon the captain was on deck, and warned the boats to keep off; and as they came nearer, he fired a pistol shot at the company. In a moment a boy, who had the old musket, fired at the captain and wounded him in the thigh. Great was the confusion; all hands were on deck. Cap- tain Whipple’s boat headed the little squadron, and sixty Rhode Island Yankees captured a ship of the navy of King George III. The pebble-stones from the soil of Roger Williams had driven below deck the sailors of “Merry England.†Af- ter securing them they were taken on shore and the giant ship “Gaspee†was burned. Capt. Wallace, after having made up his mind whom to blame for the first shot against the mother country, wrote the fol- lowing to Capt. Whipple: “You, Abra- ham Whipple, on the 17th of June, 1772, burned his Majesty’s vessel, the ‘Gaspee,’ and I will hang you at the first yard-arm. “James Wallace.†Capt. Whipple’s answer was as follows : “To Sir James Wallace. “Sir : Always catch a man before you hang him. “Abraham Whipple.†Gentle reader, what a picture it would make to-day ! It compares favorably with the world-renowned “Boston Tea Party†(of December 16, 1773). In old Provi- dence all was silent. They well knew that their act was treason against the King, so each had taken a solemn oath not to dis- close it. The Royal Governor offered one hundred pounds sterling, and later the King offered one thousand pounds sterling, for the man who had declared himself THE TRESTLE BOARD 477 COMMODORE ABRAHAM WHIPPLE (FROM AN OLD PORTRAIT.) “the sheriff of the County of Kent.†Un- der the Royal Seal a commission of in- quiry was ordered to sit in Newport, from January to June, 1773, but those engaged in the capture were such faithful and ar- dent Americans that, not until many years later it was told who were engaged therein. In a short time after the capture, Capt. Whipple sailed on a trading voyage to a West India port, not returning until 1774. There had been established at Provi- dence, R. I., in colonial days, “St. John’s Lodge No. 1†of Freemasons. The lead- ing men of Providence and vicinity were members of that sturdy body, and “Abra- ham Whipple, Master Mariner,†was en- tered, crafted and raised within the gift of that sacred body. Commodore Whipple received the de- gree of Master Mason on the evening of June 4, 1771. The Lodge upon that oc- casion was largely attended. Col. William Barton, who captured in the night the British General Prescott, was also a member. As the war was about to break out, the citizens of Providence seized twenty-six guns at Fort Island and took them to town. About that time a delegation from old Portsmouth. N. H., captured a large quantity of powder at Portsmouth Harbor. They, too, were nearly all Freemasons of note. At the news of Lexington the little Rhode Island colony was foremost in the new and most vital issue, and Capt. Whipple took a very prominent part. In June, 1775. the Gen- eral Assembly of Rhode Island ordered the committee of safety to charter two vessels to “protect American trade.†One of ten guns and eighty men and the other of less force, and Abraham Whipple was put in command, with the title of Com- modore. The large vessel was named “Tv a tv ;†the author has been unable to find the name of the smaller one. As the infant navy grew, Commodore Whipple was transferred to the ship “Columbus.†On September 20, 1775, he was ordered by the Governor of Rhode Island to pro- ceed at once to Bermuda, with the sloop “Providence,†and seize all powder in the magazine at that place. He made the 478 THE TRESTLE BOARD daring voyage, but the powder had been taken away before his arrival. On December 22, 1775, Ezek Hopkins was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the American or “Continental Navy;†ac- cording to Cooper, he “appears to have been that of ‘Commodore/ " On October 10, 1776, Congress made up the following rank of captains in the regular service: first, James Nicholson; second, John Manly; third, Hector McNeil; fourth, Dudley Saltonstall; fifth, Nicholas Bid- dle; sixth, Thomas Thompson; seventh, J ohn Barry ; eighth, Thomas Reed ; ninth, Thomas Grennall; tenth, Charles Alex- ander ; eleventh, Lambert Wickes ; twelfth, Abraham Whipple; thirteenth, John Hop- kins; fourteenth, John Hodge; fifteenth, William Hallock; sixteenth, Hoysted Hacker; seventeenth, Isaiah Robinson; eighteenth, John Paul Jones; nineteenth, James Josiah; twentieth, Elisha Hinman; twenty-first, Joseph Olney ; twenty-second, James Robinson; twenty-third, John Young; twenty-fourth, Elisha Warner. Commodore Hopkins was then an old man, and the senior officer under him was Abra- ham Whipple. The following is a letter by Commodore Whipple to Captain Tucker : “To Samuel Tucker, Captain of the Navy of the United States of America, and Commander of the Continental frigate ‘Boston/ “Sir : Enclosed I transmit you a copy of the Resolutions of Congress, September 20, 1779, also the copy of a letter from the Honorable Marine Board, Philadelphia, September 22, 1779, together with a copy of my orders from the Honorable Navy Board, Eastern Department, November 20; all which you are carefully to attend to, and in case of any misfortune the whole to be destroyed before any of the enemy's boats board you. “I am, with due respect, Sir, “Your most obedient, very humble servant, “Abraham Whipple/' “Continental Frigate ‘Providence,' at sea, November 23, 1779." Commodore Whipple was in command of that squadron. The place of siege was in and around Charleston, S. C. The fol- lowing is another letter to Capt. Tucker: “Sir: You are hereby ordered to un- moor your ship immediately (wind and weather permitting), and fall down into Rebellion Road, and there to anchor till further orders. It is expected that these orders will be complied with immediately. Given under my hand, on board the Fri- gate ‘Providence,' in the Port of Charles- ton, this 29th day of January, 1780. “Abraham Whipple." Major General Benjamin Lincoln was in command of the land forces. The fol- lowing is his brief letter to Commodore Whipple : “Charleston, February 11, 1780. “Sir: You will please send, this even- ing, a row guard into the mouth of Wap- poo Cut; and on the approach of the enemy you will fire three swivel guns at half minute's distance. “I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, “B. Lincoln. “Captain Whipple." Commodore Whipple's fleet, we find, consisted of the “Providence," flagship, thirty guns ; the “Boston," thirty guns ; “Queen of France," twenty guns, and the “Ranger," ten guns, also several schooners. The following is a letter from General Washington, thanking the Commodore for his quick passage to and from France, also his good work in blockading: “Headquarters, Fredericksburg, “November 25th, 1778. “Sir: Major Nichols handed me your favor of the 12th inst. I am greatly pleased with the gallant circumstance of your passage through the blockaded har- bor, and much obliged to you "for detail of your vo}^age. It was agreeable to hear of your safe arrival with the valuable articles of your invoice. “With my best wishes for your future success, I am, Sir, “Your most humble servant, “George Washington. THE TRESTLE HOARD 479 “To Captain Abraham Whipple, Esq., Commander of the Continental Frigate, ‘Providence/ at Boston/*' The many prizes captured by Commo- dore Whipple were of great value to the colonies in the time of need; only a small number of them were recorded in the archives of State. He received no pay from the Government for them, as greedy speculators had taken the money for the prizes due Commodore Whipple. The fol- lowing letter is self-explanatory : “Marine Oeeice Philadelphia, “April 23d, 1782. “Leave of absence is hereby granted to Capt. Abraham Whipple, of the American Xavy, to go into private service, until called upon. Robert Morris.†He returned to his little farm at old Cranston, R. I. At the close of the war John Brown and other merchants of Prov- idence built a choice ship, and she was named the “General Washington,†whose figure graced her bow. Commodore Whip- ple was given the command and he was the first American captain to send to the mizzen top the ensign of the new and giant republic, on the River Thames. Af- ter his return he settled on his farm and was elected a representative from the town of Cranston to the Rhode Island Leg- islature. Once, while in that dis- tinguished body. Commodore Whipple arose to speak. The chair was loth to recog- nize the- sturdy patriot, whose heart be- came touched, and he said to the speaker : “I wish, Mr. Speaker, you would shift your quid of tobacco from your starboard to your larboard jaw, that it might give your head a cant this way. so that you could sometimes be heard from this side of the house.†The year 1786 found the gallant old sailor destitute. He had received no pay for the years of hard service, and he peti- tioned Congress for assistance. A por- tion of the lengthy letter the narrator will give to his readers: “I was reduced to the sad necessity of mortgaging my little farm, the remnant I had left, to obtain money for a temporary support. This farm is now gone : and having been sued out of possession. Pm now turned into the world at an advanced age, feeble and valetudinary, wife and children destitute of a house, or a home, that I can call my own, or have the means of hiring. This calamity has arisen from two causes, viz. : First, from my disbursing large sums in France and Charleston. In the former I expended for the service of the United States, to the amount of three hundred and sixty French guineas ; a large part of that sum was appropriated to the pay of a company of marines; the other part for sea stores to accommodate a number of gentlemen passengers, sent on board by the commissioners, to take passage for America, for which I have never been recompensed. And secondly, by having served the United States from the loth of June, 1775, to December, 17S2, without receiving a farthing of wages, or subsist- ence from them, since December, 1776. My advances in France and Charleston amount in the whole to nearly seven thou- sand dollars in specie, exclusive of inter- est. The repayment of this, or a part of it. might be the happy means of my re- gaining the farm I have been obliged to give up, and snatch my family from misery and ruin.†On the 10th of October. 17S6, the Ac- count Commissioner of the Marine De- partment reported the petition of Commo- dore Whipple to Congress, and that hon- ored body directed said Commissioner to refund the amount advanced in France, and to say nothing more about the dis- bursement at Charleston. (The writer is unable to find what the sum allowed to him was.) In 1S11 he made an applica- tion for a pension, and was granted half pay of a captain in the navy ($30 per month) . At the formation of “Ohio Company,†the Commodore and his family emigrated to Marietta. In 1800 some few of the en- terprising men of Marietta built a vessel ; she was a brig of one hundred and four 480 THE TRESTLE BOARD tons her maiden cargo was produce, and when the “St. Clair 55 was ready for sea, a great crowd gathered to see her sail; she crossed the falls of the Ohio in safety. Capt. Whipple was the only navigator on board; they took the cargo to Havana, Cuba, and returned with sugar. Not only did Commodore Whipple tire the first gun of the Continental Navy, but he also navi- gated the first ship to sea, built on the Ohio River. Commodore Whipple died on his farm, three miles from the village of Marietta, on May 29th, 1819. His wife had died the year before. They lie in the beautiful mound in the square at Marietta, where can be seen a suitable stone, bearing the following epitaph: Sacred To the memory of Commodore Abraham Whipple, Whose name, skill and courage Will ever remain the pride and boast of his country. In the late Revolution he was the First on the seas to hurl defiance at proud Britain; Gallantly leading the way to arrest from The Mistress of the Ocean her sceptre, And there to wave the star-spangled banner. He also conducted to the sea The first square-rigged vessel ever built on the Ohio, . Opening to commerce Resources beyond calculation. Had Commodore Whipple spent his de- clining years in New England, he would perhaps have had a larger space on his- tory^ page than he has. He ranks second to none among the great naval heroes of the American conflict. The reader will notice by a few of the letters in his me- moir that he was not recognized by the title given him by the Rhode Island col- ony, that of Commodore. One of the highest tributes the narrator wishes to pay to him is to say that he was a modest man. It was not generally known to his mili- tary and naval compeers that he was a member of the Masonic institution. Fra- ternal writers have failed to mention in Masonic biography that Commodore Whipple was a Freemason. Robert Mor- ris appears to have been unmindful of the greatness of Whipple in his brief and pointed above quoted letter. We know of no undertaking of this Rhode Island sailor that was not successful. He made no boasts as to his great deeds. In his declin- ing years he often spoke of his many good friends, members of St. John’s Lodge, in the little and beautiful city of his nativ- ity. Not a Masonic Lodge in the country bears his honored name. No costly mon- ument marks his last resting place, but his deeds of valor shine bright before the eyes of the young student of the proud American past. May this article aid in keeping green his memory before generations yet un- born, and may the day never come when the race egotist shall cast one word of shame on the name of the daring sailor, who first hoisted the ensign of the Ameri- can Republic in British waters. THE TRESTLE BOARD 481 * THE KNIGHTS OF TOMORROW WRITTEN BY MRS. W. GOODRICH JONES, OF GALVESTON, TEXAS. AND RECENTLY READ BY HER AT A SOCIAL GATHERING OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OF THAT CITY. To the knights of the to-morrow, I propose a toast as right, To the little knights and laddies, safe in baby sleep to-night; To. those sturdy, chubby fellows, dimpling with our last caress. We, their proud and faithful henchmen, drink them health and happiness. May the tiny eastern starlets that adorn their sky to-night Rise in magnitude and splendor, crowning glory of their might. Little Masons of the future, may your home life be replete With the comforts of your fathers, love and peace and lots to eat. May your little Masonesses be well skilled in household arts, With enough of our perverseness to insure your many hearts. ’Prentice, ’Craft and Master Mason, with the Bible, compass, square, Up the six steps of the Chapter to the Red Cross gleaming there, Past the sacred curtained doorway, where the hidden wisdom lies, You will pass — expectant, reverent, with full heart and downcast eyes. Then plumed hats and gay regalia, swords of peace so strong and bright, You will step to martial music, valiant men, and armed for right ; So we drink your health, dear laddies, fill the cups well up — and then Little Masons of to-morrow, wholesome, able, knightly men. 482 THE TRESTLE BOARD PORTRAIT SHOWING WASHINGTON AS MASTER OF A MASONIC LODGE. THE TRESTLE BOARD 4S3 WASHINGTON, THE FIRST AMERICAN AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BY REV. BRO. EDWARD H. BYINGTON, BEFORE LIBERTY LODGE, F. AND A. M., OF BEVERLY, MASS. EOEGE WASHINGTON was the first American; before him there were none; in his day few ; almost all were colo- nists, putting their loyalty to the colony far ahead of their devotion to the whole country. Eem ember that secession is not particular- ly a Southern doctrine. In the first fifty years of onr national life it was far more popular in the Xorth, especially in New England. National patriotism was a slow growth out of colonial devotion. When almost every one in the country believed in state rights above the nation, "Washing- ton stood alone with the plea that national interests must come first. He was the first national patriot, and for a time al- most the only in the country. After the orovernment was well estab- O lished, came the French Eevolution, and the struggle for supremacy between Eng- land and France. Then all Americans took sides, and feeling ran so strong that one part of the people seemed to place France first and the United States second; and the other part England first and the United States second. A foreigner travel- ing in this country at that time said that in America there were many French, many English, but few Americans. Washington took no sides : he was neither for England nor France; he was supremely a loyal American. Likewise was he almost alone in those early days of this country in his belief in her ability to be independent of the great European powers. The true American to-day places national patriot- ism above local interest; this country be- fore all others ; and believes in the future of our nation. There are millions of such patriots now. Then there was one. George Washington, who could meet these three tests. And you would have hard work to find another. He was really the first American. His greatness was not in the genius for doing only one thing extremely well, but his ability was many-sided. Grant was a great general, Lincoln a great President; Washington was the two in one, a great general and a great President. McKinley had tact and judgment; Eoosevelt has frankness and fearlessness. Washington had the finest traits of both. President Adams had intellectual culture with un- popularity; President Jackson was rough, hearty, but popular with the people as no other President has been since; Washing- ton was as refined as Adams, and had as much hold on the people as Jackson. Alex- ander Hamilton believed jn committing the government to the few superior minds ; Thomas Jefferson believed in trusting the common people. Washington trusted the people as much as Jefferson, and relied on the higher classes as much as Hamilton. You may select the strongest point in every public man we have had, and when you look at Washington you will find that same quality in him. often in a marked de- gree. While utterly different from these men, you might say that he was McKin- ley and Eoosevelt in one ; Grant and Lin- coln in one; Adams and Jackson in one; Jefferson and Hamilton in one. And these varied characteristics were in him, not in confusion and contradiction ; not in weak imitation or in chameleon-like variableness, but in one of the most sym- metrical. independent, strong personali- ties this country has known. Equally unique was his moral life. In a day when infidelity was rife, especially if it had a French flavor, he was reverent, an attendant at divine service, often making 484 THE TRESTLE BOARD MASONIC APRON EMBROIDERED BY MADAME LAFAYETTE AND PRESENTED TO WASHINGTON. confession of the presence and guidance of the Almighty. Hamilton. Franklin and others of our great national leaders have not a clean moral record, but Wash- ington’s moral life was beyond reproach. His service to his country brought him not financial gain, but loss. We need not claim for him a perfection which he nei- ther had nor claimed; sometimes preju- diced against men ; sometimes reserved and apart too much from his fellows ; sometimes breaking forth in uncontrolled anger, but when his moral character is laid beside the public men of those days in this and other lands, it is pre-eminent with a noble ra- diance. As periods recede, the secondary men be- come less and less noticeable, while the first appears increasingly conspicuous. In time Hamilton will be of interest only to the financier, 'Jefferson to the publicist, Franklin to the student, Greene and Gates to the soldier, Jay to the jurist — all unno- ticed by the general public ; while Wash- ington will loom up more and more con- spicuous, in solitary grandeur, on the hori- zon. Sometimes such prominence is unde- served; but with Washington it is merited, and we all can rejoice that the founder and father of this country is not one of whom we need to be ashamed, whose views must be discarded, but who may, through all time in his character, his intellectual breadth, and his patriotism be an ideal for us. ISLAM AT CHICO. Over 300 Mystic Shriners journeyed from San Francisco and all parts of the Sacra- mento valley to Chico for the pilgrimage of Islam Temple January 14th. The “Islam Special,†bearing the Islam caravan arrived from San Francisco 200 strong at 2 p. m. The afternoon was spent visiting various points of interest in and about the city, including the historic Bidwell rancho and the Diamond Match Company’s factories. In the evening the famous Arab Patrol gave a drill in Armory Hall, after which the solemn and time-honored shrine ceremonial was observed with, the usual pomp and grandeur. Fifty novitates were whisked over the scorching sands. A broom trust has been organized in Chi- cago, but no sweeing changes are contem- plated. THE TRESTLE BOARl 4S5 A. S. Miskin. C. W. Douglas. John F. Walters. D. H. Leavitt G. H. Peabody. M. Kemper. A. S. Halliday. E. C. Judd. Z. A. Jamison. John Ramsey. J F. Dufour. R. L Robertson. Officers of Solano Lodge, No. 229, F. & A. M. X its membership Solano Lodge Xo. 229, Vallejo, is somewhat unique from Xaval. its parent Lodge, in this particular, that it is composed distinctly of “young material/’ This youth- ful distinction consequently marks the occupants of the principal chairs, and, in fact, all the officers of the Lodge, who exhibit a most ambitious and progressive spirit in its affairs. In their respective duties, from the Master in the East down to the humblest officer, they all exercise a pardonable pride in the fault- less performance of every detail of their work. The practice that came with the vast amount of last year's work is perhaps responsible for this degree of perfection. Deservedly with the retirement of Past Master Brother D. Frank Dufour this retinue of painstaking and efficient offi- cers take their places one step higher in the duties of the Craft, and by a unanimous vote the Secretary and the Treasurer have been retained for an- other year in their respective positions. Solano Lodge installed its newly elected officers for 1905 in semi-public manner at its special meeting Monday, December 19. 1904. It was a brilliant ceremonial, and was attended by a large representation of the wives and lady friends of its one hun- dred and twenty odd members. Invita- tions were also extended to Xaval Lodge Xo. SI and all sojourning brothers in Vallejo. After the ceremonies Treasurer 486 THE TRESTLE BOARD Brother M. Kemper on behalf of the mem- bers of the Lodge presented the retiring Master, Brother D. Frank Dufour, with a diamond jewel of the Past Master's rank. Conviviality at the banquet board and the usual inspiring, as well as instructive, speeches on such occasions closed the even- ing's ceremonies. Bro. John Ramsey, the new Master, possesses a rare quality of fitness for his duties, and in Bro. R. L. Robertson and Bro. George Peabody the positions of Senior and Junior Warden find alike worthy aspirants for the seat in the East. EXCELSIOR LODGE, No. 166, F. CQ. A. M. X accordance with a previous understanding, a meeting of Master Masons was held in St. John's Hall, Masonic -Temple, on the evening of the anniver- sary of St. John the Baptist, A. L. 5863, for the purpose of taking the measures necessary for the for- mation of a new Lodge of Free and Ac- cepted Masons of the City of San Fran- cisco, at which it was agreed that a peti- tion should be prepared having for its object the purpose for which the brethren present were assembled, and when signed by a number of Master Masons sufficient to warrant the success of the undertaking, to be presented to the Lodges of the city for their recommendation to the Grand Master. The petition was prepared as directed and signed by forty-seven brethren, all of whom, with two excep- tions, were last members of Golden Gate Lodge Xo. 30, and having received the recommendation of every Lodge in the city, it was transmitted to the Grand Master for his consideration. On the fif- teenth day of July ensuing, he granted the dispensation prayed for, the new Lodge being named, in accordance with the de- sire of the petitioners, “Excelsior." On the evening following (July 16th) the Lodge was opened and commenced its labors, the officers being: Lawrence C. Owen, Master; George S. Hall, Senior Warden; Thomas Kyle, Junior Warden; Seymour B. Clark. Treasurer; Levi B. Mastick, Sec- retary; Theodore E. Smith, Senior Dea- con; Irason C. Brown, Junior Deacon; William H. Davis, Marshal; Aaron Doud, James A. Brown, Stewards; Joel' Xoah, of Occidental Lodge Xo. 22, Tyler. BRO. RODERICK GEORGE GUYETT. W. M. EXCELSIOR LODGE NO. 166 , F. & A. M. A charter was granted by the Grand Lodge on the 13th day of October, A. L. 5864, and on the 19th day of the same month the Lodge was duly constituted by TEE TRESTLE BOARD 487 the M. W. James Lawrence English, Past Grand Ulster. Bro. Roderick G. Guyett. the present Worshipful Master of Excelsior Lodge Xo. 166, F. & A. M. was initiated in Excelsior Lodge August 24, 1898, passed September 21, 1S9S, and raised October 14, 1S9S. He was appointed Steward CORNERSTONE Two thousand persons witnessed the lay- ing by the Grand Lodge of California of the cornerstone of the new Hall of Justice at San Jose January oth. The Grand Lodge convened at Masonic Temple, corner Second and Fernando streets, and under escort of San Jose Com- mandery Xo. 10, K. T., San Jose Lodge Xo. 10 F. & A. M., and Friendship Lodge Xo. 210. F. & A. M., proceeded in a body to the site of the building. After prayer by the Grand Chaplain, Bro. J. Xieto, and appropriate music, upon invitation of the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Acting Grand Master E. H. Hart with a beautiful silver trowel prepared for the purpose laid' the cornerstone, accompanied by the usual solemn and impressive cere- monial of the craft. Bro. Hart, in the absence of Grand Master Hunter then de- livered an eloquent address. He said in part: “The Order of Freemasonry has been from time immemorial associated with the cornerstone laying of public buildings. They are proud to trace their origin to the practical operating stone layers of King Solomon's temple, and are the lineal de- scendants of the guilds of craftsmen of the middle ages. The name of the Order, which is the outgrowth of these associa- tions of actual builders, is therefore well associated with the erection of such edi- fices of solidity and grandeur. The an- tiquity of the Masonic Order, the fact that it has its adherents in every countrv and every clime, iends appropriateness to its December 27, 1S99, advanced through the several stations and was installed as W. M. December 28, 1904. Bro. Guyett was always found prompt in his attendance at all the meetings of the Lodge, faithful in the discharge of his duties on various com- mittees, correct in the ritual and sincere in his devotions to the principles of Ma- sonry. AT SAN JOSE being asked to participate in any under- taking looking to the establishment of the principles of humanity and liberty, to any project for the uplifting of man. “The cardinal principle of the Masonic institution is light. The candidate for the very first degree standing in the outer darkness at the threshold of our Order, must state through the friend who. an- swers for him that his purpose is to seek light, the great end and aim of the Order. The prime essential of life is light. Goethe, the great German poet, spent his life in seeking light and his dying cry was for ‘More light ? So our object ever is to seek the light. “Air. Chairman, in accepting your gra- cious invitation to participate in the lay- ing of this cornerstone, I voice the aspira- tions of every human being within the boundaries of this great and fertile valley of Santa Clara that the building to be erected upon this foundation may typify the true spirit of justice; that it may be a torch shining aloft and lighting for all the path to justice. I rejoice in the privi- lege thus afforded me of being permitted to participate in lifting a monument to liberty, to freedom, to justice.†A man may be as honest as the day is long, and still do a lot of mischief during the night. The regulation price of liberty is ten dollars — for ten days. -ASS THE TRESTLE BOAED JOINT FIFTEENTH DEGREE TEAM, COMPOSED OF MEMBERS OF SAN FRANCISCO AND OAKLAND SCOTTISH RITE BODIES. THE SAN FRANCISCO BODIES, A. A. S. R. San Francisco Chapter Xo. 1, Knights Rose Croix, Ancient and Accepted Scot- tish Rite of Freemasonry, formerly known as Yerba Buena Yerba Chapter Xo. 1, spent a very busy month during January and the early part of February. Thursday evening, January 12th, forty candidates were initiated in Fifteenth Degree and duly constituted Knights of the East, or of the Sword of the Eagle. In the exemplification of the degree Brothers James L. Robinson 32°, Walter E. Logan 32°, Louis L. Kelson 32°, Fred J. Lea 32°, Henry W. Adams 32°, Percy H. Dubois 32°, John A. Hill 32°, Xathaniel McDonald 32°, members of the Gethsomane Chapter of Oakland, ren- dered able assistance. The Character of Prince Zerubbabel was represented by Bro. Louis L. Kelson in a manner which brought forth words of praise and commendation from all who were fortunate in being present, and his portrayal of the character was the best that has been seen in the Chapter for a great many years. Bro. Frank Y. Keesling, the Wise Master, represented King Cyrus of Persia, and did it so effectively that the members at the close of the Chapter in- dividually complimented him for his work. On Thursday evening degree sixteen was communicated by Bro. H. C. Schaert- zer 32°, Junior Warden, and the candi- dates were constituted Princes of Jeru- salem, after which degree seventeen, Knight of the East and West, was con- ferred in full form by the following offi- cers of California Chapter Xo. 7 : Mas- ter, W. H. Hendricks; Senior Warden, Louis Murch; Junior Warden, F. B. Ladd; Expert, Harry Hindle ; Master of Ceremonies, Charles Jellinek; Captain of Guard, E. W. Cooper. It is needless to say that the work of THE TRESTLE BOARD California Chapter was all that could be desired, and that the officers are to be congratulated upon their perfection ana the able manner in which they rendered their services. On Thursday, February 2d. degree eighteen was conferred in full form by San Francisco Chapter on a class of forty by the following officers: Wise Master, Francis V. Iveesling. 32°; Senior War- den, Philipp Jacobovics. 32° ; 'Junior Warden, Henry Schaertzer, 32° : Master of Ceremonies. Charles Edward Gilman, 32°; Expert, Louis Bloch, 32° : Assistant Expert, J. 0. L. Brunswig, 32° ; Guardian of the Temple, Henry S. Manheim, 32°. The work performed by San Francisco Chapter during the last year has reflected great credit upon the officers, all four de- grees having been conferred in full form during the year, and the perfection in the work of the officers and the interest dis- played by the members is due principally to the untiring efforts of the Wise Master. Bro. Francis Y. Keesling. who has la- IN OLD i A City of Mexico correspondent of the Los Angeles Times has this to say of Ma- sonry in the land of the Montezumas: “Masonry has prospered and flourished and General Diaz himself is a Mason of the thirty-third degree. There are 41 Lodges in the republic, 21 of which have their work in English, one in German and the remainder in Spanish. They are all flourishing and growing rapidly. In this city there are six Lodges : these, with the ether Lodges in the republic, form the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Ma- sons. Valle de Mexico. “The Lodges in Mexico are recognized by about 20 of the cities of the United States, but it is thought that within a short time they will be recognized by all of them. During the history of the Order bored earnestly and zealously in the in- terest of the Chapter. After the conferring of the eighteenth degree a banquet was tendered to the in- itiates at Masonic Temple, and a large number of the members were present, not alone from the local chapters, but also from Oakland and other points. It has been the policy of the Wise Master t<. bring about a feeling of good fellowship and interest in the Chapter of San Fran- cisco and Oakland, with the result that all the degrees of the Bose CroLx are now conferred in full form by the candidates in these several bodies. The officers of the Chapter are as fol- lows: Francis Y. Keesling. 32°, Wise Mas- ter; Philipp Jacobovics, 32°, Senior War- den: Henry Schaertzer. 32°, Junior War- den; George Yarcoe, 32°, K. C. C. H. Orator; William S. Moses, 32°. Grand Cross. Almoner : William II. Crocker. 33°. Treasurer: Henry Burner, 33°, Secretary; Charles Edward Gilman, 32°. M. of C.: Louis Bloch. 32°, Expert; J. 0. L. Bruns- wig, 32°. Assistant Expert; Henry Man- heim. 32°, G. of T. : John D’Arcv. 32°. Tyler. H. C. S. MEXICO in Mexico, at some time previous to 1SS4. there was some work done which should have been left undone. Though so much time has passed it seems difficult to make some people in the United States take a fraternal view of the situation.- The Xew York Lodge has very recently joined in the needed recognition and England has done so for some time. Every year there are hundreds of Masons from the United States who visit Mexico and who attend the local meetings and their unanimous tri- bute to the efficiency and excellence of the work has been gradually bringing around a more favorable condition of opinion abroad.†It is expensive to be bound to the steak nowadays. 490 THE TRESTLE BOARD Perfect Ashlars of Masonic Thought HE teachings of Masonr}^ if exemplified in the lives of its votaries, may largely mold and shape the moral devel- opment of the world in the days that are to be. Ma- sonry has always laid claim to high ideals, which are rapidly becom- ing the ideals of mankind. The object of Masonry is the search for truth, sym- bolized by the Word. An ancient legend recites that God, to benefit His creatures, took truth and hurled it to the earth, that it was broken into a million fragments, and scattered over the entire face of the globe, since which time mankind has been endeavoring to gather these scattered atoms into a more or less compact whole. The Masonic principles inculcate in their teachings the search for this divine at- tribute of Deity, which is the foundation of every virtue. — William F . Cleveland , Iowa. Of the stability of Masonry there is no question. We have absolute assurance that the principle of love, which we have accepted as the rule and guide of our actions, will abide through the ages. The refining processes of civilization are mak- ing a demand for this element of love to adjust conflicting interests in the affairs of life as never before. So long as we see at home petty jealousies and neigh- borhood quarrels, selfishness enthroned in places of power, our civic life debauched into private gain, a warring of factions vieing with each other in the invention of more devilish enginery of murder, pil- ing up armament, multiplying men be- hind the guns, and exhausting vital ener- gies in the support of the policy “in time of peace prepare for war,†just so long will there be need of this panacea of love. There is not a question which is disrupt- ing men and nations, which cannot be set- tled, and that speedily, if they will accept in full measure the principle of brotherly love. — Arthur G. Pollard , Massachusetts. There is nothing at the present time, not even excepting human selfishness, that lessens the influences of Freemasonry and demoralizes its members more than the multitude of societies which, in a sense, simulate it, and possess in reality noth- ing in common with it, except some secret means of mutual recognition and a gen- eral provision of charity and benevolence. These societies, good in themselves, and undoubtedly subserving the purposes of their institution, afford to many who do not study attentively the distinctive char- acter and the traditions of Freemasonry, a standard of measurement which leads them to prize it chiefly for the social op- portunities it affords, or every contradic- tion of their own pledges, to take thought of the direct, material and selfish advan- tages it may bring them. — Henry S. Haines, New Jersey . We should rejoice that our institution enjoins upon us that our first act after the summons to labor shall be an adoring rec- ognition of the Supreme Being, our Father and Protector, whose divine law of love of service and of brotherhood is our sure foundation, conscious of the transitoriness of all things human, we have bowed in supplication before His Unseen Majesty. That is our bounden duty; for what are men in spite of all their intellectual and physical triumphs in the domain of nature? — Rollin M. Morgan, New York. THE TRESTLE BOARD 491 We read in the Koran that when one dies, men are wont to ask : “What wealth did he have?" but that the recording an- gel, with uplifted pen, makes inquiry : “What good did he do on earth ?†We are living in a materialistic age. The ten- dency of some is to break away from the traditions and landmarks of our institu- tions, and to forget the inquiry of the re- cording angel. This, my companions, is to be deplored. We should labor unceas- ingly to cultivate the virtues and .study the history and literature of our Frater- nity, holding fast to the faith that is within us, and, in the beautiful language of our ritual, set before our companions the bright example of an upright and perfect man. Let “holiness to the Lord†be engraved upon all our thoughts, words and actions, and thus will we be the bet- ter prepared to discharge the duty of that high office as true and faithful teachers of the companions over whom we have been called to preside, to the end that the world, seeing our good works, may realize that Masonry is the handmaid of Eeligion that seeks the exaltation of mankind to the glory of the living God. — Wm. F. Cleveland, Iowa. In the onward march of civilization, in the upward tread toward a higher standard of morality and ethics, for the enlighten- ment of humanity, I see a greater and more influential future for Masonry than at any period of the past. The Mason of to-day cares. less, far less, for the non- essential, but more for the essential. The martinet of steps, grips and words is rap- idly disappearing, but the student of the life of Masonry is increasing; the Mason of the future will care still less for idle speculation. He will believe and prac- tice that humanity needs less of abstract philosophical cobwebs, but more of cheer; less of Egyptian Kites, now mummified, but more of good will; less imaginary symbolism but more of love. Starting with love to God, he must end in love to man. He will pay less “tithes of mint and anise and cummin,†but more atten- tion to the weightier matters, mercy, faith and charity. He will recognize more fully the beautiful life and doctrine of Him who was set as a “Plumbline in the midst of my people Israel.†The doctrine of hearts made lighter and of lives made brighter, will outlive all ab- stract speculation, all official distinction, all self-aggrandizement. The Mason of the future will worry and write less over what may constitute the “ancient land- marks,†but he will live and believe the three essential landmarks: Faith in God, Hope in Immortality and the daily appli- cation of the Golden Eule. — Wm. F . Kuhn, P. G. M ., Missouri . The very principles of Freemasonry are archaic as well as its language of expres- sion. * It was founded in the hope of im- mortality and the preservation of its forms and ceremonies depends upon pre- serving them in their ancient garb, and within their ancient landmarks. Change may come, indeed has come to the institu- tion; but change is the beginning of dis- integration and decay. We mav even come to enjoy and admire new forms, but we cannot revere them. Hence, if Free- masonry is to endure, it must be preserved inviolate. When progress invades its sacred precincts with innovations, the in- stitution is no longer Masonic. There is no new thing in what Freemasonry teaches. There is even no secret virtue not known to Confucius, taught in its ritualism. It is the form alone through which its teachings are conveyed that seg- regates it from other forms of moral force . — Stockton Bates, Pennsylvania. We might gravely consider the ques- tion whether or not Masonry is too popu- lar. The friendly rivalry between subor- dinate bodies is not as to how well, but how often the ballot is passed. In this emulation for further increase in num- bers is an element of weakness. Let us interest ourselves concerning the qualitv of our membership rather than the quan- tity.— Graff 31. Acklin , Ohio. 492 TEE TRESTLE BOARD EDITORS’ CORNER JAMES WRIGHT ANDERSON, EDMUND MANSFIELD ATKINSON, Editors _ Masons assume ob- The Landmarks ligations to C on- of Masonry form to and abide by all laws, rules and regulations apper- taining to the degree of Master Mason. They further obligate themselves to con- form to and abide by all the laws, rules and regulations appertaining to the Lodge of which they may be members. They fur- ther obligate themselves to maintain and support the constitution and edicts of the Grand Lodge under which the Lodge to which they belong has its existence. Now conformity to the laws, regula- tions, edicts, etc., presupposes a knowledge of such laws, rules, regulations, etc., for how can they conform while ignorant of what these laws, rules, regulations, etc., To afford our brethren some idea of the character of these laws is the object of these lines. First, then, are the Landmarks of Ma- sonry. To change these is not in the power of any man or set of men. Like the laws of the Medes and Persians, the Landmarks can suffer no change. “What they were centuries ago, they still remain†and, if Masons are true to their obligations they will remain intact while Masonry en- dures. The Landmarks, according to the au- thority of the best informed writers, are as follows: First, the modes of recognition. Second, the division of Symbolic Ma- sonry into three degrees. Third, the legend of the third degree. Fourth, the government of the Frater- nity by a Grand Master. Fifth, the prerogative of a Grand Mas- ter to preside over every assembly of Ma- sons. Sixth, the prerogative of a Grand Mas- ter to grant, dispensations to confer de- grees at other than the regular times. Seventh, the prerogative of the Grand Master to grant dispensations for the opening and holding of Lodges. Eighth, the prerogative of the Grand Master to make Masons at sight. This prerogative, however, he can exercise only in conformity with the constitution of the Grand Lodge. In California the doctrine is that the Grand Master is the creature of the Grand Lodge, and as such can ex- ercise this prerogative only in conformity with the constitution of his Grand Lodge. Ninth, the necessity for Masons to con- gregate in Lodges. Tenth, the government of a Lodge by a Master and two Wardens. Eleventh, the necessity that every Lodge should be properly tiled. Twelfth, the right /of every Mason to be represented in all general meetings of the Craft, and to instruct such represen- tative. Thirteenth, the right of every Mason to- appeal from the decision of his Lodge to the Grand Lodge. This implies his right to appeal from the decision of the Master of his Lodge to the Grand Lodge, or to the Grand Master. Fourteenth, the right of every Mason to visit and sit in every regular Lodge. Fifteenth, that no visitor unknown to the members of the Lodge or to some member therein, can enter or visit a Lodge without proper examination. Sixteenth, that no Lodge can interfere with the business of another Lodge, nor confer degrees upon those who reside with- in the jurisdiction of other Lodges. Seventeenth, that every Mason is amen- able to the laws and regulations of the Lodge in whose jurisdiction he lives. THE TRESTLE BOARD 493 Eighteenth, that every candidate for ad- mission to a Lodge must possess certain qualifications. Xineteenth, the belief of the existence of God as the Great Architect of the Uni- verse. Twentieth, the belief in a resurrection to a future life. Twenty-first, that the Book of the Law shall constitute an essential part of the furniture of a Lodge. Twenty-second, the equality of all Ma- sons. Twenty-third, the secrecy of the insti- tution of Masonry. Twenty -fourth, the foundation of Spec- ulative Masonry upon an Operative art, and the symbolic use of the terms of that art, for the purpose of moral instruction. Twenty-fifth, that the Landmarks can never be changed. We frequently hear the Landmarks al- luded to, but we seldom find any Mason who knows anything about them. They are like the eight classes of emblems — often alluded to but not known. We have presented them in the hope that in this brief enumeration without elaboration, the attention of our brethren may be called to them, and that profit may result. In a future article we may dilate upon, and more fully explain these Landmarks, or at least the more important of them. Non-Affiliated Masons We quote the following from Mackey : “The relation of a Mason to the Order is like that of a child to its parents — a relation which, having once been established, never can be obliterated. As no change of time, place, or circum- stance can authorize the child to divest himself of that tie which exists between himself and the author of his existence — a tie which only death can sever — so noth- ing can cancel the relationship between every Mason and his Order, except expul- sion, which is recognized as Masonic death.†If there is any correctness in the expression, 'â– Once a Mason always a Ma- son,†the sentiment contained in the fore- going is mere twaddle. The expression simply implies that neither expulsion nor anything else is Masonic death. The sanrn author says a Mason is still bound by cer- tain obligations, which cannot be canceled by any human authority; and that an un- affiliated Mason is not divested, and can- not divest himself, of all his Masonic re- sponsibilities to the Fraternity in general, nor does he forfeit by such non-affiliation the correlative duties of the Craft. Bro. Albert Pike said, “If a person ap- peals to us as a Mason in imminent peril, or such pressing need that we have not time to inquire into his worthiness, then, lest we might refuse to relieve and aid a worthy brother, we must not stop to in- quire as to anything.†Bro. Mackey says that the obligation to give aid never has been and never can be canceled. We dare to say that no Mason ever has obligated himself to give aid to the unworthy. The obligation of common humanity binds us to give aid to any party in imminent dan- ger, to do unto such a one as we would be done to. Masonically we are not bound by any Masonic obligation to give aid to the unworthy. If in imminent peril the ob- ligation of humanity binds us to aid ; and binds us alike to the unworthy Mason and the unworthy man. Bro. Mackey further says, “If I know him to be an expelled Mason, I am not bound to heed his call, for an expelled Mason is legally a dead Mason, or no Mason at all.†He thinks, however, that an unaffiliated Mason occu- pies quite a different status, and that we are bound by Masonic obligation to render aid unto him. An unaffiliated Mason, af- ter a certain period, becomes under the law an unworthy Mason, and as such, we are not bound Masonically to give him any aid. A Lodge is by no law of the Lodge or of Masonry bound to give aid to one who fails to comply with the laws of the Lodge, because such party becomes by his own act an unworthy Mason, and forfeits every right to which as a worthy Mason he 494 THE TRESTLE BOARD would be entitled. We take issue with, this able Masonic writer in all that he says regarding the unaffiliated. We be- lieve that our Lodge laws are generous, and that non-compliance with them ren- ders the party unworthy, Masonically, of any of the rights or privileges of the Or- der, as well as those of the Lodge. By his own act he places himself on the plane of the profane. A Mason as such gains all his Masonic rights and privileges by and through his Lodge, and forfeits them by non-compliance with the requirements of his Lodge. The rights which are derived from membership in the Order are simply those appertaining to the Lodge. The Mason who neglects or refuses to comply with the laws of his Lodge is unworthy, and being so, is entitled to no Masonic consideration. .. , .. From time immemo- Obedience to the . , .. 1 rial there has been pre- Civil haw valent in many quar- ters the most grievous misconception of the duty of a Master Mason under his Masonic oath. Naturally this misunder- standing exists among the profane, as a result of an excusable ignorance, hut when the contagion spreads to the craft, and causes its devotees to serve Masonry more with zeal than with wisdom, the specta- cle thus engendered is at once discredita- ble and humiliating. There is nothing in the ceremony undergone in the mak- ing of a Master Mason which renders the individual who has passed through it im- mune from the exactions of the law. A Mason is as amenable to the moral and civil code as a profane; in fact, the obli- gation to the civil statute is deeper after his induction into the Fraternity than be- fore. The very charge enjoined upon him as a citizen to be “exemplary in the discharge of his civil duties by never pro- posing or countenancing any act which may have a tendency to subvert the peace and good order of society binds him in- dissolubly to a submissive obedience to the law’s mandates. Yet in spite of this charge laid upon all Masons, we find a Master of a Lodge in South Carolina, laboring under an un- fortunate delusion as to his duty to a brother Mason, who so far forgets his teachings as to make an appeal to the inflammable passions of his brethren in an endeavor to free, by force , a member of his Lodge who, either through fault of his own or otherwise, had become incar- cerated in jail. The strange circumstance being re- ported to him, the Grand Master of that State, Bro. Bellinger, handled the case- in a masterful manner, as is best told in bis own language: On May 11, 1904, one of the Lodges of this jurisdiction, one of whose members was under the charge of murder, sent a letter to each of the Lodges in the county in which he was to be tried, of which the following is a copy, omitting names and numbers: S. C., May 11, 1904. To the Worshipful Master, Wardens, and Members of Lodge No. - — , A. F. & A. M. Dear Brethren: Under that portion of a Master Mason’s obligation which says: (Here follows a clause from the M. M/s obligation written out in full.) We now ap- peal to you. Brother , a member of our Lodge, a M. M., in good standing, is in distress; he has been in the county jail for more than a year, and after repeated efforts has at last obtained a new trial. All Masons should now come to his relief as Masons. The profane world is looking on, wondering Ma- sonry has done nothing. Of course noth- ing could be done until now. This is the first opportunity we have had to assist him as a Maspn. And it is to be hoped when the case comes to trial there will be Ma- sons around, and on hand to relieve the distressed brother, set him at liberty. So mote it be. Please get this appeal before your Lodge at earliest convenience. Yours fraternally, * , W. M. (Seal of the Lodge.) Lodge No. — , A. F. M. , Secretary. This letter is in the handwriting of the Master, and was immediately sent to me by express by the secretary of one of the Lodges to which it was addressed. I at once wrote to the Master of the offending Lodge, stating that he had violated his ob- ilgation as a M. M. in writing this letter; that the privilege of appealing for. aid while in distress, if proper at all, was a personal one to the brother in distress, which was not the case here; that the letter was an THE TRESTLE BOARD 495 outrage and a disgrace to himself and his Lodge; that my only doubt in the matter was whether I should not arrest .the char- ter; that Masonry stood for law and order, and would not tolerate an attempt to per- vert the ends of justice; that it is expected its members, if guilty of a violation of the law, to be punished therefor, and to be ac- quitted only in case of innocence; that this was a bold attempt unlawfully to influence a jury to acquit the accused, guilty or not guilty; that it was an. insult to each Lodge and every member thereof to which it was sent; and that I required that he should write to each Lodge and have the letter sent to me, with the direction that no attention whatever should be paid to the appeal therein. This was promptly done, and the Master wrote me a most- humble letter of apology, and saying that what was done had been done entirely through ignorance, and with no intention to act unmasonically. There the matter ended, and I trust that for all time to come there will be nothing of this kind to be reported to this Grand Lodge. If misguided Masons will occasionally act in such a foolish manner as did this unwise brother, is it to be wondered that some profanes make the malicious charge that Masons support one another in the subversion of the law, and that Masonry throws its protecting arms about the lawbreaker, if a brother of the craft, an accusation which, though false, has found believers among the ignorant and bigoted ? We acknowledge the Life Membership receipt of a plan of life membership prepared by Bro. E. C. Bonner, Inspector of the 5th Masonic district. The plan is an ingenious one, and we will give to it due consideration. At present we are not prepared to express any opinion as to its merits, further than to say that we very much doubt its prac- ticability. We are greatly in favor of the adoption of a plan of life membership by the Grand Lodge and will unite with those who favor a plan thereof. We have our opinion as to what the plan should be, but we are not tenacious, and will aid in the adop- tion of any reasonably good one. We are pleased to learn that the Masons of Cali- fornia are beginning to deliberate upon this important matter. Thought is the precursor of action, and we doubt not that a plan can be adopted that will be gener- ally satisfactory, and such as will con- serve the interests of our brethren of the Lodges, and of Masonry in general. That a system of life membership will prove to be a blessing and benefit to Masons and Lodges and to the Grand Lodge, we have never doubted. Some of our contempo- Don't Worry raries East of the Rockies are up in arms because some of their contemporaries have published portions of their editorials without giving the customary credit. Bless your souls, brethren ! Why this scolding? The Trestle Board has seen its original matter borrowed, filched, warmed over and re-hashed by its con- freres for many years, one of the most flagrant offenders in this particular being a “most potent, .grave and reverend seignior†of an Eastern jurisdiction. It is said with truth that “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,†and when a desperate quill driver gobbles some pro- duct of your thinking machine and seeks to palm it off as his own manufacture, he is paying you a far higher compliment than if he posted a notice at its feet which means: “This is what this fellow says about it, and I pass it up to you with mental reservation.†Past Master F. W. Lu- A Veteran Retires cas, of Santa Cruz, who has filled the post of Deputy Grand Lecturer and Inspector for the thirty-fourth Masonic district for thirty-one years past, has retired from that position and has laid down the bur- dens of office for younger shoulders to take up. Bro. Lucas can look back to long and meritorious service in Masonic fields 496 THE TRESTLE BOARD GIVE US NOTICE! Subscribers are urgently requested to report promptly to this office every failure to receive The Trestle Board. It is our purpose to accord prompt and unfailing service if such is possible. If your magazine is not delivered promptly we want to know it. It is especially requested that all changes in address be specifically re- ported, and it is necessary in such cases that both the old and the new addresses be given, that we may find your name upon our books. Brethren, if you change your addresses you can- not expect us to know it unless you yourselves notify us of the fact. In a great majority of the cases which we have investigated of failure to receive the publication, it has been found either that the subscriber has moved and has not notified us, or that non-receipt of the magazine is directly traceable to some other over- sight not the fault of this office. Give us due and timely notice. of labor. His ax has swung in the for- ests of Lebanon and his hammer has re- sounded in the quarries of 'Jerusalem, for many, many years. The Grand Lodge of California will be sorry to lose Bro. Lucas from its corps of officers, but his long and faithful service entitles him to a rest from labor. Bro. Martin H. Bice of A Pioneer Editor Indianapolis, has been editing and publishing the Masonic Advocate, the representative Masonic journal of Indiana, for the past thirty-six years. Bro. Bice has undoubt- edly earned for himself the title of Nes- tor of Masonic journalism of America. Notwithstanding his years of service in the editorial chair, Bro. Bice announces himself as “still in the ring;†he further- more asserts that he is in first-class fight- ing condition, “ready to toe the mark at the sound of the gong.†Bro. Bice, here's wishing you another thirty-six rounds and much power to your arm ! Sound Advice See to it that in your Lodges and in your communities the standard of Ma- sonry is raised high. See to it that Ma- sonry stands for the best citizenship and the purest . morality. Banish intemperance. It is the curse that has brought sorrow upon countless thousands. There is no room in Masonry for him who brings discredit upon him- self, his brethren, and the Order. Warn him, admonish him, deal gently and charitably with him; but if he persists in his evil course, then vindicate the honor of Masonry by dealing with him as our law requires. Cut off the profane blasphemer. The sons of light must not take in vain the name of God. Those who have seen “that hieroglyphic bright that none but crafts- men ever saw,†must bow in humble rev- erence before the symbol of Deity. Foul speech, profane utterance, must not pass the lips of any Mason. Stand for the supremacy of law, order and good government. Masonry should uphold at all times and under all circum- stances the power and the majesty of law. “Bender unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's.†Let the mighty arm of Ma- sonry be felt in the administration of jus- tice throughout our borders. Protect, at all hazards, the stainless honor of pure and tender womanhood. For him who, by fraud, deceit, or vio- lence, would rob woman of her sweetest jewel, her holiest possession, there shall be no city of refuge. The home is sacred. Let us guard its portals, even as did the angel of the Lord, who stood with flaming sword, without the gates of Paradise. Let him who vio- lates its sanctity leave hope behind. The sword of justice, relentless, swift, and sure, shall smite him with resistless power . — Max Meyerhardt , Grand Master of Georgia. No man has a narrower outlook than he who is on the lookout for himself alone. a<0» THE TRESTLE BOARD DC THE LETTER G (By Rev. H. A. Guild.) Oh. wondrous Symbol of the True, The Great and Mighty One, Oft meeting our Masonic view Where Craftsmen’s work is done. We Bow with rev’rence and with awe. All Fathers at Thy Shrine — Receive Thy word, accept Thy Law, Confessing all Divine. In form, at least, we thus confess. As well demanded here, For Custom’s rule will take no less, And give a title clear. Oh! on our hearts the lesson write And there may it abide: Xor glare of day, nor shade of night, One ray of Truth shall hide. Too oft, we fear, in passing through The Middle Chamber’s courts, We fail to get the inner view That comforts and supports. Xot simple words, tho’ bright and clear, Can love's full measure give Xor symbol grand, with purpose dear. Prepare us best to live. Let outward form the substance take, Spirit for letter come; Away from error’s trammels break, Draw nearer Father’s home. Then, when we bow with rev’rent air, Before Jehovah Great, From ’prentice place to Master’s chair, We've touched the palace gate. From lodge room now to outer world We go with gladsome heart; From mind’s high realm forever hurled The tempter’s fiery dart. The bow we make, how full of awe; And thoughts of God are ours; How precious, too, the holy law. And Hope, how high it towers! Xo more the Sacred Xame profaned, Xo more in vain employed. But peace and trust instead obtained. By brothers true enjoyed. All through our ranks. Most Holy One. On land and trembling sea, Let voice ring out, “Thy will be done.†With thanks for “Letter G.†498 THE TRESTLE BOARD ALBERT PIKE TEMPLE COMPLETED HE sixth day of February will usher in a week of great im- portance to Masonry on the Pacific Coast, and especially to the Scottish Rite. On that date the “Albert Pike Me- morial Temple," the new home of “The California Scottish Rite Bodies," -will be opened and dedicated. This beautiful building has been under course of construction for the past eight months, and to celebrate its opening a grand reunion is to be held when all the degrees of this beautiful rite from the fourth to the thirty-second will be con- ferred. California Lodge of Perfection, organ- ized on the 1st of October, 1902, now numbers 400 of the best citizens of the community. On this occasion the degrees will be conferred with full scenic effects and historically correct paraphernalia, it is claimed, for the first time in California. Over $100,000 has been invested in this magnificent structure, of which fully $25,000 is in scenery and costumes alone. It is anticipated that a great number of the craft from all over the State will take advantage of this occasion to receive these degrees, and it is hoped that many prominent and distinguished visitors from other jurisdictions will grace the meeting with their presence. W. Frank Pierce, thirty-third degree, who is the inspector-general for and at the head of the rite in this State, will pre- THE TRESTLE BOARD 499 side at the dedication ceremony, and on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri- day following the degrees will be con- ferred by the degree corps of the “Cali- fornia Bodies†who are noted for their dramatic rendition of the magnificent ritual. On Friday evening a reception will be tendered to the members and their friends, thus bringing to a close an occa- sion that will mark an era in* the history of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry on this coast. The complete program for the occasion is as follows: Monday, February 6, grand ceremony of dedication of the home. Tuesday, February 7* beginning at 1 o’clock in the afternoon, the following de- grees will be conferred by California Lodge of Perfection No. 10, fourth, fifth, sixth and ninth degrees; 8 o’clock, four- teenth degree. Wednesday, February 8, beginning at 1 o’clock in the afternoon, fifteenth, six- teenth and seventeenth degrees; recess for dinner; 8 o’clock, eighteenth degree. Thursday, February 9, beginning at 10 o’clock in the morning, twenty-first de- gree, twenty-fifth, twenty-ninth and thir- teenth degree ; recess for dinner ; 8 o’clock, thirty-first degree. Friday, February 10, beginning promptly at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, thirty-second degree or “'Sovereign Prince of the Ro}'al Secretâ€; 8 o’clock p. m., re- ception to members and ladies. King Solomon had laid an embargo on the shipping. “Why is this ?†asked the King of Tyre. “I’m afraid our people will get to wan- dering into Ethiopia and mixing up with the nigger Masons,†answered the great King. “They can tell the difference between white Masons and niggers, can’t they?†“I’m afraid not. The newspapers of Washington ean’t .†— Masonic Disciple. A child may be spoiled and still be too fresh. GRAND LODGE OF UTAH The news comes to the Trestle Board that Brother Christooher Diehl, the venerable Sec- retary of the Grand Lodge of Utah, wa> in the month of January re-elected to the posi- tion for the thirty-third consecutive term. Charles S. Varian of Salt Lake was chosen Grand Master. The other officers elected are as follows : S. W. Badcon of Ogden, Deputv Grand Master; W. C. Barrette of Salt Lake Senior Grand Warden ; J. H. Brown, Salt Lake. Junior Grand Warden; John S. Scott, Salt Lake, Grand Treasurer, (re-elected.) John M. Hanson, Brigham City, Grand Chap- lain; H. R. MacMillan, Ogden, Grand Orator; Henry Simon, Salt Lake. Grand Marshal ; Frank P. Sherwood. Salt Lake, Grand Parsu- viant ; Elias Bowen, Eureka, Grand Standard Bearer; John E. Provo, Grand Sword Bearer; Benjamin F. Lovell, Mount Pleasant, Grand Senior Deacon ; George W. Luft, Mercur, Grand Junior Deacon; W. J. Shealey, Ogden, Grand Steward; Frank Emery, Park City. Grand Junior Steward; Alex Tojonce, Og- den, Grand Tyler. But little business of importance, outside of the election of officers, was transacted. Christopher Diehl, chairman of the Commit- tee on Correspondence, submitted his report recommending the recognition of the Puerto Rican Grand Lodge and the same was adopted. The request of the Grand Lodge of Queens- land for recognition was denied. The report of the Committee on Resolutions,' providing that the next session of the Grand Lodge be held in Masonic Hall, Salt Lake City, on the third Tuesday in January, 1906, was adopted In the evening a banquet was tendered to the visiting brethren by the members of Weber Lodge No. 6. NAVAL LODGE NO. 87 Naval Lodge No. 87, F <Sc A. M., installed the officers, elected and appointed to serve the ensuing Masonic year, at their regular meeting held last evening. There was a large attendance of members, and of visitors, Solano Lodge No. 229. being well represented The installation ceremonies were conducted by the retiring Worshipful Master. W. A. Jones, who was ably assisted by Past Master Wm. Brownlie. The following officers were installed : Alex. McDade. Worshipfu Master ; L. Kaarsberg, Senior Warden ; Alex Greig, Junior Warden; M. R. Aden. Treasurer ; C. F. Mugridge, Secretary; George Rounds. Chaolain ; L T no Theodor Ovlen. Marshal; O. C. Newman. Senior Deacon ; Dominique Welter. Junior Deacon: Herbert C Stewart. Steward : Glen D. Dickey. Steward : D. A. Pratt, Tyler. Past Master Jones was presented with a Masonic jewel as testimony of the*r high regard for his untiring zeal, and splendid and successful work as Worshipful Master during the year just closed. A banquet was participated in. and a flow of good cheer and brotherhood ensued Na\al Lodge is in a most flourishing conditi n. many new members having been adm red ?n the year just completed. 500 THE TRESTLE BOARD MASONIC DEGREES AT CUT RATES BY FREDERICK W. WEBER [Editor’s Note : This sketch first appeared in the Metropolitan Magazine, of New York, the scene of the operations of the man Kortright Cruger, who is described as a tall person, venerable in appearance, with white hair, apparently over eighty years of age. A retraction was submitted to the Metropolitan , with the demand that it be published in the next number. Upon refusal a suit for libel was instituted against the publisher of the Magazine. At last accounts the suit had not yet been decided, but by every Mason its disposition may with accuracy be prophesied.] HEBE is something remark- able in the f a s c i nation tion which is exercised by secret societies ; and there is something even more remarkable in the glamour at- tending the oldest of them all — the order of Freemasons, whose mysteries are supposed by many peo- ple to be particularly awe-inspiring. To possess the Masonic secrets, and with them the right to wear those mysterious em- blems which are affected by the members of this ancient fraternity, is the ambition of such a large number of men that there has long existed a market for spurious Freemasonry; and the alleged degrees of the Order are offered at cut-rate prices calculated to attract a goodly proportion of those men whose chief reason for not being Masons is the well-known expense of joining the Order. Under Masonic law it is not proper that a person eligible to admission to the Or- der should be influenced in any manner to seek initiation. This is made evident in the fact that every applicant for de- grees must declare himself unbiased by the solicitation of friends and uninfluenced by mercenary or other unworthy motives. It follows that the degrees cannot be law- fully offered for sale. Therefore there is a palpable violation of Masonic law in the publication of such advertisements as the following, which appear from time to time in some of the newspapers: WANTED. Two thousand members for lodge of Free- masons; entrance fee $5; after October $10. CRUGER, 95 Nassau street. Only slight acquaintance with any of the organizations composing the great body of men whose fraternity is world- wide is required to suggest the deceptive character 'of such an advertisement. It offers for sale something which is never sold. The honor of being a Freemason is something to be sought after, and not a thing to be displayed upon a bargain coun- ter, to tempt those who cannot appreciate its actual meaning and value. To the true Mason it is priceless, and he would not consent to, nor countenance in any man- ner, the cheapening of that distinction which he esteems greater than any which even a prince or potentate is able to be- stow. Kortright Cruger, who claims to be a Grand Master of Freemasons, did not append his name and address to the ad- vertisements which first aroused my inter- est in his peculiar work. He chose various names of Masonic significance, and it was necessary to send letters of inquiry to a certain postoffiee box. My communication addressed to “Hiram†brought a prompt reply in the shape of a printed circular which excelled the advertisement in cheap- . ening the Masonic degrees, inasmuch as it offers them for nothing to persons join- ing a certain beneficiary society wherein Mr. Cruger claims to hold a high and responsible position. Thus these degrees are virtually placed upon a level with trad- ing stamps and the coupons found in packages of cigarettes. An important fea- ture of the circular is the text of a cer- tificate, signed by the chairman and mem- bers of a committee, not one of whom ap- pears to represent any specified Masonic organization, which declares “that at a general convention, duly summoned and assembled in the large hall at 117 West Twenty-third street, New York City, on TllE TRESTLE BOARD 501 the 30th day of June, Mr. Kortright Cruger of Yew York City, was duly nom- inated and unanimously elected as Grand Master of the Masonic jurisdiction pre- viously presided over by him as Grand Proxy of the Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Yew Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M., of the State of Ohio. A very significant point in the foregoing cer- tificate is that which relates to the place where the alleged general convention was held. “The large hall at 117 West Twenty- third street, Yew York City,†was evi- dently selected because of its proximity to the Masonic Temple at Twenty-third street and Sixth avenue, and for an ob- vious purpose. The building wherein this hall is located, however, is not and never has been identified with Masonic gather- ings, while on the other hand, there are halls in the Masonic Temple which are al- ways available for large gatherings, es- pecially such as are of a legitimate Ma- sonic character. That this general con- vention was not of such a character justi- fies the conclusion that its place of meet- ing was shrewdly chosen in order to asso- ciate it in some way with the well-known Masonic headquarters near by ; or, in other words, to lead the aspirant for Masonic light to believe that the advertised source thereof is the genuine fountain. In its several aspects the scheme suggests both the gold brick deception and the green goods game. If its victims imagine that Mr. Cruger has actually made them Free- masons they are fooled. There is no rec- ognized body of Freemasons known as the Loyal Legion, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of which Mr. Cruger claims to be Grand Master. That body is the crea- tion of this one man himself, and not of the grand fraternity whose charters and ritual bear an authority reaching back through many generations. In proof of this declaration Mr. Cruger himself shall be the witness, through an interview se- cured by a visit made to him in the char- acter of a possible applicant for the de- grees. The offices of the Loyal Legion. Ancient Free and Accepted Mason-, aiv in the Bennett building, but their location i> indicated upon the directory of the build- ing by Mr. Cruger s name only. Yor doc^ the name of the organization appear upon any of the doors opening into the suite of office apartments which Mr. Cruger occupies in common with a firm of busi- ness men. His own sign, painted on one of the glass doors, indicates that lie is a notary public and is connected with the real estate interest, but it affords no hint of his Masonic business. Within the offices there is a similar lack of such sug- gestion; and yet it is within these apart- ments that on each Sunday Air. Cruger goes through the process which he calls conferring the degrees. The call which resulted in this interview was made, fortunately, at an hour when Mr. Cruger was alone and at leisure. He is a man of somewhat advanced years, but tall, straight and vigorous in both body and mind. He was very affable and an- swered questions freely. One of them wa- : u Do you confer the regular Masonic degrees, Mr. Cruger?†This question was answered in the af- firmative, other queries leading Mr. Cruger to declare that he has the same power to make Freemasons and to insti- tute lodges as any Grand Master of Ma- sons in the world. He claimed that he had already instituted ten lodges. Dur- ing the summer season, when lodge work is usually suspended, he ‘‘confers†the de- grees upon such applicant s as do not care to wait until the lodges resume ttybr meetings. This led to the question: “By what authority. Mr. Cruger, do you claim to admit men to the Masonic fra- ternity ?*' “By my authority as a Grand Master.†was the reply. “Having been elected Grand Master by a general convention, duly summoned and assembled. I became pos- sessed, by reason of such election, nf all the powers ajid privileges belonging to any Grand Master. My Grand Lodge is the 502 THE TRESTLE BOARD outcome of a secession from the Grand- Lodge of the State of Ohio, which was provoked in 1886 by the arbitrary and un- Masonic action of that body in its rela- tions with certain other bodies. The se- ceders, who had organized a new Grand Lodge, were expelled from the old body, but this expulsion amounted to nothing, as one of the landmarks of Ancient Free and Accepted Masonry is ‘once a Mason, always a Mason/ The seceders, therefore, could not be deprived of their Masonic character, nor of their power to organize themselves into new jurisdictions, nor have taken from them their power to initiate others in the rites of Freemasonry. The Grand Lodge of the State of New York, having manifested an un-Masonic spirit in its treatment of the New Grand Lodge of the State of Ohio, I undertook, in the spring of 1902, acting as Grand Proxy for Grand Master 'Justin Pinney, to extend the work of the new Grand Lodge in this State. During the ensuing years I suc- ceeded in organizing five lodges, with a membership of 750 men. I then called a general convention of all the members and was duly elected Grand Master of the jurisdiction on June 30, 1903. After that period matters of difference arose be- tween Grand Master Justin Pinney and myself, mostly concerning his persistent demands for money, which I considered unreasonable. He insisted that I should pay him $100 for each of the lodges which I organized. Having borne all the labor myself, it appeared to me un- reasonable that so much should be de- manded. My refusal to accede to the demand resulted in the revocation of my proxy, and had it not been for my pre- vious election as Grand Master his action would have rendered all the members of my lodges, at that time ten in number, with a membership of 1,000, clandestine, and without proper Masonic authority. I therefore severed my connection with the Ohio jurisdiction, and am now organizing Masonic lodges under the f authority and power conferred upon me when elected Grand Master, which election placed me on the same Masonic footing as Grand Master Justin Pinney, or any other Grand Master in the world. I have participated in all work of the old-line lodges, and I have it all at my command in all its purity, as handed down from generation to generation of Freemasons.†Several times Mr. Cruger was asked whether those persons whom he made Freemasons were recognized as such in Masonic circles. He claimed that they could secure recognition on the part of individual Masons, but admitted that they are not recognized by the regular lodges. Another admission which he was led to make was that of the ten lodges which he has organized, three have seceded from him. The plain fact of the whole mat- ter, as clearly shown by his own story, is that he has no standing whatever in the Masonic world, and possesses neither the right nor the ability to make Freemasons. He began his present enterprise as the agent of a man who had been expelled from the regular Masonic organization. Notwithstanding his reliance upon the ancient landmark, “Once a Mason, always a Mason,†it is a fact that any man can be deprived of his Masonic character for un-Masonic conduct, which was the case with the Grand Master of the New Grand Lodge of the State of Ohio. That person violated his Masonic oath when he under- took to make Freemasons on his own ac- count, and thus severed his connection with the fraternity, even without action being taken by the Grand Lodge. Mr. Cruger, if he was ever a regular Mason, as he claims to be, is equally guilty of un- Masonic conduct ; and whether he has ever been expelled or not, he is no longer a Mason in the view of regular Masons of the Order. In f&ct, he is really in a worse position than Mr. Pinney, of Ohio, for the reason that his so-called Grand Lodge is an off-shoot from Pinney’s Grand Lodge, which is stigmatized as clandestine by the regular fraternity, and which, in its turn, would have stigmatized CrugeFs THE TRESTLE BOARD 503 * organization as clandestine had not Mr. Crnger taken the shrewd move which, as he claims, placed him on a level with Pin- ney. His claim to the rights and powers of a Grand Master is certainly as good as that of Pinney, but the truth of the mat- ter is that neither of these men is either a Grand Master or a Mason. The degrees which they offer at cut rates are as worth- less as the gold brick or the package of green goods foisted upon the victims of a sharper. BITS OF UNWRITTEN MASONIC HISTORY The lodge had been called from labor to refreshment and the Secretary had passed the cigars. “Less light up,†said King Solomon, approaching one of the altar lights. “"Yes, less,†said Hiram, King of Tyre, and the other Hiram, in duet, as they tackled the other two lights. “In honor of this occasion,†said King Solomon, “let the altar lights be known to future generations as the lesser lights.†“What’ll we do with our hats?†asked the brethren at the assembling of the first lodge. “I’ve got a peg to hang mine on,†said King Solomon, “but you fellows had bet- ter leave your tiles with the doorkeeper.†Seeing that his orders were obeyed, he directed that thereafter through all the ages the doorkeepers of lodges should be known as tilers. “What is the cause of the confusion among the workmen?†asked King Solo- mon, as the sound of pounding assailed his ears. “Some of the trestle boards got knock- ed apart and fell down,†said the King of Tyre, “but the boys are settin’ ’em up again.†“Then let the wooden hammers with which they are doing it be henceforth known as setting mauls,†said King Solo- mon. As he was accustomed to being obeyed, protest was useless. “Why can’t some animal furnish ma- terial for our aprons instead of these gunnybags?†asked Solomon, King of Israel, as he gazed meditatively at his rav- eling bib. “If any of ’em kin the lambskin,†sug- gested Hiram, King of Tyre, with his cus- tomary levity. The Grand Master frowned down the rising snicker, but the suggestion was adopted nevertheless . — Masonic Disciple. FRESNO TO THE FRONT Fifteen brethren, duly qualified, have ap- plied for and received a dispensation to or- ganize a new Masonic lodge in Fresno. The new organization is to be known as Las Palmas Lodge, and the following brethren have been chosen as officers of the new body ; J. C. Pottle, Worshipful Master; E. W. Lind- say, Senior Warden; A. B. Clark, Junior Warden; C. S. Pierce, Treasurer, and W. A. Sutherland, Secretary. Besides these the other charter members are : D. D. Allison, J. Q. Anderson, H. Z. Austin, J. P. Bernhard, A. M. Drew, B. A. Fassett, J. S. Jones, W. O. Miles, C. L. Walter and A. G. Wishon. There are said to be 150 non-affiliated Masons in and about Fresno, many of whom will, it is believed, become members of the new Lodge. The September number of the Trestle Board has reached us, and is all the pub- lishers promised. Over three hundred pages of valuable and interesting matter that is most creditable. It is worth}' of a conspicuous place in every Templar’s library . — Masonic Constellation , Missouri. Every man makes mistakes, but that man is lacking in strength of character who makes the same mistake more than once. A man smiles when you speak of his level head, call it flat and he gets mad. 504 THE TRESTLE BOARD PACIFIC LODGE No. 130, F. (Si A. M. X the 23d day of December this prosperous Lodge entered upon its forty-fourth year under charter by the installa- tion of such a corps of offi- cers as will guarantee to it a period of success equal, if not superior, to any in its history. Beginning under dispensation in 1859 with thirty- three members upon its roll, with varying success it has grown until now its mem- bership numbers well on to five hundred. At no time has it been more prosperous or harmonious than at present, and at no time has the outlook for strength and usefulness been better. Pacific is a strong Lodge — strong in the character of its membership; strong in its financial inter- ests, and strong in its desire to accom- plish the great work for which it was or- ganized. It is strong in that which constitutes genuine strength in any institution. The Lodge has had its ups and downs as have all bodies. At present there prevails a state of harmony in the Lodge that gives assurance of still greater prosperity. This harmony was forcefully manifested at the late election, when all its elective officers were chosen by unanimous ballot. The vote was a great compliment to the young and active brethren selected; it was a generous ex- pression of confidence in their character, ability and fidelity. At the same time it places them under renewed obligation ; and we have no doubt all will acquit them- selves as heretofore they have done. Ex- cellent judgment has been evinced in the selection of the subordinate officers. It may be safely said that they will all prove faithful to the trusts imposed. The installation was in keeping with the character of the Lodge. The excel- lent management displayed gives forecast of what may be expected throughout the year. The Master, Bro. F. L. Hansen, is not alone well skilled in the duties of his position, his heart is in the work, and, being proficient as a man of affairs, he will bring to the discharge of his duties ele- ments that will make his term in all re- spects a successful one. At the close of the ceremonies a very valuable Past Master’s jewel was presented to the retiring Master, Bro. Geo. L. Dar- ling; and we are pleased to say that his darling at home was kindly remembered. Pacific is to be congratulated on the character and ability of her officers, and upon the good judgment that made them officers. If the membership does its duty the Lodge will have a year of unprece- dented prosperity. IN THE GOLD FIELDS The Masonic Club of Goldfield, Nevada, celebrated the dawn of the new year by in- dulging in a banquet, it being the first given by the club, which, by the way, is only five months old. About eighty Masons, represent- ing nearly every state in the Union, were in attendance. J. Wollner of Fidelity Lodge, San Francisco, chairman of the committee on arrangements, presided. Toasts were given and responded to, and good cheer reigned. The brethren dispersed about 1 o’clock. PRESENTATION OF COLORS Golden Gate Commandery, K. T., paid a fraternal visit to the newly organized Mission Commandery, at Mission Masonic Temple January 6th, and presented the new organiza- tion with a stand of colors as a mark of friendship. Sir Charles L. Field, acting for Eminent Commander P. D. Code, who was confined to his home by illness, made the presentation speech. The Istand of colors includes an elegant silk American flag and silk beausant. The gift was gratefully ac- cepted by the officers of the new Command- ery. Addresses were made by J. K. Firth and Robert H. McMillan, after which the new colors were dedicated. The event was followed by a collation and speechmaking. Well read is well bred. THE TRESTLE BOARD 505 YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY THE SAME BY WILLIAM J. DUNCAN. HE lot of man is the same in all ages. The days and weeks and months pass by the same now as they did in the days before the flood. The sun shines by day and the moon by night. The stars twinkle and gladden the traveler's heart the same to-day as they did yesterday. The rain falls just the same, the tempest and the storm sweep over the land and leave desolation and distress in their wake. There is sick- ness and misery, poverty and riches at the present as in the past. Ever since the fall of Adam* this has been the lot of man. A superficial view of the world to-day re- veals the same conditions that history re- cords of the past. Mankind are controlled by the same passions. They have the same likes and dislikes, are influenced by the same principles of good and evil. Sin abounds as much as ever, and good exerts the same beneficent influence. Few if any of our fellow travelers to the grave who jostle us in the crowded thoroughfares are free from the impatient desire for something more or something else in the world. Unrest and discontent are characteristic of the human race. None are satisfied with their position in life. The rich are striving for more wealth. The poor are envious of the rich. The learned are striving to increase their store of knowledge, the ignorant imagine their lot a hard one. The poor and needy look upon the rushing crowds who pass them by with scarce a knowledge of their pres- ence, and they long for a portion of the material wealth which they imagine brings to this crowd of careless passers by con- tentment and satisfaction. The crowd of careless fellows are rushing to try to out- run those whom they conceive to be more fortunate than themselves. Thus the spirit of discontent and envy, which breeds socialism and anarchy, exist- i i il •• world in all ages. It is this surface view of i**t\ that reveals the great bubbling, boiling sea of unrest. A deeper investigation will di- close a far greater disturbance of the hu- man family, for none are free from it. It seems to be a plant indigenous to the soil of the human heart, watered by circum- stances that make its growth rapid and rank, nourished and strengthened by the sun of selfishness and the rain of envy. The curse of the world, the root of all evil, is selfishness. To selfishm ss may be traced every wicked emotion that exists in the human heart. Selfishne-s destroys all contentment, all happiness. .“To be selfish is to sacrifice the nobler for the meaner ends.†Selfishness is ignoble. It destroys or paralyzes all enjoyment. It is the parent of envy, malice, hatred, egotism and every evil propensity of the heart. “The pastures just over the fence are greener,†simply because we cannot have them. We gaze with longing, discon- tented eyes upon the pleasant groves and ambrosial bowers just beyond our reach, and are unhappy. If they were ours we would view with envious desire those still further removed and imagine they were pleasanter than those we enjoy. We be- moan the sad lot that is ours. Heartsick, we sigh that there is nothing good in the world; that the men and women about us, all of them, are selfish, unkind and cruel. We say things are not as they used to be. There is a great fallacy in the modern song which runs thus : “It was not like that in the olden day*. Which have passed beyond recall : In the rare old, fair old golden days It was not like that at all. Then we did just what we ought to do. Or, if not. we never told: I sigh in vain to live again In the days of old.*’ 506 THE TRESTLE BOARD The propensities of the human heart are precisely the same as they always were. “Then we did just what we ought to do; or, if not, we never told.†Was not the same deception practiced in the olden times? If people do not “do as they ought to do†do they tell any more now than then? We imagine in the “olden days†everybody was happy. We recall the family gatherings once or twice a year, when mother with her busy fingers pre- pared a frugal meal. Father, with his knee breeches and buckles, smoked the pipe of contentment. Grandma, with her cap, moved about the family circle with a smile of joy, making everybody happy. Grandpa, with his powdered wig, “specta- cles on nose, sans teeth, sans taste,†sit- ting near the old-fashioned fireplace, re- counting the “olden days.†For the time being his cares are forgotten and he is con- tented. We say these scenes of the olden times are happier than those of to-day, but it is not so. Because the needs of our fathers were fewer, because they lived a simple life, think you they were more con- tented? They were ruled by the same passions of envy, the same rivalry and greed for gain existed. It is not the dazzling glory of wealth that brings health and contentment. The changed condition of society, the increase in the earth's population, the greater ne- cessities that crowd upon us at this time, make the world appear different from the age of our forefathers. But the human heart, with its aspirations and its long- ings, with its unsatisfied desires, with its God-like powers, is the same as it was in the beginning. Men come and go, but the world remains, with the self-same needs and the self-same responsibilities. Masonry in all of its teachings, in all of its lessons, in all of its principles and doctrines, is precisely the same yesterday as to-day. It will always be sq. Those principles are unchangeable and everlast- ing. The lesson for us to learn is to make the best of life we can; as far as possible avoid the spirit of unrest and cultivate contentment. Do the very best we can, but be sure it is the very best, and then leave the result to a higher power. INTROSPECTION FROM THE STANDARD. HE way we see it, or rather, we might say, the way we don't see it, is very different to our view than to some one else. “Bobby†Burns once wrote: “Oh, wad some power the the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us.†It was a trifling thing that Burns ob- served, but the fair lady did not see it, and was all unconscious of the poetical genius whose quick perception would im- mortalize her bonnet. How true it is in every walk of life that we do not look upon our own acts with that just criti- cism which they deserve. We view the acts of our fellows with a critic's eye and condemn in them precisely the things we do ourselves. We behold a brother toy- ing with a fire which we know will con- sume him if he keeps on feeding his body with the liquid flame, and we say of him, “What a fool !†It may be that we are doing the same thing, but we do not see it, and others beholding us say of us, “What a fool !†Nor do we see to what extent we are helping to feed our brother with the consuming fire. It is all wrong with him but all right with us, because we see it with a biased vision. We are surrounded by a cloud of wit- nesses, it may be they are unseen by us, THE TRESTLE BOARD 507 who watch our faults and point them out to others, but some how we do not see them ourselves. We are quick to perceive the “mote that is in our brother’s eye, but consider not the beam that is in our own eye.†Did you ever think of the difference between a mote and a beam, how much smaller the one is than the other? We are blind to our own faults, but magnify those of another. A brother uses profane language, the wickedest, most senseless and useless of habits, in order to be emphatic, and we are sometimes hor- rified to hear the words of blasphemy fall from the lips of him who has been taught to revere the name of God. He has had impressed upon his mind, “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord, thy God, in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who taketh His name in vain.†But he has formed the habit that to others appears most objectionable, but which he fails himself to see in its true character. Profane words do not add one bit of em- phasis to language, but rather lessen its force. The “big, big D†dwindles what- ever we seek to emphasize. And so it is in our Lodge work. A brother is often self-deceived. He does not or will not behold the beam in his own eye, but is continually pointing out the mote in his brother’s. It is surpris- ing how many motes there are, and how few beams. A man sometimes aspires to be Master witho.ut realizing his utter un- fitness for the position. He wants to wear the square, wield the gavel, show his authority and be greeted as “Worship- ful†without going to school to prepare himself for the duties of the office. lie would “run†for the East, if it were pos- sible, as soon as he beholds the first gleam of Masonic light. He does not see him- self as he should, nor as others see him. A candidate in Masonry was once asked what he desired and he replied, “'To get to the top as soon as I can.†And that is the answer many a one would give. We see a great many bad things in those on “the other side,†and are apt to criticise very adversely whatever they do. “Our side†is all right. “Our party†can do nothing wrong, as we see it. All the wrong is in the other party. It is so in everything. Orthodoxy is my doxy, het- erodoxy is your doxy. Let us, then, study to be impartial and unprejudiced in our judgment. % Be sure not to condemn in others what we find in ourselves, without first eradicating the error from our own hearts and actions. “Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brothers eye.†Let us behold some good in “the other party,†and not forget that if we were “the other party.†we would be just as bad, if not worse. Three Generations of Masons Bro. Thomas Brook Wavell, now a res- ident of Alameda, Cal., was one of the or- ganizers of Whittington Lodge, Xo. 86*2, of London, England, and served as' its Master in 1863 and 1864. His son, Bro; G. H. Wavell, and his grandson, Bro. S. E. Wavell, both residing in London, are Assistant Secretary and Senior Deacon, respectively, of that body. Thus it will be seen that three generations are repre- sented in one organization, which is a rare instance and one worthy of note. The eldest of the Brothers Wavell is SO years old, hale and hearty, and makes daily trips to San Francisco in attendance upon business as faithfully as any younger brother. A hair in the head is worth two in the brush. The time to boast is when you don’t need to. 508 THE TRESTLE BOARD GOLDEN MILE POST The thirteenth day of January marked the fiftieth anniversary of Enterprise Lodge No. 70, F. & A. M., of Yuba City, California. De- spite the inclement weather the Masonic Hall at that place was filled with members of the Fraternity and their ladies. The occasion was a notable reunion for the older members of the lodge, many of whom journeyed far to be present. George M. Perine, V. W., Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Cali- fornia, was in attendance. • A pleasing pro- gram was rendered, which included addresses by C. B. Harter, Worshipful Master; Past Master C. E. McQuaid, and Junior Grand Warden Geo. M. Perine, after which the mem- bers and their guests repaired to the banquet hall, where a sumptuous collation was served, while an orchestra discoursed delightful mu- sic. When the last strains of “Auld Lang Syne†had died away the merry gathering dispersed with many fond memories of a very pleasant evening spent and best wishes for the con- tinued prosperity of the Lodge. Enterprise Lodge was instituted January 13, 1855, with the following charter members : D. H. Apperson, M. Bassett, J. A. Brown, E. Burson, A. F. T. Calley, S. Z. Cross, A. B. Davis, J. P. Dillon, J. M. Fronk, J. W. Gaither, D. B. Goode, G. M. Hanson, A. High- tower, A. G. T. B. Kyler, C. C. McClure, J. Nichols, D. G. O’Donnell, I. Ramey, L. W. Taylor, C. L. N. Vaughn, G. W. Watson, C. E. Wilcoxon. It is interesting, yet sad, to note that not one of the brethren who signed the charter roll is now living. The last one to go to his final rest was Brother C. E. Wilcoxon, who died January 2d, of last year, he being the first one to sign the application for the charter and the Lodge’s first Worshipful Master. He was also an officer of the Grand Lodge at one time. When this lodge was instituted there were only 2400 Masons in the State, now there are nearly 300 lodges with a membership of over 30,000. Enterprise Lodge has 142 members on its roll at the present date. SONORA SIR KNIGHT HONORED The members of the Pacific Commandery, No. 3, K. T., Sonora, Cal., tendered a recep- tion to their Eminent Commander, Dr. E. T. Gould, in January, and as a further mark of their esteem for him and appreciation of his services, presented him with a handsome solid silver punch bowl and ladle and fourteen glasses with silver holders. The set was con- tained in a beautiful case. LOS ANGELES CATHEDRAL The brethren of the Scottish Rite in Los Angeles are to build a new cathedral in that city. Bro. Frank Hudson of that city recently paid a visit to Portland to inspect the Cathe- dral in that city, with a view to securing ideas. It is expected that Bro. Hudson will stop over in San Francisco on his return to view the new Albert Pike Temple in San Francisco. AT HONOLULU For the first time in the history of Masonry in the Hawaiian Islands, a joint installation banquet was recently held of the three Sym- bolic lodges of Honolulu. Fully 200 Masons, members of the three Blue Lodges of Honolulu, with a liberal smattering of visiting brethren, sat down to the festal board, which was spread in the Hawaiian Hotel. Hawaii holds a unique position in Masonry in consequence of the three jurisdictions rep- resented by the three lodges, le Progres of the French, Hawaiian of the California and Pacific holding its charter from the Grand Lodge of Scotland. Though they have held their meetings in the same temple for many years, their celebrations have usually been distinct. Dr. C. B. Wood was toastmaster. The at- tendance filled three long tables running the whole length of the hotel dining room and an overflow table was quickly prepared, taking up the whole space in the main building. The toasts were all of the strictly Masonic nature, and the responses combined to give a review of the establishment of Masonry in the Islands, its steady growth and harmonious development. The following toasts were responded to : “Grand Lodge of France,†Past Master Ed Towse; “Grand Lodge of California,†Dis- trict Inspector Joshua D. Tucker; “Grand Lodge of Scotland,†Clinton J. Hutchins, Past Master ; “Retiring Masters,†Past Master Abram Lewis Jr., Past Master John Kidwell ; “Incoming Masters,†W. M. J. G., Rothwell, R. W. M. Charles R. Frazier, W. M. C. G. Bockus ; “Masonry in Hawaii,†Past Master W. R. Farrington ; “Visiting Brethren,†Brother J. J. Dunne. IN THE SILVER STATE The officers of Adah Chapter, O. E. S., of Reno, Nevada, were installed January 12th. The installation ceremonies were very pretty and interesting and were followed by one of the most elaborate banquets ever given in the city of Reno. The decorations were superb, and the viands were such that they would tempt the most fastidious epicurean. At the installation ceremonies, Mrs. Ella Jones, the outgoing Worthy Matron, acted as installing officer and introduced into office the following ladies, who will hold office for the present year : Miss Anna Schadler, W. M. ; Sidney C. Foster, W. P. ; Miss Echo Loder, A. M. ; Miss Nellie Hymers, Sec. ; Miss Emily Luke, Treas. ; Mrs. Marion Cahlan, Cond. ; Mrs. Jennie Grob, A. C. ; Mrs. Mary Mack, Chap- lain ; Miss Edith Hurd, . Organist ; Chas. Kienast, Sentinel ; Miss Lizzie Mudd, Mar- shal ; Mrs. Francis Nicholas, Warden; Miss Bessie Webster, Adah ; Mrs. Jessie Carter, Ruth; Miss Francis Frey, Esther: Airs. Jo- sephine Barber, Martha ; Mrs. Hattie Wil- liams, Electa. THE TRESTLE BOARD 509 FREEMASONRY AND CITIZENSHIP AX ADDRESS BY BRO. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. XE of the things that attract- ed me so greatly to Masonry that I hailed the chance of becoming a Mason, was that it really did act up to what we. as a government and as a people, are pledged to do — of treating each man on his merits as a man . When Bro. George Washington went into a lodge of the fraternity, he went into the one place in the United States where he stood below or above his fellows , according to their official position in the* lodge. He went into the place where the idea of our government was realized as far as it is humanly possible for man- kind to realize a lofty ideal. And I know that you will not only understand me, but sympathize with me, when I say that, great though my pleasure is in being here as your guest in this beautiful temple, and in meeting such a body of men as this is that I am now addressing, I think my pleasure is even greater when going into some little lodge, ivhere I meet the plain , hard-working men — the men who work with their hands — and meet them on a footing of genuine equality', not false equality , of genuine equality conditioned upon each being a decent man, a fair- dealing man. Each one of us naturally is interested especially in life as he sees it from his own standpoint. Each one of us that is worth his salt is trying to do his share in working out the problems that are be- fore all of us now, at the beginning of the twentieth century. Any man in public life, whatever his position be, if he is in- terested at heart , has the desire to do some kind of substantial service for his coun- try. He must realize that the indispen- sable prerequisite of success under our in- stitutions is genuineness in the spirit of brotherhood. Masonry should make, and must make, each man who conscientiously and under- standing^' takes its obligations, a fine type of American citizenship, because Masonry teaches him his obligations to ?iis fellows in practical fashion. It is a good thing to read the Declaration of Independence every Fourth of 'July; it is a gooa thing to talk of what Washington and his fel- lows did for us. But what counts is how we live up to the lessons that we read or that we speak of. The lesson of brotherhood, first and foremost, is to learn that lesson with a full heart on the one hand and without a weak head on the other. The lesson of brotherhood — that is, the lesson that has to be taught and to be be learned and applied to us as a people, if we are to solve the great industrial and social prob- lems of today. If we could get wage workers and em- ployers in any given occupation, or in any given district, in a lodge together, I would guarantee the result ; I would guar- antee what would happen. Is not that true? Do you not think so? Exactly. And I would guarantee it because if that thing happened we would come into the lodge, all of us, each wanting to do what was good for his brother ; each recognizing that in our government every man of us has to be his brother's keeper : not recog- nizing it in any spirit of foolish emotion- alism : not under the impression that you can benefit your brother by some act of weak, yielding complacency that will be a curse to him (and. of course, to you). That is not the way to benefit him. ****** You take any lodge where, as in the case in our own little lodge, you see the . capitalist and wage worker , men of all classes, men of every kind of social posi- tion and wealth, and -ee them meeting to- 510 THE TRESTLE BOARD gether with the feelings for one another that should always go with Masonry. When one sees a lodge such as that, a meeting such as that, one sees how a certain small fragment of our industrial problem is be- ing solved. ^ â– sfc It is not possible to have the ideal that I would like to have; to have, as I said, all of the best of all classes and creeds represented in Masonry in every district. But it is possible for each of us to go out into the world trying to apply in his dealings with his fellows the lessons of Masonry as they are taught in the lodge, and as they are applied in the brotherhood. And so we can practically learn from Washington how to deal with the problems of today if we take his career, not as a subject for formal eulogy, not as a subject for an academic intel- lectual exercise, but as a living truth in our hearts and in our souls, to be acted upon and to be remembered in all our dealings with our fellow men. I know how hard it is to talk of his career with- out seeming in a sense to use cant expres- sions. It is one of the inevitable tenden- cies in dealing with the name and record of any great man to use conventional expressions, because we are speaking of elementary virtues, and the very fact that the virtues are elementary, and there is- need to practice them every day and every hour makes it difficult to talk of them in language that shall not seem commonplace. â– * * * * * Doffit merely talk about your duties in- your own parlors, but try to show in prac- tical fashion that you intend each to do his part in solving the problems that have got to be solved. Our system of govern- ment is the best in the world for a people able to carry it on. Only the highest type of a people can carry it on. We believe we know that we can. But we can do it only if each of us, in the dealings with the outside world, carries into it the spirit that makes a man a good Mason among his brother Masons. If each of us strives to have the citizenship of our country carried on in accordance with the basie principles of decent living, and if each of us shows according to his power and in his place, by his actions, the homage to Washington’s career and life that is paid by the man with whom it is not lip loy- alty, but with whom it is that spirit in the heart, that must bear fruit indeed. THE VETERAN MASTER By Bro. Robert Morris. Worn, but not weary; stanch and true, Again the Master’s Gavel bear, And standing in the Eastern gate Display the bright and mystic Square. Worn, but not weary; three score years Have marked your brow with lines of care, Yet beats your heart as warm’s the day When first you wore the mystic Square. Worn, but not weary; when at last The slumbers of the dead you share, May you be happy in His love, Who wears in Heaven the mystic Square. THE TRESTLE BOARD 511 EASTERN STAR. POINTS From the Grand Matron The following holiday message was issued by the Grand Matron of the General Grand Chapter, 0. E. S., of the United States, Sister Madeline B. Conk- lin: Oklahoma, 0. T., Dec. 20, 1904. To the Grand and Subordinate Chapters Under the General Grand Chapter, Or- der Eastern Star, Greeting : Dear Sisters and Brothers: We can find no more fitting or expres- sive words with which to greet you, than those grown dearer to us with each suc- ceeding year, so we wish you each “A Merry Christmas and a Happy Xew Year.†As the joyous melody of the merry Christmas chimes grows nearer and clear- er, pealing forth a fervent benediction to the old year, and a gladsome greeting to the new, let each of us, “Who have seen His Star in the East,†join in the glad refrain of “Peace , on Earth, Good Will to Men.†Then let us look deep into the hidden and secret recesses of the heart and see if our names will be written as “One who loves his fellow man.†We not only come to you with “Tidings of Great Joy,†but to ask your assistance and hearty co-operation in carrying out the great work intrusted to us, to the end that the General Grand Chapter may be- come a monument of strength in dissem- inating the principles of our Order and maintaining a uniformity of ritual work throughout the world. Let us renew our vows of love and fidel- ity to each other, and again pledge our •constant and determined efforts to teach by precept and example the pure and holy lessons of our Order, which has for its guidance the Star of Bethlehem. In the midst of joy, while our hearts are keeping time to the rythmic jingle of the merry bells, let us pause and look around us ! Is it all joy ? Xo ! Many heads are bowed with grief or shame; many hearts torn with anguish and re- gret. Some mourn the loss of near and dear ones whose absence turns the day of re- joicing into one of sadness and gloom. Go to these with the blessed assurance of Martha, “That beyond the grave the loved ones gone before are waiting to welcome us to our Eternal Home.†Go to the destitute and friendless, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, shelter the tenantless, and with words of love and cheer brighten their hearts and make them realize that a Merry Christmas and a Happy Xew Year is not for the fortunate only, but for the unfortunate as well. The world is His kingdom and the human family is His child. Fraternally yours. Madeline B. Conklin, M. W. Grand Matron. Have we, as an order, approximated the objects for which He lived, imbibing truly the principles He taught? If not, our organization is vain and our pro- fessions but empty and useless ceremony, if not hypocrisy. Simplicity and sincer- ity must be the animating principles of our association if we escape from the par- alyzing influence of mere formalism which characterizes the converse of the world. 512 THE TRESTLE BOARD Do we really and truly love each other, or are we, as the children sai^ just “play- ing†what we do? I pronounce a eulogy upon the great objects of the Order, but its own record must attest how its destiny is fulfilled. That record is but the aggre- gate of our individual forces, and back of it all, our individual faith. We can neither conceal our imperfections nor magnify our virtues. Eternal truth will be our judge, and fate will frown upon all our preten- sions and excesses. — Mrs. Belle De Ros- settv, Past Grand Matron of Tennessee. The Grand Patron of Kansas says: “The Eastern Star should and in time will be as universal as Masonry itself ; but the Masonic brother must be made to feel that he has not lived up to the full measure of his obligations until he has placed his wife, mother, sister and daugh- ter under its protecting care, and enabled her to make herself known to the frater- nity wherever she may be. Let us never shrink from the opportunity then of plac- ing our Order in its most favorable light before the world, and we can rest assured that new links will be added to the golden chain until the universality of our Order is recognized.†Our Order is indeed worthy of our earnest efforts, the pure principles of morality, the light of our hearthstones, the hope of immortal life, lessons of life, taught in sweet music, fragrant flowers, kind words and loving acts, founded upon the inspiration of Him who us holds in the hollow of His hand, who has given us the Star of Bethlehem to guide our feet through the labyrinth of human life, and who adds diadems to the crown of im- mortality, as we dry the tears of sorrow or comfort the distressed on our earthly pilgrimage . — Annie E. Briggs. Sister Annie C. Banes, Grand Matron of Indiana, sends this message: “To each sister and brother I extend fraternal greeting. We are beginning a new volume in the history of our Order, and let each of us endeavor that each day records some kind word spoken, some good deed done. Then when the book for us is finished, even though we have only been permitted to write a few pages, we will show that we have indeed ‘let the principles of our Order shine with undi- minished luster through our lives/ May this be a happy year to all followers of the Eastern Star, and, in Indiana, may it show great advancement toward the erec- tion of our Masonic and Eastern Star Home, and may many bright links be added to our fraternal chain. GRAND MATRON AT SACRAMENTO Three hundred members of the Eastern Star Chapters thronged the spacious north hall of the Masonic Temple, Sacramento, to bid welcome to the Grand Matron, Mrs. Pauline Dohrmann, of Stockton, who paid an official visit to Sacramento Chapter, No. 190. During the evening Mrs. Dohrmann was presented with a handsome carafe of cut glass, and a very large boquet of carna- tions. Grand Patron Alonzo B. Leavitt, of Alameda, was also in attendance. A new and pleasing feature of the ceremony of the installation of officers of Euclid Chap- ter, No. 301, at Ontario, Cal., was the part performed by the five little girls : Elizabeth Taylor, Gladys Shepherd, Ida Hubbell, Bessie Sheppard and Ada Ferron. These little maid- ens, who were dressed in white, each carrying bouquets of flowers, emblematic of the rays of the star, marched into the room and formed a star east of the altar and sweetly sang, “The Beautiful Eastern Star,†after which each in turn uresented her flowers* to the officers form- ing the central star. The officers of Berkeley Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, entertained the members January 10th at Town and Gown Hall. Ad- dresses were made by Worthy Matron Mrs. Marliave, Worthy Patron Dr. J. E. Kelly and others. Mrs. Pauline W. Dohrmann, Grand Matron, made the following visits during January: January 4th, Winters; 14th, Murphy’s Camp; 17th, Mokelumne Hill ; 18th, San Andreas ; 19th, Jackson. Carita Chapter, O. E. S., of Alameda, gave a Christmas party December 29th. Santa Claus himself appeared and caused much jollity. The Grand Chapter of Maryland, O. E. S., held its seventh annual session at Masonic Temple, Cumberland, January 25th and 26th. THE TRESTLE BOARD 513 CHIPS FROM THE STONE QUARRIES $ News of the Craft Gleaned From All Sources MINNESOTA GRAND LODGE The fifty-second annual communication of the Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Minne- sota, was held at St. Paul, January 18th and 19th. There were present sixteen grand of- ficers, seventeen permanent members, and 364 representatives of 222 out of 242 active chartered lodges. Grand officers’ reports showed that 1,313 candidates had been raised in the jurisdic- tion during the year 1904. The net gain in membership for the year was 775. Two new lodges were chartered. The revised consti- tution was approved; honorary membership and all exemption from lodge dues were abolished. District Deputy Grand Masters were made members of the Grand Lodge. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: M. W. Henry M. Tusler, St. Paul, Grand Master; R. W. Thomas Morris, Crookston, Deputy Grand Master; R. W. Gustaf Wi- dell, Mankato, Senior Grand Warden; R. W. William P. Roberts, Minneapolis, Junior Grand Warden; R. W. David W. Knowlton, Minneapolis, Grand Treasurer; R. W. Thos. Montgomery, St. Paul, Grand Secretary. MASONIC TEMPLE FOR RENO The unprecedented prosperity of Reno is nowhere more evident than in the growth and expansion of the Masonic Fraternity of the Nevada metropolis. The Masons of the sagebrush city have outgrown their old quarters, and now purpose the erection of a structure to cost in the neighborhood of $65,000. It will be located at the corner of Commercial Row and Sierra streets, one of the best, locations in the city, on ground which, according to reports, was worth four years ago $7,000, but which is appraised at this writing at more than $20,000. The build- ing will consist of three stories and will without doubt be one of the handsomest structures in the West. THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT A dispatch from Washington states that a Senate Bill incorporating in the District of Columbia the trustees of the Grand En- campment of Knights Templar of the United States, is now before Congress, hav- ing passed the House of Representatives. An inspiration is mightier than an argu- ment. THE CRAFT IN GENERAL The Masons of Indianapolis are agitating the question of a new Masonic Temple for that city. Past Master W. K. Wheeler, of Doric Lodge, Grand Rapids, Michigan, conferred the third degree on his ninetieth birthday. The Great Templar charity ball, in aid of the Masonic Home at Utica. X. V., was held in New York City January 9th, at Madison Square Garden. Bro. W. L. Bechtel, recently re-elected Secretary of Reno (Nev.) Chapter, R. A. M., is now serving his twenty-fourth con- secutive year in that office.- The Masonic Temple of Boise, Idaho, has been sold to the Salvation Army, the price paid being $17,000. An elegant new Temple is to be erected by the Masonic Fraternity of that city. Detroit has five Lodges that have over 700 members, the largest with 990. The pre- diction was recently made that "the time will soon come when these five Lodges will vary from 1,000 to 1,500 or more in size.†A Masonic club is in process of organiza- tion in Troy, New York. It is proposed to fit up quarters for the new club in the Ma- sonic Temple of that city, the intention be- ing to devote an entire floor t<» the new organization. The brethren of Toronto, Canada, want a new Masonic Temple, but so far. s,> the Masonic press of that city states, the pro- posal to erect a building devoted to Craft purposes has “nothing behind it but wind and enthusiasm.†It is stated that the only brethren who are able to finance the scheme are shy. A PROSPEROUS ORGANIZATION The Masonic Temple Association, of Bakersfield, Cal., has issued a rep* rt in which it is shown that during the year 1904, all current liabilities and expenses were met, including interest charges: that the re- sources were increased to a large amount, which was used to reduce the bonded in- debtedness, after which a net earning of more than 6 per cent was realized. 514 THE TRESTLE BOARD CALIFORNIA IN PARTICULAR The new Masonic Hall at Ontario, Cal., was dedicated January 21st. The officers of Islam Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., were installed January 14th. Masonic Lodges will probably be organized soon in South Pasadena and Sawtelle, Cali- fornia. Golden State Lodge, F. & A. M., of Los Angeles, will erect a new hall for its ex- clusive use. Gate City Chapter No. 212, O. E. S., will hold a Martha Washington party on the evening of February 22d. The stock of the Masonic Hall Associa- tion at Long Beach, Cal., paid a six per cent dividend in January. The Grand Lodge of California laid the cornerstone of the new Carnegie Library, at Watsonville, January 24th. Bro. William H. Edwards, Grand Lec- turer, visited San Diego Lodge, No. 35, F. and A. M., officially on the evening of St. John’s Day, December 27th. Bro. John Leslie of Russian River Lodge No. 181, F. & A. M., Windsor, Cal., has held office in that body for twenty-three years. His station is that of Treasurer. Keystone Chapter No. 58, R. A. M., of San Bernardino, by invitation, visited the Royal Arch Chapter at Redlands and conferred the Royal Arch Degree, January 25th. Redlands Lodge No. 300, F. and A. M., ac- cepted an invitation from Ontario Lodge No. 301, and conferred the Master’s degree upon two candidates, January 21st. Eureka Lodge, F. & A. M., Delta Chapter, R. A. M., Gateway Council, R. & S. M., and Crystal Chapter O. E. S. of Auburn, Cal., held a joint installation in that city Jan- uary 7th. Oxnard Lodge, No. 34, F. and A. M., of Oxnard, Cal., though only a little more than three years old, rejoices in a member- ship ol v 133 Master Masons. The Lodge owns its own temple and other property worth over $20,000, free of all incumbrance. The advent of the new year was celebrated December 31st by the Ladies Auxiliary of California Commandery in the Assembly hall of the Pioneer Building, San Francisco. The members, accompanied by their husbands and friends, filled the parlors of the historic build- ing. Dancing and whist were the order of the evening. A fire in June last destroyed the building in which Sisson Lodge No. 310 met, to- gether with records and paraphernalia, but, nothing daunted, the lodge is now meeting, by courtesy of Dunsmuir Lodge. No. 279, and permission of the California Grand Lodge, in the hall of the former at Duns- muir, Cal. San Pedro Lodge, No. 352, F. & A. M., has inducted the following brethren into office : D. C. Thornton, W. M. ; W. C. Hill, S. W. ; W. H. Hyatt, J. W. ; H. Baly, Treasurer; Wm. Davis, Secretary; H. M. Long, S. D. ; E. B. Morris, J. D. ; N. B. Stetson, Marshal ," J. H. Johnson and W. B. Duncan, Stewards; W. A. Carpenter, Tyler. On Thursday evening, February 16th, Masons from all parts of Southern Califor- nia will join Hollywood Lodge No. 355 in an excursion and ball at Playa del Rey. A moonlight ride on the Los Angeles-Pacific Railroad to Del Rey, a vaudeville show at the pavilion, launching on the lagoon, dancing on the largest floor in California, and banqueting and speechmaking will be the features of the evening. Installations have occurred in Masonic bodies in this State during the latter days of the month of January, as follows: Symbolic Lodges, F. and A. M. — Palmyra No. 151, Placerville, January 12th; San Bu- ena Ventura No. 214, Ventura, January 21st; Pomona No. 246, Pomona, January 19th; Paso Robles No. 286, Paso Robles, January 25th; Hanford No. 279, January 24th; South S'an Francisco No. 212, San Francisco, Jan- uary 30th; Molino Lodge No. 150, Tehama, January 21st. Royal Arch Chapters — Napa No. 30, January 23d; Long Beach, January 25th; Bakersfield, January 26th; Hanford No. 74, January 24th. NEW LODGE FOR PASADENA Twenty Masons of South Pasadena have banded together for the purpose of forming a new Masonic Lodge in that city, and will petition the Grand Master for a dispensa- tion. A Scottish Rite Cathedral to cost one million dollars will soon be erected in Pitts- burg. Force of character is most strikingly shown in the man who says the least. Your lodge is what you make it. Each member should give it his support. Some men are so easy-soing that after a while they cease to go at all. Constant growth is the greatest element for continued stability. THE TRESTLE BOARD 5 1 5 GOLDEN GATE’S NEW ASYLUM About a year ago mention was made in these columns of the purpose of Golden Gate Commander} 7 , No. 16, K. T., to erect a hand- some new asylum on a site purchased at that time, on Sutter street, between Steiner and Pierce, San Francisco. The new structure will begin shortly to as- sume tangible proportions. At a recent meet- ing of Golden Gate Commandery a vote was taken which showed that eighty per cent of the members favored building immediately. It is desired to construct a magnificent building, which will cost in the neighborhood of $72,000, to be devoted exclusively to the use of Golden Gate Commandery, no other tenants being permitted in the structure either on the ground floor or the stories above. The edifice will be constructed of stone and brick, two stories in height, and will be one of the most elaborate and best appointed Com- mandery asylums in the' United States. The interior will conform in a manner to the old priories of the Knights of the Middle Ages. There will be a Commandery hall, a banquet room, reception rooms, ladies’ parlors and a drill room. The Commandery hall will occupy 3944 square feet of space. The drill hall will be large enough to permit of company or battalion drills and parade formation. It will occupy a space of 60 by 106 feet. The lot on which the building will stand has a frontage of 137J4 feet, and a depth of the same measurement. Its cost was $25,000. The new asylum will occupy this enteire area. The Building Committee, consisting of Sir Knights Frank W. Sumner, Charles L. Field. Robert McMillan, William S. Miller and Henry C. Bunker, has been authorized to re- quest architects to submit plans. A premium may be given in order to stimulate competi- tion. With the new xVlbert Pike Scottish Rite Temple on Geary street, near Fillmore, the contemplated temple on Fillmore street, near Sutter, of King Solomon’s Lodge No. 260, F. & A. M.. and the embryo asylum of Golden Gate Commandery on Sutter street, in the lo- cation mentioned above, all within a radius of two blocks, this particular section of the Western Addition in San Francisco will be- come known as a Masonic neighborhood. CALIFORNIA PROCEEDINGS ISSUED The proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Cal- ifornia, F. & A. M.. has been issued and sent out to all the subordinate lodges of California and to the various grand lodges in communi- c^Hon whh the grand body of this jurisdic- tion. It is an exhaustive work of some 156S pages, containing the address of the Grand Master, the reports of various grand officers and committees, a complete record of the transactions of the Grand Lodge at its annual communication held in October last, and sun- dry statistical matter of interest to the craft. An excellent likeness of Past Grand Master Nutting appears as a frontispiece. The publication is the product of our most efficient Grand Secretary, Bro. George John- son. It bears evidence of long and arduous labor on his part in its careful preparation, and is a credit to the Grand Lodge. SANTA ROSA TEMPLE The article on page 471 of the January Trestle Board, entitled “Buy a Third Story,†was by error credited to the Santa Rosa Re- publican, when it should have been attributed to the Republican , of Fresno. The article ap- plies to Fresno, not to Santa Rosa. The error occurred naturally, as the Masons of Santa Rosa contemplate building a hall as do their, brethren of Fresno, and a similarity ex- ists in the names of the newspapers of the two cities. The Santa Rosa Masons will this year lay the corner-stone of a three-story brick and stone temple at the corner of Fourth and D streets, opposite the postoffice, on a lot SO by 140 feet, recently purchased. The two upper floors will contain lodge rooms for all Ma- sonic bodies. The new temple which the brethren of the city of Santa Rosa purpose erecting will no doubt be one of the best ap- pointed lodge homes in the State. TOO STRENUOUS. After a brief career of four months as ed- itor of the Masonic Observer, of Minneapolis, Minn., Mrs. Louise J. Stephens announces her retirement from the field of Masonic jour- nalism. The lady shied her castor into the editorial ring last autumn to the great astonishment of the Fraternity that a woman, who is not even accorded the privilege of the knowledge of iFe secret work of Masonry, and therefore must necessarily remain to an extent in dark- less, should arrogate to herself the right to instruct life-time Masons. Not content with this, in violation of the ethics of editorial courtesy, she began to throw bricks into the barnyards of her neighbors of the Masonic oress, and as a result found them all back on her doorsteo next morning. The publisher of the paper who employed her is now advertising his journal for sale. Sic transit gloria broomstick ! “STOP†“Stop a minute and say ‘Hello.* As down life’s road you smoothly go : For a pleasant word and a cheer}* smile. Will shorten the way by many a mile For some ‘pore feller’ that’s movin’ slow; So stop a minute and say ‘Hello.’†— Frederic Speed . Mississippi. It is love for men that lifts a man above men. Have no thoughts you dare not put in deeds. We do not judge our friends by their fail- ures. 516 TEE TRESTLE BOARD Book Shelf The Trestle Board acknowledges the receipt, since the last issue of this maga- zine, of the following Masonic publications : From Mrs. A. M. McCallister, Grand Sec- retary, proceedings of the Grand Chapter, O. E. S., of South Dakota. From Sir John N. Bell, Grand Command- er, proceedings of the Grand Commandery, K. T., of Ohio, for 1904. From Bro. George A. Beauchamp, Grand Secretary, proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Alabama for 1904. From Comp. Jno. A. Bryan, Grand Secre- tary, proceedings of the Grand Chapter, R. A. M., of Texas for 1904. From Mrs. Sadie E. Dillon, Grand Secre- tary, proceedings of the Grand Chapter, O. E. S., of Missouri, for 1904. From Florence M. Hoskins, Grand Sec- retary, proceedings of the Grand Chapter, O. E. S., of North Dakota, for 1904. From Comp. Edwin Havenbuch, Grand Secretary, transactions of the Grand Chap- ter, R. A. M., of Ohio, for 1904. From Companion George A. Beauchamp, Grand Secretary, proceedings of the Grand Chapter, R. A. M., of Alabama, for 1904. From Comp, and S’ir Knight Gil. W. Bar- nard, Grand Recorder, proceedings of the Grand Chapter, R. A. M., Grand Council, R. & S. M., and Grand Commandery, K. T., of Illinois, for 1904. From Noble S'aram R. Ellison, Recorder of Mecca Temple, New York, brochure of Mecca Temple for 1904, containing address of Potentate, reports of officers, roster . of members, and by-laws. From Sir John A. Gerow, V. E. Grand Recorder, proceedings of the Grand En- campment, K. T., of the United States of America, for the 29th Triennial Conclave, held at San Francisco, September 0th to 9th, 1904. From 111. Bro. James H. Codding, Grand Secretary-General, proceedings of the Su- preme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspec- tors-General of the 33d and last degree, A. A. S. R., for the Northern Masonic Juris- diction of the Uinited States of America, for 1904. Tie J.fl. 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