One hundred and fifty Masons, out of about 1,500 students at Stanford University, Calif., are organizing a Masonic Club for mutual benefit and sociability.

The great painting of "Washington at Trenton," which hangs at the head of the grand stairway in the Senate wing of the Capitol at Washington, was painted by Charles Wilson Peele. He commanded a company at the crossing of the Delaware and was engaged in the battle of Trenton. He was a Mason.

The newly-elected President of France, M. Millerand, is said to be an officer of the Grand Lodge of France and to take an active part in the work of the Fraternity.

Sir Hamer Greenwood is having troubles of his own as Chief Secretary for Ireland, but doubtless he is enabled to throw off some of the responsibilities of his positionor at least banish them temporarily—when he has the opportunity to be present with his brethren of Canada Lodge of London, of which he is the Senior Warden.

MASONIC EVENTS IN DALLAS,
TEXAS

On Friday, November 12, there was unveiled a bronze statue of Brother Sam P. Cochran, Grand Master of Ceremonies of the Supreme Council and Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Texas. The ceremony took place on the lawn on the north side of the Scottish Rite Cathedral, beginning at 2:30 p. m. and ending at 5 o'clock. Rt. Rev. Bishop Garrett, the beloved "grand old Mason" of Texas, made the invocation. Sovereign Grand Commander George Fleming Moore unveiled the statue and delivered an address suitable and appropriate to the occasion. Brother Cochran responded in a fitting manner. The statue was the gift of the following classes of Scottish Rite Masons who have taken the degrees in Dallas: Albert Pike Class, Army Class, Homecoming Class, James D. Richardson Class, LaFayette Class, Liberty Bell Class, Old Glory Class, Over-the-Top Class, Peace with Honor Class, Soldiers of Liberty Class, Sunshine Class and Victory Liberty Class.

There were present on this occasion, in addition to Grand Commander Moore and Grand Master of Ceremonies Cochran, H. W. Witcover, Grand Herald of the Supreme Council and Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Georgia and Florida; Judge Thomas G. Fitch, Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Kansas; Dr. A. L. Metz, 33° Hon., Deputy of the Supreme Council in Louisiana, and W. P. Freeman, 33° Hon., Deputy of the Supreme Council in Oklahoma.

Mayor Wozencraft delivered the address of welcome. Gov. W. P. Hobby, of Texas, who is a Scottish Rite Mason, also made an address in which he paid deserved tribute to the order of Freemasonry, the Scot

tish Rite, Brother Sam Cochran and Dallas Masonry in general. Previous to the ceremonies, however, a banquet was given in the palm garden of the Adolphus Hotel in honor of Sovereign Grand Commander George F. Moore. The banquet table, judging from a picture in the Dallas Morning News, and must have been beautiful. It seems that the large dining room was converted into a flower garden. A row of tables extended around the hall and, embedded in the center of the room, was a veritable garden of violets. It was a great day for Texas and Texas Freemasonry.

SCOTTISH RITE WOMEN'S CLUB

From the President of the Scottish Rite Women's Club of Minneapolis, Minn., we have received a letter, from which we extrace the following:

"The Scottish Rite Women's Club was organized on February 2, 1920, and has now nearly 500 members. The object of our club is to do charitable work. During the past summer the ladies have met every Friday afternoon to sew for the Children's Protective Alliance.

"Our stated meetings are held on the second and fourth Fridays of each month. After the business meeting we have an entertainment, social hour and refreshments. We understand the heads of the four Bodies have a very worthy object in view in which the Scottish Rite Women's Club may be very active.

"Should any of the Scottish Rite Bodies be interested in organizing a club like ours, we shall be very glad to send them a copy of our by-laws and such other information as they may desire."

SCOTTISH RITE EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE IN NORTH CAROLINA

The foundation for more constructive work by Scottish Rite Masons was laid at a meeting held in Charlotte, N. C., November 17, 18 and 19. Thomas J. Harkins, 33° Hon., Deputy of the Supreme Council in North Carolina, called together all Honorary members of the Supreme Council, all Knights Commander of the Court of Honor and a number of the leading members of the Rite in North Carolina, for a conference on certain matters concerning the good of the Rite in this state. This meeting was called during the Fall Reunion of the Bodies in Charlotte, and while providing an opportunity for the visiting brethren to witness the good ritualistic work of the Charlotte Bodies, it gave all an opportunity to get acquainted.

On the morning of the 17th, Brother Harkins called together, in conference, a number of interested members of the Rite from each Valley in the state and after presenting to them the plan he had outlined for effective and efficient work along the line recently proposed by the Supreme

Council for the support of education, he formed a committee to work with him, and of which he is the chairman. This committee is known as the "Scottish Rite Educational Committee." This effort will have the hearty support of every Scottish Rite Mason in this state, as the possibilities are unlimited and the cause is very close to the heart of every real American citizen.

At 11 o'clock on the morning of the 18th a select team composed of Honorary members of the Supreme Council conferred on a large class the Honorarium of Knight Commander of the Court of Honor, which was witnessed by a large number of 32nd degree members. The ceremonial of investiture is most impressive and educational.

On the morning of the 19th the visitors from the several Valleys in the state met in joint conference with the Deputy to discuss various matters of general interest to the Rite which will prove a distinct advantage to those present, as the discussion of the questions presented gave an opportunity for presentation of views of the members of the Rite from all over the state. All questions discussed are to be presented to the several Bodies in the different Valleys. From these meetings all expect much good to result and that Scottish Masonry will undertake the performance of its duty. More than seventy 33rd degree Honorary, K. C. C. H., and visiting members of the Rite were present during these conferences and at the ceremonial of investiture, and with the exchange of courtesies and ideas as to methods of work in the several Valleys, we may well expect a strong forward movement in North Carolina Scottish Masonry.

INTERESTING

We have just seen a booklet containing the account of the One Hundred and Twentyfifth Anniversary of Friendship Lodge No. 9, A. F. M., held at Charleston, S. Č., December 28, 1891, at which the Duke P. de Litta of Rome, Italy, was an honored guest. The Duke was the son of Grand Commander de Litta of the Supreme Council of Italy. His remarks upon the occasion are well worthy of reproduction. They are as follows:

"It is not without a sentiment of diffidence, my dear brethren, that I rise to respond to the eloquent words of Brother Levin. I must, therefore, ask for all your indulgence on account of not having a thorough knowledge of the English language. I have felt there, more keenly than ever, the luminous idea of the universality of Masonry, which has introduced me, although 6,000 miles from my country, in the midst of warm-hearted friends and brothers. But what fills my heart with the sweetest and most proud emotions is

the tribute of affection that Brother Levin has paid to my father's memory. Not even in Italy have I heard such full and eloquent justice rendered to his memory, and you will believe me, brethren, when I tell you that I was deeply and sincerely moved by Brother Levin's words.

"I seize this occasion to remind you that for over twenty-five years my father and his companions worked and suffered for the grand cause of Masonry. Those men, and it may seem extraordinary to you, born and bred in freedom, had sacrificed fortune, family and life for the independence and reconstruction of their country. They had to fight against the mighty power of the Vatican, which by all means, even by insidious arms, treason and the scaffold has tried to balk their glorious enterprise; but in the end righteousness and justice prevailed, and I am proud to tell you that a few months before his death my father had the supreme consolation of laying the last stone of the Masonic Temple in Rome opposite the very doors of the Vatican.

"There stand the two buildings, one the image of pure light and progress, the other the dark remnant of obscurity and ignorance; and when my father was borne to his grave, a sprig of acacia (at his request) was the only emblem on his bier. The last words of his immortal spirit were: 'Now I may rest in peace, for my work is done.'"

Note: Nathaniel Levin was an active member of the Supreme Council, and_the occasion was thirty-one years after Italy gained her independence.

A NEW LODGE IN LONDON

A new Lodge instituted in London on November 20, with the name "Black Horse of Lombard Street," is an illustration of the survival of the picturesque signs in the city of London; a revival of which was suggested by the Duke of York. This new Lodge is founded in association with Lloyd's Bank, the chairman of which is Brother Sir Richard Vassar-Smith, Provincial Grand Master of Gloucestershire, and who will be its Master.

A NEW GRAND MASTER IN
SCOTLAND

The Earl of Eglinton and Winton is the new Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, successor to General R. G. Gordon Gilmour.

ABRAHAM KITTLEHUNE, THE

OLDEST MASON

From time to time Masonic papers began a campaign to discover the oldest Mason. Some years ago we published an account of Brother Kittlehune, who at that time