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Architect Lodge has made me very nappy, tram fc»-u4iJ-I«CIID«:
from m,y heart that tonight has meant very much to me. All
my life I s*4rt cherish the paiiwnijliftgn: of coming here to Architect Lodge /,•
for thte-~"S«(JTJITiF' t&»t to tase part in the work of the Third Degree for myXl i. f JHs f
own sons. And, of course, tnis last J8t*±s =*i?<e«i you good people in making
me an Honorary Member, IBB opportunity -fere -ja 1 s.-..-± \&~--•••• - ••-•*- <_••":. -•-.y.. liurre to be
a member of the same Lodge to v;hich my boys belong -- that Io something
I shall ne'irer forget.
To me the ceremonies of Freemasonry in this dtate of ours, especially
tnese later one.:> tnat I have taken part in. always mame me ;vlsh that more
Americans, In every part of our land, could become connected with our
Fraternity.
3Ince 1 have seen you last I have travelled in many foreign lands.
I have come in contact v\lth Brother Masons throughout this country, and
I hcx/ve suen the oplendld wor.a tnat Masonry is doing for our fellowmen. 1
have seen that same worm in our distant uossessions, in our territories;//In./;
I navt: seen it even in those ^olianaus In tne Pacific %r?5TJJBgii which i nave
ir the more 1 come in contact with the woric of the ila.onie i |Jra.ter-
nity -3?r -, i 1 .balirtti n n 1 1 \ i s the more impressed I am,^, by the great charitable<kK
worm ana the great practical good wmcn trty -ttu rnniaaitfrii>t |ii'rnlti7 li carrying
oat, especially In that line which Is so close to my heart - tne care of
little children.
t only In that worm but^albo in acting as a leaven for a" ' '
better society ana g9ti&. citizenship wherever It may be. -9***. I violate no
confidence in saying tnat 1 wish the same could be said of iasonry in other
Ian-as. Today, as you doubtless ioiovr, in our own nation '•$& are still pro-
- I 1 j J ,..
Archi t eet Lodg e has made ille very happy, ~ ••• ~tilJiilil- l e t me say
fr om my heart that tonight h as meant very much to Ille . ;I!ttl/ T!i.;t(., ,: ~ J
All
my Ii fe I i~ cheri sh the of' comin g here to Ar chitect Lodge i ,
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.£!~::t:n:tAs=e~ffir=6i!!'~· to t a !::;:;:; part in th ::- work o f t!1.e Third Deg re e f or my
ovm sens e An d , of cou r se ,. thi s la s t / 1 i I_~
you good p e ople i n ma king , 2. J (, ~? "
mt- an Honorary ill em ber , a ,9I)Ortull l ty ., 1
D. member of the s a llie Lodge to ':ihich IUY boys belong - - t !:la t io::> s ome t h ing
I shall ne~er for~et .
To me the c e remonies o f Freemasonry in thi s d tate of our s , especially
these late r oned t hat I have t~ken part in, a l ways ~ake me wish that more
luner j.c an d , in ev fo.r-y part o f 0 1..1 1" l and, c ould be come connected wi tll our
Fratern ity .
J i nce I have s e en you l ast I have t ravelled in many fore ign l an d s .
I h6.VI:; come i n contact with Brothe r M;:,. s on s throughout t hi s country, an d
I hiive s een the ::;p l endid worK t h at uli::l s on ry i s do ing for our fellO\ivllls n . I
hav e seen that same ["TorK in our di.:; t cmt po s s essions , 111'1 (Iv
I have seen it e7'O'n in t h ose :WiJIB!Ha.s in the Pa cific
traval led during these pa ~ t t wo ye&rs .
i n our t erri t.ries ; I f'
~~m:!!d.1 whi ch I 11a v e
~-r{he more 1 come in c ontact wi th the work of the iill a . onic Fra ter -
nity the more im~Jre ssed I am by the g.cea t c h::Lrt t :ible
work and the great p r L'c tical good which . ~ carrying
out , e specia lly in t hat line w i ~h i s s o clo ss to 0 y h eart - t ne care of
~ittl e chi~dren .
~)I6t only in t ha t VlTork but...-at.al.:>o i n a cting as a l eaven f o r a
b t t . t . (u., t~~ . . . / ,. . h -'---" 1 t e . E;r SOC le y ana G ' Cl tlZ E::I1 Snl p Ilm.erever it f:1ay ,_ e . ~. I 'ri o a e n o
confi d ence i n ;;aying th.at I wi;:;h the s ame CGul ·, be sai d o f IiliJ.sonry in other
l an ci s . . IIIY'L..
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under which our fa ther s lived , and s o far as· e.tiiiiil-~_M ;governmen t ~ A~ I 1 •
t tf i \' , concerned , we are maki ng progre ss f r om day to day .
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unf l. rtunate f or us t hat in certa in o t her n at l on s Freei'J.asonry, fA ) t~ A
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throughout our OiJ'm country , b E; cau s e ill f the op:;:,ortuni ty given to pur -
sue an even course in a democratic SOCiety, the way of Ma s on r y in
this country c onstan tly gro ws smoothe r . 1/ ~~. /
And that is vwy I ;i;" ~ioiiIIiiii!iii~::>" fee l T 'e can give thanks fo r ....rtsii. xag I
in America . And in giving t hanks we should not do as the Phari sees t
d id -- ,,'Crt J ~ -'~~/thanks t nat we aT'e not as o ther :rl~but r ather 'E6""
/1'J~~jnl(S the Good 'jama:r'itan way , for the Good 6~mCtritan wsnt out
of fiLs course to help his l es s f ortunate fellQ1.~ - ci t iZE.DS . That i s the
rul~ we must follow a s Freema sons . We are a ppr oaching Thanksgiving ,
an d I b :::. li ev e t h a t \~T e shoulCi g:i v ,;:; t l1.anks , a.nd a t the saii18 time pray
t ha t our n a t i on may grow morE; and more a force for peace in the rest
of the world .
I hav~ mis e O. h er e t onigh t s ome of the faces I h~v - knov ~ in
former years . I am e~p 8 cially ~orry t hat a very old f ri end and
. t f· C' l 't~ J . aS SOCla e 0 liane , 'n Cl r 11* onn s on, is not ~ith u s tonigh t . I~
lE;~rned tonigat that ae has be en s o seriou ~ly ill . I do not believe
there i s a man i n t .i.1.i s i::l t a te who i s loved by a greater circle o f
fri en ds than Charlie John s on .
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And s o I can say to you good Brethren o f Architec t Lodge ,
and t o your Worsnipful ';);Ia ster , tha t I cEil 'lE,r y grateful t o you ,
an d I ~1avE bad a 'Ivondsri'ul party ton igl1. t .
o-roiiS Conference //2Ao,'. kid in. the Study-or the President's
' at Hyde Pork, ifew York, • .;-jYcaba? 6, 1935, 11.00 A.X.
#246 ~ 9 250
•_3. I^RLY: I think you can tell us all about your departure plans
.tomorrow — the visit to the City (of New York). .
7.2 PRESIDENT: We will, leave about three o'clock tomorrow and motor
down. It has been a couple of years since we nave motored down.
; Not since you have been President.
; The last time v.ras right before Inauguration.
«3 PRESIDENT: I think that is right. I want to see the river and go
to 49 East 65th and dress. Then I will go down — I don't know what
the time of the dinner is — to the Masonic Temple.
12. EARLY: 7Jill the dinner be at the Masonic Temple? ' ' •/
•7£E PRESIDENT: Yes, just a very small dinner with the officers of the
Grand Lodge.
0, The dinner at the Temple? ' .
72 PRESIDENT: Yes, only ten or fifteen at the dinner, and then the
ceremonies after that. T.'Je will get through between ten and eleven'
and then I will go to the train and be back in Washington at 8.30
the next morning.
i2. EARLY: You omitted one very important thing: "What time will the
train leave? . . •
'.r2 PRESIDENT: I will give you a lot of time — one o'clock.
v. Do you .have an active part in the ceremonies, or are you merely
going to be present?
~£ PRESIDENT: I don't know.
•:. I saw something in the New York papers that you were going to induct.
S PRESIDENT: Probably assist in it.
v 7faat degree is he taking, the Third Degree?\2 PRESIDENT: Third degrees — franklin and Jimmy. Elliott went in
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:3 . ~:.RLY: I think you can tell us all about yom: depart1.).l'e plans
tOillorrOv[ -- the visit to the City (oi' New York) •
::3 ?::tESIDENT: We will. leave about three 0' clock tomorrow and motor
dow~. It bas been a couple of years since we have motored down.
Q Xot si;lce you have been President.
~ The la s t time was right before Inauguration.
f."3 PHESIDTh'T: I think that is right. I "'lant to see the river and go
to 49 East 65th and dress. Then I will go down -- I don't know what
the time of the dinner is -- to the Masonic Temple.
;? . E..~'=IT.Y: -Will the dinner be at the Masonic Temple?
.:::~ ??.ESIDENT: Yes, just a very small dinner with the oi'fi eel'S ot the
Gra nd Lodge.
Q ?ne d.inner at the Temple?
-:::: PHESID~'T: Yes, only ten or fifteen at the dinner, and then the
ceremonies after that • . We 'will get t hrough between ten and eleven
and then I will go to the train and be back in Washington at 8.30
the next morning.
:.2. Z.~iLY: You omitted one very important thing: Wnat time will the
tra in leave?
.:;~ FTISIDE:r\1T: I vlill gi va you a lot ot time one o'clock.
~ Do you .have an active part in the ceremonies, or are you merely
going to be present?
::-::: ?R:S:3 I Dilli'T: I do!].' t knOVI.
': I saw s omothing in thaNew York papers that you wel'e going to induct.
':'::2 PRESIDEl-n': Probably assist in it.
~ 'X'nr.t degree is ile taking, the Third D0gree?
~= PRESIDENT: Third degrees Franklin and Jimmy. Elliott went in
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before I went down to Washington.
£ Are you taking Jim Farley along with you, Mr. President? (Laughter)
TH2 PRESIDENT: I had him at the Shriners, you remember that? him and
Joe Kennedy.
Did you ever hear of the hoaz I pulled on,Joe Kennedy?
12. EARLY: At the Shriners? That is a good story.
7K2 PRESIDENT: This is off the record. I said to Joe before the
Shriners1 Parade, "You know, I am all alone. VThy don't you come
and join me at it?" He said, "My Godl I go to the Shriners1
Parade?" '• '
I said, "Sure, Jim Farley is coming." I didn't know whether
he was but he did. And he said, "Jim is coming? Is that a
command?" And I said, "Sure." • .'
And so Joe arrives and Jim Farley too. It was a terribly
rainy night; it did not last very long, only about a quarter of
a parade. •
They v;ent back —- Joe had bean sliding behind the police
all the time so that the photographer wouldn't get him — and he(jrM AAV.A \ V; (> jTf y
went up to Ealnesport. I waited about two and a half weeks and
at the end of July I sent him a telegram. I picked any old name
out of the telephone book, John Turner or something like that:
"Honorable Joseph ?. Kennedy. In accordance with our delightful . •t
conversation the night of the Shriners' Parade, will it be con-
venient for you to.go through .the ceremony the first week of
September?' A large and distinguished gathering will be here to
v/elcome you. Please wire as quickly as possible to Admiral Gary T.
Grayson.". Gary did not know anything about this either. "V/e
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before I went down to Washington.
Q }.:;:e you taking Jim Farley along with you, Mr. President? (Laughter)
':'iIZ P:-:::SSIDENT: I had him at the Shriners, you remember that? him and
Joe Kennedy.
Did you ever hear of the hoax I :pulled on ,Joe Kennedy?
13. EARLY: At the Shriners? That is a good story.
T:"-rz PRESIDENT: This is otf the record. I said to Joe before the
Shriners' Parade, "You know, I am ali alone. Why don't you come
and join me at it?" He said, "My God~ I go to the Shriners'
Parade?"
I said, "Sure, Jim Farley 1s cor;;.ing." I didn't know whether
he was but he did. And he said, "Jim is coming? Is that a
command?" And I said, "Sure."
And so Joe arrives and Jim Farley too. It was a terribly
rainy night; it · did not last very long, only about a quarter ot
a :par09:de.
They ,,;ent back -- Joe had been sliding behind the police ·
all the time so that the :photographer wouldn't get him -- and he ~AAV':IS \:./\;J\\ U
went up to Halinesport. I waited about two and a halt weeks and
at the end ot Ju~y I sent him a telegrmu. I :picked any old name
out of the telephone . book, John Turner or something like that:
":'"ionorable Joseph P. Kennedy. In accordance with our delightful
conversation the night of the Sr~iners' Parade, will it be co:o.-
venient for you to . go thl'Oughthe ceremony the first Vleek of
September? · A large and distinguished gathering will be here to
welcome you. Please wire as quickly as :possible to Admiral CaryT.
Grayson. I' Cary did not know anything about this either. m .. 'Ie
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