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PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUPREME LODGE ANCIENT AND MYSTICAL ORDER ROSAE CRUCIS 1255 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.

No. 7 OCTOBER 29th, 1921 Price 5 Cents

An d our work goes merr i l y a long ! W ork i s r i ght ;

i t is wo rk now at headquarters, and i t is merry . In

quir ies by mail , personal inquir ies, heavy g eneral cor

respondence, special instruct ions to new Lodges and

organiz ing commit tees , research work, fore ign c or

respondence, advice to those who are perplexed, help

to those who need individual assistance, periods for

reading, consultat ion and lecturing at special meetings,

— al l th ese th in gs w it h a li tt le rela xatio n fo r ar t,

music, drama and Church, ma ke l i fe wor th l iv ing, and

the days are f i l led, the hours often overcrowded.

T h e utm os t sati sfa cti on an d jo y is in d ic ated in al l

letters and reports received from those new appl icants

who are be ing prepared in the new way for In i t ia t ion.

Th is pla n is p ro v in g to be th e most help fu l, in spir in g

and encourag ing f eature we have added to our work

in late years. Th e increase in init iat ion fee has not

deterred m any f rom seeking admiss ion and the p lan

appeals to reason. Tho se lodge o f f icers who were

most dubious about the plan are now enthusiast ic.

Even in Mexico and Puer to Rico , where the work i s

translated into Spanish, the new plan appeals strongly,

and more appl i cat ions have come f rom Puer to Rico

under this plan in three months than in any previous

th ree-month period.

Again let us say to our members that i f they write

us letters making reports or statements which do not

requi re an important answer they must k indly take

our si lence as meaning* that we are pl&ased, agr ee

able with what is said, and have no changes or modi

f icat ions to make. W e cannot possibly answer all the

letters we receive. I f, how ever, remittances are made

to us and no acknowledgment is made, please inform

us at once so that if the letter is lost, it may be traced.

In six years only a few remittances have been lost ,

but we do w ish to make acknow ledgment each t ime.

Members from Boston and Phi ladelphia have visi tedus during the summer and fal l months. W e are al

ways glad to have them come and part icipate in the

many degree sessions, lectures and meetings held in

Headquarters .

T h e r e is e v ery rea so n fo r our m em bers to fe el su re

that business and financial conditions generally will

imp rove e arly in the spring and a normal condit ion

wil l prevai l again.

Supplem entary lectures for each o f th e early de

grees are being prepared ^containing a simple review

of the fundamental of each degree, so that members

may review them befo re examinations. Furthermore,

of f ic ial key books j to each degree, containing the prin

ciples that should be in each member ’s note book, are

also bein g prepared for mem bers to preserve.

A

I N T E R E S T I N G N O T E S

From a news i tem in the New Y ork W or ld we l earn

that another method of reach ing thousands with our

Light has entered into the general act ivi t ies of our

O rde r . Seve ra l y ea r s ago w hen the ^p re m e Lodge

establ ished i ts f irst Temple the Imperator instal led a

wireless stat ion with the intention of keeping in touch

with the various branch Lodges. In the second Te m

ple in New York a similar wireless stat ion was in

stalled, but the part ic ipat ion of ou r country in the

grea t wa r br ou ght an end to these plans, fo r the Ixr*~

perator and his unusual ly large private stat ion Were

l i s ted w i th the Radio League o f Amer ica and sub

mitted to the patr iot ic pledge of holding the wireless

staiton for exclusive mil i tary service. Af te r the ar

mist ice was signed interest in these matters was rev ived and at the Supreme Lodge in Cal i forn ia another

station was installed. It is hop ed that some day all

our permanent Temples wi l l be equipped in the same

manner so that wireless communication wi l l be pos

sible day and night. But at the Grand Lod ge Tem ple

o f N ew Yo rk, Brother Marcr i tta o f the Supreme

Counci l , with the assistance of one or two others,

has perfected the instal lat ion of a wireless telegraph

and telephone stat ion of great ef f ic iency.

T h e N ew Y o rk W o r ld arti c le in dic ate s th e gr ea t

value of a transmission stat ion in ou r work. Not

only wi l l the stat ion in our Tem ple in New Yo rk re

ceive music, messages and other sounds from great

distances and make them audible through a great

horn to al l the members assembled in the Temple, but

through a similar station, our lectures and teachings

may be given to a mult i tude. Th e W orld art ic le

further relates how on the evening of October 31st,

“ Dr. Richa rd J. Ward, Secreta ry o f the R osicrucian

Orde r in New Yo rk, ’ ’ de l i vered a l ec ture through the

wireless telephon e on the subject of “ Seven Principles

of Success. ’ ’ A fte r some music had been played and

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t ransmi t ted the cha i rman o f the programme an

nounced in to the rece i ver tha t Dr . Wa rd o f the Ros i -

c ruc i an Ord er wou ld g i ve h is l ec ture. Th e lec ture in

i ts fu l lness was transmitted 800 mi les in a l l d i rect ions,

reach ing f a r i n to Nov i a Sco t i a , Canada , M i ch i gan and

the Southern States, and attuning wi th about 105,000

wi re l ess rece i v in g s ta t ions w i th an aud i ence know n to

b e a b o u t 6 0 , 0 00 . A p l a n f o r a w e e k l y , M o n d a y

n i gHt , w i re l ess concer t and l ec ture had b een pre v

i ous ly deve l ope d , and as Bro ther W ard l ec tured and

expou nded ou r pr inc ip l es he was c l ose l y f o l l owed by

his hearers, as i s indicated by the batches of post card

comm ents and inqu i r ies be ing sent to h im f rom those

wh o we re a t the var i ous s ta ti ons . Each Monday n i ght

her eaf t er he i s to l ecture, and his second subject , as

a n n o u n c e d o v e r th e eth e r ic s p a ce , w a s “A n A n s w e r

to Ed i son ' s Th eo ry o f Sp i r i t Comm unica t i on . * ’ Par t

of the ge nera l p lan is that in each smal l c i ty wh ere the

l ec ture i s rece i ved a new spape r rep or te r sha l l be pres

ent to take down and pub l ish in the l oca l paper the

l ec ture as g i ven . Th i s w i l l add to the number o f per

sons wh o w i l l be reached by the pr inc ip l es expounded .

T h e w o n d e r fu l ly e f fi c ie n t and rea ll y m a rv e lo u s sys

tem an d ins t ruments used in th is wor k are the i nven

t i on o f W a l te r J. Garvey , who i s w i th us in bend ing

every e f f o r t to u t i l i ze the powers and l aws o f na ture

f o r m a n ’ s p e a c e f u l a d v a n c e m e n t . ,

A l l o u r L o d g e s s h ou ld e n c o u ra g e s o m e o f t h e ir

mem bers to take an in te res t in w i re l ess wo rk f o r the

L o d g e s a k e .

A A A

Spe ak in g o f reach ing many w i th a s ing l e d iscourse ,

we have l earned tha t a t the Pr is t i ne Church o f the

Rose Cross i n San Franc i sco , the Sunday even ing d i s

c o u r s e g i v e n b y th e Im p e ra t o r o f o u r O rd e r i s t a k e n

dow n in shorthand by three representa t i ves o f a news

pap er burea u an d the d i scourse, as a sermon, i s syn

d i ca ted to severa l hundred smal l country papers as

th e i r w e e k l y s e rm o n . T h e s e p a p e rs c o v e r o r g o in t o

near l y 350 towns and commu ni t i es in 32 S ta tes and

reach many thousands o f readers . Each d iscourse i s

h e a d e d : “ S u n d a y S e rm o n f r o m th e P r is t in e C h u rc h o f

the Rose Cross i n Am er i c a . ’ ’ Sure l y thi s i s a g rea t

he lp i n br ing ing L i gh t to the smal l e r communi t i es

wh ere f ew or no churches are to be f ound and where

our l ec tures o r l essons reach but an occas i ona l mem

ber .

A A A

In some way that passes understanding a story has

passed around in some sections o f the country that a

f e w o f o u r Lodges , o r pe rh aps a num ber o f them, con*

t empla te closing during the period o f f inancia l de

press ion in the East. Th is is not true . No ne o f the

L o d g e s o r T e m p l e s i n th e Eastern States is closing

or even th ink ing o f c l os ing f o r any period or cause .

Nearly all o f them are ac t i ve l y work ing wi th aug

mented propagand a and increas ing membersh ip , an d

i n severa l cases p lans are under way f o r new T em

ples. Such rumors are only intended to be true af ter

the destruct ive prophecy has had i ts e f f ect , but even

in this they fa i l . Do not l end your a id to the de

s t ruc t ive m inds by repea t ing such rumors. Th e Or

der as a who l e i s g row in g too rap idl y , too won der

ful ly , to warrant the l east suspic ion that there i s any

shutt ing down of our act iv i t i es in even the smal lest

L o d g e .

A A A

F ro m a ll r e p or t s th e D e lt a L o d g e N o . 1 i n P h i l a

delphia i s beauti fu l ly s i tuated in a wonderful Temple

o f it s own. A descr i p t ion o f the i r read ing rooms, re

cep t i on rooms w i th op en f i r ep l aces and bay w indows ,*

hal ls and sym bol ical lodg e room , sounds l ike a picture

o f some Tem pl e o f o r i en ta l sp l endor . Open meet ings

are he ld each Sunday and m any notab l e speakers have

addressed large audiences there, including a wel l -

known Ep i scopa l P r i est , emphas i z ing the va lue o f our

teach ings and the work our Order i s accompl i sh ing .

Del ta wishes us to announce that v is i tors coming to

Ph i l ade lph ia shou ld ob ta in the secre tary ’ s name f rom

headquar te rs and then come to the De l ta Tem pl e

and en j o y the many pr i v i l eges spec ia l l y p lanned f o r

v i s i t ing members . A comm i t tee ex is ts f o r the spec ia l

purpose o f tak ing v i s i to rs a round the c i ty and show ing

the h i s to r ica l po in ts and meet ing many wonder fu l

charac te rs o f impor tant a f f a i rs .

A A A

In regard to the International Language, l et us re

m ind our members tha t i f they ever expec t to v i s i tfore ign lands they wi l l f ind this langua ge ve ry helpful .

A A A

Al l our f o re i gn correspondence w i l l eventua l l y express

i tse l f throu gh this languag e and our of f i c ia l documents

are word ed in th is l anguage . Our h i gh degree mem

bers wi l l f ind i t a lmost necessary for use in some work

and it is wel l to l earn it now. I t is easy and very in

terest ing. Th e international congress has authori zed

a new b ook s ince the war and conven tions in various

countr ies are endo rsing the general use of it . Ou r

good Bro ther Sut ton , whose announcement appears

elsewher e, wi l l a id our members in master ing the

l anguage through a new and s imp le book . No . A .

Cro om aat contains easy l essons and a dict ionary, as

wel l as many phrases. I t can be secured for twenty-

f i ve cents f rom headquarters.

A A A

I N T E R E S TI N G F O R E IG N M A T T E R S

W e have received an of f i c ia l communicat ion f rom

the Sovereign Sanctum of our Order in Munich stat

ing that a general p i lgr im age f rom many lands wi ll be



TH E TRIA NG LE Page Three

m a d e b y R o s i c r u c ia n s a n d F r e e m a s o n s n e x t M a y t o a t

t e n d tw o i m p o r t a n t ev e n ts — t he P a s s io n P l a y a t O b e r -

a m m e r g a u a n d a c o n v e n t io n o f R o s i c ru c i a n s in th e

c it y n e a r b y . T h e O r d e r in G e r m a n y h as m a d e a r

r a n g e m e n t s t h r o u g h a T r a v e l b u r e a u i n M u n i c h f o r

spec i a l r a t e s f o r a l l ou r m em ber s an d t h e ir f r ien ds i n

A m e r i c a w h o m a y w i s h t o t a k e an i n t e re s t in g jo u r n ey ;

t o E u r o p e in M a y a n d J un e . T h e to u r i n c lu d e s p a s

s a g e o n a s p e c i a l s t e a m e r fr o m N e w Y o r k t o M u n i c h ,

t h e r e b e i n g r e c e i v ed by a com m i t tee a s e sco rt , w h o

w i l l t a k e t h e t ou r is t s t h r o u g h R o t t e r d a m , A n t w e r p ,

C o l o g n e , C o b l e n t z ( w h e r e t h e U n i t e d S t a te s M i l i ta r y

H e a d q u a r t e r s a r e n o w e s ta b li sh e d o n t he R h i n e ) ,

W i e s b a d e n , M a y e n c e , F r a n k fo r t, N u r n b e r g , a n d o t h e r

c i t ie s b e f o r e v i s i ti n g t h e Pa s s i on P l ay . A f t e r t h a t t h e

t ou r i s ts c an a t t en d t h e con ven t i on f o r t w o d ay s an d

go on t o t h e Sw i s s L akes , t h e I ta l ian an d F r en ch B a t

t l e f i e lds an d v is i t o the r c i ti es. S tops o f one , two and

t h r ee day s w i l l b e m ad e a t som e c i ti es , in c l ud i n g B r u s

s e ls a n d t h e R o s i c r u c i a n h e a d q u a r t e r s a t Z u r i c h a n d

B ase l , Sw i t ze r l an d . I n a l l, th e t ou r w i l l t ake f o r t y -

t w o d a y s a n d t h e c o st f o r e a c h p e r s o n , i n c l u d in g

s t eam er bo t h w ays , a l l au t o an d t r a i n r i d es , a l l h o t e l

b i ll s a n d i n c i d e n ta l t ra v e l i n g e x p e n s e s ( N e w Y o r k t o

E u r o p e a n d r e t u rn to N e w Y o r k ) w i ll b e $1 , 1 00 . P e r

m i s s i on t o ex t en d t h e E u r opean v i s i t an d r e t u r n on

a n o t h e r s t e a m e r w i l l b e a l l o w e d . T h e I m p e r a t o r a n d

h i s w i f e h av e b een i n v i ted to a t ten d t h e C on ven t i on

a s g u e s t s o f t he S o v e r e i g n R o s i c r u c i a n S a n c t u m s o f

S w i t z e r la n d , G e r m a n y a n d A u s t r i a f o r t h e co m p l e t e

t ri p . M a n y h a v e b e e n a n x i o u s t o v is it E u r o p e a n d

m eet o t h e r s a t t h e R os i c r uc i an s ec r e t p l a ce s a s w e l l

a s a t t en d th e Pa s s i o n P l ay . T h i s is an exce l l en t op

po r t u n i t y t o do so . F u r t h e r p a r t i cu l a r s c an be ob

t a i n e d f r o m h e a d q u a r t e r s .

A A A

W e a l s o l e a r n in a n o t h e r c o m m u n i c a t i o n th a t a n e w

o r g a n i z a t i o n h a s b e e n f o r m e d i n E u r o p e e x i s t in g u n

d e r t h e p r o te c t e d n a m e o f T A W U C . T h e l et te rs

m e a n , T h e A m o r c W o r l d - U n i o n C o u n c i l. . It is a n

a t t e m p t o n t h e p a r t o f th e G r a n d M a s t e r s o f R o s i

c r u c i a n J u ri s di c ti o ns , i n c l u d i n g E n g l a n d , N o r w a y ,

G e r m a n y , A u s t r i a , S w i t z e r la n d , F r a n c e a n d s o m e

o t h e r s , t o un i t e in on e C o un c i l f o r th e pu r p ose o f

g e n e r a l p r o p a g a n d a , s t u d y a n d e x c h a n g e o f c o n s t r u c

t i v e p r i n c i p l e s . It i s n o t to a s sum e an y o f t h e pow e r s

o f t h e Su p r em e C o un c i l o ve r a l l Ju r i sdi c ti on , bu t

r a t h e r to p r om ot e a m or e i n t im at e r e l a t ion sh i p an d

c o r r e s p o n d e n c e b e t w e e n t h e M a s t e r s a n d o f fi c er s o f

a l l j u r isd i c t i on s , i n c l ud i n g N o r t h A m er i ca . It a l so

i n c l udes m an y o f t h e o ff i c er s o f fo r e i gn Ma son i c

bodies . A t i ts f i rs t sess ion in Eu rop e th i s Cou nci l ,

w i t h f u l l E u r opean r ep r e sen t a t i on , s e l e c t ed f i r s t an

I n t e r n a t i on a l S ec r e t a r y t o b e l o ca t ed i n Mun i ch , t h en

g e n e r a l E u r o p e a n S e c r e t a r i e s l o c a t e d i n E n g l a n d ,

S w i t z e r l a n d a n d A m e r i c a . T h e n a v o t e w a s t ak e n

a n d t he I m p e r a t o r o f o u r O r d e r h e r e i n A m e r i c a w a s

e l e ct e d P r e s i d e n t o f t hi s W o r l d - U n i o n C o u n c i l a n d

h is S u p r e m e L o d g e m a d e a G a g e o f A m i t y f o r a ll th e

E u r op ean R os i c r uc i an j u r isd i c ti on s . T h e o f fi c ia l n o

t ice of this decision on the part of the foreign dele

g a t e s h a s added add i t i on a l pow e r an d h on o r t o t h e

o n e h u n d r e d m e m b e r s i n A m e r i c a f o r m i n g th e S u

p r e m e G r a n d L o d g e o f A m o r c . T h e G e n e ra l S e c re

t a r y o f th e W o r l d - U n i o n C o u n c i l i n E u r o p e i s a w e ll

k n o w n M a s o n a n d R o s i c r u c ia n , h o l d i n g a h i g h p o s i

t ion in severa l ju r i sd ict ions , and i s the Most Pu i ssant

S o v e r e i g n G r a n d M a s t e r G e n e r a l o f t he a n c ie n t an d

p r i m i t iv e R i t es o f F r eem ason r y o f E n g l an d , su cce ed

i n g t h e l a te John Y a r ke r , w h o w as E n g l an d ' s em i n en t

Ma son i c h i s t o r i an an d au t h o r i t y .

A A A

W e a l so le a r n f r om a r e l ia b l e sou r ce t ha t t h e C o -

M a s o n i c O r d e r i n E u r o p e a n d o t h e r c o u n tr ie s is

g r o w i n g v er y r ap id l y. T h e G r a n d L o d g e o f F r e e

m a s o n r y i n E n g l a n d c l a i m s t ha t C o - M a s o n r y i s g r o w

ing so r ap id ly there that som e o f f ic i a l not ice must be

t aken o f it. A c co r d i n g t o a s ta t em en t m ad e by t h e

E n g l i sh n ew sp ape r s , t h e C o - M aso n s h ave e s tab l ish ed

m o r e t h an 7 2 0 l o d g e s a n d h a v e “ t h o u s a n d s o f m e m

b e r s . ’ C o - M a s o n r y , o r “ U n i v e r s a l C o - F r e e m a s o n r y ”

as i t is cal led , es tabl ish ed its f i rst Lo dg e in 1893 with

t h e c o - o p e r a t io n o f a n u m b e r o f B r e th r e n o f r e c o g

n i zed Mas on i c Lo dg es an d i t h a s g r ow n i n s t ren g t h

an d be au ty eve r s ince . It i s not the “Eastern Star ”

’ o r gan i za t i on a s som e be l i e ve , bu t a t ru l y Mas on i c bod y

o f m i x e d m e m b e r s , i n w h i c h w o m e n a n d m e n a r e

g i ven t h e t h r ee Mason i c i n i t i a t i on s a s i n E u r opean

Ma son i c l odge s , w i t h t h e excep t i on t h a t m an y m on t h s

o f s t udy m us t e l ap se b e t w een each de g r ee i n s t ead o f

t h e h a s ty a d v a n c e m e n t c o m m o n t o A m e r i c a n F r e e

m ason r y , an d seve r a l l e c t u r e s on t h e m ys t i c a l i n t e r

p r e t a t i on o f t h e sym bo l i sm a r e added t o t h e r e gu l a r

M a s o n i c le c t u re s o f ea c h d e g r e e . T h e O r d e r is b e i n g +

e s t ab l is h e d i n A m e r i c a a n d h a s a w o n d e r f u l m e m

b e r s h i p i n A u s t r a l i a a n d C a n a d a . I n A m e r i c a th e

O r d e r i s ch a r t e r ed by a p a t en t i s sued by th e G r a n d

O r i e n t o f F r e n c h F r e e m a s o n r y . W e f in d t ha t o n t he

26 t h o f S ep t em be r , 1920, t h e G r a n d O r i en t o f F r an ce

( F r e n c h F r eem aso n r y ) o f f i c ia l ly i n v it ed t h e C o -

M aso nic O rd er to t ake par t in i ts ce lebrat ions , and ar

i n th e s a m e m o n t h t h e G r a n d L o d g e o f F r a n c e ( t h e

s u p r e m e b o d y o f th e o t h er b r a n c h o f F r e e m a s o n r y i n

F r a n c e ) adop t ed a r e sol u t ion , f a vo r i n g a s a m at t er

o f p r in c i p l e , t h e adm i s s i on o f w om en i n to F r ee

m a son r y by a vo t e o f 48 t o 37 . I n B e l g i u m th e

G r a n d O r i en t o f F r ee m ason r y f oun d t ha t s i x o f i ts

t w e n t y - o n e L o d g e s v o t e d in f a v o r o f a d m i t t in g w o m e n ,

and in f i f t een o f i t s Lodges the vote aga inst th i s p lan

w as ca r r i ed by a sm a l l m a j o r i t y . I n I ta l y an d som e

o t h e r l an ds C o - M aso n s h a ve b een r ecog n i zed s i n ce th e

w a r b y F r e e m a s o n s , a n d it a p p e a r s t h a t A m e r i c a w i l l

soon n o t i c e t h e adven t o f a n ew m ove m en t de s t i ned

t o g i v e w om en t h e s am e an d e qua l s t an d i n g in

M a s o n r y w h i c h m e n h a v e e n j o y e d ex c lu s iv e ly . W e

w i l l h ave m or e t o an n o un c e i n t hi s r e ga r d v e r y sh o rt l y.

I n al l fo r e i gn l an ds t h e R o s ; c r uc i an an d C o - M ason s

h ave been fr a t e r n a l l y re l a ted . T h e R os i c r u c i an O r

der w as the f ir st secret soc iety to g ive equa l r e cog n i

t ion an d po s i t i on to w o m en a n d m en .

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