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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-

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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 ,

1/.'-1., f I' I

.£!~::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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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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it p ossessed several generation s ago. .h.nd s o I am not hearten ed by

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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/ ~~. /

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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.

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•_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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