Show Many Masons Celebrate the Birth of Gene Gen Albert Pike Masons ot of Salt Lake In their temple last night celebrated the centennial of the birth of General Albert Pike who was grand commander of at the supreme council of the degree for tor the southern jurisdiction ot of the United states Simultaneously similar celebrations celebrations were held In nearly all the Important Important tant cities of the country In addition to hIs prominence In Masonic circles General Pike was a poet and philan e eTo To every Mason In Salt Lake and vi vicinity vicinity handsomely engraved Invitations containing a miniature halftone ot oi General Pike with th the following verse verser He had lived and labored And his work waS well done He has died is at rest Yet his Influence lives on The rhe exercises In the Masonic tem temple le began promptly at A quartet quartet tet under the direction ot of Alfred Holmes Peabody sang an anthem The by S H Goodwin followed Dr Elmer L Goshen then delivered the ora oration oration tion He dwelt at length on the fra fraternal fraternal and civic virtues of General Pike and drew essons of Inspiration from his career Dr Goshen recited incidents in th the life ot of General Pike and eloquently do de described scribed his principal achievements The large audience ot of Masons gave the speaker ther closest attention Another anthem was sung HUng by tile Ue quartet followed b by the Doxology sun sung by the entire audience The benediction was then pronounce d by A S chap thap chapman man Ii B C C H Most of the prom nent Masons of Salt Lake and vicinity were In attendance 0 |