The Lodge of Washington and His Neighbors By Charles H . Calahan In 1928 , the Masonic lodge that George Washington had presided over as Worshipful Master gathered anecdote about his connections with Alexandria , Virginia , and commissioned photographs of relics and places that provide unusual insights into his career . Anyone interested in American history will find this short monograph to be of value .
The History of the Order of the Eastern Star Among Colored People
by Mrs . S . Joe Brown Social history as a corrective to a historiography is often too limited to diplomacy and wars . It began an upward trajectory as early as the 1930s , but it remains constrained by the frustrating cost and availability of materials that even great research libraries lack . This volume is a case in point . Fraternal movements like Freemasonry have impacted society for hundreds of years .
The Pope and the Freemasons : The Letter “ Humanum Genus ” of the Pope , Leo , XIII against Free-Masonry and the Spirit Popes have never been enthusiastic about Freemasonry . Clement XII condemned the order in 1738 , as did Benedict XIV in 1751 . The encyclical Humanum Genus by Leo XIII was the most ambitious attack yet , and linked Masonry to deism and Gnosticism . It remains perhaps the most sweeping condemnation by the Roman Catholic Church of the Masonic movement , and has been the source of considerable conflict and confrontation ever since it was issued .
The Story of the City Companies by P . H . Ditchfield As this volume shows , the guilds or livery companies of London started as medieval associations of tradesmen : haberdashers , skinners , goldsmiths , and ironmongers . They became charity foundations , trustees of schools and hospitals , custodians of art treasures and historic buildings , and the electorate for the leadership of the City of London .
The Wisdom of Thomas Starr King : Thomas Starr King ’ s Substance and Show
Thomas Starr King left a brilliant career in Boston to go to San Francisco in 1860 , where his convincing oratory was credited with keeping California firmly on the Union side in the Civil War . Along with his commitment to emancipation and the Northern cause , he had a sharp wit and an enviable prose style , which this volume illustrates well .