Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-26

TaE AAsONlc FESTIVAL.
A Grand Dsossssras,on In Philadslphis.
Fully 5000 persons took part in tho
great Ma0ooic parade in PHILADELPHIA ON
Saturday last, including lodge No. 43 A.
Y. NJ. of this city which turned out 12O
mon, headed by the Millersville band and
marshalled by WOrshipful Master Joel 8.
Eaby, and Washington lodge No. 15S Of
Drumore Centre, 80 men, marshalled BY
John E. Turner, Worshipful Master Milton
NJ. Sourbcer.
The line of march was up Broad stu .. to
Columbia ayeLue and return. Public and
private buildings along the route were deco
rated with flags and bunting, and tho side
walks were thronged with people. The
column marched six abreast, the Master Of
each lodge walking in the rear. The divis-
ion marshals also walked, though their
aids were mounted. Bands of music wero
thickly interspersed throughout the line.
The members of the Grand Lodge were
serenaded in the Masonic Temple while
their brethren were parading. Grand Mas
ter Samuel B. Dick welcomed his fellow
members and congratulated them upon tho
Success that has attended the organization
for $50 years past. He was followed BY
Pearson Church, president judge of Craw-
ford county, who made an interesting ad-
dress on the "Growth of Grand Lodges"
Addresses we're made by Thomas j. Clay.
ton, president jndge of Delaware county.
on 1.-THE Grand Masters of the Grand
Lodge of Masons of Pennsylvania, !" and by
Samuel Harper, upon "The Relation OF
Subordinate Lodges to the Grand Lodge"
At the conclusion of the address an anthem
was sung and the benediction pronounced
An interesting feature at these exercises
was the presentation of gavel to tho
Grand Lodge. the gift of the Masonic
Veterans association. The gavel is made
from one Of the columns that stood in tho
old Masonic hall on Filbert street, which
has been recently torn down. The column
was of hard wood, and from it were made
two gavels, one to be used by the Vet
Grams at their meetings and the other pre-
sented to the Grand Lodge. The latter is
very handsomely mounted with bands Of
silver, and On the outer rim is affixed .
Veterans badge. The presentation was
the Veterans association, in . neat ad-
dress, and received on the part of tho
Grand Lodge by Samuel B. Dick, grand
master.
The ceremonies were SO timed that at
their conclusion the Grand Lodge marched
to the Academy Of Music at the head of
the parading MasOns, who had counter
marched from Columbia avenue. The
Grand Lodge entered by the Locust street
doors, and went upon the stage but the
MasOns who had been three hours in
the broiIing sun were by this timo %
exhausted that they had NO relish for
speeches. no matter how learned and witty
they might be. When the marching was
over the men sought their respective head
quarters, where refreshments awaited
them. As consequence the audience at
the Academy was limited. The welcome
address was delivered by Grand Master
Dick.
Governor Hoyt then spoke upon "Mas-
Onry, and Its Relations to the Outer
World" He said that it was the design
of Masons to lend helping hand to their
needy brethren. whether in the fraternity
or out of it. Without insisting upoE the
antiquity of Masonry, the governor in
sisted upon the antiquity of tho reasons
underlying it. and the indentity of it's doc
trines and methods with the needs of hu-
manity.
The remainder of the programme in the
Academy consisted Of a "Chorus of Pill
grims'' by the vOcalists an address by the
Hon. Henry w. Williams, president judge
of the fourth district of Pennsylvania q
cantata,. ITO the Sons of Art" and an
address by J. Simpson Africa, of Hunt
ingdon, Pa, on IS History of Freemasonry
in Pennsylvania"
and fiftieth birthday with a grand ban
,ok Corvn1 int tha hnnnsp ofinnp hall