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 #zaasEsa1sa8# JUDGE GUY c. FORD, THE HISTORIAN OF THE
 DAY. been divided into dormitories, to the house of the gentleman, and then attempt- ed to resume labor, but by reason of want of skill, or long disuse of the forms and language of Masonry, they could accom- plish nothing, and desisted from the at tempt, and either in chagrin at their fail ure or believing they might have further use for it, they left the chest after them, These facts coming to the knowledge of the lodge the W. M. appointed commit tee to visit the family who had occupied the house for many years after the chest had been left there, and who had remov- ed to another town. This committee promptly performed it's duty and report ed that the jewels, instead of represent ing the square, level and plumb, had talk en other forms better adapted to gastron- OLJlC tIldll MdSOlliC uSCS, duu GLlhb tiiV books and papers had been used by chil- dren as playthings and lost or destroyed Thus was lost to the lodge the charter and the invaluable records of the past. The lodge refitted the old lodge room and continued to hold it's communications therein until January s, 1875, when it re- moved to a new hali erected by the lodge on the third floor of the store of Baker & Brinsmade al Washington Depot, which it is occupying at the present time. The
 LABOR ATTENDING THE RESTORATION
 was truly Herculean, 26 communications in five months meant one lodge every week, and sometimes two. they some times did not close until o'clock in the morning. The degrees were not hastily conferred, but with that accuracy of de- tail both in work and lecture which is de- sirable. Then the instruction of officers | and newly made brethren filled the inter- val between the degrees, and my wife of- ten said that during the winters of 1864 and 1865 she lived widow. For several | years the lodge was prosperous in the | highe st degree and enjoyed very high I reputation for work among the craft. | But finally 8 change came, our initiates decreased, so that the work ot the lodge was that of mere routine. Death had al- so considerably thinned our numbers ,and our work decreased in efficiency, our treasury nearly empty, and the interest in lodge meetings very dead. Then it was that the tried and true members of the lodge came to the front, and on a few shoulders were laid the burden and heat of the day. And while I seek not to be | invidious there is one to whom the Rising Sun lodge to-day owes it's present pros perity and perhaps it's existence, at least equal to, if not more than to any brother living or dead on our roll. 1 refer to Brother F. M. 5. H. Clark. The addition of young men to the lodge removed the danger and from that time until the pres. ent, the Rising Sun lodge is as efficient in work, and as prosperous in numbers and in it's finances as country lodges vii average. Of the old lodge I find the names of IA members partly from the treasurer's book which for the first few years contain d the name of every per. son initiated, ,and partly from the record: for the last five years Of it's existence but in the interval between the emitting of individual names on the treasurer book, and the beginning of the records 1T 1924 probably many were received whose names are not found. The w. Ms o1 the old lodge from 1924 until 1929 were Daniel B. Brins made, 1924; Daniel A Ryon, 1925 and 1926; John Goodyear 1927; William Moody, 1928 and 1929
 There stand upon the historians book of the restored lodge 146 names, of which number nine were by utilization. Deatf has been busy with us and taken 30 links from our golden fraternal chain, and ?; have been demittad to other lodges, mak ing total membership of 94.
 The ancient Egyptians we read were wont to place skeleton at the head o1 fhnI n hlnn tloSH, reminder of the shortness and uncertain ty of life. Now we do not propose te place so ghastly a reminder of mortality here, but we would no less, brethren call to mind our fraternal dead, which as have before stated,
 ARE THIRTY IN NUMBER,
 as follows: Johu Goodyear, 1865, agee 75; Bila s. Welton, 1869, 25 Ithiel Hick OK, 1870, 70; Joel Bishop, 1871, IT; Jdhr T. Nettleton, 1872, 40; Leavitt Allen 1874, Y; Thomas F. Brinsmade, 1878, 63 Remus M. Fowler, 1879, ST; J. N. Frost 1879, 57: John H. Logan, 1885, fl; F. " l Gibson. 1881; Truman o. Sanford, 1881 3S; B. A. Blakeslee. 1882; David c. Whit tlesey, 1883, so; J. D. Barton, 1884, 66 1; Abiel c. Lemmon, 1884. GA; Seth $ Lo gan; Levi Warehouse, 1885, 64 Seymour H. Watson, 1888; Richard Collins, 1889 A; Frederick N. Galpin. 1890, 63; Johr B. Derrickson, 1892, 67; George W. Root l 1892, 45; Alfred H. Wyant, 1892, 65 Bruce Hodge, 1892, 55; Charles Carter 1893, 74; Vincent 5. Weaver, 1893 Franklin $. Titus, 1894, 70; Seth H. Ad- dis, 1894, and lastly our dearly beloved last master save our present, Brother ] Manly O'Hara, in the prime of his man. hood called from his earthly labors here, may God in his infinite mercy vouchsafe to him the crown of life.
 Time and your patience alike would 1 fail me to give obituaries of this long roll,yet permit me to mention those three brethren of the old lodge who so mater ially aided us in the restoration, Brothers R. M. Fowler, L. Allen and J. Bishop. They seemed to us like the first three Grand Masters of the Temple Lodge and were honored and loved accordingly. We can never forget the warmth of their fra ternal greeting or the zeal and enthusi- asm with which they lent themselves to the work, and they were mercifully per. mitted to labor with us until their earth l ly lives had burned well nigh their cock cts. There were also others who were either associated with the old or among I other lodges whom I will mention the names of: Judson Cable, Daniel Burn ham, Edward Hunt, both senior and iun- l for, and William D. HartWell, who have all passed beyond.
 There have been IA M. M.'s Of this