New-York tribune., 1896-10-04
IASONIC DEPARTMENT
CONDUCTED BY THE GRAND LIBRARIAN OF THE
GRAND LoDGE OF THE STATE OF NEW-YoRk
D4S TR4UBENFEST.

THE ANNUAL GRAPE FESTIVAL AT THE MASONIC
HOME AT rApPAN. RoCKIAND COUNTY. ~ Y.
This popular festival. which is annually held by
the brethren OF the Twenty-eighth Disirict WAS
again celebrated as usual. and with much eclat ana
enthusiasm: in fact. more people gathered Al 'he
Home than assembled on similar or on any
occasion. The Grand Master honored the day ny
his presence. and with him were many of the resi-
dent grand officers. VINO brought their wives ana
families and greatly en- oyed the balmy air OF Rock
land County, and appreciated the true charity. and
especially the real home feeling which Is apparent
at every step. The Home az Tappan Ia altogether
different from the big Home AZ Utica. The mo
ent visitor thc latter ho is impressed with
the grea tness Of the institution At step the
grandeur and wealth Of tho Graf; is apparent II
looks and II is vast institution. worthy Of the
craft Of the Empire state. and with its immense
structure. it's 9'n acres stretching out toward the
beautiful Mohawk. i, ia truly the pride of the
brethren IN New York State.
The Home at Tappan. with It's nineteen acres. its
old-fashioned farmhous" altered into a Home build
nicely kept gravel walks. it's grape arbors and old
style barns. hcncoops and barnyards. inspires the
suppression Of home q Sweet ome And it IS
the aim of he earnest and good brethren who have
this In charge 10 make IL and keep II so.
Ii is now just twenty years since the project was
the cy OF tS and hs p"hrqn of the
Twenty-eighth District with characteristic energy
were crowned with absolute ana most iialterins
success. The first meeting, for me purpose was
lamented District Deputy. r. w G. +. L. Hohen-
thai The then Master of German Pilgrim Lodge No.
the subject. dwelling especially upon the advan-
oSe example ample Ps he Dsrct Would
furnish to all others in the state a committee
look for site for temple and report back to the
delegates for action. on February l3 the committee
suitable for temple for the Twenty-eighth DIS
trct could be procure9 al rsas3haOe ,
developed and ne project Jagged Fortunately ne ,ne
and had M ress M ors Of r.
Francis Dc Malignon. of zschokke Lodge; as the the
secretary. Alber, Janicke. and the FIRST treasurer;
John NJ: wenneis, who kept on agltatins until
small beginning sprang the splendid enterprise OF
which the brethren Of the DisriGt siiy
proud The building in East Fifteen,h,st Was was
hannisfests' and great fair were held an lor
TSe ater after % much work and search ded
icaed October "a 1sss and has since then & Dsen & me
here a retreat and asylum in their declining years.
The Home at present contains twenty-tw0 @ ON m
'rhe house has twenty-eight rooms. United Broth
ers Lodge No $50 furnished one; also German pil-
hoven No sSl have each their name over the door OF
costly Furnished room Scion No most 81 SaT ana
ally toward the furnishing and make.up pi ,af tnn
more inadequate without the names of those 'pri-
vate heroes who have done much. and are
now constantly working for the benefit OF thls
Home Bro Charles Boss. the active president;
George p In,eman, Albert Wagner. the faithful
secretary: DR. otto Jentz. Ferdinand Wieler, Henry
Breumich. the "schatz mester' JACOB MeA'
Charles Roth Gustav Lauter John NJ. Wennsis. hs
and above all the ever "hustling and hard-
working Jacob Eidt and Albert Janicke All those
brethren deserve well Of the craft for tner nome
work in Tappan. which to-day. together with me
building in East Fifeenth-st. sums up 10 the value
Of over 100000 And each year the Johannsfest mi
In the sprng and the Traubenfest. in the fai adds
substantially the fund, which is entirely de'oted
IN the best cause of Masonry-Charity