The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-28

eminent commander, Sir {. La Rue Mum
son. is one of the leading corporation
lawyers of the state, prominent MEM
Der of the Pennsylvania Bar association,
who lectures annually before the Yale
Law school and the author of IA number
of legal works. He is largely Interested
in the industrial development of VIII
Transport, and is president of the Will
Transport Iron and Nail company, and or
the Keller Boiler works; secretary of the
Wiliamsport Wire Rope company. d.
rector and attorney of the, WilliamspOrt
Savings institution and of the Lycoming
National bank: director of II dozen other
corporations, the Pennsylvania Telephone
company. operating in this city, being
among the number. He is of staunch old
New England ancestry. and is member
of the Society of Colonial Wars. MI,
Munson Is an enthusiastic knight tenn
plar, possesses a pleasing and striking
personality. is, one of Wiliamsports hest
known citizens and leader in every
sense. He enjoys an extended acquaint-
ance In Scranton.
Tvanhoe commandery. No. 81. of Maha-
noy City. has the following delegation
here: Augustus Weber, Charles w.
Dieter. William Stein, Harry ]. Krcbs
George w. Portz, NJ. p. Fowler and wife.
Thomas l.. Thomas, wife and mother;
John Thomas and wife, Livingston "
James +. Magrady. Miss Carrie II. Hess,
Frank Schmidt and wife, Mrs. William
Neswenter.
r. Il. Sir John Vallerchamp of Harris
burg. is the oldest past grand commander
of Pennsylvania in attendance at the con-
clave He has the possibly unique dis
tinction of having become a thrtd-third
degree mason at the age of 81.
Home talent was entirely employed in
the ball. Marvin & Muir furnished the
floral and Fuhrman the other decorat tons.
The st. Mary "GrcctinG,'' the interest
ing and tastefully arranged cight-page
publication distributed by Mary comman-
dery, No. 36, of Philadelphia WAS cotton
out by one of its members. Sir knight
William w, Matos. of the editorial staff
of the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
IL. Sir Lewis e. Beitler chairman of the
ccnclave committee of Pilgrim comman-
derry. No. II, of Harrisburg. is deputy
secretary of the commonwealth. and In
the last administration was private Sec
rctary to Governor Dan'el II. Hastings |
lie is one of the best-known men m
PENNSYLVANIA, and has close personal
friends In every corner of the state. Mr. |
BETTER is accompanied by his wife, Dur
ing their stay they are being entertained
at the home of Colonel and Mrs. H. ii. !
Ripple
Mary commandcry. No. 81, of Philahol- |
phia, has more members OF her own thah |
any of the Jurisdictions of Alabama .ir- |
kansas, Arizona, Florida. Georgia, l.oui'i- |
ana. Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Missis- |
sippi, Montana. Oregon. North Dakota, |
South Dakota, North Carolina, Washing |
ton or Wyoming, all of which are lun- |
ming grand communicates OF their own.
Sir Wilson A. Turner, of Mt Olivet |
commandery, Is the son of eX-Mayor Tur- |
ner. of Altoona, who was grand com
mander of the grand commandery of
PENNSYLVANIA.
Sir James n. McKee, recorder of orl-
entail commandery, No. q. of Johnstown, /
is at the head of the Cambria Paint and
Color company, one of the largest institu-
tions of its Kind IN the country, and well