Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-06-01
Grand Castle Session

'fanu castle session.
Maryland Grand Castle Knights of the
Golden Eagle convened i'll 34th annual
session i'll Fischer's Hall Monday morn
ing at O'Clock with Grand Chief Peter
Lammert in the chair
About 60 Past Chiefs were present aud
represented the different Castles.
Reports showed tn" organize ION to be
III fl uri,hing condition, growing III
numbers, iutiu nee aud usefulness.
The local Cistle had arranged to en-
terrain the visitors at a "jOllity' in Y.
NJ. L Park, but after the addresses by
Mayor Henry Mayer Grand High Priest
Adrian Hughes, IF Baltimore; Deputy
Supreme Chief Smith, of Delaware. and
Grand Master of Records l.. Bishop, Of
Baltimore, aud hurried dinner, were
compelled to seek shelter in Gladstone
annex from unfavOrable weather
At the afternoon and night meetings
the election of officers, selecting next
place of meeting and passing resolutions
commencing Grand Chief Lammert
for efficient and meritorious work, were
among the most important items of
business transacted.
The election resulted as follows:
Past Grad Chjct-Peter Lammert. of
Frostburg
Grond thjef-Walter l.. White. of Balti-
more
Gra"d I'icc Chief-Charles b. Folk. of
Frnstburg
Gra"d High Prica.-Adrian Hughes. of
Baltimore.
grand Muster IF Records Herbert W
Aull, of Baltimore
Fuller, of Cumberland.
Grand Sir Heraid-E l.. Grail. of PrnCipio
Furnace
Gra"d First Guardunan- James Me.
Murdo, of Homecoming
Grd"d S,coHd GWdrdSn,dn C f. Starnes
of WesternpOrt
Representative Ia Supreme Castelar, II. r.
Martin, of Baltimore
Next place of meeting Mountain
Lake Park
The Order of knights of the Golden
Eagle was founded DC ober 10. 1872, in
Baltimore and the Grand Castle in
stituted January p, 1873. Starting
with II members, it now numbers over
50 900
In Baltimore its membership com
prl>es many of the most popular people,
among them eX-Mayor Timanus, MAYOR
Mahool, Rev. j. w. r. Sumwalt, for
mer y of Frostburg, and many others
Semi military in character. the Order
is i'll no less degree founded upon the
salient principles and precepts of the
Christian religion.
Mountain Castle, No rs, of Frostburg,
was instituted June 10, 1888; has mem
bership of Ill, and nearly 81 600 i'll the
treasury.
"Temple>" of lady members are ac-
pie, No. 2. is an auxiliary to the Castle.
There is also humorous side degree
called THE BuZZard, - of which denom-
ination of flyers there is Nest" here
A member of decided rhyming talent
tells Monday story as follows:
We assembled at Frostburg precisely at .
And transacted business in double-quick
time.
Those who were present had all to say,
And those who were absent-why, they
stayed away
We talkel and we argued until dinner time
When our Grand Chief gave orders to fall
into line
The order thus given was quickly obeyed,
For the Knights were all anxious to be i'll
the parade
The Rel Lions roared the Leonx looked
solemn
When ro"cy placed Reliancc on the great
Grdnitc column;
Old Hotomar dashed by, the Rocks tumbled in,
And IM"m6r" got ''rattled' at the terrible
din
The Mountains rose up and stood on their
And gaiIy marched forward as the drums
loudly beat;
The Pridc Of .iHcg,,ay was shocked to behold
The Orie"fniS marching with CruSnderS bold
The ProgresSj"eS fell in, and SO did Gocane
n fhaNF l., Al.
last train.
Then HarJnonyCame the Oijrt Brunch waved
And Honor by Ia'or and Fidcity were saved
we needed no urging to keep up the pace,
For we knew dinner waited at the end of the
race.
To make long story short-when we
reached destination
The way We did eat caused much Conster-
nation
The ladies looked on with mnch commlsera-
ton,
For they never had seen such a state of
starvation.
But there was present one who deserves
He never said word during all this demon
StratiOn
He opened wide his mouth, but avoided CON
verSaton,
And he seemed to be inspired with a fixed
determination
To drink up all the milk. in spite of remon-
stration.
He stands before you now, in deep humilia-
ton,
And humbly Graves your pardon for this
treSOme Grafton.
Respectfully submitted to the JOURNAL for
any alteration.
Public Opinion.
There will be no baseball i'll Frostburg
this year. Too wet .-GeOrge II. MiIIer.