The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-12-31
Members of Kenosha Lodge No.
AT F. and A. M. Banquet in
Honor of Grand Master
NEW OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED
Grand Master Durgin Pays High Tri-
butte to Work of Kenosha Lodge
Chest Of Silver for Retir-
ing Master E. A. Marx

Monday night was night long to
be remembered among the members of
Kenosha Lodge No Az f. and A. NJ
as at this time the lodge had as it's
guest the Grand Master Of Wisconsin
in James e. Durgin Of Racine, and the
greeting extended to the Grand Master
and host Of other visiting Masons,
was one of the most interesting gath
erings Of Masons held in Kenosha dur
ing the year just closing. Grand Mas
ter Durgin has long been a favorite
with the Masonic bodies of Kenosha
and his visit to the city drew to the
Masonic Temple crowd of a hundred
and fifty members of the Blue Lodge
The Grand Master was in charge of
the installation Of the new officials Of
the lodge for the ensuing year and
after this interesting ceremony was
over a banquet was served by the
members Of the Eastern Star at which
covers were laid for hundred and
forty. The long tables which com
pletely filled the banqueting room at
the temple were prettily arranged with
carnations and other flowers and the
banquet was one of the best ever
served by the ladies of Masonry,
The meeting marked the close Of the
year in the lodge and the reports of
the officers showed that the year had
set a new pace for Masonry in Keno
sha. The growth Of the Blue Lodge
during 1908 has been larger than in
any previous year and the report of
the retiring Secretary George R. Suth-
erland, showed that total of over
thirty candidates had been raised to
the degree of q Master Mason by Re
firing Worshipful Master Frank A.
Marx.
The beautiful ritualistic service of
installation was in charge of the Grand
Master and he was assisted by Past
Master Marx as Grand Marshall. The
officers installed were w. NJ, Samuel
G. Newman; S. w, T, M. Cleveland;
j. W. William II. Parry, Jr., Secre-
tary, NJ H. Moss; Treasurer, Charles
IG Brown; Deacons, Curtis Fl. Gebhart
and John ] Chester; Stewards, Lynn
I. Hannahs and Arthur Simons.
There were some short addresses by
the new officers. and little talk of
conglatulation by the Grand Master
after which the members of the lodge
retired to the banqueting room. After
dinner Worshipful Master Newman in
troduced Edward G. Theirs as toast
master for the evening and he intro
duced Grand Master Durgin as the
first speaker Of the evening The
Grand Master told a. number of his
inimitable stories and then paid high
tribute to the Kenosha Lodge and it's
successful years work. In opening his
remarks he read a beautiful greeting
from Grand Secretary w. w. Perry of
Milwaukee, who had been expected to
be present at the gathering, but who
had been kept away by the duties of
his office. Charles III. Washburne Of
Racine, the second speaker, called up
many interesting memories Of Masonry
in Kenosha in earlier days and recall
ed many names of men who had been
influential in the order, but who had
long since gone to their reward.
Robert B. Lang, of Racine, spoke of
the work that he had done in establish
ing the Commandery in Kenosha and
told of his pleasure in the advance
ment of the Kenosha Commandery to
the first place in the state.
| Other short talks were made by Mil
ton Jones of Racine, W. w. Strong,
Past Master Marx and R. E. Suther-
land, the latter speaking as the oldest
member Of the Kenosha Lodge. John
| |. Chester responded for the younger
members of the lodge.
The banquet had a very interest
| ing little incident at tie close when
Master S. G. Newman on behalf of the
lodge presented Past Master Marx and
his wife with a handsome gift of sill
yer as token Of the appreciation Of
the work of the retiring master by the
members Of the lodge. Mrs. Marx,
who was present at the banquet made
the best speech of the evening when
she accepted the chest Of silver by
declaring that as one of the women
of Masonry she had taken a great in
terest III the work of the lodge and
did not begrudge any of the time that
her husband had given to his work in
the order.
The funeral of the late Samuel E.
| Kingsland was held at Lyndon Station