The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-06-07
Parade To Be Given In The
City In The Morning
And Picnic And Speaking At
HiaWatha Park
Reception At Masonic Tenn.
pie In Evening


which in January last, at regular
communication, celebrated the COM
pletion of the hundredth year of it's
existence, will, on the festival of st.
John the Baptist, June "a, 1910, COM
plete the celebration with a day of
events which will be replete with in
terest. Invitations were extended to
the various Masonic lodges of the
county, together with the families of
the members, and these invitations
have been heartily accepted.
The program for the day includes
a parade of the lodges at 10 a. m,
basket picnic and dinner at Hiawatha
park at noon a program in the park
auditorium at 2 p. M, followed by
band concert, band concert on Mon
ument square at p. M, and a recep-
ton in the Masonic temple, with a
concert program by the orchestra, at
p. m.
All Masons of the city, as well as all
other citizens, are requested to dis
play the National colors from their
residences and places of business on
that day, and all residents along the
line of march are particularly re-
quested to decorate their houses. The
exercises at the park will be open to
the public, but the reception at the
temple in the evening will be open to
Masons and their families only. There
will be no charge for admission to
the park.
The Parade
The parade will be in charge of Ma
jor VIM. Appleton, chief marshal, as
sisted by Messrs. c. G. Hunt and Geo.
B. Kelley, assistant marshals, and the
following Mr.. l.. e. Rawlinson cap
tain general of Clinton commandery
No. 5, X. T., which body in full uni
form, will do escort duty; Mr.. l.. A.
Duke, marshal for Thrall lodge, No.
ITO, Fredericktown; Mr.. l.. Mccain
ment, as marshal for Ohio lodge, No.
1893, Bladensburg; DR.. S. Robert Best
as marshal for Bloomfield lodge, No.
422, Centerburg; Mr.. H. X. Darrah as
marshal for Danville lodge, No. 546,
Danville; Dr. e. c. Beggs and Mr.. G..
L. Weaver as marshals for Mt. Zion
lodge, No. 8, F. G A. M. The parade
will form on Monument square in the
following order:
Platoon of Police
Chief Marshal
Neddermeyer's Band
Clinton Commandery No. 5, X. 7.
Thrall lodge, No. 170
Ohio lodge, No. 1879
Bloomfield lodge, No. 422
Danville lodge, No. S46
Mt. Vernon City Band
Mt. Zion lodge, No. 8
Carriages
Carriages will be provided for aged
and infirm Masons and for the dis
tinguished visitors.
1t is reported that both the Center
burg and Danville lodges expect to be
accompanied by bands. If they are,
the bands will be assigned to their
proper places in the parade.
Line of March
Form on square, north on Main
street to Sugar, east ON Sugar to Gay
south on Gay to High, east on High tc
Mckenzie, south on Mckenzie to Gam
bier, west ON Gambler to Main, north
on Main to High, west on High tc
Norton, countermach on High tt
square, and disband.
Program at Park
Basket dinner at noon. All will bt
expected to bring baskets, but those
who do not desire to do so may pro
cure dinner at the park dining hall
Hot coffee will be provided free by tn,
committee, but visitors must provide
the trimmings" At 2 p. m. in the
auditorium the following program
Mr.. Chas. c. Iams, chairman of thu
centennial committee, presiding;
Invocation--The Rev. w. Il. Hull.
Selection-Masonic quartet.
History of Mt. Zion lodge-Histor
ian l.. Tate Cromley,
Selection-Masonic quartet.
Address of the day-Hon. Jaco
Bromwell, grand secretary of the Ma
sonic grand lodge of Ohio.
Benediction-The Rev. W. e. Hull.