The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-06-28

Observed Was Tooth Ami
vGrsary Of Mt. Zion Lodge
With A Public Celebration
On Friday
Many Masons Take Part In
The Parade
And Attend The Exercises
At HiaWatha Park
Reception At The Masonic
Temple In Evening

The public centennial celebration
of Mt. Zion lodge No. 9, Free and Ac-
cepted Masons, was most appropriate
ly observed in Mt Vernon on Friday
by Masons all over Knox county. The
weather was ideal and the program of
the day was one of special interest.
A heavy shower early in the morn.
ing caused some apprehension as to
a stormy day, but by seven o'clock
the sun was shining brightly and con-
tinued to shine all day.
Mt. Vernon was gayly decorated for
the occasion. The merchants along
Main street decorated their places of
business with flags and bunting and
the residences along the line of march
of the parade were decorated with the
national colors. The decorations on
the exterior of the Masonic Temple
consisted of large American flags and
in the evening an elaborate electric
sign of large proportion flashed the
figures 1S10-1910 from high point on
Iut lIOuI VI IhS Dulluih6s
The members of the reception COM
mittee and other members of Mt
Zion lodge were about early in the
morning. The members of the var
ious committees were provided with
badges and all Masons wore ribbon
the color showing in what decade they
were made Masons. Those made in
the fifties wore white, those in the
sixties purple, those made in the sew
enties blue, in the eighties red, in the
nineties old gold and since 1900 green.
1t is needless to say that green pre-
dominated although there were a
number who wore the white ribbon,
showing they had been Mason over
so years
Most of the members Of Thrall
lodge, Fredericktown, drove to the
city and this lodge was the first to ar
rive. The members were escorted to
the Elks home by the members of the
reception committee.
Centerburg came in next over the G.
A. & G. railroad at 1884 with band.
This lodge was escorted to their head
quarters in the Pythian armory.
The members of Danville lodge ar
rived at S:57 over the c., A. & G. and
were escorted to their headquarters
in the Pythian armory.
The headquarters of Mt. Zion lodge
was the Masonic Temple and of Clin-
ton Commandery, No. 5, Knights Tenn
plars, was in the drill room of the
Temple.
The Parade
There was some delay in the for
nation of the parade owing to the fact
that the Seventh Infanry band of
GAINESVILLE, which was to head the pa
rade, was delayed on account of a
train over the B. & o. being one hour
and half late. 1t was nearly 1880
when the parade moved.
The parade was formed on Monu-
ment square under the direction OF
Chief Marshal, Major William Apple
ton and his assistant Clifton Hunt,
both mounted on horses.
The order of the parade and the line
of march was as follows;
Order OF Parade
Platoon of Police.
Chief Marshal.
Seventh Infantry Band.>
Clinton Commandery, No. 5, X. T.
Thrall lodge, No. 40.
Ohio lodge, No. 1913
Bloomfield lodge, No. 422.
Danville Band.
Danville lodge, No. 546.
Mt. Vernon City Band.
Mt. Zion lodge, No. 8.
Carriages carrying speakers and
veteran Masons.
Line of March
On Square to North Main street,
north on Main street to Sugar street,
east on Sugar street to Gay street,
south on Gay street to High street,
east on High street to Mckenzie
street. south on Mckenzie street to
Gambler street, west on Gambler
street to Main street, north on Main
street to High street, west on High
street to Norton street, counter
march on High street to east side
: of enuare and disband