The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-06-24
MASONIC
Centennial Celebration To
Occur Here Friday
elaborate Program Arranged
For The Day
Grand Lodge Officers To
Meet Visiting Lodges
Reception Committee To
Meet Visiting Lodges
Basket Picnic And Dinner At
The Park At Noon

If good clear weather prevails on
Friday Mt. Vernon will have one OF
the largest gatherings of Masons ev-
er assembled in the city, the occasion
being the centennial celebration of
Mt. Zion lodge No.9, F. & A. M.
A meeting of all the committees in
charge of the celebration was held
Wednesday eevning in the parlors of
the Masonic Temple and the final ar
rangements for the celebration were
completed.
For the accomodtion of the Center
burg and Danvllle Masons the G., A. e
G. railroad will have extra coaches on
the morning trains and through the e.
forts of Agent George A. Cheyney
both the north and south bound night
trains will stop at Centerburg and
Danville, provided 20 tickets are sold
from each place.
Grand Master B. F. Berry Jr., and
Grand Secretary Jacob M. Bromwell
will arrive in the city this evening and
will remain here all day tomorrow
taking part in tie program at Lake
Hiawatha PARK.
All persons are requested to leave
trance of the, dining room of the Ma
souic Temple Friday morning before
10 o'clock where they will receive a
check. During the hours of the pa
rade the baskets VIII be takel to the
park free of charge and can be claim
ed by check in the building just east
of the dairy kitchen. The committee
will furnish coffee and lemonade free.
The members of the reception COM
mittee will make the various incom-
ing trains and will escort the various
visiting lodges to their respectivbe
quarters.
All persons along the line of march
and all merchants III Main st. eet are
requested to decorate their homes and
places of business.
The complete program of the day
will be as follows:
10 a. m.-Masonic parade.
Noon-Basket dinner and picnic at
Lake Hiawatha park.
300 p. m.-Program in park aud
itorium, followed by concert by Ned
dermeyers band of Columbus.
7:00-Concert on the public square
by Neddermeyer's band.
500 p. m.-Reception in the Ma.
sonic Temple, with concert program
by Neddermeyer's orchestra.
The following are the details of the
parade:
Orders for the Parade
/ All bodies will form on the public
square, in front of their respective
headquarters, at $3.50 a. M, and be in
readiness to move promptly at 10 a
m.
Order of Parade
Platoon of Police.
Chief Marshal.
Neddermeyer's Band.
Clinton Commandery, No. 5, X. 7.
Thrall lodge, No. ITO.
Ohio lodge, No. 1919.
Centerburg Band.
Bloomfield lodge, No. 422.
Danville lodge, No. SAG.
Mt. Vernon City Band.
Mt. Zion lodge, No. 8.
Carriages containg speakers ant
veteran Masons.
Line of March
On Square to North Main street
north on Main street to Sugar street
east on Sugar street to Gay stree
south on Gay street to High street
east on Hogh street to McKenzi
street, south on Mckenzie street t
Gambler street, west on Gamble
street to Main street, north on Mai
street to High street, west on Hig
street to Norton street, countermarc
on High sreet to east side of Squar'
, and disband.
The officials of the street railwa
company assured the general commit
tee last evening that the best possit
street car service would be afforde
for the day. Extra cars will mai
all the incoming morning trains ar
3 after the parade all the cars will be
t commission and there will be te