The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-01-22
MOOSE BANQUET
Brother Lodge From Baltimore Pres
ent-Parade and Give Degree.

Westminster Lodge No. AIS, held it.
annual banquet on January 14th.
The members OF the Westminster
lodge were honored by an assembly
from Lodge NO 10, IL. O- %. M., OF
Baltimore The guests from No. 70
left Baltimore at 6.45 on chartered
car of the United Electric Railway
Company for Reisterstown together
with several private automobiles and
landed at Reisterstown at p- m-,
where the party was met by William
Bowers with automobile buses which
carried them to this city. The party
halted On East Main street and form
ed in line headed by John A. Stem,
Chief of Police, and William a. Helm,
assistant, OF Westminster and Sheriff
Albert l.. Davis, with Marshal Robert
ID. Carter and Deputy Marshal Sam
uel House, a Captain, "a lieutenant
and squad Of sergeants Of the Balti-
more Police Department, followed by
Company A, 33rd Regiment of the
Moose Defenders of Baltimore Lodge
No. 10 which presented beautiful
appearance with the new uniforms
and their regalia with glittering
swords together with their band,
y. Carroll, OF the Vet. Corps OF the
9TH Regiment National Guards. The
party marched to Mayor David
X. Walsh's residence under the
charming notes of the old patriotic
song, Maryland" where the party
was received by the mayor ana his
wife, Michael e. Walsh, brother OF
the Mayor, Louis M. Sellman, Frank
T. Shaeffer and John Poisel, together
with the Police department of West
minister, Md. After partaking Of re-
freshments and singing The popular
odes the party formed in line on Main
street and marched to Davis lodge
room, the home of the Moose, where
they were met by the lodge assembly
of No. 478, and sumptuous banquet
After the banquet the degree team "A
No. 10 initiated class. The remain
der of the evening was passed ID
smoking and pleasant intercourse
after which the party departed, wish
| ing Westminster L. o. o. M. sue
cessful future.
Westminster Lodge No. ASH, ~. o
II D. M. was instituted few years age
when the order was comparatively
an infant, at the present time the
membership Of the order is far more
than 100000 and the most progress
siye lodge OF our land Westminster
] turned out a creditable representa-
/ ton.
Among those present from Balti-
more were: Moose Defenders, Capt
John ]. Carroll, Lieutenants, Charles
H. Chrichton, Samuel Lentz; Ser-
geants, Henry 8hrendt, B- ]. Gray
Thomas Pilker, William VOTERS
Corporals, Theodore Baker, William
Treautman, Dec. R- Cshneck; Fri
Yates, William Crockett, William G
4 Groom, Charles Writ, Julius Abel
John Brigner, Peter Ring, Louis
Schmidt, Charles Young and Thomas
DAILY; Marshal Robert p. Carter
Deputy Marshal Samuel House, Su
preme Seageant OF Arms James j
| Kehole, Louis Fedder, Charles Fla
herty, John Swikert, William NC
I Kelvin, John Lyons, Gilbert Meyer
w. Altvater Patrick Hickey, William
\ Brandt, William Keene. IT, Schmidt
John Geoghan, Q, IL. May, George
Roder, w. Douling, Fred. Kahl, c
Seiders, wv. Wildberger, =. Reisen-
Ger, William Schulties, j. Nickwoot
! and others.
Committee in charge Of the triI
was John u. Carroll, chairman, al.
sisted by Charles J. Flaherty ano
Corporal Theodore Baker.