Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23
MANY MASONS
VISIT HOMES
Free Eye Service Given to
Guests; Enjoy Enter
tainmentS


Elizabethtown, May 23.-The sea-
son of year has arrived when Free
masons throughout Pennsylvania
turn their faces towards and make
their annual pilgrimage to the fra
ternal Mecca at Elizabethtown.
So widespread has interest in this
shrine of Masonry become that it's
attractive force is not confined to
the faithful of the order, but ex-
tends to all classes and both sexes,
regardless of fraternal relations, so
that men, women and children have
come to include a visit to these Ma
sonic homes in their itinerary Of
places of interest.
Eye Services to Guests
Six of the most prominent oculists
of Philadelphia, Drs. Paul j. Pom
thus, McCluney Radcliffe. p. n. X.
Combs and William l.. Weber. ac-
companied by Optician William l..
Wall and three of his assistants. re-
Gently visited the homes. examined
the eyes of and prescribed for 14S
guests.
On Sunday, May 13, members of
William c. Hamilton Lodge No. 500,
of Philadelphia, accompanied by
their families, numbering about 121,
motored to the homes, took dinner
in Grand Lodge hall and conducted
the religious services in the after
noon.
They were accompanied by the
Rev. DR.. Linn Bowman, pastor of
the Spring Garden NJ. T.. Church,
who delivered the sermon, and by
w. II. Janney, an expert violinist.
William G. Blair. a past master of
the lodge, presided.
On Saturday, May 10, members of
Friendship Lodge No. 400. of Jen-
kintown, accompanied by their fam
lilies, to the number of fifty-siX. made
a pilgrimage to the homes. visited
and viewed the buildings and
grounds and took dinner.
Given Flag
on Sunday, May 20. the members
of Equity Lodge No. SCI, of Phila-
delphia, accompanied by their FAM
lilies, to the number OF twentynine,
motored to the homes, viewed the
buildings and grounds. and after
their dinner presented the homes
with silk American flag.
John ID. Davies recently presented
the homes with play for
use in the dining room of the hall.
Fire Does Small Damage
Saturday at 1890 p. m. the homes
community. as we'll as the residents
of Elizabethtown, were startled by
repeated blasts of the whistle on the
| homes power plant, which proved
| to be an alarm of fire in the fer
| tilizer plant, situated east of and
! close to the power plant.
Stoner Wickenheiser. of the night
shift, in going to work discovered
| the fire and gave the alarm. The
night force Immediately set to work
| procuring the homes fire hose and
! attaching it to the fire engine pump
! in the power plant, and on the ar
| rival of Engineer Arthur p. Hart
/ the pump was put in operation. Two
/ lines of hose directly connected with
| the pump and one plug stream. with
a pressure of 120 pounds, had the
| fire under control before the arriva
| of the Elizabethtown fire depart.
ment.
This fire pump has been installed
| in the power plant for use in the
| homes village. 1t is connected with
! the homes water system and in case
| of fire in the village. steam can be
switched on to it and in two min
| utes there will be a pressure of 12(
pounds from all the plugs in the
grounds.
This is the first occasion for its
use in an actual fire, and although
! the fire was outside the grounds. il
| demonstrated it's great usefulness
and power, while the power plant
employees proved their efficiency II
! such. an emergency.