The daily banner., 1919-04-14

Mrs. IVY l.. Leonard, WIZ loSl HIS
life on the 18th day of April, last
year, could not replace him in the
home, nor could it assuage the grief
of those who had known him SO well
and loved him so dearly, but it could
not have failed to give some mead
of satisfaction to know that thou
sands of his friends and acQuaintan-
ces thought so highly of him as to
assemble in two great public gather
ings to do honor to his name and to
pay just and worthy tribute to the
life and reputation which he estab-
lished during the twenty-nine years
that he lived in Cambridge.
The two meetings were held under
the auspices of Cambridge Lodge, No.
66, Ancient, Free and Accepted Ma
sons, of which the deceased had been
a member for several years, and was
Worshipful Master during the year
1918. When the news of his untime-
ly death was received, it was the
unanimous sentiment Of the mem
bers that a memorial service should
be held, but on account of several in
terruptions it was finally decided to
wait until the first anniversary of
his death to hold it. In the mean
time the family had made contract
for a very handsome monument to
be erected to his memory in Green
lown cemetery and the Lodge asked
for and received permission to have
an inscription upon one side Of it.
The monument was placed in po-
sition a short time ago and yesterday
was unveiled and dedicated by the
local lodge, the officers of the Grand
Lodge of Maryland being present and
performing the actual dedicatory ser
vices. The monument is made OF
New Hampshire granite, and consists
of base, shaft, upon which are the
inscriptions, and broken column,
representing an unfinished life. The
services at the cemetery consisted of
"a short address by the Grand Mas
ter. Charles C. Homer, Jr., short
address by the Deputy Grand Master.
Warren Seipp, who also dedicated
the monument with the appropriate
Masonic emblems.
1t is doubtful if there has ever
been seen on the Eastern Shore OF
Maryland such q large number OF
automobiles as were in line for the
parade from the Temple to the ceme-
terry. Various estimates placed the
number at from $50 to ESQ; there
were present representatives from
practically every Masonic Lodge on
the Eastern Shore from Elkton to
Snow Hill, the number of Masons be
ing estimated at about three hundred
Following the exercises at Green
lawn, the members of the fraternity
returned to the Temple, where the
line of march was formed to go to
the Armory, the members forming a
line, two deep, from the corner OF
High and Poplar streets nearly the
entire length of Poplar street. After
the line had been formed it opened,
permitting the Grand Marshal A. J.
Foble, followed by Grand Master Ho-
mer, Grand Secretary Seipp, Grand
Warden William Silver, Junior
Grand Warden Fred G. Burger,
Grand Secretary George Cook and
Grand Treasurer Peter E. Tome con-
stituting the Grand Lodge officers, to
pass through the lines, and lead the
procession to the Armory. There ESQ
seats had been reserved for the mem
bers of the Masonic Order, and these
were all filled, while a considerable
number sat upon the stage and still
others, who arrived late, were scat
tered about in the audience.
Following a short address by
Deputy Grand Marshal A. J. Foble,
the Rev. William D. Gould, acting
Chaplain, delivered the invocation,
after which the Grand Master made
brief address, in which he stated
that the greatest tribute that could
be payed the deceased was the pres
ence of the large assemblage of peo-
pie whose very presence was a hV-
ing tribute to the esteem and love in
which he was held by those whose
lives had been linked with his, and
who had learned to love and appre-
ciate him for his real worth, as dis
played in the life which he had Lead
in the community.
Following the Grand Master, the
Deputy Grand Master, made a short
address, in which he stated that ne
had known the deceased brother
well, that he had been associated
with him in Masonic work, that the
intimate relations which existed be-
tween them had clearly shown to him
that his life was exemplary, that ne
lived unselfish1y, that he was dutl
| full son and brother, a lofty-minded
patriotic citizen. whose highest pur'
pose in life was to render service
and to do the most possible good, moi
only in his own personal, private
life, but by the example that dali!
set for those who were brought ntt
contact with him, and in these facts
J by these deeds. was established tns
great love and respect which th'
community in which he lived hat
for him; he lived and still lives II
the hearts and minds of those Wn'
knew him. Had he devoted his III
to selfish pursuits, to narrow pur
poses, had he lived for the gratlnca
cation of personal ambitions and de
sires, had his life been marked o.
greed and avarice, by a disregard 10
the rights, privileges and opinion
of others, by an unsympathetlc atti
ltude towards the suffering and sor
II.