Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-19
RECEPTION BANQUET
CLIMAX TO FUNCTION

! With an interesting program of
ceremonies. cQnduc:el with all the
solemnity according 10 the ritual of
! ,he order. The new temple of the An
napolis Lodge No So OF the Ancient
! Free ana Accepted Masons, of Aana-
! polls, was formally dedicated yester-
+ day afleruoau
Master Masons OF the Grand l.odse
! 81 Marylnad and otheY members OF
, the order from Baltimore, TO the mum
ber OF about 40. in addition TO the
members OF the local ledge. making up
4 party vi 17a in al. wer2 present dpT
ing he ceremonies which began II
4:30 O'Clock and continue. through
the rest of the afternoon and evening,
Illuminating with reception ana ban
quet in honor Of the Most Worahpiul
Grand Master oi MasOns in Maryland
| Charles G. Homer. Jr. OF Baltimore
/ The Grand Lodge was closed proceed
ing the social function and il was al
ter midnight when all was over
The dedicatory ceremonies We're not
ticipated in only by The Annapolis
1 Masons and the officers of the Grand
Lodge and others from Baltimore.
( There were no invited guests Apart
1 from the ritual ceremonies in which
/ all OF the officers of the local lodge
/ had part peculiar 10 his Office TO say.
a splendid program Of musical selec-
/ tions was rendered The most enjoy
able feature Of this was The singing by
4 the vocal octette Of the choir or Balti-
/ more Masons. directed by Hobart
J Smock The singers were: Irwin
/ Campbell and Joseph Miller, first
tenors; J Fred Supplee and Hobart
/ Smock second tenors; y. Merrill Hop
( kinson and Edgar A Dodson. first
basso; Harry Nj Smith and John He'd
crman. second bassos
/ The program OF ceremonies opened
I with the grand march from Alfalfa.
i played on the organ Then followed
/ the ritual exercises Grand Master
/ Homer. presiding musical selcc-
ton, Now Open Wide The Temple
Door" tSouthard), was then rendered,
after which the Grand Lodge was
opened in ample form An address by
the Grand Master led into the lodge
ceremonals OF the formal dedication.
in course OF which the Worthy
Brother. Master Builder. Brother
Architect and Grand Master, all said
he customary ritual lines. This was
followed by an examinations Of the
rooms Of the temple the rehabilitation
Of which. and lie tastefuness Of the
interior decorations. received the
highest commentator from the grand
officers and others in attendance.
Other strictly lodge ritual was car
ried out, including professions
around the lodge" during which
beautiful soft music was played; dedi-
catory prayers were offered; grand
honors thrice repeated musical NUM-
bers were rendered and an address
was delivered by Right Worthy Dep
uty Grand Master Warren 5 Seipp.
The officers of Annapolis Lodge are:
/ Roscoe r. Grove. Worshipful Master;
George S. Riley Senior Warden; Ar
thur 7. Elliott, Junior Warden; VII
liam S. Welch, Treasurer; J. Thomas
Collins. Secretary; Garnard f. Day.
Senior Deacon; y. Ross Vansant, .Ir..
Junior Deacon; Zora l. Davidson.
Senior Steward: Charles A. Ruste
berg. Junior Steward Henry West
. phal Tyler Trustees: l.. Dorsey
j Gasgaway, Eugene r. Griffin. Frank !.
Stockett. Robert L. Werntz, william
) F. Holidayoke.
Building Committee: L. Dorsey
Gassaway, Eugene T Griffin. William
+ Holidayoke, John c Hyde, j. Tho
; Collins
: Past Masters-George W. Wilcox.
Charles Lindenborn. John H. Muster
man, Eugene r. Griffin. L. Dorsey
Gassaway, William 5 Welch. George
, f. Merrill, George w Evans, Louis
Boessel. r. Thomas Williams, Harry
T. LeyeIy James O. Bush. j. Th0nis 8
Il Collins, James Golden. Robert ~.
j O'Neale Frank Fl Gauss. Frederick II.
t Gauss, William f. Holidayoke, Will
q liam L. DeBaufre and John G. Hyde.
/, Architects: Henry p. Hopkins. Irg-
: ing c. Miller.
Y The officers Of the Grand Lodge are:
e Charles G. Homer, Jr.. NJ. w. Grand
: Master: Warren S. Seipp r. w. Dept.
: Grand Master; William Schmidt. Jr..
e n. w. S Grand Warden; Harry Il.
[ Snyder, r. w j. Grand Warden !;
G Peter F. Tome, r. w Grand Treas
4 urer; George Cook. r. W. Grand
i Secretary; Henry Branch, d. d., X ".
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