The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-08
Overseas Lodge Mo- l. Has Moved Back and Its Home Is Now in Providence R. I.-Ony Army and Navy
 Men or Their Descendants Are Eligible

three others of it's original officers, Lieut.. Col. Winfield s. Solomon, James C. Col lins present grand master of the state, and John NJ. Capron, were Rhode Island CTS.
 During the three months that it ,w%~ active in Germany it held l5 regular meetings and 45 special ones, initiating over 800 candidates of all ranks from major generals to privates.
 The temple where it met in Coblenz belongs to a German Masonic lodge, wkich was organized by German officers who were fighting Napoleon in Russia over 100 years ago.
 When they were through with war Ee Germans returned to Coblenz ana put their lodge on a permanent basis. Stnli- larly, the Americans have brought their overseas organization home to Rhode ls- land. History, you see. has way of re- beating itself.
 ALL STATES AFFECTED
 The story of Overseas lodge is so linked with the story of the Masonic Club that it is difficult to separate the two. The club meetings not only brought out Masons from nearly every state in the union. but also induced many inquiries as to whether or no there was an Amer ican lodge anywhere in Germany. These inquiries finally resulted in the getting together OI the ISuOdt tSldHh OCAC5"N'~Nt al the call of Lieut.. Col. Coemon and the decision to cable to Grand Master El. Tudor Gross, asking for a dispensation
 Favorable reply was soon forthcoming. The charter followed and the lodge De- came a fact. Meantime the German Ma scnic temple was rented through the Third Army's biletng officer at Copienz
 Here meetings were held from May 10 the end of July 19i9 when all of the --f AI,o nf tI- patton returned to America.
 The temple in Coblenz would not suffer by comparison with any of the finest lodge rooms in this country. It was splendid and inspiring meeting place The men who had made it possible were of- fcers who had fought valiantly against Napoleon. They followed the French from Russia to the Rhine; and it was while they were waiting in Coblenz for or ders to advance that they organized their lodge. Never did they dream that some day conquering soldiers from the then insignificant American ma ton would be sitting in their high places. LODGE EXTREMELY BUSY { During the three months that the Over seas Lodge was in operation it was ex- tremely busy For it's candidates it never went further afield than the confines Of the bridgehead: It accepted privates along with generals, serseahtS anu col porals in the same classes with colonels and majors. It's meetings developed a fine fraternal feeling. Many stories are told of fraternizing that levelled all rank and put every man on common groI>d. There is the story of colonel or in fantry who called his chauffeur to say that he was going into coblenz that after non He named the hour of departure. The chauffeur's face Heightened T was going to ask if I could get off this afternoon, sir" he began. I'll have good substitute, and
 l "No you'd better come along inter | rupted the colonel. You will have plenty of time to yourself in Coblenz." | "Yes, sir,' said the chauffeur, although l he wasn't wholly cheerful.
 | .eWbere to. sir?' he asked, as he was entering Coblenz about 3 o'clock that ] afternoon.
 "The Masonic temple said the colonel.