The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-23
MASTERS OF
MASONRY TO
GIVE DEGREES
Annual Event in Webb Lodge
Will Be Held Next Wednes-
day Night-Important
Lodge Affair.
SMOKER IN CLUbROOMS

Annual Past Masters night will be
held in Webb lodge No. "a, next Wed
nesday night beginning at p. H..
with one of the largest numbers OF
past masters present that has put Oh
the work in that lodge for several
years.
This event long has been an un-
usual affair that is looked forward to
with considerable pleasure by the var
iouS past masters of the Masonic fra
ternity in Richmond. That is the night
when all the fellows who gave the
work during their term of office, get
together and try to outdo each other
in the particular part that is assigned
him for the evening. The affair this
year will differ in no respect from
former years except that the entertain
lnent which usually is held in the lodge
room and banquet hall will be be
taken to the clubroCmS on the second
floor where everybody will have en-
opportunity to enjoy the short pro-
gram and to fraterniZe with the Wis
itors.
The work will start promptly at
Z p. M, so that the entertainment
features of the program will not be
handicapped for time, and to permit
the older fellows to get a car home.
. Officers in Reaaia.
Lodge will open with the officers in
their stations and dressed in full re-
gala. After the opening ceremonies
the various officers will surrender
their places to past masters who Will
conduct the candidates through the
first part of the degree work of
Master Mason. The second part Will
be exemplifed by a second set of
past masters, who in turn will sur
render their stations to another team
who will give the charges and lectures
in full.
Each Mason when arriving at the,
entrance to the lodge will be request
ed to register and this duty will be
looked after by Harry McMinn and
Edward G. Sweet Any brothers Wis
ting the lodge for the first time and
desiring tc take an examination will
be looked after by George Harkins,
Fred Wicket and Mart Shisslcr,
each of these having the privilege of
calling any brother to his assistance.
Byer Conducts Work.
r. Mason Byer will act as master
of ceremonies and see that everything
moves on with precision and incidon-
tally, that the candidate is receiving
his just dues.
Those taking part in the first sec
ton of the degree work and their sta
tions follow:
w. NJ. Charles Marlatt; S. W., Ed
ward Neff; J. W., Albert G. Ogborn;
s. D., Henry Schepman; J. T., Robert
Davis; S. g., O.Frank Ward; ]. S.,
L. H. Handley.
The second section of the work will
be exempted by the following pas,
masters who will occupy the stations
as named:
X S, Robert w. Phillips; K. H, f.
o. Evan; S. D., Henry Schepman, }
D., Robert Davis; S. s., Edward Neff;
j. S. Albert G.. Ogborn; 1st r.. George
Cause; End r. A. Clark Stevens; Bird
R., T. Mason Byer; Craftsmen-Leroy
Hodge, Earl Thomas, S. Burton
Gaines, o. Frank Ward, Lawrence \.
Handley, Robert Davis, Clarence ".
Foreman, Harry c. Keelor, Charles a.
Peterson; S. c., Henry Chessman-
Charges and lectures will be given
as follows Charge, Henry Chessman;
First section, T. Mason Byer and Cla",
ence E. Parks; Second section, Clar-
ence w Foreman and S. Burton
Gaines; Third section, E. o. Evan ard
Earl Thomas.
Smoker in Clubrooms.
Tho committee is anxious that Gll
sojournins past masters should b"
present. as there will be plenty of OF
portunities for them to work.
At the completion of the work the
members will so to the Clubrooms
below, where a smoker and entertain
ment will be held The speaker OF
the evening will be l.. p. Newby, OF
Knightstown, who is one of the best
known Masons in the whole United
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