Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31
MILFORD MASONS
ENTERTAIN FINELY At
PAST MASTERS NIGHT
Confer Third Degree in Notable
Manner and With Full
Ceremonial.
MANY GUESTS ATTENDED

Snecial Correspondence of Every Evening
Milford. Jan. 3I.-The annual Past
Masters night celebration by Temple
Lodge No. ., A. +. and A. M. of Mil
ford, Friday evening, was opened In due
form by Worshipful Master Samuel Nj
ID. Marshall After the regular business
the master turned the meeting over to a
degree team composed of past masters of
the lodge. who conferred the third de-
gree n full ceremonial form upon William
Naulcs Grier of Milford. The third de-
gree lecture was given by Past Master
Charles ]. Holzmueller.
The past masters forming thedegree
team were DIR. Walter l.. Grier, as Wor-
shipful master; Charles j. Holzmueller, AS
senior warden; Charles ID. Abbott as
Junior warden; James 2. Pierce, Jr, as
senior deacon; Thomas George Reed as
Junior deacon; Nj. Haswell Pierre as
senior steward, John c. Truitt as junior
steward; Charles Postles rs tyler and
Samuel G.. Evans, Jr., as organlst
Past Grand Masters Eldad l.. Clarke
and Harry Mayer of Union Lodge No.
Z of Dover; Charles H. Maul of Jetfer-
son Lodge, No l5, of Lewes; VII ham III.
Valiant of Hope Lodge, No. 4, of Laurel
and G.. Layton Grier of Temple No.
of Milford, made addresses. Speeches
also were made by Rev. Thomas V.
Wngate. master OF Corinthian Lodge,
No. 20, of Wilmington, and Grand Chap
lain of the Grand Lodge of Delaware
Leon Stine, Master of Hope Lodge, No.
4 of Laurel; James Ii. Lewis, master of
onion Lodge, No. Z, of Dover; Jehu +.
Hudson. master of Franklin Lodge, No,
II. of Georgetown; Walter W. Hynson
master OF Harmony Lodge, No. IL OF
Smyrna: George c. Maull, master OF
jefferson Lodge No. Is, of Lewes; Frank
Il. Carey master of Endeavor Lodge No.
II. of Milton; Alfred b. Raughley OF
Harrington. one of the oldest members
ol Temple Lodge and Rev. Henry L.
Runstein. secretary of Temple Lodge
who spoke in a reminiscent way. The
roll was then called of the past masters
oi Temple Lodge and the following an
swered present; George II. Hall, 1891;
" illam G.. SammOns, 1898; Isaac ,.
Tmtt. 1896: George II. Baynum, 1897
John G. TIuitt. 1899: Charles ID. Abbott,
1910. Silas NJ. Reynolds, 1902; Ran
dalph Graham. 1903: Samuel ". Town
send. 1904: Willard F. Deputy, 1905,
Walter l.. G1ier. 1906; c.. Layton Grier
,W3-N. William \. sipple, Jr., 1909,
thaa les PnstleS. 1911: George i. Reed,
-
! Holzmuellc-. 1911; William f. Hooey,
1918: Warren 7 Moore, 1916; James
J. Pic. &c. j.. I9l7-IS: NJ. Haswell Pierce,
1919 and Joseph c. Willis, 1904 being
- Of the % living past masters OF the
lodge.
4 committee then served refreshments
consisting Of sandwiches. coffee, ice cream
cakes, cigars and cigarettes. About two
hundred and fifty were present, including
visitors from eli the lodges in lower Della
ware. delegations from Dover and Smyrna,
also from Wilmington and Philadelphia,
and one member from lodge in Scot
Lind.
A musical program was furnished un-
der the direction Of Samuel c. Evans,
r.. and two vocal solos, There is 8
Vacant Char" and Let the Rest OF the
World Go By. = were delightfully."- rendered
by Harold Hatfield, member OF Frank
lnLodge of Geor getown.