Milford chronicle., 1921-02-04
MASONS ENTERTAIN ON
PAST MASTERS NIGHT
TEMPLE LODGE CONFERS THIRD DEGREE
INA NOTABLE MANNER AND WITH
FULL CEREMONIAL.
MANY GUESTS WERE PRESENT
A FINE MUSICAL PROGRAM WAS MUCH
ENJOYED-RE REFRESHMENTS WERE
SERVED BY COMMITTEE.

The annual Past Masters night Gel
ebration by Temple Lodge No. 9, A. F.
and A. M. of Milford, last Friday even
ing, was opened in due form by Wor-
shipful Master Samuel NJ. D. Marshall.
After the regular business, the mas
ter turned the meeting over to de-
gree team composed of past masters
of the lodge, who conferred the third
degree in full ceremonial form upon
William Vaules Grier of Milford. The
third degree lecture was given by Past
Master Charles J. Holzmueller.
The past masters forming the de-
gree team were DR.. Walter L. Grier,
as Worshipful master; Charles J.
Holzmueller, as senior warden; Char
les D. Abbott, as junior warden;
James P. Pierce, Jr., as senior deacon;
Thomas George Reed as junior deac-
on; M. Haswell Pierce as senior stew
ard; John c. Truitt as junior steward;
Charles Postles as tyler and Samuel
c. Evans, Jr., as organist.
Past Grand Masters Eldad L. Clarke
and Harry Mayer of Union Lodge No.
z of Dover; Charles H. Maull, of JEFF
ferson Lodge, No. Is, of Lewes; Will
liam H. Valiant of Hope Lodge, No. 4,
of Laurel and G. Layton Grier of Tenn
pie No. 9, of Milford, made addresses.
Speeches also were made by Rev.
Thomas " Wingate, master of Corin-
THAN Lodge, No. 20, of Wilmington,
and Grand Chaplain of the Grand
Lodge of Delaware; Leon Stine, Mas
ter of Hope Lodge, No. 4, of Laurel;
James H. Lewis, master of Union
Lodge, No. z, of Dover; Jehu F. Hud-
son, master of Franklin Lodge, No. IL,
of Georgetown; Walter w. Hynson,
master of Harmony Lodge, No. 13, of
Smyrna; George c. Maull, master of
Jefferson Lodge, No. Is, of Lewes;
Frank P. Carey, master OF. Endeavor
Lodge, No. II, of Milton; Alfred B.
of Harrington, one of the
oldest members of Temple Lodge, and
Rev. Henry L. Bunstein, secretary of
Temple Lodge who spoke in a remin-
iscent way. The roll was then called
Of the past masters of Temple Lodge
and the following answered present:
George H. Hall, 1891; William G.
Sammons, 1896; Isaac S. Truitt, 1896;
George H. Baynum, 1897; John C.
Fruitt, 1899; Charles D. Abbott, 1900;
Silas M. Reynolds, 1902; Randolph
Graham, 1903; Samuel w. Townsend,
1904; Willard F. Deputy, 1905; Walter
L. Grier, 1906; G. Layton Grier, 1907
); William V. Sipple, Jr., 1909; Chas.
2ostles, 1911; George T. Reed, 1912;
samuel G. Evans, Jr., 1913; Charles ].
1914; William F. Hooey.
-915; Warren T. Moore, 1916; James
?. Pierce, Jr., 1917-18; M. HasweH
Pierce, 1919 and Joseph C. Willis.
9O3-4 being % of the 27 living past
masters of the lodge.
A committee then served refresh
nents, consisting of sandwiches. cof-
ee, ice cream, cakes, cigars and Gig
rettes. About two hundred and fifty
we're present, including visitors from
III the lodges in lower Delaware. del
cations from Dover and Smyrna, al
o from Wilmington and PHILADELPHIA.
nd one member from lodge in Scot
and.
A musical program was furnished
nder the direction of Samuel C. Ev-
ms, Jr., and two vocal solos, "There
5 Vacant Chair" and "Let the Rest
+ the World Go By" were deIightfuIly
by Harold Hatfield, a mem
er of Franklin Lodge of Georgetown.