Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-24
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.

Acacia Lodge No. 1856, A. F. and
A. M. of Thurmont, will celebrate its
fiftieth anniversary on Tuesday, even
ing, November 20, 1921.
The festivities will be held in the
Town Hall Where sumptuous supper
will be served during which delightful
music will be rendered by select or,
chestra and a Masonic quartet. We
hope to have with us on this occasion
the Most Worshipful Grand Master
of Maryland and perhaps one other
eminent speaker. The occasion will
be further enlivened and made inter-
esting by our toastmaster and those
who will be called upon to respond
to toasts.
We assure you, brother Masons, that
the banquet that will be prepared for
you will be one that you will thor
oughly enjoy and long remember, yet
we would feel sorry indeed, if we
thought for moment that the BAN
quet alone would influence you to
come.
We want you to come because you
are Masons. We want you to bring
your wives and your daughters be-
cause they are the wives and daugh-
tiers of Masons, and brother Mason, if
you do not have a wife and daughters
bring your sweetheart. We are sure
she will enjoy the company of Mas
ons and appreciate their entertain
ment.
No Lodge permits its fiftieth ami
versary to go by without fittingly
celebrating it, and while that is our
primary object on this occasion, we
also hope to make it grand reunion
of as many of our members as can
possibly with US.
In going over the list of members
of Arcadia Lodge we found there the
names of number of brothers with
whom we were not well acquainted.
This is condition that should not en-
list. We must know one another in
order that we may be able to love and
help one another, and we feel sure
that all who attend this anniversary
celebration, will, before the evening
is over become much better acquaint-
ed and be much better MaSons.
When the King sent forth his SER
wants to call them that were hidden
to the wedding, they made divers ex-
cuseS ard would not come. Now
brother Masons let us not be like those
people, but come, and let US make this
the crowning event in the long and
glorious history of our Lodge and the
beginning of greater and more glor-
ious future, so that when our children
celebrate the one hundredth anniver- /,
sary of Acacia they can look back
over what we have done and say,
"our fathers have builded WELL" /
We can think of no good excuse
that any brother can have for not be-
ing with US except it be sickness in .
his family.
So brethren, let US keep the even
ing of November 20, absolutely free
from all business and other engage
ments-let US on that evening be good,
big, sociable Masons. Let us attend
this anniversary celebration and make
it point to meet and shake the hand
of every brother there, and if we
should meet a brother whose hand we
have not clasped for long time,
shake hands with him twice to make
up for what you have missed. But
why am | saying all these things when
know that you will be there and
will do them.
Don't forget the date, November
29th, time $50 P. NJ, place Town
Hall, where there will be reception
committee ready and waiting to re-
ceive you. Feel perfectly free and at
home because you will be among Mas
ons.
All brethren who can do so will |
kindly meet at the Lodge room at
7:45 P, M.