The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-04
|. O. B. B. CELEBRATES.
Interesting Program of Festivities in
Honor Of Lodges Anniversary.

Interesting Program of Festivities in
Honor Of Lodges Anniversary.
Last Sunday afternoon Ascension
Lodge No. SAB, I. 0. B. B., celebrated
it's twentieth anniversary with ap-
propriate ceremony. Members of the
lodge, their wives and friends gather
ed in the Masonic Temple where the
ceremony was held. The meeting
was opened by Sol Klotz, president of
the lodge. The invocation was de-
livered by Rabbi Harold Remnant
of Baton Rouge. Then followed the
singing of "America" by the entire
assembly. The address of welcome
was delivered by Walter Lemann,
who expressed pleasure at seeing so
many members of the lodge and cor
daily welcomed then and the visiting
members who had come to make this
anniversary celebration the auspicious
event that it proved to be. Answering
him, Mr.. Reinhart, speaking on be-
half of the visiting |. 0. B. s. ex-
pressed pleasure at being with Ascen-
sion lodge at the celebration of its
twentieth milestone and congratula-
ted it upon it's size, its progress and
it's activities. DR.. Emile Leipziger of
New Orleans delivered the address of
the afternoon, stressing the ideals
and aims of I. O. B. B. He told of
its traditions, it's past and present and
outlined the big program of the fu-
ture as planned by this splendid or
ganization. In his address he also
made clear interesting facts relative
to the maintenance of the splendid
| institutions of various kinds by this
order; he also told of the wonderful
amount of good they accomplished
and praised the local lodge for It's
growth and progress and unon the
fact that it had weathered twenty
wears of existence. Following his
address Raphael Singer, secretary fol
many years, gave some interesting
data concerning the local lodge. Tie
told how it had been organized ant
how it continued to live despite al
obstacles, and the fact that its mem
bership consisted of mere handful
and he traced it's progress until nov
when it's membership boasts over hal
hundred. Of the splendid amour
contributed to the grand lodge; o
, local charities disbursed, and actlVltle
undertaken and the wonderful wa
:, service record of it's members. AS
cension Lodge No. 543, can be prou
of its record of membership, financis
, progress and activity for considerin
. the size of the community there ar
+ few lodges in town of this slz
that can show a similar recor'
Fighting the Indifference of the sma
community and working upWart
from a mere dozen members until
: has passed the half hundred mar
Y Ascension Lodge has never bee
s found wanting when weighed in tt
e balance but has always affiliated wi
: every movement or charity that w
t undertaken by the larger lodges f
= the benefit of mankind. Kaddi
e was said for the departed brethre
" the "Star Spangled Banner" sung
l. the assembly and few timely I
: marks on the good of the order spok
r by Sol Klotz. The benediction
= Rabbi Reinhart brought to its &C
is clusion a program having for it's Ike
n note impressive simplicity, and t
large audience voiced their pleasu
in hearty applause. Miss Dora
Katie was piano accompanies Of
h. afternoon. Following the progr'
N delicious refreshments were sery
~ by the Sisterhood and a delight
- - social hour enjoyed. Before the me
II bers left one new member was init
r. ted into the mysteries of the orr
~ and so passed happily the twenti
as anniversary Of Ascension Lodge
nd 'Ho'