Evening journal., 1922-06-12
MASONIC Home
CORNER ISLAID
Impressive Ceremonies Held
by Grand Lodge for
Building Addition
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
IN EXHIBITION DRILL

win appropriate ceremonies ana
in accordance with the rites of the
order the cornerstone OF the addition
to the Masonic Home on the Lancas-
ter Pike, west of Silverbrook, was
laid Saturday afternoon, by officers
OF the Grand Lodge of Delaware,
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.
Although the home is difficult to
reach except by motor, the throng
that gathered for the event number
ed easily $50 men and women, in
Guiding St. Johns Commandery.
Knights Templar. in full regalia
and the Masonic Band. A platform
had been erected for the participants
in the ceremonies and speakers
About this beneath the fine old trees
which surround the home and on the
portico of the home itself the
Knights and their ladies. and other
relatives and friends group
ed themselves informally.
On the portico were also seated
the present guests OF the home. gray
haired men and women who are
quietly spending the remainder of
their days on the beautiful estate
thus provided for them.
Following the singing of Hail,
Glorious Masonry" to the tune Of
Rule Britannia, accompanied by the
band. the Grand Chaplain, Rev. r.
w. Trapnell, d. D.. delivered the in
vocation. Another hymn was sung
and the cornerstone duly laid. A
mixed quartet, composed OF Mrs.
Martin Lewis, soprano; Mrs. Ruth
Wilson Sachs. contralto; ]. Frank /,
Ayres. tenor and Frank II. Mason
bass. sang the Festival TIE Deum." 3
by Dudley Buck in splendid style.
Grand Master williams next pre-
sented Bishop Philip Cook, OF the I
Episcopal Diocese of Delaware, who |
delivered one of his Enthusiastically 4
addresses. BY this time the |
Iun was shining brightly but unmind-
'ul of the intense heat, the bishop .
plunged Immediately into an ex-
position of the fundamental prin-
.ipals of Free Masonry. Chief of
hese principles, he declared. was
of God as the Architect
# the Universe; not simply the
physical and material universe, but .
he universe made up of forces that
re eternal" +,
THE world" continued Bishop
,ook, was not given to mankind in
complete form, but was purposely
eft incomplete that mankind might
'rove its right to 1t by fulfilling the
will of the Almighty. The work
lever will be- complete. he said. un-
il mankind has entered into COM
,lete partnership with God.
The greatest aim of the world"
continued the Bishop, should be to
10 the will OF God and have a share
Ind part in His kingdom" He
closed his address by extolling the
virtues of Masonry and by contrast
ng the superlative value OF spiritual
over material talents.
So intense had the heat on the
peakers' platform become that after
he quartet had sung Gunod's
Praise Ye the Father" Grand Mas
err Williams and officers Of the
irand Lodge moved into the shade
n the portico OF the home. There
tev. A. Bayland Fitz Gerald. D. D..
aston OF the First Methodist Church,
Tewark. N. J.. and Grand Chaplain
( the Grand Lodge of New Jersey.
b. F. and A. NJ. delivered an address
'r. Fitz Gerald also proved an elo-
uent speaker. His discourse was
ERECTED in the main to describing
lie tenets of the order. its achieve
tents and its benefits. not alone to ,,
s own membership. but to the ma
on and world at large
America" was sung by the entire !
'semblage, to band accompaniment
nd the benediction pronounced. o
After an interval the knights n
emplar gave an exhibition drill on n
le spacious lawn OF the Home. call
g forth much applause. Several G
lgures" were executed with a pre- D
sion and skill that reflected highly Il
ION the commandery. a
The addition now under construc- o
IN was to have been used as a hos
tai. but more recent changes have
ade it an infrmary for the care Of
valid Masons and their wives on S
e first floor. The second floor will a
used as a home for guests OF the b
der from all parts OF the State. W
Nurses will be kept at the insti- r.
ton at all times to care for any c.
iicted Masons and their wives. N