The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-19

lodge and two days later Charles P.
Benedict, past grand master, insti-
tuteG Calvin Prather lodge.
Before a large and enthusiastic
gathering on May %, Mr.. Schweitzer,
again acting as grand master, laid
the cornerstone of the temple.
Archibald Hall delivered the princi-
pal address and the Raper Com
mandery drill corps gave special
exhibition.
The lodge occupied its new
quarters in october, 1921; and the
building was dedicated on Dec. 8 by
the grand lodge under Omar B.
Smith, as acting grand master with
Frank E. Gavin, past grand MASTER
as the principal speaker. Today
Prather temple, which was built by
a lodge of 200 members, houses a
blue lodge organization numbering
300 Master Masons.
EIRST Prather officers after the
IL charter was granted were: Mr..
Bray, who served one term under
dispensation and two under charter
as Worshipful master; Mr.. Ramsay,
senior warden; Clarence S. Arm
strong, Junior warden; Frank Seid-
enSticker, treasurer; Mr. Monroe,
secretary; Paul G.. Winter, senior
deacon; Mr.. Parrish, junior deacon;
Harry H. Harlan, senior steward;
Cornelius H. Libbert, junior stew
ard; Lewis E. Brown, tyler, and the
Rev. Thomas R. White, chaplain.
Besides those already mentioned,
all of whom aided in the founding
of the lodge, others who were in
fiuential in the lodge in its early
days were A. t F. Meyer, George
A. Heise, V. @ /. Rothley, Benja-
min F. Sex, :, David H. Snow,
Ross A. SWeeo, Robert L. William
son, Sanford H. Robinson, Harry
Shipman, Everett F. Mccoy, "Chic"
Jackson, David w. Foster, Roy l..
Davidson, Leslie A. Colvin, Thomas
J. Beasley, Lewis G. Holtegel,
Charles c. Carr, Herman P. Streeter
and many others.
From the day that Prather temple
was completed the progress of the
lodge has been steady and crafty
ing with the result that today, four
times larger than in its first year,
it occupies a prominent position in
the roster of Indiana blue lodges.
Past masters of the lodge, all
living. Besides Mr. Bray are
Robert M. Thompson, Mr.. Ram
say, Mr.. Armstrong, Mr.. Winter,
Mr.. Harlan, Fred G.. Buskirk,
Carl A. Ploch, Russell R. Hines
ley, George H. DrechSel Jr. and
Joseph w. Kaercher.
DRESENT officers are Scott Nc
l. Coy, worshipful master; John
S. Buck, senior warden; A. F..
Thomas, junior warden; Mr.. Bus
kirk, treasurer; Mr.. Bray, secretary;
Fred J. Menninger, senior deacon;
Hubert L. Wann, Junior deacon; the
Rev. S. B. Harry, chaplain; Carl G.
Winter, enior steward; KARL v.
zimmerman, Junior steward; Harry
w. Boetcher, tyler, and Mr.. Sed-
wick, Mr.. Thompson and Mr.. Meyer,
trustees.
Committee chairmen are Mr.. Nc
Coy, advisory and budget; Ulysses
Jordan, audit; Reuben M, Davies,
banquet; Mr.. Mccoy, publicity;
John S. Buck, dues; G. A. Scheme
kau, entertainment; Mr.. Menninger,
examination of visitors; Mr.. Buck,
finance; Harry Shipman, funeral;
Mr.. Menninger, instruction of can
didates; N. A. Holzer, Masonic
home; Howard Stradling, Masonic
relief board; Mr. Kaercher, mem
bership; w. Kenneth Shirley, music;
Mr.. Thompson, past masters; David
C. Pyke, reception; Mr.. Seiden-
sticker, speakers A. F. Thomas,
stereoptican, and Mr.. Buck, visit
ing the sick.
The most important event on the
calendar of the lodge is the annual
George Washington party and an
niversary celebration which will be
held for the twelfth time Friday
night in Prather Masonic lodge.
The speaker at the first of these
events was Edgar Guest, famed De-
troit poet. Others who have deliv-
cred the address are Charles A. Lip
pincott, grand master; former Con-
gresham Frederick Lands; Elba l..
Branigan, past grand master;
G. Bromley OMAN, president of De
Paw university; the then dean OF
Indiana law school and present
Governor of the state, Paul v. Nc
Mutt; and former Governor and
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall,
who made the last address OF his
colorful life on this occasion.
Friday night the speaker will be
the Rev Merton S. Rice, Detroit.