The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-29


mer auditor of state; William
Glenn, founder of the New York
Store and DR.. Samuel E. carp
father of the present master of the
lodge.
George S. Warren was made a
Mason in TT lodge, Oct. II, 1864,
and served as it's master in 1868 and
1869. At his death on Oct. 2, 1917,
he was the oldest living past master,
and fer thirty-five years had been
connected with the Indianapolis
Elevator Company.
CTOUGHTON A. FLETCHER and
- w. P. Bingham joined the lodge
May 30, 1864.
Julius c. Walk, for many years a
partner of Mr.. Bingham in the firm
of Bingham g. Walk, received his
Master Mason degree Oct. "a, 1865,
and served as master in 1870 and
1880, continuing as a member for al
most half century, until his death
in 1911.
Aquilla Jones ST., past master, for
many years a leading member Of the
bar of this city, joined the lodge
Dec. II, 1865.
Andrew Auch, who became a
member Dec. IS, 1865, continued as
such until his death in 1929, a period
Of sixty-four years. He was the old
est living member for many years.
Charles Mcguire, for many years
connected with the New York store,
| continued a member for sixty years,
from 1868 until his death in 1928.
His sons and grandSons were men,
berS with him, representing, as he
often said, three generations from
Ireland"
Other members during the early
years Of the lodge were william w.
Woollen, william c. Harrington and
William B. Ransford.
William Scott, for many years
head of the Daniel Stewart Com
pany and later of the Kiefer- Stew
art Company, joined in 1872 and
served as master in 1876. He con-
tinued a member until his death in
1922.
Richard NJ. Smock, who was mas
ter in 1875, continued his member
ship until his death in 1918.
William S. Rich, who served as
master in 1888, '84, '99, go, 81 and
81, is the Oldest living member and
past master, as his membership
dates from october 81, 1876
OF the f1fty-six members who
" have served as masters of the
lodge, twenty-five who are still liv-
ing, in addition to Mr.. Rich, are:
Hugh ONeal Mcvey, Brandt C.
Downey, Bert Delp, Obie j. Smith,
j. Harry Green, Hayden Webster,
Oscar L. Pond, Theodore E. Meyers,
Clinton E. Norquest, Henry C.
HosS, Horace It. Franklin, Albert
S. Macleod, Albert L. McColloum.
Louis w. Bruck, j. Clyde Hoffman,
Bert L. Cruzan, Lynn o. Knowlton,
Edward I. Ardern, Neil c. King, w.
Vernon Schultz, Wylie w. j. Wiles,
Volney NJ. Brown and Clarence B.
Feasey.
OF the eighty members who
served in the World war, four paid
the supreme sacrifice, and one of
them, Francis A. McIlvain, was the
first man from this city to die in
action. He was serving as first
lieutenant in the One hundred six
ty-eighth infantry of the Rainbow
division when killed by enemy shell
fire on May Is, 1918.
OF the rough and perfect ash
lers" which for many years have
graced the masters station in the
lodge, the late ST. Clair Parry, who
presented them to the lodge, said:
This much we know, that there
was temple built by King Solo
mon, and that the stone came from
what is known as Solomon's quar-
ries, and that these two stones,
grazing the masters station, came
from that quarry
n u
EORTY years ago the membership
Il was about $50, and of the total
aggregate membership of 2,071 ap-
proximately one-half remain living
members. Only about one fifth of
this number. however, have been
members more than twenty-five
years, so that most of the present
members are young or middle-aged
men.
Present officers are Evallson B.
carp, worshipful master; James F.