Milford chronicle., 1937-11-19
EISENBREY new
HEAD OF STATE
ODD FELLOWS
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geson. of Grubbs; Grand Warden
Frederick p Whitney, of Fidelity
Lodge No. 25, of Frankford; Grand
Secretary, Herbert Downing, of Will
mington; Grand Treasurer. p. j
Isaacs, of Wilmington; Grand Rep
rcsentative, John Ponder, of Patrick
Henry Lodge of Delaware City.
Preston Eisenbrey, the new Grand
Master, is a resident of Dover,
where he is well known as being
qualified for the position. He is con-
nected with the First National Bank
of that city. His appointive officers
were: Francis Yates, grand mar
shall; Walter A. Branford, grand
chaplain; Paul Scotten, grand guar
dian; II. b. Affleford, Jr.. grand
herald; Russell Bullock. grand con-
ductOr.
John Ponder, the new grand rep
resentative is well known in Mil
ford, where he has many friends.
The new grand lodge officers have
been very forceably reminded of
their responsibility. by the member
ship. leaving no doubt but that they
will enter their terms fighting for
the fraternity that has hOnored
them.
Many prominent visitors were
present which included Burton A.
Gaskill, deputy grand sire of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge; c. Paul
Wagner, grand master of Pennsyl- |
vania: Frank Shannon. grand sec
retary of Pennsylvania; Harry +. |
Stevens, p. G. NJ, Pennsylvania; c. |
l.. KOOnes, grand marshall, Penn
sylvania; Ferree o. Grossman, d. D. /
G. VI. of Chester County, Pa; John |
V. Reese. p. C. chaplain. Pennsyl-
vania.
Crystal Fomnt Lodge had large |
delegation, headed by Past Grand
Master William f.. I.ank. which in
cMded Past Grands John Jester,
Neal wilkins. Frank Harder, George
Rodney, Paris Kirby, |. John Tease,
Harlem Jester. James w. Cannon,
Samuel Bostic. Past Grand Repre-
sentatives George A. Swain and
George r. Bennett. Past Grand Mas
ter Thomas Jefferis was with the
Milford crowd.
Prominent among the Sussex
Countans present were Past Grand
Master Thomas Purnell, Past Grand
Charles Swain and Past Grand Man
ford Rust of Union Lodge No. 5. of
Georgetown; Past Grand Addison
Chandler and Past Grand II. +.
Wiltbanks of Golden Rule, No. II
of Milton: Past Grands J. Fred Hud
son, ID. Franklin Quillen, John y.
hudson and Walter A. BraniOrd of
Ocean Wave No. 43, RehObOth; Past
Grand H. Theral Long and Fred X.
Whitney of Fidelity, l'rankford.
Next years session of the Grand
Lodge will be held in RehOboth.
Philip I. Isaacs, grand treasurer
of the grand lodge. begins his saith
term with his reelection on We'd
nesday
Deputy Grand Sire Gaskill. repre-
senting the Grand Sire of the Sow I
ereign Grand Lodge made force .
able address in which he called for
II mOdernized fraternity, declaring 4
that fraternal organization bad been 4
going on, to their detriment, using
methods that are generations old.
One of the current objectives of =
the Sovereign Grand Lodge, he said. a
is the development of IN interna-
lion movement for the Improvement
Of morals and general character >
among underprivileged youth.
The Grand Encampment met on
Tuesday night and elected n. Rod =
ley Elliott. of Oak Grove. Grand :
Patriarch; William Z. Shaw, .Ir., of 3
Grand High Priest. Y
md George T. Rodney of Milford. :.
Grand Senior Warden. 4