Milford chronicle., 1939-12-08
CEDARS HELD MEETING
HERE WEDNESDAY EVE.
7. Scott Purse, Masonic Head, In
Quoted Into Evergreen Forest

The big Tall Cedar night of the
year took place Wednesday evening.
December 6. in the Community
Building Milford. when Evergreen
Forest No. -. Tall Cedars of Leban-
on, staged an outstanding ceremonial
10 close the 1899 season,
The entire affair was marked by
the attendance of the officers of the
Supreme Forest r g. L.. of the Uni
;ed States. and large number of
Delaware Als5ons. headed by r
Scott Purse, Grand Master Howard
W Bramhall, Grand Tall Cedar. pre-
sided. opening the meeting promptly
~ eight O'Clock. 5peeding routine
business TO allow the program to
proceed without interruption. The
building was crowded with the lar
gest number of Tall Cedars that had
attended a meeting since the late
President Harding was made Tall
Cedar at sight in the Plaza Theatre
many years ago.
Evergreen Band put new idea
into effect by playing concert ot
college songs and marches that
pleased everyone The University
of Pennsylvania March" seemed to
he the fasuTite of the evening Rus
Snyder directed the band
The Royal Rangers. under the
leadership OF Edward Green. OF
Georgetown. their new captain. made
a pleasing appearance aS they es-
corted the honor guests into the .
building
The stunt crew under the personal !
direction nf capt George b Atkins, I
brought out several new features in +
the initiation of candidates that a /
great many members had not seen !
before.
The reception tn tho honor guest; I
of the evening although not arrang
cd rs an elaborate affair developed
into one - the supreme Forest Off
GERS were escorted INTO the building
By the Royal Rangers aud Evergreen
Band To 10 introduced aud present
ed at the alter hy District Represeu-
tative A. Is Crull
The beautiful and impressive GER
emOny of inducing 7 Scott Purse,
Grand Master of m" Delaware ~ +.
and a. NJ. iato tine Tall Cedar fra
ternity will go down in Cedar his
tory as one OF the highlishtS OF the
year Past Supreme Tail Cedar Iiar-
~ ". WenniIger, assisted by lmme
date Fast Supreme Tall Cedar Paul
W. Pearson and Junior Deputy Su-
preme Tall Cedar Harry l.. Dillins
ar. administered the rites to the Del
aware Masonic Grand Master IN
manner that brought ont its out
jtsnding signiticancs to the Tall
'edaT membership u
The addresses made hy Grand
Master Purse and the Supreme For {
sst officers were short enlightening
lnd thoroughly enjoyed by every
me. Warren T. Moore. senior deputy
If Evergreen Forest, made an ad-
iress in which he told a story about Z
irand Master Purse, lifelong Z
riend. that brought the house to an
IproaT of laughter. The Grand Mas
er in his genial manner topped the
story much to the enjoyment of ev
'ryone present.
The show that closed the evenings
was staged by I'D Zwicker /
# Philadelphia. IL met with hearty {
.pprOval. In fact this part of the ;
Program that featured Mildred King, {
idythe Browne. Bill Lynn. Tona and
iary Zenna, was considered one of
he best seen here in years.
The election of officers for 1910
vas as follows: Howard W, Bram-
all, Grand Tall Cedar; Warren T.
IOore, Senior Deputy Tall Cedar; a.
,dward Stevens, Junior Deputy Tall
'edar; G.. ID. Holzmueller, scribe;
nd Edwin Messick. treasurer.
Among the distinguished guests
resent were: George M. Knox. g.
: c.. West Chester Forest; Harry
Ieil. p G.. T. C.. Penn Forest; Louis
9orrell. d. r.. and Elwood Mettier.
: G. T. c.. Brandywine Forest, Past
rand Master James p. Pierce was
hartman of the committee which
the guests.
The next meeting of Evergreen
crest will he held on January 10.