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Show Forty-Fifth Anniversary of Mt. Moriah Lodge Is Fittingly Celebrated. MUSIC AND ADDRESSES FEATURES OF PROGRAMME Affair Most Important Event of Year Among Members of Order. The forty-fifth anniversary of Mount Moriah lodge. No. ''. of Free -and Accepted Ac-cepted Masons, was celebrated last evening even-ing at tho Masonic temple. A company of more than 500 of the members of the lodge and their wives tilled the audi torlum of the temple, as the anniversary Is tho social event of the Masonic year. Of the charter members of the lodge, planted In 1SCC, but three now survive, sur-vive, one of whom was present at the anniversary, William Showcll of this city. Three of tho oldest and , most beloved members of tho lodge Christopher Dlehl. Louis Colin and A. S. Chapman received from S to a o'clock, tho Most Worshipful Worship-ful Grand Master Gilbert B. Pfoutz being be-ing chairman of the reception committee. commit-tee. At 9 o'clock a brief musical and literary lit-erary programme was presented, when the worshipful master, Dana T. Smith, delivered a brief and happy address of welcome. The programme follows: Invocation Charles J. Frcund Overture Schuster Orchestra Address P. A. Simpkln Solo E. B. Ib-isler Reading Mrs. Frank Browning Solo Miss Edna Cohn Violin solo Miss Margaret Browning Violin solo Gu.stave H. Schuster At I ho conclusion of the programme a baiuiuet was served. Cards and dancing tilled the hours till long past midnight. The committee on arrangements was Dana T. Smith. G. R. Yearsley. J. B. Whyte. J. M. Marriott, A. S. Chapman and P. A. Slmpkin. The anniversary was largely attended and among the most pleasant In tbe long history of this lodge, the original Masonic Ma-sonic institution of the stale. The reception committee was as follows: fol-lows: Gilbert B. Pfoutz. chairman; Charles J. Hlgson, George K. Smith. William II. Wilkins. Alfred II. Peabody. Charles F Jennings, Frederick C. Richmond. Joseph E. Player. Jerome Hirschman. James A. Kersh, Charles Crane, Henry Simon. Thomas M Surbaugh, Joseph G. By-walcr. By-walcr. John M. Clark. |