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 ® s ©
RIOR to the year 1797, four Encampments of Knights
Templar existed in Pennsylvania; two in Philadel-
phia, one in Harrisburg, and one in Carlisle. The
first Grand Encampment of Pennsylvania dates its
organization May 12th, 1797, when sixteen repre-
sentatives, four from each of the foregoing encamp-
ments, met and organized the Grand Encampment. On the isth of
February, 1814, a Convention was held at Masonic Hall, Philadelphia,
with delegates from encampments located in Philadelphia and Pitts-
burgh, Penna., and in New York City, Wilmington, Del., and Baltimore,
Md., for the purpose of reconstructing the Grand Encampment, and on
the 1 6th inst. they adopted a constitution and an organization was
effected under the title of the "Pennsylvania Grand Encampment with
Masonic Jurisdiction thereunto belonging." This Grand Encampment
suspended labor June, 1824.
On June 20th, 1816, the General Grand Encampment of the United
States was organized.
Prior to April 12th, 1854, the Knights Templar of Pennsylvania
Encampment Charters emanated respectively from the Right Worship-
ful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania, and the
General Grand Encampment of the United States.
On April 12th, 1854, there was formed at Brownsville, Pa., a Grand
Commandery of Pennsylvania under the authority of the General Grand
Encampment of the United States.
On May loth, 1854, there was formed in the City of Philadelphia a
Grand Encampment of Pennsylvania, under the authority of the Right
Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. From the
above dates until June ist, 1857, the State of Pennsylvania had two
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lawfully constituted Grand bodies authorized to constitute subordinate
Commanderies in Pennsylvania.
On February Committee of Conference of the two Grand
12th, 1857, a
Commanderies assembled in the Masonic Hall,|PhiladeIphia, and ap-
pointed a committee to draft a Constitution, when the two bodies
formally united and formed the Grand Commandery of Pennsylvania,
under the jurisdiction of the Grand Encampment of the United States.
On June ist, 1857, the Grand Commander issued his proclamation
of the ratification of the proceedings and Constitution agreed upon at
the meeting of May 12th.
On February i6th, Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
1857, the
Masons of Pennsylvania, resolved that they had no authority over the
degrees of Knighthood.

In the Records of Columbia (Lancaster) Commandery, No. 13,

Knights Templar, we find the following:
"Lancaster, Pa., April i8, A. D., 1856, A. O., 738.
"A petition of a legal number of Knights Templar of the City of
Lancaster, Pa., having been presented to Right Eminent Grand Master,
Charles E. Blumenthal, praying that a Dispensation be granted to
open and hold an Encampment of Knights Templar and the Appendant
Orders, an Asylum of Knights Templar was opened in the Masonic Hall,
at Lancaster, Pa., on the evening of the above named date, in due form,
by R. E. Commander Blumenthal, assisted by the Sir Knights ..."
Twelve members of Parke Commandery, No. 7, of Harrisburg, "and
SirKnights Charles M. Howell, Daniel Herr, and Christian S. Kauff-
man," were present.
"The petition above named was read, when the Grand Master caused
the following Dispensation to be read, when Columbia Encampment,
No. 9, was duly opened:"
"Office of the Grand Master of the Grand Encampment of the State
of Pennsylvania, subordinate to the General Grand Encampment of
the United States of America."
(Here follows the Dispensation, naming Sir Charles M. Howell as
Grand Commander, Sir Christian S. Kauffman, Generalissimo, and Sir
Daniel Herr, Captain General.) Said Dispensation to continue in effect
"until the second Tuesday of June, A. D. 1856, and no longer." At
 Sir HARRY L. ZOOK,
Generalissimo,

Lancaster Commandery, No. 13, K. T.

this meeting three candidates were elected and created Knights of the
Red Cross, and dubbed Knights of the Order of Knights Templar.
"On motion Columbia Encampment, No. 9, adopted Parke Encamp-
ment, No. 7, By-Laws."
On the 7th day of June, 1856, a charter was granted by "the Grand
Encampment of the state of Pennsylvania, subordinate to the General
Grand Encampment of the United States of America," to Columbia
Encampment, No. 9, dated June 11, —the expiration of the Dispensation
of April 18, 1856, —and signed by Charles E. Blumenthal, Grand Master.
This charter is in our archives.

Stated Meetings were held Friday, Feby. 27, 1857, on which occasion
"The resolutions effecting a union of the Templar organizations in this
state were read, and on motion unanimously agreed to;" Tuesday,
May Charles M. Howell, reelected as
19, 1857, election of officers, Sir
Commander; Tuesday, June 16, "the Constitution submitted by the
Grand Encampment of Pennsylvania was approved;" Tuesday, Sept.
15, on which occasion "information was received of the Union of the
two Grand Encampments, and our number would be 13." Tuesday,
April 20, 1858, when the night of meeting was changed to the fourth
Friday of each month. Sir Christian S. Kauffman was elected Com-
mander; June I, 25, 1858; June 17, 1859, C. S. Kauffman was reelected
Commander; June 15, i860, old officers reelected; July 27, Aug. 24, Nov.
30, i860; March 22, Sept. 27, 1861. Next record of meeting Jany. 29,
1 from which time the meetings were held more regularly. Meeting
864,
of March, 1864, a committee was appointed to prepare By-Laws, which
reported at the Sept. meeting. At the Oct. meeting a motion was made
to print 200 copies, and on March meeting, 1865, an order for $45.00
was drawn to pay for same. We find in the minutes of Sept. 23 an item
for $9.58, amount "paid new Charter, etc." This
for is the charter
dated June 8, 1864, under which we are now working.
1865, meeting a committee was appointed to revise
At the October,
the By-Laws, reported at the following meeting, and at the meeting
who
of February, 1866, an order for $75.25 was drawn to pay for printing
By-Laws. At the Conclave held March 24, 1881, a committee was ap-
pointed to draft new By-Laws, which reported at April Conclave and
which were approved by the Grand Commandery June i, 1881, and
again at the Conclave of March 23, 1893, a Committee was appointed
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to draft new By-Laws which reported at February Conclave, 1 894, and
these were approved by the Grand Commandery June 9th, 1894.
At the stated Conclave of June, 1871, an amendment was offered to
Article i of the By-Laws to "strike out Columbia and insert Lancas-
ter," which was acted upon at the July meeting and "unanimously
adopted." Since then we are known as Lancaster Commandery,
No. 13, Knights Templar.
I have been unable to find any record of changing the date of meeting

from Friday to Thursday, but must have been some time in 1864.
it

Lancaster Commandery has been honored by having three of its

members occupy the exalted position of Grand Commander of the Grand
—
Commandery of Pennsylvania, Sir. Knights Chas. M. Howell, 1872;
Andrew J. Kauffman, 1877, and B. Frank Breneman, 1883, and of
having entertained the Grand Commandery at its Annual Conclaves
in 1866, 1877, and 1883.
On June 14th, 1906, Lancaster Commandery celebrated the Fiftieth
Anniversary of its Constitution, at Rossmere, this city, with an enter-
tainment, lunch and dancing. An interesting address was delivered by
Past Grand Commander Rev. Charles M. Stock, and fraternal greetings
by Grand Commandery of Pennsylvania. A handsome
officers of the
decorated plate was distributed to the guests as a souvenir of the occa-
sion.
Lancaster Commandery is an active, live, representative body of
Knights Templar, its meetings usually being well attended, and with
rare exceptions can be depended on at the Annual Conclaves throughout
the State. Its membership is 312.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Lancaster Commandery was organized less
than one year ago, and has a membership of nearly 200. Headquarters
will be opened and receptions given at the Iris Club, North Duke St.,
Monday and Tuesday, May 23 th and 24th, to which the ladies of the
visiting Sir Knights will be cordially welcomed.

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Sir Marias H. Groff Sir Franklin Lau
Sir Walter W. Griel Sir Phares S. Leaman

Sir Norman E. Garber Sir Leroy K. Leslie

Sir William H. Guthrie Sir Charles C. Lehman
Sir John S. Graybill, Jr. Sir Peter L. Leaman
Sir David B. Groff Sir Cornelius F. May
Sir Herbert L. Grebinger Sir John B. Milleysack
Sir Wm. H. Gompf Sir Horace H. Martin
Sir Alpheus G. Groff Sir L. Grant Mentzer
Sir Henry L. Gise Sir Enos E. Mowrer
Sir Herbert G. Groff Sir Herbert C. Miller
Sir John M. Groff Sir Bernard J. Myers
Sir William M. Garretson Sir Benjamin P. Miller, Jr.
Sir D. Stuart Griffitts Sir Henry H. Myers
Sir Emanuel M. Hottenstein Sir D. Walter Miesse
Sir Albert M. Herr Sir John B. Miller
Sir Thaddeus G. Helm Sir William McCrabb
Sir Harry H. Hershey Sir Chas. L. Marshall
Sir Henry G. Hoeltzel Sir John H. Miller
Sir Elam C. Hertzler Sir Benjamin M. Mowery
Sir Frank E. Herr Sir Harry R. Mohler
Sir Joshua A. Hunter Sir Alden H. Mentzer
Sir Jacob D. Hershey Sir Meroz S. Miller
Sir D. Lyman Hamaker Sir Harry K. Nissley
Sir A.Franklin Hess Sir Simon H. Nissley
Sir William A. Heitshu Sir Philip Nolty
Sir Henry S. Immel Sir Christian H. Nolt
Sir Harry S. Irvin Sir Andrew C. Ober
Sir William H. Kacy Sir Harry W. Powers
Sir Jacob F. King Sir John M. Pfenninger
Sir D. Frank Kline Sir John C. Redseckee
Sir Chas. Kacy Sir Samuel B, Rakestraw
Sir John J. Kauffman Sir Henry Ressler
Sir John A. Kirk Sir Edward M. Robinson
Sir Charles E. Kreider Sir Henry E. Rutter
Sir John D. Kendig Sir William E. Rutter
Sir Walter N. Keylor Sir George K. Reynolds
Sir Geo. A. Land Sir Paul Rohrman

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 Sir Howard L. Rutter Em. Sir -Milton E. Gingrich
Sir Stuart H. Raub Em. Sir J. Fred Fisher
Sir Edwin C. Steigerwalt Em. Sir William L. Marshall
Sir Harry C. Schock Em. Sir G. Howard Sherts
Sir Harry C. Seldomridge Sir Peter L. Leaman
Sir George A. Shelly Sir David M. Shertz
Sir W. Scott Seldomridge Sir Joseph P. Breneman
Sir Henry M. Stauffer Sir William M. Schaum
Sir Horace L. Seiles Sir William A. Brinkman
Sir Aaron E. Stauffer Sir Horace L. Skiles
Sir Aaron D. Smith Sir C. Reese Easy
Sir Henry H. Snyder Sir Harry L. Zook
Sir Henry M. Stauffer Sir Paul Heine
Sir Karl A. Schuberth Sir Harry H. Hershey
Sir Benjamin F. Sheaffer Sir Benjamin P. Miller
Sir Christian T. Shenk Sir John S. Graybill, Jr.
Sir Elim M. Shissler Sir Henry L. Stager
Sir William E. Speirs Sir Clarence V. Lichty
Sir ViRGiNius P. Smith Sir Harry S. Irvin
Sir Harry H. Shenck Sir Henry Ressler
Sir Harry Stiffel Sir Harry C. Schock
Sir William J. Steward Sir Virginius P. Smith
Sir H. Edgar Sherts Sir Abram L. Barr
Sir Harry E. Trout Sir Horace H. Martin
Sir Sherman B. White Sir Henry F. Afflebach
Sir B. Frank Witmer Sir Joseph L. Aikin
Sir John S. Workman Sir John M. Groff
Sir Harry Worst
L.
Sir Charles Wagner lExntrstmta, EntMrtaumwnta
Sir Harry H. Witmer
Em. Sir George B. Willson, Chairman
Sir Ellriedge J. Wisner
Sir Joseph P. Breneman
Sir Harry L. Zook
Sir Peter G. Ammon
Sir William Blickenderfer
Ball, Battrittg, Etr.
Sir Richard Blickenderfer
Em. Sir Chas. I. Williams, Chairman Sir James Buchanan
Em. Sir Willard E. Fohl Sir DuLON F. Buchmiller

Em. Sir David E. Long Sir Edwin C. Diller

Em. Sir Andrew H. Hershey Sir Lemuel C. Eby

Em. Sir Frank G. Hartman Sir Sydney Z. Evans
Em. Sir George B. Willson Sir John J. Evans
Em. Sir William O. Marshall Sir William F. Fisher
Em. Sir Jacob P. Shirk Sir George L. Fisher
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 Sir William H. Goll Sir B.Frank Eby
Sir William A. Gawthrop Sir Harry S. Immel
Sir Jacob P. Hollinger Sir Peter L. Leaman
Sir John F. Heinitsh Sir Aaron B. Landis
Sir Harry H. Hershey Sir Bernard J. Myers
Sir John S. Graybill, Jr. Sir Harry H. Myers
Sir John W- Lorenz Sir Howard Rohrer
Sir S. Clay Miller Sir Henry Ressler
Sir John Roland Sir Harry C. Schock
Sir John C. Redsecker Sir Henry H. Snyder
Sir William Riddle Sir Karl A. Schuberth
Sir Harry E. Rutter Sir George K. Reynolds
Sir Henry A. Schroyer
MttBit
RtfttsipatniB
Em. Sir Willard E. Fohl, Chairman
Em. Sir Wm. Marshall, Chairman
L. Em. Sir John L. Martin
Sir David B. Groff Sir John B. Roth, Jr.
Sir Horace L. Skiles Sir Peter L. Leaman
Sir William M. Schaum Sir Charles B. Lehman
Sir Park Crawford Sir George H. Strickler
Sir Harry S. Irvin
Sir William E. Speirs
Sir D. Walter Miesse Em. Sir Frank G. Hartman, Chairman
Sir Abram L. Barr Em. Sir G. Howard Sherts
Sir Jacob F. Wolfer Em. Sir Milton E. Gingrich
Sir Jacob P. Hollinger
Sir William W. Keefer

Em. Sir Wm. O. Marshall, Chairman Sir Emil Meister

Sir E. C. Steigerwalt Sir John B. Stroh

Sir Amos K. Raub

Sir Harry H. Myers UtttptUm
Sir J. Frank Stevens Em. Sir G. Howard Sherts, Chairman
Sir John H. Miller Em. Sir Charles L Williams
Sir Augustus Rhoads Em. Sir Willard E. Fohl
Sir William Riddle Sir William A. Adams
Sir Henry A. Schroyer Sir Joseph L. Aikin
Sir Milton Sourbeer Sir John W. Ault
Sir Charles F. Adams
AutOttuibUfH
Sir William A. Brinkman
Em. Sir Jacob P. Shirk, Chairman Sir Charles J. Brickner
Em. Sir George A. Marshall Sir Abram L. Barr
Sir P. Henry Wohlsen Sir Eli R. Diller
 Sir William H. Gompf Em. Sir Isaac M. Wither
Sir D. Stuart Griffitts Sir Dr. Frederick A. Achey
Sir Albert M. Herr Sir Robert M. Bolenius
Sir Harry H. Hershey Sir William M. Garretson
Sir Henry L. Hoeltzel Sir Daniel W. Harner
Sir A. Franklin Hess Sir Jacob D. Hershey
Sir John J. Kauffman Sir Walter N. Keylor
Sir Harry S. Irvin Sir John W. Kinard
Sir Walter T. Long Sir William J. Steward
Sir William McCrabb Sir D. Frank Kline
Sir Meroz S. Miller Sir George R. Rohrer
Sir William E. Rutter Sir Milton T. Reeder
Sir H. Edgar Sherts Sir Elwood S. Snyder
Sir George E. Downey Sir Leroy K. Leslie

AuxUtitrifB

Em. Sir Geo. H. Rothermel, Chadrman Em. Sir Milton E. Gingrich, Chairman
Em. Sir William H. Bitner Sir Carl Reese Eaby
Sir George R. Rohrer Sir Harry L. Zook
Sir John S. Graybill, Jr. Sir B. Franklin Eby
Sir John S. Graham Sir P. Henry Wohlsen
Sir James C. Leman Sir Harry S. Irvin
Sir Harry S. Irvin Sir John Henry Miller
Sir Karl A. Schuberth
JnatoUatfon Sir William E. Speirs
Sir Carl Reese Eaby, Chairman
9otmtttxxa
Sir William A. Brinkman
Sir Abram L. Barr Sir Harry L. Zook, Chairman
Sir J. William Brown Sir Clayton S. Frey
Sir John S. Graybh-l, Jr. Sir Clarence V. Lichty
Sir Clarence V. Lichty Sir Charles E. Kreider
Sir Peter L. Leaman Sir William E. Speirs
Sir John B. Miller Sir Christian T. Shenk
J. Charles Beam
Sir John B. Roth, Jr. Sir
Sir A. Paul Rohrman Sir George E. Downey
Sir Chas. Edgar Roth Sir A. Franklin Hess
Sir Walter N. Keylor Sir Morris Zook
Sir Roland B. Styer
fflmnmittet nn fitbUritn

Em. Sir Isaac M. Witmer, Chairman

Em. Sir Jos. A. E. Reed, Chairman Sir Frederick A. Achey
Era. Sir Frank G. Hartman Sir John B. Miller
Em. Sir George R. Welchans Sir George A. Young
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Arrival and Reception of Commanderies
Commanderies met by Escort
Sir Henry L. Stager, Chairman

Headquarters Lancaster Commandery, No. 13, and Bureau of Inform-

ation,Masonic Hall, No. 13 West King Street.
Em. Sir George H. Rothermel, Chairman

Reception to Visiting Knights and their ladies by Lancaster Com-

mandery, No. 13, K. T., Stevens House Dining Room, West King and
Prince Sts., from 9 to 11 o'clock p. m. (Entrance on West King Street.)

Reception during evening by visiting Commanderies as follows

Grand Commandery of Pennsylvania. Court House, Room No. i,

Cor. East King andDuke Sts., 8 to 9 .-30 p. m.

Em. Sir George B. Wells, Master of Ceremonies

Cyrene Commandery, No. 34, Columbia. Court House, Room No. 2,

8:30 to 10:00.

Band Concert by Imperial Teteque Band of Baldwin II Commandery,

No. 22, Williamsport, 50 members (all Knights Templar in full Templar
Uniform), front of Court House, from 7 to 9 p. m.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Base Ball. Tri-State League,

Lancaster vs. Johnstown, at Rossmere Park. Game called at 3 :30 P. M.
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Annual Parade and Review, 10:00 A. M.

Office of the Grand Commander,

Lebanon, Pa., May, 1910.

General Order for the Parade and Review of the Grand Commandery,
Knights Templar of Pennsylvania, at the Fifty-seventh Annual Conclave,
to be held in the city of Lancaster, on Tuesday, May 24, 1910.

The column will be formed in four (4) divisions, as follows:

Officers ofGrand Commandery, Honorary Staff and "Chasseur"

Commandery, No. 53, escort to the Grand Commandery, on
North Prince Street, right resting on West King.

First Division —On North Prince Street, right resting on West

Orange.

Second Division —On West Orange Street, right resting on North

Prince.

TfflRD Division —On West King Street, right resting on North

Prince.

Fourth Division —On South Prince Street, right resting on West

King.

The First Division will follow the Grand Commander and Staff,

Second, Third and Fourth Divisions will be moved forward by

their respective Commanders as they are uncovered by the pre-
ceding division.

In all cases where Commanderies have not been assigned to divisions

or locations for formations, they will take position on the left of the
Fourth Division. This Order will also apply to Commanderies
failing to be in place assigned them by 9:45.

The Commander of each Commandery will report to the Commander

of the division to which he is assigned, at the point of formation at
9:30 o'clock A. M. sharp.
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At 9:4s o'clock A. M., the "assembly" will be sounded, when the

several divisions will be formed in columns of sections (of six men
each), followed at 10:00 o'clock A. M. sharp, by the order to march.

Route of Parade will be as follows:

From West King Street to Centre Square, to North Queen, to West
Chestnut, to Marietta Avenue, to West Orange, to Charlotte, to West
King, to Prince, to Conestoga, East to South Queen, North to Vine,
East to Duke, to East King, East to Ann, countermarch to Lime,
North to Orange, West to Duke (passing Reviewing Stand, located on
Duke Street, side of M. E. Church at Walnut Street) to Lemon, to North
Queen, to Clay, East on Clay preparatory to the formation for massing.
The bands and colors will leave the column at Clay and Duke Streets,
the Bands turning to the right into Duke and the Colors to the left.
The mounted Aides will dismount at North Queen and Clay streets,
and proceed to Clay and Duke Streets and join the Gold Battalion.
The Officers and Past Officers of each Commandery will leave the
column at Clay and Duke Streets, turning to the right into Duke and
form a Gold Battalion immediately in rear of massed bands.
The Commanderies will continue East on Clay Street until the rear
of the column crosses Duke, then countermarch to Duke, South on
Duke in rear of massed colors.
Throughout massed parade, massed bands will march fifteen (15)
abreast, colors and banners six (6) abreast, and Sir Knights eighteen
(18) abreast, with four (4) feet between sections.

When massed formation is completed, column moves South on Duke

Street to Orange and dismiss.

The following appointments for this feature of the Parade and Review
are hereby announced

Em. Sir Harry E. Buckingham, Chief of Staff, in command.

Em. Sir Charles L Williams, Musical Director.

Em. Sir John Niebaum, in command of Gold Battalion.

Special Aides
Em. Sir David E. Long, No. 13 Em. Sir Philip K. Devers, No. 75
Sir John M. Groff, No. 13 Em. Sir Benjamin N. McLain, No. 48
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 Music
The march which will be played by all of the massed bands is

"Onward, Christian Soldiers,"

March, Religiose, by W. P. Chambers, published by Carl Fischer,
Cooper Square, New York. Each band will provide itself with copies
of this March. This music will be played continuously during the
massed parade, and therefore must be repeated until the completion
of and dismissal at Orange Street.

All band leaders are requested to familiarize themselves, also the

members of the bands, with the above arrangements, so they can take
their places in massed formation quickly, be ready to march and play at
conclusion of the parade.

The musical director will appreciate the valuable aid which can be
rendered him by the several leaders if they will take places through
this formation and assist him to keep the time.

The column will be reviewed by the Right Eminent Grand Commander,

and Past Officers of the Grand Commandery, and Officers of
Ofificers

other Jurisdictions, from the reviewing stand located in front of the M. E.

Church at Duke and Walnut Streets.

Commanders of Divisions and their Staffs, Officers of Commanderies,

and Color Bearers only, will salute in passing in review. Sir Knights
will remain at the "carry sword."

None but Knights Templar be permitted in the ranks of the

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Commanderies: Assistants should be appointed to the Standard and
Color Bearers, to relieve them when necessary.

Ofjfxcers' jewels and Commandery medals only will be worn. Ribbon

Badges will not be allowed.

Past Grand Commanders and Grand Officers from other jurisdictions

will report at the reviewing stand on North Duke Street, at 1 1 :oo o'clock
A. M., where they will be assigned seats for viewing the parade.

The Chief of Staff, Division Commanders, Aides, and the Officers of

theGrand Commandery will report to the Grand Commander at Prince
and West King Streets on the morning of the parade, at 9:30 o'clock,
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prepared to mount— the horses will be located at the head of the respec-
tive divisions.

Eminent Sir Harry E. Buckingham, Grand Captain General, is hereby

appointed Chief of Staff.

The following formation will be observed:

Grand Commander
R. Em. Sir Abram Hess, Commanding

Grand Captain General

Em. Sir Harry E. Buckingham, Chief of Staff

Grand Herald
Em. Sir RiCHAim T. HuGUS

Grand Prelate
Em. Sir and Rev. Thos. N. Boyle

Grand Recorder Grand Treasurer

R. Em. Sir William W. Allen R. Em. Sir Wm. M. Donaldson

Grand Standard Bearer

Em. Sir Andrew G. Williams

Grand Warder Grand Sword Bearer

Em. Sir Chas. R. T. Swartz Em. Sir Chas. V. Henry

Grand Captain of the Guard Grand Marshal

Em. Sir Livingston V. Rausch Em. Sir Harry H. Heist

Special Aides
Em. Sir Charles M. Clement, No. 85, Chief Aide
Em. Sir David E. Long, No. 13
Em. Sir J. K. McMillan, No. 3
Em. Sir Philip E. Devers, No. 75
Sir John M. Groff, No. 13
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 Honorary Staff
Em. Sir Franklin P. Mason, No. 53 Em. Sir Charles T. Derick,
Em. Sir Henry L. Dixon, No. i No. 65
Em. Sir Oliver F. Lenhardt, Em. Sir Frederick W. Lauer,
No. 32 No. 9
Em. Sir Willlajm S. Semple, No. 19 Em. Sir John M. Core, No. 49
Em. Sir Refine J. Follett, No. 51 Em. Sir Reuben A. Zimmerman,
Em. Sir John C. Owsley, No. 50 No. 68
Em. Sir Lyman M. Finney, No. 58 Em. Sir Winfield S. Schroeder,
Em. Sir Robert P. Blackburn, No. 79
No. 22 Em. Sir Robert O'Boyle, No. 85
Em. Sir FiSK Goodyear, No. 8 Em, Sir Lester R. Frost, No. 16

Escort to the Grand Commandery

Corinthian "Chasseur" Commandery, No. 53

Em. Sir Wesley R. Roe, Commanding

FIRST DIVISION

V. Em. Sir John F. Laedlein, Deputy Grand Commander, Command-

ing

Aides

Em. Sir Albert F. Young, No. 22 Em. Sir Geo. English, Jr., No. 77

Em. Sir John R. Stevenson, No. 46 Em. Sir Benj. N. McLain, No. 48

Commanderies

Philadelphia, No. 2 Pilgrim, No. 11

St. John's, No. 4 Crusade, No. 12
St. Omer, No. 7 Lancaster, No. 13
St. John's, No. 8 Palastine, No. 14
DeMolay, No. 9 Jerusalem, No. 15
Mountain, No. 10 Northern, No. 16
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 SECOND DIVISION
Em. Sir Herman Junker, Grand Generalissimo, Commanding

Aides
Em. Sir John H. Armstrong, No. 59 Em. Sir Wm. A. Merritt, No. 72
Em. Sir William B. Tipton, No. 78 Em. Sir John B. Sfrenkel, No. 21

Commanderies
Hughde Payens, No. 19 Tyogaghton, No. 28
Allen, No. 20 Kadosh, No. 29
York, No. 21 Mt. Olivet, No. 30
Baldwin, No. 22 Ivanhoe, No. 31
Hermit, No. 24 Hutchinson, No. 32
Lewistown, No. 26 Constans, No. 33
Cyrene, No. 34

THIRD DIVISION
Em. Sir John M. Schram, Grand Senior Warden, Commanding

Aides
Em. Sir Alden B. Owen, No. 40 Em. Sir Neal McCollum, No. 58
Em. Sir Benj. M. Marlin, No. 83 Em. Sir Wm. K. Meyers, No. i i

Commanderies
Mary, No. 36 St. Albans, No. 47
Calvary, No. 37 Uniontown, No. 49
Rose Croix, No. 38 Kensington, No. 54
Prince of Peace, No. 39 Centennial, No. 55
Reading, No. 42 Wyoming Valley, No. 57
Franklin, No. 44 Trinity, No. 58
Ascalon, No. 59

FOURTH DIVISION
Em. Sir A. Howard Thomas, Grand Junior Warden, Commanding
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 Aides

Em. Sir John A. Perry, No. 2 Em. Sir Bradley W. Lewis, No. 60
Em. Sir Norbert Whitley, No. 54 Em. Sir Boyd A. Musser, No. 33

COMMANDERIES
Temple, No. 60 Gethsemane, No. 75
Oriental, No. 61 St. Andrews, No. 76
Warren, No. 63 Shamokin, No. 77
Huntingdon, No. 65 Chartiers, No. 78
Chester, No. 66 Gettysburg, No. 79
Potter, No. 69 McKean, No. 80
Pennsylvania, No. 70 Samuel S. Yohe, No. 81
Nativity, No. 71 Germantown, No. 82
Mt. Vernon, No. 73 Mt. Hermon, No. 85

Eminent Commanders will report in person to the Grand Captain

General on arrival in Lancaster at Parlor C, Stevens House.

By order of

Attest: ABRAM HESS,

WILLIAM W. ALLEN, Grand Commander
Grand Recorder

3:00 o'clock p. m.

Opening of Grand Commandery in 57th Annual Conclave

at the Fulton Opera House,

North Prince Street.

2:30 to 5:00 o'clock p. m.

Reception by Ladies Auxiliary of Lancaster Commandery, No. 13,

to Visiting Ladies of Sister Commanderies, at Iris Club, 323 North
Duke St. (Guests are requested to wear visitor's badge.)

2:30 to 5:00 o'clock p. m.

Automobile Ride to Visiting Ladies, starting from Iris Club.

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 8 o'clock p. m.

Tournoi, Reception and Entertainment by Lancaster Commandery,

No. 13, K. T., to Grand Commandery of Pennsylvania and visiting
Commanderies and their ladies, at Rocky Springs Park. Only Sir

Knights admitted in Templar uniform, without swords. Take cars

at Duke and East King Streets; round trip tickets 10 cents.

8:30 o'clock p. m.

Vaudeville at Rocky Springs Theatre

For Visiting Sir Knights and their Ladies. Admission Free.

Last Suburban Cars on all lines will leave Center Square, Tuesday,
at 12 o'clock, midnight.

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9:00 o'clock a. m.

Meeting of Grand Commandery

Fulton Opera House

10:00 o'clock a. m.

Annual Election of Grand Officers

2:30 o'clock p. m.

Installation of Grand Officers

at Fulton Opera House
Sir Knights admitted in Templar uniform. Guests by card.
9:35 o'clock a. m.

Excursion to Masonic Home Grounds, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

Railroad, station North Queen and Chestnut Streets. Round Trip
tickets, 75 cents.
1:00 o'clock p. m.

Tour over Conestoga Traction Company lines covering the City lines
for Sir Knightsand their ladies; starting point, Centre Square.
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 Uttatulktian JProgramm?

Processional —Imperial Teteque Band of Baldwin II Commandery,

No. 22, of Williamsport, Pa.
—
Overture "Sensation March" Feehrer
High School Orchestra — Prof. Carl Thorbahn, Leader
Chorus — "Onward Christian Soldiers" Sir Arthur Sullivan
School Children of the Public Schools
Miss Margaret Humphreville, Director

Presentation of Grand Officers to the Installing Officer —

R. Em. Sir Abram Hess, Grand Commander

Vow OF Office —
Chorus — "Greeting to Spring" Strauss
F. & M. Glee Club—Mr. Wm. S. Raub, Leader

Invocation —Em. and Sir Rev. Thos. N. Boyle, Em. Grand Prelate.

Soprano Solo — "Great is the Holy One of Israel" (words from

Isaiah) Henry Lincoln Case
Viola Lansinger
(Accompanied by Prof. George Benkert)
Installation of Grand Commander-Elect —
V. Em. Sir John F. Laedlein.

Chorus —"My Country's Flag" John B. Shirley

School Children of the Public Schools
Miss Margaret Humphreville, Director

Installation of Deputy Grand Commander-Elect, Grand Gen-

eralissimo-Elect and Grand Captain-General-Elect.

Soprano Solo —"The Lord is My Light" (words from Psalm

XXVII) Francis AlUsten

Viola Lansinger
(Accompanied by Prof. George Benkert)
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Installation of Remaining Grand Officers —Elect and Appointed.
Chorus — "Sweet and Low" Barnby
F. & M. Glee Club —Mr. Wm. S. Raub, Leader
Proclamation — By Em. Sir Harry H. Heist, Grand Marshal, and
Em. Sir Richard T. Hugus, Grand Herald
Mandolin Recital — "Wedding of the Winds" Hall

F. & M. Mandolin Club—Mr. John Evans, Leader

Charge to Grand Officers.
Benediction.
Recessional—Imperial Teteque Band Baldwin Commandery,
of II
No. Williamsport, Pa.
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Selection—Serenade— "The Shepherd's Boy" Wilson

High School Orchestra—Prof. Carl Thorbahn, Leader

piar?fl of MUtiBt to liattorB

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Masonic Hall, 13 West King Street, Built 1800.

Court House, Corner of North Duke and East King Streets.

County Prison, Marshall and East King Streets.

Post Office, 112 to 114 N. Duke Street.

Stevens Industrial School, Franklin and Chester Ave.

Thaddeus Stevens Home, 41 S. Queen Street.

Long Home, Marietta and West End Aves.

Long Park, Harrisburg Pike.

Hamilton Club, 37 E. Orange Street. -

Wheatland —Home of Ex-President Buchanan, Marietta and President

Ave.
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Millersville State Normal School. Oldest in State.
Pequea, by Trolley.
Masonic Home Site, Elizabethtown.
Lititz Springs. The First Moravian Settlement in the County, early
1700.
Presbyterian Church, Donegal, Foiinded 1718.
Wild Cat Falls.

Chickies Park, by Trolley.

Ephrata. Seventh Day Baptist Settlement, Cloister, founded about 1 73 2.

Elks Home or Club, 219 North Duke Street.

Fulton House. Birthplace of Robert Fulton.

Williamson Park, by Trolley.
Franklin and Marshall College and Seminary. College Ave. and James
Street.

Rocky Springs, by Trolley.

Lancaster Cemetery. Burial place of General John F. Reynolds, Lemon

and Lime Streets.

Woodward Hill Cemetery. Burial place of Ex-President James Bucha-

nan, South Queen Street.
Schreiner Cemetery. Burial place of Thaddeus Stevens, Mulberry and
Chestnut Streets.
Greenwood Cemetery.
St. James Episcopal Church, Burial Ground, founded 1744. Corner
Duke and E. Orange Streets.
Young Men's Christian Association, North Queen and Orange Streets.

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 REEMASONRY is almost as old in the city of Lancaster
as in Philadelphia, "the Mother City of Freemasonry
in America." There is no record of a warrant having
been granted for a lodge in Lancaster prior to 1767 or
1768, though proofs are not wanting to show that a
lodge existed in this city many years prior to that date.
While Bro. Julius F. Sachse, of Philadelphia, was searching through
the unclassified manuscript material in the Archives of the American
Philosophical Society, he found an old account book, which proved to be
a journal of Benjamin Franklin, which contains the following inscription
on the fly-leaf, "Benj. Franklin, Journal began July 4, 1730," he found
a number of entries of great value to Masonic students.
Under date of August 31, 1734, the following entry appears:
"For 3 Constitutions by John Catherwood Lancr County, 7.6."
Under date of August 15th (after the above entry), is one as follows:
"For 8 by Reynells to Lancaster." (This was omitted from its proper
place in posting and is so marked on the margin.)
These charges were made against the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania,
and this fact, taken in connection with the number of books charged,
indicates that the books were sent for the use of a Masonic Lodge.
From the evidence above given it seems that about 1730 or shortly
after that date, there was a Masonic Lodge in Lancaster.
The first ofEcial record of a Masonic Lodge in Lancaster, found in the
Minutes of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, refer to the Lodge then
known as Lodge No. 9, the warrant of which was surrendered i8th Decem-
ber, 1779. It is not known when the warrant for this Lodge was granted,
but was sometime between June, 1766, and August, 1768.
it

The warrant for Lodge No. 43 was granted by the Provincial Grand
Lodge of Pennsylvania, April 21, 1785, and by the Grand Lodge of
Pennsylvania on the 14th day of July, 1787.
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 Besides the Lodges above enumerated the following Lodges have been
organized or have held their meetings in Lancaster County:
Lodge No. 46. The warrant Lodge was granted December 27,
for this
1785, for the city of Reading, but in 1790 it was removed to Churchtown,

Lancaster Co., and in 1800 it was removed to Ephrata. The warrant

was vacated in 1806 and reinstated in 1806. In 1812 it moved to New
Holland, in 1813 it again returned to Ephrata, and in 1825 it removed to
Lititz. The warrant of this Lodge was vacated in 1837.

Unity Lodge, No. 80, was warranted on June 3, 1799, to be held at the
sign of the United States Arms, in Sadsbury township, Chester county.
In 1800 it removed to the sign of the Rising Sun, in Salisbury township,
Lancaster county. The lodge afterwards again removed to Sadsbury
township, Chester county, and in 1808, the warrant was vacated.
Philanthropic Lodge, No. 104, was warranted in 1805, to be held at the
house of Peter Forney in Leacock township, in 1807 it was held in Stras-
burg township, afterwards returning to Leacock township. In 1822 it
removed to New Holland, and in 1826 it was decided to meet at the
public house of William Lightner, in Leacock township; in 1829 it moved
to Strasburg. In 1837 the warrant was vacated.
Amicitia Lodge, No. 116. Warrant granted in 1810, to be held at
Elizabethtown. In 1814 removed to the borough of Marietta. War-
rant vacated 1837.
Washington Lodge, No. 156. Constituted 1818, to be held at Chestnut
Level,moved to Drumore Center in 1857, and in 1895 to Quarryville.
Eastern Star Lodge, No. i6g. Warrant granted in 1819, to be held in
the borough of Columbia, and vacated in 1837.
Columbia Lodge, No. 286, Columbia. This Lodge was warranted
1853,and has been in existence ever since.
Ashara Lodge, No. jgS, Marietta. The warrant for Ashara Lodge was
granted 1867, and the Lodge was constituted in January of the following
year.

Christiana Lodge, No. 417, Christiana. This lodge was warranted

1868, and was known as Colerain Lodge, No. 417, Kirkwood. It was
moved to Christiana in 1872, and is still located in that borough.
Lamberton Lodge, No. 476, Lancaster. The warrant for Lodge No 476
was granted 1870.
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 Charles M. Howell Lodge, No. 4p6, warrant granted 1871, to be held
at Safe Harbor, Pa. In 1899, the lodge was moved from Safe Harbor
to Millersville, where it is now located.

Casiphia Lodge, No. SSi- Warrant granted 1877, and is located in

Mount Joy.
Manheim Lodge, No. 587. Warrant granted 1891, and is located in
Manheim, Pa.

j3^ Vr^ mf^

l^iator^ 0f ICnbg? No. 43

t^* «5*

HE following statements are taken from the Minutes of

the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania at a meeting held
April 21, 1785.

"A petition from a Number of Brethren from the

Borough of Lancaster, praying for a Warrant, was
taken into consideration.
"Onmotion, Agreed that the Secretary prepare a Warrant, No. 43,
with the name of Stephen Chambers, Master; John Doyle, Senior War-
den, and Henry Stuber, Junior Warden, to be delivered on their paying
for the same. The Secretary informed this Lodge that he has received
from one of the Brethren of the said proposed Lodge the sum of 28
Dollars, which he paid into the Hands of the Grand Treasurer."

The warrant of the lodge was granted in 1785.

original
lodge was started two years after the Continental Army was
The
disbanded; and of the seven charter members, four of them had been
officers in the Revolutionary War.

Following is a short sketch of each of the charter members:

first Master, who was also the first Master
Bro. Stephen Chambers, the
ofLodge No. 122, and who returned the warrant of Lodge No. 9 to the
Grand Lodge, was a Lieutenant in the 12th Pennsylvania Regiment and
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was promoted to Captain in 1777. He was a leading lawyer in Lancaster,

and died May 16, 1789.
Bro. John Doyle, the first Senior Warden and the Worshipful Master
from June, 1787, to the fall of 1788 (when he died in office), was also a
Captain in the Revolution.
Bro. Henry Stuber, the first Junior Warden (who died while he held
the office of Senior Warden), was a prominent physician, and died Janu-
ary 27, 1789.
Bro. Henry Bering, who was the first Senior Deacon and who also
served as Treasurer from June, 1788, to June, 1789, was a Burgess of the
borough of Lancaster in 1786, Chief Burgess in 1787 and 1788 and a
member of the Legislature in 1789. His death occurred on April 6, 1800.
Bro. Adam Hubley was a Lieutenant in the First Pennsylvania Batta-
lion in 1775. In 1776 he was promoted to Major and was Lieutenant
Colonel of the Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment. He was Lieutenant
Colonel,Commandant of the Eleventh Pennsylvania Regiment. Bro.
George Washington wrote of him "as an attentive, brave and intelligent
officer," and "Mad Anthony" Wayne said "if the truest partiotism,
bravery and assiduity entitles the gentleman and the soldier to the esteem
and confidence of his country. Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Adam
Hubley has highest claim to it." He was a member of the Legislature
and also of the State Senate.
Bro. Solomon Etting was the first Treasurer, and served as Worshipful
Master from June, 1790, to June, 1791. He was a prominent merchant.
Bro. William Feltman, the first Secretary, who served from 1785 until
October, 1792, and who was again elected Secretary in December, 1795,
and served until June, 1796, was an Ensign in the Tenth Pennsylvania
Regiment and was commissioned a Lieutenant in 1777. He also served
as Paymaster and was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis.
Bro. Solomon Etting, being a Past Master, was given a dispensation by
Bro. Will. Adcock, G. M., to install the officers of the Lodge, and we give
below a copy of the Dispensation
"By Virtue of the Power in me Vested I do hereby authorize & impower
our Worthy Brother Solomon Etting (Past Master) to install in due
form, our trusty & well belov'd Brethren Stephen Chambers, Master,
John Doyle, Senior Warden, & Henry Stuber, Junior Warden of Lodge
No. 43, to be held in the Borough of Lancaster in the State of Pennsyl-
vania, or any where within five Miles of the same.
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"Given under my Hand & Seal at Philadelphia the Fourteenth day

of July, 1785.
"Sign'd (
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M'
——
"Attest 'Will Adcock,' ^
G. V
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"M. Jennings, D. G. Sect^.
"A True Copy from the Original.
"W. Feltman, Sec^."

The minutes of the first meeting of Lodge 43 form an interesting part

of its history. They are as follows:
"By Virtue of a Dispensation Granted by the Right Worshipful
William Adcock, Esquire, Grand Master,
"To Solomon Etting, Past Master.
"On the Night of the Fourteenth day of September, 1785, at the
House of Frederick Hubley.
"Was Installed Stephen Chambers, Master.
John Doyle, Sen'. Warden.
Henry Stuber, Jun'. Warden.
"Of Lodge No. 43 in due form.
"The Worshipful Master than Appointed Solomon Etting, Treasurer,
William Feltman, Secretary, Henry Dering, Sen Deacon, & Adam
Hubley, Jun Deacons Accordingly.
"Enter'd Apprentices Lodge Open'd in due form.
"Present, Stephen Chambers, Master.
John Doyle, Sen;. )
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Henry Stuber, Jun J .

Henry Dering, fn\\j^^^^^^

Adam Hubley, Jun J .

William Feltman, Secretary,

"After the usual ceremonies the Master appointed Brother Henry

Dering &Solomon Etting to investigate matters respecting the Lodge.
&
To prepare the necessarys wanting to provide a Tyler, first examining
into his Character, and make report thereof at the next Stated Lodge
Night. Appointed to be on Wednesday the 12th day of October.
"Lodge Clos'd (in Harmony) Until then. Unless sooner call'd, in case
of Emergency."

The Lodge worked under the Warrant of the Provincial Grand Lodge
of Pennsylvania, until August 8, 1787.
On September 25, 1786, the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania passed the
following resolution
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 "Resolved, That this Grand Lodge is, and ought to be, a Grand Lodge,
Independent of Great Britain or any other Authority whatever, and
that they are not under any ties to any other Grand Lodge except those
of Brotherly Love and Affection, which they will always be happy to
cultivate and preserve with all Lodges throughout the Globe."

The last part of the minutes of this meeting is as follows:

"This Lodge, acting by Virtue of a Warrant from the Grand Lodge of

England, was closed for ever."
The minutes of the meeting of Lodge 43 for September 13, 1786, contain
the following in regard to the establishment of an Independent Grand
Lodge:
"A from Brother Ashton Humphrey's, Grand Secretary, Dated
letter
Philadelphia, August the 21st, 1786, Directed to the Master & Wardens
of Lodge No. 43, Informing them that the Fourth Monday in September
then next, the Grand Lodge intended to consider & Determine upon
the Question of Establishing said Lodge Independent of Great Britain
or any other Authority, and requesting our Attendance at that time,
either by our Proper Officers, or by a Deputation in Writing Authorising
some Master Mason or Masons to represent our Lodge in the Aforesaid
Grand Lodge upon the Determination of this matter.
"Whereupon this Lodge Unanimously appointed Brother Adam
Hubley, Esq., their Representative for the purposes aforesaid with full
Power to do every Act & thing in the same manner as if the Master &
Wardens of our Lodge were personally present."
The convention was held September 25, 1786, and was attended by
the representatives of thirteen Lodges, though, according to the Grand
Lodge Records, Bro. Adam Hubley was not at the meeting. At this
convention, "it was unanimously resolved that the Lodges under the
Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, lately held under the
authority of the Grand Lodge of England, will, and now do form them-
selves into a Grand Lodge, to be called the Grand Lodge of Pennsyl-
vania, and Masonic Jurisdiction thereunto belonging."
As stated before. Lodge No, 43 acted under a warrant from the Provin-
cial Grand Lodge until August 8, 1787, when the Lodge "accepted" a
new warrant from the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, as shown by the
following extract from the minutes:
"The Minutes of the last StatedLodge Night being read. Proceeded
to business When Brother Charles Smith produced a New Warrant from
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the Grand Lodge of Pennsy'. Dated July 14th, 1787, A. M. 5787.
reciting the Original Warrant No. 43 to Stephen Chambers, Master,
John Doyle, Sen'. Ward". &
Henry Stuber, Jun'. Ward", by which said
New Warrant all the rights & Privileges appertaining to Masons &
Masonry were confirm'd unto B'. John Doyle, Master, Henry Stuber,
Sen'. Ward". &Charles Smith, Jun'. Ward". &
the Members &
Brethren
of No. 43 & their Successors forever. Under the New Independent
Constitution lately establish 'd by the Grand Masonic Convention on
the Twenty fifth Day of September A. C. 1787, A. M. 5787 at Philadelphia.
Whereupon the said Warrant was read and Accepted, &
the Old Warrant
was deliver'd to Bro'. Charles Smith in Order to be transmitted to the
Grand Secretary to be Lodg'd Among the Archives of the Grand Lodge."
In 1798 an agreement was entered into with the Borough authorities
to erect the present Lodge Room and it was completed in August, 1800.
The firstmeeting was held in the "New Lodge Room" September 10,
1800. The County Courts held their Sessions in the room for some time,
and for a number of years it was used as the office of the Register-General
and Comptroller-General. WhiLe the Lodge room was rented for these
purposes, the lodge held its meetings at the public house of Robert Wilson,
located at the southeast corner of South Queen and German Streets, and
called the "Indian King."

In 1825 Brother Lafayette visited the United States and on July 28,
1825, he visited Lancaster, when he was entertained in Masonic Hall with
a reception and ball.

The anti-Masonic period was a severe one for Lodge No. 43 and from
;

1830 to 1834, the lodge meetings were not regularly held, as frequently
too few members assembled to open the lodge. Lancaster was a hot
bed of anti-masonry, and the experience of the lodge can be told briefly
by a paragraph from a communication to the Grand Lodge.
"It cannot have escaped the attention of your Worshipful body, that
this lodge has had more difficulties to encounter, and has met with more
violent and determined opposition from the enemies of our Order, than
any other under your jurisdiction; and to such extremes were we per-
secuted that it was impossible to obtain a meeting for some years. The
consequence of this persecution has been an almost total abandonment of
our duties as a lodge, and an entire neglect of the election of officers for
the space of two years, until the present reorganization."
Nothing of great importance except the improving of the property
occurred for many years. In 1866 the lodge began to accumulate a fund,
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allthe debts for improvements having been paid. In the latter part of
1884 and the beginning of 1885, the present handsome entrance to the
Hall was built.
The year 1885 was an imporant one in the history of the lodge. The
Centennial anniversary was celebrated April 21st, by a special meeting
in the afternoon, and a banquet in the evening, more than three hundred
Masons participating in these exercises.
In 1893, the lodge purchased the property next to that of the lodge,
and the present banquet room and armory were built, and the property
improved in various directions.
Lodge No. 43 has always been liberal with its Charity. For many
years the annual appropriation to its Charity Committee has been $600,
which is practically all distributed among its own worthy destitute
members and the widows and orphans of its deceased members. In
every calamity it has also responded with liberality, as well as appropriat-
ing $5000 from its funds toward a Memorial Building to be erected by
the Masons of Lancaster County on the grounds of the Masonic Home
at Elizabethtown, Pa.
On April 19th tht one hundred and twenty-fifth Anniversary of the
constitution of the Lodge was celebrated with a special meeting in the
afternoon, and a banquet in the evening at the Stevens House.
During the long existence of Lodge No. 43, many men prominent in
the councils of the Nation, State, County and City have been active
members of the lodge.
During the century and a quarter of its existence 99 members occupied
the Oriental Chair in the East, and its membership included no less than
1485 members, its membership at this date being 340.

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 OR a number of years efforts were made to establish
a new Lodge of A. Y. Masons in Lancaster city,
when it finally culminated in the constituting of Lam-
berton Lodge, No. 476. At the stated meeting of
Lodge No. 43, held May
nth, A. D. 1870, A. L. 5870,
P. M.'s Brothers Henry Baumgardner and William
A. Morton, and Brothers Henry R. Fahnestock, Henry E. Leman,
Samuel F. Rathvon, J. Frederick Sener, William Z. Sener, John A.
Shultz, B. Frank Saylor and Edward Welchans resigned their member-
ship in Lodge No. 43 for the purpose of joining in the formation of a
new Lodge.
The Secretary of Lodge 43, Brother Hugh S. Gara, read a petition,
signed by the above named Brethren, and Brothers Gillard Dock, of
Lodge No. 281, and Matthew M. Strickler, of Lodge No. 286, praying
the R. W. Grand Lodge to grant a Warrant to constitute a new Lodge
in Lancaster City, when a resolution was unanimoulsy adopted recom-
mending the petition to the favorable consideration of the R. W. Grand
Lodge.
June 1st, W. Grand Lodge granted a Warrant to
A. L. 5870, the R.
the new Lodge, Lamberton Lodge, No. 476, the Lodge being named
as
after the R. W. Grand Master Robert A. Lamberton.
June 23d, A. L. 5870, the R. W. Grand Master with his officers con-
vened at the Hall of Lodge No. 43, in Lancaster city, constituted the
Lodge and installed Bros. William A. Morton, W. M. Samuel F. Rath-
;

von, S. W., and Edward Welchans, J. W. The ceremonies were very

impressive, and the R. W. Grand Master addressed the Brethren of
Lodge No. 476 in terms of great commendation, and with the hope that
the Lodge would be a credit to the city and State.
June 23d, A. L. 5895, the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Lodge was
celebrated by a special meeting. Upon the conclusion of the meeting a
magnificent banquent was held at Maennerchor [Hall, which was
participated in by Members of the Lodge, Officers of the Grand Lodge
of Pennsylvania, the Past Masters of Lodge No. 43, and the elective
officers of all the Lodges in Lancaster county.
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 Lamberton Lodge has a membership of three hundred, among its
members being well-known citizens. Its growth has been gratifying
and it is among the most flourishing Masonic Lodges in the State.
Lamberton Lodge, No. 476, took part with Lodge N0.I43 in the joint
celebration of the Sesqui-Centennial Anniversary of the initiation of
Bro. George Washington into Freemasonry held November 7, 1902.
Among the more prominent and active members of Lodge 476, now
deceased, were: William A. Morton, at one time Mayor of the City of
Lancaster, also a consistent member and vestryman of St. James Epis-
copal Church, where a tablet has been erected to his memory by Lamber-
ton Lodge. He was also a Past Master and trustee of his lodge.
John B. Kevinski, Past Master, serving as organist for many years,
was also a life member of Lodge 476, known by children and adults in
the city of Lancaster, having been musical director in the public schools
until the time of his death.
William N. Amer, Past Master, was also secretary of the lodge for
sixteen years.
David H. Wylie, Past Master, was also a trustee of the lodge.
Henry E. Slaymaker, Past Master, also treasurer of Lodge 476 for
twenty-five years, a member of the Lancaster City School Board, also
vestryman of St. James Episcopal Church, and Postmaster of Lancaster
City for four years.
Albert Zercher, Past Master, also trustee, whose amiable and sym-
pathetic disposition endeared him in the hearts of his brethren.

William L. Marshall.

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 I^iatnrg of Sogal Arrly OUyajrtpr. No. 43

HE Grand Holy Royal Arch Chapter of Pennsylvania

was established in the city of Philadelphia, on the
Sth of January, 1824. Previous to this time the R. W.
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania granted dispensations
and charters to Lodges desiring to establish Royal
Arch Chapters.
At a stated meeting of Lodge No. 43, Ancient York Masons, held at
Lancaster, October 12, 1808, it was resolved "That members of the Lodge
be specially summoned to attend the next stated night, in order to take
the necessary steps to establish a Royal Arch Chapter in this Lodge."
At the next stated meeting, November 9, it was agreed "That a Royal
Arch Chapter be established in this Lodge, agreeable to the proposition
made at the last stated night." This was unanimously agreed to, and
a committee was appointed on behalf of the Lodge to draft an address
to the Worshipful Master and Senior Warden of Lodge No. 43, informing
them that this Lodge have agreed to a resolution for establishing a Royal
Arch Chapter, and they or either of them are authorized to take the
proper steps to obtain a Dispensation from the Right Worshipful Grand
Lodge if they find it necessary.
At a Lodge No. 43, held December 4, 1808, rules and
stated meeting of
regulations necessary for establishing a Royal Arch Chapter were read,
a sufficient number of Royal Arch Masons having been secured, a petition
was forwarded to the Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
for a Dispensation.
On March 1809, by virtue of a Sanction from the Grand Royal
i,

Arch Chapter, addressed to the Worshipful Master and Wardens of

Lodge No. 43, it was unanimously agreed to open a Holy Royal Arch
Chapter, and the companions proceeded to the election of officers. The
Chapter being duly organized, proceeded to business, and three Past
Masters of the Lodge were introduced and exalted to the supreme degree
of Royal Arch Masons. The minutes were read and approved and the
Chapter closed.
All the expenses incurred in the establishment of the Chapter were
paid out of the treasury of the Lodge.
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 From the time of establishment until February 20, 1 826, the work
its

of the Chapter was performed under the sanction of Lodge No. 43,
A. Y. M. On the latter date a Warrant was granted to Royal Arch
Chapter, No. 43, by the Grand Holy Royal Arch Chapter of Pennsylvania
and is the third Warrant issued by that Body.
For a number of years the meetings of the Chapter were held at ir-
regular times, with varying degrees of interest, and for a portion of the
time the Chapter practically ceased to exist; particularly during the
time of the Anti-Masonic craze, although the Warrant was never surren-
dered. From 1837 to 1852 the interest in the Chapter seemed to ebb
and flow from almost extinction to full flood, but after that time the
Chapter prospered, meetings were held regularly and the attendance
of officers and members was good.
Until 1873, the Chapter and Lodge No. 43, worked together in close
harmony, the expense of the hall being borne entirely by the Lodge.
At this time the Chapter had accumulated a considerable fund, and from
that time on a rental was paid by the Chapter for the use of the hall.
Royal Arch Chapter, No. 43 has frequently been honored by visitations
,

by the officers of the Grand Holy Royal Arch Chapter of Pennsylvania,

and invariably been highly commended for its efficient work and loyalty
to the Grand Chapter.
On March 9, 1909, Royal Arch Chapter, No. 43, celebrated its One
Hundredth Anniversary in a notable way. An extra meeting of the
Chapter was held in the afternoon, and in the evening a Banquet was
held at the Stevens House. Members of the Grand Holy Royal Arch
Chapter, invited guests and members to the number of about 250 graced
the occasion with their presence. It was a memorable occasion and will
be long remembered with pleasure by its participants.
The minutes show numerous instances of its liberality in assisting
worthy companions, and in contributing to the unfortunate in the
various calamities that have befallen the several sections of the country.
It also contributed $2000 towards a memorial building to be erected on
the grounds of the Masonic Home at Elizabethtown, Pa.
During the existence of Royal Arch Chapter, No. 43, sixty-five dif-
ferentcompanions have occupied the exalted position of High Priest
and over 1000 companions have received the several degrees. The
membership at present is 335.
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 C^ooJiimn Olnmtrtl. No. 19, ®. $c ^. M.

^^^^1 GODWIN Council, No. 19, Royal and Select Masons,

opened and assembled under a Dispensation, dated
February 18, 1864, which was subsequently confirmed
by a Charter from the Grand Council of Pennsylvania,
dated June 14, 1864.
From its institution Goodwin Council was an active
body of Cryptic Masons, with a large membership and enthusiastic
officers, and at no time of the forty-six years of its existence has its

interest waned.
From membership three have filled the high office of M. P. Grand
its

Master: William J. Fordney, Joshua L. Lyte, and Joel S. Eaby. Joshua

L. Lyte also filled the position of Grand Secretary for a number of years,
and Joel S. Eaby as Grand Treasurer. The membership at present is 278.
 ,
:
;

dispensation dated November 13, 1873, granted by the Supreme Council

of Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Thirty-third and Last
Degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite for the Northern Masonic
Jurisdiction of the United States of America, to the following Brethren,
Members of Philadelphia Lodge of Perfection, viz: William J. Fordney
32°, Theodore H. Reed 32°, Dr. George J. Hoover 32°, Martin K. Mylin
32°, Dr. Samuel T. Davis 32", Robert T. Robinson 14°, Charles E. Meyer
33°, Andrew Robeno 33", Joseph S. George 32°. B. Frank Breneman,
Chas. A. Heinitsh, Wm. A. Morton and H. E. Slaymaker had the Perfec-
tion degrees conferred upon them by Philadelphia Lodge of Perfection.
The Brethren of the newly constituted Lodge forthwith held a meeting,
at which the following Brethren were elected to serve as its first officers
Bro. William J. Fordney, J. P. G. M. Bro. George J. Hoover, D. G. M.
;

Bro. Martin K. Mylin, V. S. G. W. Bro. Samuel T. Davis, V. J. G. W.

;

Bro. Charles A. Heinitsh, G. Treas. ; Bro. Henry E. Slaymaker, G. Sec.

and were duly installed in ancient form by 111. Bro. A. E. Stocker, 33°,
Deputy for Pennsylvania.
The first meeting of the Lodge held in Lancaster, was held at Masonic
Hall, on the evening of Monday, March 9, 1874. The regular meetings
of the Lodge were held on the second Monday of each month until April,
1890, from then on the second Tuesday until 1909, and since then on
the fourth Tuesday.
In July and August, 1874, the, Lodge celebrated the feasts in commem-
oration of the laying of the Cope-Stone and of the completion of the
Temple by holding those meetings as an all-day outing, at the summer
residence, along the Conestoga Creek, of Bro. Henry E. Carpenter,
and continued to hold them there every year until the time of his death
in 1885, since then they have been held regularly every year at places
designated each year by the Lodge.
During the thirty-six years of the existence of the Lodge there have
been found hundred and fifty-eight brethren initiated into it. The present
membership numbers 306.
There have been thirty-one different Brethren elected into the pre-
siding office, one of them reelected, and another reelected four times.
The Charter of Lancaster Lodge of Perfection 14° was granted by the
Supreme Council on August 18, 1875, declaring the precedence of the
Lodge to commence from November 13, 1873. —
William J. Fordney.
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HERE are no records to show that white men dwelt

permanently in this county prior to the year 1700,
although it is known that a number of Indian traders
had posts in various parts of it, carrying on a profit-
able trade with the aborigines. Among the earliest
of these traders were Martin Chartiere, James Le
Tort and Peter Bezallion, all Frenchmen. Their trade extended as far
westward as the Ohio. A few white men came into the territory
embraced by the county early in the eighteenth century, but the
earliest settlement was not made until 17 10, when a colony of the
people known as Mennonites came here and settled in the neighbor-
hood of what is now Willow Street. Some Huguenots came a few years
later and located in the Pequea Valley. The first Scotch-Irish came in
1715, and the Quakers about the same time.
In 1729 the settlers had become so numerous that the territory oc-
cupied by them was formed into a county called Lancaster. It was
named by a prominent early settler, James Wright,
honor of his native
in
county in England, Lancashire. Prior to this the land formed part of
Chester County, which, with Philadelphia and Bucks, composed the
three original counties of the Province. At the time of its erection into a
separate county, Lancaster included all the country to the north and
west now comprising the State of Pennsylvania. Out of this domain
other counties were soon formed: York in 1749, Cumberland in 1750,
Berks in 1752, and presently the county was restricted to its present
limits. Its greatest width from north to south is about 41 miles and
from east to west 45. Its area is at present 973 square miles, with a
population of about 170,000.

[The compiler of these sketches has availed himself of material originally prepared by
Frank R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D.; Hon. W. U. Hensel, and Richard M. Reilly, Esq., and
acknowledges his indebtedness to these gentlemen for the privilege of using this matter ]
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 It is a well-watered district, the Susquehanna, Conestoga, Pequea,
Octorara and Cocalico being its more important water courses. The
character of its surface is gently rolling, rising into the South Mountains
in the north, the Mine Ridge in the southeast, the Octorara Hills in the
south and the Welsh Mountains in the center.
At the time of its settlementby the whites, about half a dozen Indian
tribes held possession. These were the Susquehannocks later known as
Conestogas, Nanticokes or Ganawese, Shawnese or Piquaws and Dela-
wares. Some of these were also known by other names. They were not
very numerous, however, perhaps 2,000 to 3,000 in all. As the white
settlers increased they gradually left. The last to remain were a wretched
band of Conestogas, 14 in number, who were killed in the work house,
located on the northwest corner of West King and Prince streets, by a
band of white settlers from Paxtang, on December 27, 1763.
The growth of Lancaster County was rapid. The extreme fertility

of its soil, its favorable location with the noble Susquehanna laving its

southwestern border along its entire extent, its wealth of limestone,

iron ore and other minerals, together with the thrift and industry of its

composite population of Germans, Scotch-Irish and Quakers, have re-

sulted in making it the richest of the counties in the Union.

Although only 973 square miles in area, it has been her proud boast
for the last half century, that she is the wealthiest agricultural county
in the United States. The annual value of her agricultural products in
1900 was $9,210,815; now it exceeds $11,000,000. All this
is owing to

and steadfast farmers and diversified crops. On

excellent soil, skillful
an average, the wheat crop is 2,000,000 bushels, corn crop, 4,500,000
bushels; the tobacco crop, grown on 16,000 acres, produces an annual
revenue to her farmers of from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000. Since i860
that crop alone has brought into the county the enormous sum of $80,-
000,000, nearly all of which has remained here, and it is represented by
increased fertility and handsome improvements, new buildings and en-
larged domestic comforts and elegance.
There are within this limited territory thirty-six National banks, two
State banks and six Trust Companies, with aggregate resources, at the
beginning of 1910 of $40,SS7>96i-95-
This is one of the greatest cattle markets of the Atlantic States. Last
year 4,000 carloads of cattle were received at the Union Stock Yards, Lan-
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caster. Of these 30,000 head were fattened within the county by her
farmers. Thousands of horses are fattened here annually, for draught
purposes in the large cities. Of late years, potato culture has assumed
most profitable proportions, some farmers in a single season have netted
from their potato crop alone from ten to twenty-five per cent, of the entire
value of the farm. There are one hundred cuid three Rural Free Delivery
routes in the county— more than any other county in the United States.
She has no waste lands, no worn-out fields; diversified by hills and
well-watered valleys, perhaps no equal surface of land on the earth sur-
passes her in natural productivenness, and certainly none in the varied
beauty of landscape and healthfulness of climate, the" thrift, morality
and comfort of the people who dwell therein. Is it any wonder that she
long ago won the proud title of "The Garden Spot of the United States,"
and in the six score years of American history she has not lost it.
The foregoing are a few of the many statistics concerning Lancaster
County. Pages would not contain them all. Suffice it to say that if ever
a land could be spoken of as "flowing with milk and honey," it is here.

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Courtesy op Edw. S. Smkltz, Cily Clerk. MAP OF LANCASTER CITY, SHOWING BOUNDARIES AND STREETS.
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^^^^^|ART of the land on which Lancaster City was laid out

was "taken up" by a number of German immigrants
from the Palatinate, as early as 1 717. As was fre-
quently the case with these people, some of the squat-
ters neglected or were unable to take out patents for
their lands, and shrewd 'speculators, taking advantage
of the fact, managed to secure them at almost nominal prices. The
lands taken up within the present limits of the City at that time are
shown on the plot which accompanies this sketch. The largest plot
shown on the draft is the land believed to have been the first land owned
by Andrew Hamilton. To this he added still other tracts by purchase
from other owners, until he "had secured the larger portion of the town
area. Several of the other proprietors followed his example in dividing
their holdings into town lots, which they sold on easy ground-rent terms
to purchasers. Dr. Simon Adam Kuhn laid out forty-six lots along
East King and Middle Streets. Hans Musser also laid out a portion of
the land he owned adjoining the Kuhn tract, and for many years it
was called Mussertown. Samuel Bethel did the same with lands lo-
cated in what has commonly been called Bethelstown. Hamilton's
land lay principally in the central and northwestern parts of the City.
He, however, purchased the ground-rents of the Kuhn tract in 1749.
It is known when the first settlement on the site of Lancaster was
not
made. Doubtless it was very soon after settlers began to enter the
surrounding territory. Neither is it known who the first settlers were,
We only know that a few people were living here as early as 172 1 or 1722.
that a number of squatters and others had taken up lands four or five
years earlier and that the youthful hamlet was known as "Gibson's
Town." George
Pasture," "Indian Field" and sometimes as "Hickory
Gibson was no doubt one of the earliest squatters. He kept a
tavern, which he called the "Hickory Tree," because one of these
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forest monarchs stood near his tavern. His place is supposed to
have been within half a square of the site of the monument; both
East King and South Queen have been claimed as the exact spots,
but the matter is involved in doubt and obscurity. The town site was

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mostly covered with woods, and two swamps occupied the lowest ground,
one near the center, known as the "Dark Hazel Swamp," and the other
towards the northeast, known as the "Long Swamp," evidently in the
direction of what is now known as Rossmere.
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Although Andrew Hamilton laid out the town of Lancaster in 1730, on

a 500 acre tract of land he owned in the heart of what is now the city,
most or all of the remaining lands now occupied by the present city had
owners prior to that. He, however, secured most of these claims and
thus controlled the town sites. His tract was plotted and lots were
first sold to settlers in 1734 on low ground -rent holdings, which had the

result of rapidly increasing the population, which numbered about 200

at the time the town was laid out. The Hamilton heirs still hold ground-
rents, although the greater part have been extinguished. The deeds
provided that the purchasers "should make, erect, build and finish on
each and every lot, at their own cost and charge, a sufficient dwelling
house, of the dimensions of sixteen feet square at least, with a good
chimney of brick or stone, to be laid with lime and sand."
James Hamilton, who became the owner in 1734, was a wide-awake
and liberal-minded man. He donated building lots to the German
Reformed, Moravian, Episcopal, Lutheran, Catholic, Quaker, Presby-
terian and Methodist church organizations, to Franklin College, for a
jail, and to the County of Lancaster for market purposes— it is on this

plot that our Masonic Hall is located— and for other purposes, well
knowing that settlers would be attracted to his new town thereby, and
this in fact proved to be the case.

The young town grew apace, and an excellent class of settlers was
attracted to it. They were intelligent, enterprising and thrifty. Indus-
tries of many kinds sprung up and it became the second place in the

Province in population and importance. In fact, as late as 1810, it was

accounted the largest inland town in the United States, and, in propor-
tion to its population, one of the wealthiest.
As has before been stated, the county was organized in 1729. In the
following year Lancaster was laid out and made the county seat. In
1742 the place was incorporated as a borough. In 1754 it contained 500
houses and 2,000 inhabitants. Ten years later it contained 600 houses.
In 1784 it In 1799 Lancaster became the capital of the State
had 900.
and remained such until 18 12, when the seat of government was removed
to Harrisburg. In 1818 Lancaster was chartered as a city. In Septem-
ber, 1777,when the British forces occupied Philadelphia, the Continental
Congress moved to Lancaster, but after a few days' stay on September 1
removed to York.
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 Few cities of the same size are as well built as Lancaster. There are
still remaining many examples of last century architecture, both of wood
and of stone, but at the present day solid brick is the prevailing type.
She was famous from a very early period for the number of her taverns.
Some of these were widely known, and most of them were connected
with important events in her early history. The names and erection of
a few of them may be given: Hickory Tree, on East King street, 1722;
Cross Keys, 1730; Lancaster County House, 1754; Shober's Hotel, 1757,
Fountain Inn (also used as the earliest theatre), 1758; The Swan, in
Centre Square, 1761, or before; The Indian Queen, 1761; The Leopard,
1765; Black Horse, 1765; The Grape, 1769.
Being the frontier town of the Province, many conferences with the
Indians were held here. The one held in 1744 by the Governors of
Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia and the Six Nations, was perhaps
the most important one ever held in the Middle States.
During the Revolutionary War Lancaster became famous as a place
of supplies for the Patriot forces, rifles, blankets and clothing having

been manufactured here. A barracks, a stockade or block house and a

powder house were built. At various times many British and Hessian
prisoners were quartered in the town, among the former being the noted
Major Andre.
During the first hundred years of its corporate existence the growth of
Lancaster was moderate; it only is during the past twenty-five years
that began to grow rapidly. From the beginning it was a place of
it

busy Perhaps no city in the Union of its size can boast of

industries.
so many and such diversified industrial pursuits. They include all that
are usually found in places thrice its size. This is one of the secrets of
its steady and continuous prosperity. It has never been a "boom city."
Every advance in material prosperity has been maintained and increased.
It has never known what stagnation and dull times mean. Its varied
manufactures have prevented them.
The noble Soldiers' Monument in Centre Square
rests on the site of the
old Court House, in which the memorable session of Congress was held.
That old Colonial Court House had been the scene of important confer-
ences with the Indian tribes in pre-Revolutionary days. Here the repre-
sentatives of the "Six Nations" gathered and smoked the pipe of peace,
while they discussed with the palefaces the question of disputed territory,
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and the many serious social and property problems that grew out of the
French, and Indian war. Washington and Lafayette were among the
great heroes of that elder day who tasted of the sweets of Lancaster
hospitality, and it was here that the "Father of his Country" first received
that honorable title, it appearing in a German Almanac printed here
by Francis Bailey, in 1779. Its Revolutionary history is rich in incident.
Here lived George Ross, one of the signers of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence; General Hand, the friend of Washington; William Henry,
the celebrated gun maker of the Revolution, financier and patriot; Ben-
jamin West, the painter; Robert Fulton, the projector of steam naviga-
tion; Tom Paine, the pamphleteer; David Ramsay, the historian; William
Barton, who designed the great seal of the United States, and a host of
lesser known, but equally brilliant personalities, who wrote their names
large on history's pages.

It would be a pleasing task to call the roll of the distinguished Lancas-

trians who have shed lustre on their native town, and whose fame is
co-extensive with their country. Ross, the signer; Buchanan, the Presi-
dent; and Stevens, the Commoner, a trio of names that would be glory
enough for any city; Hand, in the Revolution, and Reynolds, the hero
of Gettysburg, whose memories connect and illustrate the Nation's two
greatest armed conflicts. These are only a few. If we were to list those

who have won enduring reputation in the fields of history, science,

theology, statesmanship, jurisprudence, commerce and industry, their
names would be legion. And the city enjoys the unusual distinction
of having three business houses that for a period of more than a century
remained in the same families, and which still dispense snuff, drugs and
hardware, as in the days when Washington was entertained at the old
"Grape" Hotel, now the American House, or, when Lafayette was an
honored guest at a ball, held in our present Masonic Hall.
There are twenty-six National Banks, two state banks, and six Trust
Companies in Lancaster County and City, of which six National Banks
and five Trust Companies are located in Lancaster, and the remaining
banks in 24 towns and villages of the County. The entire assets of these
financial institutions is $40,557,962 while the six National Banks and
five Trust Companies of the city included in the foregoing list have a
total capitalization of $2,110,000.00, the combined surplus being $3,200,-
coo.oo. The total deposits aggregate $15,000,000.00, figures which
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speak plainly for the wealth and financial standing of the community.
Quite naturally the enormous tobacco production of the county causes
the city to be recognized as one of the leading tobacco marts of the coun-
try. More than two hundred warehouses for the storing of the leaf are
scattered throughout the county, and one-half of them are located in
the city. The value of the county crop for the year 1 906 had an estimated
value of $3,000,000.00 and that of last year will not fall far short of
$2,500,000.00. Upwards of fifty firms handle the product in Lancaster,
and during the season when tobacco is delivered, may be seen long lines
of wagons, drawn in many instances by four draft horses, waiting their
turns in front of the numerous warehouses for the delivery of the leaf.
The handling of the tobacco in the warehouses furnishes employment to
hundreds of people during the season. There are also about no cigar
factories in the city, preparing the "weed" in suitable shape for the
solace of those addicted to the habit.
Perhaps the best index of the city's activity and the part it plays in the
world'straffic, may be found in the business transacted through her

beautiful Government building. This building was erected at an original

cost of $100,000 and later an appropriation of $75,000 was made for
repairs and extensions, and a bill is now in Congress asking for an appro-
priation of $125,000 to further enlarge the building. There are 123
persons on the Post-office pay roll, thirty of whom are post office clerks,
thirty-two carriers, two special delivery messengers and fifty-nine rail-
way postoffice mail clerks report to this office. There are four daily
city deliveries in the business district and three in the resident district.
Seven collections of mail matter are made daily. There are ten sub-
stations and eight rural free delivery routes, with 103 free delivery
routes in the entire county. An average of 4,559 pounds of mail is
received daily at the Lancaster post office, and 5,175 pounds dispatched.
The office of the Ninth Internal Revenue District, which also embraces
the counties of York, Lebanon, Adams, Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry,
Juniata, Mifflin, Snyder, Fulton, Franklin, Bedford, Blair and Hunting-
don is located in the Government Building.
The public schools of Lancaster challenge comparison with the best
to be found in the country. They have grown as the city and the popula-
tion have enlarged, and it may be safely stated that in character of build-
ings, completeness of equipment and general efficiency they are a source
of honest local pride. The estimated value of the public school buildings
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is $850,000. The last financial statement of the treasurer of the
Lancaster School District showed an excess of assets over liabilities of

$411,271.00. The tax rate for school purposes is five mills, and the
assessed value of city real estate for school purposes is $24,500,000.00,
realizing an annual tax of $122,500.00. To this amount has been added
$40,000.00 annually out of the State appropriations for public schools.
The bonded indebtedness of the school district is $430,000.00, which
total
carries an interest of four per cent. The total number of teachers
is about 150, and the enrollment of pupils is about 5,600. The school
libraries contain a total of 4,000 books, which circulate freely among
the scholars.
In addition to the foregoing school enrollment, four large and flourish-
ing parish schools with handsome modern buildings and equipment are
maintained by the Roman Catholic Churches of the city.
The facilities make Lancaster especially dis-
for higher education
The Franklin and Marshall College, the
tinguished in Pennsylvania.
Franklin and Marshall Academy and the Theological Seminary, the
central educational institutions of the Reformed Church in the United
States; also the Yeates Institute, a few miles from the city; and the
First State Normal School, at about four miles southwest of
Millersville,
Lancaster; the Shippen School for girls, the Sacred Heart Academy and
the St. Mary's Academy, the Pennsylvania Business College, are excellent
institutions that are doing good work in the training of the citizens of
the future.
The Bowman Technical School (Watchmaking and Engraving), now
in its twentieth year, has made the name of Lancaster familiar to many
in widely separated lands. The Stevens Industrial School, on the east
border of the city, had its foundation in an endowment in the will of Thad-
deus Stevens, which, with accumulation of forty years, gave the initial
its

impulse to the project. has been liberally endowed by the State,

It
and its doors are now open to carry out the beneficent intention of its
famous founder.
Among the other noteworthy buildings of a public or semi-public nature
in the city and its environs may be mentioned: The Court House, of
classical design, with noble Corinthian columns; the handsome and
modernly equipped building of the Young Men's Christian Association;
St. Joseph's Hospital; the Lancaster General Hospital; the County
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Home, Hospital and Insane Asylum; the A. Herr Smith Free Library;
the Henry G. Long Asylum; the Home for Friendless Children; the
notable group of buildings comprising Franklin and Marshall College;
the Seminary of the Reformed Church and the churches of the various
denominations.
The municipal government is vested in a Mayor, Select Council,
having one member from each of the nine wards, and twenty-seven
members of Common Council, distributed among the several wards in
the ratio of the population that obtained at the time of the adoption of
the new charter, about forty years ago. For voting purposes the city
is divided into nineteen precincts. Both branches of Councils must
concur in an ordinance before it is subject to the approval of the Mayor.
The City Solicitor, Treasurer, Superintendent of Water Works, Street
Commissioner, City Engineer, City Clerk and City Controller are elected
annually by Councils in joint convention. The Mayor has jurisdiction
to summarily commit petty offenders, and each of the nine wards of the
city elects an Alderman with the powers of a Justice of the Peace.
The Fire Department is under a paid system. The permanent force
consists of chief engineer, five drivers of engines, five drivers of hose carts,
one driver of truck, one man, one extra driver and one relief man.
tiller

The foremen, five engineers, twenty hosemen,

call force consists of six

four hook and ladder men, making for active duty a total force of forty-
nine men of all grades.
The Police Department of the city is a very efficient organization,
composed of twenty-seven patrolmen, four patrol drivers, two sergeants,
two lieutenants and a chief. A direct current patrol and telephone
system enables the department to at all times keep in perfect touch with
the police needs of the city.
Lancaster is one of the best lighted cities in the United States. The
two electric light and one gas manufacturing plants furnish electricity
and gas to the city and to private industrial plants at a cost that is re-
garded as very reasonable, in comparison with the rates charged in other
cities of the same population.
In the important matter of water supply, Lancaster is exceptionally
favored. The City's Water Department
one of the best equipped in
is

the entire country. The works are located in Manheim township, about
one mile northeast of the reservoir and standpipe, to which the water is
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pumped from the Conestoga river for distribution throughout the city.
There are two systems, high pressure using standpipe and low pressure
using reservoir.The capacity of the reservoii is over 6,000,000 gallons.
The standpipe is no feet high and 25 feet in diameter. The water
pumped during 1909 was 2,391,311,000 gallons, a daily average of 6,551,-
537 gallons. There are 66 miles of water pipe in the city.
The filter is an example of the best modern filtration in every
plant
respect, and began operation in Apiil, 1906. It is capable of producing

daily nine million gallons of pure and sparkling water. The daily con-
sumption per capita during the year 1909, based on a population of
50,000, was about 132 gallons.
On account of the elevated position of the city with natural drainage
towards the Conestoga river, its sewerage system has been most efficient.

A garbage disposal plant performs an efficient work in safeguarding the

health and comfort of the people.
The Board of Health is appointed by the Court of Common Pleas of
the county, and is composed of representative physicians and citizens.
It is supported by the city, and has a high record for efficiency in its
work. Under its close supervision of contagious and infectious diseases,
epidemics are practically unknown in Lancaster.

Fifty-four churches, representing the leading denominations, lift

their spires and towers to the sky, proclaiming that Lancaster is not
behind her sister cities in the means that uplift the moral life of the com-
munity. Many of these church structures are of great architectural
impressiveness and beauty. Eleven cemeteries sepulchre the dead, and
some of these are of surpassing beauty, containing many a noble mauso-
leum and graceful shaft that speak silently of the wealth and refined taste
of those who inspired them.
The city is exceptionally fortunate in its railroad facilities. on It is
the main line of the Pennsylvania railroad, which, entering the county
at Christiana on the east, passes through the heart of its richest section
to the Conewago on the west border. It also runs a branch line south
fourteen miles to Quarryville, tapping the rich sections of lower Lancaster
and Chester counties. A system also connects New Hol-
branch of this
land, a thriving borough, twelve miles distant, and situated in the center
of a fertile farming district. The Philadelphia and Reading railroad also
comes into Lancaster, traversing for thirty-three miles the northern
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portion of the county. Both railroads not only have prompt and frequent
communication with the most important business centers of the east
and west, but they also tap the great, ar Aracite and bituminous coal
fields of Pennsylvania assuring to the city at all times that most necessary
cheap fuel.
article for industrial plants,
Perhaps no city in the east enjoys better trolley facilities than Lancas-
ter. In its great plaza, or square, converges all of the city trafific in
addition to that which is brought from the thirteen suburban lines that
stretch out into the county, north, east, south and west. Through this
system the city is kept in hourly communication with all of its more
important county towns and villages, including Columbia, Manheim,
Lititz, Ephrata, New Leaman Place, Strasburg, Quarryville,
Holland,
Christiana, Coatesville, Mount Joy and Elizabeth town, at which latter
place will be erected the Grand Masonic Home by the R. W. Grand
Lodge of Pennsylvania, with all of the smaller hamlets lying between
and beyond these places.
As an industrial and manufacturing center, Lancaster ranks high among
the cities of the country of equal population, and while it lays claim to
some larger industries, notably the linoleum works, the largest umbrella
factory in the State, perhaps in the United States, and the largest silk
mill in the world, yet in the great number of its diversified industrial
pursuits lies its greatest wealth and continuous prosperity.
It has the most profitable watch factory in the universe, and great
lock works, furnishing nearly half the supply of pad-locks in the United
States. None excels it and forges, corks and caramels, while
in blowers
and a hundred phases of light manufactures
in carriages, cigars, beer
no city can make a better showing. There are four daily newspapers,
besides a number of weeklies and semi-weeklies. Several large printing
establishments are located here. The public charitable institutions are
numerous and up-to-date. Two excellent hospitals throw open their
doors for the unfortunate, besides several homes for the aged.

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