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LODGE HISTORY REVIEWED
AS MASONS MARK BIRTHDAY
Chartered In 1875, Lodge Lost Records In Blaze;
Has Had Only Two Treas
urers—Both Brickels
By WARREN HICKS
A steady growth in membership and local significance of the George M.
Dallas Lodge No. 531, F. & A. M., which marked its 64th Anniversary recently,
was seen this week by Fred Eck, lodge secretary.
“The increase in population and the change of Dallas from a farming to a
thriving suburban community will be reflected, as in the past, by the progress of
our lodge,” he said.
The membership of the lodge, which
has remained constant for the past two
years at 200, reached its peak in 1928
when 220 members were on the rolls.
Depression reverses have been largely
overcome, however, and a marked in-
crease in membership is predicted by
Mr. Eck.
The enthusiasm with which local
Masons greeted the 65th year of the
George M. Dallas Lodge at an anni-
versary banquet last Thursday is in-
dicative of the renewed interest and
activity in the organization and points
towards increased power and prestige.
George M. Dallas Lodge was chart-
ered March 1, 1875, and the late Asa
B. Shaver served as first Worshipful
Master. The man after whom the lodge
was named was a crusading congress-
man of the middle 1800’s who helped to
quell anti-masonic Jlegislation intro-
duced at Washington during that per-
iod. He was the son of Alex Dallas,
colonial patriot after whom Dallas was
named.
Fire Destroyed Records
Early records of the Dallas lodge
were destroyed in 1893 when a fire
razed the old Odd Fellows’ building,
but from all indications the lodge was
locally prominent from its formation.
Since that time it has grown to be
one of the outstanding organizations
of this section and stands high among
the smaller chapters of the Grand
Lodge of Pennsylvania.
Its members have always been among
the most prominent people of Dallas
and vicinity and its work has been an
excellent comment on the progressive
development of this region.
Free Masonry has been in existence
5939 years. Records indicate that ma-
sonic meetings were held before the
days of King David. Since its Biblical
beginnings, however, the fundamental
principles of masonry have been alter-
ed considerably.
Masonic orders were originally trade
organizations, similar to craft guilds
of early England and the labor unions
of today. The change of masonry to
its present form may be traced back
into medieval times.
The first masonic lodge formed in
America was chartered by the Grand
Lodge of England in pre-Revolutionary
days. After the United States came
into being, free masonry on this contin-
ent was separated from the English
Lodge. Grand Lodges were set up in
each of the states, and the organiza-
tion spread rapidly.
During the Revolutionary War, re-
cords of masonic meetings among
American and British officers were
made. In some cases there were even
meetings between masonic officers of
both armies, it is believed.
George Washington was a member
of one of the early American masonic
lodges, and since his time a large per-
centage of our presidents have been
Masons. President Franklin D. Roose-
velt is a mason, and King George VI
and the Duke of Windsor belong to
English lodges.
Banned In Italy, Germany
Masonry is world wide, although
open meetings of the organization are
currently banned in both Germany and
Italy.
Getting back to Dallas again, the
George M. Dallas Lodge is part of the
12th masonic district of Pennsylvania,
which covers nearly all of Luzerne
County. The center of 12th district
masonic activities is the Masonic Tem-
ple on North Franklin Street, Wilkes-
Barre.
The local lodge meets the third
Thursday of each month in the Odd
Fellows’ Building, Main Street. Ac-
cording to old masonic custom, the
lodge used to meet on the first Thurs-
day after the full moon, the idea be-
ing that the light from the moon made
transportation to and from meetings
more feasible during the horse and
buggy days. The regular meeting date
was set some 20 years ago.
The lodge owns a plot of ground
on the upper end of Main Street, where
it may build a permanent meeting
place in years to come. No definite
plans in that connection have been
made, however.
There have been only two treasurers
of the Dallas lodge since its organiza-
tion, and both of them have been
Brickels. The late B. William Brickel
was first treasurer of the lodge, and |
his son, Ralph L. Brickel of Main Street,
has carried on in his place.
Twenty-seven active Past Masters are
in the lodge, among them James B.
Benninger of Brandon, Fla., oldest
member on the rolls. Alfred Milliner-
Camp of Trucksville is Worshipful Mas-
ter of the lodge this year, Russell A.
Ide is Senior Warden, Ralph L. Hazel-
tine is Junior Warden, Fred Eck, secre-
tary, and the trustees are Carl E.
Hontz, William R. Neely and Frederick
W. L. Frank.
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Orchestra Draws Crowd
Charles W. Locke’s orchestra at
Dallas Inn-drew another large crowd
last Saturday night. Members of the
orchestra are Charles W. Locke, lead-
er; Jack Yeninas, guitarist; Edward
Pointek, bass, and Margaret Arnold,
BUSINESS MEN HIT UPON
UNUSUAL WAY TO ASSIST
SENIORS WITH FINANCES
Several local business men have
hit upon a novel way to help high
school seniors to finance their
graduation trips to Washington.
Jimmy, “The Barber” Parkinson
has promised to donate to the
travel treasury one-half of the
price of every hair cut for stu-
dents. Ken Cobleigh, coal dealer,
will chip in 25c¢ for every ton of
coal ordered by students’ families.
The offers apply to pupils from
Dallas Borough, Dallas Township
and Kingston Township. The two
civic-minded business men will
also give 1 point for a hair cut
or a ton of coal and the class
which accumulates the greatest
number of points will receive $5.
Conference Year Ends
Anticipating the end of the confer-
ence year next month, the official
board of Dallas M. E. Church has
urged members to co-operate in help-
ing the church to end its fiscal period
in good financial condition.
SWEET VALLEY SERVICES
Church will be at 11 Sunday at
Sweet Valley Christian Church. Sun-
day School meets at 10, Christian En-
deavor at 6:45. Preaching at 7:30 by
Rev. Ira C. Button, pastor.
Pupils Give Recital
A piano recital was given last week
by the following piano pupils of Mrs.
Wesley Oliver: Eloise Freeman, Jane
Ayre, Ruth Scott, Ruth Monk and
Doris McCarty, Dallas; Dean Dodson,
Jane Case, Richard Case, Dorothy
Smith, Robert Malkemes, Shavertown;
Janet Post, Richard Post, Trucksville;
Mildred Ide and Ann Emery, Kingston.
THE DALLAS POST, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1939
Car Is Destroyed
In Unusual Blaze
Spark Ignites Gasoline
After Car Bumps Rock
Destroyed in one of the oddest acci-
dents of the year, an automobile owned
by Phillip S. Van Blarcom of Lehigh
Street, Shavertown, was destroyed by
fire on the Wilkes-Barre-Easton high-
way near Mt. Effort Saturday after-
noon.
When his car, a '37 Ford V8, hit a
large rock in the middle of the high-
way, Mr. Van Blarcom pulled up to the
side of the road, stepped with his wife
and two friends from the machine, and
saw the car burst into flames a minute
later.
The rock had broken the bottom of
the, gas line tank and a path of gaso-
line was formed from it to the parked
car. Ignited by a stray spark, a sheet
of flame travelled down the path and
enveloped the car, completely destroy-
ing it in an hour.
A blanket and gravel thrown on the
flames had no effect. The State Po-
lice were notified and friends of the
Van Blarcom’s came and took them to
Easton.
St. Patrick's Party
The Dallas Borough Hi-Lites staff
held a St. Patrick’s Day party on Friday,
March 17. Those present were Betty
Him, Stella Misson, Helen Sullivan,
Doris McCarty, Gert Kintz, Earl Brown,
Jan Coolbaugh, Lewis Reese, Bud Le-
Grand, Eva Brace, Nancy Ayre, Ruth
Monk, Betty Jones, Mr. Morgan, Red
Holcolm, Jimmy McCottin, Edward
Sheridan, Charles Remfrey, Loren Fiske,
Fred Drake, Gerald Sullivan, Rhoda
Thomas, Lanthy Eveland and Mr. Davis.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late Mrs. Mary
Crispell wish to express their ap-
preciation for the many kindnesses ex-
tended them by friends and neighbors
during the recent illness and death of
their mother. They also wish to thank
the Ladies’ Aid Society for their as-
sistance at the home.
Who Lost A Keg Of Nails?
Chief of Police Walter Covert is
holding a keg of nails which dropped
from a truck while it was passing
through town one day this week. The
owner can claim his property by ap-
plying to the chief.
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Legion To Make Plans
For Spring Activities
The regular meeting of Daddow-
Isaacs Post, No. 672, American Legion,
will be held at post headquarters, I.
O. O. F. hall, Dallas, at 8 p. m. Wed-
nesday, April 5. Special matters of
Spring activities and subjects of inter-
est to all ex-service men and women.
Mr. And Mrs. Elston
Fete Champions
Dallas Township Quintet
Honored At Peppy Affair
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Elston, parents
of Marvin “Jiggs’’ Elston, Dallas Town-
ship basketball plpayer, honored the
school’s team, which won the scholastic
championship, at a dinner on last
Thursday night.
Tables were decorated with the
school’s colors, red and white. Two
white basket balls, bearing the letters
D. T. H. S. in red, were centerpieces
and the favors were red and white
baskets. The boys did ample justice
to Mrs. Elston’s splendid chicken
dinner.
Those present were: Gerald Snyder,
coach; Maurice Girton, J. Lloyd Drake,
James Knecht, Fred Girton, Fred
Schray, Francis Kamor, Forrest Stev-
ens, Marvin Elston, Glen Knecht, John
Stochmal, James Hummell, Edwin
Lumley and Keith Kresge.
Centermoreland
MRS. BESTEDER
CORRESPONDENT
The Ladies’ Aid held an ice cream
social at the church Tuesday evening.
The Epworth League met at the
home of Miss Ida Schoonover Thurs-
day evening.
A baseball meeting was held at the
gas station Tuesday night for the pur-
pose of electing officers for the coming
season.
Rev. Thomas Kline and wife present-
ed the church with a hymn board and
Sunday School schedule last Sunday.
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Shavertown Firemen’s
Mammoth Party
Next Tuesday Night
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A Cappella Chorus
In Concert Sunday
Famed Choir To Sing At
Trucksville And Laketon
The a cappella chorus of 30 selected
mixed voices from the A. M. Ches-
brough Seminary, North Chili, N. Y.,
which is on its seventh spring tour,
will present a program of sacred songs
at the M. E. Church, Trucksville, at 3
Sunday afternoon and at Laketon High
School at 8 p. m.
The chorus will broadcast over Sta-
tion WBRE at 9 on Sunday morning. It
will be directed by Prof. Lawrence D.
Fink and will include in its program
groups of sacred songs, spirituals and
chorus numbers, all sung without in-
strumental accompaniment.
Chesbrough Seminary, the school
represented by the chorus, is a denom-
inational school under the auspices of
the Free Methodist Church. The chorus,
which will appear in twelve cities dur-
ing its tour, has received high praise
from appreciative audiences. Especially
noticeable, say critics, is the spirit and
evident enjoyment with which the
group sings.
The appearance of the chorus here
will be especially timely because of
the observance of Holy Week and a
cordial invitation is extended to all by
the local sponsors. There will be no
admission charge, but a free will offer-
ing will be taken to help defray the
traveling expenses of the chorus, which
travels in a large, chartered bus.
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MISS VERA IDE
CORRESPONDENT
Mr. and Mrs. William Valentine were
callers in Pittston recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas and
family of Ceasetown and Mr. and Mrs.
Dick London were callers at the home
of S. W. Ide on Sunday.
Mrs. Joseph Parks, who has been
seriously ill at her home, is improving
slowly.
Steven Zosh is a patient at Wilkes-
Barre General Hospital in serious con-
dition. An operation may be necessary.
Mrs. Archie Wilcox and Mrs. Isaac
Ide are on the sick list this week.
Theodore Condon and sisters, Nina
and Flora, called on their uncle, S. W.
Ide, recently.
Mrs. Grant Ashburner of Outlet has
been caring for her mother, Mrs. Jo-
seph Parks, who is ill.
Gowdy To Speak Here
At Union Service Easter
Bishop Gowdy of China, eminent
Methodist missionary leader, who is
now on a furlough, will speak at a
union service of Shavertown, Trucks-
ville and Dallas Methodist Churches in
Shavertown Church on Easter Sunday
evening. Mrs. Gowdy is a former res-
ident of West Pittston and the Gowdys,
who have had unusually interesting ex-
periences in the Far East, consider that
community their home.
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