Origin of Masons and local Lodges in Frederick Town
Freemasonry roots traced from fables to knights and temples with earliest proof about 1390 in the British Isles. The Fred erick Town Masonic Temple museum on West Church Street, curated by Ray mond H Bussard, catalogs early lodges, family histories, officer charms, and artifacts including Amelung glass samples. Hiram Lodge, formed 1799, is the city’s earliest authenticated lodge. Columbia and Lynch Lodges followed, with many others in the county.
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Knights Templar
Tyre
British Isles
Masonic
West Church Street
Church Street
Old Frederick Town
Raymond H. Bussard
West Patrick Street
Amelung
Corning
Smith- Bonian
Bussard
Hiram Lodge
City
Hiram
John Fischer
Frederick County
Henry Brothers
Henry Baer
Roger Nelson
George Baltzell
Fischer
Baltimore
Concordia
James Neal
John Tyler
Henry Bantz
Arthur Tanzey
Thomas Worthington
John Houston
Adam Schisler
Columbia Lodge No
G. M. Fichelberger
Columbia Lodge
Masonic Temple
Court Street
Lynch Lodge
Benjamin Schley
Steiner Schley
Peter Bantz
Fleecy Dale
YMCA Plans Kiddie Kollege Sessions for Young Children
The Frederick County YMCA will run two two week sessions of Kiddie Kollege for four to six year olds this summer. First session starts July 6 from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday. Miss Anne Stoner serves as director and brings swimming and water safety credentials. Activities include crafts, storytelling, music, and supervised outdoor play at Baker Park when possible.
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Frederick County
Y.M.C.A
Anne Stoner
University of Virginia School of Nursing
Charlottesville
Stoner
James E. Stoner
Miss Stoner
Baker Park
Thurmont Girl Among Graduates At St Josephs College
Five area residents including four Catholic Sisters at St Josephs College Emmitsburg earned degrees. Estella Mary Jane Kendall of Thurmont received a Bachelor of Arts, while Sisters Ann William Bradley Mary Kevin Callahan Margaret Rose Perkins and John Filer earned Bachelor of Science degrees. The Howes family reunion is set for June 28 at Bruce Crum's near Harmony Grove with picnic lunches invited. rain date is the following Sunday.
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St. Joseph’s College
Emmitsburg
St. Joseph’s
Estella Mary Jane Kendall
Thurmont
Ann William Bradley
Mary
Kevin Callahan
Margaret
John Filer
Rosei ‘Perkins
Howes
Bruce Crum
Harmony Grove
Red Cross Knitting Group Receives German Thanks
A Red Cross knitting group led by Mrs. Ernest Webb earned a letter of thanks from the Red Cross Staff Director of Volunteers in Stuttgart. The 57 socks for casts aided military patients and were valued as a homegrown gesture from the American side. The group meets Thursdays in Frederick Memorial Hospital's sewing room. Other knitters named include Mrs. Don S. Thompson and Mrs. Louise Anders among many. Engagements follow with Susan Legg Crumpacker to Thomas Pfoutz and Janet Doris Taylor to Andrew Arnold, plans for September weddings and current job details noted for both couples.
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Red Cross
Ernest Webb
Stuttgart
Germany
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Webb
Don S. Thompson
William Bartgis
Melvin Partridge
Byron D. White
Kenneth Calder
Howard Schindel
Louise Anders
Eleanor Nicodemus
Bettina Me. ‘Clelland
Melvin Engle
Murray Fout
M.p.staley
Raymond Shipley
Edward Grove
Roglar Fisher
Ruth Carey
Frank Worthington
Grayson Abrecht
Ethel Reed
Peter Chichester
Helen de Lauter
and Burley Taylor
Middletown
Janet Doris
Andrew David Arnold
John T. Arnold
Brunswick
Velma Arvin
Broad Run
Miss Taylor
Richard Montgomery High School
Rockville
J. C. Penney Company
Arnold
Long’s
American
Frederick
Ruffles Return Make Fashion Easy for Families
AP News notes ruffles return to children s clothes after years of plain styles. Practical mothers avoided ironing. now striped shirting fabrics revive ruffles, aided by wash and wear textile chemistry. The piece also offers tips for a fruit compote with citrus syrup and a garnish using chicken livers in a tomato sauce omelet.
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AP News
Miss Sharon Kettells Graduates From Maryland Nursing School
Miss Sharon Margaret Kettells of Walkersville completes training at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. An honor student and leader, she served as Nursing Club president, junior class vice president, and yearbook copy editor, earning a B.S. with honors and member of Alpha Lambda Delta and Sigma Theta Tau. She plans to join the Washington Hospital Center staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Margaret Kettells
Durward W. Kettells
Walkersville
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Miss Kettells
Nursing Club
Nurses
Miss Kettels
Alpha Lambda Delta
Sigma Theta Tau
National Nursing Honorary Society
Washington Hospital
Washington
Two Penn State Graduates Highlight Commencement
Two local residents earned degrees at Pennsylvania State University during commencement exercises held Sunday. George E. Krantz of East Second Street received the M.S. in microbiology, and Nancy Ash of Braddock Heights earned a B.S. in economics.
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Pennsylvania State University
George E. Krantz
George Krantz
East Second Street
Nancy Ash
Howard Ash
Braddock Heights
Hair coloring through history at Sheroken House of Hair Fashions
Memos by Sharon notes that hair coloring evolved from Roman and Egyptian methods to modern salon science. Sheroken House of Hair Fashions at 10 E. Church St offers short term and two process colors with patch testing advised to avoid allergic reactions.
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Sharon
Sheroken House OF Hair Fashions
E. Church St
Hosiery Alumni Dinner Marks Fifth Reunion Year
The Union Manufacturing Company hosiery alumni held their fifth annual reunion dinner at the VFW Country Club on June 13. Mrs. Corinne Wastler, reelected president, welcomed attendees as officers were chosen including Kathryn Lease as secretary-treasurer and a board featuring Katherine McKinney, Mary Esterly, and Cornpropst. Prizes honored the oldest member Miss Fannie Yinger and other categories, with many members listed as present.
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Union Manufacturing Company
V.F.W. Country Club
Corinne Wastler
Wastler
Willam Stultz
Harry
Cornpropst
Kathryn Lease
Katherine McKinney
Mary Esterly
Fannie Yinger
John Baumgardner
Miss Yinger
Joy Marker
Pauline Harrison
Harlan Hagan
James Shaff
Jesse B. Anders
Lillian Smith
Elizabeth Adams
Betty Strailman
G. William Stultz
Emory Carmack
Hal Brandt
Ethel Frye
Helen Rice
Thomas Zimmerman
Ira Poole
Katherine Lease
Charles V. Main
Rita Wells
Anna Brown
Margaret D. Miller
Mary Joy
James Baer
Maynard Wastler
Mary Wachter
Mary Grace Chafin
Ruth Wolfe
Durbin Fogle
Frances Hardman
Richard Angleberger
George Harris
Harry Cornpropst
Paul Simpson
Julia Lambright
Rose Glessner
Bertha Lockard
Ella Kline
Mamie Andrews
Walter McKinney
Lewis Esterly
Leonard Lucas
Gertrude Glass
Robert Hale
Pete Flair
Melvin Schwearing
Dorothy Henderson
Mildred Myers
Hattie Belle Miller
Elizabeth Hahn
Myrtle Dixon
Mary Louise Beacht
Estelle Baker
Dorothy Falk
Teresa Cooper
Dorothy Tucker
Harry Hart
Russian Color Cartoon To Be Shown Sunday Night
The first full length color cartoon by Russian filmmakers will be shown Sunday at 8:30 p.m. as Frederick County Arts Council starts its Second Summer Film Series. The Magic Horse released in 1941 drew glowing reviews and praise from educational associations. The feature took two years to create.
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Arts Council For
Frederick County
News brief items franked in The News
A compact list of 1964 Frederick notices and brief items appears on Page 3 of The News. Read for public notices, local events, and short reports from June.
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the News
Frederick
Maryland
First Settlements of Germans in Maryland book noted
Patrons at the C Burr Artz Library prize Edward T Schultz's First Settlements of Germans in Maryland published in 1896 by David H Smith. Schultz, Frederick native, presented a researched 60 page volume with illustrations of the Evangelical Reformed Church tavern where Washington and Braddock met, the 1869 barracks, the old Court House, and a diagram of early settlements. The hardbound book once sold for fifty cents and now fetches about ten dollars.
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C. Burr Artz Library
Edward T. Schultz
Maryland
David H Smith
Smith
Temple of Fancy
Market and
Church Streets
Schultz
Frederick
Frederick County
Evangelical Reformed Church
German Reformed Church
All Saints Street
Washington
Franklin
Braddock
School For the Deaf
Old Court House
Selections From The Adult Collection A Book List
A new anthology BY ELMER DAVIS collects his radio and newspaper writings with essays and fiction excerpts. It includes But We Were Born Free from the McCarthy era and features Godfrey Gloom pieces and The Sp y Who Came In From The Cold. The guide notes many classics like A Movable Feast and The Naked Society, available at the C Burr Artz Library and county libraries.
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Elmer Davis
America
Robert Lloyd Davis
Davis
Godfrey Gloom
C. Burr Artz
Patricia M. Broderick
Elsa
Joy Adamson
Tom Jones
Henry Fielding
Ernest Hemingway
Artz Library
Russian Dialogue With English Subtitles At Hood College
A single film presentation Sunday night features three early American comedies with Harold Lloyd and Robert Benchley with English subtitles. This series runs on the first and every third Sunday during the summer at Hudson Hall Hood College campus.
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Harold Lloyd
Robert Benchley
Hudson Hall
Hood College
Perfect attendance noted for Hildebrand children
Joyce Ann Hildebrand nine and Ronald Hildebrand seven, children of Mr and Mrs Raymond Hildebrand Jr RFD 6 Frederick, completed third and first grades with perfect attendance at East Frederick Elementary School.
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Joyce Ann Hildebrand
Ronald Hildebrand
Raymond Hildebrand Jr
RFD
Frederick
Joyce
Raymond
East Frederick
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E. D. Storm
Edward D. Storm
University of Maryland In
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Maryland Clubwomans
Maryland Federation of Womens Clubs
Melvin J. Clabaugh
Ladiesburg
Ruth Irene
Paul E. Finneyfrock Jr
Paul E. Finneyfrock Sr
Miss Clabaugh
Walkersville High School
Finneyfrock
Thurmont High School
United States Navy
Alameda Naval Base
San Francisco
Calif
Severa Pr
Storm
Atlantic City
N.J
General Federation of Womens Clubs
Frederick Womans Civic Club, Inc
State Federation of Women's Clubs
Red Cross Knitting Group
Lewis Edward Crumpacker
Union Bridge
Susan Legg
Thomas Diller Pfoutz
Monroe Richard F Pfoutz
Top O’ Hill
Miss Crumpacker
St. Mary's College of Maryland
Pfoutz
M. R. Pfoutz and Sons, Inc
Masonic Lodge
Lodge
Frank J Keefer
West Patrick
Penn State
Erhiseme
Blue Ridge Homes
Blue Ridge
Patrick Street
Frederick, Maryland
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