The Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, 1904 June 1-1913 Mar. 14 / compiled by George B. Willson.

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The Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, 1904 June 1-1913 Mar. 14 / compiled by George B. Willson.

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The development of the Masonic Homes in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania is covered chronologically. George B. Willson contributed information about meetings leading up to and during the construction of the Masonic Homes; the meetings were held at the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings and magazine articles about the corner stone laying ceremony and the building of the Masonic Homes retirement community. Invitations, programs and ribbons for the grand opening event are also found in this volume.

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