Leading with the banner of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, members of the two German-speaking lodges in the Philadelphia area prepare to step off in the 27th annual parade to honor Bro. and Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, the drillmaster of the Continental Army at Valley Forge, and to recognize the contributions of all German-Americans to the national heritage. German ethnic groups from numerous surrounding communities join with the two German-speaking lodges, Hermann Lodge No. 125 and Humboldt Lodge No. 359.

Directly behind the banner in the photo are (l-r): William Hettel; Peter Hansen, W.M., Hermann Lodge; Thomas J. Miller, Jr., D.D.G.M., Masonic District A; Thomas R. Eynon, Masonic District 8; Erwin Stielow, W.M., Humboldt Lodge; and Erik Crudele. In the rear are: Walter Ruhfuss, Arno Ruetcel, Charles