This is the 150th year of Mount Lebanon Lodge No. 226, Lebanon. William S. Arnold, Sr., D.D.G.M., 60th Masonic District said that the lodge is not only recognizing its heritage from 1848 to 1998 in a big way, but it also is looking with great promise to tomorrow with a dramatic logo and inspiring slogan, "1998-2148, Surveyors of the Future."

The first celebration will be a parade on Saturday, Aug. 8. Organizers say it probably will be the biggest parade ever seen on Cumberland Street in Lebanon. The brethren and their ladies at Mt. Lebanon Lodge have been at work for months getting ready, especially raising funds to cover the cost of the celebration. Typical of the zeal with which they are approaching the celebration, several times during the winter more than a dozen members of the committee met at 2 a.m. for "early breakfast" at a local diner before getting to work making between 1,100 and 1,200 Italian sandwiches. It's obvious the sandwich sales are popular -- there's a standing order from one customer for 35 to be picked up at 4 a.m. "By 6 a.m., we're doing a land office business," said the lodge historian, William Sattazahn.

In a second event during the year, the anniversary will be recognized officially on Saturday, Oct. 3, with an informal visitation by R.W. Grand Master James L. Ernette and officers of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania.