Time Remains to Plan to Attend 10th Anniversary Ceremony, Wreath-Laying, and Banquet for Friend to Friend Monument

There is still time before Saturday, Aug. 23, to make arrangements to attend the 10th Anniversary celebration of the dedication of the Friend to Friend Masonic Memorial Monument in the National Military Cemetery Annex in Gettysburg. There will be a memorial ceremony and wreath-laying at the Monument at 4:00 p.m., followed by a banquet and program at 5:30 p.m. in the Dobbins House across Steinwehr Avenue. The banquet speaker will be Bro. Ron Tunison, of Cairo, NY, the sculptor of the Friend to Friend statue.

There are stirring recollections of the day in l993 when then-Grand Master Edward H. Fowler, Jr., R.W.P.G.M., and the Officers of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania with Bro. Tunison participating, dedicated the Monument in the morning. Thousands of people lined the streets of Gettysburg for the huge parade in the afternoon and several hundred attended the dedication banquet in the evening.

Everyone is invited to this 10th Anniversary event. No reservations are required for the 4:00 p.m. ceremony at the Monument. Reservations are required for the banquet at a cost of $25 per person (use the form attached). For information, contact Bro. Sheldon Munn at (717) 770-0235, or by e-mail at diamunns@aol.com.