|
|
|
|
The Masonic Homes' Men's Chorus began in 1992 with about a dozen men who enjoyed singing and would gather for a monthly hymn sing. They decided to begin a men's chorus and practice in a resident's apartment. This small group sang at hymn-sings and in Sell Chapel. Bro. Harry Miller came on board as their director in 1994.
Now, in addition to the hymn sings and Sell Chapel, the group sings at various churches in the community and for senior citizen groups. Their numbers have swelled to 34 members with an average age above 80 years young!
The Choir, pictured left to right, are:
First row: Harry Miller, Director, Columbia Lodge No. 286; Norma Kehrli, Pianist; William Godshall, Union Lodge No. 324, Mifflintown; Tom Glidden, Narrator, Abraham C. Treichler Lodge No. 682, Elizabethtown; Robert Lindeman, Leonard Forman Lodge No. 782, Philadelphia; Howard Wittel, Manheim Lodge No. 587; Stewart Titus, St. John's Lodge No. 233, Jenkins Twp; John Galbraith, Thomas R. Patton Lodge No. 659, Philadelphia; Ralph Taylor, Warren Lodge No. 240, Montrose; and Fred Fechter, Richmond Lodge No. 230, Philadelphia.
Second row: Richard Walker, Lodge No. 43, Lancaster; William Herd, Corinthian Lodge No. 573, Pittsburgh; David Getty, Lodge No. 9, Tacony (Philadelphia); Charles Hornickell, Mt. Lebanon Lodge No. 226, Lebanon; William Moore, Abraham C. Treichler Lodge No. 682, Elizabethtown.
Third row: Walter Baleau, Shiloh Lodge No. 558, Lansdale; Richmond Sutton, Acacia Lodge No. 355, Blairsville; William Pedrick, Covenant-Excelsior Lodge No. 456, Philadelphia; Donald Gregg, Grove City Lodge No. 603; Matthew Gallagher, Concordia Lodge No. 67, Jenkintown.
Back row (left to right): Rev. Charles H. Lacquement, D.D., Abraham C. Treichler Lodge No. 682, Elizabethtown; William Treager, Westmoreland Lodge No. 518, Greensburg; Luther Updegraff, Eureka Lodge No. 335, Montoursville; Ralph Barici, Canby Lodge No. 520, St. Petersburg; Fred Ettline, York Lodge No. 266; Robert Steck, Spring Creek Lodge No. 802, Hershey; Alton Kirkpatrick, Perry Lodge No. 458, Marysville; Atlee Shank, Cumberland Star Lodge No. 197, Carlisle; Robert Hotchkiss, North Hills Lodge No. 716, McCandless; Wiley McElwain, Shrewsbury Lodge No. 423; Pastor Van Deursen, Associate Pastor.
Not pictured: Richard Emrey, Charity Lodge No. 190, Jeffersonville; Everett Iander, Solomon's Lodge No. 3, Philadelphia; Robert Johnson, Perry Lodge No. 392, Erie; William Long, Community Lodge No. 744, Broomall; Charles Metcalf, Elk Lodge No. 379, Ridgway; John Van Horn, St. James Lodge No. 457, Beaver; John Walizer, Washington Lodge No. 265, |
|
|
|