His residence is the former Masonic Temple on West Avenue. He was also elected state senator in 1879, 1881 and 1885. ... author who was famous worldwide for his penmanship. His name is associated with 80 million books around the world, Bensley said.

Mason1 - Freemason members known as “Heroes of '76” dressed in Revolutionary War uniforms opened St. Johns Day celebrations with a reading of the “American Creed.” Photo by Randy Klauk. Mason 4 - Members of the Zuhrah Shrine Honor Guard fired a ...

The Ezra McColl Tate Masonic Lodge 320 occupied the second floor. / Courtesy of BCHGS. An unnamed headstone in the cemetery at Fairview Methodist Church, ... Inside the building, hymn books were destroyed, windows broken, the pulpit was knocked over ...