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bly, one hundred and fifty children. It is being built by contract, at an expense of 

 twenty-eight thousand dollars, ($28,000); the cost of the lot being |3, 300. 



The number of children regularly surrendered and committed to this institution, 

 since its incorporation, is 333. Some of these little ones have been placed under the 

 protecting shelter of the "Home" by widowed mothers who, from sickness or some 

 other cause, have not been able to supjiort their offspring; some have been abandoned 

 by both parents, while in not a few cases the child has lost father, mother and home, 

 and thus sadly orphaned, has been thrown u^jon the cold charity of the world; to such 

 the ' ' Home ' ' has always been a refuge, and the Managers hope, that with their new 

 building and the hearty co-operation of the friends of this institution, their opportuni- 

 ties for usefulness will be even gi-eater in the future than they have been in the past. 



FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS. 



Lodge No. 43, held in the City of Lancaster, is the oldest Lodge in Lancaster county, 

 and the eighth oldest Lodge in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for which a war- 

 rant, authorizing and empowering brother John Stephen Chambers, Worshipful Master, 

 John Doyle, Senior Warden and Henry Hviber, Junior Warden, of a new Lodge to be 

 called No. 43, to be held in the Borough of Lancaster, in the State of Pennsylvania, or 

 anywhere within five miles of the same, to Admit and Make Free Masons, according to 

 the ancient custom of the Royal Craft, in all ages and nations throughout the known 

 world, and not contrawise, &c., &c., was granted 21st day of April, A. D. 1785, and in the 

 year of Free Masonry, 5785, at Philadelphia, by the Grand Lodge, for the Province of 

 Pennsylvania, by virtue of a Provincial Grand Warrant, from Grand Lodge of London, 

 Great Britain, whereof then the Right Worshipful and Right Honorable Thomas 

 Erskine, Earl of Kelly, Viscount Fenton, Lord Barron, of Pitteen Ween, &c., in Great 

 Britain, was Grand Master of Masons. 



The Right Worshi])ful William Osborne, Deputy Grand Master; the Right Worship- 

 ful Mr. AVilliam Dickey, Senior Grand Warden; the Right Worshipful James Gibson, 

 Esq., Junior Grand Warden, and the seal of the said Grand Lodge, bearing date June 

 20th, 1764, A. M., 5764. 



The Revolution necessitated the subjoined change of authority: 



By virtue of a Dispensation granted by the R. W., William Adcock, Esq., Grand 

 Master of Masons for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the night of the 14th of 

 September, A. D., 1785, A. L., 5785, at the house of Frederick Hubley, in Lancaster 

 city, was Installed, Stephen Chambers, W. M. ; John Doyle, S. W. ; Henry Huber, J. 

 W. ; of Lodge No. 43 in the Borough of Lancaster, Pa. 



A New Warrant was I'eceived August 8th, A. D. 1787, A. L., 5787, that was granted 

 by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, dated July 14, A. D., 1787, A. L., 5787, (reciting 

 the original Warrant of Lodge No. 43,) by which new Warrant all the rights and privi- 

 leges apjiertaining to Free Masonry, were confirmed unto John Doyle, Worshipful 

 Master; Henry Huber, Senior Warden; Charles Smith, Junior Warden; and the Breth- 

 ren of Lodge No. 43 and their successors forever. 



Among the Past Masters of Lodge No. 43, are the following honored and distinguished 

 citizens : Stephen Chambers, John Doyle, James Moore, Solomon Etting, Chai-les Smith, 

 Matthew Barton, James Gamble, Wm. Kirkpatrick, Peter Getz, Jeremiah Mosher, 

 Jacob Carpenter, John MoiTis, John Miller, Abraham Henry, Ben. West Henry, Robert 

 McElwee, John Reynolds, George Whitecar, Geo. B. Porter, Thomas Jeffries, Henry 

 Keffer, James Buchanan, Ebenezer Wright, Jasper Slaymaker, Matthew McKelly, 

 John Mathiot, John Landis, Abner Thomas, Alexander Miller, Robei't Moderwell, 

 Elijah McLenegan, Jacob Albright, Emanuel Schaefter, J. Heniy Brown, &c. 



Washington Lodge, No. 156, held at Drumore Center. Warrant dated February 2d, 

 A. L., 5818, by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. , 



1 Contributed by Major O. M. Howell. 



