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Masonic Lodge

    Just five years after Clarence celebrated its Centennial the second Masonic Lodge organized here celebrated its 75th Anniversary. According to the records of the Lodge it had to be one of the very best years in the existence of Masonry in Clarence.

    Thirteen years later, December 1977, saw this Lodge sell its third floor quarters on the comer of Lombard and Sixth Avenue. These facilities had been owned by Mason of Euclid and Mt. Hope Lodges for 108 years. As of that date the organization began utilizing rental facilities for their meetings.

    Updating history of the Lodge written in the Centennial book we find the following have been granted certificates of membership for 50 years: *W. L. Bauman-1960, Leonard Fictor-1964, August Ruther-1964, Lou Hansen-1965, Lee Freeman-1966, Charles Von Muenster-1966, Robert Kelly-1967, Roy Joslin-1967, Harry Crist-1967, Vern Freeman-1969, Lester Kelly-1970, Earl Caldwell-1971, Art Lyle-1972, *Oscar Dethman-1972, Fred Debner-1973, Walter Ruther-1975, Arthur Kemmann-1976, Herbert Behrends-1980, Myrl Sylvester -1980, *Grover Penningroth-1981, *Randolph Kastler-1984.

(*Denotes those 50 year members still living at the time of this Quasquicentennial Celebration.)