Tag: The Baltimore Sun

  • Annual Banquet

    Annual Banquet

    Unity Lodge No. 146 hosted its annual banquet on New Year’s Eve at the Strickler House, as reported by The Baltimore Sun on January 1, 1909. The event, attended by 90 people, featured H. H. Downing as the toastmaster. Read more

  • Chester Lodge No. 61 Watta B.

    Chester Lodge No. 61 Watta B.

    Chester Lodge No. 61’s history is elusive, but the Baltimore Sun uncovered a lead. In a 1905 letter to the Virginia Heraldry, W. M. W. sought information on the Walter, Shanks, Gardiner, Love, and Rovell families, connecting Walter “Watta B.” Bragg Walter to the lodge. The Grand Lodge of Virginia provided membership details. Read more