Merced (Calif.) Lodge Initiates Class in Yosemite

The first initiation ever held in any of the national parks by the Order was held recently when Merced (Calif.) Lodge, No. 1240, took in a large class of candidates in the Yosemite. The officers of Merced Lodge, in conducting the initiation, were assisted by George F. Hudson member of the Grand Lodge Committee on Good of the Order, J. H. Plummer, Exalted Ruler of Stockton (Calif.) Lodge, No. 218, and L. E. C. Jordan, Secretary of that Lodge. All those who witnessed the ceremony will never forget its beauty and solemnity and the impression made by the wonderful scenery of the great National Park. A special dispensation was granted by Grand Exalted Ruler McFarland permitting Merced Lodge to hold this session in the Yosemite.

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