The Drawings of Bro. George Herzog
What Gothic Hall might have looked like.
An exu·emely unique collection of nineteen prelimi n ary water color sketches of the Masonic T emple, Philadelphia were received in August through the generosity of Mrs. Anne Herzog L a Motte a nd fa mil y of Ohio. Mrs. LaMotte is the granddaughter of Bro. George H erzog, 1852-1920, the distinguished artist and decorator of most a ll the rooms in the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia. All of the sketches, which have been in the possession of the family for years, are undated. But as most of the Lodge Rooms and other areas shown in these drawings were completed about 1905, we can be somewhat sure that the sketches were submitted for approval during the period, 1890-1905. Bro. Herzog arrived in Philadelphia from Bavaria in 1873. He exhibited his art at the 1876 Centennial Exposition, where he received prizes and u itical praise for his works. In 1888, one year
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before he was to complete his first commission, Egypt.ian Hall which celebrated its centenary in January of last year, he became a member of Lodge No. 51 (now University Lodge No. 51). Several of the more noteworth y drawings depict the ceiling of Gothic Hall with heraldic crests, and side panels showing scenes from the Crusades. One sketch shows three richly ornamented panels of the west wall above the staircase outside Gothic Hall. Another sketch shows a drawing of the proposed reception area near the Filbert Street entrance, which was never used. A future exhibition of these materials is p lanned. The Grand Lodge Library a nd Museum would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs. LaMotte, and her family, for their generous donation of these materials that might have been othe1w ise lost.
VOLUME XXXVII
FEBRUARY 1990
Brother W. Scott Stoner Becomes IOOth Right Worshipful Grand Master of Masons in Pennsylvania
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Bro. W. Scott Stoner Right Worshipful Grand Master
Bro. W. Scott Stoner of Lancaster, a partner in the firm of Dorwart, Andrew and Co., Cert.ified Public Accountants, has been installed as the one-hundredth R. W. Grand Master of Masons in Pennsylvania.
His installation to this, the highest Masonic office in the Commonwealth took p lace at the Annual Grand Communication of the Grand Lodge held at Harrisburg on December 27, 1989. Bro. Stoner received his Blue Lodge Degrees in 1966 after serving two years in the military. He served as Master of Casiphia Lodge No. 551 in Mount Joy in 1973-1974; as Treasurer in 1976-1977 and as Representative in the Grand Lodge from 1978 through 1983. He was appointed District Deputy Grand Master for the 1st Masonic District in 1977 and was created a Past District Deputy Grand Master in 1983 when he left that office to assume the Station of Junior Grand Warden. Since 1984, Bro. Stoner has served on the Committee on Masonic Homes and the Consolida ted Fund Committee. H e is a member of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Masonic Foundation for the Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Among Children and is the Chai~an of the Board of Directors of The Pennsylvania Youth Foundation. Born and raised in Lancaster, Bro. Stoner was educated in the Hempfield School District and was graduated from The Pennsylvania State University in 1961 with a bachelor of Science degree. In 1966, Bro. Stoner joined the accounting firm of Dorwart, Andrew and Co. H e was admitted to the partnership of that firm in 1973. At p~esent he is an audit partner and is in charge of the firm's continuing professional education. He is a member of the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of CPA's and served as president of the South Central Chapter PI CPA in 1980-1981. He has served as chairman of several PICP A committees. Bro. Stoner is a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Landisville. He is currently an usher there, as well as being a Financia l Teller and Chairman of the Endowment Fund Committee. Formerly, he has been a member of both the church 's choir and Church Council. In the community, Bro. Stoner has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Kiwanis Club of Lancaster. He is a former board member of Lutheran Social Services, East Region, and has served on that organization 's Finance Committee. Bro. Stoner is a member of Lancaster Royal Arch Chapter No. 43; Goodwin Council No. 19, Royal and Select Masters as well as Lancaster Commandery No. 13, Knights Templar. Further, Bro. continued on page 7