World War I Program, King David Lodge, Honor Night, 1919

Item — Box: 516

Identifier: GL2004-11838

Scope and Contents

Program for World War I Night at "King David Lodge / A..F. & A.M. / Honor Night. / November 12, A. L. 5919." The program has stars inside red rectangle.

Dates

Creation: 1919

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

When many of the members of King David Lodge in Taunton, Massachusetts, had returned home, the lodge presented a program to mark their service. Organizers asked for all members who were veterans to wear their uniforms—including those of the Spanish-American War and the American Civil War. The blue stars on the front of the program represents the 37 lodge members who served. The single red star symbolizes Andrew Leslie Jencks (1892-1918). He died of disease in France the same year he was initiated at the lodge. “’Americans, Do Your Bit’: World War I in Posters,” Opened 3 June 2017