[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1039]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF CANNON LODGE 104

  (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VAN DREW. Madam Speaker, I recognize Cannon Lodge 104, which, on 
February 26, will be celebrating 150 years as a chartered Masonic 
lodge.
  Cannon Lodge had its first outreach on October 27, 1869, from Henry 
Cannon, whom the lodge is named after. On February 26, 1870, a Masonic 
charter was granted, and Cannon Lodge 104 came into existence.
  In January 1960, through the generosity of Brother Elmer Smith, the 
present location of the lodge was donated and dedicated to his father, 
Captain Charles S. Smith.
  In 1995, Sea Isle City Lodge No. 280 was merged with Cannon; and, in 
1999, Arbutus Lodge No. 170 of Cape May Court House did the very same 
thing.
  I am a proud member of Cannon Lodge 104, and we live by the motto: 
``Making Good Men Better.'' These men around me there have made me a 
better man. We are dedicated to the betterment of ourselves, our 
community, and giving to charity.
  Madam Speaker, I look forward to the continued work we will do in the 
community, and I thank them all for the work my fellow brothers do. 
They are truly heroes in south Jersey.

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