Elizabethtown Freemasons Receive Bible of Lodge Namesake

The officers of the Lodge accept the Bible. Pictured are: (front) Mrs. Karen Sensemen and Bro. Stephen E. Poff, Worshipful Master. (second row) Bro. Robert G. Gregoire, PM, Secretary; Bro. Seth C. Anthony, Senior Deacon and Lodge Historian; Bro. Jeffrey A. Schmidt, Junior Warden. (top row) Bro. H. Eugene Geib, PM, Senior Warden and Bro. Lawrence R. Ebersole, PM, Treasurer

Members of Abraham C. Treichler Lodge No. 682, Free and Accepted Masons, were pleased to receive the Bible belonging to the Treichler Family, originally owned by Dr. Abraham Treichler for whom the Lodge is named. This family heirloom was donated by Mrs. Karen Sensemen, of Highspire, the great grandaughter of Dr. Treichler. The donation also included personal documents from Dr. Treichler, including a marriage certificate. The Bible and documents are believed to be nearly 150 years old.

Dr. Treichler was a physician in the Elizabethtown area in the early 1900’s. An active Freemason, he was intricately involved in bringing the Masonic Villages to Elizabethtown and would later serve as their first attending physician. When a Lodge was founded in Elizabethtown, it was later named in his honor.

The Lodge looks forward to using this Bible for special occasions, including the upcoming visit of our Right Worshipful Grand Master.