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Newly instituted Lodge 628 of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in Ridgeley, W. Va., receives an American flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol as a gift from Rep. Harley O. Staggers, presented by Harry See to V. H. Parsons during the lodge's inauguration ceremony on May 4, 1953.
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May 4, 1953. TRAINMAN NEWS--PAGE THREE
New Lodge 628 Gets Flag from U. S. Capitol
RIDGELEY, W. Va.--Newly-instituted Lodge 628 will always be proud of its first gift--an American flag which has flown over the nation's Capitol.
The flag, secured from the Capitol architect, is a gift of Rep. Harley O. Staggers (D.W. Va.).
V. H. Parsons, general chairman, Western Maryland Railway, was installing officer.
Harry See, national legislative representative, administered the oath. He also presented the flag from Congressman Staggers to General Chairman Parsons for the lodge.
The lodge is named after William R. Durbin, a former BRT local chairman in Cumberland. It will be an exclusive Western Maryland and Cumberland and Pennsylvania lodge. All members of these two systems, formerly with Lodge 440 in Cumberland, Md. were transferred to the new lodge.
Officers of 628 are: A. H. Mace, president; E. W. Justice, vice-president; T. C. Dunlap, secretary; W. R. Rice, treasurer; W. F. Rice, agent official publication; E. W. Duer, legislative representative; G. E. Justice, alternate.
Mace appointed the following to office: A. B. Hunter, conductor; G. E. Martin, chaplain; G. H. Cross, warden; J. A. Shipe, inner guard; J. A. Turano, outer guard.
J. W. Allen, field supervisor, and J. M. Houchins, state representative of West Virginia, addressed the membership.
The lodge will meet at Ridgeley Volunteer Fire Hall on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, at 7:30 p. m.
A large turnout was welcomed from Lodges in Elkins, W. Va.; Keyser, W. Va.; Hagerstown, Md.; Baltimore, Md. and Cumberland.
Refreshment committee consisted of T. P. Cowan, G. E. Justice and R. E. Leighty.
HARRY SEE, national legislative representative, presents to V. H. Parsons, Western Maryland general chairman, a flag secured by Congressman Harley Staggers of West Virginia for the use and honor of Lodge 628, newly instituted lodge at Ridgeley, W. Va.
The flag, secured from the Capitol architect, is one that has flown over the Capitol.
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New Lodge 628 is instituted in Ridgeley, W. Va., named after William R. Durbin, with members transferred from Lodge 440. Rep. Harley O. Staggers gifts an American flag flown over the Capitol, presented by Harry See to V. H. Parsons. Officers are appointed, addresses given, and meetings scheduled at Ridgeley Volunteer Fire Hall.