Mason Barrick, an eighth-grader at Lower Dauphin Middle School, competed at the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Tournament of Champions DeMolay Ritual Competition that was held the weekend of Sept. 6 in Gettysburg. He competed with more than 60 DeMolay members from the jurisdictions of Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Mason, representing Elizabethtown DeMolay, won first-place ribbons in the open level contests for the Ceremony of Light, Chaplain Prayers and Historical Lecture. There were also champion-level contests for previous competitors and jurisdictional champions in the various contests.
One of the principal goals of the Order of DeMolay is to help young men become better and more confident public speakers through the memorization and recitation of ceremonies and presentations. Mason joined Elizabethtown Chapter, Order of DeMolay, on Nov. 4, 2018, and serves as chaplain for the chapter.
Elizabethtown Chapter, Order of DeMolay, is a fraternal organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21 from Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lititz, Lower Dauphin, Manheim, Marietta, Middletown, Mount Joy, New Providence, Quarryville and Lebanon areas. Through its varied activities, the Order of DeMolay teaches the principles of good citizenship, fraternalism, and leadership. A basic chapter program includes public speaking, athletics, social functions, travel and civic service projects. Elizabethtown Chapter is sponsored by Abraham C. Treichler Lodge 682 Free and Accepted Masons, Corinthian Royal Arch Chapter 224 and Lancaster Commandery 13 Knights Templar.
For further information, readers may contact chapter adviser Jesse Spence at 717-209-0843 or etowndemolay@gmail.com.
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