The object under consideration is a banquet program from Reading Lodge No. 549, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, documenting their 89th Anniversary banquet. The event took place on Saturday, December 11, 1965, commencing at 6:30 PM at the Masonic Temple located in West Reading, Pennsylvania. The program is a bi-fold document featuring pale azure paper stock with a dark blue border and black lettering. The printing style is characteristic of mid-20th century printing.
The program serves as a record of the Lodge's administrative structure for the fraternal year. The interior of the first page lists the elected and appointed officers of Reading Lodge No. 549, including Worshipful Master Christopher Carley, Senior Warden Charles T. Trego, the Treasurer, the Secretary, and other officers. The members of the Committee on Grievance, the Committee on Charity, and the Berks County Masonic Home Endowment Fund are also identified. The contact information for Carl A. Focht, District Deputy Grand Master of the Seventh Masonic District, is provided.
The second page outlines the evening's schedule. The program includes a welcome from Worshipful Master Carley, followed by an invocation by Rev. Bro. Kenneth R. Booar. The program notes patriotic elements including the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of the National Anthem. Greetings from the Grand Lodge were presented by Carl A. Focht. A keynote address, "It Is Up To Us," was delivered by Past Master Lloyd E. Enoch. The program indicates the event concluded with the singing of "Auld Lang Syne" and a benediction. The menu for the banquet is presented as follows: fruit cup, roast beef, lemon chiffon pie, nuts, mints, and cigars.