New-York tribune., 1867-03-13
MOTHER GIFT EN1BRPRIsB.

ITs OBJECT ALLEGED BE TO AID TIrE MASONIC HALL
AND ASYLUM FUND-THE SCHEME REPUDIATED BY
THE LEADING MAsoNs OF THIS CITY.
Recentlv firm styling themselves Holmes d Co.
have extensively advertised series OF gfeonecrts uDe
first owhich is TO take place at stenways Hall on Inc
evening Of March 22, in aid Of the Masonic Han ana
Asylum fund For this purpose 10000 hckes are 10
cold at q each, the management p'edging themsevsS
dstrbue saooOO0 worth Of presents ranging from house
and lot alleged tn be worth $4,000 down to pair OF
seeye-buttons worth perhaps 20 cents. The mode IN
which the drawing to be conducted s thus expned
by the management
"Bve purchaser Of ticket for Of The concerts VIII be ep % :.
purchaser sealed envelope at the time and place 70 O th
amer a. " 5s%sS % s 1e pps shah Se placed envelope
and purchasers shall have opportunity 70 secure The o' ''
Nv this mode the managers claim that the State law
with regard lotteries will be cvaded, ana inat nth S
have the sanction OF authorities for proceeding VIII
the undertaking. They also claim that the scheme ha
received the sanction of the Grand Master OF inc
nifty in roof which they publish the following e''c
oYV1cE GRAND MAsrER oV MAsoss 0g ThS
s1ArK or EEw-YoKK, NEw-YoHK, JAN ~ 100"
6T % ,n W s,R9 Your. Of the 9th met osiv In reply
can only ts Ss; HE e.'sGe % Of o rsS MssopS 3 a an" Of
the State Of EesYoI win not only my uGqa&ssd &
w SSI %, no tST .S 915 5 p To ;Ss
ys that lead: s .Ss 70 any .s. yS0P Sc h ' .e.
surely follow and w % % the 0 sO. and orphans Of
am "aF and Hae'H'' ROBERT D. HOLMES Grand Master
,eo c,o,n,od that other leading Masons OF this city
and vicinity have given the scheme their
and support Our reporter called on ~ Gr;1n nnG,hor in
dorsed or rejected the schemes that hc would not
party enterprise that would IN any maSr ma ,at he
$4,000 aid the Hall and Asylum Fund when NUT nvS
responsible parties he had every reason 10 pcne'o
0theS Grand officers and leading OF the craft
then cal
Wonpcng the scheme most iladvsed one and one that
would work much harm To the order 1hey staten ' .
the nubIc were at present much exercised about inc
Crosby Opera House and other lotteries, which had re-
Gently taken place, and which are freely dcnounesa anu ,
that The money received from Holmes Co.. In aid OF le
Fund would not couutebalance the odum arsing rom
such proceeding ON the other han, snod tno ,t ~
prove failure and many leading Masons preaGt v a
wD and should the managers fail 70 return te ~ @ ~ ts
TO purchasers Of tickets by far the larger SHARE =, ' @
blame would fall upon the order, VINO are IN no MS
sponsble for the affair." and have no voice Ia its "ho
rnr the Masonic Fair IN aid Of the Hall and Asylum
Pnnd held I'm this city December and January last the
Executive Committee Of the Fair were on several o,e a.
sons asked 20 give their cOuntennnce ana support 70
Co buf In each case refused do for the reasons set
forth above The Board of Trustees OF thc hhI anu
Grand warden, Juiior Grand Warden Treasurer, aud
Grand Secretary, have not taken any action IN te MATER.
FOR they have not met Board since June last Inc
majority Of its members however have individually eA-
pressed themselves opposed to H. 49,. .,, , ,.,.o.
Last Fall lottery 10 consist Of 1900 600 worth OF prizes
at 81 per ticket projected at Medina Orleans County
this State and on bearing Of the scheme the ioo"ns
oyucE r,E GA.Sp A,srEE oy M.'oy' og THE
STATE oT EEw IoRE, HEv ioKE. oct 2, \ J., 80
To all Mast,rs Of LodQef aud all Io "a ~, Niai, ~ ~
having tecn brought notice that At The h oi hen Vi
ss f.n' pnSs GSos of . PVSss d.sSsS s,s aiding lie M al asylum
f State 'sl having ses ,1t ,h,, se.e Pro',ns. ssr' s,
g sep place. prominence before the Ms q this STATE having
y desire TO STATE that hae not IN
az uaor.e the uo,meal shh 10 mye. yo'ot q
the the and hy he name and dice entirely
horIed and without ancg~on part Nsrn 'e ofah
nsme Of ebsdv adse them tb have dollars 20 nvssi for
Ne goea Il g efan 'sa hev frsar en 70 the dfani Ssra'
my hAd ani pr'as 'ea A., he ga's nha on w & '
above written RouERr u. HoLsEs GrAad htfet
Attest JAsrs W Ar,TrS Gtald sser,iAp.
This had the desired effect aud the enterprise was at
once abandoned. ,-.a
STILL ANOTHER sCHEME-LI1Tfk fHoh DihAf-
POINTED INVESTOR ---,---,s-f''
Yesterday morning Mayor Hoffman received q
letter of which the following is copy verbatim;
90 -" March a. III
Dear s,ro ,hs Nror n ns CITY u Scs Yol. rs,s hon
William VIII, Co 10 Tlr Ateaus street lit ltfel H,sls
Troasn Note Naiona CurrraJ Dsps- gal Hos' isaer - h'
e.ived IT, Menplsa Jerey Assn14ton 'aflnsi'n
Cerifcaie Payahr tun ~ Hs -ri"l' ore -" ~ f'e a.
srl on ret II Tie a palaie respectively have ssui
that j. STATED section tEo - us octie lfh 'nss
holsT psy1t q three dsr ParsAo 49, 30, osni.
| /. Of H. vaut uh nitg E,sh,l 10 nshi ani -. y
arc TIER thsv ai pa up bring t Ja' they 'sni ,
tso ofih.s 1 i ons II Asa sh hc purchase aha
face ~ t Jast have sTpts - sor ~ s"f Hue 'i %
that description hey Rasi hh h nAlst 70 t'- "i Ca % ~,
City ofSewYork All mu stisni TO siihpl i AL 80
M.yor oie cv q 70 30 es, AL l'n a"' pc n' .'
! let me know SAa there SOFT l.si, ifaV
| sead your line o. S,hahAric Co, n ].
The Mayor refused take any notice Of The above let
ter and the gentleman sending IL VIII have 10 seek ne ~
dress Ia other quarter.