Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-25
MasoNlC 0RPHARS HONE.
Letter from Special Dsputy g. " 7. A.
nemas.-.What Memphls Maseas
.7aaa Have Done, Etes Eto. {
RrLLrvon, Kr., Aagust a, 1870.

BELLEVUE, KY, August IA, 1870.
n Editors AppeuJ-I visited your magnif-
cent city last week to remain two days
only ana with no intention OF p.csonstng
the claims of the Masonic Orphans
Home" Such, however, was the emthu-
siasm Of its friends that they overpowered
me with their hospitality and ~inhusnesd
me TO emain a week. I made my escape
from POUR lovely city only by promising
20 return in ten or twelve days. The
" Masonic Orphans Hone" II q neble
charity, worthy of the best hsaxts Of the
brotherhood or of any other people. The
endowment OF homes for the help
not responsible for their hslplsssness,
the great interest you have mani
tested in this enterprise, merits
the thanks of every Mason in the State,
and as far as an agent can manifest them
/ hereby return them most heartily.
Presenting upon your former kindness,
1 am now trespassing pon you with the
hope that you will publish the result OF
my short trip among the good brothers
Of Memphis; also, what they had volun-
tarily done. Before / reach them of the
latter, / wish to enroll as friends Of the
widows and orphans the following
Lodges, viz: E24 ~
South Memphis Lodge, No. I8.---.SIlsO
Angenona Lodge, No. 168..--......a.I24O
AOAA oCCS" ANCN5OH w.
DeSoto Lodge, No. 299---..-",-..----I080
Kilwinning new Lodge No. s4I-~--".. $50
1910
The individual subscriptions to the
"Barton ClUb,' Of one hundred dollars
each, are as follows, viz: George Mel
lersh, n. II. Higbee,J J. NJ. Pettigrew, ;. w.
Wood, John AinsIie, T. G. Caskin, W. J.
Patton, $500; Bun r. Price, A. ]. Wheeler,
p. M. Stanley. j. W. A. Jones Of. o. OF
Bartlett Lodge; @. NJ. Carroll, q. W. L.
Crook, Wm.G Gay, W. Y. Cirode, L La
grill, AT Davis, +. M. Nelson, J.. NJ,
Cans, John Beamish, N. j. Wiggin, A.
W. Jones IF. c. Joe Grieshaber, A.
Spiro, 70. Il. Rabcock, A. p. Curry. W. B.
Wigs, a.; 7. T~omlinson, John D. Bairo,
X. @. Williamson, David P. Hadden, J.
w. Graham, w. II. Butts, r. W. shelton,
George Q. Hardin, DR.. shelton Hinson,
K. ii. Leidy, Ed. Worsham, W. N.
Brooks, Ben. K. Pullen. Fisher A. Tyler,
j.. H. Smith, John B. Campbell, G.. s.
Cooper. The last named is not a Mason,
but places himself among the friends OF
the innocent, helpless orphans. These
kind brethren informed me there are
about one thousond Masons affiliated
and nOn-affliated in your city, and
that I must not stop short of five
hundred names there, therefore
the necessity for my returning. In my alb
sence there Is a committee of three breth-
rem from each lodge soliciting subscrip-
tons. On my return l will visit all the
lodges in shelby county, accompanied by
brother A. j. Wheeler.
I must congratulate the fraternity of
the city of Memphis upon this factoring
prospects they lave for a beautiful tenn
pie as a place of meeting, such an one as
will be pointed to by every inhabitant Of
the city as an honor TO their taste, pride
n ~liberality. Such an one, as such q
fraternity desires, who are determined to
endow An institution where every Ma
sonic widow, child, and -supsranuated
Mason shall nav a home Of comfort, all
their wants supplied and their children
trained and educated for usefulness and
society. As its construction is to be made
by q joint stock company that viii pay a
dividend and to be an ornament 20 thu
city, I have nc doubt that the peEma-
nen citizens and real estate owners will
feel called upon to assist in a public en-
terprise so valuable, by subscribing stock
literally.
You will please excuse the length of
this article, as l have written more han I
expected. Very respectfully,
TOWNSEND A. THOMAS,
Special Deputy Grand Master, Agent.