The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-21

-Kenosha Masons have q lodge room
now of which they may be proud. A
banquet room has been cut off from the
west end of the large room, leaving the
main room amply large and much better
proportioned All the rooms have been
re-decOrated and the Lodge room is es-
pecially fine 1t is frescoed in true Egyp-
tian style. The walls are frescoed to rep
resent the heavy Egyptian pillars of the
old temples, and the ceiling the open sky
above. In the east is large painting of
an Egyptian scene, and in the west a
splendid painting Of Jerusalem. The al
tar, officers chairs, stands, tables, pillars
completely remodeled no one would rec
Ognize them. To celebrate the opening of
the Lodge in its new attire, an invitation
has been extended to all the Masonic
lodges in the county to be present at q
meeting Saturday, Sept. 9th, at which
Kilburn Lodge No. 3 of Milwaukee will
exempllfy the work in the Sd degree with
full working corps of thirty men, in
Guiding a male qnartette and other mu-
sicians. The occasion will be one which
no Mason in Kenosha County will want
to miss. There will be fine social time
and will probably wind up with ban
quet. There are no pleasanter rooms in
Kenosha for a social gathering, and the
renewed enthusiasm among the Masonic
brethren of Kenosha is certain to make it
pleasant place for its increasing men,
bership.
The convention at Clinton junction
last Wednesday was decidedly poor in
vestment for several people, The cOnven-
ton was called TO order about two o'clock
by Chairman Carter and a temporary or
ganiZatiOn formed by the election of Capt.
FrantZ. of KenOSha, as President of the
convention, and Frank Frazer, of Wal
worth county, Secretary, which OrganiZa-
ton was afterwards made permanent.
The arrival of the KenOsha delegation
gave Mr. Cooper Is delegates in the Con-
vention. while Mr.. Caswell had only IL.
The WalwOrth county delegation was
prepared to do whatever would help Mr..
Ed. Goes prospects as candidate for Sec
retary of State. The report had been
started by some one that the Racine
county delegation would knife Mr.. COe in
the State convention unless the WalWOrth
county men supported Mr.. Cooper for
Congressman. The Racine gentlemen had
a chance to refute that lie and did it eff
fectually before the convention adjourned
but that did not change the determination
of the WalwOrth county men to secure an
adjournment Of the convention until after
the State Convention. This they sue
ceeded in doing with the help Of the Cas-
we'll delegation Two or three of the
WalwOrth county men had promised
faithfully to vote for Mr.. Cooper in the
convention, which would have nominated
Mr. Cooper, hence his opposition to an
adjournment. By the application Of the
unit rule the motion to adjourn carried
and the convention will meet again next
Wednesday at the same place at p. m.
Mr. COOpers chances are brighter now
than ever, for in addition to his friends
among the Walworth county delegation,
there is prospect that two or three more
delegates from the Rock County delega-
ton may be induced to vote for Cooper
from considerations arising from the
county election in Rock. The WalwOrth
County delegation may stick for Con-
gresham from that county, but the prob
abilities are strong that they will break
early in the fight and vote for their pref
erences, IN which case Mr. Cooper is GER
tain of the nomination.