The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-13

The new Masonic hall, which was ded-
/ icated i'm this city last week h without "a
parallel in point Of elegance IN the Upper
/ Peninsula. The Masonic fraternity Of
| ficiated m the laying OF the corner stone
/ az Iron cOunty's court house and after
| the impressive ceremony attending, re-
paired 60 the new hall in the second
story OF The Fair block, which was ded-
/ icated after the form of the order. then
! followed bountiul banquet. Allison's
music soon struck up andmany feet mer-
! rly plidcd over the rich carpet
! a DIAMOND DuLL representative had
! the good fortune 20 be present, observe the
mysterious grandeur az the retreat aud
learn several interesting points concern
! inc the Crystal Falls branch al the noble
\ order.
CRYSTAL Falls Lodge No. $50. FREQ and
! Accepted MuSouS, was organized April
/ 20 1856. the first meeting being heli
/ MAY l. the samcyeHrthere being thirteen
charter m mbcrS named as follows.
Henry 9. kniBAL,
| ,IoHN H. PNKs,
! FRANK ScADnEN.
FREpERicK MOVIE,
! PHmIs G. BUrrs,
Christopher +. RoBETs,
JAMES KIRK,
! ROBERT BARKLEY,
=. F.CLARK,
LEVI j. kNnAlL,
NJ COUGuEY
SOLOMON - HoIIIsTER, in,
WILLIAM III MORRISON
The lodge worked under the dispensa-
ton 81 the Grand Lodge ol the state OF
Michigan untilJanuary %, lSSS, when a
charter was received, and since February
- ia the same year the lodge has opor-
ated within ITSELF it's class beng that
known as the Blue Lodge
The lodge now numbers fort -scven
members and boasts 81 more members in
good standing and advanced la the order
than any other lodge Of thrice it's mems
bershp IN the state. OF the iorty-seVcn
members no less than seven have Mt
tnned the thirty second degree, and
more are reaching IN that direction as
rapidly as possible. The members take
great pride IN the work and are doing all
they can al the time toadvancc No. $50.
The new hall X striking evidence OF this
The main room Is 2Gx5l feet At the
rear are four rooms divided az follows
Reception room, 12x15; ante room,
12xI2; banquet hall, lGxl6; kitchen,
4 Sxl6. The hall Is superbly decorated
with mysterious designs, the whole being
finished to represent the stone work in
King Solomon temple, the workmun on
which founded the Masonic order with
the wise old king as the first worshipiul
master. Al the center OF the ceiling is a
blazing star, surrounded by many de.
signs, the significance of which is known
only TO those who have rode the goat, y
as the saying is. The walls are as OF
cut stone and supported by the i've
columns OF archtecture-Tu Tuscan, Doric,
Ionic, Corinthian and Composite.
Even the heavy curpet is after
the style 81 the order, ia imitation
of the stone floor Of the king +
temple. The chairs for the three princi-
pal officers are OF highly finished black
walnut, upholstered in silk plush the
remaining furniture being 81 walnut fin
shed in morocco leather. Taken all
in all the apartment Is ~ rich ~ money
can make il aud a. handsome n room as
one would care tp enter.
The spirit OF doing all things the best
which IL at all times manifest IN crystal
Falls, shows itself la The workings Of this
splendid secret society.
The decorating in the'lodge room was
done by Richard Wehsc. of this city. who
has shown himself to bc an artist Of rare
ability.