The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-28
MASONIC.

During the two months of the present
year there has been a greater increase in
membership of this order. and more sub
stantial progress made than during any
other similar period, and a. the present
time there is very large number of appli-
cations in hand from parties wishing to
join the ranks.
Wasatch Lodge had a fine meeting on
Friday evening, at which the master
mason degree was conferred or Recorder
G. E. Stanton. There was quite O large
attendance, and the session was an unusu-
ally interesting one.
On Saturday the chapter met and con-
ferred the Royal Arch degree on three
brethren. Brother Bachelor, of Eureka,
New, and E. D. Jones and j. 7. Bellies, of
this city. After business the members adj
journed to the Saddle Rock restaurant,
where an elegant supper was served under
the personal direction of ''mlne host"
Louis Benet0.
On Wednesday evening council OF
Royal and Select Masters was Instituted.
There was grand attendance to witness
and take part in the institution ceremonies.
Fourteen brethren were baloted for and
elected, and will have the degree of the
council conferred on them at the next
meeting.
Past Grand Master Logan, of Montana,
with his family, stopped off at Salt Lake,
en- route from California to his home in
Helena, for few Gays, the guest OF Noble
Greenewald. Past Grand Logan is one of
the shining lights of his state. He Is at
present grand lecturer, and enjoys the dis
! Enction OF being the youngest past grand
master in Montana, aud is also member
Of Algeria Temple at Helena.
The three temples, Ell Je Bel, of Colo
RADIO; Ell kalah, of Utah, and Algeria, OF
Montana, Vie with each other in doing the
honors TO any stray Arab who may wander
| to their abo6es.
! The mobiles of Ell Kalah temple are hav-
ing their photographs taken for the pur-
pose of sending them to Mecca temple in
New York, where is kept an album Of
every temple IN the United States, in which
may be seen the classic "phlZ" of every
member of that branch of the order.
The camels are ordered and will soon ar
rive here, 10 be used by the mobiles on s
lengthy pilgrimage.
Brother Crozier, who died on Friday
morning, is to be inferred to-day under the
auspices of Mount Moniah lodge. The de.
ceased brother was very popular and wa:
held in high esteem by the members of the
lodge There will DOUBTLESS be large turn
out to do honor to his memory.
The great event of the week in this ordel
was the dedication of the new temple
which occurred on Thursday evening, al(
was accompanied with much pomp ant
circumstance. A full report of the even
has already appeared in The HERALD. L
is exceedingly gratifying TO those who hav,
worked so long and arduously to find tina
their labors have been crowned with sucl
q brilliant and unqualified success as thu
new temple. The order in the territor,
can now boast of having one Of the YER,
finest temples as permanent home ownet
exclusively by the mem bers. For conven
fence and suitableness the temple has few
equals anywhere, and the building is yer,
city will henceforth hold their regula
meetings in it. The meeting on Thursda
evening was considered as a union meetin
of the lodges.
Salt Lake No g held its meeting on FRI
day evening, being the first regular meet
; ing of the order in the new building. A
/ may be expected the attendance was YER
, large and quite number of distinguish
, brethren were present and took part in tn
proceedings. Amongst others were, Pas
, Grand Elliot, Grand Secretary j. .
Thomas, Grand Master Rowe, General
j. Woodbury., Past Grand Representativ
of the Southern Grand Lodge and Con
q mander of the Denver Lancers. A mos
= enjoyable time was had and it was lai
when the proceedings terminated
Naomi Rebekah lodge met yeste rda
evening and conferred the degree of til
: order on nine candidates. The work WI
done in admirable style and very GOO
session was reported.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
: The three lodges held their usual NEE
D ings and ell had good deal of business
v a routine character. The Uniform Rar