Evening star., 1897-05-04
PROPOSED MASONIC TEMPLE
Plans Discussed at a Meeting Last
Night.
How the Funds Are to BE Raised
Talk About the
Site.

A very interesting and largely attended
meeting of prominent Masons Of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia was held last evening at
the National Rifles Armory for the pur-
pose OF taking active steps toward the
erection Of new temple. 1t is hoped by
those having the matter in charge that the
Masons throughout the Unon will take
hold OF the matter and contribute toward
the promotion of the enterprise, in which
event Washington will become the head
quarters of Masonry in the United States.
Representatives from the majority of the
Scottish Rite lodges, communicates, chap:
ters and lodges throughout the District
were present, and nearly 200 persons were
in attendance
mr.. J; H. Small, jr.. presided. and Mr.
Howard Perry was secretary The COM
m1ttee appointed to consider a plan by
which the object of the movement could
be attained submitted report recon-
memding the formation Of the Masonic
Han Association" 1t also suggested that
each Masonic body in the jurisdiction of
the District of Columbia which shoulo
contribute 81 600 to the stock of the asso-
clatlon would be entitled TO one represen-
tetive on the board of directors Two
thirds OF the stock is always to be held
by Masonic bodies. There is to be an
issue OF $15O000 CT stock, under the com
mlttee plan, and whatever additional
sale of bonds or by private subscription,
the title to be vested in three trustees an
pointed by the directors.
Inc report of the committee on ways
ana means recommended that 5000 900 be
invested in the project, and that the tenn
pie be built on lot at least 100 by IS0
feet. "
The Site.
The committee on plans suggested that
an architect be employed to prepare plans
for the new building.
The committee having charge Of the con-
sideration Of the location of a site for the
structure made a very long report. in which
the suggestion was made that If it should
be determined to rent the first floor of the
building for business purposes it would be
best to have the temple erected In the
business section; IL the temple was to be
used solely for Masonic purposes. that it
should be built in the residence portion,
and that If neither of these ideas was
considered practicable a compromise be
made by choosing site in a section where
the lower floors might be used in the fu-
ture for business purposes. After con-
Siderable discussion all the reports were
referred to the ways and means COM
mittee, which will report at future meet
Ing of the general committee.
Those Present.
Among those present as delegates were
Messrs. James Lansburgh, w. H. Crosby,
G. E. Noyes, w. n. Barstow, James H.
Trimble. Isaac p. Noyes. H. Nelson, Aaron
Baldwin, o. L. Pitney, J. E. Wagner, A.
F. Flint. A. w. Kelly, John Lynch, R. w.
Darby, o. w. White, H. Standiford. T. P.
Morgan, Angus Lamond. James I. Graves
s. NJ. Ryder, w. F. R. Phillips, James Z.
Hutchinson, Alexander Mckenzie Louis
Behrens, G. w. Evans, A. F. Fox w. S.
jerks. r. C. Lewis, John S. Beach. T. J.
Landergen, D. G. Dixon, ]. l.. Garrison,
Allison Nailor, M. D. Null, A. M. Lam
beth, M. Glaeser, Louis Goldschmidt, Lewis
Freund Thomas Calver John F. King,
w. A. Kinnell, Joseph c. Johnson, T. F.
Perry, G. Friebus, W. A. Cunningham. A.
Guide, Paul Neuhaus, F. P. Hays, P. R.
Rouse, c. 1. Shook, H. H. Martin, ]. E.
Hasford. J. A. Sutherland H. w. P. Hunt,
G. w. Koonce, F. NJ. Criswell, L. r. CHM,
N. T. Haller, G. H. Getz, E. c. Gilmore.
R. Connell, r. c. Lewis, w. F. Buddecke,
c. w. Brown, c. S. Buckler. Frank Foster,
]. P. Wilbur. George H. Walker. ]. Q. Rol-
Ter, Andrew Glass, w. II. Olcott, w. w.
Weitzel, w. A. Gatchell, Charles F. War
ner, Herbert Wright, J. c. Keifer, George
S. King, r. b. Nixon, W. A. Brown, Will
lam G. Henderson, John Cheney, A. Fry,
Henry Orth. H. Nj. Gilman, A. X. Paris,
S. H. Walker, E. b. Hay, NJ. d. Brainerd,
sr, J. L. Norris, r. B. Donaldson, G. W.
Baird, T. F. Gibbs, E. G. Davis, Charles
H. Smith, Matthew Trimble, S. r. Bond
and others.