The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-14
The Yellow's Fake
About MasOns
is so DECLARED.
Lowell Building VIII Not
be Used for Temple.

ITS lie
This was the plain and terse state
ment made by A. 5. Lowell to The spy
man yesterday, when questioned about
the yellow fake that the Masonic
fraternity of Worcester was planning
to take the Lowell building on Waldo
street and convert it into Masonic
temple.
Mr.. Lowell added that the only pos
sible foundation for the story was the
offer he had made many months ago,
to rent the three upper stories of his
building for Masonic purposes. The
serious consideration given this offer
by the Masons is borne out by the fact
that he has never received a reply TO
his offer.
The only Fakir" sought yesterday
to retrieve its many disasters in the
line of new temple news, by publishing
under glaring headlines the startling
information that the Masons were in a
fair way to defeat the aims of the
members of the committee Of SO who
insisted upon the s250,000 temple.
According to the distortion Of truth
as prepared by the Only" the matter
of taking the Lowell building was I'M
der serious consideration by those who
were opposed to the temple at S250,000
Nothing was ever farther from the
truth.
1t was also stated in the Only Of
yellow hue that the opponents of tbs
high priced temple are rejoicing in the
victory won over the temple commit.
tee, in preventing the dissolution Of
| ta i, 80
| Association, more Familiarity known a.
the committee of 80.
| There is no victory for anybody. Tn
committee of 80 will surely dissolve
| long before the April meeting, when i
is proposed to reorganize the same, un
less there is a disposition on the par
of those who are doing the kicking TO
the sake of kicking only, to submit
better plan than the one already con
sidered and Endorsed by nearly ever,
Mason in Worcester.
To those who feel that they hav
won victory by stopping the commit
tee from surrendering it's charter an
closing out the business in regard t
the building of the new temple. it ma,
be comforting to know that the com
mlttee is going ahead on the lines pro
posed at the memorable meeting whel
positive action was decided upon.
At that time, as was told exclusivei
in The Spy, the committee voted over
Whelmingly to refund the money anC
the pledges given, and to sell tn,
Mower lot and get out of business. TIL,
) OnlL'' has never recovered from tn
shock of that scoop, and has been lend
ing It's columns to the petty opposition
that Jclneo in the Endorsement of tn,
big temple scheme in mass meetin,
more than q
since been doing its best to block tn
culmination of the fondest hopes of tn
great majority of the Masons of tn
city -
The checks for. the distribution of tn
money contributions already made r
the temple fund, have been made on
and filled, and await the signatures q
the president and treasurer of tn
committee of 80. They will be sen
OUT some time during She coming week
Inc sale of the Mower lot is liable t
lake place at any time, and the dis
solution of the temple body is as snr
as the light of day.
! This dissolution would already he i
progress were it not for the hearin,
mat is to be given to the representa-
yves OF the several Masonic lodges h,
the committee of 80 during the v,eoi
coming. If these subcommittee ba =,
any thing to offer in the way of n,y
/ temple project, it is likely to receiv
ralr ana thoughtful consideration hu
mere kicking at the plan proposed h,
the big committee and Endorsed ova
and over again will receive scant eourf
esy. COURT
4 he deception and misrepresentation
OF the opposition is demonstrate5 h,
the cry against temple to cost $25o nor
The temple proposed by the COMMITTEES unity "
OF ~ IS to cost, would have cost If bnift
| ings Au'ilisL