The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-29
NOW A TEMPLE.
Topeka Masons Decide to Build
One.
President Webb to Name Pre-
liminary Committee.
LOOK AFTER DETAILS.
Col. Harrison Suggests Plan
For Raising Money.
COntempIates the Sale Of Bonds
to Mas0ns.
Amount to Be Raised Is About
100000.

The Masonic board of control. the
committee made UP of representatives
of the various Masonic lodges in the
city, decided at their meeting last night
not to make any Improvements in the
quarters now occupied by the order in
the building on Jackson street, but to
begin the work of building temple on
the lots at the northeast corner of Eighth
and Quincy streets owned by the Ma
sonic bodies in Topeka
President c. J. Webb, of the board of
control, was instructed to name a COM
mittee to have in charge the preliminary
work and to decide upon the best means
of raising the money necessary to the
construction of a Masonic temple The
board of control is composed as follows:
c. j. Webb, president, representing
Sloan lodge No. 225.
William Green, vice president, repre-
senting Topeka Commandery Knights
Templar.
s. P. Wade, secretary. representing
Topeka lodge No. IT.
J. W. Mcclure, treasurer, representing
Unity Chapter Rose Croix.
F. A. Howe. representing Topeka lodge
G. A. Gardner. representing Orient
lodge No 81
F. p. Barker, representing Sloan
lodge No. 225.
W. E. Pagan, representing Unity
Chapter.
A. Q. wellman. representing Topeka
Commandery.
A. A. Rodgers, representing the Scot
fish Rite bodies.
A plan for raising of money to build
the temple has been proposed by Col
II. w. Harrison and has met with con-
sidertble favor and the likelihood is that
the plan will be adopted, with perhaps
few minor changes.
Colonel Harrison's plan provides for
f1.ea rar7Tz
without capital stock anu Ior charitable
purposes for the purpose of building
temple. The plan for raising the money
is as follows:
lief bonds in the sum of 500 each be is
sued by sald temple company, bearing ing
annum, said bonds to be taken only by
standing in the lodges or bodies Interested
in said temple property and limited to
one bond on each mempershlp. sag . ponas
To the Scottish Rite membership. 200
70 Topeka lodge No II, 30 bonds
To To 9 I,aa i fod Ne 81 2 hob bo5as
TO Topeka CHAPTER Ne. 5, % bonds ns ,,.nas
Said bonds to be Eaid IN quarterly IN
stallments on call OF the board of directors
paid in so days after such call the bond
TO be forfeited and placed on the life OF
allotted to a lodge or body are not taken
on the lives of members of that lodge or
ali ofted those not taRen shall be WITH
drawn from that lodge or body and ap-
bodies that viii take them at once.
The annual dues in each of said lodges
beTship on which a bond is. placed and
fully paid to be exempt therefrom OF
lodge e.e or body for life the interest on
such bond to be in payment of said dues;
Der on whose life bond is placed the
amount that has been paid in on said
or cavii to the family, heirs or Beneficiary
named in said bond, and the lodge or body
the bond be made the beneficiary thereof
a sinking fund to be provided by each Of
said lodges and bodies to meet the ma
turing Of the bonds apportioned thereto;
suspension from the lodge or body to for
force, and expulsion to forfeit the bond
and all payments thereon ae ab os6
needed without debt mortgage any
double liability on capital stock and with
out Gripping or embarrassing any OF the
With that sum a good, substantial four
menf could Be built and finished, cover
ing the entire ground. 100 by 1S0 feet, of
That you'd gys angle F;s pod for fq eur
Royal Arch chapter, the Council, Com
mandery, the Eastern Star, and all the
The fourth floor and attic would be
ample for the Scottish Rite bodies; the
third floor would make large nall, ar
nory and ante-rooms for the Command
cry, Royal Arch chapter. Council and
Eastern Star. the second floor could be
divided into two halls and anterooms suf-
ficient for four Blue lodges; the first floor
could be used for large assembly hall
and offices for all the grand officers, and
the basement could be used for banquet
hall and culinary purposes
The lodges and bodies have present
memberships as follows: Topeka consfs-
tory. 1885, Topeka lodge No. II, 306; Orient
lodge No. 81, 279; SLOAN lodge No 225,
262: Topeka chapter No. s. 305; Topeka
commandery No. 5. 26f; making an aggre-
gate membership of I.751-