Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-27
FRArERNALIsM IN AMERICA.
The Development of Brotherhood
Among Mankind to Have a Grand
Expression at the Worlds Fair.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Feb 26.-One of
the most impressive addresses before
the winter meeting of the Missouri
fress association at the Laclede was
the brief address of Judge Noah M.
Given OF Harrisonville, Mo-, president
OF the Worlds Fair Fraternal Build
ing association. He is a past grand
master of the Grand Lodge of Masons
and has been effective in many or.
ganizations as well as prominent
and successful professional and bust
ness man. What he had to say was
so full of information concerning a
great undertaking that it is well worth
repeating.
In view of the approaching Louisf-
ana Purchase Exposition to be held in
st. Louis in 1908. to be the greatest
the most far-reaching, and the most
educative ever held in the world. 1t
was thought that fraternalism. the
highest expression of American civili-
zation. one of the most ennobling So
clal forces, and the best manifestation
of unselfish character should occupy
no ordinary position in that magnii-
NNAs SAhipis any ndt1Hg
for its object an expression of life,
spirit and achievements of our Amer
lean people would be without its
crowning glory if this fraternal exhib-
it were to be omitted. Therefore this
body, the Missouri Fraternal Con
gress, including all the fraternal and
fraternal beneficial societies in Mis-
souri,, promptly decided to build upon
the Exposition grounds Temple of
Fraternity in such form as will prop
erly give expression to the growth, the
magnitude and character of fraternal
life in our nation. The congress was
not long in causing plans to be devils
ed and propositions to be submitted |
to Fraternal societies for cooperation. |
which were promptly and unequivo-
cally given by most of the leading so |
cieties, as also by the National Fra |
ternal Congress and Associated Fra
ternities of America, altogether rep
resenting membership of over 4,OOO,-
900. 1t will be an adaptation of the
Greek Parthenon, built at Athens by |
Pericles 500 years B. G. and which
stood in it's entirety for 1900 years,
and was the finest specimen of Greek
architecture in existence. 1t will be
300 by 200 feet in area, two stories
high, with a large open court in the
center, which is to be decorated as
a tropical garden. 1t will be sur
rounded on both exterior and interior
with porches sixteen feet wide, with
massive dorice columns rising to the
pf hn vfo will
be four entrances, one on each side
of the building, leading through to
the court furnishing magnificent cor
ridors or passage ways through the
building in each direction. The build
ing will contain at least eighty rooms !
for the separate accommodation of
the respective societies cooperating
in its construction, where they can re-
ceive and entertain their members
during their visit to the Worlds fair
while the exterior and interior porti-
cos and tropical gardens will provide
comfortable lounging places for those
in quest of a quiet retreat. The
building will likewise be provided
with a free dispensary for the sick
for both men and women, in the care
of competent medical commission,
branch postoffice. telephone service,
check room, writing, reading, smok
ing, and lounging room, ladies' parlor
and, in fact, every convenience and
appurtenance necessary to the COM
fort and enjoyment OF the members
of fraternal societies visiting the
Worlds fair. An eligible location has
already been selected. with will be
5OOx6OO feet, and which will admit of
decorated lawns surrounding the build
ing.