The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02
MASONS PLANNING
FOR THEIR NEW TEMPLE
Will Begin Building at Bull and Charlton Streets
Next Fall

named. 1t is within the knowledge of
the officers and trustees of the asso-
citation that quite a large amount of
non-Voting and non-cumulative pre-
ferred stock, bearing a small dividend,
if earned. could be readily sold to the
individual Masons of the community.
After the sale of the preferred stock
has been completed bonds will be is
sued for such additional sum as may
be required.
Lodges Asked to Subscribe.
at is vitality essential to this plan,
and therefore imperatively necessary
to the satisfactory accomplishment of
the undertaking, that the several Ma
sonic bodies subscribe for and pay UP
the unsold remainder of the $4,000 of
capital stock. and it is earnestly re-
quested that the matter be taken up
and acted upon at the annual meet
ings and such subscriptions be made
as the conditions of their several treas
uries render possible. It will not be
necessary thai such subscriptions as
may be made shall be paid Immediate
ly or in one payment. The time and
manner of payment may be arranged
so as to suit the convenience of the
several organizations. All that is at
present desired is that the remaining
for in order that working basis may
be established on which the PROPOSE
tion to build the temple may be safely
financed. The importance of acting
upon the matter now will be apparent
when it is made known that 1t is the
desire and purpose of the Officers and
trustees of the association to break dirt
for the erection of the new temple in
the fall of the coming year. less than
twelve months hence. The tenants
now occupying the premises on the
Bull and Charlton streets corner will be
given notice in due season to vacate on
Oct. 1, 1904. In the meantime it is
hoped and confidently expected that
the remaining capital stock will be dis
posed of. and a sufficient amount of
preferred stock and bonds be issued
and sold to raise such an additional
sum as may be needed for all pur-
poses. All of these matters require
time and elaboration, however and as
the successful disposition of the pro-
posed issue of bonds will largely de-
pend on the sale of stock. that matter
should receive the Immediate consid-
Grafton and attention of the several
Masonic bodies.
To Sell Stock.
"As to the preferred stock. the plan
and purpose of the association Is to sell
it in shares of the par value of 800
each to individual Masons. This stock
will have no voting power, as the con-
troll is to be located in the several Ma
sonic bodies holding stock, but will
draw a small dividend. If earned. Any
of the trustees whose names are sub
scribed hereto will be glad to receive
subscriptions to this class Of stock
from Individual Masons in such
amounts, and to be paid for in such in
stallments as may be found convenient
or desirable"
The letter is signed by the following
gentlemen: A. b. Simmons, M. D.,
president: F,dw. Frank, J W. Jack
son, trustees for Zerubbabel Lodge, No.
Is. F. & A. M: r. NJ. Hitch, vice
president. ]. w. Howard. ] E. Gut
man, trustees for Ancient Landmark
Lodge, No. 231, F. & A. M; E. A.
Cults. H. E. Wilson, G.. T. Cam,
trustees for Landrum Lodge, No. As,
f, & A. M; w. S. Pottinger, secre-
tary, J. c. Postell. H. S. Colding,
trustees for Georgia Chapter No. 3,
r. A. M; Jacob Cohen, treasurer,
Harry Bartlett, B. Ehrlich, trustees for
Clinton Lodge, No. 54 F. & A. M: 1.
A. Solomons, Hugo Frank, B. Palmer
Arson, trustees for Alpha Lodge, No.
l, A. & A. S. r.
Total subscriptions received are:
Zerubbabel Lodge, $1,000; Landrum
Lodge, $4,000; Clinton Lodge, Sz,o0o'
Ancient Landmark Lodge, $500; Alpha
Lodge, $1,000; Georgia Chapter, $5OO.
Total. $14,7OO.