The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-22

grees are to be placed. These closets
are all lined with cedar. making them
moth-proof.
In the basement is the bapqueting
hall, where $50 people can be seated
at one time. Back Of the banquet hall
IS the china closet and serving room,
and back Of this is the kitchen, equip
the basement, too, is the Office of the
Grand Secretary, for the general offices
Of the Grand Lodge are located here
A room next to the Grand Secretary is
gwen over to the secretaries OF the
other Masonic organiza tions. East of
the Grand SecretaTy's office is the Il
brary.
Furnishings Are Rich.
The Furnishings of all the different
apartments of this grand Masonic edi.
tce are in the richest and grandest of
material. The building with its rich
furnishings is the most complete of its
kind which can be found in the United
States devoted exclusively to Masonry
The dedicatory services commenced
Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock and last
ed until 5, during which time 1t is esti-
mated that over 1900 people passed
through the building, partook of re,
freshments and were the recipients Of
kind and courteous treatment by the
committees, assisted by the ladies, who
had the ceremonies in charge.
The DedlcatoTy ceremony proper took
place at 5 clock in the evening in the
Masonic auditorium IN the presence OF
from 500 to 1000 Masons and visitors.
Shortly after the hour designated, the
Grand Lodge headed by Judge Charles
w. Morse, president of the Masonic
Building committee, entered the hall,
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Judge Morse sent word to the Grand
Lodge 10 come and inspect the build
ing and dedicate the Temple. S. w.
Badcon. of Ogden, Grand Master of
Masons of Utah, performed the cere-
mony of inspecting the building, and IN
dedicating it said that from the earliest
history of Masonry, the Masons mani
tested a disposition to build temples,
Masonry stands for progress He com
plimented the Masons of Utah upon the
completion of the magnificent temple
and paid a glowing tribute to the Ma
sonic fraternity throughout the world
founded as il was upon the basic prin-
ciples of faith, hope and charity. At
ter the formal dedicatiops of the tenn.
pie, Grand Orator f. f. Corfman, of
Provo, delivered the address. These
services he said would mark an epoch
IN the Masonic circles of Utah.
Planted by Soldiers.
The soldiers at Camp Floyd fret
planted Masonry IN Utah; that was
something like fifty years ago. The
grand principles of Masonry, as taught
in the desert, was destined to become
the nucleus around which Masonry
should flourish IN Utah After the sold
iers left for Mexico, IN 1866, Mount Nor
iah lodge was founded the same year.
Wasatch lodge followed, and from
those small beginnings, with less than
fifty members, Masonry has grown in
Utah, until now it's membership num-
bers 1850. Many of the old workers
have gone, few are with us today.
Masonry, the speaker said, is the
builder and developer of the perfect
man. It teaches the brotherhood of
man and the fstherhood of God-the
infallible truths of the bible. It is
broad enough 10 suit all. They all meet,
rich or poor, whatever the class or sta
ton IN life, upon a common level, with
no creed but morality and conscience
True to man, loyal TO their country
this temple we dedicate to faith. hope,
charity, to virtue, to Partisanship, to