The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
MASONS PLAN 4 FETE
HOusewarming Is Scheduled
for October.
WILL OPEN THE NEW TEMPLE
Committee of Local Lodges Decides
on General Arrangements for Gel
ebrating Completion of <I25,OO0
Structure at the Corner of Thir-
teenth and II Streets Northwest.

A two-weeks' house-warning in the
rev temple at Thirteenth and H streets
northwest with vaudeville. dancing. and
other features. to be held beginning Sep
tember 8. is the plan Of a committee OF
all the local Masonic lodges which met
last night in the National Rifles Armory
Hall.
Chairman Louis p Wilson. Of the com
mittee. presided over the meeting, which
Is the second one held TO plan for the
great opening Of the beautiful new Ma
sonic home. erected at a cost Of about
SIz5.C00 Il had been the plan Of those
having the matter in charge to have a
warming lasting three or four
days. but in consideration Of the great
number Of members and friends OF the
order who will desire to see the building
al Its opening. as well as the desirability
OF making the affair reEaunerative. the
period was voted to be two weeks.
Progress Is FIatterinE.
Rapid and favorable progress was re-
ported to the meeting By the chairmen
Of several OF the subcommittee appointed
from the general housewarming commit
tee al the last meeting W Hamilton
Smith, Chairman Of the committee on the
collection Of unpaid subscriptions for the
stock in the new temple. reported that
through the efforts Of his associates the
fund from the remaining unpaid shares
IS rapidly swelling. He said thar II about
20 Der cent Of what outstanding stock
payments stiI exist can be collected, as
{ is hoped By the last Of next month. and
/ Il one-half Of the new issue is subscribed
I for. the order will be able 70 change
/ the housewarming into a jubilee
Local Lodges Help.
Roe FuI1zersor. chairman Of the com.
rnittee fo- TIE sale of the new stock
/ reported that nearly two-thirds Of tht
/ local lodges had been conferred with con
cerninC the matter and that one specia
member IN each had agreed 20 push th'
sale in that lodge. The committee vii
Z have a similar representative appointed II
each Of those remaining in a few days.
I Most OF the time OF the meeting wa
Z given over TO an open discussion Of The
matter Of what charge should be mad'
I for the affair. and what arrangement
should be agreed upon for the entertain
nent Of the visitors. Dr. Frank Gibson
/ chairman Of the entertainment committee
/ said that as instructed ne viii appoin
7 his committee members as soon as pos
. sfbIe. He offered a number Of suSges
4 tiors as 90 what form the entertainment
shall take. a continuous vaudeville eacl
I evening a hall for dancing. a moving
picture show. and a refreshment hall ar
among those thus far mentioned
season Ticket scheme.
After much discussion Of a number o
schemes f0r tickets the committee hnal
Is adopted a season ticket for the entir
two weeks 20 sell al 81 To each ticke
viii be attached twelve coupons Of
value Of % cents each. which viii be goo,
for that amount IN admission 20 one O
the attractions inside the building. Singl
tickets for each night. with three coupon
attached. VIII be sold for one-fouTth II
price Of the season tickets.
Plans viii be made TO supply ever
I blue lodge" Mason in the city with som
Of the tickets. and as there are som
$500 of them. the entry into the new hom
should be reuu1e-ative- The idea q n
I coupons On the tickets Is that the commit
tee desires 70 make no actual charge 70
the admission Gs such. but seek 10 civ
every visitor his moneys worth in amuse
ne1ts after he has Inspected the building
Henry F WOCdard. attorney for Il
Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall steam
beat Company. offered the steamer Maca
I ester and the Marshall Han grounds O
any open date. for the purpose OF an eS
curSion 10 be given by the Masonic orde
as a benefit 70 the new building fund