Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-12-15
High Degree Coun-
Gil and Consistory
to be Dedicated
TO HAVE HANDSOME TEMPLE.
Plans Call for Modern Build
ing to Accommodate Flourish
ing Order.

prominent citizen of the state of Okla
aoma, and one of the Republican men,
bers of the senate of the coming leg
islative assembly OF the new state,
arrived in the city yesterday and will
be here several days on Scottish Rite
Masonic business. Mr.. Cunningham is
member of the supreme council of
the ancient and accepted Scottish Rite
of Free Masonry, and an inspector gen
eral Of the 33rd degree. He is at the
head of this important and influential
Masonic organization in his state, and
came to Santa Fe to aid the Scottish
| Rite Masons here in the institution
and dedication of a Council of the
Kadosh of the 30th degree and of a
consistory of the 32d degree. This
will take place in the Masonic hall on
the south side of the Plaza next Mon
'day evening and promises to be most
interesting and well attended Mason
lie gathering. Mr.. Cunningham, in Ma
sonary Of the Scottish Rite, in poll
tics, and in his profession as a lawyer,
stands very high and enjoys the es-
teem and respect of all who know him.
Plans for Temple.
AS has already been announced in
these columns, the Scottish Rite Free
masons of this city have purchased a
very fine lot on Washington avenue
between the Palace hotel and the Nus
baum residence, upon which they will
erect during the coming year a Scot
tish Rite cathedral, which, it is calcu-
lated. will cost in the neighborhood
Iof $4,000, and will be a great credit
to the order and handsome and sub
stantial improvement for the city. The
building will be supplied with
ftde latest modern improvements and
appliances. There will be electric
lights in profllsion, for the purpose o.
Illustrating the degrees, there will be
water throughout, and there will be
no woodwork. The floors will be tiled,
the ceilings. the doors and window
frames will be of polished steel. There
will be a large basement and hand
some and completely appointed dining
hall, as we'll as many rooms and halls
required in the comforting of the vari-
Gus degrees which come up at the
reunion of the body.
Will Institute Chapter.
On Monday evening next,
the institution of and constitu-
tion of Coronado Council No. 1, 3Oth
degree Knights of the Kadosh, and of
New Mexico consistory No. 1, 32d de.
gree Masters of the Royal Secret, will
take place in ample form under and by
the direction of Mr.. Cunningham, and
that well-known New Mexico citizen
of splendid reputation. Cony Thomas
Brown, honorary inspector general,
will be the instituting officer if he
arrives in time. He is now en- route
to the city of Denver. where he has
important and urgent business in his
profession as a mining engineer and
superintendent, but he expects to be
here in time for the ceremony.
The Scottish Rite Free Masons OF
the city are making all necessary prep
arations for the grand and solemn
ceremonies which will take place then
and there, and for the comforting OF
the degrees obligatory upon aspirants
of whom there will be several.
The first regular reunion of the
Scottish Rite Masons from all over
New Mexico will be in attend
ance either to become Scottish Rite
Free Masons or to be present at the
comforting of the degrees of this order.