The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
era D LODGE OF MASOHS'
Every County in Stale Represent
ed at Annual Meeting
LARGE sum Made Immediately Avail
able for Work Upon 1enipie-1eet.
ins OF Anti-Saloon League next
Tueeday-Speciai Session ana fro-
sfbifiOn.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, -. c., January 10, 19Oei

Raleigh. n. c., January Is, 1905
The Grand Lodge Of Masons showed
an increase of attendance today and
the reports were finished The attchc-
ance Is between son and 500. Inc
al. .arters are very much crowded. Inc
next session will be held in the tenn
Dle, where there will be a spacious au-
ditorium. The members are ce1gnteo
that the weather IS SO fine, as re-
ouently it is very bal Turing the an
nual communications
The Grand, Lodge OF Masons has
made complete provision Tor pnsn'nS
the work on the temple. Inere are
many contracts foc rooms IN the tem-
ple, the principal one being that made
with the Raleigh Savings Bank winch
will be ON the ground floor Al tue COR
ner. This contract calls for occupancy
July 1st The temple committee Ie-
norted to Grand Master Winston today
that the bank quarters would he ready
for occupancy by that date. TIE tenn
pie was thoroughly inspected today by
the committee.
The report by the committee on
charters and dispensation showed sew
en- new lodges during the past IL
months, which is a smaller NUMBER
than usual, but the gain in member
ship broke all records by far and this
is a great satisfaction as it means
strengthening of old lodges. For the
first time in the history Of the Grand
Lodge neither of the two committees
on propositions and grievances had
anything to report, all differences
among the lodges having settled them
selves. Grand Master Winston said
he was very proud Of this occurrence
during the administration. Every
county in the state is represented at
this session of the Grand Lodge.
At the afternoon session OF the
Grand Lodge of Nasons upon call for
subscription to the building fund Of
the Masonic temple, $4,000 was sub
scribed in Is minutes by lodges and in
dividulas. The Grand Lodge makes
1000 Immediately available for work
upon the temple.
The meeting of the AntiSaloon lea
que in convention here next Tuesday
will be quite demonstration. Raleigh
will be very lively next week and there
is a great demand for quarters Most
of the members Of the legislature have
secured rooms. There will be many
politicians and lawyers on hand, while
to be sure the railways will have a
large representation. 1t has been stat
ed that no one can tell how long the
r1o will ho in
people go 80 far as to say they think
it will sit the entire 20 days, that be-
Ing the limit under the constitution,
but this really seems absurd as the
business ought to be disposed of In
six days anyway. The more prevalent
! opinion is that a week will cover every
thing.
! 1t seems reasonably certain that the
legislature will discuss the prohibition
matter That seems to be the view Of
we'll informed men today. AS to
whether they will take any action dp-
on it, that's apother question. OF
course there arc those who believe
the legislature will pass a sweeping
law for state vide prohibition and let
the whole people vote upon this ques-
| ton, as was done 27. years ago. Then
there was overwhelming defeat for the
measure, zhough some very strong men
were ba5k of it, but the condition now
is ver- different One member of the
legislature said today that he always
hatel hypocrits anyway, and that he
| knew OF some men who had worked
api voted for prohibition and who. af-
tar their return to their counties, had
~hroWn all sorts of obstacles in the
way OF enforcing the law.
The club and locker question is 60
Ing to cut no small figure in this pro-
hlblt1on question. Some clubs It ts
understood claim that they have spe-
clal privileges, under charters. etc
and one club man was heard TODAY to
say that a mans club was like bis
house. Another stated that the law
regarded clubs in no such light as this
1t seems that the question is to he
tested at Raleigh, either now or verv
soon as notice has been served bv IN.
mayor upon one club.