The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-05
SAYS SHRINERS
WILL ERECT NEW
MASONIC TEMPLE
Purchase of the City Hall Site
Out Of the Question, Proms
incnt Member Says.
PRICE DEMANDED BY
COMMISSION TOO HIGH
"Shriners viii Finance Move
ment," Declares One in a
Position 10 Know.

''Hfll the ,ocal Masdns buy the old
CITY Hail site at Broad and William
streets and erect their proposed
Masonic temple? p Is the question again
being considered by a coterie of local
thirty-third degree members OF the
order. A prominent Mason said today
that the outlay of S250,0OO for the old
site. which Is the price wanted, was out
of the question. He admitted some
other central location would be OBJ
talned.
The scheme of the "City Hall site
promoters, who have been airing their
plans, Is to appoint a finance commit
tee. who will issue 500 81 1000 stock GER
tihcates. which will be allotted to those
memoers who desire to go into the
movement. This fund of 100000 would
enable the committee to buy the old
City Hall site at $3.50, 900, the price de-
manded by the City Hall Commission,
and leave a building balance of a like
amount, which would enable the order
to erect a handsome revenue-drawing
temple. The promoters also declared
that the movement would be financed
by Salaum Temple. which has a total
State membership OF nearly 1000, made
I'D of the weaithies; and highest-degree
members OF the order.
No s:sO.ooo site. Tic Says.
ut is tue" said one In n position to
know. that the Shrinors Will finance
the temple building movement. but the
structure will not be erected on a $780,
900 site, nor will $1,000 stock certificates
be issued to cover cost of construction.
The Shriners will select their site, and
they have considered several, when the
time is ripe, and will put up a structure
thai will be an ornament to the city,
1t is known that a local banking in
st1tut4on had promised to advance the
promoters a loan of 100000 at 4 per
cent, and help in pushing onward the
erection of the building, but a few of
the members of the committee, so 1t IS
said. suddenly suffered an attack of
'cold feet and threw down the propo-
sition.
This dropping of the movement was
made after the city architects, John ii.
and Wilson c. Ely, had considered plans
for the new structure and the CITY
building department had given the ven
ture every encouragement.
Recorder wards Views.
When Recorder George C. Ward. Of
Salaam Temple, was seen today, he
said:
81 would ather not say anything
about the question of building a Ma
sonic temple in this city. 1t is a matter
that concerns the members as an or
ganization. 1t is true, nevertheless,
tina when the temple is erected here
it will be promoted by the Shriners. l
will not say that we are not considering
the matter, but you can say, emphatic
ally. that no $3.50, 900 site will be Sc
lected.
THE building of a properly equipped
temple to meet our requirements is no
small matter. but there will be no
heavy bone issues to meet the situation.
The venture will be met properly when
the time comes. How soon that will be
1 cannot say"
When asked if it was true hat Sa-
laam had a fund now sufficient to start
building operations, Mr.. Ward replied
that it was a matter that he could
not discuss.
j. Edward Blackmore, of Newark
Lodge, this city, and a prominent Off
cial of the State Grand Lodge, said:
II sincerely believe hat the local
temple will eventually come. and that
the statement that Salaam Temple will
promote the movement is about right.
With a committee from Salaam, made
up of practical fnanciers-and they
have a long list of them-the raising
Of $780, 900, or even $500, 900, and the
erection of the building, would be
quickly realized.
when the Bradford place movement
was made, I promised to raise myself,
and among the Masonic members, one-
fifth of the total amount needed, at
the time, but the movement was finally
abandoned"
Every Section Represented.
Prominent members of the temple
who are interested in the venture are
former Judge Gottfried Kruger, Louis
V. Aronson, George w. Wiedenmayer.
Alfred N. Dalrymple, George C. Ward,
William C. Nicoll, Austen H. Nc
Gregor, William W. Blanchard. Henry
- "SihiAS"A' hiiiiohi - AStiey, Ilellly
H. Frying, JOIN r. Flavell, John G.
Groel, Merritt G.. Perkins, Augustus W.
Schwartz, Charles B.. Duncan, Palmer
H. Charlock. Harry w. Marshall, DIR
Edward NJ. Richman, Judge George H.
Lambert, Palmer H. Charlock, Arthur
d. Kelly, William Rlker, jr., Charles
w. Simonson, Carl j. Schultz, Frank
Tanner, DR.. George N. Waite. Charles
r. Richardson, Andrew c. Snyder. DR..
William Buermann and many others
representing every section of the
State.