The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25
MASONIC
CEREMONY

ing of their own members and before
a large crowd of admiring friends,
Roswell Lodge No. 1S, Ancient, Free
and Accepted Masons, on Thursday
afternoon, June "a, celebrated its
twentieth anniversary in a most ap-
propriate manner by laying the corner
stone of beautiful and substantial
building that will be the lodges home
In this manner Roswell lodge not only
appropriately celebrated dts birth
twenty years before, ibul performed
one of the deeds for which the Ma
sons are celebrated and the accom-
plishment of which is one of their
sworn duties, that of erecting worthy
houses and creating the beautiful. 1t
was an event of Importance and gen.
eral interest, not only to Roswell but
to the entire eastern New 'MeMico
country as shown in the large local
attendance and che presence of great
many visitors from all over the Pc
cos Valley.
Roswell Lodge met at the Masonic
Hall at 1870 p. n.. where a Grand
Lodge was formed, as follows:
John w. Poe as Grand Master.
E. A. Cahoon. as Deputy Grand
Master.
A NJ Pratt, as Senior Grand War
den.
]. w. Wilson as Junior Grand War
den.
J. S. Lea as Grand Treasurer.
w. III. Cosgrove, as Grand Secre-
tary.
w. P. Chisum. Grand Lecturer.
Robert Kellahin, as Grand Orator.
N Al lot
Harry Morrison. as Senior Grand
Deacon.
r.. F. Ballard, as Junior Grand Dea-
con.
James C. Hamilton, as Grand Mar
shall.
Bruno Totzek, as Senior Grand
Steward.
Claud Hobbs, as Junior Grand Stew
ard.
j. P White, as Grand Sword Bear
A w. Johnson, as Grand Standard
Bearer.
George T. Davis as Grand Tyler.
Will S. Prayer, with Book of Con-
stitutions.
John H. Jenkins, Wprshipful Master
with Holy Bible. Square and Compass
es, supported by Frank Divers and r.
E. Lund, Stewards.
Lucius Dills Principal Architect.
With this august body in the lead,
a procession was formed on Third st.
and followed the band down Main to
Fourth and west on Fourth street to
the building site at the Pennsylvania
avenue corner. the band playing an
appropriate march and leading the
way, followed by the Masonic bodies.
as follows: The Grand Lodge with
most Of its members in full dress,
making a company of fourteen men;
then the knights Templar in full uni
form, 81 in number forming an escort
to the Grand Lodge organization;
then the Blue lodge 122 strong. In
all there were 163 Masons in line, and
it made an impressive assembly of
some of the best citizens of the Pecos
Valley.
Reaching the building site, the Ma
sonic body took seates on the founda-
tion, which had already been fioored
and we'll seated for the occation, the
point at which the corner stone was
20 rest, a. the northeast corner of
the building, being the point toward
which all eyes were centered. Around
this corner John w. Poe. as Grand
Master, conducted the impressive ser
vice of the Masonic order suitable 10
such occasions, and 1t was never car
ried out more impressively or with
greater dignity The Introductory re-
marks by the Grand Master were brisf
but to the point, explaining that this
was not only the laying of the corner
T. ~ Fv,a
beautiful building, but also comnem-
orative of the goth anniversary OF Ros
web lodge.
E. Mcqueen Gray, as Grand Chap
lain, then invoked the blessing of God