Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-02

Lodge Il. D., with VIM. n. Decker as
its master, Alex. NJ. Whitc0mb as It's
senior warden and VIM. u. Childer'
as its junior warden. Al the next an
nual communication Of the Grand
Lodge held IN Las Vegas, In January
1881. a charter was ordered TO issue
TO the lodge, to be designated and
styled as Temple Lodge No. 6. Not
withdrawing that the Officers Of q
lodge under dispensatlon were not on
titled to seats In the Grand Lodge UNI
III after a charter has been issued,
the Grand Lodge specially authorized
the officers Of Temple lodge at its
session in January, 1891. to lake part
In its deliberations nm unusual court
esy. before the charter had been is
sued.
The first meetings of Temple lodge,
while working under It's dispensation,
and for some time after It's charter
a issued to II, were held in an old
adobe room in old Town, just off the
public plaza, and behind the Am
brosio Armi1o residence. After the
issuance Of the charter, q special com e
mHitliNitlH VI itlt AtIHIU t<DfEG WIN
held In this lodge room on January
~, 1881. for the purpose Of consecrat-
ing end dodicating the lodge room to
Masonic uses and purposes and in
staliing It's officers-eiect under its
charter, The first elective Officers of
Temple lodge were. william r.. Chill
ders, worshipful master, Alexander
Mex. Whltcomb, senior warden;
Joseph H. Kuhns, junior warden
Elias S. stover, treasurer, aud Will
liam B%orchert, secretary. The first
appointive officers of Temple lodge
were: william j.. Crane, senior dea-
con: Rufus G. Vose. Junior deacon,
and James II. sutherland, tyler. Your
committee have had an interior view
OF this lodge room made on account
or It's value az showing the difference
IN the room OF that year. and the lodge
room which the lodge expects TO use
In Its new temple. An exterior view
of the lodge room ana building has
also been made, rs showing a typical
adobe building of that time, and
which no doubt was the best build
ing that could be secured at that time
for lodge purposes. These views are
attached to this report, as exhibits
marked No. / and No. 2. The lodge
met in this room In old Albuquerque
untll the following March, 1881. when
IL leased the second story Of a frtime
building on Third street In the New
Town OF Albuquerque. This build
Ing. after tho buildig of the first Ma
sonic temple, adioined the Masonic
temple on Third street and vas later
used as II banquet room and for ante
rooms.
The room leased In this frame
building was. az "A special communi-
cation Of the Grand Lodge, ON tho
third of March, 1881. Consccrated aud
dedicated for Masonic purposes. The
M. w. Grand Master, Simon u. New
being unable TO be present,
sent his authority M commission To
Il. w. Bro. Childers. W. NJ, OF Tenn
pie lodge. 20 act Ia his stead.
The early proceedings OF Temple
lodge show u healthy and remarkable
growth. many candidates for the de-
grees In Masonry becoming members
Of the lodge. At the same time care
was exercised in the selection of its
membership. as we wrote several re-
l%ections. At the first meeting of the
lodge, while under dispensation, the
petitions of VIM O. Ha2ledine. Chas'
Howe. Frederick ~. Kent aud
Louis Lesser were received. Broth
ers Kent, H%azledlne and Howe were
to membership in December,
A u4n .Al ~ A.. A. tst. 4.nattnfr kynrgl
Masnna This was the first
performed by Temple lodge of
his character. Louis Lesser was
made a Mason later In the following
year.
In the year 1881, the lodge began
To consider the securing It's W prop
crty and the building of q Masonic
temple which would DO suitable for
Its Increasing membership. A. the
meeting held september /, 1881, a
,ommittco was authorized aud en-
powered 10 purchase lots Ia the most
suitable locality In their estimation.
md report AT the next called meeting
the lodge, one week from that
This committee at the called
Meeting referred 10, reported that
hey had purchased lots Nos n and
In block 9 Of the New Mexico
company addition for sl,Ao0.
rhis report WAS approved aud the
authorized t. pay the pur-
price tor the property. This
is the west any feet Of the
property which Temple lodge has
and occupied from 1881 un 10
he present time. The adjoining
OTIS. Nos s and y were subsequently,
purchased from the town company in
March. 1852. the records DO not show
What consideration WAS paid. The
amount. however. WAS nominal as
compared To- the present value of the
property.
After The puI, base Of the west my
OF the property. which had upon
ID The frame building hcreinbciore re-
60. the lodge immediately made
arrangements tor D building OF the
now known rs the odd Ma
ionic iAall.' the mcmorN OF which
VIII lee cherished for many years 20
.ome ny tho members 81 the fratcrn-
ty ct Albuquerque on ccoun Of the
many pleasant occasions associated
With a. The CONVERSIONS of this TEN
Ne was laid hy the Grand Lodec on
tuesday. October q. 1851. win inn
ceremonies. The Grand Mas
~. NJ W, simon T. Newcemb Was
IN person. santa Fe Com