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

The cornerstone Of the handsome tenn.
pie which Is 10 be for the next goner'
alton the home and abiding place oil
the members Of Temple lodge No. G
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons o.
Albuquerque.
A procession Of the members OF
the Grand Lodge ana other members
of the Masonic fraternity. in the or
der OF their degree, will leave the old
Masonic lodge rooms at . o'clock this
afternoon, and march to the site of
the new temple. corner Seventh
street and Central avenue. Tho cere-
monies will begin promptly at 2:45
and an Invitation IL extended to the
general public to he In attendance.
Upon the arrival OF the procession
ut the new temple, the grand master
and The various other officers Of the
Grand Lodge will take their proper
position. Grand Master Frank john
WI OF San Marcial viii then COM
mand silence and announce the pur-
pose OF the occasion. The orner
stone viii hen be raised and the
grand chaplain win offer a prayer,
after which the grand treasurer will
deposit q number Of historical docu-
ments In the hollow receptacle pro-
vided for that purpose. The box will
then be sealed and cemented. Ac-
oompanled by solemn music by the
choir. the cornerstone Win then be
placed IN It's proper position. The
principal architect viii then present
the working tools 10 the grand master,
who In turn will distribute them TO the
respective officers. The deputy grand
master applies the sauarc the senior
grand warden the level and the junior
grand warden. the plumb. The cor
nerstone Is then consecratcd, the
deputy grand master pouring upon Il
the corn of plenty. the senior grand
warden the wine of JOY and gladncss,
the junior grand warden, oil, as
an emblem Of peace.
Tho grand master Then delivers an
Invocation, after which he returns TO
the architect the working tools. Follow
ing this the st, Johns male quartet
viii sing. "Oh God. our Help In
Ages Past" The grand master hen
delivers a brief address, after which
Brother J.. A Miller. secretary of
Temple lodge viii deliver the address
OF the day.
A selection by the ST. Johns quar-
tet, Lead, Kindly Light" and a
praycr by the chaplain, will conclude
The ceremonies In their proper or
der, the Masons VIII then proceed 60
the old Masonic temple. where a
smoker for Mnsons exclusively will be
held, in%terspersed with a number Of
impromptu speeches by local and vls-
ting brethren.
Upon this memorable occasion OF
the laying nf The cornerstone. d brief
history Of Temple Lodge No. 6, A. e ,
a A. NJ, from the day OF IT'S orgnn-
ization. In 1880. until the present day. !
August l. 1910, VIII be OF unusual in
icrest. Such a history, prepared from
accurate Information, Is given hero
with. having been carefully written
and presented to Temple lodge by a
committee consisting of Edward L.
Medlcr, Elias $. Slower, aud John
Milne. The history follows:
Albuquerque, n. NJ, Aug ! 1910
To the worshipful Master, Wardcns
aud Brethren OF Temple Lodge No.
6, A. r. a A. NJ. Located at Al
buauerque, New Mexico.
Brethren. - The committee mp
pninted by Temple lodge to draft a
short history OF the organization ANA
preEress OF Temple lodge from It's In
Hiitution 60 the present time. for the
purpose ef depoGiting the same ia the
cornerstone of It's new Masonic tcm-
pie. now IN course Of erection. in order
that It's history may be preserved, beg
leave 10 submit the following
In the wear A. d. 1850. A. l. $3.50.
Albuquerque WAS "A community COM
posed principally Of Spanish speaking
native citizens, living la close prox-
Unity 10 the public plaza fronting the
old church Of san Felipe dc Ncri.
erected more than o hundred years
before Tbs railroad had not then
made It's advent INTO the Rio Grande
valley, In expectation of its early
coming, emigrants from the east had
settled Ia Albuquerque. forcsccing the
future progress and advancement Of
the community as a city. Among
these early pioneers. some are stili
with us, n many wore among the
fra membership OF Temple lodge
The New" town of Albuquerque was
not laid 81 untn Ia May. iSse. and
plated as a city The railroad
reached the new town of Albuquer-
que, in the summer Of 1850. aud pre-
Ntuus 10 that time an business OF 4
commercial nature was carried on
IN the Old Town and the real growth
Of the "NcW" town 81 Albuquerque
did not begin until the summer or
late Fan 81 IsSo There werc in Al
buquerIsc at that time e few Ma
sons Who had Joined the fraternity in
other jurisdictions before coming to
New Mexico.
In November. isse. a. L. $3.50. a
petition for the establishment Of q
Masonic lodge az Albuquerque. signed
b. Nm- Henry Decker. VIM. Burr
chiidcra. Alex Mckay Whitcomb
VIM. r. Crane. Rufus g. Vosc. Wm
bprchert Joseph "A. kuhns. John r.
Hogue. Bernard Meyer and Elias =
~as forwarded % the grand
master Of Nasons OF the territory. and
on November N. 1850. the grand
master. Wm. l. Rynerson granted a
Tor a lodge 70 BE- located