Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-08
MASONIC HOME
PLANS ADOPTED
New Building at Fifth and
Eighteenth Street to Cost
$4,000.
FUNDS FROM A BOND ISSUE
Will Be Divided Among Four Lodges
Architect o. Il. Cervin Sub
mits Successful Design.

The plans for the new Masonic nome
to be erected at the corner of Eigh-
teenth street and Fifth avenue, and
as drawn by o. 2. Cervin, were tenta-
lively accepted last night at the meet
ing of the board of control of the Ma
sonic fraternities. The home is to be
built entirely along modern style and
will call for an outlay of $4,000.
1t is to face Eighteenth street, and
will have a frontage of lis on the
street and 100 feet on Fifth avenue.
The height will be so feet There will
be a basement of stone, seven feet in
height, and the upper stories will prob
ably be built of a yellow-brownish
brick. The trimmings will be of white
stone and the cornice will be finished
with the same material. The windows
will be grouped in panel effects. Over
the front entrance :. copper marquee or
canopy will be suspended for protec-
ton from the elements.
One of Finest I'm state.
The building, in all its simplicity,
will undoubtedly be one of the finest
in the state outside of Chicago, and
will be an ideal home for the four Ma
sonic fraternities of the city. The In
terror will provide for every need and
desire Of the club and lodge man. The
first floor will contain a banquet hall,
so feet square, and concert hall. 35
by 3S feet The two halls will adjoin
each other, and without any trouble or
expense can be thrown together, max
ing a ball room IS feet long and so
feet, wide. There will be three club
or social rooms in the southeast cor
ner of this f1oor-a ladies' parlor, a
large check room, large kitchen, a
small dining room, and the Office Of
the building. The second floor will
contain two lodge rooms, the main one
of which will be Ga by so feet. There
will be a stage in the rear and on one
side, and all of the conveniences Of
the modern lodge hall will be pro-
vided. The smaller lodge room will be
33 by so feet There will be parlors
for the ladies and parlors for the men
on the floor, smoking room, and or
binary ante-rooms and preparation
rooms, for each of the lodge halls; a
hat and coat room, and toilets. There
will be two stairways leading to the
second floor directly from the first
floor, one in the front and one at the
rear. Over the club rooms of the first
floor half story is to be built for the
armory A separate stairway will lead
from 1t to the lodge rooms.
The building will have but two stor-
les, but in reality it will be built so
that it can be converted into a four
story building. The upper story could
be installed at any time and would be
lighted by skylights.
To Issue Bonds.
Bonds of 800 calling for per cent
interest will be issued, and each of the
four Manonic fraternities will take up
one-fourth of them. The board of con-
troll, which has carried on the work
connected with arranging plans for the
new building, was merged into a board
of trustees, and each of the four Ma
sonic bodies is represented on the
board of trustees by two members.
The board Of trustees elected last ev-
ening consists of E B. Kreis and H.
e. Krell, Trio lodge 81; H. E. eleven
slime and John T. Campbell, Rock Is
land lodge 65S; c. W. Thatcher and
S. ]. Ferguson, Rock Island chapter Is,
and H. H. Cleaveland and H D. Mack,
Rock Island commandery IS. The new
board reelected the old officers. They
are:
President-H. D. Mack.
Vice President-H. E. Krell.
Secretary-S. ]. Ferguson.
Treasurer-E. B. Kreis.
. The chairman appointed the follow
ing members Of the building commit
tee: H H. Cleaveland, c. w. Thach
er, H. E Clevenstine and H. E. Kren.