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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23
Is YOU Have Money.

"That fellow Gutrox is multimil
ilonalre. He has more money than
brains"
We'll, what does lie want With
brains New York Times
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23
Comma.

"Have you any .snanimity IN your
family Mrs Jobbs|'
Not yet ma,am, but Wen ketch It,
We get everything that's agoln'."--
Philadelphia Eulletin
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23
VIII Meet Saturday.

S. P. S. G. Club will meet with
Misses Dimple Hacker, Elsie Green
and Lucille Carry Saturday afternoon.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23

The counterfeGer was in prison for
ten years.
What are you doing heref" asked a
visitor
Passing time"
"Ah, What for?"
Passing money! And the visitor
passed on.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23

Some people are so fond Of III luck
that they run half way to meet it,
Jerrod.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23

Imagination causes more aches and
pains than all other ailments Dab.
snck.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23

Mrs. Andrew Russell returned TO
her home in Jacksonville, ILL.,, after a
few days visit to her sister, Miss
Ella Robbins and Mrs. Bessie Candee,
Of 329 Seventh street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23

sunday III M. Carmen, III.
Miss Mayme Powers and Miss Anna
Warder were visiting friends and rela.
tives in villa Ridge yesterday,
Mrs. Thos. Seaman OF unia was
shopping in Cairo yesterday.
Mrs. Joseph McCienon of Mt. Car
nell, H., and daughter Louise are
whiting Mrs. Meyer OF 1919 Washing.
ton avenue.
0. l. Champion Of Charleston was
in Cairo yesterday shopping.
| Chas Daniels of Philadelphia was In
Cairo on business yesterday.
Miss Sue Thafp was visiting friends
in BARLOW, KY, yesterday.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Walders and son,
! Robert. are visiting friends in Stone
| Port, ILL.,
Fred Rink visited frands in Mt Car
mel yesterday.
Miss lvey Davis and Miss Gertie lie
Roy will so to Memphis teday.
Mrs. Snow Fisher of Brook Haven,
Miss, was in Cairo shopping yester,
day
Miss Catherine of Barlow Ky. was
Shopping in Cairo yesterday.
L. G. Turner of the Du Quoin Mar
Bile Works. was in Cairo yesterday on
business.
Oscar Tamms spent yesterday in
the city He returned week ago
from San Antonio, Tex, where he has
been since last fan in search OF
health.
Capt Bernie Bennett Of fire sta.
ton No, 2, who has been confined to
his home several days by sickness
was out again yesterday.
Mrs. Z. S, Kahn AMI son, OF the
Frances Flat has returned from a
sojourn OF several weeks at Dallas,
Texas.
Miss Lillian Worley OF oc02 Syca-
more street, who mas been attending
school at DuQuoin, has returned
home for the summer vacation.
Mrs Mary Rappo and sister, OF III
commercial avenue are packing their
household effects for shipment to
Nashville, Tenn, where the former
goes remain an indefinite period.
Her sister will spend the summer at
Seattle, Wash
Miss Anna Burke returned home
. from Wickliffe, KY. where she has
been visiting relatives.
H. H. Vreeland of the Underwood
| Typewriter Co., will make business
trip through southern Illinois today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23
PERSONALS.

Mrs. G. II. Johnson and daughter
Louise have gone to Helena, Arkansas,
for few weeks visit with her daugh.
ter Mrs Walter Walbaum.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23

Mr.. Tucker, The court stenegrapher.
left yesterday morning for his home
in Murphysboro, III.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23

Astronomers say the red moon f.
due to dense atmosphere from watery
Apor and gases
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23

Rain or shine. 60 TO the Bijou tle
lay. admission Il ces, 1su'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23

Virtue Is like rich stone--bcst plain
eet.--D Bacon
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23

Dawson Childers, OF Olive Branch
was in Cairo, Sunday, on business.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23

ss imports OF carbons for
4, ~ amount to nearly Atty
81 y~Ar.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23
The True Observer,

He Se1ss-an acits observer who
'rnelc laiputely without being 9b.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23

Mrs Mary Bernstein, OF the Hall.
day, left yesterday for a ten days visit
TO relatives and friends in DuQuoin
and St. Louis
Misses H. Stewart, Ably Roby. Jean
Morris and Messrs. T. B. Light and
\ a. !. Steers were the guests Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs ], A. Neal, OF lower
Walnut street.
Mrs. +. F. Anderson, of Alemeda
California, is tine guest of her sister
Mrs. B. H. Wing, OF 51s Center street
Prof. Bergman returned from St.
Louis yesterday morning.
Dewitt Nellis returned yesterday
from Springfield.
Mrs. D. p. Ross lift for her home
in Jackson Tenn, after visiting her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Cherry
Of 90f Popular street.
Mrs. J. q. GOOD returned to her
home in Jackson, Tenn. yesterday.
DR.. Crabtree OF ThebuS was in Cairo
on business yesterday
II. H. Porter Of Thebes was in Cairo
on business yesterday.
Robert P. Armstrong OF Paducah,
Ky, was in Cairo on business yester-
day
Miss Glare EeGelder OF Beech Ridge
was in Cairo visiting freinde yester-
day.
Miss Edna Dwyer and Miss Nellie
LalIy returned home from Admission,
\ Mo. Yesterday
Geo. r.. Walker Of 81 Seventeenth
street Vas operated On for apps.<af
~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23

Mrs. Mary Bernstein, OF the Hall.
day, left yesterday for ten days visit
70 relatives and friends in DuQuon
and SKI. Louis.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23
MOUND CITY, Ill.

Bulletin Want ads give resurts.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23

H. H. Vreeland of the Underwood
Typewriter Co., will make business
trip through southern Illinois today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23

Miss Anna Burke returned home
! from Wickllffe, KY. where she has
been visiting relatives.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23

Misses Fl. Stewart. Ably Roby, Jean
Morris and Messrs. f. B. Light and
IA. !. Steers We're the guests Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs ], A. Neal, OF lower
Walnut street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23
eitis yesterday at St. Mary's rirmary

W. T. Ray d faincah wss ahor
ping In Cairo yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-23

Mrs. Mary Rappo and sister, OF III
commercial avenue are packing their
household effects for shipment to
Nashville, Tenn, where the former
goes remain an indefinite period.
Her sister will spend the summer at
Seattle, Wash.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-06-02

room which opens directly off the lower
hall. 1t is finished in mahogany with
mahogany furnishings and bookcases,
and with an open fireplace. Back of this
room is the card room, finished in dark
oak. with dark oak card tables and
chairs. The wall is covered with red paper
and green burlap. This room has two
doors and is admirably suited for the
purpose for which it is designed. Back
of the card room is a cloak room. At
the end of the corridor is the banquet
hall, 60 by Sc feet, finished in hard
pine. the walls of light yellow and with
maple floor, so laid that when it is
used for dancing the dancers will fol-
low the grain all the way around the
hall Burlap is used for the wains-
coting. This hall will seat comfortably
90 persons. off the banquet hall is a
large-sized serving room connected with
it by foulding doors and may be used
with or independent of the larger room.
Back of the serving room is the kitchen,
fitted with two gas stoves. two sinks,
food warmer and every appliance to aid
the preparing of suppers or banQuets. In
front of the serving room and connect
ing with it and the corridor is the bill
lard room y Ivy Il feet. finished in hard
pine and painted light cream Here are
two pool tables and billiard table
Along the south side of the room is a
long row Of elevated seats allowing a
view of the surfaces of all the tables.
Five windows light this room. off the
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Vaughan, W, II. Vinton ]. B. Randon,
f, w. Childs, \. p. Simonds, Fred w
Putnam, Clarke c. Fits.
The corporators We're first appointed
by the presiding officers of the different
bodies, afterwards they were elected, one
each year for term of three years.
Connecticut Valley council was not rep
resented on the board until 1909.
The officers of the corporation are as
follows: President, William II. Vinton;
LIST vice pres, j. Albert Taylor I'd vice
pres, Isaac D. Bailey; clerk, James B.
Randoll treasurer, Ferris r. Vaughan;
auditor, Clarke c. Fits; directors, Will
liam B. Vinton, Major c. Houghton, Ed
ward B. Barrows, II. F. c. Toedt, Fred
w. Putnam, Frank B. Putnam, George
NJ. Clay, w. E. Hubbard, A. p. Simonds.
Shortly after the corporation was Or
ganized with $4,000 capital the various
bodies began to appropriate money for
the building fund, whenever there was
surplus in the treasures.
In April 1909, the DR.. f. II. O'Connor
property on Main street was bought as
a site OF the Masonic temple. The lot
has a frontage of 70 feet on Main street
between the Baptist church on the south
and the Brooks library building ON the
north, and has depth of 22S feet with
an entrance to the rear from Grove
street. 1t was at first expected that the
residence on the lot would be removed
and new building erected. Plans were
drawn in 1909 for very elaborate tenn
pie, but when 1t was found that the cost
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The Main Lodge Room, Looking "West"

Governor Mead, who was given a rous-
ing ovation as he arose to speak. Gov.
ernor Mead spoke at some length after
expressing his pleasure in being able to
participate in the occasion and referring
to the deep impression which the services
had made upon him. At times the Gov
ernor was in a facetious mood, but dur
ing a large part of his remarks ne
spoke with deep feeling. Referring to
his trip to the Holy Land he told of his
visit to the site of King Solomon's tenn
pie and expressed the belief that from
this structure the greatest accomplish
ments from any building ever con-
structed by man had emenated. The
Governor was philosophical at times. and
he also made fitting reference to the en-
thusasm, the public spirit and the spirit
of getting together, so characteristic of
the people of Brattleboro. which had
made this occasion possible.
The ceremony closed with the singing
of "Sanctus" by the Masonic choir and
the pronouncing of the benediction by
the grand chaplain.
The grand lodge for this occasion was
represented as follows: Most Worshipful
Henry l.. Ballou of Chester, grand mas
ter; r. w. Eugene S. Weston of New
Haven deputy grand master; r. w. Will
liam j. Ballou of Ludlow, as grand
senior warden; r. W. David \. Elliot of
White River Junction, as grand junior
warden; r. W. Charles W. Whitcomb
of PrOctorsville, grand treasurer; r. w.
Henry H. Ross of Burlington, grand sec
rotary: w. Alfred w. Hough of Proc
torsvile. grand chaplain; w. w. b. Vim
ton of Brattlt boro, as grand senior dea-
con- w. James r. Roberts as grand jul
Nor deacon: w. Albert Killam of Bur
lington. grand senior steward; w. George
|. Whitney of Bellows Falls, as grand
Junior steward; w. j. E. Paddock of Sax
| tons River, assistant grand marshal as
| grand marshal: w. Isaac u. Bailey OF
| Brattleboro. as grand sword bearer; w
| II. +. Townshend of Bridport, grand tyler
| c. b. Crowell. district deputy grand mas
| ter NJ. w. Kittredge Haskins of Brat
| teboro. past grand master; Nj. w. Lee
s. Tillotson of St. Adams. past gran'
master: Past Master o. L. Randall, bear
| er of great lights; Arthur l.. Billings
| Horton d. Walker. X p. harrington ane
| w I. Hunt, wardens of local lodges
| bearers of lodge; E. ]. Taggart, F. w
| Hall and Stewart Chaplin, bearers OF
| tapers.
| Arthur p. Simonds, worshipful master
of Brattleboro lodge, was presiding Of
| ficer, when the exercises were not in
| charge of the grand lodge.
For nearly two hours after the dedi-
| cation was completed the temple was a
scene of animation, and the bowling al
| leys and the tables of the billiard room
were in constant use The northbound
the brethren from Putney, Bellows Fails
| Springfield and elsewhere more time in
which to enjoy the occasion.
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would be $4,000 or more they were aban-
doned.
At a mass meeting of the Free Ma
sons of the town held the evening of
June 10. 1910, the movement for tenn
pie received a decided impetus. The
spirit of the occasion showed a decided
sentiment in favor of going ahead with
plans which should include the use of
the residence on the lot for club pur-
poses. and the construction of a large
addition to include lodge rooms, din
other quarters.
In June, 1910 plans for the present
temple were drawn by y. f. Haynes, a
well-known architect of Watertown.
In August, 1910, the contract for erect
ing the temple was awarded to William
Cushman of this town. The ground
was broken in August and oct. o. the
corner stone was laid, the officers of the
grand lodge of Vermont conducting an
impressive ceremonial
The capital stock of the Brattleboro
Masonic Building association is $1,000.
Four per cent preferred stock in shares
of 500 each has been subscribed to the
amount of $4,000. There are also POO
shares of common stock at 800 each with
full voting power. The donations and
subscription pledges show an aggregate
at the present time of over $4,000. The
total cost of the Masonic temple, with
furnishings, will be about 10000.
The leaders in inaugurating the move
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billiard room is a toilet room. In the
corridor is a drinking fountain and I'M
der the stairs has been built a telephone
booth, the number of the telephone be-
ing Sci. In the northwest corner of the
building is the reception room, finished
in white enamel and dark oak. Back of
this room and opening off the hall is the
reading room, finished in oak with light
oak furniture.
The second story is reached by wind
ing stairs of handsome design, and at
the head of the corridor is the writing
room, finished in oak. with three oak
desks and chairs with an electric light
over each desk. The wallpaper on this
room is of a brown design and matches
the wallpaper in the other rooms that
have not been tinted and that of the
corridors. OFF the writing room and the
hail. over the lounging room, is the di-
rectors' and trustees office, This is
finished in light oak with light oak desk,
table and chairs Back of the office is
the smoking room finished in dark oak.
Here are lounging chairs and settees
with leather upholsterings. Oppo-
site the office is the rooms which
will be used by Bingham chapter, Or
der of Eastern stars. Finished in white
enamel two rooms have been made into
one with Ionic columns between the TWO
old rooms. This room is furnished in
mahogany and natural willow. on or
this room there is a toilet room with
dressing table.
The main lodge room is at the east
end of the upstairs corridor and opens
from IL through two large swinging
doors This room is 80 by e. feet and is
finished in white enamel. wainscot-
ing almost six feet high runs around
the room and a intervals pair of
Ionic pilasters surmount It and leave pam
els 16 feet long and feet high, which
CONTINUED on page lO.l
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ment for a Masonic temple were Ferris
r. Vaughan and William B. Vinton
They agitated the subject at every con-
venient opportunity long before plans
were formulated and as officers of the
corporation they have kept up their ac-
tivities at all times in behalf of the tenn
pie during the past two years. Mr.
Vaughan has been treasurer of the cor
poration and in that capacity has had
charge of the financial end of the bust
ness proceedings.
The corpora tors wisely decided to make
William II. Vinton, their president, a
building committee of one. Mr. Vinton
has carried out this work to the entire
satisfaction of everybody. He and Mr.
Cushman, the contractor, have worked
together in entire harmony. Both are
entitled to the warmest concentrations
of members of the Masonic fraternity
for their services.
In fitting up the temple NJ C. Hough-
ton, l. d. Bailey and w. B. Vinton
acted as a committee on furnishings and
II. f, c. Toedt, f. B. Putnam and f.
W.. Putnam as a committee in fitting up
the billiard and pool room and bowling
alleys.
The trustees of the Masonic bodies.
who will be the board of control in the
management of the Masonic temple. con-
sists of the following officers: President,
William II. Ninton; vice president, j..
Albert Taylor secretary, Ferris r.
Vaughan; treasurer, Frank b. Putnam;
auditor William B. Ninton. William IL.
Vinton represents the commandery, Will
liam b. Vinton the council, j. A. Taylor
the Royal Arch chapter, f, r. Vaughan
Brattleboro lodge and F. b. Putnam Co.
lumbar lodge.
THE INTERIOR ARRANGEMENT
On the first floor of the southeast
corner of the temple is the lounging
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The grand master then introduced
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rians that Freemasonry originated at the
building of King Solomon's temple. and
that King Solomon himself was the first
grand master. In any event, the "Le-
gend of the Temple" which is familiar to
every Mason, whether historically true
or not illustrates most forcbly one of
the most important attributes of the true
Mason, that of fidelity. The lectures
connected with the third degree contain
minute description of this temple with
a full explanation of the manner of it's
building. The perfect harmony which
characterized this great undertaking and
the perfection and beauty of the COM
pleted cdifice are referred to as an IL
lustration which should always prevail
among speculative Masons and the per-
lection of life and conduct toward which
we should always strive, collectively and
individually.
King Solomons Temple has been de-
scribed rs that superb model of ex-
cellence which immortalized his name"
The wisdom which contrived it was d.
vinely inspired, as is all wisdom but it
was erected by human hands, the hands
of ancient operative Masons. When we
as speculative Masons undertake to build
for ourselves material temple. the work
should have for us peculiar significance,
for II brings to us concrete Illustration
of the fact that we are descended from
our ancient operative brethren, and
while we may not aspire by our feeble
efforts to attain to that perfection of ar
chitectural beauty which crowned the
undertakings of those ancient builders,
the result of our labors, modest though
it be, is the material evidence of the fact
that we have worked together, unitedly,
tremendously, unselfshly, in the cause of
Freema sorry. And so when we dedicate
this hall to "Freemasonry" We should be
inspired thereby to continue to work in
peace and harmony, each for the good of
the whole, so that this edifice may in
deed, in the language of the ritual, "con-
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the main lodge room was unanimously
pronounced one of the most beautiful
that any of those present had ever seen.
At $50 in the afternoon the reception
to the Most Worshpful Henry l.. Bal
lou, grand master of the grand lodge of
Vermont, and accompanying grand lodge
officers, took place This was an entirely
informal affair. the grand lodge officers
s sSnnRns IN fei nhe ion with 400
Free Masons who hled past, and who
were introduced and presented by mem
bers of the reception committee.
At 4.3o reception was given to his
excellency, Governor John a. Mead, who
was assisted in receiving by his chief of
staff, Col. d. L. Morgan, and by another
staff officer, Capt. l.. d. Taylor of
Brattleboro.
The visiting brethren, and many from
the local lodges who had not seen the
temple in its completed state, inspected
the various quarters for social and lodge
room purposes. The social side of the
gathering, with its numerous. exchanges
of fraternal greetings, was a pleasing
feature of the afternoon program.
AT go lines were formed in the lodge
room, with Col. j. G.. Estey escOrting
Grand Master Ballou, followed by Gov,
Mead escorted by G. L. Durham, the
governors staff officers and the other
grand lodge officers, each escorted by a
past master or other prominent member
of the fraternity, then present and past
master ana tree MaSOnS generally
marching by twos. The table of honor
in the banquet hall was occupied by the
distinguished visitors and their escorts
A choice banquet was served by the
ladies of Bingham chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, under the general direc-
ton of Mrs. Fremont Hamilton. All
visitors We're provided seats a the first
tables, nearly 800 being served eXpedi-
tiously. The ladies scored a success in
every particular with the banquet, which
was warmly praised on all sides. The
tables were reset for 100 or more mem
bers of the local lodges for whom there
were insufficient accommodations at the
first sitting
The dedcatory ceremony was cele-
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BRATTLEBOROS MASONIC TEMPLE DEDICATED WEDNESDAY

again into three equal parts, teaches us
to so regulate the occupation of our time
as to bring the best results of our la
Dor both to ourselves and to others, to
the trowel, whose common use by the
builder in spreading the cement which
unites the building illustrates the
strength and harmony which should eX-
list among us, each instrument which is
presented to the candidate in the course
of his progress through the degrees of
Masonry is emblematcal of some moral
or religious TRUTH which, as a Mason, 1t
his solemn duty to observe.
In addition to the various objects which
are actually presented to the candidate,
his attention is invited to the many i'm
portant lessons to be learned from the
accomplished results of the operative
builder. 1t is claimed by some histo-
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History was made for the Masonic
bodies of Brattleboro on Wednesday, and
the dreams of years for some of the
prominent local members of the fra
ternity We're realized when the temple on
Main street, which is admirably fitted
for the activities of the order in all its
various branches, was formally opened
and dedicated for usage by the most
worshipful grand lodge of Vermont,
which conducted its beautiful ceremonial
with impressive effect. Probably $40 Free
Masons visited the temple during the
day, visitors coming from all parts of
New England and from sister jurisdic-
tons farther away. All the lodges of
the Eighth Masonic district and other
nearby lodges were strongly represented
The temple brought out expressions of
approval and admiration from all, and
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BUILDING THE TEMPLE.

Plans for a permanent home for the
Masonic bodies of Brattleboro had been
under discussion several years previous
to 1905, when the first definite action was
taken. The articles of association for
the Brattleboro Masonic Building asso-
citation We're signed June IS 1906 by j.
A. Taylor, F. b, Putnam. II. E. Taylor,
w. b. Vinton, E. b. Barrows, F. r.