Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-12-19
GOLDEN JUBILEE.
A Memorable Event Of Forest Lodge No. 1870 F. and A.
M. Friday Evening Dec Is, at Rothschd Pavilion

1 history. LII proved mOot VI iiaohc
social gathering of the members OF
the Masonic fraternity and thelr
| ladies of Wausau, and soJourners OIL
the order visiting ia our city. upon
| those participating-the great slgnlfl-
canoe of the event; the large number
| present: the brilliantly lighted ana
| handsomely decorated pavilion; the
banquet: the tenor of the addresses
and uhe good cheer which prevailed
was left an impression which will re-
main with them during the balance
| of their lives. 1t was the half CEN
| fury work of organized Masonry In
| WauSau and the fraternity felt lustl-
fed in celebrating it in the aapplest
manner possible.
| Arrangements had been in progress
| for a month past and was looked ior-
ward to with anticipations OF much
| pleasure The weather could not
| have been more in accordance with
the wishes of all had it been especial
[ " ordered. AS early as SIX O'CLOCK
| the street cars commenced 10 carry
| large crowds to the pavilion ana
| from $50 until 1880 cars were run
every fifteen minutes apart and al
| the appointed hour, s O'Clock, there
were nearly 500 seated at the banquet
| tables. Manager NJ. G. Ewing of the
| Wausau Street Railroad Co. is to be
congratulated on the efficient service
on that evening.
The tables were arranged length
ways of the large hall, and at the east
side were seated the speakers and
past masters. The ceiling and outer
wall decorations were in green; hem
| lock, pine and balsam boughs being
used. In the corners were pretty
trees very suggestive of the holiday
season. The tables were also decor
ated to correspond Three large CEN
| ter pieces of evergreens were on each
of the tables which were frightened
with poinsettias, and profusion OF
smilax was used to make perfect
| blending of the whole down TO the red
carnation laid at each plate. At each
end of the large room were Masonic
emblems, the letter G and square and
compaSses outlined with electric light
bulbs and backed with evergreens.
Grace was said by Rev. L. B. L.
Fisher of La Crosse.
Cones orchestra discolrsed music
during the time the guests were at
the tables-from until IL O'Clock
and it's selections were encOred to
such an extent that it left no doubt
| to their being well received.
After the tables were cleared John
N. Manson, present Worshipful Mas
ter of Forest Lodge. called to order
and after few felicitouS remarks in
troduced Hon. w. II. Mylrea as toast
master Of the evening. Mr.. Mylrea
has the distinction of being the old
| est POSTMASTER, in point of service,
residing in our city; he has the happy
faculty of prefacing his introductions
| in way that adds much to an after
dinner program and he was at his
| best Friday evening.
The following was the post pran-
dial
| Overture. ...................Con Cones Orchestra
| Quartette- Drink to Me Only With Thine
Eyes
| G. H. Hooker A. NJ. Petersen,
J. A. Rowley, A. V. Gearhart.
Toastp iaster. Il; |, Maylrea
6 cUFes, aeogs The Stein Song; D. looes
Messrs Hooker, Rowley, Petersen
and Gearhart.
Address "A Alexander E. Matheson
Grand Master, of GAINESVILLE
Real Masonry ......................W w. w. Perry
Grand Secretary, of Milwaukee
The singing by Forest Lodge Quar-
tette pleased ali and encores were
| responded to.
Prof. S. b. Tobey was the Cniy
home speaker and his address was
| devoted mostly to the cardinal virtues
of the order. He prefaced his re-
marks by saying that he counted it
| an honor to be requested to speak on
| such an occasion, by such a toast
| master and acder the jurisdiction of
I the present morShipful master, who is
| the son of the first senior warden Of
| Forest lodge. He felt that he could
! not enter into historical review of
| tho lodge as the time at his disposal
/ VOC insufficient TO make even a
worthy beginning. He said that the
HIsTo
| WauSau has every reason to
/ Throughout the half century il
| existence not one blot has marred
| its members to practice charity al
| to respect the ties of blood and !
| and revere the ordinances of relig
/ blind, raise up the downtrodden, {
| support the government, inculca
| man, fear God, implore His Nero
Madam Rumor, with all the &C
| naught to circulate but that viii
| Masonry. The great good that
| Masonic efforts cannot be told ey
/ fraternity was in evidence here
Bull Falls, when the forests we
Indians composed nine tenthS of |
be recounted, where the hungry "
piled and the wounds of the
were also matters of great import
their incipiency and finally consu
ity of the Masonic order, and
/ measure shaped the destinieS of O
There has been nothing spas
from the start of its organized W
of its way, Quietly and unostenta
work, which as whole, has near
ity.
In 1860 the Masons in Wau.
diSpensation was asked from I'll
was granted November lst. 1860.
hence as charter members: w.
Chase, Rufus p. Manson, Adolf
Plumer, j. Il. Armstrong and S.
from Madison Lodge and the 9th
| Point. Those of the above, KIN
who resides in Martinez Cal. and
A charter was granted TO Flo
the 18th day of June, 1861, and t.,
ELI r. CHASE, w. NJ.
h. RUFUS ?. MANSON, S. w.
ASA LAWRENCE, j. w.
b. G. PLUMER, Treasurer
j. A. FARNHAM, Secretary
All of whoa have passed away. s.
of Eli r.. Chase.
+ The first home of Forest Lod!
Farnham, opposite the court hou
meetings until larger quarters
block, directly across the way frol
In 1852 and 1888 many Of our
STRUGGLING a handsome building W
house and five stores. The LAT
these were especially arranged
These handsome quarters were
II ing of February ,, 1887.
Ia The main room was a magn
feet, carpeted with tapestry br
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