The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-10-02
Solemn Ceremony Perform
Columned White Rooms
Yakima Lodge No. "a
OVER SIX HUNDRED
CROWDED INTO re
Dedication by Most Worsf
Grand Master Frank N.
Candless and Followed by
ception to Master Masons
With impressive ceremonies,

With impressive ceremonies.
messed by hundreds of Masons
| their wives in the columned wi
rooms of Yakima lodge, No. "a,
and A. NJ, the new Masonic temi
on Yakima avenue was dedicated FL
day evening by Most Worship
Grand Master Franz S. McCandles
of Tacoma.
The ceremony OF dedication,
which Deputy Grand Master A.
Henderson, of Seattle; Grand Seer.
tary Horace G. Tyler, of Tacoma, an
Past Grand Master Samuel Ss,>o
| Tacoma, participated, was of Y
by q grand Grafton by thu
| Orator about grand lodS
Grand Master McCandless exN
it, The orator was James MA 81
mack, OF Seattle.
After the dedicatory program
been completed, reception, at WIZ
the grand officers were Introduce,
was rendered all Master Masons SE
their wives.
solemn Ceremony y
Great solemnity marked the dedi-
cation cermony. After the spacious
lodge rooms had been filled to the
doors with Masons of high and low.
degree, Masons from all parts of t.
state, together with their wives We
shipful Master Charles Heath, of tn
local lodge. opened the ceremony
from the platform.
| In robes of their office, the Grand
lodge officers marched into the room
and took their places upon the plat
form. The Masonic ritual of dedica-
ton, which prescribes the dedicating
OF new home to the three Masonic
principles, was then performed by
Grand Master McCandless, assisted by
Deputy Grand Master Henderson.
Grand Secretary Tyler, Grand Orator
Mccormack and Master Masons.
| To add to the soemnity of the oc-
casion an impressive modulating and
changing of lights, appreciated es-
peclally against the pure white coll
umns and walls OF the room, was eff
fected. A quartet, in accordance with
the ritual, rendered an occasional
hymn.
Grand Grafton
| The words Of Grand Orator Nc
Cormack were listened to with the
greatest interest. He traced the Ma
sonic origin and came up through
the centuries to the present day and
to the Yakima lodge, whose home is
the nearest reproduction of King
Solomon's temple. He dwelt upon the
| high ideals of the order.
| 1t IL estimated that over 600 per-
sons attended the ceremony of dedi-
cation. The Masons wore their aprons,
the women in attendance wore their
best gowns. The event win stand out
prominently as one of the greatest
in the history of the Yakima lodge.
Following the dedcatory ceremony
the Master Masons and grand officers
were entertained at a reception in
which members of Syringa chapter,
No 3S, order of the Eastern star
participated. A collation. was served.
History of Temple
| The laying of the cornerstone Of
the temple occurred on April /, of
| last year. the Grafton being delivered
| by Grand orator Stephen j. Chad
wick. The setting of the keyston'
procured at Jerusalem, was held o
| September q, of the same year, an
the event was witnessed by 100
Masons from all parts OF thera =.
try. The stone was pud hope
Wesley C. stone, G, f. lots Of
Grand Chapter oSG 4tash4et ac-
appr0ximet ,,, cost : 9 new in
$350,000. ~
cn oi1.s'f H.s of 'p We - 4Te Nor a
gan, S. W.. John II 2 !. a @W.
Emil e. Streitz, Treasure < Z 3 IS
! Williamson, Secretary; JoA oi-
Nesley. S. D.; William W. DeVeaia
~. D.; Herbert II. Wilcox, Chaplain
Jasper w. Day, Marshall; Harry y
AnsG4E $. s., Gilbert w. Davis, J
IS; Francis j. JacrouX, Tyler,
The committee last night COM
prised F.. A. Morgan. b. f. Me-
/ Curdy, J. II. Corbett, ID. NJ. Rand,
r Barton.