The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-25
BIG WEEK FOR
LOCAL MASONS
Dedication Ceremonies to Be
Held Friday Evening at Ma
sonic Temple
SHRINERS TO INITIATE.
D CANDIDATES THURSDAY
Lodge History Will Be Made Dur
ing Week and Hundreds of
Prominent Masons and Shriners
Will Be in City

Another great day in the history of
will be Friday of this week, when
the handsome seven-story Masonic
temple on Yakima avenue will be
dedicated according to Masonic rites.
1t is estimated that from four to five
hundred persons will participate di-
rectly or indirectly in the ceremony.
The week will also be one of note
for the Shriners of Aft temple. At
Z o'clock tomorrow morning spe-.
cial will reach the city from Tacoma,
where the headquarters of the lodge is
located, bringing in the neighborhood
of 200 members. There are about $50
North Yakima residents who are
members of the lodge. The Shriners
will initiate new candidates Thurs
day at their club rooms in the Ma
sonic temple. The temple band,
quartet and patrol will be in the city,
and with the other members will take
in the fair during the afternoon and
be present at the traditional banquet
to be given after the initiation.
Dedication Ceremony
The Masonic dedication ceremonial
will be performed at half past seven
o'clock in the evening by Grand Mas
ter Frank N. McCandless, in the lodge
rooms. He will be assisted by other
officers of the grand lodge, among
them being A. H. Henderson, senior
warden, and Morris G. Tyler, grand
secretary. Grand Orator James Nc
Cormack will deliver the grafton.
The local lodge has extended invi-
tations to all Master Masons and their
wives. The reception to visiting
Masons will be rendered by the local
body at half past nine o'clock, when
the grand master will be socially in,
troduced. Refreshments will be
served and a general social time en-
joyed.
Mr.. Heath Active
Worshipful Master Charles Heath is
busy with other officers and members
of the Yakima lodge arranging for
the event. The general committee
comprises F. A. Morgan, j. A. Corbett,
B. T. Barton, B. F. McCurdy and d.
M. Rand.
The refreshment committee is COM
posed of j. Fl. Corbett, H. l.. Ansart
and G. W. Davis. The program and
printing committee comprises ]. F.
Barton and W. F. Tuesley. The re-
ception committee includes all past
masters and the trustees of the Ma
sonic association. Mr.. McCurdy is
chairman.
The entertainment committee COM
prises d. M. Rand, e. M. Smithers
and M. S. Scudder, and the music
committee w. w. DeVaux, H. e.
Wight and L. o. Meigs. The officers
of Yakima lodge No. "a are: Charles
Heath, worshipful master; F. A. Nor
gan, senior warden; j. H. Corbett,
junior warden; James Williamson,
secretary; e. E. Streitz, treasurer; ].
M. Nesley, senior deacon; w. w. De-
Veaux, junior deacon; Harry L. An
sart senior steward; Gilbert w.
Davis, junior steward, and F. ]. ia
croux, tyler.
Masonic Building
One of the interesting features of
the handsome Masonic temple is the
keystone over the entrance. The stone
was procured through the American
consul at Jerusalem on February 4,
1910, and is said to have been quar-
ried from the same stone as was used
for the building of King Solomon's
temple. The stone was put in place
on April l, 1911. The building was
opened about the first of the year
Yakima lodge was chartered Sep
TENDER "a, 1875; Chapter 81, r. A.
NJ, was chartered June s, 1901; Yaki-
ma Council No. II, Royal and Select
Masters, chartered June 20. 1911, and
Yakima Commission No. 13, 1907. Tie
Syringa chapter No. SO o. e. S. was
ri, a rtered June IL 1893