Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-02
.MASONS DEDICATE
MAGNIFICENT TEMPLE
Spacious Banquet Hall and Inn
mense Lodge Room Filled
to Capacity.
IMPRESSIVE
Delegations From NeighbOriug cisios
Here, and MasCns From Every.
where In Attendance.

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The dedication of the Masonic tenn.
pie here Saturday night placed another
milestone on tho highway Salem is trav-
cling to geratness. The building is q
magnificent one, six stories, practically
seven, as the upper story or lodge room
is double height, and few orders any.
where have more beautiful or com.
Portable home than have Salem No. 4
and Pacific 80 Of the worldwide and
ancient fraternity Of Masons.
At 1880 Grand Master Judge g. H.
Burnett convened the grand lodge in
Odd Fellows hall, generously donated
for the occasion, by that order and
with the grand officers in full recalia.
it marched in a body to the new tenn.
pie.
In the meanwhile musical program
had been carried out in the banquet
hall of the temple. Mrs. Carlton Smith
who was on the program for a solo, was
unavoidably absent but her place was
splendidly supplied by Miss Margaret
Hodges, and there were two numbers by
Miss Mary Schultz, violin and Miss Lu.
ellie Kuntz, piano, that made the as.
sembled guests forget the passing time.
Punch was served at dainty tables
presided over by Misses Jennie Fry.
Alice Bingham, Esther Carson, Rita
Steiner, Barbara Steiner and Hazel
Erixon.
It was nearly $3.50 when the grand
lodge officers headed by Grand Master
Judge Burnett, assumed their stations.
and finding it rather difficult too for
the hall was jammed to It's utmost, and
the ante'rooms and all standing space
were filled.
The lodge choir gave the anthem.
"When Solomon With wondrous skiuv
and this was followed by a magnificent
address by Past Grand Master John b
cleland closing with the Te Deum and
benediCtion.
The ceremonies were beautiful aud
impressive, and the event will be long
remembered by all.
The officials of the grand lodge Of
Oregon which had charge Of the dedi.
cation are; George II. Burnett, grand
master; Lot L. Pearce, acting deputy
grand master; W. 9. Bristol, senior
grand warden Frank ]. Miller, junior
grand wardenj J. r. Cleland, grand
treasureri J. F. Robinson, grand secre.
tary; NJ s. Woodcock, senior grand dea.
com s. M. Yoran, acting graud chap
lain; L. 9. Marshall, senior grand Stew.
ard; j. A. Knight, acting grand stew.
ard M. L. Meyers, acting grand mar.
shall James Plant, acting grand tyler.
There were delegations from Eugene.
Albany and many othed places and
mombers Of the order from-overy.
where
Salem Lodge Organized in 1857.
The first meeting of Salem lodge No.
was held on November 2s, 1851, un.
der dispensation granted to A. M. Belt
and Others to hold lodge Of Free and
Accepted Masons in the town Of Salem
and territory of Oregon. The lodge did
Masonic work under dispensation until
June IA, 1859, when the Grand Lodge
granted charter to tho lodge, This
vas the first charter granted by the
jrand Lodge to subordinate lodge.
The first meeting Of the lodge undor
.he charter was held in Salem on Jnne
%, 1852. DR., A. NJ. Belt was the first
master under dispensation and A. W.
Ferguson was the fist master under
.he charter Since then there have
'eon thirty.six different members pass.
ID the mastor 5 chair and more than 500
nou'oeB nave been initlnted, passed,
md raised
Mr. Belt, who was the first grand
master under dispensation, was che
father Of Mrs. G. H. Burnett, whose
husband is the present grand master Of
he Oregon grand lodge.
Second Lodge Organised.
Some eighteen years after the organ.
zation Of Salem Lodge No. 4, II was
leemed expedient to organize second
odge at Salem, and on June s2, 1870,
Pacific Lodge No. so received ita char
Ter from the grand lodge.
=, J, Babcock filled all the offices
q the lodge with distinction, and for
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