The Monte Vista journal., 1915-07-31

Judge Jesse c. Wiley. secretary of
the Masonic Park association, is in
receipt of letter of inquiry from
John o. Lackey, LIST Lieutenant and
Adjutant End Battalion Philippine
Scouts U. S. A. now located in the
Philippine Islands, asking for litera-
ture and information concerning the
Masonic Park on the Rio Grande.
Officer Lackey writes that he
helped to entertain Senator Shafroth
specting the Philippine Islands in
June and learned from Shafroth
about the Masonic Park association
OF the San Luis Valley OF which he
seems to be very much interested.
He also informed Judge Wiley that
Senator Shafroth spoke very highly
OF the San Luis Valley and recon-
mended 1t in very enthusiastic terms.
From II. NJ. Van Fleet we learn
that inquiries have been received
from dozen or more adjoining
states from Masons who desire to
purchase lots to erect cottages or
cabins on in order to have some
where to spend a portion of the hot
sultry season where the cooling
mountain breezes make blankets
feel comfortable at night, and just
little fire in the evening is necessary
to take the chill off after days
mountain climbing or trout fishing.
Masons of the following states are
interested and have correspondent
with Secretary Wiley concerning the
purchase of lots in the Park: Kan
sas. Nebraska, Oklahoma, Missouri,
Texas, Illinois. Indiana and Ohio
1t would seem that the Masons of
the adjoining states appreciate the
Importance OF the Masonic park
scheme much more than many of
the Valley masons, and judging from
the large number of inquiries at
hand hundreds of masons will buy
lots and erect a summer cottage and
with their friends come and spend
portion at least Of the hot period
that is 30 uncomfortable in the
states lying east and south. Masonic
Park has created more talk among
the eastern masons than anything
that has happened for a long time.
1t promises to be only short time
until hundreds of masons from the
states mentioned above will have
summer homes built in the Park.
1t behooves the masons of the Val
ley to set the pace by purchasing
lots and erecting cottages where they
can take their families for an outing
that will be worth while.
This park can be made the best
advertising medium the San Luis
Valley has ever had Thousands of
masOns will flock to 1t every season
II there were accommodations pro-
vided. Just think what the ice cold
mountain water, the bracing cool
breezes and the invigorating atmos-
phere, the bright sunshine, the frag-
rant scent of the pines and wild
flowers means to the tenderfoot; to-
gether with the finest fishing in the
world, mountain climbing, hunting
In season, berry picking and pros
pecting to say nothing of the dane
ing pavilion, golf links tennis court, |
ball grounds, picnic parties and the
thousand and one kinds of recrea-
ton and entertainment that NAV be
had. Think what these things mean
to the tired and run down easterner
who halls from the humid regions
where the days are hot and sitting
and the nights sultry and almost suf-
locating. Here, heavy underwear.
wraps in the evening and blankets
to sleep under are necessary essen
tials-just the reverse of what they
need or can use at home. These are
few Of the things that lure the
masons from the states east and
south Of us to swamp Secretary
Wiley with letters OF inquiry as to
the manner in which to proceed to
become owners OF plot OF ground
In this popular Masonic mountain r.
sort 80 recently established.
About the next move to be made