The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-25
Kenosha Masonic Officers
Confer Degrees Before 900
Chicago Masons Saturday
GREAT WELCOME FOR VISITORS
Members of Two Score Chicago Lodges
Attend the Ceremonial at the Column
bian Lodge Temple Arranged in Hon
or of the Kenosha Visitors.

Close to six hundred members of the
Masonic fraternity from Chicago and
other cities in Illinois saw the owls
consin work, many of them for the
first time in their Masonic history, on
Saturday night when the members of
Kenosha Lodge No. AZ, F. A. NJ, made
a successful pilgrimage to the altar Of
Columbian Lodge in Chicago. 1t was
one of the most notable nights in the
history of Masonry in Chicago.
The officials of the Columbian lodge
were most hospital and members from
scores Of other lodges in Chicago were
invited in to witness the initiation Of
a candidate under the Wisconsin rites
and by Wisconsin team of officials.
In fact it is declared that more than
seventy different lodges of Masons were
represented at the big gathering at
which a great delegation of Kenosha
Masons were honored guests. Worship
full Master G. E. Randall and the Ke-
nosha members reached Chicago at
four O'Clock. Twenty automobiles
were in waiting at the North Western
terminal and the members of the party
were taken at once to the temple far
out on the west SIDE When the Keno
sha Masons reached the temple more
than three hundred of the members of
the Columbian lodge and other Chicago
lodges were in waiting. The members
of the Kenosha lodge were given
chance to see the Illinois work exempli-
fed and shortly after they arrived the
officers Of Columbian lodge put on the
full work in an impressive manner.
Seven candidates were given the Mas
ter Mason's degree during the after
noon and evening.
At six o'clock the craft was called
from labor to refreshments and dinner
was served at which covers were laid
for more than four hundred. After
dinner was over there was short SEES
sion Of speech making after which the
Kenosha degree team and visitors, more
than seventy in all, were escorted to the
lodge hall. The hall was crowded with
Chicago Masons and the visiting mem
bers of the order were given a great
greeting. Members of Columbian lodge
surrendered their chairs to the Kenosha
officials and for the first time on the
floor of Columbian lodge the work was
put on in keeping with the provisions
of the Wisconsin Grand Lodge. The
event proved a most interesting one as
there are many ways in which the Wis
consin work differs from that in use in
Illinois. In putting on the work more
than twenty of the members Of the Ke-
nosha lodge had part in the ceremonial.
The main officers for the evening
included Worshipful Master G. E. Ran
dali, Senior Warden W. A. Matzke,
Junior Warden Ralph Y. Cooper, Senior
Deacon Martin Gauss and Junior Dea-
con William E. Stephenson. Organist
James Bailey Of the Kenosha lodge,
furnished the incidental music given in
connection with the comforting of the
degree. The entire ritualistic cere-
mony as laid down in the provisions
of the Wisconsin Grand Lodge was used
In the comforting of the degree.
Worshipful Master Harry Sprecher
of the Columbian lodge paid high tri
butte to the work of the Kenosha team,
following the completion of the work.
The members of the Kenosha lodge re-
manned at the temple until after eleven
o clock when they were whirled away
in automobiles to the North Western
station where the special car was wait
ing to bring them back to Kenosha.
It was notable night for the Ke-
nosha Masons as well as for members
of the Chicago lodge. The visit to
Columbian lodge proved so pleasant
that it is certain that within a short
time exchange of courtesies with other
Chicago lodges viii be arranged.
Worshipful Master Harry Sprecher
of Columbian lodge, took a part of his
degrees as Mason in Kenosha. Under
his leadership Columbian lodge has be-
come one Of the leading lodges of the
order in Chicago. The lodge is Just
now completing the erection of hand
some new temple which is to be ded-
icated with great ceremonies some time
in May. Members of the Kenosha lodge
have been invited to be present and
take part in the dedication of the new
temple and the invitation will be
accepted.
Members Of the Zion City Woman s
Club were defeated Saturday by ia
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