The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
Kansas MaSOns Select Topeka
for New Structure.
VIII Occupy Site at Eighth and
Harrison Streets.
ITO TAX EACH MEMBER 81
FOrty-Four Thousand Members
Bring in Amount.
Plans To Be Drawn at Once
Work Begins Soon.
LAST DAY OF THE MASONS HERE
Sixtieth Annual COmmunica-
ton Grand Lodge Closes.
G.. III. Lamb of Yates Center Is
Elected Grand Master.

Topeka will have a new 100000
Masonic library on the northeast cor
ner of Eighth and Harrison streets in
a short time. Masons in session at
grand lodge in Representative hall
this morning voted such a sum for
this purpose. A per capita tax OF 81
a year for two years will be placed on
each member and this will raise ap-
proximately sSs.0OO. there being about
A, 600 members of the lodge in Kan
sas. There is sufficient money avail
able now to make up the remaining
$12, 900.
Details for the work Will not be
worked out until after a meeting of
the council of administration. At that
time it is probable plans and specifi-
cations will be submitted. This makes
one more fitting structure for the fu-
ture Civic Center of Topeka" around
the state house square.
Many Buildings Now.
Around the square at present the
following public and semi-public build
| inge are standing: High school, Man
ual Training school. First Presbyterian
tchurch, State Printing plant, Memorial
church. Missouri-Kansas Telephone o.
fices, Capper building and then the
new Masonic library on the site of
! the present building.
/ Giles II. Lamb of Yates Center
was elected grand master of the grand
| lodge to succeed William L. Burdicl1
| of Lawrence. Another honor was
| thrust upon owen J. Wood, recently
elected grand master of the grand
council, when he was elected grand
| junior warden of the grand council
| other officers elected are:
The New Officers.
Charles f. Lobdell, Great Bend.
deputy grand master.
William l. Stewart, Hiawatha, grand
senior warden.
| William Frank March. Lawrence.
grand treasurer.
Albert K. Wilson. Topeka, grand
secretary.
Other officers of the lodge are ap-
pointive and will not be named until
after the installation of the new grand
| master late this afternoon. The ap-
pointive offices are those of grand
chaplain, grand senior deacon, grand
junior deacon, grand marshal, grand
sword bearer grand senior steward.
grand Junior steward. grand pursui-
want and grand tyler
A Jewel to Burdick.
William L. Burdick. retiring grand
master, was presented with the past
grand masters jewel by members Of
the Lawrence lodge and the Acacia
Masonic fraternity. He also was pre-
sented with an engrossed booklet
parchment, properly inscribed with
names of donors.
1t was decided to hold the next ses-
sion of the grand lodge at Wichita on
February 21 and %. This. because
the legislature will be in session in
| Topeka next year.
VIII End Today.
The sixtieth annual communication
of the grand lodge will end either late
this afternoon or evening and has been
one of the largest and most success
full in the histOrv of the lodge Albert
X. Wilson, grand secretary. declared
to-day. The various bodies have been
in session since Monday.
At that time the forty-eighth an
nua1 assembly of the grand council
| opened on the same afternoon the
| fifty-first annual convocation of the
grand chapter began, continuing until
Tuesday evening. The annual com
munication of the grand lodge opened
yesterday morning.