The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-29
MASONIC GRAND LODGE
SEEKS SIGHT FOR HOME
Palatka Has Opportunity to
Secure an Institution
of Credit.

The Grand Lodge of Florida, Free
and Accepted Masons, contemplate
the erection and maintenance of Ma
sonic Home and Orphanage some
where in the state. The grand lodg,
has something like 100000 in a fund
already to devote to this purpose.
AC the last meeting of the grand
lodge by resolution Of the order the
grand master was authorized to ap-
polnt d committee Of three to receive
propositions from municipalities look.
ing to the location OF this home.
Wnen the home is built it will be q
home for aged and lntirm Masons who
would otherwise be homeless, and for
me orphaned children of Masons.
Palatka should have this Masonic
home. This city fills all the require.
nents-all the specifications which the
order had in mind are ours.
We have transportation facilities,
healthtulness, educational facilities,
ana we have moral tone.
Such an institution, beside being a
credit to the great fraternal order
which is to stand sponsor for it, will
be credit to the city lucky enough
to succeed in securing it.
W. r. O'Neal of Orlando, Stat
lord Caldwell of Live Oak and Chas.
II. ROWton Of this city constitute
the grand lodge committee to whom
protters Of site must be made. Al
the annual convention of the grand
lodge in January these gentlemen wi l
report the offers and the grand lodge
will make the selection. The Palat-
ka News has received the following
letter signed by this committee:
ITO Cities, Towns, Chambers of Com
merce, Boards of Trade, and all
Others Interested;-
"The undersigned are committee
appointed by the Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Ma
sons of Florida to receive all offers
OF donations of land and other in
ducements for the selection and loca-
ton of the Masonic Home and Or
phanage to be established by the
Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Md
sons of Florida. 1t is expected that
the location will be determined by the
next Grand Communication of the
Grand Lodge in January, 1917, The
selection of the location will depend
upon transportation facilities, health
fulness, educational facilities, and
moral tone Of the community.
THE undersigned will be glad To
receive and investigate all offers of
land and other inducements for the
location of this Masonic Home and
Orphanage. Full details as to the
land offered, the location thereof, as
sessibility, general character of soil,
nealthfulness, water supply, gas or
electric facilities, should be given; al
so full information as to transporta-
ton facilities, healthfulness, educa-
tional opportunities and moral tone
Of the community making the offer.
The proposed institution is to be
Masonic Home and Orphanage for
the care of aged and infrm Masons
and helpless orphans of deceased Ma
sons. The Grand Lodge has reached
the point where it wishes to consider
and determine the location and this
committee was appointed to receive
offers, compile the data and make full
report to the next Grand Communi-
cation of the Grand Lodge. Address
all offers and inquiries to Stafford
Caldwell, Secretary of Committee,
Live Oak, Florida"
The board of trade might get busy
on this Immediately. Palatka should
at least make its best bid.