Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-07
PRATHER LODGE
TO CONSECRATE
Q IT'S NEW HALL
MasOns Build Splendid Struc-
ture at Forty-SecOnd Street
and College Avenue.
CLUB ROOMS PROVIDED

With the conservation Thursday night
Of the Calvin. W. Prather Lodge, No. H.
F. & A. NJ. at Forty Second street ard
College avenue, a new Masonic hall will
take its rank among others in IndianEpo-
lis and a important adjunct will have
been added to north side fraternfl, So
cial and community activities.
The lodge. which was instituted on
Sept. II, 1920, with los members. will
assume its place as the youngest Ma
sonic chapter in the city with an active
membership of $40 and the quarters
which it occupies are said to be second
to none in point Of elegance in club cir
cles in the State
GAEVTN TO MAKE
PRINCIPAL ADDRESS.
The consecretiOn ceremonies will be
carried out by Omar e. Smith OF Roches-
ter, Ind. grand master of the Grand
Lodge Of Indiana. and he viii be as
sisted by Robert Phillips of Richmond,
deputy grand master Of Indiana All OF
the stations = I'll be filed by past grand
masters who served with the late Calvin
". Prather, whose name the lodge bears.
The principal address will be made by
Frank E. Garvin, past grand master and
present grand treasurer of the grand
hodge. Only master Masons will be ell
zgible to attend
The new temple grew from the forma-
ton Of the Prather Masonic Temple Asso-
citation in the fan Of 1920 which decided
10 honor Mr.. Prather. who for long years
81 ne
Lodge Of Indiana, by using his name.
The structure. which is an architec-
turaI adjunct TO North Indianapolis, has
dimensions Of 20 by 121 feet, and is three
stories in height, with a complete base
ment.
II is built Of brick with impressive
stone fittings. The first floor is devoted
to store rooms, among which are the
Binkley & New drug store, a grocery,
pastry shop and 4 millinery and beauty
shop.
DANCE FLOOR
ALLURTNG.
The second floor contains the club
rooms. a check room. a large dance and
banquet floor and a fully equipped
kitchen. The dance floor is specially
aIluring because there is not a post or
pillar to impede the dancers. 1t is con-
structed with a view OF hO.7ing member
ship dinners there at intervals.
The third floor is given over entirely
to the lodge rooms. which axe said TO
be among the most artistic in the city.
A pipe organ occupies a loft in one end.
The lodge room proper is 49x76 feet in
dimensions The inter II is completely
finished in pure mahogany.
The charter was granted on May 81,
1921, and It was constituted on May %,
1921. by Charles P Benedict, acting
grand master Meetings Of the lodge
have been held at the North Park Temple.
The construction work started on : IL 1,
1921 and the corner stone was I'D with
impressive ceremonies on May %, by
Past Grand Master Richard II. Sweitzer
- Knightstown.
II George F. COltus was chairman or the
~pufIdfng committee which consisted or
Albert F. Meyer AMI J. Lewis Bray The
Nasons are especially proud OF the Tact
that most OF the construction work was
done by members. among who were John
2. Parrish, the architect, and William
Croper. president Of he Cornell Construc-
ton Company, which had the contract
for the structure
SISOOoO EXPENDED
ON NEW TEMPLE
The temple, completely furnished, rep
resents an outlay Of $4,000 and the en-
tire amount will have been paid for by
the time Of the dedication.
The Grace Ransford Chapter Order Of
Eastern Star. under disPensation, will
have quarters in the building This
chapter was named after the deceased
daughter Of Mrs. Nettie Ransford, for
MANY wears Grand Secretary, Order Of
Eastern Star.
The lodge officers are J. Lewis Bray,
worshipful master; Walter L. Ramsay,
senior warden: Clarence 5. Armstrong,
Junior warden: Frank Seidenstieker,
treasurer: Will A Monroe. secretary; the
Rev. Thomas r. White. chaplain; Paul
G. Winter. senior deacon; John P. Par
rish. Junior deacon; Harry II. Harlan.
senior steward: Cornelius Libert junior
steward; Lewis z Brown. tyler, and
BENJAMIN F. Sedwick, Pliny NJ. Gale and
George a Heise. trustees, and VIII B.
Dickson, director OF the indianapolis
Masonic relief board.
OFFICERS OF
ASSOCIATION.
The Prather Masonic Temple Associa-
ton is made up Of Mr.. Sedwick. presi-
dent; Ross A Sweet, vice president; Mr..
Monroe, secretary: Mr.. Coltus, treasurer,
and Mr.. Meyer, Ora J. Parrish, George
Hise. Paul G. Winter, David ". Fossler
and Mr.. Bray.
81 The building, in addition to the fra
ternal and social activities which the
Masons viii center II it, already has be-
come an important civic point for the
north side. The Northeastern Improve
ment and Civic Association, an organiza-
ton Of citizens in that community am
bilious Of obtaining improvements for
that part Of Indianapolis, is holding
meetings in the building.