Evening star., 1922-10-22
PLEDGED
FOR NEW TEMPLE
Cooper Reports $23,422
Raised in First Week
of Campaign.

1t was announced by William
Knowles Cooper. chairman Of the
campaign committee, last night that
during the first week of the cam
paign conducted to complete the cam
vass among Masons of Washington
for the fund to build the proposed
new Masonic Temple on Temple
Heights a total of s23.422 had been
reported pledged AT the same time
Chairman Cooper stated that pledges
from all lodges had not been re-
ceived.
The announcement was made at the
first of the regular Saturday night
meetings of masters of lodges, chair
men and vice chairmen Of lodge COM
mittee team captains and campaign
workers, held at Masonic Temple. In
making the announcement of the
amount reported pledged, Mr.. Cooper
stated that the total amount now
subscribed was $67l.273; that there
were total of 1852 subscribers and
that of this number 295 had signed
pledges during the week.
Could Attain Goal.
II might state" he said, that the
number OF pledges and the amount
pledged maintains the city average.
or, in other words. if every Mason in
lodges Of the District gives on the
average OF the amount given this
week, or the amount tentatively set
as the quota for each Mason, we will
have promised our goal of s2.000,000.
This, to me. Is the most encouraging
feature Of our first weeks work"
Chairman Cooper stated that steps
have been taken for the placing Of
three large signs on Temple Heights.
Connecticut and Florida avenues.
which will bear. among other things:
site of the future Masonic temple"
These signs will be lighted at night
He also told Of plans to throw a
flood light on the front of the pres
ent Masonic Temple. special signs for
lodge rooms and small signs for an
tomobile windshields. all being a re-
minder that a new Masonic temple
will be built.
Week Of Valuations.
During the week there has been a
grand visitation to some lodge every
night. and Grand Master Coombs
stated that he is greatly pleased with
the hearty assurances of support he
has received at these visitations, not
only because of the substantial
amounts pledged. but because Of the
spirit of enthusiasm for the project
displayed.
Yesterday afternoon meeting OF the
advisers was held. These are the men
assigned to the various lodges, to act
in an advisory capacity to the masters
of lodges, lodge chairmen. and commit
tees. They are the point Of contact be-
tween the executive committee Of the
Grand Lodge and the individual lodges.
They reported on the progress beir.g
made in the various lodges.
List Of Advisers.
The advisers and the lodges to which
they have been assigned are: Federal
Lodge, No. 1, Walter !. Swanton; Co.
lumbia Lodge, No. 3, Past Grand Mas
ter j. Claude KEEPER: Naval Lodge, No.
4, Edward s. Brashears. Potomac Lodge,
No. S: Sidney West; Lebanon Lodge.
Jerusalem Lodge. No. 8, Grand Master
Charles c. Coombs; Hiram Lodge, No.
10, Deputy Grand Master Mark F. Fin
ley; st. Johns Lodge, No. II. Joseph II.
Milans; National Lodge. No. IL. L
Whiting Estes: Washington Centennial
Lodge. No. IA. Judge James W. Witten;
Benjamin B. French Lodge. No. Is. Will
liam w. Everett; Dawson Lodge. No.
Is, Wisdom d. Brown; Harmony Lodge,
No. II, George NJ. Evans; Acacia Lodge,
No. Is. Edwin J. Hesse; Lafayette
Lodge. No. 1s. Gratz 2: n. Dnnkum an;cas,9e Hope
Lodge. No: ii, Charles F. Roberts;
George G: Whiting Lodge, No. %; Past
Grand Master Benjamin w. Murch;
Pentalpha Lodge, No. 20, James A. West;
Stansbury Lodge. No. "a. H. s: ONO
hundro; Arminius Lodge, No. rs, Will
liam Mehn Osiris Lodge, No. 26. Sidney
r. Jacobs Myron NJ. Parker Lodge, No.
~. Frank NJ. Roller; King David Lodge.
No. %. Past Grand Master Charles p.
Baldwin; Takoma Lodge. No. 20. Will
liam E. Dyre. William r. Singleton
Lodge, No. 80, Carl E.Schoembals; King
Solomon Lodge. No. 81, d. w. Thayer:
Temple-Noyes Lodge, No. 80, c. Fred
Cook; Mount Pleasant Lodge. No. 80.
William M. WALES: East Gate Lodge,
No. "a, Past Grand Master Charles e.
Baldwin; Joppa Lodge. No. 35. Judge
James w. Witten; Albert Pike Lodge.
No. a6, George R Davis: Congress
Lodge. No. 81. Past Grand Master
Charles J. O'Neill, and Joseph H. Milans
Lodge. No. 3S, Past Grand Master JOS
eph H Milana