The Monett times., 1922-12-22

u. RathDone ana george Ousler'
The Building.
The new Masonic Temple is one Ct
the most beautiful and most com
plete lodge rooms III this section OF
the state. 1t is located at the corner
of Fourth and Bond streets and faces
the west. 1t is built on the site of
the old building, which was destroyed
by fire last year. The new building
fully equipped will cost about $4,000.
Plans for the building were selected
by a building committee Of the Ma
sonic lodge, composed of F. NJ. Sirlver
G. w. Finn, N. f. Spain, R. l.. Peters,
]. j. Davis, A. A. Britain and Sig
Solomon. Heckinlively & Mark, of
Springfield, are the architects. M. E.
Gillioz, of Monett was awarded the
contract.
The building is constructed of
beautiful Drowned toned brick with
stone facing. 1t is 84-4 by 60-4 feet
in size and contains two stories, mez-
canine floor and basement. The build
ing is lighted by many windows
with small paned sashes. The win
dows to the mezzanine floor have non
rallied balconies projecting from the
front of the building.
Entering tho front Of the building
through double doors, large hallway
runs through the center. The stair
way to the upper floor leads from the
hallway at the front and at the rear
is the stairway to the basement.
The office rooms south of the hall
are occupied by the law firm of Sizer
& Gardner. Office rooms on the north
are occupied by DR.. w. M. West. Both
suites are marveIs of beauty and ef-
ficiency.
Across the rear of the first floor
is the DeMolay lodge SOON which is
25-5 by 40 feet in size. This will be
used by the DeMolay boys and by
other lodges. The entrance is on the
south side of the building, above the
outside entrance to the basement.
Anterooms are on the south side.
The main lodge room is on the sec
ond floor and is 80 by Sc feet in size,
fronting on the south and east. This
is a beautiful room, the woodwork
finished in dark oak. The walls are
tinted in tan, with dado of brown
burlap. The background of the front
station is of polished oak woodwork,
and the opposite end of the room back
of the rostrum has panel of
blue burlap in oak woodwork. The
ceiling is tinted in blue. On the floor
is beautiful velvet carpet in null
berry shades. Suitable furniture will
be placed, making the lodge room
rich and beautiful to see. AS the
lodge furniture did not arrive in time
for the dedication, local furniture
store loaned furniture from stock for
the occasion.
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noon, secretary's room,, council room,
preparation room and ante rooms.
North of the main lodge room is a
smaller room to'be used by st. Adams
Chapter and Harmony Commandery.
On the mezzanine floor are lockers,
committee rooms and balcony over
looking the main lodge room.
In the basement is a large banquet
hall, spacious kitchen, equit ped with
built in cabinets, tables, range and oil
stove. Furnace and fuel rooms occu-
by the north side of the basement.
Evidently nothing mas been omitted
from the plans to make the building
complete in equipment for every need
that may arise.
Historical Sketch.
The Masonic lodge was instituted
in Monet in 1889. The charter was
granted to them October Is, 1890.
The late John Lopp was the first
Master, C. C. Lane, senior warden; ].
p. Westbay, junior warden; Coleman
T. Drake, senior deacon; Columbus
Peden, junior deacon; j. B. Drake,
tyler and o. w. Barker, treasurer.
Charter members were John Lopp, ].
p. Westbay, C. c. Lane, ]. B. Drake,
T. ]. Lane, J. L. Downing, M. w.
Drake, C. M. Swetnam, John Pollock,
+. H. Jeffries, Isaac Kahn, Reuben
Thomas, George Holland, Coleman T.
Drake, Columbus Peden, L. w. Badger
o. w. Barker, C. T. Dusenbury and
Samuel P. Cowan.
The lodge first met in the hall in
the brick building at the corner of
Third and Broadway now occupied by
the farmers Exchanges. From there
they went to lodge room in the brick
building owned by L. A. Mason at COZ
Broadway. In 1900 they built the
third story ON the First National