The Washington herald., 1922-10-22
TEMPLE
CAMPAIGN NETS
S23,422N WEEK
Chairman Cooper Hears
Reports of Committee
Captains.

The first week OF the campaign to
complete the canvass among Masons
in the District for the fund to build
the proposed new Masonic Temple
on Temple Heights resulted in
pledges amounting to 323,422. ac-
cording to announcement made by
William Knowles Cooper, chairman
of the campaign committee. last
night. Cooper also stated that
pledges from all lodges had not
been received.
The announcement was made at
ths first of the regular Saturday
night meetings of masters of
lodges, chairmen and vice chairmen
of lodge committees, team captains
and campaign workers. held at the
Masonic Temple. Chairman Cooper
stated that the total amount now
subscribed was ss7I.273; that there
were a total of 1852 subscribers
and that of this number 295 had
signed pledges during the weak.
Cooper said: That the number of
pledges and the amount pledged
maintains the city average, or in
other words if every Mason in Wash
lodges gives on the average OF the
amount tentatively set as the quota
amount tentatively set as he quota
for each Mason, We will have prom
ised our goal of s2.OOO.0O0. This,
to me. is the most encouraging fea-
ture of our first weeks effort"
He stated that steps have b=en
taken for the placing of three large
signs on Temple Heights. Connecti-
and Flnrida t1-hi inh
bear. among other things, the words:
site for the Future Masonic Tenn
ple." These signs will be lighted
at night. He also told of plans to
throw a flood light on the front
Of the present Masonic Temple. spe-
cial signs for lodge rooms and small
signs for automobile windshields.
all being a reminder that a new
Masonic Temple will be built.
During the week there was a grand
visitation to some lodge every night
and Grand Master Coombs stated
that he was greatly pleased with
the hearty assurances of support
he received at these visitations, not
only because of the substantial
amounts pledged, but for the spirit
OF enthusiasm displayed for the pro-
ject.
A meeting of the advisers" was
held yesterday afternoon. These
are the men assigned to the vari-
Gus lodges, who act in an advisory
capacity to the masters of lodges
and to the committees.
The advisers and lodges to which
they have been assigned are:
Federal Lodge, No. /, Walter I.
Svanton: Columbia Lodge, No. 8,
P. G. NJ. ]. Claude KEEPER; Naval
Lodge. No. 4, Edward S. Brsshears;
Potomac Lodge. No. 5, Sidney West;
Lebanon Lodge, No. Z. Eugene E.
Thompson; the New Jerusalem
Lodge. No. Q. Grand Master Charles
c. Coombs: Hiram Lodge, No. 10.
DR.. Mark F.. Finley; st. Johns
Lodge, No. II, James W. Witten;
National Lodge, No. IL. whiting
Estes; Washington Centennial
Lodge, No. IL, James W. wittan;
Benjamin B. French Lodge, No. Is,
William w Everett: Dawson Lodge.
No. is, Wisdom d. Brown; Har-
mony Lodge. No. IL, George NJ
Evans; Acacia Lodge, No. IS, Ed
win J. Hesse: Lafayette Lodge. No.
10. Gratz L. Dunkum; Hope Lodge,
No. 20. John Poole; Anacostia
Lodge. No. 81, Charles F. Roberts;
George c. whiting Lodge. No. %.
Benjamin W. Murch; Pentalpha
Lodge. No. -. James A West; Stans-
bury Lodge. No. 20. II. s. Omohun-
dro: Arminius Lodge, No. 25 Will
lam Mehn; Osiris Lodge, No. &c.