The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-31
Corner Stone for New Temple
VIII Be Laid Tomorrow.
Ceremony in Charge of Grand
Lodge of Kansas.
TOTAL WEIGHT is 11,OOO LBS.
Cost of Masonic Edifice VIII
Exceed Million Dollars.
Scottish Rite Reunion VIII Be-
gin Tomorrow Morning.

temple, Tenth and Van Buren streets,
will be laid by the officers of the
Grand Lodge of Kansas, A. F. and A
NJ. at 1880 O'Clock Thursday after
noon.
The members of the Masonic fra
ternity will meet at l o'clock in the
lodge room of the Masonic temple and
will march to the new Masonic temple.
where they will witness and take part
in the impressive ceremony The
grand lodge will be opened in the
Masonic temple upon the invitation of
The corner stone will be laid at the
northeast corner. It weighs 1900
pounds and is made of solid granite.
/ Grand Lodge Members to Officiate.
The ceremony will open with Sc
lection by the Orient chorus, composed
| of members of Orient lodge No. 81
James z. Thomas, thirty-third degree,
chairman, will make the Introductory
| remarks This will be followed by the
1 laying of the corner stone by the mem
bers of the Grand lodge.
| They are: Most Worshipful Owen ].
| Wood past grand master as grand
master; Worshipful Chester B. Reed
as deputy grand master; Worshipful
I den; Right Worshipful Elmer F.
Strain. grand Junior warden; Worship
full Elisha H. Anderson as grand treas
urer; Right Worshipful Albert K.
| Wilson. grand secretary Ln6 rev. ElQ-
mund ]. Kulp as grand chaplain;
Worshipful Alfred A. Rodgers as grand
senior deacon; Worshipful Ferdinand
voiland as grand Junior deacon; Wor-
shipful James B. Doncyson as grand
senior steward; Worshipful Sadlier J.
Hodgins as grand Junior steward;
Worshipful William A. Tinker as
grand marshal; Worshipful William
S. Bergundthal as grand sword bearer;
! Worshipfu1 Peter J. Clevenger as
grand pursuivant and william J. Bond
tyler.
Address by T. C. Fitch.
'omas G. Fitch. of Wichita. will
dci-ver the address Of the occasion.
ing of America" led by the Orient |
chorus Masons from all parts of |
Kansas will be in attendance.
The cost of the complete temple |
will exceed $1,00O,Oo0. bond issue |
of 100000 has been subscribed and |
an additional $4,000 is being raised |
by selling the stones and bricks in /
the temple. Construction on the tenn |
pie began two years ago and it will be |
ready for occupancy next spring. All |
steel and concrete for the superstruc- |
ture has been laid and the walls are /
now being constructed
The following articles and papers |
will be placed in the corner stone: Holy /
Bible. copy of grand lodge laws, roster |
of the grand lodge officers of 1922. !
Masonic directory for 1922, roster of
roster of officers acting for the grand |
lodge names of members of the cor /
ner stone class, roster of building COM
mittee. names of the members of the /
council of administration, names of
architects and copies of The State
Journal and Daily Capital.
The Building Committee.
The members of the building COM
mittee of the temple are: E. H. Ander-
son, thirty-third degree. president;
vice president; w. A. Tinker. thirty
third degree. treasurer; James B.
Doncyson. thirty-third degree. secre-
tary; James E. Thomas. thirty-third
degree; A. A Rodgers, thirty-third
degree. and Peter J. Clevenger, thir-
ty-third dgree.
The architects are Thomas W.
Williamson and Frank c. Squires. F.
NJ Spencer and z. NJ. Spencer are the
general contractors. Arthur Tucker
is the electrical contractor. The con-
tractors for the plumbing are NJ E.
Sutherin is heating contractor.
Finest Masonic Building.
1.-THE new Masonic temple is the
finest in the world" says James B.
Doncyson. secretary of the building
committee. z. NJ. Spencer, contractor, |
says, 1T Is not exceeded in size by
any other Masonic temple and is com
plete in every detail"
A two story rough stone structure
located at LOG East Sixth avenue was
used as the first Masonic temple in
Topeka. The second story was occu-
pied and entrance was gained by a
flight OF outside stairs. The first
communication of Topeka lodge No.
IT, A. F and A. NJ, the oldest Masonic +,
body in Topeka, was held November
%, 1857. The present Masonic temple
at 623 Jackson street. was first oc-
cupied in 1908.
To Hold Masonic Reunion.
The corner stone reunion of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry, valley of Topeka,
Orient OF Kansas. will convene at Sis
o'clock Thursday morning at the
Masonic temple with the opening of
the lodge of perfection. The class
will contain sixty members. The de-
grees from the fourth to the four
teenth will be communicated. The
Rev. Edmund Kulp will serve as ora
tor.
The fourteenth degree will be con-
ferred at 10 O'Clock in the morning. !
Frank S. Crane. thirty-third degree. ID
will be in charge. This session will
convene at noon.
The opening of Unity chapter,
knights Rose CroiX No /. will be at
3:15 o'clock in the afternoon. The fif-
teenth, sixteenth and seventeenth de- n,
grees will be communicated. James
E. Thomas, thirty-third degree, will
serve as orator
The eighteenth degree will be con-
ferred at 1880 o'clock in the evening. |
viii be in charge. II
The reunion will close Friday even
ing. Meals will be served at the /
Masonic temple during the reunion "