The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-03-10
PROPERTY WORTH $4,000

On March 13, 1928, a trife more
than seven years after the forma
opening of Union Hall to the public
all mortgages on the property viii
be burned by the directors of the
Union Hall association at celebra.
ton to which the public is cordially
invited. ss-
The final payment was made Feb,
ruary %, 1928
Last year the taxable value Of the
property was $4,000.
Dates From 1908. Il
A short history of the undertaking
follows:
At a regular meeting of Perfect
Ashlar Lodge No. 4, Free and Ac.
cepted Masons, held August II, 1908
resolution was passed by the lodge
appropriating $500.00 as first pay
ment for the house and lot on the
northeast corner Of Sherburne Ave
nue. and Arundel Street; at the same
meeting Perfect Ashlar Building As
sociation was ordered incorporated.
On August "a, 1908, the Building
Committee of Mars Lodge No. 2202,
G. u. o. of o. F..,purchased for Mars
Lodge six lots on the north side of
Aurora Avenue, between Mackubln
and Kent Streets. -.
Both of these lodges and their COM
mittees worked several years indie
pendently of each other. trying to
perfect plans for a fraternal hall,
but each found the undertaking too
great for any one lodge.
On January Is, 1914, Mars Lodge
called a general meeting at St.
James A N. Church, all lodges in
the city Of st. Paul, male and female,
being invited to. send representatives.
The following lodges did send rep
resentatives and did take part:
Mars Lodge No. 2202, G. U. o. Of o.
F., Perfect Ashlar Lodge No. q +.
and A. M; Pioneer Lodge No. I, E.
and A. M: Corinthian Templer; S. M.
T.; John Hayes Lodge K. P; Gopher
Lodge of Elks; ST. Paul Chapter No.
%, o. E. S.: and Household of Ruth
No. 553, G.. u. o. of o. F., at which
time a temporary organization was
formed, and lodge representatives in
structed to take the matter up with
their several lodges. All lodges
wishing to join would be required to
place in the treasury the sum OF
$3.50. 90 each.
February 1a, 1914, at the second
meeting, by vote of the lodges
Mars Lodge of Odd Fellows ano
Perfect Ashlar Lodge of Masons
were authorized to build fraterna,
hall. Household of Ruth No. 553 ane
St. . Paul Chapter No. 49, o. E
S.. pledged the sum of $25O.00 but
did not care to enter the Building
Association, and fbe it said to the
credit of the two lady lodges both die
pay the first note due on the hall Oh
$250.00 each. 49,.
Form Corporation.
On March 13, 1914, the representa-.
tives of Mars Lodge Of Odd Fellows
and Perfect sAhlar Lodge of Mason.
met at the home of Mr.. Richard NJ
| Johnson, 572 KehSt street and eff.
fected a permanent organization, in
cooperating June 8, 1914, as "UnioI
Hall Association" with the consen'
of both lodges and eight member.
from each lodge as representatives.
The first officers elected by the as
sociation were: S.. Edward Hall
president; James E. Murphy, vice
president; Charles H. Miller, secre
tary; Richard M. Johnson, treasurer
William T. Francis being selected a.
attorney for the association.
Lay Cornerstone.
This corporation was left opel
so that any lodge could, join at an.
time, the only requirement beini
that said lodge should pay in tn
same amount the holding lodges ha
paid. Perfect Ashlar Lodge pur
chased from Mars Lodge one lot Civ
ing the association two lots on whic
to build; ;the total cash Of both lodge
was about $3,000.000 and the tw