The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-12
MASONS' TEMPLE
is DEDICATED
Thousands Attend Cere-
monies at Opening of
New Temple.
BY THE GRAND LODGE
Grand Master of State Grand
Lodge Presides at Cere-
monies On Saturday.


Kenesha Masonry had its great day
of jubilee on Saturday when the new
Masonic temple, overlooking Library
Fark at the corner of Deming ano
South Chicago streets, was formally
dedicated according to the customs OF
the order. The formal dedication was
followed by dedication ball Saturday
evening and by an open house at the
new temple on Sunday when more
than six thousand Kenoshans visited
the temple.
Despite rainy weather on Saturday,
which greatly decreased the number
of visiting Masons at the ceremonies,
hundreds of members of the order
from other cities came to Kenosha to
join with the local Masons in their
celebration. The parade which was
to be part of the program for Sat-
urday afternoon was cancelled because
of the rain and the other parts
of the program were advanced be-
cause of this.
The formal dedication of the new
temple took place in the large lodge
room on the second floor of the build
ing. AS the many Masons gathered
for the ceremony, selections we're
played on the new ten thousand dol
lar organ, the gift of the Eastern
Star to the temple.
The ritualistic services were under
the direction of Grand Master Fred j.
Marien of the Grand Lodge of the
state of Wisconsin, who in keeping
with the usages of the order formally
received the building from the archi-
tect and the Masonic Temple associa-
ton, endorsed it by the grand lodge
and dedicated it for use. Assisting
him in this formal service were the
following as officers of the grand
lodge: Deputy grand master, Ward
Rowbottom, Bristol; grand senior war
den, C. e. Randall Kenosha; grand
junior warden, Frank jerks, Madison;
grand treasurer, Russell Jones, Keno
sha; grand secretary, F. j. Clark, Te-,
noshe; grand chaplain, Rev. G. r.
Cady, Kenosha; senior grand deacon,
Nels Nelson, Racine; junior grand
deacon, w. A. Matzke, Kenosha; grand
stewards, w. H. Parry, Jr., M. G..
Gauss, Kenosha; grand marshal, Frank
J. Meyer, Milwaukee; grand sword
bearer, ]. B. Maloney, Kenosha; grand
pursuivant, H. M. Sangence, Racine;
grand tiler, VIM. E. Ratsch, Milwaukee.
After the formal ceremony was con-
cluded, John G. Cameron, worshipful'
master of the Kenosha Lodge of
Masons, took charge of the ceremonies,
introducing those who made dedica-
tory addresses. Ralph Y. Cooper,
president of the Masonic Temple
Building association, was one of those
who spoke, thanking all of the mem
bers of the various Masonic orders
here who had co-operated so we'll in
making the new temple a reality. He
also paid high tribute to the work of
r. G. Schmidt and company, the ar
chitects for the building and to
the Hutter Construction company, the
contractors.
The formal dedicatory addresses
were given by Attorney C. E. Randall,
former master of the Kenosha lodge,
and Reverend George R. Cady, present
chaplain of the lodge, these being
printed more in detail elsewhere on
this page.
Presentation Of the organ, the gift
of the Eastern Star, was then made,
the members of that order being in
vited into the lodge for the ceremonies.
The speech of presentation, ably set
ing forth the readiness Of the Eastern
Star to aid the Masonic bodies in every
way within its power, was ftitngly
given by Mrs. Ottilie Jensen, the
executive of the Eastern Star, with the
speech of acceptance of Worshipful
Master John G. Cameron.
Following this there was a musical
program featuring numbers on the
organ, The first number on this pro-
gram was an organ solo by Mrs. Mar
celle, the organist of the Eastern Star.
This was followed by numbers by Mrs.
Marjorie Miller Rich and Miss Minnie
Larsen. Interspersed with the organ
numbers were vocal solos by Mrs.
Fred Congden, Mrs. Guy Beard and
Chris Nielsen and a reading by Fred
Condor, all most entertaining.
AFTER the formal program and dur
ing the meeting of the lodge proper
Fred Clitheroe presided at the organ.
Later in the day and on Sunday A.
w. L. Drahos and Eskil Lindstrand
also played for the throngs that
fiocked to the temple.
The lodge room was filled to capa-
city for the suspicious occasion.
Among the guests were the members
of the First Wisconsin Templar band
of Milwaukee, which during the inter
missions of the program played mar
tial numbers, which greatly pleased
the large assemblage. Numbered among
th visiting Masnns Uare MON, hers from
Chicago, Milwaukee, Racine, Wauke-
gan, GAINESVILLE, Bristol, Wilmot, Union
Grove and other neighboring cities.
The ceremonies were followed by a
dinner served to more than thousand
people in the dining room, which after
the room was transformed into the
ballroom for the dedication ball. Reds
Ramblers orchestra furnished the mus
&c for the evening which continued
until eleven-thirty under the direction
of the entertainment committee with
Alvin T. Hansen chairman of that
committee. More than FIVE hundred
couples attended the ball.
On Sunday afternoon the temple was
thrown open to the public at an open
house celebration and during the after
noon more than six thousand visited
1t. Among the visitors were members
of every lodge in Kenosha, invitations
having been sent to all to visit the
temple. A delegation from the Keno
sha council of the Knights of Column
bus attended the open house during
the afternoon bringing their congrat-
ulations to the Masons upon the COM
pletion of the magnificent temple.