Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-09-03
MANY FROM
BARABOO GO
TO MADISON
Royal Arch MasOns
Help Celebrate 18th
Anniversary O t
Capital City Lodge


MasOns from Baraboo, in number
about IS, iOurneyed to Madison
Wednesday afternoon to help
Madison Chapter number of the
Royal Arch MasOns celebrate it's
18th anniversary Delegations
were present from many cities and
towns within hundred mile rad
ius of the Capital City and the
gathering took place in the new
Masonic temple recently complet-
ed at a cost of more than half a
million dollars. Over seven hun
dTed masOns sat down to a cafe
terra supper at $50 and this was
followed with an organ recital by
Carl F. Mueller, Milwaukee, at 7
O'Clock The comforting of the
Royal Arch Degree occupied the
remainder of the evening and the
officers who filled the various
chairs were: Wallace Murison,
Portage, H. p. for first section;
b. F.. GOllmar, Baraboo, king; Rcb
ert Atom, BaraboO, H. P. second
section; Thomas r. Mundy, bod
geyille, scribe; George L. Spauld-
ing, New Glarus, c. of H.; John
H. CorscOt, Madison, P. S. for first
section and Jay Walbridge, Col
umbus for second section; Harry
C. Hamer, GAINESVILLE, r. A. c.;
Fred G, Ray, Lake Mills, M. Of
Sd "; r. C. Lutz, Edgerton, M. of
I'd w.; A. P. Larson, Argyle, NJ Of
1st V.
slDELIGHTs
Baraboo and Fond du Lac tied
for first place in matter of atten-
dance at the affair and each lodge
will be presented with an alter
bible gold 'eafed and properly in
scribed The Madison lodge will
come to Baraboo to make the pre-
sentation.
The distance record Of visiting
companion was over 1900 miles,
one Mason coming from Albany,
Oregon and another from FL Paso,
Texas, the mileage being nearly
the same.
The new Masonic temple at Mad
ison is a wonderful piece of archi-
lecture, both inside and out. The
land on which it stands, but 4
short distance from the Capitol
building, on Wisconsin avenue, is
valued at nearly 100000 The tot
al cost of land, building, fittings
and equipment was nearly three
quarters of a million dollars.
There are three lodge rooms in
the temple, all beautifully finish
capacity of about 1900, and arrang
ed with a stage at one end. This
room is used for the larger gath :
ings such as the one held Wednes
day evening. The lighting effects
here were particularly attractive.
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One of the objects of observa-
ton in the lounging room is an
oriental rug, valued at $4,000, a
gift to the lodge.
4 * s.
John H. Corscot, for 81 years a
Royal Arch Mason, was present
during the evening and assisted
with the work.
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Whether the banquet served
was the loadstone that drew such
a large delegation from Baraboo
is still a matter of conjecture, but
at any rate it was reported that
some visiting companions from
here tried to slip into line sec
ond time for the feed.
s. * *
One car load Of visiting Masons
from Baraboo tried to beat the
road record in their auto but con
fidentially whispered they didn't
quite do it. The driver of anoth-
er car who endeaSored to keep III
with the aforesaid car, however
claims that they must have made
it in about forty minutes.
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The appointments in the new
temple leave nothing for which tC
wish. being replete in every de-
tail. One of the features is {
large pool and billiard room with
tables for cards which affords &
place for recreation. Many of tbs
Baraboo boys especially appreci-
ated this arrangement in the new
structure.
The formal dedication of the
new temple will take place Sept
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