The Coolidge examiner., 1930-10-24

]. J. JONES. Secretary:
At a meeting of Pima Masonic
Club held at the Community Church
on February Z, 1880; the following
officers were nominated and elect
ed:
R: j: Jones, Worshipful Master
d. S. Davis, Senior Warden
Frank Pinckley, Junior Warden
]. ]. Jones. Secretary
p. W. Hamilton, Treasurer
Brother Conrad, Past Master of
Phoenix Lodge No. 2, was present
and made a short talk on the organ
| ization of the lodge, and asked that
he be permitted to furnish the cor
ner stone for our new Temple build
ing and agreed to take at least one
bond.
At a meeting held at the Com
munity Church on March II, 1880.
the following trustees were elected ::
R. j. Jones to serve as ex-officio
member.
w. Jackson. chairman, to serve
for four years.
A. J Christensen, to serve for
three years.
j. H. Thomasson, to serve for two
years.
R. H. Ferrell, to serve for one
year.
The bylaws were presented, read
and approved arr found that they
provide for seven trustees, and p.
w. Hamilton and d. S. Davis were
duly elected additional trustees to
serve until January 1st, 1882.
AT this meeting the blue prints
for a new Temple building were
presented. discussed, and it was
decided that all Masons meet on the
ground at a time to be set by the
trustees.
At meeting held blythe Trustees
of Pima Lodge at the office of the
Arizona Land & Investment Com
pany on April 2, 1880.
A general discussion was had
relative to the building of the new
Temple and it was decided to build
a brick structure with marble face
cement blocks or brick front.
P. w. Hamilton was appointed
chairman and purchasing agent for
the building committee. A. J. Chris
tensen and d. S. Davis were also
appointed to serve or the permanent
building committee and a commit
tee authorized to proceed and do all
fhirnc -
plete the building.
At a meeting held at the office of
the Arizona Land & Investment
Company on May 2, 1890 resolu-
tions were passed authorizing the
issuance of its bonds payable in
twenty years bearing interest at the
rate of SO per annum, interest pay
able annually, on the first day of
July Of each year, and subject to
call at any interest paying date, and
that the Worshipful Master and Sec
retary together with the Trustees
be and they are hereby authorized,
empowered and directed, for and on
behalf of this Lodge, to execute and
deliver said bonds as they may be
sold in such amounts and numbers
as the officers and trustees shall
deem desirable, and until further
direction and order of the Lodge;
provided til a tn e aggregate
amount of said bonds shall in no
event exceed $10,000.00 Above res
olution adopted.
At meeting held at the Com
munity Church on May %, 1890;
the following were present:
r. ]. Jones
George Anderson
John Goree
d. S. Davis
], E. Collins
w. Jackson
NJ G. lies
]. J. Jones
H. L. Nash
E: A. Collins
w. H. Farnsworth
w. H. Lane
Mr.. Morrison
j. G. Jayne
The meeting was called to order
by R. ]. Jones who stated that this
meeting was called for the purpose
of discussing the forming of a cor
poration or association to handle
the financial business of the Lodge.
After due discussion motion was
made and seconded that we incor-
porate under the name of the Cool
idge Masonic Temple Association.
Motion was made and carried that
the present officers and trustees be
and they are hereby authorized to
be the incorporators and are in
structed to get out the necessary
| nanerS of incOrnOrati0n and that