Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-09-20
Lay Cornerstone on New
Masonic Temple at Cut Bank

Sunday afternoon, Montana Grand
Lodge. AT. 81 AM laid the corner
stone of the magnificent new temple
being erected by Cut Bank lodge No.
80 at Main street and Second avenue
southwest.
i "reminiscences of the local lodge
aspirations, from its founding back
in 1911 to late years, were cited as
an inspiring accompaniment to ritual.
May this occasion be an inspiration,
! may it be an example of Masonry and
an urged for a loftier America" said
| Deputy Grand Master James w.
Speer. in a brief address following
| the ceremony.
Acting Master Ralph NJ. Hattersley
Of Conrad presided. Others were
Deputy Grand Master James w
Speer of Great Falls. Senior Grand
Warden Charles Davidson OF Great
Falls. Junior Grand Warden James
NJ Charters of Great Falls, Grand
| Secretary Harris D. Harrison of Ke-
vim, Grand Treasurer J. C. Anstey OF
Santa Rita. Grand Chaplain George
| BONNIE of Havre. Grand Senior Dea-
con James B. Austin of Great Falls
, Grand Junior Deacon Ray E. Nelson
of Choteau. Grand Marshal John C
Hagland of Santa Rita. Senior Grand
Steward F.. NJ. Mack OF Augusta Jun
ior Grand Steward Charles N. Thur
man of Galata. Grand Standard
Bearer Herbert F. Hosfeld OF Somers
Grand Sword Bearer Percy Doles OF
Havre. Grand Tyler A. E. Crumley OF
Shelby. Principal Architect S. NJ
Askevold of Conrad, Bearer of Boob
of Constitutions John C. Price o.
Conrad and Bearer OF Great Light,
| Thomas Price of Browning.
Articles enclosed in copper tube
which was placed in the cornerstone
included the following:
Copy of Grand Lodge proceedings
1899: copy Of 5lst proceedings. NJ. E
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons. 1910
list of officers and members OF Gu
Bank Lodge No. 80. AFT & A. NJ: lis
of officers and members OF Tyreal
Chapter No. "a, r. A. M: list of Of
ficers and members OF Glacier Chap
ter No. So. o. E. S; postal card pic
ture of Washington's chair sent BY
James A Perrine, P. NJ. 10 Nick Ar
nett. p M in 1914.
Masoni, pin of Bruce Thompson
charter member. purchased III 1911
at the time the lodge received it
charter; certified copy of the char
ter of Cut Bank Lodge No. 80. AT Il
AM: certified copy of the charter o
Glacier Chapter No. So, o. E S,
certified copy Of the charter Of Ty
rean Chapter No. 81. R. A. NJ; cop,
OF the resolution appointing tn
trustees of the present lodge building
Copy OF agreement between Cut
Bank Lodge No 80. AT. & AM.
and the trustees; copy OF the trus
deed relative to the $4,000 bond is
sue: copy of the bond; copy OF tn
program OF the 25th anniversary o
Cut Bank Lodge No. 81 AT & AN
held in 1886.
Petition for dispensation to form
lodge at Browning signed by SO mem
, bers OF the surrounding territory an
the granting of the same by thi
lodge: copy OF the Cut Bank Pioneer
Press of September 6. 1910: copy {
the Glacier County Tribune {
September 6. 1910
One Wil!kie- McNary button; or
t Canadian war savings stamp: OF
D bottle of crude oil from the first We
h in the Cut Bank field: one bot
: each OF Grizzly Power. Husky al
Moboil gasoline: one bottle butan'
one Tyrean Chapter penny: one 10;
silver dollar; one lambskin apron
order calling the special cOmmun!cf
I ton Of the Grand Lodge OF Montar
I to lay the corerStone.
y The new temple. which is plannt
4 for occupation some time in Nov
u ember. was begun on August -.
d. will be "a feet by 10 feet and ";
! INCLUDE a full basement a lod!
=, room on first floor facing Main stree
4 and a second story room that will
:, for recreation and other purposes.
I The new temple will be real!zauc
! of a dream of years standing, dete
4 mination 10 construct it beginning
] 1924 As time passed funds We
4 accumulated with the result OF til
! years splendid outcome.