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Show POCATELLO'S TEMPLE OF MASONRY DEDICATED Impressive Ceremonies - and Many Quests Hark Opening of jiandsoxns Structure. POCATELLO. Ida March 11. Under the auspices of the grand lodge of Idaho, Portneuf 18. A. F. 6c A. M., last night dedicated their handsome new Masonic temple with Impressive and pleasing ceremonies. cere-monies. Fully 130 Masons, with their families, fam-ilies, were visitors from bther parts of the State, and. with the local members, crowded the spacious lodgeroom to overflowing. over-flowing. Among those from the grand lodge were James A. Pinney and J. W.: Doblnson from Boise. The ceremonies, after the dedicatory service, consisted of an elaborate elabo-rate banquet, a musical programme and a dance. The banquet-room of the new temple Is the largest and. best appointed of Its kind in Pocatello. but its capacity was taxed last night and the covers were laid twice. The corner-stone for the new temple was laid August 5th last and the building build-ing was completed January 6th. The structure is the largest and most ornate business block in Pocatello and cost about 345,000. |