Ogden Daily Standard | 1893-03-12 | Page 2 | Masonic

MASONIC chine chinese masonic masonia temple tn in 1101 ork notes the chinese freemasons now have a temple in boston it ie is situated in foert I 1 hope lope cemetery and is the only one in ili I 1 tin ne united state States it was dedicated by G rim master faster gong hoar ot of the chinese INIa masonic amle 0 order and the ceremony was most and interesting the temple Is 1 bulk ft 1 I brick with solid masonry foundation it has no roof and only a brick wall IS 18 tt iii icis cx high it two furnaces are local ril in the rear in which offerings s to the tile go sin memory of dead lead are anvil gong is a remarkable looking Chinat namur ilao 6 feet tall dressed in american clottle and porting sporting a heavy black mustache cli e A pair of eyeglasses set off an intelligent countenance which is very unlike thi biordi nary Chin Citina amans mans in the jurisdictions ot of pennsylvania atil england the jewel of the past master la Is a silver liver aquaro and the diagram of the forty seventh proposition first book of euclid engraved on a silver plate pendent within it in ili other jurisdictions it is the tile con compasses extended to GO 00 begs with a sun suit in the center where real interest la in freemasonry prevails is where dues are willingly and promptly paid pad at ft a very large gathering of the supreme council of 0 sovereign grand inspector inspectors g yui it eral of the thirty third and last degree degrees A n cint inid and accepted scottish rite masour held la in new york a plan was discussed t for uniting all the scottish rite bodies of which there ar aru 3 3 tn in this country under one grand supreme council three hundred and seventy four fellow crafts were raised in the district of columbia last year maine has cloge to members ohio raised I 1 1973 last year there are over lodges in the order