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| 1859 |
- The first lodge jewels
were purchased from William Savage, Co. Columbus, Ohio
for $35.00
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| 1866 |
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Paid $43.25 for 47
yards of carpet
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Paid $12.72 for wallpaper and
shades
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1867 |
- Paid $8.65 for
candles, coal and sundries
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1869 |
- Paid 50 cents
for coal oil
- Paid $2.20 for
candles
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1871 |
- Paid $3.25 for
making aprons and a stepladder
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Paid $4.25 for 5 cans of oysters for installation
of officers
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Paid $1.00 for one load of wood
- Paid $1.20 for 3
pints of alcohol
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1873 |
- Paid $3.00 for
lamps
- Paid $6.25 for
spittoons, candles and oil
- Paid $1.50 fee
for keeping horses for installing officers
- Tyler purchased
three cords of wood and placed in the preparation
room at a cost of $5.50
- Lodge Hall
insured with Knox Mutual Fire Ins. Co. for 5 years
at a cost of $8.35
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1887 |
- Paid $124.34 for
a new roof on hall
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1898 |
- Altar purchased
and presented to the lodge by O. E. S. (May be the
same one in use in the East.)
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1899 |
- Members of
Urania Lodge traveled to Hiram Lodge #18,
Delaware, Ohio for the ceremonies of laying
cornerstone for their new temple. Urania was the
only lodge taking a band with them. The cost was
$20.00
- Orders from
Chief Inspector J. W. Knaub to install Rogers Iron
Works, Springfield, Ohio, completed a fire escape
at a cost of $55.00.
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1909 |
- By-laws amended
changing meetings from Wednesday
on or before the full moon to the first and third
Wednesday of each month.
- Arch in the east
installed at a cost of $61.67.
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1916 |
- Paid Howland Co.
$193.35 for lodge room carpet.
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1921 |
- Hall closed for
repairs and redecorating at a cost of $507.49.
Details not recorded.
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1928 |
The lodge cashed
a treasury certificate receiving a check for
$300.00. The Plain City Home and Savings not
needing money refused the same and it was placed
in savings at the First State Bank. This check
when sent by the bank through the mails was lost
and was replaced by the bank with a $300.00 bond.
- The lodge
purchased the following items:
- 7 dozen bowls
@ $2.30
- 7 fruit plates
@ $.86
- 6 creamers @
$.33
- 4 pitchers @
$2.59
- emblem
engraved @ $14.45
- 7 dozen forks
@ $19.25
- 7 dozen spoons
@ $7.00
- Total of
$90.73
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1938 |
- The idea of
giving Bibles to the newly raised masons was the
idea of the Worshipful Master, Bro. Cecil
Converse.
- This was the
first year the lodge gave Past Master pins to the
Retiring Master.
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1945 |
- Robes cleaned at
a cost of $30.00
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1963 |
- On the 8th of
July a special meeting was called for the purpose
of conferring on site the F. C. and M. M. Degrees
upon Bro. Walter Fry. The brethren of Urania Lodge
performed the degree work and it was explained by
R. W. Bro. Humphreys. This is the only time this
ceremony has been performed in this or any lodge
in the area.
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1973 |
- The last meeting
in our old third floor lodge room
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1974 |
- Carpet for the
anteroom and preparation room $563.00
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1975 |
- 48 chairs and 8
dining tables purchased $735.57
- Microphones and
audio system donated and installed by Bro. O.
William Cooper.
- New officer
jewels donated by East Shore Lodge #709,
Cleveland, Ohio and presented by W. M. Bro. Robert
H. Dull.
- Paid $877.00 to
Imperial Maintenance Co., Delaware, Ohio for
repairing building stucco, repairing and coating
the roof of lodge temple.
- Old Masonic sign
repaired at cost of $150.00
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1976 |
- Roof installed
on the section in rear of temple to be used as a
kitchen in the future. Labor done by brethren of
the lodge.
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