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%Ei (N 2 = | St Croix Ans S L. \\—'E/ 5 | 1‘l é&\/ ,é' ’\\\\Shl% lo 75TH YEAR. CHRISTIANSTED. V.I. U. S. A., FRIDAY. 191 MARCH 1920. order toelend enthusiasm to the ,scheme pulled ouc a $5.00 bill, and said ‘‘l’ll start the Sudget with this much’ so $4,000, which was the first payment to .he made on the property, was soon raised, and a tra :sfer of deed was made to the Masons. The actual ccst of the place is $12.000 and the remaining SB.OOO is to be made in yearly payments until the debts is entirzly paid. The problem of the up-keep of the in- stitution has been solved by the fact that each lndge will become responsible for one or more inmates in the home, so that if the minimum sum per month for the maintenance of each child is $6.00 that amount will be paid in by the lodge that sends the child. The person- el of the institution will receive salaries from the Grand J.odge or Central Ad- ministrative body of the Masonic order in Porto R co. If everything turns our as expected the institution will be open- ed by the frst of #pril. It has been started for the benefii of hlasons whese health makes it impossible to edu- cate their children or support them, and widows and orphans of Masons. While tbe property now secured for the home is not equipped witi: *all the necessary facilities for the care of girls it may be possibie ‘o look at- ter a tfew. and those interested in the work believes that there is no reason w y this buailding should not be eventu- ally assignel to the exclusive use of the boys while another may be obtained later on for girls, and “lasons too old to work, or their widows. The aim is not to teach the boys to -ai @ sugar-cane, but to look after a five or ten acre farm, raise potatoes, beans, corn, fruit, any and everything needed in family life so that when they leave the institurion if “hey haven’t anything else in view but 2 patch of ground they will know how to take care of it and make a livingout of it. They willalso be taught other trades and crafts ac- cording to tneir natursz! tendencies. The giris are to be educated in the same man- ner, much siress to be laid upon domestic science and needleeraft. There is a dis- tinct underst: nding that every lodge which recornmends and pays for the maintenance of inmantes in the home shall look after them when they lzave the institution, and see that they get a start in some lineg}f business or indus- iy. . . The Board of Directors ox&}he Masonic Home is as follows: Pedrd del Valle, president; Angel srechilla Cabrera, secre- THE ST. CROIX AVIS | is printed and published daily (Svndays | and Holidays excepted) by G. Jonansen at the Avis Office. ' ‘ TERMS---50 cents monthly wn advance, | 2 cents per single copy. Hatered as second-class matte)r May | 26th 1917 at the Post Office at Chr:stian- | aterl, St. Croez, V., L of the U, S. 4., un- | der the Act of March 3. 1879. ‘ Contribution to this paper willb 2 glad- ly received when the same deals witrmat- ters of general interest, and is accompa- ' nied with the author’s name, as a quar- amtee of good fuith. The editor carnot be \ responsible jor the views of his correspon- dentsnor does he necessarily endorse them. 1 ————-——-——-—-""“'_". ‘ THOUSAND MASONS SEE j L DEDICATION OF HOME. Garhering of Lodgemen and Their Fa- 1 milies at Bayamon Last Sunday Marks Important Masonic Event. 1 One of the largest and most important 1 Masoni:. festivals ever held in Porto Rico, | took <'¢e last Sunday when more than a tho *and members of the mas niclodge and their families, met some two miles out from Bayamon to dedicate the Vaso- nic Home which has been in project tor sometime. | Not so long ago it was discovered that this property, which once belongad to the Mission Board of the Christian Chureh, was for sale, and someone inti- mated that t would be a good place for a Masonic Home. With only $250.00 in hand arrangements werve made for the purchase of the property which is a two story concrete building with a spacious dormitory, several sther rooms, and good “ schoolrooms on the first floor, with nine acres of land surrounding it. The campaign for raising funds to buy the place was headed by the lod- ges of San Juan, some of whick con- tributed $500.00 others $150.00 and SIOOO.OO. Then appeals were made to the lodges ia the different towns of the island who responded eagerly by each memwmber giving one dollar, and as nany of these lodges had a membersh:p of one hundred a 100% pledge was obtain- ed in several cities and towns. The masters of several of the lodges showed sucn genuine interest in pushing the -project, that they gave the money pledged; in, advance, and ccllected it from the members later. Others, in No. 64. tary; Manuel Calderon, treasurer, and Manuel Arroyo. There is also a visiting board of ladies of the Eastern Star order to give practical suggestions on the needs of the home. The dedication was held on Washing- ton’s birthday as some years ago it was decided that February 22n. should be kept as a Masonic festival, so this seem- ed to be the appropriate date for the formal opening ©f the institution. Bay- amon Masons did royally by preparing a fine lunch for the big crowd. Twenty- five '‘lechones asados’’ were done to a turn and an abundance of other good things to eat awaited the visitors. Thirty- six towns were represented at the dedi- cati~n, and someone counted 464 auto- mobiles all told. There was co formal program, and no prepared speeches. Two trees which had been donated by Miss Margaret Leitch were planted. This was done in order that the M so ic Home might havea part in the camgaign in- augurated by Governor Yager last year in which he asked that a million fruit trees, all of valuable species should be planted throughout the island. The trees planted were an Fast India Mango and a Guatemala aguacate. Th.y were chosen because they have been approved by the Department of Agriculture and Labor as worthy of extensive planting throughout the island. In addition to ideal weather and plenty to east, there was music. A band.from San Juan, and another from Bayamon made things lively and just like all “"fiestas’” in Porto Rico folks danced until it was time to start home—Porto Rico Progress, Feb. 20th. ; FOR SALE. At Estate La Reine .~ Yams, Tannias and Black Rock ' Potatoes at 5& 4 cts. respectively. | G. A FLEMING. | YOUR prescriggigr_l—?lled same day as received, repairs dispatched ' by retvn of mails. F. M. CORNEIRO. St. Thomaa. L. V. 1