at the library on a Wednesday evening April 22, 2009 7:00 pm 4th Floor Detroit Masonic Library Presenter: Wesley Thompson M.A. Masters thesis on on George D. Mason (Eastern Michigan) Refreshments will be served. $5.00 donation Lecture Title: Detroit’s Forgotten Dean: The Architecture of George Dewitt Mason Brief Synopsis of Lecture: “Few architects can survey almost a complete local course of architecture as George D. Mason could in Detroit”.[i] Emil L. Lorch, the Director of the College of Architecture at the University of Michigan, spoke these words at Mason’s ninetieth birthday celebration. Although it surely did help that Mason and Professor Lorch were long time friends, it should not take away from just how right professor Lorch was in his analysis of Mason and his work. By the time Mason turned ninety, his career as a architect in Detroit had spanned over seventy years, and he had some of Detroit’s, along with other communities’ noted structures to his credit. Mason, with his early partner Zachariah Rice, or his later associate architects; received commission after commission by using a mixture of basic and eclectic styles in their architecture. These styles include, but are not limited to, Richardsonian Romanesque, Gothic, Tudor, Federal, and Arts & Crafts. Added to this was the functionality of his work. The buildings he was commissioned to design included churches, manufacturing operations, public buildings, and places of residence for both the cities’ elite and later poor. Unfortunately much of Mason’s work has been somewhat overshadowed by other architectural gems, most notably the work of his own more famous student, Albert Kahn. Join us at the Detroit Masonic Temple Library with architectural historian Wesley R. Thompson who presents his interpretation of “Detroit’s Forgotten Dean” George Dewitt Mason.
[i] Lorch, Emil L. “George D. Mason: A tribute and greeting on his ninetieth birthday, July 4, 1946”. Folder 12, Box 13, Emil L. Lorch Papers. Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
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Detroit Masonic Temple Library 2009 Trustees’ Annual MeetingJanuary 12, 2009Trustees for re-election for three-year terms in 2009 are: Brunk, Silles, Ketcham, Daiyan. Election of Trustees: Nominations were opened and the incumbent trustees were nominated. Brunk – Snider & Daiyan. Elected Sills – Snider & Daiyan. Elected Ketchan – Brunk & Silles. Elected Daiyan – Brunk & Silles. Elected Election of Officers: Current officers were nominated for their respective positions. President Brunk – Snider & Daiyan. Elected First Vice President Silles – Snider & Daiyan. Elected Second Vice President Snider – Brunk & Silles. Elected Secretary and Librarian Ketchan – Brunk & Silles. Elected. Treasurer Rose – Brunk & Silles. Elected
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aUGUST 6, 2008 Thomas Brunk, President AND Jason Silles, 1st VP announced that the final accounting and paperwork to reinstate the library’s 501 C-3 status has been accomplished. It has been 8 long years in the library’s history to achieve this milestone. The Detroit Masonic Library & Museum awaits a final letter for its files. BONISTEEL MASONIC LIBRARY NEWS: July 4th, 2008 The Bonisteel Masonic Library "annex office" is now operational in the Detroit Masonic Temple. Our planning and educational office is located on the 4th floor, inside the Detroit Masonic Library. The wiring of the 14 story Tower by Comcast Cable for high speed Internet has begun. Comcast Cable is investing $4,700 in new infrastructure to provide access to all offices and lodges within the Tower. The Detroit Masonic Library and the Bonisteel Annex Office will be the first wired customers. The Detroit MTA and the Detroit Masonic Library have signed off on a 36 month contract with with Comcast Cable. The Library will also feature Y-Fi for laptops and will have several hard connected outlets in the lounge room for use by Masons. Mitchell Ozog, Editor in Chief of the Bonisteel's Rising Point publication is designing a web page for the Detroit Masonic Library. A basic web site will be posted on or before Labor Day. This web page will be featured as a prominent link on the Bonisteel Masonic Library web site and cover all of the Library Special Events. A tour of the Detroit Temple is a must for young Masons. Joint FC degrees are encouraged such as your lodge participating with any of the eleven Blue Lodges. All of these lodge rooms carry different architectural themes. To arrange a tour contact: John Snider, Tour Director, johnrsnider@ hotmail.com 313-832-7100
http://www.themason ic.com/ commercial web page The next time you are in Detroit stop by the Detroit Masonic Library and see a progressive environ for Masonic learning. Short walking tours of the Egyptain Lodge Room and Art Deco Library including 4th floor Lodges are available through Karl W. Grube, Ph.D., President of the Bonisteel Masonic Library. kgrube@bonisteelml. org 734-996-0121
Karl W. Grube, Ph.D., President
Bonisteel Masonic Library - Ann Arbor June 2008 THE BONISTEEL MASONIC LIBRARY - DETROIT
The Bonisteel Masonic Library and the Detroit Masonic Library & Museum have joined resources. The Bonisteel Masonic Library – Detroit will be established June 9, 2008 and housed on the 4th floor of the Detroit Masonic Temple. The Bonisteel will contribute its digital expertise to complement Detroit. The Bonisteel will be jointly organizing seminars, conferences, and Temple tours. The Detroit Office will feature wall artifact display cases, new computer equipment, and an office design that replicates an Egyptian Lodge. The Bonisteel Masonic Library – Ann Arbor will continue its publishing efforts in the Ann Arbor Masonic Temple.
Karl W. Grube, Ph.D., President
Bonisteel Masonic Library - Ann Arbor
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