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2020.023.026 - Pendant, Fraternal
The Masonic officer jewel for the Chaplain, made of a light silver metal and detached from any chain. The Chaplain's symbol is a representation of the Holy Bible. The primary duty of the Chaplain is to lead prayer before and after the lodge meeting and to say grace before lodge dinners. In some lodges, the position is filled by a clergyman who is a brother of the lodge.

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2020.023.027 - Sign
Metal sign painted white on the front with painted text in black that reads: "Wilmette Park Lodge No. 931 / Meetings Thursdays 7:30 P.M." Sign has three holes for mounting, two of which have brass lining. According to the 1956 revised by-laws of Wilmette Lodge #931, stated meetings were held on the first and third Thursday every month at 7:30 P.M. The original by-laws from 1912 mandated stated meetings to be held on the first and third Friday...

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2020.023.028 - Officer Rod
Officer rod of the Senior Deacon. Rod is made of wood and topped with a metal piece that is connected by a nail and includes the officer jewel of the Senior Deacon. The Senior Deacon's jewel depicts a right angle of a square and a compass with the sun in the middle. The square is a stonemason's tool used to confirm two perpendicular surfaces are at a right angle with each other. It symbolizes morality and reminds Masons to "square" their acti...

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2020.023.029 - Officer Rod
Officer rod of the Junior Deacon. Rod is made of wood and topped with a metal piece that is connected by a nail and includes the officer jewel of the Junior Deacon. The Junior Deacon's jewel depicts a right angle of a square and a compass with the moon in the middle. The square is a stonemason's tool used to confirm two perpendicular surfaces are at a right angle with each other. It symbolizes morality and reminds Masons to "square" their act...

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2020.023.030 - Officer Rod
Officer rod of the Steward. Rod is made of wood and topped with a metal piece that is connected by a nail and includes the officer jewel of the Steward enclosed by an arrow-shaped border. The center of the rod contains a metal handle connected to the rod by two nails. The Steward's jewel depicts a cornucopia, symbolizing plenty of food. (See 2020.023.019a-b, 2020.023.020a-b, and 2020.023.021a-b) The Steward fulfills assistant roles for th...

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2020.023.031a-b - Pillar
A pillar representing Boaz (see "Notes & Legal.") The pillar (a) is comprised of a wooden base (approx. 28.25" tall) with Freemason symbols on each side (moving counter-clockwise: square and compass, plumb, "G", and level. See "Notes & Legal.") below a gold-painted column (approx. 53" tall) with a 4" rod on top used to hold the topper (b) in place. The topper (b) is a potted flower with eight stems and petals. Above the flower's leaves is a terre...

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2020.023.032a-b - Coin, Commemorative
Custom-made coin (a) commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Wilmette Lodge #931 AF&AM. The front side of the coin features a gray-colored relief of the Wilmette Masonic Temple surrounding by a blue trim with an inscription that reads: "Wilmette Park Lodge No. 931 / 100th Anniversary." The back side features reliefs of the outline of the state of Illinois and the AF&AM symbol (the right-angle and compass with a "G" in the center) against a col...

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2020.023.033 - Lock, Door
A doorlock removed from a door at the Masonic Temple in Wilmette. Includes two doorknobs (with slight differences in shape, size, and design), two backplates (with key slots), one spindle, a mounting plate, a faceplate and a latch. Made of brass and includes a maker's mark inscribed on the mounting plate, "Barrows." The exterior doorknob is inscribed with a Masonic symbol, the "square and compass" with a "G" in the center. The exterior backplate ...

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2020.023.034 - Certificate, Achievement
Off-white heavy-weight, stiff paper certificate in memory of Arthur J. Taylor, a Wilmette Mason.The certificate is a 14" x 11" piece of off-white poster-like board which is hand-lettered, (calligraphed) and colored in black, purple, green, and gold. At top: "In Memoriam / Arthur J. Taylor / Born August 24, 1870 / At Bainbridge Indiana. Died May 25, 1929 / At Wilmette, Illinois." The Preamble to this obituary, which was delivered post-humously,...

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2020.023.035A-B - Apron, Fraternal
White lambskin Masonic apron embroidered in red, along with black leather carrying case. .035A) Apron. The apron is a rectangle made of white lambskin. There is triangle at top, shaped like an envelope flap, which hangs freely part way down the front. The apron is machine-embroidered in bright red chain stitch. There is a red silk cord sewn to the top, with one long, tasseled end and one short one, allowing the apron to be tied around the wai...

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2020.023.036 - Apron, Fraternal
Unadorned white lambskin Mason's apron belonging to Ernst William Daiss and originally housed at the Masonic Lodge, No. 931 in Wilmette. The apron is a rectangle of white lambskin. The triangular "bib" at the top has blue printing on the underside: "[Mason's symbols] / PRESENTED BY / Wilmette Lodge, No. 931 / A.F. & A.M. / WILMETTE, ILLINOIS / TO BROTHER [in blue cursive] Ernst William Daiss / AT HIS INITIATION / INITIATED March 3, 1956 PASS...

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2020.024.001 - Booklet
Small booklet on Trier, Germany. The booklet is titled, "Trier (Treves) and It's [sic] Curiosities. Illustrated Guide of the Town and Its Environs." Also on the cover are printed a photo of the Porta Nigra and the words, "3rd edition / Trier 1919. / Fr. Lintz, Bookseller." The booklet is printed on tan paper with black ink and stapled together with two staples. 44 pages plus cover. There are advertisements on the inside front cover and on the bac...

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2020.024.002 - Booklet
Small booklet about the Trier, Germany area, titled, "Album of Treves (Trier) and the Moselle." The cover is a glossy ivory paper with title and an aerial photo of Trier in black ink; back cover is blank. The main part of the booklet is 32 pages and consists of black and white photos of area attractions and a short description at the beginning of some of the sights, all printed on tan paper with black ink. Following the photos are two pages of ad...

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2020.025.001A-F - Drawing, Architectural
Set of six drawings of the Chicago & North Western Railway's Wilmette station, designed by the firm of Frost & Granger, 806 The Temple, Chicago ILL (as written on the drawings). This was one of the first projects they did together after they formed a partnership in 1898. Drawings are undated. All labeled "C.E. 8086." These drawings are white paper with black line photocopies from the original drawings. Note on Drawing No. 1, " N-B - Station at Pa...

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2020.025.002 - Drawing, Technical
Photocopy of a drawing of the Wilmette railroad station property along West Railroad Avenue (now Green Bay Road). Black line drawing printed on large format white paper. Drawing is titled, "Wilmette / Depot Grounds" and includes the following information below the title, "Scale 50' = 1" / Surveyed by J.T. Price, July 1893". The drawing shows the area on either side of the railroad tracks from just north of Lake Avenue to just south of Greenleaf A...

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2020.025.003 - Map
Photocopy of a map of the structures and tracks of the Chicago & North Western Railway, Wilmette. Map legend reads, "Station Map - Tracks & Structures / Chicago and North-Western Railway / Operated by the / C.& N.W. Ry. Co. / Wisconsin Division / Wilmette, Ill. / Sta. 690+00 to Sta.750+80 / Scale: 1"=100' June 30, 1917 / Office of Chief Engineer / Chicago, Ill." Among the structures that are labeled are gateman's house, freight house, passenger s...

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2020.025.004 - Drawing, Technical
Photocopy of a drawing done by the Chicago & North Western Railway, Land Dept., titled, "Main Line / Wilmette, Ill / January 12, 1931". Black line drawing on white paper. Note in the legend has the following information: "Note: Map compiled from survey done November 1929 / Office Records and C.N. Roberts Map of Wilmette / Platted by W. Rundell / Traced by C.S. Anderson." The drawing shows the tracks and railway structures. Also noted are names of...

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2020.026.001 - Pin
Small round enameled metal pin representing the Wilmette / Mona Vale, Australia Sister Cities program. Pin has a shiny medium green enamel finish on the front side. The front design is divided in half using a gold line, one half for Wilmette and the other half for Mona Vale. Around the perimter in gold lettering are the words, "Wilmette Illinois USA" on one half, and the other half reads, "Mona Vale NSW Australia." In the center is a gold drawing...

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2020.026.002 - T-shirt
White printed cotton t-shirt commemorating the Wilmette - Mona Vale, Australia Sister Cities Exchange Program that operated from about 1982 to 2016. Printed on the front side of the tee shirt at chest level, left side, is an oval depiction of the map of world in blue and green. Above the map are the words, "USA Australia", and below the map are the words, "Sister Cities" - all in black lettering. Printed on the back is a color design representing...

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2020.027.001 - Letter
Three page, handwritten letter from Asahel Gage to his mother, Portia Gage, mostly about the Chicago Fire. The letter is written with black ink on one piece of ivory-colored stationery folded in half and with an embossed seal in the upper left-hand corner, perhaps the initials of Asahel Gage. The letter begins, "Chicago if there is any of it left October 9th 1871 / Dear Mother..." He writes that he can't mail the letter in Chicago, but plans to s...

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