The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-06

The ground occupied is 70 feet 10 inches on Grand
on Orange The average distance from Centre to
Orange streets Is 81 feet The height Of the building
from the ground to the top Of main cornce will be 70
feet; to top Of dome, 9s feet.
There is to be a cellar under the whole edifce The
basemepts are to be finished of for refectores On
the rst door will be- the Keepers room and nine stores
besides large hall. The second story will be appro-
priated to offices for various Of the
In the third story there will be three lodge In
the fourth story Is to be two lodge and encamp
ment The fifth, and upper division Of all is to contain
grand lodge circular in FORM 70 feet In diane
ter. and 25 feet high
The estimated expense Of the hall is 100000, of
which SAL 900 already subscribed IL is supposed that
when the whole amount stock taken and the
are rented handsome profit will result to the sub
scribers upon their investment.
AS the procession, nothing could have been better
conducted although very long. requiring forty-hve
minutes to pass given point no disturbance or derange
ment occurred during the whole day The bands were
excellent relieved the tediousness Of the march by
their agreeable music and stirring strains The streets
were thronged with spectators and tho thoroughfares
through which lay the line of the procession,
by bevies of beauty which thronged the side
walks and appeared at the windows Of the dwelling
houses.
beautiful picture presented itself while the process
sion passing through Hudson street. near st
Lukes church the trees either side Of the street.
spread out their leafy almost to meet their
neghbors on the opposite side. thus forming an
ed and counter marched, one part of the line pass
ing up, while at tn same time another part was
sembled on and near the ground. When the Grand
Lodge the state of New York arrived thnk 5000
moderate estimate OF the number present. while the
windows in the second story of Centre market and all
all other buildings in the neghborhood the roof Of the
market and in fact every possible accessible spot from
which view could be had occupied by lockers
About hours elapsed from the time the officers Of
the ceremonies arrived the ground till the exercises
Of laying the stone concluded The benedic
ton, was pronounced at about half past five,
when the closed, and the members of the
der took their departure.
In the afternoon the Merchants Lodge invited their
guests, Grand Master Fitch Past Grand Master Read,
and the members Of roquos Lodge, No 3D. all of the
State of New Jersey to partake with them Of sump-
tuous enter tainment the National Hotel in Court
andt street. whittier they.repaired and enjoyed the
feast of reason aud the flow Of sou'' to late hour
After ample justice had been done to the bountiful
feast the cloth removed and the corks of inf
mite number of bottles of champagne left their tight
places and danced the in every direction
Hilari.y and brohery feeling being the order of the
day. the G OF the Merchants Lodge proposed q num-
Der of toasts which duly honOred with flowing
bumpers and were appropriately responded to.
The professor of the Phthifrs.n being toasted,
responded q neat and happy manner, and by a very
ingenious and elaborate DISCOURSE attempted to
that after ALL the If Odd Fellowship in reality
the science of Phthifcs" which founded antece-
dent to the food; and that If Adam himself
Odd Fellow that Noah assuredly was for a very nge-
NOUS and plausible reason, which he The impress
sion which he sought to convey, viz: that Odd Fellow
ship or the science of the Phthc he termed It, Is
not origin Is generally supposed, was.
not coucid-d by all who listened to his DISCOURSE be-
eved by portion Of them at least opinion be
formed from the enthusiastic pleasure with which his
remarks was -.ceived