Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-06-28
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LIVING OF THE CORNER STONE
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dust, and the morning dawned soronely anil beau
tifu!!y. 81 an early hour the streets were hliet
with citizons and strangers, and flags hoatet
from the N,n>iow House, Times Pudding ant
liberty pole in the lower part of the city. Ih'
procession, under the direction of Captain jones
rs Chief Marshal. hogan to form AZ 10 o'e.ock
but did not get in moving or.!e- until nea
II. when it presented one of the most pleaSin:
pa.eants ever witnessed in the Northwest.
Major Sherman's beautiful Artillery Compnn
ny, four cannon, headed the procession aad nad
Il fine y; pc france. The soldiers and the Officers
cont,nttcl themselves with the greatest proprie
t. AID les rye the thanks of orr citizens for the
pron ness in responding to the invitation to par
licl.ate in the festivities of the day.
Following The Artillery was the pionee
Heck aud Ladder Company, numbering TWEEN
ty-lire mrnhers. Their machine, which hat
been recently painted red and gilded, was
drawn by six creaa-coored horses, decorated
with small flags. The members, with thei
neat dress and caps and machine, made 1
sinking feature OF the procession.
Nrxi came the German Singing Club, un
der Tie dlcct;un OF Conrad NanziuS, who sang
in Tie procession, TO tie delight Of all those
who heard them.
Following. and 10y far the most gorgeou.
par, Of the procession, were the Odd Fellow:
and MasonS, arranged in tie following order
Fanitau!i Lodge, ID. c. .Courell, W.M
Red Wing - No. s, WA. Ladd.
Oak bah No. Z. Hastings. VIM. Lee
". NJ.
Shakopec % No 6, Hastings, f. G. Co.
vington, W. NJ.
Ancicn; Landmark Lodge. No. 5, Hastings
j. z. Wright, w. NJ.
Hrnnipcn Lodge. No. 4, Minneapolis.
ST. Paul, No. ), ID. w. c. Dunwrll, W. Nj
Cataract. No. 2 St. Anthony, NJ. w. Gctcil-
ell. w. Nj.
ST. JOINS, No. /, Saltwater. WIN. Mower
W. NJ.
Minnesota r. a, c., No. l, P. G. M. +.
II. p, +. q. NJ OF Pennsylvania, acting as
H. p
Members OF Council of r. and Select Mas
tiers. .....
knight /. mplar, under command Of nj. j
Drumnoud, p. u. Commander of Morton En-
camrmen,, New York City.
Grand Lodge of the Territory. A. 7. C..
Pierson, NJ. W. G.. Nj.
Grand Marshal, a. ]. Whitney.
Asst l.. IIartshurn and Dr.. Muir
ply.
Then came Il carriage, containing Lieut..
Manry, Hon. VIM. {. Innsbruck, OF New
York, and two Of the Committee OF Arrange
mems, Al-ssrs. Paine and Hoyt. This was
followed Icy some sixty members Of the His,o-
fical Society, with their neat badge, on which
was the following Inscription -" Minnesota
Historical Society, incorporated 1919. Con
the seal was quo sursum polo Uidere.) Cele-
br.tion Of the laying OF the corner stone OF the
Soriety Hall, June 2i, 1856. Member
Badge
The next division was decidedly the mos,
pleasing OF any in the line 1t consisted OF
thlrty-onc boys. dressed in white pants, no
coats. black belts, blue sashcs, turn over col
lars, with black ribbons and straw hats. These
lads rode ponies, and acted as escorts TO large
number OF carriages, which We're preceded by
a stage. crowded inside and cut with little
girls. gaiy dressed. The carriages contained
the ladies and children, under the care OF
DIR. Stewart, King, Calchcarl and Ingalls,. -
The lads were under the care of G. &. Holt
man. Ed, who performed his duties galan.ly
Us did the other Assistant Marshals. We
boys conducted themselves like little
gentlemen.
Next came the Butchers, (some 20 oil
them ard a jolly Set they were. They APP
pcared without coats, mounted on horses.
Following were large number of carriages
filled with citizens and strangers, making the
procession nearly mile in length. and nun
berng not less than t,ceire or fifteen hundred
people.
At the ringing of the bells, the procession.
with two bands Of music, Zone from Red Wing
and the other connected with some of the lodges
from abroad), moved from the Court House
square, up Fourth street to the Wnslow House
to st. Anthony street, down st. Anthony stree,
to Third; down Third to Jackson, up jackson to
the Minnesota Historical building. where he line
of MaSons, Gdd Fellows AMI Artillery opened. and
allowed the members Of the Historical Society
and their invited guests, to pass through to the
foundation of the building. Here, on plat
form, erected for the occasion, were the Mayor
of the city, Lieut.. Maury, Hon. VIM. c. lIasbruck
the Grand Masters of the Grand Lodges OF
Masons and Odd Fellows, Col. ID. \. Robertson
the Committee of Arrangements, and a band oil
music.
Tn the corner stone of tho building WIS COD.
per box with lid, into VIII Oh the Grand T, casure,
of the Grand Lodge deposited the fc.low.nr att.
Giles, which We're presented him by Rev. L. ID
Neill the Secretary of the Saciety .. s..
Annals of the Historical Soccry-Nns |, ,. 3
1, and ). t..i
Material for thI future history of Minnesota
being incomplete.
Constitution of the United States in German
Organic Act of Minnesota in German.
Goveinir's Message in French.
Reports of tho Regent. of the Minnesota Uni
versiiy in French.
Al iresses at the d.di:ati Of the Baldwin
School, 1853.
Catalogue of the College of ST. Paul 1854.
Constitution and bylaws of Minnesota Pho
necr Guards.
New Year Ailresscs of 1856, of the pionee,
AMI Mnncsotian. .--t---
Stearn's County Bond.
Journal of the Granl Lodge Of the l. .. @
F. Of Minnesota, for 1855. m
Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the Fro,
and Accepted Masons. se.
Journal of tho House of Representatives., I'll
Session Of the Legislature of Minnesota.
journal of the Council 9TH Session.
Names of the offc rs of the Mnncsat, iisto
rical Society, lSj6. -.~ t., f--
Names of th.Comlaittes in charge of the iii
rection OF til !, building.
Files of the Dakota Tawaxitkukin, publishe,
at St. Paul in 1852.
Copies of the St. Anthony Express, winona