, 1866-09-07
The Full Masonic Architectural
Rite Performed by the j.
Grand Lodge Of the
State Of Illinois.
Speeches by PresidentJoE1n-
son, Secretary Seward,
Admiral FarraEut and
major General
Meade.
PRESENTATION OF GENERAL GRANT
AND HON. GIDEON WELLES-EN-
T4iUSIASTIC RECEPTION OF
THE GENERAL


History ~ OF the movement a1'l 10 aonor 40
'''o anl:n.;on Mac,s ~ - +bo Monu:
''p''' ment[ " ' ~
1AeAt'
H.. ceremonies of laying the corner stone or
yesterday, commencing ubou. /. O'Clock, and con.
= s'','n ai nmn ;"'.+o.t,n1 .,rr.st,n nttr.s,ct m
as.cn'h1aro Of Thirty iaoa.and people, many o'
1 and nonnta1 mi Wv ..a,esmcn - Of Illinois. The skies
rmir,l rnd sI uusp,e'ously In .so mo1n,ne, giving
promise Of clcaf nn5 beautiful dAy-a promise
i'm, proved in some degree dc'usive, as l,oforc
~ economic ,rrn,, tho ut1,s .voro orrrcust viii,
.ne , " s,. ;I ,ar,"in.,iou ,hrc ,.
elnnue- anu J"se AZ shs! ,ct'n'ua'oa t"s!o W.,
slIgft elr'wcF. ScFcFtnc!esss INC threatening 9s'
rss awav aud Tho u,sgcst Of tho ,oet a.semb,a,c III
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,n. v ar.', ~ H. N. rHl' 1'' A0s ''
lbc 1hnse't " n3 oGs,tHi MMf ~ ~, tt,, ~
oSr sstGs '3;ScyiT r. 'ES'. a y
,ns ,s,n IL WI y, % t.r;sns @ ~ t;rau ts ,lc un nj
io .a@om ~ ,,%,tr, m' t:as arr,.. ''F"' "e1'e ""u
eGs's'' Tns ~" seo.on 1'"', ,pSr Ssi S:ca tn wa,
nyc,'uc. i cut,e.tol 81 ti,a ;iral tA,'Ys r FREQ
.of ;ss. # s s'a ss. 9. se S :tes 1fs o r :, IT,
I.tr'c.. Nen,y evety l"l;:o o. 'a's Stt,' tt.
WA trirenrats, ~ ~e9s ,,,' r:saia' -, nt MN M,
!!"; ai:h.t vi'l;or: Who l,7y; gong o. t.Ms ;s
VI al"Sl.', !" VIII W. yjA'o " n'a;aaas' ana
s..aMl l" iu; :, r. r. as; ,xt,, M ~ ha. s.
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~" St..'n IN tat stoh M1 ".
,ss n r., Ms,s NJ; Mst ~; syMispt III s ali
tta:tinS sf's Wy. csn"a. ~, w. t osrt H.. nt -,
nnsooa H. t"o ~ H.. r,ta.
.inm .s,S;s sT %sfs ~ s,s1 ts " ts s.,a.
~, ~, rus <x1 ' ''s,''ps XII hMu n sn,,..%uI i u,a
hta ,wotda, aud fo!!owo4 II !.
indcsnnl II the rnss o. ~ TGcsSs ra ~ IN am" ~ M.
bssnea if ti.tiI utpafted ehaa,pisa: n al e love
nn4 EeTcfcncs tot 4sa hatas aa1 n.a .e,s
hs crave o. !he lt1usttoit statesman wa aecG. :.
| there had bte'l etccleI canopy saFinoanteu "
., hsasis Of hsss s1 asasa wa.G "; vi: Ss, S
cySrSssn aTa oyss nnn tSf,as eS Il. .e3 1ta III,
widow te Of JadSo t;sauscr, wers lrc.cnt Oh tlls
platform. ,
This ceremonies weEs opeAea sim nsteI aa'
dress hy thc Grand Ma-,e:; H.: introduced !! "
t:rsnd Gtaplail. sx!,o offered a. eoaIsat IND t,a
'Ss.iTS HssSs M s vas i,c ,e a;,s NJ
| dits. aud . salute way nsei y the Sunh "
I 'y:ag III TUG !aSe' rAe at.A"c1t PS:.,
~ Ne working !oa's y IT,, tac sIsu,u 1s..a
Aaster,, 2nd tte utaaa .saSts .;,
etonc ard srs u y WA st:;s AK. sia!::. N. ",
ceremony Mas s.t2"s3 ~ ra e.,., r., a:.t,
sS.tan s,n- =, ,W.s S sstn aNd @sns and o nasn III
stuhe, from snscr so.S' IHu ,a,' ..,.,...t "u
hchceictlon Epon tIS tana IL -; .aia =. -
ea .s Matss saa c;,sa e. y :cn, sn
~ slan1 ~ lae sra,e o. t:er 1 H., utysS n.as
man N snc Gtv"u aese GtisI ,: ;1r LITE -
tor N ~, a1oI,,,, si,.nr. ''te
t,on Iiio,;i All oE i,s nroSucuons. Il vas caycrn!;
|;ssss ss r ssis Is Is as7 'sss E E T. 2e:es a
IS! !, II;
ssss ,s s.saf safess ut ie tsss tcc IL tsua t.
anI .tann; ~; ~ ", Sa;n ~ ~ to
p r.. nc IT., & annsrsa ts: enntrs.Sd s;reaS ii;
tic si;uee l!a followed his f.s N Mf; Joa
ha:nE lMus,.,ea ihs a,'..,''i.; H.; y a slavs: ~
a!;l MT ssc tss po,s, s s4l ,[Iss 1G st. S!n
~ ;rc!n Hai,n h'o' Mr. 1j',cJla ,sls III aars
III i,r rrsE:Mn ,nc isttcss tvm ti;u li,ab
az II S1.Ss aan "'. a., ,us sa; is " IL iansM;sat vi
vi es9 an;3,cEt roiiuns Eli aiascrs ;sossso
C thc la,iil forever.
IL l-cUE{Et blN HIS tfEiHNt3l ~ 4AG&NtC4N rS'1
spn, wlo MAIDEN b:;sl AID IS, Eas. q whfs ::
read. As Tic sp2cs, il stTcn In tnil hslo'S. i
perars unnecessary TO az ss. T. wa ,s,s slnsu'aS
n Seward followed the President, and declared IL
he wi;O rtsto1cs state Is geeatcr than he "
n sounaa onc. feaseal Grnnl vas pcEsistsn.!y c21l
, :ycse 1ntcdacca 10 t!1g n.l'isrnCt> as was Sec
III ihs ss.ss,oaies slessa :saat ,a5se ec,ess,
,as IT, a. e 10 nss aoaa sas % H. hss ] o
e l!llro.s ssa.or, aua twas MT N,.til ths psoS
a, 1t: cnd thas any considerable number lett
s,ou,.d.
,a II ts.s o sso ss,s shs o.t N esSsr
~ ~ iast liz. i. ws:r al le.:tisa1 op
me- ;,-;n.. Mr. nv! in ts;a. thc ti+nE NJ Don,|
s e'' isW r. Jta Janso N Sn I
u. asninst lIn' wi.cu i.e Stood .p ." pohly; !, "!
L. ss c;s;ss. n':s MG. sesasJ, II q sSrs W. asws5s
,,osrd 10 him, sn'ess acciientalis lfe.;'t 10
e h ,;es;. sw asa ssas ar ,csss f. " nS anw
he ~ m.oscsa;on al - 1a5sh ,ask n t: orc
Il. Nea Il DseSasu s, - ~, .ss ~ Doar,a. Ma.
~ aha ths siienee and Tcpose IL; bsats is aabiia,
70 q Gof lhc dad.
Early the c:oxt1s, aA.l reesirns as :s:so a:seszl
lfS 10 iHftF HnG1Nes3s cO1aIuCuECu u Culfe'ee :"
ht, ,1o4,riT,frd fntn nnc fr;1sarrf;,asi., mas3
,tg rr;ing ihe progress Of honset pedestrians,
s9estp euss e'f
ss ons Ti s5 se,fs the s
the sLonscrs, for further action, and
rcltcyr- ii 4 Iaeasurc tie nouutouy OF sta11;
iii. still or trcadi:1e upon some ot1ar spectators
tn From ahout ha(i-past es:ht o'clock, the app
~ nnee Of The scene as presented to tac TalB
ci,i,d nm M' Wcrs crowded ,o.rfhcs In the most
-taiscuone confusion, ard with m nifef alsse!
son tornr :fortv summers VIA dtstractedty aite
pic inr 10 enlist lis asslsianeo Of es
body kho conad reach 10 recover
eix Or scvcn olive branches, who, ranging hets
the arcn OF Two or lh1re month. and d.
ycnrs, had bccume separated from TIC parent
And were teAttegcd eivhrfo0a polnta al tho
| raee, weeping for their mother and refusing .
In comtorscd 6eeausc she VAS not Upon
eoodjy number or lady and gentlemen IA
6. Imistaken fuf fo1ne " lhc " "alstsngn,
lc1s parry to the great cdlacat;ou Of
ator H.assca hc1ow. At one tiue, 70, Example.
thsss rsdsns as apG ths
en- sidaa,s wore each announced Is The "6u
cnt. indivIdyafN The fair occupauts OF the balcor
Snt tsnctcd considerable attention. r,neon.cioH.
.as"; conrre. Oac young man. altircd in lhe 90
CHI Ic time, and giving rise to the 20
nom fmn1cs efuu that l1e was 4 distinguished Ger
Cali. rc,eheii blnaself upon The balcony rai1lug,
|o5s. n5ss Fl. lower iint. aansliae oatslde. IA q
. cite cnSc1nr,sSn,s in5is siius1s 6c2ows who were
bren - 81 ~ '.S mcnnv nnnT thc nronositfnns IL
will would lall over ana hSciE bis neck, Of Won: