The New York herald., 1867-06-21


cludcd mcmentoes thai can never be replaced The lock
OF Washingtons hair highly priced by the brethren
The corner stone Of the sew building was laid on th,
18th OF OCTOBER 1884 With impressive ceremonies The
most tsmpsne oners had previously been made for the
building on the back bay. The sum which they would
have received would have been sufficient 20 have pur-
chased the land on the back bay and paid for similar
building to the one erected but they cung to the
old spot with tenaciy and refused all advances The
location s q central and convenient one: and as the
Masonic fraternity In Massachusetts, numbers many
thousands and their meetings frequent than
for o.as, ,1s no, S1son Vas wisely ssp
Is not a. commanding conspicuous as it
might have been had there been some unoccuped cen-
tra elevation IN tho city where 10 could hays been
placed but still II forms Of the prominent OBJ
lects which meet the eye whom view Of tho Club
nrst obtained It's towers and turrets have most
ractvo look and 1t the distance mile the beholder
s impressed with ITS syme,rcai beauty. II combines
seems to stand lifting monument to the us.tution
OF hasonry-exempiiaed the solid granite which
tracery which render 1t attractive and beautiful
AT the laying of the Of tho temple no Iess
than sixty encampments, Communicates lodges and
chapters took part in the The Of
the pr0co sion performed BY nine encampments Of
Knights Templar and Notwithstanding that the weather
i've display Their work furnished one Of the most in
teresng incidents 10 the history Of the Masonic Fralsr
which was deposited in the corner stone was - fo
lows:-
This Of Masonic temple erected by ne
S Sssons wa IL ssl
e .As Grand . Icssss x:n
ter; r. W. william s. Gardner senior Grand Warden; r.
sss'sT S fc
sEssye;wsy " Ghsss srS Rw90%p1 ,a,ss
0appl 00haplaips' WT sra,sn Grand Marshal Samuel
Adams Amss, sa sword ears Bearer u-'n ' D'A00n
WIN " Wseidon: Henry Ts6sr. ID. Lowell Biotneu ana,
FL. Foss and Henry l. Dalton Grand Pursuivanta
Hayward, Grand Leciurers
Board soff Of brecos Sey usfaS !' VIM partman
sSa Gsnsr Hs:rS ssY william ns:a CoOGss Mco s~
ington Warren, Z; ". william North.
BENZ Dean, John T. Heard.
4rch;sos,x Achss. !. " Wheel wssscss ssas.,.,,.,
Governor Of Massachu sotss-Jeh1 4. AndEsw
odss II w.
i7s3; Henry Price, Rsq hrst Grand Master"
The Dimensions Of tho frons q the building ars =
follOws-width eightyfve feet; height from sidewalk
corner one hundred and twsoty.ons feet high, asd
above the ccrnice both ornamented with turroeA
The main entrance Is fanked BY buttresses, betwesa
architectural finish Of the exterior Of the building =
complicated and beautiful, and deeeripeioa
sOr ins devices or q. a.scas os
tasteuly interpreted with other ornamental chiss
ings and finely executed The Boyls.on street sds
front has been given 70 fremont street The wss
end Of that terminates with an octagona tower and
Tho nl1s story i % s. devoted 70 business purpos.s
and ID completsd on magnificent scale VIII supsEgs
$500 In shs basemsst : % appsrsaus fsr HsssSas
the building the plan that used IN sAe OApE
tol at Wasnington Ins nA'h eassaaoe ~ ten
same width. which has bssn constructed With = psess
reference 20 avoiding fatigue in ascending y M sppse
o hs Goa s
the Grand Lodge Han ilseif spsolous and slassns ~
SssS i % ns.s y q r:
frescoing y. peculiarly beautiful Vnd Appropriate
On the ceiling y rspsessossd sas blue canopy q
Of Masonry" and the other emblsms Of the
craft The hall speealy designed for the msstines q
lodges for their regular mecting Adjacent 70 the hail
arc several committee rooms 'snte-roone &c and ii
the hall is large and poverty organ
On the third story is smay hal with ad,acsp, room,
for the meetings Of small oodies OF Mascns and also
apsrmenss 1os .ns storing Of reg.a and for soday
Knights Lempisr Or The various sncampmsnts ol
that order. Der the drv ses are kept in glass cases
or injury TO the ninitated il NAV b. well 10 ssts
tna a regular mo eings OF these bodies the members
appoas su.a ~ salia, which comprises uniform Of
ing, besides ~ and baldrick, heavily trimmed with
ehsuesu 'nv - as sword and belt saantets dagger
uns ons pumos Over $4,000 has been expended
Ia shs story on left Of the corridor ars
alton ante aud working rooms for the uss Of
.oos' chapters and encampmenla On the right
y. the reception room for grand and subordinate
vlapters, and the Grand and Select Council OF r.
asters IRON which Is entrance TO the hall specially
!, designed for Chapter meetings, which is capa-
cous and furnished in the highest style Of Egyptian
architecture and Is OF the most unique and elegant
halls in the building with solemn Egyptian agurss
grand columns, with their lotus twincd capitals and
The nj Ii story Is entirely devoted TO private rooms
officers. committee rooms &c. to be lot to Lodges, Chap
ters and Eucsmpmsnts, with other for armoriss
/ for Encampmenis nucd up for elegance and convs.
nieuce. -.
In the sixth story the len Of tbs corridor Is the
reception for the encampment OF Knights TEN.
par, occupy the large hall the same hoor On
the same side more small working rooms for meet
nzs OF subordinate bodies OF Maso1S On tie other side
finished In the gothic style Of architecture In the noss
elaborate manner. impressng the bchoder with its
adapted the Of degrees Of knights Of ,he
Red Cross Knights Templar and the Knights of Malta
and also small hall for the use Of the prelats Of the
Tho seventh story contains three banqueng halls all
which can % tnro.n into one capable Of accommodate
ing several hundred persons In connection with thsss
Conveniently arranged panres in Communicates
with tho lower stories by elevators
In the top OF the building tanks capable OF con-
tanning about twelve thousand eallons which will be used
70 fornsh water for the four elegant fountains n fonf
Of the building In space one hundred feet BY wenty
fee which viii be set apart for the cultivation of doy
era &C. Every prsoaution has pasa AIKEN 70 guard
agaiest Are The entire building h heated By
cteAu. wAtof usn % furnished to either
through hose connected with tbs engine in ths bass
ment q moments notice. Three large nrcproof safes
are located Ia the conra tower where all the costly
paraphernaa and valuable records relics are stored
The view from the top OF the ediGce s magnificent and
every accommodation for obtaining has beon provided
Twenty large ventiators have been placed in the
interior and arransemenis provided BY which continu
Gus supply OF fresh aif furnished to every part Up
wards Of six thousand stones have been laid many Of
them, OF course, raised TO great height and acci-
dent has occurred In the construction OF The building
which s now the ornsnent and pride OF tbs Nsssschus
sctts fraternity OF Masons.
Bosros, June 20 iso7
committee Of the City Council win proceed New
York TO morrow TO President johnson there and
accompany him 70 Boston. Governor Bullock has
ordered the First seventh and Ninth regiments Of
the state Infantry and the Third battalion OF cavalry 10
the President his arrival Saturday afternoon
The city governments OF Roxbuy and Boston have also
made appropriate arrangements 10 welcome MIN Quar-.
tss have been taken Al the fremont House the Pre-
sldential party.