New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-15
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Masonic CelebratiOn-City News.
NEW YORK. June s. 1870,

OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Masonic CelebratiOn-City News.
NEW YORK, June s, 1870.
This day will long be remembered among
the Masonic fraternity of this city as one OF
the most memorable connected with the
der, in laying the cornerstone OF the Ma
sonic Temple to be erected on the corner of
Twenty third street and Sixth avenue, OPP
posite Booths Theatre. This building is to
be grand and imposing in its appearance,
to cost in it's construction, according to the
present estimate, about $3.50, 900 and to be
self-sustaining, the income to support the
institution. the yearly surplus, if any. to be
devoted to the founding of an asylum for
aged and INDECENT Masons.
The day was dne and beautiful, and the
craft in some one hundred and fifty lodges,
numbering about IL, 900, men assembled at
the appointed hour, nine o'clock, ready for
the line Of march through Twenty.third
street, Madison avenue, Forty-second street,
Fifth avenue, Forty-sixth street, Sixth
avenue, Thirty. fourth street, Fifth avenue
to Twenty.third street to the corner of
Sixth avenue. Here platform was pre-.
pared for the ceremonies, and where the
officers of the Grand Lodge and other men,
bers of the order were to be congregated.
The procession started at the hour desig-
mated, and occupied some three hours in
reaching their destination. A finer body of
men, or more imposing and respectable in
appearance, never before paraded through
the streets of this city.
send you book giving the programme
of the ceremonies on this occasion.
There was placed in the corner stone by
the Grand Treasurer the several articles pre-.
pared for that purpose, of which the follow.
ing are the principal:
Constitution of the Grand Lodge; transac-
tions of the Grand Lodge, 1869; the various
orders and programmes of the occasion
photographs of Grand Officers; Masonic and
daily papers +; specimen set Of United States
coins, 1870; silver dollar, 1870; two silver
medallions copy of sea! of Empire Chapter
40; collection Of coins; anniversary medal
lion from st. Johns Commandery No. 4,
Philadelphia Japanese coins ; medallion of
Board of Relief, Williamsburg; Washington
cent; Macmillan dollar silver medallion
Scotia Lodge No. 634; silver medallion Hiram
Lodge No. 449; silver medallion Templar
Lodge No. 203 a committee badge Masonic
Fair, John W. Simon collection of coins;
fine new shilling silver medallion Taber.
nacle Lodge No. 59S collection of silver
COINS Mount Caution Lodge No. SIG
In addition to these there was also depos-
tied leaden casket, containing an engraved
copper plate, headed with The initial letters,
s. 7. G. o. G. A. 0. Y. u, and the names Ct
the officers of the Grand Lodge. On the
reverse of this plate was engraved the fol-
lowing:
This Masonic Hall was for the accommoda-
ton of the State of New York, and is tribu-
tary to an asylum to be hereafter estab-
lished; was founded on the eighth of June,
1870.
Ulysses s. Grant, being President of the
United States, John T. Hoffman, being
Governor of the State of New York, A.
Oakley Hall, being Mayor of the city of New
York; james Gibson, Christopher G. Fox,
John Fl. Anthem, Edward L. johnson, and
James N. Austin, M. D., Trustees of the |
Hall and Asylum Fund; NJ. LeBrun, Archi |
tect; John W. Simon, Chairman of the Com |
mittee of Arrangements; H. Clay Preston,
Grand Marshal.
Among the distinguished members of the |
order present on the occasion were Colonel |
W. Roome, Rev. Mr.. Taylor, an octogenarian |
Mason, and some others, whom to mention |
would occupy too much space.
This city is now under the control of the |
new Tweed, Sweeny and Hall dynasty, and |
with what effect as to the expenses and tax
alton to the people, already almost crushed, |
remains to be seen.
The Republicans are indulging in some
hope OF advantage to the party by the opera
tions OF the late act of Congress in regard to |
the conduct of elections, aud the rights of |
citizens under it, and there seems to be good
reasons for their expectations in this
respect. s.