, 1870-05-24
KNIGHTS OF PYYHIAS,
Dedication Of the New HOlI of
the Grnnd Lodge.
Description Of the Apartment and Ante
Reoms-The Ceremonies,


Oesctlpt1on OF the Apartment and Ant
Il m,
I hou1na-lQe ceremonies.
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Of pvthTes nr IRIS stat;, Ioeo,oN ~ ~
bGt,J'n" ~. y. As ~ @ - .oessu - .ne nc" mafo
oitus, Noa' 1ol anu laa MonfOe street, was ded
| cateos Last evening, with appropriate cefemouje!
| The ball Ia the finest In the countr7. as nav h
seen By the following teacrtnt,on.
In the maruincent ncW naarh,s ,rra,a :,
sehnng highly and elaborately finished front a
nfty feet and having dentb of son1a a,t+., ~,
ia nhere the Grand Toa,a 11o,1 - 49,. Ttsuty .ee'
| px.htou hsa h.a,, Io... .s 1a.. y. tne hngas
o.eI as &c ucatea ana 1tsed mp. The thre
gt,a for ctses and otheF business PURPOSES, whe IL
En;ht ot,a 1 Hoel Is used ana controlled BY ths
ar Htes, 4's 'ne afaeoce Oh their "1erd and pecu
nroa~ass Is M ~. key 1gat ot sta1rs, fntthe
kenTT nsr = sn Hy " telsehuon Of Large
speaknetabe thIoasn L as sso @epsR1eS
hhaae, hsiIMe, me aooF being opened you enter long
ana III ps ba I0o e 1s ieeh which isaanged fol
e ~ ght o. he east an and s'ss1 Wes
nror ~ MA ,as c"asloom@afe doors entering the
np annti anH ~ lnoma Ehie a. the further
oneninu ntn,he .aH oonble walnut doors
l oRSatng nLv l1e g1ana halL -.
the hn;1l,S tns 1T toom on tue vest side oI
roorn o. ~ ~ at a'e u very uneiy fitted UP
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NV ta St ~ 4. ane resaa foom which IS II by feet
The Gan smI % n,nr,n siye lof the regaltas Of
IA A the inrtnes @ or sonsn ana naggs &c .,,
Enncear ~ Yhn aha11 nnu Maple uoot, with brass
sniaid ~ a st1 9;tas ~ aEannLet t1at strikes on
outer door, md beeR iSat se that on The
SaoMH VIZ SLY sn1ng panels OF the several colors Of
11nf,n1k ~ TX oIus, aas,+ ad4 e3tia leq. st .,
main nog Il H. a,ds 1l tne or ieft OF the
1tse Shlsla Pat.sn e. Of bsssss az finely
aishea aoin,n ~ pass iSIs Tannt With rcd
.s91jRRsd WITH oak wa!afobes md p a1chiTe live
enc,, 9sucS'tomes rn ana isom tne i1lther end OF
onr h,, NY ILL., ha as ne east emu tho
Ss sfsss aaa ~ .ssaa & lhe
Mest III s tae 9, gaI ana reception roons On the
Vpon eutesnc H. he mafi, mr. o,,,d ,ot,rc hal, NV
the principai or dcuGle GooTEaV io tse wSos @ y z
~ ;c4sG4, ~ thit ~ unael ~ view; MY ieet
snnors ataion ith th.ca stn1s. nc - eass y IS
upon It one Tery ar c6sr anted nn sther X a. s;a a
Sy smaller ones Of liz same paiteqn ~ a esan s1ae
The ortncJnal one leinp thnt ncrnnic,i bv NO E
ChanceIfor tturinr liz sessions nf the e Gran.i
Lodge, the OILERS by any yts,ttnE Gssnu
Seven and a haIf feet biob, the ntber% enaA ~
and al are eia1orately cai9sd and md ernsments s1n
su11nounting it 1s carved read Of sniuht wdtn
visor down, the arms mndc to renresent Tnunt-
letted hande, and the backs are finished IN the
HonpC VI - OGduAlul 64lltll 4QtSR GnAlfA are 1T-
holstered In red.
At either of the frpnt cornets nf this Ct a+for orc
bronze statuettes, about ior feet hIch. Of Knnnis
N 11n aInor, beautifully posed and holding in one
appended small silk banner WITH fbe rninr1 AZ
ranged hnImoniously One CONSISTS OF hlacE Witt
green, rcd. yellow, and blue, sthe other rrtl
yellow and blue In cores both being r1mIne,l With
gold lace and fringe, aud bearng npon them tho
crest Of the or,er, and the mythical letters
the wal1-whIch is otherwise Whites ppucllei
for the space Of about sixteen feet, and In the
pauel coity of tho scal Of fhe Grand In,,trn 10
painted, enclosing IN Its centre what Is termed
" q trophy" comprising the breast hack, ana arm
pmtes. EauntlGf helmet. Shield, aud baste.axes Of