The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-23
MASONIC.
Dedication or the New Temple In
Philadelphia.

Dedication or the New Temple fl
philadelphia.
| The ceremonies attending the dedica
ton of the new Masonic Temple il
Philadelphia, promise to bring together
the largest assemblags Of Masons tha'
has ever met in this or any Other
country. The corner stone OF the
Temple was laid June 25th, 1868, ex'
Mayor Richard Vsux. of Philadelphia
Ithen Grand Master Of Masons In
Pennsylvania, officiating, and is the
largest and finest edifice OF the kind in
1.-The world. 1t covers the entire block
bounded by Broad. jumper, Filbert and
Cuth bert streets, extending $50 leet east
and west and ts breadth is $50 feet. lts
massive tower, with foundation thirty.
one feet below the level OF the street,
rises two hundred and fifty feet above
the pavement and can he seen miles
away from the city, -.
The aggregate cost Of this magnlfi-
cent structure is Sl,475, 900, including
the sl56,793 paid for the ground. The
money has been principally raised by
Masonic loan. The Legislature OF
Pennsylvania, on April 3, 1869 passed
an act authorizing the Grand Lodge to
borrow money at a rate OF interest not
exceeding eight per cent. OF this loan
bonds to the amount Isl .445. 900 have
been ISSUED, This loan is the chief in-
vestment fund, at present. o. the sur
plus moneys belonging to the Lodges
and other Masonic bodies and the va
rious Masonic charity funds these or
ranizstions holding not quite one-haif
of il. The furnishing OF the Temple:
costs about Sl25000, aud in this the
furniture of the old Hall has been
availed of as far as possible AtEough
the new Temple is rr~" '"s'iy com
pleted, it is not thoroughly finished,
and will not be for years, as It Will be
i'm possible to. elaboratelv paint the
walls until the plaster dries and '"s
building settle. ...
All is in readiness, however, for TIE
dedication on the 26th inst. The pa,
gramme of the festivities conneci'd
with the dedication will be IS follows
On Thursday evening. 25th inst, the
five Communicates OF Knights Temp
lars in Philadelphia will give q grand
reception Drill and Turnout at the
Academy of Music and Horticultural
Hall. 0n Friday morning at I o'clock,
the various lodges will assemble "a per
special uotice, to participate In the
cer.moDics o. the dedication, on the
S7th Annivereary Ct the Grand Lodge
OF PENNSYLVANIA. The line will form
on Broad street below Chestnut, at 8
o'clock A. NJ, and move at halt-pasi
eight, precisely, marching UP Broad
street, from Chestnut, on the West side,
to Columbia avenue, and counter march
ing on the East side TO the new. Ma
sonic Temple. :
AT High Twelve, r. w. Bro. Samuel
C. Perkins, assisted by the Grand Off
cers, will dedicate and consecrate the
Masonic Temple. On Friday evening,
at seven o'clock, grand banquet will
be given by the Grand Lodge OF Penn
sylvania 10 it's gueste
On Saturday the Temple will be
thrown open for the inspection OF
Brethren residing more than twenty
miles outside the city. They will be
admitted by tickets.
Sunday will be a day Of rest and de-
vo:ion, and the Temple closed to visi-
tore. Monday at ten o'clock A. n, the
II. Il Grand Arch Chapter Of Pennsyl-
vania will receive the Officers OF Sister
Grand Chapters in the Grand Chapter
Room Of the Chestnut street Masonic
Hall; thence TO the new Temple. AT
five o'clock P. NJ, the Grand Chapter
Room will be solemnly dedicated by
NJ. Z. Comp. Charles E. Meyer, Grand
High Priest, assisted by his Grand Off
GERS. Addresses will be delivered.
Att o'clock. p. NJ, grand banquet
will be given by the Royal Arch Ma
sons OF Philadelphia to G. r. A. Off
GERS OF Pennsylvania and Sister Grand
Chapters, in the Banquet Hall of the
New Temple. Tickets $40 each.
Tuesday, 30ih. The morning will be
spent it receiving and escorting Com
manderies Of Knights Templar from
other Jurisdictions. At . o'clock p. NJ,
the knights will form on Broad street,
right resting on Chestnut, facing west,
then march down Chestnut to Sixth, to
Walnut, to Eighteenth. to Green, to
Broad, up Broad to California avenue,
countermarch down Broad TO the New
Temple, when the Asylum will be con-
secrated. Banquets will be given to
the visiting Knights by the Knights
Templar OF Philadelphia.