Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-25

in the Eighteenth Degree. Six OF tn,
members have been individually RAISED
to the Thirty-third Degree.
After marching through the principa
streets, the Masonic organizations
bands and visitors embarked on 8
special train, and were taken to the
orchard on the
CHILDREN's HOME FARM.
Here platform had been erected and
fitted up neatly and comfortably. Some
of the excursionists stopped at the hotels
for dinner, and did not go 10 the grove
until a later hour.
We cannot say that we admire the To-
cation of the farm as a site for such an
institution. However, taking all things
into consideration, the Commissioners
may have made the wisest choice. The
REGISTER representative spent the time
from noon until the commencement OF
the exercises in inspecting the farm and
its improvements. The builders are
supplied with water from a spring on
the farm, the pumping being done by a
wind mill. We suppose this is Il per-
manent fixture, and from the way it
works now we should say good one.
REV. MR.. BYERs,
the orator of the day, is a genial, warm
hearted minister, ex-Chaplain of the
Ohio penitentiary, and Chaplain of the
Grand Lodge of the State. He has
many pleasant recollections of Wheel
ing in his boyhood days, when his home
was in PENNSYLVANIA, midway between
this city and Cumberland, on the Ma
tiOnal road. His father kept hotel. Mr..
Byers says he used to think Wheeling,
London, Paris and New York were the
big cities of the world.
His address, which occupied about a
half hour in delivery, was thoughtful,
and his style is pleasing. 1t was listened
to throughout with close attention by
all the people that could get within range
of the speakers voice. The address
was preceded by brief but impressive
prayer by Rev. Ezra Hingely, OF Cam
bridge, Grand Chaplain of the day.
At its close, the immense assembly,
headed by the bands and Masonic bod
les, marched from the grove to the
Home, where the ceremony Of laying
the cornerstone OF the building was
gone through with tine
IMPRESSIVE RITES
of the Masonic ritual. After music by
the st. Clairsyille band, and prayer by
Rev. IIingely, the following articles
were deposited BYE. q. Barnes, Grand
Treasurer, in a cavity under the stone,
securely fastened in tight metal case:
A copy OF every paper published in
Belmont county; list of the officers
and members of every Lodge, Chapter
and COmmandery in the county; the
bylaws and charter Of the GAINESVILLE
Lodge and Chapter; a copy OF the Mary
LRd Journal printed ut Baltimore Au-
gust 20, l773; Bible; business cards OF
GAINESVILLE firms; all the L. 5. coins in
silver and copper, and the minutes OF
the proceedings of Ohio Lodge No. 10, OF
Wheeling, ever since its organization in
1915. Wheat, oil and wine were then
poured over the stone as it was put in
place.
The articles deposited in the wall were
collected by Col. Benjamin Malkall, sec
retary Of the GAINESVILLE Lodge. He
showed astonishing vigOr on Tuesday
Tor one who only lacks few months OF
being an OCtOgenarian.
ONE CRITICISM
can justly be made on the management
OF the affair. No accommodation what
ever were furnished for members of the
press. We saw one lady journalist SIT
ting on the grass in one
Of In I
her best TO write with her
lap for desk. Gaumer, of the st.
Clairsville Gd-cite leaned overa plank
and used it for 4 desk, while Hunt, of
the GlUnirlc, stood on the joists behind
him and wrote on his back. Mr.. Barnes,
of the Enterprise, a genial and a2cOmmo-
dating man and an accomplished jour
nalist, was forced to the eXpedient OF
using the side of a post for desk. We
used the palm OF our left hand, and bal
anccd ourseli on the edge Of a joist in
the second story OF the Home. The other
men seemed TO give it up
early in the proceedings, and trust to
their memories.
We estimated the crowd at 1000.
Others were disposed to make il larger,
but we think We are nearer right. They
all left in the evening, satisfied that that
section OF country was fairly entitled to
its sobriquet OF
"THE Sun KISSED HILLS"
4 hop was given by some OF the
Young folks at the new City Hall in the
evening. We heard a pleasant time
predicted.
The universal comment by people
from the east end OF the county and this
side OF the river, was "Did you ever
see so many men together at a picnic,
and not one drunk" We did not see
any one in the slightest degree affected
by liquor. A gentleman said he did see
one; "but," he added, che came from
Bellaire."