Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-27
prayer by Rev. M. N. Gilbert, and the bene-
dictlOn, when the throng sang the doxology
and SLOWLY dispersed

dictlon, when the throng sang the doxolog
and slowly dispersed.
The Minneapolis Zouaves, when the Bridg
Square assembly was dispensing, was escorte
to the depot by the Allen Light Guards an
| the st. Paul Guards. -
After the exercises were. ended Bayard com
mandery, of saltwater, was escorted to tn
Union depot, in tthe dining room of which
refreshments were served to the two com
manderies.
Members of Damascus Commandery express
themselves as under great obligation to W. A.
Van Slyke, Esq, for suggesting the erection
| OF the memorial arch, and for the untiring zeal
he has displayed in assisting at the work OF
erecting and decorating it,. They also credit
Mr.. A. D. Hinsdale with having worked night
and day in preparing and placing the emblems
and decorations.
In all the public schools of the city, yester-
day morning, brief addresses were made to
the children, generally by their teachers, on
the life and services of the late President, and
the schools were then dismissed for the day.
At the high school Rabbi Wechsler of Mt.
Zion Hebrew Congregation, delivered an ap-
propriate address, dwelling upon the examples
OF Mr.. Garfield's life. Superintendent Wright,
also spoke briefly and read the address which
Mr.. Garfield made at Hiram College soon
after he was nominated for the presidency. /
The Masonic Memorial Arch.
This beautiful and emblematic structure,
erected across East Third street at the entrance
to Bridge Square, worthy tribute of the Ma
sonic bodies of st. Paul to the late president,
(who was Knight Templar,) was an object of
great interest yesterday to all the thousands
who were gathered in the vicinity, and many
it particular examination. These will be
gratlfed to learn that it has been decided to
leave the arch in its present coalition for
thirty days. As it is likely to be famous with
the best of works of the kind and time
throughout the United States, and will doubt
less be visited by Masons a.d others of all
parts of the Northwest, an abstract of the de-
tailed descriptions heretofore given IN the
GLOBE, Is here appended to our accounts of
the Obsequies.
The arch was designed by A. M. Radcliff,
architect, constructed by Thomas Fitzpatrick
and decorated by A. D. Hlnsdale. The col
umns are six feet square. The entrance to
the arch is twenty eightfeet wide and twenty
eight feet high, and The extreme height of the
structure to top of the flag staff is forty-five
feet. The whole, excepting some of the eM-
blematic work, is heavily draped and covered
in black. The first open sections of the col
umns. each approached by the emblematic
steps, represents the Blue Lodge, with the
column in the other, and other proper de-
vices illustrative of Masonic teach
tlgs-the square, compass and letter G. The
lodge represented on the altar side is Ancient
Landmark, and the lodge represented on the
other side is St. Paul lodge. Above these sec-
tions, in white letters, are inscribed the names
Of the lodges. The top of the arch represents
Minnesota R. A. Chapter No. 1, with the en-
blematic keystone at the center, and on the
chapter appears in white, and on the keystone
in the usual circle are the familiar letters
which teach lesson of Royal Arch
Masonry. The Commandery Damascus
No. y is represented in the entabta-
ture. In the frieze of the entablature, on the
eastern face, is inscribed ''James A Garfield"
and underneath, "He was true and courteous
Knight" On the western face Is also the
pane and the Inscription, "He has fallen in
Ilfe's struggle, full knighily. with his armor
on, prepared for knighty deeds" In the pedi-
ment of the entablatnre on each side is the
commandery coat of arms and above it rep
resentation of a dying knight with back
ground Ofsbannerets. The cross and crown
appear in the center. From the center
of the pediment drops the commandery
flag. On top of the entablature, above the
columns, are four lions recumbent on the
American flag. A funeral wreath extends
from the four lions at the corners of the en-
tablature to the top of the staff From the
main structure over the walks are flying but
tresses composed of wheels of bannerets. The
approaches to the Blue lodge were yesterday
strewn with flowers. There were also floral
decorations af wreaths, crosses, ETC., and the
street in the vicinity was covered with ever
greens. 0Ifihcse, midway under the arch,
was laid large cross composed of roses.