The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-10-04
Prom Sunday Daily.
ANOl2NT RITD0.
Tho Masonic Temple Corner Stone
Laid with Imposing Oero-
monies.

kA6A0 "At&8 AAA1kSSOSAS8 WV
monies.
Early in the afternoon yesterday
the streets Of Butte were enlivened
by the appearance Of members Of Va
rious societies in regalis, moving to-
ward their respective halls, crowds
thronging the side walks and music
rending the air. At 3 p. IN. the line
was formed ON Montana street - fol-
lows:
Silver Cornet Band.
Uniform Rank X. of +.
Fidelity Lodge No. S l. q. q. F.
Ridgeley Lodge No. >, !. 0. 0. F.
Crusader Encampn,ent No. 3. I. O.
o. +.
Mount Aforiah Lodge M. u, A. +.
and A. NJ.
Butte Lodge No. y, \. F. and A.
N.
Deer Lodge X. A. Chapter No. 3.
Montana Comlnandery No. 3, K.T
The Mayor and City Council in
carriages.
Grand Marshal H. G. Walton gave
the word of command, and the pro-
cession moved eastward on Montana
street.
As the column hled past the
the MINER Office, and the entire line
came into view, stretching east and
west on Broadway, It presented o
brilliant spectacle. The sollieriy
uniforms of the K. OF r., the knightly
regslias Of the knights Ten,plsr, and
the more modest lamb skins of the
Masons Of less degree ), ave the line
the appearance Of civic pageant.
After marching Oh Broadway to
Wyoming street, on Wyoming to
Quartz street, Ola Quartz to Main
and down Main to Park street, the
procession halted in front 0fthe site Of
the new Masonic Temple ON West
Park street. Here the Territorial
Gland Lodge, took place upon u tenn
l,orary platform which had been
erected upon the partially built walls
Of the temple, which was also occu-
pied by the Mayor and City Council
and q large number Of Butte's isirest
ladies. N. w. q. NJ, Thomas II.
Pomeroy. advanced TO the front Of
the platform, and in . few we'll ch"s-
en- words, announced the object Of
the gathering and explained the sig
nificance of the ceremonies about 10
he performed. The corner stone had
been suspended by ropes attachati to
. derrick, over the position it was to
occupy, In the pilastertsl granite COL
ulnn, on the southeast
corner Of the building ut the
Intersection of the flint and second
stories; = sihare hole had been CHS
eled out Of the section Of granite,
upon which the suspended block Of
granite was to rest. As the NJ. w.
&. NJ. concluded his address Grand
H"yt advanced, having In
his hand an oLlong tin box, into
which were I laced the silver his:ori-
cal tablet, Described in yester-
days MINER, copies Of the
DAILY and WEEKLY MINER /
md IMt'r.N1"n'uia, the col,sti-
luton Ut the Territorial Grand
Lt,dgc and other relics and clnbler's.
The box was then covered and q crafts
man with furnace and soldering iron
l.ermetically sealed the casket, which
was then placed in position, and the |
orner stone lowered upoc it. n. w. |
Il. Chaplain. J. Il. Smith, then pro-
an eloquent invocation, af-
Ter which the officers Of the Terrific !
rial Grand Eucampn.ent, performed
Inc interesting ceremony Of conse,ra- !
ion, scattering upon the corner stone
The corn, symbolic Of plenty; oil, the
emblem of peace, and the wine Of
.latlncss. The square, plumb and |
evel were then applied and tine stone
was declared t" lie set accar,i;ng to |
he requirements "f the ancient order.
4 l'enctiiction was then pronounced. !
Il the conclusion 81 w!.ici, the n. W. |
:. NJ. struck three blows with the
,a.cl upon the corner stone sind de- |
Jared 1t duly c"ns"clatCd. The |;
ceremonies were completed
y the peculiar rite "f Masonic
Grand Ho, ors" given 10 the people !
md other orders present. To the un- ;
initiated the rite seems to consists Of !
! duI,b slow gcsticulation If the
lrn,s and hands IN 'thrre times
nrce'' evolut;.ns and the PERFORM
nee produced u mystifyin; effect
,lxm the minds Of the crowd, in
s.rping with the mystic character Of
he ancient order.
~ the conclu sion Ut the rcrcmon-
- the i,,lntn.e concOurse Of people.
.alhersd in front Of the Temple were
addressed Ivy Hon. Hiram Knowles,
vho in eloquent ,aHgu.gc culogiz"'
l,c principles and rra.cpts o: TIE
Masonic Order. Hon. q, W. CAL
,r.,ith followed III scholarly and
address which embraced
history Of the Order and defended II
rom the a>l.er.;Ons cf its enemies.
The line was again formed and after
10 their lolse roonls
he various lodges If Knights of. Py:ll-
-, aud Odd Fellows, the Masons
to Cap'icc Hall and there
-okc rank and separated Tor their
ZONES and Places Of business.
The ceremonies were untiucstio,ia-
~ the most imposing ever witnessed
4 lsUtte. !