Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-21

Two Eycntful Days in Baltimore.
| THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR LAYING THE CORNERSTONE
OF THE NEW POST OFFICE BUILDING THIS AFTER
NooN-rHE OPENING OF THE Nxw CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE..
Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR.
BALTIMORE, November 81, 1882
To-day and Tomorrow will be events OF note In
the history OF Baltimore
To-day the cornerstone OF the new post Office
VIII be laid, and tomorrow the new chamber OF
commerce building will be Officially opened with
appropriate ceremonies. The ceremony of laying
the cornerstone will be under the management OF
the state Grand Lodge Of Masons, and the order in
general, with the post office employees, will march
In line to the scene and participate In the event.
The form OF the procession and the line OF march
will be as follows: Starting from the Masonic
Temple, Charles street. at O'Clock, along the fol-
lowing route: Masonic Temple, up Charles to
Franklin, to Howard, to Baltimore, to Holiday to
Lexington, to the new post office.
THR ORDER OF THR PROCESSION
will be. first, United States Marine band; chief
marshal, P. j. G. W. George L. Mccain; aids Sir
Knights j. w. Snyder, III. o. Reese, T. b. Taylor
Thomas j. Shryock; Maryland Commandery, No.
1; Crusade Commandery, No. s; Beauseant Com
mandeTy, No. 8; Baltimore Commandery. No 2:
Grand Lodge Masons OF Maryland, followed by the
post Office clerks and employees, headed by their
officers. At the site OF the event the Grand Lodge
will form circle around the corner stone and the
Grand Master and Senior Wardens will handle the
trowel and plumb.
THE SILVER TRowKL
used on this occasion has served similarly In many
important events Of the kind. among which may
be mentioned, the first time by Gov. Winder as
Grand Master in laying the corner stone or the old
Masonic Temple, on St Paul street, the corner
stone of the Washington monument in this city
and OF the Washington monument and national
Capitol In washington and at the present Masonic
Temple.
Ali the prominent state and city officials have
been nvpea to attend IL Is not yet certain
not. The f1ve living ex-pOstmasters OF Baltimore
Will attend the celebration In a body. They are
1885, and is now the city controller; Dr. John Nor
ris, William II. Purnell, and Generals Edward
The copper box enclosed in the stone wall con-
tain copy or the proceedings OF the Grand
Lodge for 1882. a printed program OF the cere-
monies, copy OF the address OF the speaker for
the occasion. Hon. John H. b. Latrobe, photo
graphs OF the President OF the United states and
the members OF his Cabinet, sample of coin Of
and sample OF every stamp from the establish
ment OF the postal system up to the present
GUESTS PRESENT.
Among the guests present will be a delegation
OF citizens visiting the city from Johnstown, Pa.
among whom Will be the following representatives
OF the press: From Pittsburg, j. F. Hudson, COM
mercial Gazette; n. " b. Douthett, DISPATCH. II.
H. Byron. editor Evening Telegraph; Chas New
ran. representing Chronicle; I. c. Weeb, Fret
heirs Frened; also Edward Scull, editor Somerset
Herald; f. v. G0Oichild, Keystone Courier. Con-
nellsvie, and r. F. Smith, railway reporter, Pitts
burg
The party will, in company with the city and
Baltimore and Ohio railroad oficials spend the
morning before the ceremony I'm visiting Locust
Point, the elevators and Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road terminal facilities, wharveS, fort and harbor,
on board the city steamer Latrobe
THE NEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING
The progra m for the ceremonies attending the
opening OF the new Chamber OF Commerce build
ting, which takes place tomorrow, has been com.
pleted and will be very interesting The men,
bers of the Corn and Flour Exchange, who change
their quarters in to the new building, viii assem-
Bile In their old rooms in the morning where sing
ing OF doleful songs In keeping with the occasion
OF parting from old scenes OF pleasure and occu-
patton after which they will form In line and
preceded by a band OF music, march to the new
building, where the building committee will ON
cially deliver the keys to President VIM. s. Young
who Will make suitable address A PRAYER by q
clergyman Will open the ceremonies, and speeches
by Governor Hamilton, Mayor Whyte, Mr. John
w. Garrett and Others win follow. Singing OF a
new song, written especially for the occasion by
member OF the Exchange, by the Exchange Glee
Club will take place. Over four hundred voices
Will participate In the chorus, many OF which are
we'll known in the 0rat0rio Society. At night
invitations have been sent out TO the members OF
various commercial organizations and exchanges
In New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati Richmond
Pittsburg, Detroit, ST. Louis Chicago, Toledo, In
dianapolis and other cities A large number OF
strangers will doubtless be present T.