The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-10-29
l. o. q. P.
"Sloe tho Corner Stone Of ~.
New Hall.
so'eoolo Procession and In
1eresting Ceremonies.

y The Splendid Prooes.,o, 49,.
= seresting Ceremonies.
j. Inc corner stone of the new O il
d rel.ows' hall in this city was lait
e yesterday. The weather was nnn-o
e pltlous. but Notwithstanding tho,
J Isct' the procession was the laroes,
e ever seen in Butte, and it is believed
e 70 nave been the largest ever wi,.
messed In the Territory. The pro.
cessfon was formed in the following
: order:
Two blue lodges A. F. 4 Am.
Deer Lodge Chapter No. 3, A. F.
& A. M.
Montana Commandery knights
Templar.
Subordinate members X. of P. from
lvanhoe, Damon and Osweeo
lodges.
Silver Bow Division II. R. X. off
Fidelity and Ridgely lodges I. o.
OF.
Summit and Crusader Encaup-
ments I. o. OF.
| Members Of Grand Lodge 1. O.
IO.F.
photographs of the procession
were taken by Mr.. Rutter from the
porch of the Centennial Hotel, from
the Caplice building and also while
the corner stone was being laid.
After marching through the streets
in the order laid down in the pro-
CRANE heretofore published. all the
societies formed in platoons on
Broadway, opposite the site of the
new building, and presented a
brilliant display of uniformed meu.
w. T. Boardman, D. G. M, acting
as G. NJ, addressed the assemblage
in well-chosen words, stating the OBJ
ject for which they had convened.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Geo. G. |
Stull, acting grand chaplain.
A list of the confer Is of the box to |
be enclosed in the stone was read by |
Green Majors, as follows:
A copper plate, on which was the !
names of the elective officers of Fideli-
ty Lodge No. 8,of the Grand Sire and
Grand Master, l. O. O. F., of the
president of the United States, of the
governor of Montana, the building
committee and architects of the
building; q copy of the proceedings
of the Grand Lodge I. o. o. F. of
Montana; q picture Of the present
Grand Master OF Montana; an apron
of the Manchester Unity I. o. O. F.,
of England, presented by Thomas
Rutter: copies of the following pa
pers: Invitation to laying the corner
stone, MINUTES of the last regular
meeting of Fidelity Lodge No. 8, a
list containing the names and rank
of members of Fidelity Lodge No. 8.
constitution and bylaws of said
lodge, constitution and bylaws of
Ridgely Lodge No. IL, of Crusader
Encampment No. 3, and of Summit
Encampment Nc. 4, I. o. 0. F., con-
stitution and bylaws of Mount
Moriah Lodge and Butte Lodge A.
F. Il A. M, of Damon and Ivanhoe
Lodges and Silver Bow Division,
u. r. X. of P, DAILY MINER of
October 25, 1884, Daily Inter Mountain
of October "a, 1884, specimens of sill
ver, gold and copper quartz. badge
of the G.. A. R., French, American,
Canadian and English COINS. Con-
federate and old Missouri State
bonds. Il
Acting G. NJ. Boardman, assisted
by George w. Newkirk. acting d. G.
NJ, Green Majors, acting G. Secty. ,
Henry Jacobs, acting G.. ireas., 6 -,
C. stull, acting G. Chaplain, F. B.
Mulvainey, acting G.. Warden, and
William Hamilton. acting Grand
Conductor, then proceeded in due
form to lay the corner stone, the en-
blems used being water, for friend
shin. flowers, for love, and wheat Tor
truth. Afer the corner stone was IN I
place and proclamation thereof had
been made by the D. G. N. the ad-
dress was delivered by Past Grand :
Master Massena Billiard, orator OF
the dav. The length of the address
precludes US from publ 'hing it in
fnll. but its salient features will be
presented by the following extracts: +,
Grand Master, Ladies aud Gentle
men:
A few years since. when the mines 8
Of Summit Valley District were Juss
to attract the attenlon
anal excite the wonder OF the woilu'
I visited this city OF splendid sur
nrises and found her citizens entnu- .
s,ast,c IN their praises of the rich
oras the true tissure veins ana the =
yi;ttering prospects to be founa IA a
: nd about Butte. Every man mao !.
b;s % nockets full of specimens anu
oon,f tell the as.ay value OF eacn
n;ece of rock. Men clothed III iass
pnT with no assurance OF q dinner
enu 81. tha morrow were, in their own
s estimstion, mllIionaires in the n,aoS roSso Of
The people of Butte were o,G pfeof9 of the Ur 4
heir mining properties. proa;n p",;o" % was .s e
tact that the city's rpta popH,at'ow that would a
iay ins1eAsing saas ss Of rae E.s:ern ss COM
'tslue 't:e;.S s nrond of the prominence Il
?, mSl1s'esS, INIT fSe P1 town was attaining as 2
inine wh'in 'oe center; proud Of the atttns EN-
ion anu l,s psn of the land. In other II
r"rds tRev were proud oftheir mines e e
xNi0s .nd Of tier standing ga as stoat %i1'n nj
31sS Ssy s: ;Psg PsS'SS had ds !?
o Be- proud except st1 their Ssd ne houses
md their grit. IneyT yThevawelt. T and 81