The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-27

the wall, so may the cement of
|brotherly affection bind Us togetheri
during all the days Of our lives hereI
below; and so may the cement of theI
Divine love, in our Fathers ownl
good time, unite Us as living stonesj
in the temple above, the house not
.made with hands, eternal in theI
heavens ,"
The stone having thus been proper-i
~ laid, and proclamation made Of d
by the Grand Deputy, the choir sang
an ode. After the benediction, the
usual but novel "grand honorsn of
the order, consisting of nine claps of
the hands by ali the members fnI
unison, concluded the exercises, andl
the crowd dispersed. The day wasI
universally observed as q holiday,
the stores being closed all over town.
With the exception of an occasional
shower, which served effectually to|
lay the dust, the weather was fine,
with strong trade wind blowing.
EVENING ENTERTAINMENT and
BALL.
In the evening, very large COM
pany assembled at the Bungalow,
where the brethren entertained their
friends with a profuse and cordial
hospitality. The spacious rooms
were tastefully decorated with the
flags of all nations, and the arrange
ments throughout were faultless.
Among the distinguished guests
were His Majesty Kamehameha
the Fourth, Chief Justice Alien, the
Commissioners of France and the
Consuls of the different nations repre-
sented here, and also several ladies,
members of the Order of Rebekah.
The ball was opened at 8 o'clock p.
M, by the King choosing Mrs. G. r..
Bishop for a partner, and from that
time until far among
THE wee sma' hours ayont the twaI,'
the dancing was kept up with unfiag-
ging spirit. We have heard but one
OpiniOn expressed in regard to this
ball, remarks the P. c.. ADVERTISER
reporter of 1859, and that is that it
was the best that has been seen for a
long time in Honolulu. All the ar
Engagements of the day and evening
were admirably conceived and exc
cuted, and will long be remembered
E by all who witnessed them.
THE BUILDING
Il r,I, L., !
our extract will cost some $4,000
land though it is plain, will add much
4 to the improvement of Fort street
The site selected is one of the most
s valuable in the town, excepting cor.
4ner lots The fund with which the
building is erected was donated tt
Excelsior Lodge some years since by
Nthe Grand Lodge of the United States
and with judicious management has
accumulated to its present amount
AS the first edifice erected here for 9
benevolent institution, it is worthy
.sOf note. The contents of the corner.
stone, if opened two hundred years
thence, will possess no little historical
Interest. 1t will be noticed that the
Saccount of volcanic eruptions pub.
8 Iished lately was among the papers
deposited. Contemporary records
may all have been lost when that
= box is opened. Our volcanoes may
have ceased, or new islands been
formed around US, and a powerful
nation then be ruling on this mid
APacific group, of whose antiquity
4these documents may be the only
zones eXtant.
8 Thus was recorded the fOrtieth an
anniversary of the American Order OF
sOdd Fellows in Honolulu, on the Goth
5day of April, 1859, thirteen years after
Ethe establishment Of Excelsior Lodge,
(which has the honor to be the Oldest
4Odd Fellows Lodge westward Of the
sROcky mountains. A pen and ink
spicture of the ceremony of laying the
Foundation stone was made by Mr.
: .4owland. The portraits of a large
snumber of the persons present, in
sCAAhOiAS LCSLiJ al INC 1ttdiSSf ttA6
recognizable, according to a para
Sgraph in the p. c. ADVERTISER. The
picture was exhibited in Mr.. How
lands gallery, but it was to be trans
ferred to the Odd Fellows Hall.
There is no such relic of the event
there now.
LIST OF MEMBERS OF EXCELSIOR
LODGE.
The following persons Joined Elk
celsior Lodge, in the years stated, as
per the records, which have been
kindly placed at our disposal for the
purpose of compiling this list:
8 I846-George Watson, A. Ten Eyck, c.
Brewer 3D. G. D. Gilman, Marshal Johnson,
r. a. S. Wood, W. r. Kilbor, G. K Bray,
( J. y. Anthem, J. 3. McLerg.
1847-P. A. Brinsmade E. C. Webster,
c. S. Barlow, o. II. Kicker, G. B. Post, J.
H. Brown, W. c. Parke, z. o. Cady, B.
HenninsIe, G. F. Neil, Abram Hoxie, L. A.
Deyoe, J. Babcock, o. SmalIey, James
Magee, B. Simmons, William Hooper, W. A.
Hussey, J. K. Turner, J. Z. Bennett, D. n.
Fltner, J. B. Knapp, G. W. Punchard, S. R.
Eddy, W. H. Kelly, G. r. Chapman, J. +.
Merrihew W. L. Holson.
1548-S. J. Brigg, H. W. Crabbe, J. Nc