New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-13
SUNDAY EDITION.
JUNE 10, 1886.
THE ARION CORNERSTONE.
IMPRESSIVE MUSICAL CEREMONIES.

THE sOCIETY's NEW BUILDING AT FoURTE-Avs
AND FIFIY-NINTH-sT
AS O general rule the excavation made fOf
the foundations OF a building not particularly nspr
ing sight and 80 no doubt it a week with tho
vacant space at Fourth-ave and Fiftynn;h-st where
for month more workmen have beer
busy digging enormous hole Yesterday
however. this same space was picturesque a.
the hand Of man could make It, Bowers and arches Of
evergreen growing In large pots. hags ana gar
land. srtiscaiy drapei. made Of even a boe IN the
ground sight pleasant To the eye II IS here that IN
future the ad niring citizen Will gaze and II ne
OF extraction will feel noble pride swell his
bosom. he looks the magnificent building
of the Arion Society II the citizen wa
around there about o'clock yestcrds
afternoon, he will add himself with pride even more
noble And saw the cornerstone Land" 1t was fo'
this reason indeed that the place had been ricked out
all hnery, and imposing ceremony. as might N
agued from the past record Of the Arons. was made
OF II.
Shortly before o'clock the whole society assembled
at its present quarters in Terrace Garden. and pro
coded by L.bomt's Military Band. marched with
banners flying the site OF the new
building Here tho members found MANI
OF their friends assembled the long rows OF
benches which from where huge bloch
of granite hung suspended from crane over another
block On which in large letters "Jlno II. 1856" was
sculptured The baud, followed by the choir OF the
Arion Society. fled down the central aisle and
place Immediately In front OF the
cornerstone. Two distinguished looking person.
IN swallow-,ail coats. with red badges anc
red roses at their bartonhoes, ranged themselves
on either side OF the hanging mass OF granite Thel
Herr G. VI. Bsur. president o. the society. ana
Herr John Otto Hundt, chairman OF the Bulliing Com
mlttee. When al 10 their places, the band payec
the welknOwn " kroe uun snarsch y OF Meycrbeer
aud then Conductor Frank Van der -iucken took Ms
place and tapping his desk with ms DaIon sgbsleu
chorus, which struck up the Juolant
strains OF festa hymn. written ~
for the occasion The baritone solo sung by Franz
Remmerzt, and the composition and singers were loudy
appsuded.
address was made by W. HuEdr. another by Wllhcm
Baeder, and the president. Herr Baur ADVANCED
and stirring speech. He placed copper box 10
a cavity In the lower prepared for u, aud read
OF its contents, which included history OF the cuo
copies It's aud constitution copy OF each OF
rhe city papers, coins or the period ana COPIES
the hymn addresses made Al yesterdays
procedures The fools worn by the leader or ast
seasons Carnival added and tho Dox sealed up AZ
soon "a the stone was laid a loud "hoch gwen by
all present and the choir " Ecce guam Bonum,'
and followed with Msrscbners Elm Mann, Elu
The proceedings ended with the playing OF HOE
mans Melusine" March. and the members separated
onl- 10 meet IN the evening az their annual summer
Nights Festival 40 Washington PARK.
The building will be OF modern renaissance style,
yellow brick with ONO sandstone and terra Gotta trin
mings and will have frontage In Fourth ave- OF IL.
and I'm Fifty nnnst OF ninety feet IL vi" DE three
stories hlgh. Among those present yesterday were
william steluway president OF the Lederiranz soc ety
George Ehret. j. Won Clam. CONDITIONED Henry
CsusseniAs from Chicago. Coroner MESSENGER, PAU
schon. d. Rausch, O. Wicks and many members OK tU
I.edcrkranZ.