St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-29
The Address Of C. H. Graves,
and the Exercises Attend
ing the Event.

100000.
AS fast as visiting lodges arrived
they were net at the trains by local
MasOns and escorted to the Spalding
to breakfast. AT 9 O'Clock the officers
of the grand lodge were taken to the
old Masonic hall and the ceremony OF
opening the grand lodge was carried
out. The line of procession was then
formed, the march taking in Superior
street, along, whose walks vast crowds
had gathered, to the new temple. Here
halt was made and the formal letter
of invitation of the grand secretary,
A. t. E. Pierson, of st. Paul, was read.
Brother Stearns, judge of the district
court, gave an address of welcome.
Brother G. III. Graves followed in a
long address, in which the following
occurred:
SPEAKER GRAVES SPEECH.
"Nothing," he said, "couldmore strik-
fngly illustrate the spirit of enterprise
pervading the community than this
magnificent tribute to its present and
future. 1t was remarkable that one of
the first institutions to be established in
the infant city should be a Masonic
lodge. On July 81 the first lodge meet
ing in regular hall took place, and
strange to say the building stood at the
corner of Superior street and Second
avenue east, on the identical spot now
occupied by the magnificent permanent
structure. On Jan. IA, 1870, the charter
was granted, and Feb. % of the same
year the officers were installed. Their
DameS were:
j. 8. Campbell, worshipful master.
j. d. Ray, senior warden.
F. w. Ely junior warden.
j. F. McLaren Jr, treasurer.
A. N Seip, secretary.
W. Van Brunt, senior deacon.
G. G. Barnum, junior deacon.
II. Oswald, senior stewart.
c. Markell, junior stewart.
NJ. Moran, tyler.
Among these names that of Joshua B.
Culver, the first mayor of the city of Du-
luth, recalls a noble man of memory
dear to all the early citizens.
His home farm OF eighty acres COW
cred what is now the very center of this
city, and to his wisdom in council,
energy in action and never failing pub
lie spirit, much of the prosperity of Du-
luth is due. Col. Culver served his
country with great distinction during
the war of 1861, and was polished
gentleman of most courteous manner.
but the singularly unSeltish, kind and
conscientious character which he bore,
anu IllC dUlllUy WILL WllICu IlO ulO-
charged all important duties were most
remarkable. 1t is to us a great salts
faction that when away from home and
friends, in far distant city, he was
stricken with mortal illness. brother
Masons there cared for his last hours
and tenderly bore him to US to be laid
away among our sacred dead. Regard
ing the arrangement of the new build
ing, the first story on Superior street
will contain two elegant stores, the
second, third and fourth stories will be
arranged in the most convenient man.
ner for offices. On the fifth floor will
be club and banquet rooms, on the
sixth floor will be large lodge room
40X65 in size, with anteroomS and
smaller lodge and reception rooms,
which will be for the use of the Masonic
fraternity.
The work of arranging for and con-
structing this building has been done
by the building committee of the aSsoci-
alton, composed of Messrs. 0. p.
Graft. We feel under the deepest obi
cations to these gentlemen for their eff
ficent labors, and | take this opportunity
of expressing TO them the hearty thanks
of the fraternity and of this entire COM
munity for treir services.
Palestine lodge numbers now about
POO members, and another lodge has re-
Gently been formed, child of the pres
ent institution.
Most Worshipful Grand Master: AS
we assemble to-day to lay the founda-
ton stone of a great temple in one of
the youngest of the cities of the new
world, we turn for our model and in
spiration to one of the oldest of all HUI
man institutions, Free Masonry.
The contrast is most impressive, and
the lesson which it teaches US is sub
lime.
We rear hear massive and enduring
structure, to be an ornament of a city
whose great future none of us can fore
see, but we must remember how in ages
TO test the foundation work of temples
more magnificent. in mighty cities be-
yond the seas. To-day these temples
are but dust, those cities but memories
of the past, but the heritage of Brother
hood and sympathy, elevating all motive
and action to the high level of duty
romes down undimmed by lapse of
time, unchanged through all the centu-
ries. our heritage from the Master Masons
of old.
So we to day assemble to pass on this
priceless heritage to coming genera
lions, and devoutly pray the Grand
Master Builder of all. that so long as
time may last, the noble principles of
our order may be preserved to bless the
race. and to ennoble by their spirit all
the works of men.
THE CEREMONY.
After the speech music came, and
then the elaborate ceremony of laying
the cornerstone began. In a soldered
box, placed within the stone, the follow
ing articles were put: The proclama-
ton of the grand lodge and grand coun-
Gil of the grand commaudery, copy of
the city charter and maps of Duluth, a
brief history of the lodge, list of mem
bers of the various lodges, unhandled
coins from the Philadelphia mint, sam
Piles of wheat and some newspapers.
After the ceremony the participants left
for their hotels, where banquets were
spread. Most of the visiting lodges left
for home this afternoon.
The following officers of the grand
lodge had charge of the entire cere.
mony: j. A. Keister, grand master; G.
IL. Davis, acting deputy master; W. T.
q. Pierson, secretary; j. II. Thompson,
treasurer; D. W. Fosom. senior deacon
j. E. Cooley, junior deacon; ]. G.
Moore, senior warden; G. D. Bruce,
junior warden; J. E. West, acting mar.
shall; l.. D. BoYton, acting chaplain
Alexander Fiddes, standard bearer
acting stewards, George N. LaVaqut
and E. d. Hadley. The grand lodge
marched in the rear of the procession
which was headed by the grand com
mandery, escorted by Damascus Com
mandery No. l, st. Paul members of tine
grand commandery as follows were
present: Grand Commander w. A. San
born, ST. Paul; deputy commander, L
G. Spaulding, Brainerd; treasurer, j. G
Mcfarland; warden, r. A. Gray, Du