Telegram-herald., 1889-05-19
Ihs Order 81 the Psrads-Liae Of March
-C~rsnsag al the BaliaiRg history
~ the EatergFise - D~scEtP-
tIea sf tao BEfistins.


swords and band East saginaw, with
forty swords; Battle Greek, forty
swords; Bay City, forty-dye swords,
Big Rapids, ffty swords and band
Charlotte, fifty swords and band, and
DeMOlai, Of tins city, with about one
hundred aud 6fty swords. The public
buildings will be decorated, and the
merchants are also requested 10 deco
rate their places of business.
lne visiting brothers Viii ~ met at
tae trans As they arrive and conducted
to.the rendezvous At Hartmans hall.
The OWashtauOug club has also ten
dered the freedom of their club rooms,
and also of the boat house at the Lake.
Al MasORle bodies participating In the cere-
monies vii rendezvous on the corner of
Bridge and Canal sts az II o'clock d. m
sharp, where they wiil b. formed aad parade
ig the following order under the direction OF
the chief marshal:
Platoon % Police
Chief Marshal h. ,. Hastings and stan.
Band.
Communicates ot Knights Iemplar.
Grand Commandrry ~ Michigan.
Grand Lodge oi r. aad 4. VI. of Michigan.
Board % trustees Masonic Home.
Judge and oricisis United States Court.
Judge and ufncas superior Court.
JutG- AMI Ntncials circuit Court.
Julr' anl UulciRls Probate Court.
jld cant Ofirials Police Court.
Mayor. Common Council aud city Onicials.
Beard OF Public MorAs.
Board OF Police sud FIR Commissioners
CountS ufncialS.
Band
Constituent Lodges. Z. and 4. VI.
ColImu viii move at HIS O'Clock. via Canal.
Monroe. south Division aud cakes SIS. 10
taion depot. from whence they viii be trans
ported DS the Grand RapidS Lansing 4 Detroit
railway % the grounds OF the association.
40 81 ln- .. collation. VIA be- served. - be-
touoNrt by az Grafton delivered by Hon. Hugh
NctLrdy. T. g.. ". after which the corner
s'ope ~ fhe Michigan Masonic Home will be
laid by Hon ". Irving Babcock. Grand Master
= aad A. N. Of Michigan. with fulI Masonic
Masonic bodies. or representatives Of the
SAM. wh" contemplate taxing part in the
once % Chief Marshal IL r. Hastings. Grand
Rapids. Mich. stating the number OF members
m Their organiIafinn that viii attend. the
T"1Ir. train aud hour az which they Will ar
rive.
After the collation. at the grounds.
the Grafton viii be delivered hv L. g..
Vi. Hugh McCurdy, OF COrunna. and
short speeches will be- made 10y Judge
Brown, OF Big Rapids ext Chngressman
VIM. {. Maybury, Of Detroit. General
AlSer, Governor Luce, Judge Champlin
amt Others. and Senators StOckbrIdge
and Mcmillan Other prominent men.
including eN-t'OvernOrs Blair. Baldwin.
Bcgule and Jerome are expected To be
present, and may also deliver short
addresses. The stone VIII then be laid.
with the ritual ceremonies of Freema-
sOnry.
The corner stone is already at the
grounds. It is a large block of white
sandstone, three feet square. NarOu,
emnlems. q programme and a COPY of
each ot the local daily papers viii be-
Ccro- ted within 1t during the cere-
mony.
I.s building which VIII thus be so
aU>I clously started ou tine road TO
completion owes it~ Inception to John
l.. Jennings. oi tins clty. There Is 10
man pm Michigan, aud probably none
81 tuf United >ttta~, who is better rn-
formed Dob tUe history and working de
taas ot Free Masonry than NE. and
there are are iDW vino have received
more hOn0rs 40 the hands of the craft
He ls a never-fHhng source of infor-
nation 0n this subject. and an indie
tatgable worker in furthering the IN
tercsts of the order On the 2I-t of
May. four years ago, he started of ms
own account q scheme for the erection
Of 4 home for worthy aged and desa-
and education OF their widows and
orphans. He suggested his scheme
20 many of the most prominent
M1sous Of the city. and all
agreed that il would he a grand
idea. bat an mprgctcable one 20 carry
ont, rs no one would be able or wiling
- devote the time and energy 70 would
require to get the Endorsement vt the
order Tire State. Or even effect an
organization. The cold water SD Eber-
ally shOwered upon n'sp plan would have
deferred any lcSs determined man from
making further effort. hut he kept az
work securing the personal fndorse-
meut 0f local NasouS until his little
hook was filed with names. and then
issued a printed appeal t0 the Nasons
of Michigan. asking them personally to
give what ass stance they could in fur-
therance of the enterprise. This also
proved successful, and ". Steele, Of
Iona. gave practical and material as
sistance. 4 meeting vas finally called
or October -, 1850. for organization.
and about forty of the brethren assem-
bled pursuant tO the call. John r.
jennings was nominated tor chairman.
but he declined. as be- could 10 more
effective service upon the floor. and be
nominated Wm. sDunham, who vas
unanimously elected. BrotherJ Jennings
then read the cali. explained his plans.
snd reported the progress he had made
sngiv and unaided. tie sad shat the
prospects were very FrQn1lsng and be
had confidence % believe taat. once
informed of the plan and solicited -
sssist. nearly every Mason n the
State of Michigan would lend
wiling hand m erect and
maintain home tor al
aged decrepit OF destitute Masons and
for thcir WIDOWS and orphans. Pre-
Innarv articles. or pledges, were
drawn up and Cne3 bv the brethren
present. who ackrow ed red their
signatures before r. r. Wnsor. notary
rrh.c. Brothers Is3as IT. Parrish.
scen 7. Holmes and George ". Tho7p-
son we're then sprcutei to draw rp
articles of ASSOCIATION aui present chem
a. tle next Ieeeug. ard BROTHERS ]. r.
BEadneld, Homer n. NAsA sad I'd =.