Daily Republican., 1889-05-13
FIFTH edition.
LAYING A CORNER sI0LI
The Corner Stone Of Eden Han
with Imposing Ceremonies Il, H..
Grand Lodge Officers, Lo.or

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with Imposing Ceremonies h, H..
Grand Lodge Officers, Lo.oI
The coruer stone Of Ede IIal,w,.,.,
on Saturday evening by the Grand i. '1'l
officers Of the !. o. u. + with H.. ','l.a
tiful and imposing ceremorirs a., ~" ,u'
order. A large number nl r,, "u
crowded around the place to no., I'M. r..I'
monies. Before thy were cpln,n.,,',
the members OF Eden Lodge md =, ,n.
Der OF members Of Other lod,s t,G p'i
with them, INDUCED In very l,l,j
p .Iade, l''P
Thc Procession was ioru.i -. y
Fellows Hail, Iuird shi KIM ,trf,,
the foil wing order: "
The committee Oh laying corl.r.,a,
comprising John s. Grohe. i III.
Crippen, +. V. Mccall, Isa,c r Ii...'"
Charlts A. Cook and NJ. J. Hahn
lIyatt's Military Band
Fairfax Lodge, No. X, Zoo I.y..
Christine kncampmcnt, No. a. I.u.nI
Eden Lodge, No. 80. | -. q + li..''
Grand Lodge OF DclnM .ll.
The line was marshaled by j. 7. W,b,
grand marshal of the Grand l.oit, O.,
Delaware, assisted by b. +. Shake rrs,s
The procession moved to tha tap Of H.
drum and inspiring music over lNr t.'.
lowing route: From Odd Eel uws' B,n
to Market to Ninth, to West, 10 pe..
ware avenue, to Tenth street, to The pcs
hall, on Tenth street n ar Tatnau.
On arriving at the foundation the mr..
cession opened order and the Grand lolyo
marched through with uncovered head.
aud took their places around tie corner.
stone, while the members OF EGcn LODI,
marched on the improvise1 flooring AID
formed q hollow square around the Grand
Lodge members. The ritual OF the order
was strictly followed In tho cer,munlp,
Grand Master Z. NJ. Fowler of smyrba
reading the introduction. The prayer
was offered by acting Grand Chaplain
Arthur r. Lewis.
Grand Secretary Isaac ". Ilallam then
read list OF articles that would ba lie
posted In The stone. The lls' inrluded
copies OF the proceedings OF tie Grand
Ledge Of Delaware for the years 1851 au
1883, the names of the charIer members
OF Eden Lodge, the names of The officer,
and members OF Eden Lodge. n, uamcl
of members OF the degree stalls OF Eden
Lodge, the lodge calendar, copies OF Tho
daily papers containing IA description OF
the hall, and q copy OF the Old Fellows
Guest, published at Eden, Pa, several
cards for entertainments given to Rdel
Lodge, aleo for entertainments giyeG 10
Eden Lodge members away from hone
and number of coins from dltlereW
members. The list containing the flames
OF the articles was then put In the Tin
box, which was twelve inches long, four
inches wide and four inches deep. Th'
box was securely soldered by W.
Robinson, and when flushed was place
In the aperture In the stone by Gran,
Master Fowler, aud then another son
Of Portland granite was placed On To-
and cemented y Thomas Davidson al,
his aselstants.
Then came the beautiful allegon-G
ceremony OF d,dicatiug tho stone by fms
sprinkling water over II, then OF laying
wreath OF flowers upon It., and lastly d
scattering wheat over II, at each blcs'
Ing being invoked, and TO each the meu
bers responded: $50 let It he "
By direction of the Grand Master
Deputy Grand Mas,er Goldsmith {
Nnilor declared the corner stone dul
laid In ancient and regular form. IN
grand chaplain then again addressed u,
throne of grace, after which the GRAM
"hs q mouhleu tuo SolhoI bNho M
read the concluding ceremony and kg'
II. Ashton Henry, rector OF Trinil
Chapel, pronounced the benodictior.
The flne appearance OF the Odd Fe
lows In their brilliant regSllA tllcitf
favorable comment. The m mbefs wo
dress suits, silk hats, most Of them wol
buff gloves aud all carried canel while
they used in the manual OF orders, A
ter the ceremonies the line was Tetormt
and marched out Tenth street 10 Mark
and down Market TO their hall at Tbir
and King streets where ~ was dismissod